Chapter 125
Lu Zixiu who came out of Shangshufu was in a good mood.

Before handing in the public documents, he felt completely hopeless. Nancheng was different from the capital city, it was a small place.

Those who can win the top spot in a small place may not be in the middle of the capital.

So with this apprehension in his heart, he boldly delivered the public document to the Minister of Rites. He wanted to see what kind of evaluation he could get.

And Chao Ling's evaluation of him was far beyond his expectations.

He originally thought that this high-ranking minister of the Ministry of Rites would send someone to "invite" him out of the mansion in a fit of anger, or just throw away the official document he delivered.

He didn't expect that he would read those things patiently and tell him that if nothing else happened, he would definitely be on the list.

Even...she is willing to recommend him to be Xiangye's disciple.

Lu Zixiu rubbed his cheeks a little excitedly. Although he had no intention of intervening in the court struggle, nor did he want to be the prime minister's student, the Master Shangshu's move undoubtedly affirmed his literary talent and ability, and he appreciated him quite a lot.

To be appreciated by the current second-rank officials... This is the dream of many candidates like him who have not entered the official career!

The corners of the young man's lips could not help but bend again and again. When he walked out of Shangshu's mansion, the day was already in the sky, and his five internal organs temple also sang the empty city plan.

He rubbed his belly, looked up at the sky, turned into an unusual-looking tavern in Zhongshi for the first time, ordered two home-cooked stir-fries and served a pot of tea, and had a hearty meal.

On the way from Nancheng to Beijing, he ate the dry food all the way, and now he looked at those hard steamed buns and pancakes, and he couldn't help but feel a little hard to swallow. In addition to being happy today, he simply spent some money and went to a restaurant.

Lu Zixiu, who was full after tea and dinner, rested for a while, and walked out of the city non-stop. It will not be long before the end of the day, as long as his movements are quicker, he will be able to get stuck in front of the Shenzheng Gong Academy and report there check in.

There is still a thick layer of plaster on the altar in the old temple, and there is no trace of another person on the ground. Lu Zixiu sneaked into the altar with his clothes on, and carefully took out the book he had hidden in the straw pile. box.

He checked the contents of the box carefully and confirmed that nothing was missing, so he picked up the box and left along the side door of the temple closest to him.

In addition to the two gates, one in front and one in the back, there are four gates in and out of the old temple, connecting five roads. side door.

Lu Zixiu guessed that this old temple must have been a place full of incense, but he didn't know why it fell down to this point.

Perhaps the abbot was not good at management, or the incense was distributed by other temples.

The scholar carrying the bookcase was thinking wildly. Halfway through the walk, he suddenly remembered that when he left, he never put back the straw futons that he had messed up.

This is not good, the Buddha statue in the temple has not been completely destroyed. Doesn't he show disrespect for the Buddha by doing so?
He is a Confucian scholar. Although he does not believe in Buddhism, he respects the beliefs of others. Such contemptuous things are not done by a gentleman.

Lu Zixiu pursed his lips. He looked up at the sky and saw that it was not long before the second quarter of the time, and it was still early. It was still too late to go back and tidy up. Even if he didn't hesitate, he turned around and walked towards the old temple again. went.

The straw and futons in the temple were not difficult to clean up, and it was just three quarters past when he finished packing and was about to leave.

Looking at the neatly packed straw futon on the ground, he felt extremely satisfied, and was about to step out, when he heard the sound of two people talking from far to near outside the main gate of the old temple.

He didn't want to join in the excitement, but the middle-aged man's voice sounded so familiar that he couldn't help being in a trance for a moment.

This moment passed, and the voice of the conversation had infinitely approached the old temple, and he had to carefully hide behind the huge Buddhist altar.

"Haha, I wish you the steward, please make this extra trip—there are so many people in the capital, and I'm afraid that they will give someone else's testimony, so please forgive me." The middle-aged man's voice was full of laughter, and the tone made him Lu Zixiu couldn't help frowning deeply.

I don't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that this person's voice was [-]% similar to the Minister of Rites he had just met this morning.

Could it be... really Master Shangshu?
Lu Zixiu's heart thumped, he picked up the Buddhist altar, and poked his head carefully.

But the statue of Namitabha is too tall, covering him and at the same time blocking most of his sight. Looking out from this angle, he can only see a dark corner of the speaker's clothes, and can't see his face at all. appearance.

"Master Chao is overthinking. Your Excellency acts cautiously. How can I blame you for this?" the old man who was called "Guan Zhu" spoke, his voice was old and hoarse, with an indescribable meanness.

Chao?Master Chao?
The young man hiding behind the Buddhist altar widened his eyes. If he remembered correctly, the Minister of Rites was Chao.

Is it really Master Shangshu?
A little confusion appeared in Lu Zixiu's eyes, he held his breath, and continued to poke his probe out.

"Your Majesty has already read the thing sent by your lord carefully, and he is very satisfied with it." Guanshi Zhu said, while taking out a cloth bag half a foot wide from his sleeve, the clothes rubbed and rustled. Listening to it, the doubt in Lu Zixiu's eyes became even more serious.

"Master Chao, you have done a good job on this matter." Zhu Guanshi said as he opened the cloth bag, took out a stack of large-value bank notes, and stuffed them into the man's hand, "This is the hard work that our Lord Marquis gave you. , The Hou Mansion has another big thank you."

"I wish you a good job, this can't be done." The middle-aged man waved his hands again and again, and kept refusing, "It's Chao's honor to be able to do things for Lord Hou, how can I ask for reward?"

"Take it with peace of mind, Mr. Chao, Master Hou said that you can't be asked to work for nothing." The steward comforted, "Besides, there is not much money, just 8000 taels of silver. The Hou family doesn't care about this amount of money. superior."

"Ah, this, this...well then," the man hesitated, and finally accepted the 8000 taels of silver note happily, "So, Chao accepted it with the cheek."

This...isn't this a private exchange? !

Hou Mansion and Master Shangshu? !

Lu Zixiu was dumbfounded, seeing the actions of those two people, his heart was filled with turbulent waves.

Shocked and excited, he accidentally used force, and the already mottled and peeling gold paint on the altar immediately fell to the ground, making a strange sound.

"Who? Who's there!" The movement immediately attracted the attention of the two people. The moment the middle-aged man turned his head, Lu Zixiu saw his face clearly. It was none other than Chao Ling.

The astonishment in the young scholar's heart can no longer be expressed in words, all kinds of emotions rushed to his head, he panicked, turned around and ran out along the small door closest to him, running more than several feet in a few breaths.

When he was running, the Xiuyu tied to his waist loosened and fell to the ground, but he didn't realize it.

 I'm so sleepy, I must write early tomorrow instead of staying up late

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(End of this chapter)

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