After Mistakenly Binding The Matchmaker System

Tyrant's Beloved (34)

Once this job is completed, it would be a ladder to the sky. It was easy to reach the sky in one step. Similarly, it carried great risks. A slight failure would result in total ruin.

So, this was an extremely dangerous task. The person to take it on had to have excellent character and abilities, be ruthless in their methods, and be even harsher on themselves.

"Is the person you have in mind Zi Shu?" He Yuan asked.

He didn't ask on a whim but based on the current situation. After morning court, Qi Mingxuan had summoned Li Shu alone, presumably to assign him a task. Plus, Qi Mingxuan himself had said that he was discussing the situation in the disaster-stricken areas with Li Shu, indicating that this was the case.

Qi Mingxuan didn't expect his casually fabricated excuse to make the Teacher think so. He turned and saw Li Shu looking at him with a smile in his eyes, clearly amused.

It was truly hard to explain now.

He Yuan felt proud that his little disciple had been noticed like this, but he also couldn't help but feel concerned about sending him to complete such a task. From the moment he entered officialdom, he had been doing thankless tasks. Although he advanced quickly, he made many enemies. In the long run, it would certainly be very detrimental to him.

After all, he was his disciple. While others might not care about him, he had to. Thinking of this, he cast a slightly reproachful glance at the new monarch.

"Teacher, what are you thinking?" Qi Mingxuan was glared at for no reason and he had no choice but to explain helplessly, "Someone else will be taking on this task, not Zi Shu."

If Zi Shu was really sent out, he would be the first one unable to bear it, not the Teacher.

In the past, he had no choice but to watch Zi Shu put himself in dangerous situations, but now he wouldn't let the young man do such risky things anymore. With him around, the young man didn't need to resort to such methods to climb up.

"If it's not Zi Shu, then who else could it be? This matter is of great importance, you can't be foolish at a time like this," He Yuan said sternly.

Although he didn't want his newly recognized little junior disciple to be in danger, He Yuan also didn't want to see countless people suffering. With the court in chaos, there were few officials he could use. Apart from Zi Shu, He Yuan couldn't think of another suitable candidate. This was one of the reasons why he thought Qi Mingxuan would send Zi Shu out.

"Speaking of which, Teacher should have heard of this person's name. His surname is Yu, and his other name is Rongxiu. He was the second place in the same examination as Zi Shu and is now serving in the Hanlin Academy."

It turned out that he wanted to send Yu Rongxiu to do this. Li Shu lowered his eyes, hiding the smile in his eyes. By calling him here, Qi Mingxuan must have been afraid that this matter would upset him.

The Imperial decree was delivered to the Hanlin Academy that afternoon. Like Li Shu back then, Yu Rongxiu was promoted two ranks at once. Amidst the envy and jealousy of his colleagues, he packed his bags and left the place where he had worked for most of the year.

After stepping out, he turned around and saw a young man in a light blue robe standing with his back to him under the corridor.

Hearing footsteps, Li Shu turned around.

The orange-red sunset was imprinted on the young man's exquisite and flawless face, giving it a kind of elusive beauty.

"Master Yu, congratulations."

"Zi Shu, it's been a long time!" Yu Rongxiu stepped forward with a smile and hooked his friend's shoulder. "Let's celebrate together. I got promoted today. Let's go for a drink."