Happy Spring Every Year

Chapter 172 The Poet in Vanity Fair

With Mr. Lin around, there was indeed laughter and joy everywhere.

About half an hour later, Elder Lin stood up to leave. He raised his hand and patted Jiang Xun on the shoulder, smiling and saying:

"I was worried about your inexperience, so I came to help you. Now that I've seen everything, everything is fine. I'm leaving now to copy the stele!"

As Mr. Lin spoke, he waved his hands repeatedly and left in a hurry without giving Jiang Xun a chance to see him out.

As Jiang Xun stood up, Old Lin's figure disappeared from his sight.

He shook his head helplessly. Perhaps his teacher was the only one in the world who would describe him as "naive".

Thinking of this, Jiang Xun felt warm in his heart again. When he turned around, he saw Shen Jiasui looking at him curiously.

"Ah Xun, the last time I met Mr. Lin, he was copying a stele in the Jokhang Temple. Is there any knowledge in this?"

Jiang Xun nodded and explained in a gentle voice, "Those stone tablets are treasures left by emperors, generals, and literati from past dynasties. They were originally scattered all over the country."

"When the emperor wanted to confer the title of 'Grand Master' on me, I declined several times, saying that my ambition lay not in the imperial court, but in the inheritance of scholarship and the great cause of educating people."

"Compared to enjoying official positions, carrying on the tradition of learning and educating students is the most important achievement for generations to come."

"Later, the emperor granted the teacher's wish, and he became a doctor at the Imperial Academy. He then searched for scattered and dusty stone tablets from various places among the people, carefully preserved them in the Jokhang Temple, restored them, made rubbings of them, and compiled them into a book."

"As the stone tablets accumulated, they became a forest of tablets over time, and also became a scenic spot of the Jokhang Temple."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jiasui couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, and said sincerely, "The Emperor's Master is truly a man who writes poetry in the world of fame and fortune."

Jiang Xun was startled at first, but then his brows relaxed and he smiled, "Sui Sui's words are truly apt. Teacher, you must be very happy to hear that."

Seeing that it was getting late, the two of them walked out side by side in tacit understanding. Before leaving, Shen Jiasui suddenly remembered something:

"By the way, Axun, I almost forgot to ask, how did you tell Lu Yunzheng?"

Although Lu Yunzheng occasionally returned to the Lu Mansion these days, he mostly rested in the villa. It was obvious that he kept his composure and did not confront Gu Xizhi too early.

Shen Jiasui was very curious about how Jiang Xun managed to calm Lu Yunzheng down.

Jiang Xun chuckled and said mysteriously, "I waited until the news of Prince Xiang's imprisonment spread like wildfire before sending a letter to Lu Yunzheng. The letter only contained four words."

"Four words?"

Shen Jiasui was shocked.

Jiang Xun saw Shen Jiasui's eyes wide open, and he felt very curious, but he couldn't bear to keep Shen Jiasui waiting for a long time, so he immediately revealed:

"Well, I told him—we'll wait and see."

"Wait for the right time to act?"

Shen Jiasui was confused for only a moment, then his eyes lit up and he gave Jiang Xun a thumbs up.

The last time I reminded Lu Yunzheng about "Gu Nu, a good doctor" was already a risky move, and now it is indeed the more I say, the more mistakes I make.

The phrase "wait for the right time to act" indicates that everything is still in the control of "Prince Xiang". Others may become suspicious after hearing this.

But when Lu Yunzheng was reborn and died with her, the biggest winner was Prince Xiang.

In Lu Yunzheng's opinion, how could Prince Xiang, who was so capable in his previous life, fall so easily?

Therefore, sometimes if we fail to make good use of "prophecy", foreseeing what will happen will become a bondage and shackle.

Besides, what does Lu Yunzheng have left now?

General Lu was already disappointed in him, and Gu Xizhi had also turned away from him. He had already been abandoned by everyone.

At this time, Lu Yunzheng could only choose to believe it.

Thinking of this, Shen Jiasui raised his eyes and glanced at Jiang Xun. Even though he had seen his abilities in Zhou Shan, he couldn't help but feel surprised at this moment.

He is an upright person, yet he is able to manipulate people's hearts. He must have some talent.

After leaving Jing Mansion, Jiang Xun first sent Shen Jiasui back to General Dingguo's Mansion, and then returned to the Dali Temple.

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The days pass by quietly, although everything seems calm on the surface and there are undercurrents inside.

Half a month later, Prince Rui Zhao Huailang visited Cui's mansion again and was sitting in Cui Daoyuan's study.

The person standing next to him was Cui Mingjue, who was appointed as the sixth-rank official of the Ministry of Justice after the Flower Festival.

This rank is the highest threshold that the Imperial College students can reach when they first enter the court to serve as officials.

As for why he went to the Ministry of Justice, which was in charge of punishment and litigation, instead of the Ministry of Personnel where Cui Daoyuan was, this was partly due to Cui Mingjue's own wishes, but what was even more "coincidental" was that Cui Daoyuan also agreed.

As for Cui Mingjue, he might have some intention of competing with Jiang Xun.

You have to know that the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple have a lot of intersections.

"Mingjue, how do you feel?" Zhao Huailang asked with a smile, tilting his head.

Cui Mingjue shook his head and said truthfully, "You are all being too polite to me."

During the time he worked in the Ministry of Justice, everyone knew his identity and praised him, even his immediate superior was polite to him.

But this...is not what he wants.

Zhao Huailang didn't care when he heard this. Mingjue was his cousin, so wasn't it natural for him to be treated so politely?

Besides, Mingjue won’t stay in this small position of chief for too long.

"No problem, learn more and see more, Mingjue, you still have a long way to go."

Zhao Huailang raised his hand and patted Cui Mingjue's shoulder, then leaned back in his chair and frowned:

"Grandpa said he wanted me to come over for something very important, so why did he disappear for so long?"

At this point, Cui Mingjue's face also showed some doubts.

My grandfather has always been cautious in doing things, and he has never specially invited my cousin to come so late before.

"Speaking of which, Grandfather seems to be extremely busy these past few days. The staff members are coming and going in the study. It seems like there's something urgent going on."

When Cui Mingjue said this, Zhao Huailang sat up straight in an instant.

"Oh?"

A look of interest flashed across his face, and at that moment, footsteps were heard outside the door.

Cui Mingjue immediately took the initiative to step forward and open the door, "Grandfather."

Cui Daoyuan nodded slightly, and after entering, he sat directly opposite Zhao Huailang and said straight to the point:

"Lang'er, there's a breakthrough."

Zhao Huailang was instantly surprised when he heard this, and asked in a low voice, "Where did it fall?"

Cui Daoyuan's lips curled up slightly. Even though he was an old fox who had experienced many things, he rarely showed joy at this moment. He whispered:

"It must be someone you would never have imagined, Lang'er. It's none other than the highly respected and flawless imperial tutor—Lin Wanting!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Huailang and Cui Mingjue's expressions changed, and Zhao Huailang said bluntly:

"We've dug deep for so many years, but we haven't found any fault with Mr. Lin. Why..."

Jiang Xun was brought up by Mr. Lin, and it was he who asked Jiang Xun to run for the position of the prince's companion.

It can be said that the reason why Jiang Xun joined the emperor's grandson camp and became their powerful opponent was inseparable from Lin Lao's step-by-step instigation.

How could they not have thought of putting effort into learning from Mr. Lin over the years?

However, Mr. Lin is not interested in fame and fortune, and he keeps himself clean. He has never married in his life. He seems to be playing with the world and is even more impeccable than Jiang Xun.

Cui Daoyuan couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, "Yes, in order to catch him by the tail, this old man has mobilized a lot of manpower this time."

"Let's get back to the point. The breakthrough point is precisely that Lin Wanting...will never marry!"