After discussing the matter with Gu Tingye, Li Hao stopped taking care of it and left it all to Gu Tingye. Anyway, when it came to how to contact the noble disciples and encourage them to participate in the competition, Gu Tingye was much better than him and was very motivated. If it is high, Li Hao can simply become a hands-off shopkeeper.
Therefore, in addition to being busy with his own work, Li Hao's only thing later was to urge Ouyang Xiu to implement the polo field as soon as possible, so as not to have Gu Tingye have to wait for the venue to play after finishing the matter.
On this day, Li Hao came to the gate of Ouyang Mansion again, but today it was not just about the polo field, but he also had to ask about brother Zeng Gong's visit to Bianjing.
Mrs. Xue was not busy when Li Hao arrived, so the three of them sat down in front of the hall, and Li Hao asked Ouyang Xiu: "Uncle, I received a letter from Senior Brother Zigu the day before yesterday, saying that they have left for Bianjing. Yes, it was estimated that the date would arrive in the next two days, so I thought of asking my uncle.
What official positions have been assigned to them by the Ministry of Civil Affairs this time? How long can they stay in Bianjing after they are appointed? My cousin Sheng Zhangbai had a good relationship with senior brother Zigu at the beginning, and he will be here in more than half a month. Got married. He said that if he was free, he would like to invite them to stay and have a wedding drink before leaving. "
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu replied: "They all decided to go abroad. Zigu was granted the judicial title of Taiping Prefecture to join the army, Zidi was granted the magistrate of Anren County of Quzhou, Zixuan was granted the title of Sihu of Xuanzhou to join the army, and Zishi was granted the magistrate of Suichang County of Chuzhou. They are located in various places and are far away from Bianjing. According to the regulations of the imperial court, they can only stay in Beijing for a few days before setting off to take up their posts, otherwise they will easily miss the deadline."
Li Hao complained: "It's been a hard journey, especially for Senior Brother Zishi and Senior Brother Zigu. Now that they have been sued, they have to go back to take up their posts. How much of a waste of time they have to go. In fact, it is better for the Ministry of Personnel to directly handle the work. The proclamation has been sent to them and they can take office on their own."
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu explained: "It's not as easy as you said. The purpose of coming to Bianjing to collect the petition is to strengthen security, so as to prevent someone from stealing official documents and pretending to be an official. This has happened before. So why do officials transfer to report their duties? This is the reason why I have to come to Bianjing City, otherwise you think the princes in the court can't be as considerate as you."
After hearing this, Li Hao smiled and said, "I'm just expressing my feelings for you." Then he stopped asking about this matter, and planned to ask about the polo ground and urge Ouyang Xiu.
But before Li Hao could ask, Mrs. Xue suddenly asked something else: "Brother Hao, I heard that you are familiar with Gu Tingye. Do you know what he thinks? Why did he suddenly appear in Yufu once?" After the news, there was nothing more to say.”
Li Hao was stunned when he heard this and thought to himself, you are really a gossip, but this matter is hard to talk about. You can't tell the truth, saying that Gu Tingye didn't like Yu Yanran at all, he just found her because he thought she had a good temper and could tolerate the outside wife. Now that the outside wife is dead, he doesn't have to worry about it for the time being. This is okay. .
He could only say: "I don't know the specifics. Maybe Gu Tingye stopped after seeing Mrs. Yu's firm opposition and felt that it didn't match. It's not good for me to ask him about this."
Then Li Hao saw that Mrs. Xue wanted to continue questioning, so he hurriedly left, and only breathed a sigh of relief after leaving Ouyang Mansion.
After returning to the mansion, Li Hao sent his servants to wait outside the city gate for several days. After seeing the Zeng brothers, they were first received by the mansion to be accommodated, and they went to Ouyang Mansion to visit together.
When Li Haofang left the Kaifeng Mansion on the third day, Fu Deng came up to him and said, "The young masters of the Zeng family arrived in Bianjing. The janitor just came over and told them that they had dropped off their things in the mansion, and then they went directly to Master Ouyang's residence. He said that you can just go directly after the young master is released from the office."
After Li Hao heard this, he sent the carriage directly to Ouyang Mansion. By the time Li Hao arrived, Ouyang Xiu was already talking to Zeng Gong and the others at his house. When Li Hao went in and sat down, Ouyang Xiu had already told the four people about the staff arrangements and was asking them about their itinerary plans.
Then I heard Zeng Gong say: "The journey is not close, so we will be delayed by things on the way and lose time. We'd better go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs tomorrow to get the petition, and then rest in Bianjing for two days, and then set off to take office together."
After hearing this, Li Hao persuaded and said: "Senior Brother Zigu, is this too rushed? Why don't you stay in Bianjing for a few more days? It just so happens that my cousin Changbai and Gu Tingye have been thinking about spending more time with you. "
Ouyang Xiu then persuaded him, "There is really no need to work so hard. It's okay to stay in Bianjing for a while."
After listening to what the two said, Zeng Gong still said firmly: "Two days of rest is enough, and the four of us don't work in the same place. We still want to go together, and we can still be together for a part of the way. If we leave early, , and can also reserve more time for Zi Shi to come out."
After hearing what Zeng Gong said, Li Hao and Ouyang Xiu stopped trying to persuade him.
Ouyang Xiu said later: "In that case, you have traveled a long way and you have just entered Bianjing. You are also tired. You should go back early to rest today. I will set up a family banquet at my house for tomorrow's dinner. Come over together. When the time comes, Chatting in detail."
After everyone in the hall agreed, they stood up and left. On the way back, Li Hao said: "These few days are not days for rest, and Changbai doesn't have time to go to the office. Tomorrow I will go to my uncle's house. Then after I go to the office the day after tomorrow, I will make an appointment with Changbai's cousin and Gu Tingye." Let's get together. As for the daytime, why not go find Gu Tingye, he should be free, why not let him accompany you to stroll around Bianjing City."
After hearing this, Zeng Gong said: "That's not necessary. Some of the old things are still in Bianjing. Now I think about it, I still want to visit, so there is no need to trouble Brother Gu."
After hearing this, Li Hao understood in his heart that after all, the Zeng family could be considered a family of officials, and there might be some decline in the middle. But now that he is a fourth-level Jinshi, the momentum has grown, and some of the original relationships can now be reconnected.
So he said: "Okay, then I will make an appointment with Gu Tingye and cousin Changbai in advance, and we will make an appointment the day after tomorrow. The location will still be Fan Lou, okay?"
Zeng and Gong had no objection to this, so Li Hao ordered someone to send a letter to inform them after returning home.
Li Hao was very happy when he went to the Ouyang Mansion family dinner on the second day. Old friends gathered together to chat about interesting things about his hometown and look forward to the future. However, Xue's words later made Li Hao completely depressed.
Because Ouyang Fa's engagement happened to be discussed, a table full of people came out during the conversation. Except for Li Hao, all the others were already married or engaged. This made the people sitting behind Li Hao feel on pins and needles.
After a family dinner, Li Hao left happily, but came back resentful.
Fortunately, the gathering with Sheng Changbai and Gu Tingye on the second day was much more normal. There is no need to ask more questions about Li Hao and Sheng Changbai. They all went to the Yamen normally, nothing special. So during the dinner, Zeng Gong specifically asked Gu Tingye what he was going to do.
So Gu Tingye spent these days preparing for various competitions and wooing the nobles' children. He also revealed his purpose of completely changing the bad habits among the nobles.
After listening to these words, Li Hao felt that it might be the influence of his own situation and the surrounding environment since childhood that made Gu Tingye's words particularly contagious.
After hearing this, the Zeng brothers all wanted to participate and contribute. However, considering the actual situation, they could only provide moral support for the time being. During the meeting, they also specifically asked Gu Tingye about his specific plans and gave serious suggestions. .
