Gui Liang left, and Lu Zheng and Yan Lao were left in the bamboo forest, and the remaining boys and girls retreated far away and retreated outside the bamboo forest.

At this time, the green bamboo forest is closed to guests, no matter who visits, they can't enter the bamboo forest, this situation is also once every five days, Lu Zheng comes to Yan Shi once every five days.

Originally, according to Lu Zheng's thoughts, he was reluctant to come to learn, but he told Luo Guancai about the green bamboo forest, and as soon as Luo Guancai heard these three words, he strictly ordered Lu Zheng not to let go of this rare opportunity no matter what.

Luo Guancai's original words were like this: "Lu Zheng, what is the green bamboo forest?" Lord Nie of Xinhe County wanted to visit the one in the green bamboo forest from the first day of his appointment, but it took three years to get into the green bamboo forest.

Also, the prefect Dai sends all kinds of rare things to the green bamboo forest every New Year's Day, and it is said that he sends as much as he sends to Zhili, and he sends as much as he sends to the green bamboo forest, but for so many years, Dai has never seen him go to the green bamboo forest. ”

When Lu Zheng heard Luo Guancai's words, he couldn't help but be very curious, he had long been puzzled about the origin of Yan Lao, he had specifically checked the Dakang character chronicles, but he did not find that Dakang had a powerful person surnamed "Yan".

But judging from Yan Lao's style, he is definitely not an unknown person, and what Luo Guancai said further confirmed Lu Zheng's judgment, so he asked:

"Master Luo, what is the origin of Elder Yan, the disciple is very curious about this, and I hope the teacher can tell me!"

Regarding Lu Zheng's question, Luo Guancai just shook his head, secretive, no matter how Lu Zheng begged him, he didn't say anything about Yan Lao's origins.

In this way, Lu Zheng's visit to the green bamboo forest once every five days has become a routine, and since the Dragon Boat Festival, this time it is the eighth time.

Lu Zheng sat on a green rattan chair, slowly tasting the tea in his hand, the old man has everything in the tea here, today this tea has the taste of southern rock tea, the fragrance is strong, and it lasts for a long time.

"Hmph, Gui Liang is a dignified Confucian, but he is not as sensible as a stinky kid, it's ridiculous!" Yan Lao Dao, a sneer appeared on his face.

Lu Zheng said: "Master Gui is a gentleman, thinking about problems is different from ordinary people, besides, he is in the bureau, and he is different from outsiders. ”

Yan Lao said: "Really? Then tell me, if someone like Gui Liang is in the officialdom, can he have a future? ”

Lu Zheng frowned slightly, and said with a smile: "Master Yan, Master Gui has returned to the countryside, and his ambition is not in the officialdom, nor in his career, but between the mountains and rivers." ”

"Shit! He was just unwilling and depressed everywhere in his career, and finally had to hang up and leave, so he fell to this point. His set of sage ways, the words of Confucius and Mencius, are all empty reading principles, do you want to learn these principles from him, and also want to learn to be a nerd? Yan Lao said.

"Haha!" Lu Zheng laughed, he got up from the green rattan chair and said: "Master Yan, the truth of scholars also has advantages, and the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism all have places worthy of learning from disciples, otherwise, I am worried that I will learn too much from Master Yan and go crazy, that is not good, isn't it?" ”

Yan Lao was stunned for a moment, his old face was rarely red, he glared at Lu Zheng fiercely, and then laughed again.

He didn't accept many apprentices in his life, since that period of history became a thing of the past, after he returned to Yangzhou, he never thought about accepting disciples, this time he accepted Lu Zheng as a disciple, and Zhang Chengdong begged him to be one of them.

In addition, Lu Zhengzhi's talent is really amazing, after a few temptations by Yan Lao, he likes it more and more, in addition, he is getting older and older, and his days are numbered, so he wants to leave a successor for himself.

Of course, there is another important reason, Yan Lao believes in fate all his life, he has lived to such an old age, I don't know how many amazing talents he has encountered, but how many of these amazing talents can really become the pillars of the country and the humerus of the court?

To say that he is talented, although Zhang Chengdong is a businessman, his talent is not weaker than that of the top Confucian, and Gui Liang needless to say, Gui Liang's reputation as a famous man in Yangzhou is not blown by the wind.

But with the talents of two people, what can be accomplished? If the needle nose is bigger, you can't do anything!

Lu Zheng's life seems to be different from everyone else, his origin, his growth experience, makes people sound full of legends.

If everything in this world is determined by fate, and Lu Zheng's life is the hardest, this is what Yan Shi values and envies the most.

"How? Brother Zheng, have you thought of a path for Nie Yong? Yan Lao said.

Lu Zheng's brows couldn't help frowning, and after a long while, he said: "Elder Yan, the current situation in the DPRK and China, Dai Xiang's strength is very great, Yangzhou Dai Governor and Dai Xiang are their own family, and it is said that the two are still distant relatives. Lord Nie is unsuccessful in Yangzhou, which is all expected. ”

"Isn't there no way to live? There is no endless road, Nie Yong's fate must be the second Gui Liang? Master Yan asked again.

Lu Zheng fell into silence, what he learned from Yan Lao was not classics, not Shiwen, what Yan Lao taught was the imperial court, officialdom, intrigues, and deceit.

Lu Zheng is a human being, he knows all these things very well, but he doesn't understand the Dakang court at all, the ins and outs of the royal family of the Dakang Dynasty, the ins and outs of the local wealthy lords of the Dakang Dynasty, as well as the cabinet members of the dynasty, the provincial officials, the emperor's relatives, the local feudal officials, etc., which involve all kinds of complicated relationships, if no one to guide them, to study and comprehend by themselves, it is indeed very difficult.

And all of these things are in Yan Lao's mind, just the various complicated relationships involved in Nanzhili Province, Lu Zheng has learned enough, but through these studies, Lu Zheng's understanding of the Great Kang Dynasty and the whole country has become more clear, and the appearance of this world has become clear in his mind.

Regarding Nie Yong's question, this is a difficult problem that Elder Yan gave to Lu Zheng, Lu Zheng has been thinking about it for four or five days, and he really feels very tricky.

Nie Yong is the top two on the Jinshi list, which is the fourth place in the palace examination in today's words, the top three are the champion, the list eye, and the Tanhua, Nie Yong can be the fourth in the list, you can imagine how powerful his talent is.

Because of his strength, Nie Yong entered the Hanlin Academy directly after being admitted to the Jinshi, and the Hanlin Academy is also known as the cradle of the prime minister, since the founding of the Dakang Dynasty, all the prime ministers were born in the Hanlin Academy, without exception.

And Nie Yong happened to have a mess in the Hanlin Academy, he edited a small Hanlin Academy, and he offended the minister Dai Xiang of the current dynasty and was involved in the struggle between the court factions, and his end was to be relegated to Jiangnan, which led to his three years of difficult days in Xinhe County.

If Nie Yong is not the top of the second class, it would be fine, ordinary Jinshi went down to the place to make up for the vacancy, step by step, and slowly figured it out, although the future is limited, it is difficult to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister, but it is better to be stable.

And like Nie Yong, he was first held high, and then fell down, and others saw that he seemed to have words written on his head, so it was very difficult to turn over.

Nie Yong is not a mediocre talent, he has been in Yangzhou for three years, and he must have thought of a lot of ways, but he is alone, what can he do?

And Lu Zheng now wants to come up with a path for Nie Yong, how should this road go?

Lu Zheng closed his eyes slightly, and after a long time, he said, "Master Yan, I think there is only one way for Lord Nie to go, and that is to take advantage of the discord between Lord Dai and Lord Liang to make an immediate move." If he can climb the relationship with Lord Liang, he will climb to Zhan Tianqi, the governor of Zhili, Zhan Tianqi is the prince's person, and Dai Xiang is not the same way, this is the only feasible way. ”

"Oh? Then tell me, what should Master Nie do? ”

Lu Zheng said: "The first thing Lord Nie should do is to send a secret letter to Lord Liang, telling him that although Dai Xiang and Dai Xiang are from their own family, they are not very close, they are not a family, Dai Xiang is from Beijing, Dai Yong is from Jiangnan, with the same surname and different races. This letter can strengthen the courage of Lord Liang! ”

"The second thing Lord Nie did was to recommend a key person to serve as the county governor of Xinhe County, which was called Juxian, but it was actually to support Lord Liang with practical actions, and to press Lord Liang's treasure, so that Lord Nie could see a glimmer of life......

Lu Zheng talked eloquently, he had repeatedly considered this plan at home and carefully deduced it, but in front of Yan Lao, he still didn't dare to be careless, and tried to be logical and meticulous, without the slightest mistake.

Lu Zheng has dealt with Yan Lao a lot, this old man's eyes are very keen, as long as Lu Zheng's ideas have a little loophole, he will often make Lu Zheng unable to get off the stage.

On the officialdom, every step is frightening, like walking on thin ice, there is no room for mistakes at all, what to say and what not to say, it is even more subtle, Yan Lao is extremely meticulous about every detail, and Lu Zheng is not allowed to have the slightest flaw!

"Bet on Liang Quanyi, what if Liang Quanyi can't get to the position of prefect? Is there a way out for Nie Yong? Yan Lao said.

Lu Zheng said: "Liang Quanyi can't be fatal, I'm afraid that Dai Yong won't be able to leave, so Lord Nie's letter is also killing two birds with one stone, Lord Liang's courage is the first, and letting the people of Yingtian's six yamen hear some rumors is the second." In a word, if Dai Yong doesn't leave, Master Nie won't live, and as soon as Dai Yong leaves, Lord Nie will have vitality......"

In the face of Yan Lao's questioning, Lu Zheng did not flinch and answered loudly.

Yan Lao closed his eyes slightly and didn't speak for a long time, but after a while, he suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Have you written them all?" ”

"Written down!" Behind Yan Lao, I don't know when he pretended to be a boy, and the boy spread out a piece of rice paper, and the words recorded on it turned out to be all what Lu Zheng had just said.

Lu Zheng was stunned, Yan Lao glanced at it, waved his hand and said, "Put it away, send someone to give it to Nie Yong, he has sent so many things over the years, I will give him a blank piece of paper today." ”

"Huh?" Lu Zheng jumped up from the green rattan chair in surprise and said, "Old Yan, you ...... This...... This won't work, but if it ......."

"Humph!" Yan Lao snorted coldly and waved his big hand: "Send it out!" ”