Cao Mansion is a wealthy family's mansion with a prosperous garden.
While the two were talking, they arrived at the small courtyard where Xu Fei lived. Chong'er ran in first to report, and immediately saw Xu Fei and Zhan Muchun showing up, but Su Yingtao and the other four were not seen.
“Brother Shiheng.” Xu Fei walked down the steps to greet him, with an unnatural smile on his face. He probably guessed Yu Qing’s intention.
“Brother Shiheng.” Zhan Muchun also stepped down the steps to greet him.
He was quite impressed by this man, and he was almost the only one among all the candidates who went to Beijing to take the exam that he did not take Xie Yuanlang seriously.
All young people like the feeling of being surrounded by stars and the moon, and he is no exception. But to be honest, he has some respect for Yu Qing in his heart.
Yu Qing put on a smile and said, "Brother Xu. Oops, why is Brother Zhan here? I'm glad to see you."
Xu Fei looked at him a little surprised.
Zhan Muchun responded: "We made an appointment half a month ago to get together after the exam and ask each other how the exam went. We just arrived."
Yu Qing understood. These guys had already gotten together before the exam. Unfortunately, he couldn't even leave the house. He was freer than himself. Who made him take the blame for not doing well in the provincial exam? Accept it!
Before he could say anything more, Xu Fei stretched out his hand to signal Yu Qing to lend him a step to speak.
Zhan Muchun avoided the situation and returned to the house first.
Yu Qing followed Xu Fei to the side and listened attentively.
Xu Fei whispered: "Brother Shiheng, don't talk about the money in front of other people. My uncle has already agreed. I will find the accountant to pay it to you later."
Yu Qing nodded and understood. This person didn't want him to talk about the money he owed in front of the guest, so he immediately said nicely: "It's easy to say. With our life-long friendship, the money matter is not urgent, but the IOU is just right."
I brought it and will give it to you later."
Xu Fei smiled bitterly, then stretched out his hand to invite him to sit inside.
Yu Qing thanked him in a good mood and went in with him. As soon as he entered the living room, he found that not only Zhan Muchun, but also Su Yingtao were also present.
He thought the four people hated him and avoided him, but it turned out they were just too lazy to go out to greet him.
Su Yingtao and the four others had eyes that were not eyes and noses that were not noses, and they were deliberately showing off their faces to Yu Qing.
Xu Fei smiled bitterly again. He didn't know why Su Yingtao and the other four were so displeased with Yu Qing. He had tried to persuade her, but it was useless. In this case, he didn't say anything more. When he asked Yu Qing to sit on the floor together, he suddenly saw Yu Qing.
Looking at Su Yingtao and the four others, there was something special and profound in their eyes, and their hearts couldn't help but thump.
He subconsciously glanced at Su Yingtao and the four others, and told himself that maybe he was overthinking.
Chong'er was silently pouring tea and water beside him.
Su Yingtao didn't look at the people who had just sat down, or looked at them with disdain, and continued the previous topic: "Brother Zhan, how did you solve the problem of that essay?"
Zhan Muchun thought for a while and replied: "In short, I am asking whether the reason why a national scholar can become a national scholar is because of the emperor's favor, destiny, or one's own efforts."
Except for Yu Qing and Chong'er, everyone else nodded slightly.
Su Yingtao asked again: "How does Brother Zhan choose?"
Zhan Muchun said slowly: "All three!"
Pah! Fang Wenxian clapped his hands and sighed, "Heroes see the same thing!"
Su Yingtao, Zhang Manqu and Pan Wenqing all nodded in agreement. Obviously, the direction of solving the problem and the way to answer the question are on the right track. As for whether the essay can be brilliant or not, it depends on the skill of their respective writings.
A few people thought it was worth showing off, so they raised their glasses with tea instead of wine, but found that Xu Fei had not raised his glasses and seemed to be pondering.
Several people noticed something, Zhang Manqu asked: "Does Brother Xu have other high ideas?"
“I made the only choice, Emperor!” Xu Fei said while watching the reactions of several people, feeling a little uneasy in his heart. He didn’t expect that he got the test questions first and there was a big gap between him and everyone else.
Pan Wenqing immediately waved his hand and said: "Wen Wu is absolute. Brother Xu, there is nothing wrong with your choice. After all, you can't go wrong by saying good things about your Majesty. As long as the wording is appropriate, no judge can deny it, and at least he must give a good verdict.
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“Exactly.”
“People and things in the imperial court are only top-notch, not bottom-tier, and that’s not really a fault. Maybe it’s just the way it is.”
Several people agreed.
Yu Qing drank tea slowly beside him and felt a little happy. Although he didn't understand much about this, he got a general idea. He found that these people who were arrogant in writing liked to use words to deceive and make some nonsense.
Gong Youli's mother-in-law said something about her mother-in-law.
But after hearing what they said, he felt more and more relieved, because he remembered that Mr. Ming’s answer was different from those of these people.
In his opinion, Xu Fei had mastered the answers to the questions in advance, while Zhan Muchun was the Xie Yuanlang of Lizhou, and the scores of Su Yingtao and others in the provincial examination were not bad. However, Mr. Ming's answers were seriously deviated from these people's, and the results were unknown.
And it’s a metaphor.
After once again raising a glass of tea instead of wine to moisten his mouth, Xu Fei, who put down the tea cup, glanced sideways and undoubtedly spotted a smile on the corner of Yu Qing's lips. His heart moved slightly and he immediately asked: "Brother Shiheng, what about you?"
How to answer the Dao Fu theory?"
As soon as these words came out, Chong'er's ears pricked up, and Zhan Muchun also looked curiously. The other three were almost identical, and they all showed a bit of disdain from the corners of their eyes.
Yu Qing, who was slowly sipping the tea, was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and said: "I won't show off the little ink in my stomach to show my shame. I will just listen to everyone's opinions."
Zhan Muchun smiled and said: "Brother Shiheng, who dares to say that he will definitely be on the list? They are all showing off, and we are just sharing and tasting."
Yu Qing didn’t want to tell anyone and be laughed at, especially when his four grandsons were also present. He waved his hands again, “Ashamed, ashamed, I really can’t do it!”
Zhong'er couldn't help but look at him twice and found that Mr. Shiheng was still as low-key as ever.
He knew that Yu Qing had the answer in advance, so he naturally thought so.
Who would have thought that Xu Fei, who answered the call, had the same meaning, "Brother Shiheng, I'm afraid that's not necessarily the case. You are always low-key, but I often miss you."
Yu Qing chuckled and said, "I really can't compare to you in this aspect. I don't have much to pretend to be low-key."
Xu Fei said meaningfully: "It's like pretending to be poor in front of us!"
As soon as these words came out, Su Yingtao and the other four people who were not looking at Yu Qing were stunned for a moment. They subconsciously looked at Yu Qing for a closer look, and finally realized that what Yu Qing was wearing was already fine silk and satin.
Yu Qing spread his hands and said, "I am a poor person, so I have nothing to show off."
Xu Fei joked: "As far as I know, the place you live in is not poor. It seems to be a wealthy businessman's family, right?"
He had doubts when he saw Yu Qing's cultivation level before, because he is also a martial arts practitioner, and he is more or less familiar with the Taoism inside. He knows that given Yu Qing's age, it takes a lot of resources to accumulate to reach the martial arts realm, and resources are
He needed to spend money. At that time, he suspected that Yu Qing was not short of money.
Later, because he owed money, his uncle Cao Xinggong checked Yu Qing's background and found out that Yu Qing's residence was in Zhongfu. So Cao Xinggong turned around and told Xu Fei that if Yu Qing wanted money again, he would go to the accountant to pay.
Pay off the debt.
It’s not for anything else, I have Zhongfu to take care of everything, and I’m not afraid of Yu Qing messing around.
Cao Xinggong even found out the names of "Ashiheng"'s parents. Fortunately, when Ajiezhang was in power, Cao Xinggong was still in his infancy and couldn't do anything, and he didn't have a deep understanding of Ajiezhang's name, otherwise he might have been surprised.
Xu Fei also found out that it was true after his uncle mentioned it.
Yu Qing glanced at Chong'er and saw from Chong'er's reaction that he hadn't said anything. He was immediately happy and mistakenly thought that Xu Fei had touched his bottom. He was just about to make a fool of himself when he suddenly noticed the attitudes of Su Yingtao and the others.
A change occurred in my heart, and I changed my words, "Oh, there's no pretense, it's my uncle's house, and my uncle is just the richest man in the capital. The Jin country is so big, it's nothing. We are
Scholars, it’s vulgar to talk about money.”
Xu Fei was choked by his last sentence before he could react to the first half of his words.
The richest man in Beijing?
This time, let alone Su Yingtao and the other four, even Zhan Muchun was surprised. He thought that Uncle Xu Fei's family was already rich enough, but he didn't expect that there was someone even more awesome!
Of course, the responses of Su Yingtao and the others were more exciting. They wanted to ask Yu Qing, is the richest man in the capital just a mere meager? Although Jin State is so big, how many rich people can there be at the level of the richest man in the capital?
The four of them were more shocked, realizing that they had seriously misjudged themselves. The richest man in the capital was not talking about money, but his connections in the capital were probably very important!
In an instant, the disdain and arrogance shown to Yu Qing on the faces of the four people quietly disappeared, and the eyes looking at Yu Qing were all complicated.
Zhong'er was a little confused. Is Zhong Fu the richest man in the capital?
He has been there, but he doesn’t know and can’t figure it out.
Xu Fei was also murmuring in his mind, is Zhongfu the richest man in the capital?
His uncle didn't tell him how high the grade of Zhongfu was, so he just mentioned a wealthy businessman. He planned to look for an opportunity to ask his uncle later.
Seeing that he had silenced everyone with his words, Yu Qing began to take the initiative to talk. He couldn't talk about those docile things, and he couldn't talk about it. "I wonder where you are going to go after the test. Do you want to return directly to the states?"
Su Yingtao and the others became more reserved. They didn’t know whether they should answer or not. In short, the atmosphere in the room was much better.
Zhan Muchun spoke first, "It depends on the situation."
It was quite natural for Pan Wenqing to answer his words, "Brother Zhan's whereabouts are not difficult to guess. With his talent, Brother Zhan will naturally pass the examination."
Zhan Muchun hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Don't you dare, but you can't say that!"
Pan Wenqing continued: "Brother Zhan, if he can be ranked second-class or above in the palace examination, he will naturally stay in the capital. If he is only a third-class scholar and a Jinshi, there is no point in trying to stay in the capital. It is better to return to Liezhou as Jie Yuanlang
, there will naturally be good vacancy arrangements.”
Zhang Manqu also nodded, "This is natural. Brother Zhan is a role model for the students in the state. If there is no good placement for Jieyuan Lang in the state, what is the use of studying? Wouldn't it destabilize the culture of the state? I'm afraid that the state pastor
The adults will also be dissatisfied." Then he looked at the other three accomplices and said, "It's not like us..."
Embarrassed to reply directly to someone's words, Su Yingtao immediately answered his own words, "The four of us have discussed it. If we can get on the list, let it go. If we can't, we will stay in Beijing to continue studying. From home, we can move around the states. If we can,
If you fill up a suitable vacancy in Liezhou, you will return to Liezhou. If there is no suitable vacancy, you will wait in Beijing for the examination in three years."
Yu Qing said something and asked the four of them, "In other words, Brother Su, the four of you will stay in the capital temporarily regardless of whether you can pass the exam or not?"
Hearing this, Xu Fei suddenly felt strange that this guy seemed a little unusual today.
Normally, this guy doesn't want to meet these people at all, but today it's better. Da Lala sat together and joined in the fun, and even took the initiative to chat. Why does it feel a little strange?