Chapter 176: Reason for Name Change (2nd Update)
Hu Man settled accounts in the restaurant, because the guys were all there during the day, and there were many guests in the restaurant, so he was not afraid of anything, so Yezhi went out to do errands.
It's been open for a month, after deducting the cost, the net profit is a total of 4,800 taels, which is distributed to Yuan'an 40%, and Hu Man still has 3,000 taels left!
When I first came here, my mind was full of making money, trying to save money, opening a restaurant, worry-free food and clothing, and eating and drinking, but now I really have a lot of money, but I don't have the joy of earning the first little money at the beginning.
Speaking of which, with the money, there are many troubles and incidents, so I put away the calculated account book: "Hasn't Yezhi come back yet?"
The job of wiping the table said, "No, boss lady."
Hu Man got up and went back to the room, picked up the book she had been reading in the past few days, it was a history book of the previous dynasty, she specially found it from the fourth floor, flipped through it, and accidentally saw a person who seemed to have seen it......
"Li Changqing?" Hu Man was very unfamiliar with this name, but after reading this person's deeds, the last sentence was that on the day of the founding of the country, he became a monk in Qingguo Temple in Changling.
"Is it the abbot of Gyeongguksa Temple?" Hu Man hurriedly turned back to those pages, and read it again seriously, this Li Changqing was originally a friend of the former emperor Yuan Yu and Yuan Qing, all three of them were born in poor peasant families, and later because of the emperor's cruelty and inhumanity, taxes and levies, the parents of the two families almost died of hunger.
Where there is oppression, there is resistance, perennial by the state tyranny and cruelty, the peasants unexpectedly rose up in the army, and the two brothers of the Yuan family and Li Changqing were among them.
For five years, from hiding in Tibet to fighting guerrillas, to growing more and more, and finally successfully slaughtered Changling and slaughtered the faint king, which established the prosperous era of Dashuo.
But the emperor who had outstanding ability and became the leader of the peasants became the founding emperor, and Yuan Qing became the prince with heavy troops, why did Li Changqing, who had been fighting with him in the east and west, become a monk?
Hu Man bit his lower lip, is he indifferent and doesn't want to enter the court of strife, and retire to live a quiet life, or... Birds are hidden?
Hu Man doesn't know the inside story, it's just because he has seen Li Changqing that he is a little interested, after all, no matter what, it's already a matter of the previous generation.
"Miss?"
Hu Man came back to his senses: "Come in."
Ye Zhi came in and closed the door: "I inquired."
Hu Man leaned forward and asked curiously, "How is it?" Is that woman really the county lord? ”
Ye Zhi nodded affirmatively: "The princess, that is, the county lord's mother-in-law is the sister of the king of the northwest fiefdom, and the two families are married, but the princess has already passed away, and Prince Zhang has continued the strings, I heard that the county lord's maternal grandmother was seriously ill a month ago, and she brought it to say that she wanted to see her granddaughter, so the county lord went back with a team of guards, probably just returned."
"Where is the Northwest Fiefdom?"
Ye Zhi thought for a moment: "Over there in Weiping County."
That's right...... The route back to Changling is the same as the route they came, could it be that they met on the road? Looking at the appearance of the county lord, he obviously has a good impression of Wu Yuan.
Ye Zhi also guessed: "Could it be that Wu Gongzi met the county lord on the road, and the two had feelings for each other?"
"What does that have to do with him changing his name and surname and not recognizing his family?"
Ye Zhi touched her ears: "Maybe... Maybe he didn't know that the young lady opened a restaurant to make money after coming to Changling, and he didn't know that Wu Gongzi also became an official, so he concealed his not noble background in order to be with the county lord? ”
Hu Man twisted his eyebrows: "Impossible! Wu Yuan is not that kind of person. ”
That's weird, the two of them were puzzled, the door was pushed, and Wu Zhan came back, and sure enough, he came back much earlier today.
Hu Man got up: "So early?"
Wu Zhan nodded: "I took a half-day off with the general."
Hu Man nodded: "Then go take a shower and change clothes, let's go find him."
Ye Zhi hurriedly retreated, and Hu Man wiped Wu Zhan's back in the bath, while telling him what Ye Zhi had heard just now: "Although I think Ye Zhi's guess is wrong, it seems that I really can't explain why he did this!"
Wu Zhan squinted: "Of course it can't be, at least, it can't be that he temporarily changed his name in order to get close to some county lord."
"Why?" Hu Man's hand stopped.
"Have you forgotten what he's here for?" Wu Zhan wiped his face: "He's here for the exam!" Whoever has passed the township examination is registered, and not everyone can take the test! He will give him a random name, but when the time comes, he will not be allowed to participate if he can't produce a letter of recommendation to prove his identity and a document with the seal of the government. ”
Hu Man had a flash of inspiration, as if he had grasped something crucial, and said in surprise: "What you say, he changed his name early on?" Even when you haven't taken the township test yet?! ”
Wu Zhan nodded: "It should be, if it wasn't changed at the beginning, it would be impossible to change the name later!"
"Why change? Who changed it? Ji-sama? ”
"He is in Qingtang County, so naturally only Master Ji can change it."
Hu Man put down the handkerchief and washed his hands: "Why did he do this?" If he already planned to do so in Qingtang County, it would mean that he was very sober and must know who we were! Did he deliberately deny it? "It can only be explained like this, otherwise if there is something wrong with him in Qingtang County, Wu Hua will definitely write to tell her.
Wu Zhan came out of the water in an uproar, dried himself and changed into clean clothes: "That's what I think, I don't know what he has planned, but there must be a reason for him, so we have to look for it, but we can't go with as much fanfare as you did yesterday, since he wants to hide it, we are too ostentatious, and it is inevitable that people will be suspicious, and it may ruin his business."
Hu Man looked at Wu Zhan with glowing eyes: "Your IQ is really rising!" Hu Man used to think that she was smarter than Wu Zhan, and Wu Zhan was an honest and loyal hunter, but now, she finally knew what it meant to be wise and foolish.
Wu Zhan came over and walked out of the bathroom with his arms around her waist: "So, let's eat first, and then discuss how to see him alone!"
Hu Man nodded, went to the kitchen to cook a few dishes, and the three of them decided after eating that Ye Zhi would explore it first.
While waiting, Hu Man turned out the book he had just read: "Look, here is the abbot of Qingguo Temple, commonly known as Li Changqing, who used to be a warrior who led troops to fight."
Wu Zhan took it and looked at it: "Well, I asked the prince of the world, and he still has to be honored as a master."
"What the hell?" Hu Man didn't understand.
Wu Zhan looked at her strangely: "What the hell is there?" The prince is a lay disciple of Qingguo Temple, and there is a relationship between the veteran general and the abbot, so he is called the ancestor. ”
"Lay disciple?" Hu Man nodded, so it was: "No wonder he had that temperament before, but a lay disciple became a general, can he kill people?"
"Naturally not, even lay disciples have precepts." Wu Zhan said slowly: "So the prince was a lay disciple before, and it may also show those who are eyeing him that he has no ambition and desire for power, but his request for peace did not make those people die, so he can only resist, but when he becomes a general, killing people is inevitable, and I am afraid that he will be removed from Qingguo Temple in the future."
"People are in the court, and they can't help themselves." Hu Man couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic, and gradually could see that Yuan'an was not a weak nerd, he was just hiding himself and wanted to keep Yuanfu stable, but he showed weakness so much, after all, he only got an inch from others.
About two quarters of an hour, Ye Zhi came back: "Miss, the county lord has returned home."
"What about Takehara?"
"Wu Gongzi is still living in the Tianzi room, and there is a guard who has not left, probably the county lord stayed and was sent by Wu Gongzi."
Hu Man looked at Wu Zhan, I don't know when, she has become a little accustomed to relying on him for something, following his advice, thinking that at the beginning, she has always made her own decisions, Wu Zhan just silently supported, but now it is the other way around.
"Let's go!" Wu Zhan got up.
When I arrived at the inn where Wu Yuan was staying, sure enough, there were guards standing at the door who fought with Yezhi yesterday, and when I saw a few of them coming, I frowned: "Why are you again?!"
Hu Man smiled and pointed to the package in Ye Zhi's hand: "I did recognize the wrong person yesterday, and we also feel embarrassed, so I came here to apologize today, and she did it with you yesterday, this is a little apology."
The guard's face was a little better, but he still said, "You wait, the son is studying, I have to see if he sees you!"
The guard pushed the door in: "Childe, the woman who recognized the wrong person yesterday came again, and brought a man, saying that she recognized the wrong person and came to apologize."
Wu Yuan put down the book, his expression unchanged: "Well, let them in!"
The guard went out and opened the door: "Come in!"
Hu Man and Wu Zhan came in, Ye Zhi waited outside, and when the door was closed, Wu Yuan, who had been cold and polite yesterday, stood up and said in a low voice: "Big brother, sister-in-law!"
Hu Man breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but his face was vicious, and he grabbed Wu Yuan's ear: "You bastard!" Let you pretend for me! Scared the hell out of me, do you know?! ”
Wu Yuan covered his ears and inhaled, but he didn't dare to scream loudly, and only after a while did he say: "Sister-in-law, listen to my explanation!"
Hu Man and Wu Zhan sat down, Wu Yuan looked outside, and Hu Man said, "It's okay, don't talk loudly and can't hear it." There is Yezhi guarding outside, and if there is any sound coming out, she will alert her.
Only then did Wu Yuan take out his letter and documents, and there was indeed Duan Tiantian's name written on them, and he explained: "I asked Master Ji to change it."
Hu Man twisted his eyebrows: "Why do you want to change it?"
Wu Yuan sighed lightly: "I thought that if I could be admitted to the top three, I would definitely be an official, the eldest brother and sister-in-law were already in Changling, if I appeared as a member of the Wu family, it would inevitably be suspected that the third prince had any intentions, besides, when he was eating in the restaurant, I didn't meet him, he didn't recognize me, there are many benefits to concealing his identity, the third prince is powerful, and he wants to take revenge on him, even if he stands on the opposite side of him, the role is small and small, but if he stands on his side, he ...... side."
"No way!" Wu Zhan suddenly said: "This is too dangerous, there is no doubt that he is seeking skin with the tiger!"
Wu Yuan nodded: "So this is the third reason why I changed my name, if something really happens, I Duan Tian will be alone, and I have nothing to do with anyone."