Fenghou

Chapter 345
In the afternoon, Chen Qing came to Lu Mansion and formally came to meet Lu Yihao.

Lu Xiu's father, Lu Jin, met Chen Qing first. Although Lu Jin was the eldest son of Lu Yihao, he was relatively mediocre, far inferior to his uncle and brother, and his status in the family was not high.

But in the Lu Mansion, Chen Qing liked him the most. His kindness and love for his daughter moved Chen Qing very much.

"I heard from Xiu'er that my nephew is coming today, so I've been waiting in the mansion!" Lu Jin said with a smile.

"My nephew went to the Ministry of Officials in the morning, so I can only come here in the afternoon, making my uncle wait for a long time."

"No problem! No problem!"

Lu Jin asked again with concern: "Have you found your elder?"

"My nephew really couldn't find a suitable elder. Zheng Ping and I are like brothers, so I asked Zheng Ping's father, Uncle Zheng Guo, to offer me a betrothal gift. He is my elder."

"Oh! I know him. He's a nice guy. When will he come over to give the bride price?"

"The morning of the day after tomorrow is right, he will send a post tomorrow."

"I see, let's go! Go see the old man."

Chen Qing followed Lu Jin to the back house, but unexpectedly saw Lu Yihao sitting in the pavilion fishing, wrapped in a thick cotton robe behind him, this is not a cotton jacket, but a robe filled with kapok, which is more breathable and warmer than cotton.

The imperial court distributes cotton as a welfare to officials every year, so officials wear cotton official uniforms in winter, but the rich and powerful usually wear furs, or use duck down, goose down, and cashmere to fill bedding clothes.

"Father, nephew Chen Xian is here!" Lu Jin stepped forward to greet his father.

Lu Yihao nodded, "I saw it, you go!"

Lu Jin winked quietly at Chen Qing and pointed to his chest, which meant to let Chen Qing relax a bit and stop arguing with the old man.

Chen Qing nodded with a smile, and Lu Jin left.

Chen Qing stepped forward and saluted, "Junior Chen Qing will meet Lu Gong!"

Lu Yihao smiled slightly and said: "We will soon be a family, and we don't need to be so divided. Just like Xiu'er, just call me old man. When we get married, we will call me grandfather again!"

"Junior obeys!"

"Sit down, this chair is for you, let's chat."

Chen Qing sat down on the small chair next to him, and Lu Yihao asked with a smile, "Can you fish?"

"I have fished before, but I just don't have the patience of the old man, so I can't sit still."

"Hehe! I'm only patient now when I'm old, and I couldn't sit still when I was young."

Chen Qing looked at it for a while, and asked, "Did the old man make a nest?"

Lu Yihao was taken aback, "What's the nest?"

"It's just throwing bait, attracting the fish to a certain place, and then fishing with the hook."

Lu Yihao patted his thigh, "This is a good idea, why didn't I think of it?"

Chen Qing was speechless. With this level, he still wanted to write "Fishing Classics"?
"Don't worry, old man. I'll give you a bait recipe later. You like herring and crucian carp."

"Okay! I'm not in a hurry, you can write to me later."

After a pause, Lu Yihao asked again: "I heard that you don't want a reward for this Jingxiang battle?"

Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat, this old man has very good eyes and ears in court!He knew what happened in the morning.

Chen Qing smiled and said: "It's not that I don't want the reward, it's that the officials don't want to give it to me. I can only settle for the next best thing and give the reward to my subordinates."

"The government won't do this kind of thing!"

"I guess it's because of the queen mother, and the officials can't help it."

Lu Yihao smiled slightly and said: "Your attitude is very good. If you put forward a condition that is not excessive, it is tantamount to giving the official a step up. If you want to give someone else a feeling, it is the result of your initiative and has nothing to do with the official."

"The younger generation's intention is actually not to want to suffer."

Lu Yihao laughed, "Actually, the reason is not important, what matters is the result."

Lu Yihao asked again: "What are your plans for the next step?"

"This junior wants to go back to Shaanxi Road. All my soldiers are from there."

"Do you think the court will let you go back?"

"The juniors think it depends on the development of the situation!"

Lu Yihao nodded, "In fact, Zhu Shengfei's trip to Shaanxi was just a transition. The officials wanted him to be a prime minister. This is what I realized later. Up to now, there are only four prime ministers. I guess it will be early next year! There will be a wave of official adjustments, no In case of an accident, Zhu Shengfei is about to return to Beijing, although Zhu Shengfei hates you, but the new Xuanfu envoy will definitely not hate you, at that time, you will have a chance to return to Shaanxi Road."

"Could it be that Li Gang was transferred to Shaanxi Road?"

"It's unlikely. The relationship between Li Gang and Zhang Jun is bad. Sichuan and Shaanxi are Zhang Jun's territory. He will definitely oppose it. If I'm not wrong, the new Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu must be recommended by Zhang Jun, or Sichuan and Shaanxi. Either Lu Fayuan, deputy envoy of the Xuanfu Department, is Liu Ziyu, the prefect of Hanzhong."

At this time, Lu Jin hurried over and said to Lu Yihao: "Father, Li Zhiyu is here to visit and wait in the study outside!"

"I see, you take Mr. Chen to discuss the marriage! Let's try to be as simple as possible and finish the marriage before we go to office."

At the same moment when Lu Yihao received Chen Qing, Qin Hui also received his nephew Wang Bo in his study.

Wang Bo's fate can be described as bumpy. He got the care of the Queen Mother and was appointed as the county magistrate of Kuaiji County. As a result, within two days of taking office, he took a group of prostitutes to the county government to drink flowers and wine. Wang Ding bumped into him, and Wang Ding dismissed him on the spot in a rage.

Qin Hui and Wang also secretly complained to Wang Bo, how could he bring prostitutes into the government office, it was too indecent.

Wang Bo had no choice but to continue to be his flirtatious brother in Lin'an, taking a group of cronies and dog friends to roam around Lin'an all day long.

Qin Hui also knew that this nephew was a dou who couldn't help him, so he didn't bother to help him any more. Today he called Wang Bo because of his wife's advice. Maybe Wang Bo knew Chen Qing's weakness.

Find a way to make Chen Qing violate the law, and then deprive him of his military power.

Wang Bo has been living a dissolute life recently. They capsized in the West Lake a few days ago, but the surrounding people rescued them. Men and women were naked, and they became a joke in Lin'an neighborhood for a while.

Wang Bo thought that his uncle had come to him to reprimand him severely, but unexpectedly he was asking about Chen Qing's weaknesses, which he was very interested in.

"It's really a coincidence. My nephew and a group of friends once discussed how to deal with Chen Qing. They thought of many tricks, and they were quite practical, but they didn't have the opportunity to practice."

"Tell me in detail."

Wang Bo immediately raised his eyebrows and said, "For example, his women are the most effective. His fiancée is Lu Yihao's granddaughter. In addition, he has two personal maids. They are a pair of girls, and they look exactly the same. Those water spirits! It's absolutely amazing, Chen Qing dotes on them very much, if they are sent to the palace, Chen Qing will probably rebel."

"And then?" Qin Hui asked quietly.

"Then there are his friends, like Hu Yantong, Li Qingzhao, the Zheng family, etc. If something happens to them, Chen Qing will definitely stand up for them, even if it triggers a legal matter, he will definitely do it right."

"Is it gone?" Qin Hui continued to ask.

"In the end, it's him himself. My nephew knows that he can't rub his eyes with sand. If someone bullies him, he will definitely retaliate. At that time, many cruel methods will be used."

Qin Hui nodded, "I know!"

Wang Bo smiled flatteringly and said, "My nephew has an idea, but it didn't come true last time, why don't you try it first and see how he reacts?"

Qin Hui said lightly: "Let's listen first, let me see if it works!"

(End of this chapter)