This martial artist just wants to be an official

Chapter 519: A Conversation at the Northern Duke's Mansion

When Hai Wuyang heard the report from the servant beside him, he was stunned for a moment.

He never thought that Ji Xuan, whom he saw die in the battle with the Demon King, would appear in the capital again? ?

For a moment, he even suspected that the servant boy in front of him was here to seduce him.

The book boy's face was full of seriousness:

"Sir, do you want to go and see for yourself? Ji Xuan stayed at the Duke of Beiguo's mansion yesterday."

Hai Wuyang's eyes slowly calmed down. He looked in the direction of Lu Yuanzhi's residence and then said slowly:

"Prepare the car."

"Yes."

……

A carriage slowly set off from Qinghe Academy, heading towards the Duke of Beiguo's Mansion.

In fact, not only Qinghe Academy, but also Fa'an Temple, Taoist Sect, and the carriages of many officials in the officialdom were heading towards Lu Yuanzhi's mansion on this day.

They had only one goal, which was to meet Ji Xuan.

Ji Xuan's resurrection is a huge event for everyone in Dayong.

You know, Ji Xuan is not an ordinary official. He was once the strongest god of war in Dayong and the ruler of Pei Yinlang for twenty years!
The political resources and influence he possesses are destinations that ordinary people cannot reach in their lifetime.

Sitting in the carriage, Hai Wuyang quietly listened to the voices coming from the people around him.

"Qu Chen, you don't know that when Ji Xuan appeared in front of all the ministers in the court yesterday, the eyes of all the civil and military officials in the whole hall were wide open."

Liu Fengnian crossed his legs, a gloating smile on his face.

He and Hai Wuyang were classmates and had also passed the imperial examination. In addition, due to Hai Wuyang's connections and his uncle's support in the court, he was promoted at a rocket speed.

Now, at the age of only twenty, he has already taken the position of Supervisor in the Dali Temple. Although the rank of this position is not very high, it is definitely a position with real power.

As for the fact that Hai Wuyang, being the top scholar, has not yet entered the officialdom... it is because his uncle is afraid of gossip and deliberately ignores him.

But it doesn't matter.

For Hai Wuyang, Qinghe Academy is his greatest political resource.

He will be able to rise to prominence in the future, and even if his uncle falls, there will be someone to support him.

After all, his status is different now. In addition to being the top scholar, he is also the hope for the future of Qinghe Academy and the youngest great scholar in Dayong.

"Ah."

Hai Wuyang was not impressed by Liu Fengnian's words. He just nodded lightly and looked out the car window.

Liu Fengnian had already gotten used to Hai Wuyang's attitude, and he continued to speak with great interest:

"After the court session, His Majesty was so frightened when he saw Ji Xuan that he couldn't speak..." At this point, he deliberately lowered his voice:

"It was announced on the spot that Ji Xuan would be allowed to join the cabinet, and Lord Hai would be the cabinet elder... No matter what, Lord Hai won in the end."

As soon as these words fell, Hai Wuyang instantly sensed something was wrong. He turned around and frowned as he said:
"Ji Xuan, has he also entered the cabinet?"

"Yes, it happened yesterday." Liu Fengnian nodded, not understanding why.

Hai Wuyang took a deep breath, his eyes were extremely calm:

"Do you know who advocated this action?"

"Of course it's your majesty."

Liu Fengnian scratched his head, not understanding what Hai Wuyang meant.

The sea is safe...

He glanced away and ignored Liu Fengnian.

Looking at Liu Fengnian's performance, I knew that I had asked in vain.

Ji Xuan returned to the court. If it was His Majesty's intention, something would be very wrong. Not to mention for his father, it would be extremely bad news for the entire Hai family and even the Duke of Beiguo's Mansion.

But if it's my cousin...

Hai Wuyang narrowed his eyes slightly.

If this was what Lu Yuanzhi advocated, then it would be great news for both the Hai family and the Duke of Beiguo's Mansion!

He came to the Duke of Beiguo's Mansion this time just to ask his cousin whose idea it was.

……

But he didn't expect that his carriage couldn't even squeeze into the street in front of the Duke of Beiguo's Mansion.

After getting off the carriage, Hai Wuyang looked at the various luxurious carriages lined up in the street, and was stunned for a moment:

"This is……"

"Oh, it must be related to Ji Xuan. He used to have great prestige in the officialdom. This time he came back and was directly admitted to the cabinet. Naturally, everyone wants to get closer to him."

Hai Wuyang nodded calmly, then took a step forward.

"Hey?"

Seeing Hai Wuyang walking forward without saying a word, Liu Fengnian hurriedly followed: "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Go right in."

Hai Wuyang didn't say anything, but just put his hand on Liu Fengnian's shoulder and said lightly: "The world is changing!"

"Shh!"

The next moment, the two disappeared on the street.

…………

"Close the door! You must close the door! Damn it! What do you think my Northern Duke's Mansion has become? A brothel?!"

Lu Yuanzhi had just driven away an official who claimed to be the head of the Ministry of Justice, and he shouted to the servant beside him:
"Close the door!!"

"Yes!"

Seeing Lu Yuanzhi getting angry, the servants trembled and hurried outside.

I have rarely seen Lu Yuanzhi get so angry on weekdays.

"Why get angry?"

Ji Xuan entered the hall from outside at some point.

Lu Yuanzhi was startled. He looked up at Ji Xuan and said, "Dad, you are so elusive..."

After getting drunk last night, he had naturally accepted his new identity.

"After this resurrection, my martial arts path has improved."

Ji Xuan laughed faintly.

"Forehead……"

Lu Yuanzhi was stunned, then he looked at Ji Xuan in disbelief and said, "You got the second rank?!"

Ji Xuan sighed softly: "It's not that easy. It's just a step up from the original foundation. I haven't even touched the threshold yet."

Only then did Lu Yuanzhi nod with a slight disappointment.

"Since you are here, why don't you show yourself?"

Ji Xuan said lightly to the door.

Lu Yuanzhi also felt a familiar breath, he sneered:
"Er Wa, I can smell your stench from a long distance away, why do you have to hide?"

As their voices fell, two people slowly appeared at the door.

"Brother."

Hai Wuyang bowed to Lu Yuanzhi, then looked at Ji Xuan. Unconsciously, he bowed to Ji Xuan:
"Ji Gong."

"No need to see anyone outside."

Ji Xuan smiled faintly.

Hai Wuyang nodded and found a seat to sit down in the hall.

His opinion of Ji Xuan is complicated.

In the past, he was sympathetic to his father, so he naturally thought that since his father said Ji Xuan was a thief, he must be hated by others.

But after experiencing the Yongyao battlefield with my cousin, I truly realized that people just have different interests and standpoints.

Ji Xuan is also devoted to Dayong.

Otherwise, he would not be willing to die for the peace of Dayong.

"Congratulations, Mr. Ji." After Hai Wuyang sat down, he was not restrained at all and congratulated Ji Xuan calmly.

"Thank you." Ji Xuan just shook his head indifferently. His opinion of Hai Wuyang was just that this young man was not bad.

"Mr. Ji!!"

"This is our first meeting, and I really don't know what to give you. Although this thing is a little ugly, please don't mind it!!"

Liu Fengnian never thought that one day he would be able to sit in the same room with the legendary Ji Xuan. He had the illusion of observing his idol up close.

He took off an extremely dazzling jewel necklace from his neck in public, came to Ji Xuan respectfully, and looked at him admiringly.

Ji Xuan frowned.

He really had no impression of the young man in front of him.

"Dad, he's my brother's friend."

Lu Yuanzhi looked at Liu Fengnian's useless appearance, the corner of his mouth twitched, he kicked him in annoyance, and explained to Ji Xuan.

"Oh."

Ji Xuan then nodded in understanding.

"Since he is my elder brother's father, he is also my father, Liu Fengnian. You must accept this gift from me to honor you."

Liu Fengnian took the necklace in his hand and put it into Ji Xuan's arms without saying anything.

"Take it, Dad. Liu Deli is not a bad person."

Lu Yuanzhi felt really embarrassed for Liu Fengnian and gave Ji Xuan a dry laugh.

Ji Xuan glanced at him.

The meaning is very clear. Look at the kind of friends you have.
But he didn't spoil the fun in public, he just smiled faintly and said:

"Liu? Which Liu family in the court are you from?"

When Liu Fengnian saw Ji Xuan accept his things, he acted like a good kid and listed them all:
"I am not from the Liu family in the imperial court, I am from the Liu family in Guangbei."

"Oh~"

When Ji Xuan heard about the Guangbei Liu family, a look of realization flashed across his face. He then looked at Liu Fengnian carefully and asked:

"Who is Liu Huaiying to you?"

"That's my great-grandfather! Is Mr. Ji related to my grandfather?"

Liu Fengnian really didn't expect that his eyes would light up like stars and he looked at Ji Xuan expectantly.

Ji Xuan chuckled and shook his head:

"It's not related. He committed corruption while in office, which violated the taboo of the late emperor. I brought Pei Yinlang with me to personally raid his house."

When these words were spoken, Liu Fengnian was stunned. He opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word for a long time.

"Pfft~"

Lu Yuanzhi couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Liu Fengnian laughed so hard that his ears turned red.

"Okay, stop being shy. What happened four generations ago has nothing to do with you."

Lu Yuanzhi casually waved his hand and found a chair for Liu Fengnian: "Hurry up and sit down."

"Uh."

Liu Fengnian sat down with an embarrassed look on his face, and dared not say a word from then on.

Lu Yuanzhi came to Ji Xuan and said:
"Dad, don't blame me. Deli has been a good man since his father's generation. He is doing very well in business. I can testify that this gem necklace was earned by his family's business, not by Deli's corruption!"

Ji Xuan chuckled:
"I just mentioned it when I remembered it."

"hey-hey."

When Liu Fengnian saw Lu Yuanzhi helping him out, he gave him a look of gratitude.

As for Hai Wuyang, he now only wanted to kill Liu Fengnian.

If I had known earlier, I would never have brought this guy here. He has brought shame to Qinghe Academy.

"Let's talk about something serious. Why did you think of coming to my place today?"

Lu Yuanzhi also sat down, picked a grape from a bunch and put it into his mouth.

Hai Wuyang's expression also returned to calm. He looked at Lu Yuanzhi, then at Ji Xuan, and asked straight to the point:
"I heard that Lord Ji entered the cabinet in the court yesterday?"

Just from the way his elder brother addressed Ji Xuan, he could already tell that Ji Xuan should be one of his own at the moment...

"You have sharp eyes and ears."

Without waiting for Lu Yuanzhi to speak, Ji Xuan looked at Hai Wuyang with a smile and said slowly:
"Are you unhappy that I have entered the cabinet?"

Hai Wuyang did not answer directly, but chuckled and said:
"Mr. Ji is an upright person with the world in his heart. Entering the cabinet is a good thing for the country and the people. How can Wuyang not be happy?"

"If you are happy, why ask this?"

Ji Xuan glanced at him and then poured himself some tea.

"Harmful!"

Lu Yuanzhi stood up and said with a smile:

"Why are you two arguing about this? We are all family, why are you talking about different things, Erwa?"

Lu Yuanzhi looked at Hai Wuyang and said:
"I have acknowledged Mr. Ji as my godfather. From now on, we are a family. Please don't do this again."

After hearing this, Hai Wuyang slowly relaxed.

With his elder brother's words, his father would be able to move forward in the court without having to be restrained.

"Although we are a family, there are still some things that need to be made clear."

Ji Xuan did not give Lu Yuanzhi face this time. He took a sip from the teacup with a smile, looked at Hai Wuyang and said:

"I will never let down anyone who has devoted himself to Dayong, but if anyone has thoughts that they shouldn't have, I, Ji Xuan, will not give in even a little bit."

"You can tell your father everything."

Hai Wuyang could tell that Ji Xuan's words were extremely impolite, and he snorted coldly:
"It's too early to tell whether it's a snake or a rat."

Ji Xuan laughed:
"It's a good thing that you are so determined. My great Emperor Yongzheng needs young people like you!"

"In that case, I won't stay any longer. Goodbye."

Hai Wuyang stood up directly without even saying goodbye, and walked out with Liu Fengnian.

Liu Fengnian followed behind and looked at Hai Wuyang with a puzzled look on his face.

After the two of them walked out of the room, Liu Fengnian spoke:
"Qu Chen, what were you talking about just now?"

Hai Wuyang just sneered, looked back at the main hall, and then said lightly:
"Someone is judging a gentleman by his own mean character."

"what??"

After hearing this, Liu Fengnian's face was filled with sorrow:

"Wouldn't that be a pity for my cat's eye crystal necklace?"

"Humph."

It would have been better if he didn't mention this. As soon as he mentioned it, Hai Wuyang remembered how useless he had just been. He looked at him coldly and disappeared into the yard.

Only Liu Fengnian was left alone in the messy yard.

……

"Dad, wasn't what you just said a bit harsh?"

Lu Yuanzhi frowned and looked at Ji Xuan in front of him.

He wasn't angry with his godfather, he just felt that the family could have sat down and had a good chat, but they had to make such a fuss...

"hehe."

Ji Xuan smiled faintly, glanced at Lu Yuanzhi and said:
“So, you still have a lot to learn.”

"what happened again??"

Lu Yuanzhi really couldn't figure it out, so he simply rolled his eyes.

"If I collude with your uncle, someone will definitely get angry!"

Ji Xuan laughed and looked deeply in the direction of Kewusi.

(End of this chapter)