Chapter 854 Chaos in Sheng Mansion

The official looked at Li Zhan who was bowing, and remembered that he had angered Gu Tingye in a moment of anger. He had long regretted it in his heart, but because of his face, he had not changed his mind. Now that Li Zhan has spoken, the official is naturally willing to change his mind, and he is quite proud of it. Said responsibly.

"Just follow your wishes. I made a mistake at the beginning and caused this child to fail the exam. This is not what he should have done!"

"The official is a sage. Gu Tingye should be punished for his rude words. Now the official is lenient and allows him to take the exam again. It is a gift from heaven!"

The official looked at Li Zhan who was bowing, stretched out his hand to indicate that he was lying flat, and then gave instructions to the chamberlain beside him.

"Go and move a chair for Aiqing!"

The housekeeper looked at Li Zhan sitting below and asked curiously.

"I remember that you have never pleaded for mercy in front of me. Why did you open your mouth for Gu Tingye today?"

In fact, Li Zhan had known for a long time that the official would be curious about his relationship with Ning Yuanhou. He adjusted his sitting posture slightly and looked at the official without any nervousness. Facing the official's scrutinizing gaze, Li Zhan was very calm and unfazed. dodge and answered with a frank look.

"Wei Chen did not dare to deceive the officials. Wei Chen was weak and sick when he was young. The grandmother of the Sheng family felt sorry for Wei Chen and asked for the ancestral martial arts from the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion for him. Wei Chen gradually became stronger after practicing, and this is how he came to be. Wei Chen’s achievements today!”

The official was suddenly stunned, looking at Li Zhan's rosy face, and asked curiously.

"Gu Hou is actually willing to teach you the secret martial arts in the mansion, which really surprises me!"

Li Zhan smiled bitterly and said with some shame.

"My grandmother made the decision to let Wei Chen become Gu Hou's teacher. In addition, Gu Hou didn't think that Wei Chen could become famous because of his weak body, so he passed on the martial arts to Wei Chen!"

The official laughed loudly when he heard this, pointed at Li Zhan and said happily.

"Gu Hou is so sure that Aiqing will never achieve anything in martial arts, so he is so generous!"

Li Zhan nodded in agreement. Gu Yankai did have this idea at the beginning, otherwise it would be so easy to pass on his family's martial arts to outsiders.

"The official sage!"

The official put down the purple hair pen in his hand, stopped correcting the memorial, rubbed his eyebrows, thought for a moment, and then asked.

"I remember that Aiqing has never had any contact with Ningyuan Houfu these years?"

Li Zhan was stunned. He glanced at Guan Jia's calm and old face, nodded and replied.

"The official remembers it correctly. At that time, Wei Chen was from a humble background and did not want to climb up to the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, so we had no contact with him. Later, Wei Chen was favored by the officials and rose to prominence. Now he is worshiped by Yushi Zhongcheng and has become a high official in the imperial court. Gu Hou Instead, he didn't want to maintain a nominal master-disciple relationship with Wei Chen, so he changed it to uncle-nephew and started to have some contact with each other!"

Only then did the official understand the twists and turns. Looking at the rich and handsome Li Zhan, he shook his head with regret and sighed.

"I feel so sorry for Gu Hou. You have such an outstanding disciple, but you don't know how to cherish it, and you missed the opportunity in vain!"

Li Zhan shook his head, with a calm face and no trace of complacency, and said modestly.

"Your Majesty is so complimentary!"

The official waved his hand. He knew Li Zhan's talent. In terms of profound knowledge, Li Zhan was the first in the civil and military dynasties. Li Zhan had read all the more than 80,000 volumes of classics in Chongwen Academy by heart. The official was very knowledgeable. I admire Li Zhan, so I promoted Li Zhan many times.

The official suddenly remembered that Li Zhan had completed his three-year term in the Hanlin Academy last year and wanted to be transferred to the border. A flash of surprise flashed in his old eyes and he said.

"No wonder you wanted to go to the border to become an official. I guess it was because you wanted to practice martial arts?"

Li Zhan nodded and said sincerely without denying the official's speculation.

"When Wei Chen was studying, he saw the feat of the champion Marquis Feng Langju Xu, and he yearned for it, so he wanted to imitate Marquis Dingyuan and join the army."

The officials looked at Li Zhan with a serious face and knew that he was telling the truth, but they still did not want this young talent of our dynasty to fight among the dead. If something unexpected happened, it would be our dynasty's loss. He shook his head and smiled.

"The border is bitterly cold, and many party members commit crimes. It's not peaceful. A weak scholar like you will suffer if you go there!"

There was a slight fluctuation in Li Zhan's eyes. He was too embarrassed to directly boast to the officials about his superior martial arts skills and his bravery that no man could match. He was also familiar with military books and proficient in the art of war. That would give people the feeling of talking about military affairs on paper, and he would be afraid of it. If you are mistaken for Zhao Kuo, you will probably be laughed at in the future.

When Li Zhan thought of this, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, and could only insist again.

"It is better to be a centurion than a scholar!"

"My man, why don't you take Wu Gou and collect the fifty states in Guanshan? Please go to Lingyan Pavilion for a while, like a scholar with ten thousand households?"

The official smiled dumbly, looking at the stubborn Li Zhan, with a hint of tolerance for his nephew in his eyes. He only thought that Li Zhan was joking and did not take it seriously. The Sixteen States of Yanyun were not so easy to recover.

When Li Zhan saw this, he felt very bored and could only talk to the officials about other government affairs.

Li Zhan left the palace gate and went straight to Ningyuan Hou's Mansion.

"Uncle, fortunately, I have lived up to my duty. The official is benevolent and has already opened his mouth. He has agreed that Zhong Huai can take part in the imperial examination in the future. This turmoil is over!"

Gu Yankai looked at Li Zhan who was running non-stop for his rebellious son. He was very moved and thanked Li Zhan.

"The trouble is gone. I bothered you several times because of that traitor, which really puts my uncle to shame!"

Li Zhan looked at Gu Yankai who looked guilty, but did not stop him from thanking him. Today's matter may be difficult or simple, but he is the only one who is willing to ask for help from the officials for Gu Tingye's sake. Favors and favors are also given by officials, which makes it so easy to achieve the goal. Otherwise, if you try another person, you will most likely be reprimanded by the officials and leave the palace in disgrace.

One wave after another, Qi Heng and Gu Tingye were settled because of their failure to pass the exam, but Sheng Changfeng of the Sheng family got into trouble again. After he failed to pass the exam, he was disliked and complained by his mother-in-law and younger sister, and he felt depressed. Next, the many princes and nobles he made friends with drank in the restaurant to relieve their sorrows. In fact, they were just friends, and none of them were useful and reliable. Sheng Changfeng drank some horse urine, and he didn't know how much he weighed. He made nonsense in front of the public, openly discussed the matter of establishing an heir for the official family, and stood up for King Yong. He was stabbed by the spies of the Imperial City Department. For a time, the official family He was furious and locked up Sheng Hong in the palace. He was so frightened that Sheng Hong could not sit still and was extremely frightened.

The Sheng Mansion was in chaos at this time, and people were in panic, with everyone having their own thoughts.

In Shou'an Hall, Mrs. Sheng looked at Wang Ruofu who was sitting down and crying. When she heard that Sheng Hong was detained in the palace, she was frightened and a little upset. She panicked for a moment, with a look of horror on her face. , almost unable to sit still, not knowing what to do.