[Red House] Ban'er's Road to Imperial Examination

Wang Yue was very surprised by the middle-aged man's apology. This middle-aged man can tell at a glance that he is in a high position. Even if this kind of person says something wrong or does something wrong, if he can treat you with a pleasant face, he is already a man. They admitted their mistakes, how could they directly apologize?

Even if someone like his grandfather has reached his old age, has a big heart, and rarely apologizes to a junior when he does something wrong, but this middle-aged man doesn't care, and judging by the behavior of the people around him, he seems to be doing this. It's not a particularly surprising thing. Apologizing for doing something wrong seems to be a reaction engraved in their bones.

As for this, Wang Yue has a very good impression of this family. With this kind of tutoring, even if the children taught are incapable, they don't have to worry about morality. Such people are definitely worth dating.

Wang Yue is ashamed of herself!

"Mr.'s trip, the juniors admire!" This sentence from Mr. said that he is willing, not limited to being polite to the elders but sincerely admiring him.

"My grandfather once said that apologizing for doing something wrong is a matter of course and does not deserve any praise. We brothers all grew up around his old man and were deeply influenced by him. If you told my grandfather, I will accept it on his behalf!"

"Mr.'s grandfather's virtues are far beyond ordinary people, and he deserves any praise!"

As if pleased by Wang Yue's praise, the middle-aged man laughed and said, "If that's the case, then I won't be polite!"

The atmosphere suddenly became harmonious, and the middle-aged man and Master Abbot invited Wang Yue to sit down and discuss with him the experience of painting.

Although this middle-aged man is generally not good at painting like his son and that young master, he should have received a good education since he was a child. Even if he is not good at it, he is very knowledgeable about this kind of art, and he speaks well. So don't worry about the cold field.

As for the abbot master, he claims to be a master of Danqing not to brag, but to have real talents and practical learning. Although he does not have his own unique style of painting like Wang Yue's, but for traditional Chinese painting skills, his experience It is very rich, not much less than his grandfather, not to mention compared with Wang Yue, who is half a barrel, this makes Wang Yue have someone to ask for advice, and all the questions in the past have someone to answer for him , he was not in a hurry to go home for a while, and the rare teacher naturally wanted to seize the opportunity.

As for Master Abbot and the middle-aged man, after some testing, he was even more sure that the painting was indeed drawn by the child in front of him. Others can be faked, but basic knowledge and a keen sense are not something that can be faked casually. .

Perhaps, others will feel a little surprised when they see this child, but this middle-aged man and the master abbot will not have such an idea, because they have come into contact with a genius who is even better than this child.

In comparison, this child looks much more ordinary.

Compared with the lively discussion among the three, Tu Hui, who brought Wang Yue over at the beginning, was much quieter. He listened carefully more often and did not express his opinions easily, but Wang Yue noticed that he could often speak easily. It's rare to get to the point.

Wang Yue himself relied on the experience of his previous life, but Tu Hui relied on his own talent and hard work, which made Wang Yue admire.

I think when he was as old as this little boy, he knew how to play in the mud outside all day, and was chased and beaten by his grandfather with a bamboo whip every day. Compared with this little boy, he is still far behind ah!

This may be due to the premature maturity of ancient people, or other reasons, but Wang Xue believes that family factors account for a large part. I really want to get to know this family, and the grandfather who is very admired by the middle-aged population.

Must be a very good old man!

Seeing that it was getting dark, Wang Yue reluctantly bid farewell to them. The middle-aged man stayed in the Buddhist hall and did not come out. Master Abbot and Tu Hui sent Wang Yue out.

"The old monk has been resting in this temple. The little benefactor Wang can come here when he is free. We can discuss the hand of Danqing together. The benefactor Huang's family needs to hold a religious ceremony recently, and the old man will be busy with it this month, but this month is busy. After that, the old monk will be able to relax, and when the time comes, the little benefactor Wang will come, and the old monk will definitely prepare good tea and snacks here!"

"It's a pity that I will go to the Imperial College soon. It's a pity that I can't discuss it with Master Abbot and Prince Wang."

The abbot master smiled and comforted: "This is the rule set by Mr. Huang. The children of future generations must go to the Imperial College to study. Both your grandfather and your father have been there. Naturally, it is inevitable to come to you. What's more, the Imperial College Although the requirements are strict, you must stay in the house, and you can only go home once every half a month, but you can still rest for half a day when you meet Xiumu. Compared with the private school you study at home, unless it is Chinese New Year or the birthday of the elders, even if you are sick Can't rest easily, isn't the Imperial College more relaxed? Another thing, I see you often take the opportunity to go outside to play, no matter what, it is easier to get out of the Imperial College than your home!"

Hearing Master Abbot's comfort, Tu Hui was not only not happy, but even more depressed: "Master, it's not that you don't know the situation in my family. Tell me, as long as you have a holiday, you must go home, and your great-grandfather once established a rule that if the children of the future generations dare to play truant in the Imperial College, they will be punished more severely than those who play truant in private schools. The situation you mentioned is simply impossible. And there are no classmates I know there. I might as well stay at home and study!"

Hearing this, Wang Yue smiled lightly and said, "If it's the Imperial College, maybe I can be your classmate!"

"really?"

Tu Hui was very pleasantly surprised, and Wang Yue hurriedly explained to him: "June is the college exam, as long as I can pass the college exam, I will be a scholar. At that time, the magistrate and the academic officials will select a few people to go to the Imperial College to study , Although it is a bit arrogant to say so, I am confident that I can occupy a spot with my grades, so I said that maybe we can become classmates at that time. "

"How can this be called arrogance? You spelled it out with your own achievements, and it should be yours. If you talk about modesty like others every day, I don't like you. Tell me to say it." That's the way it should be!"

Tu Hui happily took Wang Yue's hand, and said: "We all entered the Imperial College in the same year, so we should be able to be assigned together. When the time comes, tell the dormitory supervisor that we can be assigned to the same room. You don't know When I went to study there, I was afraid of meeting an unreliable roommate. I heard from my uncle that when he went to the Imperial College to study, he was almost made to cry by his unreliable roommate. My cousin did the same, his The roommate was so angry that he almost refused to go to school at the time, and if my grandpa said he would beat him if he didn't go, he would have run home a long time ago."

Hearing this, Wang Yue just smiled, but in his heart, he added some doubts about the background of the young master of the Huang family. The management of the Imperial College is relatively strict, and it is not allowed to buy and sell the number of the Imperial College. Anyone who can enter the Imperial College to study is either a county government. The selected outstanding students will either have a quota of shady students under the name of an official with a third grade or above, and there is no other way.

Except for a certain family, of course.

Mr. Huang's grandfather, uncle, cousin, etc. all entered the Imperial College to study. Either his family is a top student, or his family has a bunch of third-rank officials, or his family is a high-ranking family.

The surname is Huang, it is possible, but the family's painting style should not be like this!

But Wang Yue didn't have the temper to break the casserole and ask the end. Since Young Master Huang didn't intend to introduce the situation in his family, Wang Yue naturally pretended not to realize it.

What's more, no matter what his family background is, he associates with this young man purely for the virtue of his family, even if he is that family, so what, before he takes off his vest, he treats this young man as an ordinary person. up.

After bidding farewell to Master Abbot and Young Master Huang, Wang Yue relaxed a lot on the way back, and no longer had to be as nervous as before. Moreover, the servants of the Huang family responded quickly. Seeing that he was liked by the master, they immediately prepared tea and snacks. There is also a picture book in the carriage, drinking tea and eating snacks, looking at the picture book, very leisurely.

By the way, I would like to give a thumbs up to the senior who traveled through the road, the concrete roads all over the street, and the comfortable layout of the carriage, it is more comfortable than a luxury car.

However, no matter how comfortable a carriage is, it is not as convenient as a car. I heard that the imperial court had already manufactured a steam car in his later years, and the imperial court had funded the construction of several railroad tracks, but because the cost is too high, it is not common at present, and Most of the current trains are used for loading, but very few are used for travel.

It is rumored that another kind of car was once designed, which is said to drink gas and run faster. People have a lot of discussions about it, and there are many versions of rumors, but Wang Yue knows that it is a car, although some are ancient and fresh It is a pity that the air is clean. After all, after the steam engine and the internal combustion engine are designed, human beings will make great strides into industrialization, and then the whole world will face environmental pollution. It is difficult to smell this kind of fresh air.

However, if China does not enter industrialization, it means that China lags behind the world. Compared with this, it is better to breathe a few more breaths of dirty air.

After sending Wang Yue away, Tu Hui entered his father's room again accompanied by the abbot master. At this time, the kind and friendly middle-aged man who was talking and laughing with Wang Yue became very serious. He did not stay outside, but Entering the back hall, the arrangement in the back hall is very simple, there is only one altar table, and two futons on the ground, an incense burner is placed on the altar table, and there is also a memorial tablet.

There are a few words written on the tablet, "The position of the beloved wife Liu Shi", next to it is a line of small characters, "The husband is Jingli", and the middle-aged man sat cross-legged on one side, closed his eyes and did not speak.

The abbot sent Tu Hui into the room, and silently saluted the middle-aged man with clasped hands together, and then went out silently. After the abbot walked out, the middle-aged man opened his eyes and said to Tu Hui: "Come here and offer incense to your mother!"

Tu Hui obediently stepped forward and took out a stick of incense from the altar table, lit it, knelt down on the futon, raised the incense over his head, kowtowed three times, and then said: "Son, Tu Hui, greets mother, son, everything is fine. Well, my health is also very good, I have grown taller, and I have eaten more, and I will go to the Imperial College to study in September this year, please don't worry, mother."

After finishing speaking, he respectfully kowtowed three more times, then stood up, inserted the incense in his hand into the incense burner, then retreated, kowtowed three more times, then stood up, and sat cross-legged on the middle-aged man The side said: "Next month is my mother's birthday, and my father has also seen Wang Yue's painting skills. My son wants to ask him to draw a portrait for his mother and put it in the house."

The middle-aged man opened his eyes, took a look at Tu Hui and said, "It's good if you have this filial piety, after all, you live there with your imperial grandfather, your imperial grandfather and imperial grandmother are both old and can't bear to be bumped, so offer There is no need to confess, you usually have a caring mother and you will naturally feel it, so you don't need to care about those empty etiquette."

Seeing that Tu Hui was a little frustrated by his words, the middle-aged man smiled and added: "However, it's good to leave a portrait for thinking about it. When the time comes, let Wang Yue draw two more pictures, and I will keep one, um , your third brother should also send one. He was brought up by your mother herself. When your mother passed away, she has always thought of you and him. He has always remembered his mother these years. Sending him a piece is also for him. Some thoughts."

"Understood, father!"

Tu Jing patted his head with a smile and said: "Don't be unwilling, your mother has been dead for several years, do you still remember that your mother favored him back then?"

Tu Hui scratched his head, smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "It's easy to say!"

"Your mother passed away. Although I wanted to take care of you, but I was busy with the things at hand, and sometimes it was difficult to take care of it. Your royal grandfather and grandmother are old, and there are many descendants under them. Sometimes it is inevitable to ignore them. Although the eunuchs and maids in the palace will serve you wholeheartedly, sometimes you are still not as good as your mother because of your identities. If you do your best, you still need an arm. Your third brother grew up in front of his mother since he was a child. Work together with you, you have a good relationship with him, don't play childish temper, otherwise the best relationship will be worn out."

Tu Hui immediately stood up, lowered his hands respectfully and said: "My son accepts it!"

Seeing that he really listened to it, Tu Jing became more and more satisfied. He stood up, patted Tu Hui's hand, and then went to the altar to burn a stick of incense before leaving the room with Tu Hui.

Master Abbot stood guard in front of the door. When he saw them coming out, he saluted first, and then said: "The old man can't wait to send a carriage over to pick up the young master. It just so happens that the old man is coming home, how about father and son?" Let's go back together."

Hearing this, Tuhui looked at his father expectantly, and when he saw his father nodding, he became happy. He was no longer annoyed when his father asked him to go out and wait, and treated him like a child. He really listened to what his father said.

After he left, Tu Jing smiled and said to the master abbot: "Calling his grandfather to spoil him, his temper has become more and more arrogant these years, it is time to let him go out to exercise and let him know that the people outside are supporting him for With his identity, without the layer of prince's skin on him, who would really put a child in his eyes?"

"Heaven's proud son, he always has a bit of a temper. It would be nice to wait for him to be older and more sensible."

"Master Abbot is used to coaxing people with these words. If your parents refuse to teach you, you will still have this temper no matter how you grow up."

"Didn't he have two dedicated elders teaching him?"

Tu Jing smiled when he heard the words, and said: "That's true, but the teaching of the elders is only one of them, and good teachers and classmates are also needed. I can rest assured of the masters of the Imperial College. As for the classmates... the master knows about the affairs of the people in Beijing. There are quite a few, do you have any recommendations? I can keep one or two with him."

"Speaking of this, it is fate. Just now, the young master of the Wang family is said to be able to enter the Imperial Academy this year. Isn't it just right to be a classmate with the young master?"

"Oh? He is still so young. Could it be that he is a member of the family? No, if there is such a place in the family, why would he be released to sell paintings? It seems that he is a rare young genius, and it is indeed fate. , He has a good eye since he was a child, and there are not many people who can make him see it. Instead of asking him to find someone to be friends outside, we, the elders, need to worry about him, this Wang Yue is a good candidate."

"It's just that I think this little prince of the Wang family has little interest in fame and wealth. I think if he wasn't forced by his family background, he would be addicted to the art of Danqing. I'm afraid he won't be able to help the young prince in the future."

"That would be even better. If there are more people who can assist him in the future, his grandfather and I will definitely keep two for him. The imperial examinations can select many talents every few years, and there are also people from the imperial court. Most of the children of honorable families are people who can help him with government affairs, but it is rare for him to have friends who can entrust his concerns. What's more, in his capacity, to be his friend not only learn to be considerate of him , and have a good character and know how to measure, otherwise what should I do if I become a sycophant?"

"What the master considers is that such a person is really rare."

Tu Jing sighed, and said: "It's not just rare, it's one in a thousand. Grandpa made this rule back then, one is to let us not be better than women, to broaden our horizons, and to meet more folks." Suffering, so as not to say the bastard words of why not eat minced meat. Secondly, he also hopes that we can find a good friend who can talk. After all, the royal family is always high, but it is inevitable that people will feel cold when they are high! This can be regarded as him as an elder Expectations for our juniors. However, from my father’s generation to his generation, there are dozens if not hundreds of people from my father’s generation who were able to study in the Imperial College. It’s a pity that my grandfather’s later expectation has not been able to come true. Really, I don’t know how lucky he is!”

"I think that young master Wang has a good personality, and it's a small friendship, maybe it can come true?"

Tu Jing shook his head and said: "He is still young, although there is a saying that three years old can see old age, but it is always different when he grows up, not to mention how many people can keep their hearts in the face of monstrous power? ? If he can really find a good friend, I, the father, will not be happy for him, but jealous of him."

"Who can tell what will happen in the future?"

"Indeed!" Tu Jing shook her head with a smile, instead of continuing this topic, she said, "I will trouble Master Abbot for next month's ceremony. This year happens to catch up with the whole day, and it was supposed to be a big event for her, but It happened to coincide with my father's [-]th birthday, so I had to wrong her, but with Master Abbot here, I can rest assured."

Master Abbot said: "I'm just playing a supporting role at the side. How well the ritual is done depends on the sincerity of the master and the young master. Fortunately, the master allowed the master and the young master to come out for half a day every day to pray for the lady. Although this ritual has not yet been done, it has already been more than half successful."

"Yes, thanks to my father, my father and son have taken on a lot of government affairs for me today. This year's birthday must be prepared with a generous gift!"

The abbot master flattered his filial piety again, exchanged a few words of greetings, sent the father and son away, and then turned around and went back to the Buddhist hall to chant sutras.

This time the ceremony just happened to catch up with some reasons, so he was the only one to preside over it. This is his opportunity. If he can seize this opportunity, Xiangshan Temple will be able to overwhelm Xiangguo Temple. He needs to be more dedicated is.

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