Fan Xian's face remained unchanged, he had expected this to happen a long time ago. Today's trip to Xiushui Street actually has a secondary purpose on the surface, the key is to see how Neiku is doing in the north, so when he heard this old Sheng call his uncle, he was not surprised at all, Neiku After all, she is still under the care of the eldest princess now, and there will always be some cronies of the eldest princess lurking in Beiqi.
For some reason, Fan Xian believed that the Eldest Princess would take the initiative to send someone to find him, the envoy of the mission. This is not only intuition, but also a judgment of Qing people. Whether they are virtuous or stupid, Qing people have some self-confidence and pride that are almost paranoid in their bones. The eldest princess wants to let Xiao En go. There must be something hidden. If it is related to the secret of the temple, it must be related to Uesugi Tiger who lives in Shangjing. Now that Xiao En has been sent to the Northern Qi State Middle School, if the Eldest Princess wants to rescue Xiao En, she will naturally contact her son-in-law who is the envoy of the mission.
However, the word "uncle" still made Fan Xian feel a little ridiculous. It seemed impossible for his mother-in-law to like his son-in-law more and more.
Since Sheng Huairen dared to call you aunt directly, he must be the eldest princess' confidant. Fan Xian looked at him and nodded, and said, "Elder, what do you want to say?"
Sheng Huairen didn't say anything, but just handed him a letter.
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Sitting on the carriage, Fan Xian pinched the envelope in his sleeve. He didn't have time to read it yet, but he had already begun to feel the weight of the letter. After today's business is over, he has to deal with it properly. Wang Qinian is good at tracking and has amazing force, but he lacks a person who can help him judge the situation and analyze intelligence.
He couldn't help but think of the students he took in during Chunwei's time. Those guys should have been sent down now, but these people may be able to be officials, and engaging in such conspiracies is not their forte. Even if he wants to train Shi Chanli Come out, too late. Fan Xian's heart suddenly moved, if he could get Yan Bingyun out quickly, I believe it would be of great help to the imperial court's plan.
At this time, Wang Qinian respectfully handed over a thin piece of paper. Fan Xian slightly raised his eyelids and glanced at it, and found that it was a full five hundred taels of silver. He frowned and said, "What is this?"
"A kickback from Boss Yu of the glass shop."
Fan Xian glanced again, and said with a smile: "There is also a kickback for IOUs...you and Gundam will share it, by the way, and leave some for those Tiger Guards."
Five hundred taels of silver was already a huge amount, but Fan Xian rewarded it without looking up. Only a rich family like the Fan family could develop such a habit. Now Fan Sizhe earns ten thousand taels a year. Rich people don't care about these numbers.
Lin Jing said with a smile on the side: "Master Fan regards money as dung, and the lower officials admire it."
Fan Xian knew that he didn't really admire his coolness in his sleeves, but he probably admired his family's golden breeze. He smiled and didn't say anything. Speechless all the way, the carriage passed through the quiet and beautiful streets of Shangjing, and finally came to the area where dignitaries live together, and stopped at the gate of Changning Hou Mansion.
Shangjing here is somewhat similar to Nancheng in Nanqing Capital. The spring breeze blows the branches protruding from each mansion, and the sky is covered by the big tree overhead, and the sky is clear. Standing by the carriage, Fan Xian looked at the street and the stone lions beside the magnificent facades, and for some reason, he thought of his own situation when he traveled from Danzhou to Kyoto.
The carriage stopped in front of the Changning Marquis Mansion, protected by the Imperial Forest Army. There was a lot of commotion, and some people were hiding in the shadows and started peeping. The concierge servants in front of the Hou's mansion looked at the carriage in front of their own mansion and were at a loss. They didn't know whether to go down to meet it, or rush into the mansion to inform the master.
All these servants could see that the costumes of the visitors were very clear, they were envoys from Nanqing!
Who in the world has ever heard of the fact that envoys go to the ministers of other countries by themselves! If the itinerary was really allowed by the two countries, then the Marquis of Changning might have started preparations a long time ago. How could it be so quiet and silent
The concierge swallowed, thinking which one was this acting on? Don't these vassals know the rules at all
The mission was not on official business today, and Fan Xian threw away the accompanying officials from the Honglu Temple in a reckless manner, so the only person around him was Commander Wei, who was from the Northern Qi Dynasty. Seeing that the four of Fan Xian were about to rush into the Marquis of Changning, Commander Wei became anxious, and stepped forward to stop him, "Master Fan, this is absolutely impossible. Envoys are not allowed to interact with courtiers without the court's permission. If Fan Xian My lord and Marquis of Changning really have a very good relationship, so we can't go in like this, what if we bring trouble to Marquis of Changning?"
Marquis Changning is the brother of Empress Dowager Wei, what trouble could there be? Fan Xian murmured in his heart that it would be best to bring him trouble, but his son hid from him all day today, but he said with a smile on his face: "It's okay, I told His Majesty in the palace in the morning, Your Majesty has no objections, so who are you afraid of breaking their mouths?"
Commander Wei couldn't help being stunned when the Northern Qi emperor was brought out. Did he really go to the palace to verify this matter
At this time, Fan Xian had already brought three of his subordinates to the door of the Marquis of Changning, and the concierge hurried up to greet him, with thoughtful etiquette and clear words. Fan Xian gave a secret compliment, as expected of a noble family, and said, "Please let me know that the drinking buddy from Nanchao is here."
Fan Xian finally learned some of the essence of such familiar skills during the year of honing in the officialdom and wine field. The concierge was stunned for a moment, thinking that Lord Hou had indeed been sent to Nanqing last year, and he heard that he was drunk a lot in the south, could it be this young envoy in front of him
But he didn't dare to pass it on right away. After all, foreign ministers entered the house, so it was a big deal. When he was in a difficult situation, he suddenly heard the sound of the corner door, and a man came out, bowed down to Fan Xian, and said, "Your Majesty, please."
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Fan Xian didn't expect that the Hou Mansion was so easy to enter. He entered the hall, looked at the middle-aged man on the chair, laughed, walked over and gave him a warm hug, and said, "I haven't seen you in a year, Lord Hou." His demeanor is even better than before." In fact, in the capital last year, he only met the Northern Qi envoy a few times, and in the end he had a drink in the hall, but he only vaguely remembered the other person's face.
Marquis Changning is the Empress Dowager's brother, with an incomparably noble status. He coughed twice and said with a headache, "I haven't seen you for a year, and Mr. Fan's reputation is even better than before. Why are you thinking about it today?" Come to this mansion to sit down?"
"I just entered Shangjing yesterday, and I chatted with His Majesty for a while this morning. No, thinking that the juniors in Shangjing don't have any acquaintances, of course I have to visit Lord Hou."
This Marquis of Changning was born with white face and swollen eyes. At the age of 40 or 50, the traces of excessive drinking and lust cannot be eliminated. From a distance, Fan Xian could clearly smell the alcohol on the other party's body. It seemed that he drank all night again last night. Fan Xian was secretly happy, thinking that the gift he bought was on the right track.
Marquis Changning is not only fond of wine and sex, but also really a mediocre person. The Empress Dowager has two brothers. Among them, the Marquis of Chang'an can lead the army. Although he is a defeated general, he is better than him. They dared to welcome Fan Xian, who was an envoy of Nanqing, into the mansion so ignorantly because of the backing of his sisters and queen mothers.
Fan Xian came to the door today, firstly to get closer to the queen mother's brother, and secondly to force that Wei Shaoqing out through Marquis Changning.
Sure enough, looking at the fine wine brought up by the attendants, the Marquis of Changning narrowed his eyes with a smile. Although he did not have a distinguished status on the surface, the name of the queen mother's brother was enough to make him not big to everyone in the world. Look at it, even if Fan Xian is now the Chief Commissioner of the Overwatch Council of the Southern Dynasty, how could he fall into his eyes. He just listened to the porter's report and remembered that young and beautiful guy who could drink. After returning to Northern Qi, he couldn't forget his "defeat" all the time, so he let Fan Xian enter the mansion.
At this time, when he saw the beautiful wine bottle, Hou Ye became more and more happy, thinking that he really has the knowledge of people, and this little Fan is really a knowledgeable and interesting person.
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According to the intelligence of the Overwatch Council, this Marquis of Changning is from a border village. Although he once studied at Zhuang Mohan, he actually had a very unsatisfactory life in the Northern Qi court. The Northern Qi officials always thought that he was dependent on the Empress Dowager. The nepotism has just risen, not many people think highly of him, and his reputation in the court is not even as good as his son Wei Hua, so this Marquis puts his love on drinks. In broad daylight, a large table of good food was prepared immediately in the Hou's mansion, and Marquis Changning took a few foreign envoys with him and began to drink heavily.
Fan Xian narrowed his eyes slightly, took a drink, looked at the greedy look of the old man smacking his lips, smiled and said, "Master Hou, when we entered the door first, Commander Wei said that it might cause you some inconvenience."
"I'm afraid of a trap!" Marquis Changning said cursingly, "When guests come to the door, why do you want me to thank you behind closed doors? Last year in Kyoto, you and Mr. Xin Qiwu, Mr. Xin, accompanied me very well. Today, I will accompany you. You, who has the guts to say more?"
Fan Xian thought that this is good. After drinking for three rounds, seeing the blush gradually appearing on the pale face of Marquis Changning, his eyes were a little loose, knowing that the other party had drunk too much, Fan Xian took the opportunity to say what he wanted to ask. Hearing his words, Marquis Changning was slightly taken aback, and said, "Master Fan, do you want to see Master Shen, the commander of the Zhenfu Division?"