Huang Rizhang's famous post reads "Shijiao Brother", and the word Shi tells the relationship between the two families.

The Huang family and the Chen family are indeed friends of the world. And remember that at the beginning, one was the Minister of Personnel and the other was the governor of the army. They had many exchanges in public affairs and private affairs, and they took good care of each other and had deep friendship.

Chen Jitai looked at the famous post and thought to himself: "Huang Rizhang did not serve in the court. I heard that it was because he was not in harmony with Chen Zizhuang. He has always been very competitive, not the kind of person who is content with loneliness. This kind of life without officials and having no one is too lazy, it is really difficult for him. It seems that he is annoyed at home and comes out to find old friends to walk around. Well, I am also annoyed, and I happen to talk to old friends to relieve them."

Thinking of this, he said to the butler: "I replied, saying that at the beginning of the afternoon, I will hold a small banquet in the mansion and wait for Brother Zengwen to come."

The housekeeper agreed to go.

...

At the beginning of noon, Huang Rizhang visited as promised.

When old friends met, they were very happy. Chen Jitai asked the kitchen to prepare four side dishes, set up a banquet on the small pavilion in the garden, invited Huang Rizhang to the small pavilion, and sat down with guests and hosts.

"Zengwen, how do you think of my garden?"

Huang Rizhang looked around and saw that there was a rockery with Taihu stones stacked in the south of the pavilion, a pond of clear water, which was raised by hundreds of goldfish, and behind the pavilion was a view-looking building. There were two towering ancient trees in the courtyard, and the corridor was paved with pebbles. On both sides of the corridor were planted with bamboo and various flowers.

Although it is not bad, it is cheesy no matter how you look at it, and it lacks some cultural heritage.

"The towers are high and the courtyard is quiet. The mountains are covered with strange rocks, and the flowers are planted in Langyuan. The water pavilion is connected to the bamboo dock, and the wind pavilion is slanted through Songliao. It is really a great place for the world." Huang Rizhang pointed to the scenery everywhere and praised against his will.

"Hahaha, I know you literati like this tone. I asked the servants to arrange the banquet here. Don't say it, I just look good, but I can't tell where to come. Let's make these few words of yours, tsk, it seems that that's really the case." Chen Jitai was praised by Huang Rizhang's wrinkled words and smiled.

"It's not that my brother is literary, but that my brother Donglai is elegant and generous."

"The elegance of farts is high, but you don't know me yet? The ink in your stomach is limited. You only know how to dance with swords and guns, lead soldiers to fight wars, etc. It's okay. If you want to say that this is the one who writes lyrics and articles, it's the one who comes from you literati. Come on, add texts, thank you for coming to see me. You must have a good time today and don't go home without getting drunk."

"Hahaha, Brother Donglai, please spare me. I know your alcohol tolerance, but I don't dare to compete with you for drinking."

The two of them sang and started drinking.

"Oh!" After drinking a few drinks, Chen Jitai suddenly remembered his daughter and sighed inappropriately.

"Brother Donglai, why did you sigh?" Huang Rizhang saw that Chen Jitai was sighing for no reason. He was here to explore Chen Jitai's background, so he would not let this question go.

"Zengwen, you are not an outsider, and I don't hide it from you. I'm so worried."

"Sorry? Brother Donglai, you have made me confused. You shouldn't be. Are you unable to rest?"

"I have been free for a lifetime, and I feel so tired all over. Apart from practicing martial arts every day, there is nothing to do with birds, and my bones are rusted. However, for more than a month, I have been used to these days, and it is not so worrying."

"Then I don't understand, why are your sorrow coming?"

"Zengwen, you and I are old friends, and I don't hide it from you, it's not because of my children."

"Brother Donglai, you are joking. What can your children worry about?"

"Oh, because..."

Speaking of this, Chen Jitai pushed his mouth towards the palace and then made a bow.

When Huang Rizhang heard this, he understood because the emperor.

I thought to myself: "Because of children, because of the emperor? What does it mean?"

"Brother Donglai, why are you anxious about your child's affairs? Are you disobedient?"

"Yes, my son is too old to be a master, my daughter is too old to be a mother, it's hard to care about it."

Hearing this, Huang Rizhang felt aroused: "Is it because he is dissatisfied with the emperor and cannot control his son? Apart from this matter, it is difficult to manage, what else is it difficult to manage? No, let's explore him again."

"Brother Donglai, I resigned for more than a month and read and write at home every day. Now I have seen through the world. When I was a minister of the Ministry of Personnel, there were crowds of people in the city. Now, there are so many people in the house, and there are so many guests. What kind of flattery is that as long as you lose your power, you will be gone."

"Yes, Zengwen, you're the one who says that goes to my heart. People have thin eyes and no power. You're nothing. People leave and tea is cold."

"Brother Donglai, you have to be more open-minded. You should get along with what you should get closer. You really can't get along with what you shouldn't get closer, especially that person, who is so easy to get along with?"

Hearing this, Chen Jitai said in his heart: "What does Huang Rizhang mean? Did he hear about the matter between Zhuanger and the emperor? Not to mention, Zhuanger is going to eat rice noodles all day long, and he probably knows what rice noodles to eat when he shows up in public. Huang Rizhang's sour literary man designates that he can't stand it. Did he advise me to take care of it?"

Thinking of this, Chen Jitai sighed again: "It's really hard to get together, but I can't do anything about it, she insists on getting together. After all, we, a father, can't make up our minds."

"You, don't worry, children are children after all. How many people can not be moved in the face of huge temptation?"

"Yes, this is right. I don't object to the pursuit of children. Everyone says that swan meat is delicious, but you have to eat it."

When Huang Rizhang heard this, he laughed in his heart: "Swan meat? Those who want to eat swan meat are all toads, but they are not humans! They are really unlearning. However, a martial artist is a martial artist, without knowledge or scheming, so it is easy to deal with. If he meets a scheming person, can he say anything to me?"

He thought again: "Chen Jitai lost his title and hated Yongli in his heart, but his two sons didn't understand, so he forced himself to go up. What are the two inconspicuous officials who can get together? It's understandable that he is unhappy because of this. Okay, I'll be more straightforward and see what he says?"

"Brother Donglai, I'm not feeling very happy when I lost the title of Earl, right?" Huang Rizhang looked around and there were no one else except the two maids who were pouring wine and dish next to him. So he picked up the dish and asked slowly while chewing.

"Beast! How can you feel when you put it on?" Chen Jitai drank some wine, and the sorrow of the wine became even more sad, and his words became even more wanton.

"If you lose it, you will lose it. If you fight for it, what's so uncomfortable?"

"You said it nicely. I want to fight for it now, but it's difficult." Chen Jitai thought that if his daughter entered the palace, the emperor would be happy, so he would have to give him a title, right? Just like Zhang Heling, the Duke of Changguo of the previous dynasty, if he didn't give him a title, he would have to give him a title, right?

When Huang Rizhang heard this, his heart lit up: "Oh, it turns out that you also want to make the rebellion of Yongli?!"
Chapter completed!