I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 227
"Miss Zhan, the old man is old and confused. Please forgive me, Miss Zhan." Liu Heyu lowered his attitude, not to mention that the old lady who was clamoring for Zhan Feiyu was dumbfounded. The juniors were also stunned.

But before they could open their mouths, Liu Heyu's sharp eyes swept across the audience coldly, so that a group of youths with vigorous blood were too frightened to act presumptuously, but their hearts were still suffocating.

"Miss Liu, you are welcome. Since I have nothing to do, I will leave first." Zhan Feiyu's attitude was flat, and he could see that he was really not angry, let alone holding grudges. A vexatious old lady is not enough for Zhan Feiyu to hold grudges. After all, the winner is He Sheng and He Nuan.

Liu Heyu's eyes darkened slightly, and Zhan Feiyu's casual attitude could tell that the imperial merchant Liu's family was not worth mentioning in her eyes. The four words of agriculture, industry and commerce are enough to explain everything.

But thinking of the stupid things that Liu Hefeng did before his death, Liu Heyu just wanted to show his usual smile, and then remembered that this is a mourning hall, his expression froze for a moment, but he still had to say, "Miss Zhan, I wonder if we can wait a moment, and we will talk about Hefeng's death." I want to talk to Miss Zhan in private."

After a moment of hesitation, Zhan Feiyu agreed.

Seeing Liu Heyu's polite attitude towards Zhan Feiyu, the old lady knew that she was kicking the iron plate, but when she thought of her grandson, Bao'er, the old lady laughed stiffly, "I just got confused, girl , I will apologize to you."

Zhan Feiyu didn't bother to care about the old lady's condescending attitude, "Miss Liu, take care of the guests as you please, please treat yourself first."

This cheap girl dares to put on airs!The old lady's mean old face twisted for a moment, seeing that He Nuan was about to leave with Zhan Feiyu, the old lady stepped forward to stop the two of them, "Girl, the old man had a bad attitude just now, but the tooth shop can buy a maid at most." 50 taels of silver, the old man is really sincere, otherwise he would not have offered 100 taels."

The Liu family has a big business, and the Liu family living in Liujia Town are all engaged in business except those who are talented in studying.

Those who are capable open their own shops and workshops, and those who are not able to find a small manager. The Liu family does not say that they are rich, but they are really rich, otherwise the old lady would not have given out 100 taels.

"Mother, let's add more money." The middle-aged woman tugged at the old lady's sleeves. For Bao'er, they would accept even if they gave more money. He beat that lowly maidservant to death.

The old lady felt aggrieved, but she caused trouble in the mourning hall and offended Heyu, so she could only bite the bullet and end the matter, otherwise it would be a big loss.

"I also know that it's too extravagant to talk about money based on the relationship between the girl and our Liu family, but as the saying goes, brothers and sisters settle accounts clearly. How about this? I licked my face and said, 500 taels of silver, girl, you can just give this maid Give it to the old man."

For 500 taels of silver, you can buy ten beautiful maids in a dental shop. One servant asked for 500 taels of silver. No one in the Liu family in the yard thought that the old lady was buying and selling by force and bullying others.

The middle-aged woman flattered Zhan Feiyu with a smile, and echoed: "Don't worry, girl, this girl will be the second room when she enters the door of our Liu's house. As long as she has a child in the future, Bao'er will help her to be a real person." flat wife."

As for the main wife, it is absolutely impossible, a maid, just a lowly family, of course, the middle-aged woman said this sincerely, but it is not clear whether she will fulfill her promise in the future, who has the spare time to watch her house.

Zhan Feiyu laughed, looked coldly at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who couldn't understand human language, and asked slowly: "Just now, Ah Nuan kicked a nursing home away, so don't you worry that Ah Nuan will be angry in the future? Have you wiped out your family, old and young, with a dozen or so members?"

Uh……

The Liu family present stared dumbfounded at Zhan Feiyu who was raising her eyebrows. The little girl was obviously cute when she smiled, but why did she feel a chill rushing from the soles of her feet to the Tianling Gai, and she panicked.

Before the old lady and the woman opened their mouths, they thought that Zhan Feiyu might agree or refuse.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law even thought about raising the price even higher. Isn't it just money? The Liu family's most important thing is money. As for buying a cheap maid with so much money, they will always be able to vent their anger in the future.

But the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't expect Zhan Feiyu to speak so violently, what is extermination?

Thinking of He Nuan's crisp and sharp skills just now, the servants who beat the guards were unable to fight back, let alone the old and weak women and children, it was as easy as pinching a chicken to death.

Liu Heyu glanced at Zhan Feiyu in surprise, this little girl is really not simple, she really has nothing to fear if she dares to say and kill the members of the Liu clan on the Liu family's territory!

He Nuan stood silently behind Zhan Feiyu, like the most conscientious personal servant girl.

No, for Bao'er... The middle-aged woman gritted her teeth and spoke again; "Girl, if one day we also recognize each other, there is really nothing we can do, my Bao'er..."

He Nuan happened to be seen by Liu Bao'er when He Nuan went to fetch hot water in the stove before. He was not clear at first, and he was kept at home all the time. The guards have been slackened these days because of the funeral, so Liu Bao'er ran out. I saw He Nuan as soon as I thought about it.

Fortunately, the two guards came over and took Liu Baoer back before he went crazy.

After all, this is a mourning hall, and all the relatives and friends of the Liu family who came to express their condolences, how could Liu Baoer, a lunatic, yell here, and the Liu family would lose face.

Perhaps because of the stimulation, Liu Baoer went crazy, and the two powerful servants couldn't control it, but the courtyard door was locked, and Liu Baoer, who couldn't run out, started looking for death, and kept throwing his head against the wall.

After hearing the news, the old lady and woman who came here scolded the two young men severely after knowing what had happened, and then hurried over with money.

"Don't talk about 500 taels of silver, the sum of all your net worth is not enough." Zhan Feiyu coldly refused, not to mention other things, just Ah Nuan's skill, and 500 taels of silver. can buy.

The female guards trained by the Bachelor's Mansion are absolutely incomparable. Liu Heyu is a little envious. The Liu family has a huge family business, and Liu Heyu is surrounded by dead men to protect him, but there is no girl. It is really too difficult to train a top expert, let alone a woman.

But Liu Heyu is a woman herself, she knows too well how easy it is to bring a personal maid like He Nuan, and she can follow her on ordinary occasions, safe and reliable.

On weekdays, when I go to the back house to attend a banquet, all I see are female guests. She can't let a male guard follow her. The two maidservants beside Liu Heyu are also good, but they are only facing ordinary masters. Not enough to watch.

At the level of the Liu family of the imperial merchant, most people would not dare to offend, but if there is an enemy, it will be an endless hatred, and all the top killers will be sent, so Liu Heyu is a little jealous of Zhan Feiyu's personal protection.

"Girl, I beg you." Probably knowing that Zhan Feiyu was a small but vicious man, the woman knelt down with a plop and kowtowed to Zhan Feiyu.

"I have only one son, Bao'er, and he is my destiny. He is going crazy, hitting the wall at home, girl, you are a little fairy boy under the seat of the Bodhisattva, please show mercy, if Bao'er has any troubles I can't live anymore..."

If he wasn't a scholar, Zhan Feiyu would definitely say: Then you go to die.

But as a scholar who loves feathers, Zhan Feiyu was not angry. Instead, he listened seriously and nodded sympathetically, "I understand what you said."

"Miss, you agreed?" The woman raised her head, her eyes were full of surprise and gratitude, but she hated Zhan Feiyu and He Nuan in her heart. Just interrupted the person's hands and feet, so how can she do it?

As long as Bao'er sees people, she won't go crazy. The Liu family can afford a crippled maidservant, and breaking her limbs won't prevent her from having a child. When Bao'er wakes up in the future, she will deal with this cheap maidservant.

This is not understand people!Zhan Feiyu looked at the kneeling woman, glanced at the woman from the corner of her eye, and felt sympathetic to the Liu family members, and said helplessly: "Ah Nuan is like a family member to me, and she is not a servant who sold herself into slavery. Let me marry Ah Nuan to a lunatic, forgive me for not agreeing!"

Zhan Feiyu bluntly said the word lunatic, isn't it just to hate each other, who is afraid of the other.

"A Nuan was sent by the teacher to take care of my family. The teacher also said that he would find a good home for A Nuan in the future. There are many young talents in the capital. However, A Nuan likes to study, and he will definitely marry into a scholarly family in the future. No matter what, my husband and son-in-law should be two-ranked Jinshi."

Like to read?Want to marry into a scholarly family?He Nuan remained silent, as long as the lady is happy.

Even if the Liu family is a merchant, they know the weight of the two Jinshi. The prefect of Chu was born as a Jinshi, and the wife he married is also a daughter of a well-established family. Not to mention that Liu Bao is not crazy, even if he is good, a merchant really can’t reach Zhan Feiyu The request just mentioned.

The woman kneeling on the ground almost gritted her teeth. She knew that Zhan Feiyu was talking nonsense, but she couldn't find any evidence, so she could only look at the old lady aside for help.

"It's easy to find a priceless treasure, and it's rare to have a lover. Don't worry, Ah Nuan. The teacher said that he will be your matchmaker when you get married in the future." Zhan Feiyu said very seriously, as if he could marry He Nuan at any time.

"Thank you, miss." He Nuan said in a warm voice, and the master and servant had almost finished their tricks.

The old lady knew that Zhan Feiyu would not let go, so she could only look at Liu Heyu bitterly, "Heyu, you also know that Bao'er's life is hard, that's all he thought about, Heyu, you can't just leave him dead. "

Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law don't have enough face, so what about the Liu family's face?Anger flashed across the old lady's mean old face, and she couldn't believe that there were still people who dared to disrespect the Liu family!

"Miss Liu, is it possible that your Liu family is going to rob people's daughters? Yesterday Master Chu asked me to stay in Huai'an for a few more days so that I could look around. Now it seems that the security of Huai'an Mansion is worrisome." Zhan Feiyu spoke first, looking terrified The appearance of her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law almost fainted with anger.

Liu Heyu looked over with a cold eye, and naturally the Liu family took the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law down forcibly, "The clansmen don't understand the rules, and Miss Zhan laughed at them, please come here."

The mourning hall was too noisy. Liu Heyu took Zhan Feiyu to a pavilion not far away. It passed through the bamboo forest. Outside the pavilion was a pond. Even in autumn, there were still fields of lotus leaves. The scenery was really good.

After the maid brought tea and pastries, she retreated.

He Nuan and He Sheng also retreated to guard not far away, the distance was just right, they would not hear their conversation, but if something happened, they could come over as soon as possible.

"Miss Zhan, Ming people don't speak dark words, so let me ask why He Feng helped you save people back then." Liu Heyu's face was full of heroism and fierceness, and his complexion was not as fair as ordinary women, even if he lowered his attitude , but when looking at people, the eyes are still aggressive.

Although Liu Heyu and Zhan Feiyu had just met once, she knew that this little girl was the same person as herself, intelligent, strong and ambitious, so she abandoned unnecessary temptations and it was more appropriate to get straight to the point.

Zhan Feiyu looked at the lotus pond in front of him, "There is nothing we can't say. Liu Baihu has a powerful enemy, so we negotiated a deal. He helped rescue Qi Heng, and I promised to have the opportunity to avenge him."

After Zhan Feiyu mentioned the word "enemy", Liu Heyu's eyes flashed with shock, and when Zhan Feiyu finished speaking, she looked as usual, and asked after thinking for a while: "Has He Feng ever mentioned an enemy? He is just a merchant, but He Feng's enemy is also the Liu family's enemy."

Zhan Feiyu shook his head, "I didn't say anything, and I didn't ask, but I didn't expect Liu Baihu to die in an accident. The letter he sent before he died also reminded me to remember to fulfill my promise."

After finishing speaking, Zhan Feiyu put the letter paper on the stone table.

Liu Heyu glanced at Zhan Feiyu in surprise. She wasn't sure whether what Zhan Feiyu said was true or not, but she took out the letterhead, which made Liu Heyu let go of his guard.

Because the paper was stained with blood, there was a faint fishy smell. Fortunately, the handwriting was clear. Liu Heyu quickly read it from beginning to end. As Zhan Feiyu said just now, this letter from Liu Hefeng before he died was just to remind her to fulfill her promise, No other useful news.

But thinking about it was right, Liu Hefeng was stabbed in the chest with a knife, and the doctor hung his breath with a silver needle before writing this letter. Even if Liu Hefeng wanted to write more, his body probably wouldn't be able to support it.

Liu Heyu hesitated for a moment, but in the end he didn't say anything about Liu Hefeng's property, and personally sent Zhan Feiyu to the carriage, then turned and went back to the ancestral house.

"Heyu, what's the situation?" The elders of the six clans asked impatiently. All the elders of the eight clans knew what happened in the mourning hall.

Although it was said that the Liu family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were rude, they could also see that Zhan Feiyu was strong and domineering. Even if he knew it was Liu Hefeng's mourning hall, he would fight hard, and he didn't pay attention to the Liu family at all.

If they knew about Liu Hefeng's family property, there would be a total of 50 taels of silver. Zhan Feiyu was determined to ask for it, and with the backing of Gu Xueshi, the Liu family could only hold their noses and admit it in the end.

"I talked to Zhan Feiyu, and she didn't know about it." Liu Heyu concealed the words of Liu Hefeng's enemy, and said roughly, "Zhan Feiyu doesn't know now, but it doesn't mean he didn't know all along. The key is that He Feng Will there be someone behind?"

The faces of the eight clan elders were ugly, and they couldn't help but anger Liu Hefeng who was lying in the coffin. If he died, the Liu family would not be happy. If it was an ordinary person, the Liu family would directly spend money to kill him, but it was Zhan Feiyu. Such an irresistible character.

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Xinglong Inn.

After washing up, Zhan Feiyu changed his clothes, and now he was sitting on a chair without bones, while He Nuan was wiping Zhan Feiyu's hair with a cloth towel.

"Miss, are you leaving Huai'an Mansion tomorrow?" He Nuan asked.

He Nuan doesn't want to stay here anymore, because of Liu Hefeng's funeral, no one sells meat in the streets and alleys of Huai'an Mansion, and He Nuan only wants to make up for Zhan Feiyu after leaving. Be vegetarian every day.

Zhan Feiyu nodded vigorously, but hissed in pain when his scalp was pulled, he sat obediently and didn't dare to move, "I'm leaving tomorrow, the teacher told me to go out and take a look during my study tour."

Zhan Feiyu was too lazy to go out, but when she really came out, she was too lazy to go back, so she just took the opportunity to walk around.

At night, the Huai'an Mansion was quiet, without the old singing and dancing, every household closed their doors early and went to sleep, even Tian Zijian's yamen had no place to play, so they could only go back to their respective homes.

When the courtyard door was knocked, He Sheng lay down, but at this time, someone came?

After half an hour.

In the house, Zhan Feiyu was not asleep, and put down the brush in his hand after hearing the footsteps outside the door. It was too strange for people from the Liu family to visit late at night.

"Ah Nuan, bring me two cups of tea." Zhan Feiyu greeted the visitor and sat down. He knew a little about the Liu family, so Zhan Feiyu knew Liu Hefeng's identity when he saw the facial features similar to Liu Hefeng's.

Smelling the faint scent of ink, Liu Hejin glanced at the desk by the window. In addition to the Four Treasures of the Study, there were seven or eight books on the desk, one of which was spread out.

Just when it was ugly, there was a sound of a watchman's beating in the alley, "The sky is dry and the things are dry, be careful of the candles..."

At this point, Zhan Feiyu is still studying, and Liu Hejin finally understands how Zhan Feiyu got this little trinity, "I delayed Miss Zhan from studying, I am He Feng's eldest brother, and we are the ones who see Miss Zhan during the day Miss."

"Young Master Liu came here alone late at night, what's your business?" Zhan Feiyu was really curious.

When Liu Heyu saw him, on the one hand, it was out of hospitality etiquette, and on the other hand, it was a temptation. After all, everyone was curious about what he said to Liu Hefeng in Fengzhou back then, and asked him to help save Qi Heng.

Liu Hejin chuckled, rubbed his chin, and seemed to be thinking about how to speak.

Zhan Feiyu didn't rush when he saw this.

He Nuan brought the tea over, then retreated to the corner and stood up, while Liu Hejin gritted his teeth and spoke.

"Miss Zhan, I heard that in Fengzhou that day, Wei Daru gave you a huge property, but you only took over the shops and houses in Fengzhou, and you didn't want any silver or jewelry." Liu Hejin looked like a fool He glanced at Zhan Feiyu, he was still young, and he didn't know how good money was.

Half of the silver in Confucian Wei's family was given to Young Master Ming. After all, it is not easy to run an academy, and there are too many places to use silver. As for the utensils, Wei Daru has a separate yard in the academy, just put all these utensils in , and the remaining half of the silver is used for Wei Daru's daily expenses.

As for the title deeds of both the shop and the house are in Zhan Feiyu's hands, it would not be worthwhile to sell them. The shop will continue to be rented out, and the house will be left with a servant to guard it. If the Japanese defender returns to Fengzhou, he will have a place to live.

"So? What does this have to do with the eldest son coming late at night?" Zhan Feiyu had an idea. Liu Hejin may have come to him for money, but Zhan Feiyu really didn't know what happened.

Liu Hejin has been a dandy who spends money like water for so many years, and he is no longer used to the style of saying half and keeping half, so he will pick up the teacup and drink half a cup of tea.

"He Feng left all the family property under his name to you before, Miss Zhan, this is my Liu family's property, He Feng and you are not related, but I hope Miss Zhan will return this property to the Liu family without touching her hands!"

Not to mention Zhan Feiyu's surprise, He Nuan, who was standing aside, was also taken aback, why both of them like to give the lady property.

"If you don't have much money, I think the eldest son will not come late at night." Zhan Feiyu laughed. She was a nine-year-old girl, and her smile was even more childish.

Liu Hejin's heart skipped a beat, she smiled so happily, does she want Hefeng's family property?
Seeing Liu Hejin's uneasy appearance, Zhan Feiyu finally understood why the Liu family's property was managed by a woman named Liu Heyu.

"Actually, it's not much." Liu Hejin said dryly, suddenly regretting that he had come this far. This little girl is too difficult to deal with, and he couldn't figure out what she was thinking.

If it is said that she is greedy for money, not to mention Wei Daru's family property, she didn't even want the money for the beauty makeup before, which added up to more than one hundred thousand taels of silver, Zhan Feiyu said no, so she didn't want it.

Seeing Zhan Feiyu's smiling face, it seems that he really wants to occupy Hefeng's family property. Liu Hejin wiped the cold sweat that didn't exist on his forehead. His eldest son is three years older than Zhan Feiyu. Why do you feel that this little girl is so difficult? Tangled, as cunning as a fox.

"Although these properties are said to belong to Hefeng, Hefeng has been the shopkeeper these years, and we have never managed them. We are all taking care of them." Although Liu Hejin is also lazy, when it comes to money, he pays at least a year. You have to check the account twice to make sure that your money has not been embezzled.

But Liu Hefeng didn't take care of them for so many years, but there were only three of them in the line of the head of the Liu family.

Liu Heyu manages the business, but in Liu Hejin's view, it is a thankless job. Except for the extra half of the bonus money, the rest of the money goes to the warehouse.

Liu Hejin is a dandy who only cares about spending money, and has no ambition to fight for power and profit, so no one really seeks to seize Liu Hefeng's family property. Otherwise, based on his neglected state for many years, it would be good to leave an empty shelf in an ordinary family. A family property of 50 taels of silver.

"Even if He Feng said he would give you these property, but we don't cooperate, you won't be able to get it, Miss Zhan. Besides, you are a noble scholar, and you are not short of money, or I will help you, but you will score me. Half of the silver." Before Liu and Jin came, they planned to give Zhan Feiyu one-fifth of the silver, which was 10 taels of silver, and many people would not be able to earn so much silver in ten lifetimes.

It can be seen that after seeing Zhan Feiyu, Liu Hejin was inexplicably discouraged. He was an old dude, but he spoke cautiously. It seemed that Zhan Feiyu could run away when he got angry.

Thinking of Liu Hefeng's letter before his death, Zhan Feiyu finally understood Liu Hefeng's plan. These family properties were the fuse. If Zhan Feiyu really wanted to take it, there would definitely be a conflict with the Liu family.

Of course, Zhan Feiyu doesn't have to, after all, she is not greedy for money.

However, there were too many shortages of money in the Daqing Dynasty, and the frontier was the first to bear the brunt. The money delivered to the door should not be in vain, and it is justifiable to ask for it.

Seeing that Liu and Jin made this trip in the middle of the night, Zhan Feiyu smiled and said, "I don't want the money, but..."

Liu Hejin's smile fell on his face, and the ominous premonition deepened in his heart.

"I decided to send the money to the border." Zhan Feiyu thought of Prince Yu, she had no way to get the money from the Liu family, and she didn't have time to deal with it, but if the money belonged to the border, I believe the Liu family would not have the guts to detain the border guards of silver.

Whether it is a strong dragon or a local snake, the imperial merchant Liu's family can only admit defeat when they encounter generals who dare to stab people with knives.

Liu Hejin stood up and pointed angrily at Zhan Feiyu. "How can you do that?"

Thinking of those military generals who would take three points for no reason, Liu Hejin slumped on the chair and shut himself up. He shouldn't have made this trip. Isn't it happy to sleep with a beauty in his arms in the middle of the night?

"How much silver did Liu Hefeng leave for me?" Zhan Feiyu was really curious. It must have been a lot of money to get the eldest son of the Liu family to come late at night. If it was only ten thousand, even Liu Hejin would look down on him .

Even if the blood is bleeding from the top of his heart, this is good for an old dude like Liu Hejin. He can think about it and won't look for trouble. He glanced at Zhan Feiyu resentfully, and Liu Hejin stretched out his hand and shook it.

"50 taels?" Even Zhan Feiyu was shocked.

Seeing Liu and Jinsheng nodding in love, Zhan Feiyu knew that this generous gift was not light, and he would definitely do what he promised Liu Hefeng at the beginning.

Wiping his face hard, Liu Hejin licked his old face and laughed, "Actually, apart from cash, there are more shops, some of which are fields. If you give it to the imperial court, this shop will be closed, at least a year." If you can earn tens of thousands of taels, why don’t you just take the money away, and I’ll find someone to take care of the rest of the business, and earn money every year.”

"It's important, let me think about it." Zhan Feiyu didn't answer immediately, and sent Liu and Jin away.

After a while, Zhan Feiyu wrote a secret letter to Gu Xueshi who was far away in the capital, "A Nuan, send someone to the capital immediately, the sooner the better."

"Aren't you leaving tomorrow?" He Nuan took the letter and asked.

50 taels of silver was involved, which was not a small sum, and it was enough to know that the imperial merchant Liu's family was wealthy, and it was truly incomparable.

Zhan Feiyu nodded, he must be staying in Huai'an Mansion for a few days, at least this matter must be dealt with, otherwise he will definitely have to make another trip in the future.

……

In Beijing, Xueshi Gu found that every time he received a letter from a young disciple, it was before he went out, as if he had timed it right.

Xueshi Gu put the letter into his sleeve pocket with a smile, since the Holy Majesty likes it, why don't he give the younger disciple more favors from the Holy Majesty.

The early court ended, not to mention the hard work of the Holy Majesty, and the ministers like Gu Xueshi are also very tired. There are no trivial matters in the country. Any decision in the court needs to be carefully considered, and only after making sure there are no problems can it be implemented. Discussing state affairs is too exhausting.

The Holy Majesty looked at the letter presented by Eunuch Liu and saw the familiar Taige style, so he couldn't help but smiled and said, "Isn't your little disciple urging me to change her examiner?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Xiaoyu won't take part in next year's provincial examination." Gu Xueshi didn't even bother to retaliate when he thought of the shitty thing Chen Xuezheng did during the examination.

The dignified third-rank Xuezheng of the imperial court dealt with a young boy in the college examination, and the key point was to fail. If it was Gu Qingzhou himself, he would have resigned from office and returned home to farm.

It is also Chen Minzhong who has a thick skin and pretends that nothing happened and continues to preside over the college examinations in other states. Of course, there is no rural examination next year. It is hard for the students of Jiangnan Road to have such a brazen teacher.

The Holy Majesty opened the letter and read it. It was only a thin piece of paper, and the whole text was only three to five hundred words, but the Holy Majesty read it for a while.

Eunuch Liu, who was waiting on the sidelines, couldn't help worrying. Did Miss Zhan say something that could not be said in the letter, otherwise why did the Holy Majesty read it for so long?
Eunuch Liu raised his eyes and looked over calmly, only to see that Xueshi Gu was sorting the memorials, his expression was calm and calm, and he didn't care about Zhan Feiyu's letter at all. Eunuch Liu admired it.

The Holy Majesty finally spoke, and put the letter aside, "Qingzhou, your little disciple is looking for your support."

"I sent guards in the past, and only the little girl can bully others. Others can't bully her." Gu Qingzhou was not worried at all. Seeing the sage who suddenly laughed, he couldn't help asking: "I'm even curious that this girl wrote What can make the Holy Dragon happy."

If other people say that, it is trying to figure out the emperor's will, but the sage and Gu Qingzhou have a close relationship, and the monarch and his ministers get along well. Hearing this, he laughed loudly at this moment, "I'm not lying to you, the little girl went to Huai'an mansion. Don't confront the Liu family."

Eunuch Liu took the letter with both hands, but without taking a second look, he walked over respectfully and handed it to Xueshi Gu.

Eunuch Liu also knew about Zhan Feiyu's study tour. Scholar Gu and His Majesty had mentioned it before. As for the Liu family in Huai'an Prefecture, Eunuch Liu immediately remembered that it was the Liu family of the imperial merchant.

Concubine Jing in the palace is the adopted daughter of the Liu family, but outsiders don't know about this relationship. Concubine Jing has eight princesses under her knees.

Before Gu Qingzhou finished reading Zhan Feiyu's letter, the Eldest Prince asked to see him. Generally, the Holy Majesty would not see the Prince when he was dealing with the affairs of state, but at this moment, the Holy Majesty was in a good mood, "Let him in."

As soon as he saw Gu Qingzhou at the desk on the right, anger flashed in the eyes of the eldest prince, but he still endured it, "I pay my respects to my father."

"Excuse me." The holy face had a loving face, even though he was wearing a golden dragon robe, he looked more like a loving father.

Now he is a wise king, but he also led soldiers to fight on the battlefield in the early years, but now he has restrained his edge, but still no one dares to underestimate the decisive holy majesty.

Even if there is no crown prince up to now, neither ministers nor royal family members, including several adult princes, dare not object, which is enough to see the Holy Majesty's control over the court.

"My son came here to ask my father to approve my visit to Zhongzhou Mansion. Because of my uncle's business, my grandfather is seriously ill, so my son wants to visit." The eldest prince said sincerely.

Although the college examination was over, and Zhan Feiyu was worthy of the name, but Chen Xuezheng's split questions at the beginning caused him to be criticized by scholars.

Not to mention the disappearance of Zhan Feiyu's examination paper, which was replaced by a middle-to-low examination paper. Although this matter was finally determined to be the work of Ding Yi and others, and no imperial examination case was made, Chen Xuezheng's reputation was ruined.

There were nearly a thousand candidates in the four state capitals. The news could not be concealed, let alone suppressed. So in just a few days, it almost spread all over Jiangnan Road. The dignified Xuezheng was despised by scholars. Chen Xuezheng's current situation can be imagined .

There are even more proud scholars who say that if Chen Xuezheng is still the main examiner for the rural examination next year, then they will not take the exam, and they will take the exam after three years. The general term of office of Xuezheng is three years. politics.

Zhan Feiyu is already a junior, and he studied under Gu Xueshi. The more scholars admire Gu Xueshi, the more they will defend Zhan Feiyu, and the more they will despise, resist, and reject Chen Xuezheng. It is also reasonable for Chen Xuezheng to be seriously ill among.

In such a difficult situation for the Chen family, if the eldest prince went to Jiangnan Road in person, at least he could restore the reputation of the Chen family.

Learn literary and martial arts, goods and the emperor's family.The eldest prince represents the current emperor and the royal family. Unless the scholars in Jiangnan Road do not want to be promoted through the imperial examination, who would dare to have trouble with the eldest prince?
Before seeing Zhan Feiyu's letter, the Holy Majesty might have agreed. Although he was decisive and tough in dealing with the government, he was also very tolerant of the old officials in the court. Mr. Chen was seriously ill, and the eldest prince's grandson went to visit him. Also within reason.

As for the eldest prince taking the opportunity to rectify Chen Xuezheng's name, or win over the students of Jiangnan Dao and the major families, His Majesty doesn't care.

But the Holy One is worried that the eldest prince will find trouble with Zhan Feiyu, and the little girl is not a good quarrel. If there is a fight, the little girl will suffer.

The eldest prince glanced at the contemplative sage, and his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the emperor would refuse such a small request?Father is so harsh on himself, how could he make himself the heir apparent!
"The day before yesterday, there was a report from the military at the border. A small group of unidentified bandits were operating in Anding Mansion. You should lead the troops to check it out." The Holy Majesty made up for it.

The eldest prince was startled, and immediately beamed with joy, "It's the emperor father, and the son will definitely fulfill his mission!"

Even if it's just a small group of bandits, they might be the enemy army, but for the First Prince, this is a good time to lead the army, and he was only interested in being happy but forgot that Prince Yu is now in the northwest.

If there were indeed enemy troops sneaking into the Anding Mansion, why bother to let the Eldest Prince set off from the capital, and just order Prince Yu to go and check it out.

Looking at the eldest prince who left in a hurry after thanking him, and seeing that he had even forgotten Mr. Chen who was seriously ill, His Majesty's eyes were filled with indescribable disappointment, so the words he just said were sincere, and his filial piety was all fake.

Gu Xueshi has finished reading the letter at this moment, glanced at the absent-minded Holy Majesty, and couldn't help laughing, "As the so-called seeking political power in his position, the First Prince, as the Holy Majesty's first child, comes from a noble family, if he has no ambition at all, It would be weird not to."

Of course, for a reckless man like the First Prince, no matter how ambitious he is, he is nothing to be afraid of.

"If you are a teacher like this, I'm worried that you will mislead your disciples." The Holy Majesty stabbed angrily, how can you explain it like this when you are in his position to seek his own government?

But thinking that only Gu Qingzhou dared to talk lightly about the topic of prince and ambition, the sage was not only not angry, but in a good mood.

Mentioning Zhan Feiyu, Gu Qingzhou shook the letterhead in his hand, but his expression was rare pride and complacency, "The few things my little girl has done for the court, many courtiers can't do it in their lifetime, and the minister is already content. "

Don’t talk about movable type printing, let’s talk about Prince Yu who is far away in the northwest. Once a large amount of salt can be produced by drying salt, the imperial court can control the price of salt. Plump up.

As for those big salt merchants, they have made a lot of money over the years, so they should be content.

"50 taels of silver, if I tell any generals in the court, they will be able to bring people to Huai'an Mansion." Gu Qingzhou is amused to think about this scene.

The national treasury has a lot of money, but the Daqing Dynasty has a vast territory, either there are natural disasters here or there are disasters there, and there are so many soldiers to support, no amount of money is enough.

Not to mention the rice grains that Zhan Feiyu got from the Chen family before, and the money for beauty makeup, but this time it was 50 taels, enough to keep border guards happy for the first half of the year.

"Who is Liu Hefeng's enemy?" The Holy Majesty asked, if he avenges him, he can get 50 taels. The Holy Majesty can even send the forbidden dragon guards to do some private work. It is too easy to get money.

"I don't know." Gu Qingzhou didn't hide anything, so he roughly told the story of Zhan Feiyu's going to Fengzhou and Qi Heng's kidnapping, "At that time, this girl was also cheating, and later she wrote to ask the minister, But I don't know much about the Imperial Merchant Liu's family, so I sent someone to investigate, but nothing was found."

Gu Qingzhou sent someone to Huai'an Mansion to investigate the affairs of the imperial merchant Liu's family. The Holy Majesty did know how the Liu family was in the three mansions of Huai'an, but in the eyes of Gu Xueshi, it was really not worth mentioning. It was just an imperial merchant. As long as the Holy Majesty was willing, Tomorrow, the imperial merchant can be replaced by another person.

The Holy Majesty was a little surprised after hearing the secret report. How did Gu Qingzhou find out about the Liu family?

That day when Concubine Jing was attending bedtime, the Holy Majesty also asked, but although Concubine Jing was the adopted daughter of the Liu family, she lived in Zhongzhou Mansion all the year round due to her health, so she didn't know anything about the Liu family's affairs.

The amount of 50 taels of silver is not small, but it is inconvenient for the civil servants of the imperial court to come forward, and it is not good to spread the rumors. Outsiders think that it is okay for the Holy One to compete with the people for profit, but they are afraid of rumors that the Holy One will take it by force.

So as Zhan Feiyu wrote in the letter, just send a general over there, preferably the kind who is upright and unreasonable, and he is not afraid that the Liu family will not give him money.

Huai'an Mansion.

Zhan Feiyu was not in a hurry to leave, she had to wait for the letter from Xueshi Gu, and to send someone from the court, it would take at least half a month.

"Go to the prefect of Chu for advice?" He Nuan was taken aback.

Apart from meeting in the yamen before and being tested by the prefect of Chu, the young lady has no friendship with the prefect of Chu, so she came here rashly?
Zhan Feiyu sorted out the homework to be asked, and replied without raising his head: "Master Chu is a Jinshi of the second list, and is highly respected by scholars in Huai'an Prefecture. If you want to learn well, you must have a thick skin. .”

He Nuan nodded approvingly, speaking of nonsense, the young lady takes the second place, and no one dares to take the first place.

"Ah Nuan, bring the money and I'll go buy some presents first." Zhan Feiyu also planned to spend a meal with Master Chu.

The inn does not sell meat, and there are no vendors in the market outside who dare to sell it. Some big families in Huaian Prefecture have their own Zhuangzi, so there is no shortage of meat to eat.

As a fourth-rank magistrate, Mr. Chu has no need to be afraid of the Liu family. The Liu family will not say anything after eating meat. Go to the Liu family to be a filial son and grandson.

(End of this chapter)