Time flies, and it is two years in the blink of an eye.

With two Zhenzhou poems, plus follow the teacher around and visit the famous Confucian.

Eleven-year-old Wang Xu has already made a name for himself in the south of the Yangtze River, especially the iconic golden carriage, which is quite famous between Tongsheng and Xiucai.

By the way, I want to say here that Wang Xu is now a child.

The children's exam is relatively simple, even in a small place like Jiuquan Town, one or two children can be produced every year, not to mention Wang Xu, who follows Da Confucian.

The only thing that was a little unexpected was that the process of Yan Ge returning to his hometown and losing power with the Han Party was a little later than Xue Mushan predicted.

In Xue Mushan's thoughts, in the face of the encirclement and interception of the Zhu Party, it will not take a year and a half for the Han Party to retreat in the court.

In fact, whether it is the attitude of the saints today or the counterattack of the Han party, it is stronger than what the Zhu party thinks.

It has been supported for two years, and in the eighth year of the start of the New Deal, the two sides have opened their skins, and Yan Ge has gradually relinquished his rights with the members of the Han Party.

After the victory, Xue Mushan, who was about to go to the capital to take up his post, was worried when he left.

The fact that the Han Party has supported it for an extra year not only represents the attitude of the Han Party, but also represents that the Holy Saints now support the New Deal.

The failure of the New Deal was not a crime of war, but the power of the warrior clan was too strong.

It is not so much that the Zhu Party defeated the Han Party, but that the power of the Shi clan defeated the imperial power, and the one sitting on the dragon chair is said to have torn up the prefect of Zhenjiang Prefecture angrily on the day that Yan Ge Lao left.

For an emperor with a deep city to do such a thing, how angry you say he must be.

In turn, even the emperor hid in the study and tore up a piece of Xue Mushan could know how strong the Zhu Party was.

Perhaps, this is not the end of the matter, and the Holy One is in the prime of life, and he wants to make great achievements.

Replaced by a mediocre emperor, the new deal was frustrated, and when he saw the power of the gentry, he might be willing to fall, and he would ignore the government in the future.

But today's saint is not a soft man, and the strength shown by Zhu Dang has made it difficult for him to sleep.

In this way, Xue Mushan left, and before leaving, Wang Xu rejected the suggestion to go to Yangzhou Mansion and Baihe Academy to study.

Baihe Academy, although it is a famous academy in Yangzhou Mansion and even in the south of the Yangtze River, and the dean is not weaker than Xue Mushan's Confucianism, but Wang Xu still refused.

The reason for his refusal was very simple, the road was too far, and he didn't like the atmosphere of the academy, and he planned to talk about it in a few years.

In this regard, Xue Mushan didn't say much, but just told Wang Xu that he must go to school in a few years.

Because Egret Academy is not only a simple academy, but also a good place to accumulate fame, just like the world-famous schools in later generations.

A year later, twelve-year-old Wang Xu took the provincial examination again and became a talent with the first place in the provincial examination.

In addition, in the county examination, he has already won two yuan in a row, and if he can still win the first place in the state examination, he will become a rare small three-yuan winner in the south of the Yangtze River.

The small three yuan, although it is not as high as the big three yuan of Xie Yuan's "State Test", Huiyuan's "Jinshi Test", and Zhuangyuan's "Palace Test", is also very rare in the south of the Yangtze River.

Knowing that Wang Xu was in Xiucai, Xue Mushan, who was far away in the capital, specially asked someone to bring a gift, a mediocre book written by himself.

The mean is Xue Mushan's favorite book, and he often keeps the book in his hand.

This handbook is full of Xue Mushan's understanding and application of the mean, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a great Confucian experience, and it can be regarded as an heirloom in Shilin.

After Wang Xu received it, he also sent a box of glass beads, and the glass beads under his eyes have become a new luxury in the world.

It is said that in the capital, a glass bead can be sold for 2,000 taels, and there is no market.

A hundred glass beads, the price aside, is mainly a sincerity.

Xue Mushan is indispensable in the capital, making friends and visitors, the glass beads are handy, and they are not cheesy, and they are best used to reward the juniors of each family.

Time is like a white horse passing through a gap, always slipping away unconsciously.

The business of glass beads has never expanded or shrunk, and has remained at around 20,000 per month.

Wan Jia is still here, under the banner of Wan Guifei, and he will ask for 20% of dry shares when he opens his mouth.

Wang Xu did not refuse, because Wanjia's shareholding was not for nothing, but to tell the Wang family with certainty that this business was covered by Wan Guifei.

Wanjia is actually a small family, not rich, but a favored Wan Guifei, who has only soared over the years.

Wan Guifei is in the palace, and she doesn't eat or drink, and during the New Year's holidays, she always has to reward her subordinates, and the low-level concubines below are very expensive.

Since Wanjia got 30 million taels of dividends every year from the crystal bead business, no one has come to trouble Wang Xu's business.

Similarly, after handing over a large amount of protection fees every year, Wang Xu also raised the price of crystal beads from 500 taels to 800 taels, and made money without losing money while the number of shipments remained unchanged.

Three years later, when Wang Xu was fifteen years old, he wanted to take the exam again, but he was persuaded by the teacher.

That year, although the chief examiner of Yangzhou Mansion was a member of the Zhu Party, he was a Confucian of the Hanlin Academy who opposed prodigies and had a negative attitude towards prodigies.

After all, the fifteen-year-old is too dazzling, and even people who have no prejudice against prodigies probably don't know whether to record or not, let alone an old Confucian who opposes prodigies.

In order to avoid hitting the muzzle of the gun, Wang Xu could only pinch his nose and admit it, this is a natural and man-made disaster, and it has nothing to do with learning, so he can only say that he is unlucky.

Another two years, this year, Wang Xu is seventeen years old, this year, it coincides with the sixtieth birthday of His Majesty's biological mother, and he wants to make an order to open Enke.

"Enko!"

Wang Xu stood in the courtyard, looking at the news from the capital, and a little joy flashed in his eyes.

The examination is held every three years, the last time was held two years ago, and if he does not open Enko, he will have to take the state exam next year.

Kaienke means that he can avoid the normal exam time a year in advance and get a reputation in advance.

Calculating the time, it is now May, and the Queen Mother's birthday is the end of August.

According to the teacher's letter, the emperor intends to release the news of Kaienke in early June, and the examination time is set for the end of August, the day of the empress dowager's birthday.

Liyang County, in the west of Yangzhou, if he waits until the beginning of June and hears the official news that he is heading to Yangzhou Mansion, I am afraid that when he arrives, he will not be able to find the inn near the examination room.

This is not a joke, there has been news before that the inns around the exam room are full and candidates can only live in the cowshed.

"I can know the news of the upcoming Enke half a month in advance, and I'm afraid that there are many people in the Jiangnan clan who will know."

Wang Xu made up his mind to set off in advance, after all, he had never been to Yangzhou Mansion, so as not to be in a hurry there.

I heard that Yangzhou Mansion, as the capital of Yangzhou, occupies the prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River and can make people forget to return.

Taking this opportunity, you can also go over to play for a few days, counting, he is always an otaku at home, and he hasn't gone out for a while.

With an idea, Wang Xu asked his subordinates to pack their luggage and go to his mother to say goodbye in person, planning to take a trip with money and leave.

"What, you want to go to Yangzhou Mansion?"

Hearing that Wang Xu was going to Yangzhou, even if it was to participate in the state exam, Mrs. Wang was still relieved.

"Mother, the news that the imperial court is about to open Enke is from the teacher from the capital, and it is nine out of ten. If your child goes earlier, you can settle down earlier to prepare for exam preparation. ”

"That's too far, why don't you let your dad go with you?"

In recent years, the Wang family has been prosperous, and Mrs. Wang is also a noble lady coaxed by everyone in the county, and she is a little rich and peaceful.

Before the Wang family made a fortune, when she heard that Wang Xu was going to take the exam, I am afraid that Mrs. Wang would have already laughed.

Now, I'm happy, but I'm more worried, and I'm a lot less worried about fame and fortune.

After all, Liyang County is so big, and the biggest official is only the Qipin County Order.

Mrs. Wang is also the lady of the seventh grade, and after watching Song County's order busy all these years, she doesn't think there is anything good about being an official, just take the current situation of the Wang family as an example, it is a wealth that I couldn't think of before.

"Mother, I'm not too young, it's a shame to let my father follow, and after I arrive in Yangzhou, I can't do without socializing, which is not convenient." Wang Xu smiled bitterly and comforted his mother in a low voice.

After saying a few words, Mrs. Wang cried, and said while crying: "You child, you have been by my side since you were a child, where have you been to such a far place. When I thought that you were going to eat and sleep in the open, I felt distressed for my mother, and you said what if you met a bad guy on the way, or a monster that eats people. Even if you can't meet it, Yangzhou is so prosperous, what if you are ambitious and don't want to come back after you go? ”

The corners of Wang Xu's mouth twitched, I'm afraid that after talking for a long time, the latter sentence is the point.

"Mother, our family's business has become bigger and bigger over the years, and it is not a way to always nest in Liyang County, the child will go to Yangzhou Mansion to explore the way, if it is appropriate, we can also move over there."

Wang Xu persuaded him with good words and bad words, so that Mrs. Wang could stop her tears.

After stopping her tears, Mrs. Wang stared at Wang Xu for a long time, and saw that his scalp was numb, and then said in a quiet tone: "Xu'er has also grown up, and after this move, it is time for you to have a daughter-in-law." ”

Mrs. Wang's words with a hammer in the east and a stick in the west, said that Wang Xu was a little difficult to parry.

After a while, Wang Xu reacted and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, this matter is not in a hurry..."

"Why don't you worry, our Wang family's heirs are not visible, and my mother is still waiting to hold her grandson."

Without waiting for Wang Xu to say anything, Mrs. Wang waved her hand: "You go, go early and return early, there is a mother at home, you don't have to worry." ”

I was still crying like a tearful person just now, but when I thought of the heir, Wang Xu was thrown aside.

Wang Xu didn't know whether to cry or laugh, and said with a smile: "Everything at home depends on my mother, and I will write a letter when I get over there and let Yuanbao send it back." ”

"Go, go."

Mrs. Wang waved her hands, a little absent-minded, and she didn't know what she was thinking.