Early the next morning, Xu He got up early with Xie Liangcai, Ouyang Jun and others.
According to the usual practice, after a few people win the exam, they have to visit the room master and the seat master.
The so-called examiner refers to the examiner who admitted him, while the examiner refers to the chief examiner and the deputy examiner. However, generally the chief examiner is the one who can really be involved with the students for life, and the connection between the deputy examiners and the students is much weaker.
Soon after they went out, they separated and went to find their own room masters.
Xu He's room master is a colleague of Anqing Mansion. This old man is already in his fifties this year and is about to reach the age of officialdom.
Facing this nephew who is a minister in the imperial court and a student who has always ranked first in the examination since the county examination, he has no official airs at all.
When Xu He walked in, he didn't act like a teacher and walked directly out of the courtyard. After the two sat down, Xu He was greeted by the greetings, but he still looked like he didn't dare to accept them. It made Xu He feel a little uncomfortable.
The old man talked a lot. He held Xu He and talked for a full hour, asking sideways questions about Xu Song's situation and the relationship between Xu He and Xu Song.
Although the clan nephew is also a nephew, in a big family with so many promising people, the clan nephew may not be able to get into the eyes of the current court elder.
Xu He knew that he would have no room for improvement in his life. The reason why he was so polite was just for future generations.
Sure enough, after going around and around, the old man mentioned something vaguely, saying that his son was now a county magistrate in Henan. Because of the vassal, the local taxes were pitifully low every year, and the end-of-year merit examination was always Below average, it has been two years now.
The underlying meaning behind the words was simply that he wanted Xu He to ask his uncle for help to move his son's position.
The problem of vassal kings has always been a chronic problem that haunted the Wei Dynasty.
The Wei Dynasty raised the vassal kings like pigs. These vassal kings could not participate in politics or govern the local area.
Even the fiefdoms and residences of his vassal kings were decided by the long history sent by the imperial court.
Without Nianxiang, the only thing the feudal kings pursued was wealth.
In order to keep these feudal kings from their evil thoughts, the imperial court turned a blind eye to their ruthless and extravagant lands. Therefore, as long as there were feudal kings in the local area, the local magistrates simply suffered. The pain was excruciating.
Naturally, Xu He would not let go of the matter of personnel appointments and dismissals easily. Since the old Fang Guan's expression was vague, he would not make it clear. In the end, he just said that he would mention it in his family letter.
Just these words made the old man so happy that he insisted on keeping Xu He for lunch.
Xu He naturally refused, dropped the gift and left.
When he went out, the old man saw him off in person. When he got to the gate, he saw people outside who came to pay homage to the house official.
Well, it turns out that in order to chat with him for a while longer, this person had all the disciples get in the way of the newcomers who came to the door.
"Bright voice, help me say hello to Mr. Ge in the letter!" Mr. Tongzhi sent Xu He out of the door with a smile.
Xu He bowed and said: "Brother Shi's business is the student's business. I will definitely mention this in my family letter!"
As soon as he said this, the old colleague smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed, and he repeatedly asked him to mount his horse.
All the candidates around were dumbfounded. Apparently, this new candidate in green shirt, probably in this department, was paying homage to Master Fang. Why did Master Fang almost help him mount his horse?
How can there be such a truth in the world, where teachers and students lead horses and pedal? Is there any mistake?
Fortunately, the new candidate refused to be put off and bowed repeatedly before riding away under the regretful eyes of the old master.
After leaving Master Fang's house, Xu He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In human relationships, some people are often too enthusiastic, which makes the other person feel uncomfortable.
Now that he is also a candidate, there will definitely be a lot of welcoming and sending things in the future. Xu He is also secretly trying to figure out how to get along with people.
After going to Master Fang, he went to see the deputy examiner.
The deputy chief examiner is a young non-commissioned officer in his thirties. Perhaps because of his age, he is not as enthusiastic as the room master, but he treats Xu He well.
But after just saying a few words, the other party served tea to see the guests off.
This is another extreme.
It was impossible for the deputy examiner not to know Xu He's identity, but he still assumed this posture. There were only two possibilities.
First, he is from the side of Xu Song's political opponents, and second, I am awesome, and I can bend my eyebrows and serve the powerful.
But either way shows that the political psychology of the deputy examiner is not mature enough.
At his age, he is a dispensable little guy in every camp. His attitude towards them is actually very relaxed. He doesn't have to rush to show off his face and prove his sincerity.
Secondly, there is nothing to say about being arrogant and arrogant. This kind of person is not suitable for officialdom, so just ignore him.
But when he arrived at the mansion where Gu Shouyuan was temporarily stationed, Xu He felt the sophistication of a seasoned capital official and future prime minister.
As soon as he came to the door, the doorman took the invitation and said to Xu He with a smile: "It turns out to be Mr. Jie Yuan. Please come in and serve tea."
The people around him saw that he was a great leader in this field, and they all stood up to greet him.
Xu He returned the gifts one by one and was about to sit down when the disciple smiled and said: "My bachelor said that the provincial examination is a rural test. The imperial court values talents. Please ask Jie Yuanlang to sit on the brocade stool."
After saying that, he took out a cushioned stool and placed it on the last person waiting!
When Xu He saw this, he couldn't help but sigh that Lao Gu knew how to be a good person.
The so-called rural examinations and the imperial court's emphasis on talents are all lies. He was thanking himself for the advice he gave him before, and quickly settled a major leak of questions. Not only was Lao Gu not criticized by the imperial court for this, but he might even be the emperor's I still have the impression of being calm and adaptable when encountering major events, and my career in the future is expected to be smoother.
But he gave Xu He a brocade stool, but did not allow Xu He to jump in line. This is "du"!
I thank you, but business matters must follow the rules.
Xu He didn't have any objections. After seeing through some things, he felt at peace.
Sitting in the concierge, he was neither arrogant nor arrogant. He chatted with the examiners of the same department for a while. The dozens of examiners waiting to be summoned felt that Xie Yuanlang was really humorous and knowledgeable. They all changed their posts one after another. We agreed [to contact you often in the future]!
Xu He sat in the concierge talking to his fellow examiners, so he didn't feel bored. Most of the hour passed quickly. The concierge came over with a smile and said, "Master Jie Yuan, please come in and talk."
When Xu He entered, he saw that Gu Shouyuan had probably talked too much and was closing his eyes to rest.
He stood at the door and did not go in. He did not open his eyes until the servants saw Gu Shouyuan and went in to report. Then Xu He knelt down in the hall and said: "Student pays homage to the Master!"
The reason why he called Gu Shouyuan "Master" was that Xu He decided after thinking about it for a long time.
Before the Zheng Emperor, students would just call their teacher "Sir", but since Qin Yan was the examiner of the provincial examination twenty years ago, he asked his students to call him "Old Man" to show his affection.
Xu He didn't want to call him old man and make Gu Shouyuan think that he was kneeling and licking him, but he also didn't want the examiner to think that he was noble, so he called him master.
Master means teacher, but it is also very special.
Sure enough, Gu Shouyuan was very happy after hearing this title, and said with a smile: "Liangsheng, I heard Shen Xing say that you are his disciple, and Xie Ziyu also said that you are half of his student. Now that you are fine, I am also a disciple." As your teacher, you are of the same age as us and have a great fate!"
