Of course, giving it to the officials would offend the Yushitai.
But he knows very well which side can be provoked and which cannot be provoked. He has been in Yushitai for many years and has served in Yushitai until he is old. Even if he retires from this old age, no matter how dissatisfied he is, Yushitai will not care about him emotionally or rationally. What will they do to this old man, including Master Zhongcheng?
What should be given to him will still be given to him.
The other side will not tell him this favor. If he insists on not giving it, he will be offended.
People are so weird sometimes, and they are often more likely to hurt people who would not hurt themselves.
He naturally knew that Master Zhongcheng was disappointed with him.
He also knew what the consequences would be if that resignation letter fell into the hands of the officials.
The two groups were about to compete over the life and death of 'Ashiheng'. That resignation letter ignited not personal grudges, but a struggle between the two factions.
The fact that the officials arrived here as soon as possible to submit their resignation speaks volumes.
It means that one of the group of people was like wolves that smelled the smell of blood. They immediately followed the open wounds and pounced on them ferociously.
One side wants the life of 'Ashi Heng', and wants to use this to severely damage the other side.
The other side must try its best to save the life of 'Ashi Heng'. If Ajiezhang's son is killed as soon as he sets foot in the capital, it will be like killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, which will have a series of far-reaching effects on this side.
Qi Zuoshi, who was supporting his waist with one hand, slowly turned around and walked slowly towards the table. "Alas!" A long, old sigh came from his mouth.
He knew that he had to write his resignation in advance...
"Who from the official department took away the resignation, and what does he look like?"
Pei Qingcheng asked as he walked.
"It's Qu Wensheng and the others..." the relevant personnel accompanying him urgently informed.
After the group walked out of the gate of Yushitai, Pei Qingcheng ran down the high steps in a hurry and ran directly to the carriage. He opened the curtains and said to the people in the car: "I'm a step late. My resignation was rejected by the officials." Someone took it away, and now I’m going to send someone to chase it, hoping to catch up.”
"What are you afraid of? You can really let others take away what you have in your hands. What do the people in your Yushitai do for food? Pei Qingcheng, your control over the Yushitai is too weak!" Ying Xiaotang scolded in the car. After looking at the people outside the window, his face darkened, and he shouted again: "Here comes someone!"
An accompanying general immediately approached and waited for instructions.
There was nothing to say. The people on Pei Qingcheng's side told him who took the resignation and what he looked like.
After Ying Xiaotang's people took note of it, they immediately sent out more than 20 cavalrymen to pursue along the possible routes. They all put flags on their backs, pretending to be messengers from 800 miles away, and galloped all the way through the capital in pursuit. .
"Where is Ashheng?"
"I don't know, maybe he went back to Zhong Mansion."
"try to find!"
…
A mound in the capital was covered with bamboo. A restaurant circled a bamboo garden for business, which was named Longyuanqiu.
When Yu Qing was wandering around the capital looking for a fire cricket buyer, he had seen the elegance and tranquility of this place. There were no people coming and going, so he could avoid too many people recognizing him. It was also because of his trip to Xiyuefang. This is a lesson, so this banquet is held here.
Although he didn't know whether what Wolf Guard said was true or false, after being reminded, he was still afraid of being found by Bai Lan, so he was a little more careful.
However, the store owner still recognized Tanhualang. There was nothing he could do about it. He was so famous that he had actually seen him while walking around the streets.
It’s no problem even if you don’t book a table in advance. The store owner offered to offer today’s banquet free of charge. The only request is for Tan Hwarang to write an inscription.
Hearing that it was free, Yu Qing was slightly moved, but thinking about the ink in his stomach, he hesitated.
The accompanying guard immediately pulled Yu Qing's sleeve to remind him to be careful.
The Zhong Mansion has told them, especially Mrs. Zhong, over and over again to keep an eye on the young master and not to let him write inscriptions on others at will.
Mrs. Zhong Wen Jianhui was very resentful about this matter. The point was that even her mother-in-law didn't get a word out of it.
Fortunately, the owner of the restaurant knew that it was too much to ask Tan Hwa Lang to write a poem for a meal, so he only asked for the name of the restaurant so that someone could reshape the signboard according to Tan Hwa Lang's calligraphy later. Of course, this is not simple. For those who do business, it is important to put the signboard at any time. It may be for a lifetime. Some time-honored brands can be used as family heirlooms.
It means that if you just copy three words, you can get free meals. Yu Qing readily agreed and dismissed the guards who blocked him.
When it comes to writing, he is quite confident and confident, because the real Ashheng is not as good at writing as he is.
The shopkeeper immediately served him with pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Yu Qing splashed ink, and the three black characters "Longyuanqiu" stood out clearly on the white paper. It had a spiritual charm and looked good at first glance.
The store owner's eyes shone brightly, and he praised her with praises. When he saw Yu Qing, he stopped writing and hurriedly begged Yu Qing to leave his name.
This is important.
When it is passed down to future generations, especially when it is passed down to future generations, it will be a real allusion with a name, a surname, and an origin. Our family’s signature was handwritten by Hui Yuan, who is rare in a century and has perfect scores in four subjects!
Yu Qing hesitated for a while, but still left Ashheng's name.
The shop owner held the gift in hand and thanked him profusely as if he had received a treasure, and ordered the waiter to treat him well.
However, Yu Qing also made it clear that he just wanted to entertain the guests with peace of mind and hoped that there would be no publicity about his arrival, so the store owner naturally promised it.
Watching the store owner leave excitedly, Yu Qing felt somewhat puzzled. Unfortunately, writing with his own name wasn't worth it...
The guests did not keep Yu Qing waiting. Su Yingtao, Pan Wenqing, Fang Wenxian and Zhang Manqu arrived one after another, all arriving early, and they did not dare to keep Yu Qing waiting.
Yu Qing lowered his attitude to greet him. Naturally, the two parties were very happy to meet each other, and a polite greeting was inevitable.
Seeing Yu Qing's attitude, Su Yingtao and the others were very excited. They also heard that this person had become a popular person around the imperial censor Zhongcheng. It was an honor for them to make friends with him, not to mention that he took the initiative to invite him to the banquet. Face will make people look up to you.
After the guests and hosts took their seats, they couldn't help but mention Zhan Muchun and Xu Fei, whom everyone was familiar with.
Because the four of them are really a bit strange, why would Hao Hao only entertain the four of them.
"Originally I invited them, but they were all busy at the last minute and couldn't get away. One of them wanted to visit someone with his uncle and look for a job, and the other was in a hurry to go to Beijing on business..." Yu Qing said and touched He took out the handwritten reply given by Zhan Muchun as proof and handed it to the four people to read.
The four people took turns to look at each other and all expressed their understanding and some emotion. They were all candidates in the same year, but they had already become officials of the imperial court and were busy with state affairs. Looking at themselves...
As soon as the guests arrived, food and drinks began to be served, and the quality was quite high. In order to entertain Tan Hwa Lang, and to gain a good reputation for Tan Hwa Lang, the store owner spent a lot of money, and the best is the straight tube.
After eating and drinking for a while, Su Yingtao finally took the initiative to ask the key question, "Brother Shiheng is going to treat us, but do you have anything to say, or do you have any instructions for us? If it's the latter, feel free to give us your instructions."
"Yes, there is no need to be polite between you and me."
"Never refuse if you can do it."
The others all agreed, and they were not fools. There was no reason for them to treat each other without reason.
Since he took the initiative to raise the topic, Yu Qing was not polite and pretended to hesitate: "I feel ashamed for two reasons. The first is that I came to apologize to you all. Last time in Cao Mansion, I said ridiculous things. I My uncle is not the richest man in the capital."
When I said this, I didn't care. I never thought that we would still be together. We were planning to leave after the exam. I never thought that it would lead to such a trouble.
"Brother Shiheng was joking, it was just a dispute of temper."
"Yes, if you are angry, you can't take it seriously."
"Don't talk about Brother Shi Heng. We have said it to Brother Shi Heng just to get angry. Do we still have to hold grudges for the rest of our lives?"
"It is fate that we can meet each other in this life. Cherish the blessing. Don't mention the unpleasantness of the past again."
The four of them laughed, and they all had the air to laugh it off.
In fact, the four of them later figured it out. It was because 'Ashiheng' had become so famous that Zhongfu could not hide it from the richest man in the capital. However, it was also confirmed that Zhongfu was indeed a wealthy family.
Pan Wenqing suddenly asked curiously: "Brother Shiheng, I heard that the eldest daughter of the Zhong family is your fiancée, and that they are about to get married, but is it true?"
Zhang Manyu said with a smile: "I'm afraid it can't be faked. I'm afraid we will have to ask for a wedding drink by then."
Yu Qing sighed and shook his head, "This is the second reason why I'm looking for you."
"Oh?" The four of them looked at each other, and Su Yingtao raised his glass and said, "Brother Shiheng, tell me slowly, I and other idle people have plenty of time, and I would like to hear the details."
"Yeah." Everyone nodded.
Yu Qing sighed: "It's like this. Actually, I'm asking for something from the four of you. Isn't the wedding day approaching? The Zhong Mansion is taking care of all the affairs. But I think about it, I can't do nothing, and I also want to prepare something. However, when I asked about the price, I was really short of money. I just arrived in the capital and I didn’t know many people..." He stopped talking and shook his head.
The four of them looked at each other and suddenly realized that they were here to borrow money. No wonder they took the initiative to entertain them.
Fang Wenxian tried to ask, "I wonder how much money Brother Shiheng still has?"
Yu Qing raised three fingers, observed the four people's reactions and said: "It looks like thirty thousand taels!"
If that doesn't work, he plans to lower it a bit.
He knew the background of these people from Xu Fei to some extent. They were all brothers of wealthy families in Lizhou, and they were able to hang out together because they were well-matched. All the expenses for making friends with Zhan Muchun and others on the way to Beijing were basically Four people paid.
Because he knew that the four of them could afford the money and were the ones who dared to spend the money, he dared to say this.
Spending 30,000 taels on a wedding trip is not a small amount of money, and the eyes of the four people met again.
Su Yingtao looked around and said, "Brother Shi Heng won't speak like this easily. He must have encountered difficulties. This is a lifelong event for Brother Shi Heng. What about the four of us sharing it equally and helping Brother Shi Heng?"
Zhang Manqu said proudly: "Don't be so tight. The four of us can each pay 8,000 taels!" He turned around and asked Yu Qing, "Is this enough?"
"That's enough, that's enough." Yu Qing nodded repeatedly, but he regretted it in his heart. He realized that he was still angry because he knew he had said forty thousand taels.
Fang Wenxian raised his glass, "Then it's settled."
Several people immediately raised their glasses together to finalize the decision.
