Chapter four hundred and ninety-ninth life seventy ancient rare
The imperial envoy's boat sailed to Hangzhou City. The canal reached the end, but Fang Yingwu still did not enter the city. From here, it turned westward into the Xin'an River.
This was the time of year when the vegetation was the most lush. Fang Yingwu felt it was stuffy in the cabin, so he moved his seat to the deck and looked at the lush scenery of mountains and rivers on both sides of the river.
He had followed this road, going straight down the river from the remote Chun'an County to the colorful world, and today he came back upstream again.
Arriving at the boundary of Yanzhou Prefecture about two days later, he saw about a hundred people standing on the pier on the shore. Wang Ying looked around and reported: "80% of them are here to greet them."
Fang Yingwu couldn't help but feel in a trance. Seven years ago, Mr. Shang returned to his hometown after serving as an official. It was at this same place. He stood on the shore to greet the crowd and kept thinking about how to get ahead... The past events are vivid in his mind, but today
It's someone else who comes to greet you.
The place where Fang Yingwu was dispatched this time was in Chun'an County, Yanzhou Prefecture. Therefore, Yanzhou Prefecture was different from other places. It was due to official business and had to be received seriously. The prefect came out in person.
Zhu Zhifu, who had released Fang Yingwu during the government trial, has long since left office. Even Wang Zhifu of Chun'an County is no longer there. I don't know where he was moved to. It can only be said that things have changed.
Disembarking, saluting, greetings, greetings, sighs... everything seemed to proceed according to an invisible script. Then Commissioner Fang and the prefect returned to the boat, chatting while continuing to move forward.
Two days later, Fang Yingwu finally returned to Chun'an County, where he had been away for four years, and stationed at the county government office. Because he had an errand, he did not dare to engage in personal affairs before official duties were completed. Therefore, it was inconvenient for Fang Qin to return directly to Shanghuaxi Village, and had to complete the work first.
King's order.
Let's go ashore. Salutes, greetings, greetings, emotions... What made Commissioner Fang Qin even more laughable was that several county student representatives came forward to pay homage to him, calling him their senior.
Most of these scholars were about the same age as Fang Yingwu, and they even saw his classmates from the county school. In the way of imperial examination, those who have mastered it come first. Fang Yingwu had no choice but to act like a senior according to custom, which was really to the "juniors"
A few words of encouragement.
After bathing and fasting, Fang Qin sent across Qingxi and came to Renshou Township in the south of the county. Shang Ren still lived in Juanju Academy at the foot of a remote mountain. When the people nearby heard that someone from the imperial court came to express condolences to Mr. Shang, they gathered outside the academy gate to watch.
Under the cover of the ceremonial guard, Fang Yingwu held the imperial edict and stepped into the gate of Juanju Academy. Then he saw Shang Xianggong coming towards him surrounded by people, saluting to himself, who represented the emperor, or in other words, saluting to the imperial edict.
Fang Yingwu didn't want to watch the 70-year-old teacher waste his energy, nor did he want to waste time on red tape, so he opened the imperial edict and read it. After that, Shang Ren bowed again to express his gratitude and accepted the imperial edict.
Now that the official etiquette was over, Fang Yingwu rushed forward to help up the business chariot, and then bowed respectfully in turn. Then he sighed and said, "I haven't seen you for several years, and my teacher has turned completely white, and the students just wish they couldn't serve him."
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Shang Ren smiled freely and pointed to the hall, "Now you are also an envoy of the imperial court. Come into the room and sit down to talk."
After sitting down in the hall, the middle school children of the academy came to serve tea. Shang Ren said with great emotion: "The ancients said that people change, and exchanges become ancient and modern. Today, I am even more emotional. When we first met, you were just a young boy, diligently studying and writing.
, Goodbye today, I have become an imperial envoy and a pillar of the imperial court, and there are people who will follow us."
Fang Yingwu said humbly: "I have received a lot of kindness from my teacher. I have nothing to repay. I have to listen to the teachings sooner or later."
Fang Yingwu was not lying. If Shang Ren hadn't helped him with tutoring, his writing wouldn't have been so bad, and he wouldn't have been able to pass the exams so easily. Moreover, when he first debuted, he often used the banner of being a disciple of Shang Xiang's public relations sect.
It's a big advantage when it comes to building reputation.
Shang Ren sighed: "Seventy years of life are rare... When you are still as energetic as the sun, I can't teach you anything."
Then Shang Ren asked Fang Yingwu about the current situation of some old friends and some court matters. Unknowingly, more than an hour passed, and Shang Ren showed a look of exhaustion on his face.
Fang Yingwu sighed secretly. When Mr. Shang returned to his hometown seven years ago, although he was old, he was still in good spirits and was not tired even though he read and chatted all day long. But now he looks senile.
I really don’t know if I will have a chance to see each other again after leaving Chun’an this time. Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu wanted to stay a little longer, but was also worried about tiring Shang Ren. He didn’t know what to do for a while, and was slightly entangled for a moment.
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Shang Ren saw Fang Yingwu's thoughts and said with a smile: "Don't worry about me. I have no regrets in this life. Is there anything else that I can't let go of? Don't act like a child!"
Fang Yingwu shook his head and smiled bitterly, "The students are overthinking it."
The third Yuan Dynasty was achieved, he was a very popular minister, he retired intact, his name went down in history, his children and grandchildren were abundant, and the country was at peace... As a scholar, Teacher Shang really had no regrets in this life, and it was a very perfect life.
Shang Ren also mentioned something else: "You wrote a letter last time, saying that you haven't picked up the characters yet. Please take care of me, but now I have two characters."
Fang Yingwu asked quickly: "I would like to hear the details."
Shang Ren caressed his beard and said: "I think it is the word "Tao", which echoes the corresponding things. The Tao of all things can be grasped by your own heart."
Fang Yingwu saluted solemnly and said: "Thank you very much, teacher. I accept it, student."
"Before we say goodbye, I have one more thing to say." Teacher Shang suddenly said, "Actually, this is your family matter."
Fang Yingwu quickly expressed his position: "The teacher just gives instructions, and the students will follow everything."
"There is an old gentleman in your maternal grandfather's family. He became an official from the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing the year before last. Now he is also roaming in the countryside. He met with me the day before yesterday and asked me to send you a message. How about wiping out all the past grudges?"
Fang Yingwu thought about it for a moment and figured out what was going on. There was an elder in his biological mother's family who was a high-ranking official in Nanjing. He should be named Hu Gongchen. In terms of seniority, he was a brother to his grandfather. It was probably him who asked Teacher Shang to pass the message.
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The Hu family is one of the nine major imperial examination families in the county. At first, they looked down on the Fang family, and there were several disagreements. Now the biggest pillar of the Hu family, Mr. Hu Gongchen, has become an official, and there is only one other civil servant, who is at a low ebb.
period.
However, the Fang family has successively produced two talented people, Fang Qing and Fang Yingwu, who are said to have unlimited potential and are at the peak of their power. This makes the Hu family fearful, and spreading the word through Shang Ren is a disguised form of submission.
To be honest, now that Fang Yingwu is focused on the temple, why does he care about this small grudge of the Hu family? He said to Shang Ren: "Mr. Hu is really too worried. After all, my student, I also have the blood of the Hu family. Why?"
Do you feel resentful?"
After coming out of Juanju Academy, Fang Yingwu let out a long sigh and wrote a poem on the wall: "Return to the grace of Mr. He with a white head, and the honors of a generation are respected by everyone. Since ancient times, the wealth has been rare, and the academic achievements of this dynasty have been valued at three yuan."
The immortal urn of the fairy in the sea is Mr. Luo Xia's private paradise. It is strange to see the light from the stage reflecting on the east wall, and the official Lang is attending Zi Weiyuan."
After that, the imperial envoy returned to the county seat for a while and then set off back to Shanghuaxi Village.
Originally, Fang Yingwu had planned to stay simple and just ask Wang Ying and Fang Yingshi to accompany him, but Wang Ying tried his best to persuade him: "Brother Qiu, do you want to travel at night in brocade clothes?"
Fang Yingwu had no choice but to call all his followers and march towards the west gate of the county. As soon as he left the county, Wang Ying shouted in a fuss: "There is an extra archway outside the west gate!"
Fang Yingwu got off the sedan and took a look. In his impression, there should be five archways on the avenue outside the west gate of the county town, but now there are six. Looking carefully at the extra brand-new archway, there are four big words written on it - father and son Jinshi.
PS: Fang Qidao seems to be a minor celebrity in the Republic of China...if it is a coincidence, it is purely the same.
