I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

Chapter 23 Examining Ambition

The car curtain opened, and two charming maids came out first and helped the prince out of the car.

Luo Qianhuai could clearly see that the prince of Changzhou was only thirteen or fourteen years old, but his face was dull and his feet were empty, and he looked empty inside.

Behind him, two other maids walked out, also with graceful figures and pretty faces.

Luo Qianhuai understood the cause of his illness and sighed secretly for the evil and corrupt life of the rich and powerful.

After Yu He entered, the gate of the county school was just closed, and people outside began to wait anxiously.

The test questions should be very simple, because it didn’t take long for the candidates to come out one after another.

"All candidates, please don't leave yet." Duan Quan's servant boy said loudly: "Sir, you will announce the list of disciples later."

When Luo Xiao saw Luo Qianhuai, the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up.

"Sister. Do you know what happened to Mr. Duan?"

He was young after all, and could not hide things on his face. How could Luo Qianhuai not guess that he had won the question he bet on last night.

Originally, when the ancients accepted disciples, they looked at nothing more than knowledge, character, and ambition, regardless of their identity and background.

Knowledge must be accumulated in daily life, and character cannot be seen in one assessment.So what she can help with is ambition.

In her previous life, she was very fond of Chinese studies and had memorized a lot of various poems and articles. It was not difficult to find one that suited the contemporary style of writing in Da Yu.

"Be quiet, Yazheng." She reminded, not wanting Luo Xiao to talk too much in front of others.

The latter immediately understood and shut his mouth honestly, but his eyes shone with hope.

There are many people in the county school at this time.Duan Quan was a well-known Confucian scholar in the country, and he finally came out of the mountain. Naturally, some of his close friends came to visit him, such as Xu Zhilin, the former doctor of Guangzhou who had retired and returned to his hometown, Wei Shang, the headmaster of Deer Academy, and the great master who called himself Tingzhu Kuangsheng. Xian Lin Congwen and so on.

With their help in grading, the speed was naturally faster than expected.

Although there were 300 people, Duan Quan required poems to express his ambitions, so each answer sheet was short and could be reviewed very quickly.

After a while, everyone selected three answer sheets.

"Kunpeng has no words and flaps his wings for ninety thousand miles." Lin Congwen held up a bamboo slip and praised him: "The Crown Prince of Changzhou is indeed worthy of being a member of the royal family, and he has lofty ambitions in his heart."

"Haha, the poem is a good poem, and the ambition is indeed lofty." Xu Zhilin sneered: "But are you sure that this is Yu He's own ambition and not the work of the ministers and staff in the palace?"

"This shouldn't be possible, right?" Lin Congwen asked doubtfully.

"Deer Academy is adjacent to Changzhou. I have heard a lot of rumors about this prince." Wei Shan said longly: "To say that he aspires to be in Wenwen Township is quite appropriate. What about fluttering his wings? Fuyao, that’s a bit too much.”

"As the Crown Prince of Fan, honesty is the first priority. He flaps his wings for ninety thousand miles, hey, where does he want to fly?" Duan Quan added quietly, directly announcing Yu He's elimination.

"Let's not mention him anymore, let's take a look at this sentence." Xu Zhilin read: "There is no need to live far away, in prosperous times, homes are everywhere."

"Not bad." Wei Shanchang held up his palms and said with a smile: "He is a pragmatic person who is willing to live in the world. I just don't know if he is in line with Mr. Duan's wishes."

"Since I have the ambition to manage the world and benefit the people, I can't ask for it." Duan Quan said with a smile: "Let's see who my new disciple's name is?"

"Gu Tang is from Luzhou." Lin Congwen snatched the bamboo slip and read out his name and place of origin: "He is from Luzhou and his surname is Gu, could it be?"

"That's the Gu family with three ministers." Chief Wei Shan said: "I've heard of this Gu Tang. He is the youngest son of Gu Yao's second brother. He was smart and alert when he was young."

As soon as these words came out, several people present fell silent.

"Gu Yao is in high spirits now and is very close to the Shangguan Party. How can he be willing to send his nephew to you without fear of arousing suspicion?" Xu Zhilin broke the silence.

<divclass="contentadv"> "It is said that Gu Yao's second brother is a humble man, completely different from Gu Yao. I think my son Xiao's father may not be the same as his uncle." Wei Shanchang said.

"What are you afraid of? It's not the apprentice I came to steal. Since he dares to come and become a disciple, I dare to accept him!" Duan Quan made the final decision.

"Let's get down to business. You will definitely like this article in my hand. Please listen to me read it." Lin Congwen shook the bamboo slip in his hand, shook his head and read from the beginning:

“There are pines on Tingting Mountain and a strong wind in Sesei Valley.

How strong the wind is, how strong the pine branches are!

Frost is miserable and always correct throughout the year.

Don’t you get cold?Pines and cypresses have their own nature. "

"What a true pine and cypress!" Xu Zhilin was the first to hit the case and exclaimed: "Poetry quality is a character. Anyone who can write this poem will surely become a pillar of talent in the future!"

Shanchang Wei's eyes sparkled: "Study and learn, the first priority is your mind. Such a good disciple should be admitted to my Jilu Academy and become my disciple!"

"It's late. This is not Jilu Academy, and this kid came here because of my name." Duan Quan laughed while stroking his beard, took the bamboo slip from Lin Congwen's hand, and scanned the name on it.

"Luo Xiao." He read, with a hint of surprise in his voice: "It's actually him?"

"Luo Xiao?" The remaining three people looked at each other: "Does Mr. Duan know him? Who is the queen?"

"They are just local village boys. No one in the family is prominent." Duan Quan sighed: "It's just that the two of them are extraordinary people."

He said once again that "listening to both sides will bring enlightenment, and listening to one side will bring darkness", which really aroused everyone's admiration.

"With these two siblings, why worry about having no one of high rank in the family?" Xu Zhilin sighed: "It's a pity that they were not born in our clan, otherwise we would have put all our efforts into cultivating them."

"After today, Luo Xiao becomes the disciple of Mr. Duan, and he will have great opportunities in the future." Lin Congwen said: "I also want to congratulate Mr. Duan on getting a good disciple."

The door of the county school was opened, and Duan Quan walked out together with everyone, only to find that the door had been cleaned up, leaving only the car and entourage of the Crown Prince of Changzhou.

Yu He came up with a smile on his face, bowed to Duan Quan and others, and said: "Greetings, sir", but did not specify who he was meeting.

Duan Quan and others frowned.The prince obviously didn't recognize any of them, and that was fine. It was just that everyone was in front of him, and he didn't even bother to ask, so he was just messing around. It was obvious that he was a generous person.

The Luo Qianhuai siblings and others have been driven to the outside by the guards.Duan Quan glanced at it, feeling even more dissatisfied.

He pondered for a while and then said loudly: "Everyone, today is the day for me to accept a disciple. How lucky that all the talents come to support me. It's just that I am weak and can only choose two of the many beauties. Let me tell you what’s wrong here.”

He put on his face and dressed up, bowed to everyone around him, and everyone bowed in return.

"Mr. Duan is too polite."

"We already know that we are only recruiting two people, so why should we be so polite?"

"I think Prince Yu is bound to win, so Mr. Duan can just announce another lucky winner."

The Luo Qianhuai siblings also heard everyone's discussions. It was definitely impossible to say that they were not worried.

This Yu Dynasty was originally an imperial society, and family background determined everything.The prince of Changzhou is the most prominent among the scholars who studied this time, and there are also many other children of officials and celebrities.

They have all received a good education since childhood, and their etiquette and demeanor are not comparable to that of Luo Xiao. Even if they cheated based on their previous lives, how can they guarantee that they will be selected?