Zhao's Mansion Listening Threshold Pavilion

In the spacious meeting hall, there were many people sitting, the leader was a gray-haired, gray-haired, bright-eyed eyes looked very energetic, sitting on the main seat, calmly picking up the teacup on the table next to him, and taking a sip. From time to time, his eyes glanced at the door, as if he was waiting for something.

On the tables and chairs on both sides of the hall sat several middle-aged men and women, some serious, some worried, some impatient, and some smiling and whispering to each other.

Zhao Xi'an, who was walking steadily, walked into the courtyard of the Listening Threshold Pavilion, and Zhao Han's voice sounded, "Go and tell the master of the family, the ninth prince is here." ”

"No, please wait." One of the two guards guarding the gate turned and walked towards the courtyard. After a while, he turned back and said, "The head of the family is invited, and the ninth prince is invited." ”

Zhao Xi'an walked into the Listening Threshold Pavilion with steps, and the people sitting in the hall saw Zhao Xi'an walk in, and the people who were whispering just now became quiet.

"Xi'an has seen grandfather, uncles, father, mother" Zhao Xi'an bowed and saluted everyone in the hall.

This is the head of the Zhao family sitting on the main seat, Zhao Jiancheng raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Xi'an and said, "Xi'an, I heard that the emperor is going to be reused for you." ”

"Back to my grandfather's words, the new emperor appointed his grandson as the inspector of the Huai River in the ruling hall to review the incident of the Huai River bursting and the escape of the merchants, which is a holy decree." Zhao Xi'an said respectfully, took out the holy decree in his sleeve, and handed it over.

The fourth uncle who was sitting on the side smiled without smiling, raised his voice and said: "This Zhao Zhengyu's son is different, he used to live in the Zhao family in a low-key and humiliating manner, but he didn't fight back if he scolded and didn't fight back. Now that he has been recommended by his favorite ministers in one fell swoop, he has become a blockbuster and a blockbuster. ”

"Xi'an, you have to behave well when you go to Huaihe this time, so that your father will also increase his face." The two brothers have never paid Zhao Zhengyu, and they have been bullying people since they were children, and they looked down on Zhao Zhengyu, not to mention his son Zhao Xi'an.

Zhao Xi'an listened to the laughter of Zhao Zhengkai, the fifth elder of the Zhao family, and Zhao Zhengwei, the sixth elder of the Zhao family, and did not speak, but just stood there and listened, and suddenly another middle-aged man's mellow voice sounded, speaking is his second uncle Zhao Zhengkun, the Zhao family has the best relationship with his father on weekdays, and many times he will secretly help his own family.

"I said that you people in the fourth and fifth rooms just don't see the good of others. Xi'an, don't listen to them. The second uncle wants to remind you that you must know how to be cautious in doing things, especially the things ordered by the emperor, and you must grasp the degree of handling things well, and you must leave room for yourself, and you can advance and retreat. ”

Zhao Xi'an turned to look at Zhao Zhengkun, leaned over and saluted, and responded gratefully: "Xi'an thank you to the second uncle for your concern, and also remember the words of the second uncle." In this way, in the hall, you congratulated each other, and I cared, and each of them showed different expressions on their faces.

Zhao Jiancheng, who was sitting in a high position, watched everyone stumble against each other and coughed softly. Everyone below also put away their words, and the expressions on their faces gradually converged, and they returned to a serious expression.

"Xi'an can be reused by the emperor this time, which is also the blessing of our Zhao family, Zhao Xifeng of the old third family is also very favored in front of the emperor, but the arrogant and domineering personality has hurt him, and he doesn't know how to be restrained and low-key, so people can design it. This time, Xi'an's performance in front of the emperor is outstanding, not arrogant or impatient, and the impression on the emperor is very good, this is an example, let your sons and daughters learn more after you go back. Don't keep the old family in a miasma, now the national crisis is in danger, we must learn to restrain and protect ourselves. You see, the Wei family is a lesson from the past. ”

"Father, the identity of the third sister is there, and it is normal for the west wind to be pampered and arrogant." Zhao Zhengkai said.

"I don't know how this pampered son lost his life, I'm embarrassed to mention it, you all go back to give me a little truth, the current situation is changing, and if we are not careful, our Zhao family will be the next Wei family."

"It's the sons, the daughters-in-law who understand." The people who sat down got up and returned to the Tao.

"You retreat first, Lao Jiu and Xi'an stay, you go down first."

"Yes." After the people got up and answered, they turned and walked away.

Zhao Zhengyu watched everyone who left walk out, and then frowned and said: "Xi'an, as soon as you took office, you were named by the emperor and given a heavy position, what do you think." ”

"The child did not understand what his father meant." Zhao Xi'an's calm eyes looked at his father with a little doubt.

"Recently, your grandfather and I have discovered that you are secretly close to a middle-aged man, who seems to be a counselor of the new emperor." Zhao Zhengyu said worriedly.

Zhao Xifeng understood that any of his actions in the Zhao family could not be completely kept secret, so fortunately, he said the truth: "Father, grandfather. The man's name was Dongfang Ji, and he was the emperor's advisor and the child's mentor. ”

When Zhao Jiancheng heard the word Dongfang, his expression became solemn, and his voice became much deeper.

"You say he's an Oriental taboo? How did you meet? ”

"Grandfather, he met the child when he went out before the new emperor ascended the throne. It was in the Drunken Immortal Building, when I was meeting with my old friends, he suddenly came up to me and accosted me, he said that I had great ambitions and great intelligence, but I was buried by the family, I felt very pity, so I asked if I would like to worship him as a teacher, he can help me to show his ambitions.

At that time, the child's status and life in the Zhao family were very difficult, so he agreed to him, and not long after, he helped me find a position, and then carefully taught me and helped me plan my future, so that I had the reuse of today's hall. ”

Zhao Zhengyu looked at Zhao Jiancheng sideways, and saw that Zhao Jiancheng's face was still deep, and the worry and a trace of incomprehensible light flashed in his eyes.

Zhao Zhengyu looked at the person sitting on the high seat worriedly: "Father, who is this Dongfang taboo!" He's not doing this to... It's not like you're trying to drag our Zhao family into the water. ”