Chapter 244 Liang Chaozong recruits Wei Chong

Wei Chong slowly opened his eyes, and in a trance, he saw a heroic middle-aged man in front of him.

"You are...you are the boss?" Wei Chong said hesitantly.

The man in front of him looked familiar to him.

During the Lanting meeting that day, the organizer, the boss of Tianxiang Restaurant, had called him and several other top students upstairs to talk.

"Yes, my name is Liang Xin, and I am the boss of Tianxiang Restaurant. We met at the Lanting meeting that day." Liang Chaozong said gently.

Liang Chaozong ordered people to lift Wei Chong into the carriage and sent him directly to Tianxiang Restaurant.

Then, Liang Chaozong placed him in a clean bedroom and sent a servant to take care of him.

Wei Chong, supported by a servant, slowly drank the sobering soup.

Liang Chaozong sat outside the bedroom, looking at Wei Chong's figure, lost in thought.

Just this afternoon, he and Yao Jinse discussed the matter of recruiting failed candidates.

The two of them went to see the list in person.

Except for Wei Chong, all the talented people they selected for the Lanting Club were on the list.

If nothing unexpected happens, these people will soon take part in the palace examination, and then become officials of Daxia and enter the official career.

Once they enter the official career, it is impossible for them to give up their official career and join them.

Therefore, they can only recruit those talented people who failed the exam.

"Husband, let's start with Wei Chong." Yao Jinse said.

Liang Chaozong frowned: "But my spies reported that he plagiarized his essay and has been disqualified from taking the imperial examinations for life."

"That is to say, he has no real talent and is a fake talent. Why should we recruit a fake talent?"

Yao Jinse raised her eyebrows and said, "Husband, you think things are simple."

"At the Lanting meeting that day, Wei Chong won two games in a row, and he was in the top three in calligraphy and poetry."

"Can there be mistakes in this live competition? Can there be cheating in a live competition?"

"Whether he has real talent or not, we have witnessed it with our own eyes."

"As for the emperor's judgment that he plagiarized other people's old articles in the exam, there is a lot of water here."

"Wei Chong is really too outstanding, and it is inevitable that he will become the target of criticism."

"The plagiarism case must have been framed and falsely accused by competitors."

Yao Jinse analyzed endlessly, looking very confident.

As a modern person who traveled to an imaginary era, Yao Jinse was very confident in her decision.

She remembered that in the historical books she had read, there had been various cases in the imperial examinations of all dynasties.

There were also many talented men who showed their talents, were envied, or were arrogant, and accidentally offended others and were framed and convicted.

From then on, they had no hope of passing the imperial examinations, their official careers were ruined, and they were depressed for the rest of their lives.

Therefore, she concluded that Wei Chong must be such a talented man.

And she and Liang Chaozong just needed such a frustrated talent.

Such a person has no hope of career, and will certainly be dissatisfied and hateful towards the court of Daxia. If he is recruited to his army and polished a little, he will be a sharp blade to kill Daxia.

Liang Chaozong remained silent, as if he was still hesitating.

"Oh, my husband, what are you still hesitating about? If you hesitate any longer, Wei Chong will go back to his hometown."

"You may not be able to find him when you want to."

After repeated persuasion from Yao Jinse, Liang Chaozong finally went out to look for Wei Chong.

So Liang Chaozong met Wei Chong on the roadside and took him back to the restaurant. After

Wei Chong finished drinking the sobering soup and rested for a while, he felt better and immediately stood up and bowed to Liang Chaozong to thank him.

"Wei Chong thanks Mr. Liang for saving me today."

Liang Chaozong's thoughts were pulled back.

He smiled slightly and said in a gentle tone: "Brother Wei Chong, I, Liang, admire scholars very much, especially talented people. I took you in just because I like scholars. You don't have to worry."

Wei Chong's cheeks flushed, and he stammered: "But...but I failed the exam and was punished by the emperor."

Liang Chaozong's eyes moved slowly: "To be honest, I know that the emperor ordered you to be banned from taking the exam."

"This afternoon, my wife and I talked about you. However, my wife and I don't believe that you plagiarized."

Wei Chong suddenly felt more confident when he heard what Mr. Liang said.

"Then let me ask you, is the plagiarism true?" Liang Chaozong looked at Wei Chong with burning eyes.

Wei Chong looked straight at Liang Chaozong and patted his chest and said, "I did not plagiarize, I wrote the article myself. There must be a villain who framed me!"

In fact, even if Yao Jinse analyzed it to Liang Chaozong many times, he was still hesitant about Wei Chong.

Just now, he asked Wei Chong directly to test him.

Seeing Wei Chong's answer so straightforward and his eyes so firm, Liang Chaozong's hanging heart was immediately put down.

"Haha! I said it. How could a talented scholar who could win two boxes of prize money in public at the Lanting Meeting be fake?"

"Then little brother Wei Chong, what are your plans for the future?"

"The villain framed you and made you unable to take the imperial examination. Do you want to seek justice?" Liang Chaozong asked.

Wei Chong shook his head without even thinking and said, "There's no need to seek justice. I have no power, how can I fight against the villains."

"For the rest of my life, even if I can't pursue a career in politics, I will

live a good life." "After all, my family is poor, and I have several underage brothers and sisters. It's not easy for my parents to give birth to me and raise me. I have to live well and make money."

Wei Chong's words were earnest.

Liang Chaozong nodded in admiration: "Little brother, I admire your temper."

"A real man lives in the world. The world is so big. There is no place where he can't live and no place where he can't accomplish something!? It's not that only those who serve as officials in the court can be considered real men."

After hearing what Liang Chaozong said, Wei Chong's confidence increased a lot, and even his eyes became brighter.

Liang Chaozong looked at Wei Chong and continued, "Little brother, since you can't pursue a career in politics, I have an idea."

"Are you willing to stay with me?"

Wei Chong was surprised: "Stay with you? Work in this Tianxiang Restaurant?"

Liang Chaozong chuckled, "Look at what you are thinking. A talented person like you, staying in a restaurant to do odd jobs and bookkeeping, isn't it a waste of talent?"

"I, Liang Xin, am an imperial merchant, and I have several big businesses in my hands. I need someone as quick-witted and wise as you to help me plan things."

"Just like the retainers around the princes."

Wei Chong's panicked expression eased after hearing this: "So that's the case, then I understand."

"Wei Chong is willing!"

"Hahaha! Good! From now on, you stay with me, and I will never treat you badly." Liang Chaozong laughed heartily.

"As long as you work hard with me, your parents, brothers and sisters, and their living needs will not be a problem."

Wei Chong excitedly thanked Liang Chaozong again.

...

Rong Mansion.

These days, Rong Er went to pay his respects to Old Lady Rong every day.

And every time he paid his respects, he was not perfunctory, always trying his best to make the old lady happy.

This morning, Rong Er came to the old lady's yard again.

Seeing that the sun was very good, Rong Er accompanied the old lady in the yard to bask in the sun.

Rong Er said sweetly: "Grandma, my aunt hasn't been home to visit her relatives for a long time, do you miss her?"