The friendship between the Xu family and the Zheng family can be traced back to Zheng Dashi's father Zheng Wei's generation.

At that time, Zheng Wei all raised the Zheng clan and sent troops north to fight with Xu Gai's grandfather. At that time, the Xu family was well-known in Qilu and was not considered a wealthy businessman. It was precisely because of such a relationship with the Zheng family that the Xu family began to make a fortune.

By Xu Gai's generation, the Xu family had become a well-known businessman in the Heluo area.

But time has changed, and as the court pays more and more attention to the Heluo area, some businesses have to be temporarily stopped.

After all, as a Kanto clan, the Zheng family had to become increasingly cautious when they were impacted by the Guanlong military nobles.

The banned matter could not continue, so Xu Gai had the idea of ​​evacuating Heluo and returning to his hometown. Zheng Dashi and Zheng Renji both agreed with this. However, Xu Gai made a request, that Xu Shiji could become an advanced player in the future. After all, the Xu family was rich, but the social status was not high. As the son of a businessman, Xu Shiji would have many difficulties in making a name for himself. If the Zheng family supported him, it would undoubtedly be a good thing for Xu Shiji. Considering the friendship between Zheng and Xu, Zheng Renji nodded and agreed.

This is why Zheng Renji asked Master Zheng to take Xu Shiji to Luoyang.

After returning to the camp, Zheng Shi'an seemed to be in a bad mood.

Yan Qing was a little surprised, so he asked, "Grandpa, why do you look so unhappy?"

Zheng Shi'an sighed, "Yan Qing, haven't you seen any clues?"

"Clash?"

"The eldest son asked me to take Xu Shiji to Luoyang this time, which may not be a good thing for you."

Zheng Yanqing curled up in the car, his hands unconsciously folded together, like an old monk entering into meditation, without comment.

To be honest, Zheng Shi'an was very satisfied with this grandson from the bottom of his heart. He was injured by his lower body and his five bodies were incomplete and he was unable to give birth. But God treated him well and sent him a grandson. Yan Qing was smart, sensible, and knew filial piety... If you say you have any dissatisfaction, it is that he is too calm.

Being calm is a good thing, but if you put it on a child, it always makes people feel less energetic.

Seeing that Zheng Yanqing did not speak, Zheng Shi'an smiled bitterly and did not continue to say anything. After all, this was just his guess. If there is no evidence, it might backfire. Zheng Shi'an didn't want Yan Qing to be under too much pressure.

In fact, Zheng Yanqing already understood.

Isn’t it just a matter of carrot and a pitfall?

He is someone Zheng Dashi is interested in, but it does not mean that he is like Zheng Renji.

God knows, Zheng Renji asked Xu Shiji to go to Luoyang, do you have another idea? If so, where should Yan Qing go?

Zheng Yanqing didn't care much about where he was going.

He is still young, and as long as Zheng Dashi is alive, Zheng Shi'an will not fall out of favor. If Zheng Shi'an does not fall out of favor, he will be fine.

But once the emperor and the minister are the same, it is also applicable to the aristocratic families.

Zheng Renji and Zheng Shi'an did not have much feelings, and they were far less trusting than Zheng Dashi. Since he became an official, Zheng Renji has not been at home for much time, so there are naturally trusted people around him. Zheng Dashi sent Zheng Shi'an over with good intentions, but Zheng Renji may not accept it. Even if he accepted it, Zheng Shi'an would not be as powerful as he was in Anyuantang.

This is the key!

Master Zheng is almost sixty years old, and among the ancients, he is already a long life.

God knows how long he can live? If Zheng Dashi dies, then Zheng Shi'an's good life will end.

Therefore, when going to Luoyang, Zheng Shi'an's attitude will determine his position in Anyuantang in the future...

But how can we convince Zheng Shi'an?

Yi Yanqing's understanding of him is a very serious stubborn old man. You can say that he is serious and meticulous, but you can also think that he is relying on his seniority. If Zheng Renji thinks he is the latter, the problem will be serious...

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That night, Zheng Yanqing was thinking about the future.

And Shouyang Restaurant is also immersed in the noise.

The owner of the Shouyang Restaurant is Zhang Zhongjian's father, Zhang Jiling, the richest man in Yangzhou. However, Zhang Zhongjian will not interfere in the restaurant affairs. In fact, this restaurant has become the industry of the Zhang family in Wu County and is also the reception for Zhang Jiling to return to the Zhang family.

The person who manages the Shouyang restaurant in the name is a member of the Zhang family.

But the real controller is Zhang Cong, the chief clerk of Yanshi County. This Zhang Cong is the concubine son of Zhang Jiling's consul Zhang Jixun.

The Zhang family of Wu County surrendered to Jiangdu when Prince Yang Guang was stationed in.

During the battle between Yang Guang and Yang Yong, Yang Guang spent a lot of gold and silver to buy the nobles in the court. The Zhang family acted as the financial owner, and they could be said to have every request for Yang Guang. After Yang Guang became the prince, he could not give the Zhang family too much reward, but secretly operated, and arranged many official positions for the children of the Zhang family.

It was under this situation that Zhang Cong quietly came to Yanshi and took over the Shouyang Restaurant.

That night, because he was hosting a banquet at home to entertain Zhang Zhongjian, he was not sure what happened in the Shouyang Restaurant. But early the next morning, he received news. It is said that a child prodigy appeared in the restaurant last night, writing a poem in an unprecedented style. When he rushed to the Shouyang Restaurant, the restaurant where Xu Gai was hosting guests last night was already crowded. He squeezed into the crowd and saw four lines of quatrains written on the wall, with a stern pen and silver hook, with a strong character.

Literary scholars rush to talk about their best in front of the wall.

Some people even hurriedly greet the restaurant servants and rubbed the poems, and then copied them after they went home.

"Who was drinking in this building last night?"

Zhang Cong is also a person who knows things. He can see at a glance that the style of calligraphy on the wall is extraordinary.

He pulled the restaurant owner aside and interrogated carefully.

The restaurant shopkeeper said: "Last night was Xu Gai, a man from Lihu, who was here to entertain guests. But who was the banquet? I don't know."

"Xu Gai?"

As the chief clerk of Yanshi, of course, I would not know the origin of Xu Gai.

Zhang Cong frowned slightly, and then asked, "Who was serving in the building last night?"

"It seems that the group of beautiful girls sings and dances here... Xu Gai did not ask someone to serve upstairs, but only ordered some singing and dancing."

Zhang Cong said: "Let the girl come over immediately."

The shopkeeper did not dare to neglect, so he hurriedly went over to find all the kabukis who sang and danced in the building last night.

Zhang Cong asked carefully. Although these kabuki didn't know too much, they also asked some clues.

The person who writes poetry is indeed a Huangkouzi.

According to the show girl, at the age of **... Xu Gai didn't seem to treat her alone, and there was a fat white and old man to accompany her.

There are two hosts and guests, and they are very dignified.

One looks like a child of an official, and the other seems to have the surname Sun.

The other things, the Kabuki couldn't tell the reason, just said that the child who wrote poetry was the grandson of the fat old man. And listening to their words and words, the style of calligraphy on the wall was created by the boy who wrote poetry.

"Did they say, what kind of style is this?"

"It seems to be... Mr. Sun seemed to ask, and then the child replied that it was a goose-yong."

"Ode to the goose body?"

The girl tried hard to recall, "Mr. Sun also praised at that time, saying that chanting goose books and geese is very appropriate and appropriate!"

Mr. Sun...

Could it be Sun Simiao?

My cousin came last night and once said that Mr. Sun Simiao was with him. However, everyone knows that Sun Simiao is indifferent and does not like the hustle and bustle. Therefore, although Zhang Cong was determined to visit him at that time, he still held back later. Sanlang said that Sun Simiao and Du Gongmen’s grandson must be the son of the official... The boy in the goose? Could it be the Zheng family?

"Have you sent someone to ask Xu Gai for inquiries?"

"I have sent someone to go..." The shopkeeper quickly replied: "It was already late at night when Xu Gai and the others left last night, so it was hard for me to disturb me overnight. After dawn, I sent someone over there. As a result, the people in his mansion said that Xu Gai left at dawn."

"Leave?"

"I heard that Xu Gai was going to end the business here and return to Lihu's hometown to retire. His family left Yanshi more than ten days ago, leaving only Xu Gai and his eldest son. Early this morning, Xu Gai left... According to his family, his residence had been sold to a Luoyang merchant, and the procedures were almost done, just waiting for the merchant to accept it."

Xu Gai ended his estate in Yanshi, and Zhang Cong, as the chief clerk of Yanshi, was not unaware of it.

However, in his opinion, Xu Gai was just a businessman and was not worthy of too much attention. Besides, it is reasonable for him to go home to retire. Zhang Cong would not invest too much energy in a businessman who was about to leave.

It was only then that he remembered this incident when he heard the shopkeeper mention it.

Zhang Cong was curious and quickly ordered someone to prepare a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote a letter.

He was about to ask someone to catch up with Zhang Zhongjian and asked about this matter. At this moment, someone outside reported that the magistrate of Yanshi County had arrived.

When Zhang Cong heard this, he immediately panicked.

Although he is from the Zhang clan and has Yang Guang as his backer, he does not dare to neglect the county magistrate of Yanshi at all.

Nothing else, the Yanshi County Magistrate was the nephew of Pei Yun, the current censor, and was even a child of the Wenxi Pei family in Hedong.

The Zhang family is also a prominent family, but compared with the Pei family in Hedong, it is obviously one level behind. The Pei family in Hedong is the leader of the four tribes of Hedong and has a close relationship with the Guandong family, and is far from comparable to the Jiangnan family like the Zhang family in Wuxian.

Zhang Cong immediately ordered to go out to welcome him, and then handed the letter to the restaurant shopkeeper, asking him to send someone to chase Zhang Zhongjian.

But the shopkeeper was busy and forgot about this matter. When he remembered and sent someone out to chase him, it was noon. At this time, Zhang Zhongjian and his team had already gone away, and it was not easy to catch up.

After reading the poems on the wall, the magistrate of Yanshi County praised them very much.

The attic where Zheng Yanqing wrote a poem was named "Ying Geese Tower" and someone erected a monument by the pond behind the restaurant.

The county magistrate ordered the scribes present to do tribute, and then named the pond Beigechi to distinguish the Lanting Echichi in Wang Xizhi's hometown. He also asked Zhang Cong to rub the poems on the wall. After returning to the county government, he personally wrote two letters. One was for his uncle and the censor Pei Yun; the other was for his brother, who was also his friend, Qianniu Wei Pei Renji.

The letter said that Yanshi's surprise appearance in the goose body is an innovation that has never been seen in ancient times.

In the letter, he called Zheng Yanqing the Prince of E, praised him for his childhood, and created Renshou's style of calligraphy, which is comparable to the Two Kings of the Southern Dynasty.

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Note ①, this Du Gong Ministry is not Du Fu, but refers to Du Ruhui's grandfather, Du Guo, the Minister of Workers of the Sui Dynasty at that time.
Chapter completed!