Chapter 7 Reactions from all parties
Chen Deng was eating when he learned the news.
On the dining table in front of Chen Yuanlong, there are four plates, two of which are sashimi, the other two are a vegetable and a fruit, plus a bowl of wheat rice and a glass of wine, that's him for the whole dinner.
Such a meal is considered very frugal for Chen Yuanlong's status.
However, Chen Yuanlong ate very well. He ate the wheat rice with big mouthfuls. From time to time, he picked up sashimi, wrapped it in ginger shreds and put it in his mouth, then showed a satisfied look.
After hearing the news from the housekeeper, Chen Yuanlong had a half-smile on his face.
Chen Yuanlong never treated Liu Feng as a child.
Although this young master has just arrived in Tancheng for less than a month, he has spent most of his time in the state capital without leaving home.
But all the dignitaries in Tancheng County paid attention to his every move.
Among these people, he, Chen Yuanlong, was also included.
Although Chen Deng has a bold personality and is generous and righteous, he is also resourceful and thoughtful.
Liu Feng, the eldest son, has given Liu Bei many points. As Liu Bei's confidant, how could he turn a blind eye to such a young master?
After a moment, Chen Deng waved his right hand holding the chopsticks vigorously in the air: "It doesn't matter, Cao Jianwei is an important general in Xuzhou, why is it strange that the young master is walking around with him."
Under the Chen family The servants bowed respectfully and heard Chen Deng's voice again: "Have you ever found out what the young master is doing?"
"No."
The servant of the Chen family shook his head: "My lord once told me not to let the young master notice us, so we just followed the carriage from a distance. After the young master entered the Cao Mansion, the lieutenant general held a banquet for the young master in person and stepped back. I don’t know what the young master and the lieutenant general said.”
After hearing this, Chen Deng smiled instead of being angry. He was very satisfied with his servant’s obedience and caution, and nodded in praise: “Okay. Well done, Jaffar will give you one month's salary, go down and receive the reward."
The servants of the Chen family were overjoyed and thanked them repeatedly.
Different from Chen Deng is Mi Zhu.
He was also dining at this time. The dishes were much richer than those of Chen Deng, including two more meat dishes, but they were far from extravagant. If you consider that the Mi family is extremely rich in the world, Xuzhou As the richest man, this seems very shabby.
After listening to the servant's report, Mi Zhu held up her chopsticks thoughtfully and did not move for a while.
Mi Zhu made great efforts to investigate Liu Feng.
Although Liu Bei now has three sons and two daughters, Liu Feng is the only legitimate son and the eldest son. Liu Bei's other two sons are only two or three years old.
Liu Feng has an overwhelming advantage in the order of succession.
Moreover, Mi Zhu was even more surprised to find that although Liu Feng was young, he was very famous.
The story of Liu Lang conceiving oranges has been spread throughout Hebei for two or three years. The protagonist Liu Lang here is Liu Feng.
This incident happened more than three years ago. Liu Feng, who was only six years old at the time, followed his family elders to a banquet hosted by Gongsun Zan.
During the banquet, Liu Feng behaved calmly and politely, which was quite surprising.
The most eye-catching thing was that after the banquet, when Liu Feng said goodbye to Gongsun Zan with his family elders, a few oranges actually fell from his arms.
Gongsun Zan thought it was a child who was gluttonous, so he deliberately teased: "Liu Lang was a guest, but he had oranges in his arms. When Xuande found out, he thought I was treating you harshly on purpose, so that you didn't have enough to eat. ”
Unexpectedly, Liu Feng actually bowed down respectfully and explained: "Ming Gong hosted a banquet for all the wise men, and this young man can follow his example and participate in this meeting. This is all the kindness of Ming Gong. How can it be said to be harsh treatment?"
“The reason why the boy hid the orange in his arms was because the oranges served by Ming Gong were sweet, delicious, refreshing and juicy, the most refreshing and juicy ones he had eaten in his life. Therefore, the boy couldn’t bear to eat more and wanted to keep the oranges at home so that he could give them to others. The eldest mother, Jiaci, brothers and sisters shared the gifts from Minggong with their families, and felt the kindness of Minggong. "
Gongsun Zan was shocked when he heard this, and all the guests looked at him, and they all looked at him. Feng was shocked by his filial piety.
Afterwards, Gongsun Zan was overjoyed. He called Liu Feng to him, stroked Liu Feng's head, and praised the guests: "This son is only a young man, but he is so filial, respecting his ancestors and his mother. I care about my younger brothers and sisters. I am so filial when I am a child. I will be a pillar when I grow up. I am really envious of Xuande."
The guests all praised Liu Feng's filial piety. Full of praise. Finally, Gongsun Zan gave Liu Feng a whole basket of oranges, as well as other cakes and meat, asking him to take it back to his grandmother and mother.
Because of Gongsun Zan, this incident has almost become a household name in Youzhou, and its reputation has spread far and wide beyond the Great Wall and in Ji, Bing, and Qingshu prefectures. It can be said that it has greatly improved Liu Bei and his son. Wave fame.
Mi Zhu was shocked when she heard about this for the first time.
This is not because Mi Zhu is shallow and short-sighted.
It was precisely because he investigated Liu Bei very clearly that he was so shocked.
When celebrities want to stand out these days, in addition to flattering each other between famous families, they also create gossip.
Liu Bei's family background has already reached the level of poverty. If his uncle Liu Yuanqi had not been very optimistic about him and did not hesitate to use his extremely precious affection to allow Liu Bei to become a disciple of Lu Zhi, Liu Bei's path would have been different. Ten times harder.
But even so, Liu Bei failed to make a fortune after the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
The county captain who was finally obtained was also lost, and he had to go to his classmate Gongsun Zan.
Three years ago, Liu Bei had just served as the magistrate of Pingyuan County under Gongsun Zan, and he was still a trial guard, which meant an exceptional promotion and temporary agency. It can be seen that Liu Bei's official career was bumpy.
Therefore, Liu Bei absolutely did not have the ability or capital to let the famous family praise his son, and he also did not have enough resourcefulness to help his son Liu Feng carefully design such a scene of Liu Lang's conceiving of oranges.
As for Liu Bei’s relatives, that is even more impossible.
Liu Bei's family has been passed down for three generations. Starting from Liu Bei's grandfather Liu Xiong, he was an only son and died very young.
Even if the Liu family of Zhuo County had this ability and strategy, they would not use it on Liu Feng.
Therefore, Mi Zhu came to a very surprising but reasonable result.
That's all this, Liu Feng's true performance.
Mi Zhu learned the news very early, and therefore, he increased his investment in Liu Bei, and more firmly joined forces with Chen Yuanlong to recommend him as Xuzhou Mu.
The only difference from history is that Mi Zhu now not only wants to invest more in Liu Bei, but also wants to make friends with Liu Feng and invest in Liu Feng.
Unfortunately, Mi Zhu has not been able to think of a good way to get close to Liu Feng so far.
A man from a powerful state wants to make friends with the son of an uncle from a weak state.
This is not only absurd and abnormal, but it can also be easily self-defeating and arouse Liu Bei's suspicion and suspicion.
There is no perfect opportunity, and you must not take action casually.
Mi Zhu is a very patient person, and he knows that haste makes waste.
A good businessman must not only have the courage to place bets, but also have the patience to wait.
So, he will continue to wait patiently for the best opportunity.
When the opportunity comes, Mi Zhu will not hesitate to put in the prepared chips without any hesitation.
Mi Zhu carefully warned the servant, asking him to continue to pay attention to Liu Feng's every move, but remember not to let the other party notice.
I would rather miss it than be exposed.
After receiving a satisfactory answer, he picked up his rice bowl again and finished the cold meal.
(End of this chapter)