Although the eldest sister thought this was a good thing, following Wu Sansi, the most favored by the emperor, was far better than the eunuchs in the palace, and had a generous income of 100% per month, this was simply a blessing from heaven.

But Li Zhen felt it was inappropriate. Gao Yanfu agreed to let his brother-in-law teach Gao Lishi's calligraphy for his sake. In less than a month, his brother-in-law had climbed up again. What did Gao Yanfu think?

Li Zhen didn't care about dinner and rushed to Gao Yanfu Mansion immediately. He had to deal with this matter well.

Gao Yanfu happened to be in the mansion. The housekeeper took him to the study and bowed and said, "Master, Mr. Li is here!"

"Please come in!"

Li Zhen walked into the study and saw Gao Yanfu wearing a white wide-body Zen dress and sitting at the table reading. Li Zhen hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "See the Lord of the Mansion!"

Gao Yanfu pointed to the seat next to him and said with a smile: "Sit down quickly!"

Li Zhen sat down, and a maid came in to serve him tea. Gao Yanfu asked with a smile: "When did you come back?"

"Come back this afternoon."

Gao Yanfu came to visit him as soon as he came back. He was even more happy and smiled and said, "What interesting things happened to you when you go to Chang'an? Tell me about it?"

Li Zhen kept hesitating in his heart whether to tell Gao Yanfu about Shangguan Wan'er. According to logic, it is best to be cautious about such things.

But Li Zhen knew very well in his heart that Gao Yanfu would know sooner or later. If he had learned from others, he would probably have thoughts about himself.

After pondering for a while, Li Zhen slowly said: "I have entered the underground palace of Ziyun Pavilion in Tai Chi Palace."

Gao Yanfu seemed not surprised, but said lightly: "That place is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you will die. Try not to take such risks in the future."

Gao Yanfu's calm attitude made Li Zhen more and more convinced. Gao Yanfu already knew a little inside story. I'm afraid that what Shangguan Wan'er wanted to do, Gao Yanfu also knew very well in his heart.

Li Zhen said again: "The underground palace of Ziyun Pavilion did take a lot of risks. We took out a piece of jade Linglong from the underground palace. In the end, the younger generation realized that it was Shangguan Sheren who wanted this piece of jade Linglong."

"Did you see her?"

Li Zhen nodded, "When I saw it, she wanted me to do something for her, but I didn't agree."

"Why don't you agree?"

Gao Yanfu smiled and glanced at him meaningfully, "You want to ask for my opinion!"

"Yes! The younger generation is just an ordinary commoner. She is interested in the younger generation. I'm afraid it's related to the uncle. The younger generation dare not agree without authorization."

"You are not simple either! It can be said that at least half of the time it is your contribution to protecting Di Renjie. Wu Chengsi has a share, and you have a share, and even took out Yu Linglong from the dangerous Ziyun Pavilion Underground Palace. I think she values ​​your abilities more."

"But I still don't dare to agree to her easily."

"This... I don't know what advice to you, there are losses and gains. The greater the risk, the greater the profit. I can only tell you that this matter has no impact on me. I am an outsider, but it will have a great impact on the power structure of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Zhen heard Gao Yanfu feel a little insincere. He bit his lip and asked in a low voice: "Can Mr. Fu tell me what she wants me to do?"

Gao Yanfu shook his head and smiled and said, "I really can't say about this. If you must want to know my attitude towards this, I can tell you that I'm happy to see it."

Li Zhen was speechless. In fact, he had already unknowingly got on Shangguan Wan'er's pirate ship. He knew the power of Shangguan Wan'er and could not escape this matter. He just used an excuse to ask Gao Yanfu's opinion.

At this time, Gao Yanfu smiled again and said, "You should know about Cao Wen! Wu Sansi came to the door in person to ask him to leave, using him as an aide. To be honest, even I don't have the same face.

I can foresee that with Wu Sansi, coupled with Cao Wen's own talent, he will be successful in his career from now on. This shows that Shangguan Wan'er values ​​you very much."

"What the Fujun means is to ask me to agree to Shangguan Wan'er."

Gao Yanfu nodded slightly, "I can only tell you that there is nothing wrong in this direction."

......

Li Zhen said goodbye and left. Gao Yanfu slowly walked to the window, looking at Li Zhen's back with his hands behind his back. He sighed in his heart, does this young man really understand the power struggle in the imperial city?

He did not tell Li Zhen that Shangguan Wan'er used the political skills that Shangguan Wan'er wanted to help Li Zhen, but was actually forcing him to take the lead!

.........

Li Zhen returned to the new house in Fushanfang. As soon as he walked into the gate, he faintly heard the laughter of his eldest sister like a silver bell. This was a sign that she was very happy. Li Zhen remembered it very clearly that she laughed happily on the night the price of wine soared.

"Young Master is back?" The maid Xiao Lian ran out of the hut next to him and wanted to lead his horse.

Li Zhen waved his hand, "I'll do it myself!"

He pointed at the mansion again, "What's wrong with my eldest sister?"

Xiao Lian shook her head, "Liang'er doesn't know. It seems that she has encountered something good. She is very happy when she comes back in the afternoon."

Xiao Lian stepped forward and wanted to take off his outer clothes again. Li Zhen quickly stopped her hand, "In the future... you don't have to worry about me. I'm not used to others' service. You just need to just serve Auntie."

"yes!"

She stood aside with her hands down, looking quite pitiful. Li Zhen took out an exquisite glass bottle from his arms and handed it to Xiao Lian. This was the awakening bottle that Uncle Ban gave him, and he had never used it before.

"This is for you. When you are tired, you will feel energetic."

"Thank you, young master!"

Xiao Lian happily took the small glass bottle, turned around and ran away. Li Zhen shook his head and led the horse to the horse's house.

The lobby was brightly lit, and Li Quan was having dinner with her husband Cao Wen. The food was delivered by the Left Bank Restaurant, with seven or eight kinds of good dishes and the best wine. Li Quan was flushed with his face and laughed constantly, and she seemed to be in a very good mood.

Cao Wen smiled and said nothing as usual. He said very little, and everything was hidden in his heart. Even if he wanted to his wife, he never said anything more, so Li Quan sometimes called him Cao Hulu.

"Big sister, what's the joy of having?"

Li Zhen walked in with a smile, "I heard your laughter from afar."

"Oh! My Azhen is back."

Li Quan smiled and walked forward, grabbed him and danced a circle, "My sister is in a good mood today, so you are not allowed to say something disappointed!"

Li Zhen originally wanted to say that she was drunk and became crazy when she was drunk. He heard that she had to shut up and glance at her brother-in-law again. Cao Wen raised his glass and signaled him to come over and have a drink.

Li Quan pulled his brothers over and sat down. When Li Zhen saw that the table was full of good dishes, roasted lamb from Tongzhou, Suzhou sugar crabs, and a Weihe vinegar carp weighing at least three pounds, he couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that my sister has encountered a good thing today. Is it because her brother-in-law became an official?"

"Go! He hasn't taken the imperial examination yet, what official position is he? It's my sister, I encountered such a great thing."

Seeing that his brother was about to speak again, Li Quan quickly picked up a piece of mutton and stuffed his mouth, and smiled and said, "Just listen, don't let the holes!"

Li Zhen nodded with a wry smile. At this time, Cao Wen poured him a glass of wine, "Let your eldest sister say first, I will talk about your aide later."

Li Quan put away his ecstasy and said, "After the Queen's birthday, the wine business is not easy to do. The competition is fierce, and the various wine shops are very strong to suppress prices, and there is basically no profit. Fortunately, my purchase price is cheaper than others, slightly better, but the profit also plummeted.

I calculated that the rough profit in October is estimated to be only 400 coins, which is completely incomparable to September when the daily profit is invincible."

"What good things happened today?" Li Zhen asked after eating the mutton and took a sip of wine.

Li Quan was happy again, "This afternoon, not long after you left, a few old eunuchs came to the palace and said that the people in the palace liked to drink my Jinshi Red and asked me to supply them for a long time.

Azhen, do you know? Their monthly volume is three times that of October, and the price is quite good. I calculated it and deducted the purchase price, rent, and my fellow wages, I can make a net profit of 2,000 guan in a month."

Cao Wen next to him sneered: "I said your eldest sister is lucky. If I do buy it, I will go directly to Wang's winery to purchase goods. Anyway, the wine is the same and it is cheap. I can still get a lot of benefits in the middle. I really don't know what these old eunuchs think. They don't have any benefits, and they have to pay in advance, and they even ask for words. I think their heads are stuck in the door."

"Go to you! This is the blessing brought by my Azhen. As soon as he comes back, good things come to the door. Wasn't Wang Yuanbao the same last time?"

Li Zhen's heart moved, and he suddenly realized that it must be Shangguan Wan'er who was winning over him, first with his brother-in-law Cao Wen, and then with his eldest sister's business. Shangguan Wan'er really had good intentions in order to make him agree to do things for her!

He pondered for a moment and asked Cao Wen: "How is my brother-in-law doing with Wu Sansi?"

Cao Wen picked up the wine glass and pondered and said, "What do you think? Wu Sansi is a very vulgar person, but for the sake of the future, I think choosing Wu Sansi is a wise move."

"Has he made any promises to his brother-in-law?" Li Zhen asked again.

Cao Wen nodded, "He said I shouldn't have chosen Ming Jing, but should have been elected as a Jinshi. He can guarantee that I will be on the list. As long as I pass the Jinshi, he promised to let me become a governor within three years."

Li Zhen knew that this was just Shangguan Wan'er had to use her own reasons. As an ally, Wu Sansi would say a lot of beautiful words. When the matter was over, he might forget his promise. How many of these powerful people are there to keep their promises?

"Don't believe this kind of person's words too much. They're very nice. If they really want them to do things, it's probably difficult to do."

"I think so too, but Wu Sansi seems to be planning to help me. Today I got the news that the Ministry of Rites has changed my registration and changed from Mingjing to Jinshi. This should be what Wu Sansi means."

"Does my brother-in-law think I can pass the Jinshi exam?"

Cao Wen shook his head, "How difficult it is to get into a Jinshi, how can I be sure of it? But I heard from He Zhizhang that based on my talent and knowledge, I am expected to pass the exam, but in the end it depends on the chief examiner's weighing."

Li Zhen asked in confusion: "Aren't you admitted to a name for a name?"

Cao Wen laughed, "How can there be such a fair thing in the world? Otherwise, everyone will be sharp-minded and find ways to do something? I heard that the deputy examiner would pick out the papers that can be passed, and then the chief examiner would balance it. Finally, he decided that the scholars who passed the list would go to this point. Everyone's talent and knowledge would be similar. In the end, of course, they would consider other factors."

Li Zhencai realized that this was different from the process Li Wuqing told him at the beginning. No wonder my brother-in-law wanted to defect to Wu Sansi, but it turned out that he was attracted by this.

At this moment, the maid Xiaolian ran into the lobby and said, "Madam, a Taoist nun came outside and said she wanted to pay homage to the young master!"

Li Quan and Cao Wen were stunned and looked at Li Zhen together. How could a Taoist nun look for A Zhen?

Li Zhen knew it well, and he nodded: "Please go to my study!"
Chapter completed!