Originally, we were all brothers, and we did not look at the monk or the Buddha. For the sake of him as a teacher, he only gave some money to make some arrangements. Gu Chengyu had to express his gratitude for his kindness, which also fulfilled the friendship between the brothers.
Liang Zhirui had long felt that He Jisheng was a heartless and unrighteous man. Back then, He Jisheng wanted to seduce his little girl because he was the chief minister. He discovered the clues and blocked He Jisheng.
After that, He Jisheng proposed to him that he wanted to marry his little girl, but he refused. Originally, he thought that He Jisheng was a motivated man and a smart person, so he would definitely be able to do something good when he entered the court in the future.
But who would have thought that He Jisheng had a lot of things in his belly. If he really wanted to marry his daughter, why didn't he formally propose it before?
Even if you are afraid that he won't agree, you can't give or receive it in private! Fortunately, the two of them have not met in private a few times, otherwise, this matter will definitely bring shame to him.
After that, Liang Zhirui became much colder towards He Jisheng. He Jisheng was a man who knew how to work hard. After gaining the appreciation of his father-in-law, he also became much colder towards his teacher. Later, Liang Zhirui became an official and left the capital for Jingyuan Prefecture.
The relationship between the two became even weaker.
Liang Zhirui did not receive a few letters from He Jisheng in Jingyuan Mansion. The few letters he received were mostly greetings about his health and a few indifferent words at the end, without mentioning anything about the affairs in the DPRK.
Liang Zhirui sighed deeply when he thought of this.
"It was my fault back then, and I shouldn't have been too indifferent to him. However, it was his fault first. He was a man, and even if he had a private relationship with a girl, he would only have a reputation as a romantic. But women are different. They are under my knee.
There are only two girls, and the eldest was already married back then. How can I tolerate such a young Cheng Huan, whose family's reputation is at stake?"
The reason why Liang Zhirui and He Jisheng were in such trouble was related to He Jisheng's desire to marry his teacher's daughter. Gu Chengyu had already known about it from Yin Kun before, but he didn't know the details.
However, according to what the teacher said, the third senior brother also did inappropriate things back then. As a father, Liang Zhirui discovered the clues and of course he couldn't bear it.
Gu Chengyu felt that if He Jisheng really liked it, he could say it openly. How could he think that Liang Zhirui disagreed? The teacher also valued He Jisheng very much at that time, so he might have agreed.
Judging from the fact that the teacher married his second daughter to the magistrate of Yingnan Mansion, he did not care about his son-in-law's family background and official position.
He Jisheng did not make it clear to the teacher, nor did he work hard to prove himself and obtain the teacher's forgiveness after being rejected by the teacher. Instead, he made the relationship between himself and the teacher even more tense. He Jisheng bears most of the responsibility for this.
"The right and wrong of the past has passed. He is your disciple after all. Once you come to the capital, you will have more opportunities to meet in the future. If Senior Brother He respects his master, he will definitely not be less in this house. If we still get along like this,
It's inevitable to be embarrassed. Why don't Teacher and Senior Brother He resolve their feud, put aside those past issues, and live in harmony."
Although Gu Chengyu said this, he felt that the relationship between the two might not be able to be eased. The teacher was quite open-minded by nature. After so many years, he must have no longer taken this matter to heart, but he just couldn't bear to face it.
This requires He Jisheng, as a disciple, to work harder. As long as he shows a little more enthusiasm and cares more about his teacher, this matter will surely be solved.
It's a pity that Gu Chengyu felt that He Jisheng didn't want to do this, and he didn't want to speculate on the reasons. Anyway, there were only a few points that were made clear.
However, it was his senior brother after all, and he couldn't say it clearly. He could only comfort the teacher with a few words. He didn't even bother to gossip behind his back.
Liang Zhirui paused, but did not continue talking about He Jisheng. Instead, he talked about the chief assistant Xia Qing.
"I heard that your rank in the National Examination was almost pulled down. Fortunately, the Emperor saved you. You were in real danger this time." Liang Zhirui was speechless as Gu Chengyu also had twists and turns in taking the National Examination.
Gu Chengyu also nodded with lingering fear. Fortunately, he was not kicked off, otherwise he would have to find a way. This exam was really difficult. Not only were the questions difficult, but even the results were announced after the exam.
He worked so hard to get the first place in the examination. He stayed in the examination room for nine days in a row for the examination, but the dormitory still had a bad name. How could he be willing to be kicked down?
"Indeed, fortunately there is only one imperial examination left."
When Liang Zhirui said this, his face suddenly turned serious.
"Then Xia Qing has noticed you. You have to be careful in your words and deeds in the future and don't be reckless. That man is an old fox. As long as he gets caught, he will hide in the dark and plot against you. That old man is always doing what he does.
The main thing is to hide behind those officials and not touch them."
Liang Zhirui knew Xia Qing very well. This man was very deep in the city, and the scheming person never had to take action himself. He would either let others take action by letting others take action, or rely on his strength. There were many court officials who were fawning over him, and they were not willing to work for him.
few.
Gu Chengyu understood clearly. Judging from the calculation of this fraud case, wasn't Xia Qing hiding behind the scenes?
To this day, no evidence has been found to prove that he is the person behind Guo Shi. Even Guo Shi himself does not know. Although he is the most suspicious when it comes to speculation, you have to provide evidence!
There is no personal or material evidence. Even if he is exposed, the emperor will definitely ignore it according to his past style.
"Your senior brother said that your predecessor went to Tianxiang Pavilion? And you brought back a girl?" Liang Zhirui sat opposite Gu Chengyu, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea. The moment he lowered his head, the obvious smile on the corner of his mouth made Gu Chengyu turn over.
Roll your eyes.
This is a joke on him! He was almost kicked out of his position as a Huiyuan because of this incident before, but now it's over. Even the teacher came to tease him, the senior brother is such a big mouth.
"Ahem! When I was in prison, the girl visited me before, and I promised to redeem her life. Now that I have seen her, I must save her from the mire. You can't be dishonest! But the girl is still in the house now.
I’m staying here, but I haven’t thought of a way to settle down yet.”
In fact, Liang Zhirui only wanted to make fun of his young disciple because he had finished talking about business. He knew what kind of person Gu Chengyu was and would not usually do this.
However, there is also a temptation in saying this. Young people are ignorant about love affairs. If they are led astray and become a frequent visitor to a brothel, wouldn't they be destroying their own future?
Once you are entangled in the affairs of men and women, it is definitely not appropriate to divert your energy and focus on these things, not to mention the physical problems.
"I know you know what's going on, but I still have to tell you that it's better to go to brothels less often in the future, so as not to affect your reputation." Liang Zhirui then straightened his face and said to Gu Chengyu.
"Yes!" Gu Chengyu responded in a deep voice. In fact, he didn't like such a noisy place, so he went there several times for good reasons.