Chapter 98
Hongsheng Tower, the arena competition, and being blocked from becoming an official. When Fan Quan left Chang'an City, he was in a daze.
After Fan Quan returned to his ancestral home, Longquan Town, he fell seriously ill.
The Fan family is quite famous in the local area, and the head of the Fan family is his grandfather Fan Xun.
Fan Xun was very angry when he heard that his most promising eldest grandson was blocked from becoming an official, so he made public everything that happened in Hongsheng Restaurant that day during a banquet with relatives and friends.
The squire families who were friends with the Fan family were all shocked by Lu Desheng Lu Yushi's domineering behavior.
It is rare for small towns to have new things. Soon, scholars also knew about it, and later, even ordinary people in Shengdou knew about it.
Fan Quan's excellence is also well-known in Longquan Town. He is often praised by others and is a role model for all his peers. He was so humbled and humiliated, which really made the people in his hometown feel angry.
After this incident spread, the scholars in Longquan Town had new worries. Fan Quan was so outstanding that he could not become an official, let alone them?
Just as the Fan family said, with a figure like Lu Desheng beside the emperor, it will be difficult for us scholars to get ahead. Scholars, when you have worries, you either talk to your friends to resolve them, but there are no like-minded people around you? Then write a letter to a close friend and express your worries.
Such discussions are like water waves, constantly spreading outward.
This kind of view had just brewed a little wave, and before it had gained momentum, it was caught off guard by this shocking four-part sentence and was destroyed invisibly.
With Zhang Zai, the real protagonist, never appearing, Lu Desheng, who was facing criticism, became the person who benefited the most, even though he was just a narrator.
"Is this Censor Lu that bad?" This was a suspicious tone.
"His reputation in the court is indeed not very good."
"Let's not care about Lu Yushi's style in the court, but he took out the four-part sentence. He should be a person of similar character to the great scholars Zhang Yong, Chen Dinghuai, Jiang Jiuqing and other great scholars."
"Zhang Yong and Zhang Daru said that these four lines were written by Zhang Zai, and Lu Desheng just paraphrased them."
"Even if Lu Yushi just quoted it, he can be regarded as a man of integrity, right?"
"Yes, I only saw Lu Yushi's four-part sentence, which benefited the whole world. From this, it can be seen that Lu Yushi is definitely not the kind of person who cannot tolerate talents."
"What about Fan Quan?"
"Zhang Daru of Hongsheng Restaurant presided over such a wonderful competition, but no one became an official, so what can we say?"
"There must be something wrong with Fan Quan and he violated Yushi Lu's taboo, so he suppressed him like this. Besides, is Fan Quan really such a talented person? Is he worthy of being promoted and hired by the Emperor?"
"As for the others, they are probably tired of Fan Quan."
For a time, Fan Quan was booed a lot among the scholars.
A storm was eliminated without even having time to brew into a big storm. Almost all scholars do not believe that Lu Deshenglu Yushi, who can paraphrase the four-part sentence, is such a narrow-minded person and cannot tolerate newcomers entering the officialdom. What followed was the questioning of Fan Quan by the Jing family.
Fan Quan found it ridiculous that a person like Lu Desheng could have such a good reputation? The world actually compares him with the great scholars Zhang Yong, Chen Dinghuai, Jiang Jiuqing and others? Is it just because of these four sentences? But he didn't create these four-part sentences, he just paraphrased them!
Fan Xun was also furious. After one incident, the reputation of their Fan family went from being sympathized by the world to being questioned, in just a few days.
The public opinion they created was like a spinning knife. It did not hurt Lu Desheng, but left him covered in bruises.
This Lu Desheng is indeed as rumored, he is very evil, and whoever touches him will be unlucky. I remember when he was about to take action, his friends who came back from Chang'an City tried to persuade him, but he didn't believe it and couldn't swallow it. This time he really learned his lesson.
At this time, the heads of other famous academies in the Dali Dynasty were all beating their chests. They regretted that they should not have refused the invitation due to the long distance and then not participated in the debate competition hosted by Zhang Yong. Otherwise, their academies can also be stained with the light of these four sentences and become known to the world.
What's more, the emperor was too partial and only gave monuments to the three major academies. As a result, the three academies are now unique and known to the world. They seem to be the sons of their own mothers. In contrast, the academy where he is located is like the stepmother. .
No, pack your bags. I can't think about this anymore. When I think about it, I feel sad.
They decided that as soon as the academy went on spring break, they would set off to Chang'an City together to ask for an audience with the emperor. Don't ask them what they want to do, just ask the emperor to make the decision.
Since ancient times, we have not worried about scarcity, but about inequality.
In order to grab high-quality students, they worked hard.
And the shrewd one decided to find time to quietly visit Lu Yushi, just in case Lu Yushi had met the great sages Wang Zai, Li Zai, and Liu Zai, but he just didn't tell them about it. Then, as long as Lu Yushi gave them a word or two about the enlightening quotes left by these great sages to Lu Yushi, wouldn't they stand up?
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Anyuan Gate is a gate to the west and north of Chang'an Waiguo City. This gate is far less lively than Mingde Gate in winter.
In Chang'an City in winter, heavy snow like goose feathers is rustling on the ground. Looking out from the top of the city wall into the distance, it is a vast expanse of white and almost deserted.
In the early morning of this day, Anyuan Gate was rarely knocked by a group of people from outside. The city gate guard checked the opponent's entry voucher. After the opponent showed it, he entered the city smoothly.
Under the respectful eyes of the city gate guards, Qin Silang entered Chang'an City with five or six steps and a dozen horses.
They are all riding two people, either riding people or carrying goods on horseback.
The group of people returned to the Qin family's gate. When the Qin family's concierge saw Qin Silang, he immediately opened the door. Qin Silang took the lead, and the group of people and horses filed in.
"Fourth brother!"
Hearing the shout, Qin Silang quickly turned around, just in time to see his little brother running towards him, with a big smile on his face, and his teeth were dazzlingly white. He handed the stiff rope in his hand to his subordinate and went forward.
"Xiao Liuye——"
"Xiao Liuye——"
The people Qin Silang brought back also greeted Qin Sheng one by one.
"Fourth brother, mother, eldest brother, third brother and sister-in-law know that you are back, and they are all waiting for you in the main courtyard."
"Don't worry." Qin Silang slapped his younger brother's shoulder hard with his big palm.
Qin Sheng's lower body was very stable and motionless.
"I've grown taller again! I've also become stronger! It seems that your skills haven't dropped since you stayed in Chang'an." Qin Silang could feel the muscles under his palms, which were thin but powerful. After the New Year, Ah Sheng was sixteen.
Qin Sheng secretly rolled his eyes. His fourth brother had to weigh him every time he saw him. He didn't know what was wrong with him.
Qin Silang smiled heartily and didn't mind Qin Sheng's eye roll at all.
The facial features and body of these brothers all look like their father's, with sharp edges and corners, very masculine, and their strength is not low at first glance. The eldest brother has an elegant temperament and is a Confucian general. Only the younger brother combines the advantages of his father and mother and looks particularly good. He is not short, but not strong. In his opinion, he is tall and lanky. When people see him, they always think that he is a fair-faced boy who cannot use martial arts. No one can tell how much his martial arts value is compared to theirs. The most powerful among the brothers.
His sixth brother is a natural general, and now he has a small prestige among the soldiers in the north. This is already very rare, considering that he has only followed their brothers on three expeditions. These elder brothers deliberately cultivated him and gave him a small team. As a surprise soldier, they helped to raid the formation instead of being the main force. But he played very methodically and was remarkable. Especially in the battle with him, the limelight directly overshadowed the main force he led, and they were directly led away by him.
He is the kind of general that soldiers like most. He can win battles with few casualties.
After three expeditions and three victories, even his father once said privately that his sixth brother was a good young man for marching and fighting.
Therefore, although he has only been on three expeditions, many soldiers in the army are already looking forward to the day when he gets married and joins the Northern Army to formally take charge of one battalion and one guard, and lead the army independently.
When he came back this time, he was well-informed and learned that Ah Sheng was getting married. They even pooled some money together, bought a gift, and asked him to send it back.
These people had gone on an expedition with his Asheng before, and now they expected to become one of his subordinates when his younger brother joined the Northern Army, which really made him dumbfounded.
"Fourth brother, are you injured?" Qin Sheng asked with a frown.
Qin Silang glanced at his left shoulder and said nonchalantly, "A little injury, it's okay." Asheng's nose was too sensitive. He estimated that the wound was just bleeding a little, so he smelled it.
Qin Sheng didn't listen to him and directly ordered, "Steward Liu, let someone call for a doctor."
Qin Silang said, "Don't worry, Butler Liu. You can take Lieutenant Xu Zuo and other soldiers down to settle them first."
Butler Liu called someone and asked him to ask for a doctor, and then prepared to settle the soldiers brought back by the fourth young master. He had to arrange hot food and hot water and a clean wing to rest, and the horses had to be taken down to feed them.
"Let's go, don't keep mother and the others waiting."
