Hong Yi did not expect that Prince Yu would actually get right to the point and ask him if he would help him!
He was trying to recruit him.
However, Hong Yi did not think that he was worth recruiting. He was just a small High Scholar. He had no achievements, no fame, no power, and no money. He could not think of anything that was worth recruiting for this Imperial Prince, who had so much power and influence in the court.
"No, Brother Hong is too humble." Yang Qian said sincerely, "Brother's essays are top notch. In the future, you will definitely pass the examinations and become an official. Furthermore, Brother is skilled in both the pen and the sword. Normally, you hide in the Marquis's residence, being bullied. Now that you have emerged, you are like a fish in the sea, a bird flying in the sky. Your future is limitless."
"Yu, Wang Ye is too kind." Hong Yi hurriedly said humbly. However, when the other party said that he would definitely pass the examinations, he did not doubt it at all.
"It is not flattering." Yang Qian continued, "As for Brother's situation, I understand that you are not well liked in the Marquis's residence. A few days ago, Elder Brother broke away and dealt with the Zhao Family's evil slaves with a thunderous method. You didn't show any mercy, and this is what I admire the most about you. You are a person who does great things, not an indecisive scholar. "
Hong Yi nodded his head, "I did not think that the small matter of me dealing with the household affairs would fall into Wang Ye's ears."
"Brother is decisive in his actions, knowledgeable, and skilled in both the pen and the sword. Such a person is definitely worth recruiting. If I do not recruit him soon and he is recruited by Second Brother or Eighth Brother, then he will be a powerful opponent in the future. "
Yang Qian smiled, his words very direct, giving one a refreshing feeling of cutting through the Gordian knot.
"I know that Brother is a gentleman, a gentleman does not form a clique. I do not wish to get mixed up in these muddy waters. However, Brother is a filial person. If you wish to confer the title of Lady or Lord, then you have to go through the obstacle of scholarly honors. This Prince will be frank. Right now, in the Imperial Court, there are many cliques. A lone gentleman has no place to stand. Brother Hong, do you know why Minister of Rites Li Shenguang was reprimanded by Imperial Father? "
"Li Shen Guang is my teacher. After I passed the imperial examinations, I went to visit him, but he refused to see me. Later, I heard that he was reprimanded by the emperor, and he closed his doors to reflect on his mistakes. I wonder why?" When Hong Yi heard Yang Qian say that there were many henchmen in the court, he knew that this was the truth.
If he did not rely on any force, even if he became a Jinshi in the future, it would still be difficult for him to move even an inch. He would still have to sit on the bench and become an editor of the Hanlin Academy. He would not be able to make any contributions, nor would he be able to establish a career.
However, when Yang Qian suddenly mentioned Li Shenguang, Hong Yi didn't know why.
"It's because of you, Brother."
"Because of me?"
"That's right. On the day of the imperial examinations, Senior Grand Tutor Hong followed Imperial Father's orders to patrol the examination grounds. However, he met Li Shenguang who admired your essay and placed you first. At that time, Senior Grand Tutor Hong said that you were showing off too much and had to be suppressed. He wanted to throw your essay into the other papers. It was Li Shenguang who fought with Senior Grand Tutor Hong and caused a ruckus in the main examiner's room. Only then did he place you. After Imperial Father found out, he reprimanded Li Shenguang for losing his dignity as an official. "Yang Qian spoke slowly, showing that he knew this matter like the back of his hand.
"I see!" After hearing this, Hong Yi's eyes flashed and the anger in his heart surged. However, he was a successful cultivator after all, so he immediately suppressed it. "Father actually suppressed me? But he didn't do it openly and used his power to interfere in the imperial examinations. This is disloyalty. He didn't protect my mother and allowed her to die. This is heartless. He didn't love his son and suppressed me instead. This is unkind! Such a heartless, disloyal, and unkind person, how can he be a father? And still be an official in the Imperial Court? Even if he is an official, he is a treacherous official! "
Although he was agitated in his heart, Hong Yi appeared calm on the surface and didn't say anything.
"Has Elder Brother made a decision in your heart?" Yang Qian asked.
"The teachings of the Sages are not limited by material things. Only then can one change with the world. I am not a pedantic and self-righteous person." Hong Yi suddenly said. He pressed on the hilt of his sword and stood up. "Since Wang Ye thinks highly of me, I will naturally become a scholar and work for Wang Ye!"
At the moment he pressed on the hilt of his sword, Hong Yi had already made up his mind. He was going to completely break off relations with his disloyal, heartless, and heartless father, Hong Xuanji!
Furthermore, with Yang Qian as his backing, he was even less afraid of Madam Zhao. He could also accumulate his strength under her protection and eradicate the Zhao family in one fell swoop in the future! He would ask Hong Xuanji to punish him!
Once he made up his mind, Hong Yi would be like Hong Xuanji, and even the entire Marquis Wu Wen residence, completely opposing him.
Marquis Wu Wen residence supported the Crown Prince, but now he was being recruited by Prince Yu.
Hearing that Hong Xuanji actually came to the examination hall to suppress him, Hong Yi was completely enraged.
However, working for Yang Qian, as a scholar, didn't mean that he was a servant, but a guest. Both sides relied on each other and treated each other with courtesy. He was a friend, not a slave who only listened to orders.
However, although he wasn't a slave, the moment Hong Yi made up his mind, his fate was also closely linked with that of Prince Yu.
If Prince Yu became the Emperor in the future, then he would definitely soar to the top, and eradicating the Zhao family would be just around the corner.
If Prince Yu failed in the fight for the throne in the future and his family was exterminated, then he wouldn't be able to escape the fate of being punished.
"Alright! "Bring the wine!"
Yang Qian clapped his hands and a servant immediately brought up a bottle of wine. It was a high-quality Yulan Spring.
"No cups, change to big bowls." Yang Qian shouted again. Then, he brought out four big bowls and filled them to the brim. He, Jing Yuxing, Changle, little Marquis, and Hong Yi drank it all.
After drinking, Yang Qian was very carefree. "Left and right, invite Miss Yun Qing over."
Not long after, a woman dressed in a flowing sand dress, who looked like a lotus flower in clear water, walked into the hall with a little girl in her hand. She greeted Hong Yi and landed in the middle of the hall.
The woman who looked like a lotus flower in clear water was Miss Yun Qing, and the little girl she was holding was Mu The Younger.
It was obvious that the two of them had a very good conversation. Originally, Mu The Younger had been lonely since he was young and didn't have any smiles on his face, but now he was smiling very happily.
"Yun Qing'er, settle my accounts. I heard that Brother Hong has become independent from his family and is still living in the rented house in the Jade Capital Monastery. It's very inappropriate. I have a small manor in the suburbs of the capital with about two to three hundred acres of land. I'll give it to Brother Hong. "Yang Qian suddenly said.
"How could I dare to refuse a gift from Wang Ye!" Hong Yi said loudly. He did not refuse at all and immediately accepted it.
Jing Yuxing, Changle, and little Marquis saw that Hong Yi did not decline at all. They were stunned at first, but then they came back to their senses. They secretly praised Hong Yi's decisiveness in their hearts.
If he was to refuse, it meant that his heart had not calmed down yet. Now that Hong Yi had accepted it without any hesitation, it meant that he had completely pledged his allegiance to Prince Yu!
They also knew that with the relationship between Hong Yi and Marquis Wu Wen's residence, it would take a lot of decisiveness to make such a big decision.
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