Chapter 881 Self-defeating
It doesn’t matter whether Cao Zijian acted out of anger and disregarded the overall situation, or because he was discouraged and acted out of scholarly spirit.
But personally, in the eyes of the world, his behavior can indeed be called magnanimous.
In comparison, Feng Jishi believed that he was talented and only offered one fight to Cao Zhi, which seemed too narrow-minded.
By then this matter will really be spread to the world, and the historical image of Feng Jishi, a man with talent but no virtue, arrogance but no tolerance, will not be able to escape.
Thinking that everyone in the world was laughing at him for being a villain, Governor Feng's face became extremely ugly.
Zhang Xiaosi had a sympathetic connection with her brother-in-law. When she heard Feng Jishi shouting "Oops", and when she thought of the same thing, her face turned even uglier than Feng Jishi's.
Because this matter was proposed by her, and she even did it herself.
The good thing that made him famous all over the world due to his friendship with Cao Zijian, turned into a bad thing because of this operation, but it was still a big bad thing.
The world is changing so fast that it really catches people off guard.
Seeing the distorted face of his brother, Sister-in-law Zhang's expression was horrified, the two of them stared at each other, and Li Yi's heart skipped a beat.
This is... something happened?
As the younger brother, he naturally has to have eyes.
Although he still had something important to tell his brother, looking at the appearance of his brother and Sister Zhang, it was obvious that now was not the time to talk.
At that moment, he quickly left the front hall with the excuse that he was too tired from the journey.
When there were only two people left in the front hall, Governor Feng said solemnly:
“How did you do with that matter?”
Zhang Xiaosi swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "Probably... Liangzhou, in a few days, it will be spread all over the country..."
Feng Ciston felt his eyes darken. For the first time, he felt that high efficiency was not entirely a good thing.
He put his hands on the table and asked tremblingly:
“Where is Guanzhong?”
“We should have arrived at Longguan…”
Feng Jishi couldn't hold on any longer. His body softened and he sat down on the chair. He looked at Zhang Xiaosi with dull eyes: "What should I do?"
“Brother-in-law, don’t panic…”
Why am I not panicking?
At that time, I will be the one who gets poked in the back by everyone in the world, and I will still be the one who will be infamy for thousands of years!
In the past, it didn’t matter how much aristocratic families tried to smear themselves.
Because history will prove everything.
But this time it’s different, it’s really different.
Cao Zhi will be one of the most respected figures among literati for hundreds of years to come.
Of course, if this thing hadn't happened, even if I couldn't surpass Cao Zhi in the literary world, at least I wouldn't be lower than him.
It's just that in front of Cao Zhi's operation, he was so talented that he really lost his character.
I really want to meson this matter. I want to restore the Han family's orthodox Dahan Prime Minister, saying that I must not be angry with the stick, and I ran to Liangzhou to beat me Feng on the spot.
Further a little further, if because of this incident, the latecomer Li Taibai came up with "Penglai article Jian'an Gu, but lamented that the ghost king was in vain for eight fights"...
Governor Feng didn’t dare to think about it any more.
Also, if you have something to do, you can call me brother-in-law, and if you have nothing to do, you can call me Alang?
I thought Xiaosi was telling me not to panic, but she had already made plans.
But when he turned around and saw her appearance, Governor Feng had to persuade her in turn:
“Stop chewing, your fingers will become bald if you keep chewing.”
They all have a bad habit, they like to bite their fingers when they encounter difficulties.
Zhang Xingyi took his thumb out of his mouth, said "oh", and then subconsciously put the other one into his mouth.
Feng Jishi:…
Forget it, the most urgent task at hand is how to minimize the impact of the talent issue.
Feng Yongyong stopped caring about her, took a few deep breaths, and forced himself to calm down.
For a while, the front hall became quiet and the atmosphere was a bit depressing.
This was also the first time since Zhang Xingyi followed Feng Yong that there was a silence and depression between the two, which made her a little overwhelmed.
It just so happened that it was her suggestion that caused this matter.
Looking at Feng Jishishi’s stern face, Zhang Xiaosi was a little concerned but confused, so he subconsciously bit his teeth hard.
Feng Yong, who was deep in thought, heard a whisper in his ear. He raised his head and found Zhang Xingyi shaking his hand.
At the moment he was both angry and funny: "I told you not to bite your finger, but you didn't listen. Does it hurt if you bite it?"
As he spoke, he took her hand and looked at it carefully, and saw that there were many small bite marks on it.
With no fingers to bite, Zhang Xingyi began to bite her lower lip: "Brother-in-law, what should we do now?"
Feng Yong shook his head: "What can we do? What can we do at this moment? The only thing we can do at the moment is to call back the people who were sent out first."
As Feng Yong spoke, he gently blew on Zhang Xingyi’s fingers.
Rumors that are spread are like water that is thrown out. There is no way to take it back.
But at least we can’t add fuel to the fire any more.
Of course, just doing this is not enough.
This is a classic public relations crisis.
Seeing that his Alang actually cared about his fingers under such circumstances, Zhang Xiaosi felt ashamed and angry, and almost burst into tears.
Feng Yong felt warm in his heart when he saw that she was more anxious than he was.
He opened his mouth and comforted him: "There will be a road before the car reaches the mountain. There will always be a way. What are you afraid of?"
Zhang Xingyi was about to cry and said timidly:
“I’m afraid that my sister will beat me to death when she finds out about this…”
Feng Jishi's face stiffened, and he threw Zhang Xiaosi's hand away on the spot!
Sighing with regret, I finally paid the wrong amount...
Just when Xiaosi mentioned General Guan, Feng Yong also frowned a little.
General Guan is now the guardian beast of the Governor's Mansion. He is magnanimous and will not get angry easily.
In other words, for the sake of the child in his belly, General Guan Da is now cultivating himself very much.
“It’s impossible to hide this matter…”
Feng Jishi also felt a headache.
Guan Ji knows about the high talent.
This time the Prime Minister sent Li Yi to **** Cao Zhi's envoy. How could such a big thing be hidden from her?
Now I just hope that the aura of being pregnant for three years can work and temporarily suppress General Guan's IQ.
“If your sister brings this up, I will handle it.”
At this time, Governor Feng could only take matters into his own hands.
Otherwise, it would be a small matter that Zhang Xiaosi could not escape, but it would be a big thing if General Guan Da was emotionally unstable and affected the fetus in his belly.
Zhang Xingyi nodded quickly.
Death is a dead end. It is better to die early than to die late. If you can drag someone into the water, you are the only one.
That's what I thought. Seeing that it was time for dinner, Zhang Xiaosi still had to follow his brother-in-law to the backyard step by step.
Until he saw the smiling face of General Guan Da, who did not look angry at all, Zhang Xingyi felt slightly relieved.
Feng Jishi was much more calm. While Amei and Li Mu were setting up the dishes, he helped Guan Ji sit next to him and asked:
“Xijun, why do you look so happy? But what’s the happy event?”
Upon hearing this, Guan Ji, whose face was filled with joy, glanced at Zhang Xingyi, who was sitting silently in her seat.
Then he fell on his own Alang, and his eyes became a little gloomy:
“Wenxuan came to see me today and told me some things.”
The younger brother came to Liangzhou from Hanzhong, met his elder brother, and then went to greet his elder sister-in-law. The etiquette was very good.
It was just that Governor Feng and his own mistress had something on their mind when they heard this.
Zhang Xiaosi's body had already trembled slightly.
Seeing a look of regret on Governor Feng's face, he quickly ordered:
“Oh, I almost forgot about Wenxuan if you don’t mention it. Come, please invite Wenxuan to come and sit down at the table.”
Excluding Zhao Guang and Wang Xun, the Xinghan Hui now only has two brothers, Li Yi and Li Qiu, plus Huang Chong, who can participate in the ordinary family banquets of Feng Mansion.
In addition, the two concubines of the Feng family were publicly granted concubines by the imperial court and were qualified to meet foreign guests.
So Li Yi didn't have to avoid suspicion at all.
“I don’t know what your brother is doing, so wouldn’t it be too rude to call someone now?”
Guan Ji said angrily, "I have already made arrangements for this."
As she spoke, she glanced suspiciously between Feng Yong and Zhang Xingyi, and then asked seemingly casually:
“Does Alang know that Li He is also pregnant?”
“Li He?”
Governor Feng didn’t react for a moment, “Whose family does it belong to?”
General Li looked at him with a half-smile:
"It seems that Wenxuan didn't tell Alang that he was happy in his inner room, but he came to tell me first. This move is a bit strange."
Feng Jishi then remembered that Li Yi married the daughter of the He family, so his wife's name was naturally Li He's.
General Guan’s words are very profound and profound!
Just say that Governor Feng's behavior today is too weird.
But who is the governor Feng?
He and General Guan are close friends, so who doesn’t know the details of the other?
Seeing her like this, he knew that she was just testing, so he smiled and said:
"Wenxuan was really tired after coming here. I asked him to go down and rest early, so we didn't talk much."
“I think he probably thought it would be better to talk to Mr. Xi about this matter. After all, Mr. Xi has experience...”
As Governor Feng spoke, he reached out and wanted to touch his big belly.
Then General Guan knocked off his outstretched paw with a "snap", then rolled his eyes at him and said leisurely:
“Who knows if Wenxuan felt that he was not suitable to be there at that time?”
Do you still want to hide the affairs of the governor's office from the general?
But Feng Jishi forced a smile and said: "The office of the governor's office is not the backyard. Why does Wenxuan feel that he is not suitable to be there?"
Guan Ji said meaningfully: "Who knows? Or maybe someone is doing something illegal?"
“Xijun was joking…”
There are some irregularities, but General Guan seems to have found the wrong person.
President Li, who was placing food on the table, had a trace of blush on his neck, which was spreading to his face at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Fortunately, General Guan's attention was entirely on Zhang Xiaosi and he didn't notice Li Mu at all.
This time, Xiaosi is really on the edge of his seat.
At this moment, Li Yi, who happened to step in, broke Feng Governor's embarrassment.
“I’ve met my brother and all the sisters-in-law.”
Li Yi said politely.
I don’t know whether it was intentional or not, but with this salute, Zhang Xingyi bowed in his arms.
“Wenxuan, don’t be formal, sit down quickly.”
Feng Yong said hello, and then told his children, "Go and say hello to Uncle Li."
Shuangshuang and Ah Chong walked up to Li Yi and saluted together.
Li Yi smiled and touched the heads of the two sisters.
After everyone sat down, Feng Yong smiled at Li Yi and said:
"My brother and sister are happy, but you didn't tell me, but you went to tell your sister-in-law first. As a result, I was scolded by your sister-in-law, saying that you called me brother in vain."
Li Yi groaned and subconsciously wanted to turn his head to look at Zhang Xingyi, but his head was only halfway turned when he reached out and picked up the tea on the table:
"My little brother was negligent. It is not appropriate to drink alcohol at this time, so I will drink tea instead of wine and punish myself with three drinks first."
Governor Feng quickly stopped him and said, "Okay, okay, my brothers, why do you need to be so open-minded?"
“Besides, you have just come from afar, and I will let you punish yourself with three cups of wine first. What do outsiders think of me?”
Li Yi still had a drink, and then said apologetically:
"It's because I didn't think well. I thought my sister-in-law has experience, so I anxiously wanted to ask her what I need to pay attention to while my wife is pregnant."
At this point, he winked at Feng Yong and said, "I can't say, if I could be as lucky as my brother, wouldn't it be wonderful to have both a son and a daughter in one fell swoop?"
These words made General Guan laugh.
Look, this is what we call brothers! What's that thing called Zhao Erlang? Just know the last hit!
So, there is a reason why Li Yi is the representative of the Xinghan Association in the Prime Minister's Palace.
The so-called human spirit is nothing more than this.
Seeing General Guan's attention being diverted, Governor Feng's heart suddenly flashed with light.
His mood suddenly improved, and he greeted Li Yi happily:
“Come, come, come, have a meal, have a meal!”
Guan Ji has a big belly. Although she eats a lot, she usually eats many meals, so she put down her chopsticks first, sat next to Feng Yong, and then asked:
“Alang, I heard that Wenxuan is escorting Cao Zhi’s envoy from the state of Wei. Want to make friends with Alang?”
Hearing this, Zhang Xingyi stretched out his chopsticks to hold the vegetables and almost lost his grip.
On the other hand, Governor Feng looked calm: "That's right. Speaking of Cao Zijian, he has the demeanor of an ancient gentleman."
At the same time, he was still in the mood to give Xiaosi a wink: Don’t worry, I’ll take care of everything.
When Guan Ji heard this, she laughed a little:
"But a few days ago, the world's talented people were divided into eight fights by Alang, and only one fight was given to Cao Zi. Now they are talking about the style of ancient gentlemen..."
At this point, she actually frowned.
not good!
General Guan Da seems to be showing signs of breaking through the seal of "one pregnancy makes you stupid for three years".
She looked at Feng Jishi with a slightly worried look:
"If Cao Zijian is like an ancient gentleman, wouldn't Alang..."
Feng Jishi was as steady as an old dog and smiled calmly: "Don't panic, I have my own way."
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Xiaosi couldn't help but look over.
She didn't know that just now, Governor Feng saw Li Yi cleverly changing the subject, and finally thought of a way to break the situation.
“Oh? It turns out that Alang has already thought carefully about it.”
Guan Ji’s heart that had just been mentioned relaxed again, and she said with a smile, “It seems that I am worrying too much.”
Governor Feng looked at Li Yi and said, "Not only do I have a way, but I can't even explain it. I can also do something that has the best of both worlds."
Zhang Xingyi’s eyes immediately widened.
Guan Ji asked curiously: "What do you want Alang to do?"
“Let’s not talk about this matter. Let me ask Wenxuan a question first.”
Li Yi was confused when he heard the conversation between Feng Yong and Guan Ji. When his brother mentioned him, he quickly sat up straight.
Since he was his brother anyway, and he needed Li Yi's help in this matter, Feng Yong first made it clear that he was "talented and talented".
Then he asked: "Wenxuan, can the envoy sent by Cao Zijian be proficient in writing and calligraphy?"
After hearing this, Li Yi understood why his brother reacted like that when he was in the front hall today.
Hearing his brother's question at this time, he quickly replied: "He is proficient in writing and calligraphy. I think this is an elegant matter for scholars, so Cao Zijian must have specially selected a literate retainer to come over."
Feng Yongyi took the initiative and laughed and said: "Since you are proficient in writing and calligraphy, it will be even better. Let's see how I can build a good story with Cao Zi in the literary world."
Li Yi was worried after knowing the whole story.
Just as he thought about it, he couldn't think of a way to break the situation.
Hearing Feng Yong's words, he quickly asked: "Where does brother's plan come from?"
(End of this chapter)