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"Since Mr. Ning is already a juror, do you have to make trouble with a child?" Han Tao thought for a while before saying, "This child is indeed negligent in discipline. I can apologize to Mr. Ning on his behalf, but if he is sent for punishment, I'm afraid it's too much, even if Mr. Ning is looking at the fact that we have been relatives, I will spare him a lot."

When it was really hard for Han Tao to humble himself, Lin Chong next to him heard it, and his face was full of disbelief. Because of his uncle, even many officials' children in Beijing would come to curry favor with him. What does Ning Yuan in front of him think? They are all poor scholars, so what about raising people, his cousin is still a celebrity around the Queen Mother!What's more, just now Ning Yuan actually accused Sang Huai of calling him a local ruffian. Lin Chong couldn't bear it anymore, and said: "Brother-in-law, if this guy wants to make trouble, let him do it. Is it possible that we are still afraid..."

"Shut up!" Han Tao was suppressing his temper, when Lin Chong bumped into him without thinking, he couldn't help turning his head and roaring, Lin Chong was stunned by Han Tao's yelling, his eyes immediately turned red, and his lips were flattened to not speak.

"Forget it, Commander Han is right. After all, everyone has a relationship with relatives. It's not good if it's too ugly." Ning Yuan seemed to be very considerate and nodded, "You will pay me 200 taels of silver and use it as a driver Medical money, I'll just pretend it never happened."

Han Tao was startled, 200 taels is really a big mouth for a lion, but compared to others, losing money is the most polite way, so Han Tao didn't hesitate, and immediately sent someone to the bank note, and then dragged it as before. With an aggrieved face, Lin Chong walked away cleanly.

Ning Yuan was not stingy either, he directly gave the driver 100 taels before returning to the car.The coachman was in pain when he was whipped, but he was hit by such a large sum of money. He was so happy that he forgot about the pain.

After their two carriages also left, the onlookers did not disperse immediately, but were discussing with relish what just happened.Maybe Ning Yuan didn't know it yet, because he gave Lin Chong, a dude, a disgrace, but made his name faintly spread among the common people on the first day he came to Huajing.

Han Tao carried Lin Chong home all the way. He had already made up his mind that he must teach this kid a lesson. Otherwise, it would be such a troublesome thing to provoke a Ning Yuan today. Wouldn't that implicate the entire lintel and suffer together?

It's just that when he entered the main hall, he saw his wife Pang Chunyan drinking tea and chatting with a beautiful young girl. There is also a phoenix step rock that only royal women are eligible to wear in the bun, and the step shakes with every frown and smile, the pearls are very bright.

It was rare for Pang Qiushui not to enter the palace to serve the Empress Dowager one day, and when he had free time, he came to the Commander's Mansion to talk to his sister. The two were having a good chat, when suddenly they saw Han Tao angrily carrying Lin Chong in, and Lin Chong held his breath. With tears in his mouth, he looked wronged, Pang Qiushui was very puzzled, and he couldn't help saying: "Brother-in-law, what's going on, what's wrong with Chong'er?"

Seeing that Pang Qiushui was there, Lin Chong's pent-up emotions seemed to be unable to hold back any longer. He broke free from Han Tao's restraint, threw himself on Pang Qiushui's side, and said aggrievedly, "Second sister, today my brother-in-law actually helped outsiders to bully you. I, Chong'er was wronged to death, you have to help Chong'er make the decision!"

Pang Qiushui patted Lin Chong's back lightly, turned his watery eyes to look at Pang Chunyan, Pang Chunyan stepped forward to support Han Tao's arm, patted his back for smoothness, and helped him to sit down, Concerned: "Husband, what happened?"

"What's the matter? Your precious little brother almost got into a catastrophe today!" Pang Chunyan treated herself so tenderly, Han Tao couldn't get angry for a while, so he could only suppress his voice: "If you don't take care of yourself , let him go on like this, I'm afraid it will be a minor disaster if he gets killed in Japan in the future!"

"It's so serious?" Pang Chunyan and Pang Qiushui looked at each other, and finally they turned their attention to Lin Chong. Pang Qiushui said, "My dear brother, tell my second cousin what happened."

Lin Chong wiped away the tears on his face, and then he started to add embellishments. He not only described Ning Yuan as a bully who bullied others, but also described himself as a persecuted little sheep. Han Tao, who was on the sidelines, became even more angry , immediately interrupted him and said: "It's just nonsense, if you hadn't been riding a horse rampant in the street and beating people with a whip indiscriminately, such things would have happened?"

"What's the matter if I hit him? People of our status, what's wrong with teaching a few untouchables a lesson?" Lin Chong remained stubborn, relying on the support of his two sisters, he talked back to Han Tao.

"But he is not a pariah. He is not only from the Jiangzhou Wu'anbo Mansion, but now he is also a member of the Confucian Academy. You know that if things get serious, the panic-stricken Confucian scholars in the Confucian Academy will go to the palace again. Go sit at the door and ask for an order to punish you, and I'll see how you end up!"

"Wu'anbo Mansion?" Hearing this sentence, Pang Qiushui suddenly rolled his eyes, "That Wu'anbo Mansion, could it be the family home of your brother-in-law and your ex-wife, so the person who got into trouble with Chong'er today is your former brother-in-law ?”

When Pang Qiushui said this, Han Tao suddenly didn't know how to respond, and he said after a while: "Yes so what."

"Brother-in-law, it's your fault. You shouldn't be thinking about your old love, and help outsiders scold your current relatives." Pang Qiushui's face was a little ugly, "Look at Chonger's grievance, I saw it It really hurts."

"I scolded him? I was clearly trying to save him!" Han Tao was so annoyed by what Pang Qiushui said, even Pang Chunyan said: "Qiu Shui, what are you talking about? My husband is clearly helping the management and not helping the relatives. What happened today is Chong'er's fault first, Husband must have made things worse, how can you blame Husband for helping outsiders?"

Pang Chunyan's words warmed Han Tao's heart. Compared with Ning Rui'er's tricky and mean, Pang Chunyan is really much better. Not only is she gentle and courteous, but she can also understand her own heart. He was talking to himself, he really had a wife, what more could a husband ask for, and he was not so angry with Lin Chong for a moment, he just shook his head and said: "Forget it, I have already solved today's matter, but Chong'er will never go on like this, you guys After all, it's his sister, you can figure it out, I still have work to do, so I'm leaving first." After that, he took a rough sip of tea, got up and left the main hall.

But as soon as Han Tao stepped out of the door, Pang Chunyan's face immediately turned cold, and she just sat quietly without speaking, and then said to Pang Qiushui after a while: "Qiu Shui, do you see that he is still thinking about the Ning family?" People over there?"

Pang Qiushui also put away the expression when he was angry with Han Tao just now, and smiled: "I can't see it for a while, but it's all in the past, and my sister doesn't need to care about it. We have always It's me who sings bad face, and you sing red face, isn't it also grabbing brother-in-law's heart to death, and you worry so much about what to do."

Pang Chunyan nodded and said: "That's right, now the Ning family has already become a shabby household, but I just heard what Chong'er said, a kid who came from a shabby household thought he had won a juren, so he dared to ride on our heads and act wildly. It's too presumptuous." Well, it’s time to punish him and show him some color.”

"What my sister said is exactly what I mean." Pang Qiushui echoed, "With our family's current status, if we swallow this breath, we don't know how to make a joke if others find out, especially now that my father is in an official position. Hengtong, I'm losing face in front of the Queen Mother again, I don't know how many people are waiting to see us stumble."

Lin Chong's eyes lit up, "Sister, do you want to vent your anger on me?"

"It's not for you, it's for our Pang family." Pang Chunyan patted Lin Chong's face, and then said to Pang Qiushui: "It's just that my husband is right. It’s not very easy, what can you do?”

"Sister, don't worry, you just need to take care of your brother-in-law, and I will take care of this matter." Pang Qiushui smiled slyly, seeming to be full of confidence.

On the second day, Pang Qiushui entered the palace according to the usual practice, served the queen mother in the queen mother's hall for early tea, and chatted with the queen mother for a while, then made a detour to the Qinzheng hall, and took two maids under the steps of the hall. waiting.

With three downbeat drums, a group of officials in court clothes retreated from the hall one by one. Pang Qiushui hurriedly bowed his head and saluted. The tall figure hurriedly called softly: "Young Master Song."

Song Lian was talking to Mr. Jiang, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, when he heard a sweet voice calling himself, he was shocked immediately, and turned his head to see the beautiful woman in palace costume not far away. He hurriedly resigned from Mr. Jiang, and quickly walked to Pang Qiushui , smiled and said, "Miss Pang called me?"

"I'm bothering Mr. Song." Pang Qiushui's cheeks were blushing, and he bent his knees, his voice was as sweet as a puddle of boiling water, "Today, the empress dowager wants to keep me in the palace for lunch. I have some free time now. I don't know if there is that thin noodle that can invite Mr. Song to sit in the imperial garden."

"Naturally." Seeing Pang Qiushui's shy appearance, Song Lian also felt that his heart was going to melt, and it was too late to agree, so there was no reason to refuse.

Pang Qiushui often went in and out of the palace. He was a celebrity in front of the Empress Dowager, and because of his good looks, even though he didn't have any seals on him, he won the love of many young talents in Huajing. Song Lian is in charge of the courtyard.

In order to pursue Pang Qiushui, Song Lian once worked hard. He wrote countless articles just to relieve his affection. He asked himself that it was more elegant than the gold, silver and jade gifts sent by other nobles who pursued Pang Qiushui. Many, but Pang Qiushui still treats him with the same nonchalant attitude. Now that Pang Qiushui took the initiative to invite him, he looked like he was waiting for him in front of the court, which made him elated. garden.

The imperial garden was full of flowers, and the two of them walked and chatted all the way, and finally got tired of walking, and when they were going to sit in the gazebo to rest, Song Lian suddenly heard Pang Qiushui sigh.

The voice was so sad that Song Lian couldn't bear it for a while, and said anxiously: "Why is Miss Pang sighing, but what's wrong with Song?"

"No, it has nothing to do with Mr. Song." Pang Chunyan took out a brocade handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, "It's just that seeing Mr. Song, I suddenly remembered that my younger brother was bullied by a foreigner yesterday, and I felt a little uncomfortable That's all."

"There is such a thing?" Song Lian was taken aback, "It is to raise people, and I should take reading as my own responsibility. How can I do something to bully others? It is really insulting to the gentlemen. Ignore it, what happened, can Miss Pang tell me in detail?"

Pang Qiushui thought that the opportunity had come, so he told the truth about Lin Chong and Ning Yuan, but in her mouth, Lin Chong became a horse who accidentally ran into someone else's carriage, but The simple and honest boy who was threatened by everyone in the carriage as a juror and extorted money from Dabi.

"It's really unreasonable to blackmail by relying on the identity of Juren!" Song Lian was filled with righteous indignation, and immediately patted the table and stood up. It is better to be removed from the list of candidates!"

"Mr. Song is like this, so I really think I came to you on purpose to complain." Seeing Song Lian's appearance, Pang Qiushui hurriedly comforted him: "This matter is over, and I also want to settle down and stop worrying about it, Mr. Song Even if it's for my sake, don't make things too difficult for others, it's not easy to study hard in the cold window, maybe the other party just went astray for a while, if Mr. Song has the heart, just help me with a few words."

"Miss Pang is so reasonable, and I hope that kid can be grateful." Although Song Lian said so, he secretly planned in his heart that someone would offend Miss Pang, and Song Lian would really have trouble with him.

Ning Yuan lived in the inn for two days, then found a house in the west of the city, because most of the common people gathered in the west of the city, the house is relatively cheap, even if it is not spacious, but it is more than enough to live in their family, Ning Yuan has another important consideration for setting up his family here. Living far away from those dignitaries in the east of the city can also avoid a lot of troubles.

When he first entered the city, he met Lin Chong, which made Ning Yuan understand very well that just because you don't provoke others in Huajing doesn't mean that others won't provoke you. If you want to live in peace, you have to learn to stay away from right and wrong.

On the day when the house was moved, Ning Yuan settled his business, went out for a stroll, and unconsciously walked to the vicinity of Huyan Yuanchen's former proton mansion. The official was sitting at the door, registering on the small table in front of him, and distributing rice to the old people who lined up in front of him. Ning Yuan watched for a while before leaving.

Why did he come here specially? Ning Yuan had an inexplicable mood. He clearly knew that Huyan Yuanchen was no longer here, but subconsciously still felt that if he came here, he might be able to meet that person.

He doesn't think this kind of mood is missing, he still has a lot of things to do, and he doesn't have time to miss anything, maybe he's just a little tired, or... a little lonely.

The Confucian Hall is the place that governs the whole country's juren. The highest officer is Da Tixue, who is at the same level as the Imperial Academy's Grand Scholars. There are two deputy Tixues under it. They will come to Beijing one after another to register the roster in the Confucian Academy. On weekdays, most of them will come to the Confucian Academy to discuss knowledge with each other in order to improve themselves. Titled on the gold list, Jinshi and rank, mixed with an official and a half job, honoring the ancestors.

It's just that there are very few candidates who can be promoted to Jinshi every year in Chunwei. Year after year, the number of candidates registered in the Confucian Academy has accumulated to an extremely large number. They returned home, but most of them stayed, and they had a spirit of never dying until they reached the Yellow River, and they were still working here even when they were sixty years old. Therefore, it is not difficult to see many gray-haired people in the Confucian Academy. The old man and the young students arguing with each other, the scene is quite joyful.

After taking care of the settlement, Ning Yuan brought his roster to the Confucian Hall to register as usual. The servant in charge of leading the way led him through the long corridor to the door of the Da Ti School, and locked the door. Knock the door, and when you get an answer, push the door open.

There were two people in the room. The old man sitting behind the table looked very stern, with a long white beard; while the young man standing in front of the table was very handsome, with a tall figure and a strong character. There is a bookish air.Both of them were wearing official uniforms, so they seemed to be officials in the Confucian Academy.

The servant opened the door and pushed it down. Ning Yuan straightened it out, stepped forward and saluted the old man behind the table: "Jiangzhou Prefecture Yayuan Ningyuan pays homage to Da Tixue." After speaking, he respectfully presented On his roster and official documents.

After hearing his name, both people in the room were moved. The old man was surprised, while the young man took another look at Ning Yuan's profile, with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

"You are Ning Yuan?" Da Ti Xue Xu Jing'an looked at Ning Yuan and said, "I have heard Master Gao Yu mention your name before, and you can pass the Yayuan exam. I think you have a lot of knowledge, and Master Gao has a good vision." Here, Xu Jingan picked up Ning Yuan's roster and raised his eyebrows, "You are already seventeen? Qiu Wei can take the exam at the age of 16. Did you fail the exam last year?"

"Because of the grandmother's death last year, the students kept their filial piety at home for a year, and they didn't refer to it." Ning Yuan replied with a low eyebrow.

"So that's how it is." Xu Jing'an nodded, "I also heard that Xie Yuan Xie Changqing of Jiangzhou Mansion this year is an extraordinary talent. You're talented, I'm afraid that kid Gao Yu's tail will stick to the sky again!"

Xu Jing'an and Gao Yu controlled the Confucian Academy and the Hanlin Academy, they were the leaders of scholars in the Great Zhou Quan Dynasty. Apart from comparing each other on weekdays, they were also two old bad friends.

"This is the first time you have come to the Confucian Academy, and you must be unfamiliar with many places. The person next to you is Song Lian, the director of the Confucian Academy. He is also Tan Hualang, who was personally mentioned by the emperor last year. He has studied in the Confucian Academy. After two years, he is also your senior brother, let him guide you around the hall." Xu Jingan pointed to the young man beside Ning Yuan.

"Senior Brother Song." Ning Yuan turned sideways and saluted again.

Song Lian looked at Ning Yuan slantingly, and thought to himself that this man has good looks and understands etiquette. If Ms. Pang hadn't reminded him first, he would probably have been fooled by him, thinking that he was a well-educated guy. I was still thinking about how to help Miss Pang out, but unexpectedly, the Lord came to my door the next day. It is true that there is a way to heaven if you don't go, and there is no way to hell for you to break in.

Song Lian thought so in his heart, but smiled generously on his face, "Young Master Ning laughed, you and I are both Confucian scholars, so you don't need to be so polite."

Seeing that the two of them had already greeted each other, Xu Jingan waved his hand and said, "I still have some papers to write, you all should step back first, Ning Yuan, if there is anything you don't understand, you can ask Song Zhangyuan for advice."

After the two exited the room one by one, Song Lian was not polite, and immediately led Ning Yuan around the Confucian Academy.

"This is the Jingsi Hall, a place for Confucian scholars to write articles quietly. It is the Library Pavilion. The books in it can be read at will, but there are no more than three volumes a day. Behind is the dining hall, and everyone can get it at mealtimes. When it comes to meals, the money is issued by the imperial court, so you don’t have to spend your own money. Going forward is the lecture hall. On the first and fifteenth day of each month, there are bachelors and adults from the Imperial Academy to give lectures, and there are many people there on weekdays. Study each other's knowledge, that's the favorite place for people to go." After finishing speaking, the two of them walked around to the edge of the lecture hall, which is really a very spacious yard, the ground is paved with blocks of square stone slabs , a stone slab is just enough for a person to sit cross-legged, and at this time, a group of people are gathered in the lecture field, as if they are arguing about something.

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The two walked over, and saw that the most arguing was a white-faced scholar and a tall and strong man, who seemed to be fighting for a quota, Ning Yuan listened carefully for a while, and then understood the ins and outs.

The Confucian Academy held a literary test every three months. It was a small test among the candidates. The questions were chosen by the emperor himself. If you have the opportunity to get a banquet from the emperor, you can not only get a glimpse of the sky, but you can even talk to the emperor.

This kind of opportunity is rare for these scholars who are still juren. Once you enter the palace to meet the emperor, once you make a good impression in the eyes of the emperor, you will be one step closer to success, and what's more. Or, if someone can win the literary examination three times in a row, they don't need to participate in the Chunwei, but are directly named Jinshi by the emperor, and they will be granted official positions, which will make them look good.

The white-faced scholar named Zhang Wei, whose face was flushed with the brawny man, had already won the top spot in the essay test twice in a row. Unfortunately, he was defeated in the third essay test just a few days ago, and only got one Second, when he was about to ascend to the sky in one step, he was brushed off like this, and it would not be easy for anyone to change, so Zhang Wei complained in front of several scholars who were close to him, but these few days The complaint was heard by Zhao Yuan, that is, the strong man who was passing by.

Zhang Wei is a well-known talented scholar in the Confucian Academy, and Zhao Yuan, although he is also a juren, comes from a butcher family. Zhang Wei can't understand Zhao Yuan's vulgarity, and Zhao Yuan can't understand Zhang Wei's arrogance. People were very wrong, so Zhao Yuan sneered at Zhang Wei, just like pouring a ladle of cold water into hot oil, and it exploded with a splash.

At the beginning, it was just the two fighting each other, but later it became a big fight, and it turned into a faction of the scholarly family and a faction of rural background, which led to the current situation.

As the head of the court, Song Lian couldn't just sit idly by and immediately stepped forward and shouted: "It's a shame to make such a mess!"

Seeing Song Lian appearing suddenly, the noisy group of people immediately separated and saluted him respectfully, but they still stared at each other.The big Ti Xue and the Fu Ti Xue of the Confucian Academy are busy with learning on weekdays, and Song Lian, the director of the library, is actually taking care of all the big and small things in the library, so most of these scholars dare not offend him.

"Senior Brother Song, since you are here, we invite you to comment." Zhao Yuan raised his head and said, "Zhang Wei, literary talent is no match for Xie Changqing, it's fine if he loses, but he is still chewing his tongue behind his back. Being petty like a mother-in-law is really embarrassing for us scholars."

Zhang Wei didn't expect that Zhao Yuan would file a complaint first, and immediately retorted: "To be a scholar, you must have an attitude of being able to speak out, not to mention that Xie Changqing is just opportunistic. Who doesn't know that His Royal Highness the Second Prince treats him quite favorably. Whether the essay test is fair or not is still open to debate!"

Zhao Yuan laughed twice: "Haha, if you are jealous, you will be jealous. It is his ability to please His Highness the Second Prince. Otherwise, why doesn't His Highness the Second Prince take good care of you?"

"you……"

"Enough!" Song Lian said to Zhang Wei with a straight face: "If you question the fairness of the essay test, you can go to Da Ti to learn the theory of adults, and make trouble below, what's the reason?" After finishing speaking, he turned to Zhao Yuan again "Other people, Zhang Wei, are more or less knowledgeable. As for you, you also have a lot of ideas about entering the Confucian Academy. When did you enter the top [-] in the essay test, if you don't study knowledge, you will follow the wind and waves. You are really too busy to panic! "

Song Lian said that the two of them kept their heads down, and finally they didn't dare to argue anymore. As for those who followed them, most of them just wanted to watch the excitement, and they were all quiet now.Song Lian breathed a sigh of relief after drinking this string, and said with a flick of his sleeves: "This time I really want to introduce a new colleague to you, but I don't want to be seen by others, it's not embarrassing! "

After that, he turned sideways, exposed Ning Yuan behind him, and introduced: "This is Ning Yuan. This year's Yayuan of Jiangzhou Prefecture has just been registered on the roster today. From now on, I will be in the Confucian Academy. Waiting for colleagues."

Following Song Lian's voice, many people raised their faces and looked at Ning Yuan for a while, each with their own expressions. At this time, Song Lian suddenly checked his face and said to Ning Yuan: "By the way, Mr. Ning, you are not ready. You know, the leader who passed the literary test in the Confucian Academy this time is Xie Yuan Xie Changqing from your Jiangzhou Prefecture this year, this talent is very knowledgeable, can Mr. Ning know him?"

Ning Yuan glanced at Song Lian, but didn't speak.

He didn't think Song Lian said this sentence casually.

The reason why these two groups of people are fighting fiercely is that Xie Changqing took Zhang Wei's leader. Now that Song Lian suddenly said these words, it was obvious that he wanted to associate him with Xie Changqing in front of the group of people in front of him. .

Sure enough, Zhang Wei's gaze immediately became unfriendly when he looked at himself.

Does it mean that he recruited an enemy for himself when he first came in? Ning Yuan couldn't see it on the surface, but he was guessing in his heart what Song Lian's plan was. He didn't remember doing anything to offend him. Why did he make things difficult for him like this?

"I don't know. I heard that Brother Xie is very talented. I want to meet him too."

"I'm afraid you won't be able to see him anymore. That guy was recruited into the Second Prince's Mansion early in the morning. I'm afraid he's drinking and chatting with His Highness the Second Prince now!" Ning Yuan had just finished speaking, Zhang Wei put down such a sentence in a strange way, as if he didn't want to talk anymore. As if staying here, he said his farewell, and then led a group of people away. Zhao Yuan on the other side saw that he had no opponent, and he didn't want to stand in front of Song Lian, so he also retreated.

"Brother Ning, don't be surprised. They are in a bad mood right now. I will introduce you again when I have a chance next time." Song Lian smiled happily, as if he didn't trip Ning Yuan at all. Ning Yuan nodded and followed He continued to walk forward, but he began to think quietly in his heart.

Apparently because of Song Lian's words, Zhang Wei and the others had developed a bad feeling towards them, and his background as a scholar-bureaucrat obviously couldn't please Zhao Yuan and his gang. He has become isolated among the Juren, this person definitely has no good intentions, but he is new here, and it is not the time to meet him head-on, so he can only play by ear.

The two went around again, and Song Lian wanted to invite Ning Yuan to have dinner together, but Ning Yuan refused on the grounds that he had other affairs. Looking at the back of Ning Yuan leaving, Song Lian couldn't help showing a sneer, today is just an appetizer, You will suffer in the future!

Ning Yuan left the Confucian Academy, thought for a while, and didn't go back immediately. Instead, he took a carriage and came to a quiet residential area in the east of the city, and finally stopped in front of a simple courtyard.

Unlike the gates of other houses studded with copper nails, the double doors in front of me are magnificent.But it's just a very solid mahogany, and the two big characters "Gaofu" on the plaque above are vigorous and powerful.Ning Yuan straightened his clothes and knocked on the door. An old man in common clothes opened the door. He looked Ning Yuan up and down and asked, "Are you..."

"Please tell Mrs. Gao that Ning Yuan, the prefecture of Jiangzhou, is coming to visit." While talking, Ning Yuan also took out a white porcelain wolf hair brush from his sleeve robe and presented it to Ning Yuan. As the token, the old man took the Langhao pen and looked at it, not daring to be negligent, respectfully asked Ning Yuan to wait, and immediately turned around and left.

Ning Yuan only waited for half a stick of incense at the gate of the mansion, and seeing the old man turn back, he said to Ning Yuan more respectfully: "The master is waiting in the main hall, please, my lord."

Gao Yu is a well-known Qingliu in the court. Although the structure of the mansion is simple, it also exudes elegance everywhere. Even the pillars and lintels of the corridor are filled with various poems and songs. kind of decoration.Gao's mansion is not big, bypassing the front yard is the main hall, and its layout is smaller than that of Jiangzhou Ning's mansion.

There were other guests in the main hall.

Gao Yu was dressed in casual clothes, and his appearance was the same as when Ning Yuan first met a few years ago, but the two people sitting opposite him made Ning Yuan's pupils shrink.

The young man sitting at the top was wearing a brocade white shirt. It didn't look fancy, but the cuffs and neckline were all painted with gold thread, and the hair was tied with a jade crown inlaid with gold, which was very luxurious. people.The person sitting at the bottom was also a young man in his early twenties, dressed in a navy blue gown extremely well, with a calm and serious face, but the arrogance in his brows and eyes couldn't be hidden no matter what.

Why is the second prince, Sikong Xi, here.Ning Yuan only muttered something in his heart, then straightened his expression and bowed down to Gao Yu, "Student pays homage to Mr. Gao."

"Get up, get up!" Gao Yu immediately smiled when he saw Ning Yuan, helped him up with his own hands, kept patting Ning Yuan's shoulder and said, "Old man really saw the right person, I heard that you picked Jiang Yuan this year. Yayuan from the state capital is indeed a young talent, and I am still wondering why you have not come to see the old man for so long!"

Ning Yuan smiled and said: "When I first arrived in Huajing, there were a lot of places to settle down. I just went to the Confucian Academy to hand over the roster, and I immediately came to see the adults."

Gao Yu patted Ning Yuan on the shoulder, "It's only been two or three years, but you've grown up a lot. Now that you're here, the old man won't be polite to you. Now that you have the status of Juren, if you I still want to recognize this old man as a teacher, so this old man accepts your apprenticeship tea and accepts you as a closed disciple."

Ning Yuan didn't know that Gao Yu was so decisive and straightforward, his face was a little red. He came here this time to learn from his teacher. After all, firstly, Gao Yu had spoken beforehand, and secondly, he was unfamiliar with Huajing when he first came to Huajing, so he had to find someone first. Backing the mountain, he hurriedly said: "The student is being abrupt." After finishing speaking, he knelt down first. At this time, the servants had already brought the tea. The voice interrupted, "Wait a minute."

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The person who spoke was Si Kongxi.

Ning Yuan and Gao Yu looked sideways, and heard Si Kongxi say: "Is this Mr. Ning that the teacher said earlier? He really looks like a talented person, but the teacher is so abrupt that he wants to accept him as a closed disciple. , isn't it too fast?"

Ning Yuan probably guessed what Si Kongxi meant. In fact, from the moment he first entered the door, when he saw someone else was there, Ning Yuan already had some thoughts in his heart. He stood up and quietly stepped aside.

"Second Highness, I don't understand what you mean." Although Si Kongxi is also a disciple of Gao Yu's sect, due to the other party's status, Gao Yu would usually call him His Highness.

"The teacher has always been very strict and strict in accepting apprentices. Mr. Ning can be liked by the teacher. Presumably there is something special about him that the teacher appreciates." In the late autumn weather, Si Kongxi actually took out a folding fan from his waist and shook it open. He shook his head, "It can be a matter of the teacher closing the door for disciples, but the students still want to ask the teacher to reconsider. After all, the teacher said earlier that he would only accept one more disciple, and there are too many people in the capital who want to worship the teacher. If in the future it becomes known to others that the last disciple the teacher accepted was a person who is not worthy of his name, it will not only be for the teacher, but even for those of us who are senior brothers, it will be somewhat disgraceful."

Si Kongxi has a noble status, so his words are naturally very explicit. He is clearly saying that Ning Yuan is not qualified to worship under Gao Yu's sect. Ning Yuan stood quietly without speaking, as if he hadn't heard, but Gao Yu's face But he showed dissatisfaction, "What does the Second Highness mean by this? The old man naturally understands Ning Yuan's talent, so he intends to accept him as a disciple. How could anyone say that he is not worthy of his name?"

"Mr. Ning is indeed talented, but speaking of it, he is just the Yayuan of Jiangzhou Mansion this time." Si Kongxi shook his folding fan again, and suddenly pointed at the young man sitting beside him, "But the man next to me This year, Xie Yuan and Xie Changqing from the Jiangzhou Prefecture, this person is not only outstanding in literary talent, he even won the top spot in the literary examination of the Confucian Academy a few days ago. I brought him here today because I wanted to introduce him to the teacher. After all, if it is based on talent and learning, Mr. Xie has become the teacher's closed disciple, and he deserves his name."

As soon as Sikongxi finished speaking, Xie Changqing also stood up and saluted Gao Yu without saying a word.

It really is him?Ning Yuan had vaguely guessed the identity of this person before, and after being confirmed by Si Kongxi, he looked him up again.Xie Changqing was tall and tall, wearing a long gown that could be called plain, but his expression was too solemn. Only when he saluted Gao Yu, did he retract the arrogance between his brows and eyes, showing a little respect.

Gao Yu looked at Si Kongxi, and then at Xie Changqing. After Sikongxi entered the door, he hadn't introduced the people around him. He only thought that it was a friend of his. He wanted to ask Gao Yu a few questions, but he didn't expect them to have apprentices It is probably because Ning Yuan's sudden appearance disrupted their plan, Si Kongxi had no choice but to speak clearly.

Although Xie Changqing was not a thunderous name to Gao Yu, he was a name he had heard many times, because during this period of time his reputation was so great that he even gained the title of "No. [-] Juror".Out of curiosity, Gao Yu once looked at Xie Changqing's test paper for the rural examination. The article was indeed outstanding and the conception was precise, but there was always a feeling of "who can give it to me" between the lines. After meeting the person, Gao Yu was even more sure Xie Changqing is very "proud" of his own thoughts. Frankly speaking, Gao Yu doesn't like this kind of feeling. As a scholar, when there are three people, there must be my teacher. The realm of learning is endless. He likes Ning Yuan, one is that Ning Yuan is indeed talented, but the other is because Ning Yuan is humble enough. Only by being humble and silent in everything can he be tolerant of all rivers and rivers, and the world's economics are tens of thousands of volumes. It will only become annoying again.

"Young Master Xie is Xie Yuan, while Young Master Ning is just Ya Yuan. Comparing the two, no matter what, the teacher, it is most appropriate to accept Young Master Xie as his name."