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As time gradually came to mid-October, more and more scholars who were preparing to participate in the imperial examination and martial arts examination went to Beijing. Hundreds of thousands of scholars from all over the Tang Dynasty gathered in Luoyang, the capital of the gods. Inns were filled with inns, streets, alleys, wineries and brothels, and the figures of romantic scholars could be seen everywhere.

Outside the Gao Mansion of Jishanfang, Li Zhen was asking his brother-in-law Cao Wen to pay attention to it. Cao Wen nodded silently. He understood all the things Li Zhen said, and Li Zhen didn't need to give him any more instructions.

Then the imperial examination gradually came, and the competition for personal connections behind the imperial examination gradually became fierce. Everyone wanted to rely on their relationships, talk about their hometown feelings, and worship high-ranking officials as disciples, in order to get the care of high-ranking officials in the imperial examination. This was also a great victory in the Tang Dynasty's annual imperial examination.

Li Zhen could not bear the pressure put on him by his eldest sister Li Quan, and began to run for his brother-in-law Cao Wen. He originally planned to make Cao Wen become Di Renjie's disciple, but Di Renjie was demoted. In desperation, he had to take Gao Yanfu's idea.

Gao Yanfu was only one of the four major eunuchs in the provincial eunuchs. He only cared about the affairs of the palace and usually only cared about the government affairs of the court. However, Gao Yanfu had deep connections in Luoyang, so he could recommend Cao Wen to a powerful senior official.

It just so happened that Gao Yanfu wanted to find a patio for his adopted son Gao Lishi who taught calligraphy. Cao Wen's calligraphy was excellent and very famous in Shazhou, so Li Zhen recommended Cao Wen to Gao Yanfu.

At this time, the Gao Mansion butler walked out quickly. He was already familiar with Li Zhen. He knew that he was a person that the master valued very much. He was very polite to Li Zhen. He bowed and smiled, "Young Master Li, Master, please invite me!"

Li Zhen pulled Cao Wen for a moment, "Let's go!"

Cao Wen tidied up his clothes and followed Li Zhen into Gao Mansion nervously.

In the study, Cao Wen wrote a poem with all his attention. Gao Yanfu nodded secretly, his brushwork was round and powerful. He looked at the words and knew people. Cao Wen really wrote good calligraphy.

Although Cao Wen is Li Zhen's brother-in-law, his real talent and knowledge are even more appreciated by Gao Yanfu. At this time, Cao Wen put down his pen and said to Gao Yanfu modestly: "The student has finished writing, please read it."

Gao Yanfu picked up the banner, read it several times, and praised it: "I am worthy of being a talented man in Shazhou, and my calligraphy is really good."

He put down the banner, called Gao Lishi forward, and said to him: "From today, Mr. Cao will be your attendant, so I won't pay homage to you yet!"

Gao Lishi knelt down and kowtowed three times to Cao Wen respectfully, "Student Gao Lishi, pay homage to sir!"

His first student turned out to be a little eunuch, which made Cao Wen feel uncomfortable.

However, when thinking of Gao Yanfu's power and connections, this regret became insignificant. He quickly helped Gao Lishi up, "I dare not! I dare not! We will learn from each other in the future."

Gao Yanfu was very satisfied with Cao Wen's character, so he asked Gao Lishi to take him to the room to practice calligraphy. The two left, and only Gao Yanfu and Li Zhen were left in the room.

Gao Yanfu asked someone to drink again and smiled at Li Zhen, "I have nothing to do today, just have a drink with me!"

Li Zhen also smiled and said, "Mengfu is very important, but I will refuse it."

"That's right, just be a little casual!"

Although Gao Yanfu was initially grateful to Li Zhen, Li Zhen's performance in the Buddhist scriptures was very experienced, which made Gao Yanfu very appreciative. Invisibly, he was willing to talk to Li Zhen about his heart.

Li Zhen poured a glass of wine for Gao Yanfu and said with emotion: "To be honest, my brother-in-law is a talented person and my grandfather's most proud disciple. Unfortunately, his family is poor and his personality is relatively weak. He has no future in the county government office. My eldest sister has high expectations for him and hopes that he can pass the imperial examination."

"I can see that his calligraphy is indeed good, and he already has a vague style of everyone. I will recommend him to a high-ranking official, so don't worry, nephew!"

"Thank you for your support!"

After the two of them drank a few glasses of wine, Gao Yanfu felt a little drunk and smiled and said, "I think you should understand the real reason for Di Gong's deposed!"

Li Zhen nodded silently. When Lai Junchen asked Di Renjie to expose Ren Zhigu, Pei Xingben and others in prison, it was actually Wu Zetian's instructions.

But he didn't expect that Wu Zetian's real purpose in capturing Di Renjie to prison was to clean up the Li Dan faction. No wonder Di Renjie finally burned the letter.

Gao Yanfu drank a sip of wine and smiled, "The emperor originally wanted to borrow the Di Renjie case and finally led the imperial heir, but he didn't expect that a young boy would kill in this case and finally disrupt the situation. She had to use Wei Tuaner's hand to achieve her goal."

Li Zhen was startled, "Do you mean the Queen of the House knows me?"

Gao Yanfu smiled and said, "I don't know if the emperor knows you, but I think even if she knows you, she won't take you to heart, but some people who are interested remember you."

Li Zhen knew what Gao Yanfu was referring to, such as Lai Junchen, Wei Tuaner, Wu Chengsi and other insiders, and he smiled bitterly and said, "I hope this matter will be over there and no more trouble."

Gao Yanfu shook his head, "The forest wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop. Some things are not as simple as you think. This is how the struggle in the court is. Sometimes you feel that things are over, maybe it has just begun, and sometimes you feel that it is still continuing. In fact, it is over, it is strange and unpredictable, and only the people in the game know it."

Seeing that Li Zhen was in a heavy mood, Gao Yanfu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm here, Lai Junchen, Wei Tuaner and others dare not touch you."

"Thank you, the Lord of the Mansion, for your protection!"

At this time, Li Zhen asked again: "Where is Wu Chengsi, will he have no day to come back?"

Gao Yanfu sneered, "Dare to poison the Buddhist scriptures, so that the priest can witness death with his own eyes. It is already a blessing from the priest who does not kill him. He wants to make a comeback again, which is purely a dream."

Gao Yanfu poured another glass of wine and smiled: "Let's drink, stop talking about these boring things."

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During this period, Li Quan was the best person in the mood. She borrowed two thousand guan from Zhao Qiuniang, and with the money given to her by Li Zhen, she stocked up five thousand guan of good wine.

Although she was worried for more than a month, the wine prices finally soared, and her high-quality wine was in short supply, which made her profit greatly.

At the same time, her husband was favored by Gao Fujun and agreed to recommend him to a high-ranking official in power. Li Quan was very happy. Just after Li Zhen and her husband came back, she pulled the two of them to the Left Bank Restaurant to celebrate.

My mother-in-law Meng wanted to eat vegetarian food and refused to come to the restaurant with her. She didn't care. Instead, she was in a better mood. She booked a elegant room on the second floor of the restaurant.

The bartender's eyes were very poisonous, and he saw that Li Quan was the one who made the decision. He stood beside her with a smile on his face. Li Quan had money and was also refreshed. He pointed to seven or eight signature dishes in the wine shop and said, "Give me one, and what good wine does your store have? I mean wine."

The bartender was shocked and asked for one serving, which would cost five cents of money. This is a rich man!

He quickly smiled and said, "There are good wines. The wines that just shipped from Gaochang are relatively expensive."

Li Quan sneered, "Don't think I'm an amateur? Gaochang Wine is also divided into different levels, so I'll give me a name!"

Seeing that she was a traveler, the bartender didn't dare to do anything anymore, he had to honestly say: "The cheapest ones are Shuanglinju's three-year wine, the moderately priced ones are Shilixiang from Zhangshengfang, and the more expensive ones are Jinshihong from Yashiju and Laojiaohong from Wang Deji."

"How much does a bottle of Jinshi Red cost?"

"I have to make it clear to the three of you first, because the emperor has celebrated his birthday recently, and the price of wine has risen sharply, and the same is true for other wine shops. Each bottle of Jinshi Red costs a constant amount. Can this price be accepted?"

Li Quan frowned. The price she sold to the Zuoan diner was 500 yuan. These bastards actually doubled. It was too dark.

But it was impossible for her to choose someone else's wine. She had to nod and said, "Then let's have a bottle of Jinshi Red!"

"Okay! The three of you sit down for a while, and the food and drinks will come soon." The bartender hurried away.

Due to the different purchasing channels of wine shops in Nancheng City, the quality of wine is also different. Everyone named their wine, and Li Zhen named his elder sister's wine, Jinshihong.

During this period, the Jinshi Red of Yashiju has become a famous wine in Luoyang and is very popular among scholars. Who doesn’t want to be a Jinshi in high school?

Li Zhen leaned forward and asked in a low voice, "Sister, tell me, how much money have you made during this period?"

Li Quan smiled and said in a low voice: "Tell you, sister, I have at least made a net profit of this number."

She stretched out a finger and Li Zhen was shocked, no! She made a net profit of 10,000 yuan in just a few months, which was a huge fortune.

He suddenly understood why his sister's wine shop was driven away when it first opened, just for this opportunity to make a fortune!

At this time, when Li Quan saw her husband thinking and looked absent-minded, he knocked him unhappily, "Hey! What are you thinking about again?"

Cao Wen said 'shh!', "I'm listening to the next door!"

Li Zhen and Li Quan both held their breath and listened carefully, and they certainly heard a few people next door talking about current affairs.

"The emperor's heir was demoted. I think the emperor wanted to make Wu the crown prince again. My Tang Dynasty fell into ruin, so that I could see the sun?"

"Brother Ji Zhen is too worried. I think the demotion of the emperor is related to Wu Chengsi's removal of the title. I heard that the Wu family is very dissatisfied with Wu Chengsi's removal of the title. In order to balance the conflict between Li Wu, it is reasonable for the demotion of the emperor is."

"You two are wrong. It should be that King Luling is coming back. When he is the crown prince for a few years, the emperor will demote him and then raise the Prime Minister. The two brothers will take turns playing, but they will not be able to get on the throne anyway."

.........

Li Quan was not interested in this topic, and turned his attention to his brother, teasing him and laughing: "I saw you restless these days. Are you thinking about that little girl?"

Di Renjie was demoted to Pengze County as the county magistrate, and Di Yan also accompanied his father. His friend Jiuzhi bought a small house covering an area of ​​two or three acres near Taipei City, and he also returned to Dunhuang to pick up his parents.

During this period, Li Zhen had no friends and seemed a little uneasy and was always made fun of by his eldest sister Li Quan.

Li Zhen knew what the elder sister was going to say later, so he hurriedly stood up and said, "I'll go out for some breath!"

He went out in a panic. When Li Quan saw him running in a mess, he couldn't help laughing happily.

Li Zhen walked out of the elegant room and stood in front of the railing and stared at the traffic in the south city. The eldest sister did think of him. He missed Di Yan a little during this period.

Although they had known each other for a short time, they had been together through life and death and established a deep friendship. Di Yan walked for more than a month, which made Li Zhen feel lost.

At this moment, a gloomy laugh suddenly came from behind, "Mr. Li, we have been missing for a long time!"
Chapter completed!