The girl in Tsing Yi stared at Bai Song with a little seriousness and curiosity, and she didn't know what to think.

Bai Song is very strange, what is the point of a little girl caring about this?

Seeing that Bai Song didn't speak, the girl in Tsing Yi stepped forward and said, "Although I didn't listen too lightly before, I know that you mean that grandpa did something against his will for the benefit of the family, what the hell is going on?" ”

"What does this have to do with you?"

"Why doesn't it matter?" The girl in Tsing Yi stared at her eyes and said very seriously, "Grandpa has been frowning lately, but I have seen it all, and I can see what happened at a glance." Grandpa has been running around for the family all his life, and at this time, if the Qin family still has to rely on grandpa's protection, wouldn't it be too useless for me to wait for juniors? I wondered what was bothering my grandfather and what I could do about it. ”

"What's your name?"

"My name is Qin Lanzhi."

"Do you really want to hear it?"

Qin Lanzhi nodded: "In this way, I invite you to a nearby teahouse." ”

Bai Song thought about it, but it wasn't impossible, so he followed the other party's wishes.

At the other end, in the Qin Mansion.

Qin Lao and Yu Lao sat together and drank tea, and with no one else around, Qin Xu's face was a little more worried.

Qin Xu was a little curious, he could understand that Yu Shinan accepted Bai Song as a closed disciple.

But I can't understand why Yu Shinan would stand with Bai Song in this matter.

Could it be that Bai Song, this kid is so good that Yu Shinan no longer cares about the interests of the scholars?

"What the hell do you think? Why did you personally come forward in this matter? It seems that you also want the old man to make a change. ”

Yu Shinan took a sip of tea and brewed for a while, thinking about what to say.

In the end, Yu Shinan still chose to use his grandson Yu Ji as a case, and reorganized what Bai Song told him.

As scholars, all major families have similar experiences.

The scholars have the ability to protect the promotion, but they will always consider the problem of avoiding suspicion.

The direct children of the family generally do not enter the court as officials, and Yu Ji's experience represents the experience of the direct family of the major families.

And the Qin family in Chang'an City is even more special.

In order to maintain the influence of the Qin family in the Tang Dynasty, in order to establish a tall and majestic image among the people.

The children of the Qin family, whether they are direct or collateral, refuse to enter the court as officials.

What you want is a clear height.

Even if there are some protégés with foreign surnames who enter the court, there are very few.

The reason why the Qin family has been able to survive until now is because of the reputation that has developed over hundreds of years.

Reputation is the umbrella of the Qin family, but it has also become an obstacle to the development of the Qin family.

With the change of dynasties and the ascension of a new emperor to the throne, every change of power will invisibly weaken the influence of the Qin family.

But the Qin family chose a pretentious route.

If it can continue like this, the Qin family may still be able to be glorious in the Tang Dynasty for a hundred years.

But what about a hundred years from now?

Today's Qin family has entered a route of slow death, boiling frogs in warm water, and the times are consuming the Qin family bit by bit.

Qin Xu has experienced decades of ups and downs, and he has already seen the hidden dangers of the Qin family.

If there is no way to break the situation, the future of the Qin family is worrying.

The imperial examination is an opportunity to shuffle the cards, and for the scholars, there are both destruction and opportunities.

But the major families have chosen to confront, and the reason is very simple, no family is willing to put the fate of the family on the top of a big gamble.

Yu Shinan knew Qin Xu's heart, because every family experienced the same.

Seeing that Qin Xu fell into deep thought after listening to what he said, Yu Shinan smiled: "Our two families have a lot in common, but there are a little differences. In the Yu family, as long as I say a word, all the clansmen will obey the arrangement. But the Qin family is different, there are still many clan forces behind Qin Lao, and it is impossible for them to agree to block the Qin family in the opposition of other scholars. ”

"So, you're completely optimistic about Bai Song and ready to embrace the imperial examination?"

Yu Shinan sighed: "The old man's disciple said that the imperial examination is a tide and the inevitable result of the development of the times. I think he has a point, this change has gone through three generations since the previous dynasty, no matter how the scholars in the world obstruct it, the imperial examination is being held as scheduled, and it is improving every year. We old things can't be stopped.

If we can't stop him, why should we stand against him? After all, this world is still the emperor's world, and since the emperor is not satisfied with our current actions, we should make adjustments. If you have to hold on to what you have, you may not get any benefits, but on the contrary, you will suffer a catastrophe for yourself and your family. ”

……

In the teahouse, Miss Qin asked for a private room.

Sitting in the private room on the third floor, opening the window, you can see the flowers and plants in the Qin Mansion from a distance.

Qin Lanzhi poured a cup of tea for Bai Song, her voice became kinder than before, and she asked in a low voice, "Childe, can you talk about it now?" ”

Bai Song asked, "Have you heard of the recent poetry conference?" ”

"Heard!" Qin Lanzhi's eyes lit up, and she seemed to be very interested, "It's rumored in the market, my grandfather is still a judge!" It's a pity that I didn't go to the first audition, and then I heard a legend that the poetry conference was interesting. Not only have there been many good poems, but there are also many interesting things, I heard that Brother Yu Ji and my grandfather quarreled at the venue, it's funny to think about. I'm looking forward to the next preliminary round starting sooner. ”

"I did the poetry conference."

"You?" Qin Lanzhi is even more different.

In this regard, Bai Song didn't want to explain more, and continued: "The purpose of the poetry conference is biased towards entertainment, but I never thought that I could really use the poetry conference to create any writers, I have my purpose." But after the first audition, the development of things has exceeded my expectations, and the folk spread is too widespread, which has caused the emperor's dissatisfaction. ”

"Didn't the emperor personally approve of the poetry conference? Why are you dissatisfied? ”

"Because the palace examination is about to start, at this time in previous years, the streets and alleys of Chang'an City were discussing the imperial examination, but this year it was stolen by the poetry conference. If it continues like this, it will give students all over the world an illusion that it is better to go to the poetry conference than to study hard for ten years, as long as a good work can be done, it can be famous all over the world. This time dealt a big blow to the prestige of the imperial examination. ”

Qin Lanzhi listened carefully, she only studied poetry and articles, and few people would talk to her about political content.

To put it simply, Qin Lanzhi's understanding still caused a lot of difficulties.

The little girl twisted her eyebrows and thought for a long time, and then she seemed to understand and said, "And then?" ”

"Then, of course, yes, we must control the popularity of the poetry conference, and we can't let the influence of the poetry conference continue to expand."

"What does this have to do with my grandfather?"