"I thought Liuzhou City was full of ignorant and stubborn people who were tired of seeing it, but today I met a talented person." The young man in white suddenly smiled, changed his cold look just now, and smiled towards the two pragmatic people. He came over and said, "I wonder what I call this brother?"
Gao pragmatic still remembered the word "Cen family" just now. He wanted to look at it from a distance, but someone came to the door. He had to stand up and cup his hands and said: "Brother, you are so polite. The young man's surname is Zhang. His name is true and his name is true."
The young man in white heard this and said with a smile: "Does your father believe in Buddhism?"
Gao Pragmatic was slightly startled, and suddenly understood the meaning of his words, and said with a smile: "Brother is knowledgeable, but my father has never told the origin of this name, so I don't dare to lie."
It turns out that Mr. Baiyi misunderstood the name and character fabricated by Gao Jingshi and thought it came from the "Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra": "Buddhas of the three generations, based on Prajnaparamita, achieved Ayutarasamyaksambodhi. Therefore, we know Prajnaparamita." , it is the Great God Mantra, the Great Ming Mantra, the Supreme Mantra, and the Infinite Mantra. It can eliminate all suffering and is true and true."
The young master in white is naturally the young master Cen Qi who just left Longtan Town. Hearing Gao Pingshi praise his erudition, he must have understood what he meant. He couldn't help but glance at Gao again and thought to himself: This man speaks He has a northern accent, so he must not be from Guangxi, but I don’t know why he came to Guangxi? Judging from the way he is dressed, he seems to be a student. I might as well test him to see if he is really talented. If you have some talents, you can find a way to win over one or two. Anyway, my family still has two filial piety quotas. If there is a useful person, I can grant him one, and he will definitely work for me.
There were many chieftains in Guangxi at this time, and the academic style was not strong. In order to appease and win over, it was common for the imperial court to secretly give one or two candidates to the chief chieftains. The Cen family is the largest chieftain in Guangxi, so it is not unusual to have two places. As for whether Gao Pragmatic is from Guangxi, this is simply a minor issue in the eyes of Master Cen. He has many ways to solve it, so it is really not worth mentioning.
"Brother, I feel comfortable listening to the rain by the window, but in this lobby, it is inevitable that there will be too many people talking, which will only disturb the elegant mood." Master Cen Qi said with a smile: "Why don't you go down to the private room upstairs, and enjoy the cool breeze? Let's have a nice chat with some singing and drinking, what do you think, brother?"
Gao Pingshi sighed inwardly: I just wanted to take shelter from the rain and have a meal, but this guy still relies on me. Anyway, at least this guy doesn't look annoying. Let's see if we can get some secrets among Guangxi chieftains from him. Maybe it will be somewhat helpful to me during my one-year tour of Guangxi.
"Since my brother is so generous, how dare Zhang refuse? I wonder if my brother can tell me your name?"
Mr. Cen Qi smiled and said, "I dare not speak respectfully. My surname is Cen and my given name is Ling. I don't have a name yet. Because my family is a Qi, I am often called Cen Qi."
Gao Pinggong said sincerely: It is indeed a member of the Cen family, but I don't know which branch of the Cen family it is.
There was a look of surprise on his face: "Although I have only been in Guangxi for half a month, I have heard the saying that 'Thinking of Tian Yang, Cen Huang of Guangdong and Guangxi'. Could it be that Mr. Cen is the Cen family of Guangxi? How disrespectful."
Master Cen Qi smiled and said: "It's just the shadow of our ancestors, not worth mentioning. Come, Master Zhang invites you."
"I don't dare, Master Cen Qi invites you."
This Cen Qi Gongzi ignored Cao Ke from beginning to end. Cao Ke didn't know whether it was better to follow him or not, and he couldn't help but hesitate.
Fortunately, Gao Pragmatic did not forget his presence. He turned around and said, "Just wait for me here and pay for the groceries."
As soon as Cao Ke agreed, Master Cen Qi said with a smile: "Since I am destined to Master Zhang, I still have to treat you to a meal. Cen Zhuang, go and tell the shopkeeper that this table will be charged to my account."
A young man of 26 or 27 years old behind him immediately stepped forward to take orders and go talk to the store owner.
Mr. Cen Qi invited him again, and Gao pragmatic had no choice but to follow him upstairs.
The two sat down in the private room upstairs. Master Cen Qi did not order anyone to close the door, but two of his subordinates stood at the door like door gods.
"Master Zhang's accent sounds like he's from the north, but I don't know how he came to this remote place in Guangxi?"
Gao pragmatically gave a speech he had made up before, saying that his family was originally quite prosperous, but he did not want to be unlucky. His hometown had been hit by disasters for many years, and he saw that all his ancestral property was about to be lost, so he simply handed it over to relatives in the side branches to take care of it. , I went south to Guangxi to join an uncle. That uncle was the same age as his father in the past. Now he is an official in Guangxi. He took good care of him when he was a child, so he must be able to do something to do.
Master Cen Qi asked who that person was. Unexpectedly, Gao Pragmatic looked sighing and said that the man saw that his family was in a state of decline and didn't want to pay any attention to him. He had to think of a way to see if he could find a teaching place where he could make a living while continuing to study. Only if you win Xiaolian can you restore your family business and family status.
Master Cen Qi felt angry and said displeasedly: "This man deserves to be called uncle by Brother Zhang, but he is so snobbish, which is really contemptible. Master Zhang, please tell me his name and official position." Listen, within a month I will make him look good.”
Gao Pinggong said sincerely: The Cen family of Guangxi is really powerful. This Cen Qi didn't even know who I was referring to, yet he dared to praise Haikou first and said that he wanted to make people look good. This shows that he usually doesn't take Guangxi officials seriously at all.
In fact, this is a bit unfair. Although the Cen family has deep roots, it does not regard the entire Guangxi officialdom as nothing. However, since the uncle whom Gao Wushi spoke of is so snobbish, he obviously cannot be a big shot. Otherwise, how could you be so shameless? Since he is not a big shot, Master Cen Qi will naturally not take it seriously.
But Gao Pragmatic naturally couldn't name a character who met the requirements, so he had to say: "Although he is ruthless, I can't be unrighteous, so I won't mention this name. Since a man is underestimated, it is better to devote himself to learning from others." , in the future, taking the title of zhōng gōng will naturally make his face look dull."
Cen Qi Gongzi praised: "Well, since Brother Zhang has this ambition, Cen will have nothing to do." He glanced at the food and wine that had just been served, poured the wine for Gao Yongshi himself, then raised his glass and said: "Here's to you ambition."
Gao Pingshi didn't even dare to say it, but he still took the initiative to raise his glass and drink it in one gulp. Master Cen Qi also picked up his wine glass and drank all the wine in the small wine glass. However, although he behaved handsomely and boldly, his drinking capacity did not seem to be very good. After one glass, his face turned slightly red. Fortunately, this person is handsome, so it adds a bit of charm.
Gao Qingshi was amused. Since you have a limited capacity to drink, why bother pretending to be arrogant? I am the warrior who was tested by alcohol. In terms of drinking capacity, I can knock down ten of you!
However, Gao Qingshi's wine was very good, and since the other party was not good at drinking, he tried not to take the initiative to toast, and the two of them casually talked about some academic matters.
The highly pragmatic and dignified Sixth No. 1 Scholar, although he is credited with being an expert at taking exams and cannot be said to be truly unparalleled in the world, but in front of this chieftain who does not need to take exams at all, how can his talents and knowledge be average? After talking casually for a while, Mr. Cen Qi was extremely shocked and said in surprise: "People say that the literary style in the south of the Yangtze River is prosperous, but they never expected that the talents in the north are so great. Cen Qi has lived in the wilderness for a long time, and today he knows that the writing style in the Central Plains is as prosperous as this." I think, Brother Zhang, if you take the provincial examination in Guangxi, you will definitely be a winner in this mere examination!"
Gao Pingshi secretly laughed in his heart: If I were to take the provincial examination in Guangxi, and I was told that I would be a sure shot at being elected, I'm afraid I would also be a sure shot at winning the title of Yuan.
But after thinking about it and talking about it, he was still very humble and polite.
Mr. Cen Qi was more drunk at this time, his cheeks were flushed, but his eyes were still clear. He waved his hands and said: "This is the year of the National Examination. There will be no provincial examination, and there won't be one next year. Since Brother Zhang's family has suffered a disaster, There is nowhere to go in Guangxi..."
He said with a sincere face: "If Brother Zhang doesn't give up, it's better to go to Western Guangxi with Cen. Although the official position in Cen's family is not high, he still has some respect in Western Guangxi, and he will definitely not be underestimated by others..."
When Master Cen Qi's words came to this point, Gao Pingshi felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to refuse. However, he heard a sweet laugh coming from outside the door, as sweet as an oriole in the empty valley: "It's been a while since we last met. Master Qi is going to Si." Is the city poaching people?"
Gao pragmatic turned his head and looked around, and saw a man wearing white dots wearing green clothes. 媸谸鞹雳婷 Take the corridor master around the 涫髫 shallow flash ⑽峦墼袼袂椋椋wall fishy legs spring 鸷声ぶ睢?br />
Gao Jingshi had naturally seen "countless" beauties, but there seemed to be only a few girls who were as charming as this without showing any pretense. Rather, it seemed that this kind of charm was innate, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised.
Young Master Cen Qi saw that Gao Jingshi was slightly absent-minded and couldn't help but frown slightly. However, when he looked again, he found that Gao Jingshi quickly returned to his calm and composed appearance, and there was only appreciation in his eyes, without any lust, and then he looked happy. .
Seeing that the two of them were just looking at each other, the girl in the white dress couldn't help but said coquettishly: "Seventh Young Master, the slave family has been chasing you all the way. Are you so cruel that you don't plan to invite the slave family to come in and sit down?"
Gao Pangshi was shocked when he heard this, and thought to himself: With this tone... could this girl be chasing after Mr. Cen Qi?
He subconsciously looked towards Master Cen Qi, and saw that his face was flushed, and he was even more handsome. He couldn't help but suddenly thought: Yes, this Master Cen Qi is so handsome, just from the facial features, I'm afraid Many women are not as good as him, so isn't it normal for that girl to have a crush on him? Since ancient times, men have loved beautiful women, and beautiful women also love handsome men. It's just that this Young Master Cen Qi... is a little too handsome. I don't know how beautiful his mother was back then.
At this time, Master Cen Qi smiled faintly and said, "Miss Huang, hasn't Cen already given up what you want? Why are you still refusing to let it go?"
This girl was naturally the Huang Zhiting Huang girl from before. When she saw that Mr. Cen Qi still refused to invite her in, she was not worried and walked in with a chuckle. The two servants of the Cen family at the door were a little hesitant. They didn't know whether to stop them, but they saw Miss Huang glance at the two of them. Their hearts trembled, and they thought to themselves: Such a delicate girl belongs to the Huang family. Eldest lady, it’s impossible to harm my seventh son in broad daylight, so there’s no need to stop him, right?
After a moment's hesitation, Huang Zhiting walked in with a sweet smile. Seeing that the two servants at the door did not stop him, Master Cen suddenly looked a little embarrassed.
Huang Zhiting didn't show any concern at all. She glanced at Mr. Cen Qi and Gao Pingshi, who were sitting across the table. She raised her skirt slightly and sat down at the side of the table. She suddenly showed a smile and said to Gao Pingshi: " In the past few years, the Nu family has rarely heard Mr. Cen Qi praise his talent and knowledge. Mr. Zhang... The Nu family also wants to ask you to teach me, so as not to be always said to be a wild girl from a barbaric land. What do you think?"
