Qiao Yongde's words were so unpleasant that not only did he scold the four sons of the Shen family, but everyone around him also felt uncomfortable.
Now that the eldest master is the second-rank minister, he is the highest-ranking among all the in-laws, and the Shen family has become the backbone of several surnames. As adults, the younger generation will naturally be like the brothers of the Qiao family. They obey the instructions of the family and make good friends with Shen. Rui, Shen Jue brothers.
Now in Qiao Yongde's words, even Shen Rui and Shen Jue are the ones who want to fight against the autumn wind, so what are the other families who are close to the Shen family?
Qiao Yongde broke away from his hand, snorted coldly, and looked sideways at Shen Jue and Shen Rui.
Shen Jue's temper could not stop him from being so provocative. He was about to swing his fist, but Shen Rui stopped him.
Shen Rui chuckled and said: "I don't know, in the Shen family, why can't the Shen family be the masters? Brother Jue, you mentioned etiquette just now, why are you losing the etiquette of hospitality now?"
Shen Jue was full of dissatisfaction, but knew that now was not the time to lose his temper.
Mrs. Xu ordered her brothers to entertain guests and cause trouble, no matter who was right or wrong, and it also left a bad impression in the minds of the elders that they did not take trouble.
Shen Jue sneered and said, "I'm confused. Why bother with people who are rude? If I don't do it, I will lose my identity."
He Taizhi had long been dissatisfied with Qiao Yongde's arrogant look, so he joked: "That's right, cousin Jue, you are not a child anymore, you should be more sensible."
Others were okay, but Shen Qin couldn't help laughing.
When we all met just now, everyone present ranked their ages, and Qiao Yongde was the oldest.
Qiao Yongde blushed and looked at Shen Rui with an unkind expression: "The eldest master of the Shen family is my cousin, and the second master of the Shen family is my cousin and uncle. Who are you?"
Shen Rui said in surprise: "Of course it's my uncle. Maybe I didn't hear the truth just now. My surname is Shen...
Seeing that Shen Rui was evading the important and taking the easy, Qiao Yongde became even more annoyed: "There are so many people with the surname Shen in the world. They haven't decided on their status yet, so they pretend to be an uncle? Carefully dodge the waist and be beaten back to their original form?"
Seeing that he kept pestering him endlessly, Shen Rui got tired of it, lowered his face and said, "What's going on with Qing?"
Qiao Yongde snorted coldly and wanted to say more. Shen Rui had already turned his head and said to Yang Zhongyan: "I'm sorry for letting my cousin suffer such a disaster..."
It turned out that Yang Zhongyan was also wearing a ponytail skirt.
Yang Zhongyan touched his nose and smiled bitterly: "To be honest, I don't like wearing this either. With my figure, my clothes are getting more and more fashionable, but now that it's popular in Beijing, I've followed suit..."
He was already a little fat, and he looked even fatter when he put on this ponytail skirt.
Only then did Shen Jue realize that he had made a mistake. He quickly stood up and bowed to Yang Zhongyan: "Cousin Yang, please forgive me for my fault..."
Yang Zhongyan hurriedly waved his hands and said: "It's okay, it's okay, but in one sentence, what's the point? Cousin Jue is too outspoken."
Shen Jue has always had the temperament of "you respect me a foot, and I respect you a foot". Seeing Yang Zhongyan being so warm, he also said affectionately: "Cousin, just don't blame me. I just heard that my cousin and Brother Qin , When the fourth brother Bao talks about the wild fun in Zhuangzi outside the city, when it is really about to pass, my cousin must not leave the second brother Rui and my younger brother behind..."
Yang Zhongyan came here today because he had made friends with the younger generation of the Shen family. When he saw Shen Jue setting up a ladder, he immediately accepted it: "That's natural. My third uncle will have a holiday here tomorrow and we brothers will go out of the city together..." At this point, He also did not forget to tell the Tian brothers and He Tai: "Cousin Tian, cousin Tian and cousin He will go together when they have time..."
The others were talking lively, so they left the Qiao brothers aside alone.
It's no wonder that a smooth man like Yang Zhongyan made his position clear. It's actually Qiao Yongde's bad temper, his lack of self-awareness, and his unpopularity with others.
Among all the in-laws, it goes without saying that the Shen family has the newly released ministers here; the Yang family is the fourth-ranking young minister of Dali Temple, and the He family has a bachelor's degree; although the Tian family is low in rank, the Tian family academy is one of the best in the capital. 's academy.
Compared to before, the Qiao family was in decline and had no successors.
When it comes to relatives, the Shen and Yang families help each other in the officialdom; the Shen and He families are a bit subtle, after all, their positions are different; the Tian family has always been noble, and although they are married to the Shen family, they have rarely obtained anything over the years. When it was the Shen family, it was the Qiao family who now needed to rely on the Shen family.
No one paid attention. Not only did Qiao Yongde look ugly, but Qiao Yongshan also looked a little embarrassed.
Qiao Yongde wanted to speak again, but Qiao Yongshan stopped him in a low voice: "Fifth brother"
Qiao Yongde caused such a scene, even if the atmosphere turned around, it was still a bit cold.
Qiao Yongshan let go of his arrogance and took the initiative to come over and chat with everyone about the government examination in April.
He stretched out his hand to avoid hitting the smiling person. Even though everyone was annoyed with Qiao Yongde, Qiao Yongshan was never rude and accepted the message.
He Taizhi said with a bitter face: "Only the teachers in our academy always adhere to the doctrine that fame must be obtained early, and urge us to end as soon as possible... If it were another academy, it is impossible for the teachers to ask students to study for two more years.
Qiao Yongshan knew that He Taizhi was studying at Chunshan Academy, and said with a bit of envy: "Who told you that the masters there are not ordinary people, and the students are all from calligraphy families, so naturally they have different requirements from ordinary students..."
He Taizhi sighed: "It's not like burning your butt... Wouldn't it be more embarrassing to have half a bottle of water in your stomach? There is no book that can be read thoroughly in one go... To be honest with you cousins, I have only studied literature for two years. , I really feel unsure..."
Having said this, he glanced at the Tian brothers and said, "I envy the two Tian cousins. I heard that the students from Nancheng Academy passed the sixteen-year-old boy examination..."
There are two brothers from the Tian family, the elder is named Tian Ying and the younger is named Tian Rong.
Tian Ying smiled bitterly and said: "Students in the academy must pass the boy examination at the age of sixteen. The Tian family's ancestral training teaches that only men who have won the title can seek fame. We brothers still have many years to go..."
Everyone was very surprised when they heard this sentence.
You must know that no one can guarantee that someone will get an official position in the imperial examination. Some people have white hair and bright heads to start their careers. Even if they are lucky enough to win the Jinshi, they will only stop at the seventh rank; similarly, if they are young Jinshi, they may enter the Imperial Academy or be sent to other places. , can we go further.
For example, at Chunshan Academy, because everyone is a Hanlin student, they are originally scholarly children and have a good family background. Secondly, there are Hanlin teachers who have become officials, and the quality of the teachers is much higher than that of outside academies.
The starting point is high, and the teacher's requirements are also high. He does not think that students will definitely get fame when they are teenagers, but hopes that by passing the exams one after another, they can take a step ahead of others in the imperial examination career.
For example, Nancheng Academy requires students to take the Boy Examination at the age of sixteen, which is a common practice among civilian students today. They start at the age of six, study hard for ten years, and then end up taking exams at the age of sixteen.
However, this is the first time I have heard of people like the Tian brothers who have an ancestral precept that requires ending at the age of 20.
Others were dismissed at the age of fifteen or six, but the Tian family was only allowed to retire at the age of twenty. There was a difference of two subjects.
By the time the Tian family passed the exams and gained fame, they were later in their official careers than their peers.
Is this the reason why the Tian family does not produce high-level officials?
Everyone suddenly thought of this.
Shen Rui was a later person who watched the imperial examination system in the Ming Dynasty and felt that the ancestor who formulated the Tian family's family motto was a man of great wisdom.
It is true that the road to the imperial examination is "teaching people tirelessly". In the Ming Dynasty, more than 100 people were awarded Jinshi in one subject every three years. How can this road be so easy to walk? How many people could not reach the end and fell halfway, and some of them collapsed.
Some have had their minds destroyed.
When a man is twenty years old, he is mature both physically and mentally. In this way, even if he fails in the imperial examination, he will not be in despair.
As for taking the exam late, there are also advantages to taking the exam late. You are calm and not easily confused by external things. However, the disadvantage is that you are easily lost to everyone.
We are all young people, and when we talk about the imperial examination, we mention Yang Tinghe, a scholar from Zuo Chunfang.
Although Yang Tinghe was born in the same Jinshi family, he was elected in his hometown at the age of twelve, making him the youngest person since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
He also mentioned Jiang Mian, a scholar at the Hanlin Academy, and the fourteen-year-old Jie Yuan.
There are also Wangchen who lived in the fifth year of Chenghua. He was a Jinshi and Shujishi at the age of sixteen, and was the youngest Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty.
The youngest of the people here is eleven years old, and the oldest is fifteen, and they are all studying. When I mention the scholars above who passed the imperial examination at a young age, they are all envious.
Not to mention others, Shen Rui's heart, even if he didn't expect to have success on top of fame, he couldn't imagine what it would be like to go from being a teenager to being in his thirties or forties.
The goal he set for himself was to pass the imperial examination before he was 20 years old and to become a Jinshi before he was 30 years old. In this way, he could become an official in Zhengde and avoid the official turmoil in the early years of Zhengde.
There are still four years until Zhengde ascends the throne. Is it time to think of a way to remind Wang Shouren?
Shen Rui thought of this and fell into deep thought.
Qiao Yongde was standing by, listening to everyone talking about the excitement. No one paid any attention to him. His lungs were about to burst. He didn't care about his cousin's private persuasion just now. He stood up in a hurry, kicked down the waiter in front of him, and strode like lightning.
Went out.
The waiter's teacup fell to the ground and shattered.
The side hall suddenly became quiet. Qiao Yongshan had a look of helplessness on his face. He stood up and clasped his fists at everyone: "My fifth brother has encountered something in the past few days and is feeling unhappy. I also ask all my cousins not to talk to him."
Don’t worry, Yongshan is here to accompany everyone on behalf of Fifth Brother..."
No one accepted his kind words.
Who is Qiao Yongde? He is not happy and just stays at home. What right does he have to be angry with everyone?
Seeing everyone's indifferent expressions, Qiao Yongshan looked at Shen Jue as if asking for help: "Cousin Jue..."
Shen Jue snorted softly and turned away, not answering Qiao Yongshan's words.
Although Shen Rui didn't like Qiao's family, he still had to take Shen Jue into consideration and said, "We are fine. Cousin Qiao should go see your brother first..."
Qiao Yongshan glanced at Shen Rui gratefully, turned around and chased Qiao Yongde.
Shen Jue said angrily: "Brother Rui has a good temper?"
Shen Rui said: "It's rare for my cousins to come over, why bother to disturb everyone's fun for a fool?"
Yang Zhongyan said with a smile: "What cousin Rui said is exactly what we say. People who are different do not work together. He treats us all as country people. Let's live together in the same village. Don't pay attention to him, a city man, that is..."
He Taizhi shook his head and said: "I'm just a frog in a well. Who doesn't know that Jiangnan is as rich as the capital..."