The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 78

Fortunately, old man Cui came back, he couldn't see joy or sorrow, he walked across the green willows and grass, he gave Xiao Qin a sideways look, but he didn't say a word.

"Could it be that old man Cui followed the old way and lost?" Xiao Qinzhi thought that he must not ask old man Cui, so he followed Fat Laoba and his group into the school, and asked in a low voice: "What's the matter? "

The fat old man glanced at the door, with a bewildered expression on his face, and quietly replied: "I don't know who will win and who will lose, and I don't understand what they are talking about.

Xiao Qinzhi smiled sinisterly: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, did you curse?"

The fat old man grinned and said, "I scolded, I scolded. The door of the Taoist temple that Mr. Cui kicked made a rattling sound, and the thousand Taoists said you are a useless rotten scholar. Why are you here? Mr. Cui blocked the door with his hands on his hips Scolding Taoist priests is an understatement. Tsk tsk, one scolded Taoist priests and the other scolded corrupt scholars, they choked each other a lot, and almost got into a fight. For some reason, the two of them entered the Taoist temple again."

Xiao Qinzhi smiled charmingly, thinking that as long as he scolds, it doesn't matter if he doesn't fight, if anyone makes the old man do nothing, he will be blind, and it will be fine if he utters such a bad breath, and whoever wins and who loses the rest is none of my business.

The fat old eight looked around, and said in a low voice: "Fourth brother, are you free tonight?"

It's a big deal to eat manjing at night, Xiao Qinzhi frowned and said: "What's wrong?"

The fat old man said excitedly: "Go to the county to go shopping, call the second brother, I'll treat you."

Xiao Qinzhi's eyes lit up, his brows danced, he nodded immediately, and whispered: "Call me when the time comes, stealthily, and keep your voice quieter, preferably after Haishi."

The fat old man had a smirk on his face, indicating that I understand.

Suddenly, there was another yelling at the gate of the school, old man Cui pointed at the patriarch's nose and scolded: "I know that you, the Xiao family, came from the north. It turned out that you, the patriarch, are incompetent and farsighted, and cannot be reused. The Xiao family lives in a poor family, and you bear the unshirkable responsibility."

"You can't see the land of a county, and you stare at the ten hectares and five acres of land all day long. The idle parents and the poor in the family deserve to be able to do things like this. Among a group of martial arts masters, this bastard finally came out. Boy, that also took advantage of my Cui family, so maybe I have to break it in your hands."

The patriarch, who usually walked sideways in the clan, faced the angry old man Cui, and dared not answer aloud, and said that he had been taught repeatedly, Xiao Qinzhi and a group of friends were stunned.

Old man Cui continued to scold: "If it weren't for half of my Cui family's blood flowing in this bastard, this old man wouldn't bother to care about your Xiao family's mess. When he became an official, he dealt with a bunch of thieves and thieves. Age is useless. That is to say, the sky is broken, and the highest he enters an official from a poor family is the sixth rank, and in the future it will be no more than a casual job. The fifth rank official position is capped. Little, I don’t know the danger, you are so old, how can you not know?”

"For a hundred years, Tao Kan is the only one among the sons of poor families. But since Tao Kan has been produced, why should there be a second Tao Kan? You understand this kind of truth, and they understand it better than you. This old man advises you, Get rid of this idea as soon as possible."

Old man Cui has a clear view of the world and knows the way of the aristocratic family. The aristocratic family will never let a second Tao Kan appear.

What he said completely woke up the patriarch who had a sense of luck. Yes, there is only one Taiwei Tao, and no second Taiwei Tao will be allowed in the future.

The patriarch woke up like a dream, got up quickly, bowed to ask for advice: "Mr. Cui, my Xiao family fell into the ranks of the nobles last year, and I am afraid that it will not be easy in the past few years, but the imperial appointment is coming soon, and Xiao Qing is very grateful to ask the professor to do things. "

Old man Cui squinted his eyes, stroked his beard, thought for a while, and said: "I don't want to worry about world affairs, but for the sake of my niece, let me give you some advice. How you do it depends entirely on you. This bastard There is only one year left for next year's final product, and it will be less than a year before the end of the year, but it depends on human effort. You immediately go to Jingkou Diao's to ask for a famous post, this is one. Then go to Jinling, visit Xie Yi, Explain the purpose, and then ask for a famous post, this is two. Take two famous posts to Jiankang, donate a lot of money, first visit Diao Yi, and he will introduce you to the genealogy department. Diao's guarantor, Xie's postscript, It will be possible for the Xiao family to join the gentry before the end of the year."

The patriarch said suspiciously: "Last year I tried to find Mrs. Diao, but it was useless. Besides, Mr. Xiao and Mr. Xie are no good friends, how could he help?"

Having said all this, the patriarch still didn't understand. The angry old man Cui really wanted to pick up the chessboard and swiped it at the patriarch's face, saying bluntly: "Stupid, idiot. You used to use the northern gentry, tricky He, Yan, and Dai are self-satisfied when they come to fight against the southern gentry, but now they are just repeating the old tricks, why don’t they understand? Previously, they borrowed the power of the northern gentry in Jinling, but now they are borrowing the power of all the northern gentry in Jiangzuo Potential. This bastard went to Wuxi, and had an uproar with Fahrenheit, causing a sensation in Jiangzuo. No one knew that Fahrenheit must have lost his reputation this time. However, Fahrenheit is a second-class gentry in Wudi. But you are still among the gentry. You, the blind cat of the Xiao family, met a dead mouse, got a huge advantage, and your prestige rose sharply. This is a golden opportunity."

"The Hua family of the southern gentry has no virtue, and is still a gentry. The original northern gentry, the Xiao family, fell into a poor family. Comparing the two, how can all the northern gentry have a good face? The northerners control the court. Take this opportunity to promote Xiao Clan is a gentry, but it is just a matter of pushing the boat along with the current, and it also damages the prestige of the southern gentry, why not do it?"

At this point, the patriarch suddenly realized, the light in his eyes suddenly appeared, and he couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart, he immediately bowed down and saluted: "Xiao Shi Xiao Qing thank Mr. Cui for your advice, I will do it now."

Xiao Qinzhi suddenly became enlightened when he heard the words. The old man Cui made a good move to leverage his strength, and his natural conspiracy was really a golden opportunity for the Xiao family. There is great hope.

The status of the gentry and the poor is very different. With the gentry as the starting point, many unnecessary obstacles can be avoided virtually. Xiao Qinzhi was overjoyed. While feeling grateful to Cui old man, he couldn't help but look at him differently. I thought to myself: "This little old man really has a few brushes, so let him take advantage of his seniority."

The patriarch disappeared excitedly, the green bushes on the flat road shook for a while, and the humid and warm lake breeze blew in at the right time. Old man Cui went to the mountain before, and now he pointed out the patriarch and talked for a long time. Thirsty, he suddenly cursed at Xiao Qinzhi:
"You bastard, hurry up and make a pot of tea for the old man, you don't have any vision, how will you become an official in the future?"

Xiao Qinzhi immediately went to make tea, licked a smiling face, served tea in front of old man Cui, carefully poured the tea, and said warmly: "Mr. Cui, be careful, you burn your mouth."

The old man Cui took the tea, took a sip, and drank it happily. His whole body was transparent, hearty, and he was in a good mood. He pointed to the looming Taoist temple on the mountain opposite the lake, and said disdainfully: "The way of Taoism, little tricker, come on!" I don’t want to talk about it, but I dare to compare it with Confucianism. Today, the old man showed his hand, so that he can teach you why man can conquer the sky. There are many theories in the world, but only my Confucian classics can govern the country. The Taoist’s words, you can just listen to it later , don't take it to heart."

(End of this chapter)