Cen Shaoze was slightly embarrassed: "Mr. Qiao, don't let everyone here laugh." ”

Xia Chen's eyes widened, he turned out to be that pervert! And it's Tanhualang, that's the third place in the country!

She raised her eyebrows: "Brother Cen, your modesty will inevitably make others embarrassed." "Being too modest equals pride, all mud * horses are unprecedented and unprecedented, and they laugh! But then again, although this Cen Shaoze has an unborn talent, he has no arrogance, which is really rare. He is also a very low-key person, but if he explores flowers in this era, he will inevitably be proud, at least he will not hide it like him.

Cen Shaoze smiled bitterly when he heard this: "I have been taught for my brother." ”

Mr. Qiao said with a smile: "Chen'er is reasonable, as far as I know, the emperor was not the champion because you were too young during the palace examination." ”

Cen Shaoze hurriedly said: "These are all false rumors, that champion and the list are indeed only eight buckets." ”

At this time, Han Qi strode in, saluted everyone, and then looked at Cen Shaoze: "Tanhualang really lives up to his reputation. ”

Cen Shaoze said: "Brother Tai has won the award, I really don't dare to take it seriously, but it's just luck." ”

Xia Chen pouted: "Brother Cen, you are too humble again, I think you are Lianzhong Sanyuan, right?" How good luck is that? ”

Cen Shaoze didn't know how to answer when she said this, so he had to take a sip of tea.

Mr. Qiao was stunned: "I didn't expect Chen'er to know about Lianzhong Sanyuan." ”

Lianzhong Sanyuan is a continuous pass from the children's test to the Ministry of Rites, according to modern parlance, it is not a grade or a failed subject.

Han Yi reprimanded: "Chen'er." ”

Han Qi's expression became a little wrong: "Chen'er, you call Cen Gongzi ...... Eldest brother? ”

Xia Chen suddenly said, "Third uncle, what do you want!" Let's talk about our own generations! ”

This caused everyone to burst into laughter.

Mr. Qiao said: "Shaoze, I heard that you didn't accept the official position, why is this?" ”

Cen Shaoze sighed: "Now that the government is in the hands of Taiwei Yan and Qin Shenzheng, no matter what happens, the two of them must nod first, and this official will not do it." In fact, my father had already resigned, but General Yue persuaded Fang to ask for a transfer to Qingzhou, thinking that he might be able to do something in the local area. ”

When Xia Chen heard this, he remembered a sentence: "The country will be prosperous, and there will be auspiciousness." When the kingdom is about to perish, there will be demons. "There is a faint monarch above, and there are ministers below, this big cloud country is about to run out.

Although she had decided to participate in the imperial examination first, she had no intention of becoming an official, and when she thought of the faces of those traitorous ministers, she felt that her stomach was cramping. But when she thought of the rat-eyed man just now, she found that it was even more difficult to move an inch in this era without money and power, and she had to re-plan.

Mr. Qiao pondered for a moment: "I heard that General Yue has won several battles in a row, and Helan Zongfu, the left deputy marshal of Xuanguo, is seriously ill, maybe the battle situation will turn around." ”

Cen Shaoze thought for a moment: "The Xuanjun army has not invaded the south on a large scale for three months, and before I came, I heard that they seemed to have the intention of striking the army and talking about peace. ”

Xia Chen said: "If the Xuanguo army is not seriously damaged, there will be no rebellion in the country. I think it's just a delaying tactic on their part, and they'll be coming back soon. ”

At this time, everyone was worried about the situation of the war, and did not notice how strange it was that this was said by a child who grew up in the countryside.

Mr. Qiao frowned deeply: "Anyway, the Great Cloud Kingdom finally has time to rest and recuperate its army, and the people of the Xuan Kingdom will not be afraid to come again." ”

Xia Chen pointed out sharply: "Often the most terrible thing is not the enemy, but one's own people, and a strong fortress is often broken from within." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room looked at her in astonishment.

Xia Chen snorted: "That's what the book says." In fact, she had no intention of showing off, she just felt that these people were very naïve, which made her very angry.

Cen Shaoze is good, and he didn't bother to ask for high-ranking officials. But his father thought that he could make a difference in the local area, and apparently did not realize the root of the problem, and was afraid that he would soon be demoted again, until he was inexplicably implicated in an incident, and eventually became a concubine or killed.

You must know that those who are good at stabbing knives in the back are like jackals, and he will be a little afraid when you stare at him, but it is really dangerous when you turn your head. What's more, the tree has fallen and scattered, and now that he has been demoted to here, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, if anyone wants to get rid of him, he has no scruples.

Since ancient times, those who have participated in political struggles have understood one truth: either they will be rectified, or they will be killed if they are rectified, and they must never leave the other side a chance to make a comeback.

And this Mr. Qiao chose to escape from the world on the surface, but he sought to be out of sight, but he was dedicated to cultivating talents like him for the country, and after all, he still couldn't let go of his fame, or he naively believed that the emperor was just blinded, but he didn't know that the important premise of the traitorous minister's existence was the faint king.

Han Qi came back to his senses first: "Chen'er, what kind of books did you read these things in, don't talk nonsense." ”

Cen Shaoze sighed lightly: "I think what Chen'er said is very true." ”

Mr. Qiao stroked his beard: "Sometimes we don't see things as well as a child. ”

Xia Chen smiled dryly: "Let the teachers and elders laugh." Chen'er recently read some scriptures and histories, and said nonsense. ”

Suddenly, the light in the room dimmed, Cen Shaoze glanced at the doors and windows, got up and said, "I have to rush back to Qingzhou City today, so I will leave first." Then he looked at Xia Chen, with a deep taste in his eyes: "Chen'er, we met unexpectedly, and I felt the sound very much, he will definitely talk to you with tea instead of wine one day." He found that although the child was young and naïve, many of his thoughts coincided with his own.

As soon as these words came out, Han Yi and Han Qi were stunned, but Mr. Qiao looked at Cen Shaoze with a smile on his face, and said in his heart, although he is already a world-famous Tanhua, he is still a child in the end, and he still does everything spontaneously.

Xia Chen smiled: "Chen'er is really flattered. I thought that he could say such a thing to a wild child, but he was a man of true temperament.

Cen Shaoze blinked his eyes: "Chen'er is too modest." Over the years, under the strict teaching of his father, brother and teacher, he felt that he was becoming more and more afraid to think about those deviant things, maybe this child could awaken his increasingly confused heart.

Han Yi also got up and said, "We're going back too." ”

Leaving Wenxing Academy, Han Yi, Li Laozhang and Xia Chen found a steamed bun shop to eat something, took the carriage and walked back.

The sun was already setting in the west, and the road was filled with mottled shadows of trees, which at first glance seemed chaotic, but in fact they were swaying rhythmically.

Xia Chen sat cross-legged in the car, watching the bits of golden light refracted on the leaves. If anyone saw her expression now, they would never believe that she was just an eight-year-old child.

Thinking back on today's blackmail incident, Xia Chen did not feel any smugness in her heart, but aroused a deep pain in her heart.

In her previous life, she was an orphan, and despite her unremitting efforts, she was no longer looked down upon, and no one dared to say that she was a person that no one wanted, but there was a gap that could not be crossed. Facing Yan Shiming, she always felt that she was a piece shorter. And in his mind, he will always be his benefactor.

Before I knew him, I was helpless, and after I got to know him, there was no cure. Xia Chen couldn't help but sigh: "If life is only as first seen, what is the autumn wind sad fan." "Now that time and space have opened up the distance between each other, they can't erase the pain in their hearts.

Many people think that as long as there is love, nothing is a problem, and she has thought this way, but she slowly realized that this idea is really naïve. Status, status, family, and money are all important in any era.

Those who have it may be able to say that these are just fame, but they are nothing outside the body, which is definitely standing and talking without backache. People who don't have it understand that it's hard to move an inch without money, and it's often bullied if you don't have power.

In ancient times, it was even worse, especially in the door, which was a difficult boundary between people, especially in marriage, how many foolish children and resentful daughters were blocked from the door throughout the ages, although they did not reach the Cheng dù who was looking for death and life, in the end they were also one of the victims.

No matter how proud and excellent she is, she doesn't even have the courage to ask Yan Shiming, because she knows in her heart that she doesn't have to ask at all, this relationship is doomed to be fruitless. At the beginning, they didn't stand on the same knot, although they later lived under the same roof, they are still not people in the same world, the circle of friends, outlook on life, material outlook are different, and the mood is even different, even if they are together, they will not last long.

How many days and nights, her heart was struggling, what kind of torment, what helplessness, what despair! It's like a fish in the water who falls in love with a bird in the air.

It's hateful that in this life, as soon as I was born, I had a big mountain on my head, military status! And a little scoundrel with a few stinky money, he dares to slander an honest person like Han Yi, and even more scolds himself as a thief. If you wear gold and jade, a group of slaves, or a high-ranking official, then the scoundrel can only kneel and worship.

The more she thought about it, the more angry she became, so it seemed that if she wanted to live as she wanted, and get rid of the fate of repeating the mistakes of the past, she had to be rich and powerful first.

Xia Chen thought about it carefully, the most important thing in money and power should be money, as the saying goes, money can make ghosts grind, thousands of miles for officials are only for money, no money, everything is in vain!

But how can you make money and make a lot of money? She originally studied archaeology, but now that she is in ancient times, I am afraid that there is no use for it! There is no land for farming, and there is no capital for business!

Han Yi has been chatting with Uncle Li, and hearing people praise his grandson for being smart and sensible, his heart is simply happy. The whip was raised and said loudly: "Chen'er, tomorrow I have to pick up the goods for the Liuchen shop of the old Li family, and send you to the private school the day after tomorrow." ”