After talking with Liu Mian, Fang Yingwu's doubts were not eliminated, but became even greater. After chatting with Liu Mian about the recent news from the imperial court, such as the recent ceremony to present prisoners to the temple, he planned to say goodbye and leave, thinking that he should visit the master Xu Pu tomorrow.

At this time, a servant woman said outside the door: "The old lady asked the slave maid to pass the word, and invited Fang Gongzi to have dinner together." Liu Ji looked up at the sky, and the other party responded: "Before you know it, it's not early, it's good to eat and leave." ”

Fang Yingwu naturally couldn't refuse, so he had to stay, but he remembered his little fiancée who hadn't passed the door. Speaking of which, I've met a few times, but every time it's a glimpse, and I don't even have a chance to take a closer look. If you're on the table tonight, you can look left and right, and look up and down, right?

However, although the dream is beautiful, the reality still disappoints Fang Yingwu. In this family banquet, there were Liu Mian and his wife at the table, and there were two daughters-in-law of Liu Fu beside them, including the slightly mean sister-in-law Jiang who I saw last time.

The great defense of all evil rites and religions, do you really have to wait until the day of marriage to see the appearance carefully? Fang Yingwu sneered.

Of course, belly slander is just belly slander, as a newcomer to this family, Fang Yingwu behaved very dutifully, most of the time listening to other people's gossip, occasionally echoing a few words of Liu Mian.

Old Madam Liu obviously also saw Fang Yingwu's deliberate low-key, and the other party Yingwu smiled: "It seems that you can't go with us, the old and weak women and children, but it doesn't matter, I got the letter yesterday, and your two brothers are about to come back from their hometown, and it will be there in a few days, and you younger generation can always talk about going together." ”

Fang Yingwu replied very modestly: "Sooner or later, I will ask the two brothers for advice." ”

At this time. Changfang's daughter-in-law, Jiang Shi, said to Liu Mian: "When the husband comes back, my father will let him sit in the national prison." It is also a origin. ”

"What country to go to? And continue to take the imperial examination, if you can't pass the township examination, everything will be in vain! "Although Liu Mian is on the outside, he belongs to the type of hidden needles in the cotton. But at home, he has the domineering spirit of the head of the family.

The old lady also persuaded: "Why is this bothering? The two of them have not found anything for many years, so they might as well go to Guozi to study, and in the future, they will be able to elect officials with you to take care of them. ”

Liu Mian waved his hand, "What do you women know?" The prisoner was born as an official, even if he is the best at the age of twenty, and the same is true at the age of forty, what is the difference between a few years earlier and a few years later? Wait until the two of them are over forty before they consider going to prison. For now, while the age is not too old, continue the imperial examination first. ”

Jiang Shi glanced at Fang Yingwu and muttered in a low voice: "In the imperial examination, my father's strength was given to outsiders, but my own son didn't care about it. ”

Fang Yingwu turned a deaf ear, lowered his head and held a chicken leg and gnawed, as if everything in the outside world had nothing to do with him. But she kept wondering in her heart, could it be that her imperial examination results stimulated her?

Liu Mian knocked lightly on the table, "What kind of nonsense is this!" Don't say it again! The old lady persuaded again: "You don't care about that." The next time I try to think of ideas for my son, I will be. ”

Liu Mian ignored his wife, but looked at Fang Yingwu, "Do you think the old man should think of this method?" ”

Fang Yingwu didn't expect Liu Mian to suddenly ask others, and was stunned at first. Then he replied succinctly: "Everyone has the feeling of licking calves." ”

Liu Mian reprimanded very unceremoniously: "Your idea is wrong!" Fang Yingwu felt that he was really lying down and was hit by an arrow, so he reluctantly put down the chicken leg and arched his hand and said: "The little son-in-law is willing to listen to the teachings of Lao Taishan." ”

Liu Mian asked rhetorically: "You said that the old man is a university scholar. Is his son's participation in the imperial examination eye-catching? ”

"The children of the Zaifu family entered. That, of course, is in the limelight. ”

Liu Mian nodded, "Not bad." Under the watchful eye, there are still waves if there is no wind, let alone wind. I'm afraid that the old man will move his fingers a little, and all kinds of suspicions will come out one after another. Should we be cautious? ”

Fang Yingwu replied: "Of course, there is no impermeable wall in the world, but even if others are aware of it, they can't decide anything, right? Who can help but get Old Tarzan? ”

He still hasn't said a word, your old man is already the object of public opinion, do you still care about the reputation of manipulating the imperial examination?

"Your idea is very dangerous, officialdom is not my word after all! If a person is stigmatized from the beginning of his entry into the field, even if others dare to be angry and dare not speak, even if others can't help him, so that he can successfully become an official in high school, then he is destined to have no future! Is it possible for a person who has been recognized as having passed the imperial examination through fraud to become a high-ranking official? ”

Fang Yingwu thought about it and said with certainty: "No." ”

The imperial examination is the biggest basis for being an official, and it is also something that is sacralized by public opinion. It is almost conceivable that those who are openly determined by public opinion to have cheated in the imperial examinations will definitely be rejected by the mainstream, and the shady curtain will not see the light of day after all.

Not to mention anything else, even a character who is despised by the papier-mâché Sange Lao was also killed step by step from the imperial examination, and they became prime ministers all the way, and they were undoubtedly impeccable in terms of procedure. You can despise them as people, but you can't despise their test scores and learning.

"Then you still don't understand? If the old man thinks that even if these two unsuccessful things can pass the township test, and then pass the test level, then in the end they are just ordinary officials who are not known to everyone, what is the point of this? What's the use?

Fang Yingwu understood what Liu Mian meant. He is already a scholar, and when he reaches that level, it is meaningless and useless for him to make his two sons ordinary officials with no future through fraud.

There is no need to do useless things!

Therefore, Liu Mian would rather continue to let his son gamble on the imperial examination in an upright manner, even if he did not win, but at least he kept his innocence, retained his qualifications for higher pursuits, and retained his greatest potential - once he lost his discipline, it would be difficult to pick it up. Of course, if you don't have luck, you may not need this kind of discipline and qualification for the rest of your life, and you will always have "infinite potential".

This is a choice that has reached the extreme of pragmatism, and it cannot be done unless there is great wisdom and courage.

But from the perspective of family affection, it is unfortunate for a son to have a father like Liu Mian who does not recognize his six relatives for great things

Fang Yingwu suddenly felt that his father Fang Qingzhi was actually quite good, much stronger than Liu Mian. So a person who is upright, in order to secretly collect first-hand essay materials from the examiners for himself before the exam.

When he was thinking nonsense, Fang Yingwu heard Liu Mian sigh again: "The children and grandchildren of the Zaifu family are not good, only to say that in recent decades, from Sanyang Xianggong to Li Xianxianggong, and then to your Chun'an Shang Xianggong, whose descendants are really good?" Shang Xianggong has a son who has entered Hanlin, which is the most promising, but he can only stop there. ”

Fang Yingwu couldn't help but think of a negative example Zhang Juzheng again, on the issue of his son's fame, Zhang Juzheng and Liu Mian's attitudes were almost completely opposite, but the facts also proved that Zhang Juzheng finally pitted his son.

It's hard to say whether it's right or wrong. (To be continued......)

PS: Advice to you, don't be big-mouthed...... Yesterday I just said it was okay.,As a result, I'm dumbfounded today.,Not to mention the addition.,The normal update has been delayed until now.。 But since I've said that I've added more in the past few days, I have to fight again after I get up tomorrow, and Jihua three more will make up for it!