At the same time, the eyes of the Xia family and everyone looked at Xia Zixi, this unscrupulous son, who gave up the opportunity that many students in the world could not seek, and instead went to be the gentleman of the academy.

How did the ancestors of the Xia family do it? Xia Zixi is not rare in this fame, so don't put that knowledge and talent on his head, it's too wasteful.

Fortunately, Xia Bin's IQ was still online, and he didn't think about complaining about the ancestors and ancestors, but asked: "The emperor actually asked Zixi?" There must be a reason for taking the initiative to ask Zixi if he is in the office, right? Why did the emperor ask this question? ”

There are more jinshi in the world, especially Xia Zixi is a jinshi in the last imperial examination.

Not to mention that several years have passed, even if it was the Jinshi of the year, the emperor would not remember all of them, so where would he remember such a person many years ago?

Xia Ke didn't look at his son, just paused, and said with a little embarrassment: "Actually, it's not a big deal, when Zixi taught the banquet reckoning technique, Yanqing hated the trouble and scribbled a lot, Zixi realized it after seeing it, and used some when he wrote numbers and simple calculations." I don't know why the emperor knew, and I don't know for what reason, I mentioned Zixi. ”

He was also helpless, this was what the emperor meant, maybe the emperor didn't want the Xia family's merits to be left behind, and Xia Yanqing was not the recipient of the emperor's merits, so he pushed Xia Zixi out.

It is also possible that the emperor intends to use this to contain the Xia family and Xia Zixi, and the Xia family has let his son bear this reputation that does not belong to him, and it is always a handle.

The most taboo thing for a reader is to plagiarize the achievements of others.

Even if the Xia family is really both civil and military in the future, and is rich in the world, as long as the power of the Xia family threatens the emperor and imperial power, the Xia family will deceive the world and steal their reputation, not only deceiving the monarch, but also deceiving the people of the world.

But the people in the old mansion of the Xia family don't understand, they are still in a circle there.

Arithmetic? Why is arithmetic involved? Arithmetic is just a small way to understand, let alone arithmetic? Where is the better place to read the books of the sages?

How unscientific is it that the number of tricks is small, and just because of the results of Xia Yanqing's nonsense, it has attracted the attention of the emperor?

Everyone was even more suspicious, if it was so simple to get the emperor's attention, where would there be so many down-and-out people in the world.

Xia Zixi turned his head silently under the gaze of everyone and looked out the window.

He's just flying into trouble, it's obviously the little sister who came up with it and tried it out, he just helped the little sister calculate some calculations, he felt it was convenient, and he used it a few more times.

It's just helping my little sister, do you understand?!

Compared with his father's analysis, about the danger of his future, he is more concerned that this contribution to the innovation of mathematics belongs to Xiaomei.

The emperor erased Xiaomei's contribution and reputation in this way, and asked him to plagiarize this achievement, which is really annoying.

However, that is the emperor's conclusion, but what?

The number of small ways only turned in everyone's hearts, and then returned to whether to enter the office.

Xia Chen asked, "Where does the emperor intend to arrange Zixi?" ”

Not only Xia Chen, but Xia Bin was also thinking about which department and position Xia Zixi would fall in.

Xia Ke's answer was unexpected by everyone: "Zixi is not interested in his career and has no plans to enter the office." ”

Everyone in the audience was dumbfounded, Xia Bin and Xia Lin even raised their hands to point at Xia Ke and Xia Zixi, and their speech was incoherent: "You, you, what do you think?" Such a great opportunity, what do you think! ”

Xia Ke's face did not change, he looked at Xia Chen and Xia Lin who were sitting opposite, and said for Xia Zixi: "If Zixi was interested in pursuing a career in office, he would not have turned to teach at Yunshan Academy in the first place. didn't have any other ideas, Zixi just didn't change his original intention. ”

Xia Chen and the others put down their hands weakly, yes, Xia Ke is not like them, the girls in the second house are all outstanding, so they don't care about this opportunity.

Xia Bin's face darkened even more, and he asked, "When you were in the palace, that's how you answered the emperor?" ”

Xia Ke said: "Father, didn't the son say it just now, the emperor just asked casually, and didn't want to answer, so he talked about something else." Yan Qing is the same, he also asked casually. ”

"Ahh......h

Xia Lin was even more interested, and turned to her eldest nephew, who was Xia Chen's eldest son, and asked how to arrange her movement with her colleagues after the New Year.

The age difference between the two is not very much, only seven or eight years old, and they can talk together very well on weekdays.

Xia Zitang has been in a state of spectatorship, that is, when he first entered the door, he was warmly greeted by his uncle and several cousins.

Then, after sitting down for a short time, Xia Bin mentioned what the emperor had summoned Xia Ke for, and the gaze that fell on him from time to time was gone.

After Xia Zitang was promoted, he was beaten many times by the commander of the Soldiers and Horses Division, and his father and brother also took the trouble to admonish him.

These days, except for at home, there are occasional disconnections with my brothers, and other times I am still very calm.

Just like now, he was drinking tea with a deep face, of course, pretending. The tea in the teacup has been drunk for a long time, and it has not bottomed out.

Xia Bin was more sober than Xia Lin and a few other children who were not brains, and he didn't believe that the emperor would find a fourth-grade official who was not familiar with him when he was idle. Even if the emperor really behaved like that at that time, there must have been a deep meaning in it.

Thinking like this, Xia Bin's face became a little dignified, since ancient times, it has been said that the gentleman's heart is unpredictable, and he is dignified, and the emperor is talking to Xia Ke, and he is still not looking for marginal words.

Is the emperor testing Xia Ke to see how ambitious he really is?

At this time, Xia Bin also thought that Xia Ke's father and son were serving in the capital, although the position was not very high, but with Xia Yanqing's huge financial support, if you want to form a gang and run a party, the most difficult financial resources are already available.

In this way, it is easy to be suspicious of the emperor.

From this point of view, Xia Zixi has no intention of joining the company, but it is a correct choice.

Alas, why are all the promising children of the Xia family in the second son's room?

If this is Xia Ke's two sons and one daughter, they are attributed to three sons. The second room, the big room, and the third room are separated, not only will it not arouse the emperor's suspicion, but he doesn't need to worry about the future of the Xia family.

Xia Ke looked at the reactions of everyone in the room, and didn't even bother to have a cold mood, so he also picked up the tea cup and slowly sipped it.

The year of the Xia family has passed like this, and the highlights are all on the ancestor worship after the alternation of the old and the new, and the rest is just going through the motions, showing the prosperity, reunion and beauty of the Xia family.

Early in the morning of the new year, before dawn, that is, what people call Mao, Xia Bin and Xia Ke, who were of sufficient grade, entered the palace and went to the Yongzheng Hall to participate in the New Year's ceremony of the imperial court.

After the ladies of the Xia family greeted Mrs. Lu, they went back to their respective homes. Xia Zixi and Mrs. Jiang and others will say goodbye to their own families, and this New Year's scene will be over.