Yang Haiyan was preparing dinner in the kitchen, and Qin Fang was not idle either. He went to the military camp and picked up Qin's father and mother to the general's residence. As for Qin's uncle and his wife, they did not pick them up. After all, Du Ke was not an ordinary person. Qin's father and mother
had been grateful to this Lord Du for a long time. They had heard their son and daughter-in-law talk about Lord Du's various good things. And not long ago, their son and daughter-in-law told them that Lord Du would come in a while. So when their son came to pick them up today and said that Lord Du was coming, they were very excited, but also nervous. When they
arrived at the general's residence, Qin Fang sent them to the yard. Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, he went to find Du Ke.
Du Ke did not rest in the afternoon. He finished taking notes and writing memorials. The time was almost up. Du Ke was afraid that he would not be able to get up after resting, so he sat in the room for a while. Qin Fang came.
Qin Fang bowed as soon as he entered the room: "Hello, teacher."
Du Ke said: "Sit down."
Qin Fang sat down a little awkwardly. Before, Shen Lixian was there, so he was not nervous. Now it was just him and the teacher. They were alone in private, so he was nervous for no reason. After sitting down, he even didn't know how to put his hands.
Du Ke knew what kind of person he was as soon as he saw his expression. He said, "Don't be nervous. We have the emperor's decision. We are master and apprentice. It's fate. I went to Yongzhou military camp in March and brought you to the court. Maybe that was the beginning of fate. But I didn't expect that you would be attached to me from then on and even dare to write to me." Thinking of this, Du Ke couldn't help but laugh. It was the first time he met such a bold person. When he was in the capital, not to mention a poor boy with no connections, even some children from well-off families didn't dare to look for him privately.
However, it was Qin Fang's courage that made their relationship close.
Thinking of this, Qin Fang couldn't help but smile: "When I first met the teacher in the Yongzhou military camp, I was actually very nervous and my legs were shaking. Later, because of the bandit suppression, I just entered the officialdom and didn't know how to tell the matter, but I thought of the teacher, so I boldly wrote to the teacher."
Du Ke said, "How do you know that I will take care of this matter? Or, how do you know that I am not the same as the county magistrate?"
Qin Fang didn't know, he said frankly: "The student chose to write to the teacher at that time because he didn't know what to do? And he chose the teacher because when the teacher and the student were alone in the Yongzhou military camp, he was willing to consider the student's opinions, so the student thought the teacher was a good official."
"Good official?" Du Ke laughed. "I have been an official for more than ten years, and this is the first time someone says that I am a good official. Do you know what everyone says about me in the capital?"
Qin Fang didn't dare to say anything.
Du Ke didn't care. He said to himself, "They say that I am an old fox who is very good at changing with the times. Do you know why they say that about me?"
Qin Fang said, "Student doesn't know."
Du Ke talked about the Du family: "Actually, before this incident, I had never thought about taking in a disciple. Not only me, but even my father has never taken in a disciple. My Du family is a royalist and has never thought about taking sides on the throne. However, I participated in the matter of seizing the throne and joined the camp of the current emperor. My father was very angry about this.
Qin Fang, what I want to say is that as a person, you should have a clear position on the surface, but behind the scenes, as long as you have the ability, you can do things that contradict your position." For example, in the matter of seizing the throne, no one thought that Du Ke would take sides. Everyone always thought that the Du family would not take sides.
Qin Fang was a little confused.
Du Ke said: "You are new to the officialdom and far away from the capital. You can take your time with some things. It's okay. Although I don't know why the emperor made such an arrangement, no matter what the reason is, since you have become my disciple, there are some things that I should tell you."
Qin Fang stood up: "Please give me some advice, teacher."
Du Ke: "First: The emperor likes ministers who have served the emperor well, but the princes may not like them. You must remember this. Second: No matter how much the emperor likes ministers who have served the emperor well, his favorite is the royalist party, that is, Neutral party. I followed the emperor to participate in the fight for the throne, but I also made it clear that I would not participate in the competition for the throne in the future. As for you, although I am your teacher, I will not interfere with your choice. But you must understand that everyone needs to be responsible for their own choices, and whether the future is good or bad, they are all borne by themselves. "
Qin Fang said: "Yes, student mark."
Du Ke shook his head again and said: "You are still young, it is too early to talk about participating in political parties, and it is okay to slowly understand these principles." At present, the princes have not grown up yet, and it will take at least ten years. And what will Qin Fang do in these ten years? According to his current luck, Du Ke is also looking forward to it. "By the way, you said before that your grandparents are at home. Although I am the Minister of the Ministry of War, since I have come to the General's Mansion, I am also a junior in front of your grandparents, so I should pay my respects to them." If they did not have a master-disciple relationship, there would be no need to pay my respects.
But the master-disciple relationship is like the relationship between father and son, and the relationship between relatives, and Grandma Qin also has an imperial decree, so she should meet.
Qin Fang said: "Grandpa and grandmother and father and mother are already here, but they have only seen people in the village all their lives. The highest official they have seen was the village chief, and after coming here, it was the magistrate of Yang County and Mrs. Yang. I am afraid they are still worried about how to talk to you now."
Du Ke smiled: "The old man is simple."
Then, Qin Fang took Du Ke to Liuxinyuan.
As Qin Fang said, Grandpa Qin, Grandma Qin, Father Qin and Mother Qin all sat together, the four of them looked at each other, originally discussing how to talk and what to say after meeting Lord Du. But after discussing for a while, they still couldn't come up with anything, so now, they looked at each other, staring. At first, they wanted to discuss it with Yang Haiyan, but they knew that Yang Haiyan was in the kitchen, preparing to entertain Lord Du, and they were embarrassed to disturb her.
Suddenly, Qin Fang's voice was heard outside: "Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, the teacher is here to see you." His voice was not soft, just to let the family members in the yard hear it, so as not to suddenly see the teacher and scare them and not know how to react.
Qin Fang was not shooting without purpose. Sure enough, after hearing this, the Qin family members inside were in a state of chaos. Fortunately, after Qin Fang and Du Ke entered the yard, they had calmed down, at least on the surface, they were calm.
Seeing Qin Fang and a serious-looking middle-aged man walk in, although they were mentally prepared, they still couldn't help being intimidated. Even if Lord Du didn't show off his official authority, his face, which rarely smiled, was still a bit intimidating.
Seeing this, the Qin family members immediately saluted: "Greetings, sir." If it were before, they would definitely kneel down on both feet like ordinary people kneeling before the county lord. But they have been here for a while, and Nanny Lian has taught them etiquette one by one. Besides, Qin Fang's words had given them time to prepare themselves mentally, so
they were not flustered when they saw Du Ke. Du Ke stepped forward, helped Grandma Qin up, and tried to soften his voice, saying, "Don't be polite, we are all family." Then he stepped back and said, "I have seen the old lady and the old man." He performed a senior salute.
Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin didn't dare to accept his courtesy. They remembered what Nanny Lian had taught them, so they quickly moved away. Although they were out of place because of panic, the simplicity of the old people and the common people still left a good impression on Du Ke. In fact, Du Ke had a good impression of the Qin family who could teach Qin Fang such a character before he met them.
Qin Fang said, "Teacher, please take a seat. Grandpa and grandma, father and mother, the teacher is one of our family, you don't have to be polite."
This time, Du Ke did not refuse. He knew that if he let the old people take a seat, they might not be used to it.
After Du Ke sat down, he said, "I often hear Qin Fang mention the elders in the family. Today, I see that you are all kind people."
Qin's father was a taciturn person. He smiled and said nothing. Mother Qin usually has her own ideas, but she is timid in big occasions. Grandma Qin also smiled and waited for Grandpa Qin to speak. In such occasions, the Qin family waited for the head of the family, Grandpa Qin, with a common goal. Grandpa Qin also smiled
and said, "You are too kind. Afang can have what he has today, thanks to your kindness. If it weren't for your promotion, he wouldn't be where he is today." Grandpa Qin has been drafting these words in his mind for more than half a month. Since the day he knew Du Ke was coming, he has been drafting every day, for fear that he would not be able to speak well and embarrass his grandson.
Du Ke is an old fox, and he knows at a glance that the head of the Qin family is Grandpa Qin. Moreover, listening to the old man speak clearly and think clearly, he also knows that this old man is an honest and sober person.
Du Ke smiled and shook his head: "I didn't really promote him. It's mainly because Qin Fang is willing to learn. As the saying goes, you can tell a child's character when he is three years old. His current behavior is the result of your cultivation when he was young." Du Ke is a man who can coax people into selling himself out if he wants to say something nice.
Just a few words made Grandpa Qin's eyes and mouth smile. Grandpa Qin and even the Qin family think that this Lord Du is a really good person, approachable and easy to get along with.
Grandpa Qin said: "In fact, Ah Fang was very naughty when he was young. He ran around up and down the mountains every day..." He began to talk about his grandson's childhood unconsciously.
Du Ke listened. He also had a son and a daughter. However, he was devoted to the court and had never been involved in his son and daughter's affairs. When he heard Grandpa Qin mention it, he suddenly realized that he had no memory of his son and daughter's childhood. The only memory he had was testing his son's knowledge and urging him to study.
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