Gu Baiyu had seen these two books in Prime Minister Gu's study. At that time, she thought that Prime Minister Gu might be too cautious, but now she just feels very lucky when she thinks about it.

Fortunately, dad left these things behind so that they could have a direction to investigate.

Gu Baiyu and Xiao Yanlin looked through the two booklets page by page together, and almost half an hour passed unknowingly.

Gu Baiyu yawned and found nothing.

"Daddy is too cautious. Nothing recorded here can frame daddy in terms of money. Who is it..."

Xiao Yanlin saw tears welling up in her eyes after yawning, and said, "If you are tired, take a rest."

Gu Baiyu sat up straight and shook his head: "I'm not tired, just a little bored."

As she said this, she opened the book again and suddenly said "Hey".

Xiao Yanlin was attracted by her voice and leaned over: "What's wrong?"

Gu Baiyu shook his head and rubbed a name on the paper with his hand.

"I haven't seen this name for a long time, so I was a little surprised."

Xiao Yanlin looked down and saw a name written on the page: Liu Zhuzhu.

Xiao Yanlin raised his eyebrows slightly: "This is it?"

Gu Baiyu couldn't help but laugh when he thought of the owner of the name: "This is one of my father's students, and he is currently on duty in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Although his official position is not high, his background is not very good, and his current achievements are very impressive!"

Gu Baiyu seemed to think of the honest and honest face in his memory, and couldn't help but say a few more words.

"Brother Zhuzi's family was very poor. In order to support him in his studies, his father fell ill and died due to lack of treatment. His mother also became ill from overwork and left after only a few years of good fortune..."

After she finished speaking, she said with some emotion, "Dad, it's true. Brother Zhuzhu might be unhappy if he knew that he still gave people this name. Also, brother Zhuzhu sends some vegetables he grows every year. Dad It was recorded anyway..."

Xiao Yanlin found a lot of information in her words very interesting, so he asked a few more questions.

"What's the meaning of this name?"

Gu Baiyu was stunned and explained: "Dao has no explanation. His father gave him the name Zhuzi. After he passed the exam, Brother Zhuzi thought the name was tacky and wanted his father to rename him. His father refused, saying that he His parents had worked hard all their lives to raise him, so they deserved to keep this name. Brother Zhuzi was quite unhappy at that time. Brother Zhuzhu knew how to grow vegetables, and he would personally grow some for his father every year, but because of this incident, For more than a year, I thought he would always be angry..."

Perhaps it was because Gu Baiyu had a natural closeness to this so-called "Brother Zhuzi", so he didn't think deeply about some things, but Xiao Yanlin raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard it.

Liu Zhuzhu asked Prime Minister Gu to name him, but it was not as simple as Gu Baiyu said.

Since ancient times, names have been given by parents, which is of great significance. Liu Zhuzhu asked Prime Minister Gu to give him a name after his parents passed away. Not only did he feel that his name was not good-sounding, but if Prime Minister Gu agreed, he would really rename such a student. , which is tantamount to recognizing this person as one's own child.

The friendship of giving a name is equivalent to changing the family. From now on, Liu Zhuzhu is no longer the mud-legged man born in the mountains, but the "child" of Prime Minister Gu.

This Liu Zhuzhu seemed to be far less innocent than Gu Baiyu imagined.

The reason why Prime Minister Gu refused was probably because he saw this man's ambition.

Such a person cares most about his own origin. He was refuted by Prime Minister Gu and chose not to have any contact with him anymore. Gu Baiyu could understand this, but why did he resume contact with him later?

Xiao Yanlin's intuition told him that this person was not simple.

"What's the matter with him sending vegetables to his father-in-law?" Xiao Yanlin asked.

Gu Baiyu didn't expect Xiao Yanlin to be so interested in this matter, so he talked about it carefully.

It turned out that after Liu Zhuzhu obtained the imperial examination, he was classified as one of Prime Minister Gu's disciples because the person who graded the examination was Prime Minister Gu, and there were such disciples under Prime Minister Gu every year.

These people would send something to the teacher every year in the name of visiting the teacher, mostly antiques, calligraphy and paintings, better pens, inks, paper and inkstones, etc.

As for Liu Zhuzhu, his family was in straitened circumstances and he had little money. When he came to visit for the first time, he gave him a basket of vegetables he had grown.

Prime Minister Gu accepted it happily and praised him for his good sowing. He said that a man is not rigid about his achievements. He can personally experience the sufferings of the people. It is a good thing that he still remembers to work in the fields after gaining fame.

Since then, Liu Zhuzi has sent some vegetables grown by himself every year.

"That's right!" Gu Baiyu clapped his hands: "Speaking of it, this matter was a good talk a few years ago! After Brother Zhuzi settled in Kyoto, the court also allocated him some fertile land based on his official position. He said that he did not have much expenses alone. , distributed it to many poor people, leaving only a small piece of land. He worked in the fields himself every day, ate the vegetables he grew, and gave some to his father. This incident became a legend for a while, and people in Kyoto discussed it. It’s been a long time…”

"There were also people who went to see that piece of land and said it was the "Prime Minister's Land" and what was grown was "Prime Minister's Vegetable." However, my father felt that this statement was very bad and ordered people not to talk about it anymore, and even reprimanded Brother Zhuzi. After a while, no one mentioned it anymore, but vegetables are grown every year.”

After Gu Baiyu finished speaking, he also realized something: "Master Hou asked in such detail, does he think there is something wrong with Brother Zhuzi? But he is only a minor official in the Ministry of Personnel, and has no real power, let alone the prince's faction..."

Looking at Bai Yu, he seemed a little worried. Xiao Yanlin touched his head: "I'm just curious. Besides, I plan to pay attention to the people on the booklet, just for fear of being caught by surprise. Don't worry, I will tell you if there is any problem." your."

Gu Baiyu nodded: "If there is really a problem, Mr. Hou doesn't have to show mercy. Daddy's safety is the most important thing!"

Xiao Yanlin nodded: "You go to bed early today and leave the rest to me."

Gu Baiyu nodded in agreement, but Xiao Yanlin thought more and more that Liu Zhuzhu was very problematic, so after finishing the matter at hand, he called the secret guard: "Go and ask where that "Prime Minister's Land" is. This place, I want to see for myself.”

The secret guard was stunned: "This kind of thing can be investigated by my subordinates..."

"No, I'll go myself."

The secret guard moved very quickly, and that small piece of land was indeed famous. Half an hour later, Xiao Yanlin rode a horse to the "Prime Minister's Land" that was once legendary.

In a field, there was a small area where the plants were growing particularly juicy. The fat vegetables were neatly arranged, and the green leaves didn't have any insect holes. It looked like they were well taken care of.

At the edge of the field, a middle-aged man wearing a blue gown was wiping the sweat from his head and taking out a water bag to drink water.

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