Zhao Wei visited Li Guangdi on the third day of his arrival in Beijing.

Li Guangdi didn't seem too surprised by Zhao Wei's arrival, and said with a smile: "After arriving in Beijing, an old friend came to visit, and it was really a great blessing for scholars to mention the good deeds of the little marquis during the chat. Although he is a shallow learner, he doesn't dare to call himself a famous expert, but he has been studying for decades and has some experience. It would also be a privilege if it could be helpful to junior students.

Zhao Wei said respectfully: "Mr. Li is famous, who in the world doesn't know?" The gentleman is too modest. If you know that the school can collect Mr.'s masterpieces, then all students in the world can benefit. Zhao Wei thanked Mr. Gao Yi for the students of the world! He stood up and saluted.

He is a marquis with a knighthood, and he calls Li Guangdi, not "adult" but "sir", which is deliberate. Doing so not only does not appear to be rude, but makes the correspondence between the two fixed in the realm of seeking knowledge. This is to show Li Guangdi that he came to the door not because of the other party's official position and future, but because of the other party's academic attainments, which also saved a lot of trouble.

Li Guangdi seemed to like the title quite a bit, and smiled and humbled a few words. The two sat down again and chatted over tea. Zhao Wei prepared two or three questions related to science in advance, all of which were relatively level. As soon as a person like Lee Kwang-di listens to it, he probably knows where his level is. I didn't just find two superficial questions to do superficial work, but I really read a lot of science works, and my analysis of some words and sentences was quite thorough. Among the young students, those who can reach this level are all good in learning. Of course, this level will make Li Guangdi feel appreciated and admired, but it has not yet reached the point where he has the heart to accept disciples. He just had a very good impression of Zhao Wei since then, and when he heard someone mention it, he would remember that Zhao Wei was a young nobleman, but he was very studious and smart and humble, and he was a rare and excellent junior.

Zhao Wei only stayed at the Li family for two quarters of an hour, which was neither long nor short. He did enough courtesy, and when he went out, he met several Hanlin and celebrities who came to Li Guangdi, including those he had visited, and quickly and respectfully greeted him.

The celebrity had a good impression of him, and his attitude was more casual, and he smiled and said: "Did you hear that Li Jinqing had returned to Beijing, so he immediately came to the door?" It must be a letter from my stinky boy! Jin Qing obviously said yesterday that he planned to return to Beijing to rest for a few days, and he didn't see any outsiders for the time being. If a guest comes to the door today, he must have a headache, right? I don't know how the little marquis has gained today? ”

Zhao Wei smiled and told him the names of the books Li Guangdi sent, and he nodded while listening: "They are all his masterpieces in the past, you go back and take a good look, I think it should be helpful to you." But if I were you, I would definitely come back. He hasn't been idle in his hometown in the past few years, and I heard that there are two new books, I came yesterday, and he didn't show it, so why didn't he show you today? It's so stingy! Hahaha......"

Zhao Xiu smiled modestly, but he was thinking in his heart: Although Li Guangdi said that he would take a break when he returned to Beijing and would not see any foreign guests for the time being, judging from the tone of his and his friends, it was clear that many people came to visit, and even the rumors of the Mingzhi Library in the Nanhou Mansion were known, which showed that he was quite well-connected in the capital and had many friends. Although my grandmother thinks that his character is suspicious, and it is better to have less contact, but looking at his words and deeds, we know that he is by no means an honest Hanlin who is generally immersed in his studies. Such a person may be able to thrive in officialdom. He has also been a teacher of today, and as long as he does not make mistakes, he will be honored. Sure enough, as my sister said, I can make proper friends with him, maybe it's a help.

Several scholars didn't expect what Zhao Wei was thinking in his head, some of them hadn't been visited by him yet, but some couldn't wait, but some couldn't pull their faces to make an invitation, so they said in a roundabout way: "I always heard a few of them talk about the young and studious little marquis, and when I saw it today, it was really extraordinary." I also have a few children and nephews in my family, who have been studying since childhood, and they can barely read the articles they have written. The little marquis might as well make friends with them, and also point out their knowledge, so as not to make them frogs at the bottom of the well. This is a hint that Zhao Wei has come to the door.

Zhao Wei knew it, and said respectfully: "I will come to the door to disturb another day." The other party was satisfied.

One of them hinted at success, and another couldn't hold back: "Those boys in my family are stupid and dull, and they don't dare to compare with your children." I still have a few good books, and maybe they can be of some use. The little marquis is free, so you might as well send someone to pick it up. If it can be included in the library, it will be helpful to the world's readers, and it is also a great merit. ”

Zhao Wei naturally responded respectfully.

In fact, now these scholars in the capital are fighting for the honor of when Zhao Wei will come to the door and whether he will come to the door. Because Zhao Wei went to visit them, he did not decide the order according to his fame and prestige as his sister Zhao Xiu said, but according to the distance from his home. Who lives where they live is a matter of luck and nothing to fight about, so they are more concerned with other things.

The first person Zhao Wei visited was an old Hanlin scholar who lived near Guanghua Temple. This old gentleman has a low-key style all his life, and his knowledge and personality are recognized by Shilin, but his reputation is not as good as others. When he was an official, he never interfered in political disputes, but buried himself in learning. The old man is at home, and he is still immersed in learning. In addition to teaching twenty or thirty children and grandchildren, all of whom achieved good results in the imperial examinations, he also wrote more than ten books in his life. Zhao Wei came to the door, he welcomed it very much, sent out more than ten books, and donated a large box of books, including many rare ancestral masterpieces, which benefited Zhao Wei a lot, and saw that his nephews and students were very good at getting along with each other, and made several friends.

When Zhao Wei visited other people's homes later, he mentioned the old gentleman's righteous deeds. Although he hadn't finished reading all the books given by the other party due to time constraints, he had read two of them, and he was deeply impressed by some of the very insightful words he mentioned. And these news that circulated made the famous scholars who were later visited by him feel pressure.

They have a greater reputation than the old gentleman, and their status and prestige are higher than him, but if the works they come up with are not as good as others, won't they seem to be very famous? Scholars, in the orthodox concept, are not compared with the level of official position, not the size of fame, but the knowledge and character of each person. People should be officials all their lives, they should be scholars, family harmony, children and grandchildren are angry, good character, many protégés, and the result is that the foundation in learning is still so deep, and there are more than a dozen books in hand, and it seems that this book is very insightful, and it is simply a model for readers, okay? They're going to be compared!

In this way, thick-skinned people will collect all the books they have written over the years, even the essays on the examinations during the imperial examinations in the past years and the poems they usually joke with their friends, and increase the number of "works"; If he is thin-skinned, he will tell Zhao Wei that he is planning to revise and check the books he wrote in the past recently, and then send them to the library after the revisions are completed; Others knew that they didn't have time to write so many books, so they simply donated several boxes of books, many of which were rare books, to save some face.

At this stage, the famous scholars in the capital have begun to compete in secret. Basically, they're kind of healthy competition. Zhao Wei is actually no longer the protagonist in this competition, but just a tool for them to show their talent and heritage, but in disguise to get him out of the limelight. Every scholar he visited was very kind to him, no longer discriminated against, and was very patient when answering his requests, and would take the initiative to meet his request for books without him begging, which was really a lot of trouble. Naturally, he reciprocated the favor by sparing no effort to praise these scholars on various public occasions for how kind and kind they were, and how profound their knowledge was...... This made the scholars and their protégés and relatives have a better impression of him, some people who are not up to the standards of famous families, and some people who have books at home also took the initiative to order their nephews to send books to the door, and also made them make friends with Zhao Wei more.

Zhao Wei's harvest is getting richer and richer, but fortunately, the deed sent by Gao Zhen has become a timely rain, otherwise I don't know what to do with these more and more books. Zhao Xiu also felt that his brother was more thoughtful than himself, and said with a smile: "My brother is too cunning!" ”

On February 15, Zhao Wei's birthday, the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhao family only planned to have a good meal for their own family, drink tea and chat among friends, and laugh and laugh to celebrate. Unexpectedly, not long before noon, a messenger came to the palace, bringing the imperial wine and delicacies given by the emperor to Zhao Wei, as well as all kinds of new official books, four treasures of the study and other things. For a while, the entire capital knew that it was Zhao Wei's birthday.

The dignified Jiannanhou is still the most prominent person in the capital recently, and his birthday is so low-key and frugal, and he is silent, except for close relatives and friends, even his new friends have not heard of it. asked him why he didn't tell anyone, he was humble, and a little shy: "In previous years, in my hometown, I used to celebrate my birthday like this, at most, the elders of the clan and my brothers and nephews got together and invited me to dinner, and never did it." I'm still young, so why bother with all the fanfare about my birthday? Labor and wealth are lost, and life is also lost. Grandmother never allowed it. ”

As soon as these words spread, not only Zhao Wei's character was greatly praised, but even the Duchess of Jiannan County, Zhang, was also known as an elder with noble morals who taught his grandchildren well. The queen mother in Cining Palace remembered this new friend again, just because of the Chinese New Year, she hadn't seen each other for a while, and she thought strangely, so she ordered to summon Zhang's family into the palace to chat.

Zhao Wei personally sent his grandmother into the palace to see him, but Zhao Xiu was still at home. She didn't feel sorry for not being able to accompany her into the palace, and she had been very busy lately.

The Jiannanhou Mansion has been repaired and is emitting smells. Some flowers, furniture, furnishings and so on have to be rearranged, but it takes a lot of effort. Because the place is too big, it is too troublesome to clean up, and the small mansion is about to be converted into a library, so Zhao Xiu plans to clean up the residence of their ancestors and grandchildren and the place to meet guests first, and then slowly tidy up after moving back. These days, with the help of Lu Ma, Wang Fulai and others, she has been counting the utensils everywhere so that she can arrange those houses.

In addition to this, she has one more job. Many of the books that Zhao Wei collected were years old, and some of them were old engraved books from the previous dynasty that were extremely difficult to find outside. But these were all donated to the Mingzhi Library, and he couldn't put them away by himself, so he planned to pick out all these books and make a new backup for the students to borrow, and he would have put them away separately. It would be great if you could make another copy and keep it for your own collection. Zhao Xiu did this copying work.

Not only her, but even Lu Mingzhang was involved. This is a rare opportunity for him, he cherishes it very much, while copying, while secretly reciting, if there is a problem that he does not understand, he will also take the time to ask Zhao Wei or Zhao Xiu. Although Zhao Xiu does not use the imperial examination, he has been with his brother since he was a child, and there is a Zhang family who can ask for advice at any time, and he is not ignorant of the Four Books and Five Classics. Sometimes she learns to write some articles, but she is better than Lu Mingzhang's writing.

There are too many books that need to be copied, and the copied books are likely to be collected or taken out for others to borrow, so they should be copied neatly and beautifully. Zhao Xiu was very careful, and he had to try his best to keep his handwriting from revealing his boudoir atmosphere, which was quite painstaking. In the past, the homework of practicing calligraphy and painting has been put down for the time being, and at this stage, I will focus on copying books.

She was so dizzy that she knew almost nothing about the affairs of the outside world, except for writing a letter to Cao Luo and Miss Fang Wu every few days and chatting a few words.

She didn't know that now there was a new gossip in Beijing.

Because of the expulsion of the Niu family and Zhao Xiang from the house in disguise, the Wang family initially prevaricated on the grounds that the benefactor's family wanted to go home for the New Year, but later as Zhao Xiang looked for someone to fight the autumn breeze, and the Jiannan Hou Mansion helped the ancestors and grandchildren of the Niu family, the excuse of the Wang family became a lie. For a while, many people began to criticize Wang Dongsheng, what kind of revenge, meanness, twilight, capriciousness, and inconsistencies...... All kinds of charges began to be thrown on his head.

Who asked Wang Dongsheng to take the ancestors and grandchildren of the Niu family home, some people kindly persuaded him not to get involved in trouble, and he was too close to the family of the rebels, which might affect his future. But Wang Dongsheng not only didn't listen, but also kept saying that the county prince of Jiannan had great kindness to him, and in order to repay the kindness of the old county prince during his lifetime, he must not ignore his descendants...... He was too ostentatious at the time, perhaps deliberately to show upwards that he was not sympathetic to the rebels, but purely to repay his benefactor. Although the effect is not obvious, there are too many people who have heard him say this. Now that half a year has passed, he has driven the ancestors of the Niu family out of the house, but it seems that the previous high-sounding declarations are like a joke. How can others not find it ironic?

And at the beginning, he also complained that the Jiannan Hou Mansion refused to help the relatives in distress, and was too ruthless, so he had to pull the children and grandchildren of the benefactors. But now that Jiannanhou Mansion has a good reputation, more and more people have raised the dispute over the Zhao family's two houses in the past. The Niu family is completely a representative of the villain, and now the Jiannan Hou Mansion is still willing to support their ancestors and grandchildren, which is simply a living bodhisattva. Wang Dongsheng's complaints that day became vexatious, and he himself became the real ruthless one.

There are more and more such criticisms, and even Mrs. Wang and the second son of the Wang family have been affected in diplomacy, but Wang Dongsheng still gritted his teeth and refused to tell the truth. Mrs. Wang was so angry in her heart that she almost turned her face with her husband. Finally, Wang Tongsheng was young and vigorous, and couldn't help but leak his tone in front of a group of good sons: "The ancestors and grandchildren themselves are not behaving properly, and our family is kind enough to take them in, but they want to harm me, and they don't even care about their reputation." If we don't kick them out, do we want to lose our family's reputation and future?! How did this become ours, didn't it?! ”

The truth of that day was finally leaked out to the world.