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I went outside and stretched myself. The sun had just risen. The warm sunshine was shining from the sky, passing through the branches and leaves, and dripping down on Chen Jianchen's body.
He opened his eyes and looked around, and saw Ying Ning under a tree in front, talking to someone. The man was wearing a green shirt, cloth shoes, and looked like a servant. But judging from his clothes, he looked smart.
, obviously he comes from a rich family and is not a servant waiting for others.
When Chen Jianchen saw how he was pestering Ying Ning, he frowned and walked over. When he got close, he heard the man chattering to Ying Ning: "Little brother, I heard your third brother is right.
If you haven't signed a contract of prostitution with your master, quickly jump out of the house and go to the Duke's Mansion to make peace... Even if you have a contract with you, don't be afraid. With my identity as the master, you can speak directly. I'm sorry that your master doesn't dare to let me go.
, at the worst, just give him a little extra money. Listen to me, my young master likes a handsome and elegant book boy like you the most. When you get to the Duke's Mansion, you will be well-fed and well-fed. Even if you are still a servant, you are still a servant.
The first person among the servants will have unlimited wealth in the future..."
"Think about it, what's the benefit of following your young master? According to my guess, your young master is just an ordinary scholar. He has neither power nor power. In the future, he may not even be able to pass the examination.
The future..."
"Sir, you're out!"
While the man was still talking, the absent-minded Yingning saw Chen Jianchen walking towards him and hurriedly came to greet him.
The man was startled, and turned around to see Chen Jianchen, who was dressed in ordinary Confucian clothes. A trace of disdain flashed across his eyes. As a butler-level figure from a wealthy family, he had received countless officials, scholars, and Confucian figures.
How could an ordinary low-level scholar like Chen Jianchen catch the eye of a housekeeper like him? He didn't even bother to say hello.
Chen Jianchen ignored him and asked Yingning, "Yingning, what's wrong?"
Ying Ning chuckled: "Someone is trying to take advantage of your book boy."
Chen Jianchen pretended to be shocked: "Is there such a thing?" Then he showed an angry look: "It's really hateful to poach someone under my feet."
Yingning couldn't help but laugh, thinking that his young master's current appearance was very interesting.
Then Chen Jianchen straightened his face, glanced at the man with a dark face, walked over and asked, "Didn't you ask for advice?"
The man immediately puffed up his chest and said proudly: "It's easy to say, I am the third housekeeper in Zheng Guogong's house. My surname is Zhang."
When the name of a typical soy sauce seller with old sesame seeds and rotten millet came out of his mouth, he seemed very impressive.
Chen Jianchen said oh, as if he was frightened, and turned around to leave.
Zhang San suddenly felt very proud and thought to himself: I forgive you for being a little scholar, but I only need to say the three words "Zheng Guogong", and I won't scare you so much that you dare not even say a fart? What if you have fame? Just say it in front of me.
You can only lie down obediently. If you dare to annoy me, you will be unable to eat and walk around, and you may not even be able to keep your reputation as a scholar...
Chen Jianchen came back and waved the Piao Astronomy Network at Ying Ning."
Yingning asked: "Is that all?"
"Ying Ning, do you think I am the kind of person who is determined to retaliate against others?"
Yingning replied: "No."
When they were farther away, Chen Jianchen suddenly asked: "Yingyu, do you have any magic that can make that guy beat a hungry dog and grab his shit?"
Yingning immediately covered her mouth and narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly with a smile: "Yes."
"Well, then you know what to do next."
"As commanded."
Chen Jianchen was very satisfied with the little fox's intelligence and returned to the courtyard with his hands behind his back - he couldn't stand those evil slaves who took advantage of others. If there was a chance, it was necessary to punish him lightly; not to mention that this guy actually wanted to beat Ying Ning.
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Later, when Zhang San saw Chen Jianchen leaving with the book boy, he murmured: "I'd better report this to the young master first. The young master has always wanted to find such a clever book boy to serve him, so he can't miss it..."
While he was meditating, a big black dog ran out of nowhere. He was not afraid of people. He ran up to him happily, pouted, and immediately pooped a large amount of dog shit on the ground. The stench immediately filled the sky.
Seeing this, Butler Zhang became furious and shouted: "You are a beast, you are running around everywhere, begging to be beaten!" As he said this, he wanted to fly up and kick him.
But at this moment, my left foot, which was the supporting foot, stepped on something. It slipped and my footing became unstable. My whole body fell forward out of control. It was a standard "hungry dog grabbing shit" style.
"Ouch!"
A foul odor in his mouth, yellow flowers all over his face...
Back in the small courtyard, Chen Jianchen washed his face and was about to lie down and rest for a while when Xiao Hanfeng came back.
Following closely behind him was Gu Xuezheng. The two gentlemen from the college were nowhere to be seen. They were probably still staying in the square at this time, waiting for the results to come out.
Gu Xuezheng looked gloomy. He walked into the courtyard and stood still. He called Chen Jianchen to come closer. Pi Tou asked: "Do you know you are wrong?"
Xiao Hanfeng next to him kept winking at Chen Jianchen, but Chen Jianchen didn't seem to notice it at all and said: "Master Academic Affairs, the students are confused and don't know what mistake they have made?"
Seeing that he still didn't want to repent, Gu Xuezheng screamed and almost pointed at his nose to reprimand: "I would like to ask you, in today's calligraphy competition, why did you hand in the calligraphy after only using half a cup of tea?"
Chen Jianchen said blankly: "Now that it's written, of course it has to be handed in."
Gu Xuezheng stared at him, with deep anger boiling in his eyes. However, after all, he had been a high-ranking person for a long time, and he had done a lot of work in cultivating his energy. After the anger boiled, he gradually calmed down, and finally turned into a sentence: "You
I’m so disappointed.”
After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and started to walk out.
-In his opinion, although the impression Chen Jianchen has given him is not a good one, it is not hopeless. At least Chen Jianchen is still young and has a stable personality. But this time, Chen Jianchen's performance surprised him.
, what they do is almost equivalent to being "young and ignorant" and being "arrogant" because of "ignorance" is really ridiculous and "arrogant".
Gu Xuezheng originally thought that if Chen Jianchen performed well in this competition, he could be regarded as a key training target in the future. As long as Chen Jian strives to be more ambitious, there will be countless benefits. But now he sees what Chen Jianchen has given him.
The impression has been completely destroyed and turned into a piece of rotten wood that cannot be carved. It can even be said that it has no value for cultivation. He has no self-knowledge at all. He is arrogant and arrogant because he thinks he is the first child in three trials.
, this young man's mind has entered a dead end, and it will be difficult to pull him back.
Besides, why should a dignified scholar like you go through such a thankless effort to bring you back?
Gu Xuezheng walked out of the courtyard and saw two gentlemen rushing over. When he saw him opening his mouth to speak, Gu Xuezheng was annoyed now. He waved his hand: "Teachers, don't be in a hurry. If you have anything to say, come to my place and talk to me."
The two masters stayed in front of the square to wait for the results of the student representatives, but Gu Xuezheng could think with his toes that the two students from Minghua Academy had failed. They couldn't pass the first test, and they couldn't pass it in the next two days.
I completely became a spectator, which was really boring. Not only was it boring, but I also had to endure the strange looks from other people, which made me even more depressed. Especially just now, I happened to meet my arch-rival Feng Niange.
When Feng Niange saw him, he immediately held up his hands and said in a strange tone: "Brother Gu, today the student representative of Minghua Academy is the first to hand in his papers. The speed is so fast that it is rare in his life. It is true that a hero comes from a young age. I admire him.
, this time you Jiangzhou will steal the show."
There is a saying that "the first bird will be the first bird". If it is limited to the problem of strength level, and you cannot achieve good results, then it is understandable. But in front of everyone, Chen Jianchen made a fuss and rushed to be the first bird, but in the end he was useless.
, that is equivalent to giving people a laughing stock.
It's okay for Chen Jianchen to be laughed at by others, but it can be implicated in the academy and his academic affairs. In a nutshell: If you don't have real ability, don't be in the limelight.
Thinking that after today, Chen Jianchen's first "instance" of cross-talk would be ridiculed by countless people, Gu Xuezheng felt that his heart was filled with congestion and boredom. He was planning to find two young students to deal with it, but in the end he still made trouble.
There was a joke.
—Gu Xuezheng did not live with Chen Jianchen and the others in the courtyard of the Yingbin area, but was allocated a more comfortable house for accommodation, which was a guest standard.
The guests and hosts were seated separately, and the servants served fragrant tea.
Gu Xuezheng took a sip to calm down his inner annoyance and said, "Two masters, please tell me what you have to say."
Master Zeng said: "Master Academician, the results of our college representatives are out."
"Um."
Master Zeng continued: "Xiao Hanfeng's calligraphy score is second-class middle grade. I'm afraid he won't be able to participate in the poetry competition tomorrow."
"Um."
It was still Yun Danfeng's gentle nasal voice. Gu Xuezheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he was already thinking about whether he should excuse himself from illness tomorrow and stay indoors.
"Chen Liuxian's calligraphy score is first-class, tied with Zheng Shuliang from the Imperial College, and he is the only two in the whole competition who have first-class first-class results..."
"Um...huh?"
Gu Xuezheng opened his eyes suddenly and spurted out a mouthful of tea from his mouth: "What did you say?"
Master Zeng cupped his hands and said: "Congratulations, sir, our Minghua Academy has made a big splash this time. Chen Liuxian's calligraphy results actually got the first-class top grade, which is not inferior to Mr. Zheng from the Imperial College..."
This time Gu Xuezheng finally heard it clearly and word by word. He was very skilled in cultivating his qi, and he jumped up uncontrollably: "Master Zeng, why didn't you tell me this good news earlier?"
Mrs. Zeng said with scabies: Didn't we come to you in a hurry just now to report the good news? But you asked us not to be in a hurry...but he said respectfully: "It's because I couldn't report it in time, so please don't blame me, Master Xuezheng."
—Originally, the integrity of scholars is about being unyielding to the powerful, but there is no trace of this in Master Zeng and Master Xu. Gu Xichao is their immediate superior, and he is not ambiguous when he should bow his head or flatter him. Just like later generations.
How can ordinary teachers be tough when facing the Education Bureau?
Hearing this news suddenly, Gu Xuezheng was really overjoyed. The development of things was so twists and turns that it was unbelievable. He quickly asked: "What is the specific situation?"
This time it was Master Xu's turn to answer: "Your Excellency, we don't know much about this. The three judges reviewed and scored in the temple, and we can't enter to watch. However, after the results came out, in order to avoid gossip, we got the copybook of first-class results.
They will all be framed and hung in front of the temple for people to appreciate and watch, but now I'm afraid they have been hung up."
Gu Xuezheng stood up suddenly and waved his hand: "Let's go and take a look."
In addition to being ecstatic, I also had a lot of curiosity. I was curious about what kind of calligraphy Chen Jianchen wrote, and his results were as good as Zheng Shuliang's, and he won the first-class top grade.
"Senior Liuxian, don't blame me for talking too much, but when you faced the academic master just now, you didn't need to be like this."
Xiao Hanfeng sighed. He really didn't understand why Chen Jianchen behaved like this. He didn't seem to be a stupid or arrogant person at all. Why did he suddenly act like a fool and even offend the academic master?
A state's academic administration holds the power of education in the state. For every student, it is a superior existence. Even if you have the backbone and don't want to bend down to curry favor, you can't disobey the opponent easily.
Chen Jianchen said calmly: "I'm just telling the truth."
Xiao Hanfeng looked at him and shook his head: "What the senior has learned must be several times that of Han Feng. Why don't you understand the truth? It is often impossible to tell the truth, especially the truth."
Hearing this, Chen Jianchen laughed: "Han Feng's words are very popular with me, but now that I have said it, it will be difficult to take it back, but I can't take it back."
Xiao Hanfeng said: "How about I accompany you to find Master Xuezheng?"
Chen Jianchen shook his head: "I won't go... An Neng will bend his waist to serve the powerful, which makes me unhappy..."
It has to be said that the poem he picked up casually was very "fake" and it would be an exaggeration to say "pretend". But when Xiao Hanfeng heard it, his expression changed with awe, and his heart felt sad. At the same time,
Senior Liuxian’s height in his mind suddenly rose to several floors!
"An Neng is able to bend his eyebrows and bend his waist to serve the powerful, which makes me unhappy!"
He speaks casually, expresses his thoughts directly, and expresses an attitude and integrity that all scholars in the world should have in a simple and strong way. Is this Chen Jianchen's true inner world? The unity of knowledge and action, the consistency of words and deeds, the true nature of a man, let me ask
How many people can actually do it?
In an instant, Xiao Hanfeng couldn't help but feel a little respectful!
"Here, this is it. Chen Liuxian from Minghua Academy lives in this small courtyard..." At this moment, there were sudden noises and loud footsteps outside. It seemed that a large group of people were heading this way.
Walking normally.
Xiao Hanfeng felt a little strange: the courtyard they were in was small and remote, on the edge of the welcome area. It had been very lonely and lonely for many days, so how could there be a large group of people coming?
Before he could go out to see what was going on, he shouted, dozens of people crowded in from outside the door, but they were all student representatives from major colleges.
Dozens of people crowded the courtyard all of a sudden, and all eyes were fixed on Chen Jianchen. The scene was very strange!