Tokyo's Kaifeng Prefecture, a place where powerful and wealthy businessmen gather, is also the most developed city in the tabloid industry, with the world's best helpers, and the speed of media dissemination second only to computer media, there are almost no superficial secrets, and even fake rumors can be turned into truth, even the Son of Heaven is afraid of three points.

Until before the palace examination, it was rumored among officials and scholars that Wang Xiu, the author of the controversial theory of psychology, was only ranked 316 in the Ministry of Rites examination, which is equivalent to the middle and lower grades.

What made people feel even more incredible was that Cai Jing actually met Wang Xiu!

It is true that Wang Xiu has the heart to learn the right theory, but the loss of the first list makes his future almost doomed, who is Cai Jing? For more than 20 years, the old fox who has fallen three times and three times, now leads the three provinces, and his protégé and the old man control the government and the opposition, how can he take a fancy to Wang Xiu? It's incredible.

You must know that many people went to Caifu with heavy treasures to pay a visit, but they couldn't even enter the gate, so they were rejected by Menzi.

That evening, he was still dressed in green clothes, tied his hair with a green ribbon, hired a black-maned horse from Heshuo, set off from the Guozi Prison Prison, all the way into the Suzaku Gate, from the state bridge along the left side of the royal street to the Jingling West Palace to the west, through the West Corner Tower through the Taiping Xingguo Temple to the Liang Gate, calculated to the north corner of the Cai Mansion, along the East Mansion Wall to the south to the Bianhe River turned west, and then arrived at the main gate of the Cai Mansion.

Fortunately, the business of Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo is prosperous, and it is the city that never sleeps in the East, especially in the inner city, even in the second half of the night, it is also brightly lit and the flow of people is endless.

"What a luxurious mansion!" Wang Xiu looked at the double-layered golden cornices, the red wall and blue plaque, and the main gate of Caifu, which had sixteen forks on the left and right, and sighed deeply.

He thought about it for a whole afternoon, and finally decided to meet Cai Jing with the etiquette of a junior, because he wanted to understand why? He never believes that Cai Jing is learning righteousness in order to understand the right theory, unless he is stupid enough to be innocent and lovely, it is impossible for pies to fall from the sky, since he is remembered, once he refuses, the consequences will be unpredictable, he is not willing to make extraneous branches before the palace test, so he can only go against the wind.

"Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, I prefer to go to the tiger mountains." Wang Xiu remembered a certain fat man last year, smiled playfully, walked to the door and handed over the name post, and said to the gate manager: "Please report to the master, and I will see Wang Xiu in the business water at the end of the night." ”

"Wang Xiu, oh, there has been an order in the house, the officials please go to the concierge to rest for a while." Obviously, the steward knew that Wang Xiu was visiting, so he hurriedly took the famous post, and politely invited Wang Xiu to have a cup of tea and rest.

Not long after, a middle-aged man in his thirties wearing a cyan lake satin robe, with three strands of beautiful hair, and a dignified appearance, appeared, and laughed loudly: "It turned out to be a sage of Shangshui, and he was neglected." ”

Wang Xiu didn't see that this person was gorgeously dressed and graceful and luxurious, he was definitely a person with status in the Cai family, he returned the salute very gracefully, and said with a faint smile: "I take the liberty to visit, and I hope to forgive my sins." ”

The man generously accepted Wang Xiu's salute and said with a smile: "Your Excellency is resting, and I have been instructed to come and greet you." ”

Wang Xiu's heart was shocked, my lord? Isn't this what the children of the eunuchs call their fathers! He nervously recalled the history, plus yesterday he silently introduced the situation of the Cai family, Cai Jing's eldest son Cai You and his father were intrigued, and he was also a very human minister, and it was impossible to welcome him.

The fifth son, Cai Yan, has not yet married the emperor, and his age does not match, there is only one person, Cai Xuan, the second son who is most favored by Cai Jing, and a talented son who replaces Cai Jing in handling official affairs.

With his identity, it is very face-saving to let Cai Yi come out to greet him, most people are brought in by the servants of the inner courtyard, Cai Jing asked Cai Qian to come out in person, and definitely gave him a lot of face, you must know that Cai Yan is born in Enke and is considered his senior.

He couldn't help but secretly said in his heart: "What kind of idea did Cai Jing play, the fourth child greeted me, it seems that tonight is a little confusing!" ”

Cai Qian is a wonder in history, he tried his best to oppose his eldest brother Cai You, he is a rare wise man of the Cai family, and his father was demoted to Lingnan because of the blessing of misfortune, and his character is worthy of his great gift. Calculating things in his heart, with a faint smile on his face, he said deeply: "It turned out to be a senior, and I would have respected my predecessor Gongdanqing Wenci, loyalty, righteousness and virtuous name in the next morning, but I didn't expect to deign to greet him, it was really tortured." ”

Cai Qian smiled, raised his arm to support Wang Xiu, and said softly: "My lord is in the study, please." ”

He was originally a little depressed, he was dealing with official business, but he didn't expect to be arrested and brave, even if he greeted the important ministers of the court, he turned out to be a young scholar, even if Wang Xiu was famous, but it was not worthy of his condescension. However, seeing that Wang Xiu's attitude is neither arrogant nor humble, he is gentle and elegant, and he likes it very much.

Cai Qian led Wang Xiu to the entrance and arrived in the main hall of Cai's mansion.

Wang Xiu entered the hall and saw a thin and elegant middle-aged man who looked a little like Cai Qian here.

When the man saw the two of them coming in, he stood up and smiled, "Brother, this is the Shangshui Magi?" There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

Magi, Wang Xiu was amazed for a while, it was really difficult to call him without a table word, and it was too impolite to call a name.

"This is the eldest brother of the family, and he is now worried at home."

Wang Xiu was stunned, the other party turned out to be the eldest son of Cai Jing's younger brother Cai Bian, he had never heard of Cai Gengdao leaving a proper history, presumably the official position was not high and the reputation was not obvious, but seeing that the other party was upright and easy-going and gentle, he couldn't help but feel a little more good, and said humbly: "The younger generation has seen the adult." ”

Although Cai Gengdao is worried at home, he is also a famous family with a transcendent identity. only returned the half-salute, and said softly: "You're welcome, the adults just came out."

Before he finished speaking, an old housekeeper who was nearly sixty years old came in and said very casually: "Childe has a message, please meet in the study." ”

Cai Gengdao's face froze, as if he didn't expect his uncle to let Wang Xiu enter the study to talk, this is an honor that non-relatives and confidants can't get! It seems that the uncle does not generally attach importance to Wang Xiu.

After Wang Xiu confessed to Cai Qian and Cai Gengdao, he came out with the old steward.

Cai Gengdao looked at Wang Xiu leaving, and then looked back at Cai Xiu and said, "What do you think?" ”

"Father's heart, where can we speculate." Cai Qian turned around and sat down, and said with a smile: "Come, let's play three games, and wait for that." ”

"Your emperor is not afraid that you will go back late?"

Caifu Mansion is very deep, Langfang goes back and forth, a grass and a tree, flower beds, and walls are very exquisite, obviously from the hands of the masters. Walking in it, twists and turns.

Wang Xiu's eyes did not squint, and he looked at the old steward walking in front of him, but he was very surprised. This old steward's status in the Cai Mansion is not low, he talked to the second generation of the Cai family just now, his tone was very flat, and his attitude was even more casual, etc., the old steward called 'Childe', could it be Cai Jing? Then the old steward.

They turned the corridor and entered a simple courtyard in the inner house, where four ginkgo trees were planted, more than ten dead winds illuminated the courtyard, and two quaint blue brick study rooms on the south side of a pool of clear water.

"It's here!" The moment Wang Xiu stepped into the small courtyard, his heart suddenly jumped violently, the person he was about to see was a scheming minister, he couldn't help but be a little inexplicably afraid, but fortunately, he adjusted his mentality in time, took a few deep breaths, and gradually calmed down in front of the door.

The old steward stood in front of the door and said in a loud voice: "Son, the king is waiting to see you." ”

That is, three breaths, an old voice came from the room, "Come in." ”

Wang Xiu walked into the study with the old housekeeper, and looked up to see a white-haired old man sitting next to the bookcase in front of the window, with white hair hanging down on his chest, dressed in a lake-woven white robe, and a ribbon tied with slightly wet hair. It looks like he is old, but his complexion is very white, his eyebrows are straight, and his eyes are piercing with sharpness, and he must have been a dignified beautiful man when he was young.

Cai Jing, a famous minister in history, with a faint momentum, made Wang Xiu's heart feel in a trance again, and this aura was too strong! The meaning revealed at a glance is beyond my reach.

"Little friend, the old man is slacking." Cai Jing leaned back on the chair, twisted his beard with his right hand, and looked at Wang Xiu with a smile.

Wang Xiu hesitated slightly, took two steps forward and bowed, and said lightly: "The student asks for peace to the prime minister." "He directly calls himself a student, which can be regarded as a trick, no matter what you call me, I respect you as a teacher, and I can't be too difficult for me!

Cai Jing frowned, and said with a meaningful smile: "In the old man's private house, no need to be polite, please sit." ”

Sit? In front of the four generations of elders of the three provinces of the Taishi Commander-in-Chief, Wang Xiu has not yet shown that he is so amused that he sits down and talks about it, but his tone is very easy-going.

He was in a nervous mood, but his face was very calm, and he said lightly: "In front of the prime minister, the student does not dare to be presumptuous. ”

"Well, it's not arrogant or humble, but it has some of the demeanor of the former dynasties, and it can be done in nine steps, and it is not something that ordinary people can do." Cai Jing was still smiling.

Wang Xiu secretly slandered himself, it seems that Cai Jingjing knows about his affairs in Shangshui County, and people have inquired about him clearly, and he still doesn't know anything.

"The reputation of the public is excessive, how dare the students compare with the ministers of the previous dynasty, as for the nine-step chapter, that is, they have no choice but to grandstand."

"Haha. , it is indeed a wonderful talent" Cai Jing laughed loudly, stroked his white hair and said with a smile: "Seven or eight stars in the sky, two or three points in front of the rain mountain, it is really exquisite, people can't change a word, it's a pity that you haven't filled in the words for a long time, otherwise the official family will definitely summon you." ”

Wang Xiu was in a trance for a while, peeking at Cai Jing, looking at each other, the smiling gaze revealed a cold light that penetrated people's hearts, as if his whole body was stripped naked, there was no secret, he suddenly shivered in his heart, and secretly said to himself: "It's amazing!" ”

If he thought about it, he disappeared in an instant, and his mentality, which was proud of today's knowledge across thousands of years, gradually collapsed little by little in the face of this time-honored old man. Sweat soaked his back, and he said, "Hey, there's still a lot to learn!" ”xh118