Chapter 13 The Thirteenth Chapter of Emperor Kangxi condescending to pay homage to Master Wu Ciyou and applying to teach Long Er

A few months after the reunion exam, Mingzhu was very happy for a while, and paid homage to the room teacher, and the reunion was the same year, and she never left the house all day long.Unexpectedly, after being introduced, he was only awarded a Bowang Tongzhi.He was disappointed.Wu Ciyou advised him not to take up the post, but to wait for a chance in Beijing.Who wants to exercise again and again, but a Beijing official will not be able to exercise.Wu Ciyou originally wanted to travel abroad by himself, but he was unlucky and suffered from a cold for several months. After recovering from the illness, he was still very weak.Thanks to He Guizhu and Mingzhu taking turns to wait on him for several months, the soup and bait were very convenient.He Guizhu used to look down on Mingzhu Canada a bit, but now seeing that he is very considerate to Wu Ciyou, his heart is relieved.

After eating breakfast that day, the sky was gloomy and there was nowhere to go. Wu Ciyou felt bored, so he called He Guizhu and said with a smile, "Brother Mingzhu probably went to look for that Huang from the House of Internal Affairs again. Are you all right? Tell the guys to figure it out, how about a game between you and me?" He Guizhu smiled and said: "Second Master is very interested, but my chess skills are not very high, so I'm afraid it will spoil your interest." As he spoke, he turned around and brought in the chessboard, snatched the black pieces first, and neatly placed them in Tianyuan He arranged five sons with the four-pointed star, and said: "Give me five sons, the second master is merciful." The two sat down with a smile.

In the middle of the game, Wu Ciyou has a slight upper hand.He Guizhu's son on the right was blocked by Wu Ciyou. If he didn't escape, he would be eaten. After thinking hard for a long time, he couldn't think of a countermeasure, so he had to "Jiang" stand out.Wu Ciyou said: "Don't you hear that 'those who take it easily are those who have no plan', don't you want the big chess pieces on the corner?" He Guizhu looked at it and said with a smile: "The second master can't take this corner. Run away from these guys first." Suddenly someone behind him said: "Zhu'er needs to fill in this horn, otherwise Mr. Wu will be a 'Niu Tou Liu' in it!"

The two focused on playing chess, they didn't know when someone came in, they were taken aback, when they looked up, it was Wei Dongting standing behind Zhu'er in an oil coat.Zhu'er hurriedly got up and said: "Master Wei, when did you come? You two are the good candidates. Come, please." Wu Ciyou also smiled and said: "It's raining outside, take off your oil coat and sit down. It's warm and warm here." Wei Dongting waved his hands with a smile, without taking off his rain gear, he sat beside him and said, "I don't have time to play today, brother is ordered by the Patriarch to discuss something with Mr. Wu."

Wu Ciyou was still in love with chess, and said with a smile, "What's so important?" Seeing that they were serious, He Guizhu pushed himself up, cupped his hands and said, "You two are talking, I'll go get some tea." Wei Dongting hurriedly said : "No need, you might as well listen to it." Wei Dongting carefully took out a post on mulberry paper from his bosom, and said, "Look at this!" Wu Ciyou took a look, and there was a line of Zhong Wang Xiaokai on it: "Please Wu Ciyou, please go to the house and talk about it, so as to comfort your longing." .” The first line in fine script and respectful script reads “The Funeral of Suo’etu, a Disciple of Shu Shu”, and there is another line of postscript that reads “I will tell you the rest of the matter”.

Wu Ciyou was a little puzzled by Monk Zhang Er, so he hurriedly asked: "This is neither a famous assassin nor an invitation card, and Lord Suo'etu is an important person in the court, so I dare not call him that. Please tell me the reason." Wei Dongting looked at the chess pieces, and said carefully: "That's the thing, Mr. Suo'etu has a younger brother, Longer, whom Mrs. Tai loves very much. He has turned fourteen this year, and he has always wanted to hire a well-educated person as a teacher." He raised his head to look at Wu Ciyou, and continued, "Mr. has a scholarly family and is famous far and wide. Mr. Suo has long wanted to see him, but I am afraid that Mr. is too magnanimous and might not be willing to give in. On his deathbed, Mr. Master Professor Long Er, Mr. Suo did not disobey his father's orders, and Mo is in mourning, so I sent my brothers to come here to urge you." After speaking, he gave another salute, "Dong Ting, sir, please give me some face." His attitude was very earnest.

Wu Ciyou laughed a little and said: "Since that's the case, it's fate, but it's hard for you." Wei Dongting said with a smile: "It is indeed fate. This student, sir, has met." Wu Ciyou raised his face and thought for a while, then shook his head blankly, "Have you seen it? I seldom make friends with outsiders since I came to Beijing! Oh────I remember, is it the Long Er you brought last time?" Wei Dongting clapped his hands and smiled, and said: "Yes! It's Long Er. When Long Er saw you, he went back and clamored for Mrs. Tai to send someone to pick you up. Because the big exam was just around the corner and it was inconvenient to disturb you, who would have thought that this delay would pass for a few years? That's it—that's the 'opportunity' I mentioned to Mr. last time."

Wu Ciyou said with a smile: "I really like Long'er, he has excellent aptitude! It's a great pleasure to get a talent and raise him, but---" He hesitated and then said: "I received a letter from my family a few days ago. My father is old. I miss me very much, and I am very depressed in the capital, I want to go back to my hometown to see---" Before Wu Ciyou finished speaking, Wei Dongting went on to say: "Don't worry about everything at the old man's place. Brother, I have a few friends who want to go to Guixiang to buy some things. You can ask them to meet the old man first. If the old man is happy, you can come to Beijing for a stroll." Okay!"

He Guizhu heard this, and said jokingly: "Second Master went to the Fuzheng Ye's mansion as a guest, and the old man was very happy to hear it. Don't be like Master Ming, who is too busy to take care of the house, let alone talk to us. Let's play chess and Shuanglu together!" Wei Dongting said with a smile: "It's not that he looks down on you, the day before yesterday when I saw him at Xueshi Wu's house, he kept complaining that there was too much entertainment, and he didn't have time to go back to Yuepeng's shop. The boss will blame him for being alienated!" At this point, he stood up and asked, "Sir, the car outside is ready-made, if you don't see it abandoned, let's go, okay?"

Wu Ciyou also stood up and said with a smile: "Since Mr. Meng Suo Ertu loves you so wrongly, I'd rather be respectful than obedient. Please!" Wei Dongting waved his hand and said: "Please first, from now on, brother is just Long Er's companion , you are my teacher, and I cannot be equal to you." Seeing what he said, Wu Ciyou stood still and said, "Where is it, rather than this, I would rather call Long Er a world brother and avoid the title of teacher and student. I really don't like these red tapes, they arrested people and said it was the teaching of saints!"

Wei Dongting was worrying about Kangxi's apprentice ceremony, worried that he would not be able to handle the job well.I didn't expect Wu Ciyou to be so suave and hearty, so I was a little overjoyed.Then he took the opportunity to say another sentence, "What if Master Suo'etu refuses?" Wu Ciyou said nonchalantly, "Half a teacher and half a friend is best. I'll talk to Master Suo'etu." Suo'etu waited anxiously beside a sumptuous banquet table, and was afraid that Wei Dongting would not be able to do a good job, so that he would not be able to invite the husband, and also that he would not be able to arrange the etiquette when the husband came, so he was very upset. He has always had doubts about the job entrusted to him by the Empress Dowager.Since ancient times, emperors have lived deep in Jiude and ruled under the roof. Where has it ever been heard that the emperor quietly invited a gentleman in white to be his teacher?But the Empress Dowager seemed very determined.She said: "The emperor is not old or young, so we can't just delay it like this. The one Oboi invited to help the world is absolutely unacceptable. Although Aunt Su Ma is good, after all, she has limited books, and she is a girl. This is not a plan. This is a last resort!" ───If this matter goes wrong and Aobai finds out, what will happen?The white dragon fish suit has always been subjugated to the family of the ministers. If there is a mistake, what kind of crime should it be, and how can it be explained to the future generations?There is a tricky matter in front of you, since you are a teacher and a student, you have to perform the ceremony of apprenticeship, how can the emperor kneel down? ───If this matter is done well, it may not be able to be famous in future generations, but if it is worthwhile, if it is done wrong, it may be ruined!Suo'etu was thinking about things, his face turned red and turned pale, Kangxi who was sitting next to him had already guessed what was on his mind, and said with a smile: "Since we are acting together in this play, we have to sing it more realistically, and it will be a waste of time." I don’t follow. You are a brother, and I am a brother. Although I am a master, he is a teacher! The dignity of a teacher, do you think I don’t even know this?” Suo’etu quickly bowed and replied: “Yes.” Kangxi asked again: "Where is the study located?" Suo'etu hurriedly replied, "It is located in the back garden, very secluded. It was originally given to the servant's father by Emperor Shunzhi." Kangxi saw that he couldn't change the pattern, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "Where in the world is there a brother who calls his brother a "slave"? I am now a "longer", don't be so restrained, like worshiping Buddha, what do you look like?" What about it?" Suo'etu also laughed and said, "The main character hasn't arrived yet, so the servant dare not dare to sing first." The two monarchs and ministers were talking, when the person at the door came in and said: "Master, my lord, Master Wei has brought Mr. Wu here." Kangxi hurriedly got up and said with a smile, "I'll go to meet you!" Suo'etu followed closely, sweating. Wei Dongting and Wu You walked in hand in hand, just after entering the second gate, Suo Etu and Long Er came out with smiles on their faces.Wei Dongting quietly slowed down his pace, and stood sideways behind Wu Ciyou. Wu Ciyou hurriedly took a step forward and bowed to the ground, saying: "What a blessing to be born late, to be favored by Master Suo! I have heard the name of Master for a long time, like a breeze washing my ears, Seeing you today, I am so relieved!" Suo Etu saw Wu Ciyou's expression was clear, his figure was unrestrained, not at all vulgar, and he hurried forward and took Wu Ciyou's hand and said, "Before the student entered the pass from Longlong, Mr. Jiu Yang was a talented and talented person. Fortunately, he was recommended by Wei Junmen. I can meet you today. It's really a blessing for three lives!" As he spoke, he took Kangxi's hand and said with a smile: "This is my younger brother, Longer. Longer, I have met my teacher soon!" At this moment, Suo'etu realized that Relaxed, he suddenly had an unbelievable thought, he wanted to see how Kangxi condescended to deal with this situation. Kangxi seemed to be a different person at this time, looking childish and innocent, blinking mischievously and smiling at Suo'etu: "Brother, this Mr. Wu, we are old acquaintances." Suo'etu falsely said: "How can this be so There are no rules! Mister is your teacher now, you have to be more respectful, and you can't be more respectful than Lilly!" Kangxi promised "yes" and was about to fall down and bow down, but Wu Ciyou supported him and said, "I have an appointment with brother Wei Xian, and my elder brother and I are only called brothers. I dare not be a big gift. Don't you hear about grandchildren?" "Erru Song"? 'I used to be your neighbor, but now I am your minister, I will offer you a glass of wine, so that you can live forever'!" As soon as these words came out, Suo'etu, Kangxi and Wei Dongting were stunned at the same time, and when they came back to their senses, Fang Jue was so apt, he couldn't help laughing knowingly, Wei Dongting was surprised: "It's really the Son of Heaven, Mr. Wu was sent by ghosts and gods." Think of this poem!" Laughing, she let Wu Ciyou into the back room. Everyone took their seats, and Kangxi took the last seat.Since ascending to the throne, except for the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, he has never talked about his seat with others. Today is like this, but life is really interesting.Seeing Wei Dongting standing behind Long Er respectfully and respectfully, Wu Ciyou said, "Brother Wei Xian, why not sit down?" Suo Etu was about to answer with a smile, but Long Er said, "Since Mr. Wu told you to sit down, just sit down, we all We're friends, if we are so polite every day, wouldn't we be born?" Wei Dongting had no choice but to say: "Sit down today, let's not be an example." In fact, Wei Dongting, as the emperor's personal bodyguard, although there is a huge difference in rank, gets along with Suo'etu on weekdays, just as the upper and lower seats, and there is no "rule".The only thing that hinders Kangxi is that he can't sit on an equal footing for a long time, so he has to be called "companion reading". Wu Ciyou is a commoner scholar, how could he understand these mysteries, and he thought it should be so. After exchanging pleasantries, Wu Ciyou returned to the topic and said: "Master Suo, your younger brother is open-minded and transcends vulgarity, with a good spirit and no trace of stinginess. The little brother clumsily trains." Suo'etu said: "My younger brother has his own ancestral fame, and has no intention of being an official. Mrs. Tai's intention is to let him read classics and history with Mr., and learn some poems and songs to cultivate his temperament. Stereotypes and so on can be Absolutely exempt." Wu Ciyou couldn't help being surprised when he heard that there was someone who hired a teacher and said that he didn't practice stereotyped fashion.He hurriedly said: "Zuyin is one thing, self-reliance is another thing, adults must not be careless." Kangxi interjected: "I don't like stereotyped writing. An article, with only a few tendons upside down, has been talked about for hundreds of years, and it's useless. What's the point of 'creating words on behalf of the sages'!" Wu Ciyou replied hesitantly He said: "What Brother Shi said is true, but---the Son of Heaven does not agree with the people of the world. Although these stereotypes are useless in the world, they are of great use to the Son of Heaven. So even though they are useless, they cannot be abolished." Kangxi heard this. Then, quickly asked: "Why?" Wu Ciyou took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Which generation of wise men don't want to win over the world's people?" It's unheard of!Just a word caused a great shock in Kangxi's heart, and his face changed slightly in an instant, thinking to himself: "What Lagu Su Ma said is that this master can only ask for the law in this way, and the master in the study room is absolutely not Dare to talk like that." Although Suo'etu was secretly surprised, he didn't show his face at all, so he said with a smile: "Let's eat wine, whether to win or not, that's the business of the emperor---" Kangxi also laughed and said: "Yes, we just don't want to learn stereotypes!" While talking, a girl offered tea, and Fang wanted to turn around and retreat after offering one by one, but Suo'etu stopped her: "Wanniang, Mrs. Tai has something to say, you will also study with Longer from today. Come on quickly I met Mr. Wu." Aunt Su Ma, who changed her name to Wanniang, bowed her head and said "yes", walked over generously and was deeply blessed, straightened up and looked at Wu Ciyou.Wu Ciyou couldn't stand her staring gaze, so he turned his face to greet Wei Dongting for a drink.That Wanniang smiled sweetly, and instead of retreating, she took a step forward and said, "I have heard from our grand master and master that Mr. Wu is a talented man and famous all over the country---this servant has heard a few right words from others. My son, I want to ask Mr. what to do." Wu Ciyou never expected her to say such a thing, he couldn't help being stunned, put the chopsticks on the table, and said with a smile: "I dare not praise Liao Cheng, please give me the couplet." "Meng Lang," Wanniang said with a smile, "first of all, the five ancient women, please name the men." Seeing Wu Ciyou smiling and nodding, Wanniang blurted out, "Xiaoqing!" "Too hooked." Wu Ciyou answered without thinking. "Don't worry!" "No fault!" "Beautiful mother!" "Guan Fu!" "Mr. Wen!" "Wuzi!" "Shih Tzu!" "Okay! ─── Higashino!" Before everyone could think about it, Wu Ciyou had already confessed.Everyone admired his quick wit and quick thinking.While she was in a daze, Wanniang changed her tone and said again: "Wang Gua!" Wu Ciyou couldn't help being startled, and quickly asked: "Which woman is this?" Wan Niang said with a smile: "The five women are finished, now let's talk about Wang Gua, what should I do?" "This one is difficult." Wu Ciyou bowed his head and pondered for a moment, then hesitated and said, "Yes, there are, I'm afraid I'm being disrespectful——How about using 'Houji'?" The crowd clapped and cheered.As soon as the laughter fell, Wanniang suddenly chanted loudly: "Clear water is green, water is green and clear, rivers and rivers run on land, clear and clear green water, water is green and clear." All the people in the house were stumped by this pair, and they all frowned and thought hard about the second couplet.Wu Ciyou was startled secretly, and said in his heart: "That's amazing!" He stood up, took two steps outside the table, opened his mouth several times but stopped talking.At this time, the sun was slanting to the west, the green shade in front of the hall was mottled, and it was so quiet that there was not a sound. After a long time, he raised his brows, raised his head and said in a loud voice: "Tomorrow, the sun and the moon, the sun and the moon are bright, the sun and the moon pass through the sky, and the sun and the moon are bright, and the sun and the moon are bright. How?" It is the name of the country, and the second couplet is opposite to the name of the country of "Ming", which not only cuts the title of the text, but also implies the meaning of praising the saint. "Sir, you are talented!" Wanniang laughed, "If you dare to ask Mencius, why is it not tolerated by other countries?" When they saw her asking questions again, they all held their breaths and listened quietly. Wu Ciyou said with a smile: "Mencius lived in a time of warring states and turmoil, and the kings of all countries took profits without knowing righteousness. Therefore, the master's aspirations of being a great man cannot be fulfilled. This is time, fate, luck, and number!" As soon as the words fell, Wanniang laughed again: "I heard people say that 'co-jinshi' is a widower, right?" Wu Ciyou laughed loudly, and said: "What kind of widowhood is this! Qiangu widowhood, I only heard that it is 'smoke lock pond willow'. ──'Same Jinshi' can be right 'like a wife'!" Suddenly remembering that Mingzhu is also a fellow Jinshi, he felt very mean, so he covered it up and did not continue. Aunt Su Mala refused to give up, and said again: "Mr. is well-educated, and his reputation is well-deserved! May I ask which sentence of the ancient sages you like the most?" Wu Ciyou thought to himself, if he didn't make a little joke, he was afraid that she would still pester her, so he said with a smile, "It's just that women and villains are hard to raise." One sentence made everyone laugh.Suo'etu couldn't help choking on the smoke, coughing and laughing.Kangxi leaned over and covered his stomach, almost bursting out of laughter.Wei Dongting leaned on the back of the chair and squatted on the ground laughing.La Aunt Su Ma blushed and said, "I admire you." She turned around and retreated.Wu Ciyou was also sweated by her. Suo'etu was a little cautious at first, but he was shocked by this sudden comedy, and felt that his mind was broadened a lot, so he hurriedly said to Wu Ciyou with a smile: "This servant girl is a little literate, and Mrs. Tai loves her very much. She is so spoiled that she has no rules, but the master laughs at her." gone." Looking at La Aunt Su Ma's back, Wu Ciyou shook his head with a smile and said: "The family has profound education, and the students admire it very much. How dare you make fun of it?" , a couplet in a big book full of thick ink: Xia Nai Yun Soul Soul Bee Is Flower Spirit Seeing his flamboyant cursive script, everyone is envious.Kangxi stepped forward, looked at it carefully, and said with a smile: "I'll take it to Mrs. Tai to see!" After speaking, he carefully lifted the rice paper, and took Wei Dongting inside.