"Li Yong's ambition is not small, but he still has the ability. Don't you think about it?"
Zhu Pang looked at Gu Chengyu with a smile. He didn't believe Li Yong's intentions. Gu Chengyu couldn't tell.
Gu Chengyu just smiled and said nothing. The good birds chose trees to roost. Li Yong hesitated whether to get on his boat, and Gu Chengyu himself also wanted to test Li Yong's abilities.
However, no matter what he chooses, he cannot tell Zhu Pang.
It's not that he can't trust Zhu Pang, but that as a descendant of a big family, Zhu Pang will definitely have times when he can't help himself.
He was afraid that when Zhu Pang chose between him and his family, he would choose to go against him.
Therefore, it is necessary to set up defenses from now on.
"Li Yong is very slippery. It's not easy to control him. I won't consider it yet."
Gu Chengyu didn't lie, he hadn't made a decision yet.
Zhu Pang nodded, "That's right! We are not familiar with this person yet, and he seems to have a discerning eye at the moment. But what kind of person he is, how can we tell in just half a day?"
"By the way! Didn't you say you wanted to take me hunting in the mountains? When should we go?"
Zhu Pang suddenly thought of Gu Chengyu's promise and immediately geared up, eager to go up the mountain immediately.
"It's definitely not possible today. I'll have two friends coming over tomorrow and we'll go up the mountain together."
Gu Chengyu wanted to take Wang Qikai and You Siyuan with him and not go deeper into the mountain. There should be no danger.
"You still have to wait so long? You've been so busy since you came back. I guess you won't have much free time this month."
Although Zhu Pang was a little disappointed, he could understand Gu Chengyu's difficulties.
Besides, it was his own idea to follow Gu Chengyu back home, and it was not Gu Chengyu's fault.
"Yes! We have to start the clan school in the next two days, and we have to choose two smart followers for Senior Brother Ye."
Gu Chengyu thought of Ye Zhiqiu's entrustment. In a few days, the head of the Ye clan should bring someone over to make a selection for him.
"Jin Yu! Do you really want your parents and brothers to follow you back to the capital?"
Gu Chengyu had already told Zhu Pang his plan to come back this time on the ship.
If his parents follow him to the capital, they will definitely not come back within three years. After all, it is too far.
It would be a good thing if we could bring the eldest brother, third brother and fourth brother to the capital for family reunion.
As for Gu Chengyi, forgive him for not being so kind. Just let him stay in Jingyuan Mansion!
Find two people to keep an eye on him and Erlang to avoid causing trouble for him in Jingyuan Mansion.
He already has two candidates, one is Uncle Gu and the other is Wang Yueniang.
As the patriarch of the clan, Uncle Gu saw that Gu Chengyi had no shirking responsibility. No matter how appropriate he was to give him some benefits, Uncle Gu would never sit idly by.
It's even simpler for Wang Yueniang. She doesn't have much affection for Gu Chengyi anymore. She just wants to grant her youngest son some benefits, but are she afraid that she won't?
The last time Gu Chengyi was punished, several clan members were already being raised by the clan.
These people are considered to be the best thugs in the clan, so just find two more and keep an eye on them.
"I have this plan, but I don't know if they are willing to do it!"
Gu Chengyi suddenly thought that Zhu Pang was already nineteen this year, but he still didn't have a job. Did he not plan to become an official?
He has two older brothers. The eldest brother passed the Shujishi exam six years ago and has now been promoted to the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The second brother is still studying and has already passed the Juren exam.
Therefore, these two people did not use Enyin's quota, and this quota fell on Zhu Pang.
In fact, it is not too strict for the sons of officials to enter the Imperial College. If they gain face in front of the emperor, they can still find an official position after entering the Imperial College.
The emperor does not care too much, but in order to reduce trouble, ordinary officials will not do this.
It was only after it was determined that the legitimate son would take the imperial examination, or that he was uneducated and incompetent in literature and martial arts, he would be sent in.
Those dandy boys could learn something after entering the Imperial Academy. But they were not good at martial arts, so they had no choice but to stay in there.
Even if the son of a third-grade official like Zhu Kui entered the Imperial Academy and begged the emperor, he could still find a seventh-grade official position.
"Senior Brother Zhu! People talk about starting a family and starting a business. You are going to start a family this year. What are your plans for the future?"
Gu Chengyu didn't want Zhu Pang to live such a hazy life. At least he had to have a goal in life, right? Otherwise it would be too boring.
Zhu Pang didn't expect that Gu Chengyu would suddenly ask this. In fact, he himself was very confused.
He stood up and looked at the blue sky outside the window, and after a while he replied: "I don't know what I can do in the future. I can't make progress in my studies, and it is absolutely impossible to take the imperial examination."
Compared to his two brothers, he simply has no face in this world.
As the eldest son, the eldest brother did not count on Enyin and took the imperial examination to become an official.
The second brother is also working hard. My father once said that although the second brother is not as smart as the eldest brother, he has perseverance and works harder than the eldest brother.
In the future, if you get Jinshi, you may not be ranked high, but you will still have a future if you seek employment abroad.
He was the only one who failed to live up to the expectations placed on him by his family.
The eldest brother and the others gave him Enyin's place. Dad only hopes that he can study hard and become a Jinshi official.
Even if he is just a civil servant, his father can make him a parent official, and it will not be difficult to climb up two levels in the end.
But he didn't want to, he was really not interested in studying literature, and he didn't want to become a civil servant, let alone scheming all day long, it was too tiring!
Gu Chengyu frowned. It seemed that this was a typical example of having no plan for life and just living one day at a time.
"Senior Brother Zhu, you don't know whether to say something or not?" If it weren't for the sake of his friend, Gu Chengyu would never meddle in other people's business.
Zhu Pang turned around and said with a smile: "Are you being polite to me? I know you have a bright mind and you may be able to solve my long-term problems."
"Senior Brother Zhu, your two elder brothers have found the goals they want to strive for in their lives. They have worked hard to make progress and left a place for you. If you really want to wait for death, how can you feel guilty?"
Gu Chengyu felt that Zhu Pang was actually very resistant to taking the imperial examination. In other words, he just didn't have this ambition.
Zhu Pang already had a look of shame on his face, so why didn't he think this way in his heart?
"Besides, when the family is divided one day and your eldest brother inherits the family business, you will have no choice but to open another palace. By then, the two elder brothers will serve in the court and you will only be a white man. It will definitely be different from the current life."
In fact, Gu Chengyu said it politely. After a hundred years have passed since Zhu Pang's father, Zhu Mansion split up, then Zhu Pang will naturally have no choice but to move out of the mansion. We can't let Zhu Pang's eldest brother keep raising him, right?
Zhu Pang didn't hold any official position, and he didn't know anything about business. Even if he got some money by dividing the family, it would be in vain.
Besides, as time has passed and the difference in status is too big, there is no guarantee that the two elder brothers can still like this younger brother.
Zhu Pang's wife and children will also receive the glare. This is an ironclad fact.
They were concubines from aristocratic families or people with low official positions. Aren't their female relatives also required to endure the humiliation in the house?
Even the proud servants in the mansion can lose face to such a master.