high official

Chapter 299

Coming out of Yao Guangxiao's meditation room, Wang Xian saw that Zhu Zhanji was a little out of his mind, and he called out softly before he came back to his senses, "Come out, let's go back."

After getting into the carriage and leaving Qingshou Temple, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help asking, "What did I tell you?"

"Give me a kit," Wang Xian threw the kit to Zhu Zhanji and said, "Tell me to open it when it's most critical."

"What's so mysterious?" Zhu Zhanji said when he became interested and was about to unseal it.

"It's useless to say it's opened early..." Wang Xian didn't finish speaking, but saw that Zhu Zhanji had already torn the kit...

"See what's the relationship." Zhu Zhanji smiled and unfolded the piece of paper inside, only to see the two words 'Shangjiu' written on it, "What does this mean?"

"You take it out now, how do I know?" Wang Xian said angrily, "It's useless to open it early!"

"Don't be angry, don't be angry, I'll give it back to you." Zhu Zhanji stuffed the paper back into the kit, threw it to Wang Xian and said, "I'm going to pay New Year's greetings to my aunt, will you go?"

"Don't play tricks on me, okay?" Wang Xian rolled his eyes and said, "I'll go to my teacher's for dinner."

"Then what are you doing out here?" Zhu Zhanji didn't react.

"I'm talking about the teacher, Bachelor Wei of the Imperial Academy." Wang Xiandao: "Not the old monk of Qingshou Temple."

"Okay, I'll take you there first." Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, "Xueshi Wei is a nice guy, and he has a very good relationship with Master Jin and Master Yang."

"Oh..." Wang Xianxin said, indeed, Mr. Wei, who seemed so out of place in Fuyang County, was like a fish in water after entering Beijing.I can't help but sigh secretly, which group and category do I belong to?
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The former magistrate of Wei County in Fuyang, now the home of Wei Xueshi, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, is located in Wuyi Lane by the Qinhuai River, more than ten feet southwest of the Confucius Temple. It is a quiet and narrow alley. The meaning of the city.Wei Xueshi's mansion is at the end of the alley. Although it can't be called rich, it is also three-dimensional, clean and spacious. Compared with his colleagues in the Imperial Academy, it is excellent.

In fact, relying on that pitiful salary alone, the whole family can barely make ends meet, and such a decent residence is unimaginable... It is thanks to his good student Wang Xian, who asked Master Sima to come forward to occupy several shops in Fuyang. He bought dry shares, but half of the dividends will be transferred to Wei Zhixian's home.At that time, people didn't know that this was also a kind of economic crime. Instead, they felt that it had the meaning of "sage far away from the kitchen", and they didn't feel guilty at all.

Wang Xian had been here before, and all the servants of the Wei family knew him, they greeted him with smiles on their faces, and congratulated him on the new year without saying a word.Fortunately, in Wang Xian's sleeve, there was also a handful of red envelopes prepared by Lin Qing'er, and she took them out to share, and was welcomed in happily.

"It's just the right time for Xianggong to come." The housekeeper of Wei's mansion is a middle-aged man named Huang Liu, and he greeted him in the main room and said, "Several friends of the master are at the mansion," he said in a low voice: "They are all well-known masters."

Wang Xian said in his heart, then you are really wrong, I came at the wrong time... Let him accompany a group of sour literati, he might as well compete with the old monk.But can he turn around and leave?Had to bite the bullet and go in.

Entering the main room, I saw a few men in their 40s and [-]s, dressed in casual clothes, who were full of poetry and bookishness, chatting and laughing.It was Wei Yuan who was sitting on the host seat. He was still the same, with a signature iceberg face. He didn't smile when he saw Wang Xian, but just nodded lightly.

It was not until Wang Xian bowed down and called him teacher that he finally showed a slight smile and said, "Get up. My dear friends, this is my ineffective student. In the future, I will have to ask some dear friends to give me some advice." Then he introduced Wang Xian one by one: "This is Bachelor Jin from the East Palace, you must know him. This is Bachelor Xiao Shen, who is the best in cursive in the world; and this is your fellow-townsman Wang who is your teacher. Bachelor."

After Wang Xian saw the ceremony one by one, he thought to himself that they were all bachelors. This is really a meeting of radish... oh no, it's a gathering of elites.It's a pity that he has returned all his historical knowledge to the teacher, and he can't figure out whether these people will be successful in the future.

Several bachelors looked at Wang Xian with smiles, their eyes were very kind, and the bachelor surnamed Wang said with a smile: "Unexpectedly, today I finally saw the person of 'Keep on the Castle Peak and Don't Relax'. Xiaobenjia, this poem is written Well done, it is writing the integrity of my generation of scholars!"

Wang Xian is sweating, thinking that this is my generation?Are you out of date?

"I like that song better. When spring comes to the world, people are like jade, and when the lamp is burning, the moon is like silver. The talent is overwhelming." The little scholar Shen also praised: "I think Zhong De's talent is only in this dynasty. Second to Bachelor Jie!"

"Not bad, I don't know if there are any other poems published by Zhong De?" Xueshi Wang said with a look of fans, "Can I wait for a feast of my ears?"

"I'm ashamed to say that my nephew is busy with military affairs recently, so I don't have the pleasure of reciting poems and composing poems." Wang Xian said with shame, thinking that he would not let me compose poems on the spot, would he?Can't say, have to plagiarize another song?Which of the ancients' Spring Festival poems is better?

When I was searching my stomach, I heard that Xueshi Wang didn't mean that at all. Instead, he said with an unacceptable expression: "Busy with military affairs? To be offensive, Zhong De, are you a juren now?"

"I was selected as a scholar last year..." Wang Xian couldn't help but feel ashamed again.

"Are you planning to stop here for the rest of your life?" Wang Xueshi widened his eyes and said, "Is a mere scholar worthy of your outstanding talent?"

Wang Xianxin said, your eyes are really not very good, I don't even have a talent for fighting.

"Don't be surprised by Zhongde, brother Yi'an is so outspoken." Seeing his astonished expression, Xiao Shen Xue quickly smiled and said: "But what he said is true. After all, you are a literati, and you are a talented literati. Do you want to be trapped in the army for the rest of your life? , dealing with those thick soldiers?"

"..." Wang Xian couldn't help but feel a little weird. One is that the expressions of these guys are slightly exaggerated, and you can see the elements of acting. At first glance, you don't look like Zhu Zhanji's acting school; Children know that they should pick up auspicious words, why make themselves sweat?There is another one, that is, Jin Wen is the lecturer of the East Palace, and he is leading the troops for His Royal Highness, how can others openly poach the corner of the Crown Prince in front of him?But they not only dug, but also dug a lot—then there was only one possibility, that is, Jin Wen had the same attitude as them, and he didn't want himself to be mixed up in the military camp again.

'Could it be that this guy wants to drive me out of the East Palace? "Wang Xian has always been unafraid to speculate on others with the greatest malice, and his thoughts turned suddenly, thinking whether he was too capable in front of him, making this guy feel threatened?If that's the case, this guy's mind is as good as a needle nose.

Seeing that the two of them became more and more persuasive, and finally reached the level of embarrassing their ancestors, Wang Xian was completely dumbfounded, and he didn't notice that Wei Yuan had already walked beside him.Until his low voice came to his ears, Fang came back to his senses:
"Most of the emperor's edicts come from the hands of two bachelors. You are lucky today, but you have been persuaded by them. Why don't you get lost soon?"

Now Wang Xian is completely sure that these people are working together, and they want to persuade him to change course.Can't help but glance at Mr. Wei, seeing him nodding slightly, indicating that he agrees.But he is not such an obedient student... Unless you can guarantee that I will be selected as a top two Jinshi, how can I give up the promising job of being a military adviser to Taisun?
Seeing that everyone was looking at him expectantly, he could of course agree first and not admit it afterwards.But Wang Xian is no longer the old gangster, and now he is a person of status, and if he agrees in person, he can't change his mind.So in the end, he still whispered: "Teacher, the army is about to go out. If I become a deserter, I will become a coward."

"Who told you to leave the army now?" Seeing that there was something in his words, Wei Yuan immediately said, "I mean, when you come back from the expedition, you tell Taisun that you still want to study and study, and you don't want to take the road of being a general. , and then let Brother Xi An talk to Taisun, and I understand that he will not refuse." At the end, he added: "Teacher is only a student of you, can you be harmed?"

Wang Xianxin said, have you harmed me less?However, it is estimated that when you come back from the expedition, you will be rewarded for your merits, how can you be a thousand households, right?When the emperor appoints an official, they can't stop themselves, can they?
"I listened to the teacher..." If he wanted to, Wang Xian had the power to deal with it.

"Children can be taught!" All the scholars were so happy that they said in unison: "It is true that the position of military commander can make your children and grandchildren have no worries about food and clothing, but the fame of scholars of my generation should still be obtained from the examination room, so that we can cultivate. Only Qi Zhiping can prevent this life!"

After praising Wang Xian endlessly for a while, several bachelors got up to visit other people's houses.Accompanying Wei Yuan to send them to the door, when Wang Xian turned back, he said with a bitter face: "What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd, teacher? It's fine if they say that. You don't know how much I weigh. I went to take the Juren exam and passed the exam. Scholars, I’m afraid I’m out of luck in this life..."

"Without ambition, nothing is difficult in the world, as long as there is a heart!" Wei Yuan put on the teacher's face and reprimanded: "You just need to study hard and leave everything to the teacher!"

"Uh..." Wang Xian is deaf, and he could hear the confidence contained in these naked words, so he couldn't help but widen his eyes and said, "What's the situation?"

"It's nothing..." Wei Yuan hesitated at first, but couldn't resist Wang Xian's questioning, so he entered the study with him, lowered his voice, half mysteriously half proudly said: "This year as a teacher is not for nothing... "

Wang Xian nodded, and heard his teacher Wei show off: "After entering the Imperial Academy for a year, I was accepted by them and became a member of the noble circle."

"What's the use of this circle?"

"Once the Hanlin officials are released, the savings are very fast. In addition to the high starting point and good qualifications, there is another very important reason, that is, the seniors of the Hanlin will take care of them. With mutual support and help, everyone as an official can do it briskly." Wei Yuan smiled. Said: "There are many other benefits that are hard to describe in words. In short, it can make you pass the exam!"

(End of this chapter)