Chapter 350

After entering the study and closing the door, Xu Xinnian stared at his big brother with a strange expression.

His expression was strange, but he wasn't anxious. It wasn't urgent … Detective Xu made his judgment and sat down by the round table. He poured himself a glass of water to ease his thirst from eating too much MSG. He laughed casually.

"Erlang, a man shouldn't beat around the bush. Just say what you want."

Xu Erlang walked to the desk and picked up an invitation. With a light "clack", it landed accurately in front of Xu Qi 'an.

Xu Qi 'an opened the invitation and glanced at it. He knew why Xu Erlang had a strange expression.

The content of this invitation was to invite Xu Erlang to a literary conference. There was an interesting sentence on it: Bring your younger sister along.

The person who invited him was the Grand Secretary of the Imperial Court, Wang Zhenwen.

"You're a member of the Spring Ejection Society. It's reasonable to invite you to a literary conference," Xu Qi 'an analyzed.

Xu Xinnian only had two younger sisters. For an event like a literary conference, he naturally wouldn't invite a child. How could the Wang family not understand this little rule?

As for women attending a literary conference, although the Daibun still followed the three obediences and four virtues, due to the existence of the cultivation system, there were also outstanding women.

Thus, although the status of women was below that of men, it wasn't that low. They didn't need to bind their feet or wear veils when they went out. They could go out and play whenever they wanted.

For example, his aunt and Lingyue would take their entourage out to shop for jewelry every few days.

It wasn't rare for women to attend a literary conference.

"Idiot!"

Xu Xinnian sneered and said, "The officialdom is like a battlefield. Perhaps there are many muddle-headed idiots who seize high positions, but the dukes of the imperial court aren't among them. Grand Secretary Wang is even more so an outstanding talent among the dukes. His every movement, every word, every expression is worth us thinking deeply about, chewing over. Otherwise, we wouldn't even know how we died.

"Big Brother is Wei Yuan's man. Wang Zhenwen and Wei Yuan are two fierce tigers in the Imperial Court. It's not as simple as it seems to be for him to invite me to a literary conference."

Xu Erlang paced around the room as he thought. "I, Xu Xinnian, am a member of the Assembly with a bright future. Wang Shoufu is afraid of me and wants to kill me before I grow …"

"That's not right. Even if I pass the golden roll and enter the first rank, if Grand Secretary Wang wants to deal with me, it's still an easy matter. The disparity between my status and his is too great. If he wants to deal with me, he doesn't need to scheme at all.

"Then, is he really inviting me to an ordinary literary conference? If that's the case, then you're underestimating your opponent and Wang Zhenwen … "

The distressed Xu Erlang looked at Xu Dalang, frowned and said, "Big brother, say something."

Xu Qi 'an frowned and said, "How about this, you go and ask the other students who are paying tribute and see if they have received the invitation.

"If they did, then this is just a simple literary conference. If they didn't, then there must be something fishy about inviting you, a student from Yunlu Academy. "

"I've thought of this, but I don't have the time." Xu Erlang was anxious. He pointed at the invitation. "Big Brother, look at the time. The literary conference is tomorrow morning. I don't have the time to verify it … I understand."

"Understand what?" Xu Dalang asked.

"Wang Shoufu isn't giving me a chance to react. If I don't go, he'll spread the news that I think highly of myself and look down on everyone, tarnishing my reputation. If I go, there must be some conspiracy waiting for me at the literary conference. "Xu Erlang sucked in a breath of cold air.

"The older, the wiser."

Hearing this, Xu Qi 'an became vigilant. He thought, "It's not easy for the Xu family to produce a scholar, but that Wang Zhenwen is so inconsiderate."

Then he realized something was wrong. He frowned. "You said it yourself. If Wang Shoufu wants to deal with you, he doesn't need any conspiracy. Even if you're a Jinshi, you've just left the beginner's village. He's almost at the max level. "

Xu Xinnian was at a loss. "What's a beginner's village? What's a max level account?"

"If you don't go, your arrogant reputation will spread. If you go, there might be a conspiracy … Erlang, decide for yourself." Xu Qi 'an patted his shoulder and comforted him.

"When did Big Brother become as stupid as Lingyin?"

Xu Erlang was displeased. "I've said so much and you still don't understand? I want Big Brother to go with me. "

"No, you can't go with me. You're my brother, but in the officialdom, you and I are not the same kind of people. Erlang, you must remember this. "Xu Qi 'an's expression became serious.

He said in a low voice, "You have your own path and direction. Don't have anything to do with me."

Xu Erlang was a smart man. After a moment of silence, he grunted.

Big Brother was actually warning him not to have anything to do with Wei Yuan. One day, even if Wei Yuan fell from power, it was inevitable that Big Brother would be implicated.

But Wei Yuan's fall had nothing to do with Xu Xinnian. His identity was Xu Qi 'an's brother, not Wei Yuan's subordinate.

Xu Xinnian agreed with this idea.

In history, among the rich and powerful families, the children of the families were not of one mind and belonged to different powers. The advantage of this was that even if one of the wings was broken, the family would only suffer a blow and not be destroyed.

…

The next day, Xu Qi 'an rode his beloved filly and rushed to the government office of the night watchman in the dark sky.

After the roll call, several colleagues of Song Tingfeng, who were familiar with him, came to find him. They sat together to drink tea and eat peanuts. After bragging for a while, they began to encourage Xu Qi 'an to treat the Musical House.

"Get lost …"

Xu Qi 'an scolded them and scolded, "You only know how to go to the Musical House every day. Haven't you all seen me fight? What did the old monk under the Bodhi tree say? Beauty is a bone-scraping knife.

"You only know how to whore every day. Are you worthy of your official uniform? It's fine if you want to whore, but why do you have to drag me into it? Bah! "

Everyone knew what kind of person he was, so they were not afraid at all. They scolded, "In our government office, who has whore more than you?"

Xu Qi 'an said plausibly, "I don't pay. How can it be whore? We are familiar with each other, but if you talk nonsense like this, I will go to Duke Wei and sue you for slander. "

"Bah!" Everyone scolded him.

However, they still admired Xu Qi 'an very much. It was not that he didn't pay for the Top Courtesan, but that the Top Courtesan wanted to spend money to sleep with him.

"Ningyan, I heard from Old Song that when you were still a copper gong and just joined the night watchman, you already had a relationship with Miss Fuxiang? In addition to a poem, do you have any other unique skills? "A copper gong humbly asked for advice.

The eyes of several copper gongs and silver gongs on the scene suddenly lit up. Who didn't want to be the favorite of the Top Courtesan of the Musical House?

"There is indeed a trick." Xu Qi 'an gave an affirmative answer.

"What trick?!" The night watchmen breathed rapidly.

At this time, a majestic voice came from the door. "Do you have any discipline in your eyes when you are on duty?"

Everyone looked back and saw a Jinluo at the door of the Yidao Hall. His hawk-like eyes were as sharp as knives, and there were shallow crow's feet at the corners of his eyes. It was Jiang Lvzhong.

"Jiang Jinluo …"

Everyone put away their cheeky expressions and explained respectfully, "Xu Ningyan is teaching us how to sleep with the top courtesan without spending money."

“？”

Jiang Lvzhong's sharp eyes swept over the crowd and sneered. "You all know how to daydream … Well, you guys talk among yourselves. Remember not to stay together for too long."

After that, he turned around and left the yard. Leaning against the wall, he stimulated the hearing of the Fourth Level Warrior.

In the hall, the others nudged Xu Qi 'an. "Ningyan, go on."

Xu Qi 'an coughed. "I'm a little thirsty."

Song Tingfeng served him tea.

After taking a sip to moisten his throat, Xu Qi 'an said with fervor and assurance, "Indeed, Miss Fuxiang likes me because of a poem, but the real reason she can't leave me is not because of the poem."

"What is it?" The crowd hurriedly asked.

"Do you know what women hate most about men?" Xu Qi 'an asked back.

The night watchmen all gave their own opinions. They thought it was "no money", "no future", and so on.

Xu Qi 'an shook his head, looked around at the faces of his colleagues, and said in a deep voice, "It's a deep talk with a shallow acquaintance."

"What's the reason?" Hearing this, the night watchmen fell into deep thought.

"What does this have to do with Miss Fuxiang being unable to leave you?" Zhu Guangxiao frowned.

"When I first met her, behind closed doors, she asked me if she …" Xu Qi 'an put down his cup. His expression became serious and calm, and he enunciated each word clearly, "In the end, can it be done?"

"Later on, I did it, so she can't leave me."

In the silence, Song Tingfeng questioned, "I suspect you're lying to us, but we have no evidence."

"That's normal. This isn't something an ordinary person can comprehend, especially a man who isn't capable enough." Xu Qi 'an patted his shoulder and said to the others, "I've already told you the trick.

Whether you can comprehend it or not, well, it's up to you. "

"It's a deep talk with a shallow acquaintance, so can it be done …" Jiang Lvzhong left, deep in thought. At first glance, these two sentences seemed easy to understand, but he also felt that there was an unimaginable profundity hidden behind them.

'I'd better ask Duke Wei. With Duke Wei's intelligence, he should be able to comprehend this little trick in an instant.'

…

After sending away his colleagues, an official soon came in and said, "Xu Yinluo, Jiang Jinluo asked me to ask you if you still need to prepare the herbs for cooking. With your cultivation, you can try to temper your body."

"Did Old Jiang just come to ask about this?" "It's enough to instruct the official. There's no need for him to come in person … He should be here for the Invincible Vajra, but he's embarrassed …" Xu Qi 'an replied,

"No need."

"Okay." The official left.

Not long after, the two words "It's a deep talk with a shallow acquaintance" and "Can it be done" spread in the government office. It was said that as long as one could comprehend the meaning of these two words, he or she could be a courtesan in the Musical House for free.

Don't doubt it, because this was said by Xu Yinluo himself.

For a time, a heated discussion broke out in all the halls.

At this moment, the culprit, Xu Qi 'an, welcomed a guard from Shaoyin Garden.

The guard said, "The Second Princess summons you."

"Got it. I still have something to do, so I'll go later." Xu Qi 'an, who was reading the file, sat behind the desk and did not move.

The guard cupped his hands and left.

About a quarter of an hour later, Xu Qi 'an put down the file and breathed a sigh of relief.

"More and more Jianghu people are pouring into the capital. When the news of the fight spreads, I'm afraid that more Warrior will come to the capital to join in the fun … Although it has greatly promoted the capital's economy, there are still frequent cases of fraud and even burglary.

"If this goes on, to solve this problem, we have to start from two aspects …"

Xu Qi 'an waved his hand, summoned an official, and ordered, "You write a report …"

At least three officials were assigned to the hall of each silver gong to act as secretaries. After all, the silver gongs could cut people, but when it came to writing … Xu Yinluo was considered average.

Xu Qi 'an gave Wei Yuan three suggestions: First, transfer troops from the 13 counties under the jurisdiction of the capital to maintain the security of the outer city; Second, submit a memorial to His Majesty and ask the Imperial Army to participate in the patrol of the inner city; Third, during this period of time, kill those who burglarize! Kill those who rob on the street! Kill those who pick a quarrel on the street and cause injuries to passers-by and damage to the property of the stall owner!

The first two suggestions were to pave the way for the third one. Under heavy punishment, the thieves would definitely go to extremes, so a large number of troops and masters were needed to suppress them.

This might cause the thieves to take risks and commit murder, but if they wanted to quickly eliminate the evil and restore stability, they must use heavy punishment as a deterrent.

After writing the report, another guard came in, this time it was the guard from Dexin Garden.

"Princess Huaiqing invites your excellency Xu to the palace for a chat."

…

Xu Manor.

Xu Erlang wore an elegant light white robe and used a jade crown to tie his hair. Beautiful jades hung from his waist. His father's, his big brother's … in short, he hung the most valuable pieces of waist jade of the men in the family.

"Big Brother and Father are Warrior, so they don't usually use them. I think it's a waste to just leave them there." This was what Xu Erlang said to his aunt and Xu Lingyue.

The conference held by Wang Shoufu would definitely be filled with talented scholars. It was considered the highest level gathering of this era, so Xu Erlang felt that he had to dress decently.

His aunt looked him up and down and was very satisfied. She thought that her son was definitely the most handsome child at the conference.

"If you want to attend the conference, then go. Why bring Lingyue?" His aunt asked.

When Xu Lingyue heard the words "conference", she immediately raised her head.

"That's what the invitation says. Just treat it as bringing Lingyue to broaden her horizons." Xu Erlang said.

His aunt immediately grabbed her daughter's hand and said excitedly,

"When you go to the conference, look around. Tell me which family's young master you like. With our Xu Manor's current reputation, marrying you into a rich family won't be a problem."

"Mother, what are you saying? I'm not going." Xu Lingyue turned away unhappily.

Xu Lingyue took the opportunity and threw herself at Xu Xinnian, "If Big Sister won't go, then I'll go. Second Brother will take me, take me."

As she said this, she hung herself on Xu Erlang's lap.

Xu Xinnian shook her a few times but didn't manage to shake her off. This little girl's strength was frightening.

"Okay, but you have to go change into a beautiful dress. Otherwise, I won't take you." Xu Erlang said.

"Okay!" Xu Lingyue nodded happily.

Then, his aunt led him back to the house. Ten minutes later, the little bean combed his hair to look like an adult and put on a handsome suit … Second Brother and Big Sister had already left.

"Ow ow ow ow …"

The sound of a pig being slaughtered echoed in the courtyard.

…

Under the warm spring sun, the carriage arrived at the Wang Manor.