Chapter 244 Seven Swords Going to West Lake

Before returning to Hangzhou, Chen Mo had already written to Hu Zongxian to explain the situation to him, saying that there are too many people now, so it is not advisable to live in your villa anymore.

Hu Zongxian received the letter and cursed, "This clumsy statement is obviously a matter of not leaving." Of course, this is a joke. Hu Zongxian was still very happy that silence gathered these handsome men. What's more, among these people, Xu Wei, Zhu Dashou and others who he had long wanted to attract, so he immediately replied, "Don't move, anyway, the environment there is good and there are many rooms, so it's just a good composition meeting. I can go there in my spare time and wash up the vulgarity." He also ordered people to allocate the subsidy to 500 taels of silver per month to support the scholars.

At least at this stage, Hu Zongxian still regards silence as his person.

As soon as the passenger ship arrived at Hangzhou City, there were five carriages. More than 100 soldiers from the governor's yamen were waiting at the wharf. A Qianhu, a team leader, led everyone to salute to Chen Si, "Sir, Hu Quan, the Qianhu under the last general, was ordered to obey the orders of the Lord."

This made the silence... I was always proud of myself and said with a smile: "Get up quickly, Hu Zhongcheng is too polite." After laughing, I felt that I was too bureaucratic, so I smiled and said, "Just leave two cars, go back the rest, don't mobilize the troops."

But Hu Quan said loudly: "Before coming, Hu Zhongcheng had an explanation, saying that both the lord and the ministers were great talents, so it would be more pompous, so as to promote the court's favorability for scholars, so that Hangzhou people can have more scholars."

After saying this, everyone was not willing to refuse, so they got into the car and headed for Xixi.

Xu Wei and Chen Si were in a carriage. After closing the door, Chen Si asked him quietly: "How are you? You just felt shocked?"

"Special bureaucrat." Xu Wei rolled his eyes and said, "Why do we have to? We can hire a carriage for two hundred cents and pull us all over."

Chen Si wanted to teach him to study hard so that he could show off his skills in the future, but Xu Wei was not envious at all. Chen Si had to laugh and said, "It's all false to say anything else. Don't write like you did during the scientific exam."

"Isn't that good?" Xu Wei laughed and said, "Second, a good ranking that hasn't been in the exam for many years."

"Mr. Tixue talked to me alone. When he talked about your article, he said that he had read it three times before he could taste it. Why did you say that you were so troubled?" He said silently and seriously: "If it weren't for your Xu Wei's name, would he have the patience to read it again? You would have been judged as a failure." He sighed and said, "When I arrived at the provincial examination, I had the name of the test paper and I copied it with a special person. Who knows who you are? Who is patient and read the paper you can't understand three times?"

Xu Wei said thoughtfully: "No wonder I always won't win. It turns out that my level is too high."

Silent and depressed, he was about to hit the wall, so he simply closed his eyes and rested, and ignored him.

But Xu Wei said embarrassedly: "Okay, I understand." He said emotionally: "I know you are for my own good. Actually, you don't have to worry. I have had enough of this kind of torture that once every three years and don't want to do it again."

"Then be prepared." Chen Mo opened his eyes and said angrily: "Downgrade the level to a level that others can understand at once."

"I understand." Xu Wei laughed and said, "I will listen to you this time."

When he arrived at the villa in Xixi, Chen Si arranged for six of them to live there, and he took many local specialties to walk to Meishu. Everyone thought he was going to make some favors, but they didn't expect that he was going to respect the old and father-in-law.

Mr. Yin was very happy to see that he knew to bring something to him. When he heard that Chen Si had taken the exam again, he was even happier and pulled him to have dinner and chat, without any grudges. Even when Miss Yin came back halfway, he simply did not let his daughter avoid it. The three of them had dinner at the same table for the first time, but the couple was really secretly happy.

But the preferential treatment only ends here. Under the eye of Master Yin, the two did not find the opportunity to be alone, so they had to secretly convey their feelings to relieve the pain of longing. Later, they agreed on the date of the tryst with a code word, and silence was considered a stop.

When he returned to his residence, the moon was already in the middle of the sky. But in the courtyard, he heard the hall was bustling with excitement, but the six newcomers were very excited. They were sitting in a circle, drinking tea and celebrating with fruits, bursting out laughing from time to time.

After entering silently, everyone stood up to greet him. He waved his hand and sat down and smiled, "What are you talking about? You're so happy?"

Sun Ying wiped his tears and said with a smile: "A few guys are talking about their experience of failing the provincial examination." Wu Dui also smiled: "It's really interesting, it deserves it." He also failed the exam, so it's not an exaggeration to say this.

Silently smiled, "I have heard of Brother Wen's allusion that is too long and too short, and I wonder who else can hear the interesting news?"

Wu Dui smiled and said, "Let me talk about mine first. That year, there was a question called "Don't Eat if I'm Not Cutting Right". This topic talks about the Master's Diet Festival, but it is much more lively than other great principles, making people feel happy when writing, and forget about it..."

Sun Ying took over the conversation and smiled, "Brother Junze finished writing the article, and suddenly added a few more words and said, "Ah! I was born too late, and I was unable to eat the pieces of meat left with Confucius, wouldn't it be a pity?" "It's a pity that I was born too late. If I could be with Confucius in the same era, I could eat the meat that he had cut crooked or could not cut.

Chen Si was stunned at first, then laughed loudly and said, "I didn't expect that Brother Junze is serious in his daily life, but he is still a cold-faced laughing craftsman." Wu Dui said frustratedly, "I'm also a young and frivolous man. I'm delayed for three years because of this laugh." Wu Dui's name is Junze.

Zhu Dashou, who had been listening with a smile on the side, said, "Brother Junze, there are some things that I can't say. I'm not frivolous, wouldn't it be delayed for three years?"

Zhu Dashou's name is Duanfu, and asked silently with a smile, "Why is Brother Duanfu?"

Zhu Dashou smiled and said, "It's all my fault. At that time, I just thought about writing well and using all my knowledge in my belly. So I used a lot of allusions in answering questions, and then it was a bad thing." As he said, he smiled bitterly, "I used a word called 'Yan Ku Kong Zhuo'. As a result, the examiner did not know the source, so he criticized it as 'fake', saying that I compiled it myself, so he didn't take it."

"What about it later?"

"Later, I got the paper and explained the source to the examiner. When the examiner went back to check, he found that it was indeed not a fabrication. He expressed his sincere apology to me. However, the Gui list has been announced and there is no reason for the change. I had to wait for another three years." As he said that, he blinked and smiled: "Brother Chen, must know the source of these four words?"

"Brother Duanfu took the exam to take the school." Chen Shu laughed and said, "Is it a sentence from Yang Xiong's "Fayan" that is, 'Yes are so bitter and outstanding that Kong is so outstanding'?"

Zhu Dashou nodded and smiled, "Sure enough, there are no vain scholars under the reputation, and the ancients did not deceive me."

Everyone laughed, and Tao Yuchen commented: "If you talk about talent, Brother Wen is the first; if you talk about erudition, Brother Duan Fu is the first, but if you take the competition exam, you will not be able to compare with Brother Zhuyan."

"Yu Chen's words are exaggerated," Chen Shu laughed: "But I do study the most deeply about the exam and have some experience. Do you want to listen?" If you want to win the trust of others, you can only be honest; if you want to win the respect of others, you must be generous; if you want to win the success of others, you must also be able to bring success to others.

For these scholars who prepare for the exam, nothing is more important, more precious and more useful than exam experience. So when silently speaking, he immediately received the most eager response and took over the leadership of this small group without any trace.

"It's getting late, let's go back to bed first." Chen Si stood up and smiled, "We will start preparing for the exam tomorrow." Everyone finished the conversation and went back to their rooms to rest.

If you want to become a leader of a group, you must be used to giving orders; when you are used to being given orders, then congratulations on... being led.

From the next day, this beautiful courtyard has become a school for seven handsome men. In the morning, they will take turns to talk about their exam experiences or comment on everyone’s writing experience the day before. In the afternoon, they will either go out together to attend local literary gatherings in Hangzhou, listen to lectures by famous teachers in the school, or when there is no literary gathering, Shen Mo or Zhu Dashou, these two recognized masters, will give questions, everyone will write essays, and then comment in the evening.

Although the schedule is full, it is a very happy thing for a group of young people to get together, so no one feels bored. On the contrary, because they are all masters and compete with each other, no one wants to be pulled too far by others. And they are all full of energy and feel that they have made great progress.

Since June, the seven people have won the titles in the literary fair and even won the top seven in one fell swoop. It is not a big deal. Gradually, they have become the name of the "Seven Sons of Shaoxing", and they have become famous in the Southeast Scholars... They have become famous, and many scholars, especially those who are about to take the provincial examination, have asked them for advice. In addition, there are famous people like Xu Wei and Chen Si in this "Seven Sons", and many of them have become fans of the Seven Sons of Shaoxing. They will follow them wherever they learn writing.
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