Chapter 113 Involvement
An ordinary person always needs some goals of fear, respect, respect, or worship.
Qian Yuan respects the contemporary Tang Shunzhi who was in charge of his own, admires Yu Dayou, who has not yet recovered from his injuries, and worships Nie Bao, who chose Songjiang in his heart.
But Qian Yuan was afraid of only one person, Lu Shusheng.
Of course, this kind of fear is also mixed with respect... However, Qian Yuan, who came to the door the next morning, did not have the latter feeling in his heart.
"It's really amazing. It's said that Huating Qian's family has produced heroes again. It's said that Huating Qian's poetry and books have been passed down from generation to generation, but at the right time he has produced someone who is proficient in military arts..."
"Don't care about the heaven, earth, the king, the parents and teachers, you still have the face to come to the door!"
Lu Shusheng, who was sitting upright on the Taishi chair, was obviously well prepared, and he never stopped reprimanding words. He even made a cup of tea to moisten his throat.
Yesterday, when Qian Yuan heard his uncle's joke, he knew that he would definitely be scolded today... But until this morning, Li Si, who was left behind, whispered that before the Japanese pirates attacked Songjiang, the two guards at home were ready to attack Lu Shusheng.
After all, he didn't take action because Lu Shusheng discovered it in advance... Seeing the prepared rope and carriage, the old man was so angry that he smoked his orifices.
It took Qian Yuan, who was trained to look like a mortal face, found the opportunity to interrupt.
"Old Master, moved to Hangzhou..."
"I'm thinking about running for my life again?" Lu Shusheng sneered.
"I won't leave."
"Hmm?" Lu Shusheng's face eased, and he looked at Qian Yuan carefully, "What does it mean?"
"The Shuangjiang Gong summoned his juniors to follow the army to sort out the documents."
Lu Shusheng nodded repeatedly while stroking his white beard, "I have heard that you are in the internal affairs of the Prime Minister of Chongde County and give advice... I am qualified."
Qian Yuan whispered: "But his family will move to Hangzhou for refuge... Within at least two or three years, Songjiang will be the place of four battles, and a gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall."
Looking at Lu Shude next to him, Qian Yuan continued, "The two men from the Lu family have no children yet. How can the elders bear it?"
"What if I refuse?"
Qian Yuan swallowed without saying a word.
"Do you still have to tie me up?" Lu Shusheng's anger was not gone. "I'm really capable. It's said that you're decisive in Chongde County, searching for spies, and resisting villagers from entering the city. This trick has hit his own people!"
"Brother, Brother Yuan is kind-hearted." Lu Shude, who was stared at Qian Yuan for several times, advised carefully: "At worst... I'll give him a few more questions... Um, I'll give him a few more ruthless ones."
Qian Yuan's eyes were wide open. What a fuck, is this what you said to be a consolation?
"That's right." Lu Shusheng looked at Qian Yuan's expression and patted the table: "Next year you will have a provincial exam. From now on, you will have six questions a day. Even if you follow the army, you can always find time to write."
Qian Yuan hesitated for a moment before reluctantly nodding to respond. He always wanted to make the old man vent his anger. Besides, the implication was to agree to move.
Seeing that the matter had been decided, Lu Shude coughed a few times and whispered: "Brother, Yuan Ge'er's tribe members are also..."
"By the way, there is something else." Lu Shusheng suddenly interrupted: "Five days ago, the female members of the Zhang family came to visit and talked about Brother Yuan..."
"The female family of Zhang family?" Qian Yuan blinked and gestured not to understand.
"Huating Zhang is also a local master. At that time, Duke Jian'an was a Jinshi in the 13th year of Zhengtong... This person is Zhang Xi." Lu Shusheng explained in detail: "Later, he served as the Minister of Justice and the Minister of War. He died in the second year of Hongzhi and was awarded the title of Prince Taibao."
Qian Yuan blinked again, is he interested in me and wants to marry?
Lu Shusheng continued: "Zhang Xi has a granddaughter who was filial to her grandfather, grandmother, and mother for continuous filial piety. She was still not married until she was nineteen years old. Later, she married people from this county to remarry."
Qian Yuan narrowed his eyes and asked slowly, "Xu?"
"No," Lu Shusheng looked at Qian Yuan calmly, "She is Xu Huating's current wife, and the one who visited her brother and sister five days ago."
Qian Yuan lowered his head and tried to hide the chill in his eyes, "Does his brother and sister have a daughter?"
"No." Lu Shusheng said slowly: "It's Xu Huating's wife who gave birth to two sons and one daughter, two sons are ten and four years old. The daughter should be thirteen years old this year, and it is said that she has not yet been married."
He couldn't understand what he said anymore, Lu Shude blurted out, "The Xu family thinks of Brother Zhongyuan? Such a nouveau riche!"
But neither Lu Shusheng nor Qian Yuan spoke, and the study room fell into silence.
Lu Shusheng was considering his son-in-law Qian Zheng. In his opinion, this was Xu Jie's way of winning over Qian Zheng again, but Xu Jie is now a well-deserved second-rate figure in the court. Even if the Southeast incident failed this time, it would be difficult to truly affect his status. Is it necessary?
But Qian Yuan’s thoughts were much more complicated. He didn’t like these intrigues, but he was not unfamiliar with them.
After a long silence, Qian Yuan spoke hard, his voice was dry and hoarse, "Shuangjiang Gong summoned me to follow the army..."
"When I was visiting Shuangjiang Gong in Suzhou, Zhao Wenhua, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Works who went south to Zhejiang to supervise the war, treated me quite kindly..."
Qian Yuan's hand involuntarily touched the jade pendant hanging around his waist. This was given by Zhao Wenhua when he was leaving. It was warm and valuable.
The study room fell into silence again, and the young Lu Shude looked at this and that, looking confused.
Nie Bao summoned Qian Yuan to accompany the army, Zhao Wenhua was kind to him, and Xu Jie meant marriage. It was obvious that these three things that happened almost at the same time must be related. Lu Shusheng, who had been away from the court for nearly three years, didn't know where to start, and he didn't understand the connection.
Lu Shusheng couldn't figure it out, but Qian Yuan was in it, at least part of it.
This is the situation that Qian Yuan least wants to see. He is willing to contribute his strength to the southeast's anti-Japanese war, but he never wants to be involved in the most bizarre struggle in the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years.
Yan Song, Xu Jie, Nie Bao... Qian Yuan repeatedly said these three names in pain in his heart.
Qian Yuan did not belittle himself. He once counseled military aircraft in the Governor's Office. He helped officers and soldiers defend the city twice to achieve great victory. He had a deep connection with Yu Dayou, Lu Tong, Lu Bin, and Qi Jiguang in the army. In addition, the Yuyao Sun family behind him, Taizhou Tan Lun Tang Shunzhi...
In the big game of anti-Japanese war in the southeast, Qian Yuan was inconspicuous, but he was a piece that could not be ignored.
Obviously, Nie Bao and Zhao Wenhua saw it, and even Xu Jie gave up his old grievances and extended an olive branch...
Qian Yuan gritted his teeth and complained in his heart that the meat was not cooked, so his hand was stretched out, not afraid that the meat would be cooked, but your hands were cooked first!
"Is the strange goods a habitable?" Lu Shusheng asked tentatively. He was very self-aware and was not as good as the young man in front of him in these things.
"Maybe." Qian Yuan said perfunctorily and bowed out of Lu's house.
"This..." Lu Shude looked at Qian Yuan's back curiously, and suddenly turned his head and asked loudly: "Brother, don't you care about the matter between Brother Yuan clan members?"
"What do you care about?"
“…”
Lu Shusheng picked up the teacup and took a sip, whispering: "Who do you think he is?"
Chapter completed!