The next step was to exchange glasses and exchange glasses. They toasted to each other, and the scene gradually became lively. Xie Xuan brought a wine glass to toast Zhang Xuan, and all the sons of the Xie family also came to toast. Zhang Xuan drank a lot of wine, and the glass was dry.
, the face does not change color.
Li Hui kept a low profile and waited for everyone in the Xie family to toast, then he raised his glass and toasted to Henry Zhang, who was sitting not far away.
After the two of them had done it, Henry Zhang put his head close to Li Hui and said with a smile: "Young man from the Li family, can I ask you something?"
Li Hui put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, please speak."
Henry Zhang glanced at everyone. Everyone in the Xie family was toasting to Xie An and Xie Shi. There was a lot of laughter and laughter. No one noticed him and Li Hui, so he moved the futon to Li Hui's side.
"I have heard about what you did in Juchao County. I was greatly impressed. It is not easy for Juchao County to reach the current situation in such a situation. Not only me, but also everyone I know who knows about this matter.
I admire him very much. The young man from the Li family is only nineteen years old this year. I am really impressed that he has such ability." Henry Zhang said in a low voice.
Li Hui smiled and said: "Brother Zhang is so complimentary. In fact, there is nothing and nothing worthy of praise. The people of Juchao County are not yet fed and clothed. There are still many things in the county that need improvement. What I have done is less than one-tenth."
Henry Zhang smiled and said: "This is humility. If you stay in Juchao County for another two years, everything will be better. Even if it is already very good now, this is not a lie. I am speaking from the heart.
Yes. We, as officials, understand best the difficulties of what you do. There is no need for me to please you."
Li Hui smiled and said: "Thank you very much!"
Zhang Xuandao: "However, what I want to ask is, what happened between you and the Gu family of Wu County? Why did the quarrel between you get to this point? The Gu family of Wu County...after all, gave you a chance, according to reports
I know that the owner of South House is also very kind to you. What exactly happened? Can you tell me?"
Li Hui smiled slightly. As expected, Henry Zhang really asked this question. Henry Zhang has a close relationship with the Gu family. He must know this matter, and it is not surprising at all to ask.
Li Hui didn't know what Zhang Xuan's position was. He was very close to the Gu family, but he was obviously also popular in the Xie family. In terms of interpersonal relationships, there is nothing to say about playing both sides. But in terms of political stance, I'm afraid
Neither party will accept the role of a faggot. In the current Jin Dynasty, on the verge of intensifying conflicts, this is probably even more true.
At this moment, Zhang Xuan asked him what the purpose of this matter was, and it was difficult for Li Hui to figure it out. Therefore, Li Hui could not make up his mind for a while, whether he should explain this issue to Zhang Xuan.
Zhang Xuan saw Li Hui's hesitation and smiled: "If you feel inconvenient to speak, Xuanzhi will not force anyone to do anything. In fact, Xuanzhi does not mean anything. It is neither an accusation nor a question. He just wants to know the reason for this matter.
In my opinion, this matter is quite puzzling. To tell you the truth, when I returned to Wu County for a visit during the New Year this year, I talked about this matter with the head of the Gu family and Nan Zhai. They... were very angry. In Nan Zhai
Something happened, which may be related to running away from the Gu family."
Li Hui frowned and said, "What does Brother Xuan want to say? You might as well say it more clearly."
Henry Zhang sighed: "Hey, I didn't want to mention this. However, this matter has indeed had some bad effects now. The Gu family thinks you are ungrateful. What do you think?"
Li Hui laughed and said: "I'm not surprised, because they have already said this in front of me. I have nothing to say, what they say is their business."
Henry Zhang frowned and said: "Aren't you going to defend yourself?"
Li Hui smiled and said: "That's not necessary. They have mouths. They can say whatever they want. I don't care."
There was a trace of dissatisfaction in Henry Zhang's expression, and he said in a deep voice: "Can I understand that what they said is right, and you don't defend it just because you have no way to defend it."
Li Hui put away his smile, looked directly at Zhang Xuan and said: "Zhang Fujun, I don't defend myself because I think it's unnecessary. The Gu family has been kind to me, but I have already repaid the kindness. I remind Zhang Fujun that I am not
A descendant of the Gu family, I, Li Hui, am from the Li family in Danyang. Just like you, Lord Zhang, are a cousin of the Gu family, but you are not a descendant of the Gu family. Forgive me for the offence, if you don't obey the orders of the Gu family, you will have your own
If you have ideas and opinions, can you call it ungrateful? Do you have to obey Gu's arrangements in all your actions?"
Henry Zhang was stunned, frowned and said: "How can you and I compare?"
Li Hui said in a deep voice: "Why can't we compare? Your daughter is from the Gu clan, and my mother is also from the Gu clan. The relationship between you and the Gu family is slightly the same. It's just that we are distantly related to the master's family. Or you mean,
You are a descendant of a large family in Wuxing, and I, the Danyang Li family, are from a small and humble family, so we cannot be compared?"
Zhang Xuandao: "I don't mean that. My Zhang family is also from the Wuxing clan. What I mean is that you grew up under the Gu family..."
Li Hui interrupted: "So what? So I should obey their orders and not make my own choices? Once I make my own choices, I will be ungrateful? Mr. Zhang Fu, if you want to stand on the moral side,
To accuse me of a high point, it is best to understand the ins and outs of the matter, and it is best to be fair and impartial. If you cannot be fair, you should not ask about this matter, and you should not express your opinion. Being generous to others is the most undesirable thing."
Henry Zhang looked at Li Hui blankly, sighed for a long time, and said softly: "Young man from the Li family, I was the one who was abrupt. I just wanted to ask you because something happened in the Gu family. Do you know that Nanzhai
The master is seriously ill. And... and... Oh, that's all, let's not talk about it. It's useless to say it. I'm the one who talks too much. I shouldn't ask about this matter. Just treat it as if I didn't say anything.
That’s it.”
Li Hui said in surprise: "What happened to Dong Weng? Is he okay?"
Henry Zhang waved his hand, said no more, moved the futon and returned to his seat, far away from Li Hui, as if he didn't want to say another word anymore.
Li Huiyou wanted to ask more questions, but after thinking about it, he gave up. Although he was a little concerned about Gu Qian, he was still a little worried when he learned that he was sick. But then he thought, in Henry Zhang's view, this might also be blamed on himself. Himself
What's the use of asking? Just go back and order someone to go to Wu County to visit.
While Li Hui and Zhang Xuan were talking, Xie Daoyun and Zhang Tongyun also had a conversation in a low voice.
"Tongyun, your brother and the young man from the Li family seem to be very speculative. You see, they are chatting so enthusiastically. I don't know what profound topic they are talking about, and they seem to be a little red-faced." Xie Daoyun noticed Li Huihe.
Zhang Xuan said to Zhang Tongyun with a smile during the conversation between the two.
Zhang Tongyun had actually seen it a long time ago. After listening to Xie Daoyun's words, he curled his lips and said: "How could my brother talk about speculation with such a person? He must be teaching him a lesson. Such a person is not worth mentioning."
Xie Daoyun smiled and said, "What? You seem to dislike the young man from the Li family? Do you know each other? What did he do to make my little sister Tongyun so dissatisfied? Could it be that he proposed to your family?"
Zhang Tongyun blushed and said softly: "Sister, don't talk nonsense. How can you say such nonsense?"
Xie Daoyun said with a smile: "Why can't you say it? Didn't you tell me that the Gu family asked your brother to marry you, but you don't like that guy named Gu Chang at all? This young man from the Li family is talented and looks pretty good. I think,
You two seem to be a good match. Why don't you let me help you?"
Zhang Tongyun was so anxious that he almost cried, and said coquettishly: "Sister, you can make a joke, but you can't make such a joke. Even if all the men in this world are dead, Tongyun cannot like this person. Humph, this person is necrotic.
Already."
Xie Daoyun originally teased Zhang Tongyun. Zhang Tongyun was innocent and innocent, and Xie Daoyun always liked to tease her. But today, he found that Zhang Tongyun was really anxious. Zhang Tongyun is not a person who can't stand jokes. What happened today?
"Tongyun, what's going on? You seem to really hate this young man from the Li family, right?"
Zhang Tongyun whispered: "Sister, have you forgotten? What I told you about my cousin Miss Qingning of the Gu family when I came here? It is this Li Hui who makes Qingning feel like she has lost her soul every day. She was so cheerful before.
She is a person who locks herself at home every day and does not go out. She is extremely thin. She, Aweng, also almost died because she was worried that Qing Ning would become seriously ill. All this is Li Hui's fault.
.This man is ungrateful and always gives up. Qing Ning was harmed like this by him."
Zhang Tongyun gritted his teeth after talking about it.
Xie Daoyun was shocked. He didn't expect the matter to be so serious. When Zhang Tongyun came to the capital a few days ago, he did talk about the Gu family girl Gu Qingning, but he didn't tell the specific story.
The two people were talking in private whispers before. What worried Zhang Tongyun the most was that the Gu family proposed to his elder brother and wanted to marry Gu Chang. Zhang Tongyun did not have the slightest impression of Gu Chang. Previously, Zhang Xuan thought that Gu Chang had not yet married.
He refused on the grounds of becoming an official, but now that Gu Chang became an official and became the county magistrate, the Gu family naturally proposed marriage again. This time Henry Zhang had no reason to refuse.
Henry Zhang knew that his sister did not like Gu Chang, but the marriage between the Zhang family and the Gu family was a matter of closeness. His mother thought so when she was still alive. If he refused, not only would the close relationship between the two families be affected, but the interests between the families would also be affected.
will also be damaged.
Although the Gu family is not like before, they are still a wealthy family in Jiangnan. In many aspects, Henry Zhang cannot ignore them.
Henry Zhang had no choice but to persuade his sister to agree to the marriage. This time he brought Zhang Tongyun to the capital, firstly to visit his friends, and secondly, to take her to relax and make her happy. After all, the two brothers and sisters had already quarreled for many times because of this matter.
times.
Xie Daoyun empathizes with Zhang Tongyun's experience, and her own experience is the same. Because of the marriage, she and her uncle Xie An had great differences. To this day, she is still troubled by her engagement with the Wang family.
When the two of them talked about this matter, Zhang Tongyun casually mentioned the matter of Gu Qingning. However, he didn’t know exactly who Gu Qingning became decadent because of. At this moment, hearing Zhang Tongyun say this, Xie Daoyun knew that Gu Qingning was called because of this.