Delicate Flower Chapter 120: The difference

Gu Chang, who was disliked by Peng Shiyi, was sitting with Pei Yan in the waterside pavilion of Pei's garden, drinking Mingqian West Lake Longjing just delivered from Hangzhou City, watching koi carps, and discussing the results of the Jiangsu Provincial Examination last autumn. Paper: "...Although the way to be a king lies in protecting governance and dharma ancestors, governance lies in adhering to the established constitution, and dharma ancestors rely on kindness and kindness. That is what Wang Chunhe of the Yuan Dynasty said in "The Biography of Li Gu in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty". "Yao was on the wall, and when you eat, you see Yao on the soup," is too simple. It can be seen that the people recorded in this provincial examination are mediocre."

Pei Yan didn't want to talk to Gu Chang at all, let alone give advice to Gu Chang, but Shen Shanyan was sitting next to him. In the past few days, he had enthusiastically introduced scholars in Lin'an City to Gu Chang, and even accompanied Gu Chang uncharacteristically. After visiting him several times, he didn't know what the relationship was between Shen Shanyan and Gu Chang, but seeing that Shen Shanyan had been kind to his senior brother Fei, he still patiently dealt with Gu Chang.

Seeing him giving guidance on the Jiangsu Provincial Examination at this time, I couldn't help but feel a little bored, and I couldn't help but say: "I have read Wang Chunhe's paper, and I think it is pretty good. He believes that 'the ambition of a man is determined by Wu Yi', and 'Wu Yi' By correcting the source of his governance, no selfishness will be spilled to the outside world, and the monarch's virtue will become increasingly unconstitutional, and the people's privacy will become increasingly open, which is the way to live a long life. If he doesn't say anything else, he dared to write these few sentences. I think Mr. Yang If you can point Wang Chunhe to Jieyuan, you will live up to his noble and gentlemanly demeanor."

Gu Chang raised his eyebrows.

The examiner of the Jiangsu Provincial Examination last year was Yang Shoudao, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.

And Yang Shoudao is the son-in-law of Zhang Ying, Pei Yan's mentor.

"So, Xia Guang agrees with Master Feng's words!" He looked at Pei Yan with a smile and took a sip of tea.

The emperor was very old and liked to drink. Every time he drank, he would get drunk. Every time he drank, he would get angry and kill people at every turn. The servants and maids in the palace were miserable. During the Lantern Festival last year, he accidentally killed an official from the Pingren Department. Although this matter was suppressed at the time, as time passed, it gradually spread.

The policy essay that Wang Chunhe was cited as Jieyuan used the opportunity of analyzing current affairs to advise the emperor that he should have a way to be a king. It can be regarded as a very bold and sharp article. And Yang Shoudao, who ordered Wang Chunhe to be Jieyuan, was even more unyielding and had the demeanor of a gentleman who was worried about the world's worries.

As for Feng Zhi in Gu Chang's mouth, he was Gu Chang's senior brother and served as censor in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. After the emperor killed the officials, he was the first person to write a memorial to impeach the emperor.

He is still imprisoned in prison.

However, he won praise from scholars all over the world, especially those from Jiangnan.

Gu Chang's mentor, Sun Gao, was the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he and Peng Yu, the seventh master of the Peng family, were in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

After hearing Gu Chang's words, Pei Yan sneered in his heart, but his face was calm and he said, "Does Chaoyang want to save Mr. Feng from the fire and water? It's a pity that my brother and I are keeping the rules at home, and I have inherited it. With my family business, I won’t be an official in the future, I’m afraid I won’t be able to help Chaoyang.”

Gu Chang did have this plan.

It should be said that it was not he who had this plan, but his mentor Sun Gao who had this plan, so he made his trip to Jiangnan.

Meeting Pei Yan was just an accident.

He originally just thought that the Pei family was a local gangster in Lin'an City, and Pei Yan was still the middleman for the Li family's affairs. Instead of asking this and that to find out what happened at that time, it was better to ask Pei Yan directly. But he didn't expect that Pei Yan, who was described by his mentor as "arrogant and arrogant and ignorant of the world", would even look away from his mentor.

Not only is he arrogant and arrogant, he is simply contemptuous. But this Momo Wuchen is exactly the power and confidence to see through the world, which is completely opposite to what his mentor said is "not understanding the world." Then he took advantage of his relationship with Shen Shanyan, who had taught him piano skills, and asked Shen Shanyan to be his recommender, and he came to Pei Mansion several times.

As for Pei Yan, he just started talking, and Pei Yan immediately guessed the purpose of his coming to Jiangnan.

Not even Shen Shanyan, who had gone through many ups and downs in the officialdom, noticed it, not to mention that Pei Yan said it with fearless magnanimity.

This shows Pei Yan's confidence in himself.

People who have the ability to stand at the top usually appreciate people who can stand shoulder to shoulder with themselves or stand higher than themselves.

Gu Chang said implicitly: "Master Feng is concerned about the country and the people, and he is respected by scholars. We can't always let villains run rampant, and gentlemen will be embarrassed!"

Today's imperial edict is in the hands of the eunuch, the chief eunuch.

How many people die unjustly every year.

Pei Yan didn't take it seriously. He didn't even want to do the courtesy of refilling Gu Chang's tea. He leaned lazily on the big welcome pillow, gave himself a cup of tea, and said, "Chaoyang may not know yet, my eldest brother's wife's uncle , has been an official in Taichang Temple for many years."

Taichang Temple is in charge of rituals and music, temple worship, and national sacrifices. But in the whole world, there is nothing but the royal land. How can the emperor's affairs be so clearly divided into family affairs and state affairs? Sometimes the eunuchs from the 24th Inner Government could not report the accounts, so they would leave it to Taichang Temple. When Taichang Temple could not report some accounts, they would also ask the eunuchs from the 24th Inner Government to help. Talk about items. The relationship between the two families has always been very good.

Pei Yan's implication was that he would not interfere in the affairs of the eunuchs.

This is very different from the attitude of many people in the clergy.

Shen Shanyan was afraid that the two young heroes, who were both going smoothly, and that they had taken advantage of their family resources, could not tolerate each other for a while, and the talks collapsed and there was a gap. Let alone sincere cooperation in the future, even if they hear each other's names, they are unwilling to eat at the same table. This is a huge loss for Jiangnan Shilin.

He hurriedly smiled and said: "It's sunny and sunny today. You are also scholars after all. How can you let down this great time by talking about government affairs? Chaoyang, today is your start. You punished yourself with three cups of tea to set an example. ." After saying that, he made a cup of tea and gave it to Gu Chang, urging him with a smile, "Drink it quickly."

Gu Chang just couldn't hold it back and tested Pei Yan's knowledge and ability. There was no deep hatred between the two, so how could he offend Pei Yan?

Shen Shanyan gave him the steps, he smiled smartly, picked up the tea cup, raised it towards Pei Yanxu a few times, and said sincerely: "Xia Guang, I have been in the capital for a long time, and I have become vulgar. I see everyone who likes to talk eloquently, and Yaguang is well-educated. If you don’t kick me out, I’ll give you a toast.”

Pei Yan was really fed up with his hypocritical manner and decided to give him one last chance.

If Gu Chang behaves like this again, he will drive Gu Chang out.

Fortunately, Gu Chang kept talking to him about the inheritance of a small bronze tripod that he found in the capital some time ago. They got along well and even seemed to have a happy conversation until the end.

Shen Shanyan was very pleased.

No one in the world is luckier than Pei Yan.

When the old fox Zhang Ying was about to retire and return home, he accepted him as his disciple, giving him an enviable network of contacts and political capital.

The old man of the Pei family not only called Pei Yan back but also made him the head of the clan - Shen Shanyan felt that the old man Pei was simply confused before he died. But when he knew it, it was already too late. Even if he wanted to persuade Mr. Pei, it was too late. He even hoped that Pei Yan could hide in the city, become a pavilion elder in white, and do his part for the Jiangnan officials.

For the past ten years, they have been suppressed by Shilin in the north. If we don't continue to forge ahead, Jiangnan Shilin may suffer a serious loss of vitality.

This is not a matter for one family or two families.

It is related to the entire Jiangnan scholar family.

Pei Yan could take a step back and Gu Chang could take advantage of the situation, allowing him to see the hope of Jiangnan Shilin's rise.

Shen Shanyan and Gu Chang even stayed in Pei Mansion for dinner before returning to school in the county.

Gu Chang stayed at Shen Shanyan's place.

Seeing his clear eyes, Shen Shanyan's servant couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Master, didn't you drink today?"

"We went to Pei's mansion!" Shen Shanyan responded, and after chatting with Gu Chang for a while, they arranged to find a way to take Pei Yan to visit Zhaoming Temple tomorrow, and then they parted ways.

Gu Chang's personal attendant is a man in his thirties, named Gao Sheng. After his mother died of illness, Gu Chang's grandfather gave it to Gu Chang because he was afraid that the siblings would be bullied. It is not so much that Gao Sheng is his attendant. Said to be his bodyguard, loyal servant, and confidant.

Seeing Gu Chang come back, he hurriedly helped Gu Chang change his clothes.

Seeing that there was no one in the room, Gu Chang whispered: "How did you do what I asked you to do?"

Gao Sheng is tall and burly, with an ordinary appearance, but his movements give people a very calm and reliable feeling.

"I did everything you asked." He said, with a flash of disdain in his eyes. After thinking for a while, he continued, "The Li family is like a headless fly. Until now, they have not found out who did it. hands and feet."

"Trash!" Gu Chang's face turned livid when he heard this, and he said bitterly, "Isn't it said that he is a young hero? He can't even deal with a businessman, and his books have been read into the stomach of dogs? Now leave it to him He has picked up so many threads, but he still doesn't notice anything. No wonder my sister doesn't like him! I think he is just a silver-like wax gun. You will send someone to send a message to the lady later and tell the lady about this matter. Tell her that I agree with her to cancel the engagement."

Gao Sheng respectfully responded "Yes".

Gu Chang talked about Pei Yan: "No wonder he never joined the Yaji Poetry Club when he was in the capital, and his reputation is still so famous. He really has some abilities. It's a pity that he follows the rules at home, otherwise he would be a good candidate."

Gao Sheng remained silent. ~IndoMTL.com~ Gu Chang changed his clothes, freshened up, and talked about Pei Yan again: "I used to think that the Pei family must be living in Lin'an City because they don't have enough money. Now it seems that I have underestimated the Pei family. Pei Xiaguang. Are there any in-laws in our family who are familiar with their family and can speak in front of Pei Lao'an? If Amei can show her face in front of Pei Lao'an, maybe it can be done. However, the engagement must be broken off first. It cannot be done unclearly. Pei Xiaguang also has dignity, and we cannot let him lose his face."

Did the eldest son take a fancy to Pei Yan?

Gao Sheng hesitated for a moment and said: "How about I find out more about the Pei family first? Logically speaking, someone like Mr. Pei should be the golden turtle son-in-law that everyone wants, right? What if? Is he already engaged?"

If the eldest lady breaks off her engagement with the Li family, who will she marry? Besides, the eldest lady is not too young. Although Li Duan is not very useful, he is said to be a serious scholar. He is also tall and handsome. With the methods of the eldest lady and the eldest son, he should be quite easy to handle. After all, it is the figure. Same.

Don't make it difficult to reach both ends.

Gao Sheng’s words reminded Gu Chang.

"You are right." He mused, "As for the eldest lady, she was not willing to have this marriage in the first place. Especially when Mrs. Li knelt down in front of my father in front of so many people, it was simply embarrassing. She has a reputation of being unfilial even before she gets married, so I’m not in a hurry to tell her. I need to find out more about Pei Xiaguang’s affairs first. Anyway, I have to stay here for a few more days, just in time to arrange the wedding of the eldest lady. Let’s go when you’re done.”

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