Wensi Academy is very proud of Gu Zhao, Song Ze, and Ye Xiuming. Although the three of them only entered Wensi Academy on their way to study, they have formed a relationship with the academy. At that time, the whole academy was boiling, including the master and the principals, who were very excited. Song Liuyuan and Tanhualang could be regarded as their graduates from Wensi Academy, and everyone in Wensi Academy was honored.

Especially Song Liuyuan, this is the highest honor for a scholar. Even now Song Liuyuan and the articles and test papers written by Gu Zhao in the academy, almost everyone has a copy, which is learned and collected by everyone. People tried their best to get it from the capital, and copied it in the academy, which was well received by everyone, but the big Zhoujing newspaper had some unpleasant voices.

Also because of this, although the academy officials only sent two people to meet the occasion, many students came, huddled in the crowd eagerly looking forward to it, the one who is coming is Tanhualang who has led many trends, they are well-informed I have heard that there is a kind of glasses that can solve short-sightedness. Yes, there are students in the academy who are short-sighted.

"My lord, Mr. Gu and his party will be there soon." One of them hurried to Wan Zhifu.

Prefect Wan excitedly said: "Okay, everyone will follow Wan to welcome Gu Zijue and Qin Envoy Gu."

Just as these words were being said, people gathered on both sides of the road saw a large-scale team appearing at the end of the official road and entered their sight. The team of 300 people rode neatly on horseback. Seeing the majesty, surrounding the two carriages, the spectacle made everyone watch it and unconsciously shut down their voices.

For some officials, they knew that this Viscount Gu was really favored by the scene, so many people and Viscount Pingnan were sent to assist.

The guard of the team leader saw the people headed by Wanzhifu waiting in the middle of the road, and waved the team to stop. The guard of the team leader also got off his horse and strode forward.

Wan Zhifu's face was full of smiles: "Everyone has been exhausted all the way, Wan, as the Jiangnan prefect, has prepared everything for Master Gu and Viscount Nan, please..."

Prefect Wan hadn't finished speaking when he was interrupted by the leader of the guards and said solemnly: "Sorry, our lord and Gu lord are not in the carriage, they have already rushed to Jiangnan one step ahead, and I am going to meet with the two of you." The adults meet."

The people following Wanzhifu couldn't help but dig their ears. Did they hear wrong?Mr. Gu and Viscount Pingnan are not in the carriage, they have already gone to Jiangnan first?How can this be?They must have heard it wrong, but they have been paying attention to the whereabouts of this group of people, why didn't they know that someone came to Jiangnan first?

Prefect Wan was also stunned for a while: "How could it be? Why doesn't Wan know?"

The leader of the guards said solemnly: "Master Gu is worried about his official duties, and he dislikes the slow speed of the large team, so he came here first to take a look at it before he can rest assured. Thank you Wan Zhifu and everyone for waiting here. Xia will tell the two adults as much as possible. I want to go one step ahead, rush to meet the two adults, and leave!"

After the man finished speaking, he clasped his fists at Wanzhifu, then turned around and got on the horse again, waved his hand back, and the team marched in order again.

"Father, did you hear that?" Qiao Huan wasn't too close, after all, there were officials in front of him, but it was clear from the battle that Wan Zhifu didn't seem to receive anyone.

Father Qiao was also very surprised. At this time, there was a discussion in front of him. Father Qiao heard it: "It seems that Mr. Gu is not in the carriage. It seems that he is one step ahead. It is very likely that he is already in the cement workshop by this time."

Qiao Huan almost couldn't help clapping his legs and applauding, asking these people to make such a big show, he didn't expect that Gu Zhao didn't like them at all.

When the team of 300 people was marching, those who stood in front dared not stay any longer. They quickly retreated to the sides to make way for the road in the middle, and then watched the team pass by them. I looked and looked at the two carriages, and found that there was really no one in the carriage, it was empty, and at most there were some luggage.

When these people were there, no one dared to speak loudly. When the team passed them and gradually moved away, the people waiting at the scene exploded with a buzz.

"Master Gu is not in the carriage."

"It seems that Mr. Gu arrived first, and didn't inform Wan Zhifu and them."

"I didn't expect Mr. Gu to do such a thing. Are the Prefect Wan and the others very disappointed?"

The students of Wensi Academy didn't expect this result, but most of them had a filter on Gu Zhao, so they turned around and said good things about Gu Zhao, posing Wan Zhifu and the others?How could it be possible, Gu Zijue was obviously worried about his official duties, so he couldn't wait to come here first to do his official duties.

Of course, the officials headed by Wanzhifu are not in a good mood. Isn’t it obvious that Gu Zhao and Gu Mu have put on a show, making their ostentation a joke, but they have nowhere to vent their anger. Annoyed, he had no choice but to turn around and follow back to the city. Would it be shameful to continue to stay here?

The rich merchants were very disappointed, especially the leading salt merchants. In their opinion, both Gu Zhao and Gu Mu were young and foolish. As a result, they had already come to the border of Jiangnan. They didn't know it at all, and they were a little bit slapped in the face.

"Brother Qiao, have you heard from Viscount Gu?" A salt merchant asked Qiao's father, with doubts in his eyes, who made Qiao Huan and Gu Zhao so close? As far as they knew, the two had been exchanging letters. During festivals, there are New Year's gift exchange, will Gu Zhao come early and inform Qiao's family?

Father Qiao slandered a few words in his stomach, but he couldn't see it on his face: "No, maybe it was a temporary decision made by Mr. Gu. It will take a few days to send a letter from the capital to Jiangnan. Maybe Mr. Gu came to Jiangnan when he received the news. .Besides, Mr. Gu's official business is very important, so the contact with Xiao'er will naturally be in the back. It is my honor that Mr. Gu can remember Xiao'er."

Qiao's father's explanation did not convince these people completely. Qiao's father didn't care. He called his son to go home together. Whether he picked up Gu Zhao or not this time, it had no effect on their Qiao family. Even Gu Zhao was in the carriage. On the other hand, it is impossible to go to Qiao's house with his son. What is that like?It would be a great deal of face for his son and the Qiao family to be able to say hello, let's talk about it after we move away from personal friendship.

After greeting the acquaintances, Father Qiao took Qiao Huan into the carriage.

On the carriage, Qiao Huan was very excited and gloated a little, and said in a low voice, "Father, I saw that Uncle's expression was a bit ugly. Uncle and the others were annoyed and disappointed that they didn't hear from Gu Zhao."

Qiao's father sighed: "Father is worried about Mr. Gu. When he first arrived, he met Mr. Wan. Mr. Wan is not broad-minded. If Huan'er, you have a chance to meet Mr. Gu, please remind Mr. Gu."

Even if he is brother-in-law with Wanzhifu, it is only a relationship of interest. In the eyes of Wanzhifu, he is just a money bag. In fact, this relative cannot be included in his eyes. The young one, also because of this relationship, as far as who knows the Wanzhifu the best, no one in the Jiangnan area can match him.

That's really not a big-hearted person who holds grudges, but who told him to be an official while he is a merchant.

Qiao Huan never liked Wan's family. Wan Maosheng always used his status as the magistrate to tell him what to do, and put on a high air. Even his uncle, the magistrate, looked similar, but he was better than cousin Wan. It's just a cover-up, so Qiao Huan never liked to run to Wan Zhifu's house, and his mother scolded him many times for this.

"Father, I will, but I don't think Gu Zhao is free right now, so it's hard to see him in person. Father, you see that Gu Zhao will run to the workshop as soon as he comes, and then he will devote himself to the cement workshop and embankment repairing." In terms of the affairs of the dam, those who have no time to take care of other nosy things are those who really do practical things, and the other officials combined cannot match Gu Zhao." Qiao Huan admired Gu Zhao very much, he is a completely different official from his uncle Let's see, before Gu Zhao came, how much of the cement produced by the cement workshop was used to build dikes and dams?

Father Qiao carefully glanced outside the carriage, turned his head and said, "I don't look anywhere, if your words reach other people's ears..."

Qiao Huan made a gesture to shut up: "I know it in my heart, so I just told my dad that no one else will hear a word from me."

How could Father Qiao not know what Qiao Huan said, but it was precisely because of this that the existence of Gu Zhao became more and more a thorn in the side of Wan Zhifu and others, and it was impossible for those people in Wan Zhifu to give up so easily.

Qiao Huan said again: "Father, don't think that I don't know that you also brought back several bags of cement."

Father Qiao blushed, and argued, "Your father and I are following the trend. Everyone else has done it. If your father and I don't do it, it will attract people's attention." I haven't moved yet, if I have a chance, I will send it to Mr. Gu first."

Then he reprimanded: "That's Mr. Gu, don't call Mr. Gu's name casually."

Qiao Huan pursed his lips and didn't argue with his father. If he called Mr. Gu, he would feel that there would be a long distance between Gu Zhao and Gu Zhao, but he also knew very well that although Gu Zhao took care of him, his status is indeed a bit low now. , Young Master Qiao had a rare feeling of inferiority in his heart, and he also wanted to win, but the gap between officials and businessmen was too big, and there was no way to bridge it.

Wan Maosheng and his father came out to meet Gu Zhao and his party, and when they returned, they also took his father's carriage, and the father and son also talked on the road.

Looking at his father's black face, Wan Maosheng said angrily: "This Gu's air is too big, not only made my father wait on the side of the road for such a long time, but also posed for my father, which is obviously a slap in the face of my father. Otherwise, why didn't he say something in advance when he arrived early?"

Wan Zhifu's face turned slightly slightly, but he still reprimanded: "How can you talk about Mr. Gu's affairs?"

Wan Maosheng didn't know his father's duplicity, and continued to say: "Father, what should we do now? After all, Jiangnan is my father's territory. If the surname Gu wants to do things smoothly, it depends on my father, or..."

The implication is that Wan Maosheng wanted his father to teach Gu a lesson, to let him know what is good or bad. When Gu Zhao made him lose face in Wensi Academy, he hated Gu Zhaoji. He thought that Gu Zhao offended Mr. Ding Oh, really think that his Viscount status can be won in front of Mr. Ding?He had always wanted to wait and see how Gu Zhao would end up, but Gu Zhao was promoted step by step, and now he became an imperial envoy sent by the imperial court to do business in Jiangnan.

Back then when he was in Jiangnan Wensi Academy, Gu Zhao was just an empty viscount. Wan Maosheng was jealous of his title and looked down on Gu Zhao himself, thinking that he was just lucky to get a title. How useful it can be, but in the blink of an eye, Gu Zhao has become a five-official Beijing official, and his father, the Jiangnan magistrate, is only a fourth-rank, fifth-rank Beijing official, and fourth-rank magistrate. It's really hard to say who higher.

Wan Maosheng was so jealous that he was sour, and wished that Gu Zhao would be unlucky immediately.

"Be safe and don't be impatient!" Prefect Wan scolded his son again, "What's the rush? You also said that Jiangnan is my father's territory, but he finally asked to be on the prefect's head. The one named Gu is fine, just It’s just that he can do some tricks to please the higher-ups. The real trouble is that Viscount Pingnan. Do you think it’s easy for him to be favored by the Holy One for many years? Besides, he is also the son of the Southwest King. Although the father and son There was a quarrel, but the identity couldn’t be changed.”

Prefect Wan really thinks that this is the most difficult person to deal with, and the methods that can deal with Gu Zhao cannot be used on this one. Moreover, his surname is Yan, which is the surname of the royal family.

"The kid from the Qiao family is lucky. Back then, you also had the chance to get acquainted with Gu Zhao, but you made a fool of yourself and gave the opportunity to the kid from the Qiao family."

Speaking of this, Wan Maosheng's face turned red. Does this mean that he is not as good as Qiao Huan?What qualifications does Qiao Huan, a merchant, have to be compared with him, the prefect's son?He wasn't even qualified to carry his shoes: "At that time, my son was by Mr. Ding's side, and the surname Gu obviously didn't give Mr. Ding a good face. How could it be possible for my son..."

Prefect Wan also knew about this, and he even asked the housekeeper to go to Wensi Academy, but he was turned away. This incident annoyed him at the time. Although it was the academy's behavior, he thought it must be Gu Zhao I mean, at that time I thought Gu Zhao was a stunned young man, but I didn't expect that after a few years, his behavior would not change a bit, and he was still very stunned.

"In order to achieve the goal, what do you care about with a little face? Don't forget the task assigned to us by the superior." Prefect Wan reminded his son.

Wan Maosheng clenched his fists: "My son will find a way."

Although Gu Zhao is full of tricks, it is undeniable that those things can bring in a lot of income. Just look at how much the glass products and mirrors delivered are sought after by those wealthy businessmen. A full-length mirror can be sold for several thousand taels of silver when sent to Jiangnan, but this is not enough to meet the needs of wealthy merchants in Jiangnan, so they want to buy it at a higher price.

This kind of money-grabbing ability makes anyone not tempted, and the capital is not easy to move, but if this prescription was confided by Gu Zhao himself, then the emperor can only pursue Gu Zhao himself if he wants to pursue it.

Xia Shiwei led his men and Shi Mao to the cement workshop. After entering the border of Jiangnan, the person who played Gu Zhao and Gu Mu in the carriage came out to tell the truth. Even if someone wanted to send a message, it would be too late for everyone to know. It turned out that Gu Zhao and Gu Mu had already quietly left one night.

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