Chapter 169 Four Confucians

Gongsun Xuanxu said calmly: "This is Li Zhicai of Qingzhou, whose courtesy name is Tingzhi. He was born in the eighth year of Tiansheng. He was a simple and straightforward person, confident, and had no less agile. He is currently the chief clerk of Weizhou, and is a powerful and co-city ruler. He is proficient in the learning of symbols, numbers, and ancient Chinese, and is particularly proficient in the "Yi"!"

Zhao Qian agreed with his slight head without comment. Zhao Qian had also heard of Li Zhicai's name. After all, he was a parent in Qingzhou, so how could the talents who went out of Qingzhou know nothing? The family situation can only be considered a small wealthy person. He was born in a poor family, so he thought he would not discriminate against the education of poor children.

Although the Book of Changes is considered a Taoist thing, it actually includes the principles of dealing with people and mathematics. It is very suitable for cultivating talents such as clerks and clerks who are responsible for common affairs.

Seeing that Zhao Jin was not very interested, Gongsun Xuanxu moved the topic to the second person to recommend. "These two are Liu Qian, Dingtao, Caozhou, whose courtesy name is Zhongfang. When he was young, Zhuo Yi had great ambitions and liked to be an ancient Chinese. During the Tiansheng period, he was a Jinshi and was now a military prosecutor in Zibo. This person was close friends with famous scholars such as Fan Feng, Shi Jie, Zhang Lu, Li Guan, and Xu Dun. At that time, people called him the Yi Dang of Dongzhou. He liked to drink boldly and promiscuously and did not follow the etiquette and law. Many young people from both sides of Jingdong admired him. As long as the prince hired him, he would have an immediate effect!"

After a pause, Gongsun Xuanxu added: "Although he is the best friend of Shi Jie, as long as the prince sincerely invites him, he can do it! After all, he and Shi Jie cannot have the same idea! Zhuge still has the three kingdoms to serve Wei, Shu and Wu! (Note)"

(Note: Here we refer to Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Dan, all of whom are brothers.)

Zhao Qian thought about it but still didn't say anything. He gestured to Gongsun Xuanxu and signaled to Gongsun Xuanxu to continue.

Gongsun Xuanxu couldn't help feeling a little nervous. What's wrong with the prince? He had to say something if he was satisfied or not! But as a military advisor, he naturally had to pretend! His face was calm, and Gongsun Xuanxu slowly said: "These three! Hu Yuan and Hu Yizhi, from Hailing, Taizhou, is also known as Mr. Anding because his ancestral home is in the northwest Anding Fort! He had already shown great talent when he was young!"

Child prodigy? Zhao Qian was a little interested and asked, "How is it very talented? What is the family background?"

Gongsun Xuanxu was a little calm. It seemed that the prince still had some agreement with the person he recommended. Gongsun Xuanxu immediately struck while the iron was hot and said, "This is coming! Hu Yizhi was born in the fourth year of Chunhua, Emperor Taizong of Song Dynasty. Although his family was average, his family was prominent for generations. His ancestor Hu Zun was the general of the chariot and cavalry of Jin. Since then, there were two more queens and queens, three other dukes and nine generals and more than ten prefects. His grandfather Hu Xiu moved his family when he was appointed as the Sikou of Taizhou to join the army. His father Hu Ne was appointed as the governor of Ninghai Army. However, because this promotion was a false position, his salary was small. When he was young, his family was poor and he could not afford to support himself."

After a pause, Gongsun Xuanxu continued: "Although Hu Yizhi's family is poor, he is already good at writing at the age of seven. At the age of thirteen, he is well-versed in the Five Classics and is regarded as a genius by his neighbors. It was only because his family was in decline that he did not receive a good education in his youth. He was not able to go to Qizhen Temple in Taishan with Sun Fu, Shi Jie and others to study further. He was ambitious here and did not return for ten years, and devoted himself to studying the classics of sages. It is reported that in order not to disturb his mind, he would open his letters and go to the mountain stream to read them. He studied hard until he was thirty years old. He did not end his hard work and returned to Taizhou from Mount Tai. He did not expect that he would fail the exam seven times."

Zhao Qian frowned and said, "What's the reason? Judging from these words, since this person is premature, he must be very wise. He also has such amazing perseverance to study and study, he should achieve something according to the truth!"

Gongsun Xuanxu spread his hands irresponsibly and said, "I don't know the inside story of this! But I have read some of his articles, probably because it is not in line with the current imperial examinations!"

Zhao Qian touched his chin and asked, "Isn't it together?"

Gongsun Xuanxu nodded heavily and said, "That's right!"

After thinking for a while, Gongsun Xuanxu found the adjective. "Hu Yizhi's articles are more about the current political key points, and do not focus on scriptures, so they do not give the current officialdom to the present!"

Zhao Qian immediately realized that the imperial examinations at this time were mainly based on the preface. To put it bluntly, they were doing things in the circle drawn by the predecessors. However, Hu Yuan was not the case. He jumped out of this circle, but also pointed out the shortcomings of the current government. When Liu E was at Liu E, everything was stable. After all, his woman was in power. If he reformed this and reformed it, it would make the scholars and officials who were dissatisfied with him angry, and it would likely have civil strife.

Under this circumstance, how could Gongsun Xuanxu succeed in the imperial examination?

"This is a talented person! I just don't know where he is currently?" Zhao Qian asked.

Gongsun Xuanxu said: "As far as I know, after Hu Yi failed the imperial examination, he returned to his hometown Taizhou and set up an academy to teach Confucian classics."

According to Gongsun Xuanxu's idea, Zhao Jin should have thought of Hu Yuan. Unexpectedly, Zhao Jin said, "Where is the fourth person to recommend?"

Gongsun Xuanxu couldn't understand Zhao Qian's thoughts. After thinking about it, he said, "These four are Mr. Taishan! I think the prince has heard of it, right?"

Zhao Qian showed a little sudden expression and nodded, "I have heard of some reputations, but I don't know much!"

Gongsun Xuanxu then introduced: "Sun Fu from Pingyang, Jinzhou, was born in the third year of Chunhua. His father died early when he was young, so his family was poor, but he did not give up studying. He stood in the school to listen to the teachings and read the scriptures well. He was in Kaifeng Prefecture and failed to finish his studies. He came to Mount Tai to teach his disciples last year. However, he did not receive support from the wealthy family. Recently, he heard that he had to collect mushrooms in the mountains and fields every day to eat!"

Qian Yanyuan suddenly interrupted at this time, "How could this happen? The official heard that Shi Jie and Sun Fu have a good relationship. The reason why Sun Fu went to Taishan to teach was because Shi Jie gave a gift to a villa and strongly invited him, so he did this way!"

After hearing this, Zhao Qi's face immediately turned dark. It was Shi Jie's bastard again! This guy seemed to have a low official position, but the people he made friends with were talented people! It would not be easy to get him in the future!

Gongsun Xuanxu smiled and said, "Your Majesty doesn't have to do this. I think the relationship between Shi Jie and Mr. Taishan is no longer as good as that day. Otherwise, how could Shi Jie not support Mr. Taishan? Don't know about this situation. There is a severe drought on Jingdong East Road and soaring prices. If you are a friend, how could you send people money to visit."
Chapter completed!