Although Guozijian is still nominally an academy, if it is really compared, it is much higher than the level of those research institutes on the earth in later generations, and the salary is naturally very high.

After arriving at the residence, Xu Xian understood what Li Yuanhui meant, the accommodation conditions provided by Guozijian were indeed very good, and the best rooms in the inn outside could not be compared. Because this is not an ordinary dormitory, but a separate small courtyard less than 100 meters away from Guozijian, there will be people who come to clean it every day.

As for eating, it's very different.

When Xu Xian was studying at Hangzhou Academy, he couldn't go too late every time he arrived at the meal, otherwise he might only be left with leftovers. And the taste of the food is not very good, there is very little oil and water, and the fat man He Liang has to take Xu Xian to forage outside the academy from time to time.

And Guozijian is not a big canteen, but has a menu like an inn, and you can order food separately and open a small stove.

This is equivalent to providing a small villa and including food, which is completely the treatment of an expert.

"How is it, are you satisfied?" Li Yuanhui said with a smile.

"Very satisfied. Xu Xian nodded. Living in such a small courtyard is indeed much more convenient, and he is not afraid of being disturbed by others when he cultivates or something.

Originally, he planned to find a random place to settle down first, and after a while, he would spend his own money to buy a yard.

Now, it seems, it's not necessary.

"Will every student in Guozijian provide such a courtyard?" Xu Xian asked curiously.

"Of course not!"

Li Yuanhui said with a smile: "Only teaching assistants with a doctorate degree or above are eligible to assign such a courtyard, but for you, it is an exception." Although the accommodation conditions provided for ordinary students are not bad, they are not enough to provide a courtyard. ”

"Of course, to be able to enter the Guozijian, in fact, there is no need for the imperial court to provide accommodation, because most of them have families and rooms in the capital. ”

Most of the students of Guozijian have already held official positions in the imperial court, married wives and had children, and it is naturally nothing to settle down in the capital. Just like Xu Xian, if it weren't for Bai Suzhen's pregnancy, it would be inconvenient to come to the capital and stay in Hangzhou Mansion, the first thing Xu Xian did when he came to the capital should be to buy a family property first.

After the placement, it was still early, not yet noon.

"Hanwen, don't you want to eat at my house at noon?" Li Yuanhui sent out an invitation very warmly.

As one of the few great Confucians in the dynasty, Li Yuanhui is not so approachable in ordinary times, except for his peers, it is the first time that he has taken the initiative to invite a junior like Xu Xian to the mansion as a guest.

There is no way, many of Xu Xian's works, even if he is a great Confucian, he is convinced, and after reading it, he feels that it should be revealed. When Xu Xian was just starting to show his strength, their group of old guys held a Jiangnan Talent Literary Meeting, just to admit Xu Xian into the Holy Courtyard, which shows how much they attach importance to Xu Xian.

Although Xu Xian was not their student, they already regarded Xu Xian as the hope of Confucianism in the future!

Well, there's no need to rush, just take your time.

After Xu Xian saw His Majesty, he would let him go to the Holy Courtyard to pay respects, and it would take a long time.

In the face of Li Yuanhui's kind invitation, Xu Xian politely refused, because he wanted to visit an elder first.

was rejected, Li Yuanhui was not angry, but nodded approvingly: "Well, when you arrive in the capital, you will visit the elders first, as it should be." Li Yuanhui asked: "Your elder should also be an official in the imperial court, right? What is your name and what official position? ”

"It was Xu Zhengqing, who previously served as a student in Hangzhou, and he was transferred back to the capital last year, and it seemed that he was returning to Beijing to serve as a counselor, but now I don't know if there has been a change in his position. Xu Xian said.

"Xu Zhengqing?"

Who knew that Li Yuanhui, who had been smiling and groaning just now, changed his face suddenly after hearing this name.

"Yes. Xu Xian nodded, a little puzzled.

Li Yuanhui's eyes became very complicated, as if he didn't know how to speak for a while, and his face was also embarrassed.

Seeing this, Xu Xian's heart sank, and he asked in a deep voice, "Did something happen?"

Li Yuanhui was silent for a while, and finally let out a long breath, as if he had made some difficult decision, before he said sadly: "Xu Jianguan, a month ago...... Dead!"

Wow!

Xu Xian's face suddenly changed greatly, his eyes revealed disbelief, and he immediately said, "How is it possible? Lord Xu, how can he die?"

This result is so surprising that it is completely untouchable.

Xu Zhengqing is not very old, and he has great ambitions in his heart, and he is a very ideal person. At the beginning, he was relegated to Hangzhou Mansion to do five years of academic administration, although he was depressed and depressed, but he was also conscientious, and he had a good reputation in Hangzhou Mansion, and he made a lot of contributions to the students of Hangzhou Prefecture.

Xu Xian still remembers very clearly that a year ago, the teachers and students of Hangzhou Academy bid farewell to Xu Zhengqing in the Changting Pavilion outside the city.

Everyone sang in unison, "Outside the long pavilion, by the ancient road, the grass is green and the sky is green; Xu Zhengqing disliked this poem too much for children, and said that he preferred Xu Xian's song "Confidant in the sea, if the end of the world is next to each other." ”

At that time, Xu Zhengqing was full of spirit, yearning for being able to show his strength after returning to Beijing, and use the splendid fortune in his chest to make suggestions for the imperial court.

Who knew that only a year had passed, and this respected elder was no longer alive.

Li Yuanhui did not speak.

Xu Xian was also silent.

After another half a ring, Xu Xian clenched his fists, he knew that it was impossible for Li Yuanhui to tell this kind of lie, it must be true, so he accepted the news. Suppressing the surging emotions in his heart, he asked in a low voice, "Lord Xu, how did he die?"

"Xu Jianguan, he is a person with a strong and proud backbone......" Li Yuanhui sighed and slowly explained what happened.

A month ago, it was roughly when Xu Xian was taking the township test in Suzhou Prefecture.

At that time, Fang Zhongyong had already gone back, so he didn't know what happened in the capital.

The cause of Xu Zhengqing's death was precisely because he was too upright, and since he returned to Beijing, he had repeatedly advised the Son of Heaven and put forward a series of suggestions on fighting against the northern barbarians, and at the same time put forward many measures within the imperial court.

Many of these admonitions and measures made the Son of Heaven feel very good and were adopted.

However, almost every one of them harmed the interests of the appeasementers. So the appeasement faction designed to frame Xu Zhengqing and let him be arrested and put in prison by Gong Weisi.

Naturally, the main station faction could not let the appeasement faction act so recklessly, and hurriedly tried to find a way to rescue Xu Zhengqing.

It's just that before they had time to clear Xu Zhengqing, news came from the prison that Xu Zhengqing committed suicide in prison!

Although the main battle faction was extremely angry afterwards and wanted to avenge Xu Zhengqing, this matter was handled by the Gong Wei Division, and the person was arrested by the Gong Wei Division. And Gong Weisi is the emperor's most favored department, and he has always believed in it, and there are many court officials who died in their hands, and there are several grades higher than Xu Zhengqing.

This matter is naturally gone.