Chapter 825 Clarification

Old man Xun continued to target him: "Master Gu, your Commanding Generals Office has a military camp in the capital, right? Are there 879 soldiers in the camp?"

This is a blatant mockery. If the headquarters of the Metropolitan Command doesn't even have more than 800 soldiers, how can it defend the Northeast Province!

Gu Chengyong remained silent.

Old Man Xun insisted: "Master Gu, do you have an ear disease or a mouth disease? Why don't you speak?"

This damn old man is not done yet!

Gu Chengyong had no choice but to make a promise: "Please rest assured, Duke Yan, no matter how long the students make trouble, I guarantee that they will not be assassinated by others in the chaos."

Old Man Xun: "It's not enough. What if the students' riot is a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, and someone takes the opportunity to poison and kill the people in the capital? Lord Gu must also protect the people inside and outside the capital."

In an instant, murderous aura burst out from Gu Chengyong.

But the Duke of Yan said, "What Master Xun said makes sense. Lord Gu should guard against evildoers doing evil in other parts of the capital or in the villages outside the city."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Gu Chengyong with a smile in his eyes.

Gu Chengyong only felt a surge of sharpness coming, and the murderous aura in his body was instantly suppressed. He hurriedly made a promise: "My Lord, you are right. I will protect the safety of the people inside and outside the capital, and will never let the evildoers take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble."

Well, Duke Yan nodded with satisfaction and looked at Lord Yan again.

"..." Lord Yan could only swallow all the persuasive words and asked for advice: "Duke, how long do you want to let the students make trouble? What is your plan with Master Xun and Master Jing? Please tell me a little bit so that I can cooperate."

Duke Yan looked at Mr. Xun.

Old man Xun chuckled and pretended: "We in the Great Wei have always treated scholars with courtesy. If the students are dissatisfied, they can make a fuss. I am not in a hurry, but please tell the children to take care of their health and don't let themselves get hurt or sick."

Lord Gu, Lord Yan: "..."

No, this is something you are not in a hurry about, right?

If the students continue to make trouble for a few more days, someone might die!

Master Yan looked at Master Xun and asked directly, "Master Xun, when are you going to go out and tell the students clearly that you are Master Jing's master and that you are a good student?"

No matter what the Duke of Yan and his men want to do with the "students making trouble" incident, they have to give their two official troops a deadline before they can respond.

Old Man Xun said, "I will definitely go out and explain within seven days at the latest."

"Seven days? That's too long. It might cause a big mess." Lord Yan suggested, "How about going to clarify it the day after tomorrow at the latest?"

The day after tomorrow is the fourth day, and this is the best time to clarify... It is the critical point when a person is having an outbreak but can still endure it, and when the body is about to fail but has not really starved to death.

"Okay." Old Man Xun agreed, but said, "But you gentlemen have to continue letting people into the city to cause trouble. You can stop poor students but not rich people. If the number of students from wealthy families who come to cause trouble is too small, on the fourth day, I, the old man, will not go out to clarify!"

It has been confirmed that they just want to rip off the wealthy students.

But what can Lord Yan and the others do?

It is better to let the old man and the Duke of Yan rip off the wealthy students than to rob their homes.

Lord Yan nodded and agreed: "Okay, we will do it."

"Thank you, my dear gentlemen." Old man Xun bowed and expressed his gratitude.

After finding out what Wuyuan was going to do, Lord Yan, Lord Gu, and Prefect Fei said goodbye and left.

Xue Dongjia stayed behind and reminisced with Mr. Xun, Jiang Dalang and others: "Mr. Xun, I didn't expect that you are Mr. Jing's master."

The Qin family’s luck is really terrifying. They can buy a treasure like Mr. Xun by buying a servant... Who can they complain to for justice when they are so lucky?

Old Man Xun smiled and said, "I never thought that I would be able to meet the poor kid again in this life... I can only say that things in the world are unpredictable, but fate makes things happen."

If the Qin family had not made a new dye, which attracted bandits to massacre the village, and if the Qin family had not discovered that there was a spy among the bandits, exposing the century-old spy crime, there would not have been Duke Yan's trip to the Northeast Province.

If Duke Yan had not come to Northeast Province, the poor boy would not have come to the capital with the team, and he would not have come to the capital to treat Duke Yan.

In short, the fate had ended long ago, but it was the Qin family's achievements that renewed this fate.

The inevitable death of Huang Xianniang and her sisters was also due to the changes in the Qin family.

"Hehe, it's true that I, an old man, have learned all these skills!" Old man Xun couldn't help but boast about himself.

Mr. Xue had long been accustomed to the old man's sudden madness. He said a few words to Mr. Xun and then went to chat with Jiang Dalang.

When he was about to leave, he asked Xue Mingyi to see him off.

On the way, Xue Dongjia asked: "How is your life in Wuyuan? Is it hard to study with Master Jing? Do the students of Taizhou Academy bully you? Do you have enough money, gold, silver, jade, various small items, and land deeds?"

That’s right, the interactions between officials and nobles are so outrageous.

Silver and money were only used to bribe servants, while jade, exquisite and valuable small items, house deeds, land deeds, precious inside information... For example, the fact that Mr. Xun was real and had been cleared of corruption, and that Duke Yan and Mr. Xun wanted to work together to make a fortune from wealthy students, etc., were the things that the children of officials and nobles gave to each other to make friends.

Xue Mingyi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Dad. My son is doing well in Wuyuan. My fellow apprentices treat him much better now, especially Senior Brother Zilin. He no longer rejects me and even protects me."

Senior Brother Zilin currently feels disgusted with him but also protective of him.

"Mr. Jing treated me very well, and Mr. Xun also treated me very well. They both taught me carefully...but I was too stupid, so I learned slowly and not thoroughly. I am very sorry for the teachings of the two old gentlemen."

Xue Mingyi felt a little guilty and lowered his head. He thought that he was so stupid, but he was taking up the teaching position of two old gentlemen, which was really a sin.

Just as he was feeling depressed, Xue Mingyi felt hot on his head. He looked up and saw his father raising his hand to press on the top of his head and smiling at him.

"Mingyi, you don't have to feel ashamed, and you don't have to feel that you are unworthy. This is the reward our family has received after making great contributions. And you are the only one in our family who can read. If you don't deserve it, who else does?"

"As long as you study hard and don't bully others, then everything will be fine... Look at that Gu Xuan, he is the one who is committing sins."

Everyone in the capital knew that Gu Xuan had been implicated because of his confrontation with the Northwest Army.

Xue Mingyi felt like crying after being comforted by his father, and hurriedly said, "Dad, you can't say this outside. I'm only a fifth-rank official."

Xue Dongjia: "You little brat, do you think your father's official position is too low?"

Xue Mingyi smiled and said hurriedly: "How can a son despise his father's low official position? If I can become a fifth-rank official in the future, I will have no regrets."

Xue Dongjia said sternly: "Mingyi, although we can't bully others by taking advantage of our power, you must also remember not to underestimate yourself... Learn from your second uncle of the Qin family. He is old and still depends on your sister Qin for support. He has a clear conscience and curses everyone in Baofu County. You are so much better than him, you should hold your head high and live your life as it should be."

After talking to his father, Xue Mingyi felt more open-minded. He nodded and smiled, "Yes, son, I'll remember it."

Then he asked, "Dad, how long will it take for Uncle Qin and his men to arrive at the capital?"

Xue Mingyi often heard his father talk about the Qin and Jiang families. He thought they were very interesting and wanted to meet them as soon as possible.

"Oh, by the way, Father, Mr. Xun will most likely return to Taifeng Town to live permanently. When that happens, Mr. Jing will certainly follow him, and I will definitely follow him... This time he will be gone for at least half a year, and at most three to five years. You should inform Mother first, so that she won't be sad if she suddenly learns the news."