When I came to Yuan's Mansion again, I had a different treatment from the last time, and the most obvious thing was that I finally had a meal. Last time, Ma Lun called them here to provoke Liu Xiu and find an excuse for Yuan Shu to make a fuss, but then the excuse was there, but Biao didn't make it, Ma Lun was certainly angry, but Liu Xiu was also very unhappy, because he was busy all day, he didn't even drink saliva, and he left after a fight in vain.

This time I had a meal, and the scale was quite high, not only the dishes were good, but also the scale of the accompanying guests was also high, in addition to a few masters of Situ Mansion, there were also Yuan Shao Yuan Benchu and a few of his guests, as soon as I heard the names of these guests, I knew that Yuan Shao took the boutique route, far from being comparable to Yuan Shu.

Nanyang He Hao He Boqiu, a famous party member and righteous man, was as famous as Guo Tai and Jia Biao when he was in Taixue, and Liu Xiu heard this name in the mouths of Tai students. Cao Ying is also grateful to him, because only he and Qiao Xuan think that Cao Ying is a talent. If it weren't for the blindfolding, then this person's eyesight alone would be extraordinary. In addition, He Hao is also a swordsman with superb swordsmanship, and it is said that his swordsmanship is no less than that of Wang Yue, the first swordsman in Beijing.

Dongping Zhang Miao Zhang Mengzhuo, one of the eight chefs, righteous and wealthy, willing to be kind and charitable, it is said that He Hao has been able to wear fresh clothes and angry horses over the years, one Caidong is Yuan Shao, and the other is Zhang Miao.

Runan Wuqiong Wu Yu, it is said that he is a descendant of the Western Han Dynasty Wu Quilt, Runan Haoqiang, and now he is also a famous ranger in Luoyang, it is said that he has a good short knife, and his knowledge is also good.

King Kuang of Mount Tai is a prince of Kuang, light and wealthy, a chivalrous man, both civil and military, and Cai Yong can talk very much.

These people have big names in Luoyang, and as soon as Liu Bei and Mao Zong heard their names, their eyes lit up a little, and their movements became restrained. Liu Xiu didn't think so, except for being polite with them at the beginning, he spent most of the next time burying his head in eating, and didn't pick up the topics that Yuan Shao deliberately threw out, and he really couldn't hide from them, so he made Yuan Shao and them very boring, and finally had to sit and watch Liu Xiu gobble up.

It wasn't until Liu Xiu wiped his mouth happily that Zhang Miao, who had been holding back very uncomfortable, finally couldn't help but ask: "I heard that the dishes of the Tai Chi Taoist Hall are famous in Luoyang, how do you look like this, it seems that you are often hungry under your feet?" ”

Liu Xiu smiled slightly, as soon as he saw Yuan Shao and these celebrities, he knew that he couldn't easily pass the test today. Yuan Shao's thoughts are nothing more than two, if he is willing to bow his head, then of course it is easy to say, if he is not willing to bow his head, he will naturally humiliate him and let him know something powerful. Unlike Yuan Shu's doormen, who win by quantity and are not of high level, most of Yuan Shao's doormen are well-known party members, celebrities, or swordsmen and rangers with high martial arts. In addition, unlike Yuan Shu, who wants to subdue people with martial arts at every turn, Yuan Shao likes to wear a scarf and dress elegantly, and his gestures are all famous and noble.

Of course, Yuan Shao is indeed a talent, and he usually reads a lot of books, and it is said that the level of Meng Shiyi, who is handed down by the family, is not bad, and it is not completely pretending to be forced to dress up as a scholar, but Liu Xiu just can't get used to his arrogance of looking down on others, not to mention that he has never planned to make peace with the Yuan family, of course, he will not pretend to be colorful.

Whether it's Yuan Shu or Yuan Shao, since he came to the door, how can he be immortal.

"Have you ever been to the Tai Chi Gym?" Liu Xiu looked at him left and right, and smiled calmly: "Why haven't I seen you?" ”

Zhang Miao pursed his lips a little reservedly: "I have invited a few friends there, and every time I am in the private room, it is normal that I don't pay attention to my feet." ”

"Hehehe......" Liu Xiu arched his hand: "It turned out to be a distinguished guest, and I would like to ask you to give more valuable opinions." ”

Zhang Miao saw that he didn't answer his words, but instead pulled up customers for his Tai Chi Daoist Gym, which couldn't help but be a little funny, but he still said very realistically: "The dishes in the Daoist are not only full of color and flavor, but also the varieties are renovated quickly, and you can taste new dishes every time you go, which is second to none among the many restaurants in Luoyang." What I'm curious about is that with such a good restaurant, why is it so gluttonous, but I think the dishes of Yuanfu are more clever? ”

Liu Xiu laughed and shook his head again and again: "It's not, the dishes of the Yuan Mansion are of course not bad, but they are not outstanding compared to those of the Daoist Hall." As for how much I eat, it's just because it doesn't cost money, and I don't eat for nothing. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and they looked at each other one by one, even Yuan Kui and Lu Zhi in the hall noticed the strangeness of the hall, and involuntarily shifted their gaze.

Zhang Miao couldn't help but want to laugh, and after a while, he asked again: "Could it be that you still need money to eat in the Tai Chi Dao Hall?" ”

"It's not all of it, but there's always a standard." Liu Xiu casually pointed to the delicacies of the mountains and seas, wine and delicacies on the table: "Such good things can't be eaten, not to mention that the Tai Chi Taoist Hall doesn't have these, even if there is, it exceeds the standard that I, a small proprietor, can enjoy." If you want to eat, it will naturally cost money. ”

Wang Kuang snorted disdainfully, and said sarcastically: "Isn't the big proprietor of the Tai Chi Daoist Hall too stingy?" ”

"Otherwise, it is deserved." Liu Xiu replied: "Just like different officials in the imperial court have their own different salaries, everyone has their own due benefits, and if you eat more and take more, it will be like corruption." It is a 2,000-stone Taishou, who receives 60 grains and 6,000 dollars every month, is it because he is the head of a county, and the taxes of a county can be withdrawn at will? ”

Wang Kuang was blocked by him, and he didn't have anything to refute for a while, so he sneered angrily: "A mere businessman, can he also be compared with the officials of the imperial court with two thousand stones?" ”

Liu Xiule said: "Don't hide it, although I am just a businessman, my monthly income is really not less than a 2,000 stone Taishou." Taishou can't get sixty gold a month, six thousand money, and no more than one gold at the normal price of grain, even if it is only six or seven gold at the current staggering price of grain, but my monthly salary is twenty gold, which is enough to be worth three Taishou, and even the three princes of Wanshi may not be able to compare with me. ”

Zhang Miao smiled contemptuously: "No wonder people say that embroidery is not as good as leaning on the city, it seems that the foot is still quite complacent about doing business." ”

Liu Xiu glanced at Zhang Miao: "Dare to ask, how much is the good land at home?" ”

"It's not much, it's just two hundred hectares."

Liu Xiu scolded secretly, Damn, two hundred hectares is just a mere area, it seems that the gap between the rich and the poor in these years is really big, no wonder the society is not harmonious. He asked again quietly: "How many stones per mu?" ”

Zhang Miao was a little confused, and muttered for a moment: "It's about three or four stones." ”

"That's four stones. Two hundred hectares, a total of 80,000 stones, in a normal year, the price of grain is about 500 to 800 gold, right? ”

Zhang Miao nodded, his face was a little ugly, he understood what Liu Xiu meant, but it was too late to change his words.

"He is ranked among the eight chefs, and he is good at charity, and the wealth he gives up every year is probably not less than these, right? Don't you have to pay taxes, you don't have to eat as a family? Liu Xiuhao looked at his hands for a while, and said indifferently: "Although I am a businessman, I don't evade taxes, I don't evade taxes, I don't cheat customers, I don't exploit people, every money comes just right, it's innocent, why can't I be complacent?" Is it more shameful than the accumulation of corruption? Or is it more despicable than a person who uses the money he earns from business to gain a clear name, but at the same time wants to scold business as a cheap job? ”

Zhang Miao's face was suddenly flushed and speechless. Of course, there are people in their family who are in business, but only those who are in business are the children of the branches, and with those people to do business and make money, he can make money widely and rank among the eight chefs, isn't it exactly the kind of shameless person who uses the money obtained from business to gain fame while scolding business as a cheap business.

Wang Kuang's situation was similar to Zhang Miao's, seeing that Zhang Miao was speechless by Liu Xiu's words, thinking that he didn't have such eloquence, he opened his mouth, and decided to close his mouth and not humiliate himself.

He Haoqing coughed, he was funded a lot by Zhang Miao, and he couldn't watch the owner of the money being robbed, but he stayed on the side with peace of mind. Among these people, he is the oldest and has the highest prestige, which can be regarded as a senior. Seeing that Liu Xiu, a young man who was not weak, was so arrogant, he didn't like it from the bottom of his heart.

"I heard Cao Mengde say that Deran is a handsome person, and when I see it today, it is really insulting like a sword, and it is difficult to be a front." He Hao smiled calmly: "It's just that if you talk too much, you will lose, Deran is still young, and it's better to be kind." What Meng Zhuo said was also kind, why should you be aggressive, and hurt Meng Zhuo in vain. ”

Liu Xiu turned his head and glanced at He Hao, and muttered for a moment: "I heard that He Jun once said that the Han family will die, and those who will settle the world will be Cao Mengde, but can you say this?" ”

He Hao was suddenly a little embarrassed, and glanced at Yuan Shao uneasily. He said such things to Cao Ying, but that was mainly to encourage Cao Ying, otherwise how could he keep dealing with Yuan Shao, although everyone didn't say it, but there was a consensus in their hearts that if the Han family really wanted to die, then the one who was in the world could only be Yuan Shao, not Cao Ying.

He was very dissatisfied with Liu Xiu, how could this kind of thing be said in this situation, what would Yuan Shao think when he heard it?

Sure enough, Yuan Shao's originally calm face was already a little ugly. Although He Hao was annoyed, but here and now, with his identity, he couldn't help but admit this sentence and turned to flatter Yuan Shao.

"Yes, I did say that to Mende."

"Hehehe......" Liu Xiu smiled: "Whether you encourage him or really think so, I think that if you can say such things to him, at least it shows that you are not a door-only person, you have no opinions, you are an insightful person, worthy of Meng De's respect, and worthy of my respect." ”

Liu Xiu said, leaving the table and respectfully gave He Hao a salute, He Hao felt that although his oral language was hurtful, he was still polite, not a completely arrogant person with no one in his eyes, so he felt a little sympathetic, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him up: "Deran doesn't have to be like this, even if he is a person from a poor background, as long as he is willing to work hard, he can also achieve a career, so why bother with this." ”

Liu Xiu smiled: "He Jun's words are true knowledge. How can there be three, six, nine and so on, if you really want to talk about the valve reading the family, I am also from the clan, and Meng De is also considered to be my famous minister in the early Han Dynasty, even if it is not worse than the Yuan family. ”

He Hao was very unhappy, and immediately sank his face, and the little good feeling he had just had suddenly disappeared, and he said in a deep voice: "The sage said that only the superior wisdom and the lower fool are unswerving, how can it be said that everyone is the same, there is no difference." If this is the case, where is the saint? ”

Liu Xiu smiled disappre一门ly: "He Jun, I'm not saying that everyone is the same, I'm just saying that these have nothing to do with the family." Yan Hui lives in a poor alley, and the master regards him as a virtuous, if he talks about people by the door, then Yan Hui is not a natural slut? ”

He Hao was speechless.

"But Liu Jun should not forget that although there is a lot of knowledge in the world, there is still a family of mages. Don't you hear that the daughter of the widow is better than a book? Wang Kuang couldn't help it and blurted out.

"That's not true." Liu Xiu couldn't help but laugh out loud, he tapped his fingers lightly on the desk: "Even if this is right, it is an old thing from the past, since the printing workshop printed the Five Classics, this situation will never happen again." The gentleman sees the opportunity to do it, if he can't wake up at the moment, I'm afraid it won't match your reputation. ”

Wang Kuang still didn't understand, but He Hao was suddenly stunned for a moment, only to feel a flash of inspiration, as if he had captured something. He turned his head to look at Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao was also thoughtful, but he didn't really understand the meaning of Liu Xiu's words. Yuan Kui and Lu Zhi in the hall were much more experienced, and they only understood what Liu Xiu meant after just a little thought, but their reactions were very different.

Yuan Kui was stunned and looked at Lu Zhi with a happy face: "Zigan, what a good student you taught." ”

Lu Zhi smiled slightly: "He is a little clever, but this is not what I taught, when I saw the opportunity before it sprouted, this is a talent, and I can't teach it." ”

"By drawing inferences, this son has the taste of a few molecules of tribute." Yuan Kui stroked his beard, carefully looked at Liu Xiu, who was arguing with Yuan Shao and the others, and turned around to exchange glances with Ma Lun, both of whom saw the horror in the other party's eyes.

The meaning of what Liu Xiu said was very vague, but it was very deadly.

Why is there a sentence "It is better to have a daughter than a scripture"? Why are there teacher laws and family laws? Why does the family have so many protégés? There is only one reason, the Han Dynasty uses scriptures to win scholars, and scriptures are always in the hands of a few people. If you want to enter the office, you must apprentice, even if you do not come to be taught, you must also have a name, in order that a powerful teacher can have a very important impact on the career.

What now? The officially revised Pentateuch has been passed all over the world, and there is no need to attach itself to anyone, as long as you can afford to buy a set of books, you can be self-taught, you can take the exam, and get a pass to enter the office. Although the Son of Heaven has only increased the number of admission places by 200 this year, it is conceivable that as long as he tastes the sweetness, he will definitely go down this road.

Inadvertently, half of the foundation of the family's monopoly on official career was destroyed, although the loss of the monopoly on scripture does not mean that the monopoly on officialdom is lost, but the blow is definitely very small, and in time, it is likely to uproot the family.

To be honest, Yuan Kui didn't think too much about the new books that had just appeared, he had been overwhelmed by the increasingly tense situation in Luoyang recently, and he didn't have time to sit down and think about it.

Yes, the Yuan family is not heirloom now, the role of the family heirloom Meng Shiyi is not much at present, they have enough established power network, the main advantage is in the old officials, not protégés, but losing the scriptures is equivalent to losing a road, and it is the most smooth road.

The more Yuan Kui thought about it, the more frightened he felt, not only because of the huge impact of the spread of books, but because he thought of more. Ma Lun once said to him that although Liu Xiu's reading is very ordinary, he seizes the opportunity everywhere, and many times seemingly casual actions are often very fatal, but Yuan Kui disagrees with this, he thinks that only Yuan Shu, a guy who does not learn and has no skills, will lose to Liu Xiu, although Ma Lun speaks sharply, but after all, he is a woman, and his knowledge is still limited, and he was suddenly hit by a junior, and he couldn't get off the stage, so he found this as an excuse.

But he doesn't think so anymore. Judging from his attitude today, it seems that he has never thought of reconciling with the Yuan family, and the last time he took the initiative to seek peace, it was just a pretentious gesture.

Yuan Kui took the initiative to mention the marriage, and he said to Lu Zhi, I like Liu Xiu very much, this young man, and I want to marry the daughter Yuan Hui to him, what do you think?

He had already said this to Lu Zhi before, and Lu Zhi had already relayed it to Liu Xiu, but Liu Xiu politely refused. Liu Xiu said that he knew that Yuan Hui was a woman, she and I had the wrong temper, and there was too much difference in family background, the door was not right, the household was wrong, I was afraid that it was not suitable, besides, the marriage should be decided by the parents, although Mr. is the same as the parents, but I think I should discuss it with my parents first, and I can't accept it so hastily.

When he said this, of course Lu Zhi couldn't force him to accept it, and now that Yuan Kui officially mentioned this topic, he relayed the original words. Yuan Kui was a little disappointed, but he didn't say anything, and pulled the topic elsewhere.

"Zigan, your achievements in Lujiang are remarkable. Although the results of the above calculation have not yet arrived, I have already received news that although Lujiang's tax payment this year is slightly inferior to last year's, you can still have merit in pacifying Lujiang in such a short period of time. Although it is not reasonable to dismiss you, the state's plan to employ people will never let you be idle. ”

Lu Zhi's brows tightened, he didn't care very much about Lujiang Taishou's position, but he was very unhappy that he was removed inexplicably, and now he was even more uncomfortable when he heard Yuan Kui say this. What do you mean by "still meritorious", do you mean that I have no credit for my achievements other than the pacification of Lujiang? Can you guarantee that the new Lujiang Taishou will definitely be able to do better than me, or do you think that I don't know that he is a former official of the Yuan family?

Lu Zhi quickly calmed down his mood and said unhurriedly: "Zhisheng's surname is lazy, he is only interested in learning, and he is not good at dealing with officialdom. If Lujiang has a small merit in office, it is also Sasuke's achievements, not my ability. Now in Luoyang, I am studying the school scriptures, proud of the book and the inkstone, and I have never had a grudge. ”

Ma Lun, who had been smiling and silent, and his eyes flashed with gentle eyes: "Senior brother, don't you also think that this matter was done by my husband and wife?" ”

(To be continued)