Sima Guang and Ye Sheng sang and drank wine, and talked happily. If you listen carefully, you will find something peculiar, the young Ye Sheng is like an elder, talking about his face over and over again, how to deal with corrupt officials, how to control the clear stream, and the emperor's temperament...... All in all, it is the officialdom that ushers in and sends, forms gangs, and deceives superiors and subordinates, and he is more skilled than many years of old officials.

What's even more strange is Sima Guang, Mr. Junshi, who has unparalleled learning and character, actually listened attentively, and remembered every word.

It wasn't until the second half of the night that the two of them drank all the wine and ate all the food, and then went back to the room to sleep soundly with the support of the attendants.

Sima Guang was in excellent health, he got up early to wash, there was a coughing sound outside, and when he looked up, it was Fan Zhongyan, who walked in with a smile.

"I heard that you are going to Beijing, and the old man is here to see you off."

"Fan Xiang's father-in-law is so well-informed, I really don't know anything."

Fan Zhongyan sat on the Taishi's chair, threw his crutches aside, and sighed: "It was the student who told the old man, and he wanted me to persuade you." ”

Sima Guang raised his eyebrows, and said coldly: "The rebel is so bold, he dares to work for Fan Xianggong!" ”

"He didn't say I'd come too." Fan Zhongyan's old eyes were full of wisdom, he paused, and said: "How many perfunctory people are in the Junshi Dynasty, I am afraid that you will ......"

Sima Guang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Fan Xianggong, you are too worried, these days, I have really learned a lot from Ye Sheng's kid." Sima Guang pointed to his chest and said, "Here you must have the idea of life, and you must have the skill to do things." The sage said that knowledge is easier than action, and Ye Sheng said yesterday that knowledge and action are one. In my opinion, action is more important than knowledge! If you have a splendid mind and are not used by the court, it will not benefit the people after all. I, Sima, just do things, and I won't get involved in party disputes. ”

A few months ago, Sima Guang would never have said such a thing, he must have pointed the finger at the Yan Party and the injustices in the world, and he was impassioned. The stubborn cow finally turned back, and Fan Zhongyan was also relieved.

"Junshi can realize this, above the court, no one is your opponent. But...... Are you willing to go? ”

"What do you mean?" Sima Guang asked puzzled.

Fan Zhongyan narrowed his eyes and said, "You go, but no one can stop that kid." The old man lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "As far as I know, the canal ticket number has absorbed more than 30 merchants from Luoyang and the capital, a total of more than two million taels of silver, and this is only the share capital. The ticket number is subordinate to the warehouse, pawnshop, silk shop, ship operation, construction brigade, as well as hundreds of workshops and tens of thousands of craftsmen. Tsk, I'm afraid that even the magistrates can't provoke this force! ”

These days, Fan Zhongyan went to the canal to take a look at the situation when he had nothing to do, and the construction was so rapid that the old man was amazed. On the other hand, Ye Sheng's accurate judgment made him even more convinced.

The Grand Canal has long been overwhelmed, and the merchants of the southwest are looking forward to the stars and the moon, and to a new trade route.

The Luoyang Grand Canal came into being at this time, four or five months, the whole line was through, and how many businessmen and gentry heard it, holding the silver of the white flowers to buy shares.

Not to mention others, Prime Minister Lu Yijian's family sent a special person to find Ye Sheng. When it comes to seniority, he is still Lu Yijian's uncle, and after seeing Ye Sheng, he swore an oath, saying that Shen Pengyuan was defeated by Ye Sheng because of the county test, and he was confused for a while, and he had nothing to do with Lu is at all, the Lu family is an innocent family, and he will not do anything that will lose his conscience.

The son of the Lu family violated the family law, and was severely punished with 20 sticks, rushed to the ancestral hall to reflect on it behind closed doors, and when he recovered, he must find Ye Gongzi to make amends......

Since Lu Yijian has risen to the top, the Lu family is afraid that it is the first time for the Lu family to speak softly, and they are still soft to a little hairy child. But does the Lu family have a way, no!

Who let their fields all over Henan and Shaanxi, there are grain fields, there are mulberry fields, every year just collecting rent is troublesome to death, transported from everywhere to the home, sometimes in the rain or even a large amount of mold and deterioration, watching the white flowers and silver slip away, the Lu family is worried to death.

The Luoyang Grand Canal is opened, everything is different, the Lu family can use water transportation to quickly transport grain, no longer have to worry about mold, and even set up a grain store next to the canal to sell grain, and make a fortune.

Westerners have a saying that when money speaks, everything else is shut up!

The same is true of the dignified Lu family, who had to give in and beg for mercy.

Ye Sheng was very generous, not only regardless of his previous suspicions, he gave the Lu family a dry share of the ticket number, but also gave the shipping team a 30% share of the shares, and then bought shops along the coast with a 20% discount.

The Lu family was overjoyed, but if you think about it carefully, these things were not Ye Sheng's originally, but they were just favors, so let the dignified Lu family bow their heads, what a means this is! Fan Zhongyan couldn't help but shudder.

"Xiwen Gong, in fact, Ye Sheng gave the Lu family such a big bargain in order to help me!"

Fan Zhongyan was stunned for a while, and then came to his senses, he originally said that Ye Sheng was so easy to speak, and he dared to help Sima Guang pave the way! With Lu Xianggong's escort, Sima Guang can transcend things and do things calmly.

"Alas, I don't know who this apprentice of mine is for, and he is so good to you!"

"What, Xiwen Gong is jealous?" Sima Guang said politely.

"Fart, the old man has no desires for a long time, I'm worried that this kid is just a mere white ding, and his means are so clever, I really don't know what kind of evil he will become in the future!"

"Xiwen Gong, aren't you optimistic about Ye Sheng's temperament?"

Fan Zhongyan sighed and shook his head, "Twenty years ago, Lu Xianggong was also famous all over the world, people are not immutable, I am afraid that the greater the power in Ye Sheng's hands, his heart will also change." ”

"No, it won't!" Sima Guang said categorically.

"How do you know?" Old man Wei was also-for-tat.

"Hehe, Xiwen Gong, this is a question I gave to Ye Sheng yesterday, look at his problem!"

As he spoke, Sima Guang took out a piece of paper from his arms and sent it to Fan Zhongyan.

Fan Zhongyan looked at it in a flash, and saw a line of words on it, just by looking at the handwriting, Lao Wei bowed his head happily. Ye Sheng followed his father to practice calligraphy, the foundation is not weak, and during this time, he is even more knowledgeable, although the calligraphy is still a little immature, but in time, he will definitely be able to enter the hall, which is enough for him to be admitted to the Jinshi.

Looking at the content again, I saw that it was written: Before the sage makes a word, he will also get the celestial phenomena!

The ancients said that the sky is round and the place is round, and the circle means the celestial phenomena, the celestial phenomena are natural, all-encompassing, all-encompassing, and the theme is lofty, and the space for play is huge.

"Okay, the old man can't be better broken!"

Sima Guang smiled proudly: "Ye Sheng's son has the world in mind, is knowledgeable, and is by no means an ordinary person, and the career of millions of silver can't shake his mind, Xiwen Gong can just rest assured!" ”

Hearing Sima Guang's explanation, Fan Zhongyan was slightly relieved, but suddenly frowned again, he found that the middle of this paper was so thick, and when he touched it with his hand, it turned out that there were creases, and the contents were hidden.

The old man pulled curiously, and another line of words appeared in front of him.

"Before the saint speaks, there is no cube."

It seemed similar to the previous sentence, but it fell on "Wufang", and both of them frowned.

No square is a circle, all words associated with a circle, such as: round, sleek, round, none of them describe a gentleman, no square is to lose the principle, it is the behavior of a villain, this is exactly where the two of them worry about Ye Sheng.

Sima Guang couldn't help gritting his teeth and said angrily: "What a stinky boy, dare to play tricks with me, see if I don't pick his skin!" ”

"Don't be busy, there's more to come!"

Fan Zhongyan pulled down again, and another sentence appeared: "Before the sage spoke, he was completely Taiji." ”

Tai Chi focuses on change, although there is a taste of evolution and change, but it is inevitable to apply grease and powder, steal tricks, Sima Guang does not like it.

"Pull it all away, let me see what else this kid has to do!" Sima Guangqi snorted and said.

The paper is tiled, and there are two more problems to solve.

"There are words first, Zhong Ni Ri, Yue Ye!"

Sima Guang smacked hard, "Phew, I'm running to pat my ass, if I'm the examiner, I won't take it!" ”

Fan Zhongyan didn't care, and said with a smile: "The old man thinks it's good." ”

Looking further down, there is another sentence: "Before the Master speaks, it is empty!" ”

After that, it's true!

Sima Guang pondered silently, which can be regarded as a good problem, but it is not as good as the celestial phenomena calmly.

A circle, can write five good problems, there is no doubt that Ye Sheng has entered the hall in the first place of the eight shares, with his ingenuity, within three or two years, he will fight his way out of the encirclement, and there is no difficulty in winning the Toad Palace.

It's just that these five problem-solving problems with different styles are like a gorgeous kaleidoscope, unpredictable, which makes Sima Guang fall into unprecedented distress, what is this kid Ye Sheng, why can't he see through it!