Cui Bai only agreed, walked out of the room slowly, saluted his father again, then turned and walked towards the flower hall, where Cui Jun received the main guests.
Cui Chengnan murmured and cursed again: "You have been this coward since you were a child, otherwise how could I have misjudged your brother, he is a coward..."
After cursing a dozen times, he finally realized that these two useless losers were his own. Cui Chengnan's face turned red and he stopped cursing abruptly.
I walked around the room with my hands behind my back, still feeling uneasy.
Spring is welcoming outside the window, but spring has not really arrived in people's hearts.
A little greenery lingered when I entered the flower hall, as if I was also peeping into the conversation inside. Under the greenery, I could see the figure of Cui Bai with his ears stretched out.
His father lost his temper and scolded his second brother, but Cui Bai did not have the ambition to scold his younger brother, and the whole country was in an uproar. Zhang Lin recommended the Japanese Guan Lei Fengqi to ascend the throne. It was said that he had already entered the capital. Cui Bai's fear of trouble was out of control. He did not think that his second brother
Done wrong.
With the power of the dragon, great honors and favors, the Cui family is well, and Cui Bai, one of the disciples, will certainly have various benefits.
He tried his best to stretch his ears longer and listen to the important words being said in the living room. If he could comfort his father with a few words, he would probably get rid of his father's temper.
"Haha, Mr. Cui understands the truth and is the best. Please write a letter right now. I will send it to the capital for you as soon as possible. I think Mr. Zhang and the new emperor will see you. It will be very happy. It is good for the Cui family.
Can it be any less?”
The man who spoke, Cui Bai recognized, was the leader of a group of people sent by Zhang Lin, named Wen Zenglong.
The person who answered had a clear voice, neither humble nor arrogant. It was his younger brother Cui Jun.
"Lord Wen, what you said is wrong. The whole world is a royal land. We, the subjects, congratulate the new king of the country. It is natural and should be done without hesitation. It is okay not to mention the benefits."
"Master Wen, please wait. Although I have taken over the Cui family, I am still the junior member of the family. Conquering the dragon is a big deal, and the Cui family will not refuse even a step. But the master of heaven and earth cannot be neglected. The sky is above and the earth is thick below.
Everyone understands my thoughts, and Master Wen can represent Master Zhang and the new emperor. He also understands my thoughts here. Next, please allow me to report to my elders and my parents."
When Cui Bai heard this, his anxiety disappeared.
The second brother has been a good talker since he was a child, and he never loses his words no matter what the occasion.
He wants benefits.
Wen Zenglong came to the Cui family and made lavish claims about Conglong's achievements. He used coercion and inducements to trick the Cui family into showing their loyalty, but did not talk about any benefits.
Asking for benefits is a matter of strategy. Wen Zenglong admired the Cui family and came to persuade and win over him. Of course, he took the initiative to talk about the benefits. The Cui family picked and picked them, and finally reached a negotiation.
Wen Zenglong did not mention the specific benefits. Cui Jun was forced to agree to allegiance first because he said "Lei Fengqi has been welcomed into the capital". At this time, if he did not stabilize himself and negotiate the benefits,
In the future, the Cui family will become a beggar asking for favors, and they will be grateful even if they give a little bit of it.
Cui Jun has his ability. Do you want to be loyal? Yes.
No matter who takes the throne, will the Cui family rebel?
How can a bunch of intellectuals explain this clearly to soldiers?
There was once written in an ancient book a sharp tongue that talked about the West and the East, and those who heard it were overwhelmed and those who looked at it were invincible. Those were ancient people, not the weak scholars of the Cui family today.
They only have one mouth left. They usually read when they are busy eating, and compose poems for their own entertainment in their free time. Children of aristocratic families in the peaceful and prosperous times usually lived like this.
Cui Jun said politely and unkindly, "I have a father, an old man from the clan, and many uncles and brothers from other provinces who hold official positions. Mr. Wen, please wait until I inform you one by one. After everyone's opinions are gathered, you can formally pledge your allegiance."
Late.
Wen Zenglong was obedient and understood as soon as he heard that he would force the Cui family if he dared to come. His method of doing things was different from Mao Liang. The Cui family could not be compared with the Yu family. Cui Chengnan, the old man who had been in charge of the family for his whole life, was better than
Young people have more appeal. Cui Jun took over the Cui family last year, and Wen Zenglong bullied him because of his youth.
"Haha, the new emperor will enter the palace at any time, and when the time comes for all the nine states to celebrate together, Mr. Cui, you will be nothing."
Old God Wen Zenglong crossed his legs and showed his disdain with his posture.
Cui Jun held a bowl of hot tea in his hand. He really wanted to photograph this snob with a bowl, but the situation did not allow it, his self-cultivation did not allow it, and his confidence did not allow it. He simply stayed in silence, as if he was seriously thinking about the article.
"Sir", Mr. Wen put it aside first.
Wen Zenglong was waiting, and Cui Bai was waiting outside the flower hall. Time seemed to pass by, thread by thread.
...
After riding a horse and leading a horse carrying luggage, Yu Wuluo was in a good mood after entering the city gate. She would add another chapter to her travel journal, and she would write it and give it to the sisters of the Fan family.
, the sisters of the Cui family, the sisters of my own family looked at me, and they were afraid that the compliments would come like a flood.
She took it for granted that the man would not be included in the list. The credit for walking one hundred and thirty miles alone was all her own.
Guo Ying was sent to Xiaoxiang Mountain, Fan Cheng broke through the rain of hidden weapons, and the Cui family lived ten miles outside the city. I roasted a sheep, drank six kilograms of wine, ate a leg of lamb last night, and ate another this morning.
Only a leg of lamb, the rest of the bag was put in the luggage and I enjoyed it slowly, and slept beautifully all night with the gentle breeze of the field.
This was a novelty that only existed in bedtime stories when the wet nurse was still around. Now I have experienced it myself. This feeling... is wonderful.
He cupped his hands and said, "I'm going to pay homage to my guests. I'll meet you at the city gate in an hour."
"good."
Lei Fengqi watched the woman go away, and he asked passers-by about the location of Cui Mansion.
Lei Fengqi wanted to meet Cui Chengzhi of the Cui family, the old man of the Fan family, and Yu Cun of Yucheng and others in private. There was no reason why. In the news he received, Zhang Lin declared that he would be respectfully welcomed to the capital while going to the capital.
He sent people from various places to persuade celebrities to be loyal to him.
The medicine in Zhang Lin's gourd is getting deeper and deeper, and I'm afraid we won't know it without entering the tiger's den.
Lei Fengqi, who was not planning to go to Beijing for the time being, regarded the place where Zhang Lin sent people as a tiger's den in front of him, and went to take a look, maybe he could get some clues.
Yu Wuluo was afraid that Lei Fengqi and Gao Shan would follow her, so she went around two alleys and appeared outside the gate of Cui's house. In the alley not far away, Lei Fengqi looked at her in surprise as she stepped in front of the gate of Cui's house.
steps.
"Why is she here?"
Gao Shan said carelessly: "Hey, you are going to the same place, we can agree to go together."
As soon as he finished speaking, the coldness started to rise, and his instinctive vigilance turned into a chill that penetrated his whole body. Lei Fengqi leaned against the wall and drew his sword with his right hand. Then he saw the mountain rolling around and rolling into a corner. This was a blind spot.
, the best place to avoid assassination.
The golden darts bloom like silver bullets, the sleeve arrows flash with gleaming light, and the iron caltrops connect the dazzling flashes into a thousand silk nets, lingering and attached to one person.
Yu Wuluo, who was looking back after hearing the sound on the steps of the Cui family, seemed to be the center of the escort net.