Counting back and forth, Gao Pragmatic was delayed in Weihui Mansion for four days.

When the mother Zhang arrived at Weihui's house, Gao Pragmatic even packed up, and the mother and son talked alone for no more than two incense sticks, and Gao Pragmatic said goodbye to his mother and led the team to set off and went north to Anyang.

Originally, he thought that after meeting Guo Pu, this Mr. Higashino might have to delay for a while, or even simply change his mind temporarily and refuse to return to Beijing. Who knew that the truth was completely opposite, when Gao Pragmatic arrived in Anyang, Guo Pu had already packed up, and as soon as he saw Gao Pragmatic, he said to him: "I have already read your exam papers, and you write them well." I know you're in a hurry to go back to Beijing, and when Wei Hui is delayed, I don't have much to bring, so let's go. ”

Later, on the road, Gao Pragmatic asked him, only to know that although Henan Inspector Li Yuantai was Xu Jie's protégé, Xu Jie's was actually his teacher, and Guo Pu was also the same examiner that year, and he happened to be one of Li Yuantai's two room teachers.

In this way, in fact, Li Yuantai is not so much Xu Jie's protégé as Guo Pu's protégé. It's just that Li Yuantai was the gold list of Jiajing's thirty-two years, and Xu Jie was already an important minister of the imperial court at that time, but Guo Pu was still not in a good position, so not many people knew the relationship clearly.

Guo Pu saw that Gao was not very interested, and knew what he was thinking, so he said lightly: "Do you think I will intercede with him for your test?" ”

Gao Shishi shook his head and replied, "That's not true, but the teacher can see my exam papers so quickly, presumably Grandmaster Li should at least know that I came to visit the teacher when I went south to Xinzheng, and it is hard to guarantee that he will not be accommodating because of this." ”

Guo Pu glanced at him with interest and said, "Don't you have confidence in your article?" ”

"Yes." After Gao Shishi finished speaking, he sighed: "Otherwise, the student would not have this expression now, but a sad face, for fear that the thousands of people would point out that I was cheating in the field and ruined the style." ”

"Hehe......" Guo Pu shook his head and smiled, and said: "Your Taoist test article, no matter who you show it to, this Maocai is indispensable to you, what do you want to do so much else?" Meng Yan gentleman three music, the second is 'look up to the sky, bow down to others', you are a member of the life is based on the ability to take, why worry about it. ”

Gao pragmatic smiled, silent, and secretly calculated in his heart: I tried to win the case on the front foot, and worshiped Grandmaster Li's Fang Shi Guo Pu as a teacher on the back foot.

Guo Pu suddenly stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Be pragmatic, since I promised Su Qing to accept you as a disciple, I will treat you as a nephew, there are some things that I can not say, but now I must say them." ”

Gao was slightly stunned, and hurriedly bowed down honestly and said, "Please ask the teacher for advice." ”

Guo Pu was also not polite, and said bluntly: "You have a genius, not a mortal thing, but there is one point, which is very good at first glance, but it is probably not appropriate to think about it." ”

Gao pragmatic said again: "Please give the teacher advice." ”

Guo Pu said: "You are too calculating. ”

Gao was stunned and didn't know how to speak for a while.

Guo Pu sighed quietly and said, "When you first came to Anyang, whether it was style or style, you all voted to my liking, this is a calculation, right?" When you came to Anyang again, you saw that I was ready, although my expression remained unchanged, but there was inevitably surprise in my eyes, which shows that you were worried that I would not return to Beijing with you, maybe you have already thought about how to persuade me in advance, this is also a calculation, right? ”

Gao Shi opened his mouth, and when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back.

Seeing that he didn't argue, Guo Pu's face softened a little, but he didn't let go, and continued: "Not to mention such a big thing you did in Weihui Mansion...... Don't think that no one in the Weihui Mansion can see what you are thinking, your big hand of throwing 300,000 taels can indeed make anyone no matter how much they doubt your intentions, and in the end they will not be able to declare the doubts in their hearts, but you must know that if you can't declare it, it doesn't mean that they don't understand. ”

"In this matter, you have not only calculated the gentry and officials of Weihui Mansion, but also counted thousands of officials in the imperial court, and even counted the people of the whole world - no matter who you are, you can only be forced to applaud you and praise you! You say, this ...... It's a calculation, right? ”

Gao Pragmatic felt a little embarrassed in his heart, but thinking that Guo Pu had just deliberately said that he had "treated himself as a nephew", he had no choice but to nod and admit it, but he did not admit his mistake.

Guo Pu smiled and said, "You will definitely be an official in the future, and it is not a bad thing to be able to calculate, I just remind you not to let yourself fall into calculations, because ...... First, planning things in people and things in the sky, no matter how good the calculation, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no accidents, only if there are no flaws in themselves, it is the right way; Second, you are calculating others, and others are also calculating you, and no one dares to say that you can always be a yellow sparrow, and you will not miscalculate and become a praying mantis. ”

Gao Pragmatic was shocked this time, bowed his head slightly, and said: "The teacher has taught me a lesson, and the student knows that he is wrong." ”

Guo Pu glanced at him, nodded, and then said quietly: "You are in a hurry to return to Beijing, probably because the matter of sealing the tribute is about to be completed, right?" Well, once the matter of sealing the tribute is over, Li Shilu will be useless, Su Qing's promotion to the first assistant is imminent, you should also go back early, firstly, so as not to be rewarded for your merits, and secondly, to watch some inner court for him as soon as possible......"

As he spoke, he frowned slightly, looked at Gao Shishi carefully, and asked very abruptly, "Did Zhang Baigui and Su Qing fall out?" ”

"Uh......" Gao pragmatic asked in a stunned voice, but found that Guo Pu's eyes were blazing at this time, and he didn't have the same Zhongzheng Yonghe color as before, but a serious face, knowing that this question could not be answered at will, he thought about it quickly in his mind, and replied: "Not yet, but in fact, there have been signs before, just because...... Well, now that Duke Zhao is gone, and Duke Li will also leave office, I am afraid that Xianggong Taiyue will not live under the people for a long time. ”

"Sure enough." Guo Pu retracted his gaze as if he could see through people's hearts, and returned to his previous indifferent appearance, twisting his beard and said: "Zhang Baigui is similar to you, rarely known as a prodigy, he participated in the children's examination at the age of twelve, and was favored by Li Shiao, the prefect of Jingzhou, and made him a student of the supplementary government, regardless of age or grades, he is only slightly inferior to you today." ”

Gao Pragmatic was happy at first, and secretly thought: Doesn't that mean that I am more bullish than Zhang Juzheng?

But then I thought about it:, I'm a human being in two lives, what is it better than?

Guo Pu has been secretly observing Gao Pragmatic, seeing that he was happy at first, and then immediately calmed down, and even had a hint of reflection and shame, he couldn't help but be very satisfied, and said with a smile: "Look, prodigies like you are so unwilling to condescend to others, you are like this, why is Zhang Baigui not like this?" However, it seems that you are a little stronger than him, knowing self-examination, but he is not, even when I am a servant, he still only learns to be humble on the surface, and in his heart he has always been 'who else in the world will give me away', although Su Qing is the choice of the name, I am afraid that Zhang Baigui will not be able to obey lightly. ”