"You are just too kind-hearted. Unlike that rebellious son, who acts as if everyone owes him something." Han Yuehua shook her head repeatedly.
Zhao Chenhan smiled and said, "It's all thanks to my father and mother's good teaching."
Han Yuehua became more and more satisfied the more she looked at him. She said, "Forget it. Since you've said so, let Li Xingye go. Work hard in Prince Yu's Mansion. After the palace examination, ask your father to find you a job. Then you can rise to prominence and make your unfilial son envious."
Zhao Chenhan smiled shyly and said, "Thank you, mother. By the way, you all know about the poem that my eldest brother wrote for Zhu Zhongyan, right?"
Mentioning this, Han Yuehua was filled with anger: "This rebellious son, he didn't want to be a good young master of the Marquis' Mansion, but chose to cling to the powerful eunuchs. His reputation has been ruined. Fortunately, no one knows about his relationship with the Marquis' Mansion, otherwise we would be too embarrassed to see anyone. You must remember, you are not allowed to tell outsiders that he is from the Marquis' Mansion, understand?"
"I told you a long time ago that we shouldn't have brought him back." Zhao Mingya said dissatisfiedly.
Han Yuehua said impatiently, "What's the point of saying this now? After dinner, go tell your sisters to pretend you don't know that rebellious son from now on and don't bring trouble to yourself."
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Zhao Lin returned to the capital and first went to the Shengjing government office to meet Li Xingye.
"Sir, the student is back."
Seeing Zhao Lin coming back, Li Xingye smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Zhao Lin said solemnly, "For Your Majesty, it's not hard. Sir, can you make it convenient for me to report on my work now?"
Li Xingye was even happier and said, "You just came back, go and rest first. There's no rush for the job report. Oh, take this back and read it."
Li Xingye handed a stack of documents to Zhao Lin. Zhao Lin was puzzled. Li Xingye said, "This is Deputy Envoy Zhao Chenhan's records and thoughts on this mission. Take a look first."
Zhao Lin put the things away and said, "Sir, don't you want to know about the poem I wrote for Zhu Zhongyan?"
Li Xingye said, "Haven't you explained everything? I believe you."
Zhao Lin said gratefully, "Thank you very much, sir. I will not disturb you any longer. Goodbye."
It is indeed a blessing for employees to have such a boss.
When Zhao Lin returned home, Yun Zhiyi excitedly said, "You're finally back. I was scared to death when I heard that you were attacked and killed."
Zhao Lin apologized, "I'm sorry for not telling you in advance."
Yun Zhiyi was flattered and said, "Master, you are too polite. You were right not to tell me. I can't let others see the flaw."
Zhao Lin asked, "Is there anyone coming to the house?"
Yun Zhiyi said, "Yes. Prince Cheng from the General of Chariots and Cavalry's mansion came to pay his respects. Jiang Yichen, Bai Shicheng, and Zhao Chenhan were all here too. Oh, and Qing'er, too. She's very angry, so you'll have to think of an explanation."
Zhao Lin smiled bitterly: "I thought Minister Fu would not let her know about me."
Yun Zhiyi said, "That's what Minister Fu did, but you also know that gossip can spread. Qing'er found out anyway. She even scolded me for not telling her the truth. Our sisterhood was almost ruined."
Zhao Lin sighed, "I'll explain it to her when I see her."
Zhao Lin was very grateful to Fu Liqing and naturally had feelings for her, but now he was just a minor scholar and it was difficult for him to see her, let alone anything else.
So Zhao Lin’s top priority now is to climb up.
Zhao Lin came to the study, opened Zhao Chenhan's so-called work records, took a look and laughed.
"What's so funny?" Sudi came over and asked.
Zhao Lin handed Zhao Chenhan's work records to Su Di: "Take a look."
Su Di read it for a moment and flew into a rage: "Shameless! Despicable! Shameless! What a despicable and shameless bastard! This is clearly your experience, yet he actually wrote it as his own and presented it to Lord Li before you did. How shameless!"
Su Di's face flushed with anger. He paced back and forth, pinching his waist and cursing, "I don't think there's any good guy in the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion. Zhao Chenhan is like this, he must have been taught by Zhao Jingzhou and his wife."
Zhao Lin agreed: "You are right, they are indeed not good people."
Su Di said angrily: "Fortunately, you have been in contact with Lord Li and often consulted him, otherwise this would all belong to Zhao Chenhan. What are you going to do?"
"Don't worry about him." Zhao Lin said, "Since Lord Li gave me this thing, it means he knows what's going on. We don't need to make any more trouble."
Su Di nodded and said, "That's right. If Zhao Chenhan plays this trick in front of others, it might work, but in front of Lord Li, hmph, it's just self-humiliation."
Yun Zhiyi just happened to bring some tea. Su Di took a sip, then put it heavily on the table and said, "No, I can't swallow this. We've worked so hard running around, without a break for the past two months. I'm tanned. We just managed to get this done, and he actually wants to steal it. I won't feel good if I don't teach him a lesson."
Zhao Lin said with a smile: "How are you going to deal with him?"
Sudi said: "I haven't thought about it yet."
Zhao Lin laughed, shook his head, and said, "It's easy to deal with him."
Sudi said anxiously: "Hurry up and tell me."
Zhao Lin said, "Doesn't he want to take all the credit? Go promote him and say he did a great job in Jiujiang Province, an exceptionally good one, and give him all the credit."
Sudi was stunned at first, then suddenly realized: "I understand. It's flattery. When he's smug and thinks he's got all the benefits, then we'll produce evidence and humiliate him so badly that he can't recover."
Zhao Lin nodded.
"I'll arrange it right away."
Sudi left in a hurry.
Zhao Lin smiled and shook his head.
This Sudi is good in every way, except that he is a little too impatient.
Zhao Lin read through what Zhao Chenhan had written carefully. In addition to copying Zhao Lin's homework, Zhao Chenhan also added some of his own understanding. Some of the ideas made Zhao Lin's eyes light up.
"As expected of a talent carefully cultivated by the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, he is indeed quite talented." Zhao Lin smiled slightly and threw the work records aside.
What good is it if you have some talent? If you go astray, it's all for naught.
If Zhao Chenhan didn't have any evil ideas, with his own abilities and the support of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and the Prince Yu Mansion, his future would definitely be bright.
Unfortunately, he was blinded by the short-term gains and losses in front of him, and insisted on arguing with Zhao Lin, which doomed him to failure in the future.
Two rumors appeared in the capital at the same time.
The first is the eldest son of the Marquis of Zhenbei. The future young marquis did an excellent job on his business trip this time and was praised by Feng Siyuan, the governor of Jiujiang Province, and the prefects of various prefectures in the province. They all praised him for being better than their teachers. Other young masters in the capital, such as Bai Shiyuan, are not worthy of being on the same level with him. In the future, he will definitely surpass Zhao Jingzhou, the Marquis of Zhenbei, and be among the Nine Ministers, glorifying the Marquis of Zhenbei.
Another rumor is that the poet Zhao Lin, in order to curry favor with the powerful eunuch Zhu Zhongyan, attended the opening ceremony of his ancestral temple as an inspector and wrote poems in public to belittle the ministers in the court in order to please Zhu Zhongyan. This shows his poor character.
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