Lu Zheng and Su Qing had made an appointment for several months. The last time they made an appointment to meet, Su Qing received an order and went to work on the job. The meeting between the two was ruined.

After Su Qing came back, Lu Zheng's affairs in Liuhe happened to be at a critical moment and could not take time. Until today, in order to apologize, Lu Zheng decided to join the Biyun Pavilion to invite Su Qing to come and the two of them to get together.

When Su Qing came, the atmosphere in the room immediately became different. Fan Duoduo suddenly realized that Lu Zheng came to Qinhuai River not to have fun, but to have an appointment with someone to discuss things.

She was happy and a little disappointed. Naturally, she was happy because Lu Zheng was indeed an unusual young man. He was diligent in his studies on weekdays and did not like to be nostalgic for brothels.

The loss is that Lu Zheng came to Biyun Pavilion not to see her. She just happened to meet her, just a decoration today. As the top courtesan of Biyun Pavilion, Fan Duoduo is not suitable for this identity as a supporting role!

"Master Su!" Lu Zheng stood up and stepped forward to salute Su Qing respectfully.

Su Qing quickly held him with both hands and said, "Don't, Brother Zheng, you are so famous now, much bigger than me. I can't stand such a gift like you!"

If someone else said this, Lu Zheng would definitely have other ideas, but he knew Su Qing's personality. Su Qing was just a straightforward person, and he spoke straightforwardly and didn't like to turn around!

Su Qing didn't understand the intrigues and deceptions in the officialdom, but he would never use that to his friends and disciples like Lu Zheng, which is why Lu Zheng has a good impression of him.

After the guest and host sat down, Lu Zheng personally made tea for Su Qing, and Su Qing picked up the tea cup and said:

"Brother Zheng, you can't just treat me to tea today. The tea is too light and the wine is strong!"

Lu Zheng said: "Master Su, don't worry. I have arranged it and there will be good wine and good dishes soon! Today, the teacher will definitely enjoy you!"

While Lu Zheng was talking, a maid servant knocked on the door from outside and started serving the dishes. The wine was good wine, and the food was also good. Lu Zheng and Su Qing sat down with the guest and host, and Fan Duoduo was accompanying him.

Fan Duoduo is very good at this occasion. Lu Zheng and Su Qing have a good relationship. Therefore, under her harmony, the atmosphere in the room became even more harmonious.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Su Qing finally put the topic to the point and said, "Brother Zheng, I probably know a little about you in Liuhe. You have a relationship with Nie County Zun, but the knot between Nie County Zun and Dai Xiang is an unresolved knot, which is very unfavorable for you!"

Lu Zheng frowned secretly, but his face remained silent and said, "Master Su, what do you mean?"

Su Qing said: "In Yingtian, I have a house, which was also given by a friend. It is next to the house where I live now. The provincial examination is about to be imminent. If you stay in Liuhe, you will be disturbed by worldly affairs every day. Why don't you move to me?"

Lu Zheng smiled softly, his thoughts were heard, and Su Qing asked him to move, but the meaning behind it was not simple. Now the various forces in Jiangnan are intricate.

As for Su Qing, in addition to the Su family, there is also the background of the King of Qin. Lu Zheng and Nie Yong were close to each other, worried that they would be hated by Dai Xiang’s people, but if they were too close to Su Qing, I was afraid that someone would really treat him as the King of Qin or the Su family!

As soon as he thought of this, Lu Zheng said, "Master Su, is it because of this? Hey, does Master Su really look down on me and treat me as a fragrant bun?"

Su Qing was stunned and said, "Did Brother Zheng think I was a lobbyist?" Lu Zheng's face remained unchanged and said, "Is Master Su really a lobbyist?"

The two looked at each other and looked at each other without retreating. After a long time, Su Qing laughed and said, "Okay, it's true that he is my student. He is quick to speak, not like some guys who have bad brains in reading. He only knows how to twist and turns all day long, and he always has a clever way of speaking!

Come on, don’t say anything, just think what I just said was fart, let’s drink and eat meat today, come on, drink!”

Su Qing picked up the wine glass, Lu Zheng clinked the glass with him, and the two drank the wine in the glass. Su Qing said again: "Actually, it is also beneficial for you to live by me. This time, the examiner of the Enke Provincial Examination, Nanzhili should be the priest of the Imperial College, Lord Guo Songguo! Another deputy examiner may be Hanlin Bachelor Pang Di.

Both of these two adults and I have a good relationship. You are my student. Hehe, you can’t ignore them!”

Lu Zheng laughed and said, "Master Su, don't say that. If I were your student, these two adults really knew about it, I might have lost my name!

Don’t Master Su know? Since ancient times, literati have been belittled?"

Su Qing was stunned for a moment and couldn't speak for a long time. I have to say that Lu Zheng's thinking is indeed very strange. It is different from ordinary people's thinking, but it fully expresses the hypocrisy of human nature.

Su Qing also had difficulties with Su Qing. Indeed, although Lu Zheng said something a bit too exaggerated, Guo Song and Pang Di would never look at Su Qing's face in the provincial examination.

In the officialdom, everything is very realistic. What is Su Qing? He is just a fifth-rank official and has very little political influence.

If there is another identity, Lu Zheng is Dai Xiang's disciple and Lu Zheng is the student that the King of Qin wants, can Guo Song and Pang Di still take it lightly?

Indeed, Su Qing came this time with a purpose. He hoped that Lu Zheng could learn from him in Yingtian. Behind him is the King of Qin. The King of Qin has been secretly planning for Jiangnan for many years, and now he has almost achieved some initial results.

Compared to the prince's use of Zhan Tianqi to scatter the scattered forces in Jiangnan, the Qin King's actions were in the dark. If Su Qing could win over Lu Zheng to join the Qin King's lineage, the Qin King's influence would definitely affect existences like Guo Song and Pang Di, which would be very beneficial to Lu Zheng's provincial examination.

Su Qing could not say these words. After all, his identity is Zhili’s academic affairs. The imperial examinations are the foundation of the great prosperity of the country and carry the hope of life of thousands of students. If many unspoken rules are put on the surface, it will really make the students in the world feel heartbroken!

Su Qing had a kindness, and Lu Zheng understood it in his heart, but Su Qing could not refute Lu Zheng's words. For a moment, his mood was so complicated.

In his opinion, Lu Zheng was already unlucky enough. The Lu family in Jiangnan was not born well. Lu Zheng was also a little illegitimate son of the family. He was excluded from his childhood in the family and almost survived.

In such an environment, it is already amazing that Lu Zheng climbed and struggled to this day, but he met Nie Yong again. Nie Yong offended Dai Xiang in the capital. Isn’t the close relationship between Lu Zheng and Nie Yong even worsening his situation?

Unfortunately, Lu Zheng didn't care about this at all. What can Su Qing do?

"Brother Zheng, the provincial examination is very important. Brother Zheng, you must work hard and never let the opportunity be missed in vain! To be honest, although I am studying in Zhili, this time I was appointed by the emperor to go to Zhejiang to serve as the deputy chief examiner of the provincial examination. I am powerless in Zhili's provincial examination!" Su Qing said.

Lu Zheng said: "Master Su, don't worry, I have to learn Chinese articles in the scientific examination. I asked myself that this is not bad, and it should be no problem to pass the provincial examination."

Su Qing frowned slightly, raised his lips, and suddenly changed his subject and said, "Brother Zheng, what's going on with you and Ruan Shaolin from the Ruan family?"

"Ruan Shaolin?" Lu Zheng shook his head gently and said, "Do you still understand, Master Su? Ruan Shaolin is the second in the college entrance examination, I am the first in the college entrance examination, this is your choice, and this is my relationship with him."

Su Qing let out a long sigh and said, "Hey, this secular person likes to spread rumors. It is already amazing that the second place in the Academy Examination is, but Ruan Shaolin was said to be a young man, and it is useless!"

After Su Qing said that, he suddenly looked at Fan Duoduo and said, "Miss Duoduo, do you have any impression of this young master Ruan?"

Fan Duoduo was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "I have no impression. I have never known this young master and I have never met you!"

Su Qing was stunned for a moment, speechless. It was spread everywhere, saying that Ruan Shaolin had originally made a masterpiece at the Biyun Poetry Conference, but later Fan Duoduo did not sing his lyrics, but instead sang Lu Zheng's lyrics.

Because of this, Ruan Shaolin was greatly embarrassed. Everyone compared him with Lu Zheng. Ruan Shaolin was obviously shorter. It is said that this matter has reached the level of Ruan Jingnian.

Ruan Jingnian felt uncomfortable because of his grandson, so he put on Lu Shanchang's shoes for the Lu family at the Ministry of Revenue. This matter has spread to the Ministry of Revenue!

The name of a person and the shadow of a tree. Lu Zheng’s reputation is too big now. The big tree attracts the wind. So for others, it doesn’t matter if he can win the imperial examination even at the end of the second list, but can this work for Lu Zheng?

At a Biyun Poetry Conference, Lu Zheng offended all the talents of Jinling. If Lu Zheng ranked last in the provincial examination, there would inevitably be a reversal plot when he turned around. At that time, all the unfavorable factors for Lu Zheng would explode. Can Lu Zheng bear it?

Su Qing thought a lot in his mind. He originally wanted to say these words to Lu Zheng, but now he doesn't know where to start.

The two had a short contact, but they had already tested each other's thoughts. Lu Zheng could understand a lot of Su Qing's thoughts, but he did not agree with them.

However, Su Qing couldn't figure out Lu Zheng's thoughts, but found that Lu Zheng was destined to not do things according to his ideas. In fact, he was not sure whether Su Qing's efforts could help Lu Zheng and how much could it help Lu Zheng.

After all, for Su Qing, Jiangnan was still too complicated, and he was just an outsider. For Jiangnan, Su Qing's official position was neither big nor small, neither painful nor itchy, but it was easy to attract jealousy.

Lu Zheng said it well. Since ancient times, literati were despised by each other. Where is Jiangnan? This is a place where talented people gather. It is really awkward for local academics to come to such a place to do political education.
Chapter completed!