Pang Ji pulled Yan Shu to the corner of the hall on the side of the road, and asked with a smile: "The old man has a little doubt, I don't know whether to talk about it or not?" ”

Yan Shu said: "What should not be said? Brother Pang was very polite, although he said it. ”

"This ...... The old man went straight to the point, there was quite a bit of a holiday between me and you, and the previous things made you not very happy, so I was very strange, even if the emperor didn't like Xia Zhu, you wouldn't recommend the old man to be this deputy privy envoy, right? Don't be careful, I don't mean to say that you are a person of selfish revenge, but that this is a bit unreasonable. ”

Yan Shu laughed and said: "You don't need to explain, I understand what you mean, you guessed very right, the old man is indeed dissatisfied with you, and what you do can be said to be despised by the old man; To be honest, the old man didn't think about recommending you before, since Lu Xiang and the others all recommended Xia Zhu, the old man can come and push the boat without offending anyone. ”

Pang Ji's face was ugly, and he muttered, "Yes, I'll just say how you can forget the past." ”

Yan Shu smiled: "You are wrong again, the old man has already taken a peek at that matter, and the real reason why I want to recommend you as a deputy privy envoy is not only that you are the right person, but also for a purpose." ”

Pang Ji said: "What purpose? ”

Yan Shu sneered: "I want to ask you to show sincerity in exchange, this is a deal, you satisfy the old man, the old man will no longer hinder you from returning to Beijing, and will recommend you to serve as the deputy privy councilor; But it's not much fun to talk about this now, you're used to life in the Northwest, and you can't talk about it. ”

Pang Ji scolded in his heart: The grandson is not happy.

But hearing Yan Shu say that he also asked for something, the fire of hope ignited in his heart suddenly became blazing, since it was a transaction, he didn't need to twist it like this, and the burden in his heart suddenly became much lighter.

"Lord Yan, might as well tell me what you want me to do? Even if I can't be the privy councillor, you and I might as well take advantage of this to improve our relationship, and maybe there will be opportunities to help each other in the future. ”

Yan Shu smiled: "It seems that the huge man is still moved, and there is nothing to be embarrassed about, with the qualifications of the huge man, he should have entered the center as an important minister; I have two plans for you to choose from, the first plan is that the old man recommends you to be the candidate for this privy deputy, but you also know that since Lu Xiang recommended Xia Zhu, then your certainty is only fifty percent; You also know the situation in the court, Lu Xiang's face is still to be given by the emperor, but the old man also has his own methods, so the success or failure is unknown, just like a game, it is really hard to say who can be the privy deputy in the end. ”

Pang Ji was silent in thought, what Yan Shu said was indeed true, and if he promised that he would definitely let him sit in the position of privy deputy, it would not be so credible.

"The second way is that I suggest to the emperor that you be transferred back to the capital to serve, and you can choose what six squires you want, or you can go to Kaifeng Mansion to be a power knower, this old man is sure, and then look for an opportunity to recommend you to the center; It's a steady, but a little longer. ”

Pang Ji rubbed his hands and kept turning in circles, for him, these two paths were optional paths, Yan Shu was a strong contender for the phase, and what he said was naturally capable of being realized; Comparatively speaking, with the second one, the first one is negligible.

"I'll pick the second one." Pang Ji rubbed his hands.

"Sure enough, it's the old rivers and lakes!" Yan Shu raised his big finger and said: "Not only to avoid turning against Lu Xiang, Xia Zhu and others, but also to take a detour to the top, you can make the right choice in a moment, and you are worthy of being a huge person who sends the praise of 'sensitive and good at deciding'." ”

Pang Ji's old face turned red and said: "Don't talk about that, the adults only said that they want the old man to show any sincerity, and I have to weigh it at my discretion." ”

Yan Shu smiled: "The sincerity I am talking about is not a specific thing, but the attitude of a huge number of people; You and I have been at odds for a long time, how do I know if you will be recommended to the center in the future, will you put the old man together as before; The old man didn't want to fall in the same pit twice. ”

Pang Ji scolded secretly: "I also said that I forgot about it, but I don't remember it clearly, so I know that this old thing is not so easy to get along with." ”

However, in Pang Ji's opinion, Yan Shu said this to mean to win over, and he must want to get his own help in the phase competition.

"Yan Sansi, please rest assured, in fact, if there is no incident between you and me, it is a good friendship, besides...... Hey...... Besides, it is still a family of children and daughters, and the old man was also forced to be helpless, thinking that you were only a deputy privy councillor at the beginning, and Lu Xiang was also the prime minister and the privy envoy, and it was really not wise for Fan Zhongyan to impeach him; The old man just knows the current affairs, but he doesn't mean to embarrass you. ”

Yan Shu smiled and said: "The old man understands that good birds choose trees to perch, and it may be right to stand in your position, but look at it, there is a good vacancy now, Lu Xiang still doesn't follow others first, and you haven't reaped much benefit in the past few years, right?" ”

Pang Ji rolled his eyes and said: "It's not because of your old man, you just got me to the northwest, and you didn't let me come back, and now I'm talking about it." ”

"That's it! It's not too early, let's go to the banquet first, and find time to talk in detail, but we can't let the emperor wait for a long time. Yan Shu smiled.

"Yes, yes, let's go to the banquet first, Lord Sansi, please!" Pang Ji stretched out his hand diligently, Yan Shu walked first with square steps, Pang Ji followed with a smiling face, and began to express his 'sincerity'.

Yan Shu is worthy of being an old Jianghu, there is a reason why he didn't tell the marriage contract, for Pang Ji, any handle in his hands is passive; If you tell Pang Ji, 'I will transfer you back to Beijing, you must dissolve the marriage contract', then the initiative will fall into the hands of Pang Ji.

Then when going to the banquet, as soon as the emperor mentioned this matter again, Pang Ji would definitely feel that the marriage contract was a handle to control himself, because even the emperor was alarmed, which showed that the Yan family attached great importance to this paper marriage contract; In this way, Pang Ji will see the marriage contract as a big bargaining chip, so as to ask Yan Shu to do more for him.

Yan Shu didn't say what the conditions of the exchange were now, but just said in general terms that Pang Ji wanted to show sincerity, and when the emperor proposed to terminate the contract for a while, it would not seem how important this marriage contract was; On the contrary, to give Pang Ji an illusion, and to agree to the emperor's proposal with the boat is not only for the emperor's son, but also an action like Yan Shu to show sincerity, so it will not arouse too much suspicion among him.

Yan Shu's acting skills are first-class, and when Zhao Zhen proposed at the banquet that Pang Ji would dissolve the marriage contract with the Pang family, Yan Shu's stunned expression was even stronger than Pang Shu's, as if he didn't know about it at all.

Pang Ji was originally surprised why the emperor mentioned this, he thought that it must be caused by the Yan family's request for the emperor's willingness, but when he saw Yan Shu's surprised face, he felt puzzled again.

As shrewd as Zhao Zhen naturally wouldn't say that it was Su Jin's request, wouldn't that be openly supporting a married woman and others who were not innocent? He wouldn't say that it was invited by Yan Shu, he just vaguely said that it was to eliminate the discord between the two and make peace for the elderly.

Between the two, who doesn't know inside and outside the court? The marriage contract has also been troubled several times, and the people who stand on Yan Shu's side think that Yan Shu is using this to find trouble with Pang Ji, and the people who stand on Pang Ji's side think that Pang Ji deliberately disgusted Yan Shu with this matter; As to whether the marriage contract itself should be dissolved, no one cares about it.

All everyone cares about is the dog-eat-dog game, and as for what the two dogs bite for, it is secondary; Therefore, Zhao Zhen's proposal to take this matter as an opportunity to solve the problem between the two is not too abrupt.

Pang Ji agreed, but he kept an eye on it, and said that the next time he returned to Beijing, he would bring back things such as Gengti's marriage letter and then dissolve it.

Yan Shu knew that he didn't see the rabbit and didn't scatter the eagle, and he would happily terminate the contract after he transferred him back to Beijing, but how could Yan Shu allow him to do so, and immediately said: "In fact, things like marriage books don't need to be returned, the noble son is no longer there, the son is ordered by the father, and the huge person can write a letter of resignation on the spot, and the emperor is here as proof, who else can say a word?" ”

Zhao Zhen was also anxious to promote this matter, so he tried his best to promote, Pang Ji judged the situation, the emperor's face and the chips that Yan Shu said outside are really tempting, if he refutes the emperor's face today and makes Yan Shu unhappy, I am afraid that he can only drink sand and eat wind in the northwest in this life.

So without thinking too much, he immediately wrote a letter of resignation on the spot and handed it to Yan Shu.

Yan Shuxiu received the book, and finally breathed a long sigh of relief, and he was a little out of shape with joy.

Pang Ji suddenly had a feeling of being deceived, and when he pulled Yan Shu to the toilet, he asked Yan Shu worriedly: "Lord Sansi, do I see sincerity tonight?" ”

Yan Shu smiled: "Absolute sincerity, I didn't expect the huge person to be so happy tonight." ”

"What I said before, my lord has to bother, don't worry, in the future, I will follow my lord to do things, and I will go east, and I will go to the east in the water, and I will never frown."

Yan Shu laughed and said: "Don't worry, you are so sincere, how can the old man not show something?" Put a hundred and twenty-four hearts. ”