The sun was grinding its scalp with scalp, and Xu Ping felt a little dizzy and couldn't stand the weather. Lingnan was hotter than Xiangzhou, but in Xu Ping's impression, the sun was not so vicious.

Not far away, two monks, one big and one small, were begging for alms along the street. Xu Ping looked at them again and again. The two bald heads were shaking, and I don’t know how they persisted in the sun. Xu Ping always felt that if he was accidentally exposed to the sun, he would be cracked.

The magistrate Wang Qi rode a horse next to Xu Ping, sweating profusely. After hearing the news of Xu Ping's arrival, he rushed to the inn early in the morning to visit. After the conversation, the two heard Xu Ping say that they were coming to visit Hu Dan. Since they caught up, they would not be able to follow him. They felt bad. If they had known this, they would have gone to the inn to see Xu Ping in the afternoon.

Wang Qi was beside his cousin Wang Gui, who was riding a donkey. He was studying with Wang Qi and was fifteen years old this year. Originally, Wang Qi took him to meet Xu Ping, a figure who was an 18-year-old young man in the fifth year of Tiansheng, and gave him a long experience. He didn't think of such a chore like visiting Hu Dan.

Although he was a cousin, Wang Gui grew up at Wang Qi's house since childhood, just like his own brothers. Seeing Wang Gui being listless due to the sun, Wang Qi felt distressed.

Wang Qi was born into a family of officials. His father, Wang Han, was originally from Chengdu, Xichuan. He moved to Shuzhou because of his official duties. Wang Han had official talents and served as the judge of the Ministry of Revenue and the transfer envoy of Guangnan East Road. Finally, he died as the Guangluqing was in charge of Mingzhou.

I walked around the city and reached the west of the city. Not long after walking, I reached a small river. Not far from the river, there were a row of thatched houses, and a circle of fences were sparsely laid in front of the house. The thatched houses were dilapidated and the grass on them was moldy. When it was time to change.

Wang Qi breathed out: "Hu Dajian's home has finally arrived. The hot summer weather is really not conducive to rushing!"

Xu Ping looked at the dilapidated thatched house in front of him and asked in surprise: "Is this the Chief Secretary Hu? No matter how unbearable it is, he also retired as a secretary supervisor. Why is his residence so shabby?"

"Hu Dajian has many descendants and is not a child, so he can only earn a salary, but that's not the case!"

Wang Qi answered casually, not wanting to go deeper. If he was a normal official who retired, even if his family was in trouble, there would be local officials to help him, so he would not be too poor. However, this Hu Dajian had a very poor reputation, and he would be in such a way that he would become like this. Wang Qi was so annoyed that he sent a servant to his door to give gifts in the four seasons and three festivals, and he usually ignored him.

Gao Daquan dismounted and took Xu Ping and Wang Qi's famous posts to call him.

After just a moment of slap, the door creaked open. Hu Quanmin showed his body from behind the door, took the famous post, and said to Gao Daquan: "Please wait outside, I'll go in and report to my father, and come when you go!"

After saying that, he ran into the yard like a flying person.

Xu Ping and Wang Qi got off the horse and took Wang Gui to the front door and waited quietly.

After a while, Hu Quanmin hurried out from inside and saluted Xu Ping and Wang Qi: "My father is in good spirits today. Please ask the two officials to go to the living room to use tea."

Xu Ping and Wang Qi looked at each other and walked into the Hu family's yard together. Hu Quanmin obviously waited behind the door early, and even Hu Dan was afraid that he was already anxious to wait at home.

The yard of Hu Dan's family is very large, divided into several places, and it is thought that there are many descendants. It is divided into several courtyards. The courtyard is a bit messy, with chickens flying and geese screaming, and two yellow dogs running around, which looks messy.

With Hu Quanmin, Xu Ping and Wang Qi all the way into the living room of the main room. Only Gao Daquan was left outside the door and had nowhere to go. The Hu family seemed to be a bit poor and had no servants. Hu Quanmin was taking care of it, but Gao Daquan was no one to greet him.

When I entered the living room, I saw an old man with white hair and beard sitting on the main seat. He obviously had to clean up his public uniform with great care. However, I don’t know how many years have I worn this big red official uniform, and it has been worn.

The old man is already very old, with wrinkles on his face overlapping, but his face is rosy and he looks very energetic. He sat in the main seat, and his head was raised up due to his inconvenient eyesight, giving people a very arrogant feeling.

Hu Quanmin entered the living room and saluted: "My father, the magistrate, and the Censor Xu Ping came to visit."

Hu Dan raised his head, turned his head unconsciously, and said, "Oh, hurry up and sit down, my son will go and serve good tea for the two officials! The nobles are here, don't neglect them!"

When Xu Ping saw a long bamboo stick beside Hu Dan, he looked at his expression. It seemed that his eyes were completely unable to see things and he became blind.

After coming forward to meet Wang Qi, Wang Qi introduced his cousin Wang Gui.

Hu Dan politely praised him for studying hard. A few years later, the top scorer in the imperial examination and high school entrance examination. When he talked about the top scorer, Hu Dan talked about his past, and he didn't stop talking until his son got tea.

Poor Wang Gui is only a fifteen-year-old boy. He was so dizzy that he was roasted by the sun. He was taught by Hu Dan and was confused. In other words, he was well-educated since childhood, and he was gentle and elegant. He finished listening in a proper manner.

It is not easy for people to remember the past, and no one can foresee the future. Hu Dan could not have imagined that the young man in front of him was actually similar to him when he became an adult. He was also famous for his literature, but his actual talents were many shortcomings. However, Wang Gui was self-aware, unlike Hu Dan who was determined to pursue the camp and eventually became favored for life. In the history of Xu Ping's previous life, although Wang Gui did not win the top scorer, he was also the second place. Literature was the first choice and served for two systems for many years. Later, he became the prime minister and was known for his mediocrity. When he came to the palace to present, he was called "received the imperial edict". After the emperor made a judgment, he said that he had received the imperial edict. When he returned to the court to report, he said that he had obtained the imperial edict, and was called the Minister of the Three Edicts.

The three decrees of the ministers were just mediocre, but not as miserable as Hu Dan's later years. If Hu Dan had Wang Gui's demeanor, his achievements would have been far above him. At that time, when Taizong was the time, Taizong was in charge of common affairs, he wanted such a prime minister.

After drinking tea, Hu Dan looked ahead without direction and said, "Master Wang, we have met you three years ago when you took office. We have not seen each other for many years."

Wang Qi replied casually: "Yes, I have a busy evening and I don't have time to come to see the chief magistrate."

At the welcoming banquet when Wang Qi took office, Hu Dan talked loudly and annoyed the people at the table. When he was full of wine and food, he had to pack the dishes on the table and take them home for a while. It was said that it was a joke. Officials passed by here in Xiangzhou every now and then. Wang Qi was already impatient when he came to see him off, so he still looked at Hu Dan.

Hu Dan shook his head and sighed: "Oh, I'm sorry, my eyes are blind and I can't go out to see the governor. I have been here for many years and have some experience in the prefecture government. I said that I will also add some achievements to the governor."

Wang Qi said politely and gently exposed this section. What a joke, you didn’t have much political achievements when you became a magistrate, and you were demoted because you were drinking every day and misleading your affairs. Now you dare to guide others.

Seeing that Wang Qi had nothing to talk about, Hu Dan said to Xu Ping again: "The Censor came from Lingnan. I heard that you have done a lot of career in Yongzhou, and even arrested the King of Jiaozhi?"

Xu Ping bowed: "The later students went to school late, just luck."

"Even if you are lucky, it is your luck. For the government of the people, luck is indispensable. I lost a little luck back then, so I am today."

This statement opened up again and talked about the past countless times.

Seriously speaking, Hu Dan had a bright future when he first entered the official career. As the top scholar, he received a poem written by Emperor Taizong. One sentence in it was: "I heard that I am a new Jinshi, and I know that I am an official." He specifically told him that he was a disciple of the emperor. The last Jinshi of the same class was Tanhua Feng Zheng, who also received a poem written by the emperor. He was the only Tanhua Lang who received a poem written by the Song Dynasty. Xu Ping did not receive such treatment.

After the top scorer, Hu Danchu took office and received the magistrate of Lu Mengzheng's Shengzhou, which was completely treated the same. But he was not successful and wanted to rely on the letter to speak about things to get the attention of the emperor and the prime minister, but he didn't care about government affairs, and as a result, the road became narrower and narrower.

Although Xu Ping didn't take it to his heart at first, he always felt that the top scholar in the previous dynasty and had been a master of edicts, and tried his best to echo his words. Later, he heard him talk more outrageously, and he talked endlessly, so he lost his patience. He just answered occasionally and became less excited.

After talking for a long time, Hu Dan was tired and stopped.

It was noon at this time, and the weather was hot. Hu Quanmin served some bits of food to ease everyone's boredom. It was just some tender lotus roots, which were bought casually outside and were the cheapest things.

After eating snacks, Hu Dan became more interested and said to Xu Ping and Wang Qi: "I am at home on weekdays and have no other hobbies, but just write books. I wrote "Han and Spring Autumn" a few years ago, and I was very fond of the officials and rewarded countless money."

"Han, Spring and Autumn" is Hu Dan's most proud work. It records the events of the Han Dynasty in the meaning of Spring and Autumn, and has the meaning of sages. This is also Hu Dan's personality, he has a high opinion of himself and believes that his talent and knowledge are comparable to that of ancient sages. If he presents such a large number, he will naturally receive the attention of the emperor and ministers and is the official as a publication. Hu Dan took advantage of the situation and said that his family was poor and had no money to buy pens, ink and inkstones. He asked for a lot of money from the court and gave his two sons an official position.

Speaking of these knowledge, Xu Ping and Wang Qi dare not be perfunctory anymore. Hu Dan was a little crazy, but he had real talent and could really learn something.

As he spoke, Hu Dan stood up and said to Xu Ping and Wang Qi: "I have another experience recently. I have written a sequel to "Theory of the Saints and the Theory". I just finished the manuscript a few days ago. The two of them came at the right time, so I will follow my view."

As he said that, he stood up, groped and picked up the bamboo stick next to him, knocked and walked towards the study next to him.

Xu Ping and Wang Qi had no choice but to stand up and follow Hu Dan into his study.

The furnishings in the study were very simple, with a table table with a lot of books piled up next to it. A thick manuscript on the table table was particularly eye-catching. I think it was what Hu Dan called "The Continuing the Saints of the Saints".

Since his blindness, Hu Dan relied on his son to recite poetry and books for himself and then memorized it silently. That's it, he had completed several large works. If he was just a scholar, Hu Dan was quite amazing.

After introducing it, Hu Dan groped the manuscript on the desk and said to Xu Ping: "Censor Xu is going to come to Beijing, so how about I ask you to bring this manuscript to the official? I will write a book in my prime, which is also a great merit!"

When Xu Ping heard this, he glanced at Wang Qi beside him. The old man was so artificial that he was doing this.

I brought the manuscript to Beijing for him, of course I couldn't take it away with my bare hands. It turned out that I wanted to get a silver money from Xu Ping.
Chapter completed!