Chapter two hundred and sixty seventh reaction from all parties
Lu Yao's gains from this trip were really good. He first secured Han Yonghe of the Han family, and then Tangxi confirmed that Cao You would attend tomorrow. But in the end, the most uncertain husband, Yan Shu, turned out to be a farce.
At first, but fortunately, Yan Shu finally agreed to Lu Yao's request and will attend tomorrow's event.
Lu Yao returned to his house with satisfaction. However, the incident that he had just made a big fuss in the prime minister's house spread far faster than he imagined.
If nothing else, let’s talk about Lu Mansion first. As soon as Lu Yao returned home, he saw his mother sitting in the main hall, waiting for him anxiously. When Yan saw Lu Yao coming back, she quickly stepped forward and expressed that she was worried about Lu Yao’s return.
Lu Yao was a little surprised that the Prime Minister couldn't come back. How did his mother know what happened in the Prime Minister's Mansion just now.
Yan said that a servant from the palace of a central government official came here just now to tell Lu Xu the news. He hoped that Lu Xu could make a decision quickly so as not to cause a huge commotion in his relationship with Yan Shu. This Lu Xu
Just found out about this.
When Lu Yao heard this, he analyzed it carefully and found that there were two possible types of officials from the DPRK and China who came to report the news. The first type was that he had a really good relationship with Lu Xu on weekdays, but when he saw something happened to Lu Yao and caused trouble in the prime minister's office, he
That's why he hurriedly sent people to the Lu Mansion to inform him, hoping that Lu Xu would take action. He didn't want Lu Yao, who was about to enter the official career, to cut off his future and break up with his husband.
As for the second type, the subordinates of officials who usually dislike Lu Xu or Yan Shu come to report the news. The purpose of such a person is very insidious. He wants to drive a wedge between the Lu family and Yan Shu.
Because of the relationship, I hoped that one of the two parties would lose power, so I had someone tell Lu Xu the news as soon as possible.
So, Lu Yao asked his mother whether the person who came said that he was the servant of an adult. Yan said that the person did not leave a name and left after telling the story without staying for a moment.
Through this man's performance, Lu Yao already knew what kind of person he was. There is no doubt that an official who has a good relationship with Lu Xu would not care about leaving his name. It seems that it is
Yan Shu might be Lu Xu’s enemy.
"Your father told you to go to his study immediately after you come back." Yan continued.
Lu Yao nodded and asked Tang Xi to go back and rest first. After all, the bank will open tomorrow. Although the time is set to be around noon, the Lu family actually has to rush to the scene at dawn to arrange the arrangements, so Lu Yao asked Tang Xi
Go back to rest and recharge your batteries.
Lu Yao himself came to the study. Lu Xu was not reading at this time, but just sitting there, closing his eyes and concentrating. Through the candlelight, Lu Yao couldn't see clearly what Lu Xu's expression was at this time.
, but he could still basically judge that Lu Xu was not angry at him for causing a scene in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"See you?" After Lu Yao sat down for a while, Lu Xu said.
"Well, I saw it, and he also agreed to attend the bank's activities tomorrow." Lu Yao responded.
Lu Xu nodded and said, "Let me guess, you were probably stopped by his housekeeper, so you ended up fighting."
Lu Yao smiled and said, "That's right. I don't know what happened. I didn't think much about it at the time."
"It doesn't matter," Lu Xu said, "Master Yan Shu is not that kind of person who can hold grudges, and with his ability, it is not a problem to eliminate the impact of this matter. What I am thinking of is the person who came to report the message just now.
"
"This person just wants to put you at odds with Master Yan Shu. He wants to see any changes on either side of us," Lu Yao said.
Lu Xu looked deeply and said: "I have to think carefully about who this person is. However, I really didn't expect that you would ask Mr. Yan Shu to attend tomorrow's event, and he actually agreed. Do you know that,
Mr. Xianggong basically does not participate in such activities, how did you convince him?"
The part that Lu Xu is actually most interested in is how Lu Yao persuaded Yan Shu to agree to attend the bank opening event tomorrow. No matter how powerful Lu Yao's eloquence is, Lu Xu still finds it very difficult to convince Yan Shu with just one mouth.
Lu Yao did not intend to tell Lu Xu the real reason. Because he had already agreed with Yan Shu before that they could not tell anyone about his introduction to Wang Anshi. Therefore, Lu Yao could only tell Lu Xu that he
He told Yan Shu his attitude towards the Song-Xia war, and the two coincided, so Yan Shu admired Lu Yao very much. In addition, Lu Yao told him specific things about the bank, and Yan Shu was also very interested, and
We also know that Emperor Zhao Zhen actually supported the opening of Lu Yao's bank. In the end, Yan Shu agreed, but he also said that he would not speak at the opening event.
After hearing these reasons from Lu Yao, Lu Xu also believed Lu Yao. The most important thing was that Yan Shu knew that the bank was supported by the emperor. In addition, Lu Yao and Yan Shu had the same political views. This
That was what prompted him to agree to Lu Yao's request.
"Speaking of which, who will give a speech at the opening of your bank tomorrow?" Lu Xu asked. Originally, he thought Lu Yao would directly ask Yan Shu to give a speech.
Lu Yao looked at Lu Xu and said, "Of course it's you, Dad, you are the head of the Lu family. Whether it is Mr. Han or Mr. Yan Shu, their right to speak is not as important as yours."
Lu Xu looked at Lu Yao, then smiled with satisfaction, and waved his hand to signal Lu Yao to go out. And Lu Yao also knew that Lu Xu was preparing a manuscript for tomorrow's speech.
Returning to the room, Lu Yao couldn't help but think about it. The Lu Mansion had received the news immediately, so had the other ministers in the DPRK already received the news?
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What Lu Yao thought was absolutely correct. In fact, before Lu Yao left the Prime Minister's Mansion, the incident about him causing trouble in the Prime Minister's Mansion had already reached the ears of the court officials. However, the versions they passed down were all
It was surprisingly consistent, except that what Lu Xu heard was different from what these people said.
In the Han Mansion.
At that time, Han Yonghe was playing chess with Han Wenyuan, and then he received news that it was Lu Yao who made a big fuss in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Then Yan Shu found out the truth of the matter. It turned out that Li Fei, the housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion, had enriched his own pockets, and he did not like Lu Yao.
Yao's fifth-grade official position did not allow him to enter the Prime Minister's Mansion, so Lu Yao took Tang Xi, the steward of the Lu Mansion, and rushed directly into the Prime Minister's Mansion, injuring Li Fei and other servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Finally, after investigation, Yan Shu
Li Fei was directly punished and expelled from Bianliang. After learning more about the functions and functions of the bank,
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After the business was over, Yan Shu finally agreed to attend the bank's opening event tomorrow.
The person who came to deliver the message was Han Yonghe's informant who had been arranged around the Prime Minister's Mansion. The message should be true and unmistakable.
The father and son of the Han family stopped playing chess. Han Wenyuan felt very puzzled by Lu Yao's behavior this time. He felt that Lu Yao usually seemed quite strategic, so why did he do this today.
However, Han Yonghe felt that Lu Yao's behavior today was not wrong. With Li Fei as a person, Lu Yao would not be able to see Yan Shu even if he went during the day. Therefore, Lu Yao could only take such an action, and,
After beating up the servants of the prime minister's house, Yan Shu was unable to attack Lu Yao because of Li Fei's corruption problem. Therefore, this was a foolproof plan that Lu Yao made after thinking about it. Han Yonghe did not expect it.
What's strange is that after the people in his house were beaten up, Yan Shu could still agree to Lu Yao's attendance at the bank's activities tomorrow. There must be a deeper reason for this.
"If it were just because of the bank's business and functional issues, I don't think the Prime Minister would agree to attend." Not to mention Han Yonghe, even Han Wenyuan felt the same way.
Han Yonghe touched his beard and started his usual smart-aleck behavior again. He said: "I think it may have something to do with the party tomorrow night. Lu Yao will also be attending. Maybe these two are in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Yan Shu will be there tomorrow night."
At the party, Lu Yao was asked some questions, and Lu Yao answered them fluently, so out of admiration for Lu Yao, Yan Shu agreed to this request."
When Han Wenyuan heard his father's analysis, he was enlightened. The difference in political acumen between father and son can be said to be a decisive factor.
"This guy Lu Yao has a really big appetite. I couldn't satisfy him even if I went to attend. In the end, I asked my husband to attend directly. It seems that he really cares about this event tomorrow." Han Yonghe said.
As for the Cao family, the enemy of the Han family, Cao Guojiu didn't seem to be that cold about this matter. His sources of information were also people he had placed around the Prime Minister's Mansion. Cao Yi found Cao You and told him about this matter.
Regarding Cao Ping, Cao Guojiu was quite clear about the matter. If this guy told him about this matter, Cao Ping would only think that Lu Yao was stronger in martial arts.
"What do you think about this matter?" Cao Yan looked at Cao You and said.
Cao You had just come out of Cao Han's room. He had no choice but to ensure that Cao Han could eat on time. When his father asked, Cao You said: "Judging by the time, Lu Yao should let Tangxi
He came to me, and what happened after the two of them went to the Prime Minister's Mansion together, I didn't expect that he would actually go to Mr. Yan Shu to attend."
"Huh, he didn't even come to me." When Cao Yi heard this, he was suddenly diverted from the topic by Cao Yi. When he thought that Lu Yao didn't even come to invite him, he became angry. "A butler was sent.
Come here, I’d rather invite you, not me.”
Cao You said with a smile: "Dad, you don't have to be angry. You also know that this bank is still very important to Lu Yao. The fact that he can go and invite Yan Shu in person means that he hopes that when the bank opens tomorrow, it will be lively and crowded.
Old enough. In addition to Yan Shu, I think he must have invited the Han family. After all, the two families are about to become in-laws. Who do you think he will ask from the Han family to attend?"
"Of course it's the old guy Han Yonghe. Even if Lu Yao doesn't invite him, he will definitely go and ask Lu Yao why he didn't invite him." At this point, Cao Yi suddenly stopped.
, because he already knew why Lu Yao didn't come to invite him.
"He is afraid that you and Mr. Han Yonghe will quarrel again. The opening of the bank tomorrow is a big event, and Lu Yao doesn't want to mess it up." Cao You continued to explain, "However, he can invite Mr. Yan Shu. This is my
Unexpected.”
Uncle Cao Guo also nodded and said: "Yes, Master Yan Shu, as far as I know, he will never easily participate in such business matters. Apart from anything else, just being afraid of arousing His Majesty's suspicion is enough.
He has endured it, but why did he suddenly agree to this kid Lu Yao this time?"
Cao You thought for a while and said, "Dad, if His Majesty actually knows about this bank business, and can benefit from it and has Lu Yao's support, then there will be no problem for Mr. Yan Shu to participate."
After hearing what his son said, Cao Ji suddenly became enlightened and said, "If that's the case, it makes sense. Lu Yao has so much money. If he wants to set up a bank now, he will definitely discuss it with His Majesty. So
First of all, Yan Shu might have been ordered by His Majesty to help Lu Yao." At this point, Cao Yi shook his head again and said, "But, if this is the case, there is no need for Lu Yao to cause trouble in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
He shot and injured the housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion again."
"I think," Cao You analyzed, "maybe Lu Yao didn't communicate well in advance, so he took Tangxi to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Lu Yao was nominally only a fifth-rank official in the imperial court, and the steward of the Prime Minister's Mansion saw that
It's normal not to fall in love with him, but I didn't expect Lu Yao to take action directly. I thought he should be a resourceful person."
"That's right. This guy Lu Yao actually took action. Tomorrow morning, no, I should say now, your majesty should have known about this matter. Let's see how Yan Shu explains it then." Cao Yi said.
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The Han family and the Cao family had completely different opinions on Lu Yao's visit to the Prime Minister's Mansion to invite Yan Shu to participate in the event. The Cao family felt that it was impossible for Zhao Zhen not to know about such a big business as the bank, so Yan Shu was originally very important to the emperor.
People they trusted, when Lu Yao found him, Yan Shu naturally made a favor and agreed to attend. However, they didn't know why Lu Yao wanted to make such a fuss. According to their thinking, Yan Shu should already know
Lu Yao would go find him.
As for Han Yonghe and Han Wenyuan of the Han Mansion, what they are struggling with is why Yan Shu suddenly agreed to attend tomorrow's event. According to normal logic, a person comes to your house and beats up your servants to force his way in without letting anyone chase him away.
It would be good to go out, but Yan Shu actually kept Lu Yao and agreed to attend the bank's opening event tomorrow. This was a big problem. Han Yonghe felt that Lu Yao must have used some method to make Yan Shu
Suddenly changing his attitude, he attributed this reason to the party that was going to be held tomorrow night. He thought that Lu Yao should have given Yan Shu very pertinent suggestions on the Song and Xia issues and tomorrow's party, so he was praised by Yan Shu.
appreciate,
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Finally, I agreed to attend the bank opening event tomorrow.
Judging from the degree of analysis of this matter by the Han family and the Cao family, the Han family is indeed slightly superior in terms of politics. There is no doubt about this.
As the focus of discussion between these two families, what do the emperor, Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi think of this matter?
Fan Zhongyan was at Han Qi's house at this time, and the two of them were looking at the map of the Song-Xia border. Obviously, they both knew that Zhao Zhen's sending them to negotiate with Daxia this time was just a delaying tactic.
, the purpose is to delay time, until when? By the end of this palace examination and the newcomers entering the court, Zhao Zhen will definitely send people to the border on the grounds of being prepared for war. No accident will happen.
It was Zhao Zhen who selected some trustworthy people from among the talents who passed the imperial examination and came to the border. On the one hand, he helped Fan Zhongyan fight the war, and on the other hand, he also monitored Fan Zhongyan and weakened his power. We can learn from the past.
Fan Zhongyan can certainly see the reason for this. But he knows that if he wants to gain a firm foothold in the court, he must do his best in this negotiation, including the subsequent war, and there is no way out. As a good friend, Han Qi
In the same way, he has already felt Zhao Zhen's suspicion of him, so he must use his military exploits and achievements to gain a place in the court again.
Therefore, although it was nominally a negotiation, the two of them were now at Han Qi's house, and they had already begun to discuss where the main battlefield would be if Song and Xia went to war, and how to arrange their troops.
At this time, they also received news. The content of the news was exactly the same as that of the Cao family and the Han family, and the person who gave them the news was a servant of the Yan Shu family.
Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi looked at each other and then decided to take a rest.
"Lu Yao went to make a big fuss in the Prime Minister's Mansion. I didn't expect that he would be hot-headed sometimes." Fan Zhongyan picked up the tea on the table, took a sip and said.
Han Qi didn't seem surprised at all that Lu Yao would do this, and said, "I think Lu Yao's trip is not for his own bank, but mostly to consult Yan Shu for tomorrow's party."
Fan Zhongyan nodded and said: "I think so too. With Lu Yao's wisdom and his father Lu Xu's guidance, it is impossible for him not to know the actual nature of tomorrow's gathering. However, when I invited him before, he was
He refused, and since he has never had a good relationship with you, it is understandable that he finally wanted to ask Yan Shu for help."
Han Qi said: "In order to prevent others from knowing the true purpose of his trip, Yan Shu finally agreed to attend his bank event tomorrow. In fact, he was hiding his identity from others."
Fan Zhongyan smiled and said: "This Yan Shu, we have known his methods for a long time. But talking about this bank, I am quite interested. How about we go and join in the fun tomorrow at noon?"
Han Qi obviously didn't want to have any interaction with Lu Yao, but it would be wrong to say that he was not interested in this "new thing" of Qianzhuang. Moreover, since Fan Zhongyan had invited him, Han Qi regarded it as a relaxing time before tomorrow's party.
So I agreed.
Fan Zhongyan stood up, looked at the moon outside the window, and said to himself, "I don't know what your majesty thinks of Lu Yao's move. He is someone whom your majesty values."
In the palace at this time, Zhao Zhen had just had dinner and received the same news as these people. The source of the news was the eyeliner he arranged around the Prime Minister's Mansion to keep an eye on Yan Shu. Naturally, he was also Tang Long's person.
Zhao Zhen didn't say much about this news. After all, this was not in court. However, Lu Yao's actions today also made Zhao Zhen somewhat unexpected. He broke in directly and beat up the housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"You mean, Li Fei was kicked out of the house by Yan Shu and sent out of Bianliang overnight?"
The spy nodded and said that he heard Li Fei's painful wail with his own ears.
Zhao Zhen asked the spies to go down, sneered, and said: "As expected of my prime minister, Li Fei left Bianliang overnight, so the news that others know must be the truth, and I have to believe it."
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Earlier, Lu Yao and Tang Xi had just left, in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The servants were busy cleaning up the mess left by Lu Yao and Tang Xi just now, and Yan Shu also told the housekeeper that those who were slightly injured would pay an extra month's wages, and those who were seriously injured would have their medical expenses paid by the house, and an extra three months would be paid.
With one month's wages, all the servants except Li Fei were retained.
Yan Shu then comforted the injured servants one by one, returned to his study, and then called a man in black robes.
"Sir, what are your orders?" the man said.
Yan Shu's eyes were cold and he said: "Those spies placed around our house must already know what happened just now. Do you know what kind of information they should get?"
The man nodded, and the information he then spoke was exactly the information that the Cao family, the Han family, Fan Zhongyan, and even Zhao Zhen had obtained before.
"Well, let them go back and report it like this. Let them not say a word about what Lu Yaolai said to me."
"Understood" the man said.
"And Li Fei, we must make sure that he leaves Bianliang today and does not appear in this city again." Yan Shu continued.
"I'll take care of it right away." The man responded and left Yan Shu's study.
Yan Shu sat there, and after a while, he stood up and took out some manuscripts from the cabinet next to him. They were exactly the manuscripts Lu Yao had sent out today to promote the bank.
"Since I'm going to attend tomorrow, I'd better get a rough idea first." Yan Shu said to himself, and then started to pick up the manuscript and read it.
Lu Mansion. Lu Yao was lying on the bed. He felt very tired today. He thought that he was a sociable person, but now facing the upcoming official career, Lu Yao began to feel a little confused.
Even fearful.
Can I really handle it perfectly when dealing with different people and different temperaments?
With this question, Lu Yao fell into a deep sleep.
Early the next morning, Lu Yao was woken up by Tang Xi. Today was a very important day for Lu Yao, so he couldn't be careless.
