Chapter 254: The True Role of Woodcuts
Yi Yu and Lu Zhi were sent outside the gate by Du He, and Hu San, the strong coachman, had already sent Lu back to Yifang, and rushed over to wait at the gate of Du Mansion.
The two siblings sat in the car, there were no outsiders, and for the first time after the calligraphy competition that day, they had the opportunity to talk alone, and they could discuss the matter of the calligraphy competition the day before.
"The one who splashed ink on me, what he said and did, it can be seen that there must be someone behind him, plus Gao Yang suddenly appeared, it should be the eldest grandson Xian who is instigating."
"It's her, no doubt." Lu Zhi nodded.
Yi Yu then said his precautions against Changsun Xian:
"She stared at me like this, I have to lose my ugliness and reputation, the art is more than half of the past, there are four more behind this, she must have other tricks, alas, I really don't know where I provoked her eyes, I want to see her for the first time at Gao Yang's birthday banquet, and then I came to school to have contact, I thought she was because of Gao Yang's relationship so she wanted to rectify me, but after such a while, I can see how much she is a person, how not like it is simply to help Gao Yang get angry, so I took a lot of trouble to embarrass me."
The eldest grandson Xian is a person with a soft appearance, and the personality shown on the outside is cold, but in fact she is a proud and noble woman who is proud of her talent and family background, from her attitude towards Chu Xiaosi, and what Cheng Xiaofeng said last time in Hongyue Building, the students who were punished for making mistakes in the Guozi Prison, thirty percent of them had been friends with her before, it can be seen that she likes to use others to help her achieve her goals, and the young man who splashed ink this time is another living example, and she abandoned it when she ran out.
How can a person with such a temperament be a person who values friendship, even if she is good friends with Gao Yang, it can't be used as the root cause of her troubles for herself, the daughter of the dignified and left-handed prime minister actually came to calculate that she, a little girl from a civilian background, if she has no deep meaning, just for the sake of a battle of will, how can it be possible!
"Big brother, you also told me last time, as long as I want to know, I ask, you will tell me, then you have to go to Baidu Tieba, the fastest posting post, now tell me, why does Changsun Xian have to repeatedly embarrass me?"
Yi Yu looked at Lu Zhi opposite with a serious expression, and the light coming in from the translucent car windows on both sides illuminated the temporary embarrassment on his face clearly.
"It's not that I can't tell you this, I didn't explain it before, and I was misled by her, after all, she was the national eunuch who entered the country with you for a year, and she has always only heard her name and rarely seen her, but now I can understand what she is like."
Lu Zhi pondered for a moment, and finally began to explain to her the bends in this, "Xiaoyu, do you know that above the court and in the capital, what is the most powerful battle? β
Yi Yu said without thinking, "Naturally, it is a partisan fight, the crown prince, the king of Wu and the king of Wei all have the ability to succeed to the throne, plus the neutral side, openly and secretly fighting." β
She is in Chang'an, because of the relationship between Lu Zhi and Li Tai, she has been involved in the edge of partisan competition, and the cognition of her previous life makes her girl's family, who has not been involved in the court, see more clearly than ordinary people.
Thinking that Lu Zhi listened to her answer, he shook his head and sighed, "Although the partisan struggle has begun, it is not the top priority at the moment. β
He bit the word "door" very hard, and Yu Yu's heart trembled, and he lowered his eyes to think, the family background that refers to the family, or the family of the gate lord, or the son of the poor family, this background is indeed very important, just look at the treatment of their brothers and sisters when they first arrived in Chang'an.
She listened to Lu Zhiji read in her ears:
"Since Cao Wei, the concept of the door has become heavier in the door valve of the Shi clan, the separation between the Shi and the Shu is obvious, the Jin Dynasty is even more prosperous, I have built the capital for nearly 20 years, although the concept of the door is not as strict as the Jin Dynasty, but it is still very deep, the descendants of the Shi clan are smooth, but if the students of the poor family first published in the same name Baidu Tieba to come out of the way, how easy it is to talk about it, but in recent years, today's saints are heavy and virtuous and light on the family, and there are many people from common people who are in important positions in the court, which is obviously not happy to see the family business."
"The concept of the family begins with marriage, and the current old brands of scholars are mostly connected by their in-laws, not to mention that they move the whole body, but they are advancing and retreating together in most things, and those courtiers who are from common people and have no family background, and then use their in-laws to contact each other, and they will eventually slowly become the emerging scholar forces, which divides the interests of the scholars and the right to speak in the courtββ"
Yi Yu stretched out a hand for him to stop first, "I understand a little, Changsun Xian is not so much aimed at me, but at you, and against the students who are interested in pursuing careers in this country and Chang'an City." β
Over the years, there have been more and more students from civilian backgrounds, and it is impossible and unable for the scholars to use marriage to catch these people, where are there so many young ladies waiting to be married.
According to Lu Zhi's current development, he will make great achievements in the future, seeing that the imperial examination is approaching, if he is allowed to succeed in the world, the poor students in the world are tantamount to a good medicine to calm their minds, and it will definitely stimulate more ordinary people's thoughts of becoming a general.
Lu Zhimu praised, "Yes, so to speak. β
Seeing that he was sure, Yi Yu thought about it, and couldn't help but laugh and said: "This is really, really-our brothers and sisters are really the sons of the scholar clan, but now because of the big wind of the tree, they are being stabbed as a target for the students of the poor family, if I recognize my grandfather one day, I really don't know how the person who bullied me and insulted me today will feel." β
Lu Zhi shook his head and smiled, and his face suddenly turned solemn, and said: "The high-ranking families are secretly fighting with each other, and the old scholar clan wants to suppress the emerging scholar clan, and those who have seedlings are often stillborn.
His words paused here, his eyes were complicated for a moment, and he said: "Let's talk about this matter for the time being, you also understand why Changsun Xian is targeting you, let's guard against her in the future." β
Before he finished speaking, Yi Yu didn't rush to ask, and changed the topic very intimately, "By the way, the eldest brother is in this five-academy art competition, and there are still things that have not been explained to me clearly." β
"Huh?"
Yi Yu pursed his lips and reminded: "That woodcut, what is the use, it doesn't just make people look a little higher, but it has more face." β
Hearing her mention the woodcut, Lu Zhi's face suddenly appeared with a smile that seemed to be not a smile, and there was a little mystery.
"This woodcut is indeed of great use, but it is not enough for outsiders."
The more he betrayed Guanzi, the more Yu Yu wanted to know, kicked him lightly in the calf, and feigned a fierce saying: "I'm still your outsider, say!" β
Lu Zhi rubbed his chin with his index finger, and said vaguely: "It is said - of course, I am not sure about this matter, it is said that in the art competition of the Fifth Academy of Guozijian, I took three woodcuts, and in the imperial examination, I can go straight to the palace examination." β
"Ahh
Yi Yu opened his mouth a little in surprise, you know, the palace examination is the last moment of the imperial examination, in the entire Guozi Prison, ten people who are the best in each section every year can directly enter the temple examination and be selected by the saint, and these people don't have to think about it, they must be involved with the major forces, and ordinary people are difficult to share half of the pie even if they are talented and virtuous.
After being surprised, Yu Yu felt very bored, and he had to go to Baidu Tie, the fastest post to post the article, "Oh, that's useless to me, and I'm really stingy in school, the woodcut is brushed with a layer of gold paint on the outside of the wood, and if it's all gold, it's worth a few dollars." β
Lu Zhi's expression was undiminished, and he continued: "The imperial examination is for men, and the woodcarving is for womenβit is said that any woman who has obtained three woodcuts in the art competition of the Five Academies will be a female official no matter what her grades are after the graduation examination!" β
With a "pop", Yu Yu's heart shook, and his eyes widened. Stammered: "Female, female, female official? β
Lu Zhi seemed to be very satisfied with her shocked expression, and the index finger on his chin was wide open, and he bowed slightly.
Yi Yu suddenly felt a little foggy in her mind, she hadn't forgotten what was the original motivation and purpose of joining the country's prison, wasn't it just for the word "female official".
In this Tang Dynasty, there is a rule in the Tang Dynasty that anyone who is a female official, regardless of grade or position, has the right to equalize three wives and four concubines!
The female officials here are not referring to the female officials who were born as palace maids in the palace, but are read by the upright and upright national eunuchs! Every year, those who have outstanding results in the annual examination and graduation examination of the national prince will have the opportunity to be recommended to the holy front by the sacrificial wine and the five doctoral deans, and the imperial decree will be crowned as a female official.
In these days in the school, Yu Yu also knows some internal matters, the number of female students in the Guozi Prison has increased greatly, and the number of recommended female officials is only five people every year, and among these five people, at most two people can get holy oracles, sometimes they can't be consecrated, and none of them have been sealed!
At this time, Lu Zhi actually told her that if she took three pieces of woodcarving, she could be directly named a woman!
"Big, big, you're not joking!"
Lu Zhi coughed lightly, "It's not funny, no, this chapter was first published in Baidu Tieba of the same name, this is just a saying, it's said." β
The more he emphasized the word "it is said", the more certain it was that the relics were indeed true! Immediately, he opened his mouth and wailed a little.
Lu Zhi couldn't understand what she meant, "What's wrong with you?" β
Yi Yu held his forehead with one hand and waved his small hand weakly, "I'm fine;
She just suddenly regretted that she had a good wind and bright festival in the morning, and gave up a piece of woodcut to others!
"Why didn't you tell me about such an important matter earlier." Yu couldn't help but raise her foot and kick him in the leg again.
Lu Zhizhen said, "I've said it all, it's just a matter of saying, maybe something, tell you what to do." β
Yi Yucai didn't believe him ghostly, if it was really an impossibly thing, then what did he repeatedly encourage her to take more woodcuts for, right! She remembered that when she was on the Mei Tower, when she received the woodcut, the priest seemed to have said to her, let her keep the woodcut well, it will be useful in the future, and something like that!
Annoyed for a while, Yu Yu dropped her regretful thoughts, thinking about it, if she had known that woodcarvings were so important, would she still choose not to cheat? The answer is yes, she still won't cheat, so what's there to regret.
It's just that Li Tai leaked the question to her and asked her to get the woodcut, what is it...
"Big brother, let me ask you, this lady can have the right to have three wives and four proper wives, right, does it work for anyone?"