Chu Xiu tidied up his clothes and walked to the door respectfully.

"Junior Chu Xiu, ask to see Lord Ling!"

An old voice reached Chu Xiu's ears.

"Come in!"

Chu Xiu pushed open the door and walked in directly, and saw an old man in white holding a book reading in his seat.

Chu Xiu didn't bother, but stood silently beside him, and after a while, the old man slowly raised his head.

"Are you Chu Xiu?"

Chu Xiu nodded respectfully.

"It's the junior."

The old man made a gesture of please, and let Chu Xiu sit next to him, and he also put down the scroll in his hand and poured Chu Xiu a bowl of tea.

"Ancestor once told me about you."

"Indeed a young talent!"

Chu Xiu hurriedly replied.

"My lord praised it!"

The old man smiled and shook his head, then slowly stood up.

"If I'm not mistaken, you came to the Ancestor this time for the purpose of testing?"

"Your ability is indeed very strong, and among the people who participated in the trial this time, you are the youngest and have the greatest hope of winning, so you should not want to go through the back door."

"Is it for those families?"

Chu Xiu was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that his mind had already been guessed, since this was the case, then Chu Xiu didn't have to hide it anymore, and he would admit it openly.

"I can't hide anything from your eyes."

"This is indeed the case, since I came to the capital, many families have found me, all hoping to win me over, and now I am a little overwhelmed."

"I was worried that one wrong step could lead to catastrophic consequences, so I came here to ask for advice."

The old man pondered for a moment, and did not answer immediately, but looked Chu Xiu up and down for a while, as if he had made up his mind.

He spoke slowly.

"There are some things that can only be experienced by yourself, and I can't say it explicitly."

"But considering that the ancestor does have expectations for you, I don't want you to die prematurely, so I'll remind you."

"You have to figure out who organized this trial? Who proposed it? To whom are you to be loyal? ”

After listening to the old man's words, Chu Xiu nodded in a sudden understanding.

He suddenly figured out that this time the selection of grassroots officers was organized by the imperial court.

And it is the Great Yan Emperor who is leading this selection, and the purpose behind it is to strengthen the power of the imperial family, which is to fight against those big families.

If Chu Xiu accepted the invitation of those families now, wouldn't that be equivalent to turning his back on the imperial court?

This is undoubtedly very stupid.

Chu Xiu should have understood from beginning to end that he was loyal to the imperial court.

Like Chu Xiu, who was born in a small place and was a child of a small family, His Majesty the Emperor was the only one to rely on.

After thinking about this, Chu Xiu respectfully saluted the old man and said meaningfully.

"Thank you, Lord Ling!"

"The junior almost made a mistake!"

The old man nodded, seeing that Chu Xiu was also a talented person, he turned around and took the book from the shelf behind him and handed it to Chu Xiu.

"This is the matter of Dayan Mansion, and what is recorded above is the big and small things that have happened since the founding of this dynasty."

"When you go back, if you have time, you can read through it, it will help you in the future."

After speaking, the old man waved his hand gently.

Chu Xiu understood, didn't say anything more, took the book from the old man's hand, bowed respectfully, and then left directly.

"Thank you!"

After Chu Xiu left the academy, he silently wiped the cold sweat on his forehead.

Thinking about it carefully, he had only been in the capital for a few days, and he was almost involved in the political whirlpool, if he hadn't gone to the academy to explore, Chu Xiu would probably have died without a place to be buried.

"Whew!"

"It seems that I still have to be cautious in the future, the wind and waves here are too big, I don't have any background, and one wrong step may make me doomed."

Chu Xiu sighed at the danger of Kyoto, and at the same time kept thinking about countermeasures.

If Chu Xiu guessed correctly, His Majesty the Emperor should also be staring at Chu Xiu, and he should not be able to hide the fact that he received Ji Chunshen's money.

In order to express his loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor, Chu Xiu's only way now is to tear his face with Ji Chunshen and others in front of the public.

It must be blatantly told to everyone that Chu Xiu is only loyal to His Majesty the Emperor.

After thinking about this, Chu Xiu silently had a countermeasure in his heart.

"I'm going to give him all the gifts I received now, and I'm going to send them back in public."

After Chu Xiu made up his mind, he immediately returned to the pavilion, took out the silver ticket sent by Ji Chunshen directly, and then ran to Ji Chunshen's mansion in a bright light.

"Excuse me, I have something to see Ji Chunshen."

The doorman in Ji Chunshen's mansion was stunned for a moment and nodded.

"I'll go and report right away."

Chu Xiu was waiting at the door, and Ji Chunshen was very happy after knowing the news of Chu Xiu's coming, thinking that Chu Xiu had figured it out and wanted to come to take refuge, so he happily greeted him out, and said with a smile after seeing Chu Xiu.

"Brother Chu, you have finally figured it out."

"It's okay, from now on we will be a family."

After Ji Chunshen finished speaking, he walked towards Chu Xiu and took Chu Xiu's hand very enthusiastically.

However, the embarrassing thing was that Chu Xiu did not obey him at all, but waved his hand casually and directly knocked Ji Chunshen's hand away.

Ji Chunshen was stunned when he saw Chu Xiu's reaction, he didn't expect Chu Xiu to make such a move at all, he was too bold.

Ji Chunshen's expression instantly became gloomy, and he stared at Chu Xiu with a murderous look in his eyes.

"Chu Xiu, what do you mean by this?"

Chu Xiu took two steps back without being humble or arrogant, kept a certain distance from Ji Chunshen, and then took out the silver ticket given by Ji Chunshen from his arms, and handed it to Ji Chunshen with a calm face.

"I'm sorry, Childe, I can't take this money."

Ji Chunshen asked indifferently.

"Do you know what the consequences of returning this money to me will be?"

Chu Xiu was still calm and replied.

"The consequences? Don't care about being your enemy. ”

Ji Chunshen was very surprised by Chu Xiu's reply, it seemed that Chu Xiu had already figured out everything and was ready to take refuge in other families.

Ji Chunshen smiled indifferently.

"Now that you're mentally prepared for this, I won't say anything more."

"The next time we meet, it's likely that we will have to divide life and death."

After Ji Chunshen finished speaking, he turned around and went back to the house directly, ignoring Chu Xiu again, and Chu Xiu also left without looking back.

Only the onlookers at the scene were left, looking confused.