Do you know that it starts with Meng Tong?

Wei Chen took the tea and took a sip, finally recognizing this disciple and confirming his status as teacher and student. He looked at Zhang Jiuzheng a little more intimately.

"All my teachers have read your article carefully. You said in the article that if reforms take the time, the king's career will be prosperous for a hundred years; if the rules are followed, the emperor's reign will end in two generations. This sentence is unique and has never been said before. It is unique. It is rare, but quality is better than literature.

Still needs more polishing. "

Seeing that Wei Chen actually remembered his article so clearly, Zhang Jiuzheng was immediately impressed with admiration.

He was successful at a young age and passed the [-]th National Examination. He worked as a staff member for three years in the shogunate of the prefect of his hometown who was kind to him. He was very familiar with the affairs of the government. After thousands of miles of deeds, he had the patience to spend six years traveling around the world to observe the sufferings of the people.

Therefore, Zhang Jiucheng has rich experience and has always been self-aware.

He knew that in terms of knowledge and talent, no one among Xinke Gong students could surpass him, but in terms of literary talent, he pales in comparison to those famous talents.

Wei Chen said that his article "quality is better than text", which is really to the point.

In previous years, Zhang Jiuzheng would have been satisfied if he could get a Gongsheng student at a low price. How could he dare to expect any extravagance?

Thanks to the fact that the examiner of the Jinke Examination was Wei Chen, and Wei Chen emphasized practical application in his writing, and did not blindly demand literary talent, Zhang Jiucheng was able to surpass his peers and occupy the high position of Huiyuan.

Zhang Jiuzheng saw all these things very clearly, and he was even more grateful for Wei Chen's recommendation and promotion.

At that moment, he knelt down in front of Wei Chen with a solemn look and kowtowed three times: "Master Wei's kindness in cultivating me will be unforgettable to the students. Please accept my thanks!"

Wei Chen quickly stood up and helped Zhang Jiuzheng up, but seeing Zhang Jiuzheng so grateful to him, Wei Chen was also very happy.

From Wei Chen's point of view, Zhang Jiucheng is a rare and practical talent. In time, he will definitely be able to become his great help in the court.

If there were a few more Zhang Jiuchengs, it would be much easier for Wei Chen in Japan to implement reforms.

Chapter 339 Nonsense

Do you know that Chapter 339 of the text volume begins with Meng Tong? After the two decided on the status of teacher and student, they said a few words, and Zhang Jiuzheng stood up and left.There were many new Gong students waiting for Wei Chen to meet them, so they couldn't chat for too long.

Wei Chen stood up and sent Zhang Jiuzheng to the entrance of the hall, and said in a gentle tone: "The palace examination will be held soon. You are the first member of Jinke Huiyuan. You are above the palace examination. You can be among the top five in the second class, but you may not be able to do it." Reaching the rank of Sanding Jia still depends on your own luck.

Although the top five in the second class are not as good as the third class, they can still be admitted to the Hanlin Academy as a common scholar, or to be the head of the six ministries, or to be the imperial censor in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. In short, they can stay in Bianjing as an official. My future career is still guaranteed. "

Zhang Jiuzheng has always been very thoughtful. When he heard Wei Chen's words, he immediately understood the meaning behind Wei Chen's words and couldn't help but feel sad.

It seems that in this palace examination, I have no hope of ranking among the Three Tripods!

The Imperial Examination is different from the General Examination. It is not just a written test, but also an interview. In particular, the Sanding Armor is the face of the court. The appearance and demeanor of the scholars are always important during selection. Therefore, many dynasties have used appearance to determine the Sanding Armor. Stories of belonging.

Naturally, a person as outstanding and graceful as Wei Chen doesn't have to worry about this.

As for a scholar like Zhang Jiucheng, who is not very good-looking and can even be said to be somewhat ugly, it is easy for him to get stuck in terms of appearance.

Even if he is Jinke Huiyuan, if he wants to be among the Three Tripods during the palace examination, he can only rely on luck, and most of them will not succeed.

What Wei Chen said just now was actually to give Zhang Jiuzheng a vaccination, so that Zhang Jiuzheng would not find that the reality was too different from his expectations and his mood would be disturbed.

Zhang Jiuzheng was indeed a little frustrated at this time, but he could understand Wei Chen's painstaking efforts in saying this to him.

If he didn't really regard himself as Zhang Jiuzheng's teacher, why would Wei Chen talk so much?

Zhang Jiuzheng is not a person who is good at words, so he did not express too much in front of Wei Chen. He just bowed deeply to Wei Chen and remembered Wei Chen's kindness in his heart to repay him in the future.

After sending Zhang Jiucheng away, Wei Chen continued to meet with other Xinke Gong students. After some conversation, Wei Chen really found a lot of useful talents among them.

For example, Wang Ang of Kaifeng, Huo Changyan of Jiujiang, Wang Shize of Xiangyang and others all showed their excellence in their words and deeds. Although their knowledge and talents were still slightly inferior to Zhang Jiucheng, they were still good choices.

The most important thing is that these people are not boasters, but they all have beautiful things in their chests. They only need to work hard for a few more years to be of great use to the country and society.

Wei Chen was also quite pleased to see Xinke Gongsheng with so many talents.

It seems that when the examiners discussed and weighed the essay rules, my decision to increase the importance of the essay was quite correct.

If this were not the case, I am afraid that among the Xinke Gong students who came to see me today, many talents with not very outstanding literary talents would have been buried long ago.

At the end of the reception, seeing that the sky was getting a little dark, Wei Chen ordered a banquet to be held at home to entertain Xinke Gongsheng, and by the way, he met the remaining people who had not had time to meet.

At the banquet, everything was taken care of by two wise helpers, Ru Lan and Ming Lan.

Of course, it doesn't bother Wei Chen at all.

Wei Chen, on the other hand, was invited to the main seat by the new disciples, and he smiled as he watched the newly recruited disciples flock to him to toast and salute.

At this moment, Wei Chen suddenly felt the pride and pride that Emperor Taizong Li Shimin had when he lamented, "I have all the heroes in the world."

At present, these new Kegong students can only be regarded as young seedlings that have just grown out of the ground. Although they look full of vitality and are growing gratifyingly, they have a shallow foundation after all. Even if they can become officials in the court, they will be in a humble position in a short period of time. For Wei Chen Not much help.

But as long as they accumulate savings for three to five years or even ten or twenty years, the situation will be completely different. By then, for Wei Chen, it will be a fruitful harvest season, with so many disciples and disciples supporting him in the court. , Wei Chen can avoid many obstacles in whatever he does.

Thinking of this, Wei Chen couldn't help but be overjoyed, and couldn't help but drink a few more drinks.

The banquet was over and everyone dispersed, everyone returned home happily.

After seeing everyone off, Wei Chen, who was somewhat drunk, returned to the inner house. Ru Lan had already prepared sobering soup and hot water towels and was waiting for him in the house.

"Ruer?"

Seeing that it was Ru Lan, Wei Chen was a little surprised. According to the schedule of these two girls, wasn't it Minglan's turn today?

"My sister is not feeling well these days, so I will take care of my husband."

Ru Lan explained in a low voice, with a charming blush on her face, as if she was the drunk one.

"Inconvenient? Oh, I understand..."

Wei Chen was just stunned for a moment, then showed an understanding smile, and stopped asking any more questions at the moment, just sprawled on the bed, closed his eyes and enjoyed Rulan's meticulous service, humming in comfort.

Unconsciously, his hands were placed on the smooth and slender waist of the lovely wife beside him.

When Ru Lan first became a woman, she was just beginning to taste the marrow. When she was gently touched by Wei Chen, she felt half of her delicate body soften. She could only hold on and said: "Brother Chen, don't make trouble. I have something serious to talk to you about." Woolen cloth!"

However, Wei Chen didn't give her a chance to continue talking at all. With a beautiful kite, he turned over and pushed his beloved wife down on the couch, becoming wantonly frivolous.

"Don't worry, wait until my husband, I will kill you little goblin with my sword first!"

A battle continued until the third watch of the night.

After the clouds settled and the rain stopped, Rulan's cheeks were still hot. She leaned lazily in her husband's arms like a kitten and said softly: "You bad guy, I haven't seen anyone for more than a month, so you can't show mercy." ?”

Wei Chen smiled and flicked the tip of Ru Lan's upturned nose: "My husband, I haven't been affectionate with my wife for more than a month. I'm almost lovesick. Can't my wife be considerate?"

Ru Lan wrinkled her nose with a groan, gave Wei Chen a big white eye in return, and pinched Wei Chen hard.

The couple laughed for a while, and Ru Lan turned over and lay on Wei Chen's chest, saying with a serious expression: "Ms. sir, I really have something serious to talk to you about. Today when you were entertaining guests in the front hall, my mother sent someone to deliver a message to me. ”

Seeing that Ru Lan's pretty face was solemn, not a joke, Wei Chen's expression also became serious: "Oh, what is going on?"

"My mother didn't know where I heard that the chief examiner of the general examination usually serves as the examiner for the palace examination, so she came to me to ask you, during the palace examination on March [-]th, you must take care of a Runzhou scholar named Wang Xu. son."

"what!"

Hearing this, Wei Chen became furious and sat up from the bed.

Since he was appointed as the examiner of the joint examination, he has always regarded himself as impartial and strict, being cautious in everything and not daring to violate the rules at all.

Now that the imperial examination is about to take place, my mother-in-law has come forward in person to negotiate with her son-in-law, intending to cheat on the imperial examination. This is simply nonsense!

Chapter 340 Disposal

Do you know that Chapter 106 of the text volume begins with Meng Tong? In the study room, Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai and his son sat and stood silently for a long time.

Sheng Hong finally couldn't help but asked: "Bai'er, based on your understanding of Wei Chen, is he pretending to intimidate, or does he really dare to act like this?"

Sheng Changbai thought seriously for a while and said in a deep voice: "Xingyun's parents died when he was young, and he cares about family ties the most. Since he recognizes Miss Wei as his aunt, he regards himself as a family member, so naturally he wants to stand up for Miss Wei and her son."

"My mother-in-law? She has already released the fifth server, why should he act as her mother-in-law?"

Sheng Hong had a headache.

Wang Ruofu also has a natal family, and Wang Ruofu's natal Wang family is more powerful and dignified than Wei Chen, but Sheng Hong can still spoil his concubine and destroy his wife. Why?

Because the Wang family has a great business, but also has many worries. Even if Wang Ruofu is bullied, the Wang family will only criticize him a few times, and it is impossible to really break up with the Sheng family, otherwise the Wang family will not be in a good place.

On the other hand, Wei Chen was born in a peasant family. He was young and had no family ties. However, he was still well-known among the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. If he really wanted to fight against the Sheng family, there was really nothing Sheng Hong could do against him.

As the saying goes, barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes.

That's the truth.

Of course, Wei Chen is not without scruples. For example, the Wu Quan Winery he opened in partnership with Sheng Wei, or his friendship with Sheng Changbai, these things cannot be given up.

It depends on who can handle this kind of thing better.

Of course Sheng Hong understands this.

If the other party is the head of a family like Sheng Hong, Sheng Hong can also explain the pros and cons to the other party, and everyone can weigh it and compare their patience.

But Wei Chen is only 12 years old this year, which is when youth is full of energy and can't bear to be excited.Does Sheng Hong dare to pin the honor and disgrace of the Sheng family on the rationality of a 12-year-old boy?

Seeing the changing expression on Sheng Hong's face, Sheng Changbai knew that he was shaken, so he struck a chord while the iron was hot: "Father, Xingyun is not an unreasonable person. As long as we can treat Wei Xiaoniang well, Xingyun is still willing to join our Sheng family." Make good friends."

Lin Xiaoniang and Wei Xiaoniang are not on good terms, so treating Wei Xiaoniang well, the implication is that she naturally wants to suppress Lin Xiaoniang.

After thinking for a moment, Sheng Hong seemed to have made up his mind and looked up at Sheng Changbai: "Bai'er, go and ask Wei Chen to come over. My father wants to talk to him."

Sheng Hong, a dignified sixth-rank general judge and soon a fifth-rank imperial official, had to bow his head to a young student. Of course, Sheng Hong felt extremely aggrieved.

But after all, he was an old man who had been in the officialdom for more than [-] years, and he quickly adjusted his mentality.

In the final analysis, he had nothing to lose except losing some face, and he did this to save even more face.

When Wei Chen saw Sheng Hong in the study, Sheng Hong already had a breathtaking smile on his face.

"My dear nephew, I have gotten used to food and accommodation these days. Is there anything that the people below have not taken good care of?"

Wei Chen bowed and said, "Thank you for your concern, uncle. My uncle entertained my nephew with great care. My nephew is really scared."

apprehensive?

I think you are afraid that the world will not be in chaos!

Sheng Hong secretly cursed, but still said with a smile on his face: "Some time ago, your aunt was busy organizing Hua Lan's wedding, so she asked Lin Xiaoniang to help take care of the housekeeper. She is young and tender-faced.

He couldn't control the people below him and made many mistakes, which was very embarrassing.I asked you to come here just to let you know that your aunt will still be in charge of the house from now on. If there is anything missing in the west wing, just go to Wei Ruixuan to find your aunt, okay? "

Wei Chen still said respectfully: "This is my uncle's family matter. My nephew has no say in it. As long as my uncle thinks it's good, then it's good."

Sheng Hong was very satisfied with Wei Chen's sensibleness. No matter how Wei Chen complained or even threatened Sheng Changbai in private, at least there was nothing out of line in front of him at this time.

Of course, Sheng Hong understood that Wei Chen was acting like this on purpose, but he still felt a lot more comfortable.