The meaning of life's guidance is to ask for help.
Since they have wronged themselves by being obscene, you should respect them and not laugh and belittle them.
Liu Quan looked around and said warmly: "Since you respect my husband as your teacher, I am your elder. As an elder, I must help as much as I can and never do anything perfunctory. Just tell me, What exactly do you want here?"
As the representative of a group of people, Long Shitong did his part and elaborated on the common ideas.
Liu Quan listened quietly and analyzed it silently, trying to figure out the outline.
These scholars were all junior students who had studied in government schools before, and they were all considered to be highly talented people. It was just because they failed the provincial examination that they wasted their time indifferently, and felt a deep sense of regret that their talents had not been met.
Judging from the reality, about nine out of ten people fail the imperial examination. Scholars like them are everywhere, so it is not a rare thing. As for the future, it will basically be mediocre and spend the rest of my life.
Want to put your knowledge to use?
Just wait for the next life.
This concept is generally accepted as common sense, but an anecdote from a special person directly overturns this statement.
Who is that person?
——Peng Wenchang!
Almost all the scholars in Yongchuan Prefecture know that this old rotten scholar spent his whole life studying hard, and in the end he was not even admitted to the junior college students who received subsidies. In the end, he had to teach and educate people to earn some tuition fees.
However, this old man got lucky and got into Mr. Qi's camp. Finally, he was taken to Qiongzhou and entrusted with a high position. It is said that he was prosperous and almost arrogant.
This incident happened by chance, but for the 'Qiyu disciples', it has very obvious reference significance.
There is a road ahead and there is a path ahead, why not follow it?
You must know that becoming an official is the ultimate dream of all scholars. Since the road to the imperial examination cannot continue, we must find another way. And the network of mentor Qi Yu is ready-made!
However, Mr. Qi is thousands of miles away. Even if he wants to recommend himself, he is beyond reach!
What a coincidence now. It happens to be the opportunity for Master's wife to return to peace. How can we let it go?
Almost everyone in the Yongchuan Mansion knows that the relationship between the master's wife and her mentor can be regarded as an equal, and they respect each other as if they were guests. As long as she blows a breeze at the bedside, she can give him ten thousand good words.
Therefore, the scholars put down their posture and came to seek help from each other.
oh……
If Peng Wenchang had known that these scholars were making fun of him, he would probably have scolded them: I, Lao Peng, am a humble gentleman, how can I be like a villain who exploits connections?
The matter was not complicated, but Liu Quan was in trouble.
She didn't understand officialdom, nor administration, nor how her husband employed people. How could she make a decision when she suddenly encountered such a thing?
what can we do about it?
Xiaotong smiled and whispered to her mother: "Mom, in my opinion, all these talents should be accepted without leaving any one behind!"
Liu Quan also avoided everyone and asked softly: "Why?"
"My mother doesn't know something. The people in Qiongzhou are tough and the education is backward. My father's first priority after stabilizing the public security is to develop culture and education to open up the people's wisdom."
Seeing that her mother was still confused, Xiaotong had to explain in more detail: "There are three major areas in the assessment of local officials, namely public security, taxation, and culture and education. Now that the public security in Qiongzhou has been calmed down, the emperor has pardoned the three years there. Taxation, in this way, only culture and education are left to be done. However, if we want to develop culture and education, we must have scholars and broadcast knowledge, otherwise it will not be realized..."
Having said this, Liu Quan suddenly understood and knew that her husband was in urgent need.
These talents should be recruited as much as possible so that Qiongzhou can use them.
However, this is a bit against the rules. How can a woman act on behalf of her husband beyond her authority?
You will be called unworthy!
Xiaotong encouraged, "Even if mother is decisive, father will never object! Even if he knows, he will praise you for your long-term vision and your ability to handle things."
Liu Quan felt a little relaxed: "Is this really the case?"
Xiaotong said hurriedly: "Yes, culture and education are very different from other political affairs. The prefect of one party has the absolute power of appointment. In other words, who should be used and whom should not be used is entirely decided by the father, and there is no need to report to the provincial government. And report to the court.”
"real?"
"Well, this is what Master Luo said personally, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it."
oh, I get it.
In this way, Liu Quan felt reassured.
This time, she adopted her daughter's suggestion, accepting all those who recommended themselves, and recruiting talents for their husbands.
In addition, she also asked Xiaotong to write a letter of recommendation for them, and said that with this letter, they could go to Qiongzhou to seek refuge, and they would definitely be reused, and so on.
The scholars all felt as if they had found a treasure, holding Xiaotong's "letter of introduction" in their hands, and left happily.
Before parting, they all made statements one after another, saying that they would leave for Qiongzhou immediately tomorrow to use what they had learned in their lives to repay their teacher's wife for her kindness.
All right!
Go for it!
Liu Quan actually felt a little disgusted by what he heard. One of them was a master's wife. What if he was called old?
…
After dinner, Xiaotong left home quietly on the pretext of going out for a walk.
Tong Yanhuo wanted to follow behind, but was declined by the little girl.
She said that she was a master of martial arts, so what should she be afraid of? In a small place like Yongchuan, walking sideways is no problem!
Crab said angrily: He was shot innocently.
However, Tong Yanhuo did not insist on this, but let her run away alone. He felt that the little girl was now fully capable of protecting herself, and ordinary warriors could not hurt her at all.
At the moment, the moon is bright, the wind is high, the insects are humming, and the autumn night is pleasant.
Qi Xiaotong was like a cheerful little rabbit, strolling around Yongchuan City.
This place carries her childhood and is full of warmth. After finally coming back, how could she not take a nice stroll?
First, she came to the vegetable market. This place was the place where she used to accompany her grandma, and her memory was still fresh.
Then, she came to her former private school and stopped for a while. Now Master Peng has gone south, leaving behind this lonely house.
As she walked, she walked out of the city and came to a small village on the outskirts.
On one side of the road, there is a walnut forest full of fruits. The evening breeze blows by, making the leaves of the trees rustle, making people feel peaceful and lingering.
I still remember that I and my former classmate Hong Tao once stole walnuts here. Unexpectedly, when the incident was exposed, Master Peng slapped the palm of his hand with a ruler, which made him grimace in pain.
The past events are vivid in my mind, but the person from back then is nowhere to be seen.
Oh, I'm so bored. What can I do?
How about stealing some more walnuts to try?
good idea!
Qi Xiaotong girded her waist and was just about to jump up a tree when she suddenly heard the faint sound of an argument coming from the front.
Listen again...
Um? It seems like someone is fighting!
Go and take a look?
for sure!
Her strong curiosity prompted her to follow the source of the sound decisively, but she didn't show the slightest hint of timidity.
In the darkness, her figure was seen flickering, and she disappeared into the vast night with a few leaps.
After one-tenth of the incense was burned, half a pretty face poked out from a tall tree branch, and it was Qi Xiaotong.
Under the tree, I saw a burly young man confronting a group of gangsters.
The young man said angrily: "You are digging a hole next to my mother's grave to cook roast chicken. This is wrong. If you don't leave, I will be rude."
"Drink! How dare you utter such arrogant words as a little brat! I want to see today how you can be so rude? You guys, come on! Beat me to death!" the gangster leader cursed viciously. .
Following his order, the two sides started fighting like thunder.
Although the young man was physically strong, his fists were hard to defeat, and he was quickly pinned to the ground by the gangsters.
Just when he was about to be kicked violently by the gang, he suddenly saw a petite figure flashing through the darkness. At the same time, all the gangsters were slapped loudly for no apparent reason.
Bang bang bang!
