Fortunate Young Gentleman

Tang Ning was appointed as a sixth-rank Hanlin editor, a low-ranking official who did not have to attend court. In fact, the Hanlin Academy was full of noble officials who did not have much to do on weekdays. Punching in and out of work was exactly what Tang Ning longed for.

Although he had been appointed, he still had three months to take office.

Although he could start work early, he still had some things to do in these three months.

First of all, of course, was to make money.

He had not started work yet, and did not even have a salary, so he naturally had to find a way to support his family.

With the meager offerings from the Hanlin Academy, he could only make a living. The more silver, the better. In addition to supporting his family, the Beggars' Gang, which could be self-reliant in most things, also had places where they needed to spend money.

He was not Tang Yaoyao, who could gamble away a million-dollar fortune, and had a father with a fortune of more than a million. His happy life depended on his own hard work.

Tang Yaoyao used a wooden stick to gently hit him and said, "Raise your arm a little higher."

Although Tang Ning was busy during this period, he did not neglect to practice martial arts.

He asked Tang Yaoyao and the old beggar. There is no clear division in the martial arts world. Thinking carefully, it seems impossible to have a specific measurement method.

However, although there is no specific division, there are still vague boundaries.

Third-rate masters can already be called masters of the mainstream. The old beggar has the most say in this matter. According to him, Peng Chen and Tang Yaoyao are both at this level. Tang Yaoyao is a little stronger and is probably at the top of the third-rate, but still a distance from the second-rate.

Those who can be classified as second-rate are already considered strong. Li Tianlan, who broke through the realm, is one of them, and Ling Yun, the guard beside the emperor, is also one of them. Tang Ning only knows these two young masters.

As for first-rate masters, they are extraordinary. Although they are not rare, each of them is a giant in the world of martial arts and has the ability to establish a school.

Tang Ning felt that Zheng the Butcher should be considered one, and as for the old beggar, he might be considered powerful among the top masters.

Of course, these were too far away from him. According to the current classification of the strength of martial artists in the martial arts world, he should be considered as a low-level person, and there is still a long way to go before he can reach the third-rate level.

However, although his strength was not strong, it was still easy to climb over a wall or a window. Tang Ning had only been practicing martial arts for a short time, and he was very satisfied with his current progress.

He walked to the corner, squatted down, looked at the old beggar and asked, "What level has Miss Su's martial arts reached?"

"You mean that little fox?" The old beggar burped and said, "She can barely be considered second-rate, but if she really fights, your two little lovers combined are no match for her."

"Which two?"

The old beggar glanced at Li Tianlan who had just walked in, and then looked at Tang Yaoyao whose sword speed was getting faster and faster, and said, "It's rare to have natural charm. If you want to turn her into a little lover, do it as soon as possible. If you miss this opportunity, you will never have it again."

You old frivolous man, what little lover, how ugly it sounds...

As for natural charm, Su Mei has nothing to do with the word "charm" except that her name has the word "charm". Lying on the same bed with her, I didn't feel where her charm was.

He stood up and walked over, looking at Xiaoxiao who was sitting in a daze in the yard, and introduced to Li Tianlan: "This is Xiaoxiao, now my sister."

He looked at Xiaoxiao again, "This is Sister Li."

Xiaoxiao looked up at her and whispered: "Sister Li."

By now, Xiaoxiao no longer had that kind of vigilance and defense against the people Tangning introduced to her.

Tangning poured her a cup of tea and asked: "You should leave, right?"

Li Tianlan nodded and said: "At most a few months, after discussing all the details with the court, we will set off to return to Chu."

Tangning calculated that they had stayed in Chen for nearly a year, and it was time to go back.

He thought for a while and asked: "Will you come again next year?"

Chu had to pay tribute to Chen every year. When one group of envoys left, another group of envoys arrived.

Li Tianlan took a sip of tea and said: "The tribute has become once every three years. In the future, I may not come."

Tangning knew that her identity should not be an envoy, but he didn't know what her specific identity was.

He looked at Li Tianlan, sized her up, and asked, "Are you the princess of Chu?"

The royal family of Chu was surnamed Li, and all the envoys were respectful to her. She was a girl, but she was able to pass the imperial examination. She must have a powerful background in Chu. This was Tang Ning's guess.

Li Tianlan shook her head and said, "No."

"But you are not an envoy either." Tang Ning looked at her and asked, "What is your identity?"

Li Tianlan looked at him, smiled mysteriously, and said, "You will know when you come to Chu."

Tang Ning shook her head and said, "Then there should be no chance."

After Li Tianlan returned to Chu, if nothing unexpected happened, there would be no chance to see each other again. Although there is no banquet that will not end, they are brothers who have lived and died together, so he asked her to drink two more cups of tea.

After Li Tianlan left, Tang Yaoyao stopped practicing and sat opposite him, hiding the joy on her face and asked, "Is she going home?"

"Yes." Tang Ning sighed and said, "She will leave in a while."

Tang Yaoyao looked at him and asked, "Are you reluctant to leave her?"

"It's natural to be reluctant to leave a friend." Tangning said, suddenly looked at her and asked, "When will you return to Lingzhou?"

Tang Yaoyao glared at him and said, "I can go back whenever I want. Do you care?"

Tangning looked at her and explained, "What I mean is, if you are not in a hurry to go back, I have something to discuss with you."

He was planning to open a bookstore in the capital. There had already been successful cases of "The Romance of the West Chamber" and "The Peony Pavilion". Opening a bookstore was almost a guaranteed profit-making business.

However, he didn't have enough money and needed to find an angel investor. Tang Yaoyao looked quite like an angel.

"Open a bookstore, let's cooperate?" Tang Yaoyao thought for a while and said, "Okay."

Rich Man Tang's daughter still had a keen eye and agreed without hesitation.

She thought for a while and said, "What should the bookstore be called? How about calling it 'Yao Yao Zhai'?"

"It sounds too unpleasant." Tang Ning shook her head and said, "Let's call her Tang Ning Zhai. It sounds much better than Yaoyao Zhai."

Tang Yaoyao narrowed her eyes and looked at him.

"Otherwise, I have a compromise." Tangning thought for a while and said, "Combining our names will put you in the front. What do you think?"

"Yao Yaoning?"

Tang Yaoyao shook her head, "It sounds awful."

Tangning shook her head and said, "Each person takes one word."

"Yao Ning Zhai?" Tang Yaoyao thought for a while and said, "It doesn't sound good either."

Tang Ning looked at her and asked, "How about taking your Tang and taking my Ning?"

…

The people of the capital have been paying close attention to a case in the past two days.

The Black Tiger Gang was involved in human trafficking, and the Tang family was also involved. His Majesty ordered the Criminal Department, Yushitai, and Dali Temple to conduct a joint trial, hoping to get to the bottom of this case.

In previous years, there were only a few joint trials of the three divisions. Once the three divisions were alerted, beheading would be the lightest result. In serious cases, Lingchi might even be sentenced.

After the leader of the Black Tiger Gang heard about this, he hit the wall in prison and committed suicide that night. Although he still lost his life, he also ended up with a whole body.

The leader of the Black Tiger Gang committed suicide in fear of crime. However, after inspection by the Third Division, no direct relationship between the Tang family and the Black Tiger Gang's human trafficking was found. However, the second son of the Tang family used the Tang family's momentum to repeatedly cover up the Black Tiger Gang's oppression of the people. , and the actual evidence was found.

There was great public dissatisfaction with this case. In consideration of Tang Zhao's injury, although His Majesty did not punish him too severely, he also made a decree that he would never be employed. After this incident, Tang Zhao's official career was completely ended. .

At the same time, a minister belonging to the Tang family faction in the household department was inexplicably transferred out of the capital. Although his official rank remained unchanged, from then on, the Tang family and Prince Duan had almost no manpower in the household department.

These are also regarded as one of His Majesty's punishments for the Tang family.

In short, this battle between the two kings ended with King Kang's victory.

Prince Duan's Mansion.

The furious King Duan had already smashed several tea cups and cursed: "Idiots, they are all idiots!"

On the contrary, in Prince Kang's Mansion, Prince Kang was all smiles, holding two women in his arms, took a sip of wine, and said with a smile: "Come here, prepare two generous gifts, one to the Xiao Mansion, and the other to the Xiao Mansion. The Number One Scholar..."