Chen Qing picked up the wine glass and said calmly: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. I will be angry if you should be angry, and I won't be angry if you shouldn't be."
"Hey! I have been holding this matter in my heart for a long time, not to mention that I feel uncomfortable."
"Then just say it!"
Hu Yantong hesitated and asked, "Is there something wrong with your marriage to Miss Lu?"
Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat. Did Huyantong hear any more rumors?
He said quietly: "Why do you ask that?"
"Well, last month Zhang Jun celebrated his birthday and invited more than a thousand celebrities from Lin'an. I went with my father. At the birthday banquet, I saw Miss Lu Xiu. She came with my grandfather. Of course, the birthday banquet
There were many ladies in the palace, but Miss Lu Xiu was very amazing. No matter her calligraphy, poetry or painting, as well as her appearance and demeanor, she was beyond the reach of other ladies. A dozen young scribes were jealous and almost got into a fight to please her, but
There was a young man among them who seemed to be quite popular with Miss Lu, and we chatted with him for a long time."
Chen Qing smiled and said: "It means that she is excellent, and it also means that my eyesight is not bad. Since she is an excellent woman, many people will definitely like her. There is nothing wrong with her chatting with people who like her.
"
"But this young man has publicly stated his position that he will not marry anyone other than Lu Xiu!"
"oh?"
Chen Qing was somewhat interested, "What's his name? Is he very powerful?"
"This man is very, very powerful. The top pick in this year's imperial examination is called Shen Gai. He comes from the famous Shen family in Wuxing, Jiangnan. I don't know how many powerful and high-ranking officials want to recruit him as their son-in-law, but he has a higher eye than anyone else, and no one likes him.
Fuck Lu Xiu."
"He has fallen in love with Lu Xiu, so what is Xianggong Lu's attitude?"
"I don't know what Xianggong Lu's attitude is, and I don't know if the Shen family has invited anyone to come to propose marriage. I just want to remind you that you are fighting alone at the front and don't let the backyard catch fire."
Chen Qing shook his head, "I don't think much of women. Who Lu Xiu likes is her business. I actually have nothing to do with her."
"What do you mean it doesn't matter, you are engaged!"
Chen Qing already understood that it was probably because Lu Yihao took a fancy to Shen Gai that he began to distance himself from him, hoping that he would give up Lu Xiu and give up Lu Xiu.
After a moment of silence, Chen Qing sneered and said: "I really don't have any engagement with Lu Xiu. The person she has an engagement with is not me, but Zhang Shuye's grandson. I'm just the person her grandfather once liked, and that's all."
"With neither the matchmaker's words nor the formal etiquette, how can we talk about a marriage contract?"
"What's going on? Lu Yihao regrets it?" Hu Yantong suddenly heard something in Chen Qing's words.
"Maybe! In fact, I felt that I was not suitable from the beginning. I don't know where Lu Yihao's muscles were swollen, but he actually took a fancy to me?
I am just a general, I have killed thousands of golden soldiers, I have experienced countless life and death battles, and now I am only a sixth-grade officer.
However, civil servants in the civil service examination can easily pass the sixth rank in a few years, especially those from Jiangnan rich families with family backgrounds who are promoted faster.
And she is the granddaughter of the Prime Minister, and with so many talented people pursuing her, is it possible that the Lu family will continue to choose a general who has offended the Queen Mother and has no future? "
"What you said makes sense. Military generals really have no fucking status. I experienced this especially profoundly in the capital. The last marriage was between military generals and military generals, and between civil servants and civil servants. There was a clear distinction between them. Hey! My grandfather took a fancy to it.
You, just marry my Wu Niang!"
Chen Qing couldn't help but laugh, "Your Wu Niang likes scribes, and her strong-willed melons are not sweet!"
"But the scribes looked down on her. After many kisses, when the other party heard that the girl didn't know how to needle and thread, calligraphy and painting, and didn't know much about writing, and could only wield a knife and stick, she ran away in fear.
Grandfather is very anxious about her marriage."
"She has her destiny. Before the destiny arrives, there is no point in rushing!"
At this moment, a low horn sound came from outside the restaurant, and Chen Qing's expression changed, "Why are there Jurchens?"
He was so familiar with it. This was the Jurchen's antlers. The drinkers rushed to the window one after another. Someone shouted, "It's the Jurchen envoy who is coming!"
At this time, a group of Jurchen cavalry rushed over, pointed their swords at the second-floor windows on both sides, and shouted viciously, "Close the windows, or you will be killed without mercy!"
The people on both sides were so frightened that they closed their windows, and no one dared to open them. The Jurchens killed people when they said they would, but they really meant it.
Chen Qing slowly walked to the window and opened a window. The shopkeeper was so frightened that he was about to come forward to persuade him. Hu Yantong grabbed the shopkeeper and shook his head at him, indicating that he should leave it alone.
On the street, groups of Jurchen cavalry were walking in formation, three in a row, as many as 150 rows. In the middle was an open carriage, and the person sitting on it was none other than Wan Yanchang.
"Who above opened the window, don't you want to live?" a Jurchen centurion roared.
Wan Yanchang looked up and saw Chen Qing. He couldn't help but be startled. Chen Qing raised his glass and smiled at him.
Wan Yanchang also laughed, stopped the centurion and said: "We are old friends. If he wanted to kill me, he would not open the window!"
Wan Yanchang also raised the wine gourd and shouted loudly: "Chen Tongzhi, let's drink Yang Bar!"
"I drink sheep wine every day, and when I get tired of it, sake is still delicious."
"Then don't go back to Ganquan Castle for the time being and stay in the capital for a few more days."
Chen Qing shook his head, "I'm afraid that the Fourth Prince will go to Ganquan Castle as a guest. If I'm not here, the sons and daughters might not be able to entertain him well!"
"Of course he won't go if you're not here."
"really?"
"I, Wanyan Tarlan, am upright and upright, and I never lie!"
"I don't believe you. You didn't come to see me upright in Zhongnan County."
Wan Yanchang's expression changed. He was intercepted by Chen Qing in Zhongnan County and had to escape disguised as a soldier. He also received an arrow and almost died. This was the shame of his life.
Wan Yanchang snorted coldly, "Sooner or later, I will return it!"
After saying that, he shouted sharply: "Keep walking!"
The large group of people continued to set off, heading towards the Jinguo Pavilion opposite Ouchi. Wan Yanchang glared at Chen Qing, but Chen Qing always smiled.
There was silence in the restaurant, everyone was stunned.
.........
At this time, someone ran down from the third floor, ran to Chen Qing and bowed, "Chen Tongzhi, my husband is upstairs to invite you!"
Chen Qing was startled. My husband is the prime minister! Who is on the third floor?
He quickly asked: "Which husband is it?"
"Ms. Zhang!"
It turns out that Zhang Jun is upstairs, which is really rude.
He quickly informed Hu Yan of his crime and hurried up to the third floor.
Chen Qing walked into an elegant room on the third floor and saw two people sitting at a small table by the window. They were both wearing Tsing Yi and small hats, dressed very casually. One of them was the Prime Minister Zhang Jun, and the other Chen Qing
do not know.
Chen Qing hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Chen Qing, a humble official, meets Mr. Zhang!"
Zhang Jun waved his hand and said with a smile: "I also said who can make Wan Yanchang give face like this. It turns out to be Chen Tongzhi. It seems that face has to be fought for with fists."
"Make the Prime Minister laugh!"
Zhang Jun introduced the official next to Chen Qing, "This is Xu Xiantu, a bachelor. He just talked about you to me."
Xu Xiantu was about fifty years old, very thin and handsome. He smiled slightly and said: "Today I saw the treasures presented by Chen Tongzhi in the imperial study room of the official family. They are all old belongings of the palace! It made the official family a little bit embarrassed.
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"This is the duty of a minister!"
Xu Xiantu raised his eyebrows and said to Zhang Jun: "Chen Tongzhi is very reasonable! How did Zhu Shengfei say that Chen Tongzhi despised the system and did not follow the way of superiors and subordinates?"
Zhang Jun snorted coldly and said: "If he wanted to operate on someone, he would naturally choose the person I promoted. Wu Jie and Liu Ziyu were too hard for him to move, so he had to pick a softer one and Chen Tongzhi pinched them, but he kicked the iron plate again.
, then the evildoer came and complained first."
"I see. I should mention it to the emperor if I have the chance. Don't believe one-sided words."
Zhang Jun said to Chen Qing again: "Your work report will probably be postponed to the day after tomorrow. I heard that you will be asked to choose your own topic. What do you plan to talk about?"
Chen Qing thought for a while and said: "I want to talk about how to deal with the fortress problem in Qinzhou. This problem exists in all states on Xihe Road, whether it is mild or severe. Qinzhou is the most serious. I want to talk about this aspect.
experience."
Zhang Jun was once the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi. He was well aware of the hidden dangers of the fortress problem, so he nodded, "Yes! This point is very good, and then what? What about the military aspect?"
"I want to talk about the importance of guarding Ganquan Fort."
"It's okay. Ganquan Fort involves the Song Dynasty, Jin Dynasty, Xixia and Puppet Qi Dynasty. It is indeed very important. You should prepare well today and then you can relax a little."
"Is there something wrong with my husband?"
"That's right. Tomorrow is my mother's 60th birthday. I'm holding a birthday party. You can come too! You don't need to prepare gifts. I won't give you an invitation. Just come."
Xu Xiantu laughed and said: "Without an invitation, I'm afraid he won't be able to enter the house!"
Zhang Jun thought it was right, so he untied a piece of jade pei and gave it to Chen Qing, "This is my jade pei. I give it to you. With it, you can enter my mansion!"
"Thank you for your love, sir. I will definitely come, junior!"