Zhang Shu went down to the first floor, and a group of people just entered the door.
He immediately came forward to welcome him enthusiastically, "Haha, Brother Yu Qing is here. I am overjoyed. Some are not welcomed from afar, and some are not welcomed from afar!"
The person coming was Lu Shikui, followed by Fan Wenhu and his wife.
"I haven't seen you for a long time. Brother Dounan is still as charming as ever. He is able to make the Oiran Convention so colorful and colorful, far better than the previous ones. I really admire Lu." Lu Shikui returned the greeting with a smile.
Zhang Shu waved his hands repeatedly, "Brother Yu Qing is joking. This oiran convention is not organized by me. It is actually the idea of the court. I am just lending this garden."
Starting from the Tang Dynasty, businessmen in the same industry began to establish organizations, called guilds and groups. By the Song Dynasty, it was very common, and basically all industries had guilds.
At first "guild" referred to a general guild organization, but gradually it came to refer more specifically to the erotic industry, so the top female actresses were also called guild leaders, which caused the leaders of other guilds to be called guild leaders or guild leaders. Be old.
"Really?" Lu Shikui naturally didn't believe Zhang Shu's statement, but he didn't take it seriously. "Wenhu, Qiniang, come and pay homage to Brother Dounan."
Fan Wenhu and his wife bowed to each other and said, "Meet Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Junsheng was granted the title of Prince of Qinghe County and was given a posthumous gift to Prince Xun. Although he was not hereditary, there was nothing wrong with calling his fifth grandson Zhang Shu a son.
"Haha, you are so courteous to a virtuous couple. Madam Lu is so handsome that she deserves to be a general. Brother Wenhu is also majestic and brave. He will become a famous general in the future."
After some pleasantries, Zhang Shu took Lu Shikui's arm and said, "Go upstairs and sit down. I have specially reserved the best room for Brother Yu Qing."
"Thank you so much, Brother Dounan. However, I think it is best to watch the performance in front of the stage. Although it is good upstairs, it is not as interesting." Lu Shikui declined politely.
Zhang Shu didn't take it seriously and said with a smile, "Haha, brother Yu Qing knows the true meaning of this. Speaking of which, I will also go to the stage later, but there is still some time before the start. How about you and I going to have a cup of tea first?" "
Lu Shikui understood that Zhang Shu had something to talk to him, so he asked the others to go to the stage first and followed Zhang Shu to the room on the fifth floor alone.
After the two of them sat down, Zhang Shu pushed a piece of land deed in front of Lu Shikui, "Thanks to your help, the Han family was saved from trouble in the previous incident. It's just a small gift, but I can't thank you enough. I hope Brother Yu Qing will accept it."
Lu Shikui pushed the land deed back without even looking at it, "Hey, Brother Dounan is now a heretic. It's normal for your family and I to help each other, so why do we need to do this!?"
On the surface, it seems that the Zhang family is now a civil servant and the Lu family is a military general. The two families have different personalities and do not conspire with each other, but in fact this is not the case.
In the army of the Song Dynasty, it was a very common phenomenon that "a general's family is a general, and a general's family is a general." The children of generals are an important part of the military generals group.
But at the same time, due to the philosophy of governing the country by advocating literature and suppressing military force, it led to the social reality that "all the children of generals are ashamed to learn bow and horse", and many descendants of generals abandoned martial arts and followed literature.
Among the four generals of ZTE, including Yue Fei who was later assassinated by Xiaozong, their descendants basically all became civil servants, not only relying on their support, but also passing the Jinshi examination.
But it doesn't mean that their family has no connection with the military, especially the Zhang family.
Zhang Jun, whether he is good at speculation or has high political acumen, can always make favorable choices at the right time.
That year, after the situation became relatively stable, Zhao Jiumei intended to gather military power. When Zhang Jun noticed it, he was the first to take the initiative to hand over the military power. Gaozong and Qin Hui took advantage of the situation to dismiss the Sanxuan Fusi, and also took back the military power of Han Shizhong and Yue Fei.
His approach saved the old army from being purged and left behind a huge network of relationships in the army. This is why the Zhang family can sit on huge wealth and remain standing.
After all, the descendants of high-ranking generals have the opportunity to transfer their academic qualifications, but most of the middle- and lower-level generals are still sons and fathers, and they rarely need the help of veteran generals and family members. This relationship has been maintained from generation to generation.
The influence of the Zhang family in the Song army should be one of the best. Even the later Yuan Dynasty felt afraid and found an excuse to kill Zhang Ru, Zhang Shu's father, who had surrendered. Zhang Shu and his son None of them could get official positions in the Yuan Dynasty.
The Lu family was a new member of the military, so it was inevitable that they would interact with the Zhang family, and even work for their daughter in an awkward manner.
The Zhang family has a large number of industries, covering industry, agriculture and commerce, and has many products. In order to make huge profits, they often use military-China relations to conduct border trade, which is actually smuggling to the enemy country. In the past few months, they were discovered by inspection officials and were almost sent to Jinghu to make purchases. Ambassador Wu Yuan.
Wu Yuan is also Wu Qian's third brother. He is upright, harsh in governance, and can't tolerate sand in his eyes. If he knew about this case, he would definitely investigate it to the end. Then the Zhang family would have to live with it.
At this time, Lu Wende, who was serving as Hubei's pacification envoy, took action to deal with the official and solved the Zhang family's crisis, so Zhang Shu offered 10,000 acres of fertile land as reward.
When Zhang Shu saw that Lu Shikui refused to accept him, he did not force him, because Lu Wende often needed the help of the Zhang family to deal with military affairs and military supplies.
"Brother Yu Qing is a noble man and regards money as dirt. I am being rude. The Lu and Zhang families are in the same boat and share what they need. It is true that there is no need for this. However, the Zhang family will definitely keep this kindness in mind. I won't talk about it anymore. But , I actually have other things to do today and need Brother Yu Qing’s help.”
Lu Shikui shook the tea cup and said in surprise, "Oh! What is it that requires Brother Dounan to be so solemn? Let me tell you, as long as I can do it, I am naturally obligated."
Zhang Shu said slowly, "It is said that Yan Ran'er from Jinxiu Tower is Brother Yu Qing's confidante?"
"Hey, Brother Dounan is really well-informed. I thought not many people would know."
Lu Shikui didn't know what Zhang Shu wanted to do for a moment, and looked at him, quite reproaching him for exploring his privacy.
Zhang Shu didn't want him to misunderstand, so he immediately explained, "Brother Yu Qing, don't misunderstand me. For me, a person who has been around the land of wind and moon all year round, there are no real secrets in the courtyard. It's not that I deliberately targeted Brother Yu Qing." .”
Lu Shikui shrugged and pretended to be generous, "Actually, it's nothing. Just know it if you know it. Anyway, I'm here to help Ran'er win the championship. Then I can't hide this relationship."
"Brother Yu Qing does have a good eye. Madam Yan is as talented and beautiful as Tang An'an. Even without external help, she is still qualified to become the Oiran. However, I have a merciless request. I beg Brother Yu Qing to raise your noble hand. Give this oiran to Tang An'an." Zhang Shu was very sincere.
"This...I'm afraid it won't work." Lu Shikui's face looked a little ugly. "To be honest with Brother Dounan, I have actually wanted to redeem Ran'er for a long time. Now she has finally agreed. The only condition is to win the Oiran. How can I give up so easily? !?」
Zhang Shu frowned, "It is human nature for heroes to love beauties. I also hope that lovers will eventually get married. If it were another time, they would have become beautiful adults. However, the oiran at the moment must be Tang An'an. This matter may affect the survival of the Zhang family. I also ask Brother Yu Qing to understand my difficulties so as not to start a fight and damage the harmony between the two families."
Hearing this, Lu Shikui was puzzled and couldn't help but think deeply.
The Zhang family's reason for supporting Tang An'an must be different from their own reasons for supporting Yan Ran'er, so what is their purpose?
After thinking for a long time, he had a vague feeling that it might be related to King Yan, but he was a little confused.
The Zhang family is a big landowner, but the King of Yan strongly promotes the Jing boundary law. There is a natural conflict between the two parties. However, the Zhang family did not participate in Xie Tang's previous "anti-Yan" action, and they also bought a lot of stocks. It seemed that they were asking Yan King, come closer.
Could it be that the Zhang family wanted to dedicate Tang An'an to King Yan to invite his favor?
