Cai Laoliu was quite dissatisfied after going out and wandering around for a whole day without getting any feedback.
He was even a little aggrieved. The day before, he had been verbally quarreling with the officials in the official department. His words made the big officials in the official department sweaty on their cheeks and they were submissive.
In the end, they had no choice but to bow their heads towards him with sincerity. The faces full of shame and annoyance confirmed their emotions of waking up after being scolded by themselves.
Finally, Zhang Shilang and other officials from the Ministry of Personnel saluted him respectfully and promised that they would change their minds.
They tried every means to ensure that many capable ministers and officials in the Song Dynasty could be re-employed even though during the imperial examination, due to the injustice of the examiners, they could only enter the official ranks with the status of Jinshi.
To prove that the abilities of these people cannot be underestimated, it is not just a test that can determine this person's glorious life.
Look, I have already thought of such an excellent rumor, but I haven't heard any spread among the streets.
Could it be that the officials in the Ministry of Personnel, in order not to lose face, deliberately blocked the news, so that their great achievements could not be spread?
Or maybe Tong Zhisheng, that vulgar martial artist, was busy drinking and boxing, while his dark-minded senior brother was jealous of his popularity among the officials, and did not publicize his glorious deeds at all...
How about turning around and letting the servants of the Cai family publicize it for you?
After all, if you have done good deeds, you can't just walk low-key at night, so what's the point of doing things by yourself?
Cai Laoliu, who was thinking wildly while riding his horse slowly, almost refused to pass through the door. He didn't react until his followers reminded him.
With a look on his face, Cai Laoliu jumped off his horse and walked into Cai Mansion. Before he had even taken two steps, he saw the butler approaching quickly.
"I have met Liu Lang. The master has told me to go see him immediately as soon as Liu Lang returns home."
"He wants to see me?" Cai Laoliu hesitated and couldn't help but speculate suspiciously.
I haven't caused any trouble in the past few days, nor have I done anything overly disobedient, so I guess it shouldn't be a big deal.
"Yes, I'll let you go." When the housekeeper heard Cai Laoliu's rhetorical question, he could only nod his head honestly.
"Well, okay, then I'll go see him."
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Cai Laoliu strode forward with his hands behind his back. In a short time, he arrived at the door of his father's study.
After standing here for a while, Cai Laoliu whispered instructions to the two servants of the Cai family who were guarding the door of the study.
"You are not allowed to close the door without my instructions, do you understand?"
Hearing this, the two closest confidants of Prime Minister Cai could only express their knowledge with hums.
Just when Cai Laoliu stepped into the study, he heard his father's voice.
"Liu Lang, if you don't come in when you arrive, you are lingering outside doing whatever you want. Cai Yong, please close the room."
"???" Cai Laoliu turned his head and saw his father's two confidants showing an apologetic expression to him, and then closed the study door mercilessly.
Cai Laoliu's expression suddenly changed. He reached out and touched the door, trying to pull it open.
Then I heard my father's displeased scolding voice coming from behind me.
"Why don't you come over quickly? Don't you want your father to invite you over?"
Seeing his father's unkind face, Cai Laoliu, whose future was cut off, could only endure the humiliation and forced out a smile, and sat facing his father.
"No, no, no, I've seen my father, and I heard that you're looking for me."
"...What did you do when you went to the official department yesterday?"
Facing his own son who always made people feel angry when he spoke, Cai Jing decided to go straight to the point.
After hearing this, Cai Laoliu's eyes suddenly lit up and he couldn't help but smile.
"I thought Dad, you were looking for me for something, but it turned out you wanted to know about my verbal battle with the officials.
It made them cry bitterly, and finally succeeded in delivering justice for Zongze and other capable ministers and officials with no background..."
Looking at Lao Liu who kept boasting about himself every time he opened his mouth, Cai Jing almost wanted to pick up the ruler on the desk and shout at it.
But for the sake of serious business, I can only try to control my bad temper.
"Speak to me!"
"That's right. There are no other birds or animals here. I'm sure you are speaking human language to dad."
"...You evil beast, I, that's all. I ask you a question and you answer it. If you dare to talk nonsense to me again, I will let you taste the pain of your flesh and blood!"
Seeing that his own father had picked up the ruler in his hand, Cai Laoliu could only shrink his neck in frustration and nodded helplessly.
Next, Cai Jing asked and Cai Laoliu answered. Even under the threat of physical father's love, Cai Laoliu was not afraid of the threat and carried out certain artistic processing.
All in all, we must highlight Cai Laoliu's own upright image, as well as Tong Zhisheng's vulgarity and recklessness, and of course the senior brother Gao Zhang's insidiousness and despicability.
In short, whether it was his senior brother who was persuading him not to stand out, or whether Tong Zhisheng just wanted to drink and do boxing, he didn't understand what it meant to make decisions for the people.
Only I, who had a strong sense of compassion and justice, decided to stand up for Zongze despite all opinions after hearing the tragic experience of that Zongze.
Senior brothers Gao Zhang and Na Tong Zhisheng just wanted to see the joke of their failure, so they came with them specially.
But how could they know how powerful they were because they were not allowed to become a fellow Jinshi because of the thief examiner?
"..." Cai Jing silently looked at this talkative son Liu Lang.
When Zhang Shilang told Cai Jing before, he naturally could not mock Cai Laoliu openly and secretly for being stupid, he would only praise Cai Laoliu non-stop.
And now, it is even more impossible for Cai Laoliu to say that he can be equated with stupid pig. Naturally, he is bragging at the risk of his life.
As a result, Cai Jingdu had the urge to rub his dim eyes hard. Could it be that he had really underestimated Rokuro?
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In the end, Cai Laoliu couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his own father sitting there in a daze and being stupid, without asking for help. Then he became curious again.
"Dad, you called me here just because of this matter. Could it be that the story about the child's heroism yesterday has already reached your ears?"
Cai Jing raised his head and looked at Liulang who was in front of him with a face full of surprise. He felt tired for no reason and said weakly.
"This matter has been reported to His Majesty, and today, Chen Shilang has already announced something in the court, confirming that Zongze will be promoted to the governor of Dengzhou..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a crisp sound, which immediately scared Cai Jing to tremble.
Cai Laoliu, who was so excited that he slapped the table, couldn't help but raise his head and smile to the sky.
"I am truly worthy of being the Qilin son of the Cai family. I am the elder of the small pavilion in this dynasty. I have made all the ugly officials bow to the ground with my own efforts. Ah!"
"You dumb beast!"
Cai Jing, who held the title of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, finally couldn't control himself. He picked up the ruler in one hand and the sword in the other, and went to kill this evil beast...
(End of chapter)
