The emotions of officials who are scholars are sensitive and fragile. On the outside, Magistrate Su seems to be as calm as a rock, majestic and heavy. But he is also particularly sensitive in his heart.
He was a noble official and would not reveal his feelings easily. The eldest son of the Zhang family paid homage and said many nice words. The Su county magistrate originally severely suppressed the Zhang family, but the eldest son of the Zhang family not only ignored the past grudges, but instead brought five hundred taels.
Money comes in time.
Magistrate Su was a stone man, and he might as well have melted away, so he had a very good impression of Zhang Shulun. In addition, Zhang Shulun's decent conversation aroused the cordiality of Magistrate Su.
Because of this, Magistrate Su condescended to send Zhang Shulun out of the Yamen. This was because Magistrate Su had a vague debt and good impression of the Zhang family and decided to make up for it.
However, Master Huang's 'careless' words just now made Su County Magistrate suddenly 'understand' the whole story.
It turns out that the Zhang family did not take the initiative to get close to each other, but Master Huang posted a list of articles praising Xu Qian. The Zhang family and Xu Qian were incompatible with each other, so they stepped forward and wanted to eliminate Xu Qian's influence.
On the surface, this does not seem to be a big deal. No matter what the Zhang family thinks, they have paid money to support Magistrate Su. However, to Magistrate Su, this is very important. The former is the initiative, and the latter is
Those who are passive are passive, those who are active are often sincere, while those who are passive have ulterior motives. Their purpose is nothing more than to use every means to punish Xu Qian, and they are nothing more than hoping that Xu Qian will be unlucky and fearing that he will
Magistrate Su and Xu Qian got too close.
And this is what made Magistrate Su angry. The Zhang family came to look for him with a purpose, and they said something nice, which almost made him fall in love with him, feeling grateful and moved. But now it seems that he is really naive, and he was actually betrayed by the Zhang family.
Played with emotions.
Now think about it, if Xu Qian’s donation was a timely help, then the Zhang family’s donation was just the icing on the cake. If Xu Qian had not taken the initiative to donate, how could there have been the Zhang family’s “enthusiasm”?
Magistrate Su was very angry and even felt a little bit humiliated. When he thought about the matter thoroughly, he felt that he was probably just like a puppet in the eyes of a gentry family like the Zhang family. He really thought he could be unhappy.
Ignore them and give them a sweet date when they are useful? How can the parents of this county allow them to manipulate me?
Magistrate Su spoke, and Mr. Huang quickly went to invite Xu Qian.
It was getting late at this time, and Xu Qian was having dinner at home. While eating, Xu Chang was still chattering, thinking about how to spend his money, while Xu Qian kept his head down and just satisfied his own desires.
Mr. Huang came to the door in person and said that he was invited by Magistrate Su. Xu Qian did not dare to neglect. He quickly changed his clothes and said to Zhao Mengting: "Keep that plate of sweet and sour pork ribs for me, don't let anyone eat it all."
, I will eat more when I come back."
Zhao Mengting was stunned. She immediately thought of the scene of Xu Chang and his son fighting for meat, and was speechless for a moment.
Zhao Mengting usually doesn't eat too much meat and fish. Xu Qian's instructions were naturally an allusion to the old man. Xu Chang glared at Xu Qian, but Master Huang was present, so it was difficult to get angry.
"Master, let's go."
Xu Qian followed the confused Master Huang out of the house as if he was running away.
The streets at night were a little blurry, Xu Qian was holding a lantern, and Master Huang was a little uneasy and said: "Dong Weng seems to be really angry this time. You have to be careful when you reply later."
Xu Qian chuckled, knowing that Master Huang had completed the matter according to his instructions. In fact, this matter was very easy, it was just a time difference, and often very small details determine a person's perception.
County Magistrate Su only knew that Mr. Huang posted the list, but did not find out when the list was posted. He was afraid that at this time, he had already concluded that it was the Zhang family who saw Xu Qian taking action, so he reluctantly followed suit.
He came here in order to suppress Xu Qian's momentum. In the eyes of Su County Magistrate, the Zhang family's collection of silk was no longer for Magistrate Su's political achievements, but to suppress Xu Qian.
"Master, I'm done."
Master Huang walked away with his hands behind his back and did not answer Xu Qian's words.
After a long time, he said: "Why bother? I don't understand a word Mr. Xu said."
Xu Qian smiled knowingly. Master Huang was refusing to admit his guilt. This was to tell Xu Qian that today's incident had never happened and would never be mentioned again. As for Master Huang who deceived Dong Weng, he was scared.
Is there such a thing? Is there such a thing?
Since this incident never happened, Master Huang is still innocent, so the word "worker" is naturally out of the question.
There was no words all the way. When we arrived at the county government office, the main entrance of the county government office had been closed. Xu Qian was led by Mr. Huang through the side door. When he arrived at the flower hall in the back hall, Magistrate Su was still sitting there. He looked a little tired and raised his eyes.
Xu Qian glanced at him and said, "Sit down and talk."
Xu Qian sat down and said, "What are your orders, sir?"
Magistrate Su smiled slightly and said: "This county just wants to talk to you on a whim."
In fact, County Magistrate Su also felt that it was a bit abrupt. If there was anything he could do, he could summon Xu Qian to the Yamen in the daytime tomorrow to tell him. It was getting too late now, so it would be too impatient.
However, the people had already arrived, so Magistrate Su naturally had no choice but to continue: "Today you came to this county and expected me to give you a word, but on a whim, I thought of a good one.
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Xu Qian said hurriedly: "Please give it to me, sir."
Su County Magistrate put his hand on the writing case and said: "The reason why mortals are human is etiquette and righteousness. The beginning of etiquette and righteousness lies in correct appearance, uniform color, and correct speech. This is the foundation of etiquette. Why not call your name Zirong?"
how?"
"Zirong..." Xu Qian slowly tasted it in his heart and felt that this expression was not shocking. Although it was ordinary, it was not bad.
He quickly said: "Then the student will be called Zirong from now on."
Su County Magistrate smiled slightly and said: "Zirong, now that you have a nickname, you can take the county examination in February next year. If you pass, you will be regarded as a scholar. Since you are a scholar, you should abide by your duties as a scholar and stop messing around.
Although the road to the imperial examination is the right path, there are countless ups and downs. I hope you can stick to your heart and work hard, and one day you will see the light of day. But if you are complacent about how smart you are, you will end up with nothing.
You will mislead yourself. After you became Zhongliang, the Xu family has been in decline for so many years. Whether or not the family can be reestablished all falls on you."
These words are a bit encouraging from the elders to the younger ones. Even though they are just empty words, they reveal a lot of meaningful thoughts. Only when the relationship is close to a certain level can these big principles be said. This is just like the same
If so, one's own elders can say it, but if others say it, it would be presumptuous. Magistrate Su, pretending to be an elder, also revealed a message. From now on, the relationship between Magistrate Su and Xu Qian will no longer be the same.
The county magistrate is so alienated from the common people under his rule.
Xu Qian said: "That's what you taught me."
Magistrate Su County smiled and said: "There are some notes here in this county from when I was studying in the past. Although I don't use them now, I have been reluctant to throw them away. They contain a lot of my county's experience on the meaning of the Eight-Part Sutra. You can borrow them."
Take a look, maybe you can get some insights from it. There are still three months until the county examination. During these three months, you must not be careless. You must know that there is no limit to the sea of learning. Although this county examination is a small test, it is also very important. You need to
Be prepared with all your heart and mind."
Magistrate Su County paused for a moment, then said kindly: "If you have any questions, and this county has some experience, you can come here to ask for advice. The new emperor has just ascended the throne, and there are frequent amnesty and imperial edicts. This is the time for you to forge ahead.
At this time, you need to be focused and not slack off at all.”
Xu Qian originally just hoped that Magistrate Su could adopt a pseudonym to bring the relationship closer between the two. When the time came for the county examination, he would be Amitabha. Who would have thought that Magistrate Su's words would actually lead to him being one of his own?
Meaning, this surprised Xu Qian. He took over Su County Magistrate’s reading notes. It was half a foot thick. It was full of small characters, which were all about the experience of writing eight-legged essays. This kind of notes was unique in the market.
No matter how much money you have, you can't buy it. Only people from aristocratic families and those who have passed the imperial examination can borrow it. Unexpectedly, Magistrate Su is even willing to lend it.