Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 55

"Thank you behind closed doors and drive these people away!"

Fang Chongyong said to Ah Duan and Fang Laique with a dark face.

Fang Laique wanted to say something, but he saw that Ah Duan had already stepped forward to drive away the visiting crowd.A lot of ox carts got stuck in the middle of the road in the square and couldn't turn around, just like Fang Chongyong's chaos in the traffic jam on the small road in his previous life.

"Hehe, you look like you're ready to move!"

Fang Chongyong snorted coldly, seeing this scene of stalking others, his heart was terribly tired.At the same time, he also felt very puzzled.

That scumbag father of mine became the governor of Youzhou?What about Anlu Mountain?

Fang Chongyong always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell.

After becoming a high-ranking official, there will be wave after wave of people seeking work, and there will be a lot of people.Fang Youde suddenly ascended to the position and became the Jiedu envoy of Youzhou. His reputation has risen, so naturally there is no shortage of people to win over.

Now this wave is just a clumsy test.

This kind of gift cannot be accepted.We are not very familiar with each other. If you bring a gift, do you want to "reciprocate the gift"?
Accepting gifts from strangers casually is a way of death no matter what age!
Back in the yard, Fang Chongyong saw Xu Yuan and Zhang Xun reading under the peach tree.Recently, Qiuwei's Jinshi list came out, and as Li Longji said, Xu Yuan, Zhang Xun, and Li Kui all failed the list, and no accident happened.

"Mr. Xiaolang, the sage has recently disbanded Wanqi and wants to form a new forbidden army called Longwu Army. Now we are openly recruiting warriors. The two of us want to serve in the Longwu Army. connections?

If it is difficult, it is also a good way out for the two of us to go north to Youzhou to seek refuge with Engong, it is better than wasting time here. "

Zhang Xun put down his book, looked at Fang Chongyong earnestly and asked.

The failure of the imperial examination this time made him and Xu Yuan suffer a great blow.

This was the top dignitaries directly sweeping them away, that desperate force almost wiped out the faith of the two of them.

What imperial examinations, what justice, are all fake, only the ruthlessness and domineering power is real!
"Long Wujun is nothing interesting, even if you can sneak in and become an official, what you will encounter in the future may not be any different from what happened in the imperial examination.

But heading north to Youzhou is a way out.My father should be able to take care of us, and serving as an official in the Jiedushi Shogunate would be a shortcut. "

Fang Chongyong couldn't help but sighed.

Many things are obvious. Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan were swept down by the emperor once in the imperial examination. If they take the exam next year, they will definitely receive special "preferential treatment" from the examiners.

These two were targeted by the emperor once before, if they were admitted now, would it count as a slap in the face of Li Longji?
No examiner would explain this kind of thing very clearly. Anyway, they just pretended that the two of them didn't exist, and they didn't look at their papers when they were admitted.Selecting candidates for the imperial examination itself is a very subjective act.

Say you can do it, you can do it, and you can do it if you don’t.

It won’t work if it doesn’t work, and it won’t work if it works!
Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan were both smart people, and they probably figured out that the road to the imperial examination had been cut off.

But since Fang Youde has already become the Jiedu envoy of Youzhou, and has an old relationship with them, if he doesn't seek refuge at this time to find a way for himself, should he wait until Fang Youde is demoted in the future?
The answer is obvious.

"The two of us will leave Chang'an for Youzhou today. Thank you Xiao Langjun for taking care of us during this time."

Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan stood up and bowed deeply to Fang Chongyong.Living in Fang Youde's house all the time, they also felt embarrassed, and didn't even want to stay for a moment longer.

"There is no banquet in the world that must come to an end, so please take care of yourself. I will send you out of the city right now."

These two honest people should have a better way out under the scumbag's hands.

Fang Chongyong thought to himself.

By the time they were sent out of the city before returning, it was almost the curfew time.Fang Chongyong dragged his tired body back home and saw Gao Lishi, wearing a light yellow palace uniform, standing meticulously and with his head held high in the lobby, with Fang Dafu beside him who was serving him carefully.

"It's a sin, a sin, how dare you let the elders wait."

As soon as he saw Gao Lishi, Fang Chongyong clasped his hands together and saluted.Although it only took less than 5 minutes for Gao Lishi to get here from Xingqing Palace, but now the other party is waiting here, which means that things are not simple.

After the two came to the study and sat down, Gao Lishi handed over a roll of yellow silk script to Fang Chongyong.

"Thanks to your father's favor, the imperial court granted you the position of Xuan Yilang, why don't you thank me?"

"Thank you saint for your kindness. What does this Xuan Yilang...do?"

Fang Chongyong asked doubtfully.

His super layman's question directly confused Gao Lishi.

Xuan Yilang is a casual official of the seventh rank. If you really want to ask what this official does, you can only say... he can't do anything!
What can you do as a half-grown child?
The casual official title is a false title, to show the court's favor. Isn't it obvious what it can do?
"I was awarded an official position at the age of nine. There are probably not many people except the prince. Why do you still ask what is the use of this official position?"

Gao Lishi scolded angrily.

"oh oh."

Fang Zhongyong agreed, showing a disapproving expression.

False titles and loose officials, dogs are not rare!
Fang Chongyong despised Li Longji for being extremely stingy.

"There is one more thing today."

Gao Lishi suddenly put away the smile on his face and said seriously.

"Sir, please speak."

Fang Chongyong also put away the thoughts in his heart, crossed his hands and saluted.

"It's like this. The sage is worried that your father is in Youzhou all year round and cannot teach you to study. Therefore, he allows you to study in Hongwen Hall!
There are only thirty places in the Hongwen Hall, and they are already fully booked.Therefore, the sage ordered one of them to drop out of school, leaving a vacant spot for you to study there. "

Ok?
Hearing this, Fang Chongyong was taken aback, feeling that this operation was a bit unusual!
"Hongwen Hall only recruits thirty students?"

Fang Chongyong couldn't help but ask, shocked by this top elite education.

You must know that in the Tang Dynasty imperial examinations admitted more than 30 Jinshi a year, with an average of 27 people a year!
This Hongwen Museum only recruits 30 people a year, which can't be summed up by the word awesome.

"It's not that Hongwen Hall recruits 30 people a year, but Hongwen Hall only has 30 students!"

Gao Lishi couldn't help correcting Fang Chongyong's strange cognition.

"Only 30 people? Isn't that just a few teachers who teach? Isn't this almost like a private school?"

Fang Chongyong asked back in disbelief, some private schools run by aristocratic families have more than thirty students.Not to mention the Guozijian, which is a huge scale with more than [-] students at the same time.

There are so few students in the Hongwen Hall, and the way the imperial court plays is a bit confusing.

"This is because you don't understand. There are more than a hundred people in Hongwen Hall including bachelors, bachelors, and direct bachelors! The saint cares about your family so much, and you are still here to question it. It is simply stupid!"

Gao Lishi was so brave that he wanted to scold his mother.

Why are there so many teachers in the Hongwen Museum?Because teaching students is only its incidental function, the main business of Hongwen Museum is to "reserve talents for the country"!
In the fourth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan ordered the establishment of a Xiuwen Museum in Menxia Province.In the ninth year of Emperor Taizong's accession to the throne, it was renamed Hongwen Hall and collected more than [-] volumes of books.

Among them, there are bachelors, who are in charge of correcting pictures and books, and teaching students; when there is a system evolution in the court and the importance of etiquette, they can be consulted with them.Set up the school bookkeeper, who is in charge of the school and manages the classics, and publishes the right and wrong.

There is also a master who is responsible for general consulate affairs; there are thirty students, all selected from the royal family and the children of senior Beijing officials, and they are taught by bachelors who study classics, history and calligraphy.

All in all, this is a very awesome place, and the teachers are several times more than the students.Although the function of participating in and discussing state affairs has been continuously weakened, the function of collecting books has been strengthened.

Gao Lishi explained to Fang Chongyong the rules of the Hongwen Museum.

"Can I go to school even if I'm nine years old?"

Fang Chongyong couldn't help asking, he was afraid it would be the same as the last time he went to the Imperial College to go to school.

"Because there are many young people who are eager to become officials, Hongwen Hall's age requirements for admission are not so strict."

Gao Lishi laughed.

This is actually quite understandable. Many children of high-ranking officials do not participate in the imperial examination. After graduating from Hongwen Hall, they can be elected as officials. Even if they participate in the imperial examination, there will be a special subject to simplify the difficulty and open the back door!

People who have no ability can work as officials if they come out from here.

Therefore, it is no secret that children go to school early.

"It's ok, report to the Hongwen Museum tomorrow, and go with the admission credentials."

Gao Lishi took out an envelope from his cuff, and said a little tiredly, his tall figure seemed a bit slumped.

"The elder is a little tired?"

Fang Chongyong asked with concern.

"A little bit, it's just that you don't understand these things."

Gao Lishi sighed, he was thinking about one thing recently, but it was very difficult to handle.

"If the elders don't tell me, how do you know that I, a child with a yellow mouth, don't understand?"

Fang Chongyong asked as he looked around and found that Fang Dafu and others had already retreated and the door had been closed.

He wanted to ask Gao Lishi to help him with a "small matter", and this time the opportunity came.

If the opportunity is missed, it will not be easy to deal with later.

"Is such that."

Gao Lishi approached Fang Chongyong, and said in a low voice: "Recently I heard a story, halfway through the story, I don't know what will happen later, because the person who told the story has passed away.

How should I put this story, it is about my hometown, um, Lingnan in the barren land, there is a big family with many wives and concubines..."

"Then what?" Fang Chongyong asked curiously.

"Then the owner of the house treats his personal servant very well. So this servant wants to repay him. Do you understand this?"

Fang Chongyong pretended to suddenly realize: "It's no wonder that my family's children are loyal and loyal, and it's normal to know how to repay others."

"Yes, yes, that's what happened."

Gao Lishi nodded indifferently and continued: "Then one day, the personal servant found that the master didn't think about food and drink, and he looked very gloomy. He asked many times, but the master didn't say anything, just shook his head and sighed, so the servant said Feel very strange.

Until one day, the master of the house took his servants to the home of his son who was born to a concubine.The head of the family's daughter-in-law played the musical instrument at the banquet to add to the fun.After the master of the house came back that day, he was very happy and was noticed by the servant. "

"and then?"

Fang Chongyong asked in confusion, which made Gao Lishi feel angry.

He has hinted so clearly, why is this kid still pretending to be stupid!
"Then the servant thought, could it be that the owner wants to hear his daughter-in-law play the piano but is afraid of being criticized?

The servant didn't dare to confirm or point it out. After all, this matter was unreasonable.

So the servant invited many beautiful women who could play the piano to go to his home and play the music played by his daughter-in-law that day for the master of the house to listen to, but the master of the house did not show any sign of being happy.

This servant already understood that the master just wanted to hear his daughter-in-law play the piano, and no one else would be able to do it.

The servant wants to do something for the owner, but he is afraid that the owner will blame him, so how will the servant handle this matter?When I was curious, the story stopped before it was finished. "

Gao Lishi said calmly.

If he didn't really have no choice, he would never ask a half-grown child, even if the child is extremely intelligent.

"Is the head of the family just here to listen to his daughter-in-law play the piano?"

Fang Chongyong asked back.

Gao Lishi raised his eyebrows, a strange smile appeared on his face, and then nodded slightly: "That's natural."

"After a daughter-in-law becomes a Taoist priest, she is no longer a daughter-in-law. Playing the piano for the head of the family will not cause any criticism, right?"

Fang Chongyong said thoughtfully.

"Besides, it was the daughter-in-law who took the initiative to become a monk. It has nothing to do with the master or the servants, right?"

Hearing this, Gao Lishi understood and nodded: "Who says it's not true? After the daughter-in-law became a monk, the owner of the family saw that the concubine was lonely and had a son, so he arranged a marriage for him. Wouldn't everyone be happy. It turns out that this story turned out to be like this. Ah, alas, I finally don’t have to think about it anymore, very good, very good.”

Gao Lishi nodded in satisfaction, he believed that Fang Chongyong understood what he wanted to say.Moreover, he also believed that this matter would not be known by a third person, including Li Longji.

"You're going to enroll in the Hongwen Hall tomorrow, and you're not familiar with the place there, do you need me to go and let you know?"

Gao Lishi couldn't help but hinted explicitly.

"Well, things over there shouldn't be a big problem. But I have something urgent and I would like the elders to help me."

Fang Chongyong nodded sheepishly, took out a letter from under the paperweight on the desk, handed it to Gao Lishi and said: "General Wang Zhongsi's wife, Mrs. Li, wants to write to the saint, but lacks the means. There is no way. , I had no choice but to ask the elders for help and show this letter to the saint."

Hearing this, Gao Lishi asked alertly, "What was written in the letter?"

"Just the words of some women.

General Wang has been away from the frontier for a long time, and it is quite difficult for Mrs. Li to take care of the children at home. I just hope that the saint can arrange General Wang to stay near Chang'an, so that he can go home to rest and take a bath from time to time. This is human nature. "

Fang Chongyong bowed deeply to Gao Lishi and said sincerely.

In fact, Li Longji had already planned to transfer Wang Zhongsi to leave Dongyang Mansion, but he hadn't decided where to go yet.Li Linfu said to go to Jiannan, and Du hoped to write a letter saying to go to Hexi, but Li Longji was also hesitating in his heart.

He even moved his mind to allow Wang Zhongsi to serve in the Longwu Army.Gao Lishi knew this very well.

"Oh, it's hard for this woman."

Gao Lishi put away the letter and nodded slightly, neither agreeing to hand it over to Li Longji nor disagreeing.

The things to be done have been done, Gao Lishi stood up, he looked at Fang Chongyong with complicated eyes, and finally sighed: "The person you replaced in the Hongwen Museum is Li Chu, the eldest son of King Zhong. , it's better to keep a low profile."

After finishing speaking, Gao Lishi turned around and left. After going out, the sky was already full of stars.

After he walked in through the back door of Xingqing Palace, he couldn't help sighing.

"Fang Youde gave birth to an incredible son."

(End of this chapter)