Huang Liuye left with satisfaction, and County Magistrate Wang also smiled from ear to ear.
Chen Ping, who watched the whole process, was greatly shocked.
Although it is only in a small county town, there is a county magistrate who has not been promoted in seven or eight years, and a businessman who can only stay in the local area for half his life.
The first confrontation between them was actually so exciting.
This is more than just being humane, and more than just pretending to be crazy, it’s simply a way of understanding people’s hearts!
Seeing his disciple's distraught appearance, Mr. Ye suddenly slapped Chen Ping on the back.
"Hey! Why are you dazed!"
The frightened Chen Ping jumped up on the spot, like a disturbed wild bird.
Chen Ping complained pitifully and plaintively: "Teacher, you are already old, and you are still a respected elder. But with your temperament, how can you be more out-of-the-box than Ye Chongwen?"
Mr. Ye did not take seriously the small complaints from the closed disciples.
Instead, he smiled and said: "What I hope most as a teacher right now is for you to stop being so calm and to be more out-of-the-box than an old man like me."
These words are really teasing Chen Ping.
How come you, a seven-year-old child, are more dying than me, an old man?
"If you have too many worries, you will not only be unable to sleep at night, but it will also make you lose weight!"
Chen Ping understands Mr. Ye’s reminders and worries.
But it is really difficult to be like a child and be indifferent to worldly affairs and turn a deaf ear to everything around you.
Chen Ping did not think about this in detail, but continued his previous thoughts.
He asked curiously: "It seems reasonable to say that as a businessman, Huang Liuye was naturally afraid of officials, so he repeatedly gave in to Magistrate Wang."
"But why do I just think there is something fishy about this matter?"
"If he is really so afraid of officials, then how did he start from scratch and accumulate such a big business in the past? It is impossible that he has never been embarrassed by the officials before, right?"
Ye Lao originally wanted to interrupt his train of thought and not let him put too much thought into this kind of thing. This is not what children of his age can understand, nor should they understand.
I just pretended to be playful and wanted to stimulate his nature as a child, but I didn't expect that he was already so calm.
But looking at it now, if I can't help Chen Ping solve his doubts, I'm afraid he will have trouble sleeping and eating today.
So Mr. Ye took Chen Ping to the back courtyard of the inner office and analyzed it while visiting the garden and admiring the flowers.
"Actually, this Mr. Huang Liu is not afraid of officialdom at all!"
Mr. Ye's words made Chen Ping stunned and speechless for a moment.
Huang Liuye is not afraid of officials!
Not to mention that he just wanted to act like a licking dog in front of Magistrate Wang.
It can be said that before this, Huang Liuye created a huge family business after he became successful.
But he still took the initiative to come to the door and shamelessly attached to the Huang family's first wife, not even daring to rank the children of the same generation with the second wife in order of age.
With all this, what else could be the reason?
Isn't it just because the Huang family's first wife has a third master Huang who is the county magistrate.
Chen Ping couldn't figure it out for a moment and looked at Mr. Ye for help.
Mr. Ye smiled with satisfaction. His disciples are eager to learn, which is the greatest blessing of being a teacher.
"This man has a deep and cunning mind. Even I can't figure it out. I can only get a glimpse of it through his words and actions, and I can conclude that he is not afraid of officialdom."
"If you are really afraid of officials, why would you dare to offend Huang County Cheng?"
"Can Magistrate Wang still be a magistrate in Yongshun County for the rest of his life?"
Although he was associated with County Magistrate Huang in the past, he did not offend Magistrate Wang. If Magistrate Huang falls, he can still stay out of the matter.
But now that he is on the line with County Magistrate Wang, the nature is different. If Magistrate Wang has an accident, he will definitely die.
Mr. Ye didn't understand the reason. He just looked up at the rolling dark clouds in the sky and sighed softly, "I hope everything remains the same as before. It's better that the little Yongshun County doesn't have to experience wind and rain!"
After that, without waiting for Chen Ping to ask further questions, he changed his appearance and scolded with a straight face: "Where do you have time to think about things that are there and are not? Things at this level are not what you should think about.
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"Calculate, how much homework have you missed after being out for so many days!"
"This is what County Magistrate Wang has specially found for you. It is a poem and article written by a child prodigy in the past dynasties. Take a good look at it."
As Mr. Ye spoke, he picked up the book on the stone table in the courtyard and handed it to Chen Ping.
Being scolded suddenly, Chen Ping felt extremely wronged.
In the past few days, I can be regarded as working on official duties. I helped Mr. Ye and Wang Xiancheng make plans and solved many urgent problems. It was just without reward. Why did I get scolded?
Although he knew clearly that Mr. Ye did this so that he would spend less time on other things and concentrate on the preparations for the Tongzi Competition.
But Chen Ping still couldn't help complaining, "The teacher misunderstood me. Since Chongwen sent all the lecture notes from the academy, I have studied hard every day."
Don't look at Chen Ping, who has been helping Mr. Ye check and file the account books these days, and occasionally comes to the county government to prepare donations.
But he really never gave up on reading for a day.
Not to mention that there is a teacher beside him, who reminds him every day that he cannot take a day off.
Even Magistrate Wang came to teach Chen Ping crammingly as soon as he had some free time.
Under the two men's turns of chasing and blocking, it can be said that in more than half a month, Chen Ping actually did much more homework than when he was in the academy.
Ye Laochui scolded with a glaring beard: "The homework I did before was to prepare for the county examination, to test the children."
"Now, you are not going to take the boy exam, but you are going to take the boy exam directly!"
"You have to compete with prodigies all over the world in the Tongzi Lifts. The pressure is no less than the test. It's not just a simple study. After facing countless famous children and officials, you should be prepared.
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Hearing this, Chen Ping's eyes suddenly went straight, and he truly felt like a heavy burden was weighing down on him.
Magistrate Wang once mentioned the matter of the boy's examination, but Chen Ping didn't take it to heart.
Because he feels that this matter is still far away from him, and the chance of successfully passing the selection is not too great.
As we all know, the Tongzi Examination, as a shortcut to the imperial examination, has long been regarded as meat on the plate by wealthy families.
As a poor boy from a rural background, it was already a miracle that he was able to get involved.
They don't even have enough quotas internally, so they can allow a country boy with a mediocre background to join in.
Has there been any progress on this matter?
As far as he knew, all Magistrate Wang could do was submit the initial selection list to the state capital.
After screening it once, the state government will submit it to the next level.
Finally, prodigies from various states were gathered together in the capital to pass the preliminary examination and re-examination at the Imperial College.
In the end, you have to go through a palace examination in front of the emperor to get the status of Jinshi.
Magistrate Wang's recommendation would at best put Chen Ping on the primary list, which could only be regarded as a slim hope.
With such a tiny bit of hope, Chen Ping had no hope at all. At this time, Mr. Ye suddenly asked, could it be...
In fact, Mr. Ye had the same doubts before.
According to his original idea, he did not intend to let Chen Ping participate in the Boyzhe Examination.
Because the name of child prodigy is essentially a burden. Although Chen Ping is very intelligent, he does not come from a famous family and has no foundation.
Every scholar who carries the name of a child prodigy would be fine if he had a smooth journey in the imperial examination.
If you encounter setbacks, you will inevitably endure a heavier blow and pressure than other people of the same age.
I studied peacefully in the academy, and then, together with Ye Chongwen and others, I took the county and government examinations step by step.
Although this road is a bit slower, it is fortunately safe and I can take care of myself.
However, during the two days at the county government office, after a detailed discussion with County Magistrate Wang, Mr. Ye's attitude changed somewhat.