Mr. Lu took Duke Zheng into custody as soon as he took office. Now the entire Duke's palace has been imprisoned, and the Jin Yiwei are still searching for some Nanshan immortals around the capital. Suddenly, the capital is in panic.
Although it frightened everyone, Lu Hanjiang's own ears were finally clear. In this case, there was no need to worry so much.
Using the spare time, Lu Hanjiang finally allocated all the work on hand, just like when he was the governor before, assigning the right work to the right person to complete.
After several days of adjustment and running-in, the internal operation of Jinyiwei has finally returned to its original operation. In fact, for the brothers, as long as the commander Lu Hanjiang is stable, everything else is a minor problem.
After working hard for most of the day, Lu Hanjiang became frightened when he saw Jinyiwei's Yamen. He got rid of the last few documents and handed over all the remaining troubles to Wu Qiming. He took advantage of the sun to set and left work as soon as possible.
As soon as he returned home, Lao Qian hurriedly greeted him. He took out a stack of greeting cards and said, "Master, these are all."
When Lu Hanjiang saw it, his head was pounding, and he quickly waved his hands and said, "Okay, okay, I understand. I'm saying that I'm too busy because of Zheng Guogong's matter, so let's push it all away."
Lao Qian said with some embarrassment: "Master, it doesn't matter if you push down the others, but there is a post from the Meng family here, do you see...?"
Lu Hanjiang took a look at the post and suddenly had a headache again, because the person who sent the invitation was the eldest son of Mr. Meng and was now the person in charge of the Meng Mansion.
Confucianism talks about the golden mean. Between heaven and earth, a person's luck is numbered. If you have more, others will have less. The world says that Meng Yuan is a genius who only came out of the Meng family in a hundred years. One person has exhausted three generations of the Meng family.
Luck.
Although the person who said this said sour grapes, it is undeniable that there is some truth in this statement, because in addition to Meng Yuan himself, including Concubine Meng Guifei in the palace, as well as Meng Yuan's children and grandchildren
, there are no outstanding characters.
Even Meng Yuan personally taught the eldest son who would inherit the family business in the future, but he was incompetent and could barely maintain Chengdu.
Mr. Meng himself also joked and laughed at himself. It was he who single-handedly ruined the fortunes of three generations of the Meng family. This was due to the fate of God. It is not his fault that his descendants were mediocre.
Now that Mr. Meng Yuan is missing, His Majesty's official decree is to promote him and raise him with honor, but in the eyes of everyone, Mr. Meng is neither alive nor dead. Who knows what the situation is.
Even the more His Majesty issued instructions and explanations, the more everyone became convinced that something must have happened to Meng Yuan, otherwise why would he even give up the position of the most important commander of the Jinyi Guards?
The old emperor deliberately used this method to guide the world's opinions. So far, the only people who know that Meng Yuan is safe are the old emperor in the palace, Qiu Qingyun who disappeared with him, and Lu Hanjiang.
Maybe the old eunuch in the palace who was in charge of sending messages to the old emperor also knew about it, but Lu Hanjiang didn't take it to heart.
The old emperor always focused on checks and balances. The Jinyiwei were His Majesty's personal soldiers, and the East Factory and West Factory were His Majesty's domestic slaves. The grudges between them were far from life-and-death. At most, the east wind prevailed over the west wind.
Lu Hanjiang directly attacked Xichang and killed Zou Ji. He went too far, but since His Majesty did not punish him, the direction of the trend was clear, and Cao Yuan would not humiliate himself again.
But there is no need to worry about things in the palace. He still needs to worry about external matters, such as the Meng family's banquet. He has to go even if he doesn't want to. He can't refute the old man's face.
"Then just keep the Meng family's post. Wait, why is it still there? Whose is it?" Lu Hanjiang asked again.
Lao Qian lowered his voice and said, "Master, I belong to the Lu family."
As Meng Yuan's teammate on the same front, it is normal for Lu Shangshu to ask about this matter. But the problem is that Lu Hanjiang and the Lu family have been separated on the surface. They posted the invitation so directly. Aren't they afraid of the world's discussion?
"Why is uncle so anxious?" Lu Hanjiang asked in confusion. He didn't know whether Lu Yannian knew that Meng Yuan was fine, but whether he knew it or not, he shouldn't post it so directly.
"Sir, you misunderstood. This post was not sent to you by Lord Shangshu, but by the Lu family." Seeing that Lu Hanjiang had misunderstood, Lao Qian quickly explained.
"It's from the clan, no wonder."
As soon as Lao Qian said this, Lu Hanjiang felt relieved. Lu Shangshu was cautious and never took risks. If this post was from the Lu family, then everything would be reasonable.
The Lu family is a big family, and Lu Yannian is the patriarch and naturally has the highest prestige, but there are still many elders in the family, and their collective power is not small.
After all, Lu Hanjiang was born in the Lu family. Now he holds a high and powerful position. The most important thing is that His Majesty trusted him and made him the commander of the Imperial Guard. It is normal for the family elders to want him to return to the family.
Over the years, there have been a lot of voices in the clan asking Lu Hanjiang to recognize his ancestor and return to the clan. As his official position in Jinyiwei grew bigger and bigger, these voices have never disappeared.
Now that he has gone beyond the clan leader Lu Yannian to send him a message, I am afraid that this group of people can finally bear it no longer.
It's actually easy to understand when you think about it. Even if these old guys don't expect Lu Hanjiang to remember them for helping one or two tribesmen, they can't let Lu Hanjiang remember their hatred.
Your Majesty is extremely favored, and the power of Jinyiwei is beyond the sky. If Lu Hanjiang still remembers his hatred, then the Lu family will be doomed, so no matter how ugly their appearance is, they must make a gesture.
"Sir, how should I reply to this?"
Lao Qian is also very conflicted about this. Lu's post is not easy to deal with. Although Lu Hanjiang's extermination of the clan was directed and acted by Lu Shangshu, others don't know it. If the post is rejected, those old guys will still be in trouble.
He was on tenterhooks, fearing that Jin Yiwei would kill the Lu family tomorrow.
Lu Hanjiang thought for a moment and replied: "In that case, let's go, I just happen to meet my uncle on the way."
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Lao Qian was about to leave when he heard Lu Hanjiang ask again: "By the way, why don't you see the princess? She went out today?"
There was another person who was very worried about Meng Yuan's disappearance, and that was Yongle. After all, he was her biological uncle who had loved her since she was a child. Lu Hanjiang spent a lot of effort to convince the princess that Mr. Meng was safe and sound without revealing the truth.
Hearing Lu Hanjiang's question, Lao Qian hurriedly said: "Master, the princess has entered the palace."
"Entering the palace? That's great. Well, I mean, the imperial concubine must also be very worried about Master Meng's affairs. It would be good for the princess to accompany her."
Lu Hanjiang coughed and smiled at Lao Qian: "Since the princess is not here, quickly tell the kitchen to add extra meals tonight. By the way, you will go to the government to report that our cow hit the wall and died again, and there will be an all-cattle feast today!"
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It's not that he is heartless, but unlike Yongle, who has a simple and indifferent taste and wishes to eat cakes and snacks as a meal, Lu Hanjiang's taste is a bit heavy and he prefers popular dishes. Chicken, duck, and fish are always greasy.
This makes it difficult to be a cook at home, and you can't hold banquets every day, so if you take care of one party, you have to wrong the other party. The family can't cook two tables of meals. It's not a question of whether there is a difference in money, but a matter of money.
If people find out about this, they will think that they are at odds with each other.
In order to save Mr. Meng some trouble, Lu Hanjiang and Yongle could only accommodate each other in this regard. It was rare that the princess was not here today, so he had to treat himself well.
Unfortunately, as soon as this idea came up, Lao Qian poured cold water on her. He said: "Master, I'm afraid it won't work. Before the princess left, Grandma Sun told her that the princess would go back to the house for dinner today."
"When did the palace become so stingy, not even caring about a meal?"
The good mood on Lu Hanjiang's face disappeared visibly. He waved his hands and strolled to the study to play with building blocks.
Seeing Lu Hanjiang's leaving back, Lao Qian opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but didn't know what to say. Thinking of the look of resentment that Grandma Sun looked at him before the princess went out today, he always felt
What's going on here?
Compared to Grandma Sun, who could break boulders with one hand, Lao Qian was truly powerless. Although he was a good hand in learning, his martial arts was completely useless. After being glared at by the old woman, he felt uncomfortable all over.