Ever since he was a child, Xu Xun had never been a disciplined student, and there were times when he read books to the point of forgetting sleep and food. But at that time, he was a student who was obsessed with martial arts novels. If someone had asked him to read those books day and night.
He would definitely sneer at a line-bound book with traditional Chinese characters and no punctuation arranged vertically, but now he was so engrossed in reading it that he completely forgot about the day and night.
He tried his best to get the opportunity he has now. If he doesn't want to be stepped on by others, he has no money to waste his time!
After Ruisheng met Fu Rong that day, he was thrown directly into this study and took care of Xu Xun's daily life as before. For this, the little guy couldn't ask for it, and he even endured the injury on his knee.
He didn't tell Xu Xun anything, and even delivered meals, dishes, lighting, etc. very lightly, for fear of disturbing his young master. However, seeing Xu Xun's hurried appearance even when he was eating, he was worried, but he persuaded him not to do anything.
But what made him even more frustrated was that Xu Liang didn't live in this small building, and he didn't dare to wander around casually. He didn't even have anyone to talk to, so he could only hold all his words in his stomach.
Finally, the days of Xu Xun swallowing up jujubes and reading books came to an end, but what he didn't expect was that the next step was to learn etiquette, and this time Xu Xun was not the only one, even Ruisheng himself had an extra lesson. The one who taught Xu Xun was
Fu Rong specially invited an elder from the Wei family to Wei Guogong Xu, and the person who taught Xi Ruisheng was the middle-aged eunuch who had brought him in before. For both master and servant, this kind of torment was more uncomfortable than anything else. Fortunately, Xu Xun did not live for more than two years.
Xu Liang was waiting for him as a companion, but Ruisheng could only suffer alone.
There is a saying that there is no sun and moon in the mountains, and the years are unknown in the cold and heat. The time spent in these two days without hearing anything outside the window passed quickly and slowly. Xu Liang gradually regained his cheerful nature from the initial silence, and gradually regained some aristocratic features in his conversation.
The disciple's calmness, Xu Xun's whole person felt like he was completely transformed after countless knowledge was crammed into him. Even though he still carried the deep-rooted knowledge of later generations in his bones, he finally gradually integrated into this strange world.
world.
After completing his studies, Xu Xun asked to go home after meeting Fu Rong that day. However, for this simple request, he found that Fu Rong frowned and pondered for a moment before agreeing, but pointed out
He hired two personal guards to send him back, while Xu Liang and Ruisheng remained behind to guard the eunuch's mansion. Xu Xun couldn't help but feel suspicious about this. As soon as he arrived at the door of his house, he left the two guards on the carriage outside.
He went straight through the door.
Compared with the past, when he spent most of his time either tending the vegetable patch or lazily sleeping in the house, Jin Liu was much more diligent now and stayed at the door every day. However, there was no news about Xu Xun's departure.
He didn't dare to go to the guarding eunuch's house to inquire about the news, so he could only wait at home. As soon as Xu Xun entered the door, he immediately caught sight of Xu Xun, who was sitting there bored, and he immediately jumped up from the small stool.
He rushed forward in two or three steps, with a flattering smile on his face.
"The young master is back!"
"Well, things are fine at home."
Xu Xun was thinking about the information he asked Huitong to inquire about, and kept walking forward while talking. Jin Liu was also unambiguous, he followed quickly, and he spoke non-stop: "As for the young master, everything in the house is gone."
Okay. After what happened at the ancestral hall that day, several elders from the clan came over. The third and fourth masters all came in person. They just returned angrily when they saw that you were not there. There were also people in the eldest house looking for movement in front of the door. These geniuses stopped.
Mr. Wang has also been here several times. When he learned that you had not come back, he didn’t say much. He just asked you to go out for a while when you were free. The Sixth Master sent someone to send a message, saying that if anyone in the clan dared to come here to make noise, even if
Find him..."
Before Jin Liu could finish his rapid-fire words, Xu Xun suddenly stopped and then turned around and asked, "Where is the monk? He hasn't come back?"
Jin Liu was originally dissatisfied with such a big incident in the ancestral hall this time. He was completely kept in the dark beforehand. Even an outsider like Huitong seemed to be more trustworthy than himself, so he deliberately ignored the monk and didn't mention it. However,
, Xu Xun didn’t ask anything else after hearing this, but he only asked Huitong. He suddenly became more and more depressed, but he had to pat his head again, and then said with a smile: "Look at the memory of the young man, he actually forgot.
That monk has been away from home for three days, and I don’t know where he went to hang out. He also left early in the morning today, and he will definitely not come back now..."
"Who said I won't come back?"
The sudden voice from behind startled Jin Liu, but Xu Xun turned around and smiled. He had long been accustomed to Huitong's elusive behavior, so he immediately ordered Jin Liu to continue to the door.
Watching outside, when he saw the reluctant concierge leaving, he took Huitong directly back to his main room. When he pushed the door and walked in, he found that his surroundings seemed different, and he strolled to the chair in the center.
, stretched out his hand to touch the high table, and when he saw that it was spotless, he couldn't help but clapped his hands and laughed.
"Even when I lived here, I never kept it so clean. Sister Jin Liu is so diligent."
"Everyone in Taiping said that you are rich, how dare she not be diligent?" Huitong sneered, and when Xu Xun turned around to look at him, he put away his playful expression, "Don't say it's him.
, even I didn’t expect, not to mention Ruisheng, that you and Xu Ba could actually live in the Guarding Eunuch’s Mansion for so long. It’s not another place, and I don’t dare to go in and find out. How about it, what is Eunuch Fu?
Intend?"
"This is the plan I told you before. This month, besides watching the Ming Dynasty Ceremony, I will also learn etiquette from Uncle Xu."
Xu Xun sat down on the main seat. Seeing that Huitong looked shocked, it took him a while to come back to his senses and sit down. Then he continued, "So, what I said to you at the beginning cannot be said to be accurate now, at least.
It’s already halfway accurate.”
Huitong took a deep breath, the shock on his face disappeared, and it was no longer the serious face. He crossed his legs and flicked the corners of his clothes, and then looked at Xu Xun with a smile and gave a thumbs up.
"Xu Qishao, at such a young age, you are able to turn around the situation that happened earlier. You are brave and resourceful. I admire you! However, although you are guarding the eunuch's mansion, there is one thing that you must not know about. This is Nanjing.
Weren't there officials who were the first to impeach Chen Lu and those people? It is said that the wind direction in the capital has also changed. More than a dozen censors are stalking those who are redundant officials and taking credit for their merits. Most of them are the heirs of eunuchs.
The family is first-class, and there are noble sons. Zhao Qin has been liaising with each other these days, trying to persuade the Nandu Four Gentlemen, the four most famous Qingliu in Nanjing, to write a letter together, urging the emperor to get rid of these incompetent people."
Xu Xun didn't need Huitong to emphasize the word "incompetent person", Xu Xun could also imagine the ferocity of this political storm. These days, he stayed in the eunuch's house, besides reading, but if he had any questions, he would consult the old man next to him.
Servant, just like how he remembered the name of the book perfectly before, he also knew all kinds of treasures in the court, and he didn't know where Fu Rong found him. Therefore, he knew very well that it was the previous Ming Emperors who had
When he was in power, this trend was bound to end without any problem, and the leader might even be in bad luck. But when this happened suddenly in the late Hongzhi Dynasty, which was known as a gentleman's politics, it was hard to say whether he would win or lose.
"And..." Huitong paused, then looked at Xu Xun and said with a strange expression, "Zhao Qin seems to have several pieces of evidence against Eunuch Fu. It is said that the evidence has been sent to the court, and he is trying to smoothen relations with the cabinet.
I want to present it to the emperor. I'm afraid that he is so desperate that it has something to do with Eunuch Fu's previous protection of you."
"He actually did this!"
Although he knew that Fu Rong did not support him for no reason, but since he relied on him, it would be a blessing and a loss for both. Naturally, Xu Xun could not just watch Fu Rong, a big tree, fall down like this. Thinking of that time in the ancestral hall.
When the dust settled, Zhao Qin looked at him with a sinister look. Combined with this person's desperate behavior, he felt more and more that there would be no peace unless this person was eliminated. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly raised his head and asked: "Then I asked you before
What about going to Jurong to inquire about it?"
"Jurong? It's my fault that I went there. Those guys in Jinyiwei are all in trouble. Chen Lu might be scolding me!"
Huitong looked proud. He stood up and walked to Xu Xun. He then whispered: "Xu Qishao, the drought near Jurong is serious. Many villagers pointed to the spring in Zhao's house."
Water canals, even if I were a monk, the villagers just said a few words casually. But at least I found out that the 400 acres of land you donated happened to be bordered by the Shen family's two farms. Those pieces of land are fertile.
, but it’s not a big deal, but I persuaded a few older Buddhist believers, and they revealed that the Zhao family seemed to want to marry the Shen family. By the way, I also heard an anecdote. It is said that Qiantou Jianwen was there.
Son, there used to be an imperial palace located here. Later, after the defeat, a fire destroyed the place. It was deserted for a long time before it was opened. Of course, it is almost two hundred years ago, so it may not be of any importance, but maybe it can be built here.
Give Zhao Qin some eye drops..."
Seeing the chilling viciousness in Huitong's eyes, Xu Xun frowned slightly as he thought of this person's old profession, and then lightly tapped the armrest with his fingers as if nothing had happened, and then pondered. For a long time, he
Then he turned his head and looked at Huitong and said: "Monk, since you can make people imitate my father's handwriting to make that letter, then you should not be able to forge a treasure map that was made more than a hundred years ago.
Disaster?"
Even though she had some thoughts in her mind, when she heard Xu Xun's words at this moment, Huitong was still stunned for a moment, and then showed a strange expression, and actually said word by word: "Xu Qishao,
In the past, the pair of tiger and wolf generals under Eunuch Wang, Wei Ying and Wu Shou, have already gone to see the King of Hell, but after hearing what you said, I still feel that they have crawled out of their graves!"
"A prize, a prize, a prize." Xu Xun smiled slightly, not caring whether Huitong's words were praise or criticism, "I only know that it is rude to come back and not reciprocate!"