The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 518: Nowhere to be found after wearing iron shoes

"Sir, you have had a hard journey. Have a cup of tea to warm yourself up."

"Master Jijiu, please don't address me like that. It really embarrasses me."

"I just read your book, it deserves this praise."

Zhang Yunyi raised his hand to stop Wang Hui from continuing to be humble. After Wang Hui took a sip of tea, he asked with concern, "Mr. Guan, you look exhausted. Did you come to Beijing by land?"

"Your Excellency's observation is meticulous. The student did take the land route."

Wang Hui traveled by land and should have gone to Beijing earlier.

However, the drawings he originally designed had not been compiled into a book. After much thought, it took him another half a month to reorganize and rewrite them, and it was not until today.

"Are you accompanied by family members? If so, please come in as well."

"I am not accompanied by my family. I am a juren in the third year of Zhengqing. I have to take this road every three years."

At this point, he said with emotion: "My mother worked hard for half her life, hoping to see her graduate from high school. Unfortunately, my student is dull and has wasted many years without graduating from high school. I really failed to live up to her expectations."

"Sir, you are a man of great talent. Even if you don't take the imperial examination, you can still achieve great things. Your mother will be crowned with a royal veil one day!"

Wang Hui's eyes flashed with sadness, and he shook his head and said, "I can't see it anymore. Not long after I passed the imperial examination, my mother passed away!"

"Sir, please accept my condolences!" Zhang Yunyi said sincerely, "The dead are gone, but the living are like this. With your talent, you will be able to achieve great things in the near future. I promise you that I will report this to the emperor and confer a posthumous title on your mother."

Although Jijiu is closer, the title of Marquis is more useful when acting as a guarantor.

Wang Hui was startled, and quickly stood up from his chair, bowed and said, "Student thanks the Marquis on behalf of my mother!"

"Please get up quickly!"

Zhang Yunyi quickly stepped forward, helped him up from the ground, and said, "I haven't asked your mother's name yet!"

"It turns out that my mother has the same surname as the Marquis!"

"Oh?" Zhang Yunyi pretended to be surprised, "Is there such a coincidence?"

"To be honest, my Lord! My knowledge of these rare weapons was influenced and taught by my uncle. The crossbow in my textbook was conceived by my uncle."

Great minds think alike. He wanted to take the opportunity to get close to Wang Hui. Didn't Wang Hui have the same idea?

It can be considered a two-way journey.

"What is your uncle's name?"

"My uncle Zhang Jian, also known as Mr. Zhanchuan..."

Zhang Yunyi had not expected it to be so smooth. He was very excited and said, "I'm so happy that you can teach such a talented person like me. Please introduce me to someone like me!"

"This..." Wang Hui said with some embarrassment, "My uncle has passed away for many years..."

Zhang Yunyi couldn't help but secretly sighed that it was a pity when he heard this. He did not hide his frustration and sighed, "It seems that I am unlucky and will never meet you."

However, Zhang Yunyi's plan failed, so he came up with another one and asked, "Does your uncle have any family members? Where are they now?"

"I have a cousin who is currently serving as a garrison commander in Chang'an."

"That's great!" Zhang Yunyi said directly, "My parents died early, and I have no relatives. I wonder if you would be willing to play a role in asking your cousin if he is willing to become my kin?"

With his current status and being related to a garrison commander, the other party couldn't ask for help even if he begged for it. So there was no need to hide anything and he could just come straight to the point.

Although his request was abrupt, Wang Hui mistakenly thought that he was eager to recruit talented people and that his cousin had inherited his uncle's legacy, so he proposed to establish a clan alliance.

He hesitated for a moment, but still said frankly: "To be honest, my cousin doesn't like the study of strange instruments..." "Hey!" Zhang Yunyi laughed, "Sir, don't laugh, it's true that you and I hit it off the moment we met, so I want to become a family with your cousin, so that we can be a family in the future..."

Wang Hui was startled, then suddenly bowed down again, and said frankly: "My Lord treats me with sincerity, I dare not deceive you, I came to visit you this time, I really have selfish motives!"

Zhang Yunyi said without taking offense: "How can you say that? It is a blessing for the Immortal School and for me that you can come here. Besides, who doesn't have selfish desires? Whether it is seeking an official position or seeking to realize one's ambitions, it can benefit the country and the people, and it is a good thing that has the best of both worlds. What's wrong with having selfish desires?"

As he spoke, he reached out to pull Wang Hui.

Unexpectedly, Wang Hui was quite stubborn this time and refused to get up.

"My Lord, please listen to me!"

Zhang Yun逸 had no choice but to listen attentively.

Wang Hui said with a sad face, "My nephew had an engagement with a Zhang family in Chang'an in his early years. But last year, when he went to the temple to burn incense, he was spotted by Li Yanei, the brother-in-law of the Chang'an prefect, who wanted to take him as a concubine. When he failed to force my cousin to cancel the engagement, he had evil intentions and even colluded with my nephew's wife's father who sold his daughter for fame...to ruin Brother Jin's reputation and force my cousin to cancel the engagement.

Who knew that Jin's parents were greedy for money and power, but they raised a daughter who was righteous and affectionate. She was so upset that she quietly hanged herself with a hemp rope. When my nephew heard that Jin had hanged herself, he also jumped into the river and died, fulfilling his wife's loyalty...

My poor cousin is a fifth-rank garrison commander, but he is more literary than military, the Li family is powerful, and Li Yanei is the prefect's brother-in-law, so he has nowhere to turn to. Please, Lord Marquis, do me justice!"

The Jin Brother case?
A person who could bear the title of Yanei, although not necessarily the son of the Grand Marshal, must be the son of a high-ranking official. And the only high-ranking official with the surname Li in the court happened to be the Minister of War, Grand Marshal Li—Li Congwen.

Unexpectedly, there is no place to be found even after wearing iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it.

There were times when Li Congwen found himself vulnerable.

Although the case described by Wang Hui did not match the original story in Zhang Yun逸's memory, it was normal for some changes to occur, considering that Wang Xifeng was influenced by him and did not take charge of the lawsuit.

However, he still said for the sake of safety: "I remember that the governor of Chang'an was Yun Guang, and he was also your cousin's direct superior. Didn't he ever do justice?"

"My Lord! Master Yun also helped my cousin to submit a petition, but there was no news. Although he felt sorry for my cousin, he did not want to offend the Li family..."

Zhang Yun逸 pondered for a moment and then figured out the reason.

Rather than saying that Yunshan sympathized with Zhang Shoubei's situation, it would be more accurate to say that he was shirking responsibility.

Although the Great Xia Dynasty had enjoyed peace for a long time and civil officials were valued more than military officials, as a Jiedushi, he was obviously able to get the emperor's approval.

I think that's why Zhang Shoubei asked him to make a memorial.

But he apparently did not send the memorial to the cabinet, but submitted it through the Ministry of War.

Otherwise, even if Li Congwen was in the cabinet, and Gu Dashou, the chief minister of the cabinet, was from the same faction as Li Congwen, there were also people from the emperor and Ning Wang in the cabinet, so there was no possibility of concealing the news.

After figuring this out, Zhang Yunyi became much calmer. He pulled Wang Hui up from the ground and said, "I will definitely not sit idly by and watch this happen. Get up now."

"Really...really?" Wang Hui had never thought that he would agree so readily. He was stunned for a moment, then bowed down again, "If you can avenge my nephew, I will sell my life to you, and I will also dedicate this book to you!"

This is what is called returning a favor. Other things in the book are fine, and Wang Hui has not yet fully realized the value of it, but the crossbow is a great achievement.

Ever since he came up with this idea, he has been thinking about how to impress Zhang Yun逸.

But he didn't expect that before he could take the initiative to offer his contribution, Zhang Yunyi had already made a promise.

Although Zhang Yunyi understood what he meant, he waved his hand and said, "Sir, there is no need to do this. I will not forget this credit. Although I can do justice for you, I need to think long and hard."

Wang Hui heard this, a hint of disappointment flashed across his face, and he said dejectedly: "Student understands... the time is not right yet. As long as the Marquis is willing to help, the student will be grateful!"

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(End of this chapter)