The old man smiled slightly, "There are many people with the surname Yu in Kuaiji County, but it is a coincidence that Yu Shangshu and I are indeed members of the clan. If the young master wants to meet Yu Shangshu, I can introduce him. Of course, Yu Shangshu must agree to the young master."

The old man spoke very implicitly, and the implication was that not even a dog or a cat could see Yu Shiji, he had to have his own foundation. This foundation was either money or power.

Zhang Xuan came to Beijing this time to find an opportunity to visit Yu Shiji. After all, Yu Shiji is the most popular person around Yang Guang and has great power. All reports on the local area must be reviewed by Yu Shiji before they can be submitted to Yang Guang.

Zhang Xuan was mainly worried that local officials would sue him secretly and reveal his secrets. If Yu Shikikan locked him up, his risk would be much smaller.

Of course, Zhang Xuan can also avoid risks through Pei Ju, but Zhang Xuan found that Pei Ju couldn't cover up the situation with one hand, and he didn't want to put his destiny completely in Pei Ju's hands.

When opening up a third channel when necessary, Yu Shiji is undoubtedly a good channel. This person is extremely greedy for money, giving Zhang Xuan an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Zhang Xuan just couldn't find a channel for a while and didn't know how to get to know Yu Shiji, but today he accidentally met Yu Shiji's tribe members, which made Zhang Xuan feel like he was arranged by God.

Zhang Xuan hurriedly smiled and said, "I'm here to Zhang Xuan, can you ask Duke Yu to introduce the Prime Minister Yu for me? If you succeed, you will thank you very much!"

The old man's eyes suddenly smiled, "It turns out that the young master is General Zhang. I have heard of the name for a long time. General Zhang wants to see Prime Minister Yu, so it's easy to say! It's easy to say!"

Although today is the holiday, Pei Ju did not rest at home, but was on duty in the court. At noon, Pei Ju slept in the morning room for a while and was awakened by a sound of talking outside. He opened his eyes and struggled to sit up. The little tea boy standing at the door hurriedly ran forward and helped him sit up.

"Who is outside?" Pei Ju asked.

"It's Mr. Jin. He said he would send you a letter."

"Oh! Let him in."

Pei Ju was about to wait for the result of Zhang Xuan’s blind date today, but he quickly ordered the tea boy to bring Pei Jin in.

After a moment, Pei Jin hurried in and knelt down to give a big gift. "Greetings to the head of the family!"

"Don't be so polite, get up!"

Pei Xin stood up and respectfully presented the letter from his grandfather Pei Yun to Pei Ju, "This is the letter from his grandfather to the head of the family."

Pei Ju took the letter and took it apart and looked carefully, and her brows gradually frowned. Pei Yun said in the letter that the blind date was not very successful, and Zhang Xuan meant to shirk it. Is it because the communication between the two parties was not enough?

"Jin'er, did the luncheon end today?" Pei Ju asked.

"Reported to the head of the family, my grandson did not attend the banquet, but my grandson heard from his father that the atmosphere of the banquet was very good, and the two sides talked and laughed, and my father thought Zhang Xuan was not bad. It's just."

"Just what?" Pei Ju heard a hint of implicitness, as if the problem was not entirely due to Zhang Xuan.

"It's just that my mother and grandmother think that this marriage is a little unmatched and not a good match."

Pei Ju didn't speak for a long time. He just considered the issue of the escort, so he decided not to marry a legitimate daughter, but to marry Zhang Xuan with the granddaughter of the legitimate father and mother.

Unexpectedly, it was this compromise plan, and Pei Yun refused to accept it. Although this was the attitude of a female family, Pei Yun used the method of writing to tell him about the matter itself, which shows that Pei Yun was not very willing to have this marriage. After all, it was because Zhang Xuan was not from a noble family.

Pei Ju read the letter again, pondered for a moment and asked, "Do your grandfather have any other words?"

"My grandfather didn't say anything, but my father hoped that the head of the family could arrange someone to talk to Zhang Xuan, hoping to understand his true thoughts. If Zhang Xuan himself had no intention of marrying, the Pei family wouldn't have to worry so much."

Pei Ju understood what Pei Xuanqi meant. Pei Xuanqi did not want him to have conflicts with Pei Yun over this matter. If Zhang Xuan himself was unwilling, there would be no need to argue within the Pei family.

Pei Ju also realized that she had taken it for granted and thought that Zhang Xuan would definitely be unable to be the son-in-law of the Pei family. The result was not that he was really a little too hasty.

In addition, Pei Yun did not seem to understand Zhang Xuan's potential value, and thought that Zhang Xuan was just an ordinary tiger general, which was also a headache. He had to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Pei Yun.

"Go back and tell your grandfather, please don't draw conclusions on this matter too early. We will make a long-term plan."

In the afternoon, Zhang Xuan brought Yuchi Gong to Yu Shiji's mansion. An old man was standing at the gate and looking around. It was the old man Zhang Xuan met at the Tiansi Pavilion Restaurant at noon.

His name is Yu Renxu, and he is Yu Shiji's uncle. His status in the Yu family is not very high, but he is good at using the reputation of his nephew Yu Shiji to make profits for himself. This time, Zhang Xuan promised him to make great profits, and he played his role just right.

Of course, if Zhang Xuan just came to visit Yu Shiji, he would not need this Yu agent. As long as he handed over his visit, Yu Shiji would meet him, but in the end he would just meet him.

If Zhang Xuan wanted to ask Yu Shiji for help, he would have to give gifts, but he would never give gifts abruptly like Zhang Xutuo, and he was finally driven out by Yu Shiji.

Zhang Xuan must find an intermediary, and if there is an intermediary, the gift giver and the recipient can understand each other tacitly, and many things can be done naturally. Even if they fail, both parties will not break up. This is the implicit officialdom since ancient times.

When Yu Renxu saw Zhang Xuan coming from afar, he hurriedly came forward and smiled: "General Zhang, I have already told Shangshu Yu. Shangshu Yu said he would like to meet with the general, please follow me."

"Thank you, Mr. Yu, for introducing me. Please rest assured. After things are done, I will thank you again!"

Yu Renxu was overjoyed. When he saw Yuchi Gong carrying a heavy box, he asked in a low voice: "Is the box the box meant to give to Shangshu Yu?"

Zhang Xuan smiled and nodded, "Since you are visiting, you can't come empty-handed!"

"In this case, please follow me to the side door. Let's go to see Mr. Xiahou first. The general will go to the gate by himself. The housekeeper will lead the general to see Secretary Yu."

Zhang Xuan also inquired about Yu Shiji's rules in advance. Yu Shiji is extremely greedy and is just looking at gifts. However, he will also help him if he gives gifts in place. It is also considered a bit of the ethics of a corrupt official. Yu Renxu proposed to take Yuchi Gong to the side door, obviously he had to check the ceremony first.

Zhang Xuan then ordered Yuchi Gong a few words. Yuchi Gong nodded and followed Yu Renxu quickly to the side door.

Zhang Xuan came to the gate, and Yu Shiji's housekeeper was already waiting at the gate. He stepped forward and bowed and smiled, "General Zhang can arrive on time, he is indeed a trustworthy person. Please follow me."

"Please trouble the butler!"

Zhang Xuan smiled and followed the butler into the mansion.

One leaf can tell Qiu that when Yu Shiji asked the housekeeper to come to the gate to greet him, Zhang Xuan knew his status in the court. Although he is already a little famous in the Great Sui Dynasty, it does not mean that he has a status in the court.

If he really had a status in the court, Yu Shiji would not let the housekeeper come to pick him up, but would let his nephews come to wait. This only means that Zhang Xuan's status in the court is not high. Pei Yun was willing to entertain him at noon today, probably because Pei Ju's face.

Zhang Xuan followed the butler to the living room. The butler smiled and said, "General Zhang, please sit down, my master will come soon."

Zhang Xuan nodded and sat down in the lobby. A maid served him tea. Zhang Xuan could only wait patiently for Yu Shiji to arrive.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Yu Shiji's figure appeared at the door of the yard. He usually deliberately asked the guests to wait, so that he could maintain his lofty attitude.

But today he has other guests, and there is also an important reason. He needs to know how heavy the gift Zhang Xuan brought him?

Yu Shiji was in a good mood. His stepson Xiahou Yan just told him that Zhang Xuan gave him 1,000 taels of gold, all of which were fifty taels of gold ingots, which made Yu Shiji very satisfied. He walked into the lobby and laughed: "Sorry, there happened to be a guest, so General Zhang has been waiting for a long time."

Zhang Xuan stood up and bowed and said, "It's a humble position to disturb the prime minister."

"No need to be polite, please sit down!"

The two of them took a seat with the guest and the host, and Yu Shiji ordered the maid to say, "Give General Zhang another cup of tea!"

Yu Shiji asked with a smile on his face, "This is the first time General Zhang has come to my house!"

"That's right! I don't have much time in the capital."

"I know that General Zhang has made great contributions to the suppression of bandits in Qingzhou. This time, the emperor rewards him is also an recognition of General Zhang's achievements. I also want to congratulate General Rong on being promoted to high vocational school. He was promoted to General Hu Ben Lang at such a young age. He is the first since his great cause. From this, it can be seen that the emperor attaches great importance to the general!"

"Thank you, Prime Minister Mei's words. What you do is your duty, and it is the love of the emperor!"

Yu Shiji smiled and then changed the topic and got to the point, "Have you ever been in trouble for General Zhang recently?"

Yu Shiji and Zhang Hyun have no intersection, and they do not value Zhang Hyun like Bae Ju. He is not very interested in middle-level generals like Zhang Hyun, so he will not waste much time on Zhang Hyun.
Chapter completed!