Chapter 184: The first snow of the Broken Bridge

If you want to ask which of the ten scenic spots in West Lake is the farthest from Huagang to watch fish, it must be the broken bridge and snow. The carriage came out of Luyuan and circled around West Lake for a full half circle before reaching the Baidi on the other side. Then, along the Baidi, you will see the broken bridge from afar.

I felt silently that Hu Zongxian and the other two chose such a ghost place to express their opposition with the governor, but they walked him so far, which was really not a way to entertain guests.

'It seems that they don't take us seriously at all.' I couldn't help but laugh at myself.

At this time, the carriage finally stopped, and Tiezhu opened the door: "Sir, we are here."

He nodded silently, tightened his cloak, and then held the iron pillar's shoulder and got out of the car. When he saw the scenery around him, he couldn't help but let out a low scream. However, he saw that the snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the willow waves by the lake were decorated with silver. Looking up on the lake, he saw a white jade belt standing across the deep and wavy lake. Compared to the magnificent and colorful past, it had a different kind of cold and beautiful smell.

"What a broken bridge and snow." Silent smiled and said, "It's indeed the victory of West Lake. Qing Lake is not as good as Yu Lake, Rain Lake is not as good as Yue Lake, Yue Lake is not as good as Xue Lake!"

Before he finished speaking, someone on the lake laughed and said, "How many people are there in the world who can truly achieve the ultimate in the mountains and rivers!"

Looking in silence, I saw Hu Zongxian wearing a gray cloak smiling at him.

Chen Si walked over quickly, and bowed with a smile: "It's really a sin for the minister to wait in person."

Hu Zongxian was a little embarrassed when he heard him call himself "Master Hu", because he was the seventh grade. Although silence was not of the grade, all etiquette was regarded as the sixth grade. If you really want to be honest, it was Hu Ruzhen who changed to himself to be the lower-ranking officials, not the silence. But he did not hurry up and be as modest as ordinary people, but shook his head and smiled: "Brother, this is wrong. Now it's not on the scene. Is it too apart to use the official title?" Then he wiped the embarrassment brought by the level without any trace.

In fact, silently calling himself a "low-ranking official" is testing Hu Zongxian's attitude, wanting to see what kind of person he is... If you pretend to be nothing, it would be too shameless; if you have to follow the court etiquette and ask him to be called "original official", it would be too pedantic; if you are at a loss all of a sudden, it would be useless.

But Hu Zongxian's performance made him look at him with admiration. He neither accepted the silent self-mood nor expressed his intention that I was inferior to you. He calmly resolved the embarrassment and invisibly narrowed the distance between the two sides.

Although it is impossible to draw a conclusion to a person based on his impression at this moment, Chen Si secretly warned himself: 'This person is definitely not an incompetent person who can only flatter him.' Then he smiled intimately: "Then I will dare to call Brother Merlin."

Hu Zongxian laughed and said, "Then I will shout you to speak so hard, brother."

"It should have been." Silently smiled. Hu Zongxian was 42 years old this year, so it was no problem to call him "Brother".

After the silence came, the question arose - the small boat could not take less than his seven or eight guards. Hu Zongxian smiled and said, "When I get on my brother's ship, what should I take the guards?"

Chen An nodded and smiled, "Then just bring someone to the slogan." Then he asked Chen An to follow him on the boat and said to He Xinyin and Tiezhu: "Follow us on the shore."

"Be careful not to kowtow." Hu Zongxian opened the cabin door and asked to enter the cabin silently. The space inside was not large, and a thick clean quilt was laid on it, with a square table of low feet on it. The table was rich in refreshment and fruits, because there was also a snow-white copper brazier, but it was much warmer than outside.

Hu Zongxian smiled apologetically and said, "Brother Yu is very innocent. He doesn't have any money to hire a big ship. He can only make a simple decision because of the bad things. I would like to ask my brother to include it."

"Although Xuanchang's big boat is good, it is not suitable to talk about the past in detail." He smiled silently, "It's better to have a small boat, you can concentrate on talking." Hu Zongxian didn't expect that he was so kind at such a young age, and the smile on his face became more and more sincere.

Chen An and Hu Zongxian's entourage removed the cloaks and boots for the two adults, and bowed and avoided them, leaving the cabin for them to speak.

Hu Zongxian asked Shen Si to sit down, and said silently, but refused to give in. After giving in, Hu Zongxian sat on the left and sat opposite him.

When the two of them sat down on the soft and comfortable couch, they didn't know where to start.

The snow fell silent outside, and the cabin was extremely quiet, with only the rustling sound of Hu Zongxian pouring tea. He poured a cup of tea for each of them, and said a little apologizing: "I'm not a brother, I'm stingy. I really can't buy Mingqian, so I can only entertain my brothers with Yuqian Longjing."

Chen Shu shook his head and smiled, "I am not a noble man, I can't drink it well." Now the cabin is bright, and he also sees the other party's appearance clearly. He saw that he was wearing a black flat square scarf on his head, a half-old blue satin thin cotton robe, extremely crisp trousers and white cloth socks, but it is different from the sharp Hu Zongxian in his impression... Although his eyebrows and eyes are still as handsome as before, his expression is very peaceful, with a generous and elegant spirit, and he is always the style of a noble young man from Tsinghua University from head to toe.

Seeing him looking at him, Hu Zongxian couldn't help but smile and said, "What did you see with your brother?"

He smiled silently and said, "I can see four words: world, family, son, and brother."

Hu Zongxian was startled at first, and then said sadly: "It's not a child of aristocratic families, but it's just a family of farming and studying. Although his ancestors had several prominent officials, it was a few decades ago." He said, "It's just that I'm so stupid that I'm so down and out. It's really a humiliating ancestor."

Chen Shu shook his head and said, "Brother Meilin is in full swing in spring and autumn. The supervision of the whole province in his hand is not related to the word "down and out" no matter what, right?"

Hu Zongxian also shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Brother, I passed the Jinshi in the 17th year of Jiajing. I was appointed as the seventh-rank magistrate at that time. At that time, I was awarded the title of the seventh-rank magistrate. I asked myself that I worked diligently no matter where I was in my position, but I don't know why. After more than ten years, I was still a seventh-rank magistrate. Isn't it a 'down' or what?"

Chen Xinxin said who to compare the score? If it was in my old man's opinion, you would have achieved the right result. But this was difficult to say. He comforted him softly: "Brother Meilin has experienced both the north and the south, and is both civil and military. He is only one opportunity to show his strength."

"I thought so at first." Hu Zongxian poured tea for him and said calmly: "So when the imperial court appointed me as the Zhejiang inspector, his colleagues said that this was a good chance and advised me to say ill. But I felt that the more dangerous the place, the more opportunities there were, so I came." He said with a frank smile: "And I have been indifferent for so many years, and I don't want to retire so casually and die in a dull manner. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I came to Zhejiang, I made a sixteen-character oath: 'If you go to Zhejiang, you will not fight against the Japanese/pirates, and you may not go back to Beijing in the southeast!"

Silently praised: "Brother, I have such a courage!"

The self-deprecating look on Hu Zongxian's face became even heavier. He shook his head helplessly and said, "After coming, I found that this place was a solid piece. I, the inspector, are purely annoying people, and no one even told me, "You should do something. I just clenched my fists so I couldn't use any strength."

Listening quietly, he knew that Hu Zongxian was about to make the point. Sure enough, he heard him whisper: "Do you think I'm defending myself?"

He smiled silently and said, "I think Brother Meilin is saying what he is in his heart."

Although he answered the questions in an unfair way, Hu Zongxian was more happy than any answer. He stretched out his frown brows and nodded and said, "Yes, what I said to you is... Because I want to make friends with you, I must let you know what kind of person I am."

"That's my honor." Silently smiled, "To be honest, I also understand some skills of looking at the qi. I must be not a thing in the pool. Just wait for opportunities to fly to the sky and achieve a career."

"This is what I want to say to you." Hu Zongxian laughed and stared at the silently with his eyes brightly, "But our fates are different. I am like walking on thin ice. But you, the luckiest scholar in the world, will always walk on the Golden Avenue as long as you don't make unforgivable mistakes. In the future, you will be the prime minister and become the most powerful minister."

'It's coming.' Chen Si was secretly alert in his heart, but he said with a humble look on his face: "I'm not afraid of Brother Meilin's joke. I am still a student now. It seems too early to say that 'Go to be a general and a prime minister, and he is the highest minister'?"

"Tell me a secret that is crucial to you." Hu Zongxian leaned forward slightly and whispered: "Your Majesty said in person that you should make you a role model for scholars all over the world. What do you think this means?"

This was the first time Chen Si heard this statement and asked incrediblely: "Will this happen?"

"Of course it's true. Will I make a joke about this kind of thing?" Hu Zongxian laughed and said in a low voice, "But you can't be careless... After all, Your Majesty has many things to worry about. If no one often whispers in his ears, you may have forgotten you completely in a few days." This was said in a vague way, but both of them were smart people who could just click.

Silent nodded slowly and said, "Not bad."

"I'll tell you the big news again." Hu Zongxian whispered: "But it's just out of my mouth and into your ears, it's not worthy of being told by outsiders."

Silently nodded and said, "Don't worry."

"I believe you." Hu Zongxian paused for a long time before slowly saying: "The Jinyiwei who captured Zhang Jing has already walked halfway, and he may have arrived before the New Year."

Chen Si couldn't sit still now, and stood up and said, "What do you mean?"

Hu Zongxian looked at him frankly and said, "Please tell him this news and advise him not to act rashly." As he said, he lowered his voice and said word by word: "If you don't move, you can move, but if you move, you will die."
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