Shen Jungao's greeting made Li Xingchen and Pei Zilie smile bitterly in their hearts.
This was clearly a gesture that did not take Xu Jian, Lu Qiong and others seriously, but given the current situation where the East Palace and the Yangzhou governor were on the same level, there was no need to say hello in a pretentious manner.
Lu Qiong walked forward without saying a word, while Xu Jian had a somewhat embarrassed look on his face. In any case, he was also the young master of Jubaozhai, but Shen Jungao usually discussed friendship with Xu Ling's peers.
Even if you don't greet him, he won't dare to show any dissatisfaction.
As for Chen Shujian, he simply snorted and followed Lu Qiong. However, Chen Shucheng glanced sideways at Li Xingchen with some guilt. Obviously, compared to Chen Shujian, his acting skills and determination were still inferior after all.
Seeing that his son was standing with Lu Qiong and the two princes again, Xu Ling's face suddenly became gloomy. The way Shen Jungao greeted him just now was not so much a demonstration to Xu Jian as to Xu Ling.
Express dissatisfaction.
However, Xu Ling also knew that now was not the time to educate his son. A shadow on his face disappeared in a flash, and he immediately put on a smile again, and greeted the guests who came up to salute him, as if he had not seen his eldest son at all.
"Master Zhou, Master Shen, Master Fu!" Li Xingchen and Pei Zilie stepped forward to greet them.
"Master Zhou, you know Master Pei. This is Li Xunchen and Li Shizhong." Shen Jungao introduced to Zhou Que.
The prince's concubine standing in front of Li Xingchen is not young yet. His beard and hair are already white, but his cheeks are rosy, which shows that he is very healthy. When he smiles, his eyes narrow into slits, like a Maitreya Buddha:
"Xin Chen, I've heard Master Shen and Master Fu praise you these days, and my ears are almost ringing with tears. Now that I've seen you today, you are indeed a very talented person. You write good poems and articles, and you are resourceful. The prince can
It is truly a blessing for the East Palace to have your service."
Li Xingchen had long heard that this week was not only upright, but also a good old man, and he also liked to support his younger generations. Judging from what he just said, this statement was true. It is no wonder that Shen Jungao learned that Li Xingchen was at Zhou Que's residence.
Outside, I didn't believe that Zhou indeed would betray Dong Gong.
Zhou Que, who comes from the heart and has a kind smile on his face, gives people the impression that he is "not a bad person" at first glance.
In this way, Li Xingchen had seen all the most important ministers in the East Palace. If he had never seen them before, I am afraid that the only one left was the prince himself, Chen Shubao.
Everyone in the East Palace gathered together to exchange greetings. After Li Xingchen thanked Zhou Que, he was about to go to Xu Ling to pay tribute. He heard the sound of hurried footsteps behind him, and then he saw brothers Chen Shujian and Xu Jian who didn't know what they were talking about.
The two of them walked quickly towards the door while chatting with their entourage, seeming quite anxious.
Shen Jungao and others also noticed something. They stopped talking and looked in the direction of the door. When they saw the man who walked in accompanied by Brother Chen Shujian, the faces of the three ministers in the East Palace changed slightly, and their eyes changed.
There is a chill in it.
"It's Chen Bogu." Four words popped out from between Pei Zilie's teeth.
Xiao Shilian and Li Xingchen were no strangers to this name. No wonder the Chen brothers rushed out to greet him after hearing the news.
Xiao Shilian subconsciously straightened his back and looked at the person who strode in. Li Xingchen stretched out his hand to protect Li Lian'er behind him and said in a cold voice: "Tonight is really lively."
Shen Jungao narrowed his eyes slightly: "I'm afraid we will have to see whether this pool of stagnant water will continue to sink or come alive."
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Chen Bogu was different from what Li Xinchen imagined, or rather, he was not the image of a villain with a ferocious look on his face that Li Xinchen had subconsciously sketched in his mind.
From a distance, Chen Bogu is just a middle-aged man who looks quite elegant. He is shaking a fan with one hand and gently flicking the jade bracelet on his belt with the other hand. He seems to be Chen Shujian.
What this royal child will look like when he is twenty years older.
However, when Chen Bogu approached, Li Xingchen vaguely felt that this man was difficult to deal with.
The relationship comes from the heart. If Zhou Que gave Li Xingchen an amiable feeling just now, then this Chen Bogu now brings him a deep chill. There is an incomprehensible coldness in his eyes, which seems to
It's murderous and seems to be anger.
This middle-aged man, who has spent a lot of time in both the battlefield and officialdom, is able to master these two feelings very well.
As if aware of the gaze cast from one side, Chen Bogu tilted his head slightly and happened to see Shen Jungao and others. Obviously, he did not expect that the main ministers of the East Palace would arrive so neatly. His expression could not help but change slightly, but
Immediately it became a bit colder.
Obviously in his eyes, whether it is Zhou Que, Shen Jungao, or Li Xingchen, Pei Zilie and others next to him, they are just lackeys of the prince Chen Shubao. Since Chen Shubao is not here, there is no one Chen Bogu needs to care about.
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Shen Jun snorted coldly. Although he was a low-key man, like most literati, he had a somewhat arrogant temper. Chen Bogu ignored the East Palace like this, which was obviously a slap in the face of the prince, and also a slap in the face of every East Palace official present.
Face, of course Shen Jungao couldn't bear it.
What's more, His Majesty's edict has been issued. Shen Jungao will take office at the next court meeting and serve as the Tingwei of Nanchen, in charge of punishment. The Tingwei is a position left over from the Han Dynasty and is one of the Nine Qings of the Sangong and Jiuqing.
It is a truly prestigious and powerful position.
Although Chen Bogu is a relative of the emperor, he is not His Majesty's prince after all. Although his position as a servant and the Imperial Academy's wine-offering is also very important, it is much inferior to that of Shen Jungao.
Therefore, no matter what aspect, Shen Jungao could not tolerate Chen Bogu's attitude towards him.
"Mr. Shen, no." Zhou Que stepped forward and blocked Shen Jungao, "Even if Chen Bogu is arrogant, how long can he be arrogant? Don't act out of anger now!"
Fu Wei also nodded slightly, gently twirling the string of Buddhist beads in his hand, and he didn't know what he was muttering in a low voice, but his eyes when he looked at Chen Bogu were cold.
Shen Jungao waved his sleeves and looked at Chen Bogu's back: "I want to see how long you can be cool!"
Chen Bogu, who had just exchanged a few words with Xu Ling, seemed to be aware of the unfriendly eyes behind him, and slowly turned his head, just in time to meet Shen Jungao's gaze. He raised his eyebrows, smiled provocatively, and then his face
His expression returned to his original cold look: "Shu Jian, Shu Cheng, Brother Lu, Brother Xu, let's go."
"Ajian, wait a minute," Xu Ling, who was whispering to several other veterans beside him, suddenly spoke, "Father, I have a few words to tell you."