Since the Guiyuan family was going to visit friends and it was an important matter for the Taiyang Court, he did not invite Tang Zhao, and Tang Zhao would not propose to accompany him. He left now and agreed to reunite in Zhongtian Mansion in a few days before leaving. Same as in the Sun Ting.
In this ceremony, Xi soil was used to fill the big hole in Yunzhou, and meeting the Guiyuan clan also made a good start in solving the Golden Crow Sword matter. Tang Zhao felt relieved when he let go of two worries at once.
The next big thing is to prepare to go to the sky to deal with the big shots, which is also a stressful thing, but at least he has a few days to spare now.
Why don't you... go back to Zhuoyu Villa and take a look?
In a blink of an eye, he has been out for more than half a year. He has stayed in the training camp for a few months and stayed in his hometown for a while. After that, he went to Bai Yujing, Wang Liangshan, and Zhongtian Mansion... After wandering outside for many days, he really felt a little like it. Home.
There is no doubt that Zhuoyu Villa is his home.
Xu Zhongnan happened to be here too. It was rare for him to go back to Yunzhou. How could he not go back to Zhuoyu Villa to have a look? Although I will definitely have a quarrel with Master when I go back, this is the atmosphere of home, and I am not used to it if there is no quarrel.
So Tang Zhao planned to set off back to the mountain with Xu Zhongnan the next day.
But actually he wanted to keep it simple.
If you suddenly become a marquis and have an official status certified by the imperial court, do you have to act according to your status?
For example, socializing.
Needless to say, the banquet in the evening was attended by distinguished guests from far away. As the protagonist, could Tang Zhao escape? The toasters were milling around like a revolving lantern, and all kinds of good words about "brothers carrying people in sedan chairs" spewed out like spring water. The speaker didn't care, and the listener didn't care. Most of the night went by with feasting and feasting. In the end, Tang Zhao had to pretend to be drunk before he could escape and take a rest.
The next day, there will be various small visits and gatherings. The nobles all wanted to meet the upstart privately. These people have different identities, some just need to meet together, some need to have a cup of tea and chat face to face, and some need to have a meal together. Marquis Gao Yuan helped him block part of the entertainment, but he had to deal with most of it himself.
Marquis Gao Yuan also seemed to want him to be more exposed to these things first, and even learn the sophistication of this kind of scene, and even took the initiative to give him some tips. Although Tang Zhao himself felt that it was not necessary, he still managed to play several games in the end. Fortunately, he has a good temperament and a good emotional intelligence. Although he is a novice, there is nothing wrong with him.
Afterwards, Marquis Gao Yuan also organized a banquet for the chiefs of various departments in Yunzhou and the pro-army generals of the Dudu Mansion. They were all powerful figures in Yunzhou. They introduced Tang Zhao to each other and toasted them all. Tang Zhao was even more confused, but he also had to deal with it. No difference.
After this wave of socializing is over, Tang Zhao still has to get together with a few friends from afar. You can't let outsiders have to deal with it, and your own people can just ignore it, right? He got together with Yun Xiyan, Wang Fei and the others again.
In addition to old friends at the banquet, Wang Fei also brought a young grandson. I asked him if he was the grandson of His Highness Prince Shou. Because he particularly admired Tang Zhao, he insisted on having a drink with him. People greeted him with smiles, and Tang Zhao couldn't drive him out. Fortunately, although Xiao Wangsun didn't look very clever, he didn't have any airs. He could talk to everyone and enjoyed making new friends. He and Yun Xiyan were the two best drinkers at the banquet.
Being able to drink and knowing how to drink are two different concepts, but using one's energy to support oneself without getting drunk is two different concepts than being able to drink. At this banquet, only Yun Xiyan could discuss drinking companions with Xiao Wangsun.
However, the title "Shou Wang" sounded familiar to Tang Zhao. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed that it was the owner of Liu Hu who wanted to buy life span from him, but in the end he didn't sell.
Judging from Liu Hu's departure to stir up trouble between the two mountains, King Shou will not be a good person, but the two sides have no serious enmity for the time being and can live in peace for the time being. Unless Liu Hu ignores the favor of saving his life when he comes back, and regrets Tang Zhao's cunning when the deal failed.
But so what?
Tang Zhao no longer cares about being targeted by most worldly forces. To put it bluntly, he is already on another level. He talked to Xiao Wangsun as long as he could get along with him, and after a while he forgot about this person.
But when he sobered up, Wang Fei asked him privately: "I heard that you want to take over Yunzhou?"
Tang Zhao was confused and said: "Huh? How can this happen?"
This was the first time he heard about it, and he thought it was extremely ridiculous. He opened his mouth to refute it, because he had never thought about it in this regard.
Wang Fei said: "Everyone thinks so. This time, Marquis Gao Yuan specially invited you to be a marquis to build momentum. If this matter was just a matter of speculation before coming to Yunzhou, it would be three points at most, but she has gathered the audience to let you make such a decision in front of important guests. It’s a big contribution, so it should be eight points. With the merit of saving Yunzhou and the strength of suppressing a state, isn’t it logical to become the lord of Yunzhou?”
Tang Zhao was even more confused and said: "It's not that she wants me to make meritorious deeds, but it's just that I can only do this, and I naturally have no shirk..." He thought for a while, but shook his head, "It's impossible. Don't say that Junhou is still here. If I don’t retire, even if I do, it won’t be my turn. How many years have I worked for Yunzhou? There are more people qualified than me, so even if it is Mr. Xing’s turn, it won’t be my turn.”
Wang Fei shook his head and said: "You are talking about Mr. Xing? He is much less suitable than you. With your character and strength, you can take on big things with a little experience. You are stronger and more charming, so you are suitable to be a leader. And Gao Yuanhou It’s obviously chosen this way. Maybe Marquis Gao Yuan hasn’t told you yet that you are not an official person now and are not very sensitive to this kind of thing, but many people can see it.”
Of course Tang Zhao knew that Xingji couldn't be the leader of Yunzhou, otherwise the prison department would be blown up first, but that was impossible for him. He had no foundation in Yunzhou and had very low qualifications. He still had credit... he still had credit, and he had connections... ...I have a little connections, but my strength... my strength is sufficient... Anyway, this kind of thing is too sudden, right?
Wang Fei said: "Since she didn't tell you, you don't know what to do first. It just depends on how she arranges it. With merit and strength, qualifications, connections, she will arrange these things one by one. Gao Yuanhou is a reliable person. There are not many such people nowadays. And to put it harshly, the outside world is already in troubled times. In troubled times, there are not so many things to pay attention to. Those who are capable come first. If you choose a leader poorly, it will really make a person miserable. The big forces were destroyed in an instant. Didn't you just say, 'It is our duty to do so'. This is very true, if Yunzhou needs you, you must be bound to do it."
After the party ended, Tang Zhao was still thinking about Wang Fei's words. On the one hand, he still thought it was ridiculous, but on the other hand, he had listened and it was impossible not to care.
He thought it was ridiculous for him to take over Yunzhou before, but then he thought about it and remembered an important thing: Is the monarch going to retire?
Can't you tell?
As Wang Fei said, outside of Yunzhou, the world is close to chaos. For a force to gain a foothold in troubled times, the most important thing is stability. Marquis Gao Yuan has only been in Yunzhou for a few years. Now that he has finally cleared up the accumulated shortcomings, it is the period of growth. His prestige has accumulated to a certain level. How could he change people rashly?
Although it was possible that he was just prepared, just like establishing a prince to stabilize people's hearts, Tang Zhao still vaguely felt that something was wrong:
Could it be a physical problem?
After all, although Junhou looks healthy, she already looks like an old woman. Generally, even a swordsman who has only a few years to live will not let himself look so old.
Thinking that Junhou might no longer be able to sit in Yunzhou, and that the rarely stable situation in his hometown would be turbulent again, Tang Zhao felt anxious again. A troublesome thing had just gone away, and a new troublesome thing had arisen. This troublesome thing really can never be bothered. It’s over.
Tang Zhao could only worry about this matter silently for now, as the matter at the Taiyang Court was just around the corner.
So after three days of delay in Zhongtian Mansion, Tang Zhao hurried back to Zhuoyu Villa, figuring that his holiday balance was insufficient. At this time, Xu Zhongnan had already gone back first. His vacation was shorter than that of Tang Zhao, and he would not be able to come back soon. Tang Zhao could not let him spend time with him, so he asked him to go back first.
When Tang Zhao went back, he passed by Bai Yushenghui's store and met shopkeeper Liu for a brief moment. He didn't have time to look at the account books or talk in detail. He only had a rough understanding of the store's development this year. I learned that the store is developing well, and a branch in Chuncheng has also been opened. It has also received many orders from the District Inspection Department, Jing'an Department, and the frontline army, and the store is thriving.
Shopkeeper Liu also thanked Tang Zhao for bringing in a large number of official orders to the store, which helped the business take off, saying that he was very capable. Tang Zhao felt a little ashamed after hearing this. This year, he mostly brought goods and facilitated business, but did not do serious sales. Everything in the store was taken care of by the shopkeeper, and Tang Zhao gave him ideas for product research and development. His brothers and sisters helped him He asked the junior brothers and sisters from the outer sect to do it, and he, the hands-off shopkeeper, was too hands-off.
It was obvious that he wanted to start the business of a large group company.
After praising Shopkeeper Liu and the store's employees, Tang Zhao left a copy of the surgical device development plan he had worked on in his spare time and left in a hurry, without even having lunch. He thought about going to the mountain to have a meal with Senior Sister Xue. Senior Sister Xue still had delicious food there.
Flying all the way up Jiugao Mountain, we came to the mountain col again. When we saw the large swamp as clear as a pearl, I suddenly felt relieved. He took a deep breath, inhaling the dense water vapor into his chest, and felt that the big stone pressing on his chest was removed.
Go home!
Since he has no family outside, his only home is Zhuoyu Villa.
The small sword house next to the swamp was where he took root and sprouted.
After returning to the villa, of course he had to see his master first. He hurried to Gongyu Pavilion, but failed. Xue Xianyun is not here. He was a little confused, but thought maybe the master was out.
Then it's important to go find your senior sister for a meal first.
Unexpectedly, when I went to Xue Yeyu's place, Xue Yeyu was not there either. Only the forest owls were sleeping soundly during the day. He was a little confused. Xue Yeyu had a very homely temperament and rarely went out. Why wasn't she there?
Didn't Senior Brother Xu come back in vain?
He had no choice but to walk along the plank road beside the swamp and visit whoever was there, and then he found that the Fifth Senior Sister was not there either. Finally, I met Sixth Senior Brother Deng Chong who was walking in a hurry on the plank road.
Deng Chong was very surprised to see Tang Zhao and actually chatted for a few words. Tang Zhao asked about his master and said: "They are all at Third Senior Sister's place. There is a particularly strange guest who wants to see Third Senior Sister by name. Normally Master would definitely not allow it. But this time he actually agreed. But he was worried, so he stayed with him all the time. Something strange happened, and we were worried about it, but no one else can enter Senior Sister's place, so you should be able to go, right?"
(End of chapter)
