The manager of the Xie family was a little anxious.
After the results are released, it is inevitable to summon the newly promoted students to talk. This is the rule of the government school. Xu Qian, the student who topped the list, is nowhere to be seen. Once the news gets out, this will become the hottest topic in Hangzhou government.
At that time, can the government sit back and ignore it? They will definitely be looking for people everywhere. Sooner or later, this matter will no longer be covered up. No matter how arrogant the Xie family is, no matter how great their reputation among scholars, they will not be able to bear it.
The guilt of detaining students...
The student student is already considered a semi-talented scholar and enjoys certain political privileges. Even if he commits a crime, he will need to be revoked by the government school and then be tried. If this happens, his reputation will be tarnished.
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Of course, Manager Xie didn't know that the boy named Xu in front of him had already been notorious. If people knew that the Xie family had locked Xu Qian in a small dark room, more people would probably applaud him.
"Don't talk nonsense. Our Xie family is not a place for you to cultivate your moral character. It's not your turn to come and leave whenever you want. Don't try to cheat."
Xu Qian was originally calm and calm, but when he heard the steward's harsh words, he immediately became angry, stood up, and sneered: "You Xie family didn't take people away, you can drive them away if you want to.
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Manager Xie stayed for a while.
Things seemed a little tricky. The man in front of him really couldn't be treated with common sense. He originally wanted to instruct the servants to take him out, but then he thought that there were many onlookers on the other side of the courtyard wall watching the poems on the wall. If this Xu Qian was
If you make a fuss, things will get worse.
Xu Qian then laughed again, sat back on the board, and said: "In short, let's go, I won't leave. I like this place. Thank you for your outstanding family. I need to be more civilized. You want to drive people away, but you are not like this."
easy."
Manager Xie was really speechless and could only sneer: "Okay, we'll see."
In fact, at this time, Manager Xie was already feeling guilty. It was not an option to continue like this. Now he could only report it to Master Ming.
He hurried to the flower hall of the back house. Normally, the master would sit here at this time. At this time, Xie Qian was indeed sitting here, but he was not idle. He was holding a few letters in his hand.
The letters were all sent from Nanjing. Some were from fellow townsmen, some were colleagues, and of course, there were more students and former officials.
The content of the letter was very polite, saying hello to Xie Qian again and again, but it soon got into the subject, saying that it was said that the Xie Mansion had captured a mad man, who went to the mountains to fight tigers, had a rich knowledge, and was a rare talent in Hangzhou.
I hope that you, the bachelor, will not care about the villain's faults and treat them kindly.
These people who wrote letters are naturally fans of people who go up the mountain to fight tigers. In fact, some of them may not be 'fans'. It's just that in this era, reputation is the most important thing. If you don't have amazing talents to attract others' attention, there are many ways to do it.
, such as supporting underachievers or having a sharp eye to recognize pearls, such things that people talk about can always be passed down as a good story.
No one knows who this person is who goes up the mountain to fight tigers. There are many speculations in the public. But no matter who this person is, his poems are indeed very good and have aroused the attention and resonance of many people. At this time, writing a letter can make a difference.
Being a good guy and getting a reputation for promoting underachievers is simply a wishful thinking with huge profits.
"I didn't expect this person to make such a big fuss..." Xie Qian couldn't help but smile bitterly. In fact, he still underestimated the poem. This kind of poem could not move others, but it had a huge impact on those who were frustrated in the officialdom.
Appeal.
Xie Qian had to consider this matter with caution at this time. The guy's poems were indeed good. It can be said that it touched Xie Qian's heart. Xie Qian also admired this guy quite a bit. Now there are so many people for this.
To plead for mercy, it would seem a bit out of place to 'beat' it again.
He took a slow sip of tea and had some thoughts in his mind. He was about to call the steward to give him instructions, but he never thought that the steward had already arrived.
"master……"
The steward of the Xie family explained everything that had just happened, and said with a sad face: "It's all the fault of the villain. It's the villain who didn't do things carefully. But now the man named Xu refuses to leave. He is now a student. If...
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Xie Qian couldn't help but laugh and said: "This man is a slippery man. I thought he was a scholar, but he turned out to be a confused guy. Go and invite him here. If he doesn't leave, he must have something to ask for. I think
Look, what is his plan?"
"Yes Yes……"
Manager Xie hurriedly went to the woodshed and saw Xu Qian again. Manager Xie was really angry about Xu Qian, but he couldn't get angry. He said patiently: "My master wants to invite you. Mr. Xu, please invite me."
The old monk Xu Qian sat down and said, "Is your master a bachelor of Xie?"
Manager Xie said: "Exactly."
Xu Qian curled his lips and said: "I have long heard that Liu Jian is good at judgment, Li Dongyang is good at planning, and Xie Qian is good at arguing. I think your master is very sharp-tongued, so I don't dare to go."
Xu Qian is quite a bachelor, so if someone named Xie invites him to go there, he will definitely argue with him. This kind of guy who has become a man has gone through countless actual combat experiences, and he is making himself uncomfortable by going to argue with him.
Manager Xie was dumbfounded and could only say: "My master just wants to meet you and has no intention of talking to you."
Xu Qian said: "Really? Then what did your master ask me to do?"
Manager Xie said: "My master sees that you are such a laggard in learning, so naturally I can't help but give you a few words of encouragement."
Xu Qian then stood up and said with a smile: "This is what you said, okay, since it is encouragement, then I will go."
Everyone who came to visit Xie's house on weekdays was polite and courteous, but it was a bit overwhelming for Manager Xie to meet an unusual scholar like Xu Qian. He was really afraid of this guy, so he took
Xu Qian followed Xu Qian all the way to the flower hall in the backyard without saying a word to Xu Qian. Xu Qian led Xu Qian in, but Xu Qian did not hesitate to give in. When he entered the flower hall, he saw Xie Qian.
This is the first celebrity Xu Qian has seen. This person is not only well-known in this era, but also a well-known figure in later generations.
But sitting in front of Xu Qian was an ordinary-looking old man who was in his sixties and had no airs about him.
Xu Qian didn't feel that this old man was overbearing, nor did he have any internal or external momentum. He was ordinary and ordinary, except for the pair of slightly turbid eyes that shone with an elusive depth.
While Xu Qian was sizing up Xie Qian, Xie Qian was also sizing up Xu Qian.
After looking at him for a long time, Xie Qian smiled. This smile was very kind, but Xu Qian felt that there was a sharpness hidden in this kindness.
That's right, it's the spirit, the kind of temperament that once guided the country, and was closely related to all living beings in the world, as if his every move and every smile deserved to be noticed by thousands of people, and it would never be simple.
"I didn't expect..." Xie Qian spoke very slowly and calmly: "You are so young."
Xu Qian said: "You have ambitions but not your age."
Xie Qian frowned slightly and said, "Why are you so arrogant at such a young age? The world is so big that ambitious people are like crucian carp crossing the river, but I have never seen you so arrogant."
Xu Qian smiled bitterly in his heart, I also want to be a good person with my tail between my legs, but if I do it with my tail between my legs, I will be bullied, so I might as well be a crazy student.
"Could it be that Bachelor Xie is criticizing the students?"
Xie Qian frowned again and said slowly: "You are a late learner after all, so what's wrong with my few words of criticism?"
Xu Qian shook his head and said: "If Bachelor Xie wants to criticize, the students will inevitably have to argue..."
Hear this…
There was an obvious glint in Xie Qian's eyes.
"This kid actually wants to argue in front of me. He's really trying to do what he wants."
Unexpectedly, Xu Qian said: "But if the students argue, it is inevitable that Bachelor Xie will retort. But when the students come, the steward tells the students that Bachelor Xie is here to encourage students and will never engage in unnecessary verbal disputes with students."
After hearing this, the student hurried over to meet Master Xie, hoping that Master Xie could give him a few words of encouragement so that the student would forget the pain of being locked up in a small dark room."
"..." Xie Qian was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the steward.
The steward complained in his heart that it was just a fool's errand, and it was nothing more than perfunctory. Who knew that people were actually making a fuss out of this, so he had to nod to Xie Qian with a wry smile on his face.