Gong Zhen couldn't help but burst into tears when he heard this, raised his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes with the sleeves of his official uniform, then looked at Gongsun Jian with pity and apology on his face and said, "It's all useless for your father, let your son suffer." This time, I don't want to fight for my father's life, and I can't let you suffer a little more grievance. Otherwise, how will I explain that my father will go underground to see your mother in the future. ”

"Don't. Dad, just tell me how I offended the royal family, and you don't have to worry about me all the rest. Gongsun Jian hurriedly explained. What surprised him a little was Gong Zhen's full of affection for licking calves. This cheap dad may not have any advantages and abilities, at first glance, he looks like a useless scholar, and it can be seen from the attitude of the two uncles who spoke in the middle hall of the mansion last night Gongsun Jian can see that although the cheap dad is the eldest son of the mansion, he has no status in the family. But this love for his son is extremely real.

"Hey......" Gong Zhen let out a long sigh, looked at Gongsun Jian again, shook his head slightly, and slowly explained the cause and effect of the matter.

As the saying goes, 'A child has no mother, and it's a long story.' Gong Zhen's statement really fits the original meaning of this sentence. At the beginning of the matter, it must start with the ancestors of the public family. Since the Grand Ducal Dynasty in this world ended its nearly 600-year inheritance of 33 generations of emperors, the world has started a troubled era that has lasted for more than 100 years. The characters of all parties appeared on this stage of history, and it was not until more than 80 years ago that the world gradually settled down. But today's world is not a unified dynasty like the Gong Dynasty, but is divided into seven vassal states of similar size and strength. And the ancestor of the public family happens to be one of them, that is, the founding father of today's Great Zhou Kingdom. In line with the reason of encircling heroes and maintaining their own rule, after the establishment of the Great Zhou State, the public family has been in a high position for generations, until Gongsun Jian's grandfather Gong Mohan, the fourth generation of the public family, is still in power. is not only the prime minister of the Great Zhou State, but also the father-in-law of the current Zhou Emperor. One of the daughters of the Gong family, that is, a certain aunt of Gongsun Jian, was a concubine of the dynasty. And the fifth generation of the public family, that is, the generation of Gongsun Jian's father, also has many officials in the court, and many of them are also in high positions, such as the cheap father in front of Gongsun Jian, who seems to have no ability, is the left servant of the household department, which is equivalent to the deputy minister of finance in later generations. In addition to these, several generations of the public family formed an intricate and inseparable relationship of interests through marriages with those ministers and families in the court. It is precisely this that has caused the current situation of the public family, which seems to be the incomparable scenery of the public family, but such a family is a security hazard in the eyes of the emperor.

The state of Zhou also has more than 80 years, after the rule of several emperors, it is still a country and a people's peace, although there are also external enemies and border troubles and many internal problems, but in general it can still maintain its dominant position. And as the country was established for a long time, the emperor and those ministers from poor families wanted to share more power, but the contradictions in this way became prominent. There is so much power, and if you have more power, then someone else's will inevitably decrease. And the approach of the royal family and the poor family must have mobilized the fundamental interests of the meritorious family. As one of the best public in the Zhou country, it has naturally become a key target.

The current emperor of Zhou ascended the throne at the age of thirty-two and has been in charge of the government for twenty years. Although he is not very wise, he is not mediocre. In the face of the public family with power leaning towards the government and the opposition, while giving corresponding respect and care, on the other hand, it is secretly trying its best to weaken and suppress. This is not difficult to see from the time he was still in the dive mansion. Gongsun Jian's aunt was originally the most promising to become the princess of the main family, but she fell into a side concubine. This also reflects the fact that the royal family is not willing to offend the public easily, but also intends to guard against and suppress the public.

As for the matter of Gongsun Jian, it can be summed up in five words: 'nerdy spirit'. Now the former owner of Gongsun Jian's body may be genetic, and like his cheap father, he is a nerd who can only read dead books. But because he is the son of a long house, he has been spoiled at home since he was a child and is used to not understanding affairs, and he is used by people with a heart to try to hit the public.

It's a simple thing to say, but there is a profound meaning behind it. Gongsun Jian sat up straight and listened carefully to Gongzhen's story. It all started two years ago. His Majesty Qian Hong, the current Emperor of Zhou, in order to show his entrapment of the public family, married his second daughter Princess Ningguo to Gongsun Jian, and he was a little resistant to this family from the bottom of his heart. There is no him, because Princess Ningguo is not a descendant of His Majesty, and her biological mother is just a personal maid of His Majesty Emperor Yue when he was in the palace, and she has also died in her early years. It can be said that his life experience is neither valuable, nor has any power behind him. Therefore, for such an arrangement, the public family had a reason to 'refuse', but Gongsun Jian's grandfather nodded and agreed from the long-term consideration of the family. It's good to die, Gongsun Jian was picked up by his uncle and brother at this time in the name of Huiwen to go to the Qinglou to relax, and as a result, the seventh prince of the public family, who had never experienced such a battle, completely fell. So there were people who deliberately sowed discord in secret, so Gongsun Jian openly said after drinking, 'I'd rather sleep and half-cover the door than marry a royal girl.' Such disrespectful nonsense. Then he 'fought' with the prince King Zhao and His Royal Highness the King of Wei, who came to find fault.

Things have developed to this point, but it is not as simple as drinking and making trouble. Fortunately, the public family still has a decisive strength in the Manchu Dynasty, and after some hard work, Gongsun Jian was still assigned to the border pass to fill the army. In this way, there is now the result of Gongsun Jian's amnesia.

After figuring out all this, Gongsun Jian let out a long sigh. Originally, there was some gratitude and recognition for the former owner of this body, but I didn't expect it to be such a mindless master. However, Gongsun Jian still has to thank him for leaving him with this identity. At least in such an ancient feudal society, he didn't suffer too much, and the next thing had to be dealt with. The most important thing is to get rid of the big quagmire of the public family and the royal family, and easily leave the capital to go to that remote county to be an official.

"The ancestor of Taizu is the father-in-law of the founding of the country, and the descendants of the Emperor Ying'--"History of Zhou, Taizu Benji"

Gongsun Jian, who had figured out the reason for the incident, said goodbye to his cheap father, who was reluctant to give up on him and full of guilt, and after meeting his long-awaited subordinate Qi Shi at the city gate, he prepared to return to the public manor where he temporarily lived. But he found that Qi Shi was actually followed by a person, and this person was none other than Gou Xiaowu, who told them about the legend of those 'masters' in the capital when they were eating in the tavern at noon.

After Qi Shi's explanation, Gongsun Jian figured out the story. This obscene-looking and thin Gou Xiaowu was originally a gangster on the streets of Shangjing, and he was also the most useless type of person among the gangsters. I can't fight or have other skills.,On weekdays, I mainly rely on running errands for people to help make a living.。 But it just so happened that this guy has developed a skill because of his years of experience on the street, that is, to see people talk to people, and to talk nonsense when encountering ghosts.

Early in the morning, when he saw Gongsun Jian and Qi Shi in the tavern, Gou Xiaowu paid attention, because from the dress of the two, he guessed that they should not appear in this kind of tavern as the two of them, and it was estimated that they came to Beijing from other places to do business or take the exam, so he deliberately showed off his familiarity with the capital, and wanted to make a good job to make some money to support his family.

Since the departure of Gongsun Jian, Qi Shi has indeed become interested in this guy, knowing that the situation faced by his former 'team officer' is not very good, and he and Ma Teng are not familiar with the capital, which can be described as a black eye. Therefore, I thought that I was looking for someone who was familiar with the situation in Shangjing, and maybe I would be able to use it when I could.

But Qi Shi can also be regarded as an old * Jianghu, even when Gou Xiaowu later revealed to him that he wanted to find something to do, Qi Shi did not agree. On the contrary, after he left the tavern, he deliberately asked someone to inquire and followed this Gou Xiaowu. After basically finding out the true situation of the other party, Qi Shi unexpectedly appeared at Gou Xiaowu's house, and promised to hire Gou Xiaowu to run errands for his son-in-law at a price of two taels of silver per month. This can make Gou Xiaowu happy, you must know that although Shangjing is the capital of the Zhou State, and it is also one of the most prosperous cities at that time, the standard of living is not very high. Generally, an ordinary family of four or five can live with one or two taels of silver every month, and two taels of silver is very comfortable for him, a family of three with only one wife and daughter-in-law. But the experienced man also found that his employer may not be an ordinary person, otherwise how could he quietly touch his door? But for the sake of the silver, he didn't think too much about it. So he happily followed Qi Shi to the gate of the city and waited for Gongsun Jian.

Although Qi Shi did not discuss this matter with Gongsun Jian in advance, Gongsun Jian agreed with Qi Shi's decision very much. After all, he said that he grew up in Shangjing City since he was a child, but in fact, like Qi Shi and others, he didn't know much about the huge Shangjing City. After agreeing to hire Gou Xiaowu, he also deliberately told the other party that in addition to the salary that Qi Shi promised before, as long as he did a good job to satisfy Gongsun Jian, there would be an additional reward. This made Gou Xiaowu even more happy, and repeatedly said that he would do a good job for his son and ensure that he would never make a mistake.

The three of them walked all the way back to the manor outside the city, and on the way, Gou Xiaowu was requested by Gongsun Jian, and repeated in detail the deeds of the gentlemen in the capital after he left. It also made Gongsun Jian have a further understanding of Shangjing.

Back at the manor, Ma Teng and Wei Meng had been waiting for a long time, and they all stepped forward to inquire about the news of Gongsun Jian's visit to the Ministry of Officials today. But Gongsun Jian didn't want to say much, just hugged his daughter Gongyu, who he hadn't seen for a long time, and made love vigorously. Qi Shi called a few people away, and took Gou Xiaowu to arrange a place to live.

After freshening up, Gongsun Jian was drinking tea and checking the homework left for Gongyu Dance before going out today, the old steward Gongzhong came to report, and Zhao Wangfu sent someone to send a post to Gongsun Jian, saying that he wanted to invite Gongsun Jian to go to the mansion at noon tomorrow to have a banquet. Gongsun Jian held the gilded post in his hand and smiled bitterly in his heart, it seemed that he couldn't hide from what he should have come. Since this is the case, then he will take one step at a time, and break through in the Longtan Tiger's Den in the upper capital.

After pondering for a while, Gongsun Jian made up his mind and asked his subordinates to call Ma Tengqi Shi and the others, and discussed them secretly in his room.

After getting up early in the turn of the day, Gongsun Jian exercised according to his own method as usual, had breakfast, and assigned some homework suitable for her age for Gongyu Wu, and after explaining to Qi Shi and Ding Feng who stayed in Zhuangzi, she rode on a horse and went out with Ma Teng, Wei Meng, and Gou Xiaowu, who had just been hired yesterday.