Chapter 595 Why is this style so familiar?
Jiang Qingzhi was thinking about his wife when he suddenly bumped into someone. He heard a scream and looked up.
I saw a girl holding her chest and frowning slightly. She looked up, and wow! It was a rare undecorated face.
Jiang Qingzhi hated women painting their faces like a paint pavement, which made Li Tian, who liked plainness, very happy. From then on, it became a common sight for the Princess of Huating to walk around the capital with her face plain.
Jiang Qingzhi looked to the right in astonishment. That was right! Over there were women, and over here were men.
The difference is clear.
The girl obviously also discovered her mistake, blushing and bowing, "I'm sorry."
The shy and timid look of the girl as she lowered her head made the male guests stare in amazement, and her exposed white and tender neck made their hearts beat even more.
Jiang Qingzhi nodded: "No problem!"
"Uncle!"
Upon learning that Jiang Qingzhi had arrived, Du He went to greet him in person.
"Old Du, happy birthday!" Jiang Qingzhi said with a smile.
"The county lord didn't come?" Du He asked.
"My wife is not feeling well. She is resting at home."
The relationship between the two families is extraordinary. If Li Tian doesn't come, it must be because he can't come, and it's not because of any reason.
Du He walked in with him, "It's strange today, Xu Jie and Lu Bing are here. Normally, I, Old Du, shouldn't have that much face!"
What is Xu Jie here for?
Jiang Qingzhi was a little curious. As for Lu Bing, it was not surprising that this fence-sitter would do anything to build connections for the Lu family.
After entering the lobby, Jiang Qingzhi saw several officials surrounding Xu Jie and flattering him with big smiles on their faces, while Lu Bing was sitting alone in the middle of the right side, and no one paid any attention to him.
It's not that no one cares about him, but this gentleman has a bad reputation and does all the dirty and tiring work. He is the natural enemy of today's visitor.
"Meet Long Wilbur!"
Everyone stood up and bowed.
Jiang Qingzhi smiled and bowed, "You all came early, but I am late."
After some greetings, Jiang Qingzhi walked towards Lu Bing.
"Aren't you afraid of being criticized?" Lu Bing looked at those people and said sarcastically.
"Thieves and prostitutes may look handsome and passionate, but they may actually look vulgar." Jiang Qingzhi sat down. "I won't beat around the bush. After the New Year, a spy from the Altan tribe sneaked into the Huben Zuowei. Although he was captured, it was a slap in the face. Does the Jinyiwei have any means to fight back?"
Lu Bing really didn't know about this.
"Secret agent?"
"Yes, they want to find out about the musket."
Lu Bing narrowed his eyes, with a sharp look in them. At this moment, this notorious fence-sitter showed his true colors, "I, the Jinyiwei, will not sit idly by!"
"Okay!" Jiang Qingzhi stood up, and Lu Bing laughed, "You don't dare to sit with me, Lu?"
"No!" Jiang Qingzhi said, "I just don't like you."
Ha ha!
Lu Bing smiled, "There are many people who dislike me, but the only one who dares to say it in front of me is you, Chief Wilbur."
"If you don't do bad things, ghosts won't startle you when you knock on your door at night."
Jiang Qingzhi found a few familiar people and started to mingle with them.
The manager came in hurriedly, walked to Du He and whispered a few words in his ear. Du He glanced at Jiang Qingzhi with surprise and joy in his eyes.
Who is coming?
Taoist priest?
Jiang Qingzhi thought it was impossible.
Not to mention Du He's birthday, even Jiang Qingzhi's birthday would not be celebrated by the Taoist priest. It's not that he doesn't want to, but he is worried that it would be too eye-catching.
Trust has to have a limit. If it exceeds this limit, blessings or disasters will be unpredictable.
Du He hurried out and when he reached the gate of the mansion, he saw Prince Yu and Prince Jing talking in a low voice. Only then did he believe what the steward said.
"Your Highnesses, this is..." Du He saluted.
"We heard that it was Marquis Xianzhang's birthday, and we two had nothing to do, so we came to congratulate him." Prince Yu said.
This was a great honor... Du He welcomed the two princes in with a beaming face, and the guests were also excited.
"Lao Du, you are going to be rich." A military hero said enviously.
Du He smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Chief Wilbur."
"That makes sense." Wu Xun looked at Jiang Qingzhi and asked in a low voice, "Is Chang Wei Bo still short of people?"
This was a test, but also an attempt to surrender.
Du He shook his head. Jiang Qingzhi once said that the Mohist School would rather have nothing than something bad. Of course, he was not a moralist and he also envied the Yan Party for its great power. But he knew that the beginning of the Mohist School was the most important.
If all the good and bad things were pulled into the Mohist school from the very beginning, the internal atmosphere of the startup would inevitably be chaotic.
At the beginning, you must err on the side of having less than enough, and then expand massively once the foundation is solid.
Jiang Qingzhi’s summary is: build high walls, store up food, and slowly become king.
Wu Xun felt very regretful, "What a pity, if I could follow this Lord at this time, I think..."
The ministers have the merit of following the dragon, and the same is true for relying on a certain force. The earlier you follow, the higher the reward.
Seeing that Jiang Qingzhi and the Mohist School were gaining momentum, not only this military hero, but even some civil officials came to test the waters.
"Oh! I haven't thought about it yet." Jiang Qingzhi politely declined the civil servant's goodwill.
What he needs at this moment is a general, not a supporting role who only knows how to shout 666.
Prince Yu and Prince Jing came over and said, "Meet my uncle."
Jiang Qingzhi smiled and said, "Why did you think of coming here today?"
Others might be fooled by the two, but Jiang Qingzhi would not. Although Du He was a general under his command, he was not to the point that the two princes needed to win him over.
Prince Yu said, "My father told me and the fourth son to go out for a walk more often when we have nothing to do."
Jiang Qingzhi understood that the officials at the New Year's Day court meeting hinted that the Taoist should appoint a crown prince, which finally made him react.
Go out for a walk more often when you have nothing to do. This will help ease the emotions of your subjects.
Afterwards, the two princes were surrounded by the guests, and Jiang Qingzhi accidentally noticed that Xu Jie was staring at them.
That look was actually a scrutiny. What was Old Xu trying to do?
Jiang Qingzhi was stunned, and immediately thought of Xu Jie's plan in history.
Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were his subordinates and disciples, and both served as officials in Prince Yu's mansion. This was Xu Jie's stance.
Later, Prince Yu successfully ascended to the throne, but what Xu Jie waited for was not favor, but Gao Gong's counterattack.
The conflict between Gao Gong and Xu Jie deepened in the late Jiajing period. After Gao Gong became more powerful, he continued to attack Xu Jie. However, Xu Jie was old at that time, just like Yan Song in the past, he was unable to cope with the attacks of Gao Gong and his gang.
The custom of a new emperor appointing new ministers also made him feel that the new emperor had an unfriendly eye. In order to protect himself, Xu Jie was forced to ask to return home.
After retiring, Xu Jie thought he could enjoy a life of wealth and luxury, but unexpectedly he was attacked by Hai Rui and became disgraced from then on.
Jiang Qingzhi had no idea whether there was any driving force behind Hai Rui's action.
But he didn't think it was a bad thing.
In fact, since Xia Yan, the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty has become a hotbed of corruption and power politics.
Yan Song, Xu Jie, and even many of the later prime ministers devoted more energy to internal struggles. This is also in line with the general trend of the Ming Dynasty's decline.
Old Xu, Old Xu, do you really think you can be an unshakable figure in the political arena?
Jiang Qingzhi wanted to laugh secretly.
The banquet started at this time.
Xu Jie came over and said, "Chang Wei Bo, come together?"
Did Mr. Xu take the wrong medicine?
Jiang Qingzhi nodded in surprise.
Xu Jie sat down. The two big men had their own aura between them, and the two accompanying guests quickly stood up and left.
So there were only Jiang Qingzhi and Xu Jie at the table.
"Many times, this person would be stubborn." Xu Jie spoke slowly, pointing to his temple, "I was stubborn too. But later on, I thought about it carefully, and realized that fame, wealth and honor are nothing but passing clouds."
Anyone else would have thought that Old Xu wanted to settle the grudge over a glass of wine and make peace with Jiang Qingzhi.
But Jiang Qingzhi knew Xu Jie's character very well. He was good at forbearance and had a strong desire for revenge. Once he found an opportunity, he would definitely not show mercy.
So when Xu Jie raised his glass and drank it all, Jiang Qingzhi only drank half a glass.
Xu Jie did not ask any further questions and got up and went to another place.
Du He came over at this time, leaned over and asked, "Master, this is inappropriate."
Seeing this fellow staring at Xu Jie with an unfriendly look, Jiang Qingzhi said, "We just have different beliefs."
Xu Jie is acting!
But Jiang Qingzhi didn't know what his purpose was. When he saw that the two princes focused their attention here, he suddenly realized it.
Xu Jie was showing his magnanimity to the two princes.
What is the most important thing for a prime minister?
Ability comes second, while vision and tolerance are the most important.
"Xu Jie!" This was the first time that Jiang Qingzhi was defeated by Xu Jie. He smiled and felt that he had underestimated the old foxes of this era and deserved to suffer.
Xu Jie raised his glass and toasted from afar.
He didn't care whether Jiang Qingzhi drank or not, he drank it all in one gulp, put down the glass, and stood up to say goodbye.
He first toasted in a humble manner, and Jiang Qingzhi drank half a glass. Then he wiped the spit in his face and toasted again. Regardless of whether Jiang Qingzhi accepted it or not, he did not embarrass him, but left immediately.
Old thing!
Jiang Qingzhi chuckled, and this time he simply turned the wine glass upside down.
conduct!
I won’t drink even a drop, let alone half a cup!
Don't you want fame?
I give you!
Prince Yu looked at Jiang Qingzhi's inverted wine glass, his gaze following Xu Jie, with a gloomy look in his eyes.
King Jing said calmly, "My cousin doesn't like to be perfunctory, but unless it's a great enemy, or someone he hates to the extreme, he won't embarrass anyone like this."
Prince Yu said, "I know."
Xu Jie left, and Lu Bing took his leave. Before leaving, he came over and whispered, "Take care of yourself."
What do you mean?
Jiang Qingzhi thought it was strange that Xu Jie and Lu Bing came here today. Xu Jie wanted to win the favor of the two princes and to examine who was better between the two. Then why did Lu Bing come?
Lu Bing left the mansion, and the attendant waiting outside said, "It's confirmed, it's that woman."
Lu Bing smiled and said, "I have reminded him. If he is still deceived, it is God's will."
The attendant asked, "Why did the commander remind Jiang Qingzhi?"
Lu Bing got on the horse, "Jiang Qingzhi never wants to suffer a loss. He only thought of my reminder after he jumped into the pit. He felt annoyed but also grateful. Just think about it, he has to be grateful after being tricked. How aggrieved he is, hahahaha!"
But not long after, Lu Bing appeared at the Xu family.
"Mr. Xu Ge."
"Commander Lu."
The two sat down, each with a cup of tea, and remained silent for a long time.
"My son is a clean man!" said Lu Bing.
"I will think about it again!"
"Not in a hurry!"
At the Marquis' Mansion, Jiang Qingzhi got up to change his clothes.
The toilet in the mansion... no, the toilet was for servants. Jiang Qingzhi walked into the toilet and saw that it was clean and tidy, and there was incense. He couldn't help but praise: "Old Du knows how to enjoy himself."
The two maids were shy and timid. Jiang Qingzhi waved his hands. He didn't have the habit of letting others watch him pee, especially women.
After finishing peeing, Jiang Qingzhi felt a shock in his body.
He walked out of the star-rated toilet and was about to go back when he was bumped into by a young girl.
With a bang, the girl screamed.
What the hell!
Why does this style of painting look so familiar?
Jiang Qingzhi was stunned.
The girl seemed to hug Jiang Qingzhi subconsciously, and from a distance, it seemed as if they were snuggling together.
(End of this chapter)
