Chapter 4 Article Meeting

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Xu Ying was stunned and rolled her eyes at him: "Yuanmei, what do you mean by this, Guo Dugong is very close to us, and the Baishou post he sent today was written by himself, and you didn't see it."

Wang Shizhen glanced at Xu Jie's face gloomily, bowed his head and said: "It is this character that shows that his heart is no longer in the same stream as me, and it can even be said that he has stood on the opposite side of us."

Xu Jie's eyebrows were gloomy and motioned for him to continue

Wang Shizhen said: "Enxiangke still remembers that on both sides of his calligraphy, there are eight medium-sized longevity characters on both sides of the thin gold characters The pen style used is different from top to bottom on the right side from top to bottom The body is Xu Hao, Huaisu, Cai Jing and Zhiyong The four characters on the left are: Lu Ji, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan and Huang Tingjian."

Zou Yinglong suddenly realized, and his face immediately changed color

Xu Ying said: "These people are all famous calligraphers, each of them takes one, what's wrong?"

Xu Kun waved his hand and slapped him on the head and scolded: "Only you are a fool who doesn't learn and has no skills, the right link is a hidden word and it is written 'Xu Huai Cai Zhi' Cai Jing is a giant traitor in the Northern Song Dynasty Zhi and 'Zhi' pun on it Isn't this obviously scolding Daddy for harboring the same deceit and evil intentions as the traitor Cai Jing?"

Xu Ying suddenly realized that she just gritted her teeth and felt that something was wrong Covering her head and saying: "If it is linked, the left and right should always fight, but the hidden head on the left is 'Lu Yan Liu Huang' Who is Lu The surname Lu's face is as yellow as the willow leaf What does it mean It is not a sentence at all Looking at it this way, will the right side be just a coincidence?"

After he said this, he found that his father Xu Jie, eldest brother Xu Fan, second brother Xu Kun, Zou Yinglong, and Wang Shizhen all looked at him silently, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, wrinkled his head, and asked timidly: "Why am I not right?"

Before the words were finished, he was slapped on the head by the second brother Xu Kun scolded: "You pig's head, you must hide your head in the upper link, and you must hide your head in the lower link, and you are not allowed to hold the tail, and you are not allowed to ...... the tail, and you are not allowed to it" said a sentence on his head, and suddenly thought of his father's look, so he stopped

Xu Ying burst into tears in pain, rubbed her head with both hands, slowly straightened her waist, and muttered: "Hold the tail, press the tail...... Lu Ji, Yan Zhenqing, and Liu Gongquan suddenly "ah" ...... "ah" and their eyes straightened: "The last word in the next link is 'Jiqing Quanjian', isn't that scolding Daddy for being a traitor?"

The room was already silent, no one responded to his words, and everyone's face was gloomy, and everyone knew in their hearts what it meant for Dongchang to stand on the other side

Wang Shizhen lowered his head and said: "Ge Lao, in my opinion, Guo Dugong actually doesn't want to be an enemy of us The big character in the middle of his longevity sticker is 'thin gold' The thin person also collects the metaphor of the secret clip Ming Jin to collect the troops It seems to be intended to persuade you to retreat bravely Dozens of small longevity characters at the bottom are different in different sizes Left out and right in different sizes The meaning is alluding to: If you don't collect the mountain, I'm only afraid that 'Shou is not harmonious' " "

Xu Ying frowned, as if she wanted to say something, rubbing her head but holding back The boss Xu Fan said: "Yuanmei, is it a bit far-fetched for you to understand it like this?"

Zou Yinglong stared and pondered for a moment, then took the words and said: "Otherwise" Facing Xu Jie: "Enxiang What Yuanmei said is also reasonable, because the eight characters on both sides also have this meaning The first word in 'Xu Huai Cai Zhi' Xu is Xu Hao This person was named the Duke of Huiji County when he was Daizong, and later served as a servant of the Ministry of Officials During the reign of Dezong, he was awarded the title of King Peng Fu and died at the age of eighty and was given the title of the prince and the prince It can be described as a good end The last word Zhi is Zhiyong Zhiyong is the seventh grandson of the right army of the king After the famous family, he is willing to be indifferent and hide in the empty door In this way, the two of them are connected to the beginning and the end Obviously, there is a good way to persuade you to start and finish well The meaning of returning to Lin Quan And the first word in the lower link 'Jiqing Quanjian' is Lu Ji This person has done the history of the plain But died in the 'Rebellion of the Eight Kings' The three clans were razed The last word is Huang Tingjian This person has served as a professor of Guozijian, a school secretary, a writer Zuolang, a secretary and so on The scenery was for a while, but later he was repeatedly degraded and died in Yizhou The upper link is obviously hinting at the benefits of retiring after success The lower link is showing the result of the ruin of officialdom Its meaning is in line with the interpretation of Yuan Mei "

Xu Jie was speechless for a long time after listening, opened his hand and let the second son help him up, and slowly paced with his robe and belt, and turned in a circle in the room Zou Yinglong and Wang Shizhen's eyes all turned with his footsteps, quietly waiting for a response

Xu Jie moved and moved, and suddenly was itchy by a lock of hair, and when he looked sideways, the evening breeze outside the window was gentle, the shade of the flowers in the courtyard swayed, and the moonlight on the clouds dissolved silver

I've been living in this yard for more than ten years

The scene in front of me hasn't changed in any way compared to what it used to be

The flowers are similar every year, the people are different every year, and this vulgar couplet that even the children in the market can blurt out At this moment, it makes people so lonely

The second son didn't dare to say anything for a while when he saw the wrinkles and squirms on his father's old face and the shadows were enveloping

Xu Jie stared at the window for a long time, and said in a dumb voice: "The clouds are sold for a few degrees, the moon is self-defeating, and a climb is not a mountain, and the time is silky, and the cocoon is thin and thin, and I don't realize that I have been ......changed by the passing years" chanted here, his eyelids closed, and a sticky tear blinked out of the corner of his eyes, and his body tilted and fell backwards

Xu Fan and Xu Kun hurriedly held on: "Daddy" "Daddy"

The news continued to spread to the general altar of the Sword Alliance Chang Sihao heard the report and learned that Xu Jie had fainted twice again and was overjoyed in his heart Return to the Hou Mansion and tell me about the Shou Yu Xu Wei smiled dumbly: "I don't want this little Guo Dugong to be a little clever and can also play a lantern riddle " Seeing that everyone didn't know what it meant, he explained the true meaning and the hints of "Xu Huai Cai Zhi Ji Qing Quan Rape" in the Shou Zi post Gu Siyi knew the power of Dongchang He stroked his chest and smiled: "Since Guo Dugong is not on Xu Ge's side, then things will be much easier to do Liang Bolong said: "It's good." But the meaning of this text is so hidden that how can others understand it?"

Xu Wei said: "You are looking down on people, even if the brains of the hundred officials are not working, they have been in the officialdom for a long time, and their noses are also very smart According to common sense, after they saw Xu Jie's fall, in order to flatter and invite pets, most of them should have stayed in Xu's mansion But in fact, most of them dispersed on the spot Obviously, they have sniffed out the signs "Chang Sihao said: "Even so, this post indicates the direction of the wind in Dongchang It can be said that it is very important Let's send more people out to spread it widely and expand its influence "Liang Bolong also said: "It's wrong, let's send people out overnight to visit many parties to make things clear." The two of them planned excitedly, talked for a long time, and found that Xu Wei did not move, Liang Bolong came back to his senses and asked, "Sir, do you have other ideas?"

Xu Wei said: "Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, and the matter of jumping off the beam will be handed over to the clown to do It, what are you in a hurry?" Seeing that everyone was stunned, obviously they didn't understand for a while, so they added: "Think about it, if you throw those eight-character writing notes into the courtyard of Yushi Zhang Qi, what will the result be" Chang Sihao and Liang Bolong glanced at each other, and they both smiled heartily, and immediately went down to the hall to do it

When he came back, Xu Wei was still sitting there, with bags under his eyes, his eyes empty, and his right thumb rubbing between the index, middle, and ring fingers, not knowing what to think

Chang Sihao: "Do you have any worries?"

Xu Weichi was stunned for a moment and shook his head: "It's nothing...... I have heard that Guo Shu Ronghua is good at various pen styles, and his self-created proud body is unique in the present, how he writes this 100 shou post, I want to see it."

Chang Sihao laughed and said: "I don't know calligraphy, but listening to what Chen Ge Lao said, Lu Ji's words are light and tasteless, Huai Su is a crazy man, Zhiyong is a Buddhist idiot, it is not enough to say that other people are only skilled and practiced, or they are not in the realm of danger, and they don't want to come to Guo Shu Ronghua's copy, and it may not be really good, everyone is just trying to be lively, praising each other, and coaxing Xu Jie's happiness."

Chen Yiqin ...... Hmph" Xu Wei snorted coldly and smiled: "What does an old official ruffian know?"

Although Chen Yiqin is cold and stubborn, Chang Sihao has a good impression of him, and he is a little uncomfortable listening to Xu Wei's words, but he can't say anything

Returning to his room, thinking that the clarity of Dongchang's attitude would bring great changes to the situation, he was excited for half a night, but after thinking about it, he recalled the words of Zen Master Liucheng, and his heart was a little up and down, and he got up the next morning and came to Xu Wei again and asked: "Sir, you said that there is a meaning of persuading him to collect the mountain in the dumb riddle of the shou post, and in your opinion, Xu Jie will follow."

Xu Wei said: "Everything in the world is easy to grasp and difficult to let go Not to mention that power is the first temptation in the world Although this old juniper has been hit even harder to let go in the end It is really difficult to say But Guo Shu Ronghua has obviously seen through the true meaning of my plan at the right time to help get a decent position "Saying with an empty fist, he coughed lightly twice and threw a meaningful glance at Chang Sihao: "This favor is hard for the Hou Ye to understand it well."

His tone was sour and weird, he couldn't tell it was sarcastic and ridiculed, and Chang Sihao was quite uncomfortable listening to it, Liang Bolong and Gu Siyi snickered on the side, complaining that Xu Wei's fun was a bit outrageous Suddenly, his family came to report: "News came from the palace" Chang Sihao hurriedly summoned the messenger and said: "This morning, Zhang Qi suddenly broke into the palace and handed over the book Gonggong Feng just handed it over to the emperor and sent a villain to inform the Hou Ye that he knew."

Chang Sihao rewarded him with ten taels of silver and sent him away, and asked Xu Wei: "Sir, in your opinion, what is Zhang Qi going to do?"

Xu Wei's eyes were bagged: "This dog must be looking at the situation of the Xu family is not good, I want to learn from Zou Yinglong, who was the first to eat crabs, and went to sue Xu Jie, he himself is already desperate, and this lawsuit is down, and it will soar and soar, and it will sell our good If it doesn't work, it will be a broken gong Even if you are demoted and dismissed, you will also have a good reputation in front of the people of the world Xu Jie is already in the last years of the wind and candles, and he will die sooner or later, and it is also a common practice for the emperor to recall the old ministers to reuse and reuse."

Speaking of this, someone came to report: "Manager Liu sent a message" summoned a question and replied that the emperor was reading Zhang Qi's chapter, saying that it listed more than 20 major crimes such as forming a party for personal gain, delaying the military plane, and colluding with Yan Song

Chang Sihao said: "As expected."

Xu Wei sneered: "Xu Jie's old man was a traitor back then, and finally brought him down and took over the post of first assistant, Zhang Qi, this dog, didn't know how to die, and he actually used this to talk about it, so that the emperor could deal with it Confirming that Xu Jie's is a traitor Isn't it equivalent to saying that my father Jiajing is a dumb and incompetent person in addition to a traitor and a traitor."

Gu Siyi worried: "So he is bound to lose in this way We have had contact with Zhang Qi before, will we be involved" Liang Bolong comforted: "This can be relieved I didn't show my words when I talked to him according to Mr. Hou's instructions The note I threw last night was also written by the next person Pan also climbed to our heads"

Chang Sihao is still not worried: "Sir, Zhang Qi is too greedy, if he loses, he will become a monkey chicken, and who else dares to break ground on Xu Jie's head Next, this situation is really unfavorable to us."

Xu Wei smiled: "This old juniper is exhausted now, what can he do" shook his sleeves and handed a hand: "Take a pen and paper"

The grandeur of the Xu Mansion under the morning sun is still just the maids bowing their heads back and forth, and the footsteps of the family are heavy, and there is a depressed atmosphere

Xu Jie woke up in a deep sense that the light around him was weak, the curtain was lowered, and his head was tied with a brain-awakening medicine belt, and he was leaning on the bed, and the wings of his nose were full of the smell of medicine

Zou Yinglong, Wang Shizhen and the three sons of the Xu family all stayed on the side of the couch for a night, and when they saw that he woke up and was in good spirits, they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and someone opened the curtains, and the morning light shot on the ground, and the fragrance of flowers came in with the wind, and it was not deep, and it was fainted by the fragrance of medicine

Xu Ying made a bowl of eight-treasure Qingxin lotus seed porridge, leaned to the side of the couch, held the jade spoon in person, and fed her father

Xu Jie took two sips, waved his hand, and closed his eyelids again

Zou Yinglong heard the doctor say that the elder was too worried and urgently needed to recuperate, so he approached and gently pulled the Xu family brothers, signaling everyone to retreat, so that Xu Jie's rest Suddenly heard the sound of footsteps outside The housekeeper ran in in a panic and said: "Son, the big thing is not good......" Several people's brows twisted at the same time Xu Ying didn't wait for the housekeeper to finish speaking, rushed up and kicked on the butler's lower abdomen, kicked him a few steps back, stuck his heel on the threshold, and almost fell out

Xu Jie said in a deep voice on the couch: "What's the matter?"

Xu Ying said: "Dad, you can rest assured that this ignorant dog cub ......" Xu Jie's nostrils "um" said with a sense of responsibility: "I'm not confused At such an extraordinary time, you have to hide everything from me" These words were said harshly Xu Ying responded in a low voice, "Yes" The butler who picked the door frame with his hand and was full of cramps pulled it over, and secretly made a look The housekeeper grinned and knelt down in front of the couch Xu Jie said: "Speak"

The housekeeper peeked at the three brothers of the Xu family, turned his gaze back, and found that Xu Jie was staring at him, and when he softened, he lowered his head and said, "Go back to the old palace...... News from the palace This morning, Zhang Qi entered the palace and handed over an excerpt...... Tell you ......"

Xu Jie asked anxiously: "Do you know what he sued?"

The housekeeper said with a bitter face: "It turned out that the one who came to report the news was a eunuch cub under Li Fang, whose status was too low, and the palace was now full of Feng Bao's people, where could he inquire After saying this, he has already sneaked back."

Xu Jie's body stiffened, and then slowly lay back, his eyes straight up and did not move

Xu Ying scolded: "Zhang Qi, a headless fly, must have heard yesterday that you gave Yun Qing the waiter of the Ministry of Works, and he was resentful, and when he saw you falling, he came to take advantage of the fire to rob and take revenge for personal gain...... Zou Yinglong's expression on the side moved slightly Xu Jie knew that he was a very smart person Listening to it, you can immediately understand the matter of "one woman and two families" The most taboo in officialdom is easy to promise Just because the promise is a decision The matter is not a word But there is a hope over there If it is done, it should be done It can't be done and complain On the contrary, it is not allowed to smoke inside and outside The day before yesterday, it was promised to Zhang Qi because he wanted to abandon this son Besides, whether it is successful or not, Zhang Qi does not dare to go outside to say it, he can only suffer a dumb loss, how could he have thought that under today's scene, he stabbed his son out of the dumb son, and he really wanted to scold him on the spot, but when he opened his mouth, his heart was suddenly filled with a sad and bitter smile

Wang Shizhen said: "Ge Lao, I think what the third prince said is right, Xu Wei is witty, and if we don't really fall into the well, we won't easily show our faces, that is to say, this move is not due to his instructions, and Zhang Qi has no brains, and there will be no threat to the crimes he has pieced together, so we don't have to worry about it."

Xu Jie stared at him for a long time and muttered: "They repeatedly cut meat with blunt knives, just to force the old man to take the initiative to resign...... Hmph, this abacus is playing well, "It's decided, and he suddenly said: "Pass the word and let Li Cifu, Ju Zheng and all our officials above the fifth grade go to the palace to discuss matters."