Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

In Zhejiang, everyone naturally knew that Cheng Yan was coming early and made preparations in advance.Cheng Yan occupies an important position and is a popular figure in front of Emperor Jingfeng. He came to Zhejiang this time to commend the officials for their remarkable achievements in resisting the Japanese. In fact, he came to the local area to inspect and supervise, and should not be treated lightly.

Counting the days, Cheng Yan was almost here, and Mei Feng led a group of officials to greet him at Hangzhou Mansion.

When he thought that he would see Cheng Yan soon, Gu Yunji took a deep breath and calmed down his excitement a little.

It has been five years since he left Beijing and was transferred to Xuzhou Prefecture. He and Cheng Yan have never seen each other again. Although they have kept in touch and communicated frequently during this period, they are still different.

Gu Yunji was far away in Zhejiang and had heard about things in the capital. He heard a lot about Cheng Yan.

Some people say that he is very popular with the emperor and deeply trusted by Emperor Jingfeng; some say that he has outstanding abilities, is well-organized in doing things, and has outstanding political achievements, and will join the cabinet sooner or later; others say that he is tactful and decent in dealing with things, and he can deal with many forces. Ziru, no one offends anyone, but no one has close friendship.

Gu Yunji felt a little unbelievable after listening to each one.

It’s just that he has outstanding abilities and outstanding political achievements, but he actually calls Cheng Yan tactful?Cheng Yan?he!That Cheng Yan, who had just passed the Jinshi examination, refused all outsiders, never left the house every day, and hated all unnecessary social interactions, could he actually become more ingratiating and tactful?
Gu Yunji suddenly felt weird.

What exactly has Cheng Yan gone through to make him like this step by step?Or to put it another way, what does he want to do when he becomes like this?
When he thought that he would soon see his friends whom he had not seen for many years, Su Qi next to him sighed: "It's been five years... Yunji, it's been five years! Time flies so fast... The three of us were together in Lu The days when I was studying at Xi Academy, now I think about it, it feels like yesterday."

"At that time, we were young and frivolous, and our ideas were naive. We said that we would become officials together in the future. What happened? I was a military general guarding the border and was on the border all year round; you became a local official and were transferred all over the world; Cheng Yan, on the other hand, He is stable and has always been in the capital. It's a pity that no matter how stable he is, we still can't meet him."

Thinking of the current positions of the three of them, a subtle emotion spread in Su Qi's heart, and he couldn't help but smile: "Who would have thought that that boring gourd Cheng Yan is now the most powerful among the three of us. "

"A doctor in the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, in charge of promotion and transfer of officials... Such an important position, even the most powerful officials have to smile when they see him. As his friends, you and I don't know how much of his glory we have secretly inherited. , it’s rare to see each other again this time, so we have to get together properly.”

Recalling Cheng Yan's instructions in the letter in advance, Gu Yunji reminded Su Qi: "That's what I said, but Cheng Yan is on a business trip after all. He is now a popular person around His Majesty. I don't know how many people are staring at him. A little bit. Mistakes and omissions may be magnified.”

"In public, it's best for us to have a business-like relationship with him. Even if we act a little distant, it's okay. If you have anything to say, we'll talk about it in private. You can keep it to yourself later."

Su Qi had an expression that reminded me of this: "Even though I, Su Qi, am a military general, my thoughts are not as clear-cut as your civil servants, but I am not a fool. I still understand what I should do to be good for you, me and Cheng Yan." of."

Just as he was talking, a large official ship slowly approached the crowd and finally anchored at the pier.

All kinds of entourage and official servants got off the ship first. After briefly clearing the place, Cheng Yan, who was dressed in a crimson official uniform, got off the ship slowly.

Upon seeing this, Mei Feng immediately went up to greet him with a smile on his face: "Master Cheng, I'm glad to meet you. It's been a long journey, Master Cheng. Thank you for your hard work."

Cheng Yan also smiled and returned the gift with a very kind attitude: "I guess this is Governor Mei Fengmei? I have heard many stories about you in the capital, and when I saw you today, you are indeed extraordinary. There is such a Governor Mei. With Dongliang in charge of Zhejiang, why should the Southeast be worried? Why should our Daxia sea trade not be prosperous?"

"Master Cheng has won many awards..."

"Master Cheng! Do you still remember me?" The two were chatting when Su Qi interrupted with a loud voice and looked at Cheng Yan with a suppressed smile.

Cheng Yan instantly understood what he meant, and followed his words and said deliberately: "Why can't you remember? Isn't this the famous Duke Ding, General Su Qisu? Duke Guo, your majesty asked me to ask you, what is Jiangnan?" Is the drizzle more comfortable in China or the windy sand in northern Xinjiang?"

"The gentle water town in the south of the Yangtze River, the drizzle is like the breeze, fine and moist, which is much better than the sand in northern Xinjiang." Su Qi answered seriously, then suddenly changed the subject, "But as military generals, how can we blindly pursue comfort? ?Whether it’s Jiangnan or Northern Xinjiang, in my opinion, it’s most comfortable to make great achievements and be sealed as a wolf and live in Xu!”

Everyone laughed immediately when they heard this.

Cheng Yan, who was surrounded by people in the middle, was dressed in an upright official uniform, with a tall and straight posture, and his movements were calm and confident.Gu Yunji watched him chatting with others with ease, his heart was enveloped by an unknown emotion, his feet felt like lead, and he suddenly did not dare to step forward.

Cheng Yan noticed something, followed his intuition and looked, and sure enough, his eyes met Gu Yunji's in mid-air.

He smiled, his expression as bright as before: "Master Gu? Long time no see."

Gu Yunji's heart felt light, and all the complicated emotions dissipated instantly, and a smile appeared on his face again: "...Master Cheng, long time no see."

As he said that, he walked forward and looked at Cheng Yan from head to toe. He was half surprised and half sighed: "I haven't seen you for many years. Mr. Cheng is really a completely different person."

Cheng Yan still smiled: "I am not as good as Mr. Gu. I first planted potatoes in the southwest, and then fought against Japanese pirates in the southeast. I was a literary and martial artist. I am famous and well-known in the capital. If you say that I have been reborn, Mr. Gu can't. Just cultivate into a golden body!"

After everyone chatted for a while, Mei Feng said: "This is not the place to talk. Mr. Cheng, please follow me into the city and have a good rest before we talk about official business."

"There's no rush." ​​Cheng Yan waved his hand and refused, "I still have someone I want to introduce to everyone."

As soon as he finished speaking, a young man in extraordinary clothes got off the boat. With a gentle smile on his face, he gave a slight salute to everyone: "I am Zhao Jin, I have met all of you."

"...Zhao Jin?"

Everyone looked at each other and looked at the young man from head to toe, full of doubts in their hearts.

As he looked at it, Gu Yunji always felt that the face of this young man named Zhao Jin was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it.

While Gu Yunji was thinking hard, the young man noticed him first, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why, Master Gu doesn't recognize me anymore?"

Gu Yunji was even more confused and said in shock: "Young master and I have met before?"

The young man smiled heartily: "Hahaha... I've seen it before, of course I've seen it before! Although several years have passed, I can clearly remember Master Gu's teachings at that time. As the saying goes, 'If a person doesn't learn, he doesn't know righteousness'!" ( End of this chapter)