Being an emperor is not something he can do, so he can only rely on his connections.

Zhang Jingwei, Li Can, and Mu Tou were the only people in the bar. As soon as they entered the private room, Zhang Jingwei, like a magician, pulled out a deck of cards. Li Can's eyes lit up at the sight.

Li Can asked curiously, "What is this?"

Zhang Jingwei proudly shook the playing cards in his hand and replied with a smile, "This is called poker. It's our common playing cards, but there are two foreign characters printed on it."

Li Can couldn't help but cast an admiring glance at Zhang Jingwei, praising him, "Brother Zhang, you even know foreign characters. You're truly knowledgeable and talented! I admire you!"

Zhang Jingwei waved his hand and said modestly, "Oh, I only have a basic understanding of it. I barely passed the Level 4 exam back then!"

Li Can looked confused and asked doubtfully, "What is level four?"

Zhang Jingwei thought it would be too much trouble to explain to this guy, so he casually said, "I don't think you would understand even if I told you, so don't worry about it."

At this time, Mu Tou, who had been standing silently nearby, spoke up: "My lord, you may not know this, but my young master often says things that are baffling. But these cards are truly interesting, and the rules are simple to understand. You can learn them after just a couple of rounds."

Zhang Jingwei nodded repeatedly in agreement, then enthusiastically suggested, "That's right, that's right. Even a wooden man who can't even read a single word can handle this. Come on, how about we not gamble on money today but on drinks?"

Mu Tou responded, "Alright! Master, shall we play Landlord as usual?"

Zhang Jingwei shook his head and said mysteriously, "No, let's try something new today. Instead of playing Landlord, let's play 3P, or Golden Flower!"

Li Can was completely confused and blinked as he asked, "Three...what?"

Zhang Jingwei waved his hand and laughed heartily, "Haha, don't worry about it for now. You'll understand after playing a few games!"

……

Half an hour passed, and Zhang Jingwei was sweating profusely, with sweat streaming down his forehead. His face turned red, while Li Can and Mu Tou, who were standing beside him, stared at the cards in their hands with solemn expressions.

At this moment, Zhang Jingwei suddenly shouted with an angry face: "Kill all! All in!" After that, he suddenly turned over his cards with force, and saw a perfect flush of K gold cards on the card surface.

However, before Zhang Jingwei could be proud for too long, Li Can said lightly: "Brother Zhang, I'm sorry, I have a straight flush." ​​Hearing this, Zhang Jingwei's face instantly became uglier.

At this moment, Mu Tou, who had been silent the whole time, said softly, "Master... I'm a leopard." Zhang Jingwei could no longer suppress his anger after hearing this. He grabbed the teacup beside him and smashed it against the table. He then kicked over the bench next to him, cursing non-stop, "Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

Seeing Zhang Jingwei losing his composure, Li Can quickly tried to persuade him, "How about this? Let's try a different game? Like, dice?" But Zhang Jingwei, already blinded by rage, flatly refused, "No way! If I don't win today, I'll fight you to the death!"

Just at this moment, the door of the private room was suddenly pushed open, and Ma Tianmao strode in, smiling and teasing: "Hey, who is so bold that he can make our boss Zhang so angry?" Qian Ming and Gao Jiong also walked in with Ma Tianmao.

Li Can slowly stood up, with a smile on his face, and said, "Brother Ma! How are you?"

Ma Tianmao walked over quickly and responded enthusiastically, "Brother Li Can, it's been a long time! Hey, are you guys playing poker? Haha, come on, add me and let's have some fun together!"

At this time, Zhang Jingwei on the side hurriedly interrupted with a smile: "Don't worry, Brother Ma, I have to introduce our head shopkeeper to you on behalf of Brother Li." However, before he could finish, Li Can waved his hand and said loudly: "No need to introduce, I know this head shopkeeper!"

Hearing this, Gao Jiong, who had been standing there, suddenly changed his expression. He pointed at Li Can with wide eyes and shouted angrily, "You...you turned out to be that Imperial Censor Taiyuan! Humph, it's all because of you that my reputation was ruined and I was ruthlessly driven away!"

Li Can, however, was not in a hurry. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he looked at Gao Jiong with a smile, asking, "Gao Jieyuan, do you think you can be safe if you escape to Yunzhou?"

Zhang Jingwei couldn't help but feel a little puzzled when he saw this, and quickly asked, "Hmm? Is there some misunderstanding between the two of you?"

Gao Jiong snorted coldly, glaring at Li Can and angrily saying, "This man is a retainer of the King of Jin! I remember when I took the exam, I actually found the exam questions given to him by the King of Jin on him!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jingwei was so surprised that his mouth opened wide. He stammered, "Ah? Brother Gao, could it be that... you actually cheated in the provincial examination?"

Gao Jiong was so angry that he stamped his feet and protested loudly, "Bullshit! It's true that the examination questions were sent by the Prince of Jin, but they are not the examination questions at all. They are just a set of questions proposed by Xiao Xuezheng! Although Xiao Xuezheng's predictions are always accurate, why this set of questions was circulated among the people and sold is unknown!"

Li Can frowned and said, "The announcement of the results of this provincial examination was postponed for three days. The reason is all because of this person. Our Taiyuan Imperial Censorate has been conducting a thorough investigation for three full days!" He pointed at Gao Jiong as he spoke.

Gao Jiong's eyes widened, and he retorted angrily, "You're clearly deliberately making things difficult for me! There are so many students taking the exam and possessing the test questions, why are you targeting only me for this investigation?"

Li Can snorted coldly and responded bluntly: "That's because you are the King of Jin's man."

Hearing this, Gao Jiong's face flushed with anger, but he didn't dare to lose his temper easily because of his concerns. He could only grit his teeth and squeeze out a word: "You..."

At this moment, Ma Tianmao, who had been listening silently, showed a trace of guilt on his face, but he quickly regained his composure. Meanwhile, Zhang Jingwei, standing nearby, keenly grasped the key message in the conversation and immediately pressed the issue, "Were you driven away? Zhao Xuan, were you actually expelled by the King of Jin?"

When Gao Ying heard this, his face instantly turned as red as a ripe apple. He felt extremely humiliated, but even so, he bit his lips tightly and said nothing.

Seeing this, Zhang Jingwei pressed on, "You lied to me before, saying you didn't want to be with Prince Jin and his gang. Humph, now the truth is out, what else do you have to say?"

Gao Jiong took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and then said, "Yes, I did lie to you, but I swear to heaven that everything I did during my military journey is done with a clear conscience!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, Ma Tianmao quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Alright, alright, Brother Jingwei, Brother Zhaoxuan, we are all brothers after all. Why bother about such a small matter?" However, his persuasion did not seem to have much effect.

Li Can said firmly, "I don't want to make friends with people from the Jin prince's party."

Ma Tianmao turned helplessly to look at Zhang Jingwei, his eyes full of help.

Zhang Jingwei stared at Gao Jiong and continued to ask, "If you were to gain the favor of the King of Jin again in the future, would you return to Jinzhou without hesitation?"

For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Gao Jiong, waiting for him to give an answer.

Gao Jiong did not give an answer immediately, nor did he dare to look directly at Zhang Jingwei. He remained silent.

"Okay, I got it." Zhang Jingwei slammed the door and left in disappointment. Qian Ming and Mu Tou immediately followed him.