That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 246

Autumn is getting stronger and the weather is getting cooler and colder, but the Gongsun Mansion located in Ronghua Square is getting more and more lively.

With Guo Hanxuan, the treasurer of Duobao Pavilion, the first to turn his back on the young master, the not-too-close-knit alliance of the major stewards collapsed in an instant, and many fools fell to Xu Beiyou , making Xu Beiyou's momentum even stronger after killing Chi Bing.

Jianzong is a small court with strict laws and regulations. The sword masters and swordsmen in the Jianqi Lingkong Hall are military generals, and the stewards who belong to the Jiange are civil officials. After the old master Gongsun Zhongmou passed away, the Queen Mother Zhang Xueyao held the power alone. Xu Beiyou, the new Now the Lord is finally able to govern himself with the acquiescence of the Empress Dowager. First, he suppressed the rebellion of the military generals, and then accepted the civil servants.

Today, Xu Beiyou held a banquet at Gongsun Mansion to officially entertain the stewards who had been closed by him before. For a while, the gate of Gongsun Mansion was full of people and traffic.

For this long overdue dinner, all the stewards who are eligible to attend are all inspiring, and they are all glamorous.

These stewards dare not say that all of them are worth millions, but the least is more than 10 taels. They dare not say who are famous and powerful figures in Jiangducheng, but they can stomp their feet and make three shocks in their respective professions. character of.

The maids in the mansion shuttled like a cloud. At this time, the lobby of Gongsun Mansion was already brightly lit. There were sixteen candlesticks placed in the corners of the four corners. On each candlestick were three big red candles the size of a baby's wrist. There were 48 red candles in total. The brilliance is magnificent, showing the demeanor of a wealthy family.

What is Zhongming Dingshi?

Strike the bell and set up a tripod to eat.

Although there was no music to add to the fun this time, they also imitated the ancient method of eating at separate tables. One person, one table, one jug of wine, one tender leg of lamb, 48 tables, and there were 48 well-known shopkeepers in Jiangdu City.

The young new owner of the mansion occupies the main seat, on the left is the upstart Zhang An who "rides the dragon", and on the right is Guo Hanxuan who "knows the current affairs as a hero".

Today's Zhang An no longer dresses up as a female crown, and changed into a blue and white jacket and skirt tonight. Against the backdrop of the bright candlelight, he looks dignified, elegant, and bright and moving.

Everyone present looked at Zhang An with complicated eyes. Zhang An was born in the Zhang family of Weiguo and Zhang Xueyao's niece. For some reason, she has been living a semi-reclusive life for these years, until the young master turned out to be born, she took advantage of the momentum and gradually gained the position of the new master's chief executive.

But it's not good to make a conclusion now, after all, Zhang An is still surnamed Zhang, maybe he got orders from the suzerain.

The wine was half drunk, and the atmosphere in the venue was much more casual. From time to time, Xu Beiyou whispered softly to Zhang An who was next to him, which fell into the eyes of many caring people, and the eyes could not help but show a lot of dirty meaning. After all, men are unmarried and women are unmarried , if there is something, it is excusable.

Although Zhang An's age is enough to be Xu Beiyou's aunt, but she can't stand her beauty, she is still like a young woman now, older men like young girls, young men don't just like this kind of familiarity A woman who sees through.

Xu Beiyou was naturally aware of these playful eyes, but he didn't care. Majesty was not built in a day, and power was not acquired in a day. What kind of person Xu Beiyou is, you will know for yourself after a long time.

When the red candle burns to one-third of the position, the wine is finished, the leg of lamb is eaten, and the banquet is coming to an end.

Holding the wine glass, Xu Beiyou slowly got up and left the table, walked to the center of the hall step by step, and said slowly: "Thanks to your support, today's dinner was very enjoyable, Xu respects you all."

The 48 people stood up together, raised their glasses with both hands and said, "Respect, young master."

Xu Beiyou raised his cup with both hands and drank it all in one gulp, then turned the bottom of the cup down to show that the wine was dry.

The same was true for the rest of them, and they held their breaths, waiting for the highlight of tonight.

After Xu Beiyou finished drinking, he casually slammed a thunderbolt in the field, "Everyone knows that there are three Lafayettes in Jiangdu and even Jiangnan. He can't take charge of his property himself, but entrusts Mrs. Luo and Mrs. Tang respectively, and now the suzerain has the intention to follow the example of those two Lafayettes, so he also handed over the Jiange to Xu."

"I didn't have talent in traveling to the north, so I didn't dare to take on such a big task rashly, so I recommended the mature and prudent Senior Sister Zhang to the acting suzerain. The acting suzerain had no objection to this, so from today, senior sister Zhang will be in charge of Jiange's first response."

After Zhang An got up, he folded his hands and bowed to the surroundings, and said with a smile: "Zhang An is new here, and I hope you will take care of me."

Guo Hanxuan had already prepared for this. While others were still calming down, he had already saluted solemnly, and said solemnly: "This subordinate has seen the general manager."

Now that the shopkeeper of Duobao Pavilion took the lead, the rest of the people had to bow down together, "Meet the chief manager."

The general manager is the general manager of the Jiange. Many of the managers under the name of the general manager of the Jiange, after the re-establishment of Jianzong, they are not as big as they were before. There are only three parts: Jianqi Lingkongtang, Jiange, and Punishment Department. , Zhang Xueyao, and Shangguan Qinghong are each in charge of one, so the positions of Jiange Chief Supervisor and Sword Qi Lingkong Hall Master are all vacant.

Now that it is a foregone conclusion that Zhang Xueyao and Shangguan Qinghong will hand over power, Xu Beiyou can't take charge of it himself like before, and the separation of powers has become an inevitable trend, so he decided that Song Guanguan will be in charge of Jianqi Lingkong hall, and the part of Jiange will be handed over to Zhang An .

The guests of honor at a dinner party broke up happily, and the managers left one after another. Zhang An, the new head of Jiange, saw off the guests in person, and Xu Beiyou and Guo Hanxuan went back to the Houfu.

The two walked on the cobblestone path, Guo Hanxuan was no longer as clever as before, he was half a body behind Xu Beiyou, a little more respectful.

Xu Beiyou said with a smile: "There is Laoguo shopkeeper during this period of time. If there is no shopkeeper Guo, I don't know how much thought Xu will have to spend."

Guo Hanxuan bowed slightly, and said softly: "This subordinate is terrified."

Xu Beiyou waved his hand and said, "Now you and I are our own people on the same boat, so why bother to say these false words, we can be honest with each other. I, Xu Beiyou, am not a good person who doesn't rub his eyes, nor do I kill people when we disagree. Wicked man, I just think of an ordinary person who wants to be successful, and they say that my brothers will settle accounts, as long as shopkeeper Guo works hard, I, Xu Beiyou, will give me nothing less."

Guo Hanxuan bent his back a little more, and said in a deep voice, "This subordinate will definitely do his best to assist the young master."

Xu Beiyou smiled, noncommittal.

The two things of love and loyalty are extremely difficult to cultivate without the precipitation of years and the experience of sharing life and death together.Xu Beiyou never believed in the drama of accepting the head and worshiping. Instead of believing that a few words can make people loyal, it is better to believe in the loyalty bought with real money or the loyalty that is simply scared by killing people with a sword.

Guo Hanxuan still had a bit of confidence in Duobaoge's own territory, but now that he came to Xu Beiyou's territory, he was only respectful, seeing that Xu Beiyou didn't speak, he didn't dare to speak rashly, and the two of them fell into silence for a while.

The two continued to walk slowly along the cobblestone path until they came to the end of the road. Xu Beiyou looked at a low attic in front of him and said softly: "The dust has settled now, but the details still need to be worked out. Although Senior Sister Zhang is the teacher's wife My niece, but it may not be able to convince the group of stewards below, and there will be stumbling blocks in the future, so I still have to ask shopkeeper Guo to support me a lot."

Guo Hanxuan hurriedly said, "I dare not say I'm sorry."

At this moment, Zhang An arrived here after seeing off the guests, and Guo Hanxuan took his leave.

Xu Beiyou sighed and said, "Senior Sister Zhang, I don't know if it's right or wrong for me to bring you from a quiet place to Vanity Fair."

Zhang An said with a smile: "In the past, Zhang An's heart was like a dead tree, but now when he goes out for a walk and does something, his mind has been opened up a lot."

Xu Beiyou turned around, clasped his hands and said solemnly, "Then I'll have to thank Senior Sister Zhang."

Zhang An didn't give way, but said softly: "Anyway, Zhang An is also a member of Jianzong, if the young master can really revitalize Jianzong, what's the matter with Zhang An's life?"

(End of this chapter)