The tree has thousands of branches and roots, and the river has its own roots and the river has its own roots!

Fourteen big words were written on the white paper. Xiao Ye carefully lifted it up and gave it to Xiao Song: "Please take a look!"

Xiao Song is old and has a little blurry eyes, so he looks up.

"The tree has thousands of branches and roots together, and the river has its source and flows together in thousands of schools!"

Xiao Song murmured, and inexplicably raised a horizontal note in his heart: Why are we too anxious to fight each other?

Thinking of this, his face was a little red with a wide gully. He used couplets to persuade him. They were all surnamed Xiao, so there was no need to force someone to death. He couldn't help but be surprised by Xiao Ye's urgent wisdom.

An old man in his seventies is still the patriarch. He is in charge of the jobs of hundreds of people in the clan. He is not without pride. From his original intention, he also considers Du. His widowed mother takes care of the orphanage, and there is no man in the family. Xiao Ye has not adopted Xiao Yan, and is only regarded as his uncle and nephew, which is farther away from his father and son. How can he expect his nephew to support his aunt in his old age? It is better to be cheaper than his own old fifth.

Although he also knew that Lao Wu was not good at playing, he was always selfish. Du would definitely remarry in the future. If he had his own eyes, Lao Wu would not dare to act rashly.

He still had the idea of ​​promising Du to Lao Wu in his heart. At most, he took care of Du's emotions and persuaded him slowly, so he didn't have to rush to handle it today.

Eh?

etc!

Suddenly, Xiao Song showed another look of surprise and doubt.

He noticed that Xiao Ye's font is the most authentic style of the Pavilion.

The style of Guange is also known as Taige, which is a designated font for imperial examinations and official documents. The prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty were mostly masters of calligraphy, but no matter how profound your attainments in running and cursive scripts, you have to honestly write about the style of Guange when submitting memorials.

Xiao Song looked carefully, with straight horizontal lines and straight lines, square and every stroke, straight and concise, but round the center of the pen, rich and meticulous.

Thirty years ago, Xiao Song was also an official. He was a member of the Central Secretariat at that time. He was specialized in making edicts and drafting edicts. He had very high requirements for calligraphy, but even so, he could not write a style of a museum like Xiao Ye.

‘Is this son who shows himself in the style of the Pavilion? Is he interested in the imperial examination?’

Xiao Song thought secretly.

When an examiner looks at the test paper, he first looks at the characters. He has a neat and beautiful style of the hall. Even if his writing is a little bit lacking, as long as the font is pleasing to the eye, he can still gain some advantage. Don’t just read it. The imperial examination is a real thing. A thousand troops cross a single-plank bridge. A slight difference is a world of difference.

Yangzhou was once the Eastern Capital of the Sui Dynasty. Its economy was prosperous and merchants were everywhere. The Tang Dynasty did not discriminate against merchants. The children of merchants could also be admitted for the imperial examination. Merchants had money and spared no effort to gain resources. They had a greater advantage than poor families. Especially the several large salt merchants in Yangzhou, who were rich enough to compete with the country and gained fame for the children of the clan at any cost, in order to gain a place in the court. The fierce competition was probably comparable to the two capitals.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if you only win a child in Jiangdu County, you have experienced bloody storms and fought through thousands of troops. The level of a child in Yangzhou can be comparable to a scholar if you take it elsewhere.

If Xiao Ye could gain the first-line advantage by font, he would be at least 20% more sure, not to mention that Xiao Ye advised himself with couplets, which also showed his urgent talent.

‘My Xiao family has been in a stable state for thirty years, and finally a Qilin son has emerged!’

In ancient times, the clans prospered and suffered losses. Even though Xiao Ye picked it up, his name was included in the clan and he was considered a member of the Xiao family. Xiao Song's eyes softened a little and he asked, "Are you interested in the imperial examination?"

Xiao Ye bowed and said, "There will be ten days left to the spring exam. My nephew and grandson dared to ask my uncle to fulfill his wish!"

Xiao Song said: "I believe you know the situation in our family. Although the court did not explicitly order his sons and nephews to participate in the imperial examination, but for the past thirty years, nothing has been able to win. What are the actions? It's just that the prefectures and counties are deliberately suppressing it. Even if you have great talents, what can you do?"

Xiao Ye said without rushing, "I heard that the new county magistrate Zhang Jianzhi is not afraid of the powerful, he is upright, he is afraid of evil like a enemy, and cherishes talents. If he even goes with the flow and is hostile to our Xiao family, his nephew will have nothing to say."

Xiao Song's expression changed, and his faint old eyes stared at Xiao Ye. He understood what Xiao Ye meant. If he passed the imperial examination, a scholar with fame and fortune would appear in the clan, which would be of great effect to improve the family situation. At the same time, he also protected the Du family's mother and daughter with fame. Anyone who wants to marry Du family must get his approval. Obviously, Lao Wu had no hope.

Compared with the happiness of his youngest son, Xiao Song is still very serious. Since Xiao Ye is confident, he might as well give him a chance. If he can't win, he will let the fifth brother marry Du, so he will have nothing to say.

So he said, "Follow me."

Xiao Ye looked at Du's mother and daughter.

"Let's go together!"

Xiao Song knew Xiao Ye’s concerns and waved his hand.

Du knew that she didn't have to be forced to marry Lao Wu, so she looked at Xiao Ye gratefully and followed Qiao Niang behind.

After returning to Xiao Song's house and leaving the servant, Xiao Song asked, "Since you are interested in the imperial examination, I will take the exam for you."

Xiao Song was born in the Three A and Jinshi. He was not entirely accused of becoming a minister of the Secretariat because he was favored by Concubine Xiao, and he also had his own strength. Xiao Ye did not dare to neglect and said in a stern manner: "Please give me advice from uncle."

Tong Sheng only took the Four Books, namely the Analects of Confucius, the Doctrine of the Mean, Mencius and the University, Xiao Song pondered for a moment, then said: "As a king, he should stop at benevolence, a minister, and a respect, how can he understand?"

Literally, the meaning of this statement is very simple, but based on the experiences of the Xiao family over the past 30 years, it can be seen that Xiao Song is full of resentment. Just because a concubine fell out of favor, the Xiao family was exiled for 30 years. Where is the emperor's benevolence? How can the ministers respect the emperor?

This is absolutely disrespectful. If you spread it, you will have to peel off even if you don’t die.

Xiao Song used this topic to warn Xiao Ye not to think too well about the imperial examination. The heroine in power in the court may not be willing to forgive the Xiao family.

Xiao Ye walked around the house with his hands behind his back and said, "Tell him with politics, and to govern him with punishment, and to avoid the people without shame. Talk him with virtue and to govern him with courtesy, and to be ashamed and polite!"

This statement comes from the Analects of Confucius as a political chapter. On the surface, it is to advise the monarch to govern the people with morality, but it is related to the emperor's illness. The prince has been under the queen's power for a long time and is difficult to become a great man. I am afraid that the prince will ascend the throne and the empress dowager will still be in power.

When the heroine is in the country, there will inevitably be a lot of discussions. The first thing is to implement benevolent government and amnesty the world, so that the people can feel the benevolence of the court and to calm the people of the world. As the former enemy of Empress Wu, what else can show her magnanimity better than the clan members who pardoned Concubine Xiao Shu?

Thinking of this, Xiao Song became excited. The more he looked at Xiao Ye, the more satisfied he nodded repeatedly.

The grandparents and grandsons didn't mention any of the serious matters, and quoted the questions and answers of the Analects of Confucius, which explained the situation in the world and relieved the worries in their hearts. Why worry about having Qilin's son like this?
Chapter completed!