"Absolutely not!!"

Hearing Xiao Shenyan's refusal, Xiao Mo couldn't help but be stunned, and asked suspiciously, "Why?" ”

Xiao Shenyan explained with a stern face: "I can do my best to help you in other aspects, such as checking and filling in the gaps, correcting, etc., but in terms of circumstantial evidence, you have to do it alone." This "New Interpretation of the Mean" is of great significance, and the circumstantial evidence involves all aspects of the things, which are complicated and complicated, and the scriptures and meanings of each family need to be read and quoted more familiarly, if I come to help you with circumstantial evidence, it will certainly make you much easier for a period of time, and the progress will be greatly accelerated, but it is a great waste for you. ”

As he spoke, Xiao Shenyan patted Xiao Mo on the shoulder and slowly continued: "Actually, completing this "New Interpretation of the Mean" is a good opportunity for you, you only have to go to the circumstantial evidence in person, during which you need to inquire about countless materials, which may be extremely difficult, but this experience can greatly promote your knowledge. And the day when you can truly complete this "New Interpretation of the Mean" independently, you will realize that your understanding of Confucian scriptures and meanings has unconsciously risen to more than one level, and at that time, even if I haven't taught you anything over the years, you will have enough ability to participate in the palace examination. ”

Xiao Mo shook his head, looked at Xiao Shenyan, and said seriously: "Fourth grandfather, I want you to complete this "New Solution of the Mean" with me, not to be lazy, but to let you get the fame you deserve, Fourth Grandpa, I know very well that if it weren't for that incident back then, your current achievements would not be just a move, and this "New Solution of the Mean" is a great opportunity for you to correct your name." ”

Hearing Xiao Mo's words, Xiao Shenyan couldn't help but be stunned, but he didn't expect Xiao Mo to make such a decision for himself, and looked at Xiao Mo for a long time, and couldn't help but be greatly moved.

But Xiao Shenyan finally refused: "This "New Interpretation of the Mean" is your idea, and all the glory should also be yours, how can I steal the fame of my grandson, fourth grandfather?" What's more, I'm not young anymore, and for me, the so-called fame and prestige are no longer important, and I hope you can have a better future than the fame that I deserve. Besides, if I complete this "New Interpretation of the Mean" with you, people who don't know will get the priority wrong just by looking at your age and me, and think that I am taking the opportunity to make a name for you. ”

Hearing Xiao Shenyan say this, Xiao Mo sighed, nodded, and finally stopped demanding.

And at this moment, Deng Shangquan, who had been standing quietly by the side and waiting, seemed to have something, walked to Xiao Mo's side, and said in a low voice: "Young Master, Shopkeeper Wu is here." ”

Hearing Deng Shangquan's words, Xiao Mo was slightly stunned, if he remembered correctly, Wu Gou had just come once this morning to discuss the new book "Immortal Question" with Xiao Mo.

Listening carefully, there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard.

Could it be that Wu Gou still disagrees with the various ideas of "Immortal Question"?

With doubts, Xiao Mo led Deng Shangquan and Wang Jirui to greet Wu Gou.

Opening the courtyard door, the person who knocked on the door was indeed Wu Gou, but behind Wu Gou, there was still a carriage parked, carrying a large number of gifts wrapped in red cloth, and there were all kinds of them.

Before Xiao Mo had time to ask Wu Gou's intentions, Wu Gou had already preemptively said with a smile on his face: "Congratulations to Little Brother Xiao for solving the yuan in the county examination middle and high school, and the old brother came to congratulate him." Oh, from today onwards, I'm going to call my little brother Xie Yuanlang! Ha ha. ”

The smile on his face was so sincere that it was deeper than ever.

Hearing Wu Gou's words, Xiao Mo was slightly stunned, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Wu is joking, the county test list has not yet been announced, and it is unknown who the name of Xie Yuan will be, so Shopkeeper Wu must not make such a joke." ”

Wu Gou laughed and said: "Little brother, you don't know, brother, I have been sending people to wait in Deyang City these days, as soon as the list came out, he immediately sent the news to him, little brother, your high school solution is true, and now the list is still halfway, but brother, I have a coincidence, no, come to the little brother here to congratulate him." ”

After hearing Wu Gou's words, Xiao Mo didn't help but be as happy as Wu Gou imagined, the smile on his face was still calm, he just nodded lightly, and then smiled: "Thank you so much for the kindness of the shopkeeper Wu, please in the room." ”

In this era, being able to get the name of Xie Yuan is something that can be touted for a lifetime. Seeing Xiao Mo's unfazed appearance at the moment, Wu Gou was taken aback. At the same time, he couldn't help but admire in his heart, with such a mind, Wu Gou was more and more sure that Xiao Mo would become a great tool in the future.

Only Xiao Mo himself knows that as long as he wields normally in this county test and has the secret help of Songshan Academy, it is almost a doomed thing to get the name of Xie Yuan, since the result has long been known, where did Xiao Mo get the surprise?

Thinking like this, Xiao Mo actually felt that this county test was a little boring, and he didn't even bother to disguise his surprised expression.

"Shopkeeper Wu, what did you say? Mo'er won the first place Xie Yuan!?? ”

And just as Xiao Mo led Wu Gou towards the study, Xiao Shenyan walked out of the room quickly, rushed to Wu Gou, took Wu Gou's hands, and asked excitedly.

Originally, Xiao Shenyan didn't have the slightest good impression of Wu Gou, although Wu Gou had always been respectful to him, but he had always ignored Wu Gou, but the news he heard this time was too shocking, so Xiao Shenyan couldn't care about it for a while.

"What's the fake? My presence in Deyang City has been confirmed again and again. ”

Hearing Wu Gou's answer, Xiao Shenyan, who had always been reserved, laughed at the sky rarely, and muttered at the same time: "Although I am sorry for the Xiao family, I can teach Mo'er this grandson, and in the future, under Jiuquan, I will finally have the face to meet the ancestors and ancestors." ”

Xiao Mo took a closer look, but saw that Xiao Shenyan was already in tears at this moment, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Then, Xiao Shenyan personally pulled Wu Gou to the guest hall, and then kept asking Wu Gou about the details of Xiao Mo's acquisition of Xie Yuan, the same words, I listened to them dozens of times in a row but still didn't feel bored, and Wu Gou also kept answering with a smile, without the slightest impatience.

In this way, in the next period of time, on the one hand, Wu Gou was constantly praising Xiao Mo's talent and promising future, while on the other hand, Xiao Shenyan was proud and humble, and the guests and hosts were happy for a while, and after this incident, Xiao Shenyan also had a good impression of Wu Gou.

Only Xiao Mo sat on the side and couldn't interject, letting the two of them hold him around, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

By chance, Wang Jirui, who was behind Xiao Mo's appearance, looked hesitant, as if he was looking forward to it, but he didn't dare to speak, knowing what Wang Jirui was thinking, Xiao Mo turned his head to Wu Gou and asked: "Shopkeeper Wu, my companion Wang Jirui participated in the county exam with me this time, but I don't know what his results were?" ”

Hearing Xiao Mo's inquiry, Wu Gou's face couldn't help but flash with embarrassment, this time Wang Jirui and Xiao Mo participated in the county exam together Wu Gou also knew, but in Wu Gou's opinion, Xiao Mo was the most important, so he didn't let people pay attention to Wang Jirui's results at all, besides, Wu Gou didn't think that a companion could achieve any good results at all.

"This ...... My people only paid attention to Brother Xiao's achievements, but as for Brother Wang's results, they didn't investigate. ”

Xiao Mo nodded understandingly, then turned his head and smiled at Wang Jirui: "Ji Rui, since Deyang City has already posted a list, then the list of Shanxian County is estimated to be sent soon, and now there is nothing to do with you anyway, you can go to the school to have a look." ”

Hearing Xiao Mo's words, Wang Jirui hesitantly turned his head to look at Xiao Shenyan, and after Xiao Shenyan also smiled and nodded, Wang Jirui hurriedly bowed to everyone, and then ran towards the outside of the courtyard.

Next, after chatting with Xiao Mo and Xiao Shenyan for a quarter of an hour, Wu Gou said goodbye and left, leaving Xiao Mo's grandson alone to enjoy the good news of high school Xie Yuan.

At the same time, Wu Gou also left 20 copper coins, 10 boxes of various pastries, a century-old ginseng, and a Tang version of "Dongye Poems" as a congratulatory gift.

And not long after Wu Gou left, Wang Jirui also ran back in a hurry, full of excitement.

Seeing Wang Jirui's expression, Xiao Mo already knew the answer, and asked, "How many?" ”

"I, I'm also famous!!" Wang Jirui said excitedly: "Twenty-first!! ”

After hearing Wang Jirui's words, Xiao Mo was finally a little happier in his heart, instead of relying on disguise to maintain the smile on his face like before.

First, Wang Jirui's results are not as predestined as the Xie Yuan obtained by Xiao Mo, which is not a big surprise; Second, Xiao Mo thinks that his strength is much higher than that of Wang Jirui, if Wang Jirui can get to the twenty-first place, then Xiao Mo's own grades will naturally be higher.

Thinking that his name of Xie Yuan didn't seem to be all water, Xiao Mo's heart was finally a lot more balanced.

On the other hand, after hearing Wang Jirui's results, the smile on Xiao Shenyan's face became stronger.

Although he doesn't care much about Wang Jirui, Wang Jirui is finally his student, and Wang Jirui's fame will also be a help to Xiao Mo in the future, in general, this is a happy thing.

Seeing Xiao Shenyan walking around the study excitedly, muttering to himself, with a smile on his face, he seemed to be a little overwhelmed with excitement, Xiao Mo reminded with a smile: "Fourth grandfather, should we send a letter to the family and tell my grandfather and grandmother about this matter?" ”

After being reminded by Xiao Mo, Xiao Shenyan looked abrupt and wrote a letter in a hurry.

Seeing Xiao Shenyan's appearance, Xiao Mo couldn't help but smile, and suddenly felt that cooperating with Songshan Academy didn't seem to be a bad thing, at least, it could bring great happiness to his family at this time.

Shaking his head, Xiao Mo came to the desk, his expression became serious and solemn, and he began to continue to improve his "New Interpretation of the Mean".

Xiao Mo was not complacent or even carried away by the name of Xie Yuan, he knew very well how much water there was in this name.

At this time, with the announcement of the county test list, more and more people began to know that the first place in the county test of the eldest son county was a scholar named Xiao Mo in Shan County, who was only 14 years old.

And as Xiao Mo's name became known to more and more people in Shanxian County, Xiao Mo soon realized that the name Xie Yuan brought him not only the happiness of his family, but also a lot of unexpected pain.

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If you talk about the richest man in Shanxian County, it is undoubtedly the Guo family.

Guo Liangdong, the head of the Guo family, was famous in his early years, and also served as an editor in Beijing.

It's just that Guo Liangdong has encountered some headaches in the recent past.

For example, his eldest daughter Guo Xiaoting is thirteen years old this year. It looks still young, but in this era, it has reached the age of talking about marriage, otherwise in two or three years, once Guo Xiaoting reaches the age of fifteen or sixteen, it will be too late to look for it. Even if it is not yet time to get married, at least the marriage should be finalized.

But marrying this kind of thing has always been about the right person. But all the families in Shanxian County and even Yunzhou either look down on him, or they don't look down on him, and the few families who are in the right place are either engaged or of an inappropriate age.

For this matter, Guo Liangdong has had a headache for a long time.

On this day, after Guo Liangdong heard that the county test list was announced, he asked the housekeeper for details.

But I heard the housekeeper say with admiration on his face: "This time it's amazing, Xie Yuan of this county test is actually from our single county, and that Xie Yuanlang is only fourteen years old now, named Xiao Mo......"

After hearing the housekeeper's words, Guo Liangdong was slightly stunned, and then seemed to think of something, and after thinking for a while, he said to the housekeeper: "You go and inquire about all the circumstances of that Xie Yuanlang, character, origin, and appearance, you need to be more detailed." ”

The housekeeper was slightly stunned, and then suddenly, smiled and obeyed.

At the same time, all the matchmakers in Shanxian County have taken on new jobs within a few days, although the customers are different, but most of them have only one goal, that is, Xie Yuanlang Xiao Mo!!

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On the other hand, Liu Zongsheng, the county commander of Shanxian County, was also smiling and in a good mood after watching the county test list this time.

In this county examination, the scholars in Shanxian County are very angry for him, and a total of 170 people in three counties and five townships have won the fame of Xiucai, and there are more than 80 people in Shanxian County. The most important thing is that Xie Yuan, who took the county test this time, is also from Shanxian County, and he is only 14 years old!!

What does this mean?

For the officials of this era, this means that they are well educated, and it represents merit!!

Although there is no reason to think that these results were obtained by the scholars themselves and had nothing to do with the magistrates, it was indeed the opinion of the officials of this era.

Especially in the Chu Dynasty, when the lower officials reported their political achievements to the higher officials, the first thing they said was not how much taxes were raised every year, how much population increased, but how many jinshi, juzi, and talent were produced under his rule.

In this case, Liu Zongsheng is naturally in a good mood at the moment.

Considering that generally speaking, most of the scholars who can obtain the fame of Xie Yuan will further obtain the fame of Juzi afterwards, and maybe this scholar named Xiao Mo may become his colleague in the future, Liu Zongsheng hesitated for a moment, and then said to the master next to him: "You go, invite that Xie Yuanlang, I want to have a good talk with him." ”

The master should be, and went in a hurry.

At the same time, Guo Ping, the chief secretary of Shanxian County, had already come outside the Xiao family.

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P: Well, today's first and second updates are still two-in-one chapters.