When Tao Hong heard this, his expression showed a little emotion. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Gu Zhong was born in Wuzhong Gaomen, he was Gu Rong's younger brother, and he was a member of the hundred and six Pengzhong when the first emperor was the general of Anton, and he was a famous person in Jiangdong.

At Tao Hong's age, he is already thinking about his future career. Because his family is not high, Tao Hongxiang is only four grades, which is inferior to Shen Mu. Such a grade, whether it is up or down, the government may not be able to obtain it, but if you wait for the officials to elect officials, Tao Hong is unwilling.

His grandfather was a powerful man, but he could not help him much in this regard. Although the location of Jingzhou is important, it is also the focus of attention at the time, even Tao Kan has to avoid material discussions, and dare not go beyond the product to recruit his own children. As for the other public mansions, it is even more impossible to overstep the rules and promote a humble disciple like him, who has no reputation.

As for the selection of officials in the ministry, if they are appointed by four or five grades, Tao Hong can only serve as a lowly petty official, and once the starting product is reduced to a lowly rank, Tao Hong's whole life will be doomed to be bleak. Even if his grandfather will help him in the future, but he has a large family, how much power can he do when it is his turn?

Therefore, Tao Hong stayed in the capital, in addition to studying in Taixue, he also hoped to make some powerful disciples, or be appreciated by a famous person, and strive for one or two fame, as the capital for entering the office in the future. But his family is so close that few of the people who come and go can help in this regard.

For example, Gu Zhong, a high-ranking celebrity in Wuzhong, if he can be appreciated by his green eyes and carry one or two, it will be of great significance to Tao Hong himself. However, there is a huge disparity between each other, and they are usually not allowed to enter at all. So when he saw Shen Zhezi turn down Gu Zhong's invitation without thinking, Tao Hong felt quite sorry in his heart.

At this time, hearing Shen Zhezi's invitation to go with him was indeed a big surprise to Tao Hong, but he was a little hesitant in his heart, and said: "Gu Gong just invited Zhezi Langjun, I didn't invite him, and the host's family may not welcome ......."

Shen Zhezi smiled after hearing this: "Gu Gong is my Wuzhong people's elders, and Brother Tao is also a handsome person from Jiangdong, so it is appropriate to bow and worship, how can the Gu family not welcome it." ”

Shen Zhezi was not surprised by Tao Hong's worries, but he couldn't help but feel that the concept of the current door was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. For example, the Tao family's position, changed to any dynasty, is an ironclad family of ministers, and its children only go out sideways, how can they worry that other people's families will not be welcome.

But Tao Hong's worries are the norm nowadays. Although the Shen family's family is slightly higher than the Tao family, the last time he entered the capital to ask for a meeting, he was directly rejected by Gu Zhong. Although there were political reasons at that time, the root cause was that the Shen family was not taken seriously by others at all.

Now that Gu Zhong actually took the initiative to invite, Shen Zhezi was indeed a little surprised, but even if he guessed that Gu Zhong was willing to give up this old face to invite, most of them were to be lobbyists for the Zhang family and persuade his family to give up the choice of the emperor's son-in-law this time. Therefore, Shen Zhezi subconsciously didn't want to go. If Gu Rong, a veteran of Wuzhong, came back from the dead, it was still worth his solemnity, and now a celebrity of the magnitude of Gu Zhong in Wuzhong, he really didn't have to pay much attention to it.

But since Tao Hong is at the right time, it's okay to go. Although Tao Hong has a little self-inferiority, his identity is the grandson of Tao Kan. In today's situation, if there is anyone who should not be ignored the most, it is Tao Kan! can borrow this tiger skin by the way, why not do it.

Hearing Shen Zhezi say this, Tao Hong was a little settled in his heart, and then said with a smile: "In this way, I will go with Zhezi Langjun to visit Gu Gong, but I am stupid by nature, if there is something inappropriate, I hope Langjun can be thoughtful." ”

Shen Zhezi also smiled after hearing this, although they couldn't see each other's background color after talking to each other for a short time, but this Tao Hong was humble and polite, not aggressive, at least he was also a middle-aged person, and he would not be annoying in interpersonal communication. On the other hand, the goods of the Wang family, whether they are resourceful or characterful, are at most below the middle level, but they are praised as rare reputations. In this era, if you can't vote for a good tire, you really lose at the starting line.

Hearing that Tao Hong had agreed, Shen Zhezi asked the servant to go down to pack some gifts, and when the car was ready, he left the house with Tao Hong and Shen Mu and went to Gu Zhongfu.

Along the way, Shen Zhezi couldn't help but cheer for Tao Hong, like Tao Hong, even if he has been immersed in this era for a long time, Shen Zhezi is still a little difficult to understand. When he first came to Jiankang, the situation of his own family was worse than the situation of the Tao family today, but he was still able to advance and retreat with evidence, and use his strength to climb and strategize.

This kind of conceptual shackles that are close to common sense are especially devastating to a person's ambition, not to mention Tao Hong in front of him, even if his grandfather Tao Kan, when he finally retired, he didn't even dare to ask his son to take over his father's position. And the father and son brother Fang Zhen successively is simply a norm nowadays, the Yu brothers have been in power, the Gaoping Xi family has been running Jingkou for several generations, and the Xie family of Chen County has been Fang Bo repeatedly. If Tao Kan had such thoughts at that time, he was afraid that it would not be as simple as being killed by Yu Liang to kill a son. His family ended in a lifetime, starting from a poor family and returning to a poor family, which can be regarded as a brand of the times.

As for Liu Gaozhi of Beifu in the late Eastern Jin Dynasty, he was a victim of this concept, obviously holding a heavy army for a while, but he just tossed and turned, and did not even have the concept of supporting the army and standing on his own. In the final analysis, it's just that the family doesn't deserve not to dare to force it. But he at least taught Liu Yu in his life, realized the true nature of the family, and finally established himself.

The deep-rooted concept can never be reversed overnight, at least when he arrived in front of Gu Zhong's mansion, Tao Hong still had a restrained expression, and even asked Shen Zhezi several times what kind of etiquette he should hold when he saw Gu Zhong later.

After getting out of the car, Shen Zhezi saw that there were a lot of cars in front of Gu Zhong's Mansion, and it seemed that he should be feasting guests in the mansion today. He asked his entourage to put in the door sticker, and after a while, a Gu protégé went out to greet him.

Seeing this scene, Shen Zhezi couldn't help frowning. With his current fame and status, although he has not yet reached the point where he needs Gu Zhong to go out to greet him personally, he should at least send his nephews and nephews to greet him. Shen Zhezi didn't care about this kind of negligence in etiquette, but it revealed that Gu Zhong didn't pay attention to him, which made Shen Zhezi a little unhappy.

Although there was a slight displeasure in his heart, since he had come to his house, it was not good to brush his sleeves away. So Shen Zhezi walked into the mansion with Shen Mu and Tao Hong, and just after passing through the vestibule, he heard the sound of drinking music in the lobby of Gu's house.

When he entered the hall, Shen Zhezi turned his eyes, but found that there were many people in the hall, in addition to Gu Zhong on the main throne, there were also Danyang Zhang's Zhang Lan and his nephew Zhang Mu, that is, the only remaining candidate for the emperor's son-in-law besides Shen Zhezi. There was no shortage of people from the other families in Wuzhong, but only a few juniors from the Lu family, who had echoed the Zhang family quite frequently, were present.

Shen Zhezi and the other three stepped forward to salute the master, Gu Zhong sat on the chairman, and his attitude towards Shen Zhezi was kind, and he responded with a light smile on his face, as if he was extremely appreciative: "I heard that Ji Hou praised Shen Jialangjun for my Wuzhong Qiongbao, in the past, Junyan is now famous in the capital, and in the early years, he couldn't see each other outside, which is also a pity for me." ”

Shen Zhezi thanked Gu Zhong first, and then introduced Tao Hong to everyone, saying: "This is the son of the Lujiang Tao Envoy Jun family, who was a guest in my house before, and was invited by Gu Gong, so he came to visit my Wuzhong sages together. ”

Knowing Tao Hong's identity, everyone's faces were slightly moved, but their attitudes couldn't help but be a little cold. Tao Kan is a southerner and divides Shaanxi, which is originally a good thing for the southerners, but because of his humble background, he is above the family, and these Wuzhong high-ranking families are not only proud, but have hidden shame, so they are also alienated from the Tao family and regarded as aliens.

Gu Zhong was secretly unhappy with Shen Zhezi for bringing people to his mansion without authorization. However, as the host, it was not good to show his dissatisfaction directly, but he lowered his eyelids with a pale face and said: "It turned out to be behind the door, since you came, let's also sit together." ”

This is a little polite, and after the speaker opens the door, it is equivalent to reprimanding it as a lack of courtesy, which can be regarded as a kind of contempt. Therefore, after Tao Hong heard this, his face suddenly showed a little shame.

Shen Zhezi came with Tao Hong, and he couldn't watch him being humiliated like this, so he said with a smile: "Tao Lang is skillful, and many wonderful solutions make me refreshed." However, in his early years, he was immersed in school, so he did not appear in time. I'm really ashamed to get a little bit of a reputation after learning at the end of my education. Today, I am fortunate to be introduced to all sages. ”

Hearing Shen Zhezi's words, Tao Hong was grateful, and now Shen Zhezi is also a little celebrity, he admires Tao Hong so much, it will naturally affect the senses of others, and it is not just as simple as supporting and solving the siege.

However, after hearing this, the other people in the audience looked a little uncomfortable. The young people were a little resentful of Shen Zhezi's praise of Tao Hong, while the older people had a trace of association with the relationship between the Shen family and the Tao family, and the atmosphere in the hall was a little dull for a while.

Gu Zhong was even more dissatisfied that Shen Zhezi was strong and did not give him face, but with his identity, it was naturally impossible to do such an imbecile thing as testing Tao Hong's knowledge on the spot to debunk Shen Zhezi's falsehoods, and after a little silence, he said: "Righteousness is difficult, and even I can see less than one or two." It is indeed rare for you to encourage each other to encourage each other, and not to be hindered by the way. ”

Shen Zhezi was stunned in his heart when he heard this, this is the benefit of relying on the old and selling the old, if he is praised as a child of his family, he will naturally accept it with a smile. However, now that he first said that righteousness was difficult to learn, and then he was sarcastic and ignorant and praised each other, the old guy also degraded Shen Zhezi by the way, and he was unwilling to endure any grievances.

"What Gu Gong said is true, the kid is not talented, and there are not many peers who can make me diligent and self-motivated, so it is inevitable that I will be a little slack. After seeing Tao Lang, Fang knew that people should not be self-sufficient, and should be a white head and a poor scripture, so that they can be new day by day. ”

Even if Lao Tzu sits in the well and watches the sky, your children are also scum in my eyes, and I don't even disdain to compare with them.

Gu Zhong's expression froze slightly, and then his brows frowned slightly, and he was about to speak again, when he heard Zhang Lan's cough on the side seat, he remembered today's business again, so he changed his mind and said: "This is the attitude that should be in school, okay, you can sit together." ”