Records of the King of Xin'an County

At this time, the low platform was gradually filled with people.Those who came earlier hurriedly chose the seats in front; those who came later had to sit in the back with a sad expression.The four young men who were sitting alone in the last row gradually faded away from the crowd, and no longer received any curious attention.And they are also quite low-key, they have no desire to get acquainted with the people around them at all, they still talk and smile lightly, whispering in low voices.

"Fortunately, Yan Balang and the others went to the front, otherwise wouldn't it be easy to show their flaws? I don't care, Eleventh Lang can't be recognized by them." Li Hui smiled lightly, "It's hard to take this child out to play, If you can't enjoy yourself, wouldn't you let her down? Moreover, if something happens this time, if you want to bring her to such occasions in the future, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

After he finished speaking, Princess Changning blinked, and continued: "Brother, it doesn't matter if you recognize it. I thought Wenhui would be like a feast, which would be very interesting, but now it seems nothing more than that. Presumably, even if you can’t come again in the future, there is nothing to regret.”

"This is just the beginning." Wang Zixian said with a smile, "You might as well listen to it first. If it's really not interesting, just play around in this other courtyard for a while. The scenery of this garden is quite good, as expected of Hongnong County The other courtyards of the public house are quite simple and solemn, and they are not as exquisite and flashy as ordinary gardens."

"..." Wang Zimu suddenly felt that if the young scholars around heard what they said, they might immediately jump up and argue.The posts in this literary conference are so rare, and the opportunity to listen to Mr. Zhou's teachings is even more precious, but their speech seems to be completely indifferent, which seems a bit contemptuous.He opened his mouth, wanting to persuade a few words, but suddenly seeing the smiling face of "Li Shishilang", he couldn't help swallowing his full amount of persuasion again and again.

At this moment, people from the water pavilion had climbed up to the second floor one after another.The young scholars suddenly became commotion, and they all opened their eyes wide, trying to see clearly which one was Mr. Zhou and which one was Yang Zhuantou.Under the excitement of the crowd, it seemed that the Wang family brothers and the Li family brothers were extraordinarily calm.

"Isn't the third brother quite curious about Yang Zhuantou? Why don't you take a closer look?" Wang Zixian asked with a smile, with a rare casualness in his words.Wang Zimu keenly noticed that his elder brother seemed to be in a particularly happy mood today, and he became closer to him: "The water pavilion is far away, even if you look carefully, you should not be able to see it clearly. If there is a chance in the future, I will get to know that Yang Zhuangtou again." That's fine."

"Zixian, your younger brother is really stable." Li Hui praised, "That's true. Although Yang Zhuantou is a man of the hour, he often goes out to socialize. He is not some invisible nobleman, so there is no need to be so eager " Yang Zhuantou is now the school secretary of the Hongwen Museum, and the Hongwen Museum is located in the Taiji Palace, so he often sees this young Zhuangtou from a distance.

Moreover, before my grandmother passed away, my grandfather taught at the Hongwen Museum and praised Yang Zhuantou's talent and learning.It is said that the two are in frequent contact, and they have almost become friends who have forgotten their years.Until now, grandpa has kept his filial piety behind closed doors, and only visited his grandfather and worshiped his grandmother in the Taiji Palace, and the relationship has completely faded away.After all, the identity of the Yang family is sensitive, and it may involve future battles for the heir apparent. Therefore, he felt a little bit on guard against this Yang Zhuangtou in his heart.

The corner of Princess Changning's mouth twitched when she heard this - she came here with the idea of ​​"knowing yourself and the enemy, and winning a hundred battles", not purely for fun.Ever since Du Shi was diagnosed as pregnant but had to rest in bed, she had been well protected, and finally she gradually discovered the treacherous situation secretly flowing in the East Palace.Relying on the birth of her eldest son, Yang Liangdi, who often borrows her son to win favor, looks quite peaceful, but in reality she is more and more eager to move.In the past two months, she finally understood what kind of predicament A Niang will face in the past—even in the future.Therefore, the Yang family has always been her enemy, and it is absolutely impossible to change!

"Today, I am honored to invite all young heroes to gather together to meet friends and convey the truth through literature." A loud voice came from the water pavilion, and said some concise opening remarks, "This literary meeting is for a Show your demeanor. No matter who is a hero, as long as he has a gap in his chest and extraordinary insights, he can go to the water pavilion to give lectures to everyone. Three people must have our teacher, regardless of status, regardless of status, each other as teachers, increase knowledge, when Learn the way of practice for my generation."

"My teacher, Mr. Zhou, will comment on every lecturer. The purpose of Mr. Zhou's comments is to hope that you will be more dedicated to learning. If there is someone who is talented and has a good relationship with my teacher, it is very likely to become Yang's junior. If you intend to become a master, you must not let go of this opportunity today. Otherwise, my master will accept his disciples next time, and I don’t know when it will be."

The young scholars on the low platform were suddenly excited, and almost everyone was full of confidence and ready to go.Some even heatedly discussed Yang Zhuantou's easy-going and funny, as if no matter what he said or did, they could find countless advantages for him to praise.

Wang Zixian narrowed his eyes, smiled, and secretly sighed in his heart that this Yang Zhuangtou is really good at inviting names.Lectures are taught in such an aboveboard way, and the outstanding ones are selected to be admitted to the teacher's school, taking the opportunity to recruit all the talents, even the rest of the unsuccessful people have to praise the upright style.Using the name of Lieutenant to win people's hearts, and using the teacher's door to develop contacts, it is impossible to say that within a few years, he will be able to form a fine and dense network.After several decades, these people gradually occupy high positions, what kind of impact will it have?

Li Hui also thought more deeply - Yang Qian's influence was increasing day by day, if a few years later, he would have formed his own faction, which would definitely affect the abolition of the crown prince in the future.At that time, the cousin born by Yang Liangdi must be the final winner.Of course, it does not rule out the possibility that the Yang family's relatives dominate the government, just like the Lu and Dou in the early Han Dynasty; it does not rule out the possibility that the Yang family imitated the previous dynasty and abolished their grandsons and established themselves as emperors.Even if he thought too much, the Yang family's move was really inappropriate.It is necessary to take precautions before they happen, so as to keep the peace of the royal family and clan.

After all, Princess Changning is young, and her thoughts are not far-reaching.She just instinctively loathes the current scene - the higher Yang Qian's reputation is, the more Yang Liangdi will benefit from it, perhaps Grandpa will appreciate them even more.As one goes up and the other goes up, the situation will become more and more unfavorable for Du Shi and her.

Among the four, only Wang Zimu didn't think about anything, and looked at the water pavilion with piercing eyes.He has always been very self-aware, and feels that his talents and learning are far from "discussion", but this does not prevent him from looking forward to other people's lectures.The more he sees, the more he thinks, the more he asks for advice, and then he settles down to study, he believes that sooner or later he will be like his big brother, able to have enough talent to look up—or even look down on others.

The first scholar had already boarded the water pavilion, and with a little unconcealable excitement, he spoke excitedly.He eloquently expounded his views on "Shangshu", sometimes dancing, sometimes intoxicated, sometimes impassioned-however, there seemed to be some omissions in many places, which made the scholars listening below couldn't help but refute loudly.

The dispute was stalemate for a while, and Mr. Zhou stepped forward to comment, pointing out the shortcomings very accurately, and explaining clearly in a simple way.Therefore, both the explainer and the debater were convinced, and they all bowed down to him, their faces full of admiration.

Immediately afterwards, there was the second scholar and the third scholar... After listening to a few people, Princess Changning said in a low voice: "That's all. Brother, it's really boring for them to talk about books. How about listening to my grandfather tell us stories. Whether it’s the war in the East or the North, or the strife in the court, it’s much more interesting. Much more practical and useful than these."

Li Hui smiled slightly: "If these scholars could also explain the classics in a simple way like master scholars, then they would not be here long ago, and all of them are young Scholars." Grandfather for comparison?The stories that the grandfather told casually were meaningful enough, and the various schemes and schemes used in just a few words were simply eye-opening.If not, how could the Great Tang successfully replace the previous dynasty, and how could it expand its territory and overwhelm the Turks and Xue Yantuo?How could grandfather become the famous "Tian Khan"?

It is indeed important to study the classics, but it is more important to be able to use them flexibly and to assess the situation and solve the problems of the country.The strategies and theories made by Jinshi are to examine their vision, their thinking, their knowledge, and their means.Only when all of these are indispensable can one become a famous official who governs the world.Otherwise, he would be just a learned scholar, a noble civil servant, and not an official with real power.

"Since listening here is useless, how about we go to the garden to relax?" Wang Zixian suggested.Li Hui and Princess Changning naturally agreed, and it was hard for them to sit upright for such a long time, patiently listening to these almost useless remarks.Wang Zimu hesitated for a moment, and wanted to get up, but was pushed back by Wang Zixian: "Listen more, it will be beneficial to you. Third brother, your temperament should also change a little, and you don't have to follow us in everything. It’s great to stick to your guns once in a while.”

Wang Zimu was slightly taken aback, nodded and said: "Brother, will you leave first?"

"Don't worry, I can't feel at ease leaving the two of you here." Wang Zixian said with a smile, "We are playing in the garden, and we will come to find you after this place is over."

Therefore, Wang Zimu watched the three of them go away, and soon immersed himself in the explanation and debate.After an unknown amount of time, the essay meeting finally came to an end, and all the students got up one after another, and followed the servant who led the way to have lunch.Wang Zimu soon saw Yan Balang and others, but Wang Ziling disappeared.

"Where's your elder brother? Why did you leave you behind?" Yan Balang and others asked with a smile, "Could it be that he was a little impatient, so he wandered in the garden halfway? It really seems like he can do it. He has never been keen on Yang Mingdu's fame, so he probably has a sense of competition."

"Brother is relaxing with a friend." Wang Zimu replied, "It should be that what I just said is not deep enough, so brother is not interested. If Yang Zhuantou talks about it, or Mr. Zhou, he must be very interested .”

"Friend? What friend? A friend of the Imperial College? Why has he never mentioned it to us? Tsk tsk."

"... I don't know either... When I meet my brother later, I think he will introduce you to each other."

This group of people didn't know that those who were well-behaved and listened to literature had no chance to get close to Yang Zhuangtou, and those who were wandering outside in the garden unexpectedly "coincided" with Yang Qian and Yang Mingdu——

Li Hui looked at the handsome and outstanding young man with a slight smile, and saw him cross his hands gracefully, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect the king and the princess to take the time to come here. Yang is really honored." , Familiar with poetry and books, Yushu faces the wind, whether it is behavior or speech, whether it is appearance or bearing, they are all impeccable.

Wang Zixian slightly raised his eyebrows, looking at the other party's elegant and gentle smile, he became more and more convinced that this Yang Zhuangtou was really not to be admired.Princess Changning put away her bright smile, and frowned lightly——He was so stubborn, which corner did this person come from?It just ruined people's good mood.

The author has something to say: Yang Zhuantou: What a coincidence, I didn’t expect the king and the princess to also come. The little county king: Yes, what a coincidence (￣▽￣)" (Aren’t you earning fame? Why are you here? ?)

Little princess: (￣▽￣)" (Where did you come from! Hmph! The Yang family or something...)

Wang Langjun: ^^, huh

Stupid author: Wait, obviously you are young, you are like him, right?

Wang Langjun: I am unique, how can I be like him?Tut tut.

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