Cheng Yaojin's words showed the attitude of the Cheng family in the future.
After learning from the emperor about the position he would take, Bai Song knew that it would be difficult for him to break away from the court.
Looking at the entire court, Cheng Yaojin became the first support he could rely on.
To gain a foothold in the court, such support is essential.
When Mr. Yu retired and returned to his hometown, the Jianghuai Group that he expected Bai Song to succeed did not become Bai Song's wing.
My classmates still need time to grow up.
Bai Song found that he actually had nothing.
Cheng Yaojin's unabashed statement gave Bai Song some confidence.
But how important was Cheng Yaojin’s status in the Tang Dynasty in Li Shimin’s heart?
The Bai Song Dynasty is unknown.
It is undeniable that Cheng Yaojin was a hero of the Tang Dynasty and a close minister of the emperor, but was he considered an important minister?
Bai Song has the answer in his heart, and he should understand it from the area under the current jurisdiction of the other party.
Cheng Yaojin's energy in the capital was not as great as that of Yu Lao and Li Jing, let alone the Changsun family.
But only Cheng Yaojin could say what he just said without hesitation.
Bai Song is excited, this is the benefit of picking it up for free.
Bai Song immediately expressed his gratitude and told Cheng Yaojin that he would not let him down.
Cheng Yaojin didn't like red tape, and a scholar would definitely not be in Cheng Yaojin's eyes.
But Bai Song was different. This man was half elegant and half tough, and his temperament was just right between the pedantry of a scholar and the recklessness of a martial artist.
Cheng Yaojin had never seen such a person before, but the more he looked at it, the more he liked him. He looked at Bai Song and nodded repeatedly, and suddenly said that he would give Bai Song his daughter as his concubine.
But the daughter of the Cheng family couldn't explain that she didn't look as good as Bai Song's aesthetics, so she quickly rejected her as a consort.
When Cheng Yaojin heard this, he was a little disappointed and sighed: "Yes, I forgot your identity. It's a pity..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin suddenly remembered something: "That's not right. Li Jing said that he had received a secret decree from the emperor, and he wanted to give his Shu Wang to you. Why can the daughter of his Li family do it, but not my Cheng family?
I have to go to the emperor to reason."
When Bai Song heard this, he started to sweat.
We can't let him go. If the emperor really agrees, he's really a rat...
"Cough...cough...Old General, don't take it seriously. We already have wives and concubines at home. Now we are quarreling at home every day and every night. We can't cope with just three or two of them. How can we accommodate more?"
"A great man, how many women can't hold him down?"
"How about having a high-ranking princess?" Bai Song said helplessly, pretending to be bitter.
Fortunately, General Cheng was persuaded, and Bai Song breathed a sigh of relief.
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After leaving Cheng Yaojin, Bai Song returned to his house.
Thinking about the promise I made to Shu Wang, I felt it was time to catch up on my homework.
While studying in the academy, Bai Song made a lot of progress.
What the Bai Song Dynasty lacked in literature was not the accumulation of poetry, but the understanding of imperial examination questions.
I still remember that during the provincial examination, there was only one question in each paper that I could understand.
Similar situations must be avoided in subsequent exams.
Only when you understand the question can you answer it.
To remedy this problem, the simplest and most direct way is to take a mock exam and read all the test questions from the imperial examinations in recent years.
Try to answer it yourself. As long as you do enough test questions, all the questions will be easily solved.
In addition, the imperial examination is not about reciting poems and answering questions. The examination focuses on policy and argumentation, and is a direct output of opinions. You must ensure that you can express your inner thoughts in neat classical Chinese format. This is another major flaw of the Bai Song Dynasty.
The water conservancy project that Bai Song wrote about in the last exam had good ideas, but the words and sentences he used did not meet the requirements of the imperial examination and were too vernacular.
Even if such an answer sheet has excellent opinions, it is difficult to get high marks.
In order to make changes, in addition to practicing test questions, Bai Song plans to also pay attention to the following details of language expression in his daily life.
Life is on the right track and gradually becoming dull.
Bai Song strives to become more like an ancient person and integrate into the life and context of the ancients.
Therefore, Bai Song restrained his past frivolity, became more disciplined, and spoke more carefully.
The women in the house don't know why, and they don't know why Bai Song has changed like this.
The princess became more and more worried, thinking about various possibilities, always feeling that her husband's change might be related to the illegitimate child outside.
Bai Song would go out every day, cook and bring things with him.
At first only the princess noticed it, but after two days, everyone in the family noticed it.
No one asked, but I felt vaguely uneasy.
On the morning of the third day, Xiang'er couldn't help but ask, wanting to know who her husband prepared food for every day.
Bai Song thought for a while, but he didn't hide anything. He told Xiang'er everything about Li's house and the agreement between himself and the emperor.
Xiang'er knew Shu Wang, knew the experience between her husband and Shu Wang, and learned that Shu Wang had a child before marriage, and felt mixed emotions in her heart.
Bai Song told Xiang'er to keep it a secret, and Xiang'er also knew to keep it a secret, but the child was about to be born, and it was the blood of the Bai family. Living outside like this, what would happen if someone discovered it?
Such worries have already existed in Bai Song's heart, but Bai Song has no solution. Shu Wang's determination makes him dare not mention this matter again, telling Xiang'er that he can only take it one step at a time.
On the third day, Bai Song went to deliver food as usual.
This day was also the day Li Jing returned to the front line, and with Li Jing was Cheng Yaojin.
When Bai Song arrived at Li Mansion, Li Jing had already left Chang'an City.
Bai Song didn't care, he just wanted to see his woman.
Arriving at Shu Wang's room, Bai Song instantly felt that the atmosphere was not right.
Shu Wang and her maid were both sitting blankly in front of the table. On the table was a porcelain bowl with some milky white soup in it.
Bai Song shouted: "Shu Wang, what's wrong with you? Why don't you react at all?"
Shu Wang seemed to have just come back from a trance. He raised his head and looked at Bai Song without saying anything.
Bai Song walked over, looked at the things on the table, then looked at Shu Wang, and suddenly realized something.
Bai Song took a sip of the thick soup and frowned.
A strong smell of tortoise shell rushed directly to my forehead.
This is a nourishing soup made from tortoise shells, but tortoise shells are something that pregnant women are forbidden to eat and may cause miscarriage.
Bai Song's head buzzed, he pressed Shu Wang's shoulder and said in a deep voice: "Have you drunk?"
A trace of fear flashed in Shu Wang's eyes, and he nodded blankly.
"Didn't I tell you not to eat what others give you?" Bai Song was very angry and his tone was very bad.
After saying this, Shu Wang burst into tears.
"Grandpa prepared it for me before he left...I didn't expect...I didn't expect it to be like this..."
Shu Wang's tears kept falling down.
"Li Jing!" Bai Song gritted his teeth, filled with hatred, and turned around to go out.
"Already leaving the city..."
Bai Song stopped, calmed down, and asked in a low voice: "How much did you drink?"