Take the system back to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 57

There are also two types of literati in the Song Dynasty. The orthodox scholars are those academies who have taken the imperial examination route, or have become officials.The biggest problem with this kind of people is that they are out of touch and ungrounded, no matter what they write or say is basically something that they can understand themselves, such as Su Zaifang.

There is also the so-called "barefoot" literati. For many reasons, they cannot enter the system and cannot afford to take exams. They have no chance to step into the true literati route. They may become second- or third-rate wandering doctors in the private sector, or become storytellers in teahouses.And it just so happens that although this type of person can be accepted by the public by speaking in a down-to-earth manner, they like to express their encouragement and admiration for chivalry and martial arts.

Let’s not say who is right or wrong. In short, this group almost defaults to being implicitly opposed to the government and orthodox literati.This is Cai You's dilemma.

After hesitating for a while, Cai You called his subordinates to come in and said, "Check it out, who made the original "Lanruo Temple"?"

"I understand my humble position, please rest assured."

The subordinates went in a hurry...

"The meal at the master's house is delicious, Xiao Yu'er really likes eating at the master's house."

Liang Hongyu put her small face into the big bowl and ate it fiercely, and said: "But my mother told me not to eat too much, she said that this year may not be enough for the master's food expenses."

Zhao Cheng took the rice off her face and stuffed it into her mouth. He touched her little head and said, "You can eat what you are told. These are my and your mother's business."

Chen Meiniang is used to thrift, and this is not her own daughter, so even though she likes this little girl very much, she still feels a little distressed.

At this time, the door was pushed open, and a man in a brocade robe came in. He was obviously not from the public family but had the air of an official. He looked like a retainer working next to an important official.

When Chen Meiniang saw this kind of person, she wanted to avoid suspicion, so she put down her job, took the little Lolita for a while and went out.There is only one room in the house, and there is no inner hall to "escape" from.

The brocade robed man walked around the room with his hands behind his back, and then he sat down, took a piece of meat, put it in his mouth, and ate it, "I'm Cai Jiu, I'm here because of the order of Master Zhizhou."

But he didn't see Zhao Cheng bowing his head before bowing.Zhao Cheng just looked at the meat on the plate with a dark expression on his face, wondering whether he should hide the meat or not?
Cai Jiu had no choice but to clap his hands, and immediately two servants came in carrying the burden.

Cai Jiudao: "These are some dry goods, bacon, pastries, and wine that Master Zhizhou ordered me to send."

"No reward for no merit, what do you want me to do?" Zhao Cheng asked curiously.

"Master Zhizhou just asked you to go there."

……

Cai Jiu led him into the backyard of the state government office.

Walking along the paths arranged in the small garden, I happened to meet Miss Cai in green. To her surprise, Mr. Su Zaifang was beside her.

"What are you doing here?" Miss Cai's attitude became very strange when she saw this guy.

Zhao Cheng shook his head decisively and said, "I don't know, but Lord Zhizhou called me."

Miss Cai said with a surprised and displeased expression, "Okay...so it turns out that the thesis that bewitched my father and the script "Lanruo Temple" came from you?"

"Miss Guan's tone, is this a bad thing?" Zhao Cheng was a little confused towards her.

Miss Cai stared at Zhao Cheng for a long time with bright eyes, "Maybe it's really a bad thing."

Zhao Cheng inevitably had a bad impression of this strange-thinking young lady and was too lazy to criticize her.

Didn't see him make amends, and didn't see him ask why it was a bad thing?
Ms. Cai seldom encountered such a thing, and a trace of anger flashed across her beautiful face, "In the beginning, I was really attracted by your story. I felt amazing and thought you were very talented and talented."

"And then?" Zhao Cheng asked.

Miss Cai's voice obviously increased, "I understand now that you are full of scheming, that unambitious thesis was written by you, and it was obviously written to cater to today's temples and my father's ideas. Look at you again. Be virtuous when collecting money 'save me' outside the city..."

She paused here, glanced at Su Zaifang, and then said to Zhao Cheng: "Suddenly I feel that you are a bit pitiful. You are a person who has nothing to do with the importance of any affairs."

"However, this is just Miss Cai's personal opinion." Zhao Cheng lowered his head neither humble nor overbearing.

"It's really disrespectful for you to dare to be angry with Miss Cai's family!"

Su Zaifang, who had disliked him early on, took the opportunity to show off and took a few steps closer.

Zhao Cheng frowned and took two steps back to avoid him.

Su Zaifang laughed and said: "Coward, you can know your character just by looking at your half-baked papers. If you don't have a sense of righteousness in reading and don't want to serve the country and worry about the people, then what's the use of reading? If you blindly back down, I want to ask Where did your bones go?"

Mr. Su is really good at talking. This is exactly what Miss Cai is thinking and what Miss Cai wants to hear.At the same time, it was still Zhang Ji's train of thought.

Miss Cai looked at Zhao Cheng curiously again, subconsciously hoping that he could say something different?
Zhao Cheng cupped his fists with a smile that was not a smile: "Then Zhao, dare to ask, as the embodiment of beauty and wisdom, righteousness and integrity, what have you done, Mr. Su?"

Well this...

Miss Cai was stunned, and she happened to remember that Su Zaifang usually just talked with his mouth, and if he wanted to make a theory, he really hadn't done anything.

Thinking of the almost stupid plan last time, it was Miss Cai who did not know the importance of it and went into battle by herself, but Su Zaifang, who came up with the idea, did not have the guts.

Being questioned like this made Su Zaifang's face turn red, "At least I'm not as shameless as you to cater to my wishes."

Zhao Cheng blinked his eyes, and said a little more gently, "The key is, why does Mr. Su think catering to Shang's wishes is a bad thing?"

Ms. Cai was stunned for a moment, and then spoke up based on her rebellious thinking: "According to what you Zhao Cheng said, you are going to the top of your salary regardless of good or bad. Is this kind of spineless behavior worth promoting?"

Zhao Cheng bowed slightly, "I didn't say this is worth advocating. I just think that it is even more bad to distort policies and cause political divisions when conflicting with the above wishes. There are countless numbers. What's more, which kind is good and which is bad, almost all the time you can't tell clearly, can you?"

Miss Cai was stunned again, "Then what do you mean, blindly follow regardless?"

Zhao Cheng tilted his head and thought for a while, then smiled, "I don't know about this. Zhao Cheng thought that if someone could really figure out and solve this problem, then the current country name would still be Xia, and it would never happen again." The dynasty has changed. This question has nothing to do with right or wrong, it’s just a multiple-choice question, just like going to a casino to win or lose.”

Miss Cai hesitated for a moment, then gave up and continued to argue.

This does not mean that she approves of Zhao Cheng, it just means that after such a comparison, she finds that Zhao Cheng is a strange person, at least in terms of this debate, Su Zaifang is really inferior to this person, regardless of his temperament, knowledge or ingenuity a notch.

At the door of the study not far away, Cai You twirled his beard, listening to some young people talking about it for some time.Cai You, who was already interested in Zhao Cheng, was pleasantly surprised, and especially loved to hear what Zhao Cheng had to say.

So, Cai You hurried over before Su Zaifang became angry and said with a smile, "Please help yourself, nephew of the Su family. Zhao Cheng is a person invited by this state. If you have any questions, please contact me."

Su Zaifang was helpless and watched Zhao Cheng and Cai You enter the study with disgust...

(End of this chapter)