The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 578 New Drug

As March approached, with the joint enforcement of the three judicial departments, not only did the facts of Li Yanei's case gradually become clear, but all the details of Li Congwen's protection of his son and even concealment of memorials to the emperor were also revealed one by one.

Jia Yucun finally found out the truth and took the opportunity of Gu Dashou's day off to visit him.

After a round of greetings, Jia Yucun straightened his face and said solemnly, "Last year, thanks to the recommendation of the Grand Lord, I had the honor to help Your Majesty and supervise the Jiangnan case. I am deeply grateful for your kindness, and the only way to repay you is to follow your lead."

If he went to his house to ask for an official position, it would obviously be an inferior position. However, if he expressed his gratitude by citing last year's events, it would give the impression of being less eager for quick success and more of a sense of repaying a favour. As long as he could get Gu Dashou's approval, half of the matter would be done.

Jia Yucun is also worldly-wise and has a good grasp of the art of language.

There seems to be little difference between "your humble official" and "your lowly position", but it is a gradual progression and just the right way to express one's humility and obedience.

In official circles, one must see through things but not speak them out loud. If one speaks too bluntly, one will give people the impression that one is naive and naive, and naturally not worthy of promotion.

Unexpectedly, Gu Dashou laughed and said straight to the point: "Minister Jia is after the position of Minister of War, right?"

"This..." Even Jia Yucun, who was very sophisticated, showed some discomfort, so he had to bite the bullet and evade the question, "The Lord has misunderstood..."

"I'm afraid it's not me who misunderstood, but you, Lord Jia... have misunderstood, right?"

Although Gu Dashou kept saying that there was a misunderstanding, the smile on his face seemed more and more sincere, and even revealed a hint of an elder scrutinizing a younger person.

Jia Yucun saw this, suppressed his doubts, and quickly stood up from his chair, bowed, and said respectfully: "Please enlighten me, sir!"

Gu Dashou smiled slightly and said meaningfully: "Although I recommended you to the Emperor, if it weren't for your relationship with young friend Yun Yi, how could His Majesty be at ease and let you go to Jiangnan to take charge of the situation?"

Although he said it lightly, it stirred up a huge wave in Jia Yucun's heart.

Although the terms "Grand Emperor" and "Your Majesty" can also be regarded as titles for the Grand Emperor, if this is really the case, why would Gu Dashou suddenly change the title?
Jia Yucun was in doubt, but Gu Dashou slowly said, "I'm sure you know the whole story of this case. Coming to me... isn't that a far-fetched approach?"

At this point, Gu Dashou looked at Jia Yucun meaningfully and said, "Why? Could it be that Yun Yi..."

"No, no, no! Thank you for your advice, Lord! It's just that I don't want to trouble Brother Yi..." Jia Yucun said frankly, "Also, I really hope to share more of Your Majesty's worries, but my admiration for you is also from the bottom of my heart."

Gu Dashou stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Young man, it's a good thing that you are willing to make progress. I have always valued talents. You and Ru Hai have a close relationship, so why shouldn't I lend a hand?"

At this point, he picked up the tea on the table and said with a smile: "Master Jia must have a lot of things to do. I rarely have a chance to relax today, so I won't keep you here!"

"Then... I will not disturb you, Sir, to rest!"

After listening to Gu Dashou's words, Jia Yucun's heart had already flown away, and he felt even uneasy. He took the opportunity to back off and say goodbye.

"Come! I'll see Lord Jia off!" Gu Dashou made a gesture to stand up.

Jia Yucun quickly declined, "I dare not!"

Gu Dashou did not insist, and went with the flow and called a servant to send Jia Yucun away.

After the servants led Jia Yucun away, Fang shouted to the inner room of the main hall: "Come out!"

Gu Guangshan pushed the door open and walked out. Before he even got close, he asked in confusion, "Father! Why are you pushing away this favor?"

"Humph!" Gu Dashou snorted coldly, "This Jia Hua is just a fence-sitter who changes his mind according to the situation. It's icing on the cake, but if you expect him to help you in times of need... you don't even need his favor!"

Having said this, he paused, and then continued: "It would be better to leave you a way out."

"Father said..."

Gu Dashou shook his head and interrupted him before he could finish, "Li Congwen just put some obstacles in my way, but he wanted to kill him. Although I am on good terms with him now, I will be forced to do something in the future... None of you are capable, so we have to make plans early!" At this point, he sighed and sneered, "Since Jia Hua came to me to ask for an official position, I will use him as a scapegoat, which is also a courtesy!"

"My son still doesn't quite understand." Gu Guangshan looked at Gu Dashou and asked tentatively, "Does father want to use him to do Zhang Yunyi a favor?"

Gu Dashou shook his head and said, "Now is not the time yet. If your father is no longer around, you should go to Yun Yi and tell him exactly what you heard today. Even if he cannot understand my difficulties, he should accept this reminder and not kill you all!"

"This……"

"Alright! Remember what I said! Go and prepare the sedan chair, your father still needs to go to the palace!"

Seeing that Gu Dashou was a little impatient, Gu Guangshan didn't dare to say anything more. He ordered the servants to prepare the sedan chair while he helped Gu Dashou out of the side hall.

There was no conversation along the way until we arrived at the imperial study.

The ceremony is over.

Gu Dashou bowed and reported: "That day, I let out a little hint, and Jia Hua really went far away and found me..."

He briefly recounted the reasons for withdrawing his shares when Quyuan Zatan opened, and recounted in detail what happened when Jia Yucun came to his house.

It turned out that on the day when Quyuan Zatan opened, Gu Dashou's sigh was not really out of regret for rejecting Zhang Yunyi's proposal to invest, but was a trap set for Jia Yucun in advance.

The information between the two parties was not equal to each other, and it was no wonder that Jia Yucun fell into the trap.

After hearing this, Emperor Wanlong frowned slightly and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Since the Lord has seen that he intends to follow the path of Lord Zhang, why didn't you give him a hint, but instead let him go to Lord Zhang? Is there some deeper meaning behind this?"

In Emperor Wanlong's view, Gu Dashou's actions were nothing but superfluous.

However, although there were doubts as to whether Gu Dashou was taking the opportunity to show his goodwill to Zhang Yun逸, some things could only be understood but not expressed in words, and Gu Dashou told everything without concealing anything.

Only then did she change her doubts into asking him if he had any deeper meaning.

Although Gu Dashou could hear the emperor's suspicion, he was not panicked at all. He said calmly, "Your Majesty! Although he is loyal to Your Majesty, he has a close relationship with Zhang Yunyi after all. I am afraid that he may accidentally leak the secret, so I only told Jia Hua vaguely that Lord Zhang has long been loyal to Your Majesty..."

He paused for a moment, bowed and said, "When Your Majesty summons him to an audience, if you give him a little encouragement, he will surely be grateful and will do his best to repay the emperor's grace!"

After Gu Dashou finished speaking, Emperor Wanlong suddenly realized something and sighed, "The elder is indeed mature and prudent, and has considered every aspect carefully!"

Looking at Gu Dashou's receding back, a smile slowly emerged at the corner of Emperor Wanlong's mouth.

After all, there is a difference between the monarch and his subjects. Even if he is Zhang Yunyi's nominal brother-in-law, he only needs a hint from me...

Ever since he learned about Zhang Yun逸’s fierce battle in Mei Mansion, the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time were finally relieved a little.

At this moment, Xia Shouzhong's shout interrupted his thoughts: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty is very happy!"

Emperor Wanlong, who was originally a little unhappy, heard the word "great joy" and just suppressed his unhappiness a little. He said in a deep voice: "What's the good news?"

He thought to himself, could it be that this old guy could see through my thoughts?
"Your Majesty! The medicine from the Imperial Hospital has arrived!"

"Oh?" Emperor Wanlong was overjoyed, swallowed his saliva, and said, "Go tell Zhou Xiangui of the Jingshifang to summon Concubine Wu... no, Concubine Zhou to sleep with you tonight!"

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(End of this chapter)