Jiuxi

Chapter 115 Chapter 114 [There is a beauty in Jiangnan]

After Song Yun left dejectedly, Lu Chen returned to the study and fell into deep contemplation.

The overt and covert fighting in the court is beginning to take shape. No matter how true Song Yun's words are, at least it can prove one thing, that is, the emperor summoned twelve border army generals to Beijing this time in order to use this new batch of strength to A stream of fresh water was injected into the pedantic and turbid court.

Song Yun thought that Lu Chen was naive and ignorant. Perhaps this was also the subconscious thought of many people in the capital. After all, in their opinion, most of the border army generals were simple-minded people with well-developed limbs.Even though he is good at military affairs, he is still an absolute layman when it comes to the inner workings of the human heart.

But he didn't know that Lu Chen had many elders who knew everything about the world, and he himself was not a rough man with a clear mind.

From today's conversation, it can be seen that the emperor has high hopes for these young frontier generals, but the ministers below are not willing to give in.

As the saying goes, a loyal minister is one who speaks out and advises. If a civil servant wants to leave his name in history, how can he be called a true pure man if he does not oppose the emperor's decision.

Whatever His Majesty wants to do, we will oppose it. This can be said to be the most upright and prosperous government in the country.

Of course, this does not represent the thoughts of all ministers, especially big shots like the left prime minister and senior officials in the ministry. They will not look at the problem so superficially.

But would Li Daoyan really send someone to find him?
Lu Chen always felt that this matter was a bit strange. According to Xiao Wangzhi's evaluation of the old prime minister, this person acted with foresight and forethought, and rarely took the initiative to express his position. He usually hinted others to do so.

Song Yun's words were easy to distinguish between true and false. No one in Beijing would dare to impersonate Li Sanlang.

Hidden under this heavy fog, it is really difficult to judge the purpose of all parties.

Although Lu Chen didn't want to get involved in the court turmoil, he also knew that his identity was a bit embarrassing.

Among the border army generals summoned by the emperor, the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion was the only one, and Li Bingxue's daughter could bring her a lot of conveniences. Most people would not dare to tease Governor Li's daughter.

But Lu Chen was different. It was impossible for others to know that Xiao Wangzhi regarded him as his nephew. Such a merchant's son, who seemed to have no connections, was promoted by Li Tianrun as the first contributor to the Jiangbei victory. He was indeed the most powerful person to change the situation. Good chess piece.

There is a saying that there is no such thing as a good banquet. Regardless of what Song Yun said, as long as Lu Chen took the bait and agreed to the banquet, he could imagine what would happen next with his toes.

It's nothing more than accepting someone as a dog, or killing a chicken to scare the monkeys.

No matter what happens, Lu Chen can be lost in the bustling capital and turn the emperor's respect for these border generals into a joke.

What Lu Chen needs to figure out now is whether this Li Sanlang who suddenly appeared made his own decision or was deceived by others. In short, he did not believe that this was Li Daoyan's handiwork.

The second step is naturally how he can avoid this storm, how to prevent possible troubles if he cannot avoid it, and whether he can take advantage of the fire.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen called Chen Shu over and said calmly: "You don't have to stay in the house these two days. Go to the city to see our store business. In addition, you can do two things on my behalf."

Chen Shu responded respectfully and listened attentively and breathlessly.

Not to mention the secret discussion between the two people in the room, let's just say that after Song Yun left the house, he sighed all the way to the Alum Tower a few streets away.

This Alum Tower is a very famous recreational place in Beijing. It has always been a gentle place for the children of the powerful to enjoy flowers and listen to music.

Song Yun didn't bother to pay attention to Zhike's flattering smile, and went straight to a small building facing the lake at the back. When he got to the third floor, he heard continuous chatter and laughter before entering the door.

He quickly put on a humble expression, but also with a hint of fear, walked in respectfully, and saluted the young man sitting at the main seat, wearing a luxurious and handsome dress with eyebrows trimmed, and said, "Third Young Master."

The young man held a lithe beauty who was twenty-eight years old in his left hand. He held a wine cup in his right hand and placed it next to her cherry mouth. He forced her to drink a full cup of wine with a frivolous smile. There were several people of similar age beside him. men are booing.

The beauty is shy and timid, and wants to refuse but welcomes her.

It wasn't until she slowly drank a glass of wine that there was a roar of applause in the banquet, that the young man let her go, turned to look at Song Yun, who had been bowing and saluting, and said quietly: "Where is the person?"

There was sudden silence in the elegant room.

Song Yun's heart tightened, and he said with shame: "This villain is not doing things well, please punish me, Third Young Master!"

"You..."

The young man smiled faintly, and his smile instantly faded into a stern expression, and he said in a cold voice: "What a waste!"

He raised his hand and smashed the wine cup out. Song Yun did not dare to dodge at all, and let the wine cup hit his chest. Then he hurriedly bowed and said: "Third Young Master, please calm down and don't hurt yourself."

The others watched in silence, not daring to say anything to persuade him.

The beauty who was nestled next to the young man looked slightly pale, and she also did not dare to make a sound, for fear of offending the moody young man next to him.

Of course Song Yun was not just a scholar at the Imperial Academy, otherwise he would not be qualified to enter this small building. However, his father was only a fourth-rank official, while his grandfather was a powerful leftist prime minister.

Not to mention just getting a drink, no matter how rough the treatment was, as long as it didn't endanger his life, he would forcefully endure it.

The young man snorted softly and said expressionlessly: "Tell me what happened."

Song Yun quickly recounted the previous conversation briefly, and then said: "Third Young Master, this Lu Chen is just a single-minded military general who doesn't understand the ways of the capital at all. The villain told him very clearly, but he didn't say anything If you care, you can see that he is an ignorant and ignorant person."

The young man is the youngest grandson of Li Daoyan, whose name is Li Yunyi, and everyone in the government offices in Beijing calls him Li Sanlang.

Li Yunyi did not comment on Song Yun's words. He patted the beauty's face and asked her to leave. The rest of the crowd retreated. Then he looked at the young man on his left and said, "Let me analyze it."

The young man was handsome and handsome, with a good appearance.Seeing Li Yunyi's attitude, Song Yun couldn't help feeling very jealous.

Of course, the circle around powerful people is also divided into close ones and close ones. Song Yun didn't know how much trouble he had to do for Li Sanlang to get in. However, no matter how hard he worked, his status in Li Yunyi's heart could never be compared to that of Gu Quanwu. students.

Including today when he invited Lu Chen, it was Gu Quanwu who made the plans, but he could sit upstairs and be surrounded by flowers, snow and moon while he went to the Lu residence to show off his lips.

Gu Quanwu didn't pay attention to Song Yun's cold gaze, and said in deep thought: "Sir, I have said before that your Majesty has only two plans for recruiting young military generals from the border army to Beijing. The first is to achieve another goal by promoting these young military generals. The second purpose of the armies in Jiangbei is to transfer the generals of the border army to the Beijing army through personnel replacement, thereby adjusting the structure of the army. These two purposes have the same goal, which is to further expand the strength of the frontier army and enhance the strength of the Northern Expedition. determination."

Li Yunyi nodded convinced.

Gu Quanwu added: "For the Prime Minister, this transfer must be stopped. After all, the Northern Expedition will not benefit the country or the people, but we cannot openly oppose His Majesty. This is not in line with the way of a minister. Especially since the Prime Minister has a high position. It is difficult to express one's position easily because of weight. If the young master can solve this problem, it will not be in vain for the prime minister's love for the young master."

Li Yunyi laughed, patted Gu Quanwu on the shoulder and said, "Brother Gu is the one who knows me."

Gu Quanwu bowed his head in greeting.

Li Yunyi thought for a moment, and then said to everyone: "Don't let the news leak out about this matter for the time being. Let my grandfather know that he will definitely not allow me to take action. Do you all hear clearly?"

Everyone responded respectfully, and Gu Quanwu lowered his eyes, his eyes dim.

Li Yunyi took a sip of wine and sneered: "Since this Lu Chen doesn't have to drink wine as a penalty for toasting, let's help him make a name for himself in the capital and let His Majesty see clearly what the seeds of the famous generals he values ​​​​are."

Gu Quanwu said with understanding: "Young Master, do you want to directly attack the Chinese army?"

Li Yunyi nodded and said: "Among these border army generals, those in Jingzhou are not easy to provoke, and there is no need to tease that crazy woman anymore."

When he said this, he seemed to be gritting his teeth. Naturally, everyone knew that Li Sanlang, who had always been arrogant and domineering, had suffered great losses at the hands of that "madwoman", but they did not dare to reveal anything at this time.

Li Yunyi continued: "Let Gu Waner go find that Lu Chen and move into Lu's house first before causing any trouble."

Gu Quanwu immediately understood and said calmly: "Young master's move is a good move, but I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time."

Li Yunyi smiled and said: "Your Majesty has a lot of worries during this period, and he doesn't have the energy to pay attention to these border generals yet. Ten days should be enough."

He looked at Song Yun and said, "If this matter can't be handled well, don't blame me for not remembering our old feelings."

Song Yun felt awe-struck and quickly bowed and responded: "I understand, please rest assured, Third Young Master."

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On the fifth day after Lu Chen arrived in the capital, he still hadn't left the house, and those invitations were still lying quietly on his desk.

Early in the morning, someone from the Yamen of the Ministry of War told them that twelve young generals from the border army had arrived yesterday, and the Minister of War would report to the Emperor today, so His Majesty may summon them to see them at any time, and asked Lu Chen not to leave without authorization during this period.

In the afternoon, Lu Chen was meditating on the Mysterious Sutra in his room. Chen Shu came over and said, "Master, someone outside sent a famous card."

Lu Chen stood up and took it, and saw that it was a very delicate name card with delicate hairpin flowers written on it in regular script.

"Gu Waner? Who is this?"

Lu Chen looked over and over, and then asked in confusion.

Chen Shu whispered: "There are five great oirans in the capital, all of whom are courtesans with excellent sex and art. Gu Waner is one of them."

Lu Chen looked at the simple greeting on the name card and said with a smile: "Why did she come to me?"

Chen Shu looked a little strange and replied: "Her maid said that when she heard that the young master was a young hero who fought for the country, Gu Waner admired her so much that she spent a lot of money to get out of the country and was willing to enter the house to serve the young master with tea and water. Serve the right and the left.”

Lu Chen looked at him blankly, their big eyes facing each other.

After a while, Lu Chen Youran said with emotion: "It is indeed the most kind place under the emperor's feet. The actions of these people are really extraordinary."

Chen Shu apologized in embarrassment.

Seeing that he had no intention of leaving, Lu Chen handed the name card back and said calmly: "Tell this maid of Gu Huakui that I am not lucky enough to bear her to value me so much, so let her live her life well." life."

Chen Shu took the name card and said, "Master, I'm afraid this may be a bit troublesome."

Lu Chen asked: "What's wrong?"

Chen Shu sighed: "The people are already here. An ordinary carriage with a driver and a maid is waiting outside the gate of our house."

Lu Chen thought for a while and said calmly: "What's so difficult about this? Let her go back. If she refuses, let her stay outside for as long as she likes."

He turned and walked into the room.

Chen Shu laughed dumbly, nodded and said, "Yes, young master."

(End of this chapter)