When Li is a more famous city in Donglai, when Emperor Wu favored Luan Da, married his most beloved daughter Princess Wei Chang to marry him, this Dangli is the fief of Princess Wei Chang, it was not called Dangli at that time, and later after Princess Wei Chang and Luan Da married, Emperor Wu renamed this place as Dangli, and it is also the richest place in this Donglai County, and the county order that Zang Hong was enshrined is Dangli Ling.

Zang Hong has a good reputation in Dangli and is loved by the people, and when he comes back this time, the officials and gentry who have already received the news and many scholars and celebrities have gone out of the city to greet him.

The rebellion of the Taiping Sect spread all over the world, and Dangli was naturally impacted, but Zang Hong was an official here for several years, the officials ruled Qingming, and the people were rich, of course, it was relative to other places, and therefore, although it was impacted, it was quickly suppressed, and a large number of refugees were not formed like Xuzhou.

Zang Hong took Chen Mo out of the car, greeted the many officials who came to greet him one by one, and talked with each other, during which he naturally introduced Chen Mo to everyone.

This scholar's circle is not big, it is not small, his disciple is talented and intelligent, he will definitely enter the career one day, there are still people in the rules of this circle, Zang Hong thinks it is good to contact some earlier.

Chen Mo was a little ignorant and followed the celebrities to greet him.

"Brother Ziyuan, this son is a disciple of the He family, and he can be valued by you?" A young scholar frowned slightly when he looked at Chen Mo, he was a famous man in Qingzhou, and he was also the most observant in Dangli County, although Chen Mo did not show any anxiety, but he really didn't look like a child of a family with an ignorant face, and at a young age, he had thick calluses on his hands, which was even less like a family child.

Don't think he's finding fault, the threshold of the scholar's circle is there, and it's very high, even if an ordinary white person or a farmer is lucky enough to enter the official career, he is not qualified to intersect with them.

"Huaipu Chen, Han Yu is his uncle." Zang Hong simply introduced: "It's just that since I was a child, I grew up in the people, before I lived in Quyang, I was besieged by the Taiping Sect, this son was involved in the Taiping Sect, but secretly sent a letter with an arrow book, and helped me break the Taiping traitors, I saw that this son was born innocent, and talented, and he was born with a heart of love." ”

Although he didn't say his identity, but the Chen family is a big family in Xuzhou, and he can get mixed to this point, that is, the side branch of the Chen family, although this background is not good, but he is also qualified to enter this circle, coupled with the identity of Zang Hong's disciple, the county Cheng's eyes at Chen Mo are a lot gentler, but that's all.

Chen Mo was a little uncomfortable, he couldn't say why, this was the first time he had been judged by so many people with the eyes of scrutiny, and he didn't feel good.

"Don't underestimate him, this son is talented, has a strong memory, is good at shooting, and his chess skills are also quite good." Zang Hong smiled and relieved Chen Mo, the child couldn't hide things on his face, even if Chen Mo was more stable than ordinary children, but he was still a child after all, and he was unhappy on his face.

"Oh?" The county Cheng bowed slightly to Chen Mo: "But it's my rudeness, I don't want to be as good as Brother Ziyuan, but this chess skill can point you out, if you have any questions, you can ask." ”

Zang Hong also took Chen Mo to recognize these people one by one, he has an excellent memory, just a circle, and he has already written down the appearance and names of these people.

The group hugged Zang Hong back to the city, and only said goodbye after receiving the wind for Zang Hong three days later, after all, Zang Hong had been gone for more than a month, and he was tired all the way, so it was a little inappropriate to set up a banquet at this time.

Late at night, Zang Hong personally sent off the last guest and took Chen Mo to the study.

After Juan'er obediently served pastries and water to the two, she stood sideways behind Chen Mo, who knelt on the seat, frowning and thinking about the day's events.

"Mo'er, my mind is a little unstable." Zang Hong looked at Chen Mo and smiled.

"Teacher......" Chen Mo raised his head, looked at Zang Hong, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Is background really that important?" Why do you mention that I always have to bring the Chen family? ”

Chen Mo's idea is very simple, he wants to rely on his own ability to revitalize the family step by step, and even suppress the main family, counting it, their family is not considered a concubine, his grandfather's area is also a son-in-law, but it is just ......

"If you talk about it carefully, now these celebrities, including teachers, their ancestors also started from nothing, grew their families little by little, and finally became a scholar." Zang Hong said with a smile: "The first saint Kongqiu was born, and the teacher also told you, it sounds like the background is not important. ”

Chen Mo nodded, many heroes or sages who have left history are actually not from a high background.

"But do you know that looking at the past and present, how many people are like Kong Sheng? But in the end, only Confucius was named, and the name of Confucius was handed down after he spent his entire life traveling around the world. Zang Hong looked at Chen Mo and smiled: "You may not understand this, so let's talk about your hometown, if outsiders suddenly come to live in your hometown, what will happen to you?" ”

"This ......" Chen Mo thought about it carefully, not knowing why the teacher asked like this.

"In other words, when an outsider suddenly comes, it is nothing more than two attitudes, one is to make friends enthusiastically without asking about his origin, and the other is to find out his past, whether he is a thug, whether he is guilty, determine whether his character is worth befriending, and then see if he has made friends?" Zang Hong said with a smile.

"Naturally, it's ......" Chen Mo had some understanding.

"Scholars seem to be on top, but this is almost the case, but scholars are taught first by virtue, and then by talent, but in this world, how can a person's character be determined very quickly?" Zang Hong smiled and continued to ask.

Chen Mo shook his head, if he asked him to do it, he didn't know where to start.

"If you are a member of the scholar clan, you have a family reputation, and everyone knows your roots, so it is naturally easier to determine, but if you are not, not to mention the view of the door, just in terms of virtue, I am afraid it will take a long time to see your words and deeds, so that you can be sure, of course, in the eyes of scholars, it is not just these, but it is not unreasonable for me to be virtuous, and among scholars, each family cherishes fame and will not destroy their reputation, so that it is naturally easier for each other to accept."

Chen Mo frowned slightly and said, "But what the disciple feels today, it's not like that. ”

"Naturally, it's not that simple, but the hero must ask about his origin, that's it, you can also see it as the law between scholars, maybe it's unfair, but the world is like this, he has to enter the career of the official, this belongs to the law of the scholars, you can not like it, but it's best not to touch it easily, otherwise it is very easy to invite disaster." At the end, Zang Hong's expression had become extremely serious.

Not to mention how noble the circle of scholars is, but in the Han world, if you still have some ambitions to join the world, you can't avoid this circle.

"Disciple understands." Chen Mo bowed down a little sullenly, and now he still doesn't understand these problems too well.

"After a long journey, rest early, in the future, except for the main hall of the government office, you will follow me at other times, remember, talk less, read more, even if you don't understand or are dissatisfied, don't say it in public."

"The disciple understands, and the disciple retires." Chen Mo got up, bowed to Zang Hong, and then took Juan'er back to his room.

"This kid ......" Zang Hong looked at Chen Mo's back, shook his head and smiled, he suddenly found that his disciple's academic affairs did not have to be Cao Xing, but on the contrary, there were some truths that other children of the family understood, but they needed to be taught by good students.