Chapter IV
Nothing was said all night
Xu Ji had already gotten up when the sky was just white, sitting in the small hall of the wing, with a roll of bamboo slips in his hand, Xu Ji silently recited the awkward words and frowned.
I don't know how long it took, Guo Jia finally turned over and sat up, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and when he saw Xu Ji in the room, he jumped up as if he had seen something terrible: "Xu Dacaizi, isn't it sunrise in the west today?" You're ......"
Xu Ji raised his eyes indifferently and glanced at Guo Langzi, and said this lightly.
"Guo Langzi, do you have itchy skin?"
The lethality of this sentence is not comparable to what can be compared, Guo Jia is conceited and unparalleled, Xu Ji naturally will not be involved with him for a long time, it is difficult to say whether he wins or loses in the end, just is bothering and laborious, Xu Ji simply did not speak, just a sentence of itchy skin scared Guo Langzi to flee in embarrassment.
"I... I...... I don't fight with you, I'll go with breakfast! Hum! After that, he left a cold snort with no momentum at all.
Xu Ji looked at Guo Jia's embarrassed back and smiled suddenly, very warm, Xu Ji naturally knew that Guo Jia was teasing him and hoped that he would relax. But Guo Jia didn't know what to do, what Xu Ji was worried about was not the current situation, but the world that would soon be in chaos.
"Time is running out, ......it's not enough," Xu Ji muttered softly.
As the sun rose, many people gathered in the academy. Sima Hui was still kneeling on the top of the old god, Xu Ji bowed respectfully and stood in the hall, and Guo Jia and Xun Yu on the side were solemn.
"Xu Ji, let me ask you, do you know .................." These conventional questions are absolutely difficult for Xu Ji, who has been a person for two lives, and the answers are like a stream, so that the people in the lobby can't help but admire, this is a five-year-old child, even if there is Guo Jiazhuyu in front of him, he has to admit Xu Ji's talent.
Sima Hui also showed a faint smile, and the whole person looked much kinder, but Xu Ji was in his heart: the more kind the old guy is, the more dangerous it is, and this knife is really going to kill people if there is no blood.
"Xu Ji, I still have the last question, you listen."
Here it is, this old thing has made a move.
Xu Ji immediately bowed his hand: "Sir, please say, Xu Ji has the courage to try, but I am afraid that I will not be able to catch it." "It's always good to keep the back road first, at this time, Xu Ji decisively chose to show weakness first, and fought back softly without being humble or arrogant.
Sima Hui's brows twitched slightly, this little guy is a bit of a Taoist at a young age, not arrogant or impatient. Thinking so in my heart, I still said the question: "Who does this Yingchuan respect?" ”
Xu Ji was suddenly shocked, this old guy is really ill-intentioned, Yingchuan is naturally respected by the county guard on the face, but Yingchuan is special, this is the gathering place of the world's culture, the wealthy family stands side by side, every wealthy family with poetry and books for more than a hundred years is someone who is an official outside, and there is a family like the Xun family, even the county guard must be polite and give three points when he sees it, not to mention the Zhong family and the Chen family. Xu Ji frowned, and looked at Sima Hui with unkind eyes: "What do you think, sir?" ”
Xu Ji decided to kick this trouble back first.
"This is your question for the school examination, why do you ask me? It's you, not me."
Xu Ji spat hatefully in his heart, this old thing is really ruthless.
"The land of a county is naturally respected by the county guard, followed by the wealthy family. I wonder what Mr. thinks? Did the kid lie about it, or did the gentleman think it wasn't? ”
Xu Ji's words were naturally not good, and Sima Hui only smiled meaningfully: "Yes, what he said is exact." ”
As soon as these words fell, Xu Ji chuckled, there was obviously an ulterior motive in this answer, and his previous rhetorical question had already broken the premise of Sima Hui's continued question. If Sima Hui wanted to ask, he would naturally have to deny the statement that the county guard of a county was respected, but as the gentleman of the academy, he couldn't do this, so he could only follow Xu Ji's words.
"That's it for the school exam, from today on, you are a student of the academy, remember to ............" This is a precept, Xu Ji naturally resigned himself to all the promises.
"Xu Ji, you come with me." After the last time, Sima Hui said this to Xu Ji.
What else does this old guy have to do? Lao Tzu has already passed the school examination and will not let me go? Xu Ji couldn't help but feel unhappy in his heart.
Sima Hui's room is very simple, the furnishings are simple, the only thing that makes a lasting impression is the room full of books, and there are bamboo slips scattered on the desk. Sima Hui looked back and smiled: "Still holding a grudge? ”
"Don't dare, Mr. is older, his knowledge is far greater than that of a child, and he is a famous Confucian in the sea, a boy from the mountains and wilderness, how dare he make a mistake?"
Sima Hui sat down, pointed to him, and motioned for Xu Ji to sit down: "I actually don't want to embarrass you, but you also know that there are many forces in this Nuo Academy, and there are children from various families, if you don't make a possibility, how can you get into school?" ”
Xu Ji didn't answer, just looked at Sima Hui, he knew that this old guy must not be here to say this.
Seeing this, Sima Hui also smiled helplessly: "At a young age, I have a deep heart and sharp vision. I'll just say it, you didn't finish what you said before, and now there are only you and me here, you might as well speak up. ”
Xu Ji secretly said that the meat was coming, and Sima Hui would inevitably see that the only thing he didn't expect was that this old thing was so anxious.
Xu Ji said unhurriedly: "What did Mr. say?" ”
"The Yingchuan Bureau." Sima Hui's sudden sharp eyes surprised Xu Ji, and then he also replied with a correct posture: "Sir, why ask, this Yingchuan is controlled by the wealthy families everywhere, and it is up to them to decide for officials and officials, and the county guard is just a marionette, how can he really grasp the authority." ”
Sima Hui also sighed when he heard this: "Sure enough, you can see it, do you know that I am also a scholar from a poor family?" Now in this situation, eh, there are people of insight in the cold door who have no way out......"
"What do you think is the problem, sir?"
"The big family controls the authority, and only knows how to appoint the clansmen, but they let many children of the poor family live for the rest of their lives."
Xu Ji also sighed, in this era, some people have discovered the shortcomings of the clan, but they can't do anything about it, they can only watch this rotten system slowly lead the country to destruction.
"Do you know that I am in Caochuang Academy so that these poor scholars can have a place to get ahead? But now you see, the academy is not the world of the children of the Hao family? Sima Hui let out such a sigh of vicissitudes.
Xu Ji was silent, Sima Hui really wanted to save the rotten situation, but it was a pity that he didn't realize that this was a fundamental problem, and his creation of the academy was only a palliative solution, and it would inevitably be corroded in the end. To save the world, only by fundamentally subverting this rotten family system can it be cured.
"Sir's ambition, boy admires." Xu Ji can only be so comforted.
"Xu Ji, I'm tired, Yingchuan is the land of right and wrong, the shortest half a month, the longest within three months I will leave, I know that you have great ambitions, you might as well study in the academy middle school for a year, and then, just go for a walk, all living beings on the land of the Central Plains are going to see, it is better to read ten thousand books than to travel thousands of miles, I am old, the future will be your world, you are different from the people in the academy, maybe you can find a way to save the country." Sima Hui's words revealed a deep discouragement, and the admonition like a last wish made Xu Ji feel even heavier.
"Why is the gentleman disheartened when he is in the prime of life? Mr. Hongyuan, the boy is afraid that he can't afford it. ”
Sima Hui looked at Xu Ji fixedly, his eyes were clear: "Xu Ji, after the party, my generation Qingliu has no chance to become a leader, and now the saint is also deceived by others, the chaos in the world is beginning to appear, I am confident that my vision is not bad, you and Feng Xiaowen must be the ones who control the situation, but it is a pity that Feng Xiaozi jumped out, if Wen Ruo is Xun after the Xun family, my ambition is only inherited by you, even if Sima Hui begs you, for me to prove whether the old ambition is right or wrong, can it?" ”
Xu Ji looked at Sima Hui, who was full of pleading, and couldn't refuse anymore, so he nodded silently.
"Okay, Xu Ji, from today onwards, you will be my disciple, you can take what I have learned in this life, I will wait for you in the academy for three months, and you can learn as much as you can in these three months."
Of course, Xu Ji understands that in fact, this old man who cares about the world is not for anything to let himself learn anything, to put it bluntly, he is to stay and escort Xu Ji, although Xu Ji is low-key, but there are many people in this academy who are dissatisfied with him, in order to prevent his disciple from dying prematurely, Sima Hui naturally has to pave the way for him to let go.
Not to mention anything else, Sima Hui's connections alone are a valuable asset.
Xu Ji only left Sima Hui's mansion when it was dark, Xu Ji's face was full of fortitude at this time, he knew that the war had begun, this time he had no allies, only himself, and his enemy was Quan Yingchuan and even the whole world's family.
Sima Hui had already told Xu Ji that he would announce that he would accept Xu Ji as a closed disciple tomorrow and asked him to prepare, Xu Ji replied very calmly, and Sima Hui was very satisfied, because he saw that Xu Ji had not yet shed his childish face with a resolute look like a mountain.
Half a lifetime of exploration, there is finally such a satisfied disciple who can inherit his ambition, Sima Hui is very satisfied, the more he looks at it, the more he feels that Xu Ji is pleasing to the eye, and he is almost recognized as a righteous son.
Xu Ji, who lived in Huidao Academy, was as calm as usual, but Guo Jia had already felt an indescribable change, as if Xu Ji, who was the same age as him yesterday, had matured in an instant.
Guo Jia asked Xu Ji what happened, Xu Ji replied indifferently that there was nothing, although Guo Jia was skeptical, he didn't ask anymore, after all, they were friends who couldn't be rebellious, and it didn't seem to be a bad thing, didn't it, Guo Jia thought so.
In fact, Guo Jia is by no means so out-of-the-box as it seems on the surface, this is just a disguise, they are all scheming people, and naturally they will not be simple.
Xu Ji naturally didn't think of Guo Jia simply, but Xu Ji knew that he could only do this by himself, unless Guo Jia realized it himself, otherwise, he couldn't understand it from beginning to end, Xu Ji was ready.
I'm ready, storm, gun, gun. Xu Ji said secretly in his heart.