As soon as Jiangnan students arrived at Yangkang Bookstore, the foothills of Yudu Mountain became lively.
There are many major shops, and another prosperous area in Kyoto has begun to take shape. Many shopkeepers are upset because they did not grab the shops here.
Taking advantage of his position, Gu Yu secretly opened many branches of his family's shop.
Not to mention Linlang Pavilion, Nishangfang, and Yuyi Bureau, there are also refreshment shops, taverns, grain stores, etc.
With the patronage of students, it will be easier to open up opportunities for development elsewhere in the future.
Gu Yu once again changed into a student's t-shirt and walked into Yangkang Bookstore.
From time to time, I would meet a group of students gathered together to talk loudly. Some of their ideas were quite interesting, which could not be understood by a noble child like her who grew up in a wealthy village in Kyoto.
Gu Yu's appearance, even though she was dressed in rough clothes, could not hide her elegance. Occasionally, students would come to say hello to her.
She then made up a false identity for herself, Gu Yizhen, a scholar in Baotai County, who failed in many attempts and stayed in the poor house.
As she was walking on the corridor, a scholar named Gao Huai called to her: "Brother Gu Xian, come here."
Gu Yu walked over slowly, and Gao Huai introduced to everyone:
"This is Gu Yizhen, a talented scholar from Baotai County. He is very knowledgeable and has unique insights. However, it is a pity that he failed to succeed despite repeated attempts."
Gu Yu was ashamed. Gao Huai was a familiar figure. After just saying a few words to him, he became so enthusiastic that it was overwhelming.
She said modestly: "Brother Gao is overly praised. I have some superficial thoughts before, but they cannot be called original insights."
One of them asked: "I am also from Baotai County, how come I have never met Brother Gu Xian?"
Gu Yu did not panic and said: "I have been studying with my father since I was a child and rarely interact with others."
Gao Huai waved his hand and said: "Brother Gu Xian is invited here because he wants Brother Gu to discuss with us the matter of making a petition on behalf of Magistrate Su.
The magistrate of Su County was the magistrate of Tongning County, where Zhu Jianshen was located. His name was Su Zhongfu, and he was once a world-famous Tanhua Lang.
Gu Yu had heard about this man. He heard that after Zhu Jianshen went to the Yamen to surrender, the Su County Magistrate immediately decided to investigate thoroughly.
However, Mr. Yang who asked Zhu Jianshen to catch the knife was a wealthy man in Nanwang County and had some friendship with people in the Nanwang County government office. The Su County Magistrate requested that Mr. Yang be arrested and brought to justice, but the Nanwang County Magistrate obstructed him in every possible way.
Magistrate Su's negotiations were fruitless, so he took the initiative to let the matter out, which led to a riot among Jiangnan students.
At the beginning of the riot, the state government wanted to suppress it without telling the court, but the Su county magistrate found another way and even took the students to Beijing.
If we say that the root cause of the student riots in Jiangnan is Zhu Jianshen and Mr. Yang, then the driving force behind it is the Su County magistrate.
Gu Yu couldn't help but have a headache. The so-called scholar rebellion would not take place for three years. It was indeed a lie.
Now that the case of Zhu Jianchun pretending to be a knifeman has not yet been brought to the table, these talented people are planning to plead their case on behalf of Magistrate Su.
However, the purpose of this symposium held by the imperial court was neither Zhu Jianchun nor Su Zhongfu, but the reform of the imperial examination system.
No wonder the imperial court often discussed the same matter for a long time without achieving any results. It turns out that the root cause lies with the scholar.
Being so unable to grasp the key point, she was really worried about the upcoming symposium.
Her face remained calm, but in her mind she was already planning how to keep the three-day symposium on topic.
Gao Huai didn't know what Gu Yu was thinking, so he opened his mouth and said:
"This time, Magistrate Su escorted us all the way to Beijing. His righteousness is huge. If Magistrate Su is convicted because of our going to Beijing to complain, we people need to repay our kindness. When the matter is over, we can write a letter on Magistrate Su's behalf.
Chen Qing."
Then Gao Huai began to enumerate how the Su County magistrate quarreled with the officials along the way, how he arranged their food and accommodation, etc.
When she got excited, her saliva would splash out, causing her to step back without leaving a trace.
Gao Huai talked a lot of nonsense, and people around him also agreed. Gu Yu finally couldn't stand it anymore.
He interrupted him and said, "Brother Gao, why are you so sure that Magistrate Su will be convicted for this?"
Gao Huai's honest face showed confusion, and his thick eyebrows and big eyes looked around.
Then he lowered his head to Gu Yu's ear and said, "Brother Gu Xian only reads books from sages. Hasn't he never listened to "Qingmei Song" in private?"
Gu Yu's head was covered with black lines. This was all happened many years ago, so how could he bring it up now?
"Green Plum Song" has an origin, involving the eldest princess, the mother of King Xiaoyao, and Su Zhongfu, the magistrate of Su County in their mouth. The personal relationship between them is difficult to explain openly.
Gu Yu vaguely guessed something and asked: "I have heard it before, but what does this have to do with this matter?"
The look on Gao Huai's face that said "You're too young" made Gu Yu want to beat him.
Gao Huai said: "It's natural. Think about it, the eldest princess made such a big fuss back then. Now the chief culprit, Magistrate Su, has brought his students to Beijing. Isn't he rushing to give her an excuse?"
This eldest princess will definitely take revenge, so why don’t you try your best to punish Magistrate Su for his crimes?”
Gu Yu stood there speechless for a while. If the eldest princess was a person obsessed with love, how could she have chosen to support the current emperor to ascend the throne against all opinions during the palace coup?
She was busy trying to pull the fifth prince to become the next prince before it was too late. Su Zhongfu was nothing. How could the eldest princess take a mere county magistrate seriously?
The eldest princess and King Xiaoyao, who happened to be passing by outside the wall, stopped and were speechless after hearing these terrible words.
Junze complained in a low voice: "Mother, you never care about your reputation, let them arrange it and see what it says about you."
The eldest princess glanced at him: "How can you have the nerve to say this? How is your reputation as the Overlord of Kyoto better than mine?"
Junze said politely: "So what, at least my legend will not still be circulated in the world more than twenty years later."
The eldest princess was so angry that she gritted her teeth: "You dare to use your mouth on your mother now, right?"
Just as Junze was about to send out another wave, he heard someone inside the wall say: "Brother Gao is overthinking it. In my opinion, the imperial court is holding this symposium to rectify the shortcomings of the imperial examination, and will not dwell on the fault of Magistrate Su."
The voice was clear and pleasant, and a sense of familiarity came to his face. Junze frowned, it was Gu Yu, why did she get involved.
There was still a debate over there, and Gao Huai asked Gu Yu why he was so sure.
Gu Yu didn't want to reveal her identity. There was no way she could reveal the ambitions of the eldest princess and King Xiaoyao.
He said, "Why don't I make a bet with Brother Gao on whether the court will question Magistrate Su this time? If Magistrate Su is safe and sound, then Brother Gao must promise to do the next thing within his power."
If Magistrate Su is questioned, I will bear the brunt of it. Even if I beat the drum, I will still appeal to the court and try my best to protect Magistrate Su."
After hearing this, Gao Huai said excitedly: "Then I will accept the good advice of my good brother Gu. If a good official like Su County Magistrate survives this disaster safely, let alone promise my good brother one thing, even ten things, I will be willing to do it for my brother."
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Gu Yu nodded with satisfaction and was about to bring the topic back to the imperial examination system.
Someone on the side thought that Gu Yu was pretending to be profound, and said deliberately: "I don't know why brother Gu Xian is so sure. Maybe he has a glimpse of something. You might as well tell everyone about it, so that we can feel at ease."