"I dont know either." Mr. Qin replied honestly, "The sage said to respect ghosts and gods while keeping a distance from them. Since we should both respect and keep a distance, there must be something like that."

  "Can those Taoist priests and Buddhist monks with great magical powers really seize peoples souls and bring the dead back to life as written in books?"

  "This is a transcendental doctrine, I dont understand it, lets not talk about this." Mr. Qin smiled and cut off the topic, which was not something Li Wenshan should be studying now.

  Li Wenshan nodded and thought of Ah Xia, calculating that if he had the opportunity to meet the master who let Wang Ye avoid disaster, he must ask carefully.

  Everyone says that after Luo Shuais term, the Emperor will definitely make great use of him. Mr. Qin pulled back to the topic, "Before the Empress Dowager arrived in Hangzhou, many officials on the Zhejiang road were replaced, and a new vice envoy, Guan Zhong, was added. Guan Zhong is...". Mr. Qin hesitated for a moment, and changed his words, "He came from the Ministry of Punishment, fought for several years, and is a fierce general. He studied under the Lu family, and in terms of seniority, he is General Lus uncle. However, although Guan Zhong studied under the Lu family, he did not formally become their disciple. When he became the vice envoy to Zhejiang, it was said that except for the Empress Dowager and Prince Wang An, he would not interfere with other matters."

  "General Lus sworn brother? With a snake around his waist?" Li Wenshan asked subconsciously, the fact that he carried a snake with him was too interesting.

  "No," Mr. Qin looked at Li Wenshan in surprise, did they also tell him about the snake? Is this what they mean by "old friends like new"? "The snake is a treasure of the Lu family, even the direct descendants cant have it, be careful with your words, General Lu trusts you, and you should live up to that trust."

  Li Wenshans face turned red, he hummed in response, his mouth was too fast just now! He must remember this for next time!

  "Lets continue, Wang Tongzhi was originally the prefect of Suzhou. He came from a merchant family and passed the imperial examination at the age of twenty-something. He achieved great success at a young age and is now only in his thirties, yet he has already become a fourth-rank official with a promising future. His family is wealthy and loves beautiful women, with many concubines in the household. Apart from these two, there are three other important advisors beside Luo Shuai: Zhu Canyi, Shan Canyi, and Yao Canyi."

  "Is Senator Shan related to Governor Ping? Are they from the same family?" Li Wenshan asked sensitively, as the surname Shan was not commonly seen.

  Mr. Qin looked at Li Wenshan with appreciation, nodded his head, "Same clan, within the five degrees of mourning. Shan Canyi is about thirty years old, a scholar from a humble background, with exceptional literary talent, and probably wouldnt be willing to take a miscellaneous path, must want to take the imperial examination, and after getting a degree, formally enter officialdom."

  Zhu Canyi was over fifty years old, a scholar-official by origin, extremely well-versed in both criminal and civil law.

  Yao Canyi was originally of humble origin, but his talent stood out. Because he had not been removed from the humble register for two generations, he could not take the imperial examination. Very early on, he entered the service of General Luos accounting office and gained General Luos trust greatly. These few were all important figures in Hangzhou Prefecture or, rather, Zhejiang Circuit. Others, it was better to avoid offending them."

  Li Wenshan took note of it, asked a few more questions, and was about to bid farewell to Mr. Qin when the latter looked at him with a smile and said: "When your respected father goes to visit General Luos headquarters, he might as well mention to General Luo that Prince Wang has invited you to study at the Wansong Academy."

  "Huh?" Li Wenshan looked at Mr. Qin in confusion.

  Mr. Qin smiled at him, paused for a moment before slowly saying: "The safety of the Empress Dowager and the Prince in Hangzhou is also the most important thing for the entire Zhejiang province, you entering the Wansong Academy will allow you to see the Prince frequently, its best to inform Commander Luo beforehand, that would be more appropriate."

  Mr. Qins words did not dispel the doubts on Li Wenshans face, does this matter still need him to notify Luo Shuai? Does the kings business need him to notify Luo Shuai? Even if you want to notify, there are many people around the king who should have notified long ago.

  Mr. Qin looked at Li Wenshans silly face and burst out laughing, such a clever person with a silly face, its really rare!

  "Others are others, you are you, its none of your business, just talk to your father about it." Mr. Qin didnt explain much, just smiled and handed over the task.

  Li Xia heard from Fifth Brother Li Wenshan that Mr. Qin had said something, and only then did she know how King Qin had arrived in Hangzhou. Besides being enlightened, she was also puzzled - King Qins minor illness had been lingering on and on, and the superior person had pointed out that he should avoid the disaster star of Tai Sui. She wasnt clear if this had happened in his previous life as well; if it really had, then last time, the Empress Dowager must not have listened to what the superior person had said.

  Perhaps its not a great person, the King of Qin has been smooth sailing all his life until death, what disaster is there? The disaster that this great person said might be the sudden death of the King of Qin... But now its still seven or eight years before the King of Qins sudden death, will the Queen Mother and the King of Qin stay in Hang City for seven or eight years?

  After Lu Yi became the commander of the Imperial Guard, his first memorial was to appoint Guan Tong as his deputy. Prior to this, Guan Tong had been in charge of horse breeding at the Heling Horse Pasture.

  Guan Xuan is also a variable different from the previous life!

  "Hey!" Li Wenshan waved his hand in front of Li Xias eyes, "What are you thinking about? Your eyes are fixed."

  "I didnt think of anything." Li Xiaofei replied quickly, "You continue speaking."

  "Thats it!" Li Wenshan leaned in close and looked at Li Xia carefully. "I just said, you were distracted and didnt hear me, right?"

  "I heard that!" Li Xia pushed away Wu Ges face with her hand, "The Guan and Lu families have a deep relationship, you said before, Guan Zhong is an upright person."

  "Guān Quán, I also know him? Ah Xia, what kind of official have I become? Why do I only know big shots? Dont tell me Ive become the Prime Minister?" Li Wenshan looked at Li Xia with eyes full of expectation, his shoulders almost shaking.

  Li Xia shifted his gaze upwards towards the beam, "Hes just a minor official from the capital, youre thinking too much! That surname Shǎn guy can be used, maybe hell come in handy!"

  "Whats your surname? Dealing with those two masters? This... can match?"

  "Hmm! Didnt Father say that day, Master Bu said that the replacement of old grain with new grain wasnt their doing, they were just scapegoats."

  "Yes! The original words were: Master Bu is an innocent fish in the pond, suffering for others! Li Wenshan furrowed his brow, pinching his chin with two fingers, deep in thought. How could he use the clever ideas of Xia to deal with the two masters? But now Xia had a plan, how come he didnt have any idea?"

  He was so powerful in his previous life!

  "This matter needs Zhaos help," Li Xia said, imitating Wu Ge, also pinching his chin with two thick fingers, "Let him pass this message to Shan Canyis ears!"

  "Whats the use of that? Hmm..." Li Wenshan didnt finish his sentence, and slapped his thigh, suddenly understanding. At the same time, he thought of another possibility, "A Xia, do you think... could Master Bu be a fish in a well?"

  "If Master Bu is really a fish in the pond, then Shanshan will not be able to ignore this matter even more, unless he has a grudge against Shanshans father, and this grudge is so great that he would rather sacrifice himself!"

  Li Xia thought about those files, even if they werent the real mastermind behind the scenes, these two teachers were also accomplices, and no matter what, they had to be removed from Fathers side!

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