Thief Emperor

Chapter 761 Business is booming
When three people sat together, there were naturally more than just two or three things to discuss. When there were more things to talk about, Li Yun was afraid of omissions, so he asked someone to call Zhang Sui over and asked him to take pen, ink, paper and inkstone to make a simple record.

When the three of them had finished chatting, Li Yun stood up first, stretched his back, and said, "Let's stop here for today's political affairs. General Su will return to Luoyang tomorrow to report, and I have a lot to discuss with him."

He looked at the two people and said with a smile: "If you two have anything else to say, please continue. I'm going to sleep for a while."

The three people present bowed respectfully and said, "Farewell, Your Majesty."

After Li Yun left with his hands behind his back, Yao Zhong looked at Du Qian, bowed his head and said, "Since Mr. Du came, many things that used to give me a headache have been solved. You have really helped a lot."

Here, Yao Zhong has quietly changed his name.

In the past, he always called himself "subordinate" in front of Du Qian, but today he naturally began to call himself a humble official.

Du Qian was a thoughtful man, so he naturally heard the difference. However, this was exactly what he wanted to see, so he waved his hand and said, "I have accomplished nothing in the past few years in the rear of Jinling, and I have not done as much as Prime Minister Yao has done in the front. Prime Minister Yao is too polite."

The two men exchanged a few polite words before Yao Zhong bowed and left.

After Yao Zhong left, Zhang Sui hurried forward and bowed deeply to Du Qian, saying respectfully, "Master."

Du Qian then turned around and looked at him. After sizing him up and down, he shook his head slightly and said, "Although you were young at the beginning, you were rare to be calm, so you were chosen to serve beside the superior. Over the past year or so, it seems that sometimes you still can't keep your composure."

Zhang Sui wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with his head down: "Yes, I have disappointed you, Master."

Du Qian sighed, "Forget it, forget it. You were not chased back to Nanjing by your superior, and you stayed by his side. That's barely acceptable. After all, you are young, so you can learn more in the future."

Zhang Sui lowered his head and smiled bitterly, "I have said the wrong things several times while beside you, Your Excellency. If it weren't for Your Excellency's consideration for the sake of the Master, I would have been driven back to Jinling long ago."

Du Qian just smiled when he heard this. He didn't accept the credit, nor did he deny it. He just said calmly: "I may have to meet some people in Luoyang in the next few days. You should stay with me these few days, watch more, and learn more."

He paused, and continued, "Strive to stay by your superior's side in the future. You must remember that one more day by your superior's side now means one more day of affection in the future."

Mr. Du looked at the young Zhang Sui silently and said slowly: "One more day of affection will bring you a brighter future. Do you understand?"

"Yes Yes."

Zhang Sui responded repeatedly: "It's just Master Xiang, do you want to say hello to the superior?"

"You don't have to tell me. I'll tell my superiors."

"Just follow me."

Zhang Sui took a deep breath, bowed and said: "Whenever I achieve something in the future, I will never forget the kindness you have shown me today!"

Du Qian smiled carefreely: "I don't expect you to repay me for anything, I just feel sorry for your talent, so you can do whatever you want."

After saying this, Mr. Du left with his hands behind his back.

Zhang Sui lowered his head silently. He only raised his head after Mr. Du went far away. He had already made up his mind.

He, Zhang Sui, will definitely be the most determined member of the "Du Party" in the future!
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The next day, in Luoyang city, a house very close to the King of Wu's headquarters was cleaned and a plaque with the words "Du Mansion" was hung on it.

When the King of Wu entered Luoyang, the location of the King of Wu's headquarters was of course the most central area of ​​Luoyang City, which was quite close to the Emperor's Palace in Luoyang City.

Originally, Li Yun could even live directly in the emperor's palace in Luoyang City, but since he was not in a position of power now, he maintained a certain demeanor and did not eat in such an ugly manner. He just lived near the emperor's palace.

The King of Wu's headquarters is very close to the Emperor's palace, so the Du Mansion is naturally not far from the Emperor's palace either. It also has a first-class location in Luoyang city.

In just one night, this mansion in the prime location was renamed and became the Du Mansion of the Du family, and will become the Du family's property in the future.

Early in the morning, Zhang Sui saw with his own eyes the signboard with the words "Du Mansion" hanging on the gate of the mansion. Looking at the golden plaque with the two words, Zhang Sui was a little dazed, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a long while, he came to his senses and began to direct: "It's hanging too far, a little to the left, a little to the left."

The craftsman who was climbing the ladder to hang the plaque immediately did as he was told and straightened the plaque. Then he turned to look at Zhang Sui and asked, "Mr. Zhang, is it straightened?"

Zhang Sui took a look and was about to speak when a voice with a distinct Central Plains accent came from behind him: "Excuse me, is this the home of Prime Minister Du?"

Zhang Sui looked back and saw a middle-aged man in plain clothes standing behind him. He looked at the man and said, "This is indeed the residence of my mentor. Who are you?"

"So he is Mr. Du's disciple."

The middle-aged man hurriedly bowed and said with a smile, "Excuse me, my dear."

"My surname is Zheng, my given name is Yao. I heard that Mr. Du moved here, so I came to ask for an audience."

Zhang Sui was startled for a moment, then he said with emotion: "My master has indeed moved. Your Excellency is really well-informed."

"I can't say I'm well-informed, but I do have a few friends."

The middle-aged man named Zheng Yao smiled and handed over his name card. Then he took out a wooden box from his sleeve and handed it to Zhang Sui. He said, "It's a disrespect for our first meeting, but may I ask your name, young sir?" Zhang Sui subconsciously waved his hand to refuse. Zheng Yao smiled and said, "It's not a valuable thing, just a pen. We like it, so I'm giving it to you, young sir."

After saying that, he opened the box, and saw a brush lying in the small wooden box. The pen body was straight, the tip was full and curved, and it was faintly purple.

Purple hair brush.

Zhang Sui took a deep breath and waved his hand, saying, "My last name is Zhang Sui. I dare not accept this. My master has just moved into this house. I will take you to see my master."

Zheng Yao did not force it. He put the wooden box into his sleeve and bowed his head slightly: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang."

After that, he followed Zhang Sui into the Du Mansion and soon arrived at the main hall. Du Qian was sitting in the main hall drinking tea. When Zheng Yao was led to the main hall, he saw Du Qian from a distance. He walked up quickly and said with a smile, "Shiyilang, do you still recognize me?"

Du Qian put down the teacup in his hand, stood up, looked at Zheng Yao, then bowed and smiled, "It turns out to be the eldest brother of the Zheng family. Why are you here?"

Zheng Yao, the eldest son of this generation of the Zheng family.

There were many intermarriages between the major families, and the Du family and the Zheng family also intermarried, so there were also generations. Du Qian was of a high generation, and Zheng Hao was of the same generation as Zheng Yao.

The two had met before, but not often, only two or three times, both many years ago.

Moreover, when they met before, Zheng Yao didn't take Du Qian seriously.

Zheng Yao looked at Du Qian and bowed politely: "I am Zheng Yao, a commoner, and I pay my respects to Lord Du."

First reminiscing about the past, then paying respects, the eldest son of the Zheng family has a unique demeanor.

Du Qian helped him up and said with a smile: "Brother Shi, you are slapping me in the face by doing this. Please stand up quickly, please stand up quickly."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Sui and said with a smile, "Hurry up and serve tea to the distinguished guest."

Zhang Sui immediately lowered his head and went downstairs to make tea.

Du Qian pulled Zheng Yao to sit down, and soon the two began talking and laughing.

After a while, Zheng Yao couldn't laugh anymore, but he still forced a smile and chatted with Du Qian.

After Zhang Sui served the tea, he went to the door to greet the guests. Soon, another person came up and started chatting with him.

"Excuse me, is this the residence of Lord Du?"

"Family Yang, requesting to see Mr. Du."

"Mrs. Cui wants to see Mr. Du..."

Zhang Sui was a smart man, and he remembered almost all of these people in his mind.

In just one day, at least eight or nine families came to visit his teacher!

This made Zhang Sui a little confused.

He knew better than anyone that his teacher had only been in Luoyang for a few days, and had only been here today!
So many people came in just one day!

My master is truly...powerful.

Or…

The fact that Jiangdong has taken over the Central Plains is already known to everyone!
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While the business of the Du Mansion was in full swing, Su Sheng was also in the King Wu's headquarters, talking to Li Yun.

Li Yun handed some messages to Su Sheng and said silently, "Brother, please take a look."

Su Sheng took it and looked at it briefly. His expression became a little strange. He whispered, "Go up, Fan Yang..."

Li Yun rubbed his temple and said slowly: "This is the news I received two days ago. The Fanyang Army has now been divided into two, and General Xiao is very abnormal now."

Mr. Li sneered and said, "The main force of the Fanyang Army has actually abandoned Youyan!"

Su Sheng also frowned. He looked down at the document, then looked up at Li Yun and said in a deep voice, "Master, please tell me what to do!"

"I haven't figured out what to do yet, so I have to discuss this with my brother."

"Brother thinks..."

"What should I do?"

(End of this chapter)