Chapter Nineteen: The Master of Weiwu County
The next morning, Ye Chunqiu left and Ye San was also with him, so this time, Ye Chunqiu, who didn't have to pack a lot of bags, carried it himself. The Ye family's middle door, which was not open, is now open because they want to send four children to the public. This was specially ordered by the old lady.
Ye Chunqiu saw Ye Chenliang here. Although Ye Chenliang changed into new clothes, he looked tired and haggard, and looked depressed. Ye Chenliang saw Ye Chunqiu and his face pulled down. Ye Chunqiu greeted him like a spring breeze: "Hello brother, Chunqiu is polite..."
Ye Chenliang wanted to sneer, but when someone outside was there, he changed his smile and barely greeted Ye Chunqiu.
The group arrived at the county town. Because there were several servants taking care of them along the way, it was easy to deal with them. Everyone still settled in the inn where they were staying last time.
Ye Chenliang is very popular, and he went to the street to buy things with the other two clan brothers. The other two clan members who were immigranted with Tongsheng are both quite old, so naturally they don’t want to play with Ye Chunqiu, the "little shit child". So although there are more than a dozen masters and servants, Ye Chunqiu is alone.
Ye Chunqiu didn't care about this, hid in the room and fell asleep. When he got up in the evening, Ye San brought him food excitedly and whispered: "Young Master Chen Liang is out again."
Going out just goes out, what does it have to do with yourself?
Ye San wandered for a moment and said, "Young Master, I saw Master Zhou downstairs just now."
Master Zhou?
Ye Chunqiu narrowed his eyes. On the day after he passed the exam, this guy resigned to Old Lady Ye and disappeared from the Ye family from then on. Master Zhou was from Fenghua, so the prime minister would not go to other places. It is normal to stay in Fenghua County, but what did he do when he came to the county town?
Do you want to take revenge on yourself?
If you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves thinking about it. Ye Chunqiu said to Ye San: "You are guarding downstairs and see when your eldest brother will come back."
One night passed, and the dawn was about to begin to show, and Ye Chunqiu still got up early. This was a habit he developed. This was not the Ye family, so there was no open place to exercise. Ye Chunqiu simply did a few sets of gymnastics in his house. When he was sweating all over, he wanted to practice running script, but after thinking about it, he would go to the county school later, so he gave up.
Early in the morning, Ye San rushed over excitedly and said, "Young Master, Young Master Chen Liang came back at midnight last night, with a smell of alcohol."
With alcohol...
Ye Chunqiu's eyes narrowed. It's nothing wrong with the elder brother's love to deal with people. Ye Chunqiu has long been used to it when attracting bees and butterflies every day to show off and brag. But Ye Chunqiu just felt that this time was a bit unusual.
At midnight, I went to drink with people. Who is the one who drinks?
Is Master Zhou?
It was just too late, and Ye Chunqiu didn’t have time to think about it and wash up. Several new Tongshengs who lived here downstairs had been waiting here for a long time.
Everyone was in a hurry to see the county magistrate. The county magistrate of Fenghua spoke very well, and it was indeed a matter of honor to be summoned by the county magistrate himself. Therefore, the children and students arrived at the county school together, and then a servant arranged for them to go in and wait under the corridor.
The county school in Fenghua is large in scale, but it seems a bit old. Ye Chunqiu is the head of the case, so he is at the top of the list. Minglun Hall is in the distance. The buildings of Minglun Hall are newer. Almost every time the county school is repaired, Minglun Hall needs to be rebuilt when there is money. If there is no money, you can ignore other places. Only Dacheng Hall and Minglun Hall cannot be ignored. This is the face of the county school, the most important thing. In addition to this magnificent building, dozens of servants line up in a row, and there are officials in the county for a long time. Ye Chunqiu thought that the county magistrate had been waiting in the hall, but after a while, he heard the sound of gongs and drums outside the county school. Then the county magistrate Wang brought a group of servants in. He did not look at the Tongsheng under the corridor, and went straight to the Minglun Hall accompanied by the officials. Then the officer came over and said, "Students come in and see."
What a big air.
Ye Chunqiu still felt that he was the pride of heaven, and at least he had passed the test. At least he had killed hundreds of "waste-busy" like Ye Juncai to join the ranks of Tongsheng.
Ye Chunqiu is still very confident about his current identity. He thought that today's scene would be like what he had imagined. The county master smiled and asked about his well-being. Who knew that he was so dirty?
He took the lead and entered the Minglun Hall with the students.
When he looked up, he saw the portrait of Confucius, with four words "The Message of the World of Heaven". The magistrate Wang was quite modest and did not sit under the plaque of Confucius and the Message of the World of Heaven, but sat on the side, while the county magistrate was sitting in the right hand direction.
Before Ye Chunqiu came, he knew some rules and obediently performed discipleship ceremony with his disciples to the portrait of Confucius, and then delivered courtesy to the magistrate of Wang County.
"Due to rule, Tong Sheng met his parents."
County Magistrate Wang just closed his eyes, looking lazy: "Well, there is no need to be too polite."
Without much politeness, Ye Chunqiu felt very frustrated. By the way, is it an intellectual at all? Isn’t this county magistrate Wang always praised him for his outstanding official reputation and love for the people, and the most important education? I am the head of the case, an outstanding figure you educated. Why don’t you even look at it? It seems that you haven’t woken up, and you don’t even bother to look at it.
Everyone then saluted to the teacher, who just smiled slightly and nodded.
Then everyone lined up and listened to the leader's speech. Wang County Magistrate started, Ye Chunqiu couldn't understand, he was stupid. Is the county Magistrate praising us? So he turned on his brain and cut him in. I went. What was the leader's speech? It was clearly the content of the book of the commandment: "A gentleman's behavior is to be quiet to cultivate oneself, and to cultivate virtue. Without being indifferent, one cannot understand ambitions, and without being quiet, one cannot achieve far-reaching goals. Learning must be quiet, and talent must be learned..."
If you talk a lot about it, this county magistrate Wang is really perfunctory.
County Magistrate Wang was still tired after he said halfway.
That's right, the county leader paused after just a few dozen words. A servant thought about his intentions and hurriedly handed him a cup of tea. He took a sip slowly, as if he had recovered from his spirit and continued to talk: "No learning can be achieved without ambition. If you are slow, you cannot be energetic; if you are anxious, you cannot be able to cultivate your spirit..."
A group of children bowed their heads like grandsons and pretended to listen seriously.
County Magistrate Wang was drinking tea while citing scriptures, so he was too lazy to look up and see these children.
Just going through the motions, what a great official position he is for the lord of the county magistrate Wang County, and how could he be interested in a group of childish students?
Ye Chunqiu obviously didn't quite understand the big gap between the so-called Tong Sheng and Wang County Magistrate.
You are a child today, and you will be qualified to take the scholar exam tomorrow. Even if you pass the five levels and kill six generals and become a scholar, you will be barely qualified to sit and talk to the county magistrate. It is a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the true ruling class.
Chapter completed!