"Leader Ye! Congratulations!"
"Master Ye, your family is blessed and stretches far and wide! Congratulations!"
"Brother Ye, you have done great things quietly. As expected of you, you are awesome!"
Different titles, different words, and different smiling faces all together support the joyful and crowded atmosphere of the Ye family today.
Ye Wenhe stood at the door to greet the guests in person, with a smile on his face that made it impossible to see any uneasiness and nervousness in his heart.
Yu Zonggu from the Yu family was sitting in the middle of the hall, chatting and laughing with Xia Jingyun, Bai Yunbian and others.
People kept entering the hall, but they all moved to their own seats under the guidance of Zhike.
Occasionally, some bold people would come up and say hello in order to get acquainted with each other, but if they couldn't come up with a reasonable reason, it would probably only add to the laughter.
And he knew the people who were qualified to sit on the chair in the middle. Most of them were acquaintances and joined the conversation with laughter.
Everyone was chatting and laughing, bursts of hearty laughter could be heard, as if this was a banquet hall for family fun, and there was no trace of the undercurrents among the top forces in Longshou State under the water.
"The second master of the Hu family is here!"
There was a roll call outside, and everyone in the hall turned their heads. Not long after, they saw a middle-aged man walking in with a cheerful face.
He bowed to Xia Jingyun first, showing no fear at all, and even a bit arrogant.
Xia Jingyun nodded and smiled, letting you go and you still dare to come back. It seems that you want to imitate your own Hu Hansan.
And not long after, another roll call sounded outside, "The second master of the Xiao family has arrived!"
Xia Jingyun's face didn't change at all when he heard this, but his heart moved slightly.
The eldest sister of the Xiao family is the first empress, Xiao Fengshan, who is currently supporting the facade, is the third child, and Xiao Fenglin, the second child, is now a wealthy and idle person.
He originally thought that Xiao Fengshan would send one of his own confidants, but he didn't expect that he would send his second brother.
Although there is nothing wrong with his status and he has given the Ye family enough respect, what does Xiao Fengshan think?
Do you think this matter is nothing to worry about?
Xia Jingyun thought about it quietly, and when Xiao Fenglin walked in, his style was indeed in line with the style of a wealthy and idle man. He was wearing gold and jade. When he walked in, he first saluted Xia Jingyun, the imperial envoy, and then happily raised his hands to everyone. It felt like he was here to inspect. Same as industry.
As he sat down, Xia Jingyun silently glanced at the people in the room. In addition to ordinary officials who didn't need to pay too much attention, representatives of the main family forces in the second and third echelons of Longshou Prefecture were here. The head of the family himself and the representatives of the family head probably Just open it in half.
The other three families among the four major families also sent very important representatives.
These people may not be the most direct source of trouble today.
Just like the big shots in the imperial court in Zhongjing, they usually do not go out to bite each other personally. Instead, they release their hounds and ferocious beasts, faithfully carry out their instructions, and then at the critical moment of victory or defeat, they calmly Press on your own critical bargaining chip.
Xia Jingyun looked to the side. There were several rows of chairs next to them, where many scholars and great scholars were sitting.
Xia Jingyun was familiar with the Confucian shirts they were wearing, and Xia Jingyun was also familiar with their group.
Among this group of people, there are gentlemen, innocent people, hot-blooded people, and innocence, but there are also cunning, intrigues, and stinking people.
For some people, their knowledge is what they rely on to manage the world, benefit the people, and govern the country;
For others, the teachings of sages and noble principles are the claws and fangs for them to take the lead and pursue fame and fortune.
Xia Jingyun calmly withdrew his gaze and waited to see how they would make this farce happen.
Everyone has arrived and the time has come for the ceremony.
Ye Wenhe also led his son Ye Mingfeng out. He looked at Xia Jingyun silently first. Xia Jingyun nodded slightly, then he took his son and Yu Zonggu to the middle of the hall, and the three of them faced the crowd together.
Ye Wenhe stood among the three people, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Everyone!"
The hall gradually became quiet, and everyone looked at him.
"Quizi Mingfeng has been fond of reading poetry and books since he was a child. He has been diligent in his studies and has gained a lot over the years. Now, thanks to the favor of his family, he is willing to accept him into his academy and become a direct descendant of his family's culture. This is Quanzi's great fortune, and it is also This is a major event for my Ye family, and I would be very grateful to receive your congratulations!"
Yu Zonggu also continued: "In the family, we established the clan with literature and passed down the family with books. We also have the responsibility to spread the teachings of saints to all directions. There are sons in the Ye family who are sensitive and eager to learn. They should be praised for their actions and strengthen their ambitions, so they are listed in the list. Entering the gate and wall of the academy, I hope that he will study hard in the future, inherit the sages and spread the word!"
Ye Wenhe took a step back and gave the place to Yu Zonggu and his son.
The master of ceremonies shouted loudly: "Let's do the apprenticeship ceremony!"
Ye Wen and Yu Zonggu all had calm smiles on their faces, but their hearts were filled with tension.
This is the most critical moment. If the other party wants to stop it, now is the last chance.
And things in the world are often like this, whatever you are afraid of will come, if nothing unexpected happens, the accident will come.
A voice suddenly sounded, "Wait a minute!"
Then a young man stood up and said loudly: "The head of the Ye family said that Brother Ye studied hard and devoted himself to learning. How did I hear that Brother Ye wandered around the flowers every day, from Longshou Prefecture City to Huai'an County City? Now here in Chuning County, where are his lovers everywhere? Is what he really wants to pursue is studying? "
There was a burst of noise from those participants who didn't know the inside story yet.
They were shocked, surprised that someone dared to act wild on such an occasion as the Ye family, and even more surprised that they chose to question it publicly in such a public place. Aren't they afraid of offending the Ye family to death?
The real dignitaries sitting in the middle had playful smiles on their faces, as if they had expected this to happen.
But it was not over yet. Then another young scholar stood up and said, "I also have doubts. As Mr. Yu said, Mr. Ye is smart and eager to learn, so he was listed on the door wall. However, there are many people who study hard in the world. What kind of works and famous works does Mr. Ye have that can allow the Yu family to bypass the academy examination and accept them and list them as direct descendants?"
Someone started, and the opposition started as if it had been planned for a long time, "The Yu family accepts disciples, why not accept them in the Yu family academy, but why not come to the Ye family in Chuning County a hundred miles away?" Did the family take a fancy to Mr. Ye’s talents or the power of the Ye family? Did he do such a thing of lowering his status? "
Ye Mingfeng's eyes widened. He didn't expect that his apprenticeship at home would still attract so much criticism.
He even recognized one of them, who was one of the people who humiliated and attacked him back then!
And the other party was looking at him with a provocative look, as if saying "Don't even think about it in your life"!
Ye Mingfeng was so angry that his body was shaking slightly, his teeth were clenched, and his fists were quietly clenched in his sleeves.
I have no grievances against you, so why are you still unwilling to let me go after more than two years? !
"absurd!"
At this moment, a man, in line with his longing for a better life in the future, and in line with the mission he had promised in advance, stood up and shouted in a deep voice, "Today, all the talented people are here to participate in a grand event, and you can actually hear it here. What are your intentions with such vulgar words!"
"Who are you?" The leading young man turned his head disdainfully, but when he saw the face of the man who stood up, he was scared.
This guy can't resist, and he doesn't dare to resist.
"Why did Mr. Baibai say this?"
Bai Yunbian said coldly: "You said that Mr. Ye has been wandering around flowers recently and is not devoted to learning. Who told you that you can't have both? If you can't have both, how did you get the reputation of a romantic and talented man? In the middle There are several famous scholars in the capital who are not guests of the brothel. Mr. Xia, who even won three yuan, is someone who doesn’t spend money to visit the brothel. How can you say that he is not dedicated to learning and is not talented? You deliberately put these two Those who contacted me to try to slander Young Master Ye, what’s your intention?!”
The question from Baiyun side carried the aura of being the top 2 student in the current department, which made the young man who was still arrogant before murmured a few times and was unable to reply.
Ye Wenhe breathed a sigh of relief, and Ye Mingfeng's eyes were full of gratitude. Only Xia Jingyun cursed in his heart: It's your uncle's fault. It's obviously you who goes to the brothel every day, but you pulled me out as a shield. It's shameless!
Bai Yunbian's output has not stopped yet, and then he points to another person, "And you, ask Mr. Ye what skills he has that can be valued by the Yu family and accepted as his direct heir. Can you tell him? Which big family, high official and powerful person I don’t have my own set of criteria for selecting people, and the skills of knowing people are all secrets that are not passed on to others. Why should I tell you? And this is an independent recruitment, not a public examination selection. Which one is more important to people, use Do I need to tell you? When Empress Dowager De was visiting Sishui Prefecture for a wedding, how could she recognize people with her sharp eyes and recognize Lord Xia, who had nothing at the time, as her adoptive brother? You don’t understand, that’s fine if you don’t understand! Wait until you understand , you are such a big shot!"
Bai Yunbian's output has not stopped yet, and then he points to another person, "And you, ask Mr. Ye what skills he has that can be valued by the Yu family and accepted as his direct heir. Can you tell him? Which big family, high official and powerful person I don’t have my own set of criteria for selecting people, and the skills of knowing people are all secrets that are not passed on to others. Why should I tell you? And this is an independent recruitment, not a public examination selection. Which one is more important to people, use Do I need to tell you? When Empress Dowager De was visiting Sishui Prefecture for a wedding, how could she recognize people with her sharp eyes and recognize Lord Xia, who had nothing at the time, as her adoptive brother? You don’t understand, that’s fine if you don’t understand! Wait until you understand , you are such a big shot!"
"And you, what you said is that the Yu family took the initiative to come to the Ye family to recruit disciples, which is succumbing to the power of the Ye family, and flattering! How do you get your brains? Do you think that being a gentleman means you have to be arrogant and arrogant? Besides, , the Yu family is a great Confucian family, and although the Ye family is a powerful place, it is far inferior in terms of cultural background. Do you think who should be happy and who should celebrate when the Ye family's young master joins the Yu family? If the Yu family makes a big fanfare To hold this apprenticeship ceremony is really flattering and really embarrassing!"
Bai Yunbian stood proudly, glanced around, looked at the young people who lowered their heads and did not dare to look at them, and snorted coldly, "You all don't know what you are thinking, but you can say these crude words. , You still want to make people laugh at such an occasion and don’t even allow me to sit down!”
The hearty output made Bai Yunbian's aura as high as blue clouds at the moment. Several young people did not dare to fight against it, so they had to sit down with their heads down in frustration.
The Ye family father and son looked at him gratefully, and Yu Zonggu also looked at the Chuning County Magistrate, feeling that this person seemed to be more powerful than the rumors said.
People around him began to inquire about Bai Yunbian's identity, and Master Bai's name suddenly became famous.
Bai Yunbian sat down proudly. Ye Wenhe breathed a sigh of relief and motioned with his eyes to the emcee on the side to continue quickly.
But before the host of ceremonies could speak, an old voice slowly sounded, "Wait a minute."
Everyone looked around, and this time, the noise in the hall was much louder than before.
"Mr. Funder?"
"It's Mr. Fengde? I thought he was here to help the Yu family. Why should he object to this matter?"
"If a veteran in the literary world like Mr. Fengde also objects, this matter may be difficult, right?"
"Aren't the Ye family and the Yu family prepared for these things? How come so many things happened on the spot? If I had known earlier, wouldn't it have been okay to worship secretly?"
"What you said is that if you don't let everyone witness this kind of thing, many people will not recognize it in the future."
While everyone was talking, an old man stood up and looked at Yu Zonggu, "Yu Wenyan, is this your intention or your father's?"
Yu Zonggu saluted the old man solemnly, neither humble nor overbearing, "Mr. Fengde, this is the common intention of my father and the younger generation, and it is also the collective intention of the Yu family academy."
The old man sighed, "Since ancient times, there must be rules in teaching. The law is not taught lightly, and the Tao is not sold cheaply. The Yujia Academy is the leader of the cultural context of Longshou Prefecture and should be a model for all academies in Longshou Prefecture. This is the Ye family I have also heard that two years ago, I wanted to join the Yu Family Academy but could not. Then I became depressed, gave up on myself, and lived a dissolute life. Why now, the Yu Family has changed its past attitude and not only wants to include it in the Academy, but also lists it as a As a direct descendant of the inner sect, this matter is against the rules and etiquette, and it is difficult to convince the public. I hope that my family will take back this idea and not lose the heart of the scholars in the whole state."
Yu Zonggu replied: "Mr. Fengde, what you said before is true, but not entirely true. Two years ago, Mr. Ye was framed by someone when the academy accepted a disciple, so he gave up the exam and returned home. Although he has been depressed in the past two years, he has He still has his yearning for his family academy. After my father and the younger generation learned about this, they were quite moved. The younger generation came here in person, tested Mr. Ye's knowledge, and recognized it, so they agreed to accept him as a disciple. To commend him for his eagerness to learn. Such a thing, I don’t know where to begin with such words that are not in line with etiquette and rules."
The old man shook his head, "What you said may be acceptable to others, but it won't go well in front of me. There are countless people who are more determined to learn than you are, and there are countless people who are more talented than me in poetry and calligraphy. Why is it that the Yu family Not admitting those people? I don’t want to say more about the things behind this in public, but as the saying goes, people’s hearts have their own justice. The Yu family’s hard-earned status in Longshou Prefecture’s Shilin should not be underestimated. I am For your own good, I will let this matter go, and we will still respect our family together. If you insist on going your own way, I can also express my attitude to you, and I will firmly oppose it."
Everyone opened their mouths slightly, but they did not expect that the old man would be so decisive and directly use his status in the literary world to force the Yu family to repent.
But he is indeed the most senior scholar in Longshou Prefecture. If you outlast your peers in any circle, the weight of your words will naturally be higher. Not to mention that this old man is indeed quite capable and has a lot of disciples and grandsons.
A thought came to everyone's mind: The Yu family is in trouble now.
What everyone didn't expect was that it wasn't over yet.
The second master of the Hu family, one of the four major Longshou families, smiled slowly and said: "Since Mr. Fengde has said so, I think it's better to forget about it."
He chuckled and said, "With the four major families, the Xiao family is in charge, the Hu family is rich, the Yu family is good at writing, and the Ye family is supportive of everyone. They all take care of their own duties and have nothing to do with each other. How wonderful! If we insist on doing this, it will inevitably happen It makes people think too much, isn’t this destroying the rare stable situation in Longshou Prefecture? What do you want us to do? In my opinion, we should listen to Mr. Fengde on this matter, this master, please don’t worship, it’s rare for everyone to come together Wouldn't it be nice to get together and have a good drink? Everyone will be happy, right?"
Although the words of the second master of the Hu family may seem like a joke, his status is here. For such a person to say such words directly and openly, the signal sent out is worthy of many people's speculation.
So one after another many people also agreed, saying that they should stop worshiping or something like that.
For a moment, the entire hall was noisy.
Ye Mingfeng stood in front of everyone, listening to everyone's objections. The fists hidden in his sleeves dug into his flesh with his nails.
He lowered his head, his face full of sorrow and anger.
He just wants to study under a teacher, why is it so difficult?
Two years ago, he was framed and humiliated by those sanctimonious family members;
Now that I have finally rekindled the fire in my heart, I have to be accused, speculated, and humiliated by so many people in public.
If you are born into the Ye family, can’t you study and practice essays?
Being born into the Ye family, are you destined to be discriminated against by these so-called literary families?
Ye Mingfeng was trembling all over and biting her lips. Her emotions were on the verge of collapse.
Ye Wenhe saw something strange about his son, but he also saw the movements in the field. The only remaining senior scholar in Longshou Prefecture was objecting, the Hu family of the four major families was objecting, and a group of people who were following him were objecting. This apprenticeship Banquet, can this choice still have good results?
If he was hit again, would his son still be able to cheer up?
Thinking of this, he felt a little regret in his heart.
Yu Zonggu also pursed his lips. The current situation did make him feel a bit stuck.
He may not care about the views of the Hu family, but he cannot care about the public opinion of Shilin.
He really didn't expect that those who secretly opposed this matter could actually ask an old-timer like Mr. Fengde to come out.
The reputation of this literary world is not as overbearing as the hegemony of official positions. If it is not handled well, it may really damage the foundation of the Yu family.
He looked at Xia Jingyun, Mr. Xia, can you still make any move?
Xia Jingyun just sat there as if nothing happened, as if it had nothing to do with him.
Just when Yu Zonggu was confused and slightly annoyed, a sound of horse hoofbeats suddenly sounded, and then Chen Fugui, covered in blood, and Ye Hongluan, dressed in red, walked in together.
Chen Fugui cupped his fists towards Xia Jingyun and said, "Sir, fortunately you have fulfilled your destiny. We have captured all the thieves!"
Xia Jingyun nodded quickly, walked over and helped the two men's hands, "Thank you, the injury is not serious, right?"
Both of them shook their heads, "A little skin injury, nothing to worry about."
"Then hurry up and get some rest. There's something elegant going on here. It's a bad idea to offend the guests. I'll be rewarded afterwards."
The two clasped fists and left. Before leaving, Ye Hongluan glanced at his elder brother with deep concern in his eyes.
Xia Jingyun turned around and said with a smile: "My men met a group of thieves at a riverside restaurant outside Huai'an County. We just went to Huai'an County to kill them all. It's a small matter, so don't panic."
As he said that, he sat down again and said, "By the way, Mr. Hu, what did you just say?"
At this moment, Hu Dingming felt a needle pricking his buttocks. He twisted his buttocks uneasily, wiped the sweat that suddenly appeared on his forehead, and said with a dry smile: "I, uh, um, common people, I mean, it is rare for everyone to gather together. , to participate in this grand event together, Mr. Fengde, please don’t spoil everyone’s interest! You are also serious, what does it have to do with you if someone accepts a disciple in your family? Right? I think we can just raise a toast to congratulate you. , why cause more trouble!"
Everyone was dumbfounded and stared at the second master of the Hu family who kept wiping his sweat. Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
Do you think everyone is deaf or stupid?
Ye Wenhe's eyes lit up with light. He didn't expect the Hu family's opposition to be resolved so easily by Xia Jingyun.
But Yu Zonggu's face was still solemn. The Hu family's opposition seemed strong and their status was high, but the Yu family didn't care.
However, the clear-cut opposition of Mr. Fengde, a veteran in the literary world, actually made Yu Zonggu feel wary, fearing that if he did not handle it well, it would damage the foundation of the Yu family.
Can Xia Jingyun, who has never met Mr. Fengde, have any way to make such a person change his mind?
As he was thinking this, he heard another sound of horse hooves, and then Xia Jingyun actually stood up and walked out of the gate.
A moment later, everyone in the hall saw Xia Jingyun personally holding the arm of a middle-aged man walking in.
While some people were wondering who this person was who was worthy of Xia Jingyun's personal greeting, without waiting for Xia Jingyun's introduction, the scholars and literati in the hall all stood up and, under the leadership of Yu Zonggu and others, came towards the middle-aged man. The man saluted respectfully.
"I've met Mr. Lifeng."
This middle-aged man is suddenly the current Longshouzhou Wenkui, the great scholar Lu Lifeng!
Recently, I have been doing intensive coding and my lumbar muscles have been strained. Last night, on a whim, I did a waist exercise, and my waist twisted. I can't even stand up, and it hurts even when sitting, so I can only type while lying down half-lying. I'll go to technician No. 88 in the afternoon to have a look. I'll try my best to keep updating in the past two days, but the amount may be smaller, sorry for that.
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