A transaction was completed in the process of changing cups and cups. Chen Kan was drunk and Gu Cheng was also drunk.
Of course, both of them were pretending. As a veteran of the wine bar, how could Gu Cheng be so easily drunk by Chen Kan.
As for why Chen Kan pretended to be drunk, it was mainly because he couldn't drink anymore. He really couldn't drink any more.
He didn't like the feeling of drinking until he vomited. After vomiting, his whole mouth was filled with a foul stench.
After declining the stay of the old housekeeper of Zhenyuan Hou Mansion, Zhang San and Fang Xu forcibly dragged Chen Kan out of the Hou Mansion, who was drunk and crazy. After all, he was an imperial envoy, so why did he stay in the Hou Mansion and become drunk and crazy?
The old housekeeper of the Hou Mansion sent Chen Kan out of the house, turned around and supported Gu Cheng, and whispered: "Master Hou, you are drunk, I will send you to rest."
Gu Cheng shook his head vigorously, and his eyes regained clarity.
When the old housekeeper saw this, he had a look of dismay on his face. He had been with Gu Cheng for almost thirty years and had never seen Gu Chengsui.
"call!"
Gu Changchang took a breath and asked calmly: "Mingyuan, what do you think of this child?"
Mingyuan was the name of the old butler. The three of them had just finished drinking, and it was he who took over Gu Xingzu's task of pouring wine.
Hearing this, he looked at the direction Chen Kan was leaving and said, "Far better than his father."
"oh?"
Gu Cheng asked with interest: "Mingyuan thinks so highly of this son?"
Thirty years of master-servant friendship, the old butler is a butler in name, but in fact he and Gu Cheng are like brothers.
At the same time, he is also Gu Cheng's most trusted advisor.
The old housekeeper continued: "Chen Huan is a proud and arrogant person. Although he has made great achievements in battle, he does not know how to find a career. In the end, he ends up with his body and head missing. After all, he cannot escape the reputation of a reckless man. This son The depth of his scheming is far beyond what Chen Huan can match. Lord Marquis, I have a hunch that this boy will most likely become..."
When the old butler said this, he suddenly pointed to the sky, and then continued: "Whether it is an opponent or a loyal minister, you and I can't see it."
Gu Cheng thought thoughtfully, then smiled and said: "That is his business. What I want is that the inheritance of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion will never be extinguished."
"As for those invisible things, let's talk about it in the future. In any case, compared to the decline of the Zhenyuan Marquis lineage since I started, now is the best result."
"Too!"
The two played riddles for a while, and Gu Cheng picked up Gu Xingzu, who was already drunk and unconscious, with a hint of pampering flashing in his eyes unconsciously.
He picked up Gu Xingzu easily, and it was impossible to tell that he was already an old man in his seventies.
...
When Chen Kan returned to the inn, the first thing he did was to rinse his mouth with green salt.
Anyone who drinks regularly knows that if you don’t rinse your mouth in time after drinking, the taste in your mouth will be enough to make you want to die when you wake up the next day.
Fang Xu temporarily acted as a servant to take care of Chen Kan. Seeing Chen Kan spit out the salt water in his mouth all the way away, he couldn't help but curious: "Sir, why do you have to go to Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion to drink this drink?"
Chen Kan didn't like drinking, and Fang Xu, a personal guard, naturally knew that. In his opinion, Gu Cheng was just a dying old man.
As soon as Gu Cheng stepped on his feet, the Zhenyuan Hou Mansion fell. Besides, the Zhenyuan Hou Mansion was far away in Guizhou, and his family was destined to live high in the temple. What was the point of wooing a Hou Mansion that was about to be ruined?
"Gululu...he...tui!"
Chen Kan spit out a mouthful of water and turned to look at Fang Xu. Although he didn't want to admit it, in fact, simple-minded people like Fang Xu were the most suitable people to talk to.
After looking at Fang Xu for a while, looking at him with a puzzled expression, Chen Kan said calmly: "Go and ask Wang Long and Li Hu to come see me!"
"oh!"
Fang Xu nodded, turned around and trotted away with a puzzled look on his face.
After a while, Wang Long and Li Hu came to Chen Kan's room hand in hand and asked respectfully: "Sir, what are your orders?"
Chen Kan looked sideways at Fang Xu. Fang Xu scratched his head and wisely exited the room, guarding the door himself to prevent anyone from approaching.
Chen Kan looked quietly at Wang Long and Li Hu standing in front of him.
These two people were both his old team members who had followed him from Jinyiwei. When he was squeezed out by Ji Gang to take over the Wucheng Army and Horses Division, these two people followed him loyally and joined the Wucheng Army and Horses Division.
They have lived and died together several times, so in terms of loyalty, they are absolutely trustworthy.
Seeing that Chen Kan was silent, the two of them looked at each other, and Wang Long asked: "Sir, if there is any task for the brothers to handle, please tell me that if you go up the mountain of swords and into the sea of fire, the brothers will never frown."
Chen Kan seemed to want to keep their faces in mind. No matter how they asked for help, Chen Kan just didn't speak.
It wasn't until their hearts gradually sank to the bottom that Chen Kan slowly asked: "Can I trust you?"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Long and Li Hu were confused and didn't understand why the adults would ask such a simple question.
Wang Long frowned and said: "My lord, I am very sincere to you. My old mother was seriously ill at home. If you hadn't gotten money from the King of Jin and distributed it to me, I would have had the money to hire a doctor to treat my mother." Due to illness, my mother may have died long ago, and from then on, my life belongs to you."
His loyalty was betrayed by Wang Long, so Li Hu had no choice but to hand over his hand and say, "Me too."
"Not to mention, the adults later changed their ways to give money to their subordinates, so that their children could have books to study..."
"Me too!"
"That's it!"
Chen Kan raised his hand to stop Wang Long from continuing to show his loyalty, and said calmly: "You have been following me for the longest time. I now have something for you to handle."
"whats the matter?"
"My subordinates will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Chen Kan gave up and said, "It's not that serious. It's just that I made a deal with Marquis Zhenyuan and asked him to reserve two positions for me in the army."
Wang Long suddenly said: "What do you mean, sir?"
"I'm not interested in this. You go to the army and do your best."
The two said solemnly: "I will definitely live up to your expectations!"
"Go!"
...
The next day, Chen Kan still set off early.
Chen Kan was riding at the front, flanked by a troubled-looking Chen An and two censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
The avoidance road signs were held high, making the pedestrians and caravans on the entire official road avoid this team of more than 300 people like snakes and scorpions.
Chen Kan looked at the expressions of Chen An and the three censors, and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Chen Yushi, the folds on his face can crush walnuts."
Chen An smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, I can stand and talk without pain in my back."
Chen Kan snarled without restraint: "I can't help it. Who allowed me to have an awesome teacher and a father-in-law who is a long-lived master?"
"Sir, please be careful, how could you arrange His Majesty's work so casually..."
If Chen An hadn't understood Chen Kan's temper, he would have already started preparing for impeachment.
After laughing for a while, Chen Kan said bluntly: "How is it? How are you thinking about it?"
Chen An had a look of helplessness on his face and did not speak immediately.
He left the Metropolitan Procuratorate and went to work for the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. It sounds simple, but it does take a little courage to make this decision.
That was the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the most noble yamen in the entire court.
Although his official position is not high, at the local level, even a fourth-grade prefect is a head shorter than a seventh-grade censor.
Not to mention that the Metropolitan Procuratorate is extremely powerful. Not only does it have the power to report matters, it also has the power to supervise officials all over the world. It is a real official position that will not be changed even if it is given to the prefect.
No matter how many officials wanted to enter the Metropolitan Procuratorate, they were unable to do so.
And they went in, and now they have to come out on their own. Isn't this causing trouble?
Seeing the tangled look on Chen An's face, Chen Kan didn't rush him.
There are no stupid people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. This is because they think the price they gave is not high enough.
However, the price that Chen Kan could offer was to be the deputy commander of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division. As soon as he came to the Wucheng Army and Horses Division, he wanted to replace Zhang Yong, Xu Yuan, Shi Wen, Yao Chi, Zheng Song and others. How can there be such a good thing in the world? ?
They are still struggling now, but they just think they still have a choice. When the capital lets them experience Chen Ying's terror firsthand, are they still afraid that they won't cry and beg them to take action?
...
...
In the side hall of Fengtian Palace, after the court meeting ended today, Zhu Di alone summoned Song Li, the new Minister of Rites, and Fang Xiaoru, the Minister of Rites, to enter the palace to discuss matters.
It was still for the purpose of bestowing a title on the Oara tribe.
Since the last time in the main hall, Xie Jin vetoed the granting of titles to Mahamu's two younger brothers, this matter has not been brought to the table.
Today, the reason why Zhu Di specially summoned the two ministers to discuss matters was because he received an urgent report from the north.
In the Fengtian Hall, in addition to Zhu Di and the two ministers, there was also a young official sitting on the side writing hard.
The young official is naturally Yang Shiqi.
Soon after Zhu Di ascended the throne, he established an organization to help him handle government affairs, called the cabinet. Yang Shiqi was the first batch of cabinet members.
In addition to him, six others, including Xie Jin, Huang Huai, Hu Guang, Yang Rong, Hu Yan, and Jin Youzi, also joined the cabinet.
However, the role of the cabinet now is only to assist Zhu Di in handling government affairs. It does not require so many people to be present at the same time. Instead, they rotate every day. Today it happens to be Yang Shiqi's turn.
In addition to helping Zhu Di handle government affairs, cabinet members also served as writers, recording Zhu Di's conversations with ministers and delivering them to the Hanlin Academy.
Fang Xiaoru and Song Li gathered together to read the memorial carefully, for fear of missing any word on it, so Zhu Di waited silently for them to finish reading the memorial.
After a while, Fang Xiaoru handed the memorial back to Zhu Di.
Zhu Di asked calmly: "Fang Qing, Song Qing, do you two think it is necessary to mention the matter of conferring the title of Walabu again?"
Fang Xiaoru thought for a moment, then looked at Song Li, cupped his hands and said, "Sir Song, what do you think of the civil strife in the Northern Yuan Dynasty?"
Song Li was in charge of the Ministry of Etiquette, specializing in diplomatic etiquette and other matters. Now that Fang Xiaoru had asked him the question, he was not afraid of the stage. He cupped his hands towards Zhu Di and said, "If the report is true, then I think this matter has already been resolved." At the critical juncture, if I hand it over to the court for discussion, I'm afraid..."
