When Gu Wuchen grabbed Lin Fu's arm and wanted to introduce him to his wife, Gu Yingxiu said that Lin Fu was the son of Mei Niang. Gu Wuchen was stunned for a moment.
Gu asked in confusion: "Who is Mei Niang?"
Gu Wuchen sighed: "Brother, my sister-in-law was implicated by me. When she was exiled to the northwest border, the entire Gu family, except Mei Niang, got sick and died on the way..." After speaking, he bowed to Lin Fu and saluted, "You are also affected by this."
The person I have troubled, I received your favor yesterday, and I really have nothing to repay."
"How dare you, how dare you? Mr. Gu has killed Lin Fu." Lin Fu hurriedly bowed in return, and even had to lower his head lower than Gu Wuchen's to not be rude.
Gu Yingxiu followed Mrs. Gu and Gu Wuchen's youngest daughter Xun'er to the inner house to change into clean clothes. Yang Pu and Deputy Lieutenant Yunqi of Dongyang Prefecture chased the assassins and their master and servant Lin Fu, but they were befriended by Lin Fu at the entrance of the village.
Several foreign horse dealers helped Gu Wuchen know about the siege and killing.
The Inspectorate was in charge of the impeachment of a province, and Gu Wuchen was appointed as the Deputy Inspector of Jiangdong. He was not an incompetent person. If he listened carefully to the descriptions of Yang Pu and Deputy Lieutenant Yunqi of Dongyang Mansion, he would know the foreign traders who were good friends with Lin Fu.
Ma Ke was probably a powerful person, so he had no intention of pursuing the case further. He only said to Yang Pu: "Send two assassins using my name to look for Mr. Liang in Shiliang County. Report the matter in detail and hunt down the assassins."
Party affairs are still left to Shiliang County to handle. I am still on my way to take office and have not officially taken office, so it is inconvenient to intervene in this matter..."
Gu Wuchen went south this time, accompanied by his son Gu Siyuan and his wife and daughter. Except for Yang Pu and his son and a soldier from Northern Hebei who followed him back to the capital as guards, there were only four maids and servants, and no manpower was sent to Shiliang County to report the news.
The deputy lieutenant Yunqi of Dongyang Prefecture naturally took over the matter and sent two people to ride fast horses to Shiliang County to report the news. As for Gu Ying's murder of Diao Pu with a knife in his sleeves, he had to examine the body before disposing of it.
Under the circumstances at that time, Gu Yingxiu's actions were shocking, but according to the laws of the dynasty, they were not inappropriate and there was no need to hide them.
With things settled here, Gu Wuchen asked Lin Fu what his future plans were: "Yesterday I heard Liang Gong Zuoren say that you are the only person to pass the Jinke Township Examination in Shiliang County. When do you plan to go to the capital to take the examination?
I think I will be more confident if I go to the capital early and choose a place to study quietly. Siyuan's grandfather was the former minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Tang Gongba Haoxin (Tang Haoxin), and he was also my teacher. He still rewarded young talents. You can go there as soon as possible.
Capital Master, can you send me a letter to your house to report that you are safe? You can also borrow some space in the Tang House to read quietly..." Gu Wuchen originally just wanted to thank Lin Fu for his help yesterday, but he knew that he was also responsible for his death at that time.
The son of Mei Niang, who was plagued by disease, had the intention of treating him as his nephew's attendant. Yesterday he learned from Liang Zuoren that Lin Fu's status in the Lin family was not very high, so he decided to help him in the imperial examination and promotion.
"Thanks to Mr. Gu for your kind support, Lin Fu ranked 137th in the provincial examination. It was a fluke that he did not fall behind the Sun Mountain. He has no plans to go to the capital to attend the meeting for the time being..."
"That's it..." Gu Wuchen hesitated for a moment. He was very talented. In the eyes of others, being successful in the examination was a big deal. He felt that the 137th place in the provincial examination could only be regarded as a very reluctant result. Liang Zuoren did not follow him yesterday.
When mentioning this, he pondered for a moment and said, "It would be good for you to stay in Shiliang County and study hard for three more years, and then take the examination for the next subject. You are still young and have a bright future. It is not easy to pass the exam at a young age."
Duo Jian, I was one year older than you when I passed the exam and went to the capital to take the examination."
"..." Lin Fu originally wanted to wait for Gu Yingxiu to come over and mention for him about accompanying him to Jiangning, but when Gu Wuchen said this, he no longer avoided it and said, "Master Gu may not know that those foreign horse dealers
It's not like they helped me for no reason... They were originally people who came to Shanglindu to sell horses when I was living in Tinghu Lake. The second young master of my family was greedy for their good horses and wanted to buy them by force. When I rescued them, I had actually offended my family.
I am afraid that there will be no place for me to live in Dongyang, so I plan to go to Jiangning to find a career..." Lin Fu half-truthfully told Gu Wuchen what happened, "I am not a villain in vain, but the second young master of my family is actually narrow-minded.
.Although I am also a descendant of the Lin family, I was hunted by my fellow assassins. The sword servants around the Seventh Madam refused to save me because they knew that rescuing me would offend the Second Young Master of the family. If I stay in Dongyang for a day now, it will be like sitting on pins and needles.
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"..." Gu Wuchen didn't expect that Lin Fu would be eager to leave Dongyang Mansion. He was stunned for a while and said, "We will also leave for Jiangning tomorrow. Since you don't want to stay in Dongyang, you can go to Jiangning with us, but it's just a matter of family background.
It is the right way to put things on hold and strive to stand out from the crowd and become an official..."
If you pass the provincial examination and gain fame, you will be qualified to be an official. However, officials are all minor officials, and the space for promotion is extremely narrow. If you can serve as a county magistrate before you retire, you will be burned by your ancestors.
High fragrance.
In the past ten years, the most successful person in promoting people to official positions is Dong Yuan, the current magistrate of Weiyang Prefecture. Dong Yuan has been in the official position for six years, and his results are all excellent, but he has only accumulated merit to be promoted to the ninth rank of Xianxia County. However, he is a member of the She family.
When Jin'an launched an uprising and swept through Eastern Fujian, the rebels reached Xianxia County with swords. Dong Yuan united with the people of the county and the yamen officials abolished the county magistrate and refused to defend the city. He later became the Minister of the Ministry of War in Jiangning and became the governor of Eastern Fujian Li Zhuo.
Utility, because he had a disagreement with Li Zhuo about joining the She family, he was transferred to Jiangning as a doctor in the Jiangning Military Department. In just three months, he was transferred to Weiyang Mansion as the magistrate. In a few years, the ninth-rank official who was a member of the Juren family suddenly transformed.
Becoming a noble of the fourth rank can also be regarded as a rare achievement in the officialdom.
The so-called special examination is naturally not the right path. Scholars all over the world regard the imperial examination as the last step to the dragon gate, and Gu Wuchen is no exception. As a rule, it is impossible to get a low grade in the high school examination and the palace examination. No matter how bad the results are, he will still be in the top three.
He was born as a Jinshi, studied in Hanlin Academy for three to five years, and then was sent to the official position of eighth-level county magistrate or above. There are people in the court to take care of him, and it only takes ten or eight years to become the leader of the government. It is far better than being a lifelong official.
A small official is too powerful.
Gu Wuchen was so eager. Lin Fu wanted to shirk but was afraid of dampening Gu Wuchen's enthusiasm, so he said he would think about it after going to Jiangning. At this time, he was restless to offend the second son of the family, and he had no intention of studying quietly when he stayed in Dongyang.
Gu Siyuan, the son of Gu Wuchen, stood aside and looked at Lin Fu with a very clear look of evasion on his face. He just thought that he had no ambition and thought that his so-called offending the second son of the family was just a lie. He probably knew that his father's identity threatened yesterday's help.
Zhien came to Jiangning to find a good job under his father's big tree.
Gu Siyuan was aggrieved about Lin Fu's strong-willed argument with his family's guards outside the teahouse yesterday, but Lin Fu saw through the fact that the assassin was kind to his family, so he naturally had to suppress the complaints he had in his heart. Gu Siyuan just heard from Yang
When Park described the fierce battle at the entrance of the village, it sounded clear that Lin Fu had deliberately lured his fellow assassins to the entrance of the village to kill them to claim credit for the Gu family. Looking at Lin Fu's expression at this time, Gu Siyuan naturally regarded him as a character seeking revenge.
My gratitude towards him has become very weak.
Ordinarily, Gu Siyuan and Gu Yingxiu were cousins. Gu Yingxiu married Lin Tingxun as his concubine. Lin Fu wanted to call Gu Yingxiu aunt, and Gu Siyuan was a generation older than Lin Fu. However, Gu Wuchen and Gu's elders were present during the conversation.
There was no place for Gu Siyuan to sit. Lin Fu was both a guest and a benefactor, so he held Gu Wuchen's hand and sat in the main seat of the hall. Gu Siyuan was also very dissatisfied with this.
Yang Pu, Yang Pu's son Yang Shi, and another guard in Tsing Yi all thought so. They didn't have a good impression of Lin Fu, but they had to repay the kindness of others' help. Besides, the adults in his family had a negative opinion of Lin Fu.
They are also very enthusiastic, even if they have some disdain in their hearts, they dare not show it.
Gu Yingxiu changed her clothes and came out to greet Gu Wuchen and the Gu family elders one by one. These Gu family elders had previously spoken ill of Gu Yingxiu behind their backs and believed that Gu Yingxiu's marriage to Lin Tingxun as a concubine had ruined the family tradition of the Gu family.
They are disdainful to see. If it weren't for Gu Wuchen's insistence, these Gu family elders would not show up. After knowing that Gu Yingxiu had just been at the entrance of the village, disobeying the servants, Gu Yingxiu changed her clothes and came out to greet An. These Gu family elders would not show up.
They all bowed down and stood up reflexively and did not dare to sit down and receive the courtesy.
Lin Fu looked at it and thought that the Gu family's elders were really spineless. It's no wonder that after the death of brother Gu Wuchen, the Gu family fell rapidly.
"Where's Xun'er? The savior is here. Why can't she hide and not come over to say thank you?" Gu Wuchen saw his wife and niece coming out of the back house. The daughter who had been clamoring to go out all day and even disguised herself as a man wanted to go out with her. At this time,
But he could not come out to meet the guests.
Mrs. Gu sent her maid to run to the back house. After a while, she saw Gu Wuchen's little girl blushing with embarrassment. She walked up to Lin Fu and bowed, and said her thanks in a soft voice: "Gu Junxun thanks Mr. Lin for yesterday..."
Yesterday's... kindness..." After finally summoning up the courage to say this, she hid behind her mother Gu in shock.
Seeing her like this, it was impossible for Lin Fu to think about the soft bullet he had acquired yesterday, but he couldn't peep at her in front of her father, brother, clan elders, and servants. Lin Fu could only sit upright and follow Gu Wuchen.
Talk there.
Gu Wuchen didn't expect that Lin Fu, who was studying behind closed doors, would know much about managing the world and helping the world. Although Lin Fu had a low status in front of him, the fourth-rank Jiangdong inspector, Lin Fu was a guest and had a helping hand for him.
Well, Gu Wuchen couldn't leave Lin Fu to others to socialize. Besides, Gu Wuchen didn't have anything else to do today, so he was very interested in discussing poetry with him in an attitude of supporting the underachievers.
Although Lin Fu retained his original memory, he was very tired in poetry for more than two months, and his level was not as good as before he came to Jiangning to take the exam, let alone show off in front of Gu Wuchen, and made several jokes in one conversation. Fortunately,
Gu Wuchen saw that his face was red and his ears were red, and there was a fine sweat on his forehead, so he was no longer embarrassed. He probably really knew that Lin Fu had limited attainments in poetry, books and classics, so he just told him to work hard again in Jiangning.
Gu Siyuan, Yang Pu and other Gu family members saw this scene in their eyes, and they all knew that Lin Fu had limited resources, and they all thought that he was really self-aware in not going to the capital to take part in the examination. Only Gu Yingxiu knew in her heart that Lin Fu was still there.
After the catastrophe of life and death, he was infinitely better than before. The decisiveness, courage, meticulousness and strategy that Lin Xu showed in just three days after returning from the catastrophe of life and death were the best men she had ever seen, and he only knew all the intrigues.
Only then did Gu Yingxiu realize that those people who only knew poetry, classics and classics were not worth relying on.
Zhou Pu didn't know anything about poetry, literature, and classics. He stood aside and felt drowsy while listening. He also felt very sympathetic to Lin Fu: How could he discuss this with this sour scholar? He truly believed that Lin Fu had real talents and abilities.