Chapter 397: The Autumn Moon of the Four Great Talents
Su Xueyun and the Grand Master's wife said goodbye and left. The Grand Master's wife ordered Qiuxiang to take her out. The two sisters walked outside the door. Qiuxiang let out a long sigh and patted her chest and said, "Sister, you are really scared me just now. We can only know that my brother-in-law has the ability. Why bother to argue with the Grand Master?"
Su Xueyun smiled and comforted her, "The Grand Master and Madam are not unreasonable people. If it were someone else, I wouldn't say it. Your brother-in-law might have to enter the court as an official in the future. As the Minister with the most powerful minister in the court, his opinion is very important. Qiuxiang, don't worry, I will speak only if I am sure. Even if the Grand Master does not agree with my statement, at worst I will not appear in front of him in the future."
Qiuxiang said, "Fortunately, Zhou Wenbin's affairs were divided into the attention of the Grand Master. Sister, the lady asked you to bring your brother-in-law and Zhou Wenbin tomorrow, there would be nothing wrong, right? The Grand Master and the Grand Master are usually kind, but they are really serious when they are serious. I was bought back to the Grand Master's Mansion at the age of three and have been with the Grand Master and the Grand Master. They are like my family. I don't want them to be unhappy."
Su Xueyun held her hand and smiled and said, "Qiuxiang, don't think too much. If they raise you, I will definitely repay them. Just now I saw that they care very much about Chinese and civil servants' love of miscellaneous learning. I think they are often worried about this. Your brother-in-law has a lot of attainments in miscellaneous learning. If it goes well, it should help their family unhappy knots. I am not boasting, the four talents have real skills, so please feel free."
Qiuxiang suddenly thought that Su Xueyun had only mentioned three people just now, and said in surprise: "Why haven't my sister mentioned Tang Bohu? Last time I was in the restaurant, I saw that my sister seemed a little disliked him. Is there something wrong with him?"
Su Xueyun's smile faded and said simply: "He was my fiancé, but he did not respect women, and he compared me to clothes that he could throw away whenever he wanted. Even his family made things difficult for me. Naturally, I looked down on such a family and broke up with him. What I might not get is good. Since then, he has been entangled with me from time to time. The day before yesterday I had already torn apart with him and would not interact in the future. You just need to be a stranger when you see him, and you don't need to pay attention to it. If his words and deeds are harassed by you, just teach him a lesson, don't show mercy, remember not to get too close to him, so as not to ruin your good reputation."
Qiuxiang said with a little fear: "So he is such a person! He is also known as Jiangnan talent with his brother-in-law. He is really a perfect match. Sister, don't worry, I will definitely help you teach him a lesson if you have the chance in the future. He wants to ruin my reputation and not have that great ability."
Su Xueyun nodded and smiled, "Okay, go in quickly, I should go back too, I will see you tomorrow."
"Well, sister, be careful on the way." Qiuxiang saw Su Xueyun thinking about her everywhere, her eyes were filled with joy, and she made up her mind to make Tang Bohu look good.
Su Xueyun told everyone about the good news when she got home. Seeing Zhou Wenbin and Zhu Xiaolian stunned, she said with a funny look: "What's wrong? I was scared? Xiaolian was waiting at home tomorrow and asked Zhengming to go with us. Zhu Zijian, the villain Zhu Zijian, was determined to borrow Princess Pinting to take over, but Princess Pinting was Xinyi Zhengming. I think he will definitely find an opportunity to do something bad. Why don't you guys leave a good impression of Master Hua first? In this way, no one can fake it when waiting for Enke."
Zhu Xiaolian smiled happily, "Sister-in-law, you are so awesome. You will solve the problem once after going to the Taishi Mansion. If Taishi Hua doesn't like Ning Wang's favoritism, Zhou Wenbin will definitely be regained the exam qualification. Also, my brother is so capable. Once he becomes the teacher of Taishi Hua's young master, then wealth and honor will definitely be indispensable in the future!"
Su Xueyun pinched her face and smiled and said, "I know that my sister-in-law is amazing, so I will learn everything I teach you well. No one can bully you in the future."
Zhou Wenbin came to his senses, quickly got up and bowed deeply to Su Xueyun, and said solemnly: "Qiuyue, such a great kindness, Wenbin cannot repay you. In the future, he will go up to the mountain of swords and seas of fire and let the orders."
Chen Xiaosheng helped him up and said with a smile: "Okay, brothers, don't be so disgusted. You have been worried about this these two days, are you? I think you have eaten two less bowls of food. Remember to talk about anything in the future and everyone will discuss it. Don't be alone in your heart. As the saying goes, three cobblers beat Zhuge Liang. Even if the three of us can't compete, Qiu Yue can solve everything alone."
The few people laughed, and Zhu Xiaolian joked: "Brother, are you a little promising? Sister-in-law is so powerful, why don't you feel ashamed of yourself at all?"
Chen Xiaosheng opened the fan and fanned it, sat next to Su Xueyun and smiled, "It is a man who is ashamed of himself. If you can marry such a good wife, which man in the world is happier than me? If you really have a wife like this, what else can your husband ask for!"
Su Xueyun patted him and said with a smile: "Don't be poor, everyone is ready. Although tomorrow is not a school exam, you'd better show your skills inadvertently. If you can let Taishi Hua appreciate your talents, you will get a lot of convenience when you enter the court in the future. Even if you don't plan to enter the court in the future, we will not lose much. Zhengming doesn't need to give more instructions. He is a person's character and rules, Taishi Hua will definitely like him. If he is restricted, he will lose his true nature."
The few people agreed with her statement, and discussed it for a few more words and went to prepare for it. On the second day, Zhu Xiaolian went to the Six Arts Association to find Wen Zhengming. She happened to meet Wen Zhengming at the entrance of the Six Arts Association and found that he was wearing white clothes and looked very handsome.
Zhu Xiaolian circled around Wen Zhengming, looked up and down a few times, and said in surprise: "This is your best outfit, right? What day is today? Where are you going to dress like this? Do you know?"
Wen Zhengming pulled his sleeves uneasyly, "What do you know?"
"I know I have something to do with you!" Zhu Xiaolian looked around and confirmed that no one could hear her words, and then whispered, "I tell you, don't yell loudly. My sister-in-law went to the Hua Taishi Mansion yesterday and told you about you and Zhou Wenbin. The Taishi asked her to take you there today."
Wen Zhengming was surprised and said, "Really? The Master Hua who we saw on the street that day was obviously very fierce. How could he agree to see us? Qiuyue was not made difficult by him, right?"
Zhu Xiaolian said proudly: "Is my sister-in-law comparable to other people? Nothing is a problem at my sister-in-law's hands."
Wen Zhengming smiled and said, "That's great. I don't have to plead with the princess. To be honest, it's really embarrassing to let me, a big man, speak up, let alone the princess's father doesn't know what kind of person he is."
Zhu Xiaolian frowned, "Please ask Princess? Zhou Wenbin's exam qualification is done by Zhu Zijian. How could his adoptive father help Zhou Wenbin? Are you stupid? No, you must not come up with such an idea, I know! It's Tang Bohu, right? He will come up with bad ideas and don't think about the consequences at all."
Wen Zhengming said: "Bohu is also kind-hearted. Forget it, let's not talk about this. When will we go to the Grand Master's Mansion?"
"Go now, go quickly, don't let the Grand Master wait." Zhu Xiaolian glanced at the Six Arts Association and pulled Wen Zhengming away. She felt even more annoying about Tang Bohu, and was very glad that she didn't see him.
Going to the Grand Tutor's Mansion was a big deal, and Wen Zhengming dared not delay, so he asked Zhu Xiaolian to explain the date with Princess Pinting. When Zhu Xiaolian saw Princess Pinting, she naturally told Princess Pinting about what Zhu Zijian did without reservation. After saying that, she found Princess Pinting blushed with anger, and she looked like she wanted to settle the score. She quickly comforted Princess Pinting and analyzed that there was no benefit in head-on battle, which would only make Zhu Zijian even more resentful of Wen Zhengming and Zhou Wenbin. It would be better to treat it as if she didn't know anything and stumbling up Zhu Zijian.
Zhu Xiaolian learned all the twists and turns from Su Xueyun. Although she had not learned the essence, it was enough to deal with such a few things. Princess Pinting nodded repeatedly after hearing this, saying that there were many opportunities to make trouble for Zhu Zijian. Since Zhu Zijian and Wen Zhengming's friends could not get along, she would definitely make it difficult for Zhu Zijian to have!
Zhu Xiaolian praised Princess Pingting. When she finished her tea and returned home, Su Xueyun and the others had already gone to the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
The Grand Master's wife and Chinese Wenwu were waiting for them, especially Chinese Wenwu. When he saw Chen Xiaosheng, he didn't care about others and directly took him to his study to discuss inventions. Chen Xiaosheng almost showed shock when he saw the Grand Master's wife's appearance. Fortunately, he was pulled by Chinese Wenwu for a while and stabilized his emotions. He heard that Chinese Wenwu wanted to discuss those inventions with him, and immediately responded with the situation, apologized to sue the Grand Master's wife and left with Chinese Wenwu. When he arrived at the yard of Chinese Wenwu, the two discussed the things invented by Chinese Wenwu, and soon became immersed in it.
Su Xueyun and the other two accompanied the wife of the Grand Master to chat with each other and talked about many common people. The Grand Master was particularly interested in Zhou Wenbin's experience in Persia. Not long after, Grand Master Hua came back from the court. Grand Master said, "Master, Qiuyue brought three talented men here. Have you ever participated in the book of King Ning?"
Master Hua looked at Su Xueyun and the others with no expression, and said, "Of course not. How could I just write a book on the prince in the hall just because of Qiuyue's one-sided words? I have to ask myself what happened." As he said that, he asked Wen Zhengming and Zhou Wenbin to go to the study and ordered someone to call Chen Xiaosheng and Hua Wenwu.
Su Xueyun was left behind and wandered around the backyard with Qiuxiang. Su Xueyun would praise him when she saw the exquisite rockery pavilion. Her unhurried and impatient appearance surprised the Grandmaster's wife, and she couldn't help but ask, "Are you not afraid that they would offend the Grandmaster if they say the wrong thing and will destroy their future? It should be the first time they have seen an official with such a high official position, right?"
Su Xueyun smiled faintly and said, "If they will offend people when they meet the Grand Master, they will not go far in the future. It is better not to take the imperial examinations as soon as possible and go home directly."
The Grand Master smiled and said, "I think you are very similar to someone who has seen the world. He looks very calm in the face of changes, and it's very good."
Su Xueyun said a few words of modesty, but the Grand Master said nothing more and just took her to the garden to bounty goldfish.
On the other side, in the study of Master Hua, Chen Xiaosheng, Zhou Wenbin and Wen Zhengming stood side by side opposite Master Hua, and Hua Wenwu sat on the side. Master Hua stroked his beard and looked at them slowly, and asked, "Zhou Wenbin, Qiuyue said that you have been disqualified from the reference for no reason. Is this true?"
Zhou Wenbin bowed respectfully and said, "Reported to the Grand Tutor, Cao Min took the personal recommendation book by Zhou Chen, the head of the Suzhou Six Arts Association, to refer to it. He never expected Zhu Zijian to interfere. It is also because Cao Min was eager to take revenge at the time and misbelieve this person, which caused the disaster today."
Master Hua narrowed his eyes and pondered: "That's what King Ning did not abide by the rules and was inappropriate and abused the law? What was the situation that day? If you want to say it in detail, can King Ning's adopted son really talk about the qualifications of the candidates lightly?"
"Yes, this was the case that day..." Zhou Wenbin lowered his eyes halfway and slowly stated what happened that day. Even Zhu Zijian's dirty words to call him a dog were said word by word, without adding fuel to the jealousy, without any cover. But there was no expression on his face, as if what he said had nothing to do with him, which was more trustworthy than his indignation.
The more Mr. Hua heard the more angry he became, he slapped the table and said angrily: "A mere son of Wang Ning, who has no merits and no official position in the court, can actually decide the qualifications for candidates to refer to! In this way, wouldn't all the students who can high school become under King Ning's disciples? How can they serve the emperor with all their heart? Enke recruits talents for the emperor and the court, and now he has become a stepping stone for King Ning to expand his power. It's simply hateful!"
Wen Zhengming couldn't help but step forward and said, "That's true, it's extremely hateful! The so-called Kong said Chengren, Meng said to be righteous! Zhu Zijian was the adopted son of the prince, and was barely considered a relative of the royal country. He did not want to repay the emperor's kindness, but he actually did whatever he wanted in private. He not only corrupted the reputation of the Ning Prince's Mansion, but also corrupted the reputation of the royal family. Those who were bullied by him feared power and did not dare to resist, and could only swallow their anger. In the long run, who would still do things for the royal family? A thousand-mile dike collapsed in an ant hole. Zhu Zijian's words and deeds were destroying the royal family's reputation among the people. It would not be enough to be resentful if this person was not punished!"
Chen Xiaosheng and Zhou Wenbin both looked at Wen Zhengming with a righteous face, while paying attention to Master Hua’s reaction, waiting for something wrong to make up for it. Unexpectedly, when Wen Zhengming finished speaking, Master Hua suddenly shouted loudly, "Okay! Well said!"
Tai Shi Hua stood up and walked to Wen Zhengming, and said with relief: "Your name is Wen Zhengming? It's true that you are a descendant of Wen Tianxiang. We should be dedicated to the country when we study and make sense. Otherwise, what should we do if we read so many books? It's a pity that many civil and military generals in the court did not dare to tell the truth because of the identity of King Ning. If there are too many such people, wouldn't the emperor be kept in the dark? Wen Zhengming, you are very good. When you enter the court tomorrow, you must remember what you said today. A thousand-mile dike collapses into an ant hole. Without rules, you cannot make any mistakes. People who are civil servants must not make any mistakes."
Wen Zhengming immediately responded: "Zhengming keeps in mind the teachings of the Grand Master! I have been determined to serve the court and ask for the people since I was a child. No matter when in the future, I will never forget my original intention!"
Master Hua stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction.
Chen Xiaosheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Listen to the Taishi's words is better than reading for ten years. It is an honor for the three of us to pay homage to the Taishi today. If we have the opportunity to become officials in the future, we will definitely take the Taishi as an example and work for the country with loyalty."
When Master Hua saw him, he remembered Su Xueyun's remarks, glanced at Hua Wenwu, and said, "I heard Qiuyue say that you are proficient in miscellaneous learning? Miscellaneous learning requires a lot of effort. Are you addicted to such strange and erotic techniques, and still have the energy to read carefully?"
Chen Xiaosheng smiled and said, "There is no distinction between knowledge in the world. People divide knowledge into different levels. However, in the eyes of students, practical knowledge is the best knowledge, and whether it is practical or not depends on everyone's choice."
Master Hua said disagreeably: "You couple are a perfect match, even your ideas are the same. Then tell me, how practical is the knowledge you have learned? Is it more practical than your brother?"
Chapter completed!