As soon as Gao Huai gave an order, the accompanying forbidden army took down the three anchovies from the carriage.

Each of the three anchovies was packed in an ice basket, and each of them weighed at least ten pounds.

The scholars outside the door were all surprised when they saw this scene, and Sheng Changfeng and Qi Heng couldn't help but sigh secretly: It seems that although Mr. Xiao has been degraded this time, he is still in the emperor's heart!

After Gao Huai and his party left, Sheng Changfeng and Qi Heng stepped forward to hand over the post, asking to see Wei Chen.

Hearing that these two people actually had a teacher-student friendship with Wei Chen, the surrounding scholars cast envious glances and automatically got out of the way.

So, Sheng Changfeng and Qi Heng held their heads high, crossed the group of scholars, and were led into the mansion by Fu Bo, the old servant of the Wei Mansion.

Entering the courtyard, the two of them saluted Wei Chen together, Sheng Changfeng saw the three bamboo baskets full of ice ballast, and said with a smile: "Little sir, I have heard that the anchovy is delicious, and it is worth a hundred taels of silver in Jiangnan, and it is still priceless." If you are in Bianjing, it is difficult to buy half of the tail even for a lot of silver! ”

Qi Heng also said with a smile: "This is the importance that the official family attaches to Mr. Xiao, it is not easy to be a daughter!" ”

Wei Chen waved his hand, looked at Sheng Changfeng and said, "Changfeng, you came just in time." This anchovy must be stored in the ice cellar, I can't keep it here, you can take it all back to Shengfu, one tail for your fifth sister and sixth sister, one tail for your father and mother, and the last one for your father's mother, I will use it to honor the teacher. ”

Sheng Changfeng was very excited when he heard Wei Chen ask him to bring the fish back to Sheng Mansion at first, but after listening to Wei Chen's distribution plan, his face suddenly collapsed: "There are three anchovies, and it's just like that?" ”

At that moment, his eyes rolled, he rubbed his hands and came to Wei Chen's side, and said with a smile: "Little sir, this anchovy has more than a dozen catties, and the fifth and sixth sisters are all girls' families, where can they finish eating?" Half of the tail is enough for them to eat, and the remaining half is left for me and Yuan Ruo to fight the tooth sacrifice, right? ”

"The beauty of thought!"

Wei Chen glared at him, and said angrily: "If you can't eat it all at once, then marinate it and eat it slowly!" ”

"Oh......" Sheng Changfeng reluctantly glanced at the ice basket containing the anchovies, and then lowered his head a little aggrieved.

Wei Chen was secretly amused, so he had to say slowly: "The teacher is old, his diet is clear, and he can't eat a whole tail of anchovies, and when he eats it, I will let Fu Bo inform you and your second brother." Yuan Ruo, when the time comes, you will also come together, there will be more people, and the teacher will be happier when he sees it. ”

"Great!"

Sheng Changfeng was overjoyed when he heard this, looked at the anchovy in the ice basket and salivated: "I heard that this anchovy can be used as fish and can also be cooked, it is all delicious!" ”

Qi Heng on the side noticed that Wei Chen had taken care of all aspects in his words, but he did not mention Wei Chen himself, and when he spoke, there was a trace of imperceptible amazement in his tone.

Thinking of Wei Chen's appointment as the governor of Yuzhou by the imperial court just now, the delicate Qi Heng suddenly understood Wei Chen's worries, and said deeply at the moment: "Please rest assured, Mr. Xiao, Changfeng and I will definitely come to visit the teacher from time to time." ”

Wei Chen glanced at Qi Heng in some surprise, and then arched his hand towards Qi Heng and said, "Yuan Ruo, you have a heart." When I am not in Bianjing, the teacher will ask you to take care of me more. ”

Hearing the conversation between the two, Sheng Changfeng remembered that Wei Chen was going to leave Bianjing to perform his duties in Yuzhou in the near future, and there was a burst of sadness in his heart, and the excitement and joy of Fang Cai were swept away.

Sheng Changfeng bowed down and said, "Changfeng is willing to go to Yuzhou with Mr. Xiao, and ask Mr. Xiao to agree." ”

Wei Chen smiled and refused: "The affairs of the pro-people government are complicated, and if you follow me to do things, you will definitely delay your studies, so you should stay in Bianjing with peace of mind and prepare for the autumn season." ”

Sheng Changfeng also understood that what Wei Chen said was reasonable, even if Wei Chen agreed to bring him, I was afraid that Sheng Hong's side would not release him, so he had no choice but to give up.

While he was talking, Yuan An walked in and said respectfully: "Young master, the scholars outside the door are gathering more and more, and they still refuse to leave, just asking to see you." ”

Wei Chen couldn't help but feel a little distressed when he heard this, these scholars all came here, either to give gifts to the door, or to post to ask for a meeting, the most difficult of them were those who wanted to worship Wei Chen's disciples, one was more patient than the other, and they couldn't get rid of it.

At that moment, Wei Chen took Sheng Changfeng and Qi Heng to the door together, and persuaded the scholars outside: "Your hospitality, Wei has received it, but Wei is about to release Yuzhou as an official, and he really has no time to accept apprentices, please go back." ”

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Most of the scholars showed pity on their faces when they heard this, most of them were from Bianjing, and they had parents in the hall who needed to serve, so they couldn't travel far.

But there were still more than ten scholars who said in unison: "I am willing to go to Yuzhou with Wei Liuyuan." ”

Seeing this, Wei Chen couldn't help but be moved in his heart.

In the past, Confucius was trapped between Chen and Cai, and there was still Yan Hui Zigong with him, and today Wei Chen was demoted out of Beijing, and there are still people who are willing to follow him, this life is enough!

Wei Chen solemnly bowed deeply to the scholars, and the scholars did not dare to accept the salute, so they bowed down and returned the salute.

Seeing this scene, Qi Heng reminded softly on the side: "Little sir, I see that most of these scholars are sincere apprentices, not on a whim, and many people have come more than once. Please also consider one or two, if you repeatedly push back, I am afraid that it will only hurt the heart of the scholar. ”

Wei Chen said with a wry smile: "I don't know their intentions, it's just that this matter of including protégés needs to be especially cautious." Right now, I have just been demoted and released, and I am in a place of suspicion, if I accept protégés, it will inevitably touch people's taboos, but I am afraid that things will be variable! ”

Sheng Changfeng and Qi Heng understood the scruples in Wei Chen's heart, and they also felt a big headache for a while, and they had nothing to do.

Wei Chen thought about it, the political risk of accepting protégés from a wide range of people, it was too unkind to drive them all away, and the only way was to find a way to raise the threshold for accepting apprentices.

At that moment, Wei Chen asked those scholars who were willing to follow him to Yuzhou to send a few copies of the articles to their own eyes.

Wei Chen read the article, and then asked about his conduct, both of which were in line with his heart, so he would take this person into his door.

Despite such harsh conditions, there were still many people who were willing to give it a try, and in the end, only three people met Wei Chen's conditions.

The three of them bowed to Wei Chen very solemnly, and then Yuan An brought the tea, and the three of them gave Wei Chen tea one by one, and Wei Chen drank this cup of tea, even if he decided the status of teacher and student.

Wei Chen pays attention to what he likes, as for the restraint, he doesn't care, he can just make it up another day.

After the three people who successfully apprenticed walked out of the door, their faces were full of joy and their spirits were flying, and many scholars were envious when they saw this scene, and they came up to congratulate them together.

After working for a long time, they finally sent away the group of scholars outside, and Sheng Changfeng and Qi Heng also said goodbye.

However, Wei Chen couldn't rest yet.

Since he is about to become a pro-people official, he can't be alone like Dang Hanlin, and he must have a set of teams to assist him in handling government affairs, that is, his staff.

As for the three students who had just been admitted, although they were enthusiastic, they had no experience in doing things, so it was difficult to help Wei Chen.

The staff must be shrewd and capable, and Wei Chen has already had an idea in his heart about the specific candidate.

Wei Chen first went to the backyard to talk to the teacher Zhuang Junxu for a long time, and then went to the Sheng Mansion again after Sheng Hong went home in the evening.

On the second day, Wei Chen posted to the mansion of Wang Wenqing, the secretary of Dali Temple, and made a special trip to visit.

After going around and around, Wei Chen finally returned home, picked up a pen and wrote a letter, and sent a fast horse to the White Deer Cave Academy thousands of miles away.