After discussing the matter with Gu Tingye, Li Hao stopped taking care of it and left it all to Gu Tingye. Anyway, when it came to how to contact the noble disciples and encourage them to participate in the competition, Gu Tingye was much better than him and was very motivated.

Gao, Li Hao simply became a hands-off shopkeeper.

Therefore, in addition to being busy with his own work, Li Hao's only thing later was to urge Ouyang Xiu to implement the polo field matter as soon as possible, so as not to have Gu Tingye have to wait for the venue to play after finishing the matter.

On this day, Li Hao came to the gate of Ouyang Mansion again, but today it was not just about the polo field, but he also had to ask about brother Zeng Gong's visit to Bianjing.

Mrs. Xue was not busy when Li Hao arrived, so the three of them sat down in front of the hall, and Li Hao asked Ouyang Xiu: "Uncle, I received a letter from Senior Brother Zigu the day before yesterday, saying that they have left for Bianjing.

Yes, it was estimated that the date would arrive in the next two days, so I thought of asking my uncle.

What official positions have been assigned to them by the Ministry of Civil Affairs this time? How long can they stay in Bianjing after they are appointed? My cousin Sheng Changbai had a good relationship with Senior Brother Zigu at the beginning, and he will be here in more than half a month.

We're getting married. If I have time, I'd like to invite them to stay and have a wedding drink before leaving."

After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu replied: "They have all decided to go abroad. Zigu was granted the judicial title of Taiping Prefecture to join the army, Zidi was granted the magistrate of Anren County of Quzhou, Zixuan was granted the title of Sihu of Xuanzhou to join the army, and Zishi was granted the magistrate of Suichang County of Chuzhou.

The branches are located in various places and are far away from Bianjing. According to the regulations of the imperial court, they can only stay in Beijing for a few days before setting off to take up their posts, otherwise they will easily miss the deadline."

Li Hao complained: "It's been a hard journey, especially for Senior Brother Zishi and Senior Brother Zigu. Now that they have been sued, they have to go back to take up their posts. It's a lot of unnecessary travel. In fact, it's better for the Ministry of Personnel to directly handle the work.

The proclamation has been sent to them and they can take office on their own."

After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu explained: "It's not as easy as you said. The purpose of coming to Bianjing to collect the petition is to strengthen security, so as to prevent someone from stealing official documents and pretending to be an official. This has happened before. So why do officials transfer to report their duties?

This is the reason why I have to come to Bianjing City, otherwise you would think that the princes in the court would not be as considerate as you."

After hearing this, Li Hao smiled and said, "I'm just expressing my feelings for you." Then he stopped asking about this matter, but planned to ask about the polo ground and urge Ouyang Xiu.

But before Li Hao could ask, Mrs. Xue suddenly asked something else: "Brother Hao, I heard that you are familiar with Gu Tingye. Do you know what he thinks? Why did he suddenly appear in Yufu once?"

After the news, there was nothing more to say."

Li Hao was stunned when he heard this and thought to himself, you are really a gossip, but this matter is hard to tell. He can't tell the truth. He said that Gu Tingye didn't like Yu Yanran at all, but he just thought she had a good temper and could tolerate her.

I just found it in the outer chamber. Now that the outer chamber is dead, I don't have to worry about it for the time being. That's okay.

He could only say: "I don't know the specifics. Maybe Gu Tingye stopped after seeing Mrs. Yu's firm opposition and felt that it didn't match. It's not good for me to ask him about this."

Then Li Hao saw that Mrs. Xue wanted to continue asking questions, so he hurriedly left, and only breathed a sigh of relief after leaving Ouyang Mansion.

After returning to the mansion, Li Hao sent his servants to wait outside the city gate for several days. After seeing the Zeng brothers, they were first taken to the mansion to be accommodated, and they went to Ouyang Mansion to visit together.

When Li Haofang left the Kaifeng Mansion on the third day, Fu Deng came up to greet him and said, "The young masters of the Zeng family arrived in Bianjing. Just now the janitor came over and told them that they had dropped off their things in the mansion, and then they went directly to Master Ouyang's residence.

He said that you can just go directly after you leave the office."

After Li Hao heard this, he sent the carriage directly to Ouyang Mansion. When Li Hao arrived, Ouyang Xiu had already talked to Zeng Gong and others at the manor. When Li Hao went in and sat down, Ouyang Xiu had arranged the staff

I talked to the four people and was asking them about their itinerary plans.

Then I heard Zeng Gong say: "The journey is not close, so we will be delayed by things on the way and lose time. We should go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs tomorrow to get the petition, and then we will rest in Bianjing for two days, and then we will set off for our appointment together."

After hearing this, Li Hao persuaded and said: "Senior Brother Zigu, isn't this too rushed? Why don't you stay in Bianjing for a few more days? It just so happens that my cousin Changbai and Gu Tingye have been thinking about spending more time with you.

"

Ouyang Xiu then persuaded him: "There is really no need to work so hard. You can stay in Bianjing for a while."

After listening to what the two said, Zeng Gong still said firmly: "Two days of rest is enough, and the four of us don't work in the same place. We still want to go together, and we can still go together for a part of the way. If we can go early,

, and you can also reserve more time for Zi Shi to come out."

After hearing what Zeng Gong said, Li Hao and Ouyang Xiu stopped trying to persuade him.

Ouyang Xiu said later: "In that case, you have traveled a long way and you have just entered Bianjing. You are also tired. You will go back early to rest today. I will set up a family banquet at my house for tomorrow's dinner. You can come together. When the time comes,

Chatting in detail."

After everyone in the hall agreed, they stood up and left. On the way back, Li Hao said: "These few days are not days for rest, and there is no time for Changbai to go to the Yamen. I will go to my uncle's tomorrow, and then I can go to the Yamen the day after tomorrow."

Then we will make an appointment with cousin Changbai and Gu Tingye to get together. As for the daytime, why not go find Gu Tingye, he should be free, why not let him accompany you to stroll around Bianjing City."

After hearing this, Zeng Gong said: "That's not necessary. Some old things are still in Bianjing. Now I think I'd like to visit them, so there's no need to trouble Brother Gu."

After hearing this, Li Hao understood in his heart that after all, the Zeng family can be considered a family of officials, and there may have been decline in the middle. But now that they have four Jinshi in one discipline, their momentum has also risen, and some of the original relationships can now be reconnected.

So he said: "Okay, then I will make an appointment with Gu Tingye and cousin Changbai in advance, and we will make an appointment the day after tomorrow. The location will still be Fan Lou, okay?"

Zeng and Gong had no objection to this, so Li Hao ordered someone to send a letter to inform them after returning home.

Li Hao was very happy when he went to the Ouyang Mansion family dinner on the second day. Old friends gathered together to talk about interesting things about his hometown and look forward to the future. However, Xue's words later made Li Hao completely depressed.

Because Ouyang Fa's engagement happened to be discussed, a table full of people came out during the conversation. Except for Li Hao, all the others were already married or engaged. This made the people sitting behind Li Hao feel on pins and needles.

After a family banquet, Li Hao left happily, but came back resentful.

Fortunately, the gathering with Sheng Changbai and Gu Tingye on the second day was much more normal. There was no need to ask more about Li Hao and Sheng Changbai's affairs. They were all going to the Yamen normally, nothing special. So during the dinner, Zeng Gong asked specifically

Gu Tingye, prepare to do something.

So Gu Tingye spent these days preparing for various competitions and wooing the nobles' children, and also revealed his purpose of completely changing the bad habits among the nobles.

After listening to these words, Li Hao felt that it might be the influence of his own situation and the surrounding environment since childhood that made Gu Tingye's words particularly infectious.

After hearing this, the Zeng brothers all wanted to participate and contribute. However, considering the actual situation, they could only provide moral support for the time being. During the meeting, they also specifically asked Gu Tingye about his specific plans and gave serious suggestions.
Chapter completed!