Chapter 23 Embarrassed to be expelled

"No, I can't! I have to go back quickly and see what happened to Lu Yanruo and the others in their meeting today!" In a daze, a voice sounded in Qian Qianyi's heart.So, he struggled, intending to stand up.Just then, a servant hurried in, bowed his head and reported: "Master Ruan, Master Ruan is here to pay respects!" "Which Master Ruan?" Yang Wencong didn't seem to understand. "It's the bearded master who comes here every day!" "What? Ruan Yuanhai! Ruan Yuanhai is back?" Surprised Yang Wencong left the chair at once, "Where is he? Hurry up, please!"

As a result, Qian Qianyi and Zhu Tong also got busy, stood up at the same time, and went out to welcome them. As soon as they stepped over the threshold, they saw Ruan Dacheng striding along the corridor with his fat body. "Oh, Mr. Yuan! You're back! When did you arrive? Why don't you know?" Yang Wencong rushed forward and greeted him loudly. "Haha, I'm back, I'm back! Of course you don't know. I just got off the boat, and I didn't even enter the house, so I came to visit you! Hahahaha!" Ruan Dacheng replied in a loud and excited voice. Just arch your hands.His chubby face looked radiant, and his big black, shiny beard swayed happily on his belly.He came to Yang Wencong like a gust of wind, and while saluting, he couldn't wait to ask:

"How about it, Lao Ma is determined to support Fu Fan, you all..." "Old Yuan, let's discuss everything in the house!" Yang Wencong stopped him and said with a smile. "Oh, yes, yes, let's talk in the room, let's talk in the room!" Ruan Dacheng immediately agreed, and then turned around according to Yang Wencong's instructions, and saluted Zhu Tong.However, when he saw that the third person waiting to meet him was Qian Qianyi, Ruan Dacheng's smile froze for a moment, and then his face pulled down: "Oh, it turns out that Elder Mu is also there, I'm so lost!"

After such a cold greeting, he turned his back, continued talking and laughing with Yang and Zhu, and waddled into the hall. Qian Qianyi was undoubtedly embarrassed by the intentional neglect of the other party.In normal times, he would definitely resign immediately.But the current situation is different - Ruan Dacheng came back from Fengyang.Moreover, as the mastermind behind Ma Shiying breaking the contract and reneging on the alliance this time, brazenly supporting King Fu by force, this cunning and fierce beard probably came back with the troops escorting King Fu. It is natural for him to visit Yang Wencong in such a hurry. Many confidential and urgent matters need to be communicated to the master.And each of these matters may be related to his future fate and life and death—"Well, no matter what, I should try to spy on it. Since they haven't issued an order to expel the guest, why should I rush to do so?" Let's go!" With this in mind, he didn't wait for the other party to greet him, but followed behind and walked back into the hall.

At this time, Ruan Dacheng and the others had already sat down as guests and hosts, and suddenly saw Qian Qianyi following in, they were surprised for a moment.However, because Qian Qianyi was a guest of some status, they probably felt that it was inconvenient to drive him away immediately.On the contrary, Mr. Yang Wencong stood up quickly and politely asked him to sit down.Just like this, everyone temporarily became speechless, and there was a moment of silence in the hall. Of course Qian Qianyi realized that this kind of situation was the most unfavorable for him.Because there is nothing to say the next step, as usual, should be the resignation of irrelevant guests.Therefore, he decided to get the conversation started quickly.

"Mr. Yuan, I haven't seen you for many years. Unexpectedly, my brother not only has the same demeanor as before, but also looks better. It's really comforting!" He said with a smile on his face.This sentence is not entirely a compliment.In fact, when he met Ruan Dacheng suddenly just now, Qian Qianyi was secretly surprised by the extraordinary energy shown by the other party. Ruan Dacheng was not moved by this compliment.He lowered his head, resting his beard on his round belly, without moving his eyelids, he only vaguely agreed: "Uh-huh!" "Although I haven't seen Mr. Yuan for a long time, I have already read the masterpiece "Swallow Notes". It is really clear and beautiful, with wonderful ideas. Even if Tang Ruoshi came back to life, I thought it would be nothing more than that!" Qian Qian Qian Yi changed the subject.This time, it was aimed at the theatrical work that the other party was proud of, and he estimated that Ruan Dacheng would respond.

"Uh-huh." "I remember that when Mr. Zhou Ge was alive, he transferred the book to his younger brother. He highly respected Mr. Yuan, and it was a pity that he didn't use it. My younger brother also felt deeply! Who would have thought that Mr. Ge would pass away unfortunately in a few weeks, Liang Ke sighed." At that time, my younger brother wrote a poem to cheer him up, but I don't know if Mr. Yuan also wrote a poem?" Qian Qianyi said again.He thought to himself: "The year before last, in order to help you get rid of your bad reputation, I, Qian, also made great efforts and caused a whole lot of trouble. Although the matter failed, you must admit that you have worked so hard, right?"

Unexpectedly, Ruan Dacheng's answer was still those two words: "Uh-huh." As a result, Qian Qianyi was helpless, so he could only sit there in embarrassment, stroking his gray beard all the time. On the contrary, the host Yang Wencong looked at this scene and seemed a little bit sorry. He started to smooth things over, and took the initiative to stir up various topics, saying to everyone: Not long ago, the defenders stationed outside Nanjing City were resentful because their food and wages were owed for too long. Coupled with the instigation of traitors, there are signs of mutiny and trouble, and the situation is quite tense.Fortunately, the payment from the escort from Guangdong arrived a few days ago, and the Ministry of Households issued it immediately, which stabilized the situation.He went on to say: Recently, a strange thing came out from the eunuchs in the palace city of Nanjing. It was said that on March 19, the foundation of Qianqing Palace collapsed, and a stone tablet was exposed. Once again, with a stabbing knife in the eye, Pingming rode into the palace gate and scattered in Huangji capital." At that time, everyone didn't understand what it meant, but now they understand that the first two sentences refer to the word "Li Zicheng".The appearance of this stele is actually a warning from heaven.Afterwards, he told everyone that another "rogue bandit" - the peasant army led by Zhang Xianzhong, has broken through Kuizhou since entering Sichuan through the thirteen passes of Jingzhou this year, and is preparing to march into Chengdu and Chongqing. , There will be no peace in Shuzhong from now on!Finally, Yang Wencong also mentioned that Gu Mei, a famous courtesan in the old courtyard, had moved to Beijing since she married Gong Dingzi, a senior official in Bingke, last year.This time, together with my husband, I fell into the hands of thieves, and I don't know how to live or die.etc.In order to get rid of the predicament of being in the cold, Qian Qianyi naturally tried his best to join in the fun, constantly interjecting, smiling, expressing sighs or surprises.However, this trick is still ineffective.On the contrary, Ruan Dacheng seemed even more impatient.At first he pretended to be deaf and dumb, not participating in the conversation, then he yawned again and again; finally, he simply squinted his eyes and gave Zhu Tong a direct signal.

That Huahua Taisui understood.I saw him leave the chair, walk over waddlingly, sat down beside Qian Qianyi, reached out and patted the old man's arm lightly, bit his ear and asked in a low voice: "You always come here today, but to see him off?" Let the antique be appraised by Long Lao?" "Oh, yes, yes!" Qian Qianyi nodded quickly.At the same time, he was quite surprised by the son's intimate attitude. "Have you seen the antique?" Zhu Tong still asked in a low voice. "I've seen it, it wasn't just now..." "Have you brought anything else?"

"Anything else? None." "Since you have already seen the fake thing just now, and your Excellency didn't bring anything else, why are you still hanging on?" "This……" "Well, if you still insist on not leaving, my young master, I will have to go out and bombard people! You see, is this appropriate?" Up to this point, Zhu Tong has always been whispering and smiling, but compared with the yelling a while ago, it is more sinister and ruthless, which is unbearable.Qian Qianyi seemed to be pricked by a needle unexpectedly, his heart trembled, and he left the chair involuntarily.

"Here, I..." "Oh!" Zhu Tong stood up immediately, and stopped him, "You are always a smart person, and you must not want to make fun of yourself. That's good, it's convenient for each other!" After finishing speaking, he turned his head to greet his master: "Old Long, your 'guest' is leaving, hurry up and see him off!" Qian Qianyi stared at Zhu Tongtong fiercely, feeling extremely angry in his heart, but he was inconvenient to deny it. Seeing that Yang Wencong had stood up in confidence and put on a respectful look to send him off, he felt that he couldn't hold on any longer, so he had no choice but to bow in regret. He cupped his hands, turned and walked away with a sullen face. Seeing him, Li Bao, who was waiting outside the door, hurried over, took the packed antique with him, and chased him out in three steps at a time... "Hahahaha!" When the backs of Qian Qianyi and Yang Wencong disappeared along the corridor outside the house, Zhu Tong withdrew his contemptuous gaze, looked at Ruan Dacheng, and laughed loudly together. "Hey, okay, okay, Eldest Young Master, I really have you! I didn't see how much effort you put in, why did you send that hypocrite's leader away obediently?" Ruan Dacheng asked cheerfully. Zhu Tong waved his arm carelessly: "Easy! Don't look at these old hypocrites who are treacherous and slippery. They are very annoying, but they really want to save face. Just stab him lightly, and he can't sit still, and he runs away in fright. !" "Oh, I see!" The two talked and laughed again. "Well, how is the situation in Liudu after you've been away these days?" Ruan Dacheng looked at the other party with black eyes and asked inquiringly after the smile was about the same. "It's okay!" Zhu Tong waved his hand, "Ever since Shi Daolin and Lao Ma made an agreement to welcome Gui Fan, that group of nerds thought that the overall situation was settled, and they were busy enlisting civilian husbands to repair the palace, and sending people to bring dharma objects. Going to Guangxi to meet him—they are all dreaming of their Qingqiu dream of making plans to get promoted!" "Then Shi Daolin—" "Old Shi has crossed the river a long time ago, and I heard that he went back to Pukou to rectify the soldiers and horses." "Oh, Lao Shi isn't in Liudu?" "Not here!" "Okay, great!" Ruan Dacheng suddenly became excited, "If Shi Daolin is not in Liudu, great things will happen in our generation!" "how?" Ruan Dacheng was about to answer when he suddenly saw Yang Wencong walking back in a hurry, so he stopped temporarily.He made a gesture, beckoning Zhu and Yang to go back to their chairs and sit down, then folded ten fingers on his belly and spoke triumphantly. It turned out that what happened was like this: after learning that Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa had agreed to welcome King Gui, Ruan Dacheng immediately took the letter from Nanjing Jiangfang Admiral Liu Kongzhao's handwritten letter, and arrived in Fengyang first. indignant.This Lu Jiude, who served Emperor Guangzong when he was a child, was known as "Tai Li Hong".Around that time, he became a confidant of Concubine Zheng Gui.Although many years have passed, Lu Jiude still remembers the grace of the mistress.Hearing that the Nanjing side planned to reject King Fu, he relied on his own power to secretly summon the four generals, Huang Degong, Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, and Liu Zeqing, to Fengyang to discuss and plan to take action.The unexpected arrival of Ruan Dacheng made Lu Jiude very happy, and they hit it off immediately.After some conspiracy, they believed that although Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa made an agreement to support King Gui, it was only because he had not realized that he could forcibly support King Fu by force.Once successful, Ma Shiying will become the undisputed father of decision-making among the ministers, and can eventually replace Shi Kefa's position.As long as the pros and cons of this layer are clearly stated, it is not difficult to prompt this stubborn and conceited old man to reverse.Facts have proved that this judgment is completely correct.When Ma Shiying returned to Fengyang and learned that Lu Jiude was going to form an alliance with the four towns in Jiangbei to support King Fu, he was very surprised at first, and then expressed anger; but after repeated persuasion by Ruan Dacheng, his worries were dispelled, and old man Ma also fell down. One heart, agreed to join the "blessing" camp, and seemed to be the leader of this plan, and took active actions... "Yesterday night," Ruan Dacheng finally said triumphantly, "the co-signed officials of Ma, Lu, and Jiangbei's Fourth General Army have been sent to Liudu overnight. Please guard Han Gong and call a group of ministers for a public discussion. Yizheng welcomes Shengjia. My brother is only worried that if Shi Daolin is stubborn, Donglin and his gang will follow suit. Now that Lao Shi is not in Liudu, it’s really God’s help for us, and the big event will be accomplished!” Zhu Tong let out an "Oh" and said, "No wonder I went to visit Liu Chengyi earlier. People in his family said that he left early to go to Duke Wei's mansion to discuss matters. Presumably this is what we were discussing!" "Old Yuan," Yang Wencong interjected, with a worried expression on Yuanyuan's face, "I always feel that this old horse is going too far. If Donglin refuses to give in, There will be trouble, how will we deal with this situation? Besides, they have the backing of Zuo Liangyu, the old Zuo has 700,000 or 800,000 soldiers in Wuchang, if they also send troops eastward to fight against me, it will not be fun!" "Haha, just rest assured, Mr. Long!" Ruan Dacheng shook his head nonchalantly, "I have already discussed this level with the old horse. Don't look at that group of hypocrites who are usually noisy, but in fact, none of them can be tough." What a bird! Putting on airs, beating your chest and howling a few words will be fine, if you want to recruit left soldiers to go east—hmph, forgive them for not having the guts! Just wait and see, dude, haha!" After finishing speaking, he seemed to suddenly think of something, and asked again: "Hey, a few days ago, there were a few eunuchs who escaped from the north, and I met them in Huai'an. I asked them to bring my letter to see brother, But have you ever come?" Yang Wencong nodded: "Already here. According to my brother's instructions, let them stay in the humble house first, and now they are all in the eastern courtyard!" "Okay, thank you, thank you!" Ruan Dacheng cupped his hands in satisfaction, and stood up, "Then, brother, let's go and take a look." After Yang and Zhu left the chair and moved their feet, he asked again with concern: "In the past few days, brother, have you not treated them poorly? Well, this is very important. You must know that these people will go to the palace to serve the new king in the future. Half of your future future depends on their mouths! "