Mr. Qin explained the situation to Li Wenshan in a calm and gentle tone, pausing for a moment before adding, "That Dade Grain Store is jointly operated by Zhang's family, Wu County Wei's maternal clan, and two other grain merchants. What great luck."
"Bu Huaiyi and Lu Youde were in Dingping Prefecture...” Li Wenshan hadn't finished speaking when Mr. Qin waved his hand at him, “Your father said you've told him several times already, fortunately your father caught on early, Bu Huaiyi and Lu Youde each received 50 lashes, the matter has been settled. The most pressing issue now is to quickly find a suitable person, the Changping granary hasn't been inspected yet, this is the big deal."
"Is Mr. Guo still in Hangzhou? Can we ask for his help?" Li Wenshan immediately chimed in.
Mr. Qin smiled and said, "Yes, he's a very suitable person." Mr. Qin turned to County Magistrate Li and asked, "Have you met Zhu Canyi, the advisor beside General Luo?"
Magistrate Li nodded, and Mr. Qin continued: "Zhu's nephew, surnamed Guo, named Sheng, is a scholar who has been studying under Zhu for over ten years. He now lives in Hangzhou City. The other day, Zhu asked around to find a position for his nephew. Guo Sheng is of excellent character and capable, making him quite suitable."
The county magistrate looked at his son and saw that his son nodded to him, so he also nodded: "Your eyesight is better than mine. If you think it's good, then it must be right."
Mr. Qin looked at Magistrate Li with a few moments of speechlessness, after all, Wu Lang was only 15 or 16 years old, and as his father... it's no wonder that Zhong Shi, such an ignorant woman, could control him for decades.
After the two big events of Zhong Bazi and the two masters, his father's image in his heart fell from its original high position to a low one. He looked at Qin Xian and said: "Father is ill, so I'll trouble you, Master. We must hurry up and invite Mr. Guo over. The matter of Changping Warehouse cannot be delayed."
"County Magistrate is at ease, Fifth Master is at ease." Mr. Qin bowed and responded. After bidding farewell to the two men, he went out to look for Guo Sheng.
Li Wenshan was sitting in front of Li County Magistrate's bed, having just said a few words, when Wu Tong rushed in to announce: "Fifth Master! General Lu has sent Cheng Ying over, saying he wants to see you about something."
"Go quickly!" County Magistrate Li hastily pushed his son outwards.
Li Wenshan stood up, went out to the county yamen's Angle Gate, and saw Cheng Ying in front of him. He bowed and stood aside with his hands clasped behind his back, stretching his neck to listen to the words of the Tung tree.
Li Wenshan looked towards the wutong tree along his line of sight and instructed: "There's no one serving Father in front, you go take a look."
Wutong reluctantly slipped away, and Chengying watched him disappear into the distance before smiling and saying: "Our master sent someone over to ask Young Master Five what's going on. Master Five left in such a hurry that our master is very worried."
"It's nothing big." Li Wenshan responded with a sentence, and then sighed: "Alas, it's also a big deal. It's those two masters of Ah-Die..."
Li Wenshan told how his father accidentally broke the two accountants' plot to embezzle grain from the Changping warehouse, how he got rid of the two accountants, and how he was so angry that he fell ill. "...Fortunately, Mr. Qin helped take care of things, and now everything is fine, except for Father's illness. I'd like to stay home and take care of him with some medicine for a few more days until he recovers, then I'll go back to the academy. Please thank General Lu for his concern."
Cheng Ying nodded and didn't say much more. Farewell, Li Wenshan, he galloped back to Hangzhou City to report for duty.
Lu Yi listened to Cheng Ying's report, thought for a moment, turned around and entered the second gate, asking to see King Qin.
The door of Qin Wang's study was closed, and Lu Yi looked at the eunuchs standing at attention with their hands hanging down by the door in surprise. He pointed to the room inside, "Is the king not in?"
"The prince is here and wants some quiet time to think. He ordered the servants to wait outside." The eunuch Ke Xi's voice was as low as it could be.
"Huai Ci has arrived, come in." A voice came from inside the house, and Ke Xi hastily lifted the curtain to let Lu Yi enter.
"What's the big deal?" The King of Qin had his hands on the desk, with nothing in front of him, looking at Lu Yi with a hint of impatience.
"It's nothing serious." Lu Yi bowed respectfully, "This morning Li Wenshan hastily left the academy, I saw his anxious expression, so I let Cheng Ying run to Hengshan County to ask what happened, just now Cheng Ying came back and said..."
Lu Yi translated what Cheng Ying had said, while looking at the King of Qin, who was listening very attentively. He continued: “...Li Xue Ming's two teachers, I've heard Li Wen Shan complain about them several times, saying they were of poor character. This time, helping with the aftermath, Mr. Qin, whose name is Qin Qing, has been friends with Li Xue Ming's older brother Li Xue Zhuang for many years and is also a colleague. Two months ago, he arrived at Li Wen Shan's side, claiming to be guiding him in his studies and writing, but Qin Qing only managed to pass the imperial examination as a xiucai. He excels in practical matters and...”
"Some petty tricks that don't even make it onto the stage."
"Are you speculating on the usual grain storage?" King Qin pinched his chin with two fingers, narrowing his eyes, "This is a trap, isn't it?"
Lu Yi smiled, "I thought so too. That Qin Qing and the three advisors beside Luo Shuai, they all have a good relationship."
"You say, how much does Li Wenshan know? He can't be unaware of it, maybe... " Qin Wang changed two fingers to pinch his chin, with a face full of excitement. "This Li Wenshan, I underestimated him, how old is he this year? Fifteen? Sixteen? He dares to scheme against his own father at such a young age, this isn't something an honest person would do..."
"On the surface, it's just a foolish appearance." Lu Yi smiled and continued the sentence.
"Is Li Xue Ming's illness serious?" Qin Wang suddenly asked, Lu Yi replied with a few cautious words, "Cheng Ying said that Li Wu Lang's complexion is normal, it seems that the illness is not serious."
"It's not a trivial matter either, you tell Guan Tong to invite a good doctor to visit Hengshan County, don't say it's my intention, this is what you entrusted him with." Qin Wang instructed, Lu Yi smiled and responded, then exited and went straight to find Guan Tong.
Guan Xuan was performing martial arts in the arena, staring at a group of slender and delicate imperial guards practicing paired combat. Seeing Lu Yi beckoning him, he handed over a few words to his deputy and came out with Lu Yi into the council hall.
"Just a few words." Lu Yi glanced at the guards standing in front of the palace, "The county magistrate of Hengshan County is ill. Can you ask a good doctor to go to Hengshan County? Hengshan County is small and it's said that there aren't many good doctors."
"Are you ill? Is it serious?" Guan Xuan was surprised and worried.
"It shouldn't be too heavy." Lu Yi muttered a sentence.
"Is this... Prince Wang?" Guan Tong was a shrewd person,
"It's me, Li Wenshan is a kind-hearted person, I like him very much, and his little sister, a 5 or 6 year old kid, so sensible that it's heart-wrenching. Besides, entrusting her to you is also very convenient, nothing else, don't think too much."
"Alright, don't worry, I'll send someone to invite him right away." Guan Tong responded to Lu Yi's words with a very crisp tone.
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When Guan Fushi invited the famous doctor Zhao from Hangzhou to Hengshan County, Li Cao's youngest son, Li Wensong, also accompanied the famous doctor Huang from Jiangning Prefecture to the county government of Hengshan.
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