Ancient promotion routine

"Your Highness, did you meet His Royal Highness Princess Yuyang before your Highness came this time?"

"Of course I have." Wei Wang said with a smile: "The princess is my royal sister, so I go back to pay her respects almost every morning, why? Master Zhang wants me to help you deliver a message to Huangjie?"

King Wei's answer made Zhang Yanjin even more speechless. This... such a thick and dark answer really made Zhang Yanjin unable to ask further questions.

"My lord Zhang, I came here just because of your fame. I have heard that you are very talented. The construction of Gongfu Road this time is of great significance. Not only that, I heard that there was a Zhao Guogong at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. A fun story about how hard it is to break the palace with a hammer?”

King Wei laughed.

Zhang Yanjin said indifferently: "Your Highness, these are all rumors, but the construction of the road is of great importance to me. However, Zhao Guogong was just trying to refute everyone's amusement at that time, and he didn't exert his full strength at all."

"That's natural, otherwise, with Zhao Guogong's bravery, no matter how good the road is, he would have smashed it. Fortunately, the Duke has a sense of proportion! He really deserves to be my father's confidant and beloved general."

After King Wei said a few words, both Zhang Yanjin and Li Ying had greatly improved their views on him. They both said that the rumors were unbelievable, but the rumors about King Wei seemed not credible at all!These King Wei who can't catch any cunning at all, there is no one who has been in the officialdom for five or ten years, how can he react so quickly.

At this time, Li Ying said from the side: "Your Highness, it is better to be famous than to meet each other. In the past, I only went in a few times with His Highness from a distance. They all said that His Highness is easy-going. Today, I realized that the rumors are true!"

King Wei said with a smile: "Brother Li was joking. I don't need you to hear less about rumors. After all, they are about myself. It is said that I am shy and cowardly, and my speech and behavior are not elegant. In fact, these rumors are not bad. all fake."

Zhang Yanjin sighed inwardly, this King Wei really hit the snake with a stick, and now he even called his elder brother.

Li Ying and Zhang Yanjin looked at each other and could see each other's headache.

"Looking like you don't know about Li Ying and Zhang Yanjin, the so-called groundless rumor means that as long as there is such a rumor, there must be a source." Wei Wang continued.

"Actually, I know the origin of this rumor. About four or five years ago, my fifth brother, Zhao Wang, and I went to Jade Renfang with Zhao Wang. The two of you, Mo Xiao, did go to Jade Renfang to find a girl. , It sounds absurd, but it is true. I was young at the time, and I didn’t know that this trip was a bit reckless. Anyway, I went in a daze.”

Zhang Yanjin frowned and said, "Your Highness King Wei wants to say that the rumors about being shy come from here?"

"That's right," Wei Wang said with a faint smile: "I was excited when I went there, but when I arrived at Jade Man Square, I was a little dumbfounded. I blushed and my heart beat when I saw the beautiful girls. The origin of these rumors, but later they became more and more evil, so I just listened to them and laughed, not taking it seriously."

"Your Highness is merciful!" Zhang Yanjin changed his face after finishing speaking, and said seriously: "His Royal Highness, seeing you today has greatly changed your impression. However, I still have one thing I want to clarify with Your Highness."

King Wei's heart skipped a beat, and he sighed, "I'm all ears."

"Your Highness is not to be blamed, but I, Zhang, have expected your Highness to come this time." Zhang Yanjin said lightly, "Your Highness must have come from Princess Yuyang. You should know that I just talked to Princess today."

"Well," King Wei said sincerely, "Sister Huang mentioned Mr. Zhang to me repeatedly, and said that Mr. Zhang is not only talented but also loyal to me, Da Wei. Only in this way, I have a serious problem." See Master Zhang's thoughts."

"Since that's the case, let me just say that Zhang Yanjin is a person who gets by and is not good at planning for the future. Therefore, Zhang Yanjin's future and reputation are all determined by God's will. Your Highness and Princess don't need to persuade you."

"I knew Mr. Zhang would say something like this," Wei Wang said solemnly: "But in many cases, plans are made early rather than planned. Among us princes, Mr. Zhang must be the strangest to me. Let me talk about it first." That fifth brother, that is, the king of Zhao who went to Yurenfang with me, Mr. Zhang should be clear about my fifth brother's temper. Because of his relatives, he has disturbed Miss Li many times, this matter... Mr. Zhang knows."

"It's true." Zhang Yanjin nodded.Of course he knew, but Zhao Guogong's mansion also did a very good job. Once they found King Zhao, they never let him out of the front hall. Chu Chigong even scolded him. Afterwards, Chu Chigong secretly talked to him.

"Since there is such a thing, then I have to say one more thing. Mr. Zhang can resign himself to fate, but presumably Mr. Zhang's fiancée is not easy to resign himself to fate. If one day..."

Zhang Yanjin frowned gradually when she heard King Wei's words up to this point.

"Of course this is just an idea, but for some things, it's just an idea of ​​the future." King Wei said with a sigh.

At this time, even Li Ying who was standing beside him could hear the key point of the problem, but he had never really discussed the related topic with Zhang Yanjin, and he didn't know what Zhang Yanjin was thinking, so it was inconvenient for him to be Zhang Yanjin's absolute ally. say.

"What King Wei said makes sense, but..."

"Master Zhang, don't rush to draw conclusions." King Wei continued to laugh and said, "I'm talking about my fourth brother, King Jin, and my fourth brother's temper. Master Zhang doesn't know much about it, but there is one thing that is very famous, and almost everyone knows it well." , the fourth brother has a very happy relationship with the eldest son of Rui Guogong, and he is also deeply liked by Rui Guogong."

When Zhang Yanjin heard this, King Wei was really caring. No wonder he would be the winner in the future. He didn't know that compared to King Zhao, he was more bored with King Wei. After all, in history, Li Rongniang was defeated by King Zhao. After she was sent out, she became a monk and got together with this King Wei, who was still the prince at that time.

If King Wei's words were told to anyone else this time, he would probably be moved by him, but Zhang Yanjin knew that the person who really put on a pair of pants with Duke Rui was precisely the Wei who was talking in front of his eyes. king.

Duke Rui is his enemy, plus Li Rongniang's factor and Princess Yuyang's former enemy, Zhang Yanjin never thought of helping King Wei.

As for the future, Zhang Yanjin has changed a lot now, even Li Rongniang also likes him, and he will definitely be supported by Duke Rui's power to fight against the family in the future. At that time, who knows for sure, it will still be the original history.

There are still more than ten years before the death of the current Emperor Sheng Yuan, standing in line now, isn't it courting death?

He was even more determined that he could not participate in the struggle of any side to gain confidence. As for the future... the important ministers who are often in power can affect the emperor's decision-making on the throne. At that time, if the three adult princes are not suitable for him For his own interests, he really doesn't mind training from a younger prince.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yanjin's way forward seems to be very clear.

"His Royal Highness King Wei has to think about it," Zhang Yanjin said lightly: "However, I still need to think carefully about the outcome."

"Of course, I didn't come here this time to force Mr. Zhang to make a decision. I just wanted to make friends with the two elder brothers."

"Well, then, His Highness will move to the private room next door, and the three of us will rest when we get drunk." Li Ying said quickly when he saw that the two of them had reached a point in their conversation.

"Okay, since that's the case, I'd rather be respectful than obedient!"

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It was late at night, but the palace was brightly lit.

"Old Qi, how do you feel when you see Zhang Yanjin this time?" Princess Yuyang looked at King Wei and said lightly.

"Sister Huang, Zhang Yanjin does have some advantages, but he seems to be a bit confused. Now the crown prince is sick and weak, King Zhao has a grudge against him, King Jin has too many talented people around him, only I am young, and there are not many people around me." , but I don’t know why he pushed back and came to my side, but he will be No.1 in the future.”

"Old Qi, what you said is wrong. Now Zhang Yanjin's best backer is not the two of us, but the father. I thought I mentioned in front of the father that I wanted to marry Zhang Yanjin, but he refused. Otherwise, I don't think he would be so evasive."

"Oh? Sister Huang is saying that Zhang Yanjin is afraid that you will bear a grudge against him for refusing to marry, so that's why she doesn't want to join forces with us?"

"Everything is speculation now. According to my analysis, Zhang Yanjin must be worried that if I get married, it will lead to a sudden change in form!"

Princess Yuyang took a sip of tea and said.

"Then I don't understand even more. Miss Huang is so beautiful, and her wit is even more extraordinary. If you join forces with him, why worry about a major failure, why Zhang Yanjin refuses again? It's really unbelievable!"

Princess Yuyang's complexion became very dark, and she murmured: "Perhaps, this should be my biggest doubt."

King Wei saw that Yuyang's face had turned extremely pale, and he said quickly: "Ahem, sister Huang, everyone has their own ambitions. This Zhang Yanjin is indeed a bit out of touch, but sister Huang, don't worry about it."

Yuyang heard this, and gave King Wei a blank look: "You boy, you still care about the emperor's sister, alas, but what can I do if I care, if I say that at the beginning, I was just on a whim, but now it's good, but I feel that apart from Zhang Yanjin, no man in the world is good enough for me."

When King Wei heard what Princess Yuyang said, he closed his mouth wisely.

Just after sending King Wei away and returning to the mansion, Zhang Yanjin received another message.

"Who are attending this banquet?"Zhang Yanjin was holding a post from Prince Jin's Mansion in his hand, and the quiet days seemed to be gone.

Jin Wang is not familiar with himself on weekdays. It seems that the wind has been blowing a bit recently, and his actions have attracted the attention of so many princes one after another.

This is not a good phenomenon for Zhang Yanjin.

"Master Hui, most of them are noble sons of the royal family in the capital, and it is said that they are all personal friends of King Jin."

Redford answered from the side.

"Oh? Is it a private banquet?" Zhang Yanjin asked herself and answered, but did not notice Ruifu's expression.This time, Ruifu asked the boy who sent the post to find out that the banquet held by King Jin was not a formal banquet, but a gathering of personal friends.

His master has always had his own ideas, and he can still make fun of other things, but Ruifu dare not speculate on this matter.

Zhang Yanjin sighed a little, the King of Jin and himself were only two-sided, and such a formal post was made at this private banquet, which put him in a dilemma.

For Yu Gong, he has been in the limelight for a while. First, Princess Yuyang and King Wei detected him first, and the emperor must have seen clearly the actions here.Although I have no two minds, the king's mind is unpredictable.Moreover, Jin Wang is deeply loved by the emperor. If he avoids suspicion too much, it would mean that there is no silver 300 taels here.

In private, King Jin was busy with introducing himself. Although the polo match was premeditated by himself, it was so smooth because of King Jin's help and introduction.

However, King Wei himself hadn't been able to avoid it before, and Princess Yuyang even set up a situation to make him have to touch it.The previous two people had already let Zhang Yanjin know that the people in the royal family were not as pampered and pampered as others thought, and there were still many twists and turns in his mind.

You can hide from the first day of the junior high school, but you can't hide from the fifteenth day.Moreover, the King of Jin is known for his enthusiasm in Beijing, and he especially likes to make friends. This banquet is probably held under this pretext.

You must know that under the emperor's feet, the most taboo thing is the collusion and wooing of the powerful and powerful. As a son of the royal family, King Jin should have tabooed these things even more, but this King Jin dared to post openly and squarely, which shows the status and conduct of King Jin in the hearts of the Emperor. s method.

"Rui Fu, you go ask the manager to prepare the vehicle, and we will go to the Jin Palace to have a banquet in the evening."

After figuring out the joints, Zhang Yanjin closed the post and ordered.

"yes".Originally, Ruifu saw his master's serious expression, but he was still a little worried, but this time he heard the order, as if he had found a target, he rushed out to prepare.

"This Ruifu..." Zhang Yanjin shook his head helplessly.

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King Jin's mansion was already full of singing and dancing, and the servants in the mansion informed King Jin of the news that Zhang Yanjin had agreed to attend the banquet.

King Jin pointed at his friend and teased, "Didn't you say that Zhang Yanjin doesn't like to make friends with powerful people, and doesn't like to go to banquets? You can't escape these three cups."

"Prince Jin has the same demeanor, and Zhang Yanjin is also a hero among men. Zhang Yanjin will definitely not dare to refuse this banquet at the Prince Jin's residence."

Those who were persuaded to drink didn't care, they drank three cups without dragging their feet in the slightest, and all the people sitting there were regular customers of Prince Jin's mansion, so they naturally knew what kind of character this Prince Jin had.

Few of the fun-loving young masters in the capital mansion have never been to Prince Jin's mansion. King Jin's banquet is a well-known gathering place for the children of wealthy families.Although they all seem to be dudes, there are also some honest and honest people among them.

King Jin himself gave such an impression.

"I heard that King Wei suffered a lot from Zhang Yanjin."Some started talking.

"A few days ago, King Wei went to Zhang Yanjin's restaurant to apply for a membership card, but Zhang Yanjin refused."

"Yeah, yeah, I've heard that too."

"But later King Wei still became the VIP of the restaurant."

"It must be that King Wei used some tricks."

"That's not necessarily true, maybe Zhang Yanjin didn't intend to refuse at all?"

"There is no wind in the hole, since this word has reached you and me, there must be some reason."

Everyone discussed with each other, without the slightest restraint.

King Jin drank and listened, but he didn't talk to him. Naturally, he had heard about it, but the seventh brother was quick to act, and he probably had a lot to do with Yuyang.

"My lord, Mr. Zhang has arrived at the door."

The young servant whispered in King Jin's ear.

King Jin got up and put down his wine glass, waved to the people who were discussing enthusiastically: "Master Zhang is at the door, if you are really interested in what happened that day, why not ask Master Zhang face to face?" "

After speaking, it doesn't matter what the reaction of everyone is, just take the lead and walk forward.

All the sons and daughters of the capital, you look at me and I look at you, with uncertain expressions on your faces. What King Jin said tonight is the same as usual, but the tone and actions are not in line.

Everyone has been in the aristocratic circle of the capital for a long time, so they naturally know that it is enough to say a few words behind their backs, and it is really a fool's job to displease people in person.

What's more, Zhang Yanjin is in the limelight now, and she is also favored in front of the Holy Master, but no one dares to go up and ask for that dislike.

King Jin took the lead to greet him, which further showed that the host and guest of tonight's banquet was none other than Zhang Yanjin.

The young master of the process who was present was already familiar with Zhang Yanjin's name. Zhang Yanjin did so many things to please the people, and he was completely slapping the face of these young masters who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun.

But if Zhang Yanjin can win the favor of King Jin, maybe her nature has not changed.

"King Jin." Zhang Yanjin got out of the carriage and bowed his hands in salute.

He didn't expect that King Jin would come to greet him at the door, this ceremony seemed a little too big.

Without waiting for Zhang Yanjin to think about it, lively voices came from behind.

The king of Jin waved his hand and led Zhang Yanjin in, but Zhang Yanjin didn't dare to go any further, so he took two steps back from the king of Jin.

Not deviant and knowing how to measure, it seems that the father's evaluation of this person confirms this person's behavior.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Yanjin looked at the young masters who were laughing loudly in front of them, all of them looked like peach blossoms, it seemed that they had drunk a lot.

"Hi everyone."

Zhang Yanjin was not familiar with these people, and some of them had never even met before. He returned a gift of making friends, and walked past them calmly.

Everyone's eyes were still on Zhang Yanjin, but due to the presence of King Jin, no one dared to go up to greet him more, which saved Zhang Yanjin's trouble.

Being viewed as a rare animal in the zoo, Zhang Yanjin was not annoyed, she still had a normal face.

On the contrary, King Jin's actions made Zhang Yanjin puzzled. This banquet looked like an ordinary gathering, and there were no high-ranking officials to attend.

But from the moment he entered the door to the present, King Jin definitely had his heart set on the act of going out to greet him.

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"Master Zhang is free to do so."King Jin was still the first to sit down and led the crowd back into the table.

"Thank you, my lord!" Zhang Yanjin was not stage-frightened either. Since King Jin gave him the seat on the left, he must not be free to choose.

It's not like Zhang Yanjin used to gather with friends at will, but to follow the wishes of the superiors according to their dignity and status.

Originally, everyone was interested in watching the excitement, but when they saw Zhang Yanjin sitting down beside King Jin, they slowly put away their jokes and warmed up with Zhang Yanjin.

All those present were friends and confidants of King Jin, and naturally they all put King Jin's preferences first.

"I heard that Mr. Zhang has bought a lot of new gadgets recently, but let me feast my eyes."

The one who spoke was a young man on the right side of King Jin. He looked young, but his appearance was upright, giving people a feeling of youth and maturity.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Zhang's restaurant is also flourishing."

"Master Zhang's cement road is invulnerable. I heard that Zhao Guogong's divine power didn't damage the ground."

Zhang Yanjin originally wanted to explain, but seeing the heated discussions among these young masters, it was really not good to disturb everyone's interest. Anyway, these are rumors that have already spread, and it doesn't matter if they are spread again.

"What does Master Zhang think?"King Jin saw that the time was almost up, and opened the scene for Zhang Yanjin.

Zhang Yanjin's character is indeed much calmer, not as angry as he was in betting and fighting before. Could it be that he has changed so much because he has achieved something.

King Jin looked at everyone with a smile on his face, and seemed to be quite interested in the waves that Zhang Yanjin's actions had caused in the capital.

But Zhang Yanjin is not a person who likes to join in the fun, and he came to this banquet today just to repay the kindness of King Jin.As for the scene where everyone pretended to praise but was actually ignored, Zhang Yanjin didn't take it to heart at all.