Guan Wuyuan not only became very strange today, but also quite erratic. [No pop-up novel website]
But he said that he had just opened the door and walked out a few steps, and was about to greet Zhao Junchen's entourage. However, he had just taken a few steps and stopped hesitantly. He seemed to have thought of something, and then turned around and gave instructions to Guan Er. He said: "Wait, it's up to you to pick him up. Remember not to attract anyone's attention, and your attitude must be respectful. Don't offend others."
Guan Wuyuan's attitude changed too quickly, but Guan Er couldn't react. He just looked at Guan Wuyuan in front of him strangely.
Seeing Guan Er like this, Guan Wuyuan was very anxious and urged: "Why are you still standing there? Go quickly!"
Guan Er was startled and hurried away.
When Guan Wuyuan returned to the room, he returned to his original ant-like state, constantly walking around the room.
This was because Guan Wuyuan suddenly thought that the secret correspondence between him and King Gong'an was not revealed by King Gong'an, but that Xichang suppressed the matter at Zhao Junchen's suggestion?
So, Zhao Junchen's purpose of sending people to find him today is worthy of scrutiny.
For a moment, Guan Wuyuan was in a state of confusion.
However, Guan Wuyuan was not left with much time to calm down his thoughts. Under the leadership of Guan Er, Zhao Junchen's envoy arrived quickly.
The person who came here claimed to be Zhao Junchen's long-term attendant. He looked young and average-looking. Although he was wearing a long-term suit, the fabrics were exquisite in workmanship. It was obvious that although this person was only a long-term attendant, he was afraid of his status in Zhao Junchen's house. Not low. At this time, he followed Guan Er to Guan Wuyuan's office room. When he saw Guan Wuyuan, a third-grade official, he was not respectful and reserved at all, but looked very arrogant.
Seeing the attitude of the visitor, Guan Wuyuan not only did not get angry, but hurriedly greeted him, bowed and saluted, and then asked cautiously: "I heard that this young man is the long-term attendant of Mr. Zhao Junchen, Mr. Zhao. I don't know his surname? Zhao? Your Excellency asked me to come to see me, Guan. I don’t know why?”
Guan Er was stunned again. The man in front of him was Guan Wuyuan, who was always obedient and arrogant. Was he still the master who imitated Guan Yu's cold and arrogant temperament?
The visitor bowed his hands to Guan Wuyuan in a perfunctory manner and said, "My name is Xu Qingyan, and I am the long-term follower of Mr. Zhao in my family. As for your purpose of coming to see Mr. Guan today..."
While talking, Xu Qingyan glanced at Guan Er next to him.
At this time, Guan Wuyuan didn't care about his own face and his image in Guan Er's mind. After seeing Xu Qingyan's gesture, he quickly waved to Guan Er and said, "Go out quickly and be careful not to let anyone get close to you. I have something to say with this little brother Xu." .”
Seeing the seriousness of Guan Wuyuan's words, Guan Er naturally retreated quickly.
After Guan Wuyuan and Xu Qingyan were the only two people left in the room, Xu Qingyan did not waste any time. He took out an envelope from his sleeve with a sneer, handed it to Guan Wuyuan, and said: "Today my master sent me to ask for a meeting with Mr. Guan, it is because of this The reason for the letter.”
Looking at the envelope in front of him, Guan Wuyuan's expression changed. He quickly took it and opened it to check, but then his face turned pale again.
Without him, this letter was one of the secret letters he had exchanged with King Gong'an before. The content was word for word, but the handwriting was different.
Obviously, this letter is not the original version. The original version has fallen into the hands of Zhao Junchen, and Zhao Junchen sent Xu Qingyan to send this re-copied secret letter. The meaning is very obvious - "Your handle has fallen into my hands." .”
Thinking of this, Guan Wuyuan's hands trembled slightly, and he looked at Xu Qingyan and carefully inquired: "I wonder what this letter is..."
Guan Wuyuan was only halfway through what he said when he was interrupted by Xu Qingyan with a wave of his hand: "This letter was found by Xichang when they ransacked the palace of Gong'an Prince."
Guan Wuyuan's body trembled again.
Xu Qingyan changed the subject and said: "But, my master has always believed that as the commander of Longxiang Guard, Mr. Guan, you have great responsibilities and are loyal to His Majesty. You can be called the pillar of the country. Although the content of this letter I pointed out that Mr. Guan, you had a secret connection with King Gong'an, but my family also believes that this must be King Gong'an seeing his own unlucky fate, so he deliberately framed Mr. Guan. Mr. Guan, do you think this is true?"
Hearing what Xu Qingyan said, Guan Wuyuan's heart that had been hanging for a long time was finally relieved. Then he was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "What Mr. Zhao said makes sense, what Brother Xu said also makes sense. It must be so, it must be so!"
Seeing Guan Wuyuan like this, a trace of contempt flashed in Xu Qingyan's eyes, and then he smiled slightly and said: "My lord, I have heard about your style for a long time, Lord Guan, and I have admired you for a long time, but I have never been able to make friends with you, so this I was sent here first, to tell you the reason for this secret letter, and secondly, to take the opportunity to make friends so that we can have more contact with each other in the future."
Although Guan Wuyuan was ashamed of his reputation as a "descendant of Guan Yu," he was definitely a veteran in official circles. He understood the implication of Xu Qingyan's words and quickly assured him loudly: "Brother Xu, please go back and tell Mr. Zhao that Guan is also the same to Mr. Zhao." I have admired you for a long time and have wanted to make friends for a long time, and today I finally got my wish. Mr. Zhao thinks so highly of Guan, so Guan must repay his kindness. From now on, whenever Mr. Zhao gives orders, Guan will never refuse."
Seeing Guan Wuyuan's statement, Xu Qingyan nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "In this case, Mr. Guan and my lord will be friends from now on. However, Mr. Guan, you are a military attaché after all, and my lord is a civil servant. The relationship between civil and military affairs is too close. , I’m afraid it will also have a bad impact, so from now on, it’s okay for our two families to come to terms with each other, but we don’t have to be too close to each other.”
Seeing Guan Wuyuan nodding again, Xu Qingyan said with a smile: "Now that Mr. Guan understands, then the purpose of my coming here today has been achieved. I don't dare to disturb Mr. Guan anymore in handling official business, so I will take my leave."
However, just as Xu Qingyan turned around, Guan Wuyuan quickly stopped him and said, "Brother Xu, wait a minute!"
Xu Qingyan frowned slightly, turned around and asked, "What else does Mr. Guan have to do?"
After Guan Wuyuan hesitated for a moment, he asked cautiously: "I don't know... Oh, Guan looked at the letter that Brother Xu brought. The handwriting is newer. It seems that it was copied not long ago. I don't know the original version of the secret letter. Now, Where?"
Xu Qingyan imitated Zhao Junchen, smiled slightly, and said softly: "Oh, Mr. Guan is talking about the original letter, that kind of thing that will bring trouble to Mr. Guan, my lord has already destroyed it long ago. Yes, Sir Guan, please rest assured."
After saying that, regardless of whether Guan Wuyuan believed it or not, Xu Qingyan left like this.
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Half an hour later, in the Zhao Mansion.
In Zhao Junchen's study, Xu Qingyan was reporting what happened to Zhao Junchen. After describing the whole process to Zhao Junchen, Xu Qingyan couldn't help but laughed loudly: "Young Master, that Guan Wuyuan claimed to be the Empress of Guan Yu People have always imitated Master Guan Er's style. He is known as "Leng Ao Wushuang" in officialdom. But now, it is worse to hear it than to see it. This contrast is too great. Young Master, you didn't see it. After Guan Wuyuan read the letter, The look of him dripping with cold sweat is really hilarious."
Zhao Junchen nodded, not caring, and just said: "The true character of a person does not depend on how he is usually, but how he behaves in emergencies. There are too many people in the world who do not live up to their reputation, and so on. Guan Wuyuan is alone."
Having said this, Zhao Junchen let out another breath and murmured: "Now, we finally have our own people in the army."
The secret messages that Wei Huai found in Prince Gong'an's palace were all handed over to Zhao Junchen as soon as he returned to Beijing, and Zhao Junchen would naturally make good use of them.
King Gong'an was able to compete with Emperor Deqing for the throne, so he naturally had his own influence. Although Emperor Deqing had gradually cleaned up after he came to the throne, there were still many fish that slipped through the net.
Or perhaps King Gong'an knew that he could not compete with Emperor Deqing on the surface, but the officials in the court and central government who had secretly contacted him over the years were mainly military attachés.
The commander of Longxiang Guard, Guan Wuyuan, was the highest-ranking and most powerful among these military attaches.
After Zhao Junchen got the secret letter, he reported all the officials who had little effect on him, were not easy to bribe, or had low status to Emperor Deqing. Firstly, he gave Emperor Deqing an explanation. Secondly, it is also to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
However, Zhao Junchen secretly hid the few remaining people and planned to take advantage of the opportunity to use them for his own purposes.
Among these people, the majority are military attachés. There are as many as seven military attachés from more than a thousand households. Now, all of them, like Guan Wuyuan, have completely surrendered to Zhao Junchen.
Since then, Zhao Junchen has finally gained his own power in the army. Although it is not very useful, Zhao Junchen now finally has a trump card to draw fire from the bottom of the cauldron.
………
While Zhao Junchen and Xu Qingyan were discussing things in the study, on the right side of the backyard of the Zhao Mansion, in a courtyard where the servants of the Zhao Mansion lived, a steward of the Zhao Mansion was talking to the new servants and maids of the Zhao Mansion. Sue the Zhao family's rules.
More than a dozen servants and maids who were new to Zhao Mansion were standing in a row, listening respectfully to the steward's instructions.
This steward looked very impressive. He walked in front of the servants and shouted loudly: "Since you have come to the Zhao Mansion, you must abide by the rules of the Zhao Mansion from now on. You must know that our Lord Zhao How powerful is that in the court? You can work in the Zhao Mansion. Even if you are just an ordinary maidservant, you will be considered a figure outside. No one dares to mess with you. The salary on weekdays is also more generous than in other mansions. . So if you violate the rules of Zhao Mansion and are kicked out, don’t regret it when the time comes. Our Zhao Mansion doesn’t have many rules. First of all..."
However, just in the middle of the steward's lecture, he suddenly stopped and his steps suddenly stopped. He just stared blankly at a new maid in front of him.
The maid in front of me has fair skin, beautiful appearance, exquisite facial features, and an excellent figure. Although she is only dressed as a maid, she has an unstoppable temperament. I can't explain the reason, but I just feel that she is more like a smart and intellectual person living in a boudoir. A young lady, not an ordinary maid who is ordered around.
With some surprise, the steward asked the maid: "You...what is your name."
"Return to the steward." The maid bowed politely to the steward, and then replied in a soft and pleasant voice: "The little girl's surname is Chu and her name is Jiayi."
At this point, the maid seemed to have thought of something, and added: "It's the best of 'delicious food' and the 'suitable' of 'suitable'."
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