Chapter 797: Best Relatives and Relatives You Dare Not Recognize

Today's officialdom does not have the bad habit of giving gifts for birthdays. When Zhang Yue was an official in Guangdong, every birthday would be a bowl of noodles and the whole family would have a good time. In addition, the family had a large population and many birthdays. He really

I didn't take my birthday to heart. Moreover, I was in a hurry and had many incidents. When I arrived in the capital, something like today happened, so I couldn't care about the word birthday. Seeing Zhang Fu suddenly realized it, he said apologetically

He smiled and patted his forehead.

"I have to thank my second uncle and my third uncle for remembering it for me, otherwise I would have to forget it myself."

"Since the birthday boy is here, we have to congratulate him!"

Zhang Fu couldn't help but feel surprised when he saw his two younger brothers surrounding Zhang Yue with smiles. Because Zhang Fu and Zhang Fu were really incompetent, he rejected their important officials several times. In the past two years, he has gradually become alienated from them.

, even if it was his fiftieth birthday before, the two of them just showed up as if to meet the occasion and disappeared immediately. This time the two brothers came over specially and said they wanted to celebrate Zhang Yue's birthday. This was not

What a joke!

Because he never liked the behavior of brothers Zhang Min and Zhang Fu, Zhang Yue had almost no contact with the two families in the past few years, even though he belonged to the same clan. He just gave gifts according to the rules during festivals and festivals. Now he entered,

Seeing brothers Zhang Bin and Zhang Jin coming up to greet them with smiles, he even felt goosebumps coming out. Only when the other two young children came up, he barely showed a smile.

Mrs. Wang had received the notice from outside earlier, and she wanted to find an excuse to ignore it as usual, but unexpectedly Zhang Fu and Zhang Yue happened to come back together, and they bumped into each other by chance. When they got a message from outside, they said that today

It was Zhang Yue's birthday. She couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then she remembered that she had indeed forgotten. So, she quickly called her eldest son Tianci and asked him to go outside to accompany his uncle and brother. She also ordered the cook to prepare the food quickly.

.Not long after, Zhang Tian and Zhang Jing also ran over, dragging Zhang Yue with them.

"I was planning to go back quietly at night to celebrate my third brother's birthday, but who knew I would be upstaged!" Zhang Jing pouted unhappily, then shook Mrs. Wang's hand and said, "Auntie, I and I

Can it be okay for Sister Tian to go out and have a look together?"

"Your brother has not officially been appointed as an official yet. He will have some free time later, so he will never forget your sister. There is chaos outside, so don't go out. You may not hear anything later. Be careful of dirtying your ears." Mrs. Wang

She always felt that something was wrong about today's matter, so she tried to coax Zhang Jing. Seeing that she reluctantly pulled Zhang Tian and Zhang Yue aside to play, she began to ponder.

Although the British government did not make any preparations in advance, the kitchen quickly prepared a sumptuous banquet and placed it in the room to the east of the main hall. Zhang Yue was the birthday boy, but he excused himself as a young junior, so where could he sit down?

The chief, of course, sat down according to the hierarchy of seniority and junior. Zhang Yue and Zhang Fu kept toasting to Zhang Yue with folded smiles. Zhang Bin and Zhang Jin were accompanying them attentively below. He was really unable to resist. In the end, it was Zhang Fu who really looked at it.

Looking awkward, they coughed lightly, and the two elders sat down awkwardly, causing only a small fuss. Zhang Fu saw something was wrong, so he asked his eldest son Tianci to leave the table first.

Even so, after a banquet, Zhang Yue was still in a very embarrassed state. This was not an official entertainment. He was either a palm seal official or an imperial envoy at that time. He carried his majesty and no one dared to go too far; as for the lower level

For socializing, he just showed up and walked around, and he wouldn't stay long at all. As for when he was a division officer in the Ministry of War, everyone knew that they had only tasted it briefly. How had they ever drank like this? Therefore, this time he didn't have to use the excuse of being drunk.

Who it is, you can tell by looking at his red face, he is already very drunk.

Zhang Fu and Zhang Fu gave up the airs of their elders just for this moment. Zhang Fu winked at Zhang Fu and asked him to talk to Zhang Fu, and then called Zhang Bin and Zhang Jin to help him on the left and right.

He took Zhang Yue and went to the side room to sober up and rest. Seeing that the man's eyes were blurred and he was indeed drunk, he coughed dryly and said what he had prepared.

"Although the eldest brother is now the British Duke of Taishi, he has nothing to do with things after all. Even the second cousin has become a useless person now. When he returns to Beijing, he will only be a Bodhisattva worshiped by high officials. I'm sure that you are the only one in the family, Brother Yue.

One of them is someone who can really speak for themselves. Your two incompetent cousins ​​have just been promoted to military positions, so you have to pick two of them for the sake of being like-minded."

"Uncle Fu... you are joking. Who said... who said that I must be the Ministry of War... the Minister of War? Besides, you... how did you know that I would be in charge of... in charge of Wu...

Martial Arts Department?"

Hearing that Zhang Yue was talking loudly, but his thoughts were still clear, Zhang Fu couldn't help but feel secretly annoyed. How could he not know that Zhang Yue was very estranged from his own family, but now he and Zhang Yu refused to recommend him because of Zhang Fu, and the emperor also did not

He was only given some military positions that were not worthy of the name, let alone his son. If he hadn't learned that Zhang Yue was going to be promoted to Minister of War, why would he have come to celebrate the birthday of a junior?

"This matter has been spread all over the world, brother Yue, why are you hiding it? Everyone knows that Zhang Ben is old, and now this position is to reward him for his lifetime of hard work. Now another minister of the Ministry of War is in charge of the Ministry of War

If you don't belong to the Military Selection Department and the Arsenal Department, who else can you belong to? What's more, you have the support of Qingtian Guojia..."

"Third Uncle Fu, be careful...I am just an ordinary...ordinary minister, how can...how can I be so capable!"

Seeing Zhang Yue, who was clearly drunk, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at him, and then said some vague excuses. Zhang Fu felt his heart tightening with irritation. But he finally understood.

The word "establish" is indeed an overstatement. Don't say that Emperor Xuande has been the emperor's grandson since he was a child. Even if he wasn't, he would never allow outsiders to say that. Seeing that there were only his own sons and nephews on the left and right, he felt relieved.

Come on, I immediately said the sentence I had been preparing for a long time.

"Brother Yue, please don't be humble. Who doesn't know that your uncle was originally going to take office in Sichuan? Because you are going to the Ministry of War, he has already received a letter saying that this matter will be put aside for the time being. He also said that he would

Find someone to fill in the capital. He is your direct uncle, but we are also your relatives. Brother Yue, you should not look down on others, but also on the elder brother. If the elder brother doesn't treat you differently,

Can you be promoted to the rank of Minister of the First Division in less than ten years? Moreover, the nephew of the British Duke can't just do his job and be looked down upon, right? My second brother and I won't let you work in vain, you see, it is facing Xuanwumen

The three shops on the street are under your name, all you need to do is press your fingerprint!"

Just when he saw that Zhang Yue was hesitant and grabbed his hand to strike the deal while the iron was hot, he felt his sleeves being pulled twice. He saw that it was his son Zhang Jin who was touching him.

Winking hard, he quickly turned around, only to see Zhang Fu chasing Zhang Fu through the door. Faced with Zhang Fu's embarrassment, he could only hide the things quickly, swallowed all his words, and secretly cursed Zhang Fu in his heart.

The mud couldn't hold up the wall, so he couldn't do anything, but he had to face it with a smile on his face.

"He is already drunk. Let him have a good rest. You go back and talk to your sister-in-law!"

Zhang Fu was also very dignified at home, and Zhang Fu and Zhang Fu did not dare to say anything else, so they had to agree. They also wanted to keep Zhang Bin and Zhang Jin here to accompany Zhang Yue, but Zhang Fu only said

It was time to test his nephew's civil and military skills, and no one dared to stay at this moment, so he quickly slipped away with the excuse of going to see Mrs. Wang. It wasn't until they all dispersed that Zhang Fang solemnly ordered someone to bring sobering soup and cold water to serve him.

Zhang Yue washed his face and drank soup. When he turned around, he saw that the man was already half sitting up on the recliner.

Although he was not drunk yet, Zhang Yue felt pain in his head at this moment, as if it was about to explode. Seeing Zhang Fu move over to ask him how he was doing, he hurriedly waved his hands and shook his head: "I can still hold on.

, not in the way."

After washing his face with well water with ice cubes, he drank a bowl of hangover soup and lay there for another quarter of an hour. Only then did Zhang Yue regain his breath. Seeing that Zhang Fu was still sitting on the side, he

He quickly repeated what he vaguely remembered Zhang Fu had said before, and finally said: "Fortunately, it was Rong Xi, the son of Butler Rong, who was serving before, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to drink half and half. Even so, it was almost complete."

I was drunk, but fortunately I probably didn’t say anything important, and I didn’t agree to anything important.”

"Thank you for being cautious!"

When Zhang Fu heard that the two brothers had gone directly to Zhang Yue to ask for an official position for his son, his face turned livid with anger. He was the Duke of the country and the head of the three princes. Zhang Yu and Zhang Fu said among the nobles that he was ruthless and inconsiderate.

Brother, of course he doesn't care. But if Zhang Yue is really being plotted by them, and things don't work out and they spread some words outside in the name of their elders, Zhang Yue's official position will never be safe! After thinking about it, he

I could only let out a long sigh.

"Don't worry about this matter. I can only use my old face to beg and plead for them... Anyway, I don't have anything to do. It's not difficult to ask for two military posts for them! Otherwise, they may cause trouble when the time comes.

What happened? You have a good rest first, so you don't have to go inside. When they leave, I won't let them bother you again."

Seeing Zhang Fu helplessly nod and smile, and then turn around and leave, Zhang Yue also felt an indescribable feeling of powerlessness welling up in his heart. Like Zhang Fu, he was not afraid of the enemies' schemes behind his back, but was afraid of those who called him

His relatives were holding him back. And in today's world where clan blood ties are the most important, Zhang Xi and Zhang Fu are the elders, so it is not that easy for him to govern them.

Because of such an annoying incident, after Zhang Xi and others left, even though Mrs. Wang offered to stay at the British government residence for two days, Zhang Yue still refused. After all, Zhang Xi and Zhang Fu

Everyone knows that they have already appointed Minister of War, and I am afraid that the news has spread. It is better to be careful at this juncture and avoid causing further trouble to Zhang Fu.

Most of the nobles and nobles lived in the land to the west of the imperial city at Xuanwu Gate. Most of the capital officials who went to court every day, such as the Liubu temples, lived in a few alleys close to the East and West Chang'an Street. In the east city, wealthy businessmen who did business in the capital bought houses and land.

of prime location.

Magpie Hutong is not far from Chongwenmen Street. The noise coming in and out of the city gate every day makes this place always lively. Salesmen and vendors often come here. Like the previous alleys, it is the most noisy place in the East City.

.However, in such a place, an official residence was built in the past two years. However, the regulations of the residence are not large, and there are fewer people coming in and out on weekdays. Over time, others don't care.

At this moment, in the innermost courtyard, an old man in his fifties was watering the flowers seriously. Although he was said to be an old man, he didn't look old. It was just because he had spent too much energy over the years that his temples had grown gray.

He was pale, but when he stood up, his waist was straight. Although there were wrinkles on his thin cheeks, they did not look old. His eyes were sparkling and his hands holding the huge copper pot were also full of strength.

Looking at the flowers in the yard with satisfaction, he clapped his hands and prepared to go back to the house.

"Master, someone outside has sent something."

Hearing this, Yuan Fang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. The words "tea cool down after leaving" are undoubtedly the most appropriate for the commander of Jinyiwei. Although he used to be low-key, when he was still in his position, whenever he

During the New Year and festivals, there have never been fewer people giving gifts anonymously, but those things cannot be returned, and at least they provide benefits to the officers and soldiers. As soon as he retired, there were only a handful of people who would send gifts to him, and most of them were promoted by him in the past.

Those who got up sent it quietly so as not to cause trouble.

However, when the brocade box was delivered to him, he showed a smile. After taking it casually, he didn't say much and went straight into the room. When he opened the lid of the box and saw two cloth bags inside, he

He even laughed. Sure enough, when he untied the string of the bag and poured out the contents, he saw that they were all seeds.

"This kid really thinks I'm a flower farmer!"

Although he said this, Yuan Fang was still very happy about the thoughtfulness of the gift giver. He knew very well that there were two spies guarding the gate of the house rewarded by the emperor, and this brocade box must have been inspected repeatedly.

, will never leave even a few words. However, there is definitely only one gift-giver who can have this kind of intention to give a gift. The boy has just come back, and he has been convinced that he will be promoted again, and I am afraid he is in a very good mood. Wait for two more days

No one cares about him anymore, so there should be no need to be as secretive as now.

However, Yuan Fang's happiness did not last long. On a whim in the evening, he asked the concierge to buy a drawer of crystal buns at a small restaurant near Chongwenmen Street. However, when he was waiting for the things to buy and eat, he unexpectedly found

He wrote an inconspicuous note. Since retiring, he has rarely seen this thing again. When he opened it and looked at it, his expression suddenly changed.

Although it was only a few words, the note not only mentioned today's fierce Meridian Gate Debate, but also mentioned the reason why Zhu Zhanji hurriedly walked away. Concubine Sun Guifei suddenly fainted in the palace! Not only that, it also wrote
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