The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 101 Mr. Jingge
"Good! Wonderful!!!"

The brothers and sisters who were intimidated by Sheng Yuan's words were collectively silent, and suddenly they heard a cheer coming from outside the veranda.

She turned her head and saw her grandfather and an elegant old man with kind brows and eyes standing outside. The position was close to the corridor, so it was not unusual to hear them talking.

It was the strange old man who applauded and laughed.

Sheng Yuan arched her little hands and followed her brothers and sisters to salute.

Sheng Guogong said yes with a smile, winked at Shengyuan, and asked the servants beside him to carry her over: "This is the former head of Yunxi Academy, Mr. Jingge."

Sheng Yuan was taken over by her grandfather from the servants. She put one arm around his grandfather's neck and bowed to Mr. Jingge together with her brothers and sisters.

This Mr. Jingge has a smooth complexion and a strong breath. Although his beard and hair are white, he looks like a child with white hair.

He spoke softly, and looked at Sheng Yuan with soft and polite eyes: "Brother Yuangui is so lucky, your little granddaughter has clear eyes, witty wit, and she is a very good talent! If you are a boy, you may not have a bright future! "

Originally, Sheng Yuan thought that the old man in front of him was handsome, but after hearing his words, he immediately felt that he had no good looks, but was actually an ordinary person with little knowledge, and immediately lost the mood to flirt with him.

Sheng Guogong didn't like what he said, so he pointed at a few granddaughters and argued with him: "Brother Dingwen, what you said is unfair, even a girl may not have a future! Don't talk about this little one, just say My two eldest granddaughters in front of you, their articles are no worse than my grandchildren!"

Mr. Jingge smiled and shook his head, as if he didn't want to discuss this issue: "Brother Yuangui, since I am willing to resign as the head of Yunqi Academy, you should know what I think, why discuss these topics that affect your mood?"

Sheng Guogong let this old friend say it out of luck: "I don't know who was surprised by my sister Yuan's insight!"

Mr. Jingge laughed: "I have never seen such a young child with such a clear mind. Didn't I say that just now? If this child is a gentleman, my closed disciple position will have an owner! It's a pity."

Sheng Guogong didn't see much pity on his face, he turned his head childishly and sulked.

Seeing his old friend’s anger, Mr. Jingge said amusedly: “I won the Sanyuan Lianzhong at the age of 16, became an official at the age of 45, and resigned to teach at the age of 53. It has been thirteen years since then, and the disciples I have accepted are also teaching Confucian classics. The technique used, to put it simply, is to teach them how to be officials.

You asked me to take a little girl as an apprentice. No matter how much I teach, what is the use of the country and the people?For children, it might as well be a waste of time. It is better to learn some poetry and calligraphy from well-educated people, even if it is theories of various schools, than to follow me to learn their useless utilitarian knowledge. "

Sheng Guogong listened to his old friend's reasoning, and always felt that something was wrong: "You must not explain clearly what His Majesty intends to open a women's school in the Imperial College."

Mr. Jingge heard the words, shook his head and chuckled without thinking: "Brother Yuangui, don't you mean it?"

Upon hearing this, Sheng Guogong immediately waved his hands to tell his grandchildren to disperse, and hugged Sheng Yuan himself to signal his friends to talk while walking.

Mr. Jing Ge stroked his beard: "Our Majesty is good at playing chess, and he likes to inadvertently set up an ambush line, sometimes thinking about the outcome before taking a single step.

I believe that His Majesty can achieve what he wants, but the question is whether the offensive and defensive sides holding the chess pieces can open and close, low-key tolerance is feasible, and defeat can be turned into victory... May I ask, what is the taste of the chess pieces in the hands of the two players? "

Sheng Guogong was silent, and listened to the old friend continue to say: "Your Majesty puts the woman on the cusp, even if the plan fails, there is no loss. On the contrary, when you advance, retreat, attack and defend, and compromise with each other, you can gain other benefits.

But what about those women?It is said that literacy in life begins with worry and ambition, but there is no stage for them in the world, that kind of pain... from ancient times to the present, many students and officials have experienced it.

Many men in the world suffer from not being able to achieve their ambitions. If it is put on women, it will make them more unstable like duckweed.

Brother Yuangui, I can't stop His Majesty from making arrangements, but I can keep myself out of sight and out of mind. "

"Hmph, that sounds good! It's not inaction!" Sheng Guogong felt that his friends hadn't changed for decades, and they were still so realistic.

Mr. Jingge was not angry when he heard him complaining like this. Of course, considering that the atmosphere of nostalgia among friends was no longer there, he planned to reunite at another time.

They have been friends for dozens of years, and they are very clear about each other's behavior styles, so after hearing his farewell, Duke Sheng nodded and didn't stay any longer. He just made an appointment to see flowers at his house next time, and then he personally sent him out of the gate.

"Sister Yuan, Mr. Jingge is going back, let's say something auspicious!" Sheng Guogong shook Sheng Yuan's paw, showing off to his friend, hum, don't care what Dingwen said, anyway, his family is not so precocious and smart little doll!
Sheng Yuan listened all the way, and sneered at Mr. Jingge's reasons, no matter how convincing he was, it couldn't change the fact that he didn't do anything.

So what if it's a chess piece?There is always an opportunity in the wrestling, and it is better than wasting all your energy in the back house and becoming a tool of the man's housekeeper!
So when her grandfather asked her to speak kindly to Mr. Jingge, she immediately rolled her eyes and said in a childish voice, "I wish Mr. Jingge happy!"

Jingge didn't expect the little doll to say such a sentence with sincerity, and immediately laughed out loud: "You little doll is quite strange!"

After hearing the words, Duke Sheng refrained from talking. Although he had only met this little granddaughter a few times, he could feel that there was a lot of naughtiness hidden in her small, round body!
When the good friend left, Sheng Guogong hugged his little granddaughter and said pretending to eat: "You have never blessed me like this!"

Sheng Yuan rolled her eyes on her grandfather's beard, resisting the urge to grab her, and said honestly: "Grandfather must be very happy to be beaten by his son every day!"

Every time her father returned from his grandfather's place, he said that he was very happy for the old man.

Come to think of it, beating your son is a happy thing.

"..." Sheng Guogong said in his heart that it must be taught by the third child.

"However, how do you think Mr. Zhu Jingge is happy?" Sheng Guogong, who wanted to find a chance to beat up his son again, didn't want to send Sheng Yuan back so early, so he found a topic to tease her.

He thought that his little granddaughter was just talking casually, but he didn't think Sheng Yuan really had a reason.

"Mr. Jingge stepped into the officialdom early. Although I don't know how much wind and rain he has seen along the way, but entering the cabinet so early shows that he has made a smooth journey. Otherwise, he would not cherish it and resign soon!"

Sheng Guogong didn't expect the little guy's reasoning ability to be so strong, and he was so happy that he didn't know how to be happy.

(End of this chapter)