Chapter 726 (2/2)

Because the magistrate's wife sent someone to send this call, magistrate Mao also saw Xia Ying in the study immediately after seeing off the important guests.

When Xia Ying walked into the study, she saw Gu Tuo who was already standing inside.

Two people looked at each other and blurted out --

”did you see him too?”

Then, they nodded at the same time.

Magistrate Mao was dazed.

”Master Gu, Mrs. Gu, what are you talking about?”

The reason why he arranged to see Xia Ying so quickly was that before the prefect's wife sent a message, Gu Tuo had taken the initiative to find him and proposed to meet him in private. Moreover, Gu Tuo solemnly pointed out that Xia Ying must also be called in!

Magistrate Mao immediately realized the seriousness of the matter. So after seeing off several important guests, he immediately turned back to his study.

And then there was the scene.

Xia Ying said to Gu Tuo, ”you are more familiar with the magistrate, so you should talk about this matter.”

Gu Tuo nodded, then he turned to the magistrate Mao and said, ”my Lord, do you know the origin of the general with the surname of Wen who is the leader of the ranks of officers and men who are here to meet his relatives today?”

”Oh, you said Wen Yuan!” The magistrate Mao said, ”in fact, he was not from a prominent family, but his aunt married the king of Qin to be his side concubine, so their literati also followed him. You should have heard of the king of Qin. He is the younger brother of one of his sisters, and he also holds an important position in the imperial court. This side concubine was the daughter of the common people he met when he went out hunting. After seeing this, he liked it very much. He decided to take him back to his house and make him a side concubine. Then the Wen family became famous. ”

”This Wenyuan, who was also 13 years old, was recommended by the king of Qin to become a Yu Lin Wei. Originally, according to his identity, he was unable to enter. However, who called the person who introduced him was his Royal Highness the king of Qin? The king of Qin has been spoiling his side concubine for years, so his highness insists that others will let him in with one eye closed. ”Although the emperor's personal guards are collectively called Yu Lin Wei, there are differences in their status levels.

Among them, the first-class ones were closely protected by the emperor. Those who can enter this echelon must be from the royal family. They must have excellent skills. After all, he is a close official of the emperor. Who knows which day he will become the emperor's eye when he is outstanding, so he will be taken as his right and left hand by the emperor?

The second class is in charge of the important security matters of the palace. Such children's origins are slightly lower than those of the first class, but they can only be held by the children of officials of grade 4 or above.

In the third class, they are only the children of families with lower birth background. They are mainly responsible for guarding the palace periphery and even the palace gate. This is a kind of hard work with little oil and water. Some of the sons who have little prospects want to gild themselves, and most of them are concerned to put their sons in this position.

Wen Yuan belongs to the third class.

It's just

”Wen Yuan, as a nephew of Qin's side concubine's wife's nephew, even became a leader of Yu Lin Wei's family. This is enough to prove that he's very good at it!”

Even Gu Tuo, who was not keen on external things, could not help feeling after hearing the speech of magistrate Mao.

Magistrate Mao nodded. ”Isn't it? This young man is very skillful. I met him several times when I was in the capital city. He is really good at handling affairs, and he is not as arrogant as the children of aristocratic families. However, because of his family background, he is still very marginalized in the Yulin Wei. So over the years, although he has mixed up a little bit, he still has a certain distance from Shengjia. I'm afraid he won't be the next Minister of the emperor in his whole life

I can see that.

Otherwise, he would not have been sent to the capital to meet his relatives.

But Xia Ying immediately moved in her heart --

is it because of this that this person can freely enter and leave the capital without too much attention?