Chapter 19 Gift Giving
"Uncle Quan, call Gao Huichang and Han Zaiwu. I have something to tell them." Cheng Zhenbei's people have been secretly transferred out, so he can only use his own people. If he transfers people from Zhuangzi, it will be difficult to hide them from people who are interested.
I can only count on these half-grown guys. After practicing for so long, it’s time to go out and do something.
"I've seen you, young master." The two of them entered the door and hurriedly saluted. After training during this time, both of them have become stronger, with a hint of determination in their brows, and they have become completely different from when they came here.
"I have a task for you to handle. If the matter is exposed, my life may be in danger." It's not that Sun Yu is trying to scare them. The other party is a gang of evil wolves who do all kinds of evil, and there is Prince Jiang behind him. If the matter is exposed, he will have to pay compensation.
It's just some money. After all, he is a gangster who cannot be on the stage. He is not directly attacking Prince Jiang, but it may be difficult for his followers to come back.
"Please rest assured, young master, I will go through fire and water without hesitation." Raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while. The reason why I and others are treated so well is to be useful at critical moments. Since the young master needs it, I will not hesitate to use it.
"Okay, Han Zaiwu, your goal is here. Gao Huichang, your goal is here. Have a day off today and set off tomorrow night after the curfew. You can't go out through the gate, swim out from the river in the front yard, this room has what you need.
Equipment, what you have to do is..." Sun Yu explained his plan to the two of them in detail. It is related to the success or failure of the matter, and there is no need to be careless.
"Remember, you only have a quarter of an hour. After a quarter of an hour, regardless of success or failure, you must all evacuate, otherwise you will not be able to come back." Because once the guard soldiers react, they will definitely collect on a large scale, and then all the checkpoint guards will be
It was impossible to predict that the route I had booked would no longer be safe.
Gao Huichang and Han Zaiwu nodded and accepted the order. After notifying their teammates, they set off to familiarize themselves with the routes along the way. They were born into farmers' families and were very unfamiliar with Jiangning Mansion. Fortunately, they studied during this period and watched
There is no problem in identifying the route on the map. There is still a lot of time before the operation tomorrow night, so you have to have the entire route engraved in your mind, otherwise if something goes wrong, it will be fatal.
Sun Yu calmed down. Now that the matter has been decided, he doesn't have to worry about it anymore. What he plans is up to man and it is up to God. Then he can just wait for the result.
"Sir, Prince Han's Mansion sent someone over to say that something needs to be explained in person." Sun Sandao hurried in to report.
"Please hurry up," Sun Yu quickly ordered. The King of Han's promise to recommend must have come to fruition. This is the real top priority. Once it is accomplished, he will be a person with an official status.
"The villain is the steward of Prince Han's Mansion, whose surname is Li. I have met the young master." A long-bearded man in his forties stood in front of the hall, looking at Sun Yu and said.
"Manager Li, thank you for your hard work. Please sit down. I don't know if you are here this time, but what is King Han's order?" Although he is just a manager, he is also a close confidant of King Han, and his surname is Li, so he must be more polite.
"It's hard work and I don't deserve it. We are just running errands for the prince. I can't talk about the orders. The prince told me to ask the young master to wait outside the palace gate at noon tomorrow. There will be a test by then, so please make preparations in advance." Li
The manager was very satisfied with Sun Yu's attitude, he was young but not arrogant.
"I don't know what the exam is about? King Han, can you tell me? I'd like to ask Manager Li to make it clear. I'll be rewarded." Sun Yu was a little confused. He originally thought that he would just wait until he took office, but he didn't expect that he would have to take the exam. If he knew about the exam,
Whatever you want to study, you can prepare yourself well.
"The prince said that the person who will take the exam tomorrow is an important civil and military official. He doesn't know the specific assessment. He will be there at that time and will definitely help. It's nothing more than civil and military affairs.
The way of martial arts. In addition, the prince has already told his majesty that you have experienced ups and downs in your childhood and do not understand the meaning of the scriptures. I believe this will not be difficult for you." As soon as Manager Li heard Sun Yu's words, he knew that this trip was not in vain, so he
All the news he knew was told at once.
"Thank you very much, Manager Li. Please don't bother me in the future. I'm sorry, but please accept it with a smile." Sun Yu touched his sleeves, stood up and stuffed it into Manager Li's hands.
Manager Li has also seen the big world, and he originally wanted to be modest, but this young man is really generous. Just a few words, and he gave five gold leaves, which can be exchanged for fifty taels of silver.
"Then thank the young master. If anything happens to the young master in the future, just say a word." Manager Li put the gold leaves into his sleeves. As for refusing, only a fool would do it. This can be worth more than half a year's salary.
Already.
"Manager Li is very polite. Fortunately, the prince favors me. I will definitely walk around more in the future. We are all members of our family, so there is no need to be polite." Sun Yu felt that the money was well spent. King Han was a big tree that he planned to hug. If it was with him,
Being on good terms with people brings no harm at all.
Sun Yu personally delivered it to the door, showing off his dignity, and Manager Li left happily without mentioning it.
Since you don't attach importance to the classics and meanings, there is nothing to be afraid of. Speaking of which, the Ministry of Rites has always been responsible for the imperial examination, and since you let important ministers examine you, you will not miss the Ministry of Rites. Why don't you go to the Minister of Rites to burn incense.
"Sandao, go find Uncle Quan and prepare a more elegant one...forget it, I'll go by myself." Sun Yu decided to go to the warehouse and select it himself. This gift must not be too heavy, otherwise it will inevitably be missed.
He talks a lot, and if he speaks lightly, he is afraid that others will look down upon him.
…
"Sir, we're here." Sun Sandao was exploring the way ahead with a gift box, and Sun Yu was walking around. The residence of the Minister of Rites was definitely not comparable to the Duke's mansion. After all, the Ministry of Rites had only a small income compared to the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Industry.
Much worse.
Sun Sandao stepped forward and knocked on the door. After a while, an old man came out to open the door. Sun Sandao handed over the name card. When the old man saw that he was an honored guest, he could not waste any time and hurried in to report.
"Oh, my dear nephew, why do you have time to come to my humble residence today? Please come in quickly." It was actually the minister who came to greet me in person, which was quite a show of honor.
"Uncle, you are so polite. Thank you for your outspoken words that day. My nephew's family is in decline and he has nothing to offer, so he had to prepare some small gifts to express his feelings." He sat down in the living room and was polite.
"My nephew, you are so polite. I planned to go to court tomorrow to give you a nice word for your nephew..." When Shilang Sun heard this, he was a little unhappy. Your Duke of Lu has a great family and a great career. What do you mean by having nothing?
Isn’t this just killing people? As for your mansion, if I work for twenty more years, I won’t be able to afford it, let alone those shops and farms.
"Uncle, please see, someone in the pawnshop at home pawned a calligraphy a few days ago, saying it was an imitation of Liu Gongquan from the former dynasty. Originally, the pawnshop was unwilling to accept such fakes, but the shopkeeper thought the calligraphy was pretty good, so he paid for it.
I collected ten taels of silver. The shopkeeper knew nothing about calligraphy, and my nephew suspected that he was colluding with others to embezzle the money. So he gave it to his uncle to see whether it was worth ten taels of silver or three swords...
"After Sun Yu finished speaking, he winked, and Sun Sandao quickly spread out the calligraphy and painting on the table.
I, the dignified minister of etiquette, gave you a fake calligraphy and painting palm eye worth ten taels of silver? Are you crazy? After hearing what Sun Yu said, Mr. Sun was scolded in his heart. But when someone came to the door, he reluctantly took a look, that's it.
Once I saw it, I couldn't move it away anymore.
Don't panic, don't panic!
Sun Shilang kept muttering in his heart, and cautiously stepped forward to take a closer look.
As the Minister of Rites, he still has two skills. Compared with most
The appraisers are more knowledgeable about calligraphy and painting. This calligraphy, this style, this ink, this seal... There is no flaw at all, it is completely authentic. Did someone really sell this for ten taels of silver?
"Did you really buy this calligraphy for ten taels of silver?" Sun Shilang felt that God was so unfair. He had been studying calligraphy and painting all his life, but why had he never picked up such a big mistake? This kid probably didn't even practice calligraphy well.
I got an authentic piece for nothing, and it belonged to the former Duke Liu of the Tang Dynasty. The difference in this person's luck must be too big.
"Well, it must be the shopkeeper who deceived me. Don't worry, uncle, I will beat him up when I get back. He dares to eat under my nose. He is really impatient." Sun Yu subconsciously rubbed the hilt of the sword.
"Goodbye, nephew, I don't understand the calligraphy very well, but it is definitely worth a hundred and ten taels of silver." Seeing Sun Yu's posture, Sun Shilang remembered his violent state that night and said quickly. Otherwise, he said.
The shopkeeper was really miserable. He received ten taels of silver for an authentic work and was beaten violently. Is there any justice in it?
"Is it really so valuable?" Sun Yu's expression changed and he said with a smile.
"It's worth at least this much. It's a pity that I don't know much about Liu Gongquan's calligraphy, but looking at his aura, he must be a great calligrapher, and I'm not as good as him." Sun Shilang was very greedy for the calligraphy in front of him, so he didn't want to
Telling the truth, thinking about how to get this calligraphy, leaving it in this kid's hands, isn't that a waste of natural resources?
"Uncle, why should I be so humble? How about I give up this painting to my uncle?" Seeing that the play was almost over, it was time to get to the point.
"Do you mean what your nephew said? I am willing to pay...well, how about one hundred and fifty taels?" Sun Shilang originally wanted to say one thousand taels, but when he thought that this was too much, he quickly changed his words for fear of arousing the other party's alarm.
"Uncle's words are wrong, so I will give them to my uncle without taking any money." Sun Yu stepped forward to collect the calligraphy and painting and handed it over directly.
"How is this possible..." Sun Shilang hurriedly excused himself. This guy just screamed and killed for ten taels of silver. Why is he suddenly so generous and doesn't want even one hundred and fifty taels? Looking at Sun Yu's expression again, suddenly
Clearly, this is an old fox, and he was deceived by his age.
"What else do you have to do when your nephew is here?" What he was doing was just giving gifts in a roundabout way. When giving gifts to others, you must ask for something. Sun Shilang stroked the calligraphy and painting, weighing in his heart, as long as it is not too big
If it's too difficult, just help him. If it's an ordinary yellow and white thing, it doesn't matter to him or someone else, but this Liu Gongquan's original work really scratched his itch.
"Thanks to the recommendation of King Han, His Majesty the King will conduct an assessment on my nephew at noon tomorrow. I heard that ministers from the DPRK and China will be invited to participate, and I hope my uncle will take care of him." Sun Yu bowed to the end.
"So that's what happened. It's not because my uncle didn't help. All the assessment matters are decided by the king. Although I am the minister of the Ministry of Rites, it is my responsibility to do this, but the king is used to doing whatever he wants..." Mr. Sun
I'm somewhat sure, but if this doesn't happen, I'll feel ashamed to receive such a great gift.
"As long as my uncle has this intention, my nephew is very grateful. My nephew has been traveling around all these years and is quite unfamiliar with the Four Books and Five Classics..." When dealing with literati, it is important to pay attention to every detail.
"Uncle accepts this gift from you, so he should give you something in return. Old Han, go to my study and get the Analects from my desk." Sun Shilang ordered to the old man waiting outside the door.
"My dear nephew, this book is my treasure. It also contains some of my notes. I love the Liren chapter the most, so I gave it to my nephew. I also hope that my nephew will read more books by sages so that he can serve the imperial court in the future."
Chapter completed!