"I have been ordered to go against the party and search for you now. I need you to beg for help." [Peach Blossom Fan · Dashe]
Yan Qian didn't expect that the "noble man" Li Yi mentioned was actually Wang Fu, and besides being the Northern Lieutenant of Chang'an, the other person also had the identity of the second son of General Wang Bin who had just died of illness.
But it’s easy to understand if you think about it. Li Yi has been serving as the mayor of Chang’an before he was transferred to the Xiuyi Envoy. In addition to the routine tasks of collecting intelligence from the Pingzhen Supervisor, he also has the responsibility of assisting the mayor in managing the nine cities of Chang’an. They
Both of them hold important positions among the grassroots officials in Chang'an. It is reasonable for the Chang'an City Magistrate, who is in charge of hundreds of merchants, and the Beibu Lieutenant, who is in charge of public security, to know each other.
Wang Fu has a thin figure and a pair of phoenix eyes that reveal a bit of suaveness. He has not yet taken off his filial piety clothes, and his face is full of exhaustion when he is handing over official duties. His brother Wang Duan resigned from the post of prefect and came from Youzhou to observe his mourning. How is he doing today?
You have to put everything down and go home peacefully.
"Li Yi, you're here." When Wang Fu saw the two people coming in, he called them by their first names and waved to them: "We'll talk about it after I finish my work."
Yan Qian couldn't help but stop. The other party was so rude. Even though it was not directed at him, he felt aggrieved for Li Yi.
"Wang Lang handed over the handover neatly, why did he look like he just left it behind and didn't care about it anymore?" Li Yi didn't even frown. He gently pulled him and stood still, unwilling to step forward and do it.
With a sulky look on his face, Yan Gan walked up to Wang Fu and said softly: "Now that I have departed, Wang Lang is grieving, but he still needs to take more care of his body."
"Eh." When talking about his late father, Wang Fu's face immediately became gloomy. He lost his mood for a moment, sighed heavily, and then invited Li Yi to sit aside: "Originally, I didn't want to go to the government office for a while.
Well, this matter can be left to Cang Tou to do it, but the country came to my house to express condolences the day before yesterday, and told me that everything must have a beginning and an end, so I came here today to personally understand what was assigned... and then, I thought about inviting you again.
Wait and talk."
"By the way, who is this?" Wang Fu sat down first, as if he had just seen Yan Qian.
Li Yi watched Yan Qian finally sit down, sighed inwardly, and said: "This is a friend I have known for many years. His surname is Yan Qian. Hasn't Wang Lang long wanted to meet and make friends with him?"
Wang Fu thought for a moment and suddenly said "Oh". Although he couldn't look happy in his filial piety period, his tone still showed a different eagerness than before: "It turns out that the one who is walking east of the river and west of the river with a sword is at his feet.
, a swordsman who has made great contributions to the country but does not care about fame and fortune."
"I'm just a scholar." Yan Qian didn't seem to like being called that, so he replied stiffly.
"Now he is also the third minister." Wang Fu looked over with satisfaction. He had longed for the four monarchs of the Warring States period since he was a child, and he made many friends after he became powerful.
Especially when the emperor assigned him to the position of Northern Lieutenant, he took advantage of this position to get to know many people at the bottom? For example, Chang'an Du Fu Jin, Xiang Cun, etc. Did Li Yi get acquainted with Wang Fu before he was transferred to the Embroidered Clothes Envoy?
Otherwise, with his current status, even Wang Fu cannot be too close to each other: "When I was studying in the palace in the past, I met many public servants. In terms of style, they are the first; in terms of courage, you are the best.
"
He talks about his past very naturally and makes comments very naturally, but it makes Yan Qian feel more and more useless about him.
For the sake of Li Yi and the purpose of his visit, Yan Qian still responded patiently.
Wang Fu thought that the other party's temperament was just like this, and with Li Yi beside him, he was able to turn things around so he didn't blame him.
Until the topic went round and round, Li Yi seemed to inadvertently mention Yan Qian's journey of getting acquainted with Guo Yu in Hedong and then working hard to find the Guo siblings. Wang Fu was also a person who valued love and righteousness. Was he moved by Yan Qian's righteous deeds?
Even the slight displeasure with the other party's cold attitude just now disappeared.
"So, is that Guo's daughter living in the palace now?" Wang Fu asked.
"Yes." Li Yi deliberately concealed the fact that Guo Zhaozhong had stayed in Dong Cheng's mansion and the things involved behind it. He simply said: "I only ask Wang Lang to be righteous and willing to help me. All I need to do is move the Ye Ting Order."
Add her name to the list of people who will be released from the palace at the end of the year and let her out of the palace. We will be very grateful. From now on, whenever there is an errand, I will do whatever I can to help you!"
After Li Yi saw Wang Bin's grand funeral ceremony, he admired the power of the Wang family more and more. For so many years, he had thought about governing the people and becoming an official, instead of spying on the secret embroidered clothes all day long. So taking this opportunity, he simply transferred his
Yan Gan took matters into his own hands and took the opportunity to get closer to Wang Fu.
Yan Qian was not aware of this at first, thinking that the other party was willing to go to such an extent for him, and he was deeply moved, so he lowered his head and said a few nice words.
Seeing that Yan Gan, who had always had a cold expression, was like this, Wang Fu felt very satisfied and waved his hand to make a promise: "Isn't she just a prostitute? As long as the country or the nobles don't like her, I can release her in advance for you."
Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of Wu Ran who used to come to his house often. He could have asked the emperor to marry him directly, but at that time he made a mistake and did not dare to mention it again. Later he also wanted to ask Ye Tingling to marry him.
Wu Ran was released from the palace in advance, and Wu Kuang, Wu Ran's uncle, died in the battle in Jiaozhou. The emperor pursued him and made Wu Ran a palace servant. This time, he completely missed his chance.
Thinking about the past, Wang Fu felt great regret and unconsciously lost his mind. He was so dazed that he couldn't even remember when Li Yi and Yan Qian left.
"This Yan Qian is indeed good. He is neither arrogant nor arrogant, and he is also capable." A faint voice came from behind, interrupting Wang Fu's thoughts. His young figure took the initiative to sit opposite Wang Fu. It was Jiu Wei Lusheng.
On the other hand, Sima Yi, who came from Hanoi as soon as he heard the news of Wang Bin's death, said: "But it's not worth thinking about him for so long."
Wang Fu reached for the teapot and wanted to pour tea for Sima Yi. His movements seemed like he was trying to hide something. In fact, he didn't put his thoughts on Yan Qian at all, but he refused to reveal his true feelings to Sima Yi, so he just followed the words.
Said: "This person has been praised by the country, and he will definitely go further than Li Yi in the future."
"Oh." Sima Yi responded casually, looking seriously at the tea that Wang Fu poured for him.
He did not listen to Wang Fu's words. Sima Yi knew the other party too well. The expression on the other party just now was definitely not for a man. Although Sima Yi had no intention of understanding what Wang Fu was thinking, he just wanted to know who Wang Fu was after not seeing him for so long.
Do you still want to know everything about him like before?
But the facts made Sima Yi a little disappointed, and Wang Fu learned to reserve it from him.