Fu Zhaoxin pondered for a moment, then frowned and said: "This person is the eldest grandson of Mr. Feng, the prime minister of the dynasty. I met him once when my father took me to visit Mr. Feng. I didn't expect that Mr. Feng was actually the proprietor of the Geisha Studio.
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Sun Ming, the crazy student next to Kang Long, snorted and said disdainfully: "Brother Kang, what's the point of asking about this kind of person? His eldest father was a servile man, good at flattery, and served as prime minister for three dynasties. Sun hated this kind of thing the most in his life.
Man, huh, you are a sanctimonious hypocrite. He is a great scholar on the surface, but you never thought he would do such a thing secretly!"
Kang Long quickly pulled Sun Ming down. Although he didn't like Sun Ming very much, he didn't want to see him offend Young Master Feng because of his arrogance.
Since Feng Dao is the helmsman of Haoran Hall and has been able to stand for three dynasties without falling, the power behind him is absolutely extraordinary. How can someone like Sun Ming be offended?
Young Master Haoyu's humble smile, elegant gown, and handsome appearance made a great first impression on people. Even many people who did not feel ashamed of his grandfather Feng Dao were impressed by his temperament.
, all looked at him with attention.
"Thank you all friends for joining me tonight. I would like to express my gratitude to Wan Sheng. I believe that you all already know the arrangements for tonight, so I won't go into details again. All of you are talented people. After the dinner, please go upstairs to talk about it. Wan Sheng
I have something important to discuss with you all. Let’s have a drink, please!”
Young Master Haoyu's elegant demeanor made everyone present applaud. Young Master Haoyu once again raised his hand, glanced at everyone, nodded in greeting, and then climbed up the stairs and left.
The atmosphere in the hall became lively. The waiters served fine wines and delicacies at discounted prices. Guests at each table chatted with each other and ordered fine wines, which was a great pleasure.
Since everyone was thinking about the upcoming Fengming Poetry Recital and the important events that Young Master Haoyu said, no one was really drunk.
After having had enough wine and food, everyone went upstairs one after another as agreed in advance.
Representatives of the governors from each town who came this time took their staff to the Hanyan hut on the second floor, but the samurai were left in the hall on the first floor, where they were entertained by outstanding kabuki performances selected by the geisha bureau.
After all the representatives of the vassal governors and scribes ascended the stairs, the atmosphere in the hall became lively again. Without the restraint of the scribes, these usually bold and unrestrained warriors opened their bellies, ate and drank wildly, and teased the maids standing next to them.
These maids were all courtesans trained by geisha houses, so they naturally refused to welcome them and started teasing them with the samurai.
Kang Long followed Fu Zhaoxin. The blood wolf knife growing up behind him became more and more out of place with the entire environment. Although everyone frowned, the owner did not object, and no one said anything.
The people who can enter the second floor, except for the celebrities from Luoyang, are all representatives of the military governors of various vassals and towns. There are only eight celebrities from Luoyang, all of whom are influential figures in the dynasty. Of course, these people are all members of the Feng family.
.The madly born Sun Ming is not among them. It seems that Sun Ming's father, Sun Jingwen, the Minister of Civil Affairs, is not from the Feng family.
There are twenty-five representatives of the Jiedushi of the feudal town. Originally, there were twenty-eight Jiedushi of the Jin feudal town. However, Li Shouzhen, the Shunguo Jiedushi, Du Chongwei, the Yiwu Jiedushi, surrendered to Khitan not long ago, and Tang Tianbao, the Huaibei Jiedushi, guards the Huaihe River.
Defense line. It was recently heard that the Southern Tang Dynasty gathered a large number of soldiers to the Huainan front line, hoping to take advantage of the Khitan's massive invasion of the Central Plains to use troops in Huainan and retake the Huaihe River defense line, so Huaibei did not send representatives to attend the meeting.
Young Master Haoyu stood tall and looked at everyone with a solemn expression. Especially when he looked at Kang Long, his eyes flickered, as if there was something hidden in his eyes. After a moment, he looked back and said in a deep voice: "Colleagues, I believe you all have already
I heard that Du Chongwei, the general of our dynasty, turned against the Khitan and surrendered to the Khitan. According to a secret report from Qingyi on the front line, Du Chongwei got a promise from the Khitan people and was prepared to follow the example of Emperor Gaozu, declare himself a grandson of the Khitan, and lead the Khitan army to directly attack the capital of our dynasty. I'm afraid it won't take long.
I, Kyoto, have once again devastated all living beings. I was ordered to do so by my grandfather in my late life, and I would like to ask you, what are your plans?"
The twenty-five vassal and town representatives sitting here are actually not dominated by the princes of the various military governors, but actually dominated by the staff who came with them.
Outsiders may not know it, but Young Master Haoyu knows it very well. Except for Kang Long, the rest of the staff are all from Haorantang, and they can be said to support the backbone of the entire Central Plains.
The loyalty of these staff to Haoran Hall is beyond anyone's imagination. Outsiders don't know it, but the people in Haoran Hall know the stakes. No matter which vassal town takes control of the Central Plains and becomes the emperor, they must try to get help from Haoran Hall.
, otherwise the governors in various places would never be able to surrender.
Moreover, no matter which military governor comes to take office, he must be accompanied by staff members who are from Haorantang and become the confidants of the military governors of each feudal town. Haorantang and the military governors of each feudal town are well aware of these things, and they are just using each other.
That’s all.
Those in Haorantang who go out to serve as staff in various feudal towns all wear Tsing Yi and are collectively called Tsing Yi staff, or Tsing Yi for short. Only people within Haorantang can understand this title, and outsiders cannot know it.
Of course, these Tsing Yi staff are all well-educated people who are willing to go to various places and take on big responsibilities, but there are also hidden flaws. No matter which Jiedu envoy comes to power in the future and becomes the emperor of the Central Plains, they will also rise and be directly appointed.
Vice Prime Minister, there is not only the support of those in power, but also the support of Haorantang.
Under such circumstances, they were naturally willing to go to various places and take on the important task of assisting the various vassals and towns.
After Young Master Haoyu said these words, the young masters started talking about those unknown reasons. Some of their faces changed drastically, some were silent, and they had different expressions. But the green-clothed staff behind them all looked heavy and started thinking.
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Kang Long stood sideways behind Fu Zhaoxin, constantly observing everyone's faces, thinking about the meaning of Young Master Haoyu's words. He didn't know the relationship between Young Master Haoyu and the Qingyi staff in the various feudal towns, and thought that Young Master Haoyu wanted to
He united all the vassal towns and wanted to carry out major tasks such as abolishing and establishing, but he was shocked in his heart.
Fu Zhaoxin knew something about it from his father, but he did not tell Kang Long. However, since he represented his father in attending this event, he had naturally received explanations from his father and the middle-aged scribe beside him, and had a plan to deal with it.
"I wonder what Mr. Boss's plans are?" the green-clothed staff member behind Liu Chengyou muttered, twisting his beard.
The other staff nodded slightly and looked at Young Master Haoyu. This person's issue is very critical. They may have their own opinions, but the person who really takes the lead in making the decision is Feng Dao, the helmsman of Haoran Hall who is hidden in the court.
Young Master Haoyu was able to summon them on behalf of Feng Dao, so he must have made an explanation in advance. Feng Dao is the helmsman of Haoran Hall and the grandfather of Young Master Haoyu. The term "Old Master" refers to both the helmsman and the grandfather of Young Master Haoyu.
As for the title, no one would have imagined that there is such a trick in it.
Young Master Haoyu's face was still solemn, but there was a trace of unconcealable excitement, and he said slowly: "To be honest with you, in recent years, His Majesty's attitude towards the Khitan has gradually become tougher, and it seems that he wants to get rid of the Khitan's control. Both the government and the public have been There was a chorus of praise and support for your majesty’s approach. My father’s intention is that since your majesty has such an ambition, it will be a blessing to the people of our Central Plains. How about all the towns jointly send troops to resist foreign humiliation and revive our central plains’ divine power!”
"How can this be done?" Liu Chengyou jumped up first and shouted dissatisfied: "Mr. Feng, although you are the prime minister, you are a scholar and do not know how to use soldiers. If you say these words, I will not I will laugh at you. But I, Hedong, will not support this approach!"
The Hedong Jiedushi aide who originally took the lead in asking questions glared at Liu Chengyou behind his back, and then winked at Young Master Haoyu with a look of shame on his face.
What kind of person is Young Master Haoyu? He already understood a lot of information from the eyes of his staff. A trace of murderous intent flashed through his eyes. Seeing everyone looking at him, he quickly lowered his head and pretended to be deep in thought, but in his heart he hated Liu Chengyou. pole.
"According to Mr. Liu's opinion, what should we do?" Young Master Haoyu quickly adjusted his expression, looked up at Liu Chengyou, and asked calmly.
This idiot has been noticed without knowing it. He still looked arrogant and said smugly: "This is not easy to handle. We should follow the old rules. If you have money, send money and if you have troops, send troops. My father is my son. Before leaving, I specifically asked that we in Hedong be willing to pay 500,000 guan as military pay, how about that?"
Everyone's expression changed. Wu Qihui, the young master who decided to make the case difficult, immediately stood up and shouted angrily: "Liu Chengyou, you Hedong people are too shameless!"
At the same time as Wu Qihui's scandal broke out, several Jiedushi princes rose up and pointed their finger at Hedong Liu Chengyou.
"Hmph, if we follow your approach in Hedong, I'm afraid everyone is thinking the same way. They all pay for food and pay. When the time comes, there will be no soldiers. How can we deal with the enemy?"
"Yes, Liu Chengyou, I think you in Hedong have ulterior motives. You want chaos in the Central Plains. You really want to reap the benefits of the fishermen, right?"
"Hey, Hedong has strong mountains and rivers since ancient times, and I don't know how many overlords there have been. Before I proclaimed myself emperor, didn't I raise my troops in Hedong? Liu Chengyou, I think you really want your father to be the emperor, so why don't you take the opportunity to kill your brother and become the prince? ?”
Suddenly there was a lot of noise and chaos on the second floor. All the staff looked at each other, but no one expected that this idiot Liu Chengyou could turn a good alliance into chaos with just one word.
When Liu Chengyou was poked at the central issue, his face turned red and his neck became thick, revealing his true nature as a scoundrel. He kept uttering obscene words and began to quarrel with everyone.