Chapter 427: Su Qi arrives
"Godfather is coming?!"
Seeing her daughter's wide-open eyes in surprise, Gu Yunji couldn't help but rub the top of her hair, and said softly, "Yes, Godfather is coming. His Majesty transferred his godfather to Zhejiang, and let him be the commander of the second grade, and he will be the deputy of the commander in the future."
Gu Zhaoxi was young and didn't know much about these messy official positions, so he only shook Gu Yunji's hand eagerly: "Then, will the godfather stay for a long time?" Or is it like the three uncles, stay for a few days and leave?"
Gu Zhaoxi has not experienced many partings, and the most unforgettable thing is the departure of Su Qi and Xu Zhenzhi, so that now several years have passed, and when she learned that Su Qi was coming, she was still subconsciously worried about the parting in the future.
Gu Yunji smiled: "Godfather is here to be an official, although I don't know how long he can stay, but at least a year or two, right?" Moreover, he served as the deputy of Shen's commander, and Lord Shen was stationed in Shaoxing Mansion, so he would most likely come to Shaoxing Mansion. Xi'er will be able to see her godfather often in the future, will she be happy?"
Gu Zhaoxi's eyes lit up suddenly, and he nodded vigorously: "Happy!"
Not only is her daughter happy, but Gu Yunji is also happy.
Calculated carefully, Gu Yunji hadn't seen Su Qi for more than three years.
Since Su Qi led the army to the north when he was in Luxi Academy, they have always gathered less and left more. Su Qi is a military general, and he took a different path from the two, and later Gu Yunji left Beijing to take up his post, and the three of them almost had no chance to meet.
Gu Yunji has been an official for six or seven years, and he has met countless colleagues, but the only friends who really entered his heart are Cheng Yan and Su Qi, whom he met when he was young. He has been away from Beijing for more than three years, and the relatives and friends he misses the most every day are not his parents, but his sister and Cheng Yan.
Although I still don't know when I will be able to see Cheng Yan now, fortunately, Su Qi is coming.
Su Qi took office as the commander of Zhejiang this time, and Emperor Jingfeng did not say that he would be relieved of his position as deputy chief soldier of Xuanfu Town, that is, concurrently, and everyone guessed that Su Qi might just be a temporary official to help Shen Baiyi stabilize the situation, and then go back to northern Xinjiang when the time is ripe.
Because of the anti-Japanese formation, Shen Baiyi has recently had a bad stroke in the DPRK, and when he learned that the descendants of the dignified Su family, Su Qi, the Duke of Dingguo, who had made great achievements, were going to be his foil, many people sighed, gritted their teeth and secretly hated Shen Baiyi for being unworthy, and felt that Su Qi had been greatly wronged.
Emperor Jingfeng issued an order secretly, and when everyone knew about it, Su Qi was already about to arrive in Zhejiang, and even Gu Yunji only knew about it one or two days earlier than others. Everyone couldn't stop it at all, secretly regretted it, and stopped mentioning the matter.
However, Su Qi himself did not feel any grievances, for him, it was the same wherever he was an official. If you really want to talk about it, the south of the Yangtze River is as warm as water, much better than the cold and windy northern Xinjiang, he still prefers to come to Shaoxing Mansion, not to mention that there is Gu Yunji's family here.
On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, Su Qi successfully arrived at Shaoxing Mansion, and Gu Yunji brought his wife and daughter to meet him at the gate of the city.
Seeing Su Qi's figure coming on horseback from a distance, Gu Zhaoxi ran over happily: "Godfather!"
Su Qi was overjoyed, hurriedly turned over and dismounted, quickly took a few steps forward, picked up his goddaughter and spun around several times. Seeing that the godfather had not forgotten the way he played when he met in the past, Gu Zhaoxi smiled more and more happily, and happily played with Su Qi, not recognizing his life at all.
Gu Zhaoxi was fast, half a palm taller than children of the same age, Su Qi saw her long hands and feet, and said in surprise: "Xi'er has a clear bone, but she is a good seedling for martial arts."
Gu Yunji walked up with a smile: "You are an occupational criminal, my daughter has grown up pampered, and it is okay to exercise and exercise, but I don't dare to teach her to suffer the hardships of martial arts, I have to die of distress."
Su Qi also said it casually, so naturally he wouldn't take it seriously. Gu Yunji and his wife have been married for many years, they have to be such a sweethearted baby, they have to feel distressed for a long time when they bump into it, if he abducts his goddaughter to practice martial arts, the couple is afraid that they will chase him and fight.
After a brief greeting, Gu Yunji looked at the four or five personal soldiers who followed behind Su Qi, and teased: "Grandpa Guo's pomp is not good, this is a long way, not to mention bringing some entourage, why don't you even hire a carriage?"
Su Qi snorted, and said indifferently: "I'm here to take office, not to play, what are you going to do with such a big show?" The carriage was slow and bumpy, and it was staggering and I don't know how long it would take to get to the place, so it was better to bring two soldiers on horseback, one
It's good to be light."
Su Qiman has been a general for seven years and has become a heroic young man, but when Gu Yunji saw him, he felt as if he was still the fun and lively little boy in Luxi Academy, and his temperament had not changed much.
After receiving Su Qi, Gu Yunji walked back side by side with him, and said with a smile: "Everyone said that you, General Su, left Northern Xinjiang and came to Zhejiang to be Shen Baiyi's deputy, and you were greatly wronged, how can you look happy and happy?"
Su Qi also smiled: "Of course I'm happy to see you, what is there to be wronged? The children of my Su family are loyal to the imperial court, and they were born to lead troops to fight, and it is a fight against the Tatars in northern Xinjiang, and it is also a fight against the Japanese in Zhejiang, and there is no difference in essence."
"You're still like that, you can see it."
The group chatted while walking, and soon arrived at Su Qi's official residence.
Su Qi, as the commander of the capital, originally had an official residence in Hangzhou Mansion, but Shen Baiyi chose to be stationed in Shaoxing Mansion, so he had to follow. Shaoxing Mansion only has the official residences of officials such as the prefect and Tongzhi, and Su Qi's mansion is temporarily rented, narrow and small, which is not as good as Gu Yunji's official residence.
Due to the rush of time, the house was only roughly cleaned up, barely able to live in, and many of the furniture were not ready, and there was a sense of shabby everywhere. Gu Yunji looked around, not very satisfied, he wanted Su Qi to stay in the inn temporarily, but recently there has been a lot of traffic in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the inn must have been full for a long time.
Gu Yunji thought about it for a while, and couldn't help but say, "You are too simple here, I feel that you haven't finished cleaning up yet, why don't you go to my house for two days first?"
Su Qi shook his head: "No need, it's not that I don't want to go, it's that there is a difference between civil and military, let's deal with each other occasionally, don't seem too close." If I come to your house as soon as I come, I am afraid that it will cause criticism and it will not be good for you."
Gu Yunji understood this, but when he thought of becoming an official, the more he couldn't help himself, and he couldn't help but feel depressed in his chest.
Seeing that Gu Yunji didn't speak, Su Qi thought he was unhappy, and persuaded: "Yunji, don't look at you in Shaoxing Mansion, in fact, there are many people staring at you, of course, there are also many people staring at me. We are all relatively special, and there are a lot of people who want us to make mistakes every day, and we can't let them do it."
"In the past two years, thanks to Cheng Yan in front of the emperor, he can speak in front of His Majesty, and I don't know how many knives he has helped us block. Otherwise, you and I will be impeached ten times or eight times in just one month."
Gu Yunji suddenly realized something: "Cheng Yan? Did he tell you this? Why haven't I heard him mention it?"