Zi said: The gentleman is not compared with each other, and the villain is not compared with each other.

The Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun is very satisfied with Liu Tong's respectful attitude, in her opinion, the courtiers should be like this, which is like those old ministers, one by one, nostrils to the sky, don't put the little emperor in their eyes, some of the old ministers of the three dynasties don't even give her face, think about it, get angry. At this moment, I saw the faithful townsman who had always been respectful, and I appreciated him more and more from the heart.

"The Empress Dowager of Qiqi, the minister thinks that the queen is the mother of a country. Since Emperor Gaozu, all the emperors of my Han Dynasty have been conscientious and diligent. However, the virtuous monarch will have a virtuous queen in his Gui Palace. For example, the filial piety of the Wenjing and Jingjing dynasties, the queen of the king and queen who single-handedly contributed to the prosperity of the Yuan Dynasty, "Speaking of this, Liu Tong paused deliberately, quietly glanced at Wang Zhengjun, and saw that her face was happy, so he accentuated his tone: "All are after virtue." Empress Xiaowen Dou has been noble as the supreme in the world, when his younger brother Zhang Wuhou first came to defect, he chose the elder as a teacher, taught day and night, and finally Zhang Wuhou lived his life, and did not hear of his corruption and bullying scandal, which is the merit of Empress Xiaowen Dou. And the Empress Dowager of this dynasty is even more than that. Every time the minister thinks about this, he all sighs at the grace of God for my great man. Therefore, the virtuous monarch governs the country, and the virtuous queen benefits the monarch. The minister thought that there were three things that the Empress Dowager was worried about, one of which was whether the daughter of An Han Gong was virtuous and virtuous, this matter was very easy, and the female officials of the inner palace would know it at a glance. Second, whether the daughter of An Han Gong will repeat the mistakes of the Fu family. The minister heard that the queen of the Duke of Anhan has an extremely tranquil temperament, no desire and no quarrel, and the Duke of Anhan governs the family very strictly, and there has never been a scandalous matter in the Da Sima Mansion, so there is no need to worry about this matter. Third, the minister dared to assert that Duke An Han would never rely on the identity of the prince to do something silent, because he was low-minded, and he was the son and nephew of the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager was both a monarch and an elder, and the daughter of Duke An Han entered the Gui Palace, and the state and family affairs were still determined by the Empress Dowager, and the minister couldn't think of anything inappropriate. Please think about it. ”

As soon as this tirade came out, Liu Tong bent down again and waited quietly for a response.

Sure enough, after a while, a slightly old voice floated over with joy: "What a sharp-toothed letter countryman, but what Aiqing said is not unreasonable." Qing retreated, I have made up my mind that in a few days I will hold a banquet again to entertain the kings, and Aiqing will come with me. ”

With that, Wang Zhengjun got up and left the main hall. Outside the window, the drizzle continued, and the eunuchs with umbrellas stood on tiptoe and walked in the rain, Liu Tong breathed a long sigh of relief, got up and left Changle Palace.

The light rain in the sky street is as moist as a crisp, and the grass is close but there is nothing.

It is the most beneficial spring of the year, and it is absolutely better than the smoke and willows in the imperial capital.

It was a habit developed in later generations, and Du Wu liked to walk on rainy days, and this is still the case today. Pipa didn't understand why Mr. always carried a tung oil umbrella on rainy days and shuttled between the markets in Chang'an City. She is a maid, and she has to go with her husband wherever he goes. Although I don't really like the clothes that are dirty by muddy water, I feel happy from the bottom of my heart when I see that my husband is still interested.

When passing by Qingfeng Building, the sharp-eyed Xiao Er saw Du Wu, and hurriedly ran out and dragged him into the restaurant without saying a word. The shopkeeper had already heard the sound and ran out, standing at the door with a smile and a salute to Du Wu. Du Wu couldn't shirk it, so he had to arch his hand and was invited into a private room by the window on the second floor.

Since the fat chef of Qingfeng Mansion went to Da Sima Mansion to learn art, he claimed to have obtained the true inheritance of Chang'an God of Food, and Qingfeng Lou has also changed, as if it is the private property of Da Sima Mansion. A private room with the best view in the window on the second floor has also been vacated, although there is no sign, but it has been defaulted to Du Wu's special box. As soon as Du Wu sat down, eight kinds of fresh fruit refreshments had already been served, and the shopkeeper nodded and laughed on the side, asking Du Wu what he wanted to eat today. As for Pipa, she had already been invited to the back kitchen by the fat chef, and she was busy serving, wanting to get another trick or two out of her mouth, even if it was worth it just by name.

At this moment, just after breakfast, Du Wu was in the mood to eat, and drove away the shopkeeper, a person, a pot of tea, sitting in front of the window, watching the early spring rain fall on the streets and alleys of Chang'an. Du Wu suddenly looked forward to a lilac-like girl, wearing an ink cheongsam and walking in the alley with an oil-paper umbrella.

A carriage approached from a distance, and the sound of broken horses' hooves shattered the imaginary Du Wu. He shook his head and smiled wryly. It's been almost a year since Dahan came to Dahan, and not only has the problem of dreaming not improved, but has become more and more serious.

Looking down from the window on the second floor, I saw a two-bridled carriage coming from a distance. The coachman was a sturdy man, and there was a flag on the carriage, and a big Liu character rattled in the strong wind. The direction of the carriage was to the south of the city, and Du Wu thought for a while, and could not remember which prince's mansion was in the south of the city. Today's empress dowager has implemented a consistent clan policy, all the royal relatives have been crowned as kings in various places, and the royal relatives who have not performed the crown ceremony are kept in captivity near the Luocheng Gate, mansions and art institutes, and sent Confucians to teach them knowledge, such as today's weak sons, the empress dowager has twelve points of jealousy for the clan princes and kings in various places. And the Luocheng Gate is in the northernmost part of Chang'an City, and this southbound carriage can't help but arouse Du Wu's curiosity.

Sitting in the carriage was Liu Tong, the marquis of Xinxiang. Coming out of Changle Palace, he asked the groom to rush to the Great Sima Mansion in the south of the city. He has submitted his nomination today, and he is still a little nervous about whether he can get some benefits from An Hangong. After all, I don't know if this trick is in line with Wang Mang's intentions.

When Du Wu returned to the Great Sima Mansion, it was already the beginning of the Shen period. Recently, he was a little afraid to stay in the Great Sima Mansion, and every time he passed by Chenxiang Garden, he would be afraid to see that resentful and infatuated girl. Wang Yan has been confined to Wang Mang at home for a month, during which two groups of people came to the palace, the first time was just a routine visit, and the second time actually sent some gifts, so the next day Wang Yan's eyes were red, and her maid wanted to stop talking every time she saw her. Du Wu knew what the reason was, but he couldn't say anything, he couldn't do anything, so he had to try to stay away from this whirlpool.

Before entering the gate of Defu, I saw the Liuzi carriage parked at the door in the afternoon. Before the old housekeeper could greet him, he heard Wang Mang's laughter in the lobby.

"Why did the old man disperse so early today?" Du Wu handed the umbrella to the old butler, shook the water droplets on his body and asked.

"Mr. Hui's words, the old man has already returned to the house today, and he asked for an extra bowl of millet porridge. At this time, he was feasting on the Marquis of Xinxiang, and the old man said, when Mr. came back, please go to the front hall to talk. ”

Du Wu sighed, muttering in his heart, what is the origin of this Xinxiang Marquis, why has he never heard Wang Shu say it, and there don't seem to be any famous deeds in the history books. In response, Du Wu took a box of dim sum from Pipa's hand, which was given by the boss of Qingfeng Building, and he just took it to Wang Mang to taste, which was also a prevarication.

Walking through the cloister to the antechamber, I saw a young man kneeling in the guest seat, with a thin appearance, high cheekbones, a pointed nose, and an excited and greedy light in his eyes. It's a little too thin, and the wide court clothes look a little empty on the body, and the cheeks are yellow, and the face is red, and it looks like the body has been hollowed out by wine. Du Wu guessed that this was the Marquis of Xinxiang.

Sure enough, before Du Wu could speak, the young man had already staggered up and gave Du Wu a salute. Du Wu hurriedly returned the salute, causing Wang Mang to laugh, got up from his seat, took Du Wu's hand and introduced to the young man: "Xinxianghou, let the old man introduce you to you, this is the new gentleman in the house, astronomy and geography know everything, you are good at military affairs, and he is already the teacher of Hou'er, sir, this distinguished guest is the uncle of today's son, Liu Tong, the marquis of Xinxiang, is also the old man's guest, I hope the two of you will move around more in the future." Come, sir, please take your seat. ”

Du Wu hurriedly handed over the dim sum to the little maid, and solemnly gave a salute to the Xinxiang Hou, saying that he had admired it for a long time, but he secretly suppressed it in his heart: Dare to love is Uncle Liu Huang!

Liu Tong also looked at Du Wu in front of him. I saw that this gentleman was seven feet tall, very great-looking, dressed in a white robe, and had a sense of fluttering immortals. Seeing Du Wu Shili, he hurriedly replied: "When Tong first arrived in the capital, he had already heard the name of Mr. Jing's god of food, but I didn't expect to see it today, Mr. can still understand the military affairs through astronomy, and he is really the head of a hundred schools, and Tong admires." Sir, please take a seat, and you will toast him later to relieve the admiration in your heart. ”

At the beginning of the lantern, Pipa walked out of the moon gate, looked at the three people who had been drinking for a long time, shook his head helplessly, and turned around and went to Chenxiangyuan.