It was noon, Zhang Yuan followed Zhang Cao to the west Zhang Jian clan uncle Zhang Rulin, it was sunny for a few days in a row, the autumn sun was warm, Zhang Yuan squinted his eyes, and took the folding fan in Zhang Cao's hand to shade the sun, Zhang Cao smiled: "Jiezi, you have really become a deep girl, I haven't seen you go out these days, why did you bet with Yao Zhuba, can you win?" ”

Zhang Yuan didn't answer, but said: "Third brother, the servant woman you called back a few days ago can talk about it, and she said a lot of Yao Fu's private affairs, evil things, and ugly things, what kind of funeral concubines, cheating widows, occupying people's land, children and mothers, and instigating lawsuits, but if you ask carefully, they are all Zhang San and Li Si who don't have exact names and surnames, and the cause and effect of the incident can't be explained clearly, and you have to visit and understand them one by one. ”

Zhang Cao said: "I have already ordered to go down, just according to what you said, everything will be investigated and understood, what year, month, place and who, I will be able to give you a reply in two days - why, you want to sue Yao Lawyer, he is a famous Yao Tiezui, and there is a Beijing official as a backer, according to me, if the obvious is not good, we will come to the dark, just lure him out and beat him up to get angry." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled: "I won't sue him, I won't beat him, I'll bet eight shares with him." ”

Zhang Cao said: "Father, I even know that you were rejected by Liu Zongzhou, and you dare to bet with others, this time the two crimes will be punished together, and you will be unlucky." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Are you gloating? ”

Zhang Cao smiled and said, "A little." He added: "By the way, in a few days, you will accompany me to see the Shang girl." ”

Zhang Yuan refused: "Don't go, I'll go and calculate what's going on." ”

Zhang Cao smiled and said: "You must go, then I will go to beg the fifth aunt, the fifth aunt ordered you to accompany me, do you dare to disobey?" ”

Facing such a lazy clan brother, Zhang Yuan could only shake his head.

Entering from the side door, the re-entry hall, the corridor of the Quyuan, walked for a while before arriving at the north courtyard where Zhang Rulin lived, Zhang Cao said in a low voice: "Jiezi, you go in by yourself, I will not accompany you." Zhang Cao was afraid to see his eldest father Zhang Rulin, and Zhang Rulin was going to scold him when he saw him.

A small maid came to lead Zhang Yuan in, walked to the door of the Hanging Flower Instrument, and there was another beautiful maid, and this beautiful maid blessed Zhang Yuan, and said softly: "Young Master Jiezi, please come with the maid." He led Zhang Yuan through a hall, came to the outside of Zhang Rulin's study, and said softly: "Young Master Jie Zi has to be careful to reply, the eldest master is in a bad mood today." ”

This maid's heart is quite good, Zhang Yuan looked at her sideways, melon seed face, pointed chin, eyebrows and thin eyes, hey, why did her face suddenly turn red?

"Zhang Yuan, come in."

Zhang Rulin spoke in the study.

Zhang Yuan hurriedly went in and respectfully saluted his uncle, Zhang Rulin, who was nearly sixty years old, sat firmly on the official hat chair behind the bookcase, stared at him with his eyes, and said: "I heard that you will not participate in the imperial examination for the rest of your life to bet with others, but is there such a thing?" Without waiting for Zhang Yuan to answer, Zhang Rulin patted the book case and shouted: "You are really arrogant, you can write eight shares that can convince the public in three months, Shanyin Zhang's only produces talents, never crazy, you are the first." ”

Zhang Yuan bowed down and said: "Back to the words of the ancestor, the grandson of the clan is not arrogant, but wants to use this matter to motivate himself not to slack off, the more his mind is pressing, the better he is, the same is true for his studies, the grandson of the clan has read nearly 200 volumes in the past month or so, and he can remember it quite well, please see it clearly." ”

Listening to Zhang Yuan's words, Zhang Rulin's anger disappeared for the most part, he also asked Fan Zhen and others about Zhang Yuan's listening, several Qing guests praised Zhang Yuan, saying that Zhang Yuan was talented and intelligent, and Zhang Zongzi was a double master, and Zhang Yuan listened to books very hard, every time he listened to books for nearly four hours, he never got tired, and occasionally asked questions, all of which could touch the mystery of the book, and Zhang Yuan's hard work in studying was beyond reproach.

Zhang Rulin shook his head and sighed: "Idiot, idiot, although you know hard work, but you don't know that people's hearts are sinister, if that Yao Fu co-opts and buys the students who were in the second class in the last year's exam, well, the lawyer Yao Fu will definitely do this, then even if you write a decent eight-share article, you can't win this game, and it is too difficult for more than 36 people to approve of 54 students." He said in his heart: "It's not that there is no way to deal with it, that is, like Yao Fu, he also co-opted those students, but in this way, the Shanyin Zhang family has been looked down upon since then." ”

But I heard Zhang Yuan say: "Yesterday, the Hou County Order also asked about this matter, and the clan grandson did not say some things clearly, worried that the leakage in advance would produce variables, and now the uncle asked again, the clan grandson did not dare to hide it anymore, and the clan grandson was sure that the vast majority of the fifty-four beings would approve the eight shares of the clan grandson's eight shares of Shiwen, and Yao would be defeated." ”

"Oh!" Zhang Rulin raised his eyebrows, sat up straight, and beckoned Zhang Yuan to come closer: "Tell me, what are your plans?" ”

Zhang Yuan said in detail to his clan uncle like this, like this, and so.

Zhang Rulin laughed when he heard it, and after laughing, his expression became serious again, looking Zhang Yuan up and down, and seeing that Zhang Yuan's scalp was numb-

Zhang Rulin opened his mouth and said: "You have such a deep wit at a young age, and you are well versed in human feelings, is this all learned by dreaming?" ”

Zhang Yuan had nothing to answer, so he simply remained silent.

Zhang Rulin smiled again: "Uncle didn't mean to blame you, he just marveled at your Su Hui, you can know that there are really such miracles in the world without learning!" ”

Zhang Yuan argued: "Uncle, the grandson of the clan is not unlearned, and the grandson of the clan listens to tens of thousands of words every time. ”

Zhang Rulin said with a smile: "Okay, good, you are willing to learn and have Su Hui, this is right, no wonder you dare to make a bet with Yao Fu, but it turned out that you saw through this, and you are really invincible, but your uncle wants to warn you that this kind of thing can not be done again, and you are not allowed to make this kind of bet with others in the future, do you hear it." ”

"Yes." Zhang Yuan responded.

Zhang Rulin said again: "You still have to study hard about the craft, and you can't be scornful if you have a trick." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "The grandson of the clan knows, the tricks and tricks must complement each other with the real talent and learning, if you can't write the clear and standardized eight-strand text, it will also be a shame, the grandson did not dare to slack off, and is currently reading the ancient literature and science articles of the eight masters, and began to figure out the classic texts at the end of August, and started to write and study the eight shares in mid-September. ”

"Very good, very good." Zhang Rulin saw that Zhang Yuan was arranged in an orderly manner, and he was relieved, Zhang Yuan was one year younger than Zhang Dai, although Zhang Dai was also smart, but he was still too playful, not as focused as Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan said again: "There is one thing that I have to ask my uncle to come forward-"

Zhang Rulin said: "Well, you say." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "By the end of September, the grandson of the clan wanted to go to Huiji to ask Mr. Tan An for advice for half a month, and he had to be led by his uncle. ”

Zhang Rulin said with a smile: "You have a good idea, of course Wang Jizhong's writing is wonderful, but why are you willing to seek the near and far, isn't Mr. Qidong of Dashan Temple closer, Mr. Qidong's craftsmanship is pure and pure, and it is more suitable for learning." Zhang Rulin deliberately exposed Zhang Yuan's shortcomings, to see how Zhang Yuan explained what kept Liu Zongzhou out.

Zhang Yuan said that the matter of apprenticeship in Dashan Temple, and said: "Mr. Qidong wishes that I would lose to Yao Fu, if this gamble is not promoted by Mr. Qidong, I can't gamble, so Mr. Qidong will never teach Sun Bagu." ”

Zhang Rulin laughed: "I see, I see." "Looking at this grandson with a smile, it is not idle to be recognized by Liu Zongzhou as a reading seed, his eldest grandson Zhang Dai and the little prodigy of the Qi family have not received such praise from Liu Zongzhou, Dongzhang is going to be a great talent, which is also the luck of the Shanyin Zhang family.

At this time, a servant came to ask when the eldest master would eat? Zhang Rulin said: "Zhang Yuan, you don't need to eat, let's dine with my uncle." ”

Zhang Rulin's grandson and grandson are more than ten people, only the eldest grandson Zhang Dai can be kept for dinner, and the servants waiting in the north courtyard are secretly surprised when they see Zhang Yuan in Dongzhang so favored.

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Let's let Xiaodao sell the guanzi, uh, ask for tickets.