The prince finished delivering the gold and silver, expressed his condolences, and left shortly after.
After all, as we all know, this Zhengyang Marquis is a member of King Yuan!
Even if he came here on an order, if he stayed here for a long time, he would inevitably attract criticism and be accused of forming a clique for personal gain.
Therefore, he had to avoid suspicion.
After three drinks, it was already dusk.
King Yuan also left in a hurry, and for a while only Lu Xu and his son were left in the entire Lu Mansion courtyard.
Lu Xu raised his wine glass, looked left and right, and couldn't help but praise: "It is indeed a good wine shipped from Huainan, it's just strong enough."
"If I drink this wine on the battlefield, I can still kill the enemy general in the midst of thousands of troops."
Lu Shuang didn't even look at his bragging father, but felt depressed.
Why are His Royal Highness King Yuan and His Highness the Crown Prince here?
What signal is this?
Where will the Lu family go from here?
He was itching not to understand these issues.
When Lu Xu saw that Lu Shuang didn't respond to him, he narrowed his eyes and deliberately amplified his voice and said, "Let me just say, Your Majesty is still considerate of a veteran like me!"
"Not only is Your Majesty considerate, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Yuan also admire me for being a cultured and brave veteran."
"Why is this?"
Lu Xu looked directly at Lu Shuang, hoping he could give an answer.
However, after waiting for a while, he found nothing.
Lu Xu was not annoyed, he still smiled, took a sip of wine and said, "It's all thanks to Lu's teaching of the Heart Sutra!"
"The ancestors really compiled this book very well!"
"What's so good about it? Let me explain it to you in detail."
Lu Shuang finally reacted after hearing this.
His body stiffened, then he suddenly fell to the ground and started twitching suddenly.
boom!
The wine glass fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Lu Xu stood up abruptly, feeling quite confused.
He is just such a son. Over the years, he has always recited Lu's Educational Heart Sutra because he really feels that this book is useful and can teach Lu Shuang to become talented.
But now...why do you suddenly have epilepsy now?
"Son, don't scare daddy!"
"If you have someone who is both good and bad, how will you live?"
When Lu Shuang on the ground heard this, his twitching frequency slowed down a bit, and he said intermittently: "Dad...Dad, I...I have a headache...the pain is severe."
"I'm afraid I have to rest first... take a rest for a while. I can't... I can't listen... to my father's teachings..."
"It's easy to talk about. Whenever you want to hear this Heart Sutra, I will tell you as a father. Your health is important! Your body is important!"
"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you quickly carry the young master back to the room to rest?"
Seeing Lu Xu's anger, the housekeeper's servants naturally did not dare to neglect him. They quickly picked up Lu Shuang and placed him on the bed in the wing room.
After everyone left, Lu Shuang, who had been twitching, suddenly recovered as if he had come back to life, and looked out the window with lingering fear.
"Is my son feeling better? Why don't you go in and accompany you as a father? Don't worry, I have already sent for a famous doctor. You just have to wait."
When Lu Shuang heard this, he immediately fell to the ground and started twitching again.
Even the corners of his mouth were split, and he wished he could spit out a few mouthfuls of foam.
The intermittent voice came again, and the speaker seemed to be in great difficulty: "Please...please, father, please... take care of me, son... my son is fine, I just... rest for a while, then I'll be fine..."
…
Qiandu West Street, Zhengdefang, Gufu.
Main hall.
Gu Beichuan and Li Dongbi looked serious because a distinguished guest came today.
The first person in the Qiandu literary world, the Imperial Academy’s sacrificial wine-Hu Yan!
"Master Hu came here specially, why are you doing this?" Gu Beichuan asked while asking Zheng Jian to pour tea.
Hu Yan picked up the tea and took a few sips. After tasting it carefully, he praised: "Not bad, good tea."
Although Hu Yan did not come from a wealthy family, he has now reached a high position by virtue of what he has learned.
It is also a high-end venue in the Daqian literary world that is attended on weekdays.
The tea he drank was naturally extraordinary, and the fact that he praised it was enough to show the quality of Gu's tea, and also to show that Zheng Jian had put his heart into buying the tea.
Of course, Zheng Jian is just a rough guy, and he probably can't see these people.
He just felt that Hu Yan was much better than the previous guest because he didn't spit out the tea leaves.
What a good man!
"I came here today because I was entrusted by Prime Minister Wei to ask Mr. Gu face to face what his plans are for the future."
Gu Beichuan's thoughts were racing, but he remained calm and said with a smile: "I am a great craftsman, so what plans can I have? I just want to work hard and make some good farm tools for the imperial court."
When Hu Yan heard this, he shook his head: "Given Mr. Gu's great talent, it would be overkill to only make some farm tools."
"Besides..." He paused, then lowered his voice: "Above the court, there are treacherous clouds and numerous factions. They are always threatening to overthrow. I'm afraid it's not the best idea to avoid them."
When Gu Beichuan heard this, he was a little silent.
Seeing that he was silent, Hu Yan had no choice but to open the skylight and speak out.
"The aristocratic family faction already hates Young Master Gu because of the flood control strategy and the millions of silver he presented this time."
"As for the military generals, not to mention that Mr. Gu is a civil servant. There has been no tradition of hanging out with military generals since ancient times."
"Even if you do, I'm afraid they won't accept you."
"I have found out clearly that when your Majesty went to Huainan, he used the identity of Zhengyang Marquis. Therefore, Mr. Gu mistakenly thought that he was Zhengyang Marquis, and he did business in Qiandu under the name of Zhengyang Marquis."
"In the end, the money was earned, but His Highness Prince Yuan and Marquis Zhengyang were deceived."
"They don't say they will retaliate against you, but I'm afraid they don't have a good impression of you."
Gu Beichuan frowned slightly when he heard this.
This is what the other party said. As long as he is not a fool, he should be able to understand it.
"It seems that the only way for me is Qingliu."
"It's just that with my huge wealth, I will inevitably attract criticism."
"What are you talking about, Mr. Gu? This time you can spend one million taels of silver to rebuild the ship for the court, which has already proved your quality for the public and the country."
"Even if there is some money at home, so what?"
"We are a clean sect, but we don't hate the rich."
When Gu Beichuan heard this, he smiled and said, "Well, thank you Mr. Hu for the introduction!"
"It's easy to say, easy to say. I think Mr. Wei likes you very much. I would be honored to introduce a young talent like you."
The two looked at each other and laughed.
In this way, Gu Beichuan got into Qingliu's car and was tied to a boat with His Royal Highness.
This matter of seizing the direct descendant has always been troublesome.
Gu Beichuan originally did not want to participate, but since the Canglan flood incident, the prince has become increasingly alienated from the family faction, and instead relies more and more on the Qingliu people.
This... situation is stronger than people!
What Gu Beichuan was most afraid of before was getting involved in the whirlpool of trouble, but now, since he is already in the whirlpool, he naturally has to change his attitude and live a more positive life.
After all, if the prince is promoted to the throne and their love and contribution are taken into account, he can at least live in glory and wealth for the rest of his life.
But if King Yuan comes to power, I really don’t know what the situation will be like.
So... Gu Beichuan has already made up his mind on how to choose.
