Mr. Lu stroked his beard, pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "If you really want to give your dead guards an explanation, but you won't let the giant Shen family do your best to deal with you, you can only take a compromise."

"What's the solution?" Cao Yi asked anxiously.

Mr. Lu glanced at Cao Yi and said slowly: "Because the key figure is Chen Yan, you can see if you can find an opportunity to make Chen Yan come out alone. He is a person who is not brave enough, has insufficient knowledge and is not in a high position. Then you will scare him with the letter he wrote, let him admit this fact, and promise to make you more compensation, and no longer go against you in the future!"

"It seems that this is the only way." Cao Yi said unwillingly.

"There is no other way, but when you meet Shen Yan privately, it is best to find someone else to witness it. Then this person's words are still a bit important. Otherwise, Chen Yan will refuse to admit it or falsely accuse you of your violent coercion, so that he will not pretend to admit that he did these things first, and then be forced to agree to your compensation claims..." Mr. Lu added.

Cao Yi nodded and thought about everything to the worst. As for whom he wanted to testify, he already had a candidate in his heart. The most suitable person was Yang Xingwen. He was an official himself, but he was not under the Jiangning official system. He was also the son of Yang Prefect. He had enough identity and background, and he was still very important in speaking in Jiangning City.

After the talk, Cao Yi stayed in the Lu Mansion all afternoon, and had a good time with Mr. Lu to have fun in the evening. Mr. Lu's children are older, and they all have their own families. They are both in charge of the government. They did not come to reunite during the Spring Festival this year. The Lu Mansion was a little deserted, but now with Cao Yi, Mrs. Qin and Ya Niang are naturally very happy. They were having fun at the banquet. During the meal, Mrs. Qin also muttered to give Cao Yi New Year's money, but Cao Yi politely declined. According to ancient sayings, Cao Yi was actually an adult, so how could he still receive this red envelope? After eating and drinking, Cao Yi stayed to drink two cups of tea ordered by Ya Niang before going back.

"Official, I finally know why you always praise Cao Yi today. This child is indeed a genius from thousands of times. Congratulations to the official for accepting a good student!" After Cao Yi said goodbye, Mrs. Qin said with a smile to Mr. Lu.

"Yes, yes, when I was young, I also thought I had seen many amazing talents, but I have never seen Cao Yi, writing lyrics as easy as drinking water. In such a short time, the three lyrics were created on the spot based on the topics that the official just said. The key is that each lyrics can be called a good lyric of excellent quality, and it is indeed worthy of being the number one talented man in Jiangning."

"Haha, when I first met him, he was wandering around the street with a maid and a guard. At first I thought he was just a playboy, but later, a chess friend of mine had something to do at home and left halfway. Cao Yi was sitting next to him drinking tea, so I asked him casually if he wanted to have a game. Unexpectedly, his chess skills were much better than mine..." Old Lu shook his head and smiled.

"Oh? There's something like this

, Why have you never seen an official mention it?" Ya Niang covered her mouth and smiled.

"I just met Cao Yi at the time, and the chess game was very strange at that time. From the chess style, he seemed to be very extreme in his behavior, and he used all means to achieve his goals, and was very particular. He would rather be tragic than give in. At that time, I was thinking about how to preach, but the boy guided me in turn..."

"After saying this, I really want to know how Cao Yi replied to the official words."

"Haha... he said, 'It's not enough to see wisdom when doing one chess'..." Mr. Lu recalled.

"Haha, from now on, it's really the official who took the lead in the first place," said Mrs. Qin with a smile.

"Yes, who can tell that at first glance, the little kid who looked like a playboy, would be the number one talented man in Jiangning now? It seems that he is just following his own heart, not sticking to the rules and regulations of the world and some existing social rules, and indeed living his own way, not being bound by various opinions, nor being willing to bow down for five dou of rice. I wonder what would Cao Enzhao and Mrs. South Korea think that Cao Yi was not willing to take the path of officialdom at all?"

"I heard that the Cao family and the one in the capital were married at that time. Unfortunately, both parties were sons. When the Cao family's only daughter was born, the other one who had no suitable age was married, so the Cao family's daughter married Zhao Xiang's grandson. Now the one in the capital has finally got a daughter in old age, and Cao Yi is the right age and has not been married. This time, she should always be matched. I don't know if Cao Yi knew that he had a fiancée waiting for him in the capital. Hahaha, I think I don't know yet, otherwise he wouldn't redeem himself for the first courtesan of Jiangning this year..." After Mrs. Qin said that, she smiled at Mrs. Lu, and she had a smile that was about to see her younger generations make a fool of herself.

Cao Yi, who was on the way home on the other side, obviously didn't know that after he left, Mr. Lu, Mrs. Qin and Yaniang were talking about him, and he didn't know that because he had a fiancée in the capital, the three of them were waiting to see him laugh. After Cao Yi returned home, he had a temporary solution for the matter, and he did drink a lot of wine at night, so he fell asleep after returning to his room.

The next morning, Cao Yi rushed to Mr. Yang's house to pay New Year's greetings. This was a promise made in advance after sending a message yesterday. He only gave gifts before the New Year. Today, Cao Yi did not bring any other things, so he brought the main items in Zuixianlou, Qinglian wine, Fugui eggs and Baihua soap, which was the same as when he was taken to Lufu yesterday.

Because she had lunch at Mr. Yang's house, there was still a long afternoon, and it was not good to drink it in the daytime, so the three of them just had a drink and didn't drink too much. Although Cao Yi was a junior and Mr. Yang was an elder, Yang Xingwen, a peer who made jokes during the meal, and Mr. Yang had a very talkative relationship with his son, and he was talking and laughing, so the atmosphere of the lunch was also very good. Cao Yi did not discuss the matter between Shen Yan and the bandits in the Soul Mountain during the meal to avoid damage.

When everyone finished lunch, they moved to the courtyard to bask in the sun, which was very comfortable and

It was pleasant. Because I had just finished my meal, I didn’t arrange for the maid to order tea, so the three of them sat in the courtyard chatting and basking in the sun.

"Nephew, you told me a few years ago that you were going to encircle and suppress the bandits in the Soul Mountain. Are you making any progress?" As he was chatting, Mr. Yang suddenly asked.

"Mr. Yang, I came here today to report this matter to you." Cao Yi curled his smile and replied seriously.

"Oh? So, things have already come to an end, what? What's the accident? "Mr. Yang asked seriously.

"Hmm? Father, Brother Yi, what are you talking about? What are the bandits in the Soul-Sheng Mountain? Why is it that Brother Yi went to encircle and suppress? Didn't the government send troops?" Yang Xingwen asked in surprise. He had not come back before about the bandits in the Soul-Sheng Mountain, so he was not aware of it.

So Cao Yi explained the things he had talked to Yang Xingwen in detail about what he had talked to him before.

"What's going on now? The bandits in the Soul-Slaying Mountain were dealt with?" Yang Xingwen asked with excitement. Although he was a civil servant, he was still full of interest in marching and fighting.

"It's done, but now I don't know how to hand over the bandits to the government, because it involves Chen Yan's handling. I haven't made a decision yet. I want to discuss it with Mr. Yang." Cao Yi said with a smile, and then handed the two letters in his arms to Mr. Yang, "Mr. Yang, you have a look at these two letters first!"

"It turns out that Chen Yan is pushing this matter behind the scenes. Have you ever thought about how to deal with it?" Although Mr. Yang was angry, his emotions were still well controlled and he was not as furious as Mr. Lu. After all, Cao Yi had already informed him before. Chen Yan had a great possibility that the bandits would attack the convoy of Zuixianlou. However, he was worried that there was no evidence at that time, and now the evidence was finally found.

"Yesterday, I was already angry with Mr. Lu, and I also consulted his views on this matter. Mr. Lu and I both felt that although the two letters were signed by Chen Yan and the seals were also written by Chen Yan, the Shen family could completely push these two letters to their servants, that is, the servants wrote them under the name of Chen Yan, and the seals were also stole and stamped on them. It was the servants' personal behavior and had nothing to do with the Shen family. In this way, Chen Yan could be completely removed from this matter..."

"Then what do you mean?" Yang Xingwen asked.

"I naturally want to report to the official truthfully, but I am afraid that my current commercial forces at this stage will not be able to withstand the subsequent revenge of the Shen family. Now Zuixianlou and Taibai Chamber of Commerce are in their infancy, and they cannot resist the financial struggle of the Shen family. So I thought to join Brother Xingwen in the afternoon and make Chen Yan come out alone, use these two letters to scare him, and let him agree to some conditions and compensation in private, and then Brother Xingwen comes forward to be the witness in the middle. He promises to compensate me for some things and promises that I will not be against me in the future. Then I will return these two letters to him and no longer accuse him!"

"This is a good idea, and it seems that this is the only way to go at the moment." Yang Gong thought for a while and said slowly.
Chapter completed!