Take a Wuxi boat in Suzhou Prefecture City, and it was smooth sailing. All the way to Zhejiang Province, called the two provinces, but it was actually not far apart. In a few hours, we arrived at Qiantang County, Zhejiang - the two counties of Hangzhou Prefecture. With the Henghe River as the boundary, Renhe to the south, Qiantang to the north, Xu Naizhao's home lived in Qiantang County.

Going down the Henghe River, I saw a large house with clouds and buildings. It was the old house of Xu. When I walked to the front of the main gate, a plaque said: Qiantang, Xu's words, Chongshi nodded, it was here. I ordered my family to go up and slap the door. As soon as the corner door opened, an old man stepped out: "Who knocked on the door?"

"My master Chongshi is here to visit Xu Xinchen."

"Oh!" Old Cang took the bowing box and looked up: "Please wait a moment." Then he turned around and went in.

Soon, the middle gate opened wide, and Xu Naizhao strode out: "Brother Baishui came from afar, which made me feel inexplicably! Please come in quickly, please come in quickly."

"When the separation was made, Duke Xinchen invited me warmly, but I dare not disobey my order. I came here today to fulfill the promise!"

The two looked at each other and laughed. Xu Naizhao took Chongshi's hand and walked forward. He entered the middle left gate. A plaque of the "Seven Sons of the Secretariat" was hanged high above, with the golden land and blue characters, and a jade seal stamped on the top of the center. This was after Xu Naien was awarded the title of the juren in the year of Guiyou of Daoguang. The emperor was pleased to hear that the seven sons of the Xu family of Qiantang were admitted to the imperial examination. Only after seeing him in the country, he wrote in the imperial pen. This incident was recorded in Pan Wengong's "Si Buzhai Notes". Chongshi was well-read and read poetry and knew about this incident, but he finally saw it today.

Standing under the plaque, the young man shook his head and sighed: "People say that the Xu family in Qiantang has come to count the prestigious families, how many families can there be in the world? When asked about the name of the subject, they are considered old things on the list! When they see it today, their words are indeed true!"

"Where, where!" Hearing Chong's truth, Xu Naizhao smiled sincerely: "Come on, Brother Baishui, introduce you to some brothers."

When Chongshi came, the Xu brothers were sitting around the hall of the ancestral house and chatting. In addition to Xu Naizhao, there were also his few, Naigu, Naipu, Naien, and a few nephews, Peng Shou and Geng. Among these people, the most famous scholar was Xu Naipu, the second place in the 25th year of Daoguang, and the worst was also a juren. In the whole class, none of them had white bodies.

The brothers, uncles and nephews were either officials of the capital or were sent to the prefectures. Only a few days of the New Year's arrival could they gather together to share the friendship between brothers and family. At this moment, the subordinates came in and presented the box to worship: "Master Seven, a guest is here."

Xu Naizhao opened it and looked at it, chuckled: "A few brothers, a rare guest came to visit."

The brothers looked over at the same time, and Xu Naipu asked, "Who is it?"

"It's the one who was the one who was the world in the last year."

"Oh? But Chongbaishui?"

"That's right." He handed over the bowing post, which read a line of delicate rice words: If it's late, under the Lan Banner, Chongshi will be the first to be called.

"Isn't that?" Xu Naipu smiled: "It's the 1st Yuan Gong who is here! Seventh brother, please go to the main hall, so we can meet him."

"Yes!" Xu Naizhao left his seat, and in a short while, he led Chongshi into the main hall. He was wearing a royal blue tribute satin robe, a black Western silk kale jacket, a soap boots on his feet, a hard-tied satin hat on his head, a piece of jasper in the middle of the brim, and his newly shaved head looked younger and more handsome.

After hearing Xu Naizhao's introduction to him, Chongshi respectfully asked for a great gift. Brother Xu naturally refused, but it was not hindered by the guests. He also knew that he was a subordinate. He had a great rule in this regard, so he finally put a mat on him and knelt down to give Xu Naigu a great gift, saying "Old Senior" (those with the thirteenth degree in advance are considered old senior). The other people did not need to do this, and they met with each other with a polite manner.

Next, Xu Naizhao introduced him to several younger generations of his sons and nephews. In fact, he was the youngest Xu Geng, who was a few years older than Chongshi. However, people in the imperial examinations paid attention to their personal age, but the order of the subject name, just as he wanted to kowtow to Xu Naiji and others, and the meaning of calling the old senior was the same.

They saw each other's gifts, stood up again, and took a seat. Chongshi's family members presented gifts, including some wild game, silverfish, pheasants, yellow sheep from Gansu, winter bamboo shoots from Anhui, and drunk crabs from Zhejiang. These things are tributes that cannot be seen on the market. They were also given to King Zheng before the New Year, and the latter gave to Sushun some, and then they fell into Chongshi's hands: "Thank you for your gift, but I felt guilty for accepting it, so I had to say thank you very much."

"Just talk and be willing to do it. Xinchen Gong doesn't need to be polite."

"Do you have poetry at home when you reunite in the New Year?"

"Occasionally, it is hard to eliminate the ridicule of the game. So don't show off before the older seniors, right?"

He seemed to be modest in his words, but in fact he wanted to remind everyone to continue to pursue them. He still had a reputation and a sense of fame and a few of them looked at each other and smiled at each other, so he could naturally understand his intention. He repeatedly invited each other, and Chongshi was no longer difficult. He took out the manuscript of the poem from his arms and handed it over.

Chongshi wrote a poem, which is called "Qingyu Case", which is written like this: "The time is not willing to go in a hurry, but only brings back the years. The eyes are broken and the love is like a wisp of love, the broken bridge and flowing water, and the sunset catkins, but the road to return to spring? The building is still standing all day long, wanting to express my idle sorrow to whom? The flowers in the icy turf fly in the sky and dusk, and when I wake up, I feel like I wake up, how can I do it?"

Several people circulated it and nodded secretly in their hearts. The top scholar's talent was indeed extraordinary! Xu Naigu made his five fingers wide and crawled his beard, and nodded with appreciation: "Even if it is placed in "Halal Ci", it is probably difficult to distinguish."

This is to compare his poetry to Zhou Bangyan, a great master of the Northern Song Dynasty! Chongshi was flattered and hurriedly stood up and bowed deeply: "A confidant in writing is better than flesh and blood! The comment from Yu Nian Gong is ashamed of me!"

"Where!" Xu Naigu smiled with satisfaction in praise of Chongshi's words: "Brother Baishui is the first Manchu top scholar since the founding of the Qing Dynasty. After the book was published, I was fortunate to read one or two, hey! It makes people feel a little bit open! Among them, I can remember: '... The price of silver is too expensive, and it is difficult to collect money and grain. The money and grain in Tai and other places in Susongchang Town are in the world. Each land produces a range of rice, one stone, five or six dou to two dou. Apart from the equal distribution of tenants and the number of owed debts, the owner's income is not enough to calculate eight dou, and the amount of grain collected is already within two dou. The grain collected is used for hukou, plus the assistance fee, and each dou of rice is reduced. The amount of rice is collected for 8 dou. The total amount of rice is collected per acre, and the six dou are gone... "

After reciting this, he stopped: "What I said about is the accumulated problems that have been accumulated in the foundation of my Qing Dynasty's taxes all year round. In other words, even the governors and governors of all parties can see clearly in this section, but it is not the passion of my brother and the determination to cleanse all kinds of filth?"

"Yes," Xu Naipu, who was sitting on his side, also said: "I think the emperor picked up your paper from the first ten books, and he also won the youthful passion of you. Brother, do you think it's true?"

"Brother Hong (Xu Naipu's name is Ji Hong) is exactly what I want to say. Brother Baishui, don't waste time and get rid of it!"

"The old senior has written down the teachings."

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After chatting with brother Xu, Xu Naizhao led Chongshi to the courtyard where he lived and then lingered.

Chongshi is a member of his family and he has no chance to see the Han people, especially the food and living habits of such giants in the gate. Xu Naizhao took him through the courtyard and to the courtyard where he lived, which made a young man feel a little confused: "Brother Xinchen, there are so many courtyards, when you leave a while, you still have to ask me to guide you?"

Xu Naizhao laughed: "It's okay, it's okay. I'll wait a moment before I take you out of the house. Come on, let's go into the main hall to sit."

He brought Chongshi into the main hall of the main hall and ordered his servants to serve tea again. The two of them sat opposite each other: "Brother Xinchen, this time, I came here to visit Brother Xu, and I wanted to agree with Brother Xinchen to return to Beijing."

"This is easy. The yamen in the middle of the capital will be opened on the 16th of the first lunar month. We can arrive in Beijing a few days earlier. We will set off on the ninth day of the lunar month and go with us on the road, so it is easier to linger for a few days. What do you think?"

"According to the words of my brother Xin, I will prepare after I go back and go north on the same day as Brother Xu."

"Is Lord Zunzimi good?"

"Yes!" Hearing the other party asked about his father, Chongshi stood up and nodded respectfully: "The minister of the Confidant asked, everything is fine for his father and mother."

Xu Naizhao sighed, "To be honest, his errands are not easy to handle." Before Chongshi asked, he explained himself, "If the emperor reorganized in Liangjiang this time, Lord Lu would not mention it, even Huang Shouchen and Ling Zun were the first to bear the brunt of the blame. They also had many officials in Liangjiang and one place. One of them was not good at getting along well, and it was hindered everywhere. After Brother Baishui returned, please convey my words to Ling Zun. I think he would make a decision."

"Yes! I brought my father to thank Duke Xinchen for his kindness."

"It's not a point to mention. But..." He was the kind of humble gentleman who refused to speak sarcastic words easily. What's more, Huang Zonghan said that he was his own in the same year. The relationship between the two families was not harmonious, so it would be even worse to tell Chongshiyan. He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I can only ask the emperor to ask for more blessings."

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