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Chapter 491: Guo Cong'ai, the Imperial College Priest

"You don't have to worry about that. The money you gave us was spent on winning over people. I've been in the capital for ten days and have won over quite a few local beggars. They give us money and food every now and then. Whoever provides the most useful intelligence will receive more rewards and benefits in the future. As long as there is benefit, they can be used by us."

Asan spoke of this with a smug smile on his face.

"Of course I trust San Ge to do things." Jiang Youzhen nodded. San was indeed reliable, although he was not very old.

"You asked me to keep an eye on the movements of officials in the capital. I sent someone to follow the Imperial College's chief academic officer, Mr. Guo Cong'ai, for several days. He went to the Imperial College every day and then returned home. He only went to the residence of Mr. Tong, the Minister of the Dali Temple, the day before yesterday and came back after staying there for an hour."

Ah San said, reminiscing for a moment before continuing, "I later sent someone to inquire about it, and they said that Lord Tong's mother was not feeling well that day, so Lord Guo went to visit the old lady."

Jiang Youzhen didn't find it strange that Guo Cong'ai went to Tong's house. In fact, Guo Cong'ai was already a blatant supporter of the Third Prince, but after he was dismissed, it was already the middle of the night. It was inappropriate to visit a patient at this time, right?

The ancients believed that visiting patients was usually done in the morning, especially for elderly patients, who were very taboo about this.

Generally speaking, visiting the old lady is the job of the women in the inner house. If anyone really wants to visit, it should be Guo Cong'ai's wife who goes.

This deliberate act made Jiang Youzhen a little suspicious.

Although she has not yet entered the court, the Imperial College Jijiu is the highest official position in the Imperial College. If she goes to the Imperial College, she will have to stay there at least until the next spring examination.

In order to avoid trouble, she always has to make some preparations.

"Master Guo, please ask your brothers to pay more attention. As for the others on the list, if there is nothing unusual, just pay more attention to them in your daily life."

Jiang Youzhen didn't necessarily have to monitor court officials because she had just arrived in the capital and could only find some clues about the factions of court officials from the official reports.

Entering the officialdom without knowing the factions is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you will be used by others and involved in unnecessary disputes. Therefore, she did this just to protect herself.

"Okay!" Asan agreed.

Then he suddenly raised his arm and said, "Look, what is this?"

"Huh? Is it a sleeve arrow?" Jiang Youzhen was a little surprised when he saw a familiar weapon in Asan's tattered sleeves.

"I have recently been learning martial arts from a martial arts master I hired. Although I have learned some boxing and kicking skills, the master said that I am old and my bones are too hard, so I can only learn some external martial arts. This hidden arrow was given to me by him. It was originally used by his son to save my life."

Speaking of this martial artist, Asan sighed.

"Master Qin was also very famous in the martial arts world back then, but unfortunately he was young and hot-tempered, and made too many enemies. His family was hunted down, and his sixteen-year-old son was killed. After he got his revenge, he devoted himself to being a bodyguard."

Asan knew something about Master Qin's past. He was very capable. If it hadn't been for this incident, he would not have bothered to be a martial artist and would still be wandering around the world!

Jiang Youzhen had heard some of his deeds before, and he was moved when he saw Ah San sighing, "I think this Master Qin treats you well. He even gave you his son's belongings!"

Ah San felt a little embarrassed when he heard that. "It's a pity that I don't have any talent for martial arts. In fact, he has met you twice, but he often praises you in front of us, saying that you are a martial arts genius at first glance. You are young, but you have deep internal strength and excellent swordsmanship. It's a pity that he is not interested in this."

Ah San actually had something else to say. Master Qin had always been upset that Jiang Youzhen did not focus on martial arts but instead pursued literature.

The original words were: At such a young age, his mind is full of conspiracies and calculations. It is not a good thing for young people to think too much.

Jiang Youzhen had seen that Master Qin was good at martial arts before, and she had no one to practice with, so she sought him out for a sparring match, also to test Master Qin's abilities.

They fought to a draw that time, and Jiang Youzhen gained some understanding of his own swordsmanship, and also felt that Master Qin was not undeservedly famous.

"Humph!" Jiang Youzhen shook his head and laughed, "He definitely wasn't praising me. He must have said that I wasn't doing my job properly, that my mind was full of desire for power, and that I was deceived by the secular world."

Ah San scratched the back of his head and muttered quietly, "You even know this?"

After these jokes, Jiang Youzhen got back to the topic.

"The same thing, don't treat our brothers unfairly." Jiang Youzhen thought about it and felt that instead of giving them money all the time to support them, it would be better to use a business specifically to support these people. It would be best to let them be managed by their own people to give them peace of mind.

However, she has not yet thought of a suitable job, so she plans to tell you once she has figured it out.

Asan was also very busy now, and in case any of his subordinates wanted to report important information, he stayed with Jiang Youzhen for a while and then left.

He was a little reluctant before leaving, but when he thought that Jiang Youzhen lived in Beijing and there would be many opportunities to meet him in the future, he felt better.

After a while, Shen sent a little maid to tell her that she was going to the market, but Jiang Youzhen did not go with her. Now that Shen had a little maid to lead the way, it naturally made no difference whether she was there or not.

The next morning, before dawn, Jiang Youzhen got up and washed.

He changed into a sky-blue stand-collar robe and a moon-white gauze outer garment, which looked very elegant and in line with his student status, which was relatively low-key.

However, she took out an intricately carved fan-shaped jade pendant from a box beside her and hung it on her waist belt, and paired it with a green purse, the same color as the green jade headband. This gave her a sense of wealth and a sense of low-key luxury.

People always respect the clothes before the person. Since you are going to the Imperial College, it is not good to be too low-key.

After breakfast, Jiang Youzhen called Wen Ruyu and got on a carriage to the gate of the Imperial College.

Wen Ruyu was dressed up today, much more luxuriously than usual. Jiang Youzhen's eyes lit up when he saw him. Wen Ruyu was usually very frugal and didn't buy any good clothes.

In fact, since Wen Ruyu is favored by the heroine in the book, she must be good-looking, after all, the heroine is also a face control.

"Brother, this is how you should dress on a daily basis. You are so handsome!"

Wen Ruyu felt a little embarrassed to be praised by Jiang Youzhen. "A man should focus on his studies and ignore his appearance."

Jiang Youzhen didn't expose him because he knew he was just shy.

I walked up to the doorman and just handed him the letter of recommendation I brought from the capital when I heard Tong Huaian's voice from behind.

"Xiao Lang, you guys got here earlier than me."

Jiang Youzhen turned around and saw Tong Huaian getting off the carriage. However, when he approached, Jiang Youzhen was very surprised.

However, after only two days, Tong Huaian seemed to be devastated and a little wilted.