Jiuxi

Chapter 365 Chapter 363 [Restart]

Fu Yangzi was helped away by the waiter in embarrassment. Although he was not the head of the Fu family in Fenglin, he was one of the powerful elders of the Fu family. His face was covered with blood when Lu Chen smashed it with a wine glass, but He didn't even have the courage to yell.

Although Lu Chen came to Mo Garden tonight with only a dozen soldiers, and he was the only one in the Yashe at this moment, but without complete preparations, who would dare to attack a powerful prince?

Guo Congyi and Hou Yu didn't respond, so Fu Yangzi could only go down to heal his wounds in despair.

The atmosphere in the hall was like an ice cave, and the graceful maids around them were all as silent as cicadas, not daring to express their feelings.

Guo Congyi's face was gloomy, but he didn't actually have much anger in his heart. Instead, he was more surprised and puzzled.

Lu Chen's behavior has changed so much. His friendly demeanor in Nanya was a breath of fresh air. This is why Guo Congyi decided to call Fu Yangzi over to set up a trap. Otherwise, tonight would be just an ordinary banquet.

Who would have known that Lu Chen would fall out of favor faster than flipping through a book. He didn't give Fu Yangzi a chance to induce him, and used a wine glass to forcefully interrupt the process, making it impossible to proceed with the subsequent arrangements.

Only about halfway through the banquet, there were signs of an unhappy breakup.

Everyone was silent.

The situation became more and more tense, and the maids in the hall felt a chill to their bones. One or two maids who were a little braver raised their heads slightly, and saw the handsome young prince looking at her with his face as usual. He waved his hand and said: "Excuse me, girl, please help me get another wine glass."

When did such anomalies appear in the official circles of the capital?

Lu Chen paved the steps easily, but Guo Congyi did not answer, otherwise it would make people think that he, the privy envoy, was too easy to manipulate.

Lu Chen raised his glass again and said, "Your Majesty, the Privy Council has good intentions, how could I not know what is good and what is evil? With this glass of wine, I apologize to the Privy Council for my impulsiveness just now."

These words were like a ray of warm sunshine in the cold winter, slightly dispelling the cold and lonely atmosphere in the hall.

Guo Congyi forced a smile and said: "Maybe he just wants to make friends with young heroes like Lu Hou. This is human nature."

The maid was flattered and quickly fetched a white jade cup, placed it respectfully in front of Lu Chen, and then poured wine for him.

Just now he made it clear that Fu Yangzi was his good friend. Lu Chen didn't hesitate at all when he took action. After a while, he was talking and laughing calmly, as if he didn't think there was anything wrong with it at all.

He never mentioned Guo Congyi himself, but he never left him.

Facing Lu Chen's gesture of toasting, Guo Congyi sat expressionless, while Hou Yu opposite him looked at him coldly.

Lu Chen did not continue to tease the maid. He raised his hand and picked up the white jade cup and said to Guo Congyi: "I am ignorant of etiquette, impersonal and ignorant of the world. I am really a rude and barbaric person. Please forgive me, Your Excellency."

"Don't overstate it."

Guo Congyi was able to hold on to the most important position of Privy Councilor, the most important position in the military. In terms of the city government's scheming alone, it was no weaker than those of the civil servants who were full of twists and turns. However, at this moment, he had to be surprised by Lu Chen's thick skin.

He didn't say what he said next, but Guo Congyi and Hou Yu knew it in their hearts.

The four words "disloyalty and unjust" were a bit serious, so Guo Congyi could only say: "Isn't Marquis Lu's words serious?"

The maid was carefully trained by Mo Yuan and was used to serving high-ranking officials. Naturally, she was not a Xiaojiabiyu who had never seen the scene before. But at this moment, looking at the warm smile on the face of the young prince, her cheeks instantly glowed, and she lowered her head and said calmly: " My maid dare not accept the Lord Marquis’s thanks.”

Guo Congyi raised a toast to each other, and they drank it all in one gulp.

"Thank you."

Lu Chen smiled faintly and said calmly: "That's why I didn't flatly refuse when the Privy Council asked him to come out. If he just wanted to sit down and have a glass of wine, chat and get to know each other, how could I get angry? I and him It’s the first time we meet. I’ve never seen each other before. From the moment we met, I wanted to become a business partner with the Lu family. This is unavoidable..."

Guo Congyi calmed down, and it was not yet time for him to fall out with Lu Chen, so he walked down the slope and said: "I didn't think about this matter carefully. I didn't expect that guy Lao Fu to be so reckless. Don't take it to heart, Marquis Lu. "

Lu Chen shook his head and then said: "Privy Council, you might as well think about it. If I accept Fu Yangzi's invitation, the Lu family business will expand to the south of the Yangtze River. It will inevitably rely on the help of the Fu family and other Jiangnan big business families, and countless interests will arise. By then, they will If you want me to help with something, such as sending incompetent children into the Beijing army, how can I refuse?"

Lu Chen continued to hold up the wine glass and said calmly: "I know that Mr. Fu is a good friend of the Privy Councilor. Ordinarily, he should not be treated like this. However, this person relied on his relationship with the Privy Councilor to openly frame me for infidelity. An unjust situation. If I don't give him a clear answer, I'm afraid it will cause more trouble."

Lu Chen smiled slightly at her.

A sudden storm seemed to disappear without a trace.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand Guo Congyi's softened attitude. He has reached the top of his position in the military and will never be promoted. After all, he must maintain his ambition and magnanimity as the first person in the military.

On the other hand, considering the age and seniority gap between him and Lu Chen, the latter would basically not pose a threat to his status, so there was no need to make too much of a fuss.

This was part of the mystery that Lu Chen had figured out before.

Every powerful person in the capital has his or her own position, and also has positions that are related to the overall situation, so one cannot simply judge a person's acting style. While Lu Chen and Guo Congyi were gradually easing their relationship, another general kept pouring himself wine.

Hou Yu's face was already a bit drunk.

When Guo Congyi saw this, he raised his glass and said: "Brother Hou, drinking alone is boring, you and I have a drink."

Hou Yu nodded, drank the wine in the glass, raised his eyes to look at Lu Chen who was diagonally across from him, and said slowly: "Lu Hou, it's really inappropriate to be acquainted with each other, but we in the army are not good at pretending. I have something in my heart." I won’t be happy if I don’t say a few words.”

Lu Chen said calmly: "General, it doesn't matter if you say so."

"Marquis Lu's achievements are beyond reproach. I admire him as much as Privy Council Guo. This is also the reason why you rose to a high position at such a young age but few people question it. Not to mention His Majesty's trust in you, just because of your service in the past two years. For your outstanding performance in the border war, no one, including myself, is more worthy of the post of General Nanya than you."

Hou Yu first threw a few top hats at him, but Lu Chen smiled and didn't answer. He knew there would be a twist in the follow-up.

Sure enough, I heard Hou Yu say: "However, I have heard some of Lu Hou's deeds before, and after seeing it with my own eyes tonight, I can't help but feel that Lu Hou is too arrogant."

He stared closely into Lu Chen's eyes.

Guo Congyi kept silent, picked up the wine cup and tasted it carefully.

Lu Chen said calmly: "Arrogant?"

Hou Yu's tone gradually became solemn: "Yes, it is arrogance, the arrogance of not taking anyone seriously. The year before last when you entered the capital for the first time, you were just a school captain, and you openly humiliated the three young masters of Zuo Xiang's house. This matter That's okay, after all, that Li Sanlang has always been generous, and his power is regarded as a minor conflict between young people. But later on, you didn't even look down on His Highness, which has lost the dignity of a courtier!"

He took a deep breath and his eyes became sharper: "As for what you did tonight, I can't believe it. No matter the Privy Council or Fu Yangzi, they are all just kind-hearted in nature. If you don't want to accept it, it doesn't matter. Just decline politely. This makes everyone look good. But you don’t do this, and you insist on hurting people and tearing apart their faces!”

Guo Congyi coughed lightly and advised: "Brother Hou, please stop saying a few words, don't hurt each other's harmony."

But Hou Yu continued to say forcefully: "Privy Guo has a broad mind and is not as knowledgeable as you, but I can't stand it. Lu Chen, no one denies your contribution to Daqi. When men in the army mention your name, most of them will praise the country. A good general, but you are too presumptuous and don’t take others into consideration at all!”

"You have to know that you are not the only one who fights bravely to protect Da Qi and its people!"

At this point, Hou Yu suddenly tore open the front of his clothes, revealing the criss-cross scars on his chest, and said angrily: "You have made great achievements in Northern Xinjiang, and Hou has also charged in the Western Border, repelling the attacks of the Seven Tribes of Shazhou countless times in the past thirteen years. , I have never been timid and flinched once!”

Looking at the angry and stern Marquis of Nan'an, Lu Chen played with the white jade wine glass in his hand and said calmly: "General Hou, are you done?"

Hou Yu seemed to be suppressing his anger, and his chest was heaving violently.

Lu Chen said calmly: "There are some things that I have forgotten. Now that you mention them again, I will figure out what is right and wrong."

"Sanlang Li Jiasan deceived me when I was young and wanted to play the trick of treating me to dinner and accepting him as a dog. I didn't slap him back on the spot. It was because the left prime minister had worked hard for the country all his life and had no time to discipline the children at home. .”

"The third prince forced me to apologize to Li Yunyi because of this matter. This is even more ridiculous and ignorant. You are right what you said before. I was just a school captain at the time, but don't forget. Later, I was awarded the title of Founding Kingdom for my military merits. Lord of the county. To put it simply, I shed my blood and sacrificed my life for Da Qi to kill the enemy. Li Yunyi is just a tyrannical and oppressive dandy. You want me to apologize to him? Is this how General Hou leads his troops?"

After Lu Chen said these few words, Hou Yu's face became extremely ugly, especially the last sentence was like a sharp thorn piercing his heart.

The most important thing in the military is to protect one's weaknesses!

If subordinates who are not at fault are asked to bow their heads to the powerful and apologize, such a general will not be qualified to lead troops at all.

The momentum between the two sides gradually reversed, and Lu Chen continued: "As for tonight's matter, I have just said it very tactfully, and I have not been too direct out of consideration for Privy Guo's face. Hou Yu, we are the generals appointed by His Majesty, and we are in charge of the Beijing army. Your Majesty is responsible. You need to find out more about the dirty intentions behind a wealthy family like the Fu family secretly wooing the head coach of the Beijing Army!"

Hou Yu said angrily: "Don't exaggerate and make wanton accusations!"

"Ah."

Lu Chen chuckled and said slowly: "Back to the original question, you said that I am arrogant and disobedient. This sounds really ridiculous. I am loyal to His Majesty, but I don't know who else I want to be loyal to. Allegiance? Third prince? Or your Jiangnan family?"

Guo Congyi's expression changed drastically.

"If you are just dissatisfied with me personally, the worst we can do is never get in touch with each other. But if you want to slander my loyalty to His Majesty, you might as well come over and let me see what you, the governor of Chengzhou, are capable of."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chen raised his hand suddenly, and the profound power of Shangxuan Jing was instantly poured into his right arm, and then he slapped his palm on the table.

"boom!"

The round table collapsed instantly, and the cups and dishes shattered on the floor!

(End of this chapter)