"Is it really that much?"
Zhe Yourong still looked incredulous.
"Forget it, I'll tell you. I suspect you won't be able to sleep tonight if I don't say anything!"
Seeing her doubtful expression, Han Mo chuckled. This girl was truly endearingly naive.
"Then hurry up and tell me!"
Zhe Yourong gave him a sideways glance and said impatiently.
"You know Feng Yuanbao, right? That kid offended Wang Fu. His business is probably over. He's in a hurry to sell his assets and move his family overseas!"
"Are you crazy?"
Hearing him say that, Zhe Yourong looked around, then lowered her voice and said to Han Mo.
"Do I look crazy? If you were crazy, I wouldn't be alright!"
"Although this shop is good, don't forget. Can anyone afford to offend Wang Fu right now? After Cai Jing leaves, he'll be the next one to take the stage. Offending him at this time isn't asking for trouble?"
Zhe Yourong spoke while looking at Han Mo worriedly.
"That's why I said, let's wait for a month. Let our Mr. Wang enjoy himself for a month. After a month, our Mr. Wang will no longer be bothered by these financial matters!"
Han Mo sneered as he spoke.
"What mischief are you plotting again? Be careful, Wang Fu is different from others. This guy is truly ruthless!"
Although Han Mo had accomplished several major feats, which did make Zhe Yourong look at him with new eyes.
But the problem was, Wang Fu was truly ruthless, even more so than Cai Jing.
"Don't worry, when have you ever seen me suffer a loss? Besides, who says I have to deal with Mr. Wang myself?"
Han Mo smiled and said casually.
"You understand court matters better than I do, but I'll just say this: he must have his own merits to have reached this point. You absolutely cannot underestimate him!"
Zhe Yourong knew that she couldn't persuade Han Mo at all, and on this matter, she couldn't help much.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"
After discussing serious matters, the two fell silent again.
"Then, I'll be going now..."
Seeing the atmosphere becoming awkward again, Zhe Yourong gritted her teeth and said.
"Are you hungry? How about we tour Bianliang City at night?"
Han Mo suddenly became interested.
"Who wants to tour Bianliang City with you? Look at what I'm wearing. If I go out like this, won't I be arrested by the Kaifeng Prefecture?"
Zhe Yourong glared at him impatiently, then pushed open the window, flipped out, and rushed out.
"A beautiful woman, yet she acts like a thief!"
Seeing her flip out the window again, Han Mo was speechless and unconsciously quoted a literary phrase.
"You're the thief, your whole family is thieves!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, a roof tile fell from above.
Then, Zhe Yourong's enraged voice came.
"Hey, hey, hey, you stepped on the roof and collapsed it! How am I supposed to sleep tonight?"
Han Mo burst out laughing.
"Sleep if you want, don't if you don't!"
With the slight sound of footsteps overhead, Zhe Yourong disappeared into the night in a few leaps.
Now, it was Han Mo's turn to be frustrated...
"Young master, did something happen?"
In the silent night, the sound of the falling roof tile was so jarring.
Not long after, Xu Fengnian came over.
"It's nothing, just a wild cat that broke a roof tile! You can find someone to fix this tile tomorrow morning. Fortunately, it probably won't rain tonight..."
Han Mo mumbled, looking up at the clear moonlight outside.
"This wild cat is really quite fat, to be able to break such a thick roof tile..."
Xu Fengnian looked at the fallen tile on the ground, rubbed his head, and said with a frown.
"You'd better shut your mouth. This wild cat is very fierce. Who knows when it might scratch you again and you'll never be seen by anyone again!"
Seeing his foolishness, Han Mo glared at him impatiently.
After all the commotion, Han Mo lost the mood to study and simply tidied up his things before returning to his room.
The imperial examination was approaching, and these prospective Jinshi naturally needed to undergo a series of etiquette training.
It was only then that Han Mo realized how difficult it was to become an official in this era.
How to salute everywhere?
How to address people?
How to return a salute?
How to kneel?
How to sit?
...
And so on, every word and action was governed by complex rules.
Even with Han Mo's extraordinary memory, he felt a sense of dizziness at this moment.
If it were during the Renzong Dynasty, perhaps the rules wouldn't be so strict, but in this era, the rules were exceptionally numerous.
Not only the imperial rules, but also many Taoist rules.
With limited time and heavy tasks, learning so much in a day was a daunting task for these new Jinshi.
Fortunately, in the face of the Song Dynasty's generous welfare and treatment, these things were at most just a small whetstone for these new Jinshi.
Although these etiquettes were extremely cumbersome, if one truly calmed down and studied them carefully, there were actually many underlying principles to be found.
Although it was a bit like finding joy in suffering, after several hours of effort, Han Mo had gradually grasped a few tricks.
While Han Mo and the others were enthusiastically studying etiquette, Zhao Ji was in a fit of rage.
"Useless! All useless! I trusted you all so much, and you ended up causing such a mess? Look at this, just look at what this is? Am I a tyrannical ruler like Jie or Zhou? What will the world think of me if you cause such trouble?"
Looking at the dense scrolls of case files before him, the furious Zhao Ji was like an enraged lion.
"Your Majesty, your humble servants truly didn't know that this kid would go so far. This is simply outrageous..."
Liang Shicheng, kneeling on the ground, was also overwhelmed.
The position of Grand Protector of the Capital was originally his domain.
Although Wang Ge was indeed audacious, he had been very respectful to him over the years.
Therefore, the absurd things he had done over the years were all smoothed over by Liang Shicheng.
But who would have thought that just as he was about to be replaced, Cai Jing would strike back with such a move?
This move was indeed fierce and accurate. The position of Grand Protector of the Capital was not only lucrative but, more importantly, its political status was extraordinarily significant.
From Daming Prefecture northward, hundreds of miles led to the border between Song and Liao.
If the court wanted to launch a war against Liao, it would inevitably have to pass through this Grand Protector of the Capital.
By controlling this position, one controlled the initiative in the war against Liao!
After all, no matter how important the court's strategies were, they ultimately had to be put into practice.
Cai Jing's sudden move had caught him somewhat off guard.
And Tong Guan, kneeling on the other side, had no intention of speaking at all, only lowering his head and occasionally observing Zhao Ji's expression from the corner of his eye...