Chapter 438: Meeting

"Student Liu Ertiao, pay homage to my mentor! Pay homage to Lord Shangshu!"

"Student Zhang Chuwen has met Lord Shangshu and Wang Changshi!"

That night, Liu Ertiao and Zhang Chuwen came to the Minister of Rites' Mansion together. In the hall of the palace, the two of them bent over to greet Wang Gui and Wang Zhihong.

"Haha, I expected that you two sloppy boys will definitely come to me tonight," Wang Gui smiled and waved his hand to signal the two to sit down, and said softly to Liu Erjo and the others: "How is it? Are you scared by those messy invitations?"

Wang Gui was also an old man who passed the imperial examination. Although he was in the former Sui Dynasty at that time, the situation in each dynasty was similar.

After the imperial examination, you, Liu Ertiao and others, have no family background or dependent common students, and have not entered the imperial list. Once you pass the imperial examination and enter the official career, you will almost become the force of all powerful factions.

At this time, the choices made by these students are directly related to their future career prospects. There are many choices, but whether they can choose correctly depends on their personal vision and whether they can withstand the temptations given by all parties.

Wang Gui looked up and down at Liu Ertiao and Zhang Chuwen. It seems that these two little guys have not made a choice yet, or they have already made plans in their minds, but they are not in a hurry to reveal it.

Very good, at least, it was much more stable than he looked back then. He was very satisfied with the performance of the two of them.

"The elder Mr. Shangshu is so serious. The boy and Brother Chu Wen are here today, mainly to thank his teacher for his cultivation. If there were no mentor's guidance, how could the students achieve this today?" Liu Ertiao bowed and bowed his hands, trying to misunderstand this topic. Even in front of his mentor and the minister, Liu Ertiao did not want to reveal his trump card and thoughts too early.

"Haha, you little brat, you dare to play such a little trick in front of the teacher," Wang Zhihong glanced at Liu Ertiao, chuckled and scolded, "As for your teacher, you will come tonight, and you may only have three points of your mind, but the way to avoid those troubles accounts for seven percent of the people, right?"

"Uncle San! How can you say that? Brother Erzhao is really here to see you and grandpa. Cai'er can prove it!" Seeing Wang Zhihong keep talking about her brother Erzhao, Wang Caiyi was the first to be unwilling to get up, stood up with some angriness, and said softly without hesitation.

"Oh? Hahaha..." Wang Zhihong looked at his baby niece in surprise, then looked at his father again, and laughed with the old man.

"This is really a woman who is too young to help her. Haha, our little Caier has grown up, and she has started to look outward before she has passed the door!" Wang Gui stroked his hand and stroked his beard, looking at his good granddaughter, smiling happily, and his beard on his chin was sticking out.

"Grandpa~!" Wang Caiyi and Liu Ertiao's faces were red at the same time, but unlike Wang Caiyi's shy and angry, Liu Ertiao was just shameless and smiled and agreed to this, with a little smug look on his face.

"Okay, it's almost time. Wang Tai, go and ask the kitchen to start serving food. There are no outsiders at home today, so let's have a meal in this inner palace. Well, let's boil the two pots of "three bowls but no gang" brought by Liu and the others, and drink them tonight!" Seeing that the night outside was already hazy, Wang Gui opened his mouth to give instructions to the butler Wang Tai, who was on the side, and then he started to organize the tables and chairs. Wang Zhihong and Wang Caiyi greeted him, letting the two protagonists Liu Ertiao and Zhang Chuwen take their seats.

"Today is Erzhao, and there is also a happy day when Chu Wen's virtuous nephew passed the imperial examination. You two need to drink more later," Wang Zhihong chuckled and said, "On the table today, please be at your own risk, don't be restrained."

"Thank you, my teacher, Erzhao knows." Liu Erzhao bowed respectfully to Wang Zhihong and responded softly. However, neither he nor Zhang Chuwen took Wang Zhihong's polite words to heart. He did not pay etiquette in the mansion of the Minister of Rites. They were not the kind of people who lacked hearts and lungs. Who wouldn't know in Chang'an City that what the old man Wang Gui, the most important thing in his life is the way of etiquette.

"Okay, the dishes are all served, let's take your seat," he waved his hand to signal the servant to pour the wine. Wang Gui gently picked up the wine glass, glanced at the table, and said softly: "Let's raise a glass first, for the achievements of Boy Liu and Boy Chu Wen today!"

"Thank you, Old Shangshu!" The old man with the highest generation raised his wine glasses. Except for Wang Caiyi, a girl who is not suitable for drinking strong wine at home, Wang Zhihong and Liu Tiao did not dare to neglect them. They raised their glasses and touched the old man lightly, and then looked up and drank the wine in the glass.

"Well, let's sit down," Wang Gui waved his hand to everyone and chuckled: "The picture at the table is just a joy and joy, so there is no need to be too polite."

Seeing that the few people were sitting down lightly, Wang Gui picked up the chopsticks and took the lead in picking up a soft red carp like a symbolic look and put it into his mouth. Wang Zhihong and his friends then started to move their chopsticks.

"Speaking of it," Wang Gui put down his chopsticks and said softly: "Today, the two boys, Ertiao and Chu Wen, were able to pass the imperial examination, are all practical learning. Thinking about the old man Wei, although his temper was a little pouted and his mouth was a little unforgivable, his character was still very admired by me. The ability of you two to stand out among those five hundred people is also related to his role as the chief examiner."

Although Wang Gui often lives in the Ministry of Rites and rarely cares about foreign affairs, his heart was like Mingjing in his mind. If it weren't for the old man Wei Zheng, it would be difficult for Liu Ertiao and Zhang Chuwen to stand out among the five hundred people. It would be even more difficult for him to be among the top ten on the list.

"The old Shangshu said that it is our blessing to be able to participate in the re-examination under the supervision of Mr. Wei." Zhang Chuwen bowed lightly and participated in the imperial examination once. Zhang Chuwen had a deeper understanding of the matters in this.

"Well," Wang Gui nodded slightly, drank a glass of wine, and said, "But when it comes to this poor student, I have seen one in the Ministry of Rites today. It's a pity that this person has not taken the scientific exam this year, otherwise there will be one more poor student on this list."

"Oh? Which one is Dad talking about?" Wang Zhihong asked first. In Wang Zhiman's impression, there were not many people who could praise their old man so much. Liu Ertiao and Zhang Chuwen were also attracted by Wang Gui's words, and both eyes looked at Wang Gui's old face.

"Fengjie Liu Yifan!" Wang Gui put down his wine glass and said softly: "It is a teacher in the mansion of Shidizhixun, the governor of Kui. You should have heard of it."

"The Mr. Yifan who wrote about the 'the road is difficult'?"

"Mr. Liu, who wrote the songs 'Ye Lai Xiang'?"

"Has he come to Chang'an?! When did he come?!"

With Wang Gui's gossip, a lot of questions were caused on the table, that even the two brothers of her, Wang Caiyi, couldn't help but get excited and pestered Wang Gui to ask.

"Well, it's the Liu Yifan you said and thought," he didn't expect Wang Zhihong and the others to react so much. Wang Gui smiled softly and nodded, saying, "This afternoon, he had already arrived in Chang'an to learn the enlightenment of 'Chinese Pinyin' according to the order of the Ministry of Rites."

"That child is good!" Thinking of Liu Yi's expression in the Ministry of Rites during the day, Wang Gui added another sentence: "However, compared to the rumors that he is very modest and virtuous, what Liu Yifan showed today is a bit sharp. He has a very vigor that a young man should have, very good!"

"I think that Mr. Yifan must be very good at being praised by Master Shangshu. If you have the chance, you should make friends with him." Zhang Chuwen drank a glass of wine and said softly. However, the tone in his words seemed to have a sense of competing with Liu Yifan.

There is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Liu Ertiao, a young man who has become very steady, has also had some turmoil in his heart.

"Haha, you young people, gathering more and communicating with each other when you have something to do or not is not a bad thing," Wang Gui's two old eyes showed a smile after the conspiracy succeeded. Inadvertently, he found two friends for Liu Yifan, or talked about the opponent who was trying out.

Of course, with Liu Yifan's current sharpness, he will inevitably inspire the competitive spirit in the hearts of the two boys Liu Ertiao and Zhang Chuwen. It is also good to say that he has found a good opponent for them. Young people, when they have endless vitality, like Liu Ertiao and Zhang Chuwen, the two brats Liu Ertiao and Zhang Chuwen, have become more and more like an old man who is old in just half a year, with a low and hidden attitude, and their appearance and condition are not good.
Chapter completed!