Is this the residence of the big man in the mouth of the little guy? This is clearly an extremely ordinary folk house. A big man living in a place here? No one will believe it.

There seemed to be no one else in the house except for this little servant and the old servant who opened the door. And the house is quiet, and it seems to be very lifeless.

At this time, the old servant who opened the door opened his mouth and spoke, "The master is waiting in the study!" ”

His voice softened, and he never said a word again.

He obviously didn't follow Zhou Zhi and the others, but then went to another room, and he didn't know what to do.

The little guy led Zhou Zhi and Qi Yanwu into the second courtyard. The second courtyard is clean and tidy, and several seasonal flowers and plants are planted, exuding a variety of fragrances. The study is just a very ordinary house. Standing outside the study, the little guy first waved his hand to Zhou Zhi lightly, signaling Zhou Zhi to stop. Then he walked in cautiously.

Apparently I went to report it.

Sure enough, he didn't do much, so he came out, waved his hand at Zhou Zhi again, and said, "The master let you in." ”

Zhou Zhi stepped in.

Qi Yanwu followed behind Zhou Zhi and also wanted to go in with Zhou Zhi. After all, this place is very unfamiliar, and I don't know what kind of origin they came from. Qi Yanwu was very worried about Zhou Zhi's safety.

But the little guy stretched out his hand to stop Qi Yanwu and said, "This little brother shouldn't go in." My master only said that he would let Zhou Zhixiu go in, but he never mentioned you. ”

Qi Yanwu was very embarrassed, and frowned coldly at the little guy.

Zhou Zhi turned his head and smiled at Qi Yanwu and said, "Xiao Wu Mo has to worry, my brother will not be in danger, you just stand outside the door and wait!" ”

Qi Yanwu nodded unwillingly.

Zhou Zhi entered the study, and the light in the study was very dim. In the center of the study is a table. The table is obviously very old, and the vermilion paint on the table has worn down a lot. Behind the table, huddled was an old man with white hair.

At this time, the old man was staring at Zhou Zhi with a pair of translucent eyes.

Zhou Zhizhen glanced at it lightly, then hurriedly knelt down and said in a loud voice, "Zhou Zhi has seen the elder of the pavilion!" ”

Sitting behind the table was Xu Pu, the first assistant of the cabinet.

No, in fact, Xu Pu should have been Zhishi more than half a month ago. Now it should be Liu Jian who will take over his position as the first assistant.

"Get up, don't be polite, the old man is no longer the head of the cabinet, the old man is just an ordinary person!" Xu Pu said.

Listening to his tone, it seemed to be very stiff, and Zhou Zhi didn't understand what he meant. After Zhou thanked Xu Pu and stood up, Xu Pu immediately said, "The old man asked you to come today because I have something to say to you."

Speaking of which, the old man and you have not had any intersection, you and I have only met once in the imperial study.

Today, the old man wants to admonish you, I don't know if you want to listen or not?

If you don't want to listen, then Zhou Zhi Xiucai, then please leave now. The old man won't blame you, and there is no reason to blame you.

In a word, what the old man said next may be very ugly. ”

Maybe people have a problem of nagging when they are old, and Rao is Shoufu Xu Pu is no exception. He said it in a rambling voice, and Zhou Zhi listened respectfully. After he finished saying this, Zhou Zhi immediately said, "The kid is naturally willing to listen to the teachings of the elder pavilion. Please have something to say. ”

Yes, Xu Pu is a very famous figure in the history of the Ming Dynasty and a virtuous minister. As the little guy said, there were many people who came to visit Xu Pu, but Xu Pu avoided it. And it was a blessing for me to have such an opportunity to receive his admonitions.

"Okay, that's all the old man can say.

Zhou Zhi Xiucai, Zhou Da Xiucai, you have been studying since you were fifteen years old, and you have only been studying for a little more than a year, and you have been admitted to Xiucai, which is indeed very rare. Then he was recommended by Yang Yiqing to come to Guozijian to study, and he was appreciated by the queen, and Li Dongyang was optimistic about it, and became the prince's companion.

In your hometown of Qingdu County, you have made a lot of movement, and you have a great reputation, and you came to the capital Guozijian, and when you mentioned your Zhou Zhi's name, it seems to be a big deal!

Young people have such a reputation, which is indeed rare in my Ming Dynasty. Hehe! In this way, you are indeed amazing, and you have a lot of arrogant capital! When Xu Pu said this, he deliberately paused, and he was carefully observing the changes in Zhou Zhi's face.

Zhou Zhi's expression was as usual, but his heart was turning over the river and the sea.

He clearly heard Xu Pu's words just now, which seemed to be praising himself on the surface, but in fact there were thorns in his words.

Zhou Zhi has great respect for Xu Pu, and in Zhou Zhi's mind, Xu Pu said this about himself, obviously to lead to the latter words. The latter words are the focus of his speech today.

Sure enough, Xu Pu seemed to be very satisfied with Zhou Zhi's performance, nodded slightly, and then said, "Zhou Zhi, do you know the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, the monarch is the most important and the minister is light." This is an eternal truth.

The king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die. You don't need to tell you about this Taoist ideal. But you didn't know the importance of it, and even offered to the emperor and the queen not to be the prince's companion. What kind of reasoning is this?

Only the emperor resigned from you, but there was no resign from you.

It is also a shame that the Holy One is an enlightened king today, and does not care about you.

But the old man still has to admonish you. I think you are smart and studious, and you are very talented, and the old man understands that you are second to none in the country now. This year's autumn school will definitely be able to pass the exam, and next year's spring and palace test will not be too difficult to come to high school.

In the future, you will definitely be an official. But officialdom is sinister, people like you who don't know how to forbear, don't know how to severity, how can you get mixed up in the Ming officialdom, how can you do more things for the people of the world? ”

When Xu Pu said this, his voice obviously softened a little, and it turned into a sincere teaching to Zhou Zhi.

"It's not okay for young people to be sharp, so you have to change your temperament. The old man sees that you are a talent, so he speaks to you like this, I hope you can understand the old man's hard work, and don't let the old man down in the future. Xu Pu finally said.

After speaking, his eyes looked at Zhou Zhi very kindly, and Zhou Zhi could clearly feel that Xu Pu was particularly concerned about himself and appreciated.

I didn't have anything to do with him, and I couldn't even say that I knew him, but he actually taught himself such a lesson like an empowerment. Zhou Zhi was immediately grateful.

yes, he's right. I came to power in the matter of resigning from the prince's companionship. may have affected his future.

If you want to mix in officialdom in the future, you must learn from a big man like Xu Pu.