Xiahou Yuan nodded randomly and left in a hurry.
And without mentioning how Xiahou Yuan went to Ma Xing Street for revenge consumption, let's just say that on the other side, Qu Duan returned home to Jing Yuan, where his old wife, young son, and maids came to greet him with joy.
But after experiencing the previous two incidents, Qu Da himself just felt that his home was a little lonely.
He looked around the door for a long time, and his wife was completely confused. Then he realized that the house awarded by the government in Jingyuan was exceptionally large, and his family had few people... There was nothing he could do about it, just like Yue Fei beheaded his uncle for the sake of military discipline, and Qu Da also beheaded his uncle for the sake of military discipline... Therefore, unlike other important officials who have countless sons, nephews and relatives, his family is inevitably short of people, and most of them are old soldiers.
As for these old soldiers, those who had families were taking care of their own families at this time, while those who did not have families had already taken advantage of the excitement to have fun, so why would they hang around in the mansion?
Of course it seems deserted.
Just like that, Qu Da felt more and more unhappy. He just changed his clothes in a hurry and went to the study to summarize the main points of today's political affairs... Unexpectedly, when he came to the study, he suddenly saw an invitation. Then, as if possessed by ghosts, he spoke directly to his family and walked out.
After going out of the door, Qu Duan just walked around Jingyuan for a while, and then came to a house with the same layout as his own, and then walked into the house with pride.
This was actually the home of Grand Chancellor Zhao Shi?... It turned out that just a few days ago, Zhao Shi?'s eldest son Zhao Bufan was suddenly transferred to the imperial camp, and joined the cavalry, becoming Qu Da's direct subordinate, which led to this ceremonial invitation.
In fact, the day when the invitation was sent was based on the possibility that there would be a large-scale gathering after the Imperial Academy's political study session, and it was a day that Qu Duan would most likely not see the invitation.
However, the Zhao family themselves did not expect that their careful planning would coincide with Qu Da's over-the-top behavior. He was one of the ten military governors and the commander-in-chief of the imperial camp, but on the first night of the New Year holiday, he didn't even have a place to party and drink, and in the end he actually made trouble in their home.
There’s nothing we can do even if they come. Can we still fight them off?
Can’t beat him?
Therefore, Da Zong Zheng, who had just returned, hurriedly prepared a banquet and asked someone to invite his father-in-law Wang Shuzhan and his son Wang Ruohai to come together. He was planning to rely on this father and son and use the face of his son's brother-in-law Hu Hongxiu and Hu Jinglie to act as a go-between to wipe the slate clean.
"how?"
After three rounds of drinking, they had some snacks and drank two sips of hot mutton soup. It was time to talk, and Qu Da really spoke first. "Zhao Bufan, now you know what it means to have a change of fortune, right?"
Zhao Bufan looked up blankly, but just looked at his father-in-law and biological father, not knowing how to respond.
"Don't think too much. I'm not talking about our little drunken feud, but the inner story of your family..." Qu Duan raised his hand and pointed at the people present. "Before, among your family's in-laws, the most prominent one was your father, the great clan leader, and the Wang family relied on their in-laws to rely on your Zhao family, and then Hu Hongxiu and Hu Jinglie relied on their in-laws to rely on the Wang family. What was the result? As a result, once a great man was born, he was easily defeated. Now Hu Jinglie is known as one of the three Hus of the dynasty. He is young and has become a governor. His future is limitless. Instead, your two families have to rely on your in-laws to rely on him!"
Not only Zhao Bufan was stunned, but also Zhao Shi?, Wang Shuzhan, Wang Ruohai, and Zhao Bufan's younger brothers who were sitting at a separate table in the outer hall were all stunned.
In the end, it was Zhao Shi who was able to control himself. He twirled his beard slightly and then sighed, "This is how my life will be. It is really a blessing for my son to have such a relative."
Qu Duan put down the wine glass he had been drinking from, shook his head and sneered: "Grand Zongzheng, please stop making trouble here. You can rest assured. Although I, Qu Da, sometimes act and speak in a rude manner and have done wrong things, I am not arrogant to my superiors and I am not bullying my subordinates... I don't know who stuffed your son into my cavalry, but since he was stuffed in, it turned out to be a mistake. You expected me to do something for the sake of Hu Jinglie, but it turned out to be the opposite!"
Everyone at the table was in high spirits, and Uncle Wang even winked at his eldest son-in-law. The latter understood and immediately stood up, respectfully offering wine to his immediate superior, Qu Jiedu.
Qu Duan also accepted the other party's glass of wine openly, pointed at the other party and laughed again: "Since I accepted your wine, I am no longer an outsider. Tell me the truth, were you a little uneasy at first because you joined the cavalry, but when you thought of your brother-in-law's achievements, you felt like you couldn't let go? That's why you are so embarrassed?"
Zhao Bufan was slightly embarrassed, but still nodded slightly: "I have this intention... The governor doesn't know that the future of the royal family is embarrassing, and not everyone can study and enter the school like the number one scholar. If I have this opportunity, I will not let it go no matter what... What's more, as the governor said, my brother-in-law's achievements are right in front of me, and I have also been a pioneer since I was young, how can I not be envious?"
"In fact, the government is not that harsh on you royal family members." Qu Duan added casually. "Whether you go to school or join the army, the government is happy to see it happen. It's just that they don't want you to occupy the fame and official titles without serving the country..."
"Who wouldn't want to serve the country?" Upon hearing this, Wang Shuzhan, the former Minister of State Affairs who had never held an official position, finally broke down. He put down his wine glass and lamented. "Jiedu, we are full of passion to serve the country, but we have no way to do so!"
"You call that serving the country?" Qu Duan sipped two mouthfuls of mutton soup and sneered even more. "The government likes the original school, why? Isn't it because they value the terms of seeking truth from facts and utilitarianism? But you are so good, you create an alchemist, this thing is utilitarian, but can it be regarded as seeking truth from facts? You deserve it!"
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