Xu Jingzong and Gao Jifu are different.
The Xu family of Gaoyang is a serious and wealthy family with a Han surname, a family of farmers and scholars, and a scholarly family.
Xu Jingzong rarely read poetry and books, and when he was a teenager, he was selected as a scholar and was awarded the title of Huaiyang Scholar. This was during the Daye period. The total number of scholars who were selected as Jinshi during the Daye period was not more than ten.
The general environment at that time was not good, and the imperial examination was strongly boycotted by the aristocratic families. Not many people participated in the imperial examination, and most of them were Han Chinese.
But having said that, the people who will be selected will each enjoy a high reputation in the future, such as Fang Xuanling, the three brothers Du Zhengxuan, Sun Fuga, Hou Bai and others. Although their characters are different, they are all temporary.
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Most of these people are still alive today, and the youngest among them is Xu Jingzong.
During the pre-Sui Dynasty, officials who came from the imperial examination were severely suppressed, and most of them had a very unsatisfactory life. Xu Jingzong was no exception, and there was not much improvement in his official career.
When war broke out at the end of the Sui Dynasty, everyone was scattered in all directions, and not many of them were reused by the princes.
When Li Yuan was there, most of these people came to the Kansai area to avoid disaster. This was an obvious manifestation of the flow of talents in the late Sui Dynasty.
As long as they had that ability, everyone would run to Kansai as hard as they could. After all, the Kansai military group still had its remaining power at that time. In the words of people at the time, it was a place of victory and destiny.
Furthermore, he met Li Shimin, who had a hobby of collecting talents, so many people became bachelors of Tiance Mansion, among whom Fang Xuanling and Xu Jingzong were the representative figures.
In those days, even though the princes were all eager for talents, there were only eighteen princes and thirty-six beacons that could really accommodate talented people.
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It would certainly not be easy for a literati to break into the circle of military generals, nor would it be a wise move, but who would let him be Xu Jingzong?
Among the scholars and scholars of the former Sui Dynasty, Yang Zuan and Xu Jingzong had the worst reputation.
Yang Zuan was from Huayin, and they were descendants of the Hongnong Yang family. At the end of their career, they moved their families to Pucheng because they were involved in Yang Xuangan's rebellion.
Yang Zuan and others were almost killed, so they lost their official positions in panic and fled to the countryside to avoid trouble.
When Li Yuan crossed the river and headed south, he met at Changchun Palace some people who were willing to surrender. Yang Zuan was among them. He was later awarded the title of Shi Censor and a man from Chang'an County.
After Li Yuan's defeat, Yang Zuan hurriedly went to see Yang Gongren, so his official career was not greatly affected. In the fourth year of Yuanzhen, he was moved to the Ministry of Civil Service Examination Doctor.
When he was young, he dated Yan Shigu, Linghu Defen and others.
The reason why the reputation is bad is not that the person has low moral character, but that he is too strict and picky, treats others too harshly, does not distinguish between public and private matters, and is always involved in other people's mistakes. How can the reputation be improved?
Moreover, he has a rather strange temperament. Although he has a beautiful heart and writes excellent articles, he is unwilling to show elegance and treat people with others. He is like an ignorant and rough man, and is often despised by his colleagues.
Therefore, Yang Zuan's poor reputation is completely different from Xu Jingzong's. Xu Jingzong has no character, while Yang Zuan is narrow-minded and independent-minded.
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Just like now, Xu Jingzong wanted to make friends with these people in the hall. In fact, he had not thought about the pros and cons of making friends with these people. He just heard that Cheng Dabeard had an extraordinary background, and he suddenly became interested in making friends.
Such a character is far away from the mainstream ethics advocated by ministers in the world at that time.
So while drinking, he first brightened up his background.
Tuoba Shou immediately understood, the governor of Fufeng County, he is the person who looks after the emperor's house. It is normal to meet the consort. So, this person should be regarded as the eldest princess's disciple?
Tuoba Shou became interested, "The general has really said that about me?"
Xu Jingzong smiled and said: "How dare Xu lie? It's absolutely true. Otherwise, how could I know the general's name and origin?"
Tuoba Shou laughed loudly and drank the wine in the cup. "The general entered Luoyang alone. He was a true hero. How can my contribution be worthy of the general's concern? I am ashamed of myself."
Didn't the words fit perfectly together? Xu Jingzong also laughed along with him.
Suddenly, Cheng Dabeard kicked Tuoba Shou on the buttocks and said, "Go, go, have a toast with others. I'll have a few words with Brother Xu, and when we're done, let's have a few more drinks until we get drunk."
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"The county governor looks young, but he is already the head of a county. People who have read more books are different. They speak and do things in a more orderly manner than rough guys like us..."
Cheng Dabeard started to deceive people again.
Xu Jingzong waved his hands repeatedly, "You are so complimentary. This useless person has only achieved this achievement after he was born long ago. Compared with him, he is really not worth mentioning."
Cheng Dabeard's beard swelled with joy, "Don't make me fool you, I'm about forty years old, and I don't have much ability. I just run errands for others from time to time."
If you don't dislike me, dear brother, just call me Cheng Da or brother. You don't know that I am a friend as long as I have drunk wine. There is no need to see me outside."
Xu Jingzong smiled and nodded repeatedly. He took the initiative to raise his glass and toast Cheng Dabeard. He changed his name to Brother Cheng. After all, he had no nerve to call him carelessly like these rough guys.
Cheng Dabeard didn't care and quickly changed the topic, "I just heard my dear brother talk about building the emperor's mausoleum. How can we still lack money to build the emperor's mausoleum?"
Xu Jingzong smiled and said: "I'm afraid Brother Cheng has misunderstood. The imperial court is naturally not short of gold and silver. If you want to donate, not just anyone can do it at will.
To be honest with Brother Cheng, I am in charge of the affairs of Fufeng County. Brother Cheng also knows where Fufeng comes from. It is His Majesty's hometown. I have learned a lot from building a gate for His Majesty there in the past two years.
Brother Cheng is your Majesty's close friend and has made many meritorious deeds. If it is difficult to deal with the gifts from foreign countries, I think it is better to take the path of donation. While doing your best for your Majesty, I can also win your Majesty's smile."
Cheng Dabeard blinked his eyes, feeling that what he said was a bit mysterious and not entirely true. When he thought of that man's smiling appearance, he shuddered in his heart. It was better not to let him laugh, right?
Moreover, Xu Jingzong’s idea was far different from what Gao Jifu said. He could still understand what Gao Jifu said. What did Xu Jingzong mean here?
There was so much wealth that he could use it for several years. He donated it all, or donated it to the emperor. No matter how it sounded, it was similar to the scene when everyone had to donate some food and grass from time to time.
No matter Li Mi or Wang Shichong, they can be happy for a while when they get benefits, but in the blink of an eye, they never hesitate when they send you to fight life and death, so it is of no use.
"I don't quite understand what my dear brother said. Can you explain it more clearly?"
This chapter has been completed!