Chapter 381 Mo Xiangzhai
“You...”
Lu Shanchang’s face was very ugly.
He really had no choice, otherwise he would have spoken just above the main hall.
A few Xixia officials on the side quickly came up to smooth things over.
Lu Shanchang borrowed the donkey down the slope, snorted coldly, and walked away.
Liang Yimi watched Lu Shanchang leave and sneered in his heart.
At this moment, a soldier walked in and reported: "Your Majesty, the Grand Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty has come to ask for an audience!"
"The Grand Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty is here?"< br>
Liang Yimi frowned and said, "Everyone, follow me to greet you."
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Han Zhang waited for a while outside the courtyard where the Xixia envoys lived, and then saw Liang Yimi walking out with several Xixia officials.
“I’ve met Mr. Han!” Liang Yimi bowed his hands.
Han Zhang returned the salute and said with a smile: "I came here in a private capacity. Speaking of which, I and your father are half the same country, and I admire your father very much."
< br>The smile on Liang Yimi's face froze and he said: "Mr. Han is joking. I am the envoy of Xixia. If Mr. Han comes in a private capacity, I am afraid it will be inconvenient to receive him."
"Haha." Han Zhang smiled and said: "Now the two countries are brothers and allies, and personal relations do not affect it. Although I am here in a private capacity, I also have an errand with me, and I want to talk to Minister Liang about entering the palace. . ”
Liang Yimi couldn’t turn Han Zhang away after hearing this, so he could only invite Han Zhang in.
He came to the main hall and sat down. After the servants brought tea, Han Zhang smiled and said: "I have something to talk to Mr. Liang alone. Is it okay?"
"Xiangong Han was joking. Well, I have an imperial mandate and it might not be appropriate for me to chat alone." Liang Yimi refused.
Lu Shanchang had suspected him before. If he chatted with Han Zhang alone, no matter what they talked about, he would be in big trouble.
"That's a pity."
Han Zhang smiled when he heard this and did not insist. Instead, he chatted with Liang Yimi about the arrangements for entering the palace.
Zhao Xing asked him to come to see Liang Yimi and talk to Liang Yimi alone, which was not the purpose.
The purpose is to make Xixia suspect Liang Yimi.
It seems a bit abrupt for Han Zhang to come directly, but sometimes, doubts are irrelevant whether it is abrupt or not.
If you trust, you will still not believe it even if you have evidence.
But if you have doubts, even if there is no evidence, you will still doubt it.
Does the Xixia Emperor trust Liang Guangchuan?
Judging from the heavy use of Liang Guangchuan by the Xixia Emperor, it can be said that he trusted Liang Guangchuan very much.
No one knows what is actually going on.
But the party officials within Xixia definitely distrust the Han people in Xixia.
People who are not of my race must have different hearts. This sentence is also applicable to Xixia.
And Xixia is so big, its rights and interests are limited.
Li Liangzuo's heavy use of Han officials will inevitably squeeze the interests of the Party members.
Everything in the world is hustle and bustle, all for the benefit of others.
Many times the essence of the conflict is actually interests.
This kind of contradiction was suppressed by Li Liangzuo before.
Han Zhang came here this time just to express his attitude. The Song Dynasty showed his good attitude towards Liang Yimi or Liang Guangchuan behind him.
Whether Li Liangzuo believes it or not, it doesn't matter whether he has doubts or not. What matters is that the Party members of Xixia believe it.
Han Zhang came here just to give the Xixia Dangxiang tribe an excuse to break out. When he came this time, regardless of whether Liang Yimi wanted to chat alone or not, his purpose had been achieved.
After Han Zhang finished talking about the matter of entering the palace, he once again proposed to talk to Liang Yimi alone.
After being rejected, he said he could come to him if there was any trouble, and left.
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“Madam, this is the newly prepared medicine.” Mo Lan smiled and handed the sachet to Madam Wang.
"Yes."
Mrs. Wang took the sachet with a calm expression and said: "Your official did well in the Enke exam this time. I have already told the master about your official staying in Beijing. It’s been decided.”
Mo Lan was happy when he heard this. Said: "I wonder if dad has said which ministry officials can enter?"
"This time it is Enke. Among the imperial examinations in the past two years, those who were awarded officials have not yet been promoted, which is not good. We can only arrange for him to enter the household department," Mrs. Wang said.
Officials are promoted every three years, and examinations are also held every three years.
Normally, a new round of imperial examinations begins, and it is time for those from the previous class to be promoted, so they can free up some positions.
However, this time it was Enke, who had not yet been promoted, so naturally he had no position.
“Let’s go to the household department.” Mo Lan looked disappointed when he heard this.
"What?" Mrs. Wang said displeased: "I think you seem to be very dissatisfied. Do you want to enter the Hanlin Academy? I am not that capable. If you are not happy, forget it."
"No, no!" Mo Lan shook his head repeatedly and said with a smile: "I am very satisfied that the official can stay in Bianjing. Thank you, madam!"
"If you have nothing else to do, just go back." Mrs. Wang waved her hand.
"Daughter, please retire!" Mo Lan stood up, bowed, and left.
Madam Wang played with the sachet and smiled: "Look at the way she begged me just now, I feel really comfortable."
"Madam, Lin Lin The young lady was admitted by the master Aren't you very submissive as a young lady? These four girls are very similar to Lin Xiaoniang. They have been trying to please the eldest lady during this time, so I'm afraid it's not that easy. I think it's better to be careful and stay out of her way. Yes." Liu's mother reminded.
“You are too worried.”
Mrs. Wang waved her hands and said: "Her little mother is gone, and her only brother is still a failure. Now the only people we can rely on are the Sheng family. If the officials hadn't originally meant to help Wen Yanjing, I wouldn't have done it." I’ll take care of her.”
"That's why it's suspicious. How could the fourth girl, who is such a shrewd person, not think that the master would help Wen Yanjing? After all, he is not only the master's student but also the son-in-law. The fourth girl has no need to come to ask for help from the eldest lady." Mother Liu said .
"She is just afraid that I will interfere with it, so she deliberately comes to please me. She is not a villain at all. Regardless of my promise, in fact, I really want to stop it, but I can't. That's all.
Of course, she did this because she wanted to ease the relationship with me. After all, the only one she can rely on now is the Sheng family." Mrs. Wang said with a smile.
Mother Liu sighed silently in her heart when she saw Mrs. Wang looking so proud, as if everything was under control.
Although what Mrs. Wang said was reasonable, she always felt that it was not that simple.
The best way is to ignore it, but Mrs. Wang doesn’t listen at all.
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Mo Lan came out of Sheng’s house, got on the carriage waiting at the door, and said: “Let’s go to Moxiangzhai. I don’t have enough pen, ink and paper at home. I’ll buy some by the way. ."
"Yes."
Yunzai responded, opened the curtain and told the coachman.
After a while, the carriage came to the door of Moxiangzhai and stopped.
Mo Lan got off the carriage, looked around, and walked into the shop.
There are not many customers in the store, and they are quietly selecting things.
Seeing a guest coming in, a servant came up to him with a smile and bowed: "What does this lady need?"
"I ordered some ink ingots from Shopkeeper Hao before. Have they arrived?" Mo Lan asked.
(End of this chapter)