A moment later, Xu He stood in front of the "Kong Huai Hall" of the Xu family's main room, wondering what Xu Song wanted to do with him at such a late hour.
The Xu family in Hailing originated from Xu Kui, the great-grandfather of Xu He.
The Xu family was originally from a military household, but because of his great-grandfather Xu Kui's academic progress, he was selected as a candidate for the imperial examination, and later became a county magistrate in Yin County, Ningbo Prefecture.
The county magistrate was not a great official, but Xu Kui was a good person. During his tenure, he got acquainted with the Feng family, a wealthy local Confucian scholar.
The Feng family is a famous family that governs "Poetry" in the country. Since the Tang Dynasty, famous Confucian scholars have emerged in the family.
In another time and space, many of the books in [Tianyi Pavilion] came from the Feng family.
After Xu Kui got acquainted with the Feng family, he got a copy of "Mao Shi Xue" from the Feng family. Shi Xue refers to his family's experience in studying "Mao Shi" for generations.
From then on, the Xu family also took the "Book of Songs" among the Five Classics as their family study. Xu Kui's son Xu Fan and his grandson Xu Song both selected the "Book of Songs" when they were Jinshi scholars.
At this time, the lights in Kong Huai Hall were brightly lit, and the maids coming and going to serve him were coming and going.
Because he was waiting at the bottom of the stairs, Xu He couldn't see clearly what was going on in the hall.
But after a while, a voice came from inside: "A group of strongmen have recently appeared in Jiangyan Pudong, looting merchants and selling illegal salt. Many salt farmers in the salt field are also colluding with them. Zhou Futai said hello, Let us be careful! Please restrain everyone in the clan and tell them not to go there if they have nothing to do recently!"
"I know, brother!"
Xu He seemed to have some realization after combining this passage with the memory in his mind.
The Wei Dynasty in this generation was not peaceful, with frequent natural disasters, bandits everywhere, and Japanese pirates attacking the southeast coast where Hailing was located.
A hundred miles east of Xujia Village, a group of private salt dealers gathered as bandits and robbed passers-by and merchants. The government suppressed them several times but failed.
According to what this person said, with the addition of salt households, this group of bandits has become more powerful!
At this moment, the two people in the hall spoke again.
"Ahem! There's another letter from Yin County to remind you. What does Erlang say?"
"Brother, although Luan'er is not as motivated as his elder brother, he is still a direct descendant after all. Let him go, he can't figure it out for a moment!"
After these words, the hall was silent for a moment.
Xu He heard these words in confusion at the foot of the stairs, but he figured out the identity of the speaker.
The person asking the question should be the patriarch of the Xu family. He was born as a Jinshi and rose to the rank of right deputy censor of the Imperial Procuratorate and governor Yingtian. Xu Song was finally dismissed and returned to his hometown for crimes. The person who answered the question was Xu Song's second son. His younger brother Xu Dai.
The Erlang Xu Luan they call is Xu Dai's second legitimate son, and Xu Que this evening is Xu Luan's school boy.
At this time, Xu Song in the hall asked: "Ahem! Is Xu He here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a person hurriedly walked out of Kong Huai Hall and saw Xu He standing in front of the hall and said: "Quick, the lord wants you to come in!"
When Xu He entered Kong Huai Hall, he saw an old man wearing a Taoist robe sitting at the head. He had a dark and thin face, and his expression was neither sad nor happy, but there was a majesty in his gestures that made people look at him and dare not say anything. .
The other person sitting next to me is also in his fifties. He is much richer than the one just now, but the richness is the richness, and he looks full of official authority, but in the end it gives people the impression that he is following the example of a cat and a tiger. Compared with other people, I feel like I am imitating others.
Xu He stepped forward and saluted the two of them: "Uncle, second uncle, nephew Xu He is here!"
After waiting for a moment, before Xu Song could speak, Xu Dai, who looked like a rich man, spoke up first: "I heard that someone said you cheated in the county examination today. Is this true?"
Xu He raised his head and glanced at him, then nodded: "It is true."
He originally thought that Xu Dai's subordinates would help out and cause trouble for the Huang family, but Xu Dai changed the subject and said in a deep voice: "It must be that you didn't study seriously in the past and had a grudge with the Huang family in the village. Otherwise, why would they just Framing you?"
What the hell kind of logic is this? Don’t ask about the cause and effect of the matter. Just label yourself first. Are you still a clan member? Is this still a big move to protect the clan members?
Seeing that Xu He didn't reply, Xu Dai felt even more unhappy with him. He was just about to scold him a few more words, but unexpectedly Xu Song, the patriarch in the hall, spoke.
"How many years have you been studying?"
Xu He was dissatisfied and his tone naturally softened: "Three years!"
"Well, I heard that you are fifteen this year. Although you entered the school a little late, in three years, Li Zhijie, the two Jinshi, praised your articles. It seems that you have worked hard!"
Suddenly Xu Song pointed to the big plaque in the hall and asked: "Do you know where the word [Kong Huai] in the [Kong Huai Hall] of my Xu family in Hailing comes from?"
Xu Hexin said that this was the school exam and I was here. He pondered for a moment and replied: "The Book of Songs Tangdi": The power of death and mourning, brother Kong Huai, Yuan Xi (sound: Xi) Pei (three tones), brother Please ask for it.”
"Oh?" Xu Song, who was sitting in the hall, was obviously very surprised.
"Poetry" is one of the Five Classics. Before the Taoist examination, there were very few questions from the Five Classics in the imperial examination.
Therefore, in sociology, except for those who have passed the Tongsheng examination and are preparing to take the scholar examination, generally they will not study the Five Classics.
The next person, Xu He, a descendant of a small sect who was not even qualified to study sociology, could recite the contents of "Poetry" after three years of studying social studies. Xu Song was certainly surprised.
He spoke warmly and continued to ask: "Then tell me why you chose Kong Huai as your palace title?"
Xu He smiled faintly and said: "The word "Kong Huai" can be understood from the title of this poem. "Tangdi" has two or three flowers blooming, leaning against each other. This is a poem describing the love of brothers. The two sentences just now can be interpreted as [when faced with death threats, brothers are the ones who care about you the most; even if you die and are buried in the wilderness, brothers will also find the bones and take them back home!]"
"The word "Kong Huai" means care and concern. This means that we blood relatives of the Xu family should care for each other, love each other, unite as one, and help each other when necessary!"
After Xu He finished speaking, he looked at Xu Dai calmly.
Seeing this, Xu Dai's chest suffocated and he almost couldn't breathe.
What does this guy mean?
"Are you referring to me with the word [Kong Huai]?" Xu Dai felt even more displeased, and couldn't help but look at Xu He with sharp eyes.
However, Xu Song was very satisfied with his nephew's answer, and there was a smile of approval on his originally thin face.
"Ahem! Very good. Being able to tell the origin of Kong Huaitang means that you have worked hard on learning. Do you plan to come to the Clan Academy to study?" Xu Song said with a gentle smile.
When Xu He heard this, he couldn't help but feel moved. According to his memory of ethnic studies, Su Ru was invited by the clan to teach here. Compared with social studies, the teaching quality must be much higher, and as long as he studied in ethnic studies, Shu Xiu and other things have all come out of the clan, which is obviously great news for his family's current situation.
But ethnology also has ethnographic problems.
There is a lot of emphasis on hierarchy here. Normally, Xu Song and Xu Dai's direct sons and grandsons are naturally the most valued group in clan studies. There is no way, the money is provided by others, and the master's care is also the meaning of the title.
Next is the bastard of their two families. Since he is from a large family, his treatment will be moderate.
Next down are the children from Xiaozong's better-off families. If they have money, Master will not treat them badly.
The worst thing is that they are Xiaozong again, have no money and are commoners, such as Xu He.
He could imagine what kind of treatment he would receive when he entered the clan society.
Instead of doing this, why not just accept the anger for no reason?
Thanks to his profession in his previous life, he had studied all the commentaries on the Thirteen Classics. When it came to understanding the meaning of the scriptures, he could not compare with the famous scholars, but ordinary scholars may not be better than him.
This is not Xu He's bragging, but the limitation of the times. Every family's Confucian classics are treasures passed down from family to family. It is the norm to cherish your own secrets. It is not like the later generations who can find everything on the Internet!
Thinking of this, Xu He shook his head: "My nephew thinks that Master Xie's teaching in Social Studies is very good, and he has no plans to transfer to Ethnic Studies for the time being!"
"How presumptuous! Letting you join the family to study is a great favor from your uncle. How dare you refuse?" Xu Dai couldn't help but get angry after hearing Xu He's words.
Xu He glanced at Xu Dai and thought to himself that he was acting condescendingly and giving alms. If he really wanted to enter the clan school, he didn't know how he would be handled.
Xu Song in the hall was already tired at this time. Seeing a junior rejecting his kindness, he was not angry. To him, this kind of thing was not even trivial.
Besides, Xu He's performance just now made him quite fond of the young man in front of him.
He shook his head with a smile, waved his hand and said: "Go and withdraw five taels of silver from the account tomorrow. It is a reward from the clan for the leader of your county examination case. Study hard! Go!"
Upon hearing this, Xu He bowed and bowed before retreating.
