Chapter 816: Chasing the Mountain Temple!
As for becoming Master Jingren’s teacher, it was considered a great thing in the eyes of others. After all, from the current perspective, Master Jingren, born to the eldest lady, was the son most qualified to inherit the title of Marshal in the future. As a teacher, he might become the emperor’s teacher and go down in history...

Gu Sansi did not agree with this idea. Indeed, judging from the current situation, compared with the two young masters Jingxuan and Jingcheng, Young Master Jingren, as the eldest son, has a very obvious advantage!
But the Marshal is only 33 years old this year, at the prime of his life, and it is still unknown how many children he will have in the future!
Moreover, having followed Ye Mingsheng for so many years, Gu Sansi also understood Ye Mingsheng's thoughts. Ye Mingsheng did not attach much importance to etiquette and laws, so Master Jingren's status as the eldest son did not have as many advantages as it seemed.

Secondly, Gu Sansi also had many concerns about Master Jingren's biological mother, the eldest lady, and the forces behind her.

Although he did not have much contact with An Miaoyi, Gu Sansi also understood that An Miaoyi was a very ambitious person, and that An Miaoyi was too deeply involved with the Cui family. There were too many interests involved between the two sides, which Ye Mingsheng did not like. Therefore, this was equivalent to a time bomb that could explode at any time.

When this bomb is not exploding, everyone is fine, but once it explodes, countless people will be blown to pieces!
However, Gu Sansi did not want to get involved in these things. His dream was to fully display his talents in the newly established regime and win a good reputation for himself during his lifetime and after his death...
The third and final point is that there are many factions within the Fengwu Army, and there are also fierce political struggles. However, for a long time, Gu Sansi was able to stay out of these political struggles and not be involved at all!
The key to being able to do this is that he is dedicated to the public and does not take sides. He follows Ye Mingsheng closely and is only responsible to Ye Mingsheng in everything.

So when he learned that Ye Mingsheng intended to let Young Master Jingren become his disciple, Gu Sansi was actually somewhat reluctant in his heart. He knew that once he and Young Master Jingren became teacher and student, whether he was willing or not, in the eyes of outsiders he would have taken sides.

His position in the Fengwu Army could no longer be as detached as before, and some bad things that could have been avoided could no longer be avoided!
Although he was very reluctant, under Ye Mingsheng's order, Gu Sansi had no choice but to accept the task and became Ye Jingren's teacher!

Although he was mentally prepared, Gu Sansi did not expect that things would happen so quickly. The position of deputy director of the Personnel Bureau is a hot potato, and now even the eldest lady wants to get involved.

Gu Sansi didn’t have much contact with Gao Zhenglian, but from the brief contact he had with him, he admired him very much. He was smooth on the outside but principled in doing things, and had rich work experience, which could make up for some of his shortcomings and assist him as the director of the Personnel Bureau...

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December 15th

In the freezing cold wind, Zhang Chengzhe, wearing a cotton coat and filled with indignation, rode out of the gate of Yijing on horseback and galloped towards the east. Today, his transfer to Liaoyang officially took effect. He had to rush to Posuo Mansion within a month, otherwise he would be subject to military law.

What Zhang Chengzhe, who was filled with grief and pain, did not notice was that when he left Yijing, two or three strong men on horseback also followed him out of Yijing and followed him far behind.

Zhang Chengzhe, who was completely desperate, walked nearly fifty miles in a day and stayed in a small hotel in the evening. There was only an elderly couple and an old cook running the hotel, but the business was pretty good. Not only were the long bunk beds full, but two of the three guest rooms were also occupied.

Zhang Chengzhe chose a guest room without much thought. Sitting in the room, he couldn't help but recall what happened in the past few days.

After breaking up with Sun Taihai, he placed all his hopes on Ji Xian. He felt that what Ji Xian said to him last time seemed to have a hidden meaning, and the reason why the rumors appeared and he fell into this situation was all because of him, Ji Xian! ···································
Therefore, in Zhang Chengzhe's view, Ji Xian has the responsibility and obligation to help him. Of course, in order to obtain Ji Xian's help, Zhang Chengzhe was prepared to betray the Coordination Office and truly become a member of the Internal Security. However, what Zhang Chengzhe did not expect was that Ji Xian directly ignored his request for a meeting.

Although theoretically speaking, he was not even a deputy captain and had no right to seek an audience with a deputy director like Ji Xian, but when Zhang Chengzhe thought that he had fallen to this point all because of Ji Xian, he began to hate Ji Xian as well.

Although he did not meet Ji Xian, Zhang Chengzhe still chose not to give up. He took the valuable gifts and found Sun Taihai's home again, hoping that Sun Taihai could help him cancel his appointment to go to Posuo Mansion for the sake of these valuable gifts, even if not for the sake of their past friendship.

However, Sun Taihai seemed to have made up his mind and pretended to throw away Zhang Chengzhe's gift. Zhang Chengzhe was completely furious about this. He took out the evidence of Sun Taihai accepting bribes and helping others to solve problems over the years, and threatened Sun Taihai that if he didn't help him cancel the transfer order, then they would all be in trouble!
Sun Taihai was not expecting Zhang Chengzhe’s move of heaven and earth harmony, so he had to stabilize Zhang Chengzhe and explain that he had always treated Zhang Chengzhe as a good brother over the years, and after the order was issued, he also thought of many ways to ask the higher-ups to revoke the order, but unfortunately, all failed in the end...
He was unwilling to see the current situation, and he felt sad for Zhang Chengzhe's situation. However, the transfer order to Liaoyang Posu Mansion had already been officially issued and there was no way to change it.

Therefore, Sun Taihai advised Zhang Chengzhe to hold his anger for the time being and report to Posuo Prefecture in Liaoyang first. Then he would work hard for Zhang Chengzhe in Yijing and strive to transfer back to Yijing as soon as possible. In this way, Zhang Chengzhe would be equivalent to traveling to Posuo Prefecture and gain some grassroots work experience by the way.

Now the higher-ups attach great importance to this grassroots work experience, and it is easy to get promoted with it. In this way, Zhang Chengzhe might be able to turn a disaster into a blessing!
Faced with Sun Taihai's eloquent speech, Zhang Chengzhe was gradually moved by him, but he was also worried that Sun Taihai was just pretending to be nice, so he warned Sun Taihai that he must be transferred back from Posuo Mansion within three years. If Sun Taihai did not do so, he would not be blamed for destroying himself along with him.

In order to stabilize Zhang Chengzhe, Sun Taihai accepted Zhang Chengzhe's threat and promised that he would do his best to bring Zhang Chengzhe back to Yijing within three years. After getting Sun Taihai's promise, Zhang Chengzhe reluctantly agreed. Looking at the old furniture in front of him and the cold wind outside the window, Zhang Chengzhe's eyes showed bitterness. The only thing he could do now was to rest early. There was still a long way to go tomorrow. It would take a month to get from Yijing to Liaoyang Posuo Mansion, and the journey was still rushed...
What's more, it is icy and snowy outside and the road is very difficult to walk on. He must save time and try to get to Posuo Mansion within the specified time. Otherwise, if he is subject to military law, the situation will be very bad.

After taking a simple bite of corn porridge and sauerkraut stewed potatoes sent by the hotel, Zhang Chengzhe went to sleep. At midnight, he woke up in a daze because he felt a little thirsty. After wiping the saliva from the corner of his mouth, Zhang Chengzhe went to the teapot and poured himself a cup of barley tea.

After drinking a few cups of barley tea, Zhang Chengzhe wanted to go back to bed, but at this moment he heard footsteps coming towards him. The owner of the footsteps deliberately made his footsteps very light. From this point of view, the other party did not seem to be the owner of the hotel.

Upon noticing this, Zhang Chengzhe couldn't help but narrow his eyes, and the remaining sleepiness on his body disappeared. His room was at the east end of the hotel, and there were no other guest rooms except his, so there was no doubt that the other party was coming towards him.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chengzhe slowly unsheathed the dagger in his hand, and then coughed heavily twice. As he coughed, the footsteps outside the door immediately stopped. After a moment of silence, the footsteps also faded away.

Hearing the footsteps fading away, Zhang Chengzhe looked relieved, but he was also certain that the other party had bad intentions...
If they were still in Yijing at this time, Zhang Chengzhe would immediately chase them out and catch them, and lock them up in the prison of the Coordination Office, making them suffer all kinds of tortures of the Coordination Office and making them regret why they were born with a pair of useless eyes.

But now they were outside, and Zhang Chengzhe felt that it was better to have less trouble than more. He could scare people in the Yijing Coordination Office, but in such a remote place, revealing his identity as a member of the Coordination Office might not be a good thing. Everyone knew that the officials of the Coordination Office were worth a lot of money, so he would be targeted after revealing his identity. Therefore, Zhang Chengzhe was wearing a long robe at this time, and his official uniform was in his bag.

After spending the whole night safely, Zhang Chengzhe had a simple breakfast in the hotel at dawn the next day, bought a few steamed buns as dry food, and then continued his journey towards the east.

After rushing for another morning, Zhang Chengzhe gradually discovered that there were three people following him about a mile behind him. At first, he thought that they were also on the road, so he didn't take it seriously, but later he found something wrong.

Just when Zhang Chengzhe was feeling heavy-hearted, the three men behind him seemed to realize that they were exposed, and they whipped their horses and surrounded him. Although he didn't know who the other party was, seeing that he was outnumbered and two fists could not beat four legs, Zhang Chengzhe decided to avoid being at a disadvantage, and the best strategy was to run away, so he immediately whipped his horse...
Several people chased for more than an hour. Because the horses of the three people behind him were gradually exhausted, Zhang Chengzhe was able to successfully shake them off. However, during the chase, Zhang Chengzhe gradually felt that the person leading the other party seemed familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere, but he could not remember it for a while.

After thinking carefully for a while, Zhang Chengzhe still couldn't remember who the other person was, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

It was already the afternoon and the sun was about to set. Zhang Chengzhe wanted to find a hotel outside to spend the night like he did yesterday. Unfortunately, his luck was not very good this time. He could not find a hotel but only a somewhat dilapidated mountain temple.

Although he felt somewhat helpless, Zhang Chengzhe had no choice but to stay overnight in the mountain god temple. Looking at the dilapidated statue of the mountain god in the temple, Zhang Chengzhe drank the snow water and ate his dry food. After finishing the dry food, Zhang Chengzhe found some hay and planned to sleep in his clothes tonight.

However, when he lay on the hay, he could not fall asleep and his left eyelid kept twitching. Zhang Chengzhe was worried and felt that something would happen tonight. At this moment, footsteps were heard outside again. Zhang Chengzhe, who was alert, immediately took up a dagger and hid behind the statue of the mountain god...
A moment later, a group of three people walked into the mountain temple. Zhang Chengzhe took a closer look and saw that they were the three people who were chasing him during the day. During the day, because the distance was a bit far, he did not look down on the appearance of the other party's leader. But at this time in this mountain temple, seeing the familiar fierce look of the other party, a name immediately emerged in Zhang Chengzhe's mind.

Wu Kui!

When Zhang Chengzhe was hiding in Chen Shangye's house, he disguised himself as a bricklayer and had met Wu Kui several times. However, Zhang Chengzhe did not know the other party's identity at that time. He just felt that this person was not an easy person to deal with and was most likely an important figure in the Supervisory Office!
Later, when Zhang Chengzhe found out the other party's identity and was ready to capture him in Chen Shangye's house, the other party disappeared without a trace!

This was originally a big regret for Zhang Chengzhe. Zhang Chengzhe always felt that if he had captured Wu Kui, he might be promoted to deputy centurion.

And now the disappeared Wu Kui actually appeared here to hunt him down, which really made people a little puzzled····························

(End of this chapter)