Chapter 1130 The Gu family’s father and son beg each other, polo club
Zhou Chen shook his head after hearing this and described Zhu Manniang as kind-hearted. This is really the worst time for "kind-hearted" to be criticized.
But he did not refute, because he knew that at this time Gu Tingye had been deceived by Zhu Manniang. Without substantial evidence that Zhu Manniang had a problem, Gu Tingye would definitely not believe it.
"I'm curious. Is your outhouse better than that of Wei Xingshou from Guangyuntai? You and Wei Xingshou have known each other for a long time, but you didn't even think of taking her in. Instead, you found that outhouse?"
"It's different, it's really different."
Gu Tingye shook his head repeatedly: "Manniang and Wei Xingshou are still different. Wei Xingshou is capable and smart, but I can only be regarded as a confidante; but Mannia is really simple-minded and weak and can't take care of herself, so
That's why I brought her to Tokyo, and when I was with her and her two children, I really felt like home."
Here it comes, here it comes, Zhu Manniang is too weak to take care of herself. This is really the funniest thing Gu Tingye has ever said.
Zhou Chen sighed, Zhong Huai, the real innocent person is not your wife, but you.
"Okay, I don't care about you and your outhouse. If you come to see me today, you won't invite me to Guangyuntai to drink and listen to music again, right?"
"Of course not. I know my brother is busy, so I can't interrupt you often. In fact, I came here today because I have something to ask for."
Gu Tingye chuckled, quite embarrassed.
Hearing Gu Tingye say that he had something to ask for, Zhou Chen was very surprised: "Hey, do you have something to ask me for? Well, it's rare for you to ask for it. Just tell me, if it can be done, I will help you."
Gu Tingye was restless, hesitated, and finally spoke.
"I offended the officials because of some of my words. The officials asked me not to take the imperial examination again until I was fifty years old, so my path to becoming an official was blocked. I was not favored at home, and my father looked down on me. Naturally,
They won't arrange errands for me; originally I was thinking that I would leave Tokyo and go back to the countryside of Yangzhou to live a leisurely life, but after thinking about it I couldn't bear to do it. After thinking about it, I thought of my brother."
Zhou Chen said in shock: "Do you want me to arrange an errand for you?"
"Brother is really smart. He guessed it right away. I still have some strength. If brother can help me arrange a job that can support my family, I would be really grateful."
After saying that, he stood up and gave Zhou Chen a big salute.
"Stop, stop, stop."
Zhou Chen found it funny: "I know you are capable, capable of both literary and military skills, but as a military general, I can only arrange for you to join the army. But the problem is that your father Gu Hou is still there, and he and I can't
We are acquainted with each other, so you bypass him and ask me to arrange errands for you. Now that Gu Hou knows about it, he might blame me for being nosy."
Gu Tingye said with an indifferent expression: "Brother, don't worry about him. He won't care about what I do except teaching me and beating me all day long."
"The conflict between you and your father is beyond my control, but as far as I know, Gu Hou is not the kind of person you think. He may not love you the most, but he doesn't really care about you. If he
I don’t care about you, and I won’t teach you a lesson or beat you. I guess Gu Hou still hates iron more than steel."
Gu Tingye didn't take it seriously and hummed: "I only know that no matter what I do, he is not satisfied. I am a fool, but every time something happens and others frame me, he would rather believe outsiders than me."
, Anyway, no matter how I explain it, it’s useless. After so many years, I have accepted my fate.”
"Brother, as long as you arrange errands for me, no matter what I do, I will never embarrass my brother."
Facing Gu Tingye's plea, Zhou Chen fell into deep thought. Did you know that in the plot, Gu Tingye was able to rise and reach such a high position because he rescued Zhao Zongquan by chance and formed a deep friendship with Zhao Zongquan. Later,
He also helped Zhao Zongquan save the current official family and defeated the Queen Mother, so that he could become more powerful.
If he arranges errands for Gu Tingye now, it is likely to destroy the original trajectory. It is hard to say whether Gu Tingye will have any future opportunities.
But looking at Gu Tingye's expectant look, he couldn't say no.
"Well, let me see if there are any good vacancies first, but it may take some time. As for you, go back and think about it again. If you really decide, and I have a suitable position here, I will help you arrange it.
"
"Brother, I don't have to think about it. Any position is fine." Gu Tingye asked impatiently.
He has a lot of friends in Tokyo, but most of them are fair-weather friends, dudes similar to him. He can't count on them at all, and he doesn't want to ask those people for help.
He came to see Zhou Chen because he felt that his relationship with Zhou Chen was unusual, and he was convinced of Zhou Chen's ability. He was convinced to work under Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen said: "Okay, I'll help you see in the next two days. It's a waste of talent for your boy to be a top soldier. If there is a suitable position, I will find someone to inform you, but I have agreed in advance, Gu Hou
If you are not satisfied, you have to bear it yourself."
Gu Tingye was overjoyed: "Brother, please don't worry, I will definitely not embarrass you. Then I will wait for the good news about brother."
"Good positions cannot be arranged in a short time. Don't worry. You are not in a hurry anyway."
"Well, with my brother's words, I feel much more at ease."
After seeing Gu Tingye off, Zhou Chen was thinking about what errands to arrange for Gu Tingye.
With his current status, it is not difficult to arrange a position. What's more, Gu Tingye has a high status. He is the legitimate son of Ningyuan Houfu and he is also capable. Therefore, ordinary positions are not suitable for him and he needs to consider it.
Gu Tingye happily returned to the Tianshui Lane courtyard. This was the courtyard he bought specifically for his wife Zhu Manniang and her pair of children to live in. He even invited his most trusted wet nurse, Grandma Chang, to take care of them.
"Brother, you're back. Why are you so happy today?"
Grandma Chang was relieved when she saw Gu Tingye coming back with a smile on his face. Since the end of the Chunwei Examination, her brother has been depressed, and he had a fight with the old Hou Ye, and he is always frowning.
of.
Today I am very happy to see Gu Tingye change his decadence from the past few days.
Zhu Manniang, who was accompanying a pair of children, heard the noise and came over.
Gu Tingye respected Grandma Chang who treated him like a son, and said happily: "Mammy, Mannia, it's really a good thing. We don't have to leave Bianjing. I went to see Brother Wednesday today, and Brother Wednesday said yes
Help me arrange an errand. If Brother Zhou can help, it will be no problem."
"But the Lord Zhongjing, Lord Zhou, whom I saw at the gate of Gongyuan last time?"
Grandma Chang's memory is pretty good, and she still has an impression of Zhou Chen, a person of noble status.
"Yes, that's him."
Grandma Chang suddenly shouted excitedly: "Really? Our brother is really capable and knows some big people. That Lord Zhou is very impressive at first sight. Brother, if Lord Zhou really gives you
You must thank them properly for arranging errands."
Gu Tingye nodded and said: "Don't worry, mama, I treat Brother Zhou like an elder brother. Brother Zhou also values me very much. I will do my job well."
"well."
Grandma Chang cried with joy. If she could, she certainly didn't want Gu Tingye to leave Bianjing.
In her eyes, her brother was the legitimate son of the Ningyuan Hou Mansion and had a distinguished status. How could he really go to the countryside and live an ordinary life?
Although the old Marquis is very unkind to my brother now, fortunately, my brother still has a reliable relationship. The identity of Mr. Zhou is no worse than that of the old Marquis.
Zhu Manniang listened and smiled.
She had worked hard and calculated for so many years just to come to Bianjing to enjoy the happiness, and she didn't want to leave Tokyo at all.
Now that she learned that Gu Tingye had an elder brother who was a marquis and could help Gu Tingye arrange a position without leaving Bianjing, she was naturally very happy.
Regarding Gu Tingye's matter, Zhou Chen was still considering whether to send someone to inform Ningyuan Marquis Gu Yankai, but what he didn't expect was that before he could decide, Gu Yankai actually came to him first.
"Is Gu Hou here for Zhong Huai?"
In the main hall, Zhou Chen dispersed the servants, leaving only him and Gu Yankai.
Gu Yankai looks like he is in his fifties, with a normal complexion, but he has an aura of calmness and dignity, and a resolute face.
"My treacherous son has caused trouble to the Marquis of Zhou."
"Gu Hou misunderstood. Zhong Huai and I hit it off. He called me brother, and I regarded him as my younger brother."
"Thanks to Zhou Hou for looking up to Xiao'er, it is his blessing to be recognized by Zhou Hou."
Gu Yankai was very polite, but seeing that Zhou Chen seemed to treat his son differently, he felt a lot more relaxed.
"I know that the traitor has come to see Hou Zhou. If he causes any trouble to Hou Zhou, please look after him for my sake. Don't blame him. I owe him a favor."
Zhou Chen said: "Excuse me for talking too much, Gu Hou cares so much about Zhong Huai, and Zhong Huai also respects Gu Hou extremely. Father and son have no hatred overnight, so why can't Gu Hou open up and have a good talk with Zhong Huai?"
Gu Yankai's face was complicated: "Some things cannot be explained clearly by talking. The more you talk, the deeper the misunderstanding will be. Zhou Hou, I want to ask, what does he want to ask you for?"
"Zhong Huai asked me to help him arrange an errand. I originally wanted to tell Gu Hou, after all, I am an outsider, but Zhong Huai begged me, and I couldn't refuse, so I could only agree to him. Since Gu Hou is here today, then this
You should listen to Gu Hou’s opinion on the matter.”
"If Marquis Gu has other plans for Zhong Huai, I won't bother with this matter."
Gu Yankai was surprised to hear that this was the case, because he knew his son well. If he was not forced to do so, the boy would definitely not ask for help, and would rather come to Zhou Chen than go to him.
After being silent for a long time, he suddenly said: "Then please ask Marquis Zhou to help him once. Just think of it as a favor that my Ningyuan Marquis Mansion owes to Marquis Zhou. If something happens to Marquis Zhou in the future, the whole Ningyuan Marquis Mansion will not dare to disobey me."
"Gu Hou is serious. Forget about favors. This is what I promised Zhong Huai."
"If possible, I would like to ask Zhou Hou to help him to the end and arrange a high-level errand for him."
Zhou Chen looked at Gu Yankai in surprise, but understood what he meant in an instant. Gu Yankai was probably afraid that he would randomly assign a position to Gu Tingye, so he said this. He said it with class, so naturally he wanted to
Ask Zhou Chen to arrange for a higher grade.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Chen agreed.
"Don't worry, Mr. Gu, I will take care of the arrangements."
After Gu Yan opened his mouth, Zhou Chen naturally had to be more cautious. Originally, if Gu Tingye had joined the job with the title of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, he would have been able to obtain a position of around seven or eight grades. However, for the same grade but different positions,
The powers it brings are also different.
For example, it is clear at a glance which one is more important than the seventh grade who has real power and the seventh grade who has idle positions.
Zhou Chen was still thinking about arranging errands for Gu Tingye when Hua Lan came over and stretched out her hand to massage his head gently.
"The officer is still worried about Gu Erlang?"
"Yes, I originally agreed to arrange an errand for him, but his father, Gu Hou, made a trip in person to deliver things and favors. How can I be justified if I don't arrange a good errand for him?"
"The officials and girls in Tokyo all say that Gu Erlang is a demon king, and his relationship with his father, Gu Hou, is like fire and water, but hearing it is worse than seeing it. I think Gu Hou cares a lot about Gu Erlang, and even his face is at stake.
I don't care, I come to visit in person and ask for help from the officials."
Zhou Chen said: "How can there be any deep hatred between father and son? Zhong Huai did so much just to attract his father's attention. It's a pity that the father does not know the son and the son does not know the father. This has led to the current situation; but I and I
You said, no matter what happens to anyone, they will probably be most worried about themselves."
Hua Lan praised: "Officials have insight into people's hearts and see thoroughly."
"Officer, Mrs. Wu from Earl's Palace of Yongchang sent another message to our house today. She will hold a polo match at Jinming Pool in two days. This time the scale is not small. Mrs. Wu has invited many people.
The young official loves his wife, and she even asked about the official."
"You still invited me?"
Zhou Chen was very surprised. Mrs. Wu's polo club was equivalent to a different kind of blind date party. The participants were basically officials and ladies, as well as married men and women.
He had been married a long time ago, and was now an important minister of the imperial court, the Marquis of Zhongjing. Under normal circumstances, he would not go to such a gathering.
"Yes, Mrs. Wu is very enthusiastic, but I guess she invited the officials not only to watch polo, but also because she wanted to get to know and make good friends with the officials."
"Even if you have this idea, it should be Uncle Yongchang who should come forward, not Lady Wu, who should come forward to invite me."
Zhou Chen pondered for a moment, and said that he had never participated in such a large-scale polo club since he ascended the throne. This was mainly because most of these polo clubs were attended by young people. People like him were already
Officials with noble titles will rarely attend unless they are invited by a noble official with whom they are friends.
"Then please reply to Mrs. Wu and say that if I can find time that day, I will go and take a look."
Hua Lan nodded and said: "Okay, it just so happens that my three younger sisters have also arrived in Jiji. I will go back later and invite my mother, younger brothers and sisters to attend the polo club together. Even if I don't win, I will go out and meet other officials.
The young ladies and gentlemen of the noble family can also learn a lot."
Zhou Chen suddenly remembered that there were several scenes at the polo field in the plot, and they were quite interesting. It might be good to go and see them.
Two days have passed in the blink of an eye, and today is the day when the polo club starts. Starting a polo club is a relatively cumbersome matter, so naturally it is impossible to start early. At this time, the polo ground slowly became lively.
After Zhou Chen's morning dynasty, Yuan Cai drove the carriage straight to the Jinming Pond outside Xinzheng Gate.