Aspirations

Chapter 48

There are still a few days left before the list is released. It is rare for students to have such a relaxing and leisure time after the test. However, it is said to be relaxing.

Mantuo closed the window, took out his sword and wiped it gently, but he thought, why didn't Xia Xiang come out?Yes, Xia Xiangding read his mother's letter, and was sad when he learned of his mother's death.

Xia Xiang is indeed reading his mother's letter at this time, but he is not sad, on the contrary, he is still a little happy, and feels a heavy joy of heavy responsibility.

Mother's letter, with few words, only said three things.

Before Xia Xiang opened his mother's letter, he never thought that something would happen to his mother.

First, just like what Xia Xiang thought, his mother taught him to "do not be prepared for others, if you fail to check yourself", and told him to keep in mind that "one can lose the country with one heart, and the country can be prospered with one heart, only between public and private." , "Cultivating his mind and governing his body, and then he can govern the world", and warned him that the way of being an official, there are only three things, namely, clear, careful, and diligent...

Second, the mother told Xia Xiang that she had left Zhongshan Village and went away incognito, so that Xia Xiang would not have to worry about her, she would be all right, and when the time came, she would meet Xia Xiang.Xia Xiang only needs to keep in mind to cultivate his mind and govern his body, and then he can rule the world.Born as a boy, if you can't live in peace and protect the world and stay by your parents' side every day, you will be a son of man in vain.

Third, the mother revealed a secret. Xia Xiang's father, Xia Changde, was originally two brothers, but Xia Xiang's uncle, Xia Changdao, died early due to illness. Before his death, his uncle entrusted his father to let Xia Xiang marry two wives and one wife. The room inherits the incense of Xia Changde, and the first room inherits the incense of Xia Changdao.

After reading his mother's letter, Xia Xiang suddenly felt a sense of ridicule.From the beginning of his enlightenment, he has devoted himself to "cultivating his mind and governing his body, and then he can govern the world", with lofty ambitions and a heart for the common people.Suddenly, his mother asked him to marry two wives and inherit the incense of the two families. Only then did he realize that in addition to serving the court and serving the people, he also shouldered the important mission of passing on the family line of the Xia family.

It turned out that his father's name was Xia Changde. If it wasn't for him to inherit the incense of the Xia family, his mother might not have told him who his father was.It's just that there is only one name Xia Changde, whether it is life or death, and what kind of person, the mother still hasn't mentioned a word, which makes Xia Xiang helpless.What made him laugh even more was that he didn't even know who his daddy was, but unexpectedly an uncle appeared, an uncle who was no longer alive. He had never even seen his daddy, let alone his uncle. what.I just want to inherit the incense for my uncle and marry an extra wife. How can I feel weird.

If you are a jinshi in the examination, it is good to say, at least you have the foundation of your life.If he doesn't get hit, it doesn't mean that he no longer has the entanglement to go home, and he doesn't even have a home, so he can only live in Beijing.How can a scholar who is still worrying about his livelihood have the spare energy to marry two wives?

Xia Xiang is not worried about where his mother has gone. He has lived with his mother since childhood. He blindly trusts and worships her, and he believes that her mother will be fine.In ancient times, Meng's mother moved three times to teach her son. Today, Sima plays her mother and painted Di to teach her son. He has read many stories of great mothers in history, and he also lists his mother as one of the great mothers who can be famous in history.

The list will be released tomorrow, and it will be revealed whether it is the title of the golden list or the name of Luo Sunshan.Xia Xiang admits that no matter whether he is poetry, scriptures or theories, he is all right to the question and answers the questions fluently.

It's just...Wenchangju's style of writing tends to be conservative, and his articles are full of radical words. If they don't get into the eyes of Wenchangju, they will fail the test. They don't even have the qualifications for the palace examination. How can they express their talents?

Xia Xiang pushed open the door, and saw Shi Er and Zhang Hou walking in the courtyard, talking and laughing, Xiao Wu and Shen Bao played chess, pushed chess and conceded defeat, replaced Teng Zhengyuan and Wu Yongwang, Teng Zhengyuan and Wu Yongwang joined forces with Shen In the package game, he did not have the upper hand.What's even more funny is that the two often argue endlessly about where to settle, and Shen Bao patiently waits for the two to come out with a result before going down.

Yes, Teng Zhengyuan and Wu Yongwang also lived in Quanyou Inn.Wu Yongwang is okay, when he is old, he is not in a bad mood, and he has no bad views on Xia Xiang, but Teng Zhengyuan has a deep prejudice against Xia Xiang because of Xia Cunxian.Both Teng Zhengyuan and Wu Yongwang were not interested in Zhang Hou. For some reason, they were not even interested in having a few words with Zhang Hou.

Naturally, Zhang Hou was also dismissive of the two.If it weren't for the time when he met Xia Xiang, when Hao Jingchang was above the Taiping Ju Restaurant, Zhang Hou mistakenly thought that Xia Xiang was also born in a family of high officials and dignitaries, otherwise Zhang Hou would be disdainful to get acquainted with Xia Xiang's background.Zhang Hou was born in a family of officials and officials, and only wanted to make friends with the children of princes and nobles.

Xia Xiang stood at the door for a moment, and suddenly heard the voices of an old man and a young man talking outside the door.

"Cao Sanlang, this old man has something important to discuss with Xia Langjun. Next time you come again, you don't have to be with this old man to save Xia Langjun's distraction."

"Mr. Jinjia's words are bad. Xia Langjun wants to see me rather than you. The important things you said are just troublesome and not helpful to him. Why do you always bother him?"

"Those who are tough but not tenacious are hard to achieve great things. Those who are tough but not tough are hard to achieve. For a character as rare as Xia Langjun, you must be tough and tough before you can persuade him."

"What do you persuade him to do? Don't blame him for being rude, Mr. Jinjia is wishful thinking to accept Xia Langjun as his apprentice. What kind of person is Xia Langjun, why did he enter the medical practice? Don't misunderstand your future or your own affairs. Xia Langjun is about to win the top spot and become a Hanlin bachelor."

"Who said that Xia Langjun wants to be the champion? He can't even pass the general exam, and he is not qualified to participate in the palace exam. Which one is the champion? You are just wishful thinking."

The voices of the two went from far to near, the door of the inn creaked, and Jin Jia and Cao Shujun walked in side by side.

Cao Shujuan saw Xia Xiang standing at the door at a glance, and he quickly walked to Xia Xiang to move forward, grabbed Xia Xiang, rushed into the room, locked the door, and laughed: "Mr. Jin Jia , please wait for a while, until Xia Langjun and I have finished talking about things, and then open the door to welcome guests."

Jin Jia and Cao Shujun met unexpectedly at the entrance of Quanyou Inn. They both had their own thoughts and wanted to see Xia Xiang first. Unexpectedly, Cao Shujun was one step ahead. He was blocked from the door and was angry. blow beard.

"Shuzi, Shuzi!"

When Zhang Hou heard what Jin Jia said just now, he was very curious. He came over and gave Jin Jia a salute: "Mr. Jin Jia has invited him, and Zhang Hou, who is a scholar of the same year as Xia Langjun. I just heard what Mr. , It is said that Xia Langjun can't even pass the exam, and with Xia Langjun's talent, although not the champion, he must be the third flower..."

Jin Jia's mind is simple, and he didn't know that Zhang Hou's words were meant to be inquiring. He immediately sneered: "That's right, what if Xia Langjun is so talented? Someone deliberately prevented him from passing the exam. Even if he has the ability of Tongtian, he can only fall off the list. He will try to fail the list, and he cannot participate in the palace interview. Studying medicine. Good doctors, good doctors, one man who governs the country and one doctor, are the methods of the sages of Confucius and Mencius.”

Zhang Hou pulled Jin Jia to the back of the tree and asked in a low voice, "How dare you ask Mr. Xia Langjun's failure? The list will be released tomorrow."

Jin Jia smiled mysteriously, his nostrils turned to the sky, and he snorted: "This old man heard what Wen Changju said with his own ears, how could there be a fake?"

Shi'er exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't it necessary to name and transcribe the test? Although Wen Changju is the chief examiner, he has no right to view the candidates' original test papers. How could he know which test paper was made by Xia Langjun?"

Name paste is to paste the candidate's name, so that the examiner can't see it, so as to avoid favoritism.But after the name is paste, it can still be judged from the handwriting, and the transcription system that is stricter than the paste name came into being.Transcription is a copy of the examinee's test paper from the beginning to the end by the clerk, except for the name, without a word.In this way, the examiner can only judge the talent of the candidate from the article, and cannot open the door for his students and acquaintances from the name and handwriting.

Jin Jia chuckled and stroked his beard. The old god was there: "If you buy the transcriber, let the transcriber pay attention to Xia Xiang's test paper, and make a little mark when transcribing, so that you can distinguish clearly. As the main examiner, There are many ways to make whoever wins and who doesn't."

Zhang Hou's eyes flickered and he lowered his head in thought.Shi'er kept kicking the tree and said in his mouth, "How can this happen? How can this happen! Xia Langjun is so talented, he will fall off the list? It's not fair, the way of heaven is not fair."

"Mr. Jin Jia, Wen Shangshu is the Minister of Rites and the important ministers of the imperial court, how can you embarrass a little scholar?" Zhang Hou couldn't believe what Jin Jia said, and wanted to continue to ask clearly, "What's more, Xia Xianghe Wen Shangshu doesn't know each other, why did Wen Shangshu deliberately embarrass Xia Xiang?"

Jin Jia has nothing to do, and he is also idle. Zhang Hou is also a good friend of Xia Xiang. When he sees Zhang Hou's concerned face, he knows everything: "Why is Shang Shu embarrassing Xia Xiang, the old man doesn't know, maybe it's just Wen Shang Shu doesn't like Xia Xiang's style of writing, and he likes Wen Shang Shu to be entrusted by others. Anyway, no matter what the reason is, Xia Xiang is out of the game this year. Yesterday at the Three Princes Mansion, when I was treating the Three Princes, Wen Changju and the Three Princes Speaking of Xia Xiang, he clearly stated that Xia Xiang fell off the list."

Zhang Hou was shocked. First, how could Xia Xiang get into the eyes of Wen Changju's three princes?Xia Xiang is just a commoner, from a commoner background, and even the third prince knows his name. Could it be that Xia Xiang has some unknown origin?There are thousands of candidates in the year of Dabi. Only the first-class and second-class jinshi can enter the eyes of the lord, and even the third-class jinshi can hardly be noticed by the lord.

The second is that he was shocked that Wen Changju and the third prince wanted to stop Xia Xiang from becoming a scholar.Xia Xiang, He De and He Neng, he was able to alarm the third prince, and Wen Changju, a dignified second-rank officer, personally took action to take away his fame. This matter is really strange and unimaginable.

No, after Zhang Hou was shocked, he was even more stunned. The third prince was not in charge of the Ministry of Rites. Wen Chang, who was the minister of the Ministry of Rites, reported the imperial examination to the third prince, indicating that the third prince had overstepped his authority.When he thought of the fact that the saint was seriously ill and had no children, several thoughts flashed through his mind, and he probably guessed something.

"So it is, so it is..." Zhang Hou murmured, clasping his hands together, the blue veins on his hands were exposed, and then punched the tree, and said indignantly, "I think what kind of person my virtuous brother Xia Xiang is, I should have been the No. [-] in high school, but there are traitors in power, and I missed my career. It's hateful and hateful. Mr. Jin Jia, I wonder if I'm on the list?"

"Your name is Zhang Hou?" Jin Jia coldly watched Zhang Hou's regret for Xia Xiang's failure, the corners of his mouth upturned, and a meaningful smile flashed across.

"Exactly." Zhang Hou bowed respectfully and slightly. Although he admitted that he was a good learner and came here with all his heart for the champion, he was still a little uneasy in his heart.

"Zhang Hou...I think about it." Jin Jia put his hands on his back, lowered his head in thought, and then raised his head and said, "I don't know."

Zhang Hou almost didn't jump up with anger. He held his breath and didn't dare to let out the air. When a heart came into his throat, he wanted to hear a clear result. He didn't want to wait for a long time. I couldn't help being disappointed and angry: "Is Mr. Jinjia trying to fool me?"

"Are you a fool or are you too self-righteous? There are thousands of test-takers who failed the list. Wen Changju specifically named Xia Xiang, and he deliberately blocked Xia Xiang from taking the test. There are also hundreds of test-takers who passed the test. When you give out your name, doesn't it mean that you have an appointment with Wen Changju in advance, and you are suspected of cheating?" Jin Jia looked straight into Zhang Hou's eyes, "Zhang Hou, did you bribe Wen Changju to make it easier for you? Door?"

"I don't dare, I don't dare." Zhang Hou was beaten to the head by Jin Jia, and he was sweating coldly. Although he was secretly glad that Xia Xiang had fallen off the list, he had lost a rival, but he was also quite conceited about himself. Only then did he disdain for favoritism and cheating, "Zhang behaved well and stood upright, and would never do anything worthy of sages."

"You have to do what you say, don't just say pretty words and don't do serious things." Jin Jia was not moved by Zhang Hou's generous remarks, and smiled coldly, "Xia Xiang is out of the list and can't participate in the palace exam, so there is one less person. Competing with you for the top spot, you should be lucky."

"The champion is what I have in my pocket, and it has nothing to do with whether Xia Langjun falls off the list." Zhang Houcai would not admit that he was inferior to Xia Xiang. He raised his eyebrows and wanted to have a good reasoning with Jinjia. The child's words were blocked.

"Okay, okay, it's important to talk about some serious business. Xia Langjun is off the list. What will he do in the future? Second brother, you have to help Xia Langjun." Shi'er frowned slightly, her nose wrinkled, and she looked worried Expression, "Xia Langjun has no money and no one, what else can he do when he is not an official?"

"It is also good to be a Confucian doctor by worshipping Mr. Jinjia as a teacher." Zhang Hou began to think about Xia Xiang's livelihood, "There are also many Confucian students who studied medicine in the Tang Dynasty, but the name of a Confucian doctor is still taboo. Every year in the year of the big exam, there are many failed candidates who transfer to medicine. If they can't govern the country, they go to save people, which is also the way to save the world and help the people. Daxia Confucianism will definitely prevail."

"Confucian doctors? Confucian scholars are Confucian scholars, and doctors are doctors. Why do they have to mix them up? Absurd!" Jin Jia sneered at the Confucian doctor's statement, sneering again and again, "When the so-called Confucian doctor is said, it is more important to Confucianism than medicine. Fields are not as good as cattle. A strong cart can carry a load, but a boat is not as good as crossing a river. A good person can save the country. If the emperor is seriously ill, he is helpless, and he still needs a doctor to diagnose and treat him. Scholar will go to study and become an official. Everyone gets what they want. But then again, don't think that a doctor is easy to be a doctor. Xia Langjun has a talent for reading and a talent for treating diseases. The medicine bed and medicine chair he made for Duke Cao was used to treat the emperor. Thumbs up. If it was you, you wouldn't be a shit."

What?Zhang Hou thought he had heard it wrong, raised his ears and widened his eyes with disbelief: "Sir, is this true? Xia Langjun will also make medicine beds and medicine chairs? Is he even commended by the emperor?"

Jin Jia knew that he had made a blunder, he smiled, and said with a twisted beard: "No, no, the old man was wrong for a while. It was Xia Langjun who reminded the old man that the old man made the medicine bed and medicine chair..."

The speaker was unintentional and the listener was intentional. Zhang Hou's eyes kept rolling, and he firmly remembered what Jin Jia said earlier, including Wen Changju's removal of Xia Xiang's fame and Xia Xiang's making a medicine bed and medicine chair for the emperor's use.His mind flashed, thinking that Xia Xiang really wanted to be a doctor, it would be good, at least he could make a living, and Jin Jia could enter and leave the palace of the Three Kings, so he must be an imperial doctor. Famous imperial physicians, but also Pinyi, are always better than ordinary people.

Thinking of this, Zhang Hou's heart not only relaxed a lot, but also had an inexplicable joy and a slight loss.The joy is that he is missing Xia Xiang as a rival, and the champion is even more certain.The disappointment is that it is also a pity that he failed to win Xia Xiang in the palace exam with his true talents and real learning.

Zhang Hou regrets that Xia Xiang didn't know, but he already knew the news of his failure.

(End of this chapter)