After waiting for a meal, County Magistrate Li came late. When he saw a pretty boy standing at the stairs, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Why don't you kneel when you see me?"
He bowed deeply silently and said, "Report to the Lord of the Hall, the student came on behalf of his father. His father was born. Taizu gave him the gift of not kneeling when he saw the official. Now he has not received the permission from the Lord of the Hall. The student is afraid that the Lord of the Hall is unfaithful and unrighteous, so he dare not kneel down." Otherwise, what if he said, "Scholars are not valuable, but officials are valuable when they see the official'?
County Magistrate Li, who was originally full of gloom, couldn't help but be happy and laughed: "Slip-headed boy, if I ask you to kneel down, I will be an unfaithful person?"
"Students dare not." Chen said with a panic look on his face: "Whatever you say is, you can't do it?" He showed off his strength first and then showed weakness, giving people the feeling of being smart and knowing about advancing and retreating. If he blindly showed off, it would inevitably arouse people's disgust.
"Forget it." County Magistrate Li laughed and said, "It's rare that you can make me happy, so it's better to avoid it."
"Xie Tangzun." He stood in the hall in silence, never getting more and more.
"Are you Shen Xiucai's only son?" County Magistrate Li looked at the young man and exclaimed with a sound: "There are clear and unique roots and bones, and the eyebrows and eyes are bright. He must be a very smart person; the heaven is full and the earth is round, and he will be destined to be rich and noble..."
He said silently: 'It's not so amazing, right? You can tell what the future will be like at a glance?' Sure enough, he heard the magistrate Li change his mind and said: "But don't take it seriously. When others brag about my official position, what's the result? I'm almost destined to be, and I'm only a seventh-rank magistrate."
Silently said sincerely: "The Lord of the Tang Dynasty guards the shepherds on behalf of the emperor, and hundreds of thousands of elders of Hexian regard you as their parents. In our hearts, you are a person closer than the elders."
This made County Magistrate Li’s face hot, but his heart felt as comfortable as an iron iron. He chuckled twice before smiling at Ma Dianshi, who was standing beside him, and said, “Put a chair for Shen…. What’s your name? Do you have a word for quotation?” This question was silent.
"Students are silent because they have never entered school or been weak, so they have no words to express themselves." Chen Silent said softly.
"Haha, how about I personally give you a letter when you are traveling?" County Magistrate Li said with a smile.
"The students are very honored." Chen Jing said with gratitude: "I must study hard and strive to start school as soon as possible." But he was puzzled: "It is said that the authority is the most important at this time, why is this county magistrate so kind?" This is because he is ignorant and does not understand that the Ming Dynasty is a strict hierarchy. It is not an exaggeration to stand at the top of the scholars, or the "scholar class".
The scholars in this era were not the aristocrats of ancient times, but only scholars, because only they could pass the imperial examinations, then enter the temple, become generals and ministers, and become groups that dominated the country. Therefore, these people regarded each other as similar, regarded themselves as noble, and looked down on practitioners in other industries. To be disrespectful, even the emperors of the Ming Dynasty looked down on them.
Of course, no one dares to say this, but it can be clearly felt from some memorials and some responses.
Scholars are such a group of pretentious guys. Although they are both fighting each other and helping each other, they are definitely surprisingly spared no effort in the "rewarding the backwards and cultivating new people". There are very few cases of jealousy of talented people.
Why? He did this because he must have benefits. What are the benefits? For example, after passing the scholarship exam in silence, he no longer called County Magistrate Li the Lord, but called "Mr.". In this era, to a certain extent, father and son are not as close as teachers and students...
Of course, most of the time, the superiors acted as a "strict teacher" to the backward newcomers. Now County Magistrate Li is so kind, it may be because he has been neglecting government affairs for a long time, has been with literati and poets, wandering among mountains and rivers, and is closer to young handsome men.
No matter how smart you are, you cannot learn some of the unspoken rules of this era without a teacher. You have to comprehend these things yourself in the future.
At this time, Ma Dianshi brought a chair over and looked at County Magistrate Li in silence. Seeing him nodding, he put his butt on it halfway, and thought to himself that the topic was coming.
Unexpectedly, County Magistrate Li did not have the interest of going straight to the point, but asked him with a smile how old he was to go to school and how many years he had been studying. When he heard that he had been silent and had to give up the exam because his mother passed away, he advised gently: "It's better to be two years later. If you succeed at a young age, you will inevitably be young and crazy. In the end, you will suffer a big blow."
Silently said, "The students have been taught."
"Are you still going to school now?" County Magistrate Li asked with a smile.
"Last year after my mother was ill," she shook her head helplessly and said, "I have never been to school again."
"How can academic studies be abandoned?" County Magistrate Li frowned unhappily: "If you don't work hard when you are young, you will be sad if you are old!"
"Xie Tangzun's teachings." Chen Si quickly bowed: "Although I have never studied with my husband, the students are still studying hard at home and have never dared to slack off one day. A few days ago, the master of the Shen family promised the students to go to the clan school to continue their studies, but..."
County Magistrate Li was nodding frequently, and when he saw him suddenly showing a sad face, he couldn't help but ask: "It's just what?"
"It's just that my father has suffered..." The silent circles were red as soon as they said, and he choked up his sobs: "I gave up my studies in order to support my students' studies, and I gave up my dignity and went out to sell words. I was suffering from strange eyes, and was jealous by my colleagues. I found someone to hurt him. I pity my father, my bones and bones, and I was bedridden..." As he said that, he started to cry bitterly.
It didn't matter if he cried, County Magistrate Li felt sour in his heart, his eyes were red and his tears almost fell down.
Ma Dianshi opened his mouth and looked at the scene, thinking: "Why did you cry to the point? How could you judge the case like this?"
Chen Si was also shocked and shouted inwardly: "Good my god, this adult is too sentimental." There is no reason not to strike while the iron is hot, so he added fuel to the fire. In order to save him, Chen He went to the clinic and asked the Shen family, and saved the food for him to eat. The story of eating only three beans in a meal will be vividly given to the Magistrate Li.
A kind father who was full of love for his son and was full of sacrifice appeared before County Magistrate Li... That was not the silent father, but his County Magistrate Li's father. His father, Li Pengcheng, was also a scholar who gave up the imperial examination for his son. He lived for him all his life, but he died three years before high school.
What is the saddest thing in the world? A son wants to support his parents but his parents are not waiting for him.
County Magistrate Li finally couldn't help but feel sad, covered his face with his sleeves, and started crying silently.
Chen Si stopped talking and accompanied County Magistrate Li to wipe his tears. Ma Dianshi didn't dare to be idle, and he was rushing his eyes desperately, showing off his face as if he was lost.
Chapter completed!