Chapter Ninety-Six: Lu Yungong
Seeing the autumn wind in the city of Gusu,
I want to write a lot of books.
I can't say enough in a hurry,
Pedestrians are about to open and open.
The autumn breeze in the city of Gusu makes people lovesick, and I want to write a letter to my relatives outside, but I have a lot of thoughts, and in a hurry, how to write all my emotions? The messenger was just about to go on the road, but the letter writer shouted to stop him, opened the envelope and looked at it carefully, and saw if there was any omission.
Lu Yuncheng held the manuscript of the poem and looked at it carefully, and had mixed feelings for a while, arousing homesickness, his eyes were slightly wet, he praised "good poem", looked at the ink on the paper before it dried, and said: "Who wrote this poem?" ”
"It is a little Langjun named Chen Fasheng, who is waiting in the gatehouse, saying that he is a disciple of Dean Lu of Rosin Academy, and he was entrusted by Dean Lu to send a letter to his family. Lu Yungong is in a high position, and he is in charge of the Guozi Chess Academy, and there are countless people who want to meet.
"By the way, this is a gift list, the family letter Chen Fasheng wants to hand it over to the head of the family, I don't know if the head of the family will see it?" The butler standing in front of Lu Yungong added carefully.
"Since you have come to deliver a letter to your family, don't be lazy, please meet him in the main hall." Lu Yungong had actually received a letter from Lu Xian before, and knew that he recommended Chen Fan, but firstly, he had not seen Chen Fan, and secondly, he was very busy during this time, so the reply to the letter was delayed.
Chen Fan was led to the hall by the servants of the Lu Mansion, and a maidservant served tea, Chen Fan did not move, just sat quietly and waited patiently. Fortunately, the waiting time was not long, and after about half an hour, Lu Yungong arrived at the main hall, followed by the housekeeper.
Seeing the other party, Chen Fan immediately got up and saluted, this Lu Yungong is in his fifties, he is very well maintained, there are almost no wrinkles on his face, and his slightly fat body is wearing a purple gown, and he is full of wealth.
"Chen Fasheng, sit, don't be restrained by me."
"Xie Lugong." Chen Fan was not in a hurry to sit down, and waited for Lu Yungong to sit down before he sat down.
"Is my brother okay?"
Thanks to Lu Gong's concern, the tutor was in good health during this time, and he often held gatherings. Not long after I entered the master's door, the master also told me about the relationship with Lu Gong before I came to the capital, praised Lu Gong's knowledge and prestige, and asked me to go to your mansion after entering Beijing, and greet you for him. After speaking, Chen Fan got up, put the letter on the desk next to Lu Gong, and then retreated.
Lu Yungong didn't immediately open it to watch, but said, "It's hard work." My brother praised me a little, but in fact, his level was not bad, especially in the art of war. Speaking of level, I read your poems, nephew, and they are well written, the two poems you have done in the house of your brother have now spread in the capital, especially the sentence 'sneaking into the throat with the wind', everyone likes to come to such a sentence when drinking. Does this poem left in my house today have a poem name? ”
"Back to Lu Gong, called "Autumn Thoughts"."
"Good name, see the virtuous nephew today, if you are a handsome talent, you don't need to see outside, I am your master's cousin, you can call me Shibo."
"Thank you, Shibo." Chen Fan said. It's not that Chen Fan didn't want to call Shibo at first, but when they met for the first time, Chen Fan didn't care whether the other party wanted to or not, he called Shibo when he opened his mouth, it was called stammering, it was clinging, and he would be looked down upon by the other party for no reason, and Lu Yuangong asked Chen Fan to shout, that was to call Corporal Lixian, which was to take care of the juniors. At this time, Chen Fan shouted according to Lu Yungong's proposal, it was given by the elders, and it was unavoidable, and it would invisibly increase the favor of the other party.
"You're here, just send a letter, why bother with a gift?" At this time, the housekeeper put the gift list on the table next to Lu Yungong, and now handed it to the master in front of Chen Fan, it is also exquisite, if Lu Yungong does not accept it, just return it, if it is accepted, it is still necessary to be polite.
"Back to Shibo, many of them were instructed by the master to bring, and they were the master's intentions, and some of them were pondered by myself, and I don't know if Shibo likes them, just to express a little heart." Before Chen Fan came to Jiankang, he prepared some Suzhou specialties, and in addition to the ancient inkstone of 3,000 Wen, he also sent a flower and bird embroidery of 2,000 Wen.
"The virtuous nephew has a heart. I don't know where the virtuous nephew came to the capital, where to live? ”
"Stay at the inn for the time being."
"The inn is noisy, do you want to stay in my house?"
"No need, thank you Shibo for your kindness, the inn is very close to Guozixue, it is convenient to travel, and it is also convenient to communicate with the people who take the same exam, and there are several guards who came with me, and the safety is also guaranteed, please rest assured." This excuse is necessary, firstly, to inform myself that there are more people in this line, and it is really inconvenient to live in Lufu, and secondly, the other party may be a kind word, and it is necessary to be humble.
"That's fine, if there's any inconvenience, just let me know. By the way, how did you prepare for this four-product test? Sure enough, Lu Yungong was not reluctant, but changed the topic.
"Hui Shibo, according to Master's evaluation, I should be able to pass, but there may be changes in the examination room, but I am still confident."
"That's good, you're still young, it's good to come and exercise, I'm not as good as you at your master's age, ,......。"
Lu Yuangong chatted with Chen Fan again, asked some homely questions, talked about some understanding of Go, basically Lu Yuangong was asking, Chen Fan was answering, fortunately, now Chen Fan's knowledge is good, the answer is decent, after chatting for a while, Lu Yuangong took a sip of tea on the table, Chen Fan immediately said knowingly: "Delay Shibo for a long time, the little nephew will leave first, if Shibo doesn't think I'm stupid, I'll listen to the teachings in the future." ”
"There is no need to teach or anything, and there is nothing to do in the future."
"Thank you, Shibo."
At that moment, Chen Fan said goodbye and left the Lu Mansion.
After Chen Fan left, Lu Yuangong thought about it and said to the housekeeper: "This Chen Fasheng came to take the fourth grade, you should let people pay attention to it and see how he did this time." ”
"Yes, but I need someone to take care of it."
"It's not necessary, after all, it's good to be old and practice a little more. If you pass, it is clear that you are a talented person, and you can take care of it at that time, and then take care of one or two, and you don't need to bury the talent. "Sometimes you have to take care of a person, not only to see the relationship, but also to see whether the person is talented, for example, let an illiterate person be the champion, that is not to take care of him, but to harm him. If Chen Fan can pass the four-grade test this time, it means that he has entered Lu Yungong's eyes, and he has the qualifications to let Lu Yungong take care of him.
"Yes, I'm going to get noticed." The butler bowed his head and said.
It is said that Chen Fan came out of the Lu Mansion and it was already sunset, so Chen Fan came over in the morning, but Lu Yungong was not at home at that time, and he waited in the concierge for a long time, and did not enter the mansion until the afternoon. Chen Fan's waiting time is still quite short, some people want to see Lu Yungong, let alone wait for a few hours, even a few days, Chen Fan is considered smooth.
Seeing that it was not early in the morning, Chen Fan immediately found a restaurant with everyone, had dinner, and then returned to the inn.