The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 476
In fact, Mu Xu had long wanted to recruit Wen Huanzhang, but when he came to Beijing for the first two times, he was entangled in trifles and couldn't take time off.In addition, at that time, he felt that his own strength was not strong enough, and Wen Huanzhang might not be willing to come out to assist him.

This is really not because Mu Xu is worrying unfoundedly, because from the original work, although Wen Huanzhang has been teaching rural children in Anren Village, he has always cared about government affairs. Qiu's counselor.

Although Gao Qiu is headstrong and can't recognize talents at all, it makes Wen Huanzhang useless as a hero.But it can be seen from here that Wen Huanzhang is not the kind of hermit who is really indifferent to fame and fortune, and he still has the heart of becoming an official in his heart.

Of course, this is also understandable, but for those who are capable, if it is not their nature, or if they really have no way out, there are a few who are willing to live in seclusion in the countryside and bury their talents.Zhuge Kongming still can't do this, let alone ordinary people?
Let's get down to business, let's say that after Mu Xu and his party rode out of the city, they inquired about the location of Anren Village from passers-by, and then came straight all the way.

When he arrived at the land, Mu Xu looked around and found that it was indeed at the feet of the emperor, and the people here should be richer than other places.Because in the village, there are dozens of uneven courtyards, most of which are earthen embryo houses, with only a few huts interspersed among them.

Several villagers who were chatting at the entrance of the village saw Mu Xu and the others riding a tall horse. One of the elderly men hesitated to step forward and bowed down, "I don't know what the officials do?"

Mu Xu got off his horse, helped the old man in front of him, and said softly, "The old man is polite. I'm here to visit Professor Wen. I wonder if he is at home?"

The old man felt relieved, and hurriedly replied, "Yes, yes. Now it's the slack time for the children, and the children don't have to work in the fields, so Professor Wen has been teaching them how to read at home recently."

As he said that, the old man pointed his finger in the direction of the village and said, "You can go inside, the senior officials. Professor Wen's residence is the one with the fence."

Mu Xu thanked the old man and left guards at the entrance of the village to watch the horses. He only brought Lin Chong and Shi Xiu with him, and walked into the village on foot as the old man said.

Not long after, under the curious eyes of all the villagers, the three came to a courtyard surrounded by fences.When we reached the half-covered gate of the courtyard, we heard the sound of children reading loudly from inside.

Before Shi Xiu could push the door in, Mu Xu quickly stopped her and said softly to the two, "Don't be rude, and wait here for a while."

After that, he stood on the spot and closed his eyes.

Seeing this, Lin Chong didn't dare to say much, so they had to hold the gift box bitterly and stand behind Mu Xu to wait.

I don't know how long it has passed, but when the two of them got a little impatient, they heard the cheers of children coming from inside, and then a dozen and a half children rushed out.

Seeing Mu Xu and the others, the leading child immediately shouted, "Sir, a guest is looking for you!"

Wen Huanzhang, who was packing up the bookshelves in the room, hurried out when he heard the words, and saw the three of Mu Xu outside the gate at a glance. He resisted the doubts in his heart, raised his legs and came to the courtyard, and asked, "I don't know three Where did you come from, but I heard that there is something wrong?"

Mu Xu returned a salute with a smile, and said, "Mu Xu, if you take the liberty of visiting today, I hope you will be forgiven!"

"It was actually Mu Jiedu in person, Xiaosheng was rude, please come in quickly!"

With Wen Huanzhang's permission, Mu Xu led Lin Chong into the courtyard, and was invited by Wen Huanzhang to a house on the left.

After exchanging greetings and knowing Lin Chong's identity, Wen Huanzhang asked specifically, "I wonder if Instructor Zhang is safe now?"

Lin Chong hurriedly replied, "Mr. Lao is concerned, Mr. Taishan is all well, and he is currently in the Taiyuan Mansion, helping the villain and his wife to take care of the child."

Wen Huanzhang said gratifiedly, "It's so good, it's a reward after suffering!"

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Mu Xu, and said straight to the point, "Master Mu is here this time, but do you want to invite Xiaosheng out of the mountain?"

Mu Xu was stunned, he didn't expect that Wen Huanzhang didn't follow the routine, shouldn't he first ask him what his ambition is, and wait for him to make a generous statement before accepting his bow?

Wen Huanzhang didn't wait for Mu Xu to answer, he pulled a strand of hair, sighed with a wry smile, "Wen thinks that he has learned everything he has learned, and he is not inferior to the princes of the Manchu Dynasty. Ten days! I don’t know how many years are left in my life, I’m afraid I won’t be able to wait for the day to fulfill my ambitions!”

Seeing that Huanzhang was so depressed, Mu Xu had no choice but to comfort him, "Sir, what you said is wrong. Jiang Taigong had to meet King Wen at seventy-two, and the Zhou family had eight hundred years of power. Only then can you become an emperor. Compared with them, you are still in the prime of life, so why should you sigh?"

Wen Huanzhang was silent after hearing this, and asked solemnly after a long time, "My lord, if you really want to invite Wen to become an official, aren't you afraid that Xiaosheng will lose his reputation?"

Mu Xu wondered, "Since I sincerely came to invite you, I believe in my ability, how can I doubt it?"

Wen Huanzhang explained, "Your Excellency, I'm afraid you don't know that Xiaosheng once accompanied Taiwei Gao to conquer Liangshan, and almost became a prisoner of your family. So, is it too late for your lord to regret it now?"

Only then did Mu Xu know that there was such a thing, but he didn't take it seriously at all, "Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, sir, don't care about it. Besides, based on what I know about Gao Qiu, even if sir has a good plan He may not be willing to accept it even if it is offered, don’t you know?”

Wen Huanzhang smiled without saying a word, and raised his hand to ask Mu Xu and the others for tea, obviously not wanting to gossip behind their backs.

After several people drank hot tea, Wen Huanzhang continued to ask, "Xiaosheng heard that your lord came to Beijing to accept the canonization by the imperial court, so I wonder if your lord has thought about how to deal with the relationship with the imperial court in the future?"

Hearing this question, Mu Xu couldn't help laughing inwardly. He said that these so-called high-ranking people like to take exams. He thought that Wen Huanzhang would be an exception, but he was waiting here to ask him.Immediately, only four words were answered, "follow the trend."

"Is it following the people's will, or following the trend of the times?"

Without even thinking about it, Mu Xu said, "Follow the current situation first, and then follow the people's will."

Wen Huanzhang's eyes lit up, and he understood that Mu Xu was telling him that he would not be burdened by false fame, and would act when it was time to act, so he stood up and worshiped without any hesitation, "If you don't give up, I wish to do my best." What a waste of time!"

Mu Xu personally helped Wen Huanzhang up with a smile on his face, and said some clichés like fish in water with his help, and finally asked, "Sir, will you come back to Beijing with me today, or will you stay and take care of the family affairs? "

Wen Huanzhang looked around at the furnishings, and laughed at himself, "Xiaosheng is alone, how can I deal with housework? The only pity is that after I leave, there will be no one to teach the children here how to read and write."

Seeing the sincerity of what Huanzhang said, Mu Xu really admired him, and promised on the spot, "This matter will be easy to handle. When I return to the capital, I will pay a lot of money to build a private school for my husband in Anren Village. , and invite another enlightenment teacher."

Wen Huanzhang said happily, "In this way, Xiaosheng has no worries."

Next, Wen Huanzhang called the village head here, explained the matter one by one, and then went with Mu Xu with the help of the villagers.

(End of this chapter)