The hurried departure of the He family suddenly made Gu Zhai feel quite deserted.
Song Mu was standing in the hall. At this moment, he saw Gu Chengxiu and others coming back. He was thinking about everything that had just happened here. He didn't know what to say at this moment, but suddenly he heard a sound coming from the direction of the backyard.
Song Mu immediately looked over there, and saw two figures one after the other. Gu Fengjie ran out first, and then a slim figure appeared.
Song Mu's eyes immediately met the other person's, and the other person's face was reflected in his eyes at this moment.
That was Gu Qingqing. Today she was wearing a lotus-colored underskirt. She had a pony bun on her head, decorated with a sapphire blue hairpin. She had a little makeup on her face. Her beautiful eyes were eye-catching at the moment.
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When she saw Song Mu standing in the hall, Gu Qingqing looked slightly startled, and the expression on her face seemed to change for a moment.
"Mr. Song."
Gu Qingqing immediately took two steps forward and bowed to Song Mu. Song Mu also looked at him, then he held his hands and said calmly.
"Miss Gu."
There was a moment of silence in the scene, but Gu Qingqing was not that panicked. He just glanced around, bowed to Tao Fengming, and then said to Gu Chengxiu.
"Grandpa, are Grandpa He and his family going back?"
Gu Chengxiu responded with a smile.
"Your Grandpa He is feeling a little unwell, so he went back first, but it doesn't matter, Song Mu happens to be visiting me today, and we can have a light meal together."
Saying this, Gu Chengxiu immediately made people start to react. He seemed not to be disturbed at all by the intense scene just now. Gu Shifan only focused on chatting with Tao Fengming and did not pay attention to the surrounding situation at all.
The court was a little busy for a while, with Gu Fengjie also running back and forth, but only Song Mu and Gu Qingqing were left standing in the court, with a little bit of red on their faces.
Gu Qingqing stepped forward and said to Song Mu.
"Mr. Song, I didn't expect you to come to Jinling."
When Song Mu heard this, he nodded immediately.
"I am traveling around with Master this time. I just arrived in Jinling a few days ago, but I didn't expect to meet Miss Gu again in Jinling City."
The two of them exchanged a few words, but Gu Qingqing slightly saluted Song Mu again, her face even more embarrassed at this moment.
"Thank you so much, sir... for speaking up for this little girl."
Seeing Gu Qingqing's shy appearance, Song Mu was in a daze for a moment, but at the moment he saluted and wanted to understand the reason.
"I'm just seeing injustice on the road. Speaking of those people... it's really irritating."
Gu Qingqing hummed slightly, and the topic was interrupted again.
However, lunch was now ready, and the Gu family's parents came up to greet Song Mu and Tao Fengming to sit down. Gu Qingqing also gave a slight gesture, and Song Mu nodded and moved forward.
Sitting down next to each other, Gu Chengxiu was quite happy today and deliberately drank a few drinks. Then he raised his glass and gestured towards Tao Fengming.
"The fact that Mr. Fengming came to my place is also a blessing to my Gu family. I think you were in Shaozhou Mansion at the time. Alas, I won't talk about this kind of thing today."
Gu Chengxiu smiled and seemed quite happy. Everyone also raised their glasses, and Song Mu also bowed and clinked their glasses.
The Gu family has been officials for several generations, and the family tradition has been well maintained. Moreover, there are no three cardinal principles and five constant rules for later generations, so they just eat and drink, and there is a somewhat dignified atmosphere everywhere.
However, it was obvious that Gu Chengxiu was not prepared to do this today. He immediately broke the silence and chatted with Tao Fengming for a few words, but did not dare to discuss it too deeply. The topic naturally fell on Song Mu.
"How many generations is Song Mu in the Shiyang Song family now? Are his parents still alive?"
Gu Chengxiu said something, and Song Mu quickly explained. When they heard that Song Mu's parents had been murdered two years ago, everyone was stunned.
Gu Chengxiu continued to ask, and learned that Song Mu's parents did not die accidentally, but someone did it intentionally. But now Song Mu has found the bones and buried his parents beside the grandfather. At this moment, Gu Chengxiu's eyes turned red.
At this moment, he nodded repeatedly.
"Song Mu, no, Jing Zhao, that's very good. If what you did were done in my Shaozhou mansion, I would definitely write you a note and give it to the Holy One for review."
Several people nearby also nodded repeatedly when they heard this. The eyes they looked at Song Mu this time were not sympathy, but admiration.
At this moment, only Gu Qingqing raised his eyes to look at Song Mu from time to time. There was always a twinkle in his eyes. Especially when he heard Song Mu talk about the details of these things, his dark eyebrows kept frowning slightly, and his expression was a bit touched.
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When she and her mother stayed in Yuzhang City for a few days, she also paid more attention to Song Mu's affairs. Of course, it goes without saying that the things that caused the top-level vision need not be described in detail, but the full story of the family affairs was only known today.
So when everyone was talking about the strange phenomenon in Yuzhang City, Gu Qingqing couldn't help but explain a few words to her family, which immediately attracted the attention of her family. She suddenly realized something was wrong and hurriedly lowered her head to eat.
After the meal, they realized that Song Mu not only became the leader of the Yuan Dynasty, but also how he had earned face for the ancestors of the Song family in Shiyang. For a while, everyone's expressions were filled with admiration.
They never imagined that a young man, only seventeen or eighteen years old, could single-handedly clear the wrongs for his family and bring glory to the family.
Such talented people not only have both ability and political integrity, but also have incredible courage in doing things.
After Gu Chengxiu listened carefully to this, he laughed twice and said with great satisfaction.
"I knew that you, Jingzhao, are quite extraordinary. When you dared to write poems for the people under pressure in Shaozhou City, it shows that you have excellent character. In our great literary dynasty, how many people can do such a thing alone?
become?"
This is a true statement. After all, Song Mu understood Yuan in one fell swoop and was still so young. Such a person is already rare in the world.
Therefore, everyone spoke very enthusiastically now, but Song Mu suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
After lunch, Gu Shifan continued to talk with Tao Fengming about becoming an official. After the Gu family was busy, Gu Chengxiu drank tea, teasing his little grandson, and chatting with Song Mu about the current academic style.
"The Wen Dynasty built the country on the strength of literature, and the imperial examination was the mainstay. It has continued to develop over the years, and it has made great progress now."
"In the past, talented people from all over the country could only reach nearly a thousand scholars in a year, and it took three years to reach a hundred scholars. Nowadays, talented people from all over the country can reach thousands of scholars in a year, and in three years, they can reach more than a thousand scholars. It is already
A great achievement in enlightenment.”
Gu Chengxiu sighed and looked at Song Mu with admiration.
"I have also read your article on rural examination policy. I dare not say that I agree with it, but it is profound and I think it is a good policy article."
"And after I read it, I still thought about what to do. Jing Zhao, do you still remember the "Three Character Classic" that the imperial court asked everyone to recite at the beginning of last year?"
Gu Chengxiu asked suddenly. Song Mu, who was making faces with Gu Fengjie, paused, blinked, and nodded with a smile.
Gu Chengxiu said seriously.
"That article is very good. The three-character rhyme can be said to have contributed to the education of our literary dynasty. I feel carefully that the meaning of the article written by that person may be similar to what you said in the policy review.
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"I just don't know who that 'scholar' is, otherwise I would really like to ask him how he came up with the idea of writing such an article."
Song Mu was listening next to him, with a smile on his face and just nodding his head.
Gu Chengxiu looked at Song Mu, then changed the topic and spoke.
"Song Mu, what are you going to do next?"
"Are you going to join the Poetry Sect in the future?"
As he said this, he secretly glanced at Tao Fengming next to him. Song Mu was also confused by his words, but he immediately shook his head and said.
"This junior will go to Chang'an to take part in the examination. As for the future, I will definitely not join the Poetry Sect."
Song Mu said to Gu Chengxiu like this, but these words were indeed Song Mu's thoughts. The reason why he refused Du Sheng's request was to restore the glory of his ancestors.
After hearing this, Gu Chengxiu nodded immediately.
"This is also a good thing. If you join the Poetry Sect, although the literary style in such places is prosperous, I think it will not be conducive to your growth."
Song Mu looked sideways, but he could probably understand what Gu Chengxiu meant. Most of the poetry sects in the world followed the old system and ordered their children to practice using the poems passed down by their ancestors.
Because of the ties of blood relationship, they can often exert a stronger power than other literati in an ancestral poem.
Furthermore, the Poetry Sect was powerful, rich in resources, and taught by great literati within the sect. For a literati, this was a great temptation.
But at the same time, the shortcomings of the Poetry Sect are also very obvious, such as the rigidity and blood theory. Most of the literati who joined the Poetry Sect were forced to change their surnames, and because their understanding of the Poetry Sect was not necessarily consistent, they gradually became
limit their own development.
This is also the reason why the development of the poetry sect in today's world is limited, and it is also why the world can gather together to form a large and powerful literary dynasty.
The few of them chatted for a while, and then someone came to visit Gu Zhai again.
Song Mu originally thought it was time to leave, but he didn't expect Tao Fengming and Gu Shifan to have a good chat, so he was quite reluctant to leave.
Gu Chengxiu even bluntly told the two of them to finish dinner before leaving. Gu Fengjie even directly grabbed Song Mu. He felt that Song Mu, the brother of Jieyuan, was very friendly and said that he wanted to play Go with Song Mu to compare their scores.