Voices sounded one after another. Cui Shihong, Cui Weizhen and Wang Junshen all stood up and dismounted. Cui Shihong, who was admired by the stars, smiled and handed over to everyone. He first said to the local parent officer: "How dare you bother Mr. Li to greet you? Mr. Li is too polite. Turn around.
Mr. Cui hosted a banquet to thank you."
Li Zhixian looked flattered. He didn't even say anything, and his eyes fell on Wang Junshen again. "This is Tai, the former head of the Wang family. I'm glad to meet you. I am the local magistrate. My surname is Li Zhixing. I have admired the head of the Wang family for a long time."
Dai Ming, when I saw him today, he was indeed extraordinary."
Wang Junshen had seen many such little people who were fawning over aristocratic families. Although he was disdainful in his heart, his face was still gentle, "Master Li is too complimentary. He is just a wealthy and idle man who dare not accept the gift from Master Li. This is my nephew Cui Weizhen.
This year’s top pick on the gold list is now serving in the Hanlin Academy.”
Everyone's eyes turned to the tall and tall young man next to him. His noble and noble demeanor really reminded him of Cui Shichang back then.
Li Zhixian's expression was even more solemn. Although he and Cui Weizhen were both seventh-rank officials, the capital officials were always one level higher than the local officials. Cui Weizhen was a young and talented young man with a bright future. He was also a noble son of a noble family, which he, who was born as a commoner, could not match.
So his attitude became more respectful and enthusiastic, "I have admired the name Cui Hanlin for a long time. I have the honor to see Cui Hanlin's masterpieces. I am really ashamed of myself. Not to mention the "Xumi Painting" that Cui Hanlin even praised by His Majesty. It is really heart-wrenching."
I yearn for it, and I wonder if I will be lucky enough to see Cui Hanlin’s authentic work for the rest of my life.”
This guy has the ability to flatter people like no one else.
Although Cui Weizhen was not happy, he did not show off his face and said politely: "Master Li, you are too polite. I have little talent and little knowledge, so I don't deserve Master Li's praise. If Master Li doesn't mind, I have a new "Xumi Painting" that I can give as a gift.
Mr. Li enjoys it."
Li Zhixian was immediately overjoyed. Although he was not in the capital, he also knew that Cui Weizhen's paintings were now hard to come by. Each painting was sold for as much as a thousand taels. Now that he could get his authentic work, it was really profitable!
He thanked him repeatedly, and his warm look made Cui Shihong frown slightly, but for the sake of the face of the leader of his clan, he did not do anything to steal the limelight.
It's just that he doesn't do it, not many others don't do it.
For example, Cui Si and Cui Shihuai, who had an enmity with him, said in a strange way: "Weizhen, you are willing to come back. It is very difficult to recruit a young genius like you. I traveled thousands of miles to invite you back last year, and you are still not willing. I have to
You need big brother to intervene before you are willing to come back. You are too arrogant."
There was silence everywhere. Li Zhixian looked at this and that in embarrassment, feeling that the Cui family was not at peace inside, and he didn't want to get involved, so he quickly found an excuse and ran away.
Cui Weizhen didn't care about Li Zhixian's fate, and was still calm about Cui Shihuai's sarcasm, "My nephew needs to devote himself to reading poetry and books at a young age, so he didn't go back to the clan, which made the fourth uncle's trip in vain. By the way, I heard that Brother Yun was seriously injured last year.
, I wonder if you are in good health now? I brought back a lot of medicinal materials from the capital, which can be used by Brother Yun. "
Cui Shihuai's eyes immediately turned red with anger. He pointed at Cui Weizhen and said angrily: "Cui Weizhen, don't be hypocritical! The injuries on my brother Yun's body may have been designed by you. Now the cat is crying and the mouse is pretending to be compassionate. I don't despise you.
You are so kind, who knows what is in your medicinal materials! My brother Yun is still alive!"
"Fourth brother, you have gone too far!"
An unhappy voice sounded. The speaker was a man who looked about thirty years old. He said unhappily: "Brother Yun was injured because he was jealous of others. Wei Zhen is far away in Linxi County. How can we fight with him?"
Is this related? Don’t make false claims and accuse people unjustly. You, an elder, have the nerve to bully Fifth Brother’s son. It’s really a shame!”
"Okay, Lao Liu, I knew it was you."
Cui Shihuai sneered, "The fifth brother was the best to you when he was alive, and you also followed the fifth brother. Now that the fifth brother is dead, you kneel down and lick his son. My brother Yun must have been done by you together.
Cui Weizhen didn't take action in Linxi County, but with you as a pawn in Qinghe, what can't he do?"
Cui Shihong was reminded like this, and he didn't know what he thought of. He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Cui Liu and Cui Shihui with a look of unknown meaning.
Cui Shihui smiled coldly, "That's nonsense. There's no point in trying to incriminate him. Why is the fourth brother biting people like a mad dog that has lost his mind? Your own son was beaten for not cultivating his morality, and you still blame your own brother and nephew."
Okay. If Fourth Brother is not convinced, you can go to the elders of the clan and see if they can make the decision for you!"
Cui Shihuai's face suddenly turned ugly when he mentioned the clan elders.
Hedonism is prevalent among the Cui family, and few are promising. The elders hate the few elders headed by Cui Weiyun, and wish to expel them from the Cui family, so as not to ruin the reputation of the Cui family for hundreds of years.
There will definitely be no benefit in front of them.
Not to mention that Cui Shihuai suspected Cui Weizhen, even if the evidence was conclusive, in order to win over the most promising young man in the clan, he might even have to pick it up and love it gently.
Thinking of this, he was extremely unconvinced. He glanced at Cui Weizhen resentfully and sneered again and again, "Now that I have a backer, Lao Liu will finally start to tremble. I thought you were an honest person, but I didn't expect that I saw the wrong person.
Dogs that bite don’t bark.”
This is too ugly to hear.
Seeing Cui Weizhen about to speak, Cui Shihui shook his head at him in a subtle way, telling him not to get involved in the quarrels between the elders, otherwise even if he was justified, he would be accused of disrespecting the elders.
He lowered his face coldly and said to Cui Shihong: "I have never offended my fourth brother. Now that my fourth brother is speaking coldly to me, it is too chilling. Brother, you are the clan leader. You give me a judgment. Fourth brother is like this."
Is the behavior desirable?”
Cui Shihong had just been watching indifferently, but when his name was called this time, he couldn't continue to look coldly on him, so he put on the face of an elder and said to Cui Shihuai: "Fourth brother, don't talk nonsense without evidence.
, you don’t know who the seventh brother is? I know you care about Brother Yun, but you can’t mess up your position because of this, bite randomly and make others laugh. "
This may seem like an accusation, but if you look carefully, you can still hear the warning.
Cui Shihuai heard his subtext clearly, his face paled slightly, and he immediately restrained his anger, and said honestly, "I know the depth, brother, and I will never do it again in the future."
He had previously ridiculed Cui Shihui to kneel and lick his nephew. He really should have shown him what he looked like and what it meant to kneel and lick.
