I was invited into an elegantly decorated hall. As soon as I sat down, a maid served tea, and the fragrance scented. I took a sip and moistened my throat and moistened my throat.

Hearing a dry cough, Zhou Fencao, wearing a robe, walked in. I wonder if it was because he had gone out to sanitize too much, his face became darker, and his eyebrows were as thick as a pair of swords. He looked at it and felt very serious.

Chen Sanlang stood up and bowed to the ceremony: "I have seen Mr. Cao too much!"

Zhou Fencao's eyes were bright, he glanced at him and said, "There is no need to be too polite to do it, please sit down."

He sat down and said, "Congratulations to Daoyuan, for his high school entrance examination, is very important. I think about it, our Nanyang Prefecture has only produced three Jieyuans in all dynasties, but there are five top scholars."

Chen Sanlang said respectfully: "I have won the award from Cao Gong. The provincial examination is just a stepping stone. It is impossible to compare with the imperial examination.

"You should almost go to Beijing to attend the conference and test."

Chen Sanlang nodded: "If there is no accident, the journey will start in about October."

Zhou Fencao is a experienced person, with rich experience, and he whispered his beard: "There is good October, and the autumn is clear and cool. If the climate is cold after winter, it is not advisable to travel far away."

"That's what I think. Now I take advantage of my time to come to the city to visit friends and activities."

Zhou Fencao smiled and suddenly said, "At Lu Ming Banquet, you performed well, neither arrogant nor humble, and have evidence to advance and retreat. I am really surprised."

This is a rare praise: "I understand very well that it is not easy to be wise and capable in the face of the governor."

He has obviously learned the details.

That day, so many people were in Wanxiang Garden, and the news reached Zhou Fencao's ears. It was only a matter of time.

Chen Sanlang and Yuan Wenchang were paired with each other. Due to the comparison of their identities and the level of that pair, they were destined to become a hot topic in the Yangzhou literary world. After the news spread, it was among the Shilin. Many celebrities praised Chen Sanlang very much, saying that he was "not afraid of the powerful" and "not afraid of the mighty".

Undoubtedly, Chen Sanlangbo gained a lot of reputation.

This is an unexpected gain.

Famous is invisible, but it has quality. Many times, different reputations are different clothes, which can completely change people's image.

In Yangzhou, Yuan Wenchang's domineering and majestic image was deeply rooted in people's hearts, but there were also many scholars who were very upbeat and disliked.

Zhou Fencao was one of them. Otherwise, why would he keep the olive branch that Yuan Wenchang had repeatedly extended?

"The three religions of Confucianism are ahead, and the three talents are behind. How dare the young scholars be in front and how dare they be in front?"

Chen Sanlang's pair resonated with his heart, and the way of sages was the most important thing. It is not biased, neither forward nor backward.

If Chen Sanlang used to be, his impression mainly came from the lower couplet of Chaoshan Temple; then now Chen Sanlang made his eyes shine again.

He stood up and suddenly pointed to a letter hanging on the left side of the hall: "Dao is far away, look."

Chen Sanlang looked over and immediately recognized that the calligraphy was written temporarily when he came to Taoranzhuang last time. Because the conditions were not very good at that time, he wrote it a little flawed, but he didn't expect it to be framed and hung up by Zhou Fencao.

Zhou Fen Cao Nian said: "If you are poor, you will be able to keep yourself alone; if you are prosperous, you will help the world. I want to ask you, what is 'poverty' and what is 'achieving'?"

This is what it means to set questions and test.

Chen Sanlang pondered slightly and asked, "Why did Cao Gong read poetry and books well, have a strategy and aspire to save the world, but he lives in a corner and is depressed and disappointed, and has let down his ambitions for this life?"

Zhou Fencao glanced at him: "The current situation is difficult, and he is in a mess, but he has to do it to correct his body."

Chen Sanlang said slowly: "The sage said: I am good at cultivating my grand spirit. I am not talented and have some opinions."

Zhou Fencao said, "Please say it."

"The lower one: one person is upright; the middle one: a hundred people are upright in the city; the upper one: ten thousand people are upright in the country; the outstanding one: ten thousand people are upright in the country, which means: Haoran!"

Zhou Fencao listened, his eyes flashed with deep thoughts, and suddenly laughed at the sky: "So, Zhou lives in seclusion in the mountains and forests and travels around the mountains and rivers, which is what you call "one person is right", the one below."

Chen Sanlang said: "I dare not. It's just that the water of Canglang is clear, so that I can wash my tassels; the water of Canglang is turbid, so that I can wash my feet."

Zhou Fencao looked at him in a daze, as if he had known him for the first time: Why can he say these words with this son and his grandson?

He asked again: "In the current situation, the building will collapse, so how can it be corrected?"

Chen Sanlang said: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are the norm of human beings, and the same is true for dynasties. The country is destroyed, the mountains and rivers are there, and the city is spring, and the grass and trees are deep, so there will be changes and replacements."

Zhou Fencao was shocked, and he stood up suddenly and pointed at him: "You?"

I was shocked and could not help but expect Chen Sanlang to say such a ruthless word.

Chen Sanlang was shocked and suddenly realized that he had said too much and had lost his words.

Zhou Fencao's eyes were lit up: "What is the difference between your words and what the governor did?"

Chen Sanlang coughed dryly: "Why did the previous dynasty fall? What the previous dynasty is said to be just a rule. When you understand it, you should prepare in advance. In a nutshell, what is the benefit of escaping from the world?"

Zhou Fencao felt inexplicably confused and ached: he was by no means a stupid person. In fact, the development trend of many things was expected, but today he was revealed directly by Chen Sanlang, but it was difficult for him to accept it for a while.

Chen Sanlang stood up and said, "I have something to do with you, I will say goodbye first."

Zhou Fencao said: "That's good."

I stood up and sent Chen Sanlang out, watching the other party leave, and still dazed in my mind, the two sentences flashed out of my mind, "The country is broken, the mountains and rivers are there, and the city is spring and the grass and trees are deep."

When he left the village, Chen Sanlang sighed: Although he is very lucky now, his destiny is still insufficient. With the status of a new juren, even if he is Jie Yuan, it is difficult to recruit Zhou Fencao. He is also a Jinshi after all. After many years of hard work in the officialdom, he has been magnificent in his priesthood. How could he easily rely on and follow him?

But there is no hurry now, there is still a chance in the future.

In the Zhou family hall, Xiongping stood behind Chen Sanlang, straight up, but after hearing the words, he was confused and bored in the clouds and mountains. At this time, he envied the crabs left in Jingxian. After finally coming out, he said in a muffled voice: "Young Master, why do you need so much verbalism to do this guy to work hard? Let me kill myself into the village and tie it out with a rope. I wish he would not dare to refuse."

Chen Sanlang smiled and said, "You don't understand."

The two returned to Nanyang Prefecture, took advantage of the time, and walked around and came to the north street.

There was a sudden noise in front of me, and there was a crying sound, and the noise was very loud. Some people ran over to watch and heard someone shouting: "Public affairs, all the idle people should get out of the way."

When I saw four yamen runners, led by a captain, escorted a chubby man out of a house. The family behind me cried and kept pleading.

The headmaster sneered: "Lu Da, there is a problem with the sect today. The new magistrate is furious. No one can afford it. Just follow me obediently!"

The fat man who was caught was Chen Sanlang's eldest brother-in-law Lu Da. He was a minor official in Zhaomo Station in Nanyang Prefecture. He was run by three generations and earned a wealthy family business. Now he doesn't know what happened and is going to be tried in the yamen.

Lu Da shouted, "Captain Wang, you are wronged. You know, I have been ill at home these days and have never gone to the yamen to handle the office..."

The headmaster Wang said suddenly: "It's not a recent incident, but the sect you used to be in charge of was found out."

When Lu Da heard this, his face was ashamed: As the saying goes, the minor officials are cunning and slippery. When they checked, everyone had shit on their butts, it was just a matter of stinking. But under normal circumstances, as long as they covered their homework well, nothing would happen.

Lu Da was unlucky. In just a few months, the prefect of Nanyang Prefecture changed three positions, like a lantern, which made everyone confused. The old prefect Su Guancheng was not promoted, but Wei Liming, who had just taken office, had not reached the position for half a month, and had a stroke before he could sit in the warmth. Then, he recently changed to a new prefect.

The new official took office for three fires, but one of them was burned to Lu Da's head. A few days ago, he was infected with the cold and saw a few doctors not getting better. Instead, he became heavier and he had to take a long vacation and stay at home to rest. As soon as he was recuperating, someone came to the yamen.

Lu Da knew in his heart that he had not been in the yamen for too long, so he was stabbed in the knife, but now even if he wanted to make up for it, he could not make up for it. The new magistrate is decisive and has no say in order to capture typical examples. Besides, although he has some connections, the minor official is a minor official, which is completely different from the real official and is not on the same level.

"Let go, if you don't let go, you will be arrested and sent to the official!"

Chen Sanlang's elder sister hugged her husband and refused to let go, which made Captain Wang very upset. He was upset when he heard the woman crying and screaming, so he wanted to kick her.

"Slow down."

Chen Sanlang brought Xiongping over.

Captain Wang glared at the head, held his hand on the hilt of the knife, and shouted: "Who are you? How dare you come to hinder the Captain from handling the case?"

When the woman saw Chen Sanlang, she was also stunned and couldn't recognize her for a moment. This younger brother was extremely thin, with pointed cheeks, but now her cheeks are plump and look heroic.

Chen Sanlang stepped forward and said calmly: "This captain has invited me. My surname is Chen, my name is Yuan, and my name is Daoyuan."

"Chen Yuan, Chen Daoyuan?"

Captain Wang felt that the name sounded a little familiar, and a flash of light in his mind, and he cried out in a flash: "Chen Jieyuan, are you Chen Jieyuan?"

A while ago, the documents of the victory were passed to the city, and this year the Jie Yuan was released, and everyone in the yamen heard about it.

Chen Sanlang smiled and said, "It's Mr. Chen... Captain Wang, can you ask me to say a few words to my sister?"

"elder sister?"

Captain Wang looked at the woman and suddenly woke up. He smiled like a change of face. He hurriedly said, "Yes, okay." He then drove away the yamen runner who was escorting Lu Da, and said to Lu Da with a smile: "Old Lu, you are not authentic. My brother-in-law didn't say anything, I'm so rude just now."
Chapter completed!