In Zizhu Garden, Wu Jing had already cleared out the unrelated people, leaving only Xue Yichun and his son Xue Shaoyuan, Miao Kaiji and his son Miao Wenkang, and the accompanying doctors. After everyone saw Lu Yiyuan enter the hospital, they first got up to greet him, and then hugged him into the side room to visit Miao Kaiji together.

The west courtyard was not a guest room, so there was no extra bed to sleep on, and the doctor told it best not to move, so when everyone entered the house, they only saw a thin old man lying on the couch with his clothes together, covered with an ink-colored blanket, the blanket style was simple, and there was no fancy at all. The old man lying on the couch has high cheekbones and low nose bridge, and it seems that he can still see some of the traces of his youthful ability. It's just that his hair is white, his face is gray, his eyes are closed, his breathing has been steady, and he can vaguely see through his frowning brows that he has just experienced a turmoil.

Lu Yiyuan asked the doctor about his condition carefully, and after reading the prescription for conditioning, he told Miao Wenkang to take care of him carefully, and said that he had a century-old ginseng and asked someone to send it to the house, so he led everyone back to the middle hall.

"This official is not talented, he is the governor of Jingjiang Embankment, it stands to reason that this poetry tea party should be hosted by Lord Wu, but Lord Wu is humble, and the official does have a heart of love for talent, and wants to see all the talents in Jingzhou, so he took this errand. In previous years, the tea party was smooth sailing, but this year, the organizers of the official department have a suspicion, so don't the people of the world see the jokes of the official. Lu Yiyuan gave Xue Yichun a reassuring look, and then said, "Lord Xue is loyal to the country, Xue Xiaogongzi is talented and young, even the official said so in private, it is a good thing for young people to be arrogant and talented, but Miao Lao is old, and now he is bedridden, so the official has made this master, and when Miao Lao wakes up, the official personally took Xue Xiaogongzi to the door to apologize, Mr. Miao, what do you think?" ”

Although Miao Wenkang withdrew from the officialdom, these ordinary twists and turns in the officialdom did not hide from him, Lu Yiyuan did not mention the reason for the quarrel at all, and only pushed the problem to Xue Shaoyuan. Therefore, he didn't appreciate it, and said bluntly, "Lu Dudu is a dignified member of the third grade, isn't this tormenting my father and son, and the grass people dare not bear it." Although my father has been a scholar for many years and is far away from the temple, there are still one or two like-minded people in the court, and he is still reasonable, and he will never worry about Xue Xiaogongzi and other juniors. Since Lu Dudu was here, the grass people asked his father what explanation he would make about the collapse of the Jingjiang embankment. ”

Miao Wenkang is worthy of being an eloquent person, with iron teeth and copper teeth, and a few words borrowed his strength, not only rejecting Lu Yiyuan's intention to seek peace, but also mentioning the reason for the quarrel between the two, and also mentioning Miao Kaiji's friends in the DPRK and China, so that Lu Yiyuan had to respond positively. You must know that although Miao Kaiji has become a minister, it is well known that he is good friends with Li Xingren, the left minister, and both of them are the same upright and strict, although Li Xingren and Jinxiang's forces cannot be compared, but if he wants to join Lu Yiyuan, he can't eat and walk around. But Miao Wenkang's attitude made him give up his original plan to reintroduce him to the DPRK, if this kind of character really entered the DPRK, it is not impossible to be a Li Xingren again in time.

"First, although Mr. Miao is a teacher of Huaihua Academy, but in the end, the rivers and lakes are far away, and the officials of the DPRK and China do not need to report to Mr. Miao, and secondly, this matter is related to the reputation of the official. If this is the case, the official will go down the mountain at this moment to pack his bags and return to Beijing to ask for the guilt, and let it fall. It's just Mr. Miao, what is your position to question this official? Lu Yiyuan knew that for people like Miao's father and son, who did not eat hard and soft, the appeasement strategy would not only not work, but might also backfire, so he directly tore his face and confronted him.

Lu Yiyuan thought about it well, but what he didn't know was that the Miao father and son were different from what he thought, they were far away from the temple but cared about the world, otherwise they would not have fallen into the field where both father and son are famous today. What he didn't expect was that behind all this, there was another person who played chess.

When a servant found Lu Chen and reported, "Lord Lu, the matter in Zizhu Garden is over", Lu Chen was talking to a young man named Ding Lezhi in the Red Star Garden in the east courtyard. Originally, when Lu Chen was wandering in the garden, he happened to see this person signing his poems, and the name of the music was simple but elegant. Or did he change his name after reading the Analects, and the person who took reading as his interest couldn't help but make Lu Chen feel close, so he put aside his identity and only talked to him about Confucius and Mencius, and he was immersed in it for a while and forgot about time.

Lu Chen apologized to the young man named Ding Lezhi and retreated, and walked to the middle courtyard with unfulfilled intentions, since the matter of Zizhuyuan is over, Lu Yiyuan should not stay for long, at this moment, it is important to go back to the city to report to Jin Chengting, pack your bags and return to Beijing as soon as possible. And this is Lu Chen's next move. Miao Wenkang brought out Li Xingren, then Lu Yiyuan has to plan for the worst Li Xingren knows about this matter and wants to investigate it to the end, in this case, he must go back to Beijing to walk around, Qiao Hongda has already returned to Beijing, and there is no news yet. As soon as he leaves, presumably Lu Chen will not put other small fish and shrimp in his eyes, and he should also return to Beijing soon, and Jingzhou and Xue Yichun will not be able to make a big deal when they are staring. As for returning to Beijing, it depends on the energy of each family in the court, and Lu Yiyuan is blindly optimistic about this. And this is also the reason for his destruction.

The huge poetry tea party ended hastily, and Lu Yiyuan mentioned to Lu Chen that he wanted to return to Beijing to report on his work, and he quickly left Jingzhou and headed for the capital. Lu Chencai appointed Wu Jing as the supervisor of the Jingjiang Embankment with the sword of Shang Fang, and was fully responsible for the aftermath and reconstruction of the Jingjiang Embankment, and then rushed to the capital overnight. As for what account books he took from the account office of the superintendent's office, I am afraid that only he and Wu Jing know. And he made Miao Wenkang as the chief secretary of Jingzhou to assist Wu Jing, which in the eyes of others was an arrangement to appease Miao Kaiji, but only he knew what the actual purpose was.

Wu Jing didn't know that on the night before Lu Chen left, he took Mingjun to visit Miao Kaiji in a night suit. After hearing that the deceased came to visit, he hurriedly instructed the little servant to prepare good tea for reception. When he saw Mingjun, Miao Kaiji looked up and down a few times, and then said with tears in his eyes, "Good boy, in the end, is the good girl who was taken care of by Brother Fei, and now she is also getting more and more in the way, I saw you in a hurry that day, I only listened to what you asked for It is reasonable and I do have some questions, I didn't have time to ask in detail when the time is urgent, are your grandfather and parents okay?" Where do you live now? ”

Mingjun leaned over and bowed, "Thanks to the trust of Miao Gong, Fei Yu is grateful." The family has passed away, only the current dependence on me for life, recommended by the third prince of Menglu, in charge of the Xuncheng Guxiang Pavilion, the surname Fei has not been mentioned for many years, and I would like to take the name of Mingjun. Recently, I heard that Lu Sangongzi is in trouble, and he came to help, and he will return to Xuncheng tomorrow. ”

"Mingjun get up quickly, the past is over, you still have to look forward, you can come to me for anything in the future, I will be the master of your mother and daughter." Miao Kaiji turned his gaze to Lu Chen, squinted and said, "Is this the third son of the Lu family, sure enough, he is a talent, a dragon and a phoenix among people, and his future is limitless." ”。

Lu Chen is not an unreasonable person, but has kindness to an outspoken old man like Miao Kaiji, he explained Mingjun's experience to Miao Kaiji, and said the purpose of his coming to Jingzhou, and even the arrangement for Miao Wenkang was also made to Miao Kaiji, so frank that Miao Kaiji let down his guard. Gu Xian has been an official for several years, Miao Kaiji has seen countless people, whether the heart is upright or not can not be hidden from his eyes under normal circumstances, although Lu Chen has concealed it, but he has no intention of harming him, he believes in this young man.

explained a few more words to Miao Wenkang, and the two left Miao Mansion at night.