Chapter 81 Suzhong
After a fuss at Zhao Zhi at the gate of Jian'an Prefecture, the imperial edict of Jin'an Prefecture was revealed. Almost in an instant, the entire Jian'an Prefecture spread. Su Lin, a new student of the case, was able to write poems on the country.
However, they still don’t know what kind of poems Su Lin wrote about the country. Only those Confucian scholars in Sitong Town outside the pass have rubbings. There are probably only a few people in Jian'an Mansion who know about this.
Su Lin walked along the road to the mansion of Yuan Tianzhang, the governor of Jian'an Prefecture. After reporting, he entered the mansion. As soon as his sister Su Ru saw him, she ran over happily.
The prefect Yuan Tianzhang saw the family jade plaque that Su Yuan handed to him on Su Lin’s waist at a glance, and smiled and said, “Su Lin, you are now reborn and rely on the big tree of the Su family. Even if the Zhao family wants to target you, you have to consider it.”
"The prefect has such a good eye! The student has indeed just come out of the Su family's ancestral hall and has verified the Su family's bloodline."
Su Lin took off the jade plaque on his waist. The front was the character "Su" in ancient seal script, and the back was the character "Thirteen" representing the order.
"Although the Zhao family has many powerful and gangs in Wu, the Su family is even better than that. Especially the Su family is a lineage of the inheritance of the ranks and ranks of the ranks and ranks of the ranks and ranks of the ranks and ranks of the ranks and ranks of the ranks and ranks of the ranks and ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the Su family for thousands of years, he must be another Su Qin!"
Yuan Tianzhang nodded and said, "However, the Zongheng School is still a minor path, allowing you to specialize in the art of pervading and transcendence, but you are in awesome."
As the prefect of Jian'an Prefecture, Yuan Tianzhang knew in his heart that Su Lin was enlightened by the words of Confucius's words of "a gentleman is not a weapon". He was an incomparable genius who could be compared with the semi-saint Mencius. He was just forced to express the "ban order" of the semi-saint.
"The magistrate is too good. Students are currently not aware of the skills of a master of the genius. In the future, they will definitely become the leader of a hundred schools of thought in the court, study hard, and find the best way to suit their own path."
Su Lin bowed and smiled, then took out the imperial edict he received today from the Qiankun bag, and asked in confusion, "However, the prefect, the student has some questions when he received the imperial edict today. Among the imperial edicts, the king appointed me as the attendant of the crown prince. I wonder what level of official position it is, but I need to go to the imperial palace in the capital?"
Just now, Su Lin was obsessed with the inheritance of the Su family and the wonderfulness of the word "Saint of the Prince" in the imperial edict, so now he had to come to ask the prefect Yuan Yuan Tianzhang for advice.
"Haha! Su Lin, you must worry about this matter. The king is considering that you are in your year of studying and studying hard, and you should focus on the Tao and study hard, and not be given a title or an official position. That is why you are given the "Crown Prince's Secretary" who doesn't even have a false title. However, the "free entry into the palace with the royal family" is the supreme glory of Wu, which represents the emperor's favor and the emperor's grace! You have envied many ministers and ministers of the current dynasty!"
Hearing the words, the prefect Yuan Tianzhang laughed and explained, "The prince was only one year old. You, the prince's attendant, may have to be three or four years later to enter the palace for the attendant. But in my opinion, you may be a juren or even a Jinshi by then. I just heard Mu'er say, are you planning to take the examination for the scholar half a month later?"
"So that's the case, I can study in the court." Su Lin said again, "Master, although the student has just passed the exam for the Tongsheng Case, he also wants to try it out for the exam. Even if he can't become a scholar, he can increase his experience."
"Well! It would be great if you really have such a mentality. Remember not to be greedy for merit and make progress! Do you know why many children often apply for the first time in the two to three years after they passed the children? They are afraid that the shadow of failure caused by failing the government exam will hinder the progress of their thoughts. So they dare to apply for the government exam after two or three years of accumulation. The advice of our government is also the fastest. It is safer to apply for the government exam next year."
Although he knew that Su Lin was extraordinary, Yuan Tianzhang still advised him. After all, the imperial examination not only examined whether he was talented or not, but also the accumulation and understanding of Confucianism and the meaning of the Hundred Schools of Classics. Without a certain year of learning and precipitation, no matter how good his talent is, it is futile.
"Thank you for your kindness, but this is the case with the students. If you don't try it because you are afraid of the shadows brought by failure, it will be a shadow in itself."
Su Lin held his head up, but still insisted on his own opinion.
"Well! Well! Su Lin, you have your own way. You don't have to take too seriously the advice of others and the opinions of others. Follow your way, don't have too many concerns, just keep going. This is the open-mindedness that our Confucian scholars should have!"
After hearing Su Lin's words, Yuan Tianzhang felt a little enlightened and reminded Su Lin, "You are the third son of the Su family, Su Yuan, brought into the Su family. However, the person in charge of the Su family is the second son of Su Zhong. Although Su Zhong is also practicing the idea of a traitor, he emphasizes the position of a businessman and a great scholar, but does not assume any official position. Su Zhong is dedicated to managing the Su family's business, which makes the Su family almost monopolize the maritime industry of the entire Wu Kingdom. Moreover, Su Zhong is a eccentric person and a businessman values profit. Su Lin, you should pay attention to Su Zhong when facing Su Zhong."
"Su Zhong? When I was in the Su Mansion today, I had never seen this second-class uncle. Thank you for your advice from the prefect, and the students will pay more attention."
Su Lin bowed and thanked him, and then said to Yuan Mu on the side, "Brother Yuan, when I take Ru'er back to the Su family to settle down, what will we meet in the palace in the afternoon? I can't wait to meet Mr. Cai, the famous one in the palace."
"Okay! Then I'll wait for Brother Su at the gate of the mansion." Yuan Mu said.
After leaving Yuan’s mansion, Su Lin took his sister Su Ru back to Su’s mansion. Along the way, he was thinking about what Yuan Tianzhang said just now, and was also curious who Su Zhong, the uncle of the Su Mansion, was.
"Brother, is this the mansion we will live in in the future? It's so big!"
When he arrived in front of the Su Mansion, Su Ru looked at the list of stars and the vast Su Mansion, and couldn't help but exclaim.
"This is the Su family of Jian'an Prefecture. It can be said that it is the same blood as our Fengle County Su family. They are both descendants of Su Qin, a leader of the Warring States Period. Now that my brother has entered the Su family of Jian'an Prefecture, don't look at the extraordinary momentum of these mansions, we just have two rooms in them."
In front of the Su Mansion, Su Lin showed the identity jade plaque at his waist to take Su Ru into the mansion. The luxury in the Su Mansion is no longer comparable to ordinary nobles. The garden is fragrant, with flowers blooming, all seasons like spring, rockery, and rare beasts. Walking in it is like walking in the garden, there is also a natural lake surrounded by it. Buildings and terraces are built in the lake, and only a small boat can be reached by paddling from the shore.
Before, Su Lin, led by Su Yuan, directly penetrated the Su family corridor and did not see the scene in these gardens. Now he took Su Ru all the way, and couldn't help but exclaim: "The Su family is indeed a great family that has been passed down for thousands of years. It has a very profound background. Even in this garden, there are flower baskets and kettles to form a holy power protection, making the temperature like spring, and flowers bloom all the time..."
"Brother, look! That's forsythia. It's late autumn now, and there are still forsythias in bloom!"
Su Ru is an innocent and lively girl, so where is there anyone who doesn’t love flowers? When she saw the flowers in this garden blooming, she jumped into the flowers, smiling and wishing she could immediately turn into a bee butterfly.
After staying in the garden for a while, Su Lin took Su Ru to the room where he was arranged to stay. The room had been cleaned up by the servants of the Su Mansion, which was spacious and bright. Moreover, the servants of the Su Mansion lit a pleasant incense, which was pure and peaceful, and was particularly conducive to reading and writing.
"Ru'er, you rest in the room first. If you are bored, go to the garden to stroll. However, the Su Mansion is too big and there are many rules. If you don't understand, ask the servants more. My brother will report to the court first. When everything is stable, I will teach you how to read and write."
After settling down his sister Su Ru, Su Lin left Su Mansion and headed to the courtyard of Jian'an Mansion.
However, shortly after Su Lin left, the second master of the Su Mansion, Su Zhong, who is now the head of the Su Mansion, returned to the mansion in a sedan chair with eight carrying sedan chairs.
"Welcome the second master back home."
The manager Su Gui hurriedly stepped forward to welcome the second master back to the mansion and reported some important matters in the mansion today, "Report to the second master, in the mansion today, the seventh master Su Hong brought two families to the wilderness outside the pass to the wilderness to practice. The eleventh master Su Yi had already made up his mind to apply for the mansion exam and pass the scholar... and the third master came back today, and brought the thirteenth master Su Lin to the ancestral temple to worship his ancestors and test his blood, which was confirmed to be the blood of my Su family."
He was carefully accompanied by Su Zhong, walking while Su Gui reported the major events in the mansion today.
When Su Zhong heard the previous matters, he just nodded silently, but when he heard the last thing about Su Lin's recognition of his ancestors, he was surprised and suspicious: "Su Lin? But Su Lin, the case leader who was troubled by the Zhao family at the city gate today who could write poems about the country?"
"It was the Thirteenth Prince Su Lin, the Second Master, and the Third Master specially ordered. Although the Thirteenth Prince Su Lin is of distant relatives, he is of extraordinary talent and will definitely be extraordinary in the future. He has a small life... to pass on the message on his behalf..." Su Gui raised his head and glanced at Su Zhong slightly, and then said, "Let the Second Master not make things too difficult for the Thirteenth Prince Su Lin."
"Haha! Making things difficult? Tsk tsk... This third brother is really. Don't you know that the Book of Rites says: 'If jade is not carved, it will not become a weapon.'?"
Su Zhong, who had a stern face, laughed loudly at this moment, "My Su family finally produced such a genius jade. How can we not carefully craft it? Su Gui! Hurry up, let the thirteenth young master Su Lin come to see me immediately!"
"This... the second master, the thirteenth master just went out to the mansion, and it was not in the mansion." Su Gui replied truthfully.
"I forgot! Su Lin is the first child of the case and should be qualified to study in the court. Haha! This time I want to see the old man in the head of the court who repeatedly refuses the prince of the Su Mansion of the Zongheng family to study in the court. This time I see a genius like Su Lin, what else can I say? Would you be stunned? Haha!"
Upon hearing this, a smug smile appeared on Su Zhong's face.
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