Gao Shiqi was meditating hard and couldn't make up his mind, when he saw Fang Lan and the others had come out. suddenly remembered that he lived in Mingzhu Mansion, and this powerful man of the first class was the backer, why didn't he use this to show his means? Thinking about it, he stepped forward, took out five taels of silver and handed it to the girl, and said with a smile: "I came out to choose flowers for Ming Xiang, and I happened to meet you." Mei Xiang, you know how to buy two pots of bamboos for me, okay? Fang Lan said with a smile: "Two pots of bamboos with five coins of silver are enough." In fact, you don't need to buy it, just ask your family to send it to you tomorrow. Gao Shiqi said: "Poor man, this girl was born thin." Go ahead, and you'll be rewarded with the rest of the money - pick carefully, and get the best! ”

Fang Lan promised a sick son-in-law, but she was also full of dissatisfaction, seeing Gao Shiqi like this, she already understood seven points in her heart, and saw Mei Xiang go happily, lowered her head and fiddled with her clothes, and asked in a low voice: "Sir...... What do you have to say to me...... Say? ”

"It's just this bit of space, and I can't talk around the bend." Gao Shiqi looked left and right and no one paid attention, and said straight to the point, "Ten chong is happy and nine are sad!" With your qualifications, jump into the fire pit with your eyes closed, I ...... I'm sorry for you. Fang Lan's eyes turned red, she glanced at Gao Shiqi, and sighed: "Then what's the way - everyone's life is up......" Gao Shiqi was silent for a while, and said gently: "It's man-made!" Fang Lan, if you have someone else you like, I Gao Shiqi can try it for you. If not, as you said, this ...... It's all fate—I don't have anything more to say. ”

Fang Lan blushed to the root of her ears with shame, her little feet kept stomping on the stepping stones, and she said like a mosquito: "This ...... What do people say......"

"There is!" Gao Shiqi was so excited that his eyes jumped, and he asked, "Who is it?" Fang Lan flashed her eyes slyly, and Zhengse said: "Cousin of the Fang family in the first rope craftsman Hutong, we have planted flowers together since childhood......"

At first glance, Gao Shiqi was like five thunderbolts, and the blood all over his body was pouring back. But Fang Lan continued: "Originally...... Mom and Dad are willing, I don't want to ...... five years ago The kiln collapsed and smashed him inside...... Dead ......" Gao Shiqi breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been amnestied, and secretly laughed and scolded: "This Nizi is so tricky!" But he asked, "Nothing else?" ”

Fang Lan didn't answer, only shook her head slightly.

"You see, it's a little unfair to us men like this." Gao Shiqi smiled, "Fortunately, I didn't say it, if I send the media to your house, wouldn't it be very boring?" Fang Lan raised her head, and the bottomless black pupil stared at Gao Shiqi, and said, "How can that be—a noble person like you will only pity us, where can we ...... We are small flower craftsmen, very cheesy, we can only plant trees, arrange flowers and grafts......" said and lowered his head.

These few words are sufficient. Gao Shiqi quickly untied the Hanyu pendant on his waist and handed it over with both hands. He has always been cynical, rarely has such sincere eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "What kind of flower maker does Hugh say, Gao Shiqi used to call Huazi." Not as good as you! When it comes to the word 'vulgar', like yours, if you follow me Gao Shiqi, you will be a talented woman in less than three years! Fang Lan glanced at the jade pendant, but didn't reach out to take it, only turned her face embarrassedly, and said, "You are not a serious person...... What is this......" Seeing Mei Xiang coming over with two little girls holding flower pots, Gao Shiqi was really anxious, pulled Fang Lan's warm and sweaty hand, put the jade pendant in, and whispered: "You just have to rest assured!" I'm here to end the Hu family's affairs! ”

Eating and drinking alone in Taibai Mansion and thinking about ideas, until the evening, Gao Shiqi returned to Mingzhu Mansion drunk. When the people on the second gate saw him come back, they were so happy that they stomped their feet and clapped their hands and said, "Good my Mr. Gao, Master Gao, Ancestor!" If you don't come back, Xiangye's wool board is going to kill the minions......" Gao Shiqi was angry, and said with a drink: "Is there a fire in the house or is it a thief?" Why- am I a slave who catches thieves and fights fires? ”

Mingzhu heard it clearly in the hall, and her hands and feet were cold with anger. Kangxi, who had no choice but to change into civilian clothes, as well as Suo Etu, Li Guangdi, Mu Zixu and Wu Dan, were all here, and they were laughing with his two sons and their sexuality, so they had to endure it, strode out, stood under the corridor and waved with a smile: "Shanren, what do you say, what are you angry with people like them?" Come on! A few elegant guests are here today, waiting to talk to you, let's sit down together! ”

"Guests? Everyone else has guests, and I am a lonely guest at the end of the world......" Gao Shiqi glanced at Mingzhu drunkenly, and the wine poured into his heart, and suddenly there was a sense of desolation, and he dragged his steps in, muttering in his mouth:

Early Night ...... Dust-free, moonlight like silver. When pouring wine, it must be 10 points! Fame and fortune, rest and hard work...... God. Like a horse in a gap, fire in a stone, a dream...... Dream body. Full of articles...... Who is the one who speaks? And Tao Tao is happy to be naïve. Why don't you go back...... Alas...... Be an idler. Memorize a piano, a ...... A jug of wine, a ...... A stream of clouds......

stepped into the door, didn't look at everyone, and said, "Slow...... Wait a minute, there's ...... Guilty! Mingzhu saw Kangxi looking at Gao Shiqi intently, and was afraid that this crazy faux pas would affect him, so he was busy: "Serve Mr. Gao a cup of sour plum soup, and bring the decanting stone - make tea!" ”

After pouring a cup of ice water and sour plum soup, Gao Shiqi came to his senses, and when he saw that Yu Xu was also there, he said, "What about your window class?" Your father still reads and writes every day, why don't you say anything and go away for a few days? Yu Xu hurriedly bowed and said: "The eldest brother invited me to Nanhaizi to practice riding and archery, I am the guard he chose, so I don't want to disobey the king's order." The homework was not delayed, I have memorized a few chapters of "Mencius" in the past few days, and I will ask Mr. Ming'er to ask ...... gentleman again" Xingde hurriedly covered up for his brother and said: "Zhu Zhu Sishu Daquan brother can also memorize it, don't be wrong, sir......" Mingzhu saw Gao Shiqi ignore the crowd, and said with a smile: "The homework will be said slowly one day, I will introduce these friends." This surname is Long, this is Mr. Li, this surname is Mu, and this surname is Wu. This ......" Speaking of Suo Etu, he paused.

"Suo Zhongtang!" Gao Shiqi suddenly trembled. It's not that he's afraid of Suo Etu, it's that he pays attention at this time, this official is full of first-class people, and he actually sits under the surname Long! Gao Shiqi is such a shrewd person, seeing Kangxi smiling and sitting steadily, his bearing is graceful and luxurious, and he is detached, although he is smiling, he has a kind of demeanor that is close and difficult to commit, and is not angry and arrogant. Gao Shiqi's eyes flashed, and he was full of energy: he had already guessed who it was.

"Mr. Gao," Kangxi waited for Mingzhu to finish speaking, and said with a smile, "We are all admired, we know that you are a suave and unruly worldly Confucian, and I specially borrow a table of wine from Mingxiang, I want to listen to Mr. Qing's elegant sound!" ”

Gao Shiqi leaned back and said with a smile: "Mr. Long, when it comes to the word 'learning', it only adds to my shame." Three years ago, when I traveled to Anhui and Hubei, I met a monk who was on a pending order, and arrived at the paper overnight, only to know that it was Mr. Wu Ciyou, who had been the master of today, and he called me the gentleman of Pili Yangqiu; Later, in Hangzhou, I met Peng Sunshu and Gu Yanwu, two Zhengjun, and I was awarded a false reward for stealing peaches and falling immortals in the East. Accept their praise for this, but I have repeatedly tried not to sell, I can't help the world, I can't tie the chicken and catch the fox, the holy lord is difficult to know in the grass, and the powerful people regard me like a mustard bean, which really hurts their knowledge. Now that I have passed the age of standing, nothing has been accomplished, and everything has long faded - the word fame is like a floating cloud to me! After that, he raised his glass and poured it out, and said, "The ancient sages are all lonely, and only the drinker leaves his name—come, please!" ”

Kangxi smiled when he heard this, and then drank it. Suo Etu and everyone were busy drinking a drink, but said to Gao Shiqi: "Mr. Gao, please!" Kangxi respected Wu Ciyou the most in his life, and when he heard Gao Shiqi say that he had seen him, he couldn't help but be stunned, and said: "I have met Mr. Wu, your fortune is not small!" Now that you are in the Ming Prime Minister's Mansion, you are not only the prime minister's teacher, but also the two sons, they will achieve something in the future, I'm afraid it's not your credit? ”

"Both sex and narration are extremely intelligent, and I like it very much." Gao Shiqi smiled and said Mingzhu, "Pay attention to Mingxiang, be careful when reading Zhu Zi's books, Zhu Xi's articles are good, and they are also a bit like bullshit, don't call him a fool......"

The dignified Zhuzi was like a "bullshit", thinking of Gao Shiqi's comments to the Pearl Window class, Kangxi couldn't help but laugh. Mr. Li Guangdi Taoist and Zhu Zi's protégé blushed with anger, put down the chopsticks reservedly, leaned over and asked, "Dare to ask why Zhu Zi is like a 'bullshit'?" Late life is unheard of. ”

"Horse liver is poisonous, and if you don't eat horse liver, you don't know the taste; Zhu Zi misunderstands people, and he doesn't smell bullshit, which is said to be ignorant! Gao Shiqi sneered, "What's the doubt about this: Zhu Xi is a Confucian sect, when the Southern Song Dynasty fell to the country, there was no good words to save the weak, no good government to resist the strong, it was impure for the big festival." Secretly forcing prostitutes to fil their innocence, falsely claiming to be hypocritical, and deceiving the master, this is called obscenity! Our generation of scholars should worship Confucius and Mencius, adopt the holy Tao to learn from the world, benefit the country and the people, why take a detour to learn his hypocrisy and vanity? ”

Kangxi listened, and couldn't help frowning, he felt that Gao Shiqi's words were a bit extreme, but the attack on Zhu Xi was clearly recorded in history, but it was irrefutable. Kangxi was groaning, and Li Guangdi sneered and teased: "Mr. Gao on learning Confucius and Mencius, admire!" It can be said: thousands of tables of gold - Confucius said, Mencius said! ”[1]

"Sir, it's a pair to make it difficult for me." Gao Shiqi knew that he was assessing himself, so he took over the words vigilantly, and said with a smile, "It's easy to say-Hua Yan is a hundred and twenty works, the emperor's teacher, the king's teacher!" Suo Etu thought about it, he was not an opponent in learning, because he continued: "Mr. Gao is really quick to think. The day before yesterday, I heard a few riddles told by people in a place, but I couldn't think of it, since you boasted that you could be the emperor's teacher and the king's teacher, you should ask for advice. Gao Shiqi sneered and said: "How dare you pretend to be the emperor's teacher, and the couplet has to be perfunctory to force this step." Since Zhongtang has talked about this, why not everyone guess? ”

"Month after month, two months are half of the side, there is arable land above, and there is a long river below, and there is a room for six people, and two people are not reunited." Suo Etu said slowly. Before everyone could think about it, Gao Shiqi was already applauding and laughing: "Wonderful! The golden mean is for use, this is a 'use' word! ”

"The top is not up, the bottom is not down, not on the top, only on the bottom!"

"One!" Gao Shiqi replied, picked up a glass of wine and ate, "Zi said that my way is consistent!" Li Guangdi saw that Suo Etu was difficult for Gao Shiqi, so he interjected and said: "I also have one - I can't stand at the door, I can't meet the threshold, as if people are afraid of it, and I can't be afraid." This riddle has a pun, knocking on the side to attack Gao Shiqi's knowledge is not the right way, Gao Shiqi knew it as soon as he heard it, and sneered at each other: "This is not a word, it is very vulgar, it is the two generals on both sides of the temple - right?" ”

Everyone couldn't help but cheer, but when they saw Gao Shiqi smile and asked Li Guangdi, "Mr. Li seems to be a person who has no books and no reading, 'With a single cocoon silk as a fiber, a mango needle as a hook, a wattle as a rod, and a grain as bait, the fish of Yingche are drawn in the river of Bairen, and the hook is endless, the hook is not shen, and the rod is indomitable - because of the water potential. 'Excuse me, what is the source of this article?' ”

This is talking about the philosophy of governing the country, when the situation is advantageous, it will get twice the result with half the effort, Kangxi listened to the light in his eyes. Li Guangdi blushed, he has been in the Hanlin Academy since the ninth year of Kangxi, how many celebrities will he have, even a Confucian like Chen Menglei who has learned to be rich and rich, and he also deeply admires his knowledge of poor articles, and he doesn't want to bump into Gao Shiqi today, so he stumped himself by quoting an ancient text. After thinking for a while, Li Guangdi hesitated and said, "It seems to be "Zhuangzi"? Gao Shiqi shook his head with a smile.

Li Guangdi was squeezed by Gao Shiqi and had no choice, so he thought about redeeming it, because he said: "This is all a small skill of carving insects." I just want to ask Mr. Gao for a time art problem, the title is the three words 'Niu He', I don't know where the cow has gone? Kangxi came to Shihe Mansion to look for Gao Shiqi first, and when he heard Li Guangdi ask, he couldn't help laughing.

"Mr. Li," Gao Shiqi said solemnly, "check the book "Mencius", and there are two places that say 'what'. One is 'Niu Hezhi', and the other is 'Mr. He'. The 'first' is also the one who kicks the feet of the ox, and the one who is 'born' is the one who sits on the bench of the ox - then the ox and the gentleman, one and two, two and one. As soon as the words fell, they were already applauding. Li Guangdi listened to the "kicking flying feet" and "sitting on the bench" implicitly ridiculed, but there was no gap to be found, so he had to laugh dryly, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.

Mingzhu was originally angry with Gao Shiqi, and seeing Suo Etu and Li Guangdi defeated one after another, he was very happy to see Kangxi, and he also felt that his face was bright. Busy with the dishes and wine, he said with a smile: "It's just a joke, everyone, please!" This is the big carp of the Yellow River that the Holy God gave me, and it is difficult for me to travel thousands of miles, but it is still alive and fresh...... Excuse me, why hasn't the eggplant in our cellar been served yet? Both Xu Xu and Xingde stood on the side, listening to their father's question, they hurriedly stepped forward and replied with a smile: "The vegetable sticks in the cellar are written incorrectly, and the word 'eggplant' is originally a grass head, but it is written as a bamboo word...... I will find it out now, and it will be good in a while. ”

Gao Shiqi was ambitious at this time, so he wanted to take the opportunity to take advantage of his talents, frowned and said: "It's wrong, the next 'home' under the grass head comes from the Book of Changes, 'I don't ask for Tongmeng, Tongmeng asks for me' - it's a 'Meng' word!" Mu Zixu said with a smile while holding the pot and pouring wine: "Mr. Gao has eaten too much, and the son is not talking about the word 'home'." "Oh-" Gao Shiqi patted his head and said suddenly, "It turned out to be a 'good' word, this word is in "Spring and Autumn", 'Zheng Guo is a thief, take people from Yu'...... Confused, deserve to be punished! ”

"Wrong again!" Seeing him ridicule him like this, Kangxi was overjoyed, and said with a smile, "It's a hook under the grass, and another word 'mouth' is added!" Gao Shiqi drew a picture on the table with his fingers, and said with a smile: "-It's actually the word 'Gou'!" At the beginning of the "Book of Rites", it is said that 'there is no need to obtain wealth and hardship'......"

Li Guangdi sneered and said, "Brother, it's a good way - one hook and one skim is not that way to write!" Gao Shiqi pondered for a while, nodded and smiled: "That must be a 'knife' word, there is a sentence in the "Book of Songs" 'There is a flower', I actually forgot!" ”

"You're wrong again!" Suo Etu knew that it was no accident that Mr. Wang was defeated at the hands of this person, and he regretted not caging him in his sleeve, so he smiled funnily, "It's not a 'knife', it's a 'force'!" ”

"Stand?" Gao Shiqi was dumbfounded, and sighed for a long time, "It can be seen that reading books not only requires hard work on the scriptures, but also the internal scriptures of the Buddhist scriptures must be understood - it must be the word 'Bod' Undoubtedly, the "Diamond Sutra" says, 'What is the meaning of Bodhi?' The Buddha told Su Bodhi', and the "Confession of the Liang Emperor" Zeyun 'Nan Wu Bodhisattva Maha' - this time it will never be wrong......"

A seat of words twisted and turned, so far knotted, Gao Shiqi dodged in every way, all of them did not come from the classics, everyone was surprised in their hearts, and they all laughed with rice. Kangxi laughed with tears in his eyes, pointed at Gao Shiqi and said, "Okay, there is really the style of Oriental Manqian!" Speaking of Buddhist scriptures, let me ask you, who is Rulai? When everyone heard this, they knew that they had been struck by the holy will, and they all waited and watched the emperor try it himself. But I heard Gao Shiqi say:

"You don't have to ask, it's a woman."

"Why?"

"The Diamond Sutra cloud 'sit and sit'." Gao Shiqi smiled, "If you are not a woman, why does your husband dare to sit when she sits?" ”

"Then—what about Taishang Laojun?" Kangxi couldn't help but smile and asked.

"Woman!" Gao Shiqi replied without hesitation, "The Tao Te Ching has a cloud: 'I am in great trouble, and I have a body; And if I have no body, what will happen to me? —If it's not a woman, how can there be pregnancy? ”

"Confucius is also a woman?" Kangxi asked again.

"Of course." Gao Shiqi said lightly, "Zi said, 'Gu Zhizai, I will also treat Jia' - if he is not a woman, how can he 'be married'?" ”

Kangxi laughed loudly, got up and said to Mingzhu: "This is really cute!" You slave is hiding it well, and you have been in the house for a long time, but you are not recommended to enter the inner house! Seeing that Kangxi himself showed his identity, everyone hurriedly got up and retreated, and Mingzhu smiled and said: "The slave was ordered to study, do you want to keep Mr. Gao to study for a few more days - Mr. Gao is not the person in front of the holy car sooner or later?" As he spoke, he pushed Gao Shiqi, who was sitting in a daze, and said, "This is today!" I'm visiting you today - what's the matter, all the chic and romantic clothes are scared away? ”

"Hooray!" Although Gao Shiqi had a hunch, once it was confirmed, he still felt that it was too sudden and bizarre, he was dizzy, and he fell down and kowtowed in a daze, and even his speech was not so clever, "...... Minion Gao Shiqi...... Today I drank wine outside, and when I returned, I was rude to the Lord...... The sin of the slave is great, and the crime cannot be punished! ”

Kangxi Gege smiled and said, "Get up, what's the 'crime that can't be punished'?" - From tomorrow, you will go to the study to wait for the draft edict! ”

It is not necessary to enter the study and enter the official quality is very high, but looking at the six departments outside, as soon as you step into the door, you will enter the land of the imperial court, and you have the same power as Suo Etu, Mingzhu, and Jieshu. Suo Etu wanted to pull Li Guangdi in, and how much darkness he did not see an impact, and when he saw this little lifter jumping into the dragon gate, he couldn't help but be stunned, and said with a busy smile: "Long live the Holy Sword, Mr. Gao is indeed a genius." However, the Northern Confucianism and the Erudite Hongru Department are about to open, so why not make it a test to stop the population? Gao Shiqi also paused: "The slave is willing to take the test, take the test first and then take it, but Du Tianshi's heart is lucky!" The slave is fortunate to have the face of the saint in this life, even if he can't win it, he will not live up to the scholarly spirit! ”

This is all right, and Kangxi can't refute it. Kangxi looked at Gao Shiqi carefully for a while, and his eyes suddenly lit up: Gao Shiqi can not only draft edicts and counsellor government affairs for himself, but also gag, leisure and boredom, and more importantly, break the unification of Suo and Ming, why not? After thinking about it for a long time, Kangxi smiled and said: "The erudite Hongconfucianism is a few of you who read the papers, and the Beifu is made by Xu Qianxue." Am I not as good as you? ”

Hearing this, everyone knelt down with a "sigh", kowtowed without crowns, and no one dared to say anything more.

"In the past, Xiaobai raised Ning Qi, and Gaozu didn't notice Chen Ping's theft of his sister-in-law, which is the way to take the scholar." Kangxi looked pleasant and said calmly, "Speaking of Xingjin, isn't it all Xingjin?" If Gao Shiqi misses the examination room, or is sick, and fails to win, what should I do at that time, and whether to use it or not? There is no need to discuss it. ”

[1]

Words must be called the meaning of Confucius and Meng.