Even if it succeeds by luck, it will be at least a few decades later, and it is very comfortable to conquer the world and gallop happily. However, under the chaos of war, how many Lebanese people will be displaced, abandon their wives and children, how many wives will lose their husbands, how many fathers will lose their sons, and how many children will lose their fathers? Ouyang Shu is not a person who worries about the country, the people, and the world, but this cannot be ignored. War, after all, is not a game, it has to be filled with names.

Besides, even if you really succeed at that time, will the emperor's position be so easy to sit on? Not to mention that there are too many people who covet your country, and too many people are cursing your death. Even if these are not considered, the competition for favor in the harem, the fratricide of sons, and the suspicion and slaughter between father and son are difficult to put an end to even those extremely wise monarchs in history. Although Ouyang Shu was conceited, he didn't think that he was much better than them, and he naturally didn't have the confidence to handle all these things.

There is also the loneliness of the deep palace, and the high place is unbearable. The emperor has always been called a lonely man, and many people want to be favored and appreciated by him, but no one is willing to favor him and appreciate him, which causes him to never have friends, and the emperor's life is really lonely as snow. With such a day, no matter how much glory and wealth, fine clothes and food are there, is it really so comfortable?

Therefore, considering these problems, Ouyang Shu felt that the emperor was still inappropriate, but in the face of the old man in front of him with a firm goal, I am afraid that such words would never be said. Even when you go home and face the old man at home, you can't say that. Because, judging from the piety with which the old man often allowed himself to worship the painting in the middle hall, it was obvious that he was also a fanatical Restorationist like Xu Jiang. This kind of person, if you tell him that you don't want to be the emperor, you don't want to restore the country, and you don't want to complete the cause handed over by your ancestors, he has to jump up and beat you to death.

Thinking of this, Ouyang Shu had no choice but to pretend to be very interested, and said with a smile: The kid is immoral and incompetent, and the position of the Pavilion Master of the Hidden Dragon Pavilion is probably worthy of it!

Xu Jiang smiled and said: Although I am the pavilion master, I cannot decide the matter of electing a new pavilion master alone. Whether you can take on the heavy rules now, there is still a hurdle to pass. After passing that hurdle, you can truly become the true pavilion master of my Hidden Dragon Pavilion.

Ouyang Shu nodded and said, "Thank you Gong Xu for that!"

Xu Jiang was stunned: What do you thank me?

Ouyang Shu said with a smile: Listening to what you mean, didn't you accept me without examining me?

Xu Jiang laughed and said, "Accommodating? Are you playing a child's trick when I am the master of the Qianlong Pavilion? How can the existence of these two words be tolerated here? Of course I want to test you, and I will test you carefully. It's just that you've passed all my tests.

This time it was Ouyang Shu's turn to be stunned, he groaned for a while, and suddenly clapped his hands and said: I understand. When you sent someone to take my money and belongings, you just wanted to leave me penniless and see how I could get along in this unfamiliar place. That's your test, right?

General Xu nodded and said, "This can only be regarded as a very small test for me. However, in retrospect, it seems that you were really lucky to get through. First of all, you met a very talkative innkeeper, which was not easy, and he was willing to let you stay for free. The second is that although your calligraphy is poor, you actually sold a lot of silver with those two crooked poems, but with these two points, you immediately solved the problem of money, which I never thought of at the beginning. However, although this is a matter of luck, you are considered to have passed. Moreover, this test is only the smallest of my three tests, and the other two tests are the real big tests.

Ouyang Shu hurriedly said: Please come and listen!

Xu Jiangdao: One of these tests is scientific research!

When Ouyang Shu heard this, he suddenly nodded, and said: Xu Gong mentioned the scientific examination, I finally understood. Originally, with the reputation of his later life, he didn't think it was possible to be a junior sergeant. What's more, the talents of the late students are not much better than others, and it is even more difficult to stand out among thousands of people. Now that I think about it, if it weren't for Xu Gong, your old man would have known about the tribute

At this time, the truth was revealed, since Xu Jiang was his own family, and he seemed to be the boss of his own family, Ouyang Shu did not hesitate to shoot and fart, but after this shooting, even he felt a little numb.

No, Xu Jiang didn't accept this sycophant calmly, but shook his head and said: You are wrong, although I know the tribute. However, the matter of choosing the master of the Qianlong Pavilion is a major event related to the future exhibition of my Qianlong Pavilion, how can I put my position into it. Moreover, there are dozens or even hundreds of people taking the exam in Qianlong Pavilion every time they take the scientific examination, although most of these people are not the children of the Meng, Li, and Liu families, but if I want to talk about personal feelings, if I can do something about you, how can I favor one over the other and not help in other people's affairs?

Therefore, my attitude is to treat everyone equally, and everyone passes the scientific examination with real talent and real learning. If Sun Shan's name is lost, I will never reach out and pull him.

I read your exam papers this time. My idea is that you can get into the first class, but you can never get into the top three. It's just that Zhao Xu, a petty official, insisted on putting you in the top three, and I didn't obstruct it.

So, your kid's luck is really not ordinarily good. Because according to the regulations of my Qianlong Pavilion, you can't enter the top three in the imperial examination, and you basically have no chance to be selected as the pavilion master. I was the cabinet master who succeeded me after winning the top prize.

Ouyang Shu was surprised and said: "The top three, this condition is too harsh, if there is no child of the three families who has won the top three, won't your old man be able to pass on the position of the pavilion master?

Xu Jiang said with a smile: That's why I just said that if I don't get into the top three, I basically have no chance to be elected as the pavilion master, not absolutely. I was already planning to step down in the next few years. If no one enters the top three in the scientific examination, the highest ranking will be selected among the descendants of the lineage.

Ouyang Shu nodded, and suddenly said: I still feel a little strange. Since I, the Hidden Dragon Pavilion, am going to rebel against the current imperial court. Then why don't you choose the method of testing your children yourself, but instead use the imperial court's scientific examination to select the pavilion master?

Xu Jiang muttered and said: This is all caused by selfishness! Think about it, if you ask Father Li to come up with a question, what question will he come up with, he will definitely come up with a question that you are good at, right? In the same way, let me come up with a question, and I will also come up with a question that my own children are good at. In this way, everyone has their own selfish intentions in the exam questions, and it is difficult to decide. The best thing to do is to find someone outside to do the question. And the topic of the imperial court, I think it is the most difficult to cheat, and it is also the most convincing for everyone. Although I have the right to write questions for my fellow knowledge, because of the system of locking the courtyard, even my children don't know the questions I make. Although this is not yet absolutely fair, it is at least the most fair way that can be thought of at present.

Ouyang Shu nodded and said, "That's true!" Immediately, he added: No wonder our old man cares so much about my studies, and often tells me that if I don't get into the Jinshi, I don't know what to do.

Xu Jiang laughed when he heard it, and said: Don't hide it from the world, the old man often says the same thing to his children and grandchildren, and now I hear your complaints, I am really helpless. It's all to blame for their lack of anger, this time there is not even a Zhongjin sergeant, thinking about it this way, I still really envy your father!

Ouyang Shu smiled and said, "So, Xu Gong will talk about this third test, why don't I know that there is this third test? As far as I know, the first two tests are very difficult, and this third test should not be so easy!"

Chapter 45 of the main text, two fans

After beating the ugly man away, Ouyang Shu clapped his hands and returned to his position. And the three people next to him looked at him with a significantly different look. One of them glanced at Ouyang Shu, who happened to be sitting there for a while, shook his head, put away his calligraphy and paintings, said goodbye to the other two, and left.

One of the remaining two was about twenty years old, wearing a purple jacket and clear eyebrows. He was obviously quite disdainful of Ouyang Shu's barbaric behavior, and glanced at Ouyang Shu from time to time, his eyes full of contempt.

The other was about thirty years old, wearing a green robe, a dark scarf around his neck, a goatee, and a somewhat black face. He didn't seem to be repulsed by Ouyang Shu's behavior, and a pair of eyes looked at Ouyang Shu with interest from time to time.

After a while, a few customers came and bought a few paintings and calligraphy from the stall of the two people. The young man looked at the sky, looked back at Ouyang Shu, then packed up the four treasures of the study, and left quietly without saying a word.

And the green-robed Confucian waited for the man to go away, then he came over and said: Little brother, is it the first time to come to this calligraphy and painting street to sell words?

Ouyang Shu saw that he had a kind face, and he didn't seem to have the natural antipathy of a scholar to violence, so he nodded.

After a pause, he said again: There is a little brother you may not like to listen to much, I thought about it for a while, but I still want to remind you, I don't know you

Ouyang Shu suddenly said: Brother Tai is not talking about the word junior brother?

The green-robed Confucian nodded and said: The word "little brother" is average in terms of skills. But do you know why those people come here to buy calligraphy and paintings, but not to those authentic antique shops or calligraphy and painting ceremonies?

Ouyang Shu said: Please advise!