Gui Liang left, and only Lu Zheng and Yan Laoyi and the young were left in the bamboo forest. The remaining boys and girls retreated far away and retreated outside the bamboo forest.

At this time, the Green Bamboo Forest closed the door to greet guests. No matter who comes to visit, they cannot enter the bamboo forest. This situation is always once every five days, and Lu Zheng comes to Master Yan once every five days.

Originally, according to Lu Zheng's idea, he was unwilling to come and learn, but he talked about the Green Bamboo Forest to Luo Guancai. When Luo Guancai heard these three words, he ordered Lu Zheng not to miss this rare opportunity no matter what.

Luo Guancai's original words were as follows: "Lu Zheng, where is the green bamboo forest? Mr. Nie, the magistrate of Xinhe County, wanted to visit the one in the green bamboo forest since his first day of taking office, but it took three years and he had not yet stepped into the green bamboo forest.

Also, the prefect, Lord Dai, sends all kinds of rare things to the Green Bamboo Forest every New Year Festival. It is said that he sends as much as he sends to Zhili, but for so many years, Lord Dai has never seen him in the Green Bamboo Forest."

When Lu Zheng heard Luo Guancai's statement, he couldn't help but feel curious. He had long been confused about Mr. Yan's origin. He had specially checked the accusations of Dakang, but he did not find out that Dakang had a powerful person named "Yan".

But judging from the style of Mr. Yan, he is definitely not an unknown person. In addition, what Luo Guancai said further confirmed Lu Zheng's judgment, and he asked:

"Master Luo, what is Mr. Yan's origin? The disciples are very curious about this and hope the teacher can tell you!"

Luo Guancai just shook his head and was secretive about Lu Zheng's question. No matter how Lu Zheng asked him, he would not talk about the origin of Mr. Yan.

In this way, Lu Zheng's visit to Green Bamboo Forest once every five days became a routine homework. This time it was the eighth time since the Dragon Boat Festival.

Lu Zheng sat on a green rattan chair and slowly savored the tea in his hand. The old man really had everything. Today, this tea has the flavor of southern rock tea again, with a strong fragrance and will not dissipate for a long time.

"Hmph, Gui Liang is a great scholar, but he is not as wise as a boy who is not dry. It's ridiculous!" Old Taoist Yan, a sneer appeared on his face.

Lu Zheng said: "Master Gui is a gentleman, and his thinking about problems is different from that of ordinary people. Besides, he is in the game and is different from outsiders."

Old Yan said: "Is that so? Then tell me, if people like Gui Liang are in the official career, can he have a future?"

Lu Zheng frowned slightly and smiled and said, "Sir Yan, Master Gui retired to the countryside, his ambition is not in the officialdom, nor in his career, but in the mountains and rivers."

"Bad! He just was unsuccessful in his career and suppressed everywhere. Finally, he had to leave the official position, and then he fell to this point today. His set of saints and the words of Confucius and Mencius are all the principles of empty reading. Do you want to learn to become a nerd when you learn these principles from him?" Old Yan said.

"Haha!" Lu Zheng laughed loudly, and he stood up from the wicker chair and said, "Master Yan, scholars also have their own merits. The three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism have some things worth learning from. Otherwise, I am worried that if you learn too much from Master Yan, you will become obsessed with it, that's not good, right?"

Old Yan was stunned for a moment, his face turned red rarely. He glared at Lu Zheng fiercely, and then started to laugh again.

He has not taken many disciples in his life. Since that period of history became a past, he has never thought about taking disciples again after he retired to Yangzhou. This time he was given Lu Zheng as his disciple, and Zhang Chengdong asked him for one of them.

In addition, Lu Zhengzhi was really amazing. After several tests, Mr. Yan became more and more fond of him. In addition, he was getting older and had few days left, so he thought about leaving a successor for himself.

Of course, there is another important reason. Mr. Yan believed in fate throughout his life. He lived to such an old age. I don’t know how many amazing talents he had encountered, but how many of these amazing talents could truly become pillars of the country and the humer of the court?

If you want to be talented, although Zhang Chengdong is a merchant, his talent is not inferior to that of a top scholar. Needless to say, Gui Liang's reputation as a famous scholar in Yangzhou was not caused by the strong wind.

But with the talent of two people, what can we do? Even if we have a big needle and nose, we can’t do anything!

Lu Zheng's life seems to be different from others. His origin and his growth experience sound full of legends.

If everything in this world is determined by fate, Lu Zheng’s fate is the hardest, which is what Master Yan values ​​the most and envies the most.

"How is it? Brother Zheng, have you thought of a way for Nie Yong?" Old Yan said.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but frown. After a long time, he said: "Old Yan, the current situation in the court is very strong. Dai Xiang is the governor of Yangzhou and Dai Xiang are the family. It is said that the two are still distant relatives. Lord Nie is not successful in Yangzhou, which is expected."

"Is there no way to survive? There is no way out, and Nie Yong's fate must be the second Gui Liang?" Master Yan asked again.

Lu Zheng fell into silence. What he and Mr. Yan learned were either classics or texts. Mr. Yan taught the court, the officialdom, conspiracy, and intrigue.

Lu Zheng was a man of two lives and was very clear about all these things, but he didn't understand the Dakang court at all. The ins and outs of the royal family of the Dakang Dynasty, the ins and outs of the local wealthy families of the Dakang Dynasty, as well as the officials of the cabinet of the current dynasty, the royal relatives, local border officials, etc., all the complicated relationships involved, if no one has given advice, it would be very difficult to study and understand them by yourself.

All of these were in Yan's mind. Lu Zheng learned a lot from the various complex relationships involved in the Southern Zhili Province. However, through these studies, Lu Zheng's understanding of the Dakang Dynasty and the entire country became more clear in his mind.

Regarding Nie Yong's question, this is a difficult problem that Mr. Yan asked Lu Zheng. Lu Zheng has been thinking about it for four or five days and really feels very difficult.

Nie Yong is the first in the second place on the Jinshi list. In today's terms, he is the fourth place in the palace examination. The top three are the top scorers, the second place, Tanhua, and Nie Yongneng won the fourth place. You can imagine how powerful his talent is.

Because of his excellence, Nie Yong directly entered the Hanlin Academy after passing the Jinshi exam. The Hanlin Academy was also known as the cradle of the prime minister. Since the founding of the Dakang Dynasty, all prime ministers have been born in the Hanlin Academy, without exception.

But Nie Yong had a mess in the Hanlin Academy. He was a small editor of the Hanlin Academy and actually offended the auxiliary prime minister Dai Xiang of the dynasty and was involved in the struggles of the court factions. His ending was that he was demoted to Jiangnan, which led to his difficult days as the county magistrate of Xinhe County for three years.

Directly dethroning from the Hanlin Academy to the local area is like going to hell from heaven. It would be better if Nie Yong was not the first to the second-class scholar. Ordinary Jinshi went to the local area to make up for his shortcomings, and he worked step by step, slowly and slowly. Although the future was limited and it was difficult to enter the cabinet and become the prime minister, his victory was stability.

Like Nie Yong, he was first praised high and then fell down. When others saw that his forehead seemed to be written, it would be very difficult to turn over.

Nie Yong is not a mediocre person. He has been in Yangzhou for three years and must have thought of many solutions, but he is alone and helpless. What can he do?

And Lu Zheng is now going to find a way for Nie Yong. How should he go about this way?

Lu Zheng closed his eyes slightly, and after a long time, he said, "Sir Yan, I think Lord Nie has only one way to go, that is, take advantage of the conflict between Lord Dai and Lord Liang to take action immediately. If he can climb up with Lord Liang, he will climb up with Lord Liang's Governor Zhan Tianqi, who is the prince's man, and is not the same as Dai Xiang. This is the only feasible way."

"Oh? Then tell me, what should Lord Nie do?"

Lu Zheng said: "The first thing Lord Nie should do is to send a secret letter to Lord Liang, telling him that although Lord Dai and Dai Xiang are from their own family, the relationship is not very close. They are not a family, Dai Xiang is from the capital, Dai Yong is from Jiangnan, and has different surnames. Although Dai Yong has clinged to Dai Xiang's lintel, his friendship is widespread. This letter can strengthen Lord Liang's courage!"

"The second thing Mr. Nie did was to write a letter to recommend a key person to serve as the county magistrate of Xinhe County. This move was called "Summoning the Wise", but in fact, to support Lord Liang with practical actions. Only by suppressing Lord Liang's treasure can Lord Nie see a glimmer of hope..."

Lu Zheng talked freely. He had carefully considered this plan at home and carefully deduced it, but he still did not dare to be careless in front of Mr. Yan, and strived to be logical and not make any mistakes.

Lu Zheng had a lot of dealing with Old Yan, and the old man had a very sharp look. As long as Lu Zheng had a slight loophole in his thoughts, he would often make Lu Zheng unable to get out of the way.

In the officialdom, every step is terrifying, walking on thin ice, and there is no allowance for mistakes. What should be said or what should not be said is even more subtle. Mr. Yan is very particular about every detail, so he does not allow Lu Zheng to have any flaws!

"Betting on Liang Quanyi, what if Liang Quanyi cannot become the magistrate? Does Nie Yong still have a way out?" Old Yan said.

Lu Zheng said: "Liang Quan is not fatal in his righteousness, I am afraid that Dai Yong will not leave, so Lord Nie will be able to hand over this letter. It is the first to strengthen Lord Liang's courage, and let the people from the six ministries of Yingtian hear some rumors. In short, if Dai Yong does not leave, Lord Nie will not live, and once Dai Yong leaves, Lord Nie will have vitality..."

Faced with Mr. Yan's questioning, Lu Zheng refused to retreat and answered loudly.

Old Yan closed his eyes lightly and did not speak for a long time. After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Have you remembered them all?"

"I've remembered it!" Behind Old Yan, there was some time when he pretended to be a boy. The boy spread a piece of rice paper, and the words recorded on it were all what Lu Zheng just said.

Lu Zheng was stunned. Old Yan glanced at him and waved his hand and said, "Put it away and send someone to Nie Yong. He has given so many things over the years. I will give him a piece of white paper today."

"Ah?" Lu Zheng jumped up from the wicker chair in shock and said, "Old Yan, you... this... this is not OK, what if it is..."
Chapter completed!