The steward is in a good mood and plans to have a drink tonight.
There was an unexpected harvest today.
Seeing Zhang Yang leaving and returning, could it be that he regretted it again? Want more money?
The steward immediately regained his serious expression, cleared his throat and said, "Do you have anything else?"
Zhang Yang said: "Since we have agreed that you know and I know, you must never tell anyone."
The manager calmly arranged his clothes and said, "Of course I won't tell anyone, don't worry."
"That's good."
After confirming that the boy had really left, the steward closed the door of Hongwen Hall and went to drink happily.
Zhang Yang returned to the center and said that the person he would be looking for at that time would be you as the manager, not me.
Li Yue was washing clothes when she saw Zhang Yang come back and said, "I've also mended these old clothes. After washing them, I dried them and gave them to Aunt Wang to sell."
Zhang Yang handed the brush and inkstone to Li Yue.
Li Yue asked curiously: "Where did you come from?"
Zhang Yang said: "I saw that your inkstone and brush have been used for a long time, so I thought of bringing them to you."
"That's right." Zhang Yang took out another piece of silver cake from his arms.
Taking the silver cake, inkstone and brush, Li Yue frowned and said, "Where did you get these?"
Zhang Yang said: "I came here by tricking myself. The steward of Hongwen Hall is not very smart. I thought I would just need a pen and inkstone, but he also gave me an extra piece of silver cake."
"Yeah?"
"Yes, we people in Chang'an City are really too generous."
Seeing that Li Yue still looked suspicious, Zhang Yang explained the cause and effect of the matter.
Li Yue felt relieved now.
Zhang Yang went out for a trip and not only earned 20 cents in wages, but also got an inkstone and a writing brush, and even brought back a piece of silver cake.
According to the weight of this piece of silver cake, it is worth at least fifty guan.
It’s really rewarding.
Li Yue wondered: "Why can't other people encounter such good things?"
"Just some luck."
Zhang Yang said lightly.
Li Yue wrung out her clothes and said, "Is it possible that you have met all the fools in Chang'an City?"
First it was Bamboo, then it was the King of Wei, and now it is the steward of Hongwen Hall.
Li Yue: "..."
The next day, the steward of Hongwen Hall was showing off his achievements to several officials. Not long after he started showing off, he was invited by the Changsun family.
That's the Changsun family!
Who is the Changsun family? That was the current eldest son of the Duke of Zhao, Sun Wuji. The current queen was the younger sister of the current eldest son, and the current eldest son Wuji was the current uncle. Everyone wanted to curry favor with their family.
It was Chang Sun Chong who supported him when he first entered Hongwen Hall.
Now I have been staying in Hongwen Hall for four years.
Four years later, I thought that Young Master Changsun had forgotten me.
Better days are coming.
Maybe he could even become an official.
The steward of Hongwen Hall felt so happy when he thought of this!
The servants of the Changsun family followed all the way to the residence of Duke Zhao.
Entering the mansion, steward Sun Li saw Changsun Wuji and Changsun Chong and his son.
Changsun Wuji held the small sign from Hongwen Hall in his hand and said, "Did you come up with the method of classifying books?"
Steward Sun Li bowed and said, "Thanks to Duke Zhao and Master Changsun for not giving up, I have been in Hongwen Hall for so long and came up with this idea."
Sun Li waited for Zhao Guogong and Changsun Chong to reply.
After a while, Changsun Wuji's words came again.
"So the words on this little sign were also written by you?"
The manager thought to himself that the boy took the money and left. He smiled and bowed and said, "I just wrote it."
After that there was another moment of silence.
Sun Li, the steward, was waiting for the reply from Changsun and his son, with growing anticipation in his heart.
After a while, Changsun Wuji walked up to Sun Li and said, "Are you telling the truth?"
These words made Sun Li's heart beat violently, but he gritted his teeth and said, "Yes... it's the truth."
Changsun Wuji whispered: "You are lying."
"I……"
Upon hearing this, Sun Li's words were stuck in his throat, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Changsun Wuji nodded and said: "I have seen your handwriting. The handwriting on this brand is completely different from the handwriting you wrote yourself, but you say that the words on this brand were written by yourself? You are lying to me!"
Changsun Chong also jumped up and said, "You are so brave!"
Sun Li knelt on the ground with a plop, lowered his head and said: "Zhao Guogong, the eldest grandson, I am..."
Changsun Chong sneered: "What? Now you still want to say that this was your idea?"
Sun Li choked with sobs and sniffed and said: "Young Master Changsun, I consider myself to be a highly educated person. I have stayed in Hongwen Hall for four years."
"Four years? So now you're taking credit for others' work?"
"I'm just ignorant."
After saying that, Sun Li slapped himself.
"I'm just ignorant."
Another slap.
Changsun Wuji whispered: "Tell me what's going on."
"Here."
Sun Li fell on the ground and said: "Yesterday a boy came to work in Hongwen Hall. I'll see if he knows some words and let him work..."
After explaining the cause and result of the matter, Sun Li did not dare to raise his head and said in a low voice: "That boy also said that as long as he gave him a pen and an inkstone, the credit for this will go to me. I saw that he was pitiful and sensible, so I gave him more. A piece of silver cake.”
What happened and the outcome are clear.
Sun Li's intestines were filled with regret, so he gave him a piece of silver cake for free.
Changsun Chong thought thoughtfully and said, "Father, you are really a weird person."
Changsun Wuji whispered: "That boy is clever enough to think of such a method."
Changsun Chong looked at Sun Li again, "What's that boy's name?"
"I asked, but he didn't tell me. It seems he didn't want people to know his name on purpose."
This ingenuity of Hongwenguan can be used in many places in the court.
It can save a lot of time when searching for case files.
Changsun Chong said: "Father, this can be considered an ingenuity, but it is not surprising."
Changsun Wuji nodded thoughtfully: "In that case, do you know what that kid looks like?"
Sun Li said, "I do remember."
Changsun Wuji whispered: "Find a painter to draw the portrait."
"My child, let's do it now."
After speaking, Chang Sun Chong looked at Sun Li with disappointment in his eyes.
For those who are so eager for success, their future may be uncertain.
Changsun Chong found a painter and drew a portrait based on Sun Li's description.
Looking at the person in the portrait, Changsun Chong said: "Are you sure he looks like this?"
Sun Li kept nodding, "Yes, yes, that's him."
After taking another look at the portrait, Changsun Chong said, "Father, I seem to have seen this person's face before."
"Yeah?"
"My child still remembers that after the Ghost Festival, the prince invited all the scholars and scholars to drink. At that time, the prince went to invite someone, but that person was unwilling to accept the prince's invitation. It seems that he is the person in the portrait."
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji's expression became more solemn, "Even the current prince invites someone to do odd jobs in Hongwen Hall?"
