The girl in Tsing Yi stared at Bai Song with a bit of seriousness and a bit of curiosity, not knowing what she was thinking.
Bai Song was very surprised. What was the point of a little girl caring about this matter?
Seeing that Bai Song didn't speak, the girl in Qingyi stepped forward and said: "Although I didn't listen too lightly before, I know you mean that grandpa did something against his will for the benefit of the family. How on earth is this going on?"
What's going on?"
"What does this matter have to do with you?"
"Why doesn't it matter?" The girl in Tsing Yi stared at her eyes and said seriously, "Grandpa has been looking very sad recently. I have seen it, and I can tell that something has happened. Grandpa has been working for the family all his life, and here he is.
At that time, if the Qin family still relies on grandpa's protection, wouldn't it be useless for me and the younger generation? I just want to know what makes grandpa difficult and what I can do. "
"What's your name?"
"My name is Qin Lanzhi."
"You really want to hear it?"
Qin Lanzhi nodded: "In this case, I'll invite you to a nearby teahouse."
Bai Song thought about it and realized that it wasn't impossible, so he just followed the other person's wishes.
On the other end, in the Qin Mansion.
Mr. Qin and Mr. Yu were sitting together drinking tea. There was no one else around, and Qin Xu's face looked a little more worried.
Qin Xu was a little curious. He could understand that Yu Shinan accepted Bai Song as his closed disciple.
But he couldn't understand why Yu Shinan would stand with Bai Song on this matter.
Could it be that Bai Song is so good that Yu Shinan no longer cares about the interests of the noble clan?
"What are you thinking? Why did you come forward personally on this matter? It seems that you also want me to make changes."
Yu Shinan took a sip of tea and pondered for a while, thinking about what to say.
In the end, Yu Shinan chose to use his grandson Yu Ji as a case, and reorganized what Bai Song had told him.
As members of the same gentry, all major families have similar experiences.
The nobles have the ability to recommend, but they always consider the issue of avoiding suspicion.
The direct descendants of the family generally do not enter the court and serve as officials. Yu Ji's experience represents the experience of the direct descendants of various major families.
The Qin family in Chang'an City is even more special.
In order to maintain the influence of the Qin family in the Tang Dynasty and to establish a tall and majestic image among the people.
No matter whether they were direct or collateral descendants of the Qin family, they refused to serve as officials in the court.
What I want is a high-mindedness.
Even if there were some disciples with foreign surnames entering the court, they would be very few.
The reason why the Qin family has been able to survive to this day is due to the reputation it has developed over hundreds of years.
Reputation is the Qin family's protective umbrella, but it has also become an obstacle to the Qin family's development.
Dynasties change, new emperors ascend the throne, and every change in power will invisibly weaken the influence of the Qin family.
But the Qin family chose a self-righteous route.
If it could continue like this, the Qin family might still be able to flourish in the Tang Dynasty for another hundred years.
But what about a hundred years from now?
Today, the Qin family has entered a path of slow death. Like boiling frogs in warm water, time is wearing away the Qin family bit by bit.
After decades of ups and downs, Qin Xu has already seen the hidden dangers of the Qin family.
If we can't find a way to break the situation, the future of the Qin family will be worrying.
The imperial examination was an opportunity to reshuffle the cards. For the gentry, there were both destruction and opportunities.
But all the major families have coordinated and chosen to fight. The reason is also very simple. No family is willing to put the family's fate on it and make a huge gamble.
Yu Shinan knows Qin Xu's heart, because every family experiences the same thing.
Seeing Qin Xu lost in thought after listening to what he said, Yu Shinan smiled: "Our two families have many similarities, but there is one difference. In the Yu family, as long as I say a word, all the clan members will understand
Follow the arrangements. But the Qin family is different. There are many kinship forces behind Mr. Qin, and they cannot agree to block the Qin family in the opposition of other noble clans."
"So, you are completely optimistic about the Bai Song Dynasty and are ready to embrace the imperial examination?"
Yu Shinan sighed: "My disciple said that the imperial examination is a wave and the inevitable result of the development of the times. I think he is right. This change started from the previous dynasty and has gone through three generations. No matter how the nobles in the world block it, the imperial examination will
It's all being held as scheduled, and it's getting better every year. We old guys can't stop it.
Since we can't stop him, why should we stand on the opposite side of him? After all, this world is still the emperor's world. Since the emperor is not satisfied with our current actions, we should make adjustments. If we have to hold on to what we are holding, maybe
If you don’t get any benefits, on the contrary, you and your family will suffer disaster.”
…
In the teahouse, Miss Qin asked for a private room.
Sitting in a private room on the third floor, opening the window, you can see the flowers and plants in the Qin Mansion from a distance.
Qin Lanzhi poured a cup of tea for Bai Song, her voice became kinder than before, and she asked in a low voice: "Master, can we talk now?"
Bai Song asked: "Have you heard about the recent poetry conference?"
"I've heard of it!" Qin Lanzhi's eyes lit up and she seemed to be very interested, "There are rumors in the market that my grandfather is still a judge! Unfortunately, I didn't go to the first audition. Later, I heard people say that the poetry competition was very interesting.
Not only have many good poems been circulated, but there are also many interesting things. I heard that brother Yu Ji and my grandfather had a quarrel at the venue, which is interesting to think about. I am also looking forward to the next preliminary round starting early.
"
"I organized the poetry conference."
"You?" Qin Lanzhi was even more different.
In this regard, Bai Song did not want to explain more and continued: "The purpose of the poetry competition is more entertainment. I never thought that I could really create any literary giants through the poetry competition. I have my own purpose. But after experiencing the first audition
Later, the development of the matter has exceeded my expectation, and the spread among the people has been too widespread, which has aroused the dissatisfaction of the emperor."
"The Poetry Conference was not approved by the Emperor himself? Why are you dissatisfied?"
"Because the Imperial Examination is about to begin, at this time in previous years, the streets and alleys of Chang'an City were all talking about the Imperial Examination, but this year it was overshadowed by the Poetry Conference. If this continues, students all over the world will have an illusion, that is,
It is better to attend a poetry conference than to study hard for ten years. As long as you can produce a good work, you will be famous all over the world. This time will cause a big blow to the reputation of the imperial examination."
Qin Lanzhi listened carefully. She only studied poetry and articles, and few people would talk to her about political content.
To put it simply, it still caused a lot of difficulties in understanding Qin Lanzhi.
The little girl frowned and thought for a long time, and then she said with some understanding: "Then what?"
"Then, of course, we must control the popularity of the poetry conference, and we cannot allow the influence of the poetry conference to continue to expand."