The words of the wise king are definitely the most domineering words that Xu Qing has heard this year.
If an ordinary person like Xu Qing breaks the law, he must quickly admit his mistake. Which law did the villain break? The villain should correct his mistake immediately.
But things are different for a prince with real power like the King Xian. Do you admit your mistake? It doesn’t exist! Which law did I violate? I will change that law.
Why is the gap between people so big...
Fortunately, the wise king knew what was right after all. Changing the law at will would shake the foundation of the country. In the end, the wise king gave up the idea.
Xu Qing looked at King Xian and said, "Your Majesty, I have no intention of becoming an official. Please take back your appointment."
Hearing this, King Xian looked at Xu Qing with great interest: "Oh? No intention of becoming an official? Scholars all over the world are struggling to get an official position. This is the first time you have thought of this.
See."
Xu Qing shook his head and said: "I am not a scholar, so naturally my thoughts are different from those of a scholar."
Xiao Ye, who was standing beside him, nodded. He agreed very much with this sentence. What's so good about being a scholar? He struggled with poetry every day. What he hated most in his life were those scholars who had a high self-esteem even though their literary talent was not very good.
Looking at Brother Xu, he is called the number one scholar by the scholars in Yongzhou City. He is also said to be not a scholar.
Look at this realm!
The wise king smiled and said: "That's right. If you consider yourself a scholar, I'm afraid you won't deal with Ye'er like this. I'm curious, you have no intention of becoming an official, so what ambitions do you have?"
Xu Qing coughed: "I can't talk about ambition. If possible, I would like to be a knight-errant with bright clothes and angry horses, wielding a sword to the end of the world."
The more Xu Qing said, the brighter Xiao Ye's eyes became. What Xu Qing said was clearly his dream!
He knew that he and Brother Xu were on the same road! He, Xiao Ye, had found a soulmate!
This life is worth it!
After hearing this, the wise king smiled and said: "Your ambition is very similar to that of me when I was young."
Xu Qing looked at Prince Xian in surprise and said, "Oh? Your Majesty also wants to be a knight?"
The wise king said: "Originally, this idea was buried in my heart when the late emperor was in power, but in recent days, reading the words you wrote has reminded me of my dream when I was young."
Then the wise king sighed again and said: "It's a pity that I can't help myself in my position. If I really give up everything and become a ranger, what should I do? The higher the status, the heavier the responsibility.
, if everyone is a ranger like me and you, then who will govern the Chu? And who will open up the territory? "
After hearing this, Xu Qing said: "What the prince said makes sense. Hey, the prince also reads the script?"
King Xian said: "At first, Ye'er and Xue'er looked at your words with interest, and I turned over them out of curiosity. You actually sketched out the world of martial arts in my heart. The idea is really grand."
Xu Qing coughed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment."
"but……"
"But what?"
"You only publish so much in a month. I'm almost bored to death. Do you still have any manuscripts in your hand?! Take it out and have a look with me!"
Xu Qing blinked, and the prince personally came to urge the book. This is definitely the most hard-core reminder in the history of Dachu!
Forget about drinking my own wine, now I'm still obsessed with my storybook. If it weren't for the fact that you are the prince, I would have just patted my ass and left.
Xu Qing said awkwardly: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness has the latest rubbings in his hands."
The Xian Wang glared at Xiao Ye: "Did you tell me earlier?"
Xiao Ye touched his nose and said nothing.
After glaring at Xiao Ye, King Xian looked at Xu Qing and asked: "I am very curious. So many people are flocking to the word "official", why do you only want to be a knight-errant?"
Xu Qing sighed and said: "Being an official is so tiring... I have to wait for my appointment every day, and I only take a break every ten days..."
After hearing Xu Qing's words, the Xian Wang laughed and scolded: "You are really lazy."
Xiao Ye on the side looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle: "Actually, Brother Xu is okay, unlike someone who doesn't even want to be the emperor just to be lazy."
After hearing what Xiao Ye said, King Xian glared at Xiao Ye fiercely: "What did you say, you traitor?!"
Xiao Ye coughed: "I'm going to find the rubbings first. Brother Xu, I'll see you later, and my father... I'll see you later too..."
After that, the smoker disappeared without a trace.
Xu Qing on the side rubbed his brows, this was definitely the most bizarre father-son relationship he had ever seen in this world.
It is said that the father is the guide for the son, but this is not reflected at all between Xian Wang and Xiao Ye.
Brother Xiao would feel uncomfortable all day long if he didn't make his father angry!
Xu Qing was very curious, if Princess Xian gave birth to another son for King Xian, King Xian would kick Xiao Ye out of the house in a minute.
As soon as Xiao Ye left, only Xian Wang and Xu Qing were left here.
The wise king looked at Xu Qing and said: "You don't want to be an official, and I won't force you now. But if you don't reward such great achievements, doesn't it mean that I have neglected my talent? Tell the truth, what do you want?"
The wise king said it well. If you don’t force yourself now, you might force yourself in the future.
But think about it, someone like Xu Qing can save hundreds of thousands of taels of silver for the treasury at every turn, and he can save hundreds of thousands of taels every few years. If he enters the palace of the virtuous prince, he will be the virtuous king.
Still want to run?! There is no door!
I’ll find you something to do sooner or later!
Don't squeeze all the talent out of this guy
Seeing that King Xian insisted on saying something, Xu Qing could not remain silent. He looked at King Xian and said: "Your Majesty, just...does our court have the kind of work that doesn't require you to do anything even if you have a name?"
Is there a position with a salary?"
King Xian looked at Xu Qing's sincere big eyes and couldn't help but be slightly startled. He wanted a position where he would get a salary without having to do any work... These words clearly reflected Xu Qing's laziness.
But... this kind of location really does exist!
Title!
Once you have a title, you can just sit in a fief and collect taxes. What else is there to do?
Xu Qing wants a title?!
At first, Xian Wang thought that Xu Qing had no ambitions, but now it seems that this is not a lack of ambitions, but he has great ambitions!
He was promoted to a high official position and given the title of wife and son.
It's much harder to get a title than to get an official title!
Even among the civil and military officials, no one dares to think about a title, because since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the imperial court has been in a situation of not granting titles except for military merit. Moreover, how can military merit that can lead to a title be so easy to achieve?
King Xian looked at Xu Qing and patted his shoulder again, which made Xu Qing's shoulders sink again. King Xian said: "Okay! Okay! Just now, I thought you were extremely lazy and had no ambitions. Now I see
Come on, I have underestimated your ambition."
Xu Qing was confused as he listened. He wanted to be a social loser in the court who didn't have to do anything and was paid. Has he become a person with great ambitions?
Did the wise king have any misunderstanding about the three words "great ambition"?