Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 109 Bixiang Pavilion (Part [-])
Cao Daye stood up abruptly, ready to go downstairs to meet the guests, and said to Zhou Xiangyun before going out, "Remember, you must make Master Xu feel at ease."

Before Cao Daye went downstairs, Xu Jue had already rushed up the stairs.I saw him with a short stature, bulbous nose, fish-bubble eyes, swaying from side to side when walking, like a duck.

Seeing his dignified appearance, Cao Daye couldn't help muttering in his heart, "Eunuch Feng also has some literary fame among the eunuchs, and the chief housekeeper of his family is so virtuous, he's like a toad." Thinking: People should not be judged by their appearance, good fortune is with ugly people.The person that Eunuch Feng likes must have some ability.

Thinking of this, Cao Daye greeted Xu Jue who went upstairs and shouted: "Guan Xu, Cao Daye has been waiting here for a long time."

"You are Cao's work?" Xu Jue came upstairs, and before he had time to enter the hall, he yelled while panting heavily, "I took a few more mouthfuls of yellow soup at noon, and I overslept, just kidding, kidding."

Entering the hall, first give up your seat, and then exchange greetings and rituals.Cao Daye introduced Zhou Xiangyun to Xu Jue.Zhou Xiangyun bent down and squatted with a blessing, and said: "Master Xu, thank you for your kindness, and I am willing to come to this small place of my slave's house to talk."

Xu Jue stared at Zhou Xiangyun with a pair of [river crab] fascinated fish bubble eyes, and said, breathing alcohol: "I heard from Cao, Miss Zhou's [river crab] is more than a month away."

"Thank you all masters for your support." Zhou Xiangyun was really tired of this father-in-law's big housekeeper, but because of Cao Daye's generosity, he had to force a smile: "Actually, the slave family is just a vain name."

"Well, this sentence is helpful." Xu Jue gulped down the tea handed over by the maid in one gulp, and then said: "In the capital, I have seen a lot of people who do your job. When I first debuted, it was not bad to eat a rotten pear, just to quench my thirst. Once I became popular, good guy, I started to build up my arms and claim to be a sage. As the saying goes, the wife of the emperor's daughter champion, 【River crab】【River crab】Aren't they all the same..."

Xu Jue's words became more and more uncouth. Seeing Zhou Xiangyun's blushing cheeks and his willow-leaf eyebrows frowned, Cao Daye knew that something was wrong, so he coughed dryly and cut off Xu Jue's words: "Guard Xu, it's time It's getting late, do you think the wine is on the table?"

"Let's have some more tea," Xu Jue took advantage of his drunkenness and purposely said a lot of foul language. This is his usual tactic when asking Liu. Seeing the beauty's pink face and angry face, he felt [-]% happy .He glanced at Zhou Xiangyun who was still pouting and pouting, pointed to the pipa hanging on the wall and asked, "Miss Zhou seems to be a master of music?"

"Not to mention." Zhou Xiangyun replied lukewarmly.

Xu Jue laughed, and said: "I, Xu Jue, have a great hobby in my life. I like to watch beauties get angry. Today, I have another addiction. Miss Zhou, you go downstairs to calm down for a while, and I will talk to Cao about something." Serious business, later, let's drink and listen to your song."

Zhou Xiangyun went downstairs with a sigh of relief.

Listening to Zhou Xiangyun reprimanding the servant girl downstairs, Cao Daye said cautiously: "Guan Xu, your way of pity and pity is different from ordinary people."

Xu Jue blinked and smiled: "[河边] [河边] [河边] [河边]. Otherwise, she will wrap you up so hard."

"Well said!" Cao Daye praised, "It seems that Guanshi Xu is a high-level person."

"Cao Geshi, I am a quick-talking person, and I like to speak out when I have something to say. Now please tell me clearly, you have spent so much time to see me, what is the matter?"

Compared with the crazy state when he talked with Zhou Xiangyun just now, Xu Jue is a different person at this moment.It was only then that Cao Daye realized that this person was not an idler, and the appearance just now was probably just to distract Zhou Xiangyun.He subconsciously raised his eyes to look at the big housekeeper, only to see two sharp gazes shooting towards him in his pair of fish bubble eyes.

Cao Daye was a Jinshi in the second year of Longqing. Although he was not considered a veteran in the officialdom, he had served as a magistrate after all. Recently, he had a mentor to give him advice. He naturally flashed his gaze and said with a smile, "Guan Xu's behavior is like Dongchang handles cases in a mediocre manner, could it be that he has been influenced by his ears and eyes, and has been nurtured for a long time?"

He said this, of course, because Admiral Feng Bao supervised Dongchang for a long time.

"The officialdom is complicated, so I have to be careful. What's more, my master has always kept himself clean and abided by the Ming ancestor's precepts and never interacted with foreign officials. Therefore, he always warned us not to walk around with foreign officials."

Hearing Xu Jue's words, Cao Daye sneered in his heart, but his response was flattering: "Eunuch Feng is a man of integrity, and is well-known among scholars all over the world. Guanshi Xu has been by his side for many years. "

"You haven't said anything yet, why are you looking for me?" Xu Jue still had piercing eyes, unwilling to relax at all.

Seeing Xu Jue's domineering look, Cao Daye felt a little unhappy.I thought to myself why this person is so ignorant of the rules, since I am an official of science and Taoism anyway, it stands to reason that even if I see your master, I can still hold my head high, how can I allow you to ask questions like this.But when he thought of his mentor's repeated warnings, he could only keep his useless air for his own benefit.

"I don't have anything special about being an official, I just admire Eunuch Feng's reputation..."

Xu Jue waved his hand impatiently: "Cao, let's stop talking about these official words. I know what's going on inside and outside the palace, and you know it too. Let's open the skylight and speak honestly, but it is good?"

Cao Daye closed his voice in embarrassment, hesitated for a moment, felt that since this person was straightforward, he could speak directly, so he said: "Okay, since Guanshi Xu is quick to speak, then Cao will speak directly... The Holy One suddenly summoned many nobles Is there something hidden about the young children of the family entering the palace and playing with the prince every day?"

Xu Jueyu rolled his eyes upwards: "The emperor has always cared about the prince. In the second year of Longqing, the second son was born. In order to avoid... Well, the emperor immediately prepared a canonization ceremony for His Royal Highness, and officially canonized him. Now His Royal Highness is about to be eight years old. It is almost time to leave the court to study. The emperor thinks that the prince, as the heir, should be an all-rounder in civil and military affairs, so he invites young and talented people from noble families to accompany the prince in the palace, hoping that His Royal Highness will not only be good at martial arts, but also proficient in martial arts. But my majesty is far-sighted and far-sighted, what hidden secrets can there be?"

Naturally, Cao Daye would not believe such a simple statement, and asked with a smile: "Guan Xu is very right, but your lord Feng Gong is a nobleman in the palace, so he should know who offered this strategy to His Majesty, right?" Come to a silk sandalwood incense box, open it and say: "I have heard for a long time that Feng Gong supervised Dongchang with his pen, but he has always been a Confucianist and eunuch, and the lower officials are not respected... Please take a look, Guanshi Xu, this jade toad inkstone with dragon tail is made of The original stone of Longwei Mountain was carefully selected, one out of ten thousand, and then carefully polished by the famous masters of the time. Today, it is specially presented to Feng Gong, and I also invite Xu Guanshi to forward it. Of course, Xu Guanshi has complicated affairs on weekdays, so I can spare a while today , The lower officials are also very grateful, here is the Daming Treasure Banknote of 1000 taels, please accept it with a smile."

　Ask for a recommendation ticket...

　　


(End of this chapter)