Chapter 58 Monthly Plan

Cao Mansion.

The glory after the night is not inferior to that of the royal family.

No wonder some ministers privately said that if Cao Taifu's mansion was confiscated, the treasury must be more than half full.

This is well-founded. From the perspective of the periphery, the feng shui of this house is excellent, and it has the best geographical location in the capital. From the perspective of feng shui, it is a good place for retirement and housing. After a few more steps, you can see the layout here. There is nothing that is not a treasure, luxurious and rich.

It's just that all these disappeared mysteriously the last time the emperor drove down to Cao's mansion.

On this day, Cao Ruyan returned to the house as usual, and the close waiter found the cloud on his face with sharp eyes.

When changing to a pot of warm wine, the dish in front of Cao Ruyan was still not moved.

The waiter hesitated to hold the wine pot down and heard him say, "Dagui, go to the right lieutenant's house and ask him to talk about it."

"Yes, sir." The servant, who was called Dagui, did not dare to neglect, so he immediately went out to invite someone.

On the table, when the wine was still with the remaining temperature, the right lieutenant Xiao Jun had already arrived.

"What's wrong with Lord Taifu coming to find students so late?" Xiao Jun, the right-hand lieutenant who was suddenly invited, was a little confused, but looking at Cao Ruyan's face, he didn't dare to speculate more, so he simply asked.

Dagui brought the person, retreated very knowledgeablely, and closed the door firmly.

"Junsheng, you sit down." Although he was a little depressed, he was not in a hurry.

Xiao Junyi sat down and listened to Cao Ruyan in a low voice and said, "How did you do what you did last time?"

Xiao Jun was stunned and answered truthfully, "Lord Hui Taifu, I already have some eyebrows. We still have a general who can be entrusted with important responsibilities."

"Oh? Who is it?" Cao Ruyan's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he saw a glimmer of light in the darkness.

Xiao Jun smiled and said, "This person is Song Lian, who was idle at home three years ago."

"Is it him?" Hearing this person's name, Cao Ruyan was slightly surprised. He had heard of this Song Lian before. This person was famous for his loyalty, filial piety, because his mother lost her husband in his early years. Song Lian was a posthumous son. His mother raised him up with one hand, let him read and read, made peace articles, and wrote beautiful chapters. Cheng, and Song Lian is also extremely filial and wise in the village. Three years ago, he was recommended by local officials to be a minor official. It happened that year that his mother fell ill, and the emperor rewarded her with a chastity archway as a reward.

However, Song Lian has also been at home because of his mother's illness. At present, time flies, and the three-year period of filial piety is coming soon.

At this time, Xiao Jun suddenly mentioned this person, which made Cao Ruyan feel a little sudden.

"Song Lian... How sure are you that you can use it for us?" Cao Ruyan thought that since Xiao Jun, who had always been reliable, could recommend him, there must be a reason for him, but he could not completely rest assured about Song Lian.

"Lord Taifu, to be honest, students only have a half chance of winning." Xiao Jun was a little ashamed to say, but he quickly continued, "But at present, your majesty attaches great importance to the stability of the state and the incorruptible name of the minister. If we can recommend this person as we like at this time, most of them will be against your majesty's temper. Moreover, the minor official that Song Lian served before happened to be an errand under Lieutenant Zuo. Speaking of some simple regulations, he was still familiar with it.

Cao Ruyan was silent for a moment and hesitated. He really couldn't think of any good candidate. He nodded, "Try to get him into our camp."

Xiao Jun peeked at Cao Ruyan's uncertain face and asked tentatively, "Lord Taifu is so sad. Is it because... the prince..."

When asked about Cao Ruyan's pain in one sentence, Cao Ruyan sighed and sighed, "Everyone says that the prince is mediocre. He only knows how to walk and fight dogs all day long, and is no same as the market. Who can you think that His Royal Highness is so thoughtful."

Xiao Jun asked with puzzlement, "Why did Lord Taifu say this? Hasn't His Royal Highness always been very dependent on Lord Taifu?

Cao Ruyan looked up at him and said, "Xiao Jun, you are my student, and I don't hide some things from you. Since Feng Pingzhang's death, I always feel that I'm overstretched, everything is unsatisfactory, and everything is not going well. The prince seems to be very dependent on us, but in fact, which of us is firmly held in the palm of our hands?

Xiao Jun also bowed his head and said, "How can people not bow their heads under the low eaves? Lord Taifu, don't lose the big because of the small. When the prince is supported, how can he govern the country as a mediocre prince with no real power? It is necessary to have Lord Taifu to supervise the country..."

Cao Ruyan's eyes flashed, and there was a smile at the corners of his mouth, and he nodded slightly.

"You should care not to let the second master plan the vacancy of the left captain."

"Yes, my lord, don't worry."

*****

At this time, the lotus heart small building is also the beginning of the lantern, and the lights illuminate the lotus heart small building, which is not a very large courtyard.

Yunshang seemed to have fallen asleep, and only a few people were still talking. Gu Zitao was particularly happy tonight. It was a sure thing for her to go to the palace to accompany her. At the beginning of next month, the royal car came to pick up people. She seemed to have seen the beautiful scenery of herself jumping into a phoenix.

Lian is not happy without wine. Usually, you can drink a cup of wine with Yunshang, and it happens that Lu Jin brought a lot of ** wine today. In the fragrance of the wine, some people are already drunk.

Lian Zhun gently stroked the hair scattered on Yunshang's back, and the corners of his eyes seemed particularly smoky and charming because of a little drunkenness. Gu Zitao's eyes were shining, and his saliva overflowed from time to time.

Yunshang fell on the stone table and only saw half of his side face, hidden in the dark. The looming delicate beauty made people can't help but think about it under such a beautiful and hazy moonlight.

Of course, when Gu Zitao stared at Lian Zhun and drooled, Lu Jin's eyes involuntarily glued on Yunshang's body. She was so thin, the skeleton was narrow, the wrist exposed outside the cuffs were also thin, and the small waist leaning against the stone table was not enough to hold. Such a weak and beautiful woman, just It seems to be an elf who has just come out of the hidden valley, so quiet that it is not stained with a little bit of powder.

At the middle of the moon, Gu Zitao and Lian Zhun also fell asleep.

Only Lu Jin, the literati, sat alone with a glass of ** wine in his hand.

How many such good years are there in life? Can you sing and drink wildly, and be so comfortable and unrestrained with three or five friends? Can he always be like this... His eyes fell gently on the sleeping Yunshang.

Can you search for her figure silently in the field of vision all the time?

"Alas." Thinking about this, Lu Jin couldn't help sighing and raising his glass, as if he was laughing at himself and feeling for the moon.

He drank up and was patted on the shoulder.

He turned around and saw Yunshang, who was already asleep.

"Yunshang, you... haven't slept yet?" He felt that his tongue was a little obviously knotted, and Yunshang's face still had red marks after drinking. After being rendered by the moonlight, he actually had an indescribable charming style. Lu Jin was infatuated for a moment.

"Brother Lu?" It was Yunshang who stretched out his hand and waved in front of him before he came to his senses.

Lu Jin blushed like cooked shrimp. He wished a slit on the ground so that he could get in and cool down.

"Well, cough." He was choked by himself in a hurry and coughed in a panic.

Yunshang looked at him funny, patted his back for him, and couldn't help laughing, "What's the matter? Why did I just wake up? Are you going to get drunk?

Lu Jinqiang resisted the discomfort in his throat, raised his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes. "It's late, you..."

"Brother Lu, in addition to an early rest, in fact, I can say something else to you." Yunshang guessed that this nerd would not say anything constructive to himself.

In the past, he led the topic, but now I want to ask her to let him know what it is... negotiation.

"What do you want to say?" Lu Jin was really tricked.

When he looked at the other party's calm eyes on his tricky eyes, Yun Shang said "I'm sorry" in her heart.

Then he continued to be very embarrassed and told what he was thinking.

"Brother Lu, is it true that Sister Gu said that she would go to the palace to study with her last time?"

Lu Jin nodded, "Of course it's true." How could he fake this kind of thing?

"I heard that your majesty specially selected the descendants of the clans as companions for the prince, isn't that right?" Her eyes were shining like stars.

Lu Jin frowned, but also nodded, "It's true. I, my younger brother Lu Shen, and Zi Tao, as well as your fourth brother and Miss Lou San, are all among the candidates." Speaking of this, Lu Jin couldn't help frowning again.

"I heard that these people are all Brother Lu from your side. Why are you still sighing so much?"

"Although we are all looking at the second prince, we can't help it... The powerful ministers in the court are all watching from the wall. Your Majesty is very affectionate with the prince, and some people are afraid of rats. Knowing the truth, they don't want to join the second prince's camp."

Lu Jin spit out his bitter water and suddenly remembered what he was doing to say these messy things to Yunshang. He smiled awkwardly, "Such a beautiful scenery, but I said such a bad scenery. It's really a punishment for drinking." After saying that, you have to pour the wine by yourself.

His hand was covered by the other hand. He was stunned and looked up to see that Yunshang's thin white hands were covering the back of his hand.

"Although those ministers did not immediately fall into the camp of the second prince, they did not openly join the camp of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. These people are not so much watching, but that they are still in a state of watching and keeping themselves. Is this group of people? Hasn't your Royal Highness or you ever thought about making good use of it?

Although it was dark, Lu Jin still believed that he really saw the fine light in Yunshang's eyes when he said these words.