Today, Zhuge Hong also sent a congratulatory gift, but he came in person, but he did not participate in the banquet, this is a manifestation of knowing how to advance and retreat, after all, if he is too anxious at this time, it is unwise, but he can't help but say, so among the congratulatory gifts sent by Zhuge Hong, there are immortals riding cranes, spreading their wings and flying, and the picture of leaping into the sky, which is obviously from the pen of a famous artist, in line with the law of officialdom gifts, not particularly precious, but to have a meaning.

And different people look at it, and the meaning is different.

In Chu Xian's view, Zhuge Hong is using this picture to recommend himself, which can be said to be quite clever and elegant, that is, to tell Chu Xian that he is just an immortal crane under the immortal seat, no matter how high he flies, he must be under the control of the immortal.

Naturally, the immortals in the picture naturally refer to Chu Xian.

Although this is a bit of a sycophant, I have to say that Zhuge Hong is still very interesting, and the most important thing is that he is measured, and he is already in line with the realm of the officials of the Shoufu Cabinet.

In the next few days, it was calm, Chu Xian was officially appointed as Shang Shuling, and the original position of the left servant of the household department was vacant.

Because the Shoufu Pavilion has an empty seat, the officialdom in Jingzhou is now quiet on the surface, but in fact the dark tide is turbulent and lively.

All parties have the ability to compete for this position, and it can be said that the eight immortals have crossed the sea to show their magical powers, and they are all trying their best to get to the top.

Zhuge Hong, but he didn't make any moves.

In Zhuge Yanshan's view, this is simply 'not thinking of making progress' and 'giving up on oneself'.

"Hong'er, look at it now, so many people who are not as good as you are trying their best to fight up and down, you are so smart, how can you be indifferent at such a critical moment? Could it be that you don't want to go further? I am already ready for gifts, let's go to visit Yang Zhenqing in a while, after all, their Yang family and our Zhuge family are world friends, let's beg him with such a low profile, he has to give a little face, as long as he is willing to say a few words for you, the possibility of you being on top is still very great." ”

Zhuge Yanshan is obviously much more anxious at this time, compared to Zhuge Hong's calmness, it is simply a heaven and a earth, I have to say that Zhuge Yanshan is so old, except for the age, all aspects are far inferior to Zhuge Hong.

After Zhuge Yanshan finished speaking, a person next to him who looked almost the same age as Zhuge Hong was also anxious: "Yes, Brother Hong, you have to pay attention to this matter, I have heard that the Gu family and the Liu family are jumping up and down now, and they are bound to compete for the official position of the left servant of the household department, you are not worse than them, and you are younger, but if you don't fight for it, it won't work." ”

The one who spoke was Zhuge Yanshan's sister-in-law, who was twenty years older than Zhuge Hong, but probably because his cultivation was not bad, he looked like he was in his early fifties.

Obviously, in this generation, except for Zhuge Hong, none of Zhuge Yanshan's sons and daughters can be promising, at most they are six or five grades, which are only a few, so the Zhuge family is now relying on Zhuge Hong, an illegitimate son who was not valued before.

Otherwise, even the present glory will not be maintained.

Zhuge Hong was a little disgusted with his father and eldest brother in his heart, but he was not easy to show it, you must know that the Holy Dynasty pays attention to the word loyalty and filial piety, although the Zhuge family is not very good to himself, Zhuge Yanshan has never fulfilled his responsibility as a father, but after all, he is surnamed Zhuge , so he must not do unfilial piety and disobedience.

At this moment, he said: "Father, eldest brother, I have my own plans for this matter. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, his eldest brother became anxious: "What do you have plans, you haven't done anything at all these days, this officialdom matter, someone has to take care of it, otherwise it's just hard work, who will remember you? I think, not only to visit Yang Zhenqing, but also to visit the big Situ Da Sima over there, and also, the head of the household, you have to go, and you have to give a generous gift." ”

Next to him, Zhuge Yanshan also nodded again and again, obviously agreeing with his words as the eldest son.

Zhuge Hong's heart became more and more disgusted.

He could only suppress his temper and said: "It is related to the replacement of officials at the level of the First Auxiliary Cabinet, and a visit to the doctor in a hurry like this is useless, and sometimes it may be counterproductive. ”

What he said was already as subtle as possible, that is, to tell Zhuge Yanshan and his eldest brother that the method they said would not work at all.

However, although he was subtle, he still made Zhuge Yanshan and his eldest son very unhappy.

"Zhuge Hong, my father and I are doing this for your own good, you still dare to teach us a lesson, we spent so much money to buy gifts, is it still wrong? Are we for myself? Not for you. Zhuge Yanshan's eldest son couldn't help it at the moment, and opened his mouth to reprimand.

It may be that he is used to it, so he thinks that everything he does is normal and does not feel anything wrong.

However, Zhuge Yanshan showed kindness at this time, and said: "Your brother Hong, he doesn't want us to break the bank, but to be honest, what should be moved, what should be operated, still have to be done, these days, the threshold of the first auxiliary pavilion is about to be broken, why is this? Isn't it for a position in the first auxiliary pavilion, there are things, if you don't do it, you will be one step behind, so one step behind, step by step, of course, if you don't want to, these things, dad I can help you do it." ”

At this moment, Zhuge Yanshan's gesture of "I am good for you" made Zhuge Hong's heart depressed, at this time, he couldn't help it, and his voice was a little serious: "I know all this, but this matter, or that sentence, I have my own plans, my father and eldest brother must not mess around, otherwise it will only backfire, and it will not be beneficial to the Zhuge family." ”

This is already very serious, Zhuge Yanshan's face is a little unsightly at the moment, but he can't help but speak, but his eldest son can't help it.

"Zhuge Hong, you can't go your own way in this matter, you must know that now you are not only tied to your personal honor and disgrace, but also the interests of the entire Zhuge family, not to mention, you have been promoted and made rich over the years, and what you rely on is not also the heritage of our Zhuge family, otherwise, how can you sit in a high position today?"

This is obviously a bit unkind, and it is a kind of high-minded reprimand.

Zhuge Yanshan knew that it was not good when he heard it, although he was incompetent, but he knew something about the character of these two sons, needless to say, the eldest son was pampered since he was a child, and his temper was spoiled, and he felt that he was superior everywhere, and he also thought that the Zhuge family was still the top family in Jingzhou, and his illegitimate son Zhuge Hong was obviously different. Zhuge Hong is not the kind of person who will be controlled by the shackles of the family, after all, most of the time, the Zhuge family did not bring any help to the other party, but the Zhuge family got Zhuge Hong's help in the process of decline, otherwise, the status of the Zhuge family in Jingzhou is even worse now.

Knowing this, Zhuge Yanshan can actually only tie Zhuge Hong with family affection, of course, he doesn't dare to fall out with his illegitimate son, although he has never liked this son.

Now that his eldest son said these words impulsively, Zhuge Yanshan knew that it was not good, Zhuge Hong was a character who ate soft and did not eat hard, and doing so would definitely backfire.

Sure enough, Zhuge Hong's face sank next, and he didn't say anything more, and left with his sleeves up. His eldest son is still counting and seems to be still angry.

"You still can't stop talking!" Zhuge Yanshan couldn't help but reprimand, seeing his father angry, the eldest son stopped, but he was still a little angry: "Dad, this Zhuge Hong is too ignorant of lifting, aren't we doing this to help him get on the throne, he actually doesn't know what to do, how can I say that he is also his eldest brother, what's wrong with teaching him a few words?"

Zhuge Yanshan sighed: "He didn't grow up at home since he was a child, and it is inevitable that there is some resentment in his heart, and now you should know very well that our Zhuge family needs to rely on him, why did you even forget this? Remember, today is the last time, and you can't use words to stimulate him in the future." But to be honest, for this time the position of the squire of the household department, he is really not very sure, this time it is Chu Xian on the top, last time I was against Chu Xian at the court meeting, how could the other party give up, so it is also difficult for Zhuge Hong to take the position, so he is right, even if he asks for someone, people may not help us. ”

The eldest son was quite unconvinced when he heard it: "That Chu Xian is a scenery, but our Zhuge family is not ambiguous, when the family was in its heyday, what was Chu Xian?"

"You also know that our scenery is not there, so I said that Huluo Pingyang was bullied by dogs, and there is no way, so now I can only keep a low profile, I can only continue to wait for the opportunity, or rather, train the next generation well to see if we can revive the glory of the Zhuge family. Zhuge Yanshan said at this time.

However, it was obvious that he underestimated his illegitimate son, or rather, from the very beginning, his ability could not be calculated Zhuge Hong.

Zhuge Hong didn't like the Zhuge family, but he was also supporting this gradually decaying aristocrat over the years, firstly, because of blood relations, and secondly, the Zhuge family did provide a lot of help when he first came to Jingzhou.

But to be honest, all these years, everything that should have been paid off has been paid off.

How many unsightly things the wastes of the Zhuge family have done behind his back, how can these Zhuge Hong not know? He is just pretending to be confused, turning a blind eye, but sometimes, the people of the Zhuge family are already accustomed to asking for it, and they often mention the little favors they received back then.

In other words, it is unbearable for any person.

Zhuge Hong obviously didn't want to endure it.

He moved out of the Zhuge family on the same day, not only did he move out, but his wives and concubines, slaves, and even cats and dogs were not left, all of them moved out, after all, with Zhuge Hong's official position, there was also a mansion outside.

This action obviously made the Zhuge family shake up and down.