Cao's Mansion is not spacious and luxurious compared to Xia's Mansion, which is related to Cao Shu's frugal life, and as the head of the Cao family, Cao Ergongzi, is good at hiding clumsy and unwilling to disobey his father's wishes.

In the evening of this day, Xia Zhan and Jin Shijun, the secretary of Dali Temple, were called to Cao Shu's study. The size of the study room is no different from that of ordinary officials, except that there are many more books and some calligraphy and paintings that are often appreciated.

It's been a long time since the two of them have been asked to come together, especially Xia Zhan is a little uncomfortable. Seeing Cao Shu standing, he still greeted very kindly: "Father is well!"

Cao Shu could only bow slightly, Xia Zhan saluted again and asked, "I don't know what happened to calling us here?".

"The main exam for the exam has been decided, you know!", Cao Shu said very carelessly, looking down at the ground, talking as he walked, as if he was asking a question, and as if he was perfunctory.

Jin Shijun took the lead in nodding, "This is neither a good thing nor a bad thing for us, isn't it just for this matter that Elder Ge told me to wait?" He has always been good at observing his face, and after speaking, he stared at the elderly Cao Shu.

After being silent for a while, I heard Cao Shu say again: "The only one who can compare with me is Qin Xiang, and the gap between the two of us is that he doesn't have such a strong helper as the two of you.", saying this, Cao Shu looked at the two of them deliberately, which was regarded as an affirmation for the two of them.

Kim Se-joon smirked. Xia Zhan smiled slightly, he looked down on Qin Yunhou from the bottom of his heart, he was obviously insatiable, he had to pretend to be honest, he was obviously too weak, and he had to be a tough guy, a complete hypocrite.

Seeing the different attitudes of the two, Cao Shu couldn't help but be a little worried." The only one who can compare with you is Ai Zheng! As he spoke, he returned to the Taishi's chair, and his body shook up and down.

"The emperor wants to use Ai Zheng?" , Xia Zhan asked tentatively.

Cao Shu just closed his eyes and recuperated, noncommittal.

Jin Shijun was surprised, "This is too fast!" This is relative to what he said, he has been in the position of Dali Siqing for five years, and he has not been promoted, how can he not be jealous.

"I've been having nightmares for the past month, and I always feel like those two people have come," Cao Shu said, his eyes opened, as if he had just been awakened from a nightmare.

Over the years, Cao Shu has mentioned Liang Ji's two friends at every turn, in such a situation, what does it matter if they come, it is too big and small, Xia Zhan is a little bored, don't talk about Jin Shijun. But it's not easy to refute, and the two are relatively speechless.

"Remember the numbers slipping through the cracks? Think about the head and tail!", Cao Shu looked at the two of them very persistently.

One emperor is the head, and the ten tigers of the Cao family are the tail. Xia Zhan thought of the tail and immediately asked, "Father is saying that this is aimed at our Cao family?".

Cao Shu closed his eyes and agreed, maybe because of his lack of energy, maybe he wanted them to think about it. Jin Shijun thought it made sense of this prompt, but he still didn't know why.

"Shall I wait for only ten people? Why did you choose them, in fact, there are a few who are not qualified at all, such as Lin Changyao.", Xia Zhan seemed to be talking to himself, but he was going to ask for Cao Shu's answer.

"That's right! There is even Jiang Hongzhang!", it seems that Jin Shijun does not deal with him and is dissatisfied.

"Why is it the Zhejiang and Qi systems? The Chu family of Xing Chongzhi is eye-catching, and there are many people, why don't the three parties have the Chu party? , Cao Shu sat up and asked two questions, but it was the best answer to the two of them.

"There are many of them, but they are a group of academics, what are they afraid of!" , Jin Shijun replied quickly, even he didn't expect that he, who had always been calm, should have been provoked by Jiang Hongzhang.

But after he finished speaking, he saw that both of them were looking at him, and immediately felt that something was wrong, and after thinking about it carefully, it was because he was too superficial and didn't see the deep things.

"It's because they haven't been able to take real power, but once Ai Zheng comes up, it's different!", Xia Zhan saw deeper.

"Ai Zheng is just one person, there are two of you to be afraid! Isn't this a smooth slip of the tongue?", it seems that Cao Shu is discussing a smooth slip tonight, not who the two of them care about who should not be among the ten tigers.

Xia Zhan is not bad at guessing people's thoughts, with a tentative tone, "Did my father say that this was made up by those two people?".

"Think about it, it's not impossible!", Cao Shu was not sure, so he attracted the two of them to make a decision.

Hearing him say this, Jin Shijun, who had not yet thought of this layer, suddenly realized. In this way, these two people are really too resourceful, and they pushed themselves to the sight of Emperor Jiaqing, if there is a mistake, it will be a catastrophe, thinking about the dirty things they have done, I can't help but shudder in my heart. It's ridiculous to think about how proud I used to be.

Xia Zhan was also thinking after hearing this, he used to always mock his father-in-law for being too worried, but he was too extreme, and he didn't know that the disaster was coming. I was unwilling to comfort myself and said, "How come! Even with my current status, I can't do it so well?", while speaking, he looked at his mentor, still unwilling to believe, "How can the two mountain village husbands do it, and if they don't have this resource, these two will need a lot of financial support, no!".

"As far as I know, Peng Ke has collected a lot of money in his seven years in office, but he has lost a lot of money, don't forget Liang Ji, he has been following for seven years, and the resources are probably more than Peng Ke.", Cao Shu said this without a trace of hesitation.

The comparison completely chilled Xia Zhan's heart, and what he didn't expect made Cao Shu think of it, it seems that this time the two of them came not to discuss whether it was true, but to discuss countermeasures.

"They are in the dark, and I am waiting in the light, and I don't even know where the opponent is, which makes people restrain themselves. What's the best way to deal with it?", Cao Shu went straight to the point, he needed the advice of others too much.

Jin Shijun looked at Xia Zhan first, he hadn't thought about it yet, this surprised him too much, how to have a strategy all of a sudden. Xia Zhan ignored him, thinking carefully about how to find out this lurking enemy, and he would definitely break them into pieces.

"I studied these four sentences carefully, I am really talented, the talents of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty have been summarized, and I have been turned upside down, Lin Changyao was the first to follow me, and he is old with qualifications. Why do I want to promote Jiang Hongzhang, it's not that I can collect money for the imperial court, and people can't find flaws.", this is a refutation of the two of them, and it is also an admiration for each other.

Xia Zhan and Jin Shijun were both slapped in the face, Lin Changyao is now a wreck, but who is more qualified than him. Jiang Hongzhang was not only able to increase taxes for the imperial court, but also to open up a way for the Cao Party to make money, and they also benefited.

"To have this talent, except for Liang Ji, I can't find anyone, how did he do it?", Cao Shu said and looked at the two of them, as a reminder to him, "But he has been trapped in Xuanfu, how can he contact the outside?" And how to send the news to the capital?", a series of questions, because he has no exact answers, someone needs to solve his doubts.

"As far as I know, Liang Ji doesn't have a word to say outside, and can only pass it through the dark line. There are a lot of idle people in Xuanfu, many of whom are illiterate, even if they are literate, they can't see the secret writing. This is easy to do, but it is difficult to find people who have the ability to give, and now it seems that it should be those two people.", Xia Zhan launched his own analysis, and it was really leaky.

"That's not something that the two of them can do, there must be a few lines, and they don't know who is doing it, and the ultimate goal is unknown, otherwise someone would have already denounced it for the sake of easy benefits.", it is not a loss to Cao Dang Shuangying, Jin Shijun also entered the role, and the analysis was clearly organized.

"You have to start from the source, keep an eye on the people who have too much contact with Liang Ji, and don't even let go of the private messages of their relatives and friends, there will always be clues.", Xia Zhan was ruthless, and he had to find out someone.

"You'll do it! If you have a clear eye, let Pan Guohong go.", Cao Shu knows his subordinates' style and ability very well, and the two people in front of him are capable, like Pan Guohong can only tell him to do things.

Then he said to Jin Shijun: "You are keeping an eye on the capital, as long as the news is secretly transmitted, it must be traced clearly, especially in the Xuanfu, and you must be more careful!".

Jin Shijun nodded hurriedly, "I will!", and then his mind turned, "Either let Liang Ji disappear!".

Xia Zhan also has this kind of thought, so that he can be a hundred, so as not to be frightened. Therefore, he looked at the thoughtful Cao Shu anxiously, hoping that he would agree.

"It's easy! Liang Ji would not have thought that things should have been arranged a long time ago, and disappearing at this time would cause unnecessary trouble, but cut off the clues.".

Don't think about things too simply, Jiang is still old and spicy, after listening to Cao Shu's words, the two couldn't help but secretly admire. Without Liang Ji, I really have to touch my eyes darkly, and strengthen the determination of those two best friends to take revenge, the gains outweigh the losses!

"Catch them all! Don't be in a hurry for this moment.", Jin Shijun flattered Cao Shulai, after all, he is his backer, Xia Zhan can also be regarded as such, but Cao Shu is here, Xia Zhan can be ignored, but the love has to be talked about.

Xia Zhan didn't speak, Jin Shijun is not as easy to deal with as Pan Guohong, he is very ambitious, and entering the cabinet is his ultimate goal. It's not that Xia Zhan looks down on him, his cultural background is a little worse, and he can't rely on Emperor Jiaqing's side at all. You must know that the first assistant and the second assistant are all obtained by writing green words, and their articles are not bad, but they can only admit it in front of Cao Shu and Qin Yunhou, Jin Shijun, do you think too highly of yourself.

"Have you noticed that the eight generals are missing one, and it is marked as pending. Is it deliberate, or is there no suitable candidate.", Cao Shu suddenly spoke, looking at the two of them expecting an answer.

"Some people say Lan Zhan, and some people say it's Chen Dehuai, I don't know who is?", Jin Shijun actually doesn't care, he hates dancing with guns and sticks the most, how good it is to be a civil official, there is no worry about his life.

"I don't want to think about it, except for the Longmen general Chai Jingzhi, isn't that still stumbling at the border pass, licking blood on the knife edge. Besides, they are too old to go to the battlefield for a long time.", Cao Shu immediately retorted, and said it reasonably.

"Who could that be?", although he didn't care, he couldn't sweep away Cao Shu's interest.

Seeing that Jin Shijun was at a loss, Xia Zhan secretly laughed. This person should be inconvenient to disclose, but at least a general, otherwise he will be cheapened and has been used by him.".

"There is another possibility, that is, it is coercion, and it can also be said to be a reward.", Cao Shu followed Xia Zhan's words.

"I mean that this person is in the middle of fighting, and the addition of the back is very different from the addition of the front.", after listening to Cao Shu's words, the two of them were very puzzled. Seeing that the two of them were still dizzy, he said: "If such a person is obedient, he will calm things down, otherwise he will announce it, which will make him goats into the mouth of the tiger.", after speaking, he looked up at the two of them and smiled deliberately.

"Oh! I see!", Kim Se-jun nodded frequently.

"This is all based on Liang Jixing's troubles, if not?", or Xia Zhan poured a basin of cold water on the two of them.

That's right! Does it prove that all this is done by Liang Ji? This doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Cao Shu originally wanted to resonate with the two of them on this topic, and maybe lead to a deeper, unknown secret, that knowledge is a slap in the face.

Cao Shu was silent for a moment, which made Xia Zhan at a loss. Jin Shijun saw that the atmosphere was not right, and immediately squeaked, "That will not be!" We don't analyze it thoroughly, and besides, as long as someone does it, it will always show its feet.", said and laughed out loud, Jin Shijun is this good, will enliven the atmosphere, and he will be happy first, so as to drive everyone.

Xia Zhan immediately came back to his senses, "I also said that, I was just a little worried!", and also showed a smile.

Cao Shu waved his hand lightly, "Tell your own opinions, what do you have to say.", and then beckoned the two of them to eat some snacks first, drink tea, and rest for a while.

The two of them just ate some indiscriminately, drank a few sips of tea to moisten their throats and swallowed, and then stopped moving, sat by themselves and kept silent.

Seeing that the two of them were silent for a long time, Cao Shu naturally spoke, "Qin Ge Lao's poems, Xia Zhan's cursive script and my line of writing, are counted among the seven talents, and they are indeed just right, what do you say?".

Xia Zhan and Jin Shijun nodded yes again and again, for fear of saying something wrong.

"Such a good comparison, it's a pity to call it smooth, just call him Shulu deputy list, no! Just bundle the deer list! Take it apart and call it, there is a list of talented people who are deer, generals who are deer, and children who are deer, so that the old man can also occupy the light!", he smiled happily while talking.

"That's right! Right! It's just called that, how nice it sounds!", Jin Shijun also blossomed with the music.

"There is also the Shulu Beauty List, in my opinion, the Shulu Lian Officials List and the Shulu Ten Tigers List are more interesting!", Xia Zhan echoed, but he didn't smile, and he laughed so ugly.

"As long as we call it that, it's popular. It's called the number to slip through the mouth!", Jin Shijun smiled more openly, more presumptuously, aiming at the person who arranged it.

"That's right! It's called like that!", Xia Zhan answered, he didn't mean to object when he saw Cao Shu.

The two of them behaved like this completely to make Cao Shu happy, no matter how arrogant they were outside, they would always be the younger brother and their followers here. Receiving some gas here, selling some energy, is to better enjoy outside, unbridled. Doing everything, leaving Cao Shu, there is a fairy-like life, which is worth it.

"Do what I say! I am tired! You all stand down!", Cao Shu didn't want to be too real in front of them, in fact, he was as happy as them in his heart, and he had to suppress himself.

The two saluted side by side, "Take care!", Xia Zhan left first, and Jin Shijun followed out of Cao Shu's study.

Out of Cao's Mansion, the two of them went hand in hand, Xia Zhan opened Jin Shijun, "Brother is about to taste the taste of Shulu Beauty, don't forget to invite me to drink.", his eyes looked at him directly.

Jin Shijun is not easy to mess with, "That brother is powerful, and the tiger's mouth can also steal food, you are the first to get the beauty of the Shulu Bang, can you tell the younger brother?".

"What does it taste like after eating, we might as well go to the old guy's mouth and eat it to see who tastes the second beauty first." When he said this, Xia Zhan's eyes squinted at him.

Jin Shijun comprehended and blinked, "It's really yours!" That old man can hurry up, when I free my hand, there will be no part of you!", he is not interested, but the old guy really can't afford to provoke, and the beauty is not so easy to get, let Xia Zhan go, and only he has the courage and ability. provoked him first, Jin Shijun's heart was extremely happy!

Xia Zhan kept nodding him with his hand, "Are you telling the truth?" Don't try to get away with it, I'm not going to be fooled!", Xia Zhan knew that Jin Shijun wouldn't make a move, and he wouldn't attack rashly, so he just teased him when he got the chance.

"Either it's a word!", said Kim Se-jun raised his right hand, ready to high-five him.

Xia Zhan is not a timid person, he also raised his right hand, high-fived him first, and said with a smile after closing his hand: "A word is a decision!" The loser is in for a treat!"..

Jin Shijun also said: "Whoever breaks his promise is a grandson!", but one meal, why be so stingy, don't let people look down on you.

Xia Zhan smiled cheerfully after hearing this, and Jin Shijun also laughed heartily.