Xie Xifeng felt a pang of anxiety, and cursed Guan Tong inwardly. Then, with a smile on his face, he said, "Master Fu, please be magnanimous. Lord Guan was just confused for a moment. How about you stop the convoy and listen to Lord Guan's explanation?"
"How dare I listen to Master Guan's explanation? You don't need to persuade me. Just tell him that I, Fu Xiaoguan, am unhappy!"
Xie Xifeng was so angry!
Damn Guan Tong, you caused such a mess and I still have to run around in the rain. Even if you beg me for mercy, I don’t care. Even if His Majesty investigates it, it’s not my responsibility!
However, he had to convey Fu Xiaoguan's words to Guan Tong, because he also wanted to see how Guan Tong would react after hearing these words.
So he whispered again, "Wen Canghai, the son of the great scholar Wen Xingzhou, has also come with Master Guan. He is a member of the Hanlin Academy and has long admired your name. For Mr. Wen's sake... please order the convoy to move more slowly."
Fu Xiaoguan did not expect that Wen Xingzhou also sent his son to come. After thinking about it, he asked Xue Pinggui to slow down.
"What are you going to do next?" Yu Wenjun asked.
"The rain comes at the perfect time. Let Guan get wet in the rain for a while."
"So we still have to go to Guanyun City?"
"Of course, even though I don't want to go, I still have to complete the task assigned by His Majesty. In addition, Tingmei must set up a sales point in Guanyun City. I also want to see how the Wu Dynasty's business has developed."
This was something that Fu Xiaoguan had already decided on. He didn't know where he had offended Guan Tong. Since Guan Tong didn't give him face and wanted to slap Yu Chao in the face, he naturally wouldn't give Guan Tong any face either, and would also slap Wu Chao in the face.
He needed to figure out from this incident whether this was Guan Tong's private idea or Emperor Wen's intention. If this was Emperor Wen's intention, he needed to be fully prepared to deal with it, because this meant that Emperor Wen was testing him - not testing him, Fu Xiaoguan, but testing Yu Chao.
This is not a good thing. It might be a prelude to the Wu Dynasty's attempt to take advantage of someone's misfortune. This would remind Yu Chunqiu to pay attention to the movements of the Wu Dynasty's border troops.
Now that Guan Tong is chasing him, this possibility has become much smaller, but Fu Xiaoguan still has to be careful.
The convoy slowed down, and the first person to react was Xu Huaishu.
He had been nervous all the time, but suddenly he felt happy. He opened the curtain of the carriage and called Xue Pinggui. Only then did he realize that what Fu Xiaoguan had predicted last night was right. The envoy from the Wu Dynasty had really caught up with him.
He felt relieved, thinking that this way, he had given Fu Xiaoguan enough face. He would probably ride the donkey downhill and go to Guanyun City.
He didn't sleep well last night. He was very worried. He was worried that the young and inexperienced Fu Xiaoguan would mess up the matter. He was worried that if he returned to the capital like this, not only would he be promoted to the Minister of Rites, but he would probably be demoted to the position of Vice Minister of Rites by His Majesty.
Guan Tong's carriage was running very fast, and his face was full of anxiety.
Wen Canghai was holding a book in his hand, but he couldn't concentrate on reading. He put down the book, looked at Guan Tong with an angry face, and shook his head.
"Master Guan, you were once a student of Mount Li Academy, but I look down on you now. You've been in this officialdom for over twenty years, and you no longer possess the air of a scholar. Instead, you are filled with the stench of material gain. You've forgotten the pride of a scholar, especially one as renowned as Fu Xiaoguan, whose heart is as vast as the sea and whose vision reaches the sky. Yet, you have humiliated him in this way. Regardless of whether he changes his mind or not, I will report you to the capital!"
Guan Tong suddenly raised his eyes. "Do you think he really dares to go back? He's just doing it for me to see. I think he'll catch up soon. As long as I say something, he'll definitely turn his horse around..."
Before he finished speaking, Xie Xifeng rode up to his carriage and said to him, "Official Fu said he didn't dare listen to Master Guan's explanation. He's unhappy!"
Guan Tong's brows furrowed, and he snorted. He sneered, "He's not happy? I'm not happy either!"
After a pause, he asked, "Did his convoy stop?"
"No, it's just that after I told him that Grand Scholar Wen was coming, I asked him to slow down his convoy."
"So he did it on purpose for me to see!"
Xie Xifeng felt very unhappy, so he asked, "Then...why not just let him leave?"
Guan Tong glared at Xie Xifeng. "Leave?" How could I report to His Majesty if I really let him go?
"He won't leave. Once we catch up, I'll condescend to invite him, and the matter will be over."
At the beginning of the Si hour, Guan Tong's convoy caught up with Fu Xiaoguan and his party.
When he got off the carriage, he realized that he had come in such a hurry that he didn't even bring an umbrella.
He raised his eyebrows, took a deep breath, and walked towards the largest carriage - Xie Xifeng said that Fu Xiaoguan had been riding in this carriage with the Ninth Princess and Dong Shulan - it was immoral, and the Yu Dynasty's sacred learning was probably in decline!
"I, Guan Tong, have come to greet Lord Fu and his entourage by His Majesty's order. Lord Fu, please accompany me to Guanyun City."
There was no response from the carriage. He frowned and repeated the sentence, but still no response.
He suppressed the anger in his heart and thought to himself, when we get to Guanyun City, I will definitely deal with you!
So he asked again, and this time there was a response, a woman's voice:
"Master Guan? I don't know him. Are you looking for Officer Fu? He's not in this carriage."
"Excuse me, which carriage is Master Fu in?"
"We don't know either, but he left a message for Master Guan."
A bad thought came to Guan Tong's mind, "What did he leave behind?"
"He said... he felt his inner strength surge, and he was afraid it would condense into a cyclone and enter the ranks of warriors. So, he wanted to go into seclusion and see no one!"
Guan Tong was stunned.
How can you, a scholar like you, feel the surge of internal force?
Still want to go into seclusion?
What are you closing in?
This guy did it on purpose!
He is treating others in their own way!
Guan Tong was furious, but he had no choice. He thought that if he came in person to talk to Fu Xiaoguan, Fu Xiaoguan would take advantage of the situation and go back with him obediently. However, he didn't expect that this guy would be so rude!
Even if you make up a reason, it shouldn't be something as obviously nonsense as seclusion!
So he suppressed the anger in his heart and asked again, "How long will Master Fu be in seclusion?"
"How would we know? He said it would take at most a month, at least ten days. If you can't wait, please go back. He said you shouldn't delay Master Guan's important work."
Guan Tong almost vomited blood. He decided to search every carriage. It was absolutely impossible for him to wait in the rain!
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