It rained heavily, and the big raindrops poured down, falling on the long street and splashing in all directions, and then gathered into streams. The entire city of Chang'an was shrouded in the rain curtain, and the mist was swaying.
When the carriage arrived outside Dou's house, many carriages had already gathered on the street and stopped for a while.
As soon as Fang Jun got out of the car under the umbrella held by the servant, Dou's family held up an umbrella and took it over. Fang Jun raised his head and met the eyes of the person holding the umbrella. Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Fang Jun's mouth twitched, "Brother Dou Shi, long time no see."
Dou Dewei's cheeks twisted for a while, he was shocked and angry, but he could only endure it and said dryly: "Long time no see..."
There was nothing he could do. The pressure Fang Jun brought to him was too great. It was not a good memory to recall that both his brothers were brutally tortured by this hammer, resulting in a great loss of reputation. But now the Dou family is in mourning.
People came to express their condolences, and Dou Dewei did not dare to provoke Fang Jun too much. If there was a commotion, it would be the Dou family who would be embarrassed.
Besides, he didn't dare to...
Naturally, Fang Jun would not cause trouble for Dou Dewei at this moment. He nodded slightly at Dou Dewei and entered the open door of the mansion side by side with him under the umbrella.
After entering the gate, others came to greet him. Dou Dewei turned around and walked into the rain again. His mission today was to greet the visitors outside the house.
Fang Jun raised his eyes and saw that the entire mansion was already plain, with white flags standing there.
The Dou family is a large family, and they have many families living in Chang'an. Dou Jing actually belongs to a branch, and is not the same as Dou Shaoxuan. However, such funerals naturally involve the whole family, and Dou Jing is not low in seniority, and can often be seen.
Famous people in the Dou family come and go.
Accompanied by another son of the Dou family, Fang Jun rushed to the mourning hall to kowtow. Fang Jun was not of high seniority, but this time he came to express condolences on behalf of Fang Xuanling. Although he had known each other as many disciples of the Dou family
Old grudges, but no one dared to ignore him.
Furthermore, who dares to be careless and disrespectful of the majestic King Zhao Yin and the emperor's son-in-law?
Dou Jing's eldest son came to entertain him personally. He was a scholar with sparse features and a look of sadness on his face.
Fang Jun then said: "The deceased has passed away, so I express my condolences. My father should have come to express his condolences in person, but recently there was a cold wind and he fell ill in bed and was unable to walk. So my younger brother could only come instead to offer a memorial to Uncle Dou."
Qingxiang, two elegiac couplets, I hope my brother can forgive me."
Dou Jing's eldest son shook his head slightly and said in a calm tone: "Erlang is out of town. My father and Fang Xiang have known each other for many years. How can he care about this common courtesy? Fang Xiang is not young anymore, and his body is tight. If he comes to express his condolences in the rain,
As the illness worsens, how can the Dou family feel at ease? Please send greetings to Erlang when he returns home. The Tang Dynasty cannot live without the Prime Minister, and His Majesty cannot live without the Prime Minister. The people all over the world cannot live without the Prime Minister, and they still want to see the Prime Minister.
Take care of yourself and you will have a good life."
Fang Jun nodded slightly and thanked him sincerely.
The two exchanged a few polite words, and Dou Jing's eldest son took his leave and went to entertain the guests. His own servant took Fang Jun to a courtyard not far from the mourning hall to rest for a while.
Fang Jun was about to take a step when he saw Li Xiaogong, dressed in soap-colored robes, approaching in a hurry, followed by his second son Li Hui. Fang Jun stopped and wanted to wait for Li Xiaogong to express his condolences before heading to the cross-yard together.
The rain continued unabated, causing the white flags erected by the Dou family to cling to the bamboo poles. The sound of rain could no longer cover up the bursts of heart-wrenching cries. As for how sincere these cries were,
How many fake intentions there are, but outsiders don’t know...
When Li Xiaogong came out and saw Fang Junhou waiting for him outside the door, he walked closer, nodded, and said: "I am feeling a little unwell, so I won't stay here any longer. I will go back to my house first and ask the imperial doctor to check my pulse, and then let Quan Zi
I'm here to take my place. It's just that this kid has a good eye but a low hand, so it's inevitable that his words and actions will be embarrassing, so I would like to ask Erlang to take more care of him."
Fang Jun said hurriedly: "Brother, why do you need to be so polite? It's more important for the prince to take care of himself."
Li Xiaogong nodded. The location and atmosphere were not suitable for conversation, so he said calmly: "When nothing happens in two days, we will go to the mansion to discuss the "Nongshu" in detail."
"Here."
Fang Jun responded, bowed and sent Li Xiaogong off, then turned around and greeted Li Hui: "Let's go across the courtyard to have a rest. Staying here is a bit inconvenient."
Li Hui was noncommittal and looked a little strange...
He is several years older than Fang Jun and has always been the best among his peers. His elder brother is thick and dull, and his lively and agile personality is obviously more loved by his father. This makes him quite arrogant. But his father just said
What?
Let Fang Jun take care of himself...
Why!
Li Hui and Fang Jun had no grudges. On the contrary, they had a good impression of each other when they first met. However, it was precisely because of Li Xiaogong's words that Li Hui developed a rebellious mentality.
Fang Jun just married a princess and was favored by the emperor, and with Fang Xuanling, the prime minister, behind him, he took the position of Jing Zhaoyin. What's so cool about it? It is true that Fang Jun's talent is indeed
He is the most powerful person in the Tang Dynasty, but he is not to the point where he has to "look after" him, right?
Li Hui was unhappy in his heart, but he didn't show it at all on his face. He just encouraged himself secretly in his heart. In the future, everyone must know that the Erlang of a certain Hejian County Prince's Palace is definitely no worse than the Erlang of the Fang family...
The servants of the Dou family held up umbrellas and protected the two of them to the courtyard not far away. There were already many people in the courtyard, obviously they were guests who came to express their condolences and were temporarily placed here.
The Dou family is a descendant of the family, and Dou Jing is very senior and well-connected, so most of the people who came to express their condolences were the big shots in the court.
Fang Jun and Li Hui walked into the main hall across the courtyard. Li Hui glanced up and raised the corners of his mouth slightly...
"Hey, when did Uncle Wang Xia of Jiangxia arrive? My nephew wanted to go to his house for advice recently. I don't want to meet him here again."
There were a lot of people in the main hall, gathered together in twos and threes, talking in low voices. It was not appropriate to talk and laugh loudly during the Dou family's funeral, so the hall was quiet among whispers.
Li Hui glanced at Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia County, who was present here, smiled broadly, and went to greet him.
Li Daozong was talking to an old man in plain robes and jade belt. After hearing this, he raised his eyes, saw Li Hui, and smiled slightly: "Did your nephew come to express condolences on behalf of Brother Wang?"
Li Hui replied: "My father has just come to express his condolences, but he is feeling a little unwell, so he returned to the house first and ordered my nephew to stay here for the time being."
Then, he bowed to the old man beside Li Daozong and saluted: "My nephew Li Hui, I have met Song Guogong."
This old man is clearly Xiao Yu, known as the "Qingliu Leader" in the court!
Xiao Yu smiled warmly and praised: "The king of Hejian County has a tiger father and a tiger son. The young man is quite like his father. I am very happy and congratulated."
Li Hui felt proud, this was Xiao Yu! It was not easy to get a compliment from him.
He rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "The Duke of Song is so complimentary, how dare Li Hui take it?"
Then, he turned slightly sideways, raised his hand, and let Fang Jun out behind him: "Let me introduce to Uncle Wang and Song Guogong, this is Fang Xiang's second son, Jingzhao Yin Fangjun."
When he thought about it, Li Daozong was the invincible commander in the royal family along with his father Li Xiaogong, so he was naturally closer to him. However, Xiao Yu had not been in court very much in recent years and was gradually retiring. Fang Jun probably didn't recognize him.
Xiao Yu's. Besides, as the leader of the Jiangnan gentry, he must have had quite a quarrel with Fang Jun...
Didn't my father let this "stick" take care of him?
Then I will use these two to kill Fang Jun's majesty...
Better than me?
Haha, at least you can't compare to me, a member of the royal family, in terms of connections...
Fang Jun did not expect Li Hui's thoughts. He calmly stepped forward and saluted: "I have met the king of Jiangxia County and the Duke of Song Dynasty."
Li Daozong laughed, stood up, took Fang Jun's hand, pulled him to sit next to him, and said with a smile: "You are not an outsider, why should you be polite? Fang Xiang's body has not recovered yet? Alas, this person will inevitably get sick from time to time when he reaches his age. Even as a child, he should
It's better to take good care of you. I know that you, Jing Zhaoyin, are busy with your affairs, but no matter how busy you are with your official duties, you cannot neglect your loved ones."
He has a very good impression of Fang Jun.
Not only because the two of them had similar temperaments, but also because Fang Jun dissuaded His Majesty Li Er from canceling the marriage plan with Tubo, which directly eliminated the trouble of his daughter marrying into Tubo... The daughter of the royal family of the Central Plains, in Xiuge Pavilion,
How could he endure the bitter cold of Tubo when he was a pampered child? Therefore, Li Daozong was extremely grateful.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a life-saving grace...