After feeling the adulation from everyone, Zhu Ben couldn't help but feel a little elated.
Then he accidentally caught a glimpse of Li Changkong out of the corner of his eye, his expression suddenly changed, and he walked straight towards Li Changkong.
Li Changkong frowned slightly when he saw this.
Is this guy here to cause trouble?
However, things were somewhat beyond his expectation. Zhu Ben walked straight up to Li Changkong. Instead of showing any disrespect, he excitedly held Li Changkong's hand!
"Brother! You will be my brother from now on!"
Li Changkong was stunned when he heard this: "Why... why did you say this?"
When Zhu Ben heard this, he immediately said: "Brother, you are right. This wasp is indeed much more powerful than the grasshopper. I took it to the Dou Fang, and I easily won fifty consecutive victories. I bought a huge sum of money, and now it seems that winning a hundred consecutive victories is just a matter of digging into my pocket and flipping my fingers."
When Li Changkong heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched.
This... I just said that at the beginning, who would have thought that you would actually poke a wasp's nest, forget about it, and actually domesticate a wasp, and actually take the wasp to the insect market to fight insects.
Who can I talk to to explain this...?
Seeing that Li Changkong was silent, Zhu Ben thought he was angry, so he hurriedly said: "I did something wrong before. At first, I thought my brother was cheating me, and I had many complaints against him in my heart."
"Now it seems that I am judging a gentleman with a villain's heart!"
"In this way, I give this fine tamed wasp to my brother as an apology!"
"As for going south to fight against Chen, it's a competition between the fathers, and it's better not to affect the relationship between the younger generations like me."
As he spoke, he stuffed the bamboo tube containing the wasps into Li Changkong's arms.
When Li Changkong saw this, he was also a little speechless.
I just feel that Zhu Ben is a... very strange person.
Call him smart, but sometimes he really doesn't have a bright mind and can often do incredible things.
But if you call him stupid, this philistine way of resolving conflicts is first-class.
At least he is not bad at all in dealing with people.
This guy...is really...
Li Changkong smiled and shook his head, saying, "I'm not interested in wasps. It was all a joke at the beginning."
"It's all your own credit for catching and taming the wasp."
"How can I receive this favor if I have no merit?"
When Zhu Ben heard this, he immediately became excited: "You are so upright and upright! Brother, you are so upright and upright!"
"But I, Zhu Ben, am not an unloyal person. If it hadn't been for your joke back then, I would never have thought that dangerous things like wasps could be used to fight insects."
"In this way, if brother doesn't like this wasp, then I will give him half of the money I won from fighting the insect? What does brother think?"
When Li Changkong heard this, he felt that the development of the matter was somewhat unexpected.
He admitted that the reason why he tricked Zhu Ben into poking a hornet's nest in the first place was because he wanted to let him cause trouble, and God would listen, so that Li Zhufeng could gain some leverage when going south to fight against Chen.
It was indeed a bit malicious. After all, he and Zhu Ben had a somewhat hostile relationship at the beginning.
But now, this guy not only greets me with a smile, but also scrambles to give me money. Who can I ask to explain this?
"No need, no reward for no merit. I, Li Changkong, am not that kind of person. If you insist on giving me this money, my brother will have nothing to do in the future."
When Zhu Ben heard this, he suddenly felt that Li Changkong's whole body was glowing, and his whole image had become much taller. Two thoughts came to him deep in his heart:
Is there such a strange man in the world?
This strange man is actually my brother Zhu Ben!
"Brothers from the Li family, don't say anything from now on. Whenever something happens, just call me, Zhu Ben, and never refuse!"
Zhu Ben patted Li Changkong's shoulder hard, looking impressed by his conduct.
Li Changkong froze on the spot with a look of helplessness. He was not expecting things to develop to this point.
However, the grudges should finally be resolved.
It also brought his father and Marquis Yangcheng back to the same starting line. The next step would be up to his father.
There is only so much your son can do for you!
You must work hard! Don't embarrass me, your son!
…
The days passed like this, and soon it was the day of review.
It is said that the Holy Emperor paid special attention to this review and specifically decreed that all the noble disciples of the right age in Qiandu must participate without any shirk.
According to the decree issued by the Holy One himself, even if some noble disciples want to accumulate strength and wait for the next review, they must participate!
In the Wulinghou Mansion, after Li Changkong and Zhen Jian left the house, Li Zhufeng looked at the two people's retreating figures and sighed quietly.
What he said to Zhang Xun at the beginning was all from his heart. His son had been in poor health since he was a child.
When his mother gave birth to him, there was a war, and she eventually died in childbirth.
And because he was in a hurry to go back and advance rashly, he not only almost lost half his life on the battlefield, but also lost the battle.
So far, His Majesty's trust has been lost, and the Wulinghou Mansion has also declined.
Li Changkong also suffered from congenital deficiencies due to difficult childbirth, resulting in frailty and stubborn brain diseases.
After all these years, Li Zhufeng's only wish was to raise Li Changkong and let him grow up in peace.
In the past, although this child was a little more mischievous, a little more dandy, and a little ridiculous.
But after all, he is incompetent and has a simple mind, so he cannot cause any serious trouble.
But recently, after experiencing the incident of fifty thousand taels of silver, my son seemed to have changed and started to make progress.
This made Li Zhufeng happy, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
I hope nothing will happen during this review.
…
At the same time, Jia Mansion.
This is the residence of Jia Pingsheng, the chief minister of the cabinet and the chief scholar!
Jia Pingsheng can be regarded as the leader among scholars and officials in the world, and the leader of the Eight Classics.
Even if a great scholar like Li Shanchang met him, he would have to call him Jia Gong.
Although there is not much difference between the two in terms of knowledge, their official positions and prestige in the Imperial Academy are completely different.
However, as the chief minister of the cabinet, Jia Pingsheng has always kept a low profile. Jia's house is just larger than ordinary people's houses, so there is nothing unusual about it.
The reason why Jia Pingsheng is so low-key is entirely because of his son - Jia Taisui!
Jia Pingsheng was the chief minister of the cabinet and the leader of scholars in the world. His son should inherit his father's legacy, become a serious scholar, take the imperial examination and become an official, and then go to the Hanlin Academy and then join the cabinet.
However, this is not the case.
It would be fine to say that Jia Taisui was an ordinary mediocre person.
He is not! On the contrary, he is extremely talented and wise, and sometimes when he handles some things, Jia can't help but marvel at him all his life.
but! This talent was not used in the right way!
