Chapter 3460 Extra Story 39

Regarding the request at the end of the emperor's letter, Zhou Man and the others pretended not to see it, and returned to Liuzhou as soon as they collected their luggage. Then they traveled by water from Liuzhou to Guangzhou, and then sailed from Guangzhou to Yangzhou.

Both Zhou Man and Bai Shan have been to Yangzhou on business, but Bai Erlang and the other three have never been.

It was rumored that Yangzhou was prosperous and full of beauties, so Bai Erlang and Ming Da were very interested in taking a look, and Yin Jue wanted to come to Daming Temple to have a look.

So they disembarked in Yangzhou, planning to play here for a few days before going north to Qingzhou, looking for a familiar sea boat to go to sea.

Going to a new place, Zhou Man subconsciously asked if he had any acquaintances there, and after going through his mind, he found that there were indeed, "Second sister Fu is in Yangzhou!"

Bai Shan really thought about it, "Yue Lan is now the governor of Yangzhou."

Yue Lan was quite a few years older than Bai Shan, but he started his official career late and was conscientious. After Bai Shandu had been a prime minister for many years and retired, he had only been appointed governor of Yangzhou for two years.

At that time, the approval document for his promotion was still approved by Bai Shan.

He laughed and said, "The reason why he was chosen to be the governor of Yangzhou is precisely because of Fu Erniang."

Yin may be puzzled, "You are not a person who favors selfishness."

Bai Erlang chuckled and said, "He's not showing favoritism. You don't know that Fu Erniang has a name in official circles, she is Madam Shiye."

He said: "This Master Yue is also very famous in the court, but his reputation is not very good."

Bai Erlang has been dawdling in the Hanlin Academy, a group of scholar officials who write books, and they like to gossip when they have nothing to do on weekdays.

They may talk about it from the emperor in the middle of the court to a small soldier guarding the gate outside the Xuanwu Gate.

And because of Bai Erlang, there are quite a few officials in the Hanlin Academy who secretly took pen names and wrote chatterbooks outside.

So they are most interested in these gossips, and they are the most likely to discuss them.

What's more, the matter of Yue Lan and his wife's military adviser is not considered gossip.

Bai Erlang was hanging around in the Imperial Academy, so even if he didn't inquire specifically, he could know a lot.

Especially since Fu Wenyun was still Zhou Man's good friend, he was more careful, and accidentally learned a lot of gossip.

"I heard that Yue Yushi took a fancy to Fu Erniang as his daughter-in-law back then, because he thought she had great wisdom and figured out that she could help his son to succeed in success." Bai Erlang commented while relaying the gossip: "It's just hearsay. If you don’t believe me, ask Zhou Man, is it because the Yue family took a fancy to Fu Erniang back then because of her family background?”

Zhou Man glanced at Bai Erlang and said: "You think too much, the marriage between the Yue family and the Fu family is not because the Yue family has taken a fancy to the second sister Fu, but the second sister Fu chose the Yue family."

Back then, Fu Wenyun didn't like Yue Lan, but he was the most suitable one among all suitors.

And she had to be engaged to get married, so she chose the other party.

After Zhou Man made corrections, he raised his chin and said, "Go ahead, I want to hear what you sour scholars are talking about about Second Sister Fu in private?"

"I'm not a sour scholar," Bai Erlang muttered, and continued: "Yue Lan is of average ability. Without enough courage and ability, some of our Hanlin Academy graduated from the same subject as him, and they all said that he couldn't go far."

"As a result, he worked steadily all the way, went around to become a county magistrate, then became a Sima from a county magistrate, then from a Sima to a long history, and finally became a governor..."

How many assassins are there in the world? If he can be an assassin, he not only wins the hearts of many ministers in the court, but also wins the eyes of the emperor.

Then, Yue Lan's every move was watched by more people.

Yushitai, officials, and his opponents.

Then everyone stared at it and realized something was wrong.

Yue Lan...he asked his wife if he had something to decide, he was bullied to find his wife, and he was the first to go to his wife even when he returned an impeachment report to Yushitai.

This is outrageous.

So everyone dug deeper and found that the reason why Yue Lan's achievements are so outstanding all the way is because he has a wife and teacher behind him.

The governor of a state actually listens to Mrs. Hou Zhai in everything. The courtiers... naturally don't have much opinion.

In the current environment where women can enter the court and become officials, it is not worth mentioning that Fu Wenyun secretly advises Yue Lan behind the scenes.

Moreover, it is customary for officials to find a master, and Yue Lan has attracted more attention because his master is his wife.

Everyone didn't have any objections on the surface, but in private they lamented that Yue Lan was far inferior to his wife, and they didn't know how Fu Erniang fell in love with such a mediocre person like Yue Lan back then.

While everyone envied him, they couldn't help but sympathize with him, because Yue Lan looked glamorous on the face, but after careful consideration, he found that it was just like that.

He can't be the master at home, and in the yamen, he listens to his wife more. Although he has a capable wife who is enviable, he still feels very complicated when he thinks that he is being manipulated by his wife.

But at present, it seems that Yue Lan is also enjoying it.

Yue Lan didn't enjoy it, but he is indeed limited, and now he relies on Fu Wenyun to make up his mind for government affairs.

And he didn't think much of it.

Compared with Fu Wenyun who is always "thinking" and thinks a lot, Yue Lan is a person who follows all existing rules and can move without using his brain.

Fu Wenyun said that they are a husband and wife, they are a family, and their purpose is the same, they are both the lintels of Guangyao Yue's family, so they should trust each other, she is much better than the master hired outside.

Because the master hired outside would deceive him for profit, but she definitely wouldn't.

Because their interests will always be the same, the husband and wife are one.

Then Yue Lan believed it. Since he became the county magistrate, Fu Wenyun has been advising him and sometimes even helping him solve various government problems.

Yue Lan was used to Fu Wenyun by his side, and he could leave anyone but Fu Wenyun.

Unless he wants to resign immediately.

So Yue Lan didn't dare to offend Fu Wenyun.

Fu Wenyun said to treat Zhou Man and the others well, so Yue Lan treated them well, and he accompanied them to pick them up, but when he met Bai Shan's eyes, he couldn't find anything to say for a while.

So the three women chattered happily in front, while the four men were silent in the back.

Yue Lan felt that Fu Wenyun was very different today, she talked too much, and at an age, why did she still have so much to say?

He wanted to interrupt several times, or raise a new topic, but he didn't find a chance.

Bai Shan saw that he opened his mouth a few times but was speechless, so he took the initiative to raise the topic and asked: "Inspector Yue, is this year's wind and rain going well?"

Yue Lan sat upright, and replied cautiously: "The autumn harvest hasn't started yet, so I don't know how the wind and rain will be this year."

Bai Shan: ...It's already May, and the rice grains are already earing and filling. Don't you know if the weather is going well?

Who said you have to wait until the autumn harvest to find out?

See you tomorrow