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Chapter 322

Yang Su settled on a painting boat on the Haizi River.

Chang Ying lowered his clothes and changed his clothes, then passed.When they arrived, the brothers and sisters of the Xu family hadn't arrived yet, and Fu Rong was still on the way. Yang Su didn't know what to talk to Ling Yuan about, but when they saw her coming, they both stood up.

Xu Jinruo suffered from the wind and cold, so Xu Lan didn't go out last night, and the commotion outside Xiangguo Temple didn't catch up.

At noon, I received a message from the guards that I would be able to leave the Yamen after noon, but Rong Yin suddenly came at noon, and temporarily selected a few thousand households to inspect the formation.

The general was not very satisfied with the results, and all the generals were summoned for a meeting for more than an hour, and they didn't leave until dusk.

Go back home and ask Xu Jinruo if he will go.She still had a stuffy nose, unable to speak in a low voice.

Xu Lan said: "It's okay if you don't go, you can't drink alcohol, you can't get in your mouth when we talk about things, unlike your sister Shen, who can do everything."

Xu Jinruo asked, "Sister Shen, are you going?"

"Of course."

Xu Jinruo got up, sniffed and wanted to go.

Fu Rong happened to meet the two of them at the gate of the pier, and boarded the boat after exchanging greetings.

The boat is not small, with two floors above and below, people have been invited to play the pipa, and the cabin is very warm with smoked cages burned.Pushing the window open, you can see red plums on the shore, and under the plums are strange rocks. The ship owners have built this area very well.

Changying and the others were all sitting in the cabin on the lower deck. In addition to setting up a table, the inner cabin separated by bead curtains also had an arhat bed, antique racks, desks, chessboards, etc., and there was also a carved lampstand by the window, which was exquisite and thoughtful everywhere. , should not be cheap.

But considering that it is His Royal Highness Jin Wang who is in charge today, everything makes sense.

Sitting facing the door, Ling Yuan saw them and Xu Jinruo's red nose at a glance.

Everyone is seated, and the meal time has arrived, and the waiter serves the food and wine first.On the left of Yang Su is Ling Yuan, on the right is Fu Rong, and Chang Ying is sitting with Xu Jinruo.

Changying asked her: "Why are you sick?" She said: "Two days ago, my cousins ​​came to Jinling's house, and I accompanied them for a walk in the city, and I caught a cold." Then she said: "It's nothing serious, but my nose is not very smooth. .”

Changying then replaced the stewed ginseng soup with squab in front of her with lotus seed soup.

The men exchanged pleasantries, and Xu Lan soon found out that Yang Jin was fined.He poured wine for Yang Su, raised his glass and said, "The wedding is coming soon, please be happy, my lord."

Yang Su couldn't help laughing: "You will only choose nice things to say."

Everyone laughed.Knowing what he means to the emperor, who would take the matter of fines at ease.

Changying knew that Yang Su had something to do, so she dragged Xu Jinruo upstairs after dinner.

Upstairs there are small round tables and slanted windows where you can see the bright moon in the sky.

The boat lady took the stove, teapot and chess board and waited for them to entertain them.

The subject downstairs is the accident last night.Seeing that Yang Su and Fu Rong were in a similar mood, Ling Yuan invited Xu Lan to the bow of the boat to blow off the alcohol.

In the cabin, Fu Rong turned his head and asked Yang Su: "The East Palace seems to have some cracks with the Gu family recently."

Yang Su said: "The rift has always existed, but they can't get away from each other, and others can't help it easily."

"So we should cut the mess quickly." Fu Rong said, "As long as one of them is taken down, the other side will be easy to deal with. Right now, the East Palace has lost one after another, and the Gu family tree is deeply rooted. If the Gu family can be controlled, then the East Palace is no problem. Down."

Yang Su raised his lips: "It seems that heroes see the same thing."

The position of the Fu family in the court situation is clear. They support the emperor and oppose the Gu family's suppression of imperial power. There is no need to hide these things.For Fu Rongneng to think of this step, it is obvious that he has carefully considered the strength of the East Palace and Prince Jin's Mansion.

Fu Rong Fubei smiled: "Since the time of Taizu, the Fu family has been loyal to the imperial court. For several generations, the Fu family has also sacrificed many predecessors for this country.

"A military general exists to protect the family and the country. Who would want to use Gordon's horse to fight against the yellow sand when they can see a prosperous and peaceful day? Gu Jiaxiong has dominated the court for many years, and when the crown prince ascends the throne, this disaster will continue for a long time."

Yang Su said: "Xiao Wang has heard countless times about the feats of the Dongning Guard in charge of the Fu family when they pacified the Western Frontiers in the past. I have personally experienced the might of the tiger of your father Guangweihou.

"It would be a blessing for the people of Jiangshan if the Fu family would help on the way to eliminate the imperial court."

Yang Su was in Dongningwei when he served in the army. At that time, Guangweihou had not yet taken office, but he still met him several times later.

He didn't mind Fu Rong knowing that he was serving in Dongningwei as Huo Rong, after all, there were not many people who could connect him with the Huo family.

Fu Rong smiled, but did not respond directly.

Yang Su also clicked to stop, not going any further.

Here at the bow of the ship, due to the rare sunny weather, the moonlight spreads down, the surface of the waves is shimmering, and the music is leisurely, which is very pleasant.

Mrs. Ling has never forced her sons to do things, but since Changying's marriage was settled, recently Ling Yuan has often been mentioned by her about marriage proposals.

The marriage had been discussed a long time ago, but last year it was accidentally discovered that Changying was in Huzhou, so it was interrupted again.Now that this is mentioned again, it is a bit disturbing.

The two chatted for a few words, but each fell silent, and finally Ling Yuan proposed to go back to the cabin for a drink.

Xu Lan took the next step slowly: "Master Hou, please stay."

Ling Yuan stopped.

Xu Lan put down his teacup and cupped his hands: "Master Hou is in charge of important positions in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. I would like to ask, is there any way to transfer back to the Central Plains through proper procedures in a situation like my father's transfer to Liaodong?"

Ling Yuan was slightly surprised: "Isn't your father just transferred?"

Xu Lan supported the railing of the boat, looked at the water and nodded: "The past six months."

Ling Yuan pondered for a while, and said: "According to the regulations, if there is no special approval, the generals who are ordered to be dispatched must meet the service period of more than two years before they can apply for transfer.

"For someone like your father, you can only wait for the emperor's order or the special approval of the Ministry of War. Otherwise, you will be sent back after being wounded. But no one would want this to happen."

After finishing speaking, he asked: "Why do you have to be transferred back in such a hurry? The general who guards the frontier will be very popular in the future."

With a family background like the Xu family's, it would not take much effort for Xu Yao to be promoted after returning from the border defense for two years.

Xu Lan said: "Our whole family is in the Central Plains. If we can't go to take care of them, we will always be worried." At the end he laughed and said: "I just asked by the way, but it's not really that urgent."

"Ruoyi come in!" Yang Su and the others shouted from the cabin.

Xu Lan responded, greeted Ling Yuan, and entered the door first.

Ling Yuan squinted at him, then turned to face the lake and shook his head again.

"Master Hou, please make way."

As soon as he turned around, there was a sound of urgency behind him.

He turned his head and saw Xu Jinruo standing in front of him with a red nose and a chess pot in his arms.

He straightened his waist and got out of the way, watching her go to ask the boat mother to change the jar with the pair of trembling pompoms on her back. It turned out that the chess jar fell to the ground and a few chess pieces fell into the lake.

Xu Jinruo came down along the way to clean her hands, changed chess and came back, and saw Ling Yuan was still standing by the rail of the boat, holding a pair of fluffy velvet flowers in her hands.

(End of this chapter)