Li Hao deliberately gave everyone a pass at this time and said: "The officials are actually very worried about the current trend of emphasizing civility over military affairs and have high hopes for the nobles.

So when I found out that the league that Brother Gu and I were organizing this time advocated the ancient system to imitate the martial arts of the Han and Tang dynasties, and invited all the noble sons and daughters of the capital, I was very happy, thinking that this was a sign of loyalty to our country.

For his performance, he was specially rewarded."

After finishing speaking, he paused for a while, and after everyone's attention was drawn, he said: "The official first gave a nomination plaque to the Song Dynasty Hope Cup League, and then gave a lottery as the trophy for the top spot in the league.

Do you know why we named this league the Hope Cup?"

Everyone looked at each other in shock, and then Yang Wenyuan said: "Could it be that the officials think that we are the pillars of the Song Dynasty and hope that we can serve the country."

After hearing this, Li Hao recognized Yang Wenyuan's way of finding answers by himself and said: "Brother Yang is really smart, and he guessed it right. The official family hopes that the descendants of the nobles can produce more talents and become the pillars of the country.

So now that we are hosting the first session, the officials will definitely pay special attention to it. Wouldn’t it be of great benefit if you gentlemen could show their faces here and let the officials remember it."

After listening to Li Hao's words, Gu Tingye didn't believe it, but was surprised that Li Hao could draw a big pie.

But the rest of the people didn't know so much, so they all believed it.

At this time, Li Hao emphasized: "Originally, I shouldn't tell you about this matter. After all, I have to ensure fairness and let the officials see the true situation. But today, because of Brother Gu's friendship, I reluctantly did it.

I'm telling you, dear friends.

In the future, please don’t spread the word that it was me who said it, otherwise I can’t afford to take the blame, and it would be bad for everyone if I let others know and prepare for it.”

After listening to Li Hao's words, everyone originally believed 50%, but now it has increased to 80% or 90%, so they all agreed.

Then they each took their people to train, hoping to achieve good results.

Then only Li Hao and Gu Tingye were left in the room. Gu Tingye said with a smile: "I never thought that Brother Li could deceive people so well. After listening to your words today, I'm afraid this group of people will spend a lot of money."

The energy is in.

But are the official rewards you mentioned true or false? This is no joke."

Li Hao said: "Of course I know this is not a joke, so of course it is true.

The officials did agree to give me a plaque and a lottery prize. As for the name of the Hope Cup, I just thought of it on the spur of the moment. I hadn't made it up yet, but Yang Wulang helped me make it up.

And this is true both before and after. As for the reason in between, I don’t believe he can go to the officials to ask."

After hearing this, Gu Tingye nodded and said, "That's true. They will definitely not ask the officials directly. They will probably still ask around among the nobles."

Li Hao then said: "So the next step is your business. You must spread this matter among the noble disciples without knowing it. By then, everyone will know the news, and the source of the money can not be found.

, this naturally became true.”

After hearing this, Gu Tingye shook his head and said: "You, why didn't I see that you had this ability before? If I had some such means at the beginning, I wouldn't have been deceived."

After hearing this, Li Hao said: "Brother Gu is very capable, but it's just not the time yet.

Besides, to be able to receive such a favor from the government this time is partly due to you."

After hearing this, Gu Tingye was a little confused, looked at Li Hao and asked, "What does this have to do with me?"

Li Hao replied: "The officials now feel that it is inappropriate to depose you from the imperial examination and end your path to the imperial examination.

It's just that due to the majesty of the emperor, I can't repent, so I thought of giving you some compensation, and then I happened to encounter this problem, so I probably helped you with a stroke of my pen.

Moreover, your family is a martial arts family after all, and the officials may also hope that you can achieve something on this road, and they will definitely not be stingy with rewards."

After hearing this, Gu Tingye said with some emotion: "Brother Li should understand me. I really don't want to have anything to do with the Gu family."

After hearing this, Li Hao persuaded and said: "I think what Brother Gu said is biased. Could it be that the official's appreciation and promotion of you can only be because of your father and the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion?

If that's the case, then why don't the officials promote your eldest brother and third brother? Think about it."

Li Hao saw that Gu Tingye was about to refute something, so he directly concluded the coffin and said: "Anyway, let's just say this for now. I don't know whether the official family will promote you, but I think if the official family really wants to promote you,

It must be because of your ability, not your family background."

Gu Tingye was silent for a while after hearing this, and then Li Hao changed the topic and asked about Gu Tingye's recent situation. After all, now that Zhu Manniang is dead, Gu Tingye's life trajectory will definitely change a lot, and Li Hao doesn't have the ability to predict the unknown.

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After hearing this, Gu Tingye said that in addition to spending time with his two children at home recently, he was also busy with league affairs. He had not even been back to the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion. After that, he complained about Li Hao, the shopkeeper who was so hands-off that he didn't care about anything.

After hearing this, Li Hao felt at ease. After all, he helped Gu Tingye rescue his son and saved Gu Yankai's life. What's wrong with asking Gu Tingye to help with some work? No matter how much you do, it is what you should do.

But in the end, Li Hao, amidst Gu Tingye's nagging, promised to participate more in the future to prevent Gu Tingye from being so tired.

After chatting with Gu Tingye for a while, they were ready to say goodbye and go back home. Before leaving, the two of them made an appointment to go to Sheng Mansion and accompany Sheng Changbai to Haijia to propose marriage on the day Sheng Changbai got married.

Later, when Li Hao was waiting for Sheng Changbai's day to arrive, a letter from Yangzhou gave Li Hao another headache.

Wei said in the letter: "The matter in Yangzhou has been generally settled, and Master Qin has also paid a visit. Master Qin is now in good health, so there is no need to worry. Then he explained that he encountered some things in Yangzhou this time and needed to

I had to go back to Beijing to deal with it, so I returned early."

Although the letter said that something was going on, it did not mention what made Wei and the others so anxious to return to Beijing.

But Li Hao had some guesses about this, but he would not know the details until Wei returned to Beijing.

And if Li Hao's guess is true, then Sheng Hong will have to be forced to deal with Lin Sushuang, which is not an easy task.

According to Li Hao's idea, it would be best to put this matter after the first palace rebellion, and take part in it and get promoted to an official position. In this way, his words would be more powerful to Sheng Hong, but now he is still a sixth-rank official.

, Sheng Hong may not be able to take his own words seriously.

If we borrow external force, we really want to expose this matter and hand it over to the Kaifeng Mansion for legal action, and we can achieve our goal, but Minglan may not be willing to do this.

In the end, he really couldn't think of a good way, so Li Hao didn't think about it for the time being. Anyway, there must be a way to the mountain.

Later, on the day of Changbai's wedding, Gu Tingye and Li Hao arrived at Sheng Mansion early and followed the wedding procession on their tall horses to help Changbai escort them until they arrived in front of Haishi's door.

Everyone was stopped. It was said that the Hai family were all well-educated scholars, and the people who stopped at the door were all literary people. They asked everyone to write poems and lyrics, and they had to satisfy the Hai family before they could be allowed in.

But can this stop Li Hao and the others? Not to mention that Sheng Changbai and Gu Tingye are both well-educated people, but just Li Hao's poetry reserve alone can amaze everyone with his skills.

But today was Sheng Changbai's wedding, and Li Hao didn't try to share the limelight. He followed Sheng Changbai and played two songs, and then everyone was let go by the Hai family.

All that was left was to welcome the bride without any hindrance, and then everyone returned to Sheng Mansion.

The Sheng family invited mainly colleagues of Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai today, as well as various relatives of the Sheng family, so it was considered a noble and decent event.

After Sheng Changbai saluted, Li Hao stayed in the front hall to help Changbai ward off the wine. But in fact, Li Hao still wanted to join in the fun in the backyard, wanting to see how Qi Heng went from happiness to despair in an instant. After all, who let

He can't listen to good people.

It's a pity that Li Hao really has no reason to know about this, not to mention that all the men of the Sheng family are in the front yard at this time, so Li Hao can't break into the back yard.

But later, when Li Hao saw Qi Heng's sad face when he reappeared in the front yard, he felt relieved. He came with high expectations, but came back extremely disappointed.

Of course, Li Hao had no feelings about Qi Heng's self-inflicted consequences. After all, Li Hao had already tried to persuade him, but Qi Heng and Minglan didn't listen, so there was nothing Li Hao could do.

After Sheng Changbai got married, Gu Tingye spread the news about the league among the nobles in Bianjing, and after they asked each other to confirm the authenticity. Every day, a bunch of nobles' children lined up to sign up to participate, and Gu Tingye was too busy.

So he also recruited Li Hao as a young man.

But before Li Hao had been busy for two days, someone from the Sheng Mansion suddenly sent a message, saying that the old lady had invited Li Hao to come over and talk.

Li Hao was a little curious when he heard it. He didn't know what the old lady could do with him, but he still went to Sheng Mansion to visit as scheduled.

After entering the Shou'an Hall and meeting the old lady, Li Hao asked, "I wonder why the old lady came to see me today."

The old lady said: "Actually, it's nothing serious. It's just that Minglan and I are going back to your hometown in Youyang recently. It just so happens that your mother is in Yangzhou now, not far away. I can drop by to see you and have a word with you."

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After hearing this, Li Hao's heart skipped a beat. You must know that in the play, Minglan has a difficult journey back to Youyang's hometown this time. First, he encounters water bandits, and then he encounters gangsters when the old lady in the big house is attending the funeral. Later,

There are still dangers on the way back. Without Gu Tingye here this time, safety may not be guaranteed.

After Li Hao finished thinking, he said: "My mother has sent a letter back, saying that she has something to do and has returned to Beijing early. I'm afraid the old lady won't be able to meet her this time.

Moreover, I read from the Kaifeng Mansion's newspaper that there are rogue bandits making trouble in Huainan, so would you consider staying in Bianjing in the near future?"

After hearing this, the old lady said: "The gangsters in this small group are just suffering from ringworm and scabies, so they will be fine if you think about it."
Chapter completed!