Chapter 617 The funny thing is you, you idiot
The Bo Mansion has a new advisor.
The guards looked at their new companion with great curiosity.
"What's your name?" asked the archer Huang Bing.
"Boer." Boer said seriously: "My name will be very long if it is pronounced according to the custom of the Ming Dynasty."
"Isn't it troublesome?" Huang Bing asked curiously.
"This is a gift from my parents and God." Bol and the guards were dressed the same, but they looked particularly strange, as if they were monkeys in human clothing.
“Bo…” Sun Chonglou threw the dried meat in his hand into his mouth, “Bo… what… Xiaobo!”
"Please call me Paul." Paul said seriously.
"Okay, Xiaobo." Sun Chonglou looked curious, "They say that the women in the west are very bold. Kings and dignitaries... do they often have affairs with other people's wives?"
What the hell!
And this thing?
Mo Zhan thought it was impossible, "No way!"
Bol nodded. "Yes, nobles show off their charm by the number of their lovers."
"Shameless!" Mo Zhan frowned.
"That's right, there's no way this could happen." Huang Bing said, "If I were here, I would have shot them all down with one arrow."
"What the young master said is actually true." Sun Chonglou scratched his head.
"Did the uncle say that?" Paul was surprised.
"Yeah!" Sun Chonglou nodded.
"Uncle is going out." At this time Sun Bu Tong came over.
Mo Zhan asked, "Where are you going, Master?"
"The Duke's Mansion." Sun Bu Tong glanced at Bo Er, "What Bo Er..."
"Xiaobo." Sun Chonglou said seriously.
"Please call me the respected Chief Western Advisor Paul." The down-and-out sailor Paul said seriously.
In his eyes, his young master was a man of high status and power, and was said to be trusted by the Emperor. This young noble was clearly qualified to award knights under his command.
And he, the sailor from Portugal, will continue the honor of being the chief advisor of the West.
"Okay, Xiaobo!" Sun Bu Tong felt that the name given by Sun Chonglou was more convenient.
"Don't worry about it." Huang Bing patted Bo'er on the shoulder. "Everyone has his or her own nickname, for example, Sun Chonglou's nickname is Stone."
"I care a lot," Ball said.
Huang Bing looked at him and said, "Then you continue to care."
"Xiaobo!" Mo Zhan pointed at Bo'er, "You follow too."
"Yes." Bol followed and said to Mo Zhan, "Please call me Bol, or the Chief Advisor of the West."
"Too long." Mo Zhan said expressionlessly, "In an emergency, such a long name is enough to kill you."
"I will defend this honor with my blood!" Bol said seriously.
Jiang Qingzhi came out.
Sun Bu Tong hurriedly led the horse to catch up.
This was the first time that Boll walked the streets of the capital as a free man.
Mo Zhan was observing him. "This man may seem rough, but he actually has a lot of ideas."
Sun Bu Tong smiled and said, "Don't worry, he won't cause any trouble among us. By the way, what does it mean that Master gave him this... Western consultant?"
"Consultant consultant... probably just asking questions!"
"I see. This guy seems to treat this consultant as a family heirloom."
“That’s not a bad thing.”
"Why?"
"My uncle once said that he would go to the west sooner or later. With such a person here, he can be considered as an insider."
"Insider? Lord Bo said that he would take a huge fleet to visit those neighbors to the west, saying... free trade and oil..."
The old dude is at home.
"Celebrate it."
The old dude was drinking in the study in broad daylight, looking very sad.
"Who... pissed you off?" Jiang Qingzhi waved his hands, indicating that he didn't want to drink.
At that time, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty had a habit of drinking tea or wine when they met. The nobles and relatives preferred to drink wine.
Jiang Qingzhi took out his medicinal cigarette and looked around the study room. He looked at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall with envy and glanced at the signature casually. That name would cause a sensation if it were lost in later generations.
Thinking about the collections in the Bo Mansion, Jiang Qingzhi felt it was shabby.
Where can I add this?
Jiang Qingzhi was pondering.
"I've been looking for a marriage partner for Dalang recently. Your sister-in-law has her eyes on one of the families. Everything is going well, and the engagement letter has been sent. I thought everything was ready, but who would have thought that..."
Zhu Xizhong took a sip of wine, and for the first time, let Jiang Qingzhi see his dejected side, "That family regretted it."
"What did you say?" Jiang Qingzhi asked calmly.
"It is said that..." Zhu Xizhong raised his head and took a sip of wine. Feeling that it was not satisfying or something, he picked up the wine jug and drank it.
Jiang Qingzhi just watched, and when Zhu Xizhong finished drinking, he laughed at him, "A real man should have no problem finding a wife. You are only worrying more by drinking to drown your sorrows..."
"You don't know." Zhu Xizhong's eyes were red. "Damn it, they even asked the matchmaker to spread the word that I, your brother, was a swindler."
"What do you mean?" Jiang Qingzhi was stunned. "Da Lang may not be a genius, but he is pretty decent! Why do you say he is cheating me?"
"I don't know either, but word has spread, and now many people outside are speculating whether Dalang has some hidden illness."
Zhu Xizhong looked up, "Now you know why I want to drown my sorrows in alcohol!"
What the hell!
Hidden disease!
If word gets out about this, who would dare to marry their daughter into the Duke's Mansion?
Zhu Shitai is a screwy guy. If you marry him, you will either not be able to have children or become a widow early.
"Who the hell said that?" Jiang's protective temper flared up. "Duke."
A servant reported outside the door, "Someone from the Zhao family is here."
"It's this one." There was anger in Zhu Xizhong's eyes, but it disappeared quickly.
"Qingzhi, please sit down. Brother will be back later."
"Let's go and take a look together." Jiang Qingzhi stood up.
Zhu Xizhong looked at him and said seriously, "Don't do it."
"Am I that kind of person?"
"Yes!"
Zhu Xizhong suddenly hooked his shoulder and said, "Forget it, let him be beaten. It is his blessing that he is beaten by my brother Zhu Xizhong."
In the reception room at the front, a middle-aged man and his wife were sitting on the side, whispering.
After hearing the footsteps, the man looked up and said, "Duke."
The woman stood up and saluted, "Greetings, Duke. Duke, since it's about marriage, let's part ways amicably. We are not here to make enemies..."
"Why is that?" someone outside asked.
Then a puff of smoke drifted in.
"Who's talking?" There was more coldness in the woman's eyes.
Linqing Hou Zhao is also a long-established noble family with a profound background, which is one of the reasons why Zhu Xizhong and his wife took a fancy to each other.
Zhao Fang and his wife Liao went to the palace together in order to give an explanation to the Duke's Mansion.
"I!"
Jiang Qingzhi had just seen a very pleasing flower tree and was wondering whether to "borrow" it to appreciate it.
He went inside.
When Liao saw that the person who came in was a young man, she thought that he was the son of an old friend of the Duke's Mansion, so she said indifferently: "Young man, don't speak carelessly, or you will bring disaster to your family."
These words are full of meaning.
"Are you teaching me how to behave?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
Liao was just about to teach this young man a lesson as his eyes seemed to be filled with contempt and looked down upon him.
"Shut up!" Zhao Fang shouted at his wife, then bowed and said, "Greetings, Chief Wilbur!"
"You are... Jiang Qingzhi!" Liao knew that she had made a big joke.
But she didn't lose the battle, Liao still said coldly: "Today, the two families are discussing the marriage..."
If you are not involved, please leave first.
Liao was from a prominent family. Her father had taught the late emperor, so she was half an imperial tutor. In addition, she married Zhao Fang, a veteran nobleman, and for a while, she was very successful in the circle of noble ladies in the capital.
In the past, she had also mocked Li Tian together with others. Today, the man she met Li Tian was indeed so handsome... How could that woman be so lucky?
Once a woman's jealousy arises, there is no end to it.
Zhao Fang coughed dryly and signaled his wife to be quiet.
But he relied on Liao in many ways, and as the saying goes, one should be grateful to those who have given him favors, so he could not control his wife.
Zhu Xizhong laughed, "Do you two know how the Duke's Mansion calls Qingzhi?"
Without waiting for the two to speak, the steward beside them saluted towards Jiang Qingzhi and said respectfully: "Greetings, Second Master!"
"This is the brother of this Duke! The second master of the Duke's Mansion!" Zhu Xizhong's eyes flashed with sternness.
Zhao Fang was shocked. The Second Master... judging from the way he looked like he was in charge, it was clear that he had been like this for a long time.
Everyone knew that Zhu Xizhong and Jiang Qingzhi were close friends, but few people knew that the two of them actually cut off a chicken's head and burned yellow paper to become sworn brothers.
Liao suddenly stood up and said, "Is that so?" She looked at Zhao Fang and said, "My Lord, let's go back!"
This woman was so arrogant that Jiang Qingzhi couldn't help but shake his head and sigh at Zhu Xizhong.
Such a woman will bring disaster to the family!
To see what kind of woman she is, just look at her mother.
Jiang Qingzhi took a puff of herbal cigarette and said, "Goodbye!"
Zhao Fang looked at Zhu Xizhong, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
He doesn't want to fall out with Zhu Xizhong!
But Zhu Xizhong looked at Jiang Qingzhi.
My brother has the final say on this matter.
"Chang Wei Bo..." Zhao Fang had just opened his mouth when Jiang Qingzhi said calmly, "I wonder where you heard the rumors about Da Lang?"
Liao laughed and said, "It is widely rumored outside..."
"Are you sure you want to make an enemy of me?" Jiang Qingzhi suddenly turned hostile.
"So what?" Liao sneered, "Chang Wei Bo, you are the mortal enemy of Confucianism, and you can't protect yourself... Duke." Liao looked at Zhu Xizhong, "Let's discuss this matter later!"
Then there is no discussion about marriage.
This is an attempt to turn the tables.
Zhu Xizhong nodded without hesitation, "That's right."
Liao felt relieved, thinking she had found an excuse, "Husband, let's go back!"
When the two returned home, Liao smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Duke Cheng and Jiang Qingzhi actually had such a brotherly relationship in private. This way, we have an excuse to refuse this marriage on the grounds that the Confucian school is too powerful. From now on, Zhu Xizhong will have no reason to cause trouble for us."
Zhao Fang always felt that something was wrong. "This matter... seems to be wrong to Jiang Qingzhi."
"He is now fighting with Lu Song, and it is said that the palace is also dissatisfied with him. He is busy with his own affairs, so how dare he make an enemy of our Marquis' Mansion?" Liao said confidently, "Besides, my father is still alive. Would Jiang Qingzhi dare to offend him?"
Zhao Fang thought of his father-in-law's ability and smiled, "That's right. So let's call it a day. But Jiang Qingzhi will take revenge, so it's better to tell my father-in-law first."
Immediately, Liao asked someone to prepare a carriage to return to her parents' home.
When the 'old imperial teacher' learned that his daughter had returned, he sent for her.
"I heard that you are very proud recently?" Liao Chen asked.
"Dad, who said this?" Liao handed him a cup of tea with a smile, and then told her father about it.
"...What did Jiang Qingzhi say? Are you sure you want to make an enemy of me? Dad, he was at a disadvantage in the fight with Lu Song, and he was in a state of panic, but he still dared to threaten me. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"
The 'Old Imperial Teacher' looked at him coldly, his old eyes filled with anger.
"What's funny is you, you idiot!"
(End of this chapter)
