Xie Fu and Gu Xianting had breakfast together. It was such a blessing to have such a wife, who had no worries about food, clothing, housing and transportation.
"Xianting, if you have children in the future, will you pamper me so much?"
Gu Xianting said with a smile: "Of course you can talk like a kid."
"Then do you pamper the children more or do you pamper me more?"
"How can you ask that? You will be a father by then. Have you ever seen a father competing with his children for favor?"
"I just want to know that the child will eventually grow up, start a family and start his own business, and the two of us will stay together until we grow old."
"I still love you the most, okay."
"Don't blame me for being naive. When a wife has a child, she gives all her love to the child. This is not uncommon."
"That's because the wife can't feel the love of her husband, so she puts her love on the children."
"Thanks for your reminder."
Gu Xianting was amused: "My husband is serious enough, it's better to be a little childish."
"By the way, why is there no tiger whip?"
"Whatever tiger whip you want for breakfast, one stick is enough for you."
"It's okay. I'm in good health and can bear it. You can give me a tiger whip at noon."
Gu Xianting refused directly: "No!"
At this time, Butler Kong came to the door: "Sir, you are back."
"You came back yesterday, didn't you know? Butler Kong, have you had breakfast?"
"Sir, I've already eaten."
"Then eat some more. The tiger penis will just give you a boost and make you older and stronger."
Gu Xianting gave Xie Fu an angry look and started talking nonsense. Where did he get the tiger whip? He just took advantage of the old man for fun.
"No, no, no, sir, you can enjoy it yourself. My body is in great shape, so there is no need to take supplements."
Steward Kong said and turned to the topic: "Sir, of course I knew that you came back yesterday. I thought that you would want to get together with Miss Ting and Miss Ting just after you came back, so I didn't dare to disturb you."
"Oh, is something wrong?"
"It's like this. In the days since you left, many people have come to look for you. You also have a lot of letters. I put them all in the study."
"Okay, I'll go to the study after eating. By the way, who has come to see me?"
"Officials, big and small, have so many titles that I can't even remember them. The only ones I know are General Zhang and Governor Lu."
Master Lu, the governor, is naturally Lu Tao, and General Zhang should be Zhang Shiyi. He has been to Tantai Mansion several times, so Butler Kong knows them.
"There are also Master Gu San and Master Zhang."
As Butler Kong spoke, a look of pride appeared on his face. In the past, the Tantai Mansion could not reach these four noble families in Wuzhong.
Now that the heads of the three families have come to visit in person, Tantai Mansion's reputation is so high.
It's the young master who I rely on. Our young master is not a pretty boy who just feeds himself.
Xie Fu thought to himself that as a Jiedushi envoy, he could be regarded as having nothing to do, and even if he had any influence, it was behind the scenes.
It had only been a month since I left. In such a short period of time, three family heads came to visit one after another. Could there be something wrong with the military competition.
That was the only thing he could think of, so he said, "Okay, I'll go to the study in a while and have a look."
"I'll take my leave now, old slave."
"Butler Kong, don't you want to eat something together?"
Butler Kong was flattered. The young master really doesn't treat him as an outsider but a human being, but we have to be self-aware: "Young Master and Miss Ting have been separated for a long time. They must have a lot to talk about, so I won't disturb you."
In the study, after Xie Fu read several letters, he finally understood what was going on.
It turned out that this military competition was actually very large-scale under the leadership of Lu Tao and Gu Xuan.
I don’t know if they are here to compete for honor or to get armor rewards. Both regular troops and miscellaneous troops want to participate.
Those who knew it was a military competition, but those who didn't knew that he, the Jiedushi of Huainan Province, wanted to mobilize troops and generals to cause rebellion.
The original intention is a good thing, but if the battle becomes too big, things will become complicated.
An army is not one person. How can such a large army cope with it? Even if it takes a year and a half to prepare, it may not be able to be successfully held.
People like Lu Tao and Gu Xuan naturally had strategies to deal with it, so they adopted a selection system and set various requirements to greatly reduce the number of participating armies.
These letters were all letters from governors of various prefectures and counties. Some were sent through the back door to please him, the military governor, and some were to explain how excellent the army was in the area, hoping that Xie Fu would pay attention to it.
How could Xie Fu know clearly whether it was good or bad or what the details were? After reading more than a dozen letters, he stopped reading them and it was all in vain.
Only now did he understand that some people were unrecognized for their talents. It wasn't that the superiors didn't care about their talents, but that they simply couldn't get in touch with the superiors, and the superiors didn't have that much energy to get to know them one by one.
As a superior, you can only choose relatively fair methods and strategies.
This is because Mr. Lu and Mr. Gu are entrusted with the task. They must be more experienced than this young boy like him, but Xie Fu feels inconsistent in his heart.
Looking at the stacks of letters, I always feel guilty for letting down the enthusiasm of some people.
At this time, Tantai Heqing walked in with her belly in hand, glanced at the piles of letters, and then looked at Xie Fu: "Did I bother you?"
Xie Fu folded the letter in his hand and said with a smile, "No, is something wrong with He Qing?"
"Can't I come see you if I have nothing to do?"
"Yes." Xie Fu stepped forward and helped her sit down.
Tantai Heqing suddenly smiled and said: "Do you still remember the first time you came to see me? It was in this study room. I didn't expect you to be the one sitting in this seat now."
"Thanks to Miss Tantai, I can climb up and stand out as a pretty girl."
"Nonsense, I don't have the ability to help you reach the position of Jiedushi. At most, I can let you be a carefree young man who has no worries about food and clothing. I just suddenly feel that life is so wonderful. I am committed to you like this. I miss the past. .”
Xie Fu chuckled: "I'm not bad at entertaining people with sex."
"roll!"
Tantai Heqing cursed but looked at the pile of letters on the desk and asked, "Are you worried about anything?"
Tantai Heqing noticed the frequent letters coming in these days, but this was official business, not business matters, and she, a woman, could not make her own decisions.
Xie Fu came back now, so she came here to see if she could be of any help. After all, she had been in business for ten years, so she still had experience and ability.
"No, but will your cloth shop business be successful?"
Tantai Heqing smiled and said: "It's strange to say that I don't have much of an official position, but the business is going smoothly, so I just don't care about it. I can rest assured to raise the baby without any trouble."
Xie Fu smiled. After all, he was also the boss in the Jiangnan area. He didn't know who knew it, but who would dare to undermine him behind his back without giving him face?
Take Huo Duan as an example. In the past, he was doing something behind his back, but now he is offering the benefits with both hands, so everything goes smoothly.
Tantai Heqing smiled and said: "It's okay to know that I'm benefiting from you. I'm tired, and I don't want to engage in intrigues with them all day long. I just want to do business with peace of mind."
He said and sighed: "It's a pity that my reputation over the years is not as good as your title of Jiedushi."
"You can't say that. If you rely on your reputation, everyone will help you when you are in trouble. If you rely on power to suppress others, you are afraid that once you are in trouble, others will rush up and beat the drowned dog."
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Anyway, I'm just idle. See if I can be of any help. You have become such a big official all of a sudden. I'm really afraid that you, a first-timer, will not be able to do the job."
"You're wrong. I'm definitely not good at being a junior official. I can't do that kind of thing of flattering superiors and arrogant subordinates, and I can't do that kind of businessman's tactful and worldly ways. But when I become a high official, On the contrary, it is somewhat useful.”
Tantai Heqing was puzzled: "The bigger your official position, the more cautious you need to be. There is no one in the court who should not be an official. If you do it badly, there will be no benefits. You will be jailed, and your head will not be saved, and you will become someone's scapegoat."
Xie Fu smiled: "The structure is different, and the constraints are also different."
"I have been immersed in the struggle for power all my life since I was a junior official. I have devoted all my attention to human relations and sophistication. I have no other thoughts on the intrigues in the officialdom. If you say it sounds good, it is called tactics, but if you say it doesn't sound good, it is just for my own entertainment. It’s just a chess game. I’m afraid even I don’t know what the ultimate meaning is.”
Tantai Heqing asked: "Is it like you?"
Xie Fu laughed: "It is better to plan things than to plan people."
"So the imperial power is so worthless in your eyes?"
"You, a woman, dare to talk about this."
Tantai He was unresponsive, and women were not allowed to be talented. However, she came from a scholarly family since she was a child. She could also read the books that men read.
Xie Fu said: "There are successes and failures in practicing imperial power. I can't explain the mystery of whether it is possible or not."
"If it is for the people of the world, it is a pity to lose. If it is for the eternal life of the country, it is just a chess game where one enjoys oneself and ravages the common people."
"Being born into an emperor's family is considered to be the emperor, but being born into an ordinary family is just a despicable person in the market who is different from what he looks like on the outside, who is scheming behind the scenes, and who is proud of his gains."
Tantai Heqing said: "You are so brave."
Xie Fu smiled and said: "As an emperor, what magnanimity is, but it is unexpected that all the ministers will bow to you."
Tantai Heqing asked: "You don't understand?"
Xie Fu asked: "Why do you respect me?"
"You are my husband."
"Then why do I dare not make a mistake when I see grandpa?"
"Because it's your grandfather."
Xie Fu smiled and said: "Similarly."
Tantai Heqing said: "You really don't need my help?"
Xie Fu smiled lightly: "You can raise your baby with peace of mind, I have good teachers and friends."
"I'm leaving."
Xie Fu helped her up: "He Qing, if I do anything wrong, please bear with me."
Tantai Heqing smiled sweetly: "Even before the children were born, we started to treat each other as guests."
"I just want to tell you that in front of you and Xianting, I will always be the one who should say sorry."
Regarding her husband's words, Tantai Heqing just smiled slightly: "De Xing, let's go."
At noon, after having lunch, Xie Fu planned to visit Lu Mansion and Gu Mansion in person to learn the details of this military competition.
Tantai Heqing personally prepared gorgeous clothes for him. While serving Xie Fu to change them, he complained: "I don't know how Xianting became my wife and made you wear such poor clothes. If you don't know, you think I'm mean." you."
Tantai Heqing's words can't help but show that she has always been strong and always likes to put herself as the center.
Xie Fu felt it, but didn't say anything. As a husband, his biggest characteristic is to maintain his wife's personality and not ask her to make too many changes.
What it was like when two people fell in love, and what it was like after they became husband and wife.
Tantai Heqing soon realized that he had said the wrong thing and said proactively: "Sir, I said the wrong thing."
Finally, my mother's condition has stabilized.
I'll give you a stable update when I get more manpower.
(Special thanks to a special book friend who has been secretly helping me. You are so considerate that it cost you money. I will write more about Xiao Yun’s plot.)
(End of chapter)
