On May 21, the sixteenth year of Yongkang, the sky was high and the clouds were light.

Song Ren thought he was up early, but when he walked out of the house, he heard Qin Lao arguing with Yu Guang about something.

"Bastard, you already have a painting of Song Xiaoyou's ink treasure, what if you give this one to the old man!"

"Master Qin, that painting has been sent to the palace, and the same is true of this one, it's not that the student will rob you, but it has to be presented to Your Majesty."

"The old man doesn't care, copy a copy by himself and send it over, this old man Mobao is going to be decided!"

"Master Qin, if you want to say that, the students will use it to rob it."

"You dare! The old man will kill you! ”

“......”

"Ahem!"

Song Ren coughed lightly, pretending not to hear anything, and greeted the two living treasures with a smile, "Good morning, Old Qin, Lord Yu." ”

When the two people who were fighting saw Song Ren appear, they immediately fell silent, but the piece of paper on which Song Ren wrote his poems at the banquet was still firmly held in their hands, each holding a corner, and no one showed any signs of letting go.

Yu Guang pretended to be calm and nodded at Song Ren.

Qin Zhengyuan snorted coldly, and when he looked at Song Ren, he also showed a charitable smile.

Taking advantage of Qin Lao's distraction, Yu Guang immediately stretched out his hand and pulled out the paper.

Qin Lao was immediately furious, "Shaft! The angry old man is also coming! ”

Yu Guang ran away with a smile, and when he ran, he didn't forget to squeeze his eyebrows at Song Ren.

Song Ren rolled his eyes, feeling that Comrade Lao Yu was not serious, and he was too lazy to care about the two of them, so he washed up by himself.

The academy did not arrange for subordinates to serve, Qin Lao was used to being simple, and he usually stayed here to read, planting some melons, fruits and vegetables in the fields to pass the boring time.

There is no one to eat, and no one will prepare for breakfast, Song Ren is a person who will not treat himself badly in terms of eating, so he went to the field and picked some grown vegetables.

Then he ignored the two people who were still arguing, and ran to the kitchen to make food.

When the aroma of the food wafted into the hall, Qin Lao and Yu Guang came back to their senses, and the two glanced at each other, both of them surprised each other.

As the so-called gentleman cooks far away, you must know that a man who cooks will be said for a lifetime, let alone a scholar.

The phrase "gentleman is far away from cooking" means that the cook will kill, chickens, ducks, geese, fish and the like, so that the gentleman should not commit murder and be merciful, not that the gentleman does not enter the kitchen and is not ashamed of cooking.

But many people who read books will only read to death, only looking at the surface and not knowing the meaning, more precisely, they do not know, but they feel that after reading the books of the sages, they can despise everything and uphold their so-called "literati style".

Qin Lao and Yu Guang stood by the kitchen door like tourists in the zoo to see the national treasure, and when Song Ren turned the spoon, Yu Guang didn't forget to shout.

Song Ren couldn't wait to smash the pot directly on Yu Guang's face, Lao Tzu made food for you early in the morning, and when I was an artist?

He turned around angrily and said: "Don't be stunned, you have a little vision to see if you can't do it, work, take the vegetables out, serve porridge, don't work and have no food." ”

The two people outside the door smiled silly, pushed each other and ran into the kitchen, serving the dishes and serving the porridge.

A great Confucian in the current dynasty and a patrol in the imperial history have become miscellaneous at the moment, and no one cares about their noble status.

The dishes were ready, and the three of them gathered around the table to eat, Yu Guang had tasted Song Ren's craftsmanship, but after eating the first bite, he was still full of praise.

The atmosphere is very good, like a real family of three, there is talk and laughter, there is no food and no speech, and there are no broken rules for Arthur to sit.

After chatting and chatting, they talked about Qin Zhengyuan's identity, and after Yu Guang's introduction, Song Ren knew how hung the little old man with rosacea beside him was.

When today's son Zhu Yu launched the "Battle of Quelling the Rebellion" and robbed his nephew Emperor Huiwen of the throne.

The script is somewhat similar to another Ming Dynasty's "Battle of Jingjing", but the difference is that Zhu Yu's rebellion was because of the tyranny of Emperor Huiwen, which made the people miserable.

But even so, it is not right, and the imperial power needs a principle that conforms to the way of heaven, so Zhu Yu urgently needs a famous person to help him correct his name.

First of all, this person has to be a reader, only a reader, can become an expert, no, can go full of nonsense... No, you have to read someone anyway.

Although Zhu Yu did not like literati, Confucianism was needed to govern the country, and Confucianism was inseparable from literati.

Secondly, this person must be top-notch among the literati, and he must be a role model for the world's scholars.

And Qin Zhengyuan was a scholar of Hallym University at that time, his protégés and former officials were all over the world, and he was a legendary figure like "Lianzhong Sanyuan".

With Qin Lao's influence among the scholar class and scholars, with his correct name, Zhu Yu was able to get rid of his identity as a rebellious minister and thief and usurper.

But as a result, Qin Lao ran away and went to farm, so that the Son of Heaven could not find him.

However, the little old man was still smart, although he did not help Zhu Yu correct his name and enjoy the glory and wealth, but he wrote a letter and recommended his two students to the Son of Heaven.

One is the first apprentice Yang Ziji, who is now an old man in the court and a scholar of the fifth grade, and the other is Yu Guang, who has become the inspector of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and is the official position of the seventh grade.

The two students are both in high positions, which shows Qin Zhengyuan's ability.

Song Ren's admiration for Qin Zhengyuan is not only that he abides by his duties as a courtier, although his previous boss was brought down, he did not choose to follow the new boss and enjoy a high salary, but directly put up his stall, Lao Tzu quit and went farming.

You must know that if Qin Lao corrected the name of the new emperor at that time, not to mention that one person is above ten thousand people, at least it is the existence that can shake three shocks by stomping his feet on the court.

But he didn't, he chose to stick to his heart and chose loyalty.

It was also a year after Emperor Yongkang took power, Qin Lao, who had darkened his skin from farming, found that the emperor seemed to be not bad, so he let his two students enter the court as officials.

In addition, the most important point, which is also one of the things that Song Ren admires the most, is that this little old man is the existence of Lianzhong Sanyuan.

In this regard, Song Ren got up and saluted to Qin Lao, he had thought that this old man and Huang Youdao were in the same group, and his words were a little disrespectful.

Qin Zhengyuan smiled disapprehantly, "The loose tea made by Song Xiaoyou, although it is not as clear as the group tea, is not as clear as the cooking steps, and there is a little less Yaxing, but it is accepted by more people, it is a drink, but the scholar regards tea as a gift, showing how different he is, only you have changed this matter, let the tea return to simplicity, this is a great good, and the food you make tastes very good!" ”

Song Ren said modestly: "It's just a mistake, if Qin Lao likes it, he will let the tea house provide you with a few catties of special tea for free every month from now on, Qin Lao, don't refuse first, this is a little bit of the younger generation's heart." ”

"The old man understands it, but it is useless, and the old man is not short of money."

"It's not about money, don't you want to make wine, you want to use this tea to ask Qin Lao for a few words."

"Oh?"

Qin Zhengyuan stroked his long beard lightly, "But like Bo Sheng, write a few small seals and let you rub them on the bottle?" ”

"That's right, after the wine is brewed, the winery will also provide you with a few catties of spirits for free every month, as a reward, anyway, it will be sent to you on time in the future, as for whether you accept it or not, how to deal with it, that's your business."

Qin Zhengyuan looked at the young man in front of him with a sincere look, smiled and shook his head, and accepted it.

The people are sophisticated, the ideas in their heads are also wonderful, and they are talented, the food is delicious, and the main thing is dignified.

Qin Lao couldn't overlap Song Ren at this moment with the rumored master "Song Buren" who reversed black and white and acted as a dog leg everywhere, if he had to find a reason, it might really be like Yu Guang said, for the sake of the people, for justice, endure humiliation and wait for an opportunity, and wait for an opportunity for justice to exist in the court.

Although there are some cities in this way, which makes people fearful, the original intention is for the sake of the people of Limin, which is worthy of respect.

Yu Guang on the side smiled happily, because Song Ren also used the same words to let himself write those words.

"Brother Song Xian, although this wine does not have my inscription, but those who see it have a share, foolish brother, it is also good wine."

"That's not good, I'm filial to Elder Qin, if you want it, I'll give you a ten percent discount at most."

“...”

The carriage back to Jiangdu County stopped at the gate of the academy, and Qin Lao was a little reluctant to hold Song Ren's hand, and his tone was a little sincere, "If you have free time, you can come and see the old man, the old man is looking forward to your book." ”

Qin Lao's appearance made Song Ren can't help but recall his mother's reluctant expression every time he left home and went back to school.

When people are old, they are always lonely, they want to be accompanied by their children, but they are afraid of delaying their children.

Song Ren bowed and said, "The juniors will definitely come back to cook for Old Qin." ”

Qin Lao smiled very happily, with a little tears in his eyes, "Okay, good boy, good boy, be a good official, be a good official!" ”