In the second year of Jingde, the emperor ordered eighteen people including Wang Qinruo, Yang Yi, and Sun Shi to compile the deeds of emperors and ministers in the past dynasties.
Eight years later, in August of the sixth year of Dazhong Xiangfu, a thousand volumes of the deeds of the emperor and his ministers were written. From ancient times to the Five Dynasties, it was compiled by division, divided into thirty-one chapters and one thousand one hundred and four divisions. The emperor Zhao Heng wrote the preface and titled the book Fu Yuangui.
During the editing process of Yuangui in Cefu, every completed part must be reported to the emperor. If the emperor praises him, Wang Qinruo will list his name first in this part and express his gratitude to the emperor; if there are problems with the content of the report, , when the emperor criticized him, Wang Qinruo would shirk his responsibility and told the scribes that it was Yang Yi and others' mistakes that caused it.
It is said that the credit should be given to oneself and the blame should be placed on others.
After the book Yuangui of Cefu was written, Wang Xinruo gathered all his merits and praises. The emperor granted him dozens of acres of fertile land, ten buckets of pearls, and dozens of pieces of brocade.
One day in mid-August, the sky was high and the air was crisp. Xu Gucheng took a rest and taught Xunuo calligraphy in the study.
While the two were resting, the butler handed over an invitation.
Xu Gucheng took it with one hand, opened the invitation, and frowned after reading only one line.
Wang Xinruo held a banquet at the end of August and invited him to admire the chrysanthemums and compose poems.
He had just finished reading the invitation and was thinking about it when he saw Mr. Lu coming over in a hurry.
Seeing the chrysanthemum-engraved invitation in Xu Gucheng's hand, Mrs. Lu stopped by the door and asked, "Have you also received the invitation from the Secret Envoy's house?"
Xu Gucheng threw the invitation in his hand on the desk, stood up and helped Mrs. Lu into the room, nodded slightly and said, "Exactly."
Seeing that her parents had something to say, Xu Nuo wanted to get up and avoid them, but was left alone by Lu: "Liu Niang, it doesn't hurt to listen."
After listening to it, Xu Nuo understood that Wang Xinruo had made great contributions by compiling Yuan Gui and took advantage of the opportunity of the emperor's favor to win over people in the capital.
Although she had never met Wang Xinruo at this time, she had interacted with his direct children.
The bastard has always followed the Lord Jiaren County, pretending to be powerful, likes to show off, and is good at suppressing people who are inferior to her. He is so squeamish that no one can tell, but he is a competitive master. However, his IQ is too low, and he is always taken advantage of by the master of Jiaren County.
Wang Jiulang, on the other hand, was surrounded by a group of bad friends, spending the money his father had embezzled in Bianjing. He was self-righteous and extremely lustful.
Raising such children, one can imagine the virtues of Wang Xinruo and his wife.
Xu Nuo had read history before traveling and already knew that Wang Xinruo was treacherous and dangerous. He was the best at opportunism and knew how to cater to the emperor's will. As for blaming others and sowing discord, they were his common methods.
She even suspected that the incident that Xiao Yuan encountered when he was young was also related to Wang Xinruo.
The Xu family didn't have much interaction with the Wang family, Xu Nuo even had a feud with Wang Banniang, but this time the Wang family specially sent invitations to both Xu Gucheng and Lu.
If you don't go to the banquet this time, you will completely cut off the opportunity to make good friends with the Wang family.
Xu Gucheng naturally despises Wang Xinruo's behavior.
But after all, he is the secret envoy, and now he is favored by the emperor. If he offends him, Xu Gucheng's career will be hindered.
Xu Gucheng is not an honest and honest person. He is very adaptable in the officialdom and has a good grasp of advancement and retreat. He will not completely cut off the contact between the two just because he can't understand Wang Xinruo's behavior.
He looked at his wife and daughter and said: "Wan Niang, I have to attend this banquet. If you don't like the Wang family, just don't go. This matter will take some time, but there is no rush. On the contrary, Da Lang will take part in the interpretation test tomorrow. I'll give him a few more words."
After speaking, he stood up and left, while Lu stayed in the study to practice calligraphy with Xu Nuo.
In addition to Xu Pingyi, those who participated in the interpretation test this time were also Ye Qingchen, the Song brothers, and Ji Xuan.
Fan Zhongyan, who was studying at Yingtian Academy with them, did not apply for this year's exam.
Two days before the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet, the Gui List has been announced.
Ye Qingchen won the title of Jie Yuan in Bianjing City, Song Qi was the leader, and the rest, although they were ranked six or below, were all on the list and became candidates.
When meeting Jieyuan from other provinces, everyone would just say congratulations and not take him too seriously.
Because even if you understand Yuan, you may fail in the spring.
The Jieyuan of Bianjing is quite different.
Because the best students in the country come to study at Yingtianfu Academy, and most of the students at Yingtianfu Academy take the exam in Bianjing.
With the Jie Yuan from Bianjing, you are only one step away from becoming the number one scholar.
The word "Ye Qingchen" spread throughout Bianjing for a while, and voices praising him could be heard everywhere.
After he entered Beijing, he went to Yingtianfu Academy to study. Even when he returned to Bianjing, he always closed the door to thank guests. Now that he had learned about the Yuan Dynasty, it would be arrogant to turn people away.
Therefore, many invitations were received and banquets continued.
Naturally, he also had to attend the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet hosted by the Secret Envoy.
Xu Pingqi had been friends with Ye Qingchen since they came from Suzhou. This time Ye Qingchen learned about Yuan Dynasty. He wanted to say congratulations, but his visits to Ye Mansion were all in vain. So he asked Xu Gucheng to take him with him to the chrysanthemum appreciation feast.
Xu Gucheng was surprised. This son always liked peace and quiet, but this time he actually wanted to go to a busy place?
On the day of the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet, the weather was fine and half of the dignitaries in Bianjing City rode to the Wang family.
The street outside Wang's house was crowded with carriages coming from all over.
When Xu Nuo arrived at Wang's house, he first accompanied Mrs. Lu to greet Mrs. Wang, and then went directly to find Hu Ling and Lu Jiuniang.
After the three met, they found a pavilion to rest and admire the chrysanthemums.
After not seeing each other for a long time, Lu Jiuniang held Xu Nuo's hand and talked non-stop. Hu Ling held her hands aside with a look of disgust on her face, but she listened to every word they said.
While they were chatting, they saw a few people passing through the round door and standing on the verandah, looking at the chrysanthemums in the garden, chatting happily.
Several people on the verandah were headed by Ye Qingchen, who had a strong scholarly air about them. They were obviously students from Yingtian Academy who took part in the exam this year.
Even in autumn, Ye Qingchen still exudes the breath of spring breeze. Although his face is tired, he still greets everyone politely.
He saw the promise and nodded gently in her direction.
Xu Nuo responded with a smile. Ye Qingchen had been preparing for the exam since entering Beijing. They may not have practiced tea art for a long time.
Hu Ling stared at Ye Qingchen and said with great determination: "Except for your eldest brother, only Ye Qingchen's appearance is better this year. The rest are really worthless." She has always judged people by their appearance, and she is particularly confident in her own aesthetics.
Lu Jiuniang disagreed and said, "I think the Song brothers are pretty good."
"They just have a good temperament. If you really look at their faces, they still can't do it. Even Xu Dalang is far behind compared with Zhu Shang." Hu Ling spoke of Zhu Shang, unintentionally showing a girlish look.
Seeing Hu Ling praising Zhu Shang, Xu Nuo said, "Zhu Shang is already old and yellow. How can he be better than my elder brother?"
"Zhu Shang's appearance is better." Hu Ling retorted while eating snacks on the stone table.
"Who am I talking about? You called Mr. Beijiang by his name casually?" The bastard led several women of similar age into the pavilion.
Hu Ling turned around and when she saw it was the bastard, she immediately pushed her back: "No matter how kindly you call me, Mr. Beijiang still doesn't know who you are!"
The bastard glared and sneered: "It seems that you are familiar with him. Some people say that he has been kicked out of the Hu family three or four times in the past few days, and it seems that he asked to marry the wife of your Hu family? I think it is mostly rumors, Beijiang How could someone with your status like sir ask to marry your wife from the Hu family?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the ladies who followed her in burst into laughter, obviously not believing that Zhu Shang would ask for a wife from a general.
