"Bu Shang, do you think that the widow will really let you become an official at the age of twelve to serve as an official of my Wu Kingdom?"

A smile tugged at the corner of Qingji's mouth, and he said with a little playfulness.

It's just that there is no sarcasm.

Obviously, Qingji was just making fun of the businessman, and it didn't hurt.

However, how uncomfortable is this to hear in the ears of the diviner?

Bu Shang's heart couldn't help but chuckle, and he quickly knelt down, bowed to Qingji, and said, "King! Wu did not stipulate that the age of twelve years old was not enough to be qualified as an official, and there was no age limit! ”

"The king's search for talent, not meritocracy?"

"Since the king succeeded to the throne, he has made great efforts to recruit talents from all over the world in Wu, so that Wu will be governed, the people will be supported, and the old will be relied on, and it will be sung for the world!"

"In the eyes of Xiaomin, the great king is a saint king of the ages like Cheng Tang, Da Shun, and Da Yao! A generation of masters! ”

"Why use the age limit to make talented people unable to occupy their positions and seek their own politics?"

Gritting his teeth, Bu Shang said angrily: "If this is spread, I am afraid that it will make the people of the world think that the king neglects the virtuous and is laughed at by the world......

"Bold!"

Before Qingji could speak, Gongzi Heng, who was sitting at the bottom, couldn't help but stand up and scolded Bu Shang: "Bu Shang, you are so bold!" ”

"Is the king something you can teach a yellow-mouthed child?"

"Since the king doesn't want to use you, why don't you retreat quickly, dare to rap?"

Hearing this, Bu Shang just knelt there in a daze, kept silent, and did not speak.

Qingji waved his hand, with a kind look, and said, "Bu Shang, you are talented. ”

"However, how can the widow settle with you for the crime of trespassing on the important place of the venue and colliding with the king?"

As soon as he heard this, Bu Shang couldn't help but look sad and indignant, and with a crying voice, Chao Qingji said: "The king, the small people don't ask the king for forgiveness. ”

"I only hope that the king can give Xiaomin a chance to display his talents!"

"In this way, the small people should serve the king as a dog and horse, and in this life they are willing to be Wu Chen, and die for Wu ghosts!"

Qingji squinted his eyes and asked, "Bu Shang, why are you doing this?" ”

"At your age, you can study for a few years, and then take the entrance examination. Or let your husband Kong Qiu recommend it, it must not be a problem. ”

When Bu Shang heard this, he just shook his head with tears streaming down his eyes and said, "The king doesn't know anything. It's not that the people are chasing fame and fortune, but seeking an official to earn medical expenses for their mother! ”

"Wang, my mother is seriously ill, and she has to take a lot of decoction every day, if she doesn't continue, I'm afraid her life will be difficult to protect!"

"Thanks to the funding of the senior brothers, although they have some income, they are still unable to continue, and how can Xiaomin let them continue to spend money like this?"

Speaking of this, Bu Shang couldn't help wiping his tears, and said with a sad look: "If Xiaomin can be an official of one party, he will be able to raise his mother, take good care of him, and not suffer from being sent to the fence."

"If it is appreciated by the king, or in order to alleviate the mother's illness, or even to be cured......"

"In this way, how can Xiaomin not risk breaking into the important place of the venue and ramming the king?"

When Gongzi Heng heard this, he couldn't help frowning and said, "Bu Shang, if that's the case, how can you not let your husband Confucius recommend you?" ”

"There was a reason for this, and I didn't want you to pass the interview and get the opportunity to participate in the examination."

Bu Shang shook his head and said: "The son doesn't know, the family teacher is very polite, although he knows that Xiaomin is out of filial piety, but he thinks that Xiaomin is young and not qualified for any official, so he doesn't recommend ......."

For what Kong Qiu did, Bu Shang would not feel resentment.

Because Kong Qiu treated him with kindness and righteousness.

However, Gongzi Heng has a different opinion on this.

"Pedantic!"

Gongzi Heng said disdainfully: "Bu Shang, filial piety is a virtue, how can the right prime minister not be considerate?" ”

"In my opinion, he is afraid that you will make mistakes during your tenure, and he himself is to blame as a recommender!"

Hearing this, Bu Shang was silent.

According to the probation system, once the recommended official commits a crime, he will also sit down with the recommender.

Bu Shang is only twelve years old, although he is talented and intelligent, and he is extraordinary, but after all, he is too young and uncertain, how to convince the public?

When a county magistrate is a magistrate, it belongs to the category of parent officials......

Of course, it doesn't have to be a county order, it may be an official like the main book, Gong Cao, and Cangcao, but it is inevitable that Bu Shang will make mistakes!

Once Bu Shang broke the law and made a mistake during his tenure, Kong Qiu, as the recommender, was also guilty.

With Qingji's understanding of Kongqiu, Kongqiu would not be so selfish.

You must know that in the original history, Kong Li, the son of Kong Qiu, died before him, and he made no achievements in his life, and died at the age of fifty.

Confucius lost his only son at the age of sixty-nine, and his grief can be imagined.

But he followed funeral rites, and when his son died, "there was a coffin without a coffin."

Confucius has always advocated retro respect, although he lost his beloved son, but he still has a "coffin without a coffin" for his son, which is the sage's forgetfulness and persistence.

By the following year, Confucius's proud disciple Yan Hui also died.

Because his family was very poor and there was only a coffin when he was buried, Yan Lu, the father of Yan Hui, who was also studying under Confucius, couldn't bear it, so he persuaded Sage Kong to sell his carriage to buy a coffin for his disciples.

However, Confucius still refused.

Regardless of whether he is talented or untalented, whether he is a disciple or a son, Confucius treats everyone equally......

With the age of the divination merchants, it is indeed very reluctant to serve as an official, and it is not in line with etiquette.

"Wu Heng, shut up."

Qingji glanced at Gongzi Heng.

Seeing this, Gongzi Heng was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak again.

Qingji is a little dissatisfied, this bastard kid doesn't respect his teacher!

You must know that when Gongzi Heng and other princes were young, in the official school, it was Confucius and others who were preaching and receiving karma to solve their doubts.

In any case, Kong Qiu can be regarded as Gongzi Heng's husband.

How can Gongzi Heng be rude?

This is not allowed by the celebration.

Although, the Confucian ministers headed by Kong Qiu, Zeng Dian, Ran Geng and others are supporting Gongzi Hong's succession and are Gongzi Heng's political enemies.

But, so what?

Although Qingji would not say the words "a teacher for one day, a father for life", he also did not want his son to become an ungrateful person.

Qingji thought for a while, and finally set his eyes on Bu Shang's body, and said slowly: "Bu Shang, the widow is grateful for your filial piety, plus you are indeed talented and learned, forgive you for your innocence." ”

"However, the widow will not be a king who will be fostered by seedlings. At your current age, if you are an official, you are not cultivating you, not making you successful, but harming you. ”

"The widow has to admit that what your husband Kong Qiu did was not wrong."

"The King's ......"

The merchant wanted to speak and stopped.

Qingji waved his hand and said, "Filial piety is a virtue. Bu Shang, you are so self-conscious......"