Lord of Earth Fiend

Chapter 170 Trouble and Stress

The matter of collecting insurance premiums of the Wolf Gang went on like this, and the next few days were calm and safe.

According to the virtues of Gang Leader Liang, if he can't beat Gu Leyou, he will definitely go to Liujian Villa to file a complaint.

For some reason, Liujian Villa didn't make any moves.

Instead, Wang Yubao came to the door, not to Sanwei Study, but directly to the courtyard.

It's no secret that Chen Jin lives in the Jiang'an house, and anyone who is interested will naturally find it. However, in the normal communication between literati, people rarely come to the house rashly.

Only close friends will come directly to get together.

Chen Jin and Wang Yubao are not good friends, but when the other party comes, you can't close the door and listen to what he has to say.

"Shou Heng, this house of yours is really nice, with a beautiful river view and wind and water... But I heard that it used to be a haunted house?"

"Yes, the previous owner had an accident and died unexpectedly."

Wang Yubao looked at him: "Then you live here, are you not afraid?"

Chen Jin smiled: "Scholars of my generation have no fear of evil as long as their minds are upright."

"well said!"

Wang Yubao clapped his hands and praised: "Nowadays, there are very few scholars like you, Shou Heng."

Chen Jin was noncommittal: "Brother Wang, please speak up if you have something to say."

"I am here this time to formally invite you to join the Wang's Poetry Club. With your poetic talent and literary talent, after joining the Poetry Club, you will definitely be able to write more excellent works."

"Brother Wang, you should also know that I have enrolled in Jiangzhou College. In the future, I will concentrate on imperial examination articles, poems and the like. If it is not necessary, I will have no time to write."

Wang Yubao smiled and said: "So what's the matter? Poetry and poetry are all about emotion, and they are written with emotion. If you write deliberately, you will fall behind. There is no conflict between your entry into school and joining the poetry club."

Chen Jin asked: "Why did Brother Wang insist that I join the Wang Poetry Club?"

Wang Yubao said calmly: "Those who are like-minded should walk together and report to the group to keep warm and advance and retreat together; if it is an outsider, it is another matter."

Chen Jin said, "Why don't you treat me like a passer-by?"

"Shou Heng, you are so talented, how can you be a passerby?"

Wang Yubao said seriously: "Actually, I feel puzzled. I don't know how many literati want to join the Wang's Poetry Club. Why don't you want to? Join the Poetry Club, you can meet a lot of good friends, and you can get a lot of money when you embark on an official career in the future." Arm help. My Wang family, I dare not say too much, but it is also one of the five famous families."

After a pause, he continued: "Last Lantern Festival, Shou Heng, you recited the famous line 'People are looking for him thousands of Baidu', which was heard by my seventh sister. She admires your talent very much and wants to get acquainted with you. If If you want, our two families can even form a good relationship between Qin and Jin, wouldn't it be beautiful?"

Chen Jin: "..."

Speaking of it now, there is no cover, it is a face-to-face direct marriage win.

Immediately said seriously: "Brother Wang, I have told you before that I already have someone I like, that is Junior Sister Su. Although there is no formal engagement between us, we have already made a verbal oath, so we don't think otherwise."

Wang Yubao said regretfully: "Then there is no other way."

The Su family is also one of the famous aristocratic families, comparable to the Wang family, but there are many lines in such a large family, and their origins are different.Su Jin's lineage is already thin in number, and due to the death of his father Su Xiaowen, it is basically tantamount to decline, and will gradually become a collateral line.

From this point of view, Wang Yubao's seventh sister is naturally much better than Su Jin.

If it is for the sake of personal future, it is better for Chen Jin to marry Wang's daughter than to marry Su Jin.

But if he did that, he wouldn't be Chen Jin anymore.

Wang Yubao knew his temper, and it was not easy to force it. It was even more impossible for his own sister to marry Chen Jin as a concubine, and even his wife would not accept it.

But the marriage failed, and there was no conflict with Chen Jin's joining the Wang Poetry Club.

Faced with his perseverance, Chen Jin could only decline, expressing that he had to think about it.

Wang Yubao said goodbye and went out, and returned to Wangjiaxiang by car.

Cousin Wang Yujun was waiting there: "I said it, he won't agree to join. This son is arrogant, not the kind of person who easily clings to others."

Wang Yubao said: "He may be wary..."

"Whether it's arrogant or wary, in fact, from the first time I saw him, I knew he was not the same as us."

"so what?"

"Since you are not one of your own, then you are an outsider. You don't need to be polite when dealing with outsiders."

Wang Yubao frowned: "Do you really want to do that?"

Wang Yujun sneered: "In this situation, the situation is changing. Although we are a famous family, we must be more careful. If you don't use it for your own use, why use it for others?"

Wang Yubao sighed: "It's a pity."

"It's not a pity, it's his own choice. Moreover, when he bumps into a wall everywhere and his head is broken, he will recognize the situation and maybe change his mind."

Wang Yubao nodded: "I hope so."

……

After sending Wang Yubao out, Chen Jin sat back in the hall and remained silent.

Xiaoqian came over and asked, "My lord, do you have something on your mind?"

Chen Jin replied, "I probably offended Mrs. Wang."

"Is Mrs. Wang very powerful?"

"One of the five famous families, in Jiangzhou, they are the Emperor of Earth."

Xiaoqian said "Oh", "Will they call?"

Chen Jin couldn't help laughing: "That's not true. They also don't think it's necessary, but a few random orders are enough to make me feel stuck everywhere and unable to walk."

Xiaoqian raised her eyebrows: "So they are bad people?"

"What do you think is a good person and what is a bad person?"

"If you are friendly with the young master, you are a good person; if you want to harm the young master, you are of course a bad person."

Chen Jin: "..."

Very simple view of right and wrong, but he likes it.

In this world, right and wrong are black and white, which is a messy account. Many times, it is impossible to tell the difference, and there is no reason to say it.As Ma Shengshen said, he only recognizes the "Law" and does not ask people's hearts, just to give himself a standard for measuring and judging.

Ask yourself, Chen Jin can't be as stern and selfless as Ma Shengshen, let alone a perfect person, he is just an ordinary person with seven emotions and six desires.

As long as there are people, there will be trouble.

Some troubles are self-inflicted, but more troubles are passive; sometimes I am afraid of things and hope to compromise, thinking that I will avoid a lot of troubles, but I don’t know that bigger troubles are waiting behind.

Chen Jin didn't think it would be troublesome to offend Wang Shi, in fact, he was going to find Wang Shi trouble.

I've just been thinking about how to get started.

……

Chen Jin's troubles have not yet begun, but the troubles of Izumo Temple and Gu Leyou have already arrived.

First, Huang Zhongheng, Luo Jiazhi, and Shi Mingsheng were pressured and withdrew from the business of Duobao Wine.

In Jiangzhou, the three of them can be regarded as having a head and a face, and they have a lot of connections.

The withdrawal of the three cast a shadow over the liquor industry.

Then the Zhenfeng Escort was also affected. Someone sent a message to Nie Zhenggang, telling him to be more interesting and not to mix with Gu Leyou...

Then came the Izumo Temple, where the Patrol Division and the government office took turns to check this and that, saying that the establishment of the new Taoist Temple did not comply with the rules and that rectification was required.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Gu Leyou has offended someone.

"Mr. Wang? So it's Mrs. Wang, so I'll just say..."

On the bank of the river, the two were fishing, and the spirit monkey Xiaosheng moved a small stool and squatted on it.

After learning the inside story, Gu Leyou flicked the fishing rod unhappily and hit the water surface, causing a splash of water.

Chen Jin said: "This time I'm the one who got you involved."

Gu Leyou smacked his lips: "Don't talk about getting involved between us. Without you, my life would have died long ago."

Chen Jin smiled: "I thought they would come directly at me, but I didn't expect the other party to use the help of the Wolf Gang to get you into trouble."

"Sooner or later, instead of this, there'll be another. I'm glad they came for me."

"What are you happy about?"

Gu Leyou laughed: "We've been through so many troubles all this time, and every time we basically rely on you to solve them, it seems that I don't matter. This time, it's finally my turn to perform."

Chen Jin: "..."

This is what he admires most about Gu Leyou. He is optimistic and open-minded by nature, and never complains about others.

Gu Leyou said again: "They came to trouble me, but they made a wrong calculation. Who is more afraid of than a bachelor? If you don't let me sell wine, then I won't sell it; if the Taoist temple can't keep it, then throw it away, the big deal Pat your ass and go back to Lingnan... But scholar, if Mrs. Wang targets you, your path to school will be difficult, and you will not be able to take the imperial examination, and all your previous efforts will be wasted."

With the power and influence of the Wang family in Jiangzhou, it is really easy to trip Chen Jin.

Chen Jin smiled and said: "I can also be a bachelor, it doesn't mean that I have to take the exam."

Gu Leyou was startled, and after thinking about it, it was indeed the case. Chen Jin was not a frail scholar with nothing else to offer. If he devoted himself to the path of cultivation, his future would be far greater than himself.

It's just being picked on by others and making things difficult everywhere, so I couldn't help but hold back my anger: "Scholar, if I were you, I might as well pretend to be a snake, marry that Miss Wang, and then throw it away..."

Facing Chen Jin's bright eyes, the Taoist priest couldn't continue speaking in embarrassment.

Such a thing without a bottom line, not to mention Chen Jin, even Gu Leyou can't do it by himself, there is a way for robbers, they are not those evil ways.Just like before, even if you were short of money, you wouldn't bluff, burn, kill and loot.

It is not difficult for people, especially practitioners, to fall into the evil way, but it is extremely difficult to get out after falling into it.

Many monks have gone wrong in their practice, becoming distorted, hideous, and turned into demons. This is basically caused by the inability to control the evil thoughts and evil thoughts in their hearts.

Chen Jin said indifferently: "The reason Wang did this is nothing more than to force me to submit, and he won't act recklessly."

Gu Leyou chuckled: "Don't be afraid of messing around, they don't know your skills yet, so they can catch you off guard."

"It's not up to that point... After all, we are not strong enough and lack the foundation to stand on."

"Isn't it? In this damn world, the rule-abiding and reasonable ones can't use their hands and feet everywhere, while the bold and black-hearted can act unscrupulously and recklessly. It's really unfair."

Chen Jin knew that he was speaking out of anger, just like Su Xiaowen back then.Sometimes, whining is also a way to deal with delusions.

After complaining, Gu Leyou went back to the Taoist temple.He knew that Chen Jin would be under tremendous pressure, so there was no need to make trouble here, just be yourself.

……

Chen Jin's troubles came soon, mainly from within the academy.

The news that he refused to marry the Wang family and that he was unwilling to join the Wang's Poetry Club had spread, causing an uproar, some were puzzled, some were eccentric, and some applauded...

In the eyes of many literati, the Wang family is like a towering tree.

It's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree. As long as you go to it, you can get shade, and you won't be afraid of the wind and rain.

Therefore, in the face of Wang Yubao's virtuous corporal, Chen Jin remained unmoved, which is really puzzling.

As for the yin and yang people, most of them were those who wanted to cling to the Wang family but were not accepted. These people were quite jealous of the treatment Chen Jin received.It's good enough to be able to join the Wang's Poetry Club, but I didn't expect to be able to get married with the Wang's. What kind of opportunity is this?
There are no ugly girls in the Wang family, it is said that all of them are smart and beautiful...

In fact, it doesn't matter, the key is that their surname is Wang, and that's enough.

To become Wang's son-in-law, how much envious background support will he get?Then can't you just go straight to the sky and have a bright future?
However, Chen Jin refused.

The reason for his refusal is also valid, after all, Su Jin is also the daughter of a famous family.

If a scholar sees the difference and wants to change, likes the new and dislikes the old, and spreads it, his reputation will definitely be damaged.

Just as a bystander, many scholars quit. Why did Chen Jin win the favor of Su and Wang?

Under jealousy, it is unavoidable to speak sarcastic words to express inner depression.

In the end, some people gave Chen Jin a high five. They felt that Chen Jin had a strong character and dared to reject Wang.

Although the Wang family cares about decency in doing things, but such a big family has mixed good and bad, and different reputations, and it is inevitable to "bully men and women, and bully others".

After all, the core point is that Chen Jin offended the Wang family because of this, which is no small matter.

In this way, when classmates and scholars want to make friends with Chen Jin, they have to weigh it carefully. If they annoy Wang for this, it will not be worth the candle.

Human relationships are like this, seeing the wind is the wind, seeing the rain is the rain, under the wind and rain, the vegetation is swaying.

Chen Jin didn't care about these sloppy socializing, he was originally a person who didn't like to socialize, and his classmates avoided him, which happened to be clean.

But the attitude of the teachings and professors has also changed with it.

In particular, the educational decree specifically asked Chen Jin to have a "heart-to-heart talk". After a long talk, he first criticized Chen Jin for not relying on his talents and offending the Wang family, and then said that a person who is arrogant and arrogant is not in line with the style of a gentleman. It's hard to pass the test...

Chen Jin listened silently, without any intention of arguing or refuting, because when all kinds of slanderous hats were put on, it showed that there was no reason to say.

In vain.

The root of the problem lies on Wang's side. The students, professors, and instructors in the college are just playing with the wind.

After going back, Chen Jin talked about it with the teacher.

Su Xiaowen said with emotion: "Back then, the old man had disagreements with his clan, and he was unwilling to do many things. When he went outside, he didn't want to stand in line with others. In the end, he bumped into walls everywhere and ended up being resettled in Gaozhou. Now, your situation is also different Few, you should be careful."

(End of this chapter)