Farmers of Shu Han

Chapter 1303 Test
After New Year's Day, the Grand Sima's Mansion was really like what General Jiang Wan said, full of people and traffic.

Feng Da Sima's disciples and old officials in Chang'an City, anyone who can get involved will come to visit him.

That's all, and many ministers in the court have sent greeting cards.

Coupled with the fact that the family upstarts who received dividends in the Great Han Restoration, none of them were left behind.

As in previous years, those who are close to each other, even students in Tsing Yi and old men, can enter.

If the relationship is not in place, even if the clan relative Liu Yan and Liu Junhou come, they can only go to the front hall and be accompanied by Feng Da Sima's disciples to drink tea.

Then when Da Sima is free after work, he might come over to sit down.

If there is no time, then there is no way!
Da Sima occupies a large area, so the front hall dedicated to entertaining guests and banquets is also extremely long.

Some people sat so far away that they might not even be able to see clearly whether the person on the main seat in the inner hall was a man or a woman.

As for the rest of the people who are even worse, they all only accept invitations, do not accept gift slips, and are not even allowed to enter the door.

But this year, there was an exception.

Shang Shuling Fei Yi, under the watchful eyes of everyone, was personally welcomed into Da Sima's mansion by Da Sima's first disciple, Wei Rong, the proctor of the Royal Academy.

Even the guests who can enter the front hall do not have this kind of treatment.

Even some people who can enter the backyard cannot meet this standard of treatment.

For example, Zhao Guang.

When the concierge saw him, he didn't bother to talk to him.

Every time he brought his wife over, he would make a fuss with Mrs. Zuo.

As for the treatment like Fei Yi's, that's quite the treatment of a distinguished guest.

It's just... When did Fei Yi become a distinguished guest of Da Sima Mansion?
The people guarding outside the mansion were all astonished.

"Sir, the disciple has brought the Shang Shu Ling over."

The second person who can run horses in Da Sima's mansion enters the courtyard. Da Sima and Mrs. Mei are playing chess.

There is a small stove next to the small table.

Water was boiling on the small stove, and white hot steam was bubbling.

Not far away, Mrs. Zuo and Mrs. Zhao Huang are exercising martial arts.

Clinking, weapons colliding, sparks burst out from time to time.

It seems that the weapons are real materials, and the fights are really hard.

If you are not careful, you may be seriously injured.

Farther away, Zhao Sanqian was having fun with a group of children, big and small.

From time to time, the children cheered and even screamed.

As for the places that cannot be seen clearly, there are figures shaking, probably the other female relatives of Da Sima.

"Xiaguan Yi, pay my respects to Da Sima."

Feng Da Sima, who was sitting there, turned his head and said with a smile:
"This is not the Shangshutai, and the Shangshuling came here today to discuss some political affairs with me, so why?"

Pointing to the seat next to her, "But please sit down."

Then he said to Wei Rong, "Goofy, go get a cup of tea."

In this world, probably only Feng Da Sima and Wei Rong's mother would call the supervisor of the Royal Academy that way.

Wei Rong responded respectfully, asked Fei Yi to sit down, and poured another cup of tea.

After he finished all this, Da Sima Feng waved his hand again:
"Go."

Wei Rong bowed and stepped back.

Today, the guests in the front hall of Mr.'s house will be entertained by him, so naturally he can't stay here for too long.

After Wei Rong left, Da Sima Feng didn't speak immediately, but just picked up a chess piece and put it on the board.

From the time Fei Yi came in to when he was seated, he was very calm and elegant.

Unexpectedly, Da Sima Feng's action made him frown slightly:
The position of this pawn...

Why are you so weird?
Mrs. Mei on the opposite side immediately followed, and also fell behind.

Then Fei Yi frowned again.

This……

Could it be that I am ignorant, why have I never seen such a way of making money?

Go has a lot in common with the art of war.

Feng Da Sima's military exploits are illustrious, and he is invincible in all battles.

Such a person who is proficient in military strategy must have his own uniqueness in playing chess.

As for Mrs. Mei, she is a well-known master of mathematics, and she edited the enlightenment mathematics of Dahan Academy.

How could it not be counted as chess pieces?
Thinking of this, Fei Yi's spirit immediately lifted.

Can't say, can we see top chess players duel today?
And it was a chess move that I had never seen before.

After seeing the position of Amei, Sima Feng raised his head and looked at Fei Yi who was about to observe:

"Shang Shuling, would you like to negotiate for me?"

Even though Mrs. Mei was bestowed by the imperial court and she is also a student of the Royal Academy, Fei Yi still dare not look at Mrs. Mei directly:

"How dare the lower officials be presumptuous? I'm afraid I will lose my etiquette."

Feng Da Sima smiled contemptuously:
"Shang Shuling didn't change his face when he entered the hall, why did he become so reserved after sitting here?"

In fact, the second courtyard is not the real backyard of Da Sima Mansion.

This can only be regarded as the transition between the front yard and the back yard.

However, the family members of Feng's family will often appear in this place, so it is barely reasonable to say that they are entering the house-for example, now.

When Fei Yi heard what Feng Da Sima said, his face became slightly hot, and he felt a little ashamed:

"Yi is too conservative."

Feng Da Sima got up and gave up his position:
"Shang Shu orders please."

This time, Fei Yi didn't back down any more, he just sat down, bowed his head politely, and said to Madam Mei:
"Yi, I'm sorry."

Amei, who has brought many disciples out these years, is no longer the barbarian girl of Nanzhong, but she stretched out her hand in a graceful manner:

"I also ask Shang Shuling for advice."

Fei Yi has been thinking about this game since Feng Da Sima dropped the first chess piece.

But until now, he still couldn't see why these black and white stones on the chessboard were played like this.

He thought and thought, but finally he dared not continue Feng Da Sima's chess move, but took another look.

Amei's face remained unchanged, following Fei Yi's move, she also started another place.

This time, Fei Yi finally understood.

His face became hot again, and at the same time, he secretly said ashamed.

It seems that Mrs. Mei is deliberately playing against herself with a chess method that she can understand.

The two played very fast at the beginning, but after the middle game, the speed began to slow down.

"when!"

"Chong!"

"drink!"

"kill!"

It turned out that Mrs. Zuo and Zhao Huangshi were too involved. While they were moving around, at some point, they got close to the place where they were playing chess.

The sound of fighting, whistling wind, shocking the eardrums, frightening the mind.

If you don't look back, you will almost suspect that the long knife and spear are coming.

Whether it is Feng Da Sima or A Mei, they are used to the fight between the two, um, almost 20 years, right?Or has it been 20 years?
I can't remember, but I've been used to it for a long time, and my expression remains the same, without any change.

Only Fei Yi, it can be said that it was the first time he encountered such a situation, was able to sit still like Feng Da Sima, and even his face did not change at all.

Not only that, his eyes were fixed on the chessboard all the time, thinking about the next move, but he turned a deaf ear to the fierce fighting that was close at hand.

At this moment, only the cheers and screams of children could be heard in the distance.

Then there are fireworks going up into the sky.

Then, there was another "beep", the sound was like thunder.

Fei Yi finally raised his head and looked at the source of the voice:

"Could it be that the spring thunder has arrived?"

"Oh, it's just fireworks, don't be nervous."

Feng Da Sima explained with a smile.

Fei Yi looked curiously at the rising smoke in the distance, and finally didn't ask any further questions.

Feng Da Sima has peerless knowledge, this thing is probably something from his teacher's school.

"Bang! Bang!"

crackling.

There was another explosion.

Only this time, not individually, but continuously.

The screams of children were also mixed in during the period, not even less than the sound of fireworks.

Coupled with the sound of swords and guns clashing.

For a moment, the courtyard was as noisy as two armies beating drums and fighting on a battlefield.

Feng Da Sima, who was sitting there as a referee, watched Fei Yi carefully for a long time.

However, seeing that Fei Yi was not bored, his mind was concentrated, and he was not disturbed by the outside world at all.

It wasn't until the finale that he bowed his hands to Mrs. Mei, with admiration on his face, and said sincerely:

"Ma'am is superb at chess, I'm not as good as you!"

Amei smiled subtly, got up and returned the gift, and left.

As soon as Mrs. May stood up and left, the fireworks also stopped.

Mrs. Zuo and Mrs. Zhao Huang left before the finale.

The courtyard suddenly changed from extremely noisy to extremely quiet, and there were no extra figures.

Da Sima Feng poured another cup of hot tea for Fei Yi.

Fei Yi quickly took it with both hands: "Thank you, Sima."

Feng Da Sima shook his head with a smile on his face, and his eyes fell on the chessboard.

The black and white pieces have almost filled the board.

The remaining eyes are exactly where Fei Yi's pieces were strangled and vacated.

Obviously, Shang Shuling had tried his best, but he still couldn't beat Su Ji.

Stretching out his hand to shake the chessboard, Feng Da Sima stood up.

Seeing this, Fei Yi quickly put down his teacup and stood up.

Looking up at the sky, Feng Da Sima said:
"This game took a long time to play, and it's getting late. My original intention was to let Wen Wei stay and have a light meal with me."

"But now," Da Sima Feng smiled apologetically, "I'm afraid there is no time."

This seems to be a bit impolite, even negligent, but Fei Yi smiled and said:

"Da Sima has a lot of guests, and Yi dared to come to the door. Da Sima ignored the distinguished guests and summoned Yi alone for a long time. Today, this matter will probably spread throughout the city of Chang'an. Yi, how dare you have extravagant expectations?"

"Besides, it happens to be a day off for bathing, and Yi also wants to get together with his relatives. His wife and children are looking forward to it. Even if Da Sima keeps me, I'm afraid the next official will not be reconciled to it."

Upon hearing this, Da Sima Feng laughed, pointed at Fei Yi, and then pointed outside:

"You also know that there are many guests in my house, let alone those outside the house, not to mention that I want to entertain them."

"Even if they are only allowed to enter this courtyard and say a few words to me, I am afraid there will be no shortage of tears."

"I didn't expect Wen Wei to be disgusted here."

Fei Yi's expression remained unchanged:

"When I first came in, Da Sima called me Shang Shuling, and now I know what Da Sima means by calling me!"

"If I stay too long, it will make me look like an ant. Everything is too late. If Da Sima thinks that I don't know how to advance or retreat because of this, it will not be beautiful."

"Okay, okay!" Da Sima Feng couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing, "It's easy to talk to smart people."

Then he said with some exclamation:

"Jiang Gong strongly recommends the king as his successor. I will test the ear of the king to chat with you. I believe you are trustworthy. I have no worries."

Hearing this, Fei Yi bowed deeply and saluted:
"Yi, thank you Da Sima."

This sentence not only represented Feng Da Sima's official recognition of himself, but more importantly, it was a kind of praise.

Feng Da Sima waved his hand indifferently:

"Don't thank me, what you really want to thank is the general."

For this favor, Feng Da Sima didn't need to be greedy for himself against his conscience.

"I want to thank the General, and I also want to thank the Great Sima."

The achievements of the Sanxing Han Dynasty are destined to give many people a chance to be famous in history.

As the successor of the Great Han, there are still more scholars on Ji Han's side who are influenced by the traditional Confucian classics of the Han Dynasty.

Unlike Wei Guo, metaphysics prevailed.

Fei Yi is not a follower, but he also cannot escape the obsession of most scholars.

In other words, study things to learn sincerity and righteousness, cultivate one's morality, regulate one's family, rule the country and the world.

Fei Yi also didn't want to give up this opportunity to prove himself.

As the saying goes, do your part!
Feng Da Sima was very happy to see that Fei Yi was neither humble nor overbearing, and that he had the right way to advance and retreat:
"This is the case with LaCrosse, but it makes me regret it. Now I really want to keep you and accompany me to the banquet. How about it? Think about it?"

Seeing Da Sima's kindness, Fei Yi showed embarrassment, smiled wryly and shook his head:

"Thank you, Da Sima, for your kindness. It's just that, like an ant attached to a mutton, it's too much, Da Sima..."

Feng Da Sima burst out laughing:

"It seems that in Wen Wei's family, his wife and children are indeed looking forward to it, so I won't stay any longer."

He personally sent Fei Yi to the small side gate, avoiding the crowd at the gate, Feng Da Sima waved, and a servant came over with a rattan box.

Feng Da Sima took the rattan box and handed it to Fei Yi:

"I won't disturb Wen Wei's reunion with his wife and children during the Zhengdan Festival. Here are some snacks made by my family. You can take them home and give them a fresh taste."

If it was exchanged for other valuables, Fei Yi would definitely refuse it straight away.

But if it's food...

The food served in Feng Da Sima's residence was created by the masters of the mountain gate, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the best in the world.

Fei Yi accepted it straightforwardly, and thanked at the same time:

"Yi, thank you Da Sima."

"It's just food, why should I thank you?"

Feng Da Sima waved his hand grandly.

"Na Yi will leave first."

At any rate, Jiang Wan still had a carriage. Although it was a bit shabby, it was still a carriage.

Fei Yi, as Minister of State, was even simpler than Jiang Wan. He came and left on foot.

Feng Da Sima watched him carrying the rattan box and disappearing at the corner of the street, and suddenly asked:
"Where's the gift list? Where's Fei Wenwei's gift list?"

"Back to Da Sima, there is no gift list, only a greeting card."

Feng Da Sima is not angry but happy:
"A box of food is exchanged for a greeting card, no loss, no loss."

"Tch! What do you mean not to lose money, to make a lot of money, okay?"

Madam You's voice sounded behind him, "Fei Wenwei's family doesn't accumulate wealth, his wife is a vegetarian, and they don't go in and out of cars, they are no different from ordinary people."

"If such people can make friends with Alang, it will be of great help to Alang."

Feng Da Sima heard the words, did not look back, still looked at the direction where Fei Yi disappeared, and murmured:
"So, I really want to keep him here for a meal, right?"

Madam You smiled lightly, and walked to Da Sima Feng's side:

"What if he really stayed?"

"Then of course he hasn't passed my test, and he can only be used in a small way in the future, and he can't be used in a big way."

That is to say, from Fei Yi being grandly welcomed in by the public, to being sent out by Feng Da Sima himself, he has been under observation and testing from the beginning to the end.

The temptations that Feng Da Sima admitted before were just part of it.

If you look attractive when you enter the door, and if you look happy when you leave the door, you are a snob.

If you change your mind and stay for the banquet, you will not be firm in your resolve and your position will be uncertain.

Not even willing to accept a mere box of food, but a pretentious gesture, a good name lives up to its fate, not a pragmatic person.

The small use is to save Jiang Wan's face, and the bad use is because he failed the test.

Madam You turned her head to look at someone Feng, and said a word expressionlessly:

"Foresight and foresight, the ghost king."

"Nonsense!" Feng Da Sima argued, "This is the technique left by the prime minister to know people. It's just like the saying that if you look at it for profit, you can judge its honesty, and if you look at it, you can judge its trustworthiness."

"How can you carelessly measure the length of your appointment so as to avoid any omissions?"

Mrs. You was unmoved, and continued to spit out another sentence with a blank face:
"Smart words make Feng Langjun attractive."

(End of this chapter)