Second Master Jiang looked at Uncle Qi, nodded slightly, then reached out and patted him.
"So, is this why you are determined not to become an official? Are you afraid of becoming the same type of person as them?"
"That's pretty much what it means!" Qi Bo glanced at Mr. Jiang, "This is one of the reasons. I don't want to become the person I hate the most."
"Is there any other reason?"
"The main reason is this, as well as family reasons. You know what my family situation is like. I am not the only son in the family. I have two younger brothers, but their brains are not as good as mine, so they barely passed the exam. A scholar can never pass the exam, so he can only open a small private school at home to educate some children. Because of this, my family places all their hopes on me. If only my grandparents and grandparents My parents and two younger brothers hope that I can become an official, and I might consider pursuing an official career. But every time after high school, the people who come to my house to celebrate are the relatives who are beyond my reach. "
"Didn't you say before that your family is sparse and there are not that many people?" Second Master Jiang looked at Uncle Qi with a half-smile, "Are you trying to trick me by co-writing?"
"Of course not, it's just that I have never admitted that they are relatives. Many of them I have never met before, and then they suddenly come over and say that I am your second aunt, third aunt, and I am your so-and-so family. So and so." Qi Bo rolled his eyes as he spoke, "Actually, I haven't had any interactions at all. They all want to take advantage."
"What advantage can they take?" Mr. Jiang was puzzled. "I have indeed seen this kind of thing before. They all want money and things. You probably don't have much at home, right? What can they take advantage of?"
"What they want is not what they want right now." Qi Bo sneered, "You won't understand the calculations of those small families. I remember very clearly that when I was admitted to the scholar examination, I was the head of the case. Later, when he became the number one scholar, they came with money and things again and again, saying that it was not easy for him to have a literary star in his family, so he must congratulate him and feel happy."
"Isn't this normal?"
"Don't worry!" Qi Bo sneered, "They don't just want to be happy, they have only one meaning inside and outside their words. If I can be an official in the future, I can take care of their family. Can we use some connections to arrange a certain position for the incompetent child at home, take advantage of it, and enjoy the fun of being an official?"
"Understood." Mr. Jiang nodded, "They want one person to be in charge and chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven, right?"
"Yes, I have understood it, so when I took the palace examination later, I never thought about becoming an official." Uncle Qi glanced at Second Master Jiang, "Do you still remember what I said in the hall?"
"I'm very impressed." Mr. Jiang nodded, "My evaluation of you is just for fame and reputation, and it started from here. You said you didn't want to be an official. You came to the imperial examination to prove your knowledge, not to be an official. This is not your ambition. At that time, the whole court was in a sensation. The number one scholar in the imperial examination did not intend to be an official. He just wanted to play in the whole of Great Xia. This has never happened since the imperial examination system was established. "... .
"The late Emperor was also shocked at the time. He never expected that I would have such an idea. Later, he specially called me to the Imperial Study Room and asked me what I really thought. Did I really not want to be an official, or did I have some hidden agenda."
"Did you tell him?" "Yes!" Qi Bo nodded, "I told him about my family situation. I don't want to let those so-called relatives take advantage of me, nor do I want to make it more difficult for myself because of these relatives and disturb the general public. Xia finally managed to do a good job in the administration of officials. Although the administration was not that good, at least it was pretty good back then. In addition, I told the late emperor that I like to travel around and raise horses, but it was difficult for my family to provide me with a job. , there must be an explanation, and this No. 1 pick is my explanation.”
"Did you really say that?"
"Yes!" Qi Bo nodded, "I told the late emperor that there is really no need to send officials. I will explain to my family then that I offended the powerful at the banquet and was ostracized."
"Can they believe it?"
"certainly
Yes, I usually behave like this at home. Whether it is family or friends, I never think about whether I will offend others when I say something. If those relatives didn't want to take advantage of me, they would have been angry with me long ago. So, I It is normal to offend people. If it reaches their ears, they will not suspect it at all. "
"Hmm..." Mr. Jiang thought for a while, "Not to mention, I really fit in with you. Even though you became Young Master Ruolan and did not become an official in the court, you seem to have offended a lot of powerful people. .”
"No, the Xia family's affairs have something to do with me, don't they?" Qi Bo smiled bitterly, "But even so, I didn't become an official, I just became a disciple of some powerful people, and they didn't even think about it. You want to give up on me, don't you?" He glanced at Mr. Jiang, "Haven't you seen the faces of those people?"
"It seems like this." Second Master Jiang recalled, "The relatives I met that time were the completely unknown relatives you mentioned?" Seeing Uncle Qi nodding, he raised his eyebrows slightly, "I'm just saying, How could Mr. Ruolan, who is as gentle as the breeze and the moon, be related to such a person? Those people are like street gangsters, completely unreasonable, and don't even look where they are, they just yell and yell. Those who behaved and wallowed. They came later,"
"The word Qingfeng Jiyue seems to have nothing to do with me, but Shengun is very appropriate." Qi Bo looked at Jiang Er with his eyes sideways, "Isn't this your usual title? Besides, compared to Ruolan, Young Master, I would rather hear people call me master."
"Yes, Master, you can't handle your own troubles." Mr. Jiang couldn't laugh or cry, "Master, if you haven't thought about it properly for yourself, how can you get rid of those people?"
"I've figured it out!" Qi Bo chuckled, "Didn't you come here specially to help me out? Your reaction is to confirm that I have offended a powerful person, and I am also a son of the royal family and the emperor's uncle. They don't understand What's the matter with you? But when you saw the two of us choking and you walked away in anger, wasn't it because you were scared to death and fled Xijing City overnight, for fear of being implicated by me, wasn't it?"
"No wonder you winked at me then, and when you came closer to me, you said you were going to be angry and say nasty things. That's what you meant."
"Of course!" Qi Bo shook his head proudly, "Am I not famous as the iron-mouthed straight-talker in Xijing City?"
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