In the carriage, Liu Wanshan asked about the idiot's homework and future plans.

The best way out is the imperial examination, and at the current age of the Taoist idiot, he has passed the children's examination, and his future is promising. But now that the Dao is obsessed with entering the palace and being the companion of the prince, if you want to be comfortable, you can make up for the subordinate officials in the palace after the middle lift.

Because of the deaths of Wang Qingzhou and Wang Jialang, which were more or less related to the imperial examination, Liu Wanshan was afraid that Wang Ning's heart would palpitate, so he stopped the Taoist idiot from allowing the imperial examination.

In his opinion, the Taoist idiot is a seed of reading.

Thinking that he will be half a hundred years old, he is just a sixth grade, and because he is not from the right path, it is extremely difficult to get promoted. Opportunities like those in Lintao Mansion are hard to come by. "Nine taels and two liters" is full, but it is only five products. If there are no other achievements, most of them are boiling to Zhishi on the positive five products.

Although the sons have already studied, their qualifications are limited, and even if they are the eldest sons, it will take another five or six years before they can take the children's examination. Subsequently, the township test and the meeting test are not guaranteed. It's like when I was weak and passed the township test, but I didn't try four times. 's own son, except for the fourth son, can't be seen at present, and the other three sons are not exceptional.

When his son comes out, it will take fifteen or six years, to say the least, and then he will retire. Even if there is an uncle on top now, he is older than himself, and in a few years, it will be time to become a master.

If you take advantage of the fact that you are still in the officialdom and help the Taoist idiot, it will be regarded as a boost to your sons in the future.

The idiot said that he wanted to go to Guozijian to study next year, and when Liu Wanshan heard this, he wondered: "You will only be fourteen years old next year, is it early to enter Beijing to study?" Why don't you try the township test the year after tomorrow. ”

If you can pass the township test and enter Beijing and enter prison, it is a tribute, which is more decent than ordinary tribute students, and the level of classmates is also higher. If you can't pass the township test, you are only fifteen years old, and it is not too late to seek tribute.

Dao Idiot showed a little shyness and said: "My sister and brother-in-law are in Beijing, and my nephew wants to bring my grandmother into Beijing earlier." ”

As for the other plans, it is verbose to explain, but this one is the most acceptable.

Liu Wanshan was very surprised, people left their hometowns, and a few elderly people were willing to leave their homeland lightly: "You want to go to Beijing with your grandmother?" Does your grandmother know about this? ”

The idiot nodded and said, "I have already discussed it with my grandmother, and my grandmother also remembers my sister in her heart." ”

This is Ken, Liu Wanshan was a little moved. However, thinking that his sister and sister-in-law have passed away for many years, Wang Ning's family guards their grandchildren and depends on each other, and it is reasonable to be reluctant to give up their granddaughters.

Before Liu Wanshan went to visit the Wang family, he also inquired about the affairs of the Wang family, and he also heard about the fact that the Taoist idiot sold his biological mother's dowry and bought a decent dowry for his sister.

In his opinion, his sister-in-law and sister are gone, and taking care of his nephew and niece is what his uncle should do. If it weren't for the Gao family concealing the news of Liu's death, he would never have only prepared money to send it over, and would not have bothered with the rest. Even if it is due to Wang Ning's family, if he does not take his nephew and niece to his side, he will be more dedicated to placement.

As for the niece's dowry, it was naturally purchased by his maternal uncle.

Before going to work, he planned to buy some fertile land in Anlu, after all, the leaves fell back to his roots, and one day he would have to bring his family back.

Now thinking of Shun Niang's dowry, Liu Wanshan feels that he owes something to the Taoist idiot, and has already made up his mind that when he buys the property, he also buys some land for the Taoist idiot, which can be regarded as making up for the loss of his biological mother's dowry.

The two uncles and nephews both want to buy land, but they are not very good-hearted, but the world is like this. How the family is doing depends on the number of acres of land. Those who do business are despised, and those who have surplus silver in their hands mostly buy land...... Because of the women and children, the carriage did not run fast, and it traveled forty miles for nearly two hours.

The late old lady of the ninth room and the eighth old lady and the tenth old lady are uncles and brothers, and the grave of the outer nine rooms is buried in the ninth room, including the parents of the ninth grandfather, the ninth grandfather, Wang Qingzhou and his wife, and Wang Dalang.

The graves of the nine old ladies and parents live, and the children and grandchildren are in the Zhaomu sequence.

Although the cemetery is built plainly, the grave is refreshing and refreshing, and there are no dead branches and grass.

Seeing this, Liu Wanshan looked at the Taoist idiot and asked.

The Taoist idiot pointed to the house that was faintly visible in the distance, and said, "This area is the cemetery of the Wang family, and there are tomb guards living there. It was inconvenient for the nephew to come often, so he asked the grave keeper to come over from time to time to take care of one or two. ”

Liu Wanshan listened, touched his beard, and showed approval.

At the age of a Taoist idiot, it is not easy to be so thoughtful.

Thinking that the Taoist idiot is not only the heir of the outer nine rooms, but also a prominent biological father, in the end, he has some knowledge, which is not like an ordinary teenager.

Even if the idiot has been born, the flesh and blood are family, and the relationship between father and son is so easy to give up. Maybe because of the succession, Wang Qinghong felt a little more guilty about this son.

Wang Qinghong is several years younger than himself, what is the difficulty of pulling his son?

Not counting Wang Qinghong, there is still a squire in the Wang family's clan in Beijing, and he will definitely not hesitate to support the sons and nephews of the clan.

As an uncle, he is dispensable for Taoist idiots. Look at this child, he is good, and he has external forces, if he has no interest, he really can't say it.

Thinking of this, Liu Wanshan put down his shelf as an official and became a little closer to the idiot.

Although the Taoist idiot was a little surprised by the change in Liu Wanshan's attitude, he still accepted it without changing his face.

Liu Wanshan looked at a few children, his daughter was young, and the age difference between the two cousins was too big, otherwise, it would not be bad to kiss and kiss.

At this time, the servants carried the sacrificial table and the offerings out of the carriage.

Liu Wanshan's attention turned from the Taoist idiot, and he set up the sacrificial table in person without fake hands.

He is the brother of the Liu family, Wang Qingzhou's brother-in-law, and he is the elder, so he took his wife and prayed in front of the graves of his sister and sister-in-law, and then asked the children to bow down.

The Taoist idiot is the heir, so he has to bow down and return the salute to his cousins.

Liu Wanshan thought about his sister's life, she was poor, and she was an elder brother, and she kept saying that she was distressed about her sister, but she didn't help her at all, not only sorry for her sister, but also ashamed of the trust of her deceased parents.

Although he didn't cry, his expression was more ugly than crying.

He squatted there, kept burning the silver ingots folded with silver foil, and whispered in his heart: "Sister, the eldest brother can't stand you and makes you suffer." Now I'm going to burn you the money, and you don't have to suffer yourself anymore......"

Seeing that her husband was in a bad mood, Ren hugged a few children and didn't let them frolic. The wind is hard in the wild, and the adults are still there, and the children can't stand it. Liu Wanshan burned half of the silver ingot, and the eldest sister sneezed loudly.

Seeing this, Ren was very distressed, and looked at her husband with some embarrassment.

Liu Wanshan was burning paper money with guilt and didn't notice it.

The idiot stood beside Ren, and when he saw it, he said to Ren: "Uncle, uncle has to wait for a while, it's windy outside, and my cousin and cousin are still young, so my aunt will take my cousin and cousin to the car first." It just so happened that our uncle and nephew were talking. ”

When Ren heard this, he looked at his husband and said, "Master, look at ......"

Liu Wanshan had already heard the words of the idiot, waved his hand at his wife, and said, "You get in the car first." ”

Ren smiled gratefully, and seeing that he was not wearing a thick one, he instructed his mother-in-law to take a hand stove plug and give it to him, saying, "You are still young, be careful, be careful if you have a headache." ”

Dao Idiot thanked him, and watched Ren whisper to a few children to go to the carriage. When he turned to look at Liu Wanshan, he was stunned.

Liu Wanshan's face was moist, and he didn't know when, he was already in tears.

The idiot paused at his feet and did not step forward.

The atmosphere on the cemetery was depressed and depressed, and the Taoist idiot glanced at the half-foot-high silver foil ingot, and his heart was full of emotion.

Wang Qingzhou entered Beijing that year, in order to save travel expenses, he took a passenger boat, and was killed when he encountered Jiang bandits; Liu's death in the violent death of her husband ended in depression, which was not a despair of a poor life. Wang Dalang here, eager for quick success, will win the township test, and study hard day and night to get sick and damaged.

Speaking of each item, it has nothing to do with poverty.

Liu Wanshan thought of this, of course, he felt uncomfortable...... On the way back, Liu Wanshan said a lot less.

Earlier, the thought of looking forward to the early entry of Taoist idiots into the officialdom has also faded, and the road to the imperial examination is not something that can be passed by diligence, half of them look at themselves, and half look at the destiny of heaven.

Although he is his own uncle, the older generation will always pass away, and he will have to rely on the support of his mother's brother in the future. Whether it is steady, or stand out, or go with the flow, it is good.

Thinking of this, he was a little more sincere about the Taoist idiot: "Your uncle's brother is a fellow jinshi in the last examination, and he took the Shu Jishi exam, and after the museum was disbanded this year, he entered the Guozijian and became a doctor of the Five Classics. Your uncle and mother's parents also served in the Guozijian in their early years. Since you really want to enter the country's prison, I will go to Beijing to inquire about it. ”

The Taoist idiot was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "My nephew thanked my uncle." ”

He has never been able to make up his mind about how to "allocate tribute". If you really want to speak based on the results of the annual examination, without two or two years of hard work, it is difficult for his grades to be transferred from the middle level to the top. After all, those who can pass the boy's test are all made out of ten years of hard study, and Taoist idiots are not much more than others, where can they climb to the front with a yawn.

If you are looking for a way, you will ask to go to the name of Zhang Bangqi, the deputy envoy of Huguang University. Zhang Bangqi was invited by King Xing two years ago to give a lecture in the school month; When Wang Xing died, the prince was mourned, and the contacts outside were reduced, and Zhang Bangqi stopped talking about the month.

Zhang Bangqi is also a half-master for Taoist idiots.

But Zhang Bangqi is not only a Confucian celebrity, but also a very square person. He has a famous saying: "If you can't learn to be confucius, you can't be beautiful, and you can't do it, although the text is like a hero and praise, I will rebuke it." ”

It's not easy to get to him and go through the back door.

If you ask the Wang family clan to go through the path of learning, you will be very passive in your relationship with the deputy envoy. said that he couldn't annoy the envoy, so he cut off the way to "pull tribute".

The relationship between local officials, chief officials and deputies is mostly delicate.

Now that Liu Wanshan can have a relationship with the Guozijian in the capital, it is really an unexpected joy for the Taoist idiot.

Although Liu Wanshan did not say what position Ren's parents had in the early years of Guozijian, even after he stepped down, he still had room to speak, and his connections were there, which showed that the weight was not light.

Although there is a big difference between the current officialdom and the officialdom of a few hundred years later, there is one thing that remains the same, that is, Beijing officials and foreign officials.

The responsibility for the promotion of education is to manage local students and select outstanding talents to pay tribute. Guozijian is the place where tribute is accepted, and even if the two places are not directly subordinate, they are inextricably linked.

If you go through the Beijing-China relationship by yourself, you don't have to worry about the matter of "pulling tribute". Jingzhong came forward to say hello to the local school, asking for a tribute student, as long as the Taoist idiot is not bad and has no score, there is no reason to stop the school.

Although the results of the Taoist idiot are only in the middle of the students, they are better at a young age, and they are barely considered excellent scholars, so it will not be too difficult to study there.

Seeing that the Taoist idiot was overjoyed, Liu Wanshan's mood also relaxed a little, and said: "This is the only thing I can do for you." However, even if you successfully enter the Guozijian, it is only the beginning, how to study, how to make classmates and friends, it depends on your own efforts. I won't be verbose about anything else, I just advise you, guard against arrogance and rashness, and often think insufficiently. ”

The Taoist idiot listened solemnly and said gratefully: "Uncle Xie taught ......"

Liu Wanshan was very satisfied when he saw that he was interested, so he told him some of his experiences when he was studying.

The uncle and nephew gossiped, only to feel that time was flying, and before I knew it, the carriage had returned to the city.

Liu Wanshan's mouth was dry, and he still didn't see it, and he reluctantly instructed the idiot: "If you are free, come to the house." ”

After the idiot sent the idiot back to Wang's house, he didn't get out of the carriage, and told the idiot to say no to Wang Ning's family for himself, and took his wife and children home.

The idiot is in a good mood, and he doesn't want to get bad news just after entering the house.

Mrs. Wang passed away in the early morning, and the palace began to mourn today.

The Taoist idiot talks about the public, and it is the companion of the palace; On selfishness, he is a disciple of the Wang family, and he is good friends with Qilang. Anyway, come forward.

The Taoist idiot looked down at himself, because he went to the cemetery to worship, he was wearing plain clothes, but he didn't need to change his clothes.

After talking to Wang Ning about the morning worship, the Taoist idiot hurriedly went out with a sting.

Today is the seventeenth day of the lunar month, and there is already some New Year's flavor outside.

People come and go on the streets, and there are many more merchants carrying burdens than usual.

Dao Idiot thought about Mrs. Wang, although he had been in the palace for two and a half years, he could see that Mrs. Wang had been slapped by a number of times. Everyone in the palace, for Mrs. Wang, only knows that she is not in good health, and rarely appears in front of people.

When Wang Xing died, the princess fell ill, and Mrs. Wang came forward to assist the prince in the funeral, but she was mostly planning behind the scenes, and did not swagger in front of people.

The impression of the idiot on her is that she is a weak and silent woman. Although her appearance is not as bright as that of the princess, she has the gentleness and flexibility of a Chudi woman.

I don't know what Wang Qi will cry like.

As soon as I entered the palace and inquired, the people from the Wang family's clan came over in the morning, and Mrs. Wang's coffin stopped in the side hall of Qingyun Palace, and Wang Qi was also there.

Up and down the palace, it was like the white clothes of King Xing's funeral. Although Mrs. Wang is the concubine of King Xing, she has been awarded the imperial court, and her name is on the royal jade. The people of the royal palace are subordinate and should mourn for them.

The idiot has the waist card of the palace on his body, and he doesn't need to be educated, so he drives straight in.

But behind the Qingyun Gate is the inner palace, it is not easy to enter, and the Taoist idiot inquired about the prince in the Qiyun Palace, so he came to the Qiyun Hall first.

When he walked to the door of the main hall, Huang Jin just came out of the hall.

Seeing the idiot, Huang Jin's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "The second prince is here, His Royal Highness is sad about the death of his wife, the second prince should go in and persuade him......"