The hurried departure of the He family suddenly made Guzhai feel quite deserted.
Song Mu was standing in the hall. At this moment, he saw Gu Chengxiu and others coming back. He was thinking about everything that had just happened here. He didn't know what to say, but suddenly he heard a sound coming from the direction of the backyard.
Song Mu immediately looked over there, and saw two figures one after the other. Gu Fengjie ran out first, and then a slim figure appeared.
Song Mu's eyes immediately met the other person's, and the other person's face was reflected in his eyes at this moment.
That was Gu Qingqing. Today she was wearing a lotus-colored underskirt. She had a pony bun on her head, embellished with a sapphire blue hairpin. She had a little makeup on her face. Her beautiful eyes were eye-catching at the moment. .
When she saw Song Mu standing in the hall, Gu Qingqing looked slightly startled, and the expression on her face seemed to change for a moment.
"Master Song."
Gu Qingqing immediately took two steps forward and bowed to Song Mu. Song Mu also looked at him, then he held his hands and said calmly.
"Miss Gu."
There was a moment of silence in the scene, but Gu Qingqing was not that flustered. He just glanced around, bowed to Tao Fengming, and then said to Gu Chengxiu.
"Grandpa, are Grandpa He and his family going back?"
Gu Chengxiu responded with a smile.
"Your Grandpa He felt a little unwell, so he went back first, but it doesn't matter. Song Mu happened to come to visit me today, and we will have a light meal together."
With that said, Gu Chengxiu immediately started to cheer up. He didn't seem to be disturbed at all by the intense scene just now. Gu Shifan only focused on chatting with Tao Fengming and didn't pay attention to the surrounding situation at all.
The field was a little busy for a while, and Gu Fengjie was also running back and forth, but only Song Mu and Gu Qingqing were left standing in the field, with a little bit of red on their faces.
Gu Qingqing stepped forward and said to Song Mu.
"Mr. Song, I didn't expect you to come to Jinling."
Song Mu heard this and nodded immediately.
"I am traveling around with Master this time. I just arrived in Jinling a few days ago, but I didn't expect to meet Miss Gu again in Jinling City."
The two of them exchanged a few words, but Gu Qingqing slightly saluted Song Mu again, her face even more embarrassed at this moment.
"Thank you so much, sir... for speaking up for this little girl."
Seeing Gu Qingqing's shy appearance, Song Mu was in a daze for a moment, but at the moment he saluted and wanted to understand the reason.
"I'm just seeing uneven roads. Speaking of which, those people... are really infuriating."
Gu Qingqing hummed slightly, and the topic was interrupted again.
However, lunch was now ready, and the Gu family's parents came up to greet Song Mu and Tao Fengming to sit down. Gu Qingqing also gave a slight gesture, and Song Mu nodded and moved forward.
Sitting down next to each other, Gu Chengxiu was quite happy today and deliberately drank a few drinks. He raised his glass and gestured towards Tao Fengming.
"Mr. Fengming is able to come to my place, which is also a blessing to my Gu family. I think you were in Shaozhou Mansion at the time. Alas, I won't talk about this kind of thing today."
Gu Chengxiu smiled and seemed quite happy. Everyone also raised their glasses, and Song Mu also bowed and clinked their glasses.
The Gu family has been officials for several generations, and the family tradition has been well maintained. Moreover, there are no three cardinal principles and five constant rules for future generations here, so they just eat without saying anything, and there is a somewhat dignified atmosphere everywhere.
But it was obvious that Gu Chengxiu was not prepared to do this today. He immediately broke the silence and chatted with Tao Fengming for a few words, but did not dare to discuss it too deeply. The topic naturally fell on Song Mu.
"How many generations is Song Mu in the Shiyang Song family now? Are his parents still alive?"
Gu Chengxiu said something, and Song Mu quickly explained. Everyone was stunned when they heard that Song Mu's parents had been murdered two years ago.
Gu Chengxiu continued to ask, and learned that Song Mu's parents did not die accidentally, but someone did it intentionally. However, now that Song Mu had found the bones and buried his parents beside his grandfather, Gu Chengxiu's eyes turned red at this moment. At this moment, he nodded again and again.
"Song Mu, no, Jing Zhao, that's very good. If what you did were in my Shaozhou mansion, I would definitely write you a note and give it to the Holy One for review."
The people around him nodded again and again when they heard this. The eyes they looked at Song Mu this time were not sympathy, but admiration.
At this moment, only Gu Qingqing raised her eyes to look at Song Mu from time to time. There was always a twinkle in her eyes. Especially when she heard Song Mu talk about the details of these things, her dark eyebrows kept frowning slightly, and her expression was a little touched. .
When she and her mother stayed in Yuzhang City for a few days, she also paid more attention to Song Mu's affairs. Of course, it goes without saying that the things that caused the top-level vision were not mentioned in detail, but the full story of the family affairs was only known today.
So when everyone was talking about the strange phenomenon in Yuzhang City, Gu Qingqing couldn't help but explain a few words to her family, which immediately attracted the attention of her family. She suddenly realized something was wrong and hurriedly lowered her head to eat.
After the meal, they realized that Song Mu not only became the leader of the Yuan Dynasty, but also how he had earned face for the ancestors of the Song family in Shiyang. For a while, everyone's expressions were filled with admiration.
They never imagined that a young man, only seventeen or eighteen years old, could single-handedly clear the wrongs for his family and bring glory to the family.
Such talented people not only have both ability and political integrity, but also have incredible courage in doing things.
After Gu Chengxiu listened carefully to this, he laughed twice and said with great satisfaction.
"I knew that you, Jing Zhao, are quite extraordinary. When you dared to write poems for the people under pressure in Shaozhou City, it shows that you have excellent character. In our great literary dynasty, how many people can do this alone? become?"
This is the truth. After all, Song Mu understood Yuan in one fell swoop and was still so young. Such people are already rare in the world.
Therefore, everyone spoke very enthusiastically at the moment, which made Song Mu suddenly feel a little embarrassed.
After lunch, Gu Shifan continued to talk to Tao Fengming about becoming an official. After the Gu family was busy, Gu Chengxiu drank tea, teasing his grandson, and chatting with Song Mu about the current academic style.
"The Wen Dynasty built its country on the power of literature, and the imperial examination was the mainstay. It has continued to develop over the years, and it has made great progress now."
"In the past, only nearly a thousand talented people from various places could reach the state in a year, and it took three years for a hundred people to become a Jinshi. Nowadays, thousands of talented people from all over the country can reach the state in a year, and more than a thousand people can reach the state of Jinshi in three years. It is already A great achievement in education.”
Gu Chengxiu sighed and looked at Song Mu with emotion.
"I have also read your rural examination policy essay. I dare not agree with it, but it is very insightful and I think it is a good policy essay."
"And after I read it, I still thought about what to do. Jing Zhao, do you still remember the "Three Character Classic" that the imperial court asked everyone to recite at the beginning of last year?"
Gu Chengxiu asked suddenly. Song Mu, who was making faces with Gu Fengjie, paused, blinked, and nodded with a smile.
Gu Chengxiu said seriously.
"That article is very good. The three-character rhyme can be said to have contributed to the education of our literary dynasty. I feel carefully that the meaning of the article written by that person may be similar to what you said in the policy review. "
"I just don't know who the 'scholar' is. Otherwise, I really need to ask him how he came up with the idea of writing such an article."
Song Mu was listening next to him, with a smile on his face and just nodding his head.
Gu Chengxiu looked at Song Mu, then changed the topic and spoke.
"Song Mu, what are you going to do next?"
"Are you going to join the Poetry Sect in the future?"
As he said this, he secretly glanced at Tao Fengming next to him. Song Mu was also confused by his words, but he immediately shook his head and said.
"This junior will go to Chang'an to take part in the examination. As for the future, I will not join the Poetry Sect."
Song Mu said to Gu Chengxiu like this, but these words were indeed Song Mu's thoughts. The reason why he refused Du Sheng's request was to restore the glory of his ancestors.
After hearing this, Gu Chengxiu nodded immediately.
"This is also a good thing. If you join the Poetry Sect, although the literary style is prosperous in such places, I think it will not be conducive to your growth. "
Song Mu looked sideways, but he could probably understand what Gu Chengxiu meant. Most of the poetry sects in the world followed the old system and ordered their children to practice using the poems passed down by their ancestors.
Because of the ties of blood relationship, they can often exert a stronger power than other literati in an ancestral poem.
Moreover, the Shizong was huge in strength, rich in resources, and taught by great scholars in the sect. For a scholar, this was a great temptation.
But at the same time, the shortcomings of the Poetry Sect are also very obvious, such as the rigidity and blood theory. Most of the literati who joined the Poetry Sect were forced to change their surnames. Moreover, because they did not necessarily agree with the poetry understanding of the Poetry Sect, they gradually began to change their surnames. limit their own development.
This is also the reason why the development of the poetry sect in today's world is limited, and it is also why the world can gather together to form a large and powerful literary dynasty.
The few of them chatted for a while, and someone came to visit Gu Zhai again.
Song Mu originally thought it was time to leave, but he didn't expect Tao Fengming and Gu Shifan to have a good chat, and he was quite reluctant to leave.
Gu Chengxiu even bluntly told the two of them to finish dinner before leaving. Gu Fengjie even directly grabbed Song Mu. He felt that Song Mu, the brother of Jieyuan, was very friendly and said that he wanted to play Go with Song Mu to compare their scores.
