Everyone was silent for a long time, marveling at the decision made by Xiao Chu. Although Xiao Chu rejected the three of them, Xiao Chu's reasons made it impossible for the three of them to find any fault at all.
"Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness" are the principles of conduct followed by the ancients. Xiao Chu brought out the "filial piety" among them. At the same time, his words when explaining the reasons were also watertight, giving a
While satisfying the three of them, he also came up with a reason that none of them could refute.
As the saying goes, "Do good things to your parents as a filial piety", Xiao Chu's meaning is to stay with your parents and serve them morning and evening to fulfill your filial piety.
Xiao Tai let out a long sigh, "Filial piety to a husband is the foundation of virtue. Xiao Chu can understand its profound meaning at a young age. He is indeed worthy of our fancy. Isn't such a talent exactly what our country needs?"
Xiao Tai was affected by Xiao Chu's words, and his eye circles were a little red. Thinking of his five sons and his poor grandson Xiao Chu, he felt a wave of emotion. Although he said that he had a prominent position in Daxia, who could be more powerful than him?
What about filial piety?
Thinking of this, Xiao Tai's eyes became even more moved, and then he secretly wiped away a handful of old tears without anyone paying attention, hiding his embarrassed state.
Xu Yannian, who was also sitting on the main seat, seemed to be aware of Xiao Tai's mood swings, and quickly changed the subject and said, "Little guy, since you don't want to, then forget it, but remember, as long as you are willing, we will be here today."
The promise still stands. When you come to Beijing to take the exam, I will personally write your letter of introduction for you."
Hearing Xu Yannian's words, Xiao Chu quickly nodded and said, "Thank you, Lord Governor."
Lu Qingzhi on the side still had a dull expression on his face, as if he had not yet come to his senses. No one could have imagined that Xiao Chu, at such a young age, could be so logical in his language.
I'm afraid, Xiao Chu's talent has far exceeded their expectations.
This is the thought that comes to everyone here.
After a moment, the prefect Lu Qingzhi also came to his senses in shock, and said with a smile on his face: "Little guy, if you want to study in Dingyuan County, there is no problem, but don't forget Chongming in a few days.
There will be a provincial literature competition, and you must come and participate when the time comes."
Xiao Chu nodded and then said: "Don't worry, sir, Xiao Ke will definitely abide by the agreement when the time comes."
When Chen Yuannian heard this, his face was full of excitement. He did not expect that Xiao Chu could handle this matter so satisfactorily. Not only did he stick to his original intention, but he also avoided offending the three adults. He really
Xiao Chu's speech just now, and he also thanked the three adults before explaining his reasons, obviously included a certain amount of language skills, and it was really full of witty words.
Xiao Chu, this little guy, can do this at such a young age. In the future, Dingyuan County will definitely become famous because of this little guy!
Chen Yuannian secretly smiled. In the near future, he will also be famous for this little guy. At his age, he does not care too much about official positions, titles, etc., but is more concerned about his own moral character. This will
The important thing of blessing future generations and leaving a good reputation for one hundred years later is my ultimate pursuit now.
Obviously, cultivating a pillar of the country like Xiao Chu will definitely help him gain a better reputation.
Thinking of this, Chen Yuannian felt a little lucky that he was invited to participate in the New Year Literary Exchange Meeting, otherwise he would not have discovered a genius like Xiao Chu early.
Everyone at the table was most pleased with Xiao Changan and Liu. When they heard that Xiao Chu refused the invitation of the three adults because of filial piety, they couldn't help but feel sad. This brat has really grown up.
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Xiao Changan was even more shocked and moved at the same time. He knew very well what level the invitations from the three adults were and what it meant to Xiao Chu, but this kid could actually refuse such an offer.
It is such a bold choice to choose to stay with your parents to fulfill your filial piety.
Although Xiao Changan felt a little regretful, he was still a little moved by his son's choice. He couldn't help laughing and cursed, "You brat, are you here to trick your mother and me into crying? You can't succeed."
Even though Xiao Changan said this, it was obvious that the eye circles of the couple were a little red, and their bodies were even trembling a little. It can be seen how much waves were stirred up in their hearts at this time.
Xiao Tai, who had been silent for a long time with red eyes, spoke up again and said, "Little guy, since you don't want to, then forget it, but I promised you a condition before. If you have anything in the future, just come to me. I
You must do your best.”
Xiao Tai's voice was a little hoarse. He looked at Xiao Chu and thought that if nothing happened to his little grandson, he should be as old as Xiao Chu.
Thinking of this, Xiao Tai could not help but shed tears in his eyes. In order to prevent himself from losing his composure in front of everyone, he tried his best to suppress his emotions and prevent himself from thinking about anything about Xiao Chu. But at this time, the thoughts in his mind
Memories flooded in like a flood. All the memories about Xiao Yuqing and Xiao Chu came out, constantly impacting his nerves.
"Chu'er...my grandson." Xiao Tai murmured.
At this time, everyone noticed Xiao Tai's loss of composure. When they looked at An Guogong again, they saw that he was already in tears.
"This... Mr. An Guo, what are you doing?"
Xu Yannian was a little strange. Just now, Lord An Guogong was so arrogant and even competing with himself and others. How could he become like this in the blink of an eye?
Xiao Tai seemed to realize that he had lost his composure in front of everyone, and quickly wiped away the old tears in his eyes, and then explained to everyone: "It's nothing, I just remembered some past events."
Seeing Xiao Tai's deliberately concealed look, Xu Yannian didn't know what was going on. Almost the entire Daxia Kingdom knew about An Guogong Xiao Tai's family. The first four sons were loyal to the country and sacrificed their lives on the battlefield. The fifth son rebelled and surrendered. Even
His only grandson was kidnapped by traitors and died.
The Xiao family is so loyal to the country, it is truly admirable!
It is understandable that Mr. An Guogong became emotional when he heard this little guy Xiao Chu talk about filial piety.
Xu Yannian then didn't ask any more questions. After all, in this situation, keeping silent was the correct way to save the face of An Guo Gong.
"Come on, come on, since this little guy just wants to study in Dingyuan County, then we won't force him, let's eat."
After the words fell, Xu Yannian turned his gaze to Chen Yuannian and said: "Mr. Chen, for Xiao Chu, you should take more care of Xiao Chu in the county. If you have any difficulties, just ask them and I will do my best to help."
After hearing this, Chen Yuannian nodded quickly. You know, the governor of a province greeted him personally, so how could he not agree? Besides, even if the governor didn't mention it, he would take more care of Xiao Chu's family. After all, this little guy has unlimited potential in the future.
ah!
When Xiao Chu saw Xiao Tai's performance, he was also moved. He seemed to be able to understand Xiao Tai's state of mind at this time, and his young eyes began to blur involuntarily.
After all, they are ancestors and grandsons, maybe this is the connection between blood.
Then Xiao Chu walked up to Xiao Tai while everyone was stunned, his eyes were misty, and he said to Xiao Tai in his childish voice, "Can I call you Grandpa Xiao?"