Chapter 245: The Old Shangshu’s Instructions

Liu Yiu took Liu Erjie all the way to inquire and came to the Shangshu Mansion where Wang Zhihong was.

The ancients valued the family and the younger brothers. Therefore, unless there was any huge change, there was generally no saying that the family would be divided, otherwise there would be no phenomenon of a family of hundreds.

Although Wang Zhihong is nearly forty years old and is considered a big official in Chang'an, he still lives under the same door with their old master Wang Gui, eldest brother Wang Chongji, and second brother Wang Jingzhi.

Therefore, if Liu Yi and his friends wanted to find Wang Zhihong, they had to come to the Minister of Rites' Mansion.

The late-night visitors, except those close to them, would look a little rude, so when they saw the visitor, the servants guarding the Shangshu Mansion did not give Liu Yi and Liu brothers any good looks, and they looked lazy and ignorant.

However, when he saw the copper token taken out of Liu Yi's arms, the little guard immediately changed his face, from the previous cold face to the current kind of harmonious face.

"It turns out that he is the third master's friend. Please follow the young master to the side room for a while. The young master will go in and report it." The guard of the little door hurriedly opened the small door and took the two brothers Liu Yi to the side room where the Shangshu Mansion usually hosts guests, and then turned to the inner mansion.

"Brother, this wealthy family has different ways of serving guests," Liu Erzhao sat opposite Liu Yi, looking up and down at the room they were in, and said to Liu Yi: "Before you saw the owner, you invited someone to the living room first, but their living room is not small, even bigger than ours."

The local bun, Liu You couldn't help but roll his eyes, and couldn't help but pat Liu Eryou's head, saying, "What living room? Didn't you hear the small doorman just said? This is a side room, a side room, and it's still far from the living room. Only after Lord Wang allowed the summoning, someone would take us to the main hall."

Fortunately, Liu Yiu-yung had seen such a plot on TV before. Those rich families have many rules and act slowly. When the host is hospitalizing guests, he often has to prepare some time. Therefore, he usually invites guests to the small room next to him to have tea and wait. When the host is ready, he will come to invite the guests into the living room to talk.

Liu Yi looked up and down at the so-called small room where they were, and couldn't help feeling inferior. The officials in Chang'an City were so corrupt that a small room for hospitality was even more grand and grand than the hall of the new house in Sanyuan. No wonder Liu Eryi mistakenly thought this place for the hall.

This Minister of Rites Mansion looks much more grand than Gongsun Wuda's General Mansion. If you want to buy such a house, you don't know how much money it will take, it will probably cost him a landlord a few years or even more than ten years of income. It's really too corrupt.

"That's it," Liu Ertiao covered his head and looked at the huge house where they were. A light of excitement and desire burst out from his eyes: "Brother, one day, I will have such a house!"

"Oh?" Liu Yi looked at the second son of the Liu family with interest. It was rare that he had the fighting spirit that some young people should have, so he encouraged him: "Everyone likes a mansion, but if you want to own such a mansion, it depends on your future achievements. When you can become an official as big as the Minister of Rites, these things will naturally be available."

I originally wanted to say that having ideals is a good thing, but having delusions is not good. However, when the words come to my mouth, Liu Yi will unconsciously change it. What Liu Er Yi Yi needs now is not ridicule, but sincere encouragement.

Just like an ant who wants to eat an elephant, first of all, you have to give it confidence first.

"Yeah!" Although he felt it was a bit difficult, Liu Erzhao still nodded firmly at Liu Yi.

"Two young masters, my old master and the third master are invited. I am waiting in the living room now. Please ask the two young masters to go with the young man." The two brothers were chatting. A little old man in gorgeous servant costume pushed the door and walked in, bent over and bowed to Liu Yi and the other two, and then said respectfully to them.

"I'm working hard, I don't know what my father-in-law is called?" Liu You and Liu Eryou quickly stood up, Liu You stepped forward to return the greeting, and asked the old man softly.

"Young Master Liu, you are polite. The old man Wang Tai is the housekeeper of the Shangshu Mansion." Wang Tai glanced at Liu Yi with a smile, and had a good impression of this very polite young man.

"It turns out that it is Mr. Wang, I'm disrespectful." Liu Yiu bowed and bowed to Wang Tai again, and said, "Dare you ask Mr. Wang, the old master you just mentioned is Mr. Shangshu?"

"That's natural. The old man happened to be at home today. I heard that a guest was visiting, so I rarely wanted to come out to meet him. Two young masters, let's go here, don't let the old man and the others wait for a long time." Wang Tai said to Liu Yi and the others with a smile, then turned around and led Liu Yi and his brothers out of the side room and went to the main hall of the inner palace.

The main hall of the Shangshu Mansion is naturally much more luxurious and grand than that side room. However, Liu Yiang Lai Hao is a well-informed person. He has even been to the palace and will not be scared by these things.

Liu Erzhao was mentally prepared just now, so he did not act too rudely at this moment, and his face did not change much.

Well, Wang Gui and Wang Zhihong nodded at the same time. Except for those princes and princes, few people who came to their mansion were as calm as Liu Yi and the two brothers. They were worthy of being the ones that the emperor liked and the apprentices accepted by Wang Zhihong.

"Little Min Liu Yi, I have met Lord Shangshu and Lord Wang." Liu Yi was the first to bend over to salute the two people sitting in the head, and gave a look at Wang Gui. A dry and thin old man had no characteristics except for his pleats on his face.

"Student Liu Ertiao has met Lord Shangshu and his mentor." Liu Ertiao also bowed to the two, but his etiquette was not the same as Liu Yi. When he saw his mentor, he would kneel down and bow down.

"Well," Wang Gui squinted his eyes and nodded slightly. Wang Zhihong said to Liu Ertiao with a smile: "Okay, get up, and sit down and talk."

Liu You and Liu Er You bowed to Wang Gui and the others again, then stood up and waved, one left and one right, and sat down on the lower heads on both sides.

When the servant brought the tea, Wang Gui spoke first. He looked at Liu Yi and said, "In recent years, I have been in the emperor's order and have been in the Ministry of Rites and the Confucians' Five Etiquettes. I have not heard much about the hard work outside the world, but I have heard about Mr. Liu from time to time. I have learned calligraphy, medical skills, and agriculture. I admire Mr. Liu's actions very much."

"Sir Shangshu is too good," Liu Yi bent over and nodded, looking humble and polite.

"Well," Wang Gui nodded gently, neither arrogant nor discouraged, and was very satisfied with Liu Yi's performance, so he continued: "Just just now, I asked the third brother about Mr. Liu's recent situation. Mr. Liu seemed to have some grudges with Mr. Hou, the Minister of War. Is there any such thing?"

After returning from Li Shimin, Wang Gui remembered the look that the emperor looked at him last. He always felt strange, so he called Wang Zhihong closer and asked him about Liu Yi's situation.

After learning about the holiday between Liu Yi and Hou Junji, the old man Wang Gui suddenly realized that the emperor asked him to find Liu Yi to ask for the word "六", but it was even more real. I was afraid that he would ask him to do some conditioning for the two of them in the middle or help Liu Yi more.

"It's just some false misunderstandings," Liu Yiuan bowed to Wang Gui and said, "Actually, the boy came here this time, first, I wanted my second brother to listen to the teachings in front of Lord Wang, and second, I wanted to ask Lord Shangshu to come forward and help to mediate. Lord Shangshu is highly respected and said, I think General Hou will be more likely to believe it."

Seeing Wang Gui asking so proactively, Liu Yiuan was also shameless and wanted to pull Wang Gui onto the boat.

"Mr. Liu is too proud," Wang Gui shook his head lightly and said with a smile: "I am in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and Lord Hou is in charge of the Ministry of War. Although we are both Ministers and colleagues, we have only had a few interactions with each other. We have a short relationship and are not very deep. I am afraid that we can't help Mr. Liu much."

Wang Gui is also an old-fashioned person, so he is unwilling to get into this mixed water. However, there was a hint from the emperor in front of him, but he couldn't ignore it. He looked up at Liu Yiyi, and he said, "But I know that one person may be able to help Mr. Liu."

"I wonder who it is? Please tell me clearly!" Liu Yiuan bowed to Wang Gui again.

"Secretary Minister of Justice, Liu Dewei." Wang Gui said softly: "The former Minister of Shangshu, the right chief of the Shangshu, was not afraid of power, strictly enforced the law, and acted like a mountain. He acted quite like the style of Master Dai back then. With him, Master Hou would be much more restrained in his actions. If Mr. Liu had time, he might as well go and visit Mr. Liu."

Liu Dewei? I haven't heard of it, but Dai Zhou and Liu Yiu have heard of it. I heard that it was Baohei Tan during the Tang Dynasty. He enforced the law like a mountain. When doing things, he would not give anyone any face. He was a blue-headed figure.

Dai Zhou’s apprentice should be good too, right? What he needs most now is a person who can limit Hou Junji?

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