Aspirations
Chapter 13
Chapter 13
Cao Shujun circled around Xia Xiang, stood in front of Xia Xiang, and suddenly his face turned pale, and he gave a deep salute to Xia Xiang: "First, thank Xia Langjun for his life-saving grace. The life-saving grace is rebuilt with grace, and I will live forever here. Don't forget, I will be dedicated to Xia Langjun's longevity tablet, burn incense day and night, and pray that Xia Langjun will live a long life and be safe and sound."
Xia Xiang returned a salute: "Such a trivial matter is not worth mentioning. Offering the tablet of longevity is even more of a loss of life, and I can't bear it. If Cao Sanlang feels bad and gives me a fan, I will forget about it."
Cao Shuli covered her mouth and smiled, but she didn't say anything, but she thought in her heart, Xia Xiang is really smart, Cao Shujun repaid Xia Xiang's life-saving grace with a tablet of longevity, the implication was that fifty taels of money would lead to him. It is not a reward for saving lives, but a reward for something else, and the two cannot be confused.Xia Xiang understood at one point, and responded directly to asking for a fan, which was both elegant and generous. At the same time, he also implied that he did not care about saving people.
Cao Shuli couldn't help but look at Xia Xiang a few more times, and became more and more convinced that Xia Xiang was a scholar who was not only not pedantic but also quite elegant.
Cao Shujun didn't expect Xia Xiang to be so powerful, he was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed: "Miao, wonderful. Well, the fan will give you, but the longevity tablet will also be offered."
Xia Xiang took the fan that Cao Shujun handed over, but he didn't open it, and bowed his hands: "Thank you Cao Saburo for your friendship with the fan, you can give me the tablet of longevity directly, you don't need to enshrine it, otherwise I will face you every day when I think of you. My tablet is burning incense, how can I sleep peacefully in the future? If one day you turn against me and step on my longevity tablet, I will feel uncomfortable again, so why don't you give me the tablet directly, I I worship myself, I will do my best, and you will save trouble."
With such an answer, Cao Shuli couldn't help but smile: "That's fine, Zuoer, let Cao uncle prepare a longevity tablet for Xia Langjun."
"Understood, madam." As soon as Cao Shuli finished speaking, Zuo'er's voice sounded outside the door, simply and cheerfully, indicating that she had not gone far and was waiting outside the door.
Xia Xiang laughed and knew it was time to get to the point: "The thing I am most concerned about now is, what do I need to do for fifty taels of money?"
"It's very simple..." Cao Shujun gave Cao Shuli a meaningful look, then shook his head and said, "Rich families don't need to buy fertile fields, books have their own thousand seeds; you don't need to build high halls to live in peace, books have their own golden houses; don't go out. I hate no one to follow, there are so many chariots and horses in the book; don’t hate unscrupulous matchmakers when marrying a wife, the book has a face like jade; if a man succeeds in his life’s ambition, he reads the six classics diligently to the window... This poem of persuasion by the late emperor, It has hurt many scholars in the world, and it has also hurt me. Xia Langjun, if you can persuade Daddy not to force me to take the jinshi examination, the money will be offered to me by myself."
"This..." Xia Xiang sucked in a breath. Cao Shujun presented him with a huge problem. Da Xia's emphasis on literature and deprivation of martial arts has been a rule set since the establishment of the emperor's dynasty. Today, it has become a common practice. Not to mention that the Cao family is a big family, it is a small family, as long as you can afford to read, who doesn't want to be a jinshi and seek a background?
"My ambition is to be an independent and undisciplined person, free and unrestrained in the world, not bound by the rules of the world, not bound by the world's affairs, just like Li Taibai back then. How free and unrestrained it is.” Cao Shujun looked up at the sky with his head at a 45-degree angle, with an expression of infinite yearning, but unfortunately he was inside the house and could only look at the sky. Go to the roof but can't see the sky.
Moreover, it is night again, even if you see the sky, it is the night sky.
Xia Xiang put his hands behind his back, looked up at the roof at a 45-degree angle like Cao Shujun, and sighed: "Stop the cup and throw the chopsticks, you can't eat, and you can't eat when you draw your sword. If you want to cross the Yellow River, it will be blocked by ice. Mountain. Leisurely fishing on the Bixi River, suddenly dreaming of riding a boat on the edge of the sun. Difficult to travel! Difficult to travel! There are many divergent roads, where is it now?” He smiled again, “Cao Sanlang, Li Taibai went out laughing with his head up to the sky, I Is it the wildness of the Penghao people', the loss of "An Neng smashes the eyebrows and bends the waist, makes me unhappy", and even sighs that it is difficult to travel, how can it be so easy to want to be dissolute and free?"
"What do you mean, you can't persuade Daddy not to force me to take the jinshi exam?" Cao Shujun was slightly disappointed, flicking his sleeves, his face showing displeasure, "If you don't tell me sooner, I will waste my time. "
To be honest, he wanted to ask Xia Xiang to come forward to convince his father, not because he valued Xia Xiang's talent, not to mention he didn't know whether Xia Xiang was ignorant or erudite, because Xia Xiang saved his life, and Xia Xiang saved his life. When he came forward to plead, Dad would definitely not be able to refuse. After all, the grace of saving life was as heavy as a mountain, and Dad followed the way of Confucius and Mencius the most.Who knew that Xia Xiang was also poisoned by Confucianism and didn't want to stand up for him, so he couldn't help being disappointed.
Cao Shujun knew too well that a scholar like Xia Xiang, Confucianism was deeply rooted in his bones, and it was the code of conduct and the foundation of life and life. Even if he was killed, he would not violate the sage's teachings.
"Who said I couldn't do it?" Xia Xiang smiled complacently, "Before seeing Ling Zun, if you say you can do it, it's a big talk. If you say you can't do it, it's also a lack of self-confidence and responsibility for yourself. "
Cao Shujun understood what Xia Xiang meant, and quickly put away his previous disdain, with a pleasing smile on his face: "Xia Langjun, my father is a rigid man, he likes to cite scriptures in everything, and he even respects the imperial examination, thinking that the imperial examination is the most fair. It is reasonable to select talents for the court... It is too difficult to convince him."
"Cao Saburo, have you ever passed the state test?" Xia Xiang didn't pay attention to what Cao Shujun said, and asked the question he cared about.
In the early years of the summer, there was only a two-level examination system.In the tenth year of Taizu, in order to personally select those with both political integrity and ability, Taizu conducted a palace examination.Since then, the palace examination has become the highest level of the imperial examination system, and the three-level imperial examination system of state examination, provincial examination and palace examination has been formally established.
Xia Xiang passed the state test in Zhending Prefecture a year ago, and he was successful in the state test.Daxia's judging is not a title, but a qualification to participate in the provincial examination, and it is also valid at one time.If you fail the provincial test, you will need to pass the state test again after three years to take the provincial test.
Emperor Taizu implemented the imperial examinations for the sake of the country's great plans. After the imperial examinations, there was no need to go through the examinations of the Ministry of Personnel, and the officials were directly awarded.Because the emperor personally presided over the palace exam, and after that, all candidates no longer called the examiner a teacher, nor did they call themselves protégés.In this way, all the people of Di Di became disciples of the Son of Heaven.After the palace test, the top three will be released, and the emperor will also hold a ceremony to announce the rank of Jinshi.
The imperial examination system in Daxia was not only more standardized than the previous dynasty, but also more rigorous.Beginning in Daxia, the imperial examinations began to implement anonymous names and transcriptions, and established new rules to prevent favoritism.The name paste is to seal the name, place of origin, etc. on the examinee's test paper, also known as "Mifeng" or "Fengmi".At the time of Emperor Taizong, only the name-defining system was implemented for the imperial examinations.Later, the present emperor issued an imperial edict to implement the anonymous name system for both the provincial and state examinations.Later, it was pointed out that the handwriting can still be recognized after the name is obscured.Therefore, further precautions were taken, and the candidates' test papers were separately transcribed by others.When the examiner is evaluating the test paper, not only does he not know the candidate's name, but also the candidate's handwriting cannot be identified.
When Sima acted as the chief examiner for a year, he read Lian Che's article, praised it, and decided to admit it as No.1, but concluded that it was his disciple's article from the writing skills and talents, so he ranked second.After unpacking, I found out that it was a Lianche article, which was a pity.
"I just passed the state exam this spring." Cao Shujun stood with his hands behind his back and smiled proudly, "It's not that I can't read, but I just don't want to take the exam, not to mention the state exam, even the provincial exam, For me it was a piece of cake.”
"Sir, I also learned the words and memorized poems along the way. The state test is so easy. If I go to take the state test, maybe I can pass the test." Xiao Wu didn't know that Cao Shujun's words were boasting and conceited. Really, "I will sign up for a try tomorrow, I must be brave, what if it happens?"
"Hahahaha..." Cao Shujun burst into laughter, Xiao Wu's face was ignorant, and his speech and demeanor also showed that he was not a smart person. It is not the tradition of the Great Xia to emphasize literature and despise martial arts. Not everyone can do it. With Xiao Wu's aptitude like Xiao Wu, he wants to participate in the imperial examination, which is really a fool's dream.
No matter how stupid Xiao Wu was, he could still hear the sarcasm in Cao Shujun's laughter, and he scratched his head and smiled: "Cao Saburo, don't make fun of me, I can read and recite poetry, but I can't write. I just said it casually. Although I am stupid, I also know how to follow my husband to serve the imperial court. Cao Saburo doesn't want to get famous, but just wants to be at ease. I don't understand. In the future, do you want to sit and eat the family business left by Ling Zun? A boy was born between heaven and earth, and he should be self-reliant and serve the country and serve the people.
"Uh..." Cao Shujun's laughter stopped abruptly, he was choked back by Xiao Wu's words, his face flushed red, and he stammered, "You, you, you, you are a martial artist and a servant, Do you understand what Taoism is and the principles of nature? Lao Tzu said, I do nothing, but the people are self-improving; I like to be quiet, and the people are self-righteous; I have nothing to do, and the people are rich;
"I don't understand." Xiao Wu was honest, he bowed his hands respectfully, took a step back with a humble look on his face, "I have self-knowledge, as long as I follow Mr., I will do whatever Mr. says, and I won't. Wrong."
Cao Shuli secretly marveled that Xiao Wu looked stupid, but he was simple and natural, and his words and actions showed his kind nature.I don't know how Xia Xiang and Xiao Wu met. It seems that the two are not masters and servants, nor are they classmates and hometowns, but Xiao Wu obeys Xia Xiang's words. Is it Xia Xiang's talent or his character that makes Xiao Wu willing to follow him? ?
Cao Shuli thought about Xia Xiang's true talent and learning, and smiled lightly: "Let Xia Lang-jun laugh, Saburo likes to debate, even father can't talk about him. If Xia Lang-jun can convince Saburo to pass the examination, father will also. joy."
How could Xia Xiang not understand what Cao Shuli meant, wanting him to retreat in spite of the difficulties, and instead persuaded Xia Shujun to take the provincial exam, he also saw it, Cao Shuli also wanted Cao Shujun to take the exam, and only Cao Shu was in the Cao family. Jun did not want the imperial examination.
"Take people's money and dispel disasters with others." Xia Xiang smiled slightly, thinking about it in his heart, "Since I promised Cao Saburo first, I should keep my promise and relieve Cao Saburo."
Cao Shuli was angry and annoyed, and couldn't help but say, "Are you short-handed or keep your promises?"
Xia Xiang neither exalted his sentiments nor concealed his needs, and smiled calmly: "Both."
"You..." Cao Shuli was actually laughed at by Xia Xiang, "So, you really want to stand up for Saburo? Don't blame me for not reminding you, if you don't agree, it's possible that your father will drive you out."
"Don't listen to elder sister's nonsense. Daddy is a reasonable person, so why would he drive the guests out?" Cao Shujun was overjoyed. Although Xiao Wu's remarks made him extremely embarrassed, his entourage still had such talent, but Thinking that Xia Xiang is more erudite, thinking that if Xia Xiang can really convince his father to stop forcing him to take the provincial examination, his joy is beyond words, "Xia Langjun, please."
"It's easy to talk, easy to talk about." Xia Xiang smiled, his eyes swept away, and he noticed Cao Shuli's slightly displeased look, and said, "Don't be angry, little lady Cao, I'm just being entrusted by others to be loyal. , Everyone has their own aspirations, you can't force it, if you don't like someone, and your honor insists that you marry him, what should you do?"
"You don't want to talk nonsense, how can fame and marriage be compared?" Cao Shuli was shy for a while, and her face was red and cloudy, "Marriage is naturally the word of the matchmaker appointed by the parents, and the important event of fame and fame is self-cultivation, family order, country governance, and peace. The foundation of the world."
"She won't marry someone she doesn't like." Before Xia Xiang could answer, Zuo'er's voice came from outside the door. As soon as the door slammed, her footsteps were as light as a cat, and she came to Xia Xiang silently. Handing over something, "Xia Langjun, your immortal tablet."
A long wooden sign was made of high-quality sandalwood. Fortunately, there was no name written on it, otherwise it would have made Xia Xiang nervous.Also, anyone who sees his name on the tablet will also leave a shadow area of varying sizes in his heart.
Xiao Wu stretched out his hand to take the tablet of longevity and smiled: "Thank you Zuoer."
Zuoer rolled his eyes at Xiao Wu: "I want you to thank you? It's not uncommon. Call me Li Zuozuo, don't call me Zuoer, remember!"
"Remember, I'm not calling you Zuo'er, I'm calling you Li Zuoer." Xiao Wu smiled awkwardly.
Zuo'er gave Xiao Wu a dissatisfied look: "You are so stupid, why did you become Xia Langjun's entourage? It's also a strange thing, did you bribe Xia Langjun? It's not right, you have no money, so what bribe do you take? Xia Langjun. What's even more strange is that what did Xia Langjun like about you and let you follow him? You are completely a burden to Xia Langjun. Not only can you not help, but you will also cause trouble. I, I have long since walked away on my own, to save being driven away by Xia Langjun when I can, how embarrassing and humiliating..."
Xiao Wu didn't make any excuses, he just kept giggling.
"Zuo'er, hurry down." Cao Shujuan waved his hand impatiently, he was eager to tell Xia Xiang's father's temperament and preferences, so that Xia Xiang would have a good chance of winning, so he didn't want to hear Zuo'er's noise, "Xia Lang Jun, Daddy admires Confucianism the most, also likes Buddhist classics, and dislikes the least..."
"Cough cough..."
A majestic cough sounded from behind the screen, followed by footsteps, and a tall, national face, thick eyebrows, and long beard old man appeared in front of everyone.
(End of this chapter)
Cao Shujun circled around Xia Xiang, stood in front of Xia Xiang, and suddenly his face turned pale, and he gave a deep salute to Xia Xiang: "First, thank Xia Langjun for his life-saving grace. The life-saving grace is rebuilt with grace, and I will live forever here. Don't forget, I will be dedicated to Xia Langjun's longevity tablet, burn incense day and night, and pray that Xia Langjun will live a long life and be safe and sound."
Xia Xiang returned a salute: "Such a trivial matter is not worth mentioning. Offering the tablet of longevity is even more of a loss of life, and I can't bear it. If Cao Sanlang feels bad and gives me a fan, I will forget about it."
Cao Shuli covered her mouth and smiled, but she didn't say anything, but she thought in her heart, Xia Xiang is really smart, Cao Shujun repaid Xia Xiang's life-saving grace with a tablet of longevity, the implication was that fifty taels of money would lead to him. It is not a reward for saving lives, but a reward for something else, and the two cannot be confused.Xia Xiang understood at one point, and responded directly to asking for a fan, which was both elegant and generous. At the same time, he also implied that he did not care about saving people.
Cao Shuli couldn't help but look at Xia Xiang a few more times, and became more and more convinced that Xia Xiang was a scholar who was not only not pedantic but also quite elegant.
Cao Shujun didn't expect Xia Xiang to be so powerful, he was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed: "Miao, wonderful. Well, the fan will give you, but the longevity tablet will also be offered."
Xia Xiang took the fan that Cao Shujun handed over, but he didn't open it, and bowed his hands: "Thank you Cao Saburo for your friendship with the fan, you can give me the tablet of longevity directly, you don't need to enshrine it, otherwise I will face you every day when I think of you. My tablet is burning incense, how can I sleep peacefully in the future? If one day you turn against me and step on my longevity tablet, I will feel uncomfortable again, so why don't you give me the tablet directly, I I worship myself, I will do my best, and you will save trouble."
With such an answer, Cao Shuli couldn't help but smile: "That's fine, Zuoer, let Cao uncle prepare a longevity tablet for Xia Langjun."
"Understood, madam." As soon as Cao Shuli finished speaking, Zuo'er's voice sounded outside the door, simply and cheerfully, indicating that she had not gone far and was waiting outside the door.
Xia Xiang laughed and knew it was time to get to the point: "The thing I am most concerned about now is, what do I need to do for fifty taels of money?"
"It's very simple..." Cao Shujun gave Cao Shuli a meaningful look, then shook his head and said, "Rich families don't need to buy fertile fields, books have their own thousand seeds; you don't need to build high halls to live in peace, books have their own golden houses; don't go out. I hate no one to follow, there are so many chariots and horses in the book; don’t hate unscrupulous matchmakers when marrying a wife, the book has a face like jade; if a man succeeds in his life’s ambition, he reads the six classics diligently to the window... This poem of persuasion by the late emperor, It has hurt many scholars in the world, and it has also hurt me. Xia Langjun, if you can persuade Daddy not to force me to take the jinshi examination, the money will be offered to me by myself."
"This..." Xia Xiang sucked in a breath. Cao Shujun presented him with a huge problem. Da Xia's emphasis on literature and deprivation of martial arts has been a rule set since the establishment of the emperor's dynasty. Today, it has become a common practice. Not to mention that the Cao family is a big family, it is a small family, as long as you can afford to read, who doesn't want to be a jinshi and seek a background?
"My ambition is to be an independent and undisciplined person, free and unrestrained in the world, not bound by the rules of the world, not bound by the world's affairs, just like Li Taibai back then. How free and unrestrained it is.” Cao Shujun looked up at the sky with his head at a 45-degree angle, with an expression of infinite yearning, but unfortunately he was inside the house and could only look at the sky. Go to the roof but can't see the sky.
Moreover, it is night again, even if you see the sky, it is the night sky.
Xia Xiang put his hands behind his back, looked up at the roof at a 45-degree angle like Cao Shujun, and sighed: "Stop the cup and throw the chopsticks, you can't eat, and you can't eat when you draw your sword. If you want to cross the Yellow River, it will be blocked by ice. Mountain. Leisurely fishing on the Bixi River, suddenly dreaming of riding a boat on the edge of the sun. Difficult to travel! Difficult to travel! There are many divergent roads, where is it now?” He smiled again, “Cao Sanlang, Li Taibai went out laughing with his head up to the sky, I Is it the wildness of the Penghao people', the loss of "An Neng smashes the eyebrows and bends the waist, makes me unhappy", and even sighs that it is difficult to travel, how can it be so easy to want to be dissolute and free?"
"What do you mean, you can't persuade Daddy not to force me to take the jinshi exam?" Cao Shujun was slightly disappointed, flicking his sleeves, his face showing displeasure, "If you don't tell me sooner, I will waste my time. "
To be honest, he wanted to ask Xia Xiang to come forward to convince his father, not because he valued Xia Xiang's talent, not to mention he didn't know whether Xia Xiang was ignorant or erudite, because Xia Xiang saved his life, and Xia Xiang saved his life. When he came forward to plead, Dad would definitely not be able to refuse. After all, the grace of saving life was as heavy as a mountain, and Dad followed the way of Confucius and Mencius the most.Who knew that Xia Xiang was also poisoned by Confucianism and didn't want to stand up for him, so he couldn't help being disappointed.
Cao Shujun knew too well that a scholar like Xia Xiang, Confucianism was deeply rooted in his bones, and it was the code of conduct and the foundation of life and life. Even if he was killed, he would not violate the sage's teachings.
"Who said I couldn't do it?" Xia Xiang smiled complacently, "Before seeing Ling Zun, if you say you can do it, it's a big talk. If you say you can't do it, it's also a lack of self-confidence and responsibility for yourself. "
Cao Shujun understood what Xia Xiang meant, and quickly put away his previous disdain, with a pleasing smile on his face: "Xia Langjun, my father is a rigid man, he likes to cite scriptures in everything, and he even respects the imperial examination, thinking that the imperial examination is the most fair. It is reasonable to select talents for the court... It is too difficult to convince him."
"Cao Saburo, have you ever passed the state test?" Xia Xiang didn't pay attention to what Cao Shujun said, and asked the question he cared about.
In the early years of the summer, there was only a two-level examination system.In the tenth year of Taizu, in order to personally select those with both political integrity and ability, Taizu conducted a palace examination.Since then, the palace examination has become the highest level of the imperial examination system, and the three-level imperial examination system of state examination, provincial examination and palace examination has been formally established.
Xia Xiang passed the state test in Zhending Prefecture a year ago, and he was successful in the state test.Daxia's judging is not a title, but a qualification to participate in the provincial examination, and it is also valid at one time.If you fail the provincial test, you will need to pass the state test again after three years to take the provincial test.
Emperor Taizu implemented the imperial examinations for the sake of the country's great plans. After the imperial examinations, there was no need to go through the examinations of the Ministry of Personnel, and the officials were directly awarded.Because the emperor personally presided over the palace exam, and after that, all candidates no longer called the examiner a teacher, nor did they call themselves protégés.In this way, all the people of Di Di became disciples of the Son of Heaven.After the palace test, the top three will be released, and the emperor will also hold a ceremony to announce the rank of Jinshi.
The imperial examination system in Daxia was not only more standardized than the previous dynasty, but also more rigorous.Beginning in Daxia, the imperial examinations began to implement anonymous names and transcriptions, and established new rules to prevent favoritism.The name paste is to seal the name, place of origin, etc. on the examinee's test paper, also known as "Mifeng" or "Fengmi".At the time of Emperor Taizong, only the name-defining system was implemented for the imperial examinations.Later, the present emperor issued an imperial edict to implement the anonymous name system for both the provincial and state examinations.Later, it was pointed out that the handwriting can still be recognized after the name is obscured.Therefore, further precautions were taken, and the candidates' test papers were separately transcribed by others.When the examiner is evaluating the test paper, not only does he not know the candidate's name, but also the candidate's handwriting cannot be identified.
When Sima acted as the chief examiner for a year, he read Lian Che's article, praised it, and decided to admit it as No.1, but concluded that it was his disciple's article from the writing skills and talents, so he ranked second.After unpacking, I found out that it was a Lianche article, which was a pity.
"I just passed the state exam this spring." Cao Shujun stood with his hands behind his back and smiled proudly, "It's not that I can't read, but I just don't want to take the exam, not to mention the state exam, even the provincial exam, For me it was a piece of cake.”
"Sir, I also learned the words and memorized poems along the way. The state test is so easy. If I go to take the state test, maybe I can pass the test." Xiao Wu didn't know that Cao Shujun's words were boasting and conceited. Really, "I will sign up for a try tomorrow, I must be brave, what if it happens?"
"Hahahaha..." Cao Shujun burst into laughter, Xiao Wu's face was ignorant, and his speech and demeanor also showed that he was not a smart person. It is not the tradition of the Great Xia to emphasize literature and despise martial arts. Not everyone can do it. With Xiao Wu's aptitude like Xiao Wu, he wants to participate in the imperial examination, which is really a fool's dream.
No matter how stupid Xiao Wu was, he could still hear the sarcasm in Cao Shujun's laughter, and he scratched his head and smiled: "Cao Saburo, don't make fun of me, I can read and recite poetry, but I can't write. I just said it casually. Although I am stupid, I also know how to follow my husband to serve the imperial court. Cao Saburo doesn't want to get famous, but just wants to be at ease. I don't understand. In the future, do you want to sit and eat the family business left by Ling Zun? A boy was born between heaven and earth, and he should be self-reliant and serve the country and serve the people.
"Uh..." Cao Shujun's laughter stopped abruptly, he was choked back by Xiao Wu's words, his face flushed red, and he stammered, "You, you, you, you are a martial artist and a servant, Do you understand what Taoism is and the principles of nature? Lao Tzu said, I do nothing, but the people are self-improving; I like to be quiet, and the people are self-righteous; I have nothing to do, and the people are rich;
"I don't understand." Xiao Wu was honest, he bowed his hands respectfully, took a step back with a humble look on his face, "I have self-knowledge, as long as I follow Mr., I will do whatever Mr. says, and I won't. Wrong."
Cao Shuli secretly marveled that Xiao Wu looked stupid, but he was simple and natural, and his words and actions showed his kind nature.I don't know how Xia Xiang and Xiao Wu met. It seems that the two are not masters and servants, nor are they classmates and hometowns, but Xiao Wu obeys Xia Xiang's words. Is it Xia Xiang's talent or his character that makes Xiao Wu willing to follow him? ?
Cao Shuli thought about Xia Xiang's true talent and learning, and smiled lightly: "Let Xia Lang-jun laugh, Saburo likes to debate, even father can't talk about him. If Xia Lang-jun can convince Saburo to pass the examination, father will also. joy."
How could Xia Xiang not understand what Cao Shuli meant, wanting him to retreat in spite of the difficulties, and instead persuaded Xia Shujun to take the provincial exam, he also saw it, Cao Shuli also wanted Cao Shujun to take the exam, and only Cao Shu was in the Cao family. Jun did not want the imperial examination.
"Take people's money and dispel disasters with others." Xia Xiang smiled slightly, thinking about it in his heart, "Since I promised Cao Saburo first, I should keep my promise and relieve Cao Saburo."
Cao Shuli was angry and annoyed, and couldn't help but say, "Are you short-handed or keep your promises?"
Xia Xiang neither exalted his sentiments nor concealed his needs, and smiled calmly: "Both."
"You..." Cao Shuli was actually laughed at by Xia Xiang, "So, you really want to stand up for Saburo? Don't blame me for not reminding you, if you don't agree, it's possible that your father will drive you out."
"Don't listen to elder sister's nonsense. Daddy is a reasonable person, so why would he drive the guests out?" Cao Shujun was overjoyed. Although Xiao Wu's remarks made him extremely embarrassed, his entourage still had such talent, but Thinking that Xia Xiang is more erudite, thinking that if Xia Xiang can really convince his father to stop forcing him to take the provincial examination, his joy is beyond words, "Xia Langjun, please."
"It's easy to talk, easy to talk about." Xia Xiang smiled, his eyes swept away, and he noticed Cao Shuli's slightly displeased look, and said, "Don't be angry, little lady Cao, I'm just being entrusted by others to be loyal. , Everyone has their own aspirations, you can't force it, if you don't like someone, and your honor insists that you marry him, what should you do?"
"You don't want to talk nonsense, how can fame and marriage be compared?" Cao Shuli was shy for a while, and her face was red and cloudy, "Marriage is naturally the word of the matchmaker appointed by the parents, and the important event of fame and fame is self-cultivation, family order, country governance, and peace. The foundation of the world."
"She won't marry someone she doesn't like." Before Xia Xiang could answer, Zuo'er's voice came from outside the door. As soon as the door slammed, her footsteps were as light as a cat, and she came to Xia Xiang silently. Handing over something, "Xia Langjun, your immortal tablet."
A long wooden sign was made of high-quality sandalwood. Fortunately, there was no name written on it, otherwise it would have made Xia Xiang nervous.Also, anyone who sees his name on the tablet will also leave a shadow area of varying sizes in his heart.
Xiao Wu stretched out his hand to take the tablet of longevity and smiled: "Thank you Zuoer."
Zuoer rolled his eyes at Xiao Wu: "I want you to thank you? It's not uncommon. Call me Li Zuozuo, don't call me Zuoer, remember!"
"Remember, I'm not calling you Zuo'er, I'm calling you Li Zuoer." Xiao Wu smiled awkwardly.
Zuo'er gave Xiao Wu a dissatisfied look: "You are so stupid, why did you become Xia Langjun's entourage? It's also a strange thing, did you bribe Xia Langjun? It's not right, you have no money, so what bribe do you take? Xia Langjun. What's even more strange is that what did Xia Langjun like about you and let you follow him? You are completely a burden to Xia Langjun. Not only can you not help, but you will also cause trouble. I, I have long since walked away on my own, to save being driven away by Xia Langjun when I can, how embarrassing and humiliating..."
Xiao Wu didn't make any excuses, he just kept giggling.
"Zuo'er, hurry down." Cao Shujuan waved his hand impatiently, he was eager to tell Xia Xiang's father's temperament and preferences, so that Xia Xiang would have a good chance of winning, so he didn't want to hear Zuo'er's noise, "Xia Lang Jun, Daddy admires Confucianism the most, also likes Buddhist classics, and dislikes the least..."
"Cough cough..."
A majestic cough sounded from behind the screen, followed by footsteps, and a tall, national face, thick eyebrows, and long beard old man appeared in front of everyone.
(End of this chapter)
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