"Thank you behind closed doors and drive these people away!"
Fang Chongyong said to Aduan and Fang Laique with a dark face.
Fang Laique wanted to say something else, but saw that A Duan had already stepped forward to drive away the people who came to visit. Many bullock carts are stuck in the middle of the road in the workshop and cannot turn around, which is very similar to the chaos when Fang Chongyong was in a traffic jam on a small road in his previous life.
"Haha, he looks like he's ready to make a move!"
Fang Zhongyong snorted coldly, feeling extremely disgusted when he saw this scene of people following the trend. At the same time, he also felt very confused.
That scumbag father of mine became the governor of Youzhou? What about Anlushan?
Fang Chongyong always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
After becoming a high official, there will be waves of people asking for services, and there will be a huge crowd. Fang Youde suddenly rose to power and became the governor of Youzhou. With his reputation rising, there was naturally no shortage of people to win over.
Now this wave is just a clumsy test.
This kind of gift cannot be accepted. We don’t know each other very well, and you’re bringing me a gift. Do you want to reciprocate the gift?
Accepting gifts from strangers is a recipe for death no matter what era!
Back in the yard, Fang Chongyong saw Xu Yuan and Zhang Xun studying under the peach tree. Recently, Qiu Wei's Jinshi list came out. As Li Longji said, Xu Yuan, Zhang Xun, and Li Kui all failed the list, and no accident happened.
"Xiao Langjun, the saint has recently disbanded Wanqi and is establishing a new forbidden army called the Longwu Army. We are now recruiting warriors openly. The two of us want to serve in the Longwu Army. I don't know...if my benefactor has any Connection?
If it is difficult to handle, it would be a good way out for the two of us to go north to Youzhou to seek refuge with our benefactor. It would be better than wasting time here. "
Zhang Xun put down his book and looked at Fang Chongyong sincerely and asked.
Failure in the imperial examination this time dealt a huge blow to him and Xu Yuan.
This was when the top dignitaries directly swept them down. The desperate power almost wiped out the belief of the two.
What kind of imperial examinations and what kind of justice are all fake, only the ruthlessness and tyranny of power are real!
"Long Wujun is not interesting. Even if you can sneak in and become officials, what you will encounter in the future will probably not be any different from what happened in the imperial examination.
But heading north to Youzhou is a way out. My father should be able to take care of you. Serving as an official in the Jiedushi Shogunate is a shortcut. "
Fang Chongyong couldn't help but sigh.
Many things are obvious. Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan were dismissed by the emperor once in the imperial examination. If they take the exam again next year, they will definitely receive special "preferential treatment" from the examiner.
These two people have been targeted by the emperor once before. If they are admitted now, will it be considered a slap in Li Longji's face?
No examiner would explain this kind of thing very clearly. Anyway, just pretend that the two of them don't exist and don't look at their papers during admission. The imperial examination itself is a very subjective act.
If you say you can do it, then you can do it, and if you don’t, it’s okay.
It won’t work if it doesn’t work, and it won’t work if it works!
Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan were both smart people, and they probably figured out that the road to the imperial examination had been cut off.
However, since Fang Youde has already become the governor of Youzhou and has an old relationship with them, if he doesn't seek refuge with them now to find a way out for himself, should he wait until Fang Youde is demoted in the future?
The answer is obvious.
"The two of us will leave Chang'an for Youzhou today. Thank you Xiao Langjun for taking care of us during this time."
Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan stood up and bowed deeply to Fang Chongyong. They felt embarrassed to have been living in Fang Youde's house and didn't want to stay any longer.
"Every party in the world must come to an end, so please take care of yourself. I will send you out of the city right now."
These two honest people should have a better future under Daddy Scumbag.
Fang Chongyong thought to himself.
By the time they were sent out of the city before returning, it was almost the curfew time. Fang Chongyong dragged his tired body back home and saw Gao Lishi, wearing a light yellow palace uniform, standing meticulously and with his head held high in the lobby, with Fang Dafu beside him who was serving him carefully.
"It's a sin, how dare you keep the elders waiting."
As soon as he saw Gao Lishi, Fang Chongyong put his hands together and saluted. Although it only took Gao Lishi less than five minutes to get here from Xingqing Palace, the fact that the other party was waiting here now meant that things were not simple.
After the two came to the study and sat down, Gao Lishi handed a yellow silk book to Fang Chongyong's hands.
"Thanks to your father's grace, the imperial court has awarded you the position of Xuan Yilang. Why don't you thank me?"
"Thank you saint for your grace. What does this Xuanyi Lang...do?"
Fang Chongyong asked doubtfully.
His super layman's question confused Gao Lishi.
Xuan Yilang is a casual official of the seventh rank. If you really want to ask what this official does, you can only say... he can't do anything!
What can you do as a half-grown child?
The casual official title is a false title, to show the court's favor. Isn't it obvious what it can do?
"I was awarded an official position at the age of nine. There are probably not many people except the prince. Why do you still ask what is the use of this official position?"
Gao Lishi scolded angrily.
"oh oh."
Fang Zhongyong responded with a disapproving expression.
Even a dog would not be interested in being an official with a false title!
Fang Chongyong despised Li Longji for being extremely stingy.
"There is one more thing to do today."
Gao Lishi suddenly put away the smile on his face and said seriously.
"Sir, please speak."
Fang Chongyong also put away the thoughts in his heart, crossed his hands and saluted.
"It's like this. The sage is worried that your father is in Youzhou all year round and cannot teach you to study. Therefore, he allows you to study in Hongwen Hall!
There are only thirty places in the Hongwen Hall, and they are already fully booked. Therefore, the sage ordered one of them to drop out of school, leaving a vacant spot for you to study there. "
Um?
Fang Zhongyong was startled when he heard this. He felt that this operation was a bit unusual!
"Hongwen Hall only recruits thirty students?"
Fang Chongyong couldn't help but ask, shocked by this top elite education.
You must know that in the Tang Dynasty, more than 30 people were admitted to the imperial examination in many cases a year, with an average of 27 people a year!
This Hongwen Hall only recruits thirty people a year. It really can't be summed up by the word "awesome".
"It's not that Hongwen Hall recruits thirty people a year, but Hongwen Hall only has thirty students!"
Gao Lishi couldn't help but correct Fang Chongyong's strange understanding.
"There are only thirty people? Aren't there only a few teachers? Isn't this almost like a private school?"
Fang Chongyong asked in disbelief, some private schools run by big families have more than thirty students. Not to mention the Imperial College, it was a huge scale with more than two thousand students at the same time.
There are so few students in Hongwen Hall, so the way the imperial court works is a bit confusing.
"This is because you don't understand. There are more than a hundred people in Hongwen Hall including bachelors, bachelors, and direct bachelors! The saint cares about your family so much, and you are still here to question it. It is simply stupid!"
Gao Lishi was so brave that he wanted to scold his mother.
Why are there so many teachers in Hongwen Hall? Because teaching students is only a side function of it, the main business of Hongwen Museum is to "recruit talents for the country"!
In the fourth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan ordered the establishment of a Xiuwen Museum in Menxia Province. In the ninth year of Emperor Taizong's accession to the throne, it was renamed Hongwen Hall and collected more than 200,000 volumes of books.
Among them, there is a bachelor, who is responsible for correcting pictures and books, and teaching students. When the dynasty has changes in the system and the importance of etiquette, he can consult with him. A school secretary was appointed to be in charge of collating classics and correcting errors and errors.
There is also a master who is responsible for general consulate affairs; there are thirty students, all selected from the royal family and the children of senior Beijing officials, and they are taught by bachelors who study classics, history and calligraphy.
All in all, this is an awesome place, with teachers several times more than students. Although the function of participating in and discussing state affairs has been continuously weakened, the function of collecting books has been strengthened.
Gao Lishi explained the rules of Hongwen Hall to Fang Chongyong.
"Can I go to school even if I'm nine years old?"
Fang Chongyong couldn't help but ask, he was afraid it would be the same as the last time he went to the Imperial College.
"Because there are many young people who are eager to become officials, Hongwen Hall's age requirements for admission are not so strict."
Gao Lishi smiled.
This is actually quite understandable. Many children of high-ranking officials do not participate in the imperial examination. After graduating from Hongwen Hall, they can be elected as officials. Even if they participate in the imperial examination, there will be a special subject to simplify the difficulty and open the back door!
People who have no ability can work as officials if they come out from here.
Therefore, it is no secret that children start school early.
"That's all right. Report to Hongwen Hall tomorrow and take your admission certificate with you."
Gao Lishi took out an envelope from his sleeve and said a little tiredly. His tall figure looked a little rickety.
"Are you a little tired, elder?"
Fang Chongyong asked with concern.
"Kind of, but you don't understand these things."
Gao Lishi sighed. He had been thinking about something recently, but it was very difficult to handle.
"If the elders don't tell me, how do they know that a kid like me doesn't understand?"
Fang Chongyong asked as he looked around and found that Fang Dafu and others had already retreated and the door had been closed.
He deliberately asked Gao Lishi to help him with a "little thing", and this time the opportunity came.
If the opportunity is missed, it will not be easy to deal with later.
"Is such that."
Gao Lishi came close to Fang Chongyong and lowered his voice and said: "I heard a story recently. Halfway through the story, I don't know what will happen next, because the person who told the story has passed away.
How do I tell this story? It is told in my hometown, um, Lingnan, a wild land. There was a wealthy family with many wives and concubines..."
"Then what?" Fang Chongyong asked curiously.
"Then the master of the house is very kind to his personal servant. So the servant wants to repay him. Do you understand this?"
Fang Chongyong pretended to have a sudden realization and said: "No wonder all the children in my family are loyal and repay kindness."
"Yes, yes, that's it."
Gao Lishi nodded nonchalantly and continued: "Then one day, the personal servant found that the master of the house was not thinking about tea and food, and he looked very gloomy. He asked many times, but the master did not say anything, just shook his head and sighed, so the servant It feels strange.
Until one day, the master of the house took his servants to the home of his son who was born to a concubine. The head of the family's daughter-in-law played the musical instrument at the banquet to add to the fun. After the master of the house came back that day, he was very happy and was noticed by the servant. "
"Then what?"
Fang Chongyong asked in confusion, which made Gao Lishi feel angry.
He's already hinted so obviously, why is this kid still pretending to be stupid!
"Then the servant thought, could it be that the head of the house wanted to hear his daughter-in-law play the piano but was afraid of being criticized?
The servant didn't dare to confirm or point it out. After all, this matter was unreasonable.
So the servant invited many beautiful women who could play the piano to go to his home and play the music played by his daughter-in-law that day for the master of the house to listen to, but the master of the house did not show any sign of being happy.
This servant already understood that the master just wanted to hear his daughter-in-law play the piano, and no one else would be able to do it.
A servant wants to do something for the master of the house, but is afraid of being blamed by the master of the house. How will the servant deal with this matter? Just when I was curious, the story stopped before it was finished. "
Gao Lishi said calmly.
If he hadn't really had no other choice, he would never ask a half-year-old child, even if the child was extremely smart.
"Is the head of the family just here to listen to his daughter-in-law play the piano?"
Fang Chongyong asked rhetorically.
Gao Lishi raised his eyebrows, a strange smile appeared on his face, and then nodded slightly: "That's natural."
"After a daughter-in-law becomes a Taoist priest, she is no longer a daughter-in-law. Playing the piano for the head of the family will not cause any criticism, right?"
Fang Chongyong said thoughtfully.
"Besides, it's the daughter-in-law who took the initiative to become a monk. It has nothing to do with the head of the family or the servants, right?"
Hearing this, Gao Lishi understood and nodded: "Who says it's not the case? After the daughter-in-law became a monk, the head of the family saw that the concubine was lonely and had a son, so he arranged a marriage for him. Wouldn't everyone be happy? It turns out that this story turned out to be like this. Ah, well, I finally don’t have to think about it anymore, it’s great, it’s great.”
Gao Lishi nodded with satisfaction. He believed that Fang Chongyong understood what he wanted to say. Moreover, he also believed that no third person, including Li Longji, would know about this matter.
"You will be enrolling in Hongwen Hall tomorrow. If you are not familiar with the place, do you need me to go over and let you know?"
Gao Lishi couldn't help but hinted explicitly.
"Well, things over there shouldn't be a big problem. But I have something urgent and I would like the elders to help me."
Fang Chongyong nodded sheepishly, took out a letter from under the paperweight on the desk, handed it to Gao Lishi and said: "General Wang Zhongsi's wife, Mrs. Li, wants to write to the saint, but she lacks a way. There is no way. , I had no choice but to ask the elders for help and show this letter to the saint for review."
Hearing this, Gao Lishi asked alertly: "What was written in the letter?"
"Just some womanly words.
General Wang has been away from the border for a long time, and it is quite difficult for Li to take care of the children at home. She just hopes that the saint can arrange General Wang to stay near Chang'an so that he can go home to rest from time to time. This is human nature. "
Fang Chongyong bowed deeply to Gao Lishi and said sincerely.
Li Longji actually planned to transfer Wang Zhongsi to leave Dongyang Mansion, but he had not yet decided where to go. Li Linfu said he would go to Jiannan, and Du Xiang wrote a letter saying he would go to Hexi. In fact, Li Longji was also hesitant.
He even considered letting Wang Zhongsi join the Longwu Army. Gao Lishi knew this very well.
"Oh, it's hard for this woman."
Gao Lishi put the letter away and nodded slightly, neither agreeing to hand it over to Li Longji nor saying he disagreed.
The things that need to be done have been done. Gao Lishi stood up. He looked at Fang Chongyong with complicated eyes, and finally sighed and said: "The person you replaced when you entered Hongwen Hall was Li Chu, the eldest son of King Zhong. After enrollment, , it’s better to keep a low profile.”
After saying that, Gao Lishi turned around and left. When he went out, the sky was already full of stars.
After he walked in from the back door of Xingqing Palace, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Fang Youde gave birth to an incredible son."
