Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1326 Condolences
The heavy rain poured down, and the big raindrops fell on the long street, flying and splashing, and then gathered into a stream. The entire Chang'an City was shrouded in the rain curtain, and the misty rain was swaying.

The carriage arrived outside Dou's house, and there were already many carriages gathered on the street, and they stopped for a while.

As soon as Fang Jun got out of the car under the umbrella held up by the servants, Dou's family members held up umbrellas to pick him up.Fang Jun raised his head and met the eyes of the person holding the umbrella, he was completely astonished for a moment.

The corner of Fang Jun's mouth twitched, "Brother Dou Shi, long time no see."

Dou Dewei's cheeks twisted for a while, startled and angry, but he could only bear it, and said dryly: "Long time no see..."

There is no way, the coercion that Fang Jun brought to him is too great. It is not a very good memory to recall that both of my brothers were tortured horribly by this mallet, resulting in a great loss of reputation.It's just that the Dou family is holding a funeral right now, and people come to offer their condolences. Dou Dewei doesn't dare to provoke Fang Jun too much.

What's more, he didn't dare to...

Naturally, Fang Jun would not trouble Dou Dewei at this moment, he nodded slightly at Dou Dewei, and entered the wide-open mansion door with him under the umbrella.

After entering the gate, others came to greet him. Dou Dewei turned around and stepped into the rain again. His task today is to welcome visitors outside the gate of the mansion.

Fang Jun raised his eyes and saw that the whole mansion was completely deserted, with white flags everywhere.

The Dou family is a large family, and they also settled in Chang'an with multiple families. Dou Jing actually belongs to a partial branch, which is not the same as Dou Shaoxuan.But such funerals naturally come from the whole family, and Dou Jing's seniority is not low, and she can often see famous figures in the Dou family going in and out.

Accompanied by another child of the Dou family, Fang Jun rushed to the mourning hall to kowtow and offer incense.Fang Jun's seniority is not high, but this time he came to express condolences on behalf of Fang Xuanling. Although he had old grievances with many children of the Dou family, no one dared to ignore him.

Besides, who would dare to be negligent and contemptuous of the dignified Jing Zhaoyin and the emperor's son-in-law?
Dou Jing's eldest son came to entertain him in person. He was a scribe with clear eyebrows, and his face was full of sorrow.

Fang Jun said: "The deceased has passed away, and my condolences have changed. My father should have come to express his condolences in person, but recently he had an accidental cold and was ill in bed, unable to walk, so he had to be replaced by his younger brother to present a pillar for Uncle Dou." Fragrance, two elegiac couplets, I hope Brother Shi will forgive me."

Dou Jing's eldest son shook his head slightly, and said in a calm tone: "Erlang has seen someone else. My father and Fang Xiang have known each other for many years. How could he care about this common gift? Fang Xiang is not young, and his health is important. If he comes to condolences in the rain As a result, the illness worsened, how can the Dou family feel at ease? Please also ask Erlang to send his greetings when he returns home. The Tang Dynasty cannot be separated from the Fangxiang, and His Majesty cannot be separated from the Fangxiang, and the people all over the world cannot be separated from the Fangxiang. Take care of your body and live well.”

Fang Jun nodded slightly, thanking him sincerely.

The two said a few words of politeness, Dou Jing's eldest son left and went to entertain the guests, while his own servant took Fang Jun to a courtyard not far from the mourning hall to rest for a while.

Fang Jun was about to take a step when he saw Li Xiaogong in a soap-colored robe hurrying towards him, followed by his second son Li Hui.Fang Jun stopped in his tracks, wanting to go to Kuanyuan together after Li Xiaogong offered his condolences.

The rain continued unabated, and the white flags erected by Dou's family were limply clinging to the bamboo poles. The sound of the rain could no longer cover up the heart-piercing cries.As for how much sincerity and how much fakeness are in these cries, outsiders don't know...

When Li Xiaogong came out, he saw Fang Junhou waiting for him outside the door, he walked up to him and nodded, and said: "My king is not feeling well, so I won't stay here any longer. I will go back to the mansion first and ask the imperial doctor for a pulse diagnosis, and let the dog Take my place here. It’s just that this kid’s eyes are high and his hands are low, so it’s inevitable that his words and deeds will embarrass him, so I ask Erlang to take care of him.”

Fang Jun hurriedly said: "My brother, why do you need to be polite? The king of the county should take care of himself."

Li Xiaogong nodded, the place and the atmosphere were not suitable for conversation, so he said lightly: "After two days when there is nothing to do, then go to the mansion to discuss the "Nongshu" in detail."

"Here."

Fang Jun responded, bowed to send Li Xiaogong off, and then turned around to greet Li Hui: "Let's go to the courtyard to rest, staying here is a bit of a hindrance."

Li Hui was noncommittal, with a strange expression on his face...

He is a few years older than Fang Jun, and he has always been the best among his peers. His elder brother is thick and dull, and his lively personality is obviously more loved by his father, which makes him quite conceited in his personality.But what did father say just now?
Let Fang Jun take care of himself...

Why!
Li Hui and Fang Jun had no enmity, on the contrary, they had a good impression of each other when they met for the first time, but because of Li Xiaogong's words, Li Hui had a rebellious mentality.

He, Fang Jun, just married a princess and was favored by the emperor, and Fang Xuanling, the prime minister, was behind him to help him get into the position of Jing Zhaoyin. What is there to be arrogant about?It is true that Fang Jun's talent is indeed the best in the Tang Dynasty, but it is not enough to allow him to "look after" him, right?
Li Hui was unhappy in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface at all, he just secretly cheered in his heart. In the future, everyone will know that the Erlang of a certain Hejian county prince's mansion is definitely no worse than the Fang family's Erlang...

The servants of Dou's family held up umbrellas and escorted the two of them to the Kua courtyard not far away. There were already many people in the courtyard, obviously all guests who came to express their condolences were temporarily placed here.

The Dou family is a descendant family, and Dou Jing has a lot of experience and connections, so most of the people who came to mourn were big shots from the court and China.

Fang Jun and Li Hui entered the main hall of the courtyard, Li Hui raised his eyes and turned his mouth slightly...

"Hey, when did Uncle Jiang Xia arrive? My nephew wants to go to the mansion to ask for advice, and I don't want to see you again."

There were a lot of people in the main hall, gathering in twos and threes, talking in low voices.In the Dou family's funeral, it's not appropriate to talk and laugh, so the hall is quite quiet with whispers.

Li Hui caught sight of Li Daozong, King of Jiangxia who was present, and greeted him with a smile.

Li Daozong was talking with an old man in a plain robe and jade belt. Hearing this, he raised his eyes and smiled slightly when he saw Li Hui: "Is my nephew here to express condolences instead of Brother Wang?"

Li Hui replied: "My father just came to express his condolences, but he feels a little unwell, so he returned to the mansion first, and ordered my nephew to stay here for now."

Then, he bowed to the old man beside Li Daozong and said, "My nephew, Li Hui, has met Song Guogong."

This old man is Xiao Yu who is known as the "Leader of Qingliu" in the court!

Xiao Yu smiled warmly, and praised: "The King of Hejian County is a tiger father and a tiger son, and Mr. Xiao Lang is quite like a father. Congratulations."

Li Hui was proud, this is Xiao Yu!It's not easy to get a compliment from him.

Turning his eyes, he said with a smile: "Song Guogong has wrongly praised him, how dare Li Hui do it?"

Then, he turned sideways slightly, raised his hand as a pretense, and gave way to Fang Jun behind him: "Let me introduce to Uncle Wang and Song Guogong. This is the second son of Prime Minister Fang, Jing Zhaoyin Fang Jun."

In his mind, Li Daozong was the invincible commander of the royal family who was also known as his father Li Xiaogong, so he was naturally closer to him; and Xiao Yu had not been in court very much in recent years, and gradually retreated, Fang Jun probably didn't recognize him Xiao Yu's.Besides, as the leader of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, he must have had a lot of trouble with Fang Jun...

Didn't the father let this "stick" take care of him?

Then I will use these two to kill Fang Jun's prestige...

Better than me?
Hehe, at least in terms of connections, you can't compare to me, a son of the royal family...

Fang Jun didn't expect Li Hui's thoughts, stepped forward calmly, and saluted, "I've seen Prince Jiangxia, I've seen Duke Song."

Li Daozong chuckled, got up and took Fang Jun's hand, pulled him to sit next to him, and said with a smile, "I'm not an outsider, why should I be polite? The prime minister's body hasn't recovered yet? Alas, when this person reaches his age, he will inevitably get sick from time to time. He is a child, so he should It is good to take care of you. This king knows that you, Jing Zhaoyin, are busy with affairs, but no matter how busy you are, you can't ignore your loved ones."

He has a good impression of Fang Jun.

Not only because of the similarities between the two, but also because Fang Jun persuaded His Majesty Li Er to call off the marriage with Tubo, which directly eliminated the disaster of his own daughter marrying Tubo... The daughter of the Central Plains royal family, under the embroidery pavilion How could he endure the bitter cold in Tubo?Therefore, Li Daozong was extremely grateful.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a life-saving grace...

(End of this chapter)