After many inquiries, the He family found out with great effort that the person who advocated for Guo Lin was Zhang Yue, the champion. They finally understood that this time the kick hit the iron plate.
He Ma's father came to Zhang Yue's house with generous gifts to apologize for his son. After waiting for three full days, he was still turned away!
He Ma found another classmate of Zhang Yue's in the Imperial College to come and talk to him.
This person had some friendship with Zhang Yue, so Zhang Yue met him even though he couldn't save his face.
The classmate said: "Mr. He said that he didn't know that Guo Xiucai was a classmate of the No. 1 Scholar. He was really offended."
"Now that Mr. He is in jail, he knows that he was wrong. Please ask the Number One Scholar to show your kindness and help him this time."
Zhang Yue said: "This matter will be handled by the Jingxi Tixing Department. You can ask Mr. He to ask Han Tixing. Don't ask me."
The classmate said again and again: "Master Zhuangyuan, please show mercy."
Zhang Yue said: "Hengzhi, you and I had a good relationship in Taixue. I knew you were a sincere person, but Senior Brother Guo is also an honest person."
"When he was bullied by He Ma and others, who would intercede on his behalf? He wasn't even given a chance to come forward. If I hadn't been acquainted with Senior Brother Guo, who would have upheld justice for him?"
The classmate hurriedly said: "Master Zhuangyuan, now that the He family has received its retribution, let's just let it go."
Zhang Yue said: "When he uses his power to bully others, he has to think about what will happen if someone with more power than him comes to bully him one day. If you are trying to reason with me now, why didn't you tell me the truth in the first place?"
"I usually bully others with my power, but when I am bullied by others, I will know what it means to be cornered? Now I am also letting Mr. He know what it feels like to be bullied by my power."
The classmate's face was filled with bitterness. It was true that the He family had gone all the way in Bianjing to redress his grievances, but no one dared to advocate for him.
Now they also have a taste of being bullied.
How can a civil servant with military qualifications and no powerful connections in the officialdom compete with the powerful Han family and the No. 1 Duke? Anyone in the officialdom knows with their eyes closed who can be offended and who cannot be offended.
The classmate said: "Master Zhuangyuan, Mr. He can compensate Senior Brother Guo. I can agree to any conditions. I just want to let Mr. He live."
Zhang Yue said: "Then tell Mr. He that I can let He Ma live. He must voluntarily resign from his position and be prohibited from setting foot in the imperial examination room in this life."
The classmate said in surprise: "Of course I will tell Mr. He about this."
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Zhang Yue said: "Your He family has caused my senior brother such great injustice. You need to think carefully about how to compensate me. If you cannot satisfy my senior brother for one day, you will not be released for one day."
"How can I be satisfied?"
Zhang Yue said: "I don't know how to be satisfied, but as long as Senior Brother Guo wants to say no, he will offer it with both hands until he is satisfied."
The classmate was sweating after hearing this and left without hesitation.
Zhang Yue walked up to his classmate and said, "Brother Heng, please be considerate. I will not only stand up for Senior Brother Guo, but if something like this happens to you in the future, I will not sit idly by and ignore it."
The classmates thanked him and left.
A few days later, the He family compensated Guo Lin for his farm property worth more than a thousand guan.
It is definitely not easy for the He family to come up with so much financial resources.
Guo Lin was so shocked that he couldn't speak. If Tang Jiu hadn't been there to talk, Guo Lin might have let it go.
In the end, He, Ma, and Lu Bing were all dismissed from the imperial examination and banned from entering the imperial examination room for life.
This ends the matter.
On this day, Guo Lin and Zhang Qiu went to Zhang Yue's home together.
Guo Lindao: "Du Zhi, I always feel that it is inappropriate to take this money. Besides, there is someone in He Ma's family who is an official. Now you have offended your colleagues because of my troubles."
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Senior brother, you can't say that. As an official, you can't be afraid of offending others. Not showing off or causing trouble is a mediocre approach."
"If you want to be an official, even if you keep quiet and be cautious in everything, you will still make enemies. It's like you can't escape cause and effect."
"However, being an official will make you many enemies, and in turn, you will make many friends. Your friends will not dare to stand up when something happens. If you become an official, you will only be looked down upon by others and gradually stepped down."
Zhang Qiu looked ashamed and said, "Third uncle, I wrongly blamed you."
Guo Lin said: "Axi, you can't say that. Duzhi asked the Han family for help for me. What a huge favor."
Zhang Yue smiled, it was not difficult to step on a military attache who had transferred to literary qualifications, but instead he got closer to Master Han through this incident.
When Zhang Yue first asked Grandmaster Han for help regarding Senior Brother Guo, the other party looked blaming.
Grandmaster Han's original words at that time were, "How can I help you?" How can it make sense to say this. If you hadn't helped my father deal with the affairs of the Tibetan generals, how could my father have regained the trust of the officials and left Chengdu now?
So don't ask for help. Your business is my Han's business, and your friends are my Han's friends. If you don't come to find me, I'll ask you whether you take our Han family seriously.
Grandmaster Han's words were full of anger in the office, but just because of his words, Zhang Yue could order him with confidence.
If you help me, this is not a favor, and if I help you, it is not a favor. If you help me, if I help you, this is a favor.
Zhang Yue intended to ask Grandmaster Han for help through Guo Lin's incident to deepen his bond with the Han family.
Otherwise, simple revenge would not be so expensive.
After this incident, Zhang Yue and Grandmaster Han got closer. Zhang Yue on Han Jiang's side was somewhat unable to reach it, but his father-in-law was quite capable.
Originally, Zhang Yue thought that if he wanted to change the law and achieve success, he must find Wang Anshi, so he spared no effort to make friends with him, but he was too utilitarian and did not attract Wang Anshi's attention.
However, now that I have discovered that I can bypass Wang Anshi and take a place in the future Xining Reform through Han Jianglai, I feel so happy that it is indescribable. This repeatedly confirms the saying, if you plant flowers with intention, they will not bloom, but if you do not intend to plant willows, they will create shade.
You must know that Han Jiang introduced Wang Anshi and Cai Que and is the real boss of the new party.
Of course, Guo Lin and Zhang Qiu's thinking still exists in that it is not easy to ask for help from others, and it is easy to owe favors.
Zhang Yue didn't explain anything. Instead, he said to Guo Lin: "Brother, you can keep this money with peace of mind and settle down in the capital first. Those who have permanent property have perseverance. With the perseverance and perseverance, you will have a settlement. This rural examination It’s more certain.”
Guo Lin had been worried that He Ma and the three of them would cause trouble for him, but now that the pressure was gone, he breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
Zhang Yue smiled and said to Guo Lin: "Join an official position as soon as possible. One more friend in the officialdom is one more helping hand."
Guo Lin said: "Junior brother, I have thought about it. If I am an official or do something for the people, I am afraid that I will not be able to cope with the strife in the officialdom."
Zhang Qiu said: "But if my uncle can't cope with the wishes of the officialdom, how can he talk about doing things for the people?"
Guo Lin was stunned and said: "Yes, if this is the case, why should I be an official?"
Zhang Yue knew that Guo Lin was a kind-hearted person, so he said: "There is not always strife in the officialdom. What's more, in recent years, many officials from the Ming Dynasty have gone to teach in the Imperial College. If this is the case, senior brother does not have to worry about strife in the officialdom."
