The young man in front of him had an extraordinary aura. It couldn’t be said that there was anything special about him, but just standing there doing nothing was enough for everyone to see that this person was not an ordinary person.
Tan Zhengtong had also served as a scholar in the capital for three years. Naturally, he immediately saw the value of this man. It was unexpected that the Chu family could get such a marriage. He glanced at his future brother-in-law Chu Yongcheng, and couldn't help but compare them in his mind. He came to a conclusion - it was really a blessing in disguise.
After just a moment of thinking, Qin Zhengtong nodded at Xiao Heng with a smile: "Mr. Deng, I heard that you had a difficult journey here?"
Having been an official for such a long time, Qin Zhengtong has naturally been influenced by the customs of officialdom and knows the rules very well. Now that the Chu family has attached itself to the Deng family, it means that he will be a relative of the Deng family in the future. The Deng family has strong qualifications and all the in-laws are either rich or noble. It is inevitable that Mr. Deng will be promoted in the future. At this time, Qin Zhengtong will naturally not hesitate to humble himself and have a good relationship with Mr. Deng.
Xiao Heng also smiled, looking at him and said, "I wouldn't have lost my identity documents and baggage, but they said the soldiers were searching for an assassin, so there were so many people, and my servants and I were separated, and all our things were lost. If I hadn't run into you, I don't know what would have happened to me now."
Qin Zhengtong was naturally well aware of the recent situation in the city. He couldn't help but sigh, "Alas, it was all because of my lack of precautions that something big happened. I guess I'll have to rely on your father's mediation in the future."
Xiao Heng lowered his eyes, but smiled: "We are all relatives, and we are all connected. Your business is naturally my father's business as well."
He has really changed. He used to be an honest and upright official, but now he talks about connections all the time. And looking at his expression, he has no remorse at all. He ignores the important matters and actually deals with the so-called relatives of a concubine.
He and Su Rong looked at each other and then looked away tacitly.
Qin Zhengtong was very satisfied with Master Deng's attitude. He had done something too extreme now and there was no turning back. As long as he could get in touch with someone, he would naturally seize the opportunity. Maybe it would be a chance to escape punishment and survive in the future.
Both parties were willing to make friends, and the atmosphere was very harmonious and warm. Soon someone came from the backyard to say that the banquet was ready, and Qin Zhengtong invited Master Chu, Chu Yongcheng and others to come in and take their seats.
As the group was leaving the hall, a clerk suddenly ran over breathlessly to report to Tan Zhengtong: "Prefect, something has happened. A big incident has occurred at Nanshan Academy. Someone has died. Many people have gathered together and are heading towards our government office!"
The smile on Mr. Chu's face froze. He looked at Qin Zhengtong with some fear, not knowing how to react for a moment.
Chu Yongcheng next to him knew how powerful it was - Nanshan Academy was the largest academy in Zhaotong. Yunnan was not a place of culture and education, so having an academy was already a difficult thing. Few scholars from a place could really make a name for themselves. It was only with the efforts of Qin Zhengtong that the academy was finally built and achieved some success.
If something goes wrong in the field of culture and education, it will be impossible to get any positive evaluation of the political achievements.
This is a big deal!
As expected, Tan Zhengtong's face immediately darkened. He didn't care about the situation in front of him and shouted, "Speak clearly, what happened? Who's dead?"
Whose life
The clerk was panting and standing there with a sad face, not daring to move: "My Lord, it is said that a student died! It seems that because... because they wanted to search for the assassin... they had a conflict with the students."
Tan Zhengtong almost fainted.
What a bunch of fools, what a bunch of villains!
They really don't have any brains at all! What's going on right now is that they should be extra cautious, but they are just afraid that things won't get out of hand, and that they won't die so quickly!
How could he have the mind to eat? If it weren't for the fact that there was a son of the academician here, he would have turned away. Even so, he suppressed his anger and calmly let Master Chu take his men in, and then went to the signing room angrily.
Master Chu was terrified. Although he didn't know how serious the matter was, he could see that his son-in-law looked very bad, as if he was going to kill someone. After a pause, he looked at Master Deng tentatively and asked his son in a low voice: "What's going on? Why are you so anxious?"
Chu Yongcheng's face turned pale, and he sighed and explained to his father.
Since ancient times, no matter where scholars come from, it is never a good thing.
What's more, now that a student has died, the matter has become even more serious.
I’m afraid my brother-in-law’s official reputation will be ruined.
I don’t even know if my superiors will punish me.
well.
But these are not the most important things now. After Chu Yongcheng finished explaining to his father, he leaned towards Xiao Heng beside him and said, "Brother Deng, due to this incident... I'm afraid my brother-in-law can't entertain you. I'm really sorry for not entertaining you well. Please don't blame me."
Anyway, Qin Zhengtong's attitude has been made clear. He just now clearly picked the food according to the standards for receiving a real brother-in-law. It is only natural for him to call him brother-in-law, right
Xiao Heng glanced at him, smiled slightly and nodded as a reply: "It's okay, it's okay, the governor is busy with official duties, and we shouldn't disturb him."
Chu and Madam Chu were chatting happily. After the banquet was over, they were surprised to hear that Tan Zhengtong was not coming back. It was only after Chu Yongcheng came out to explain that Chu shook her head worriedly: "Really, being such an official, one can never repay his debts."
She had already regarded herself as a proper prefect's wife.
After complaining, she went to see her brother's future brother-in-law with a smile on her face. Seeing that he was indeed as handsome as her mother said, she became happy too: "My brother is really marrying into a wealthy family. Please don't despise him for being dull."
Since they were future in-laws, there was no need to be too restrained or avoid the topic. Chu smiled and invited Xiao Heng and the others to take the table.
Tan Zhengtong in the front yard was not so relaxed. He rushed into the signing room, but before he could get angry, the chancellor came in in a hurry: "Prefect, please go out and take a look! Those scholars in the academy have gone crazy, and have brought the corpse to the gate of our mansion! Now there is chaos outside, we can't let anything else happen! Those scholars are all crazy!"
Yes! Those scholars are all crazy. If you push them too far, something bad will happen!
Qin Zhengtong was almost driven crazy. He pointed at a group of staff members in anger and called them trash. Then he turned around and asked the chancellor in a stern voice: "Where is Lord Yuan? Where is Chief Secretary Zhan?! Tell them to come over here!"
They were the ones responsible for searching for the assassin, but now that so much trouble has been caused, where are they? !
One Hundred and Twenty-Six Dead
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