The horse quickly arrived in front of Gui E, and the man on the horse dismounted. The person who came was none other than the famous scholar Xu Qian.
Naturally, horses are rented to support the scene. The Xu family is not luxurious enough to raise horses. Even if they have the spare money, given Xu Chang's stingy spirit, I'm afraid it is impossible to even think about it.
The Xu family was already too lively. Although many relatives stayed at the inn, it was still annoying to have so many people gathering there. Xu Qian heard that the tutor was leaving, so he took some time to try to improve relations.
Gui E glanced at Xu Qian and couldn't help but smile.
After the college examination, this inconspicuous scholar in front of me has actually become a grasshopper in the same boat as Gui E. Although Gui E usually has a straight face when meeting people, today he is leaving Hangzhou "unhappily", and no one comes to meet him.
Everyone was avoiding him like a snake or a scorpion, but Xu Qian came running to the scene, which gave him some relief.
Xu Qian dismounted, bowed to Guihe and said: "Student has seen the adults..."
Gui E smiled, pressed her hands, and said: "Don't be polite, don't say those hypocritical polite words, come on, let's chat casually."
He held Xu Qian's hand and pulled him to the horse-riding pavilion outside the inn. He sat on the stone pier in the pavilion. The woman named Zhi'er stood tall and graceful behind him, with a pair of curious eyes.
Looking at Xu Qian through the gauze.
Xu Qian leaned over and sat down, then said: "The imperial court demoted the grand master without any reason, it is true..."
Gui E pressed her hands again, smiled and said: "Don't mention these things again, I have already prepared for you, but you, at such a young age, are now very important, and your actions in recent days have been like meteors.
It’s so dazzling that I can see countless people, but the only one I can’t see through is you!”
He sighed deeply, and then said: "But shooting stars are dazzling, but they cannot last long. If a tree is as beautiful as a tree in the forest, the wind will destroy it. You were born poor and humble, and you have been criticized from the beginning. It would be okay if you act in a low-key manner, but...
But if you do the opposite, you will be in trouble sooner or later. I see that you are smart and will become a great person in the future, so I am giving you a warning today. I hope you can take it as a warning and be more considerate in your future actions. It is not good to look forward and backward.
, but being too energetic is not a good thing.”
As soon as he came up, he talked to Xu Qian about some important principles. In fact, Xu Qian didn’t know these important principles? But the situation was such that he could no longer change his mind. Xu Qian said seriously: "The master’s teachings should be remembered by students, but students are just students."
It's just a last resort. In the past, when people saw that I was from a poor family, everyone wanted to step on me. I could tolerate it once, but I couldn't tolerate it a second time or a third time. But now, I have become a disciple of Bachelor Xie, and some people want to step on me.
How can a student remain indifferent to the fact that he is using me to humiliate the family of my mentor? Besides, how can a man be at the mercy of these mediocre people? If a student is allowed to choose, he would rather be a shooting star that cuts across the sky for a fleeting moment than be a mediocre person.
, act based on people’s looks.”
These words made the woman standing behind Gui E feel involuntarily. Her emotions could not be seen clearly behind the veil, but she was thinking in her heart: "The words of this person named Xu are actually the same as those of brother just now."
What he said is the same, Xu Qian wants to be a shooting star, what the second brother thinks about, plots and pursues, isn't this fleeting but extremely dazzling star?"
Gui E's cheeks twitched slightly, then he laughed, and he couldn't help but nod his head and said: "Although what you just said may not last forever, it won my heart. Hey...if you hadn't become a disciple of Bachelor Xie, I would have
I really want to take you under my wing. With your knowledge and knowledge at such a young age, you will definitely become a blockbuster one day..." His eyes were dark, as if he had some thoughts, and he said: "You are in Hangzhou, and you will have to take the provincial examination soon.
, if you can pass the exam and if you want to go to the capital in the future, you can go and see my brother. I will write a letter by then and my brother will definitely make arrangements for you."
Xu Qian's words touched his heart. In a sense, Gui E was lonely. He and Xu Qian were essentially the same people. At this time, it touched his heart. He felt a lot in his heart. He felt sorry for Xu Qian.
No longer looking at things from the future, with a hint of a good friend in his tone, he immediately said: "It's getting late, and I'm about to leave. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will definitely have a long talk with you."
The carriage was rolling, Xu Qian and the woman watched the carriage leave. Xu Qian felt strange mentally. Although he had never seen this demoted official, I'm afraid not many people walked as freely and freely as Gui E.
In the past, if Xu Qian had to evaluate Gui E, he could only describe it as being unscrupulous and ambitious. However, the conversation just now made him suddenly realize that Gui E was not ambitious or unscrupulous.
It's just that he is not willing to accept it. There will always be some smug people in this world who are not willing to be inferior to mediocre people and do not want to look at villains.
Ask yourself, why is Xu Qian not such a person?
Xu Qian secretly sighed in his heart and thought about what Gui E had just said. If he had the chance to go to the capital, he could visit the Gui brothers. But he didn't know what Gui E's intention was in making such an arrangement. Could it be that Gui E wanted to get him to fall in love with them?
Boat? But who are the people behind Guihe?
Of course he didn't believe that just one Gui E could plan such a big thing. Among other things, he just said that he was suddenly transferred to Zhejiang to study. This was obviously arranged by someone in the capital before, so it was easy to transfer the head of the Ministry of War.
How could such a high official be accomplished by his brother in Hanlin alone?
The water here is probably very deep.
Xu Qian smiled bitterly in his heart, and was about to lead the horse, but a carriage stopped steadily beside Xu Qian, but it was the woman covered with gauze who leaned out of the window and said to Xu Qian: "Master Xu, are you willing to come with us?"
go?"
It's so corrupt, and he is accompanying a woman in the car. Logically speaking, women in the dynasty would try to have as little contact with men as possible, but Xu Qian seems to be lucky, but now this woman is close to her twenties, much older than Xu Qian.
Well, theoretically speaking, there seems to be no place where men and women avoid suspicion.
Xu Qian was not polite, handed the horse to the woman's entourage, and boarded the car lightly. However, he could not see the woman's face, so he thought in his heart: "This woman is so old, I am afraid she has already been married to someone else.
I just don’t know whose family Xu is from? Seeing that she has a very close relationship with Gui E, could it be that she is a concubine? "
He immediately shook his head again: "It can't be a concubine. If she is a concubine, how could she stay in Hangzhou? Besides, this woman doesn't look like her."
He was thinking wildly, and the woman suddenly said: "You can call me Gui Zhi'er. I have been famous for your name for a long time. Yes, I heard that your Xu family wants to escort the imperial envoy Li Gu to the capital, right?"
Xu Qian glanced at Gui Zhi'er and couldn't help but feel that this woman had very good ears and eyes, so he said: "The Xu family is just acting in accordance with the imperial decree, and everything is done according to the rules."
Gui Zhi'er seemed to be unable to help but smile brightly, looking at Xu Qian through the gauze, and said: "This kind of deception is enough to deceive some villagers, but it can't deceive me. This Li Gu,
But it was your father who sent the certificate of surrender to the capital. Sigh... your Xu family is too insidious. If your father joins Dongchang this time, I'm afraid he will be of great use after he goes to the capital."
Xu Qian's thoughts were guessed by her at a glance, and he couldn't help but said: "Young lady seems to have very good ears and eyes. She knows everything about the capital and Hangzhou."
Gui Zhi'er said calmly: "This is nothing, but I want to advise you. This Li Gu is your father's stepping stone, and it is also a hot potato. If you want to steal it randomly, you have to be careful. But
...You have made such a big fuss, at least no one will provoke you again in the near future. In fact...I have something to ask you for help."
help……
Xu Qian glanced at Gui Zhier curiously and said, "What do you want me to help you with?"
Gui Zhi'er said: "I am a weak woman who was left in Hangzhou by my brother, but I have to do some things. Come and find me in a few days. I will make it clear then that your benefits will be indispensable if the things are done."
She let Xu Qian get curious, but at this time, he had to pretend to be a little reserved to avoid being looked down upon, so he could only smile bitterly and said: "It's not that I am going to commit adultery and commit crimes, I will never be loyal again."
Don’t do bad things.”
Gui Zhier looked at him coldly through her gauze. If Xu Qian could see the look in her eyes, he would definitely be able to see the meaning in her eyes: "Boy, who are you? I don't know?