The two wine glasses clinked together, making a delicate sound.
I drank a glass of sake and two beans fried in oil.
"Brother Da Shen, what do you think of today's game?"
Zhu Yunxi, who poured himself a glass of wine, took his eyes away from Lanfang House next door and looked at Xie Jin, a Hanlin bachelor who was sitting in front of him, with a smile.
Xie Jin nodded, then shook his head: "My dear fellow, the Third Master is now very mature. It's just that... he secretly communicates the music, but it is not the way of a gentleman, and it cannot be applied to the country."
"Yan Sheji, can you conquer people like Zhang Zhiyuan?" Zhu Yunxi rubbed two fried beans and put them into his mouth, looking at Xie Jin with a faint look.
Xie Jin laughed at himself: "I think I have misunderstood. For a person like Zhang Zhiyuan, only when he sees his old acquaintance who joined the East Palace rise in rank while he himself has not made any progress, can he arouse his unwillingness. Only Mingli can arouse his unwillingness. Only by promising him can he win his heart."
Zhu Yunxi smiled and shook his head: "But thinking about it, even if he is dissatisfied today, he will not express his position immediately. He will hesitate, hesitate, and wait for someone to push him behind him."
Jie Jin frowned.
Although this method of controlling people is a permanent thing in the world and is the most basic quality for people of Zhu Yunxi's status, it always makes him feel a little delusional and strange when it is said so bluntly.
This is imperial magic.
Xie Jin didn't want to think deeply about this matter, so he changed his mind and said, "The third master is still worried about the celebration in the palace in a few days?"
Today he was called here by Zhu Yunxi. He had been told that the palace would be re-opened in a few days and that the troupe would be invited to the palace to celebrate.
Zhu Yunxi looked at Xie Jin, nodded, showed some sympathy, and sighed: "I have no intention of harming others, but I cannot be defenseless. If I want to take care of the family ties, I can only tell all the things that have never happened. , pressed it from the beginning.”
As he said that, Zhu Yunxi showed his moved face and said deeply to Xie Jin: "Brother Da Shen and I are in the same clothes, so these words can only be said to Brother Da Shen. Looking around in the palace, there is no one there. In other words, only the gentleman can relieve my worries!"
Zhu Yunxi was moved.
Xie Jin was also moved.
The relationship between ruler and subject, father and son, is something he has been learning since he was born.
As the grandson of the royal family and the king of Huaiyou County, Zhu Yunxi treated him with such courtesy from the beginning.
The thought of a scholar dying for his confidant was lingering in Xie Jin's mind.
He pondered, frowned and said: "Third Master is a pure filial piety and benevolent man, just keep this in mind. Third Master will be self-respecting, and he will be as stable as Mount Tai. Even if a storm is caused, I think that the court will also Countless ministers spoke out vigorously.”
Speaking of this, Xie Jin met Zhu Yunxi's gaze and said in a deep voice: "One day, His Highness will be escorted by his ministers!"
Zhu Yunxi sighed, looked at Xie Jin solemnly, patted him on the shoulder, and filled his glass of wine.
And in Lanfang House on the side.
Zhang Zhiyuan, who was slightly drunk, probably because of some wine, kept murmuring in a low voice: "Good birds choose trees to roost..."
"Heroes and heroes..."
"A good man in the army?"
This was when Sun Cheng reached into his arms again, and with a gentle pull, a bulging and round money bag landed in front of Zhang Zhiyuan.
Zhang Zhiyuan's eyes flickered, he shook his shoulders, raised his head, and looked at Sun Cheng in front of him.
He opened his mouth, but he let out a wine belch, then smacked his mouth and said, "Brother Sun, what do you mean? This time... this time, is it Brother Sun's intention, or... or..."
Because of the gap between him and Sun Chengsheng, and thinking about how he had been doing nothing these days and not making any progress, he was a little drunk with wine, but his consciousness was sober.
The slightly opened money bag contained a bag full of golden beans.
By visual inspection, it was no less than ten taels.
This is not a small amount of money!
Sun Cheng had been a small flag officer of the Yulin Guard for many years, and now he had just taken the position of a hundred households. How could he have so much savings.
His remarks today about a good bird choosing a tree to roost in. It is obvious that this bag of golden beans was made by someone else.
And that person’s identity…
Zhang Zhiyuan's eyes gradually became clearer and he stared at the other party quietly.
Sun Cheng smiled faintly and said calmly: "Brother Zhang, don't think too much about it, it's just a reward for your work these days."
Zhang Zhiyuan nodded with a hint of suspicion.
If we talk about rewards, that makes sense.
After all, after the death of the Crown Princess, all her personal belongings and money were left to the current Third Master.
Just working as a servant under that third master, can you really get so many rewards easily?
And he could still let Sun Cheng be delivered to him so indifferently?
He smiled self-deprecatingly: "Brother Sun, are you going to give these... to me?"
"If not, why should I take it out?" Sun Cheng asked back.
Zhang Zhiyuan shook his head: "I can't take this money!"
He said it categorically without any hesitation.
Even though Sun Cheng had revealed his intention to recruit the third master today, he couldn't take the money until he thought about it clearly.
This is a moral rule.
Sun Cheng picked up the heavy bag of money and patted it directly into Zhang Zhiyuan's palm.
Then he said solemnly: "I heard that Brother Zhang and his mother are over sixty years old, and they are still doing sewing work for others. My sister-in-law has five nieces and nephews at home. Even so, she still squeezes time to go to work. Washing for other families. Not to mention, Brother Zhang’s old father has been bedridden for many years and needs medication every day.”
As he spoke, Sun Cheng became choked up and whispered: "We are all brothers. We all work in the East Palace. Those are the prince's people, what outsiders call princelings. Zhang How can a brother ignore the difficulties in his family?"
Zhang Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment. He never thought that Sun Cheng knew so much about his family's affairs.
Looking at the bag of golden beans in his hand, he already hesitated.
yes.
Whether you are running errands for the third master or the second master, aren't they all the prince's people?
Just when Zhang Zhiyuan began to waver and hesitate.
Sun Cheng took out another piece of paper from his sleeve.
Spread out in front of Zhang Zhiyuan.
Title deed!
After just one glance, Zhang Zhiyuan recognized what this thing was.
But he looked at Sun Cheng with more and more doubts. It was unlikely that the Third Master would even reward Sun Cheng with land.
Not to mention that Sun Cheng could give something like this to himself.
Sun Cheng smiled, shook his head and said: "This thing is not mine at all, but the third master asked me to hand it over to you, Brother Zhang."
"Third Master?"
Zhang Zhiyuan suddenly looked hesitant.
Sun Chenghu said in a deep voice: "The third master also knows about the affairs of Brother Zhang's family. There are nearly ten people in the family, and they still live in only three rooms. The children are getting older, with boys and girls. , always have to be separated.”
"The location is not that good. You can enter the fifth house on the left on the south third alley of Xicheng City. There are probably five or six rooms in the courtyard on the two fronts, which is always enough for Brother Zhang's family to live in."
As he said that, he tried his old trick to stuff the land deed into Zhang Zhiyuan's hand.
However, this time, Zhang Zhiyuan refused to accept it no matter what.
He spoke repeatedly: "Brother Sun, you can't do this! You can't do it! How can I... suffer such a shame!"
But at this moment.
Outside Lanfang's house, there was a sudden cough.
The voice is very young.
Zhang Zhiyuan is very familiar!
He was suddenly shocked, and all the drunkenness in his mind had been wiped away, and then he looked at Sun Cheng with a look of shock in his eyes.
Sun Cheng smiled and nodded silently.
Zhang Zhiyuan immediately bowed towards the outside and bowed to the end: "I'll see you, Third Master."
If the third master doesn't show up, that means he has the intention of not seeing you, and the courtesy cannot be broken.
After the ceremony, Zhang Zhiyuan slightly raised his head and looked outside the room.
I saw two figures stopping outside the door.
The man walking in front gave a low hum, and then led the people behind him away.
It wasn't until a long time that Zhang Zhiyuan calmed down and looked at Sun Cheng with complicated eyes.
"How can this be done...how can it be done..."
Sun Cheng laughed and stuffed the land deed and the money bag into Zhang Zhiyuan's hands: "The person before said that Zhang Xiaoqi has fulfilled his duties over the years, is neither corrupt nor corrupt, and has both loyalty and filial piety. Although the country has rules, people have their own private interests. Love, he can't bear to see these hardships, especially the people around him."
Zhang Zhiyuan held the money bag and land deed tightly with both hands, gritted his teeth, raised his foot with a solemn face, and stomped twice.
