This wine is light and mellow, slightly spicy in the mouth, but there is a hint of sweetness at the base of the tongue, and when it enters the throat, you can taste a faint plum fragrance. I don’t know how the owner made it. In short, this is the first time for Xu Zizhen
Drinking such a special wine, anyway, the owner of the house knows Yong Ye, not him, so it doesn't matter if he is embarrassed, he can just drink it openly.
When the boy pouring the wine suddenly woke up, Xu Zizhen and Yong Ye had already drank heartily, and the six-liang wine flask had been refilled four times.
"You... you..." The boy who poured the wine saw Xu Zizhen and Yong Ye winking and looking very proud, and his face turned white with anger and he spoke incoherently.
Just then, an old voice came over, a little angry: "You old man, I knew it was you!"
Xu Zizhen turned around and saw an old scholar with a clear face and bright eyes, but his eyes were wide open and he was looking at Master Yong angrily.
Master Yong laughed and said to the old scribe: "Who asked you to pick at me all the time? If you had let me drink enough at your place, who would be willing to do such a shameful thing?"
The old scholar said angrily: "You know how embarrassing it is? I..."
Master Yong raised his hand to interrupt him and said with a smile: "You are the one who is embarrassed now, isn't it just a few bottles of wine? I will pay you! But we will talk about this later. There is a brat here, you should see it first
See you." After saying that, he turned to Xu Zizhen and said, "Boy, come and see Dean Jiang."
Xu Zizhen had already stood up, left the table and bowed respectfully: "I learned from Xu Zizhen after I was born late in life, and I met President Jiang."
Dean Jiang waved his hand and was about to say a few words to Master Yong when he suddenly stopped and turned to glare at Xu Zizhen: "Who do you think you are?"
Xu Zizhen felt a little upset in his heart, but he repeated: "Late student...Xu Zizhen."
Dean Jiang's eyes stared for a minute, then he suddenly slammed the table and shouted to the kid next to him: "Go to the backyard and get two more jars of purple plum blossoms."
The child hurried away, and not long after, he and another child came over carrying two wine jars with big bellies and narrow mouths, the kind that weighed twenty pounds. They placed them on the table out of breath. Dean Jiang said to Xu Zizhen: "This is
Since Mr. Xu is pleased with the wine, please take some back and drink it slowly."
Xu Zizhen was stunned. The attitude of Dean Jiang was so different. Could it be that he had heard of his name?
Master Yong even opened his eyes and shouted dissatisfied: "Hey, what do you mean by being so picky? No matter how many times I ask you for it, you won't give it to me. You gave me two jars of this brat the first time I met you. Are you just being angry?"
Are you going to kill me?"
Dean Jiang turned back and glared at him: "What did Doctor Xu say last time? He told you not to drink more. Do you really want to return to the West as soon as possible and ignore the Song Dynasty?"
Xu Zizhen's head was dizzy after hearing this. He understood the relationship between the two people. The iron-clad relationship between brothers was not gone, but what happened if he ignored the Song Dynasty? As soon as he looked at Master Yong, he saw him
After winking and winking at Dean Jiang, Xu Zizhen froze when he turned around, his face a little embarrassed and helpless.
Mr. Yong glared at Dean Jiang first, and then said: "Okay, okay, find a quiet place to talk."
Dean Jiang ignored him, but smiled at Xu Zizhen and said, "Mr. Xu, could you please step aside and talk?"
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Xu Zizhen was confused and followed the two elders to the garden in the backyard. It was quiet and spacious here without anyone disturbing them. The three of them came to a small pavilion and sat down.
Master Yong didn't wait for Xu Zizhen to speak, and said first: "Okay, boy, I know what you want to ask, but it doesn't matter whether you know these things or not. You'd better have a good chat with Dean Jiang first."
Dean Jiang asked curiously: "Why doesn't Young Master Xu know your identity?"
Master Yong said angrily: "I have finally made friends with this silly boy, but it's boring to be exposed by you like this... Doesn't he still know your identity? I'm afraid that if I tell him, he won't bother to pay attention to me.
"At this point, he turned back to Xu Zizhen and said, "Boy, do you know where he is the dean?"
Xu Zizhen shook his head: "I don't know."
Master Yong smiled and uttered four words: "Yingtian Academy!"
Xu Zizhen had never heard of this name, so he just nodded blankly: "Oh."
Master Yong said with a smile: "I know you have little education. Yingtian Academy is the Imperial Academy of Nanjing and the first of the four major academies in the Song Dynasty. It is the so-called highest academic institution in the Song Dynasty."
Xu Zizhen was immediately in awe. Even if he didn't study, he knew that an academy is an academy, and usually it has nothing to do with the Imperial College. However, Yingtian Academy could be upgraded to the Imperial College, which shocked him.
Lord Yong was very satisfied with his reaction and continued proudly: "Yingtian Academy is the highest academic institution in the Song Dynasty. The students there are naturally divided into grades, so there are inner and outer academies. Let's not talk about the outer academies. What is the actual inner academies?"
It is the gathering place for the elite talents of our Song Dynasty. Do you know the name of the inner courtyard?"
Xu Zizhen suddenly felt blessed and blurted out: "Xiu Wentang?"
Master Yong slapped his hand: "Smart, it's Xiuwen Hall, which is where you are going to study."
Dean Jiang was smiling as he listened to Master Yong's introduction, but at the end he was stunned. He grabbed Master Yong and said, "What did you say? What about studying?"
Master Yong said: "Huh? Don't you know yet? This kid is going to study with you soon, and he will enter the Xiuwen Hall. This matter was arranged by the second brother, hasn't it been mentioned to you yet?"
Dean Jiang was a little dazed. He knew Xu Zizhen, and he also knew that Xu Zizhen was from the seventh master Zhao Gou, but he did not expect that Xu Zizhen would go to him to study, let alone the second master Yun Wang Zhao Kai who arranged this matter.
Master Yong took over the words himself: "Oh, yes, you are going home to celebrate your sixtieth birthday. My second brother hasn't had time to find you yet, but he will come soon... Silly boy, why are you still standing there? Still.
Why don’t you hurry up and give Old Man Jiang a apprenticeship ceremony?”
Before Xu Zizhen could speak, Dean Jiang came to his senses, raised his hand and said: "Wait a minute! Old man, are you really joking with me? Although I admire what Mr. Xu has done, he is a martial artist after all.
If you enter my Xiuwen Hall, isn't this the most ridiculous thing in the world?"
Master Yong rolled his eyes: "It's a good thing that you are still a bachelor of Zhaowen Palace and have no eyesight at all. It is true that Xu Zizhen can fight, but you don't know that this boy is both civil and military. There are some things that he understands that even you and I may not understand. Let's
He goes to Xiuwen Hall to study, and I'm afraid you don't have a qualified teacher to teach him."
Dean Jiang didn't believe it: "Seriously?"
Master Yong stared again: "If I lie to you about this, my daughter will not be able to get married. Tell me whether you believe it or not."
Dean Jiang was stunned, and after thinking for a moment, he raised his head and looked at Xu Zizhen: "In that case, whether Prince Yun comes to talk to me about this or not, you, an old student, will accept it."
Xu Zizhen was still stunned when Master Yong slapped him on the back of the head: "What are you doing, stupid boy? Why don't you become a disciple?"
"Oh, student Xu Zizhen, pay homage to your mentor!" Xu Zizhen hesitated for a moment, then bowed down.
Master Yong laughed in a low voice from behind: "Don't be reluctant, you have accepted this old man as your teacher, at least in recent days no one dares to kill you."
Dean Jiang supported Xu Zizhen, glared at Master Yong and said, "Young master Xu has you, the Prince of Kaiping, as your year-end friend. Is there any young man who dares to touch him?"
Xu Zizhen was confused and looked at Master Yong with his mouth open: "Open...King Kaiping?"
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I'm really sorry. An elder in my family passed away suddenly a few years ago. I was so busy for a few days that I had no time to take care of the family, let alone code. I'm really sorry for my book friends, but now that I'm back, please forgive me!
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