He Shen continued: "You are traveling in the car and horse of the supply officer, and you put the money in your own bank, and you think I don't know? Even if you can hide it from me, can you hide it from those imperial histories in the court? Recently, someone has started to check your bank, don't you know yet? Hehe, I didn't show my feet when I found out, if it wasn't for Mr. Wu who heard about this by chance the day before yesterday and told me, I'm afraid that I will be in the dark now. Hehe, Shaanxi Provincial Superintendent Yu Shi Cao Xibao, a little means, a little means. Liu Quan, don't you say? As he spoke, he slowly stood up, approached Liu Quanquan, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and then stared at Liu Quan's eyes.

Liu Quan looked at He Shen's eyes, where did he dare to struggle again? The sweat on his forehead had already trickled down. He knew that he was a domestic slave, and it was a felony to use the rules of carriage and horses. Not to mention whether Cao Xibao is staring at him, if He Shen really doesn't want him and sends him to see the official, this life will naturally be gone. As for He Shen, the loss of a house slave is really nothing. He also knows that He Shen rarely gets angry on weekdays, but if the words have been pointed out and the other party is obsessed, then there is only one way out. couldn't stand for a while, so he knelt at the feet of He Shen and cried, "Master...... Master, I was wrong, it was a slave who saw money for a while over the years, and I didn't dare to ...... master."

He Shen was angry at this time and said, "What do you usually think? I'm not as presumptuous as you. You were originally in my house, no matter how honest you are, what's happened in the past few years? After seeing a few dollars, I see that you almost forgot your last name! ”

Liu Quan cried: "Master...... Don't leave me alone, sir. When the old man was nine years old, the old lady left, and the step-wife saw us unaccustomed to us, and almost swept us out of the house, and did not give us the money to buy dumplings on weekdays. At that time, I went out to work every day to catch a car, and I saved a little money, sir...... On that day, the slaves ...... The slave has been poor for forty years, and he is so poor that he is afraid......"

He Shen smiled: "Scared? If you say that you put money in the bank, you are so poor that you are afraid, I can understand this. But when you go out, you sit in the carriage and horse of the five-grade official, by the way, Mr. Wu heard that Cao Xibao also said, you have a robe, which is embroidered with python patterns. What are you afraid of when you do this? ”

Liu Quan saw that He Shen was still unrelenting, so he had to continue to hug He Shen and cry: "Master, the slave knows that he is wrong, it is the slave who is so bold that he forgets all the etiquette." When the slave went back today, he immediately smashed the car, what a dragon or a python, the slave didn't dare to wear it anymore. Master...... Please, sir, for the sake of me doing so many years of hard labor, give my slave a way to live......"

What Liu Quan said is also true, when He Shen was young, his biological mother and father died one after another. Stepmother Wu Mi relied on his father to be a high-ranking official in the imperial court, Wu Mitai, and let He Shen suffer a lot of bullying on weekdays. Liu Quan did his best to protect He Shen and his younger brother He Lin that day, and waited until the two brothers grew up and went to school. Although Yihe Shen was angry with him, he didn't want to really deal with him.

Thinking of this, He Shen's words naturally eased a lot, and said: "Since you know that you are wrong, remember my words, and go to the front door tomorrow to sell your Chase Bank." No matter what you do, what I want to see is that this money bank has nothing to do with you. You have followed me for many years, will I still treat you badly? If Cao Xibao doesn't know how to lift again, just wait to pick up the top! ”

Liu Quan was also overjoyed when he saw He Shen let him go, and said: "The slave will go to sell the money tomorrow, and if Cao Xibao comes again, the slave will definitely let him not eat and walk around." ”

"Remember, leave no trace. He's staring at you now, but what is he thinking about in his heart, I still don't know? Also, these days are better for my stepmother, and my grandfather is not an old man for a few years, so I have to be filial, right? ”

Liu Quan knew that the grandfather mentioned by He Shen was actually the step-grandfather Wu Mitai, and at this time there were four Zhengyipin scholars in the court, and Wu Mitai was one of them. But as soon as he dies, the next priority is Heshen. If Wu Mitai could still say a few good words about He Shen before he died, then it would be logical for He Shen to be ranked as a university scholar not long after. Busy said: "The slave knows that this filial piety must be exhausted, and it must be fulfilled." ”

"Zhizhai, what did you say happened to my grandfather?" At this time, a gentle female voice suddenly came from the back hall. When He Shen and Liu Quan looked at it, they saw that it was a beautiful woman in her thirties, with a face like a full moon, fair and delicate skin, and she thought she was from a rich family. It's just that under the seemingly soft eyes, there is a faint arrogance.

This beautiful woman is Feng Jiwen, the main room of Heshen, who is the granddaughter of the former governor of Zhili and the university scholar Yinglian. Yinglian is the flag of the Han army, because it is from the Manchu customs, and most of them are not surnames. She was born in a high family since she was a child, and she also has a general arrogant temperament, and she has been married to He Shen since she was a child, and it has been nearly 20 years. Although He Shen is flourishing in foreign officials, after all, Feng Jiwen married when she was poor, so she has always been grateful and respects this lady very much. Liu Quan was even more so, when he saw his wife, he couldn't help but feel a little weak, so he hurriedly bowed and retreated aside.

He Shen said with a smile: "My grandfather has nothing important, but he is old, so he will inevitably take care of it more, and I have asked Liu Quan to take care of it." Madame has come to me, but what else is there? ”

Feng Jiwen said: "Actually, it's nothing, Zhizhai, the Jiangxi governor Yongbao the day before yesterday, didn't he send a box of things in the side hall?" Hurry up and get rid of it, he will always be able to afford to lose this person, we can't accompany him like this, he Ama is a character, let's not spoil them. "He Shen is a word to Zhai, and Feng Jiwen is called by words on weekdays.

He Shen smiled: "This Yongbao also saw that I was promoted to co-organize, and I exchanged gifts for a while, and sent some over, if we retreated, wouldn't it seem that we were not close to people?" ”

"It's not impersonal, it's respectful of their family. I have heard that in the battle of Dajinchuan, he Ama died on the battlefield, and he saw the arrows on the opposite side raining down, so he rushed up and snatched Amma's body back. At that time, I read the Di Bao and I only thought what a hero he was. It's good now, I haven't learned anything else, and I'm starting to learn how to give gifts?! Zhizhai, that box of things, I see people carrying, and I know that there are a lot of them. We couldn't accept this gift, so we quickly retreated, and it also fulfilled his family's name. ”

What Feng Jiwen said is also true, Yongbao's surname is Fei Mo, his father's name is Wen Fu, he was originally a scholar in the middle of Qianlong, and the second battle of Dajinchuan was attacked and killed by the other party due to the carelessness of the army. Feng Jiwen was born in a tall family, and the most important thing is the word "name", she only thinks that when a man stands in the world, he should put integrity first, and giving gifts is a matter of flies and dogs, and she looks down on her the most. Seeing that Yongbao gave gifts to Heshen, he felt that he must be willing to fall, so he had such words.

He Shen smiled and said: "Since Mrs. respects his family's name, I will go to prepare and return the gift to him." While speaking, he pulled Liu Quan and whispered: "Find a time to contact Yongbao's family, I saw the ceremony, and I will definitely sponsor him in front of the emperor in a few days." ”

Liu Quan also whispered: "Master, doesn't Lord Fu have to wait for a while?" ”

He Shen said: "There are so many people, when it will be his turn, it depends on luck." In fact, although Funing paid the money, it is a pity that the competition in Hubei is still fierce, and other people can't help but have some dealings with He Shen in order to be promoted. Funing became the governor of Hubei, and it has been 55 years since Qianlong.

Feng Jiwen saw that He Shen was obedient to her, and only felt that He Shen should go to return the gift, so she also left. She and He Shen have a deep relationship with each other, and He Shen was diligent and practical when she was young, so she still trusted He Shen very much at this time. He Shen's corruption and bribery only started three or four years ago, and her deeds were not yet noticed by her at this time.

However, for Ruan Yuan, these things in officialdom are still too far away. At this time, what he has to do is still to prepare for the township test, otherwise there will be no officialdom. In the autumn of this year, there was nothing important in Yangzhou, and there were still a few months before Xie Yong's appointment, so he moved to Beihu first, and continued to take care of Jiao's father while studying. At this time, Jiao Xun had gradually achieved a small degree in his studies, and was preparing to take the township examination in the following year. After more than ten years, the two finally studied together again, and they had fun studying together on weekdays. It's just that Jiao's father can't afford to be sick, and the two of them have never been able to relax. Ruan Yuan's cousin has married Jiao Xun and has been helping at home.

When he was studying on this day, Ruan Yuan saw Jiao Xun depressed again, so he said, "Litang, I have prepared the medicine on my uncle's side." These days, my uncle, although he has not fully recovered, is no longer bedridden. Thinking about taking your medication on time, it should be fine. ”

Jiao Xundao: "Boyuan, I was sorry for you for this, I originally thought that you had passed the exam, so we would prepare for the township exam together." I didn't expect my father to age so quickly over the years...... You're here to help him prepare medicinal herbs, and you're wasting your time. ”

Ruan Yuan said: "Actually, this medicinal material is not difficult at the moment, Cousin Zheng has medicine at home, and he is willing to sell it to us cheaper, and it is fate to think about it." Zheng Tang is Jiang Fan, because Jiang Fang listened to his brother's opinions and often went out to communicate with him, he gradually let him contact Ruan Yuan and Jiao Xun. Jiang Fan was running his own pharmacy at this time, and he also helped Jiao's father a little.

Jiao Xun smiled bitterly: "It's really a coincidence, I remember when we were studying in the Jiang family, this Jiang brother who was not in the Jiang family, was polite to us." I didn't expect that when I grew up, I would not only study and you and I would be all the way, but also open a pharmacy, which could help us at this time. He can find us, and it's also Uncle Jiang's connection, right? ”

Ruan Yuandao: "Uncle also thinks that we are studying and taking exams, and when we get to the step of students, there are fewer and fewer friends to rely on. Although Zheng Tang has not yet become famous, his knowledge and insight have always been good, and if we have time to talk more, maybe there will be other gains. ”

Jiao Xun said: "If you have the opportunity, please ask him for advice." Bo Yuan, have you read the "Township Party Picture Examination" well? "The "Township Party Diagram Examination" was originally written by the great Confucian Jiang Yong in the early Qianlong period. The nouns, utensils, etiquette and other details in the article "Township Party" are discussed in great detail.

Although the Qing Dynasty has always proclaimed at the official level that "Zhu Ziji, the master of the four books", in the actual examination, many examiners who are biased towards new scholarship will care about the candidates' understanding of the new interpretation. Therefore, if the examiner is proficient, and the candidate cites Jiang Yong's works in the examination room, not only will he not be dethroned, but he may get a good ranking.

Ruan Yuan said with a smile: "This "Township Party Picture Examination", I was already familiar with it when I was at Mr. Li's house, if you doubt me, you might as well ask me a few, how about it?" ”

Jiao Xun said: "It is said that Bo Yuan is humble, I see, you are just a kind of pity for others who feel that it is rare to meet opponents in the world." Your arrogance is much higher than ordinary people! Then I'll test you a few articles, this 'over-the-top, lust is like also', Bo Yuan can have a way to explain it? ”

Ruan Yuan said: "This sentence of 'passing the position' is the look of Confucius when he passed the court. According to the words of this "Township Party Diagram Examination", in ancient times, to enter the court, you need to enter the public gate first, and the public gate has two layers, the outer door is called the library door, the inner door is called the childish door, and the entrance to the childish door is the front and back of the court. The front hall is called 'the position of governing the dynasty', and the back hall is called 'the position of the inner dynasty'. On weekdays, it is in the front hall, but major political affairs, or banquets for ministers and clans, are in the back hall. ”

"According to the ancient regulations, the position of the Son of Heaven, the front hall and the back hall are all in the north direction, and the so-called 'south of the Son of Heaven' comes from this. Where the front hall and the back hall are connected, there is a road gate. If you want to enter the inner court, you have to pass through the road gate, and you must pass through the position of the Son of Heaven in front of the road gate before. This is where the 'transposition' comes in. ”

"The Analects of Confucius says that 'when he is in a position, he is as good as he is.'" I think there are two meanings, one is that the position of the monarch is regarded as the monarch itself, and the subordinates have been in the position of the monarch, and they should look respectful. Second, if a courtier needs to pass through the position of the monarch, he must enter the inner court, and there are important matters in the court, so when he passes by, he should be prepared to discuss important matters. Or should be in good spirits and go to the banquet of the Son of Heaven before. Litang, how did I explain this section? ”

Jiao Xun said with a smile: "Bo Yuan really has a good understanding of Jiang Shenxiu's words, it seems that I am going to admit defeat in this section of "Township Party Picture Examination". Well, I'll ask again......" Suddenly, a man dressed as a servant rushed into the study, looking anxious, as if something of great misfortune had happened.

Jiao Xun knew that this was his own servant, and seeing that his expression was wrong, he was afraid that he was about to cry, so he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Uncle Li, my father ...... him?"

"Litang, go and see your father. He had just started to gasp again, all his breath out, and he was ...... I can't see that it's going to work......" As he spoke, he couldn't stop crying. Jiao Xun didn't care about studying here, so he hurriedly took three steps and made two steps, and rushed to his father's bedroom. Ruan Yuan also hurriedly collected the scroll and hurried over with Jiao Xun.

Jiao Xun went to his father's scorched bedroom, seeing that his father's breath was weak, he was afraid that he would not be able to save him. Seeing that there was still reluctance in his father's eyes, he was afraid that he would not finish speaking, so he hurriedly knelt under the bed crying and said, "Dad...... Dad, Xun'er is here, does Dad have anything to say? Dad, don't worry, Xun'er will study hard in the future and fight for the future of the Jiao family...... Dad, Dad, don't go......"

Ruan Yuan also hurriedly ran to the bedroom, saw his cousin on the side, and cried: "Bo Yuan, I have asked Mother Li to call Lang Zhong just now, but ...... But here Lang Zhong is far away, just afraid of ...... "Seeing that Jiao Cong seems to be unable to breathe, he is afraid that there is phlegm that cannot be spit out, he has taken care of his mother, and has experience in serving patients, so he hurriedly took the spittoon on the side, put it in front of Jiao Cong, patted him lightly on the back, and wanted to help Jiao Cong spit out the phlegm.

But the scorched onion breathed, but he never gasped out, and saw that his lips moved twice, and then he never moved again. Jiao Xun saw that his father could no longer be saved, so he also lay on the bed and cried bitterly.

Uncle Li also hurriedly ran back, and when he saw that Jiao Cong had died, he also cried: "Litang, my lord seems to be a little better today, but in the afternoon, he suddenly coughed again, coughing and coughing, and he couldn't breathe...... Litang, it's useless for me, I can't take care of the master......"

Jiao Xun has been with this Uncle Li for more than ten years, so naturally he will not be angry with Uncle Li because of this, but just cry: "Uncle Li, does Dad have anything to say?" ”

Ruan Shi also kept crying at this time, and said: "Litang, when my father left, I didn't say much, I just wanted you to ...... Can you live well and ...... the Jiao family Hold up the Jiao family and say...... Say don't be like him...... It's useless......" Although she relayed Jiao's father's last words, in the end, it was still due to etiquette, and she said it much more lightly.

Jiao Xun cried: "Dad, my son must continue to study, and he must let the Jiao family ......" But think about it, in addition to some ancestral property, his family has no other income, in fact, it is not better than the Ruan family, and even during this time, it is not as good as the Ruan family to get help from the Jiang family. As soon as my father died, I was afraid that it would be more difficult for the family to make ends meet. And after the death of his father, the township test in the coming year will be completely lost. Thinking that it would be more difficult to maintain my livelihood in the future, I couldn't help but cry again.

After the pain of losing his mother, Ruan Yuan naturally knew that Jiao Xun had no chance to take the township test. Although it hurts, I also feel inexplicably that the Ruan family and Jiao's family are already a family, and as long as they pass the exam, they can also help Jiao Xun. comforted Jiao Xun and said: "Litang, it's okay, you can't go to the township test next year, isn't there still me?" I'll take your share to the exam, if I pass the exam, even if I'm the only one in our family, can't we be more lenient? Litang, when our family was in trouble, you were not rich here, and you helped me, how could I forget you? ”

Jiao Xun also knows that Ruan Yuan, whether he is really humble or has an alternative arrogance, he has always been sincere to his friends and relatives. As long as I have room for myself, I will definitely help my relatives and friends. Remembering his father's usually kind face, it was still difficult to control it, so he continued to lie on Ruan Yuan and cried again......

Soon after, the scorched onion was also buried. Ruan Yuan had some money left over at this time, and helped Jiao Xun pay for the funeral expenses. Jiao Xun is naturally grateful, but thinking of the future of the Ruan family and the Jiao family, it will be difficult for him to do anything in three years, if Ruan Yuan does not succeed again, I am afraid that the two families will decline together. Also to Ruan Yuandao:

"Bo Yuan, my brother-in-law has never begged you on weekdays, and I can't ask you to definitely take the exam. But now ...... If you look at the situation in my family, I'm afraid that the future will not be easy. My mother has been sick recently, and I can't bear the money to buy medicine this year. I heard Uncle Ruan say that you were only thinking about studying at first, and you were not attached to the township examination before. Can ...... now It's useless to be a brother-in-law, so I can only beg you this time. ”

Ruan Yuan naturally knew Jiao Xun's difficulties, and he didn't blame him, he just hugged Jiao Xun lightly and said, "Litang, it's enough for you to take care of your family." I was able to protect you in the Jiang family back then, but now that I have grown up, can't I protect you anymore? This next year's autumn, I have made up my mind now, so I will go to Jiangning Provincial City, and I will meet this talented man in the south of the Yangtze River for a while! ”

Jiao Xun knew that when Ruan Yuan said this, he made up his mind to be admitted to the examination in one fell swoop, and he also hugged Ruan Yuan tightly. I only felt that although Ruan Yuan was thin, when he picked it up, he had an inexplicable stability.

The year has not yet passed, and Jiao Xun's mother has unfortunately passed away. The Ruan family's side did their best to help, so that Jiao Xun could get through this extremely painful time.

In the first month of the fifty-first year of Qianlong, Ruan Yuan said goodbye to his family and went east to Jiangyin to find Xie Yong. It's strange to say, this time Yang Ji actually took the initiative to find Ruan Chengxin and wanted to go out with Ruan Yuan, Ruan Chengxin naturally knew that he couldn't do anything else if he stayed at home, so he agreed, and of course he hoped that he could really improve his relationship with Ruan Yuan. Ruan Yuan occasionally said a word or two to Yang Ji on weekdays, but Yang Ji seemed to be ashamed of looking down on Ruan Yuan earlier, and was reluctant to take the initiative to speak.

On this day, Ruan Yuan sorted out the papers he was preparing for admission and came to Xie Yong again. Although Ruan Yuan also has to participate in these papers, he still has to decide who will be admitted and what the ranking will be, and Xie Yong will still be in charge. Xie Yong looked at the roll sent by Ruan Yuan, and couldn't help laughing:

"Bo Yuan, this first time to read the test papers, it is also to dethrone some people, you see, those children who have no merit in the whole article, don't give them another chance. What about you? If you look at these articles, the teacher doesn't think it's very good, so why do you still present them to the teacher? ”

Ruan Yuan took the article, looked at it and said: "Teacher, students, it seems that most of this article is indeed mediocre. But this two sentences of breaking the topic and undertaking the topic, and the middle stock in the middle, in the eyes of the students, are still good, so they can't bear to fall directly, and they hope that the teacher will ruling. ”

Xie Yong said: "No wonder Rong Fu sometimes laughs at you." He says he's the exact opposite of you, but it's exactly the same. As for him, no one can look down on him, but as for you, everyone can look down on him. It's just that behind your 'affordability', you may also be proud. Haha, that's fine, it's just that if you continue to live like this, you will have to work more than ordinary people! ”

As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something and said, "Bo Yuan, I remember that when you were taking the exam, that historical treatise was not bad. At that time, my exam question was 'On the Reasons for the Loss of the Jin and Song Dynasties', and you said that 'the loss of the Jin Dynasty lies in the integrity of the King Zong, although there is Runan and Changsha, but not the ministers are chaotic. The loss of the Song Dynasty lies in the fact that the border army does not stand, although there are kinds of people who fold the public, and the top and bottom are suspicious. 'What do you think of the chaos of the eight kings in the Jin Dynasty?' ”

Ruan Yuandao: "Back to the teacher, my father is quite good at history books, so when the student was a child, he heard the teachings. The theory of the eight kings of the Jin Dynasty was originally due to the Tang people's revision of the "Book of Jin" and the listing of these eight kings in the same biography. In fact, the eight kings are different, Sima Liang, the king of Runan, although he has no great talent, but there is no big fault, Sima Yi, the king of Changsha, is also a minister of the humerus, and he does not mean to believe in others. Although these two kings could not save the Jin Dynasty, they were not people who were in turmoil. If these two kings are compared with Zhao Wanglun, Chengdu Wang Ying, and Wang Yue of the East China Sea, these real rebellious ministers and thieves, it is inevitable that they will be wronged too much. ”

Xie Yong smiled: "Not bad, not bad!" Bo Yuan has a clear distinction between good and evil, and he is indeed insightful. It's just Bo Yuan, are you familiar with the history of Jin Yuan? ”

In the Qing Dynasty, starting from the township examination, the third part of the strategy and discussion had to involve historical theory, so for readers, mastering a certain amount of historical knowledge is a necessary ability for high-level examinations. However, the Jin Dynasty was regarded as a "leap position" in the Qing Dynasty, and the "History of the Yuan Dynasty" was recognized as of poor quality, so the exams rarely took questions from it. Ruan Yuan was familiar with "Zizhi Tongjian", and naturally listened to his father's lectures on the history of the Song Dynasty. But Jin Shi Yuan Shi only knows a rough idea, not proficient. Then he smiled and said: "With all due respect to the student, the student is not talented, the "Tongjian" is considered to be familiar, and the history of the Song Dynasty is not as good as the "Tongjian", as for the history of the Jin Yuan, it is really not much involved. ”

Xie Yong smiled: "Then when you come to Jiangnan, you have to study hard." Not far from here, there is a great Confucian who knows all about the allusions of Jin Yuan. The day before yesterday, I exchanged letters with him, and said that I was going to rebuild the "Yuan History"! With such a great Confucian by his side, Bo Yuan should cherish this opportunity. ”

When Ruan Yuan heard this, he remembered that this was already Jiangyin, and suddenly remembered a person, and asked, "What the teacher said, but Mr. Qian Xinlin, Jiading?" ”

What Ruan Yuan said is that the Qianlong Dynasty was a famous Confucian, and the master of history was Qian Daxin. In addition to Qian Daxin's mastery of scriptures, he is better at historiography. He even introduced the scriptures into history, introduced the idea of "seeking truth from facts" into historical research, and put forward that "words must be substantiated", which became an indispensable criterion for historical research. Qian Daxin wrote a lot in his life, among which "Twenty-two Historical Examinations" runs through the Qin, Han, Song and Yuan dynasties, and is a masterpiece of contemporary historiography.

Qian Daxin originally took the Jinshi exam, and worked for a period of time as a Hanlin and a scholar of politics. But in the forty years of Qianlong, he suffered the death of his father, that is, he returned home to guard the system, and never returned to officialdom after that, but has been studying at home. His name was Xin Lin, and later the students called him Mr. Xin Lin, and at this time Ruan Yuan was not far from Qian Daxin's residence.

I only heard Xie Yong smile and said: "It's Mr. Xin Lin, Bo Yuan, you are still young, if you come to Jiangnan alone, you may not see him." But you come with the teacher, it is much simpler, when the teacher was an official in the capital, and Mr. Xin Lin has always known each other, think about ten years of not seeing, but also want to talk to him! In fact, he didn't hide from Bo Yuan that Mr. Xin Lian heard that I came here to take the test these days, and he also wanted to see me. ”

As he was talking, he suddenly saw Yang Ji come over with a name poster and said, "Master Xie, there is a carriage outside, and the person on the carriage handed this down, and it looks like an old gentleman about sixty years old." Yang Ji is doing things outside, although he is still free and easy on weekdays, he also admires Xie Yong's knowledge, so he is quite disciplined in front of Xie Yong.

Xie Yong took a look at the name card and said with a smile: "Bo Yuan, Mr. Xin Li doesn't have to wait any longer, let's go and welcome him in!" With that, he took Ruan Yuan and went to the door.

When he arrived at the door, he saw a man standing at the door, with a slightly chubby figure, a long beard under his chin, and gray hair, but his face was very amiable. When Xie Yong saw it, he hurriedly stepped forward and shook his hand, and said with a smile: "Xin Lin, I didn't expect that when the capital was goodbye, you and I would have a day to meet!" Seeing that the elder brother is almost seventy years old, after this term of academic administration, the elder brother also thinks about returning to the field. Xin Lin's complexion is still so good, if you want to come back to the field to study, it is much better than me working around! ”

Qian Daxin was naturally very happy when he saw the old man, and said: "Brother Jin Pu smiled, I was just a little lazy by nature, in fact, what Brother Jin Pu did was the matter of grace to future generations." If there is no Brother Jinpu who has the discernment to know people, he will choose these many talents for the world. You say that in my life, even if I write a lot of things, who will show it? I'm just a servant of a herding horse, and Brother Jin Pu can be called a real Bole! Xie Yong called the golden garden, Qian Daxin called it, and the two held each other for a while, and they had already entered the inner courtyard, and Ruan Yuan and Yang Ji followed behind the two.

Qian Daxin was chatting excitedly, looking back at Ruan Yuan on the side, only to feel that although he was young, his eyes were mature, and he wanted to be a person who had read poetry and books and was quite insightful, so he wanted to ask questions. Xie Yong had already seen Qian Daxin's expression, and said with a smile: "Xin Lin, this is the head of the Yangzhou case I hired last year, Yizheng Ruan Boyuan, and now I am helping me search for the posthumous files." Bo Yuan, I've seen Mr. Qian Xinlin. Ruan Yuan also stepped forward and saluted Qian Daxin.

Qian Daxin heard Ruan Yuan's name, and was also a little curious, and asked Xie Yong: "Brother Jinpu, you told me last year that you were the head of the student case in Yangzhou Mansion, and you are an unborn talent, could it be this person?" ”

Xie Yong smiled and said: "It is this Yizheng Ruan Boyuan, Xin Lin, just now, I was talking to him about the Eight Kings of the Jin Dynasty." Bo Yuan, don't be afraid, although Xin Lin is a generation, he will never say a word of weight to young people like you. Tell Mr. Xin Li what he just said. ”

When Ruan Yuan looked at Qian Daxin carefully, he only felt that although he was kind, there was also an air of integrity in his eyes. Then he bowed and said: "The student has heard the name of Mr. Qian Gong Zhan for a long time, the student is still young, and he feels that his talent is shallow, so he does not dare to make an axe in front of Mr. Gong Zhan. ”

Qian Daxin said: "Actually, when I look at you, I know that you are a talented and learned person, Brother Jin Pu has been friends with me for a long time, he is the most fair person, how can he take the head of the case at will?" Don't be afraid, I'm a person who speaks on weekdays, and I often speak very differently from the world. You say you're shallow, but you might have an appetite for me! Ruan Yuan saw that Qian Daxin insisted on asking, and he didn't dare to be humble anymore, so he told what he had said to Xie Yong before.

When Qian Daxin heard this, not only did he not have any criticism, but laughed and said: "Bo Yuan, the Book of Jin you mentioned, in the twenty-four histories, is only a medium level. Why are you so courteous? Could it be that all the people who wrote that day were the most holy sages? When Taizong of the Tang Dynasty repaired the "Book of Jin" that day, there were 21 Shi Chen, the good and the bad were uneven, and no one coordinated the overall situation afterwards. He who says that there is a biography, but in fact there is no biography; has a mediocre resume, and many people are prone to good words just because he is a big family. The old man has always had a lot of regrets when he read this "Book of Jin", but when he read that Fang Wen Zhaogong presided over that day, he was nearly seventy years old, so he couldn't bear to be harsh. Why are you so humble? "The revision of the Book of Jin by the Tang Dynasty officials is a matter of the last years of Zhenguan, which is inevitably a bit hasty. Fang Wen Zhaogong is Fang Xuanling, but in fact, there are as many as 21 people who are the main writers, and Fang Xuanling is just the prime minister who presided over the revision, so there are many omissions. Qian Daxin's comment is not groundless.

But Qian Daxin thought about it and said, "But your evaluation of these eight kings is different from mine." When I did the "Twenty-two Historical Examinations", I thought that the king of Runan was not at fault, and the king of Qi was just of inferior material, but he had no intention of being subordinate. When you talk about the King of Changsha, I remember, the original evaluation was not bad, it seems that I am confused, or are you a step higher, haha, Bo Yuan, have you seen my "Twenty-two Historical Examinations"? ”

Ruan Yuandao: "The teacher's masterpiece, the student has also read it, last year in a bookstore in Yangzhou, I read for a long time, and I felt that I benefited a lot." It's a pity that I didn't have anything to buy at that time, so I really couldn't buy it, so I asked the teacher to forgive me. As for the two sections of the clan table and the art and literature chronicles of the "Yuan History" supplemented by the teacher, the students only know their names, but they have never seen them. ”

When Qian Daxin heard this, he was very happy, and said: "Bo Yuan is really a real reader!" It is not easy to go through the history of the scriptures now. In fact, my Yuan Shi supplement, I originally wanted to wait for the whole book to be revised before it was published, and it is normal that you can't see it. As for "Examination of Differences", I heard you say this today, and I have to go back and revise it a few more times. You just happened to prepare for the township exam first, you were admitted, I finished revising the book, let's have a discussion together, wouldn't it be happy? ”

Listening to Qian Daxin and Ruan Yuan chatting, Yang Ji naturally didn't know what the history of Jin Shuyuan was. But he can see that this old man, who Xie Yong has always admired and is not low in knowledge at a glance, has not known Ruan Yuancai for a moment, and he has become a good friend, and he can't understand it. So, he also plucked up his courage and asked Qian Daxin: "Old man, what are you and Bo Yuan...... Didn't you just know each other today? Why do I look like an old friend for more than ten years? ”

Yang Ji is like this, although it is also a bit rude, but Qian Daxin is on the rise, so he is naturally very polite to Yang Ji, and said: "Ten years of friends are easy to get, but it is difficult to find a confidant in reading." At present, most of the scholars only know fame and fortune, and learn the four books and five classics and the words of the sages, but in order to be on the field, they will be perfunctory and take a fame. Bo Yuan is also a general scripture and history, and the argument is just right, this is not something that can be pretended to be disguised, it is necessary to have real knowledge! I know a lot about the younger generation, but Boyuan's talent is still an eye-opener for me! ”

While speaking, someone from the school department came to report, and the tea and snacks in the hall were ready. Xie Yong took Ruan Yuan and Qian Daxin back to the hall together. Only Yang Ji was left standing there, thoughtful.

Perhaps, he should believe that Ruan Yuancai is right......

Ruan Yuan, Xie Yong and Qian Daxin talked freely for a day, and naturally enjoyed it, but Qian Daxin also told Ruan Yuan that if you really want to be admitted to the examination in one go, it is best to prepare for a few months. Ruan Yuan thanked Qian Daxin and continued to prepare for the township test.

Helping Xie Yong check the test papers on weekdays has an advantage, that is, you can see what other candidates think, Ruan Yuan was not taboo to take the strengths of others for his own use, and there are many talented people in Jiangnan, and he has read many good sentences, and his level of writing articles has also improved. On this day, seeing that a volume was well written, he took it to Wang Zhong's residence and wanted to review it with Wang Zhong.

Who knew that Wang Zhong didn't care at all, and said: "Bo Yuan thinks it's good, so let's go and see it yourself, I'm also a little tired these days, just rest." ”

Ruan Yuan said: "Brother Rongfu, there are still three months left, and the autumn season is about to begin." Brother Rong Fu looks at other people's whimsical sentences, can't he also make some gains? But when he said it, he wanted to regret it, Wang Zhong rarely looked down on other students, so he was often sarcastic.

Who knew that Wang Zhong's later sentence was even more than Ruan Yuan expected: "Who said that I was going to take the township test?" ”

Ruan Yuan was shocked, but after thinking about it carefully, Wang Zhong really didn't say it explicitly, so he had to answer: "Brother Rong Fu, didn't you come here with Teacher Xie to read the papers, isn't it just for this time?" Mr. Xie gave me a lot of advice. ”

"Bo Yuan, you are wrong, I don't have the heart to act." Wang Zhong said very firmly.

"Yes...... But Brother Rong Fu, we are all here, and we are only one step away from Jiangning Mansion City. Why didn't Brother Rong Fu give it a try? ”

"Bo Yuan." Wang Zhong's tone softened, and he didn't have the arrogance he usually had, but stared at Ruan Yuan and replied slowly: "You and I have different aspirations. You said that your family has suffered a series of accidents, and this time it should be lifted, also for the sake of your family. I believe you, but not everyone who reads must go to the example, if you just study in the countryside to spend your life, a student is famous, it is enough. When I went to respond, I had to think about being an official. ”

Thinking of this, he was a little contemptuous of "being an official", and said: "But you know that I am a person, everyone looks down on me on weekdays, isn't it boring to be an official and see the face of the official?" When the official looks at me, he is afraid and wishes that I would die sooner. Not getting along with them is the best of both worlds. Haha, the official master in the county government is not as interesting as those students in Yizheng County School. ”

Wang Zhong said that he was a little lonely. After all, for scholars, the size of fame is also a matter of face, although it is useless to take the exam, but it can be said that lifting people is always more respected than students.

Ruan Yuan saw that Wang Zhong's words were sincere, and knew that no matter how much he persuaded him, he would not be able to persuade him back, but he was afraid that if he said more, Wang Zhong would turn against him. had no choice but to say: "Brother Rongfu, I know your temper, no matter how much I persuade you, you won't listen." Brother Rong Fu's future, I should not interfere with it. It's just that...... It's just that I'm the only one who gets this one, everyone...... Everyone and I are getting farther and farther apart. Speaking of which, thinking of a few friends, Jiao Xun Shouxiao, Wang Zhong abandoned the exam, Jiang Fan did not want to be an official, and the big tiger and little tiger he knew when he was a teenager were unable to go further, and he was always a little sad.

"Bo Yuan, you are still too young." Wang Zhong said with a smile: "If you are admitted to the lifting person, there will be other lifting people who can be friends with you." When you are admitted to the Jinshi, what you see on weekdays is the top talent in the world. Will you be afraid of not having friends at that time? It's just that you haven't been deeply involved in the world, and you don't know how big the world is. In the world, there are actually many people like you and me. ”

Ruan Yuan knew that Wang Zhong had never looked down on other scholars, and saying such a sentence today was the most humble sentence he had since the two met. couldn't help laughing, and said: "Brother Rongfu, in order to comfort me, you are the first genius in Huaiyang, I think you are about to let go." ”

"Who said I let it out?" Wang Zhong was naturally unconvinced, but then he thought about it and said: "Bo Yuan, if you really get admitted to the exam, I have a request, and I hope you can agree to me." ”

Ruan Yuan said: "Brother Rong Fu is polite, as long as the younger brother can do it, the younger brother will definitely do it." ”

"If you have new friends, don't forget me." Wang Zhong said with a smile.

Qianlong's 51st year of the Jiangnan Township Examination was scheduled for August, and Ruan Yuan arrived in Jiangning, seeing that the preparations had been completed, he was about to enter. Only this time, Ruan Yuan no longer has any friends around him who are taking the same exam.

Perhaps, Yang Ji is also a friend. This year, Yang Ji has been following Ruan Yuan.