This trip to Jiangnan also made Li Yanqing understand a truth. He had thought the officialdom too simply before. He always thought that he was Tong Guan's person. He had also worried that his close relationship with King Jia would cause Tong Guan's dissatisfaction.

It was not until the Zhu Jie case was settled that Zhao Kai's attitude towards him suddenly became cold, and Li Yanqing finally realized his naivety before. Zhao Kai really trusted him. If he hadn't killed Zhu Tao and made the situation suddenly tense, Zhao Kai might not have found him. Zhao Kai just couldn't find a suitable helper for a while, so he had to borrow him temporarily.

Tong Guan should be the same. Although he gave a small favor and gave himself the quota of his life, making himself his nominal disciple, this does not mean that he joined Tong Guan's faction and became a member of Tong Guan's faction.

How difficult it would be to make these old foxes who have been in the officialdom for decades trust a person? Cai Jing would even turn against his brothers and eldest sons, who else would he trust?

Tong Guan was born as a eunuch. He didn't even have a family member. Will he trust outsiders? Unless Li Yanqing also practiced the Sunflower Book, maybe Tong Guan would really regard him as his own.

After all, these high-ranking officials and powerful officials do not believe in anyone at all. They only believe in interests. If you can bring benefits to them, they will win over you, favor you, and pull you into his faction, but once you lose your value, they will kick away without hesitation.

Isn’t Zhao Kai the same? He doesn’t have a prominent background in the Cao family, a father who holds great power like Cai Yan, and a wealth that is as rich as the Zheng Fatty Family. How could Zhao Kai value him?

It was precisely because of this that Li Yanqing calmed down and met Tong Guan with a normal mind. Even if he gave him a letter to Tong Guan, he would not have too many expectations.

If Tong Guan wanted to give him any rewards, he would accept them without hesitation. This is itself a kind of exchange of interests, and he really doesn't have to think too much.

Unless he passes the threshold of the officialdom and passes the threshold of officialdom, perhaps Tong Guan will really win over him.

At this time, Tong Guan had calmed down from his ecstasy, and his relaxed mentality also restored his usual wisdom. He took a sip of tea and asked with a smile: "I don't quite understand, how could His Highness Jia find you?"

Li Yanqing bowed and said, "Reporting to the Taiwei, it was a policy theory written by the student in the examination. When the exam was taken back Yan Yun's preparations, the students made some suggestions based on some of the situations they learned. His Highness Jia attaches great importance to this policy theory and comes to Taixue to find me. We got to know him from this."

Tong Guan also became a little interested and asked with a smile: "What have you written to make His Highness Jia so interested?"

"The students wrote about the relationship between Song, Liao and Jin, mainly involving the Jin Kingdom. Many people in the Song Dynasty did not understand it, so His Highness Jia was very interested."

"You actually know that the founding of the Jurchens is indeed rare. I will go to the Ministry of Rites to borrow it. Now let's talk about Zhu Xie first. Do you know why the official family asked His Highness Jia to go to Jiangnan?"

Tong Guan also suspected that Zhao Ji wanted to set up another competitor for the prince, but he just suspected that there was no conclusive evidence, so he wanted to indirectly attack Li Yanqing.

Li Yanqing shook his head, "I asked His Highness Jia about this matter, but he just smiled and didn't answer, so I wouldn't ask too much."

Tong Guan was a little disappointed, but it was right to think about it. How could Zhao Kai easily tell Li Yanqing about such an important thing?

Tong Guan no longer delved into this matter and raised another doubt.

"Why did Your Highness Jia ask you to accompany him to Jiangnan?"

"Qi Wang, I had accompanied His Highness Jia to hunt before and shot a tiger. Perhaps His Highness Jia had taken a fancy to the students' archery skills."

"No wonder!"

Tong Guan didn't know much about Li Yanqing, but he witnessed Li Yanqing's archery group with his own eyes. No matter whoever would like to see such talents, according to Wang Ziwu's report, it was Li Yanqing who intercepted Zhu Xie who was preparing to go to sea to escape. From this, it was seen that Li Yanqing was indeed very capable. This person is really a talent with both civil and military skills.

However, just like Li Yanqing's enlightenment, he really does not have much capital worthy of Tong Guan's special attention. If he is said to have excellent archery skills, Tong Guan's subordinates are generals with excellent martial arts skills. If he is said to have outstanding literary talent, Li Yanqing is not a Jinshi now, but just a student with potential.

It is precisely this level that is neither high nor low that Tong Guan is only paying attention to him now. Paying attention and reusing are two different things. Tong Guan reused Wang Ziwu because Wang Ziwu can lead troops directly and have the army as capital, which can enable Tong Guan to gain the benefits of power.

Even if Tong Guan wanted to destroy Li Yanqing as a civil servant into the court, the premise was that he had to wait for him to pass the imperial examination and could only be reused after passing the threshold of the officialdom. Now he could not bring tangible benefits to Tong Guan.

However, Li Yanqing brought back these letters, but Tong Guan could not help but express his gratitude. Tong Guan smiled and said, "Why do you need my help if you have any difficulties in living in Bianjing now?"

Li Yanqing was not polite, so he said frankly: "Report to the Taiwei, my father is doing business in Bianjing and often encounters all kinds of difficulties. Can you ask the Taiwei to take care of him?"

This requirement is not small! Once Tong Guan agrees to take care of him, no one dares to investigate even if they sell contraband products privately, evade taxes, etc., but with Tong Guan's power, such small things are nothing to him anymore? Even if Li Yanqing proposes to let his father join the army to be an official, Tong Guan can do it, and now he is just doing business.

Tong Guan thought about it and asked someone to get a bronze medal and handed it to Li Yanqing and said, "This is my token. If you encounter a level or a difficult check, if you show this bronze medal, you will not make things difficult for your father. However, if you encounter any lawsuit, you should come to me. I will see if you can help you."

Li Yanqing quickly stood up and saluted, "Thank you for your care!"

Tong Guan asked someone to bring 300 gold and smiled at Li Yanqing: "This is a little subsidy for you to study in the Imperial Academy. You should make more friends in the Imperial Academy, especially those Imperial students with background backgrounds. I don't need me to teach you this. You should also understand that if you need money, come to my mansion to withdraw. Connections in the officialdom are very important."

"Thank you for your teachings from the Taiwei, and the students will remember them in mind!"

Li Yanqing said goodbye and left. Tong Guan stood in front of the door with his hands behind his back and looked at him far away. So far, the boy's performance has made him very satisfied, but he still needs to continue to observe. He needs to wait patiently. Time is the best gold test stone.

At the same time Tong Guan met Li Yanqing, in Cai Xiang’s mansion, Luan Tingyu also handed over the letters and gift list to Cai Jing. He was a real killer and would only appear when needed. In fact, he had been following the fleet, but he did not come forward because Zhu Xie was dead.

Cai Jing flipped through the letter and was very satisfied. Zhu Xie died in Suzhou and the evidence was brought back, which made Liang Shicheng's attempt to use this matter to defeat him. Cai Jing's heart was moved away a heavy stone.

He took a sip of tea and asked again, "What do you think of His Highness Jia?"

"My husband wants to answer the job, but he can only tell the truth."

"I just want you to tell the truth."

"Bizhi thinks he is just a weak scholar."

"But he did a pretty job this time! Even the emperor praised him for his ability."

Luan Tingyu was silent, Cai Jing looked at him again and smiled and said, "Of course, the emperor only looks at the result, which is different from me. Since you think he is a weak scholar, how did he do this?"

"That's because he has a capable helper, a too-student."

"You mean the sir, who is called Li Yanqing?" Cai Jing saw this name in Zhao Lin's report.

"It was this person. If it weren't for his quick decision, Zhu Xie would have escaped overseas. If he hadn't sunk the ship in the lake, Zhu Xie's property would have been robbed by Song Jiang and Fang La. He was the operator of the entire incident. King Jia was just a puppet."

Cai Jing nodded, "Goodness to employ people is also a kind of ability. If King Jia can do this, he will succeed."

"My husband is right, he has a low knowledge of his job."

"Go! Go down and have a good rest, and I will reward you with great rewards when I look back."

"Go away from me!"

Luan Tingyu quickly walked down. Cai Jing sat at the table and carefully read Zhao Lin's report. Zhu Xie's property was sunk in the mountain pond in Suzhou. This wealth had to be discussed for a long time.

Cai Jing picked up the pen and wrote the three words "Li Yanqing" on the paper. He became a little interested in this student.

The next morning, Li Yanqing, Yue Fei and others left Bianjing and headed towards Zhongmu County, a county under Kaifeng Prefecture. About 150 miles west of Bianjing, they rode horses and could arrive in half a day.

This time, in addition to Li Yanqing, Yue Fei, Wang Gui and Tang Huai, Niu Gao also took leave and went to visit Zhou Tong with them.

Niu Gao’s biggest wish is to take Zhou Tong as his teacher and learn real skills in riding and shooting. However, Zhou Tong was seriously ill, which made Niu Gao very disappointed.

"Niu Heizi should not be so sad!"

Wang Gui smiled at him loudly and said, "Although the master can't teach you, Lao Li can teach you! He has received the master's true teachings, so he is afraid that he won't teach you?"

Wang Gui and Niu Gao didn't know each other without fighting. Both of them were kind-hearted, cheerful and straightforward, and they became their best friends.

Niu Gao sighed and said, "How can the old man's martial arts be spread as soon as possible? At least it must be agreed with the old man!"

Although he was saying this to Wang Gui, he looked at Li Yanqing. He knew in his heart that it was not actually Mr. Zhou who had the final say, but Li Yanqing was willing to teach.

Li Yanqing understood what he meant, and smiled and said, "As long as you kowtow three times respectfully in front of the master's sickbed, I will teach you this."
Chapter completed!