Gui E held two copies of the name badges in his hand and glanced at them indifferently. His stern face showed a bit of hesitation. He pondered for a moment and placed the two copies of the name badges on the case. The doorman below him knelt on the case.
Down, the atmosphere dare not come out.
"You just said that the two of them had an argument outside the Yamen Gate?"
The doorman hurriedly said: "Yes, I heard it with my own ears, and Mr. Wu seems to be dissatisfied."
Gui E remained silent and waved her hand: "Go down."
He spoke briefly, but with full authority. How could the doorman dare to neglect him, so he hurriedly withdrew.
Gui E then sighed softly and said to the deserted flower hall: "Third sister, please come out."
From the side room, the beautiful woman flashed out. The woman smoothed her hair on her forehead and said with a smile: "Brother is in trouble again, isn't it?"
Gui E's tense body relaxed, and she leaned back slightly on the chair, showing a rare kindness: "I want to hear your opinion. Do you want to see these two people or not?"
The woman said: "Of course, Mr. Wu is a famous person in Hangzhou. It would be fine if he kept silent, but now he is shouting about injustice, wouldn't it just attract the attention of the people in the world? If brother wants to do something big, he must first let everyone in the world know it.
I know that this article will attract thousands of people’s attention only if it stirs up controversy.”
Gui E breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "That's right, but how to deal with it when the time comes?"
The woman's eyes were dark, and there was a hint of cunning in her beautiful eyes that was inconsistent with her age, and she said: "Actually, it's very simple. It's nothing more than trying to make Xu Qian and Mr. Wu have conflicts. If my brother can add fuel to the fire, then
Of course it's good. Anyway, when the time comes, let them be impartial and let them make trouble. In this way, if something really happens, my brother can get out at any time and it can cause controversy."
Gui E said nothing and winked at the woman. The woman also smiled slightly and returned to the ear room.
It didn't take long before the enemies Xu Qian and Mr. Wu were invited in.
Mr. Wu was furious, and Xu Qian pretended to be elegant. However, their eyes intertwined, but they carried a murderous spirit.
After the two greeted each other, Mr. Wu couldn't bear it anymore and said with a bit of resentment: "My lord, I..."
Gui E smiled slightly, looked at him with squinted eyes, and said, "Are you the famous Mr. Wu?"
Even though it was just a sentence, it actually contained a lot of mysteries. Gui E interrupted Mr. Wu's words, but his words were very polite, but... he took the initiative to persuade and returned to Gui E in just a few words.
In his hand, Guihe declares to others that he is the rightful owner here.
Mr. Wu was not angry this time. Instead, he was sobered up by Gui E's words. He could only smile slightly and said: "Idle clouds and wild cranes are not worth mentioning."
Gui E said with a smile: "I have heard of your name for a long time. As an official, I know that many students and scholars in this province are under your sect. In recent years, you have contributed a lot to the education of Hangzhou. Mr. Wu
, just sit down and talk."
A famous person is a famous person, and even if he studies, he will be given face. Mr. Wu sat down contentedly and was about to speak. Unexpectedly, Gui E's eyes fell on Xu Qian again. He looked at Xu Qian with interesting eyes and said, "You
You are a newly promoted student. I originally planned to meet you in a few days and teach you some academic rules. Now that you are here, please sit down and talk."
Xu Qian smiled bitterly in his heart. This guy named Gui was really a bit domineering. With just a few words, he was so crowded that others were speechless.
He had no choice but to sit down as he was told, and he had to say obediently: "Thank you, sir."
Gui E smiled slightly and said to Mr. Wu, "Mr. Wu, why are you here?"
Finally got a chance to speak, Mr. Wu said hurriedly: "I heard that Mr. Xu ranked first in the college examination, and I felt dissatisfied. I must have been careless for a moment and made a mistake, so..."
Xu Qian sneered from the side: "What a famous person? It's really ridiculous. Who is Master Tixue? There are times when you make mistakes. It's obviously because you, the old man, saw that I was the first in the hospital examination at a young age, and you are jealous of talents."
, so he came to cause trouble."
Xu Qian's mouth was faster than a knife. He never mentioned Young Master Yang. He only said that Mr. Wu was jealous of him. Mr. Wu was so angry that he almost lost his temper.
Gui E glanced at Xu Qian and said, "If I didn't ask you, Mr. Wu is your elder. Is this how you usually talk to your elders?"
Xu Qian was speechless and had no choice but to shut up.
Mr. Wu saw the opportunity to speak and said quickly: "I have absolutely no intention of messing around, and please be more careful. The reason why I dare to say such things is that there is a reason."
Gui E said slowly: "Everything happens for a reason? Where does the reason come from?"
Mr. Wu said: "I have reviewed the test papers of the Xu Qian County Examination and the Prefecture Examination Papers. This person has only a middle-to-high level of qualifications. By chance, he accidentally passed the County Examination and the Prefectural Examination, and he was lucky enough to be ranked among them."
First..." Mr. Wu spoke very well. He neither admitted that Xu Qian cheated, nor did he admit Xu Qian's level. He just said that he was lucky. It was just the county exam. If you can rely on luck in the government exam, you can also rely on luck in the college exam.
Relying on luck? It should be noted that the difficulty of this college examination is much higher than that of the government examination.
After saying this, Gui E's face turned serious and said, "Mr. Wu has something to say, so you might as well say it clearly."
Mr. Wu said sternly: "Actually, what I want is very simple. There are mountains and seas of people shouting about injustice outside the yamen. To prove Xu Qian's innocence, please take out Xu Qian's test paper for me to take a look at."
At this point, there is an understatement. Mr. Wu does not believe that Xu Qian has made such rapid progress. It is useless to say more now, so it is better to let Mr. Gui publish Xu Qian's test paper. The right and wrong.
It's easy to tell.
Xu Qian finally couldn't bear it any longer and said, "You want it as you say, so wouldn't it be very embarrassing for Master Tixue?" He turned to Gui E and said, "What do you think, Grandmaster?"
Xu Qian just wanted to disgust Mr. Wu, but Guihe was very disrespectful. Fu Ben muttered: "Sooner or later, the articles for this college examination will be shown to others. Since Mr. Wu asked for it, there is nothing wrong with it. Since you want to read it,
, I want to show my fairness, so there is no harm in taking it out and asking Mr. Wu to take a look."
Xu Qian was immediately speechless, his hot face pressed against his cold buttocks. He originally wanted to say that Gui E was being embarrassed like this, but now it was him who was being embarrassed.
At this time, Gui E had already ordered a scribe, and soon someone presented Xu Qian's test paper. Gui E said to Mr. Wu: "I have heard about Mr. Wu's talent for a long time, so I asked Mr. Wu for advice."
Mr. Wu took the paper, took a deep breath, and read Xu Qian's test paper from beginning to end. He wished he had four eyes, for fear of missing a mistake, and he was extremely serious. Every word, every couplet,
It seems that I have to chew it up before I can rest.
After he finished reading the article, he sneered.
Although Xu Qian's progress surprised him, he understood that Xu Qian's literary style was still a little inferior to that of his proud disciple.
From a fair point of view, Xu Qian can only rank first with Yang Tongzhi at most. If we have to compete, Yang Tongzhi's article seems to be more sophisticated.
As if he had discovered a new world, Mr. Wu said excitedly: "I have to ask myself, this article is as good as Yang Tongzhi's. After Yang Tongzhi took the exam, he wrote out his article and showed it to me. Xu Qian even wrote it to me.
He’s not even worthy of carrying shoes.”
He exaggerated, but in fact he was promoting his disciples, belittling Xu Qian, and trying to re-influence Gui E's decision-making.
Gui E narrowed her eyes and remained silent, as if she wanted to hear what Xu Qian had to say.
Xu Qian sneered: "How can you see it?"
Mr. Wu said sternly: "Yang Tongzhi's couplets are rigorous and delicate, and his topic solving is exquisite. In this regard, you are thousands of miles behind him."
Xu Qian retorted: "My solution to the problem is also very clever. A gentleman's benevolence precedes the world, and those who respond to it are gods. Isn't this clever enough?"
Mr. Wu said: "It's just far-fetched. If it were clever, all the articles in the world would be clever."
Xu Qian said: "My article talks about the great road and advises superiors to govern the world with filial piety. Is this wrong?"
Mr. Wu sneered and said: "A gentleman's devotion to relatives is obviously about teaching benevolence, but what does filial piety have to do with it? Aren't you trying to do something far-fetched? Besides, filial piety lies in the heart, not in appearance. The superiors rely on their true intentions.
If you go to practice filial piety, what will you have to do with the people of the world?"
Xu Qian said: "Those in power will naturally set an example."
Mr. Wu didn't take it seriously and was too lazy to talk to Xu Qian. In his eyes, Xu Qian was not even qualified to debate with him. If he continued to pester him, it would only affect his reputation, so he said: "In short, your article is nonsense."
Xu Qian's eyes lit up and he asked word for word: "Does it mean that the emperor must have a father, and the princes must have brothers? The saying that "Zhao Hong, filial piety, and marriage" is nonsense? Hey... I originally said that Mr. Wu is an unparalleled genius. Today,
When I see these dirty words from you, I can’t believe that you are just a piece of shit.”
Mr. Wu was already irritated by Xu Qian's every word of questioning, and shouted: "The emperor is ordered by Heaven, Heaven is his father, the princes are relatives of the Emperor, and the Emperor is his brother. Your articles are all nonsense."