"Your brother turns out to be a cultivator!"
This really surprised Kong Chong.
Gu Mingjue nodded: "Yes, but my brother has not been very close to me since he was a child, and we are so far apart in age. I really don't know which sect he belongs to."
"Then you are not very qualified as an elder brother! You don't even know which sect your younger brother is studying in."
Kong Chong looked at Gu Mingjue with burning eyes and said, "You're not hiding something from me, are you? Magistrate Gu, you must be honest."
Gu Mingjue wanted to sneeze at Kong Chong.
There was also a look of instruction on his face: "Yes, Mr. Kong is right, but that's all I know. My brother and sister-in-law have been dead for many years. They are not important. What is important is my nephew."
"you are right."
Kong Chong said: "If you want to enter the Privy Council, you have to get Gu Qingjue out first. It's best to get Gu Qingjue to be an official elsewhere!"
"This is entirely up to Master Kong's arrangement."
"If I really arrange it, what can Magistrate Gu come up with that satisfies me?"
Gu Mingjue hesitated and took out a letter from his sleeve.
"What's this?"
Gu Mingjue: "This is a secret letter written to me by an official four years ago."
Kong Chong was originally staring at the letter, but Gu Mingjue's words made Kong Chong look at him in surprise.
Four years ago, the official gave Gu Mingjue a secret letter?
Anyone who can receive a secret letter from an official must be someone whom the official trusts. If the official trusts him, how could it be possible that Gu Mingjue seems to have been forgotten by the official? There are so many officials in Jiangning Prefecture who have been promoted, but he is the only one in this state. The prefect was left behind.
If he didn't trust him, why would the official specially give him a secret letter?
It must be said that this secret letter whetted Kong Chong's appetite.
Gu Mingjue still saw from his subtle expression that Kong Chong was very interested in this secret letter.
Gu Mingjue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as he's interested.
Gu Mingjue took out the letter, unfolded it and put it in front of Kong Chong: "This letter was sent by the official to arrange for Gu Qingjue to enter Songyang Academy."
Kong Chong asked in surprise: "Have the officials known Gu Ziyuan four years ago?"
"It should be, otherwise how could the official write such a letter to me."
Gu Mingjue continued: "When I first received this letter, I was still puzzled. Later, I checked the people from Kyoto before and after the official wrote the letter, and found that at that time, the direct descendant of Zhao Lu, the founding county prince, Sun Zhaojin has been to Jiangning Prefecture and has been wandering around the Ningzhen Mountains."
Kong Chong stood up with a "whoosh".
Could it be that they destroyed the spirit gathering transfer array in the Ningzhen Mountains?
"Prefect Gu, can you give me this letter?"
Gu Mingjue nodded and stood up: "Since you are here to have a heart-to-heart with Mr. Kong, you can take this letter if you want."
Kong Chong nodded, very satisfied with Gu Mingjue's performance. He walked around the table in front of him, patted Gu Mingjue's shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely put in a good word for you in front of the officials if I have the chance. Even if I don't necessarily become the Privy Councilor, , and it will also allow you to come to Kyoto as you wish."
Kong Chong promised it.
Gu Mingjue nodded happily and followed the man out of the secret room.
He even took the initiative to ask the man who just led the way to blindfold him.
Kong Chong held the secret letter that Gu Mingjue had given him, and after much deliberation he decided to discuss with his most trusted aide how to use the secret letter.
Dai Feihe was still writing a letter when he was suddenly summoned by Kong Chong. He immediately took out the letter and stuffed it into his mouth. Then he opened the door as if nothing had happened and greeted the man in front of him with a smile: "Commander An, why are you here for me?" thing?"
This Commander An is the man who brought Gu Mingjue into the house just now.
"Master Kong asked Mr. Kong to go there."
"Oh, sir, just ask the servant to pass the news. Why don't you ask Commander An to go there in person?"
Commander An expressed fear and admiration for this staff member whom Lord Kong had great trust in: "The matter is urgent, Mr. Dai, come with me."
Dai Feihe followed Commander An in a hurry.
I thought I was going to the study where they often talked, but I didn't expect that this time I went in the opposite direction to the study, and came to an inconspicuous courtyard.
He had never paid attention to this courtyard during the four years he had been in Confucius Mansion.
Only when I entered did I realize that there was a different world.
Dai Feihe sighed secretly: A cunning rabbit has three caves.
"Brother Fengxi is here, sit down."
Dai Feihe looked around the room and said, "Why am I the only one and where are the others?"
"I will ask Commander An to invite you here this time. Brother Fengxi, there are not many people I can trust!"
"How could it be possible, Tai Rong, Qian Shi and the others are loyal to you."
Kong Chong stared at it, then laughed and waved his hands: "I won't talk about them anymore. I asked you to come here today because I got this and I want you to give me some advice."
Kong Chong gave the secret message in his hand to Dai Feihe.
Dai Feihe glanced at ten lines and quickly read the contents of the letter, already having a calculation in his mind.
"Your Excellency, are you thinking of using this secret letter to deal with Gu Ziyuan?"
"The one who really knows me is Mo Ruofengxi. Yes, it depends on your master's skill whether you can get Gu Qingjue to leave the Privy Council. He can't even get this official position."
Dai Feihe: "..."
"This is too sudden, I have to think about it carefully."
"Sir, we don't have much time left. One night three days ago, Yichun Garden was attacked. Although it didn't cause much damage, I'm worried that it has been exposed."
Dai Feihe wanted to say that your worries are right, and they have indeed been exposed.
And it was he who revealed the news.
"Sir, this letter is a secret official letter. If the content is leaked, the officials will immediately suspect you. Will the gain outweigh the loss?"
Kong Chong said: "Who can prove that this letter was given to me by Gu Mingjue? I said that he failed to keep the secret and leaked the secret letter. In short, it is all unfounded."
Dai Feihe was not surprised at all.
Anyway, he has always been so bottomless.
Fortunately, the master and Gu Mingjue had a grudge, and it was just right for them to fight like dogs.
Even if the contents of this secret letter were really leaked out, the master's identity as a third-level official would inevitably make the world wonder whether it was because of official appointment and not because of his true talent and learning.
This is a big deal, so I need to inform my master and let him make an idea.
"Sir, I really need to think about this."
"Okay, sir, just think about it here. I have something else to do. I'll probably be back before dark. Commander An will be with you until you come back."
Dai Feihe sneered in his heart.
He didn't trust many people. He said he trusted him, but in fact he was detained here in disguise and asked Commander An to watch him.
Who do you look down on?
Even with Commander An, he can pass on the message just as he wants.
Commander An stood guard at the door, and Dai Feihe took out a green porcelain bottle from his sleeve.
