Now he is not only afraid of offending Yuan Su, but also Wu Chenglu. The feeling of being caught in the middle and not being human is as difficult as living a day. www [New] But no matter how "difficult" it is, there is finally a "win"
"Get through it." The only thing he could do during this period was to withstand all the pressure on his shoulders and get through it.
When he arrived at the Shanhaiguan Governor's Office, after some briefings, Wu Like was taken to a corridor in the atrium of the office to wait. After about ten minutes, another footman came and asked him to move.
Walk to the small hall at the end of the corridor.
There was no one in the small hall, so the footman asked him to wait here for a while.
Wu Like knew very well that Wu Chenglu had a casual attitude on weekdays. No matter whether it was an important matter or an unimportant matter, he would always handle it with the same pace. It would be even worse if he happened to encounter Wu Chenglu who was addicted to cigarettes.
A dose of Fushou ointment can take anywhere from a quarter of an hour to an hour. After taking it, you have to squint for a while before you can come out to meet the guests.
Since he was used to it, he didn't take it too seriously and just sat alone in the small hall drinking tea.
After a while, some sounds came from the corridor outside the small hall from far to near, it was two people talking and laughing with each other.
Wu Like heard that one of the voices was Wu Chenglu, so he quickly got up and went to the door of the small hall to greet him. At this moment, he saw several figures walking slowly from the other side of the corridor. The first one was wearing a satin pajamas.
Wu Chenglu, following Wu Chenglu was a stranger in his thirties. Judging from his behavior and clothing, he seemed to be a clerk or something. The few people behind him were the accompanying footmen.
Wu Chenglu had a great conversation with the man who looked like the accountant. When they reached the fork in the corridor, they stopped and started talking again. The fork in the corridor was not too far from the small hall. Wu Like, who was standing behind the threshold of the small hall, could not help but feel vaguely.
Some conversations can be heard.
"If Mr. Yu had come a few days earlier, I'm afraid this matter would have been done today. Why do we need to look at the face of that yellow-mouthed kid again!"
"Everything has its own cause, Mr. Wu, why should you act too hastily? Now that Mr. Wu has sent the message to Beijing, I believe there will be a reply from Beijing soon, and the overall situation can be determined at a moment's notice." The man named "Mr. Yu" smiled.
He said with a full face.
"Without Mr. Yu's advice, how could this matter be easily accomplished? Mr. Wu should reward Mr. Yu well. After the disaster relief is over, Wu will definitely fulfill his promise." Wu Chenglu said proudly.
"No, I would like to thank Master Wu for being able to avenge the shame of my Master Wang."
"Haha, everyone gets what they need. Haha. Then, let's come here today, come and see Mr. Yu out. [ ]" Wu Chenglu said happily.
Several footmen respectfully sent the "Mr. Yu" out to the front yard. Wu Chenglu calmed down his expression a little, and then walked towards the small hall.
Walking into the small hall, Wu Chenglu saw Wu Like waiting in front of the door, so he said hello with a smile. After some greetings, Wu Chenglu asked Wu Like to sit down and ordered the servants to bring new refreshments.
"Brother Yifu hasn't been to my house for several days. I recently heard that Brother Yifu and Commander Yuan are very close." Wu Chenglu picked up the teacup in his hand and slowly scraped the tea leaves with the lid of the cup while saying something profound.
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Upon hearing this, Wu Like felt his heart tremble. Since the last time he talked to Yuan Su, he has not taken the initiative to visit Yuan Su in the past few days, but he has not visited Wu too frequently. It's just for guarding. Now that the other party mentioned this matter as soon as he opened his mouth, he really had a deep intention.
"No, no, Lord Yuan is here just for disaster relief. The official is just trying to help Lord Yuan understand the civil affairs situation of this county."
"Haha, of course you have to be attentive to official duties. Look, brother Yifu, you have been working so hard these past few days and you are in a daze. There is no need to be like this. I think this disaster relief work is coming to an end soon." Wu Chenglu said. Said with a pun.
"Your Excellency, you are really good at predicting things. A telegram came from the capital at noon today. The disaster relief materials from the central government will be allocated to us before the end of the month." Wu Like followed Wu Chenglu's words and quickly changed the topic.
"Really? There's news so soon?" Wu Chenglu said with a smile. Although he seemed to be surprised by what he said, his expression was relaxed and joyful, as if everything was under his control. As expected.
"That's it. When the disaster relief materials from the central government arrive, the disaster will be stopped quickly. This matter is really going to be over." Wu Like naturally has the ability to observe people's emotions, but his mind is now in a mess, and he doesn't care about Wu Chenglu's reaction. .
"Oh, what else is stated in the telegram?"
"Cabinet Prime Minister Zhao Ji'an plans to send an additional 'disaster relief officer'. This is a strange thing. We obviously already have a disaster relief commander here, so why do we need to send an additional disaster relief officer?"
"Commander of Disaster Relief? Haha, I don't know how long this person named Yuan will be able to serve as commander. There is no smoke without fire, brother Yifu, so the capital's arrangement makes sense." After listening to Wu Like's words, Wu Chenglu was not only stunned. He didn't show the slightest bit of strangeness, but instead seemed more and more happy.
Wu Like thought of the conversation he had just overheard between Wu Chenglu and Mr. Yu at the door, and he couldn't help but secretly speculate: Could it be that the guardian envoy had sent a telegram to the capital before, so the capital sent an additional commissioner? But this What is going on?
After a pause, Wu Chenglu looked at Wu Like seriously, then laughed coldly and asked: "Brother Yifu, you were standing in front of the door, did you hear the conversation between me and the guest?"
Wu Like's expression changed greatly. After hesitating for a while, he could only say truthfully: "When the official heard that your Excellency had arrived, he immediately moved to the door to greet him. Unexpectedly, he overheard a few words of conversation between your Excellency and the distinguished guest. It was just that The official is far away, so I didn't hear clearly. [New] I hope you will forgive me for being disrespectful."
Wu Chenglu gave up and said with a smile still on his face: "Brother Yifu, look at what you said, do you and I still need to be so out of touch? Speaking of which, I had planned to invite you, Brother Yifu, to come over and have a formal meeting with Mr. Zai. .In the final analysis, you and I are our own people. In the past seven or eight years, you and I have cooperated in a tacit understanding. How can we be easily provoked because of the intervention of outsiders?"
The more Wu Like listened, the more frightened he became. Wu Chenglu's words were clearly aimed at Yuan Su. He couldn't help complaining in his heart: This man named Yuan is really a stick, and he didn't even weigh how much he weighed. Dare to do things in such a showy way, no matter how mediocre Wu Chenglu is, he is neither blind nor deaf, why can't he still get the wind?
But then I thought, what if Wu Chenglu received the news?
According to his many years of friendship with Wu Chenglu, whenever he encountered any major issues, the other party would either be indifferent or lament to himself. In the final analysis, Wu Chenglu was a person with few independent opinions and did not have any plans or arrangements for anything he did.
But now the other party seems to be inscrutable and secretive, and he is targeting Yuan Su openly or covertly. How could he have such an attitude if he was not absolutely sure!
"Sir, what you said... Haha, I'm a stupid official and I really don't understand. I hope your Excellency can give me some advice!" Even though I had a clear guess in my heart, I definitely couldn't talk about this topic clearly, especially from the perspective of Wu.
The words came out of Li Ke's mouth, so he could only continue to pretend to be confused.
"Brother Yifu, there is no need for you to pretend to be confused. But it doesn't matter. I have said that you and I are our own people. You can see how I am sincere to you. As for Brother Yifu, whether you can reciprocate love or not, that depends on Yifu."
Brother, you have awakened." Wu Chenglu said thoughtfully, pretending to understand Wu Like.
Wu Like was stunned for a long time, and he was so entangled in his heart that he was at a loss for words. Looking at Wu Like's anxious look, Wu Chenglu laughed and said: "I'll tell you directly, I already knew about Yuan Su's inexperienced behavior ten days ago.
A young boy wants to deal with me. Hey, he dares to stir up trouble on Tai Sui because he is the nephew of the president. He is just pretending to hunt with a dead mouse in his waist. I, Wu Chenglu, have always had nothing to do with the world, and I just want to live a stable life.
, The person named Yuan is not a bad person. How can he allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the bed? He does not think about serving the country with loyalty and loyalty, but blindly covets other people's territory. Shameful and hateful!"
"Sir, I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding in this..."
"Misunderstanding? Brother Yifu, I don't believe that I treat you as one of my own, but you have been flirting with Yuan, and now you are covering up for him. Do you still think of me as the guardian in your eyes?"
Wu Chenglu's sharp shout made Wu Like tremble with fright. If he hadn't thought about the Qing Dynasty, he would have been so frightened that he knelt on the ground.
"How dare you, humble position... how dare you, humble position, this... this, this is all Mr. Yuan who wants to talk to Mr. Yuan. He has never promised Mr. Yuan anything... Sir, you, you must be aware of it." Wu Like's tongue
He couldn't stand it straight, so he explained hastily.
"Humph, I am nostalgic for my old friendship after all. As long as you still have me as the guardian in your eyes, I will forget everything that happened before."
"Your Excellency is indeed in great demand. I am deeply grateful to you. From now on, I will always follow your Majesty's lead and have no second thoughts." After getting this opportunity, Wu Like didn't think much about anything in his mind. He was just thinking about saving himself first.
"Yuan Su, this yellow-mouthed kid, was obviously a little-known little person in the early years. He took advantage of the suppression of the Luanzhou Revolutionary Party uprising to get close to the president. I have long seen that this guy has a vicious heart. At least Wang Zhenshou recommended him back then.
He was also polite to him, but this man in turn took away the troops and territory guarded by Wang, and drove General Wang's soldiers outside the pass. What else can this be called but repaying kindness with enmity? Now that he has gained some advantages, he thinks that he can just use his hands.
Zhetian, this time I want to see how he explains to the president!" Wu Chenglu said coldly.
"Account to the President? Sir, what do you mean..." Wu Like looked confused.
"Yifu, do you know what the president is most afraid of Yuan Su?" Wu Chenglu said in a cadence.
"How can one understand this... from a humble position?" Wu Like shook his head and said. He didn't even know who Yuan Su was, so how could he understand the affairs of the Yuan family.
"Humph, let me tell you, what the president is most afraid of is that his nephew is hooking up with foreigners in private. Now this kid with a yellow mouth is very intimate with the foreigners in Beidaihe all day long. He is simply asking for his own death. Four days ago
I have reported this matter to the capital in detail. You see, only four days later, the capital responded immediately and sent a disaster relief committee to handle it. Do you understand now?
"Wu Chenglu said with a soft smile.
"So, that's what it is?" Wu Like suddenly realized.
He couldn't help but feel cold sweat running down his spine. He naturally knew why Yuan Su had been so close to the foreigners during this period. In the final analysis, it was not to persuade the foreigners to give up obstructing the Yanghe Reservoir and Nandaihe Seaport projects. And these two projects
But this is the core of this disaster relief effort.
I really never dreamed that Yuan Su was originally doing a good thing, but instead put the situation in Wu Chenglu's hands.
Just now I heard Wu Chenglu mention the words "in detail" and "exactly" in his speech. The more Wu Chenglu said this, the more it meant that the content reported to the capital was not accurate, and he would definitely add fuel to it.
What can we do about this? What can we do about this? After all, Mr. Yuan is here to provide disaster relief, but now Mr. Yuan will suffer terribly!
Naturally, Wu Like didn't know that Yuan Su had recently interacted with foreigners. In addition to establishing relationships to resolve the obstacles to the two major projects, the more important point was to win over foreigners to exclude Wu Chenglu. He is now full of guilt, just because it was his idea in the first place.
I didn't expect that things would turn out like this.
However, just as he was worried, another question suddenly came to his mind. Even he didn't know the gap between Yuan Su and the president. Wu Chenglu smoked big cigarettes all day and never left the door. The other party
How did you learn this news?
"The man named Yuan is unkind, so don't blame me for being unjust. He wants to bring me down. Humph, I ate more salt than he ate rice, which makes me a little tender!" Wu Chenglu said aggressively.
"May I ask, sir, how do you know that the president cares about foreigners?" Wu Like couldn't help but ask.
"To tell you the truth, Yuan Su conspired to frame Commander Wang, causing Tongyong Town to fall into pieces, giving this kid an opportunity to take advantage of him. But he never thought that even if Commander Wang was disheartened, his
However, Yu Jifang, the chief of staff, always remembers this grudge and is waiting for the day when he can seek justice from the garrison. Yu Jifang told me everything about Yuan Su, a child with a yellow mouth.
Humph, this is what people are doing, and God is watching!" Wu Chenglu said straightforwardly, he had already sent the message to Beijing, and there was no need to keep the matter secretive.
"Ah? This... Sir, is this Yu Jifang trustworthy? Have you ever found out the origin of this person?" Wu Like asked with concern.
"It's true, I've met this person before. This time I have to rely on Mr. Yu to point it out, otherwise I would still have been kept in the dark by Mr. Yuan." Wu Chenglu said confidently.
"Alas, now that things have happened, I can only blame Mr. Yuan for bringing it upon himself. Alas, alas, as the saying goes, the snake swallows the elephant when the human heart is weak, Mr. Yuan deserves what he deserves." Wu Like had a helpless expression on his face, shaking his head and sighing.
said.
"It's best if you have such an awareness. As I said before, as long as you still have me as an adult in your eyes, the previous things can be let go."
"Thank you, Sir Haihan. Thank you, Sir Haihan. I am so grateful for my humiliation, I will never forget it."
"Wait, Yuan Su will have a hard time in a few days."