After Xu He came out of the county government office full of doubts, he went straight to Kong Huaitang.
Arriving outside Dazong's house, Xu He knocked on the door.
I saw a man about fifty lamely walking out. Xu He knew this man. His name was Xu Yong. He was Xu Song's personal soldier when he was the deputy envoy of Huguang Inspector. He was involved in the battle to annihilate the local Niushou Mountain mining bandits. After being injured, Xu Song felt sorry for his disability and had no support for his old age, so he took him back to support him and became his disciple.
And when Xu Song asked him to come to Kong Huaitang that night, he was the one who sent the message.
"Uncle Yong, is uncle at home? I have a letter from Magistrate Li that needs to be presented to uncle in person!" Xu He said politely.
When Xu Yong heard this, he was serious about his words. After receiving the invitation from Magistrate Li, he said to Xu He: "Brother He, wait a moment!"
After saying that, he limped into the yard.
After a while, he came out again and led Xu He to Kong Huai Hall again.
There was no need to wait this time, Xu Yong let him in directly.
Seeing Xu Song again, maybe it was because of the daytime, the image of this uncle was different from that night.
I saw an ominous blue-grey color on his face. Although his eyes were still sharp, his body looked weak!
When Xu Song saw Xu He arriving, he first threw the greeting card in his hand casually on the table, and then asked with interest about the meeting today.
Xu He talked about it, and Xu Song nodded with satisfaction after listening to him reciting the poem: "Poems describe scenery, poems clarify aspirations. The poetry world in the country is sluggish. In the final analysis, scholars only study imperial examination articles and have no time at all." Read other books.”
"To do well in poetry, you need to understand by analogy. If you only write good articles, I won't be happy, but if you are good in articles and poems, your future achievements will not be too low!"
Xu Song was born as a second-class Jinshi. Xu He did not expect that this uncle, who had always been taciturn, was quite optimistic about his future.
He quickly bowed and said, "My nephew will study hard and live up to my uncle's expectations."
Then, Xu Song said: "You said that after the interview, you went to the second hall and met a man named Xie Kun?"
"Yes, he calls himself Xie Kun, also known as Ziyu, and he is from Jinan, Shandong!"
Xu Song looked surprised: "It is indeed him!"
He pondered for a while and saw that Xu He was confused and confused, so he smiled softly and took a sip of tea: "Xie Kun, Li Zhijie and other ten people are known as the [Ten Sons of Ding Wei]. They are all world-famous talents. Together, We got to know each other while participating in Ding Weinian's examination. From then on, he became very famous in Shilin with his poems and harmonies!"
Xu He did not expect that County Magistrate Li would actually join such a small group of literati, which quite subverted his impression of him.
"This Xie Kun is a bohemian man. He did not pass the Jinshi examination that year, but he became famous very early and is the most famous among the ten people. He also knows the mountains and rivers, maps, and military strategies. He is a rare talent in the world!"
Uncle Xu Song's words, Xu Song keenly heard the word "military strategy"!
Combined with the recent events regarding the salt bandits in Jiangyanpu, Xu He had a vague suspicion in his mind.
Sure enough, the next second, Xu Song said to him: "Li Zhijie asked you to send a greeting card this time. Actually, he wanted to take advantage of my reputation in the village and recruit a group of village warriors to help him defend the city!"
Xu He was shocked when he heard this: "Uncle, has the matter reached this level? Those salt bandits still dare to attack the city?"
Xu Song sneered: "Why don't they dare? This group of people has taken advantage of the complex terrain of Qinhu Lake near Jiangyanpu to gain momentum over the years. A few days ago, the prefect of Yangzhou specially told me to be careful of the movements of this group of people. If anything happens, If I am caught or not, he advises me to go to Hailing County or go directly to Yangzhou City to avoid the limelight!"
Xu He was frightened when he heard this. People like Xu Song had other businesses in Hailing, Yangzhou, and even Jinling. He could hide away, but what about ordinary people like him in Xujia Village?
Things were not the worst, but worse. Xu Song's next words shocked Xu He: "This group of people went south from Jiangyanpu the day before yesterday, turned west, took advantage of the night, and suddenly broke into Taixing County, killing all the people." More than ten people robbed the county treasury of 40,000 taels of silver and more than 300 gold beads. By the time the guardsmen reacted, they had disappeared!"
"I think Xie Kun came to the meeting at the right time. Because he knew the soldiers, Li Zhijie was temporarily used as a think tank!"
As a person from his previous life, Xu He was rarely seen on the streets, let alone bandits. When he heard the news, he was extremely shocked.
Xu Song thought he was afraid, so he said cheerfully: "Don't worry too much. These bandits have committed such a big case and have now alarmed the local area. The emperor ordered the local area to annihilate them within a time limit. The guards of several surrounding counties have Everyone is already in action!"
"Besides, you are a scholar of my Xu family, and you are also the chief prosecutor of Jinke County. If the situation is urgent, I will ask someone to take your mother and son into the city!"
"Now that you have the case, you have already gained the reputation of a scholar. Don't think too much about these things, just study hard..."
When Xu He came out of Kong Huaitang, he was still confused.
Uncle Xu Song, as an official, must have better information than ordinary people like them.
Because he is a scholar in the family, he can still find a place for his mother and son in the county, but... where is the old chief? Where is Brother Peng?
When he returned home, the county government officials were already beating gongs and drums at the door of his house and there was a lot of excitement.
When they saw Xu He, a few people with gongs and drums came forward to greet him.
"Congratulations to Xiaolangjun for being the first to take the county examination in high school! I wish Xiaolangjun continuous success in his studies and may he be a prince for generations to come!"
When the villagers around saw this scene, they all showed envy in their eyes.
Xu He suddenly became the legendary "other people's child"!
You must know that for high school county examination candidates, not only will they not be rejected in the government examination, but they will basically be able to pass the road examination completely.
After passing the Taoist examination, Xu He will be a full-fledged student.
What is a student?
A student is a scholar, and the term scholar is a common name among the people.
In official documents, when it comes to scholars, they always write "shengyuan XX". Although shengyuan is the lowest-ranking title in the imperial examination, it also enjoys many privileges, and only if you are qualified as a shengyuan can you continue to participate in the provincial examination and take the imperial examination. The road to becoming an official, showing relatives and becoming famous.
Influenced by the TV series in his previous life, Xu He didn't care much about a student's reputation. But now, when he saw everyone's eager eyes, he realized that in this society, scholars are really respected.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered that in his previous life, he had seen Hai Rui recount his experiences as a boy.
The common people were chatting, laughing, drinking and talking on the streets and in the banquets, but at this moment a scholar came, and everyone held their breath and focused their attention.
As the scholar walked on the road, people on both sides of the street paid attention and called him "Zhaizhang".
Do you think this is because you are afraid of scholars?
In fact, no, this is because the common people think that scholars are beginning to be regarded as representatives of reading and knowing etiquette. They are afraid that they [village vulgarity] will be laughed at by the scholars after seeing it!
At this time, Xu's mother was still a little confused about all this.
At the reminder of the old commander, he exchanged two taels of silver for copper coins and sealed the hard-earned money to the messenger.
Then he gave Xu He a few coins.
"I wish Brother He three consecutive elementary and middle schools!"
"I wish Brother He a good chance to win the first prize!"
In the midst of blessings, Xu He scattered the copper coins in his hands into the sky, and saw everyone around him, men, women, old and young, squatting down to pick them up happily!
