"What do you think? Give me a definite answer so that I can pass it on to my lord, so that she won't stay out for too long and cause trouble. "
If Feng Zhen and Shao Guang were a couple on a blind date, then Jiang Pengji was a group of friends and relatives. In order not to disturb their conversation, she went out to avoid arousing suspicion.
Feng Zhen understood why she was doing this, so he didn't spend too much effort teasing Shao Guang. He got straight to the point.
If it was delayed for too long, who knew if his lord would cause some trouble in the brothel?
This was a place where conflicts were high.
If rumors spread that "Liu Prefecture magistrate fought with someone over a beauty in a brothel" or "The Minister of the Palace took his love away for the sake of a beauty," it wouldn't be pleasant to hear. If it happened to a man, it would be romantic, but if it happened to a woman, it would be a loss. After being warned by Yang Si, Feng Zhen more or less took it in. Occasionally, he would secretly worry about Jiang Pengji's identity as a woman so that she wouldn't be taken advantage of.
Shao Guang was speechless. He struggled internally.
"This isn't a small matter. I should give Guang some time to think about it."
Based on the current situation, Wanzhou was indeed an excellent place to go.
Liu Xi's background wasn't bad. Even though he was still a long way off from the Xu brothers, he was still the son of an aristocratic family with a noble background.
Liu Xi's power wasn't weak. It was best if Liu She gave him power. If Liu She wasn't willing to give him power, she could sit on a state and not be empty-handed.
If Shao Guang wanted to abandon the Xu family and jump ship, Jiang Pengji was indeed a good choice.
The key was, if he liked her, would she like him?
It wasn't that Shao Guang felt inferior, but one had to look at one's family background to become an official. If his family background was good, he wouldn't be neglected by the Xu family.
With a solemn attitude, Shao Guang asked about the situation in Wanzhou and Jiang Pengji's team structure.
Don't think that his questions were nonsense. By asking these questions, he could judge and understand Jiang Pengji's character. Only then could he make a decision.
Things couldn't happen again and again. Shao Guang had abandoned the Xu family and jumped ship to Liu Xi. If he still couldn't get an important position under Liu Xi and was buried because of his family background, then what was the point of him jumping ship? Was he supposed to keep kicking Liu Xi and find another family?
There were still some questions that needed to be clarified.
Feng Zhen could understand Shao Guang's worries, but he didn't expose the other's attempt to test him. Instead, he went along with the other's topic of conversation and replied to them one by one.
The more Shao Guang heard, the more astonished he became, and he almost spilled the tea in his hand.
"Are you telling the truth?"
According to Feng Zhen's description, apart from Feng Jin, who was born into a good family, everyone else in the Wanzhou Group was below the passing mark.
From this, it could be seen that Liu Xi really did not care about one's background. He did not have to worry about this.
As long as they didn't discriminate against his background, Shao Guang felt that he would still be able to make a name for himself one day.
Feng Zhen scoffed and said, "How could it be fake? His lord had taken over all of Wanzhou without saying a word. She seemed to have a lot of power, but who knew who Liu Xi was before sending troops to rescue the emperor? The most she could say was, "Liu She's son," or "Like father, like son." How many geniuses could she attract with her meager wealth? Even if they were willing to come, she might not dare to accept them. After all, we're recruiting talents, not looking for ancestors for ourselves. "
After saying this, Feng Zhen paused and lowered his voice to speak to Shao Guang.
"To put it bluntly, after sending troops to rescue the emperor, the lord's reputation should have soared. Even if she can't compete with the Xu brothers, in Dongqing, there are less than five people whose reputation can surpass hers. It should have been a great situation, but news of the lord's identity was revealed. Let me ask you, the world despises women so much. Which geniuses from noble families would be willing to submit to a woman? "
Even if Dongqing was not like Zhongzhao, where the Four Self-accomplishment Classics for Women was rampant, it was still affected to a certain extent. Not to mention the current era, which was becoming stricter and stricter, even if it was traced back to the early days of the Xia Dynasty, weren't there also people who made up all sorts of scandals about the ancestor of the Xu family — Master Xu?
Don't underestimate these seemingly harmless scandals. They were in themselves disdainful and belittling of Master Xu.
Those who attacked Master Xu never used the reason of "Master Xu's lack of ability" — it was simply because she was a woman.
Even now, it was still the same.
In many people's eyes, gender was the original sin, which had nothing to do with ability.
Shao Guang looked hesitant and asked in a low voice, "Zi Shi, if you tell Guang all this, you …"
Feng Zhen snorted and laughed. "The icing on the cake will never be as good as providing timely help. Using the lord's crude words — today, you can ignore me, but tomorrow, you won't be able to reach me. The world scolds her for being a sissy, but who knows if she will ascend to the throne in the future? Now that you have nowhere to go, why not take a gamble? With the lord's temperament, she will definitely not disappoint you. "
Shao Guang felt as if his worldview had been completely changed.
"Could it be that you, like those ordinary people, believe that she can't do great things?" Feng Zhen asked again.
Shao Guang secretly rolled his eyes and said helplessly, "We've been friends for many years, how can you not understand Guang? Male or female, human or dog, to Guang, what difference does it make? How would others know what it feels like to be restricted in every way because of one's background? "
Feng Zhen and Wei Ci's recommendation was too tempting. How could Shao Guang not be tempted?
To put it bluntly, the choice was in other people's hands, not his.
Shao Guang's temperament was like that, which was also why Wei Ci and Feng Zhen came to him one after another.
After settling Shao Guang, Jiang Pengji naturally didn't have to continue loitering outside.
"Did the lord have a romantic encounter? Why are you smiling so happily? "
Feng Zhen looked at the smiling Jiang Pengji and asked with a dirty mouth.
"I didn't have a romantic encounter, but I met a beautiful woman with a beautiful face. I heard that she will be combing her hair today."
Jiang Pengji's face was full of excitement. It wasn't just her, the bullet screen in the streaming room was full of content praising the beauty, one after another overwhelming.
The corner of Feng Zhen's mouth twitched slightly, while Shao Guang was dumbfounded.
Was the new boss in front of him a man or a woman?
What was combing?
The original meaning was to use a wooden comb to comb the hair together and then tie a knot on the top of the head to signify the end of a girl's life.
The meaning was obvious, it was hinting at the favor of a prostitute receiving a customer for the first time.
If it was a man, it would be fine, but the new boss was a real woman!
Jiang Pengji restrained the expression on her face and turned her gaze to Shao Guang. Feng Zhen immediately understood and said a few words of introduction.
Although the three of them had reached a consensus that Shao Guang was going to jump ship and Jiang Pengji was going to poach Xu Bei, they still had to put on a show.
"So, Chongming is really willing to give up his current future and lend me a helping hand?"
Shao Guang bowed and said, "I hope that the lord will not give up. In this life, I will do my best to assist the lord."
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