"Is this really what Wang Zihou said?" Sheng Hong was surprised. The tea cup he originally held in his hand was placed back on the table, and he sat up from the Grand Master's chair.
"My son heard what Zihou said from his own mouth, and there is absolutely no lie!" Changbai said with determination.
If these words came from Chang Feng's mouth, there would probably be a question mark, but Sheng Hong, the father-in-law, knows Chang Bai's temperament better than anyone else. Chang Bai is by no means as careless as Chang Feng. Nonsense person.
"Establish a heart for heaven and earth! Establish a destiny for the living people! Continuing the teachings of the past saints! Bringing peace to all things!" Even when Sheng Hong heard these four sentences, he couldn't help being shocked physically and mentally, and he felt a deafening feeling.
"Just from these four sentences, you can see that this boy has the ambition to reach the top of the clouds!" Sheng Hong said with emotion.
Changbai thought for a while and said, "Zihou also discussed with his son what the way of a saint is!"
"Oh?" Sheng Hong raised his eyebrows slightly and asked curiously: "What other shocking words does Wang Zihou have?"
"Zi Hou said: The way of the saint is nothing more than the use of the common people!"
Changbai then told Sheng Hong exactly what Wang Zhong had said.
After hearing this, Sheng Hong froze on the spot and did not speak for a long time. After a long time, he sighed and looked at Changbai with great emotion: "The prince has an astonishing talent. Although his reputation is not obvious now, the gravel can't cover it up after all. Beautiful jade! One day, this son will spread his wings like a phoenix and become famous all over the world."
Changbai also said with deep approval: "Zi Hou is very talented, but my son is far behind."
"My son, there is no need to be discouraged. Although Wang Zihou is gifted, my son's talent is not low either. All he needs to do is study hard and catch up in the future!" Although Sheng Hong said this, he was unwilling to admit that his son was not as good as Wang Zhong. , but in fact, there is already a distinction between superior and inferior in my heart.
Some people cannot be caught up with hard work.
They are those poets and saints from the previous dynasty whose names have been passed down through the ages. They are Xiang Bei, Wang Youjun, Yan Qingchen and others who are unforgettable to future generations.
"Follow your father's teachings!" Changbai said with a serious face, neither humble nor arrogant.
Sheng Hong encouraged the son whom he had high hopes for, and then Changbai left and went back to his room to study.
Sheng Hong was left with mixed feelings in her heart.
If it had been before, Sheng Hong had many contacts with Wang Zhong, but he only knew that Wang Zhong was highly knowledgeable, intelligent and alert, and had made great achievements in farming, mulberry and water conservancy. Even Sheng Hong had to face up to many of the views put forward by Wang Zhong, but then The most talented people in the world are like crucian carps crossing the river, but there are many of them. In the end, those who can rise to the top are only a few people.
However, Wang Zhong was not only talented and knowledgeable, but his moral character and temperament were also very suitable to Sheng Hong's taste. He did not become complacent because of his high talents, and thought too highly of himself, giving birth to arrogance. Instead, he was somewhat tactful and worldly, and knew how to hide his clumsiness.
This kind of character of Wang Zhong is indispensable in officialdom.
In addition, Wang Zhong was wealthy. Although he came from a humble background, he already had such a rich family fortune in just a few years. Even his own brother was full of praises for him. This is why Sheng Hong attracted Wang Zhong a lot, and even let his eldest son Sheng Changbai , had contact with Wang Zhongduo.
But it was only limited to wooing him. Now, in the eyes of outsiders, Wang Zhong was already a student attached to the Sheng family.
But these words that Chang Bai suddenly brought back today forced Sheng Hong to reconsider his treatment of Wang Zhong.
Even though Sheng Hong was usually slick and sophisticated, and never came forward when something happened, he was able to become a high school scholar in his early twenties. However, it was Sheng Hong's slick, sophisticated and self-protective temperament that made him not very important in the officialdom. Although he was well-connected with the DPRK and knew how to work in camps, he could not avoid being released for so many years.
But this does not mean that Sheng Hong does not have real talents and learning. With his own ability, he can reach the second grade of high school in his twenties. In addition, he has worked hard in the local area for many years. Whether it is his eyesight or knowledge, he is no longer the inexperienced Jinshi he used to be. .
It was precisely because of this that Sheng Hong knew the weight of Wang Zhong's words.
There are already some signs of leaving the sect and establishing a sect.
Moreover, Wang Zhongcai is only seventeen now. If he settles down for a few more years, or even ten or twenty years, he might not be able to become one of the founders of the sect.
The name of the ancestor has been passed down through the ages and is respected by future generations.
Thinking of this, Sheng Hong immediately became excited. As a scholar, the only thing he wanted was his reputation.
Although it may not be possible, as long as it is possible...
An idea popped up in Sheng Hong's mind: Wang Zhong must be completely tied to the Sheng family's ship.
But how can we completely tie Wang Zhong to his own ship? Accept him as a disciple? But this time the rural examination is over, next year will be the general examination. With Wang Zhong’s talent and knowledge, there will definitely be no twists and turns in the provincial examination. At this time, I proposed to accept Wang Zhong as his disciple. Wang Zhong should not refuse, but outside From a human perspective, it would mean repaying a favor.
And even if Wang Zhong would not refuse, he might still have some thoughts in his heart.
Suddenly, Sheng Hong thought of his eldest daughter who was about to get married, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
If he could marry his daughter to Wang Zhong and make Wang Zhong his son-in-law, wouldn't it be...
As soon as this idea came up, Sheng Hong couldn't help but smile on his face. Marriage was undoubtedly the best way to win over.
But when he thought of Wang Ruofu, the smile on Sheng Hong's face disappeared and his brows wrinkled.
Wei Ruixuan, on the bed in the bedroom, Sheng Hong was smiling, revealing the pear dimples on both sides of his cheeks, which had already increased the lethality to the highest level.
But Wang Ruofu, who had just lowered his eyebrows and looked shy, seemed to have changed after hearing Sheng Hong's words. His hot temper was ignited again, and his tigress nature was awakened again.
He shouted: "What?"
"You want Hua'er to marry Wang Zhong? To that poor scholar from some village?"
Wang Ruofu's voice was not only high-pitched, but he was also very emotional. There was more than a hint of shock in his words. I am afraid that even the woman guarding the gate of Weiruixuan could hear it.
"No, I don't agree!"
"Listen to me and tell you slowly!" Sheng Hong patiently wanted to explain.
"I won't listen. I don't care what your reasons are. But Hua'er is my firstborn daughter and the eldest daughter of the Sheng family. Even if she can't marry into one of those noble families, she still has to find someone who is well-matched. How can she marry one? A poor and powerless scholar!"
"I said, why don't you go to that fox girl's place today? It turned out to be this idea. Let me tell you, I will never agree to it. You should give up on this idea!"
Wang was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, the hair all over her body burst out, and she shouted hysterically at Sheng Hong to show her determination.
"Listen to me first!" Although Sheng Hong was very unhappy because of Wang Ruofu's attitude, for the sake of the overall situation, the long-term plan, and the happiness of his daughter, he still endured his anger and unhappiness, and patiently talked to Wang Ruofu. Fu explained.
"Huh!" Wang Ruofu snorted, but when he came back to his senses, he realized that he had made a mistake just now. Even if he really didn't agree with this marriage, he shouldn't involve Lin's wife.
"This Wang Zihou is not an ordinary person. Although he comes from a humble background, his talents and learning are as high as those of some well-educated scholars. However, Wang Zihou is only seventeen years old. I dare to conclude that after this test, This kid is bound to go to high school, and his ranking is not low. Even if he takes the exam next year, he won't have a chance."
"snort!"
Wang Ruofu said disdainfully: "The words are better than the songs, but all the words are empty."
"From ancient times to the present, there are always people who are highly knowledgeable but fail in many tests!"
Wang Ruofu is not a fool. Her natal family is also a family with many generations of officials. In terms of background, it is much richer than the Sheng family. After all, Wang Ruofu's father, Mrs. Wang, was a grand master, and after his death, he enjoyed the reputation of the Imperial Ancestral Temple. minister.
And when it comes to his daughter's life-long events, Wang Ruofu is not so easily deceived by Sheng Hong with just a few words.
"What if Wang Zihou can become a Jinshi in high school?" Sheng Hong asked.
"Then let's wait until he reaches high school!" Wang Ruofu said with a cold face. He was originally full of joy, thinking that Sheng Hong had changed his mind. Unexpectedly, he only enjoyed Sheng Hong's tenderness for half a moment, and suddenly Wang Ruofu saw it. There is a fire in my heart.
"Okay, let's wait until he reaches high school!" and Wang Ruofu
They have been married for many years, and Wang Ruofu is a straight-headed woman. Sheng Hong has already figured out Wang Ruofu's temperament clearly, and knows that several children are Wang Ruofu's lifeblood, especially the eldest daughter Hua Lan, who followed them when she was a child. After suffering a lot in Lingzhou, the couple both felt they owed Hualan a lot and had loved her a lot over the years.
They were talking about Hualan's life-long event again. This was the only time in his life. Sheng Hong also understood Wang Ruofu, but Wang Ruofu didn't understand Wang Zhong. No matter how cautious he was, Sheng Hong also knew in his heart that it was not A few words can convince Wang Ruofu in a moment.
But as long as you make a start, you can slowly persuade him in the future.
Seeing that Wang Ruofu still had a cold face, Sheng Hong quickly squeezed out a smile, took Wang Ruofu's hand, and comforted him softly.
After all, the couple had been married for many years, and there had been a time when the sweetness was mixed with the sweetness. The relationship was still there, and Sheng Hong was a coaxer. After a few moments, the coldness on Wang Ruofu's face gradually faded away.
It has to be said that Sheng Hong is really good at coaxing his wife. Wang Ruofu is in his thirties, at the age where he is like a wolf and a tiger, and he really needs to be watered well.
The next morning, Sheng Hong came out of Wei Ruixuan refreshed and refreshed. Wang's face was also flushed, and her face was a little more smiling than before.
It was now the day when the results of the autumn examination were released. Outside the Gongyuan, no one knew how many people had gathered around.
There are richly dressed young men from aristocratic families who are cheering and cheering for each other, there are young servants who are eagerly waiting and struggling to squeeze to the front, and there are wealthy businessmen who are dressed in brocade clothes and look rich, waiting to find a husband for their daughter. There are also young scholars wearing green shirts and square scarves who come from humble backgrounds, and there must be even more elderly scholars with silver hair.
There are many carriages parked on the avenue around the Gongyuan, some gorgeous, some simple, some with ladies and girls from certain families sitting on them, and some standing arm-in-arm beside the carriages, commanding young men who know a few words. The female envoy went to wait under the banner.
All the scenes are so lively.
Naturally, the carriage of the Sheng family was also parked on the street. Wang Ruofu and his two daughters stood beside the carriage. Chang Bai and his servants, pulling Wang Zhong, had already occupied an excellent position at the bottom of the ranking.
Mrs. Wang Li held her daughter's hand and stood beside the carriage with a black awning and green cloth. The handkerchief in her hand was clenched tightly. Emei frowned slightly and looked nervously at the high wall where the list was posted.
Not long after, Wang Zhong and Chang Bai were seen walking back from the crowd side by side. The two of them held hands with each other as if to be polite, with smiles on their faces.
When Wang Li saw this situation, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly, and there was a hint of joy between her eyebrows.
I couldn't help but guess: Could it be that my uncle is in high school?
Mrs. Wang Li couldn't wait any longer, so she took her daughter and hurried forward to greet her.
"Uncle, are you in high school?" Wang Li asked eagerly without caring about etiquette.
Wang Zhong smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life!"
"Hit?" Mrs. Wang Li nervously let go of Wang Qier's hand, holding the handkerchief in both hands and holding it in front of her chest, her face full of nervousness.
Chang Bai next to him said with a smile: "Not only did I win, but I also won the title of Toad Palace. For this reason, I won the title!"
As soon as Chang Bai finished speaking, Wang Li's body went limp, her vision went dark, and she fell down. Fortunately, Wang Zhong's quick eyesight and quick hands helped Wang Li, who was unable to do anything outside. He hurriedly apologized to Chang Bai and let him go. Yu Chu's second daughter-in-law put Wang Li on her back and rushed to her carriage.
When Changbai saw this, he couldn't hold Wang Zhong back and said anything, and Wang, Hualan and Rulan also came over to greet him.
"Bai'er, how did you do on the exam?"
Changbai bowed to Wang Ruofu and said respectfully, "I disappoint my mother!"
Wang Ruofu felt a sudden change in his heart and held the veil tightly.
But what Changbai said next made Wang Ruofu's mood drop.
"The child only got thirty-six places this time, barely in the middle!"
"Thirty-six? Passed?" Wang Ruofu grabbed Chang Bai's hand excitedly and asked in disbelief.
"It was a fluke!" Changbai quickly explained.
"It's good that it's passed! It's good that it's passed!" Mrs. Wang was relieved at first, and then her face was filled with a smile: "Now my Bai'er is also doing well.
People! "
The smile was so bright that the corners of his mouth were almost grinning.
"Mom, it's a great joy for Brother Bai to win. It's better to send someone to report the news to his father and family first, so that his father and grandmother can also be happy!" Hua Lan said, pulling Wang Ruofu.
"Yes, yes!" Wang Ruofu nodded repeatedly: "Hua'er said yes!" He immediately pointed to the two boys and asked them to go ahead and report the news to Sheng Hong and his family respectively.
Wang Ruofu couldn't help but think of Lin Sushuang, who made her hate her so much. When she thought that his son was not even a scholar now, but his own family, Chang Bai, had become a scholar, he felt a sense of pride that filled his heart instantly. Between Wang Ruofu's mind and body, Wang Ruofu couldn't wait to return home and tell the good news to the little girl in Lin Qige. He wanted to see her envious and jealous but helpless.
Wang Ruofu felt very happy when he thought of this.
I wish I could put on my wings and fly home immediately.
Looking at his son who was sitting upright next to him, expressionless but extremely upbeat, I felt increasingly satisfied.
At the same time, on the carriage of the Wang family, Wang Zhong, Yu Chuer's daughter-in-law, and his wife, Yu Chuer, were sitting on the shaft of the carriage. Wang Zhong was sitting in the carriage with his unconscious sister-in-law Wang Li and his niece Wang Qier.
Seeing that her own mother had fainted, the young Wang Qier couldn't help but feel worried, but she didn't dare to disturb her and could only watch her third uncle rescue her.
Fortunately, Wang Li was not seriously ill, but she had been worried for many days recently. When she learned that Wang Zhong had won the election, she was so excited that she suddenly fainted.
Wang Zhong saved the person with a simple act.
"Auntie, are you okay?" Seeing Mrs. Wang Li wake up, Wang Qier immediately rushed forward and asked in a tearful voice.
"Don't worry, my sister-in-law is just anxious. She'll be fine when she wakes up. Just take a rest!" Wang Zhong said, taking out a kettle and a medicine bottle from the drawer under the carriage seat, and poured out a pill. He handed it to Mrs. Wang Li and said, "Sister-in-law, take this medicine!"
Mrs. Wang Li didn't ask any questions, took the pills and threw them into her mouth. Then she took the kettle and drank it with water.
"Uncle, do you really understand Yuan?" Wang Li has been studying with Wang Zhong in the past two years. Naturally, she also knows some basic knowledge about the imperial examination. She knows that Jie Yuan is the first place in the provincial examination.
[In view of the general environment,
"It is indeed the number one Jie Yuan!" Wang Zhong explained.
Wang Li looked at Wang Zhong, her eyes instantly filled with tears, and two lines of clear tears fell down. Wang Li also realized that she had lost her composure, and quickly raised her hands to cover her face with her sleeves, and wiped away her tears with a handkerchief. No matter how Wang Li wiped it, the tears in her eyes couldn't stop falling.
"Auntie!" Wang Qier didn't know why, thinking that Ms. Wang Li was sad, she quickly grabbed Ms. Wang Li's sleeve, shook it and shouted softly, "What's wrong with you!"
Mrs. Wang Li sobbed and said, "Sister Qian, be good, grandma is fine, grandma is so happy!"
When she said this, the corners of Wang Li's mouth were raised, and she was crying and laughing at the same time, which made Wang Qier look lost in the lake.
After all, she is still young. For Wang Qian'er, crying means crying and laughing means laughing. Crying and laughing again are just like the information exceeds the processing range of the computer's processor, which makes Wang Qian'er confused.
Back at Xiaozhu Village, Mrs. Wang and Li had fully recovered. They immediately greeted the wives and envoys in the village and began to work, including setting up banquets, giving red envelopes, and giving out wedding money.
The farm's customers and servants, the breeding farm, the oil shop and the frosting workshop all have to pay rewards.
Seeing Yu Chuer leading a group of villagers to carry out baskets of copper coins, Wang Li felt a little distressed, but as long as she thought of Wang Zhong's passing, she felt that everything was worth it.
The news that Wang Zhong passed the examination and won the first place in the Huainan East Road Township Examination, Jieyuan, spread throughout Baishui Village in just a few moments. Not long after Wang Zhong and Wang Li returned home, Old Yutou came over to report, saying Several elders in the village asked to see him.
Wang Zhong went to the front hall to receive him in person. The three elders came up and congratulated him first, and then they even complimented him.
Knowing that Wang Zhong is a good student, knowing that Wang Zhong will go to high school sooner or later, he is the hope of Baishui Village, and so on.
After some pleasantries, it was confirmed that Wang Zhong would leave for Bianliang, Tokyo in the near future to participate in the spring examination next year. The three elders directly patted their chests and promised that even if Wang Zhong went north, they would help take care of him at home. , there will never be a problem.
Wang Zhong was also very polite. He was not at all arrogant and arrogant just because he won the prize: "Then I'll bother the three elders and the elders in the village!"
"It should! It should!"
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