Zhao Yunyi stood up with a smile, walked around from behind the desk to the front, and raised his hand to signal: "Are you Zhiran? No need to be polite, come and sit down."
After the two sat across from each other, Zhao Yunyi pointed to the tea cup on the table next to Zhao Ran: "This is the Yunwu tea from Lushan Mountain. It is the most refreshing and thirst-quenching tea. I have too many daily chores and often stay up late at night, all because of the tea."
effect."
Zhao Ran hurriedly picked up the tea cup and smelled it, and the aroma suddenly hit his nostrils. After tasting it, he felt that it was sweet and delicious, with a leisurely aftertaste. He praised: "It's really good tea!" He had drank a lot of Lushan specialties in the past few days.
Yunwu tea, but I feel that what I drank today is the best.
Zhao Yunyi said: "If you like it, take some with you when you leave."
Zhao Ran said: "Thank you, Dudu Guan. Then I'll be welcome."
Zhao Yunyi smiled and said: "There is no need to be polite. Zhixing has mentioned you more than once in his family letters in the past two years, saying that you two are close friends. In this case, I will treat this place as my home, and I will treat you as my nephew."
.I just wronged you, the immortal master in the pavilion, haha."
Zhao Ran immediately recalled: "I have known Junior Brother Zhao for six years. When he came from Xuanyuan Temple and Guiyang County to serve as a guest in the guest hall, I was the master of the Fangtang at that time, and I got along very well with him. From then on, we often met each other.
His conversation, knowledge, and manners in dealing with people are all admirable."
Zhao Yunyi smiled and waved his hand: "What does that bastard look like? I don't know? You don't have to cover for him. He has learned a lot about face-saving skills, but when it comes to dealing with politics, he is far behind you."
Yes. You are a famous figure in the jungles of all directions in Sichuan Province. I have heard about you in Lushan Mountain."
Zhao Ran's face felt a little hot. What could people hear in Lushan? It was probably Ye Xueguan's business. He could only say: "Most people are making fun of me. I can't help myself."
Zhao Yunyi said: "There is no need to be humble. Regardless of right or wrong, at least you can turn the situation around when faced with a crisis. Your talent is evident."
Zhao Ran heard that the chief minister did not agree with his "bounced vote" behavior. It was no wonder that even if it were him, he would not be happy with the people below him doing such a thing.
After chatting for a while, Zhao Yunyi asked about Song Fan's situation, and Zhao Ran told him everything he knew. Song Fan's current sermons and political structure were all created by him. A few days ago, he also listened to the capital.
Zhang Lue, who was stationed in Hongyuan, talked to Lu Tengen, so he really knew a lot about it.
Zhao Yunyi was clear about some major aspects of the situations he talked about, but was unclear about some small details. This was confirmed successively, which made Zhao Yunyi more energetic as he talked. Zhao Ran understood his thoughts very well and tried to focus on Zhao Zhixing as much as possible.
Expand, talk more about things that are related to Zhao Zhixing, and try to talk as little as possible about things that have nothing to do with Zhao Zhixing.
After talking for more than half an hour, Zhao Yunyi stopped talking without any satisfaction, and then asked: "When will Zhiran return to Sichuan?"
This is actually a closing sentence. Usually after Zhao Ran answered, Zhao Yunyi would take the opportunity to serve tea to see the guests off. But Zhao Ran didn't find out what he wanted to know, so naturally he couldn't leave like this. It was not easy to get a peace.
How could Zhao Yunyi gain nothing from the opportunity to meet him alone?
The purpose of Zhao Ran's request to see Zhao Yunyi was because of what Xu Fangzhu said. However, Xu Fangzhu did not explain clearly what the matter was. He just suggested that it would be best for him to meet the three capitals. After meeting Zhao Yunyi, the capital official did not say a word.
The words mentioned or hinted at what happened, which made Zhao Ran very difficult to deal with. It was impossible to find the topic because there was no direction at all.
After much thought, an idea suddenly struck him, and he suddenly remembered Zhang Lue's incident, so he tentatively continued the topic and said, "I wonder if the general has any impression of Zhang Lue, the commander of Songfan Guards? He is the one who is currently stationed in Hongyuan."
He was going to use Zhang Lue as a breakthrough point. He would first mention Zhang Lue's desire to internally transfer the capital, and then involve himself in this topic. He would ask if he would suffer from this after the Du Teng meeting.
Gualuo. He and Zhang Lue are both "involved" in the case. From Zhang Lue to himself, it is logical.
Suddenly hearing Zhao Ran mention Zhang Lue, Zhao Yunyi quickly went through the list of Songfan Guard generals he knew, and found that he had never heard of this name, so he asked: "Which guard station was this person transferred from?
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Zhao Ran said: "Zhang Shouyu fought his way up from the bottom of the army in a battle in Sichuan Province. It is normal for most officials not to be familiar with him."
It is not easy to rise from the lowest level of ordinary soldiers to the position of commanding people step by step. Zhao Yunyi couldn't help but curiously asked: "What is different about this person?"
Zhao Ran thought for a while and began to introduce it to Zhao Yunyi.
"Zhang Lue was originally from the capital. In the third year of Jiajing's reign, he determined to serve the country and resolutely went to the border to join the army. In the first battle with the Tubo, he was raised a small flag because he bravely killed the enemy and beheaded two levels. This man fought bravely and had martial arts skills.
He was proficient and must be the first in every battle. From this, he accumulated merit and raised the general flag, one hundred households. After that, he garrisoned Tianquan Liubo to recruit Si Feng for several years and made countless achievements. In the thirteenth year of Jiajing, Tianquan Liubo recruited Si Feng
Tiaosong Fan participated in the Battle of Baima Mountain from beginning to end, and moved to deputy Qianhu and Qianhu. In the decisive battle of Baima Mountain at the end of the 19th Jiajing period, it was this person who led the army to break through Huluguan. Because of this battle,
He was promoted by the governor-general's office in western Sichuan to serve as the Songfan Guards commander, and led the Hongyuan garrison."
After hearing this, Zhao Yunyi praised: "He is indeed a brave general!"
Zhao Ran nodded: "I have been in the army for eighteen years, and have fought dozens of big battles and hundreds of small battles. There are wounds all over my body... This man came from a small army to command the general affairs, and he earned it all through fighting, which is extremely rare.
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Zhao Yunyi asked with a smile: "Do you want to recommend him?"
Zhao Ran said: "It's not a recommendation, I just want to help him."
"Help him? What does this mean?"
"Well, this time about the case of Songfan Tianhe Palace Du Jianyuan, many people were recruited from Sichuan Province for questioning, and this person was among them. Because Xuanyuan Guanye said that Zhang Lue was entrusted by Du Tenghui,
Participated in the commercial smuggling of Xixia. The smuggling incident was found to be unsubstantiated, and the team started releasing people six days ago."
Zhao Yunyi nodded: "Isn't this great?"
Zhao Ran sighed: "In charge of the capital, the man was indeed released, but Zhang Lue was also frightened. This man has been in the army for eighteen years and has always only known how to fight for his life with the enemy. Suddenly he was accused of being accused and was summoned to Lushan for questioning.
I have been asking for the past few months. During this period, I was not allowed to go out, it was almost like house arrest. Is this treatment the right way for our Taoist sect to treat meritorious soldiers?"
Zhao Yunyi smiled and said: "Recruiting him to Lushan is just to assist in verification. Since you are familiar with him, you can choose an opportunity to comfort him and persuade him to rest assured that he will kill the enemy and serve the country. As long as he has nothing to do with those who violate laws and disciplines."
The matter is irrelevant, the Taoist sect will never treat him badly."