Invincible son

Chapter 243 242 [Competition]

Chaofeng Building, the top floor.

To the east of the hall is a corridor, from which one can overlook the scenery of Xingyang City by leaning on the railing, and downstairs is the Qiujiang Pond full of lotus flowers.As the sky was getting dark, the servants of Qiujiang Building began to set up lanterns by the pool. At the same time, some people drove small boats on the water and hung small and delicate lanterns on the wooden stands prepared in advance.As the lanterns are lit up one by one, the Qiujiang Pond immediately exudes the atmosphere of a water village amid the sound of lights and oars, which has a unique charm in this desolate western region.

Standing in the corridor on the ninth floor and looking down, you can see that the surface of the pool is set off by thousands of lanterns like a river of stars hanging upside down. The blooming lotus and the dim lights complement each other, like stars in the sky, and there is nothing more beautiful than this in the world.

The music of silk and bamboo reverberates in the building, the voice is very soft and soft, and it will not affect the conversation of the distinguished guests.

There are three round tables in the spacious space, with a total of 24 seats.

When Pei Yue came to the ninth floor, he immediately looked at the middle-aged man sitting at the head of the main table.

Xue Tao, the governor of Lingzhou, is also the leading scholar of Baowendian University, and the only governor of the thirteen prefectures in Daliang.

He is 53 years old this year, from Qinzhou Shuanglu family, and ranked second in the palace examination in the seventh year of Zhongzong Jianping.After studying Wei History in the Hanlin Academy for five years, he took the initiative to apply for release from the capital. He started as a Tongzhi of Guangping Mansion in Lingzhou and has been the governor of Lingzhou.This person has been in office for 31 years, except for the first five years in the Hanlin Academy, and the two years in the middle of the short return to Kyoto to serve in the Eastern Mansion, the rest of the time has been spent in the land of Lingzhou, which is unique in Daliang official circles.

He was different from most of the civil servants Pei Yue had seen, not to mention the eagle-eyed wolf-gu Zhixiang, the coldness in Xue Tao's eyes made Pei Yue a little startled just when the two looked at each other.

This person is not like a civil servant, but more like a decisive general.

In fact, this is not difficult to understand. Lingzhou is located on the border, and it is necessary to be on guard against the harassment of Western Wu cavalry at all times.Coupled with the fact that there are four large camps on the long border and Hucheng where heavily troops are stationed, a weak and kind-hearted person will definitely not be able to bear the responsibility of the governor.A military official like Xue Tao, with more than [-] years of experience in governing Lingzhou, is naturally the best candidate for the governor.

Xue Tao was also looking at Pei Yue.

For this young Wu Xun who suddenly became famous, he received a lot of detailed news, more than Pei Yue imagined.

The children of Dingguo, self-reliant, tenacious, fearless, and the most important thing is to make money.

When the imperial guard of honor arrived in Xingyang, the two had a brief meeting.

Xue Tao prided himself on his status, and his attitude towards the two imperial envoys was definitely not enthusiastic, on the contrary, he clearly showed some indifference.

As an imperial envoy, Qin Xu was at a disadvantage. This seemed normal to everyone at the time. After all, he had no achievements in government before and had been teaching in the Imperial College. He would inevitably appear to be a senior official like Xue Tao. vulnerable.

Only Pei Yue's attitude was intriguing, he only followed the official etiquette, and he didn't do anything else to flatter him.

Some people may think that such an attitude is very unwise, because if Pei Yue wants to successfully promote honeycomb coal in Lingzhou, he must never get around Xue Tao, the governor.

"Miss Pei Qin."

"Inspector Xue."

After staring at each other for a long time, Xue Tao finally spoke first.

Since he is the landlord here, he can't do too much, otherwise it will not look good to the court.

Pei Yue also knew this truth, and didn't foolishly think that the other party was bowing his head because of this.

Xue Tao got up slowly, came to stand in front of Pei Yue, and said expressionlessly: "The people below didn't make things difficult for you, did they?"

It's obviously a greeting and caring words, but with such a condescending posture, and the eyes are still indifferent, no one will feel comfortable.Pei Yue is not a saint either, so of course he would not humiliate himself with a humble attitude, so he smiled easily: "Jiu everyone is a beauty with knowledge and wit, so why would you embarrass a martial artist like me?"

Everyone standing behind Xue Tao bowed their heads subconsciously, obviously feeling the spark between the two.

Although Xue Tao is less like a civil servant and more like a general, he has never killed anyone with his own hands. He is different from someone like Pei Yue who has been on the verge of life and death. It feels like a dog biting a hedgehog with nowhere to bite.

No matter how bad he is, he is still an imperial envoy. With this halo, Xue Tao cannot use many methods easily.

"That's very good, let's take a seat." Xue Tao replied lightly, then returned to the main seat and sat down.

Pei Yue raised his eyebrows slightly. The other party seemed to be thunderous and rainy, and they put on such a big battle of the hibiscus banquet, but they skipped it lightly, which didn't make him relax his vigilance.

In fact, according to common sense, as long as the imperial envoy leaves the capital, he is the person with the highest status, and there is absolutely no reason to sit in the second place.

Seeing the eyes of this young dignitary narrowed slightly, Liu Renji, who was standing beside Lingzhou, stepped forward and smiled and said, "My lord, please take a seat."

This can be regarded as relieving the solemn atmosphere for Xue Tao. After all, besides the governor, Liu Renji has the highest official rank here.

Xue Tao didn't realize it, and sipped the tea by himself.

Since Pei Yue came to the Hibiscus Banquet today, he wanted to find out what these people were planning, so he wouldn't turn his face right now.When Liu Renji passed the steps, he smiled calmly and said, "Don't be too polite. I'm a rough man, and I don't know much about etiquette. Please forgive me if there is anything wrong."

The others, including Liu Renji, didn't have the confidence of Xue Tao, after all, they didn't dare to sneer at the imperial envoy, so they could only smile submissively.

At this time, Qin Xu and others who were still on the eighth floor in a daze before also went up to the top floor.

Qin Xu ignored Xue Tao directly, came to stand beside Pei Yue, and stared at Pei Yue with a pair of affectionate eyes, which made people shudder.As for the ten Lingzhou officials and talents behind, they were like eggplants beaten by Shuang at this time, and they were a little afraid when they looked at Pei Yue.

Because Pei Yue went straight up to the ninth floor after writing, even Xue Tao didn't know what happened on the lower floor. However, after seeing the reactions of Qin Xu and others, the governor had a vague guess, and at the same time subconsciously looked up. He glanced at Pei Yue.

Xie Xinci is an oiran who he has spent countless efforts to cultivate, with a very high vision, definitely not the kind of superficial woman who has no experience.

Pei Yue was able to easily pass the test, and now it's such a scene, is this kid really a master who hides his secrets?
Qin Xu stared at Pei Yue as if obsessed, and murmured: "Brother Pei, why have you never heard of such a wonderful poem? Are there any other poems? Don't hide your clumsiness. Show them out for everyone to see." , Guochao cannot be without these good sentences!"

The rest were all a little surprised, did this gentleman just lose his mind and go crazy?

What kind of good poems does Pei Yue know, a military dignitary?

(End of this chapter)