Others do not know Zhang Yizhi's mother's name, she used to have a nickname called Ah Zang. Now because of her son's status, everyone in the capital respectfully addressed her as Lady Ah Zang. Zhang Yizhi was very filial to his mother, everyone in the capital knew that he was a very filial son, therefore he did not feel that his action was presumptuous, on the contrary, he was filled with deep respect.
Ah Zang smiled and nodded to the crowd, saying, "My son came to the banquet today, but insisted that I, as his mother, accompany him. I really could not dissuade him and took the liberty to disturb, I hope Bai Shiqing and all the honored guests will forgive me."
Bai Yishou hurriedly said, "Wulang is very filial to his mother, this is a great virtue, we all admire him very much, how can it be presumptuous? My mother and my wife were very happy when they heard that Old Madam was coming. Mother, this is the Lady Ah Zang that your son told you about, quickly come forward to greet her! "
Bai Taitai and Bai Yishou's wife came forward to greet Ah Zang. The three women chatted and laughed for a while before Bai Yishou introduced the guests to Ah Zang. When Li Jingxiu came forward to greet her, Ah Zang saw his appearance and suddenly exclaimed in shock, a strange expression flashed past his eyes.
Zhang Yizhi nervously asked, "Mother, what's wrong?"
Lady Ah Zang quickly regained her senses, a layer of mist appeared in her eyes, she mournfully said, "Nothing, I observed Li Sheren's expression and temperament, he is actually sixty to seventy percent similar to your father who died young. Suddenly remembering your father who died young, I can't help but feel sad."
She gently wiped the corner of her eyes and said to the crowd, "Ah Zang saw that Li Sheren looks like my late husband and was a little absent-minded, I hope everyone will forgive me for my lack of manners, Li Sheren, I am sorry."
Everyone was relieved, Li Jingxiu also hurriedly returned the greeting.
This Li Jingxiu was indeed a talented man, when Yang Fan saw him earlier, he was also impressed by his spirit and temperament.
Li Jingxiu's grandfather and father were provincial governors, from a family of officials, but his mother was born poor, even her surname was unknown, she was a servant of the Li family. But this servant was a peerless beauty, to the extent that Li Jingxiu's father was head over heels for her, disregarding her servant status, he forcibly raised her status and took her in as Lady Ru.
Li Jingxiu's mother was so beautiful, naturally his appearance was also extraordinary. Li Junxiu was born with a good appearance, elegant and suave, a man of striking appearance, and also quite talented in literature. Poetry, song, zither, chess, calligraphy and painting, there was nothing he did not know. Therefore, after only a few years in Jingdou, he was regarded as the most elegant person of the present age.
In Yang Fan's view, among all the people he had seen before, only Lai Junchen's beauty could compare. Zhang Changzong, of Zhang, Zhang, Liu, Liu1. Liu, Liu1. However, Zhang Changzong was a feminine beauty. Only Wu Zetian, who had a strong personality and had enough of Xue Huaiyi's strong and masculine body, would like him.
Although Li Jingxiu was a scholar, he did not have Yang Fan's masculine and handsome beauty, but he had a quiet scholarly air. In addition, he was nearing thirty. Compared to young men, he had a more mature and charming charm. Perhaps his appearance was different from Zhang Yizhi's father, but they were both free and at ease, the same scholarly air. In terms of poise and temperament, there was not much difference. No wonder Lady Ah Zang was captivated by him.
Hearing his mother mention his deceased father, Zhang Yizhi's eyes also reddened. He quickly comforted his mother and stopped Lady Ah Zang's grief. Only then did everyone welcome Lady Zhang and her son into the fu. When they reached the fu, Old Lady Bai and Lady Bai accompanied Lady Ah Zang to the inner chamber. Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong became the main characters again. Surrounded by everyone, they walked to the Reception Hall.
Zhang Yizhi deliberately put on a courteous attitude. Holding Yang Fan's arm, he said with a smile: "Everyone here is an old friend. General is a new guest. You and I should get to know each other. I ask General to sit with me!"
Yang Fan replied with a smile: "It would be my honor."
Zhang Yizhi pulled Yang Fan to sit with him. He asked with a smile: "I heard that General is training the troops in preparation for His Majesty's inspection. Today's invitation, I was worried that it would affect General's plan. I did not dare to hope that General would really come. I did not expect General to give me face. It is a pleasant surprise! "
Yang Fan said: "Feng Chen is too polite. I am indebted to everyone for treating me as a close friend. This is my great honor."
Zhang Yizhi was very satisfied with his attitude. He added: "The Saint has not had a great inspection since his ascension. General Yang's suggestion is very much to the Saint's liking. The Saint is very interested in this. If it were not for the fact that the entire army inspection will take at least three to five days, and the Saint is busy with state affairs and has no time to spare, I am afraid this inspection will not be just a matter of a thousand riders. "
Yang Fan naturally hoped that Wu Zetian would pay attention to the inspection. However, if it was really a great inspection of the entire imperial army, a thousand riders would be submerged in the thousands of soldiers. Even if they performed well, the impression they left in the Emperor's heart would be worlds apart. Therefore, he was secretly glad that Wu Zetian was old and could not afford to make trouble.
Zhang Yizhi finished speaking and asked with concern: "I wonder how the thousand riders are doing? Will General leaving the camp to attend the banquet affect the drill? If it affects the grand ceremony, then this Zhang's sin will be great. "
Yang Fan said: "Feng Chen's order is to be at ease. The drill has rules to follow. All the officers and soldiers will do the drill according to the rules. Moreover, the army is under the care of the Chief Censor and the Wulang General. It is not urgent for me to leave for a while."
Zhang Yizhi said: "Oh! I heard that Lu Maofeng has also been transferred to the thousand riders. He is Zhang's good friend. If there is anything inappropriate in the thousand riders, I hope General Yang can forgive me for my sake. "
Yang Fan said: "Feng Chen's order is not to say this. General Lu is good at both literature and martial arts and is Yang's right-hand man. After General Lu arrived, he has been of great help to Yang's army. Currently, he is mainly responsible for the drill. When the inspection comes, he will also be the reviewing officer. Chief Censor Xu and Wulang General Lu are now Yang's right-hand men. "
Zhang Yizhi was very clear that Lu Maofeng held an important position in the military drill. He did not think that Lu Maofeng was highly regarded by Yang Fan because he had his own strong points. He thought that Yang Fan was deliberately showing goodwill to him. Now that he had personally heard Yang Fan say that he was relying on Lu Maofeng as his right-hand man, he could not help laughing out loud.
He really wanted to rope in Yang Fan and make him his right-hand man. This would be an important step for him to intervene in the army. However, the thousand riders were too important, and others did not dare to intervene. Although he was highly regarded by the Empress, and the Empress did not suspect him, it was not good to be too explicit.
Moreover, he was clear that Yang Fan had a close relationship with Princess Taiping and Wu Sansi's families. Now that Yang Fan could show goodwill to him, it was a great improvement. There was still a long way to go, and he needed to slowly plot. He also needed to observe Yang Fan slowly. If Yang Fan could not wait to show his loyalty to him now, he also did not dare to trust him.
Yang Fan was clear about Zhang Yizhi's plan. He was close to Zhang Yizhi and showed goodwill. He was not worried that Taiping would misunderstand. As for Wu Sansi's side, he was just pretending to be courteous. Even if he lost Wu Sansi's complete trust, as long as the other side felt that he could still be won over and did not have the heart to deal with him, then the benefits from Zhang Yizhi's side would be enough to make up for the other side's loss.
Moreover, now Wu Yizong was repeatedly making things difficult for him for unknown reasons. Wu Sansi did not want to take strict measures against his cousin who had a lot of troops. In the process, he did not resolutely protect Yang Fan. If Yang Fan made some appropriate moves to get close to Zhang Yizhi, it could also increase Wu Sansi's sense of crisis. It would make him think that this was caused by Wu Yizong's unfriendliness. It could be said to be killing two birds with one stone.
He could not really rely on Er Zhang. Not only because of his political ideals, but even if he only planned for his personal future, relying on the two domineering gigolos to please the Empress, it could not be compared to the deep foundation of Li Tang's royal family in the common people and the painstaking efforts of the Wu Family for more than 20 years. Those who relied on Er Zhang for luck were all short-sighted people.
However, although Er Zhang's power lacked a foundation, he was the most popular one at the moment and could not be offended. It was impossible for Yang Fan to sincerely rely on Er Zhang. It was necessary to make appropriate moves to gain Er Zhang's trust and support. Therefore, before Yang Fan came to the Bai Residence, he was thinking about how to express goodwill to Er Zhang. At this time, seeing Zhang Yizhi's enthusiasm for the military review, he suddenly had an idea.
Yang Fan glanced at the Bai Brothers and the guests who were sitting on the left and right and watching the conversation between the two of them with a smile. He said to Zhang Yizhi, who was laughing loudly, "Speaking of the military review, I have a very interesting idea here. I wonder if Minister Feng Chen and Minister Feng Chen are interested in participating?"
Zhang Yizhi said curiously, "General Yang, what interesting idea do you have? Why don't you tell me!"
Yang Fan whispered a few words to his ear. Zhang Yizhi's eyes suddenly opened and he said happily, "Can it be like this?"
Yang Fan smiled and said, "Why not? It's just that Minister Feng Chen … "
Zhang Yizhi interrupted him and said, "My close friends all call my Xiongdi Wu Lang Liu Lang. I do not regard you as an outsider, I call you Er Lang. You don't have to follow Chen Ling or Chen Cheng and call me Xiongdi anymore."
Yang Fan immediately changed his address and said, "Okay! But Wulang and Liulang will have to work a bit harder in the hot summer … "
Zhang Yizhi said excitedly, "This is nothing. It's worth it to make the Saint laugh. Besides, I am also very interested in this. Liulang will definitely be more interested than me. "
Zhang Changzong was very curious and quickly asked, "What is so interesting?"
Zhang Yizhi laughed and said, "I can't say it, I can't say it in public. You must know, I will tell you in detail when we return to the palace."
Zhang Changzong could not wait to return to the palace. He immediately ran over and squeezed to the other side of Zhang Yizhi and said to him, "Wulang, quickly tell me!"
Zhang Yizhi whispered a few words to him. Zhang Changzong applauded and laughed, "Good, good, good! Erlang is really good, really good idea! This matter has been decided, I must participate! "
Zhang Tongxiu and the others looked at the two of them and could not help but ask with a smile, "What is it that makes Wulang and Liulang so proud?"
Zhang Yizhi smiled like a Buddha. He shook his head and said with a smile, "I can't say it, I can't say it. If I say it, it won't work."
Zhang Changzong also said repeatedly, "Can't say it, can't say it, I won't say it, Wulang won't say it, Erlang won't say it either."
The two of them were so mysterious that everyone was even more curious. But no matter how they urged them, the two of them did not say anything. Bai Yishou smiled and tried to smooth things over, "Alright, alright, Wulang and Liulang are not willing to say it, naturally they have their reasons. On the day of the great review, you and I will ask Wulang and Liulang to say it in front of His Majesty. Won't we all know when we go to the front of the army to watch the performance?"
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