Lord Lu sighed, turned his head to look at Bao Zhengdao, Bao Zheng's face was extremely ugly, he thought that Su Jin would jump up happily when he heard the news, but he didn't expect that this thing was unconscious, but he pushed it all away, so that he couldn't get off the stage.

Bao Zheng suppressed his anger and said in a relatively peaceful tone: "Master Su, Yingtian Academy is not something that everyone can enter, and there are many elites of famous teachers there, which is not only an excellent place for students who are taking the imperial examination, but also celebrities and important ministers of the imperial court and the leaders of the imperial examinations over the years will also be invited to teach face-to-face; It's an opportunity for you, why refuse it because it's a long way to go? ”

Su Jin shook his head and said: "Lord Bao, you don't know, in the old mother's family business is in Luzhou, going to Yingtianfu to study, it is nothing to me, but there are tens of millions of trivial things at home, who can be taught to take care of it?" Does it affect the old mother? If I only study in Luzhou Mansion, I don't mind; Besides, the imperial court pushed back and forth the imperial examination, if it came again next year and postponed it to the year after next, it would be a waste of time and energy to spend a lot of time and energy without results. ”

Lu Tixue shook his head, with a disapproving feeling on his face, and said with some sadness: "Fame and fortune are too heavy, the old man can't see the slightest fame and fortune from the few poems you wrote, but I didn't expect the old man to be disappointed in the face-to-face conversation at this moment; This is too strong in the world today, and you can't blame you for thinking like this; The old man just sighed that the ancients were 'self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and leveling the world', and today's people are not as good as the ancients, and reading the books of the sages is not necessarily for the purpose of becoming a high-ranking official, but for self-cultivation; ”

Bao Zheng also shook his head slightly, extremely disappointed in his heart.

Su Jin was angry, these ancient scholars were really strange, he buttoned his big hat at every turn, and couldn't help but say in his heart: "Don't be angry, two adults, students naturally understand what you mean, the matter of reading is indeed a self-cultivation act, and reading the sage book and the wise sayings in your stomach will indeed be of great benefit to personal cultivation, but the actual situation is not as easy as you said." ”

Lu Tixue said: "Then you can tell me where your concerns are." ”

Su Jin looked at Bao Zheng, thought for a while, and said, "Master Bao, I don't know if I can say some things directly, I'm afraid it's not good to say it." ”

Bao Zheng frowned and said: "The teacher has a good character, how can it be what you think in your heart, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Su Jin nodded and said: "The recent affairs of Luzhou Mansion must have been heard by Lord Lu, who doesn't want to learn from the hermit, but the question is where does the food and clothing come from, do you gnaw on books?" Can light self-cultivation escape the trapping of Zhu Shiyong and others? The student wants to be a grass farmer and live a good life, but the Luzhou government and the Chamber of Commerce colluded to constantly suppress me Su Ji, not only asking for my money, but also my life, can I be killed? The reason why I chose to participate in the imperial examination is to protect myself through my own efforts, which is that the hidden feelings of Lord Bao know a lot, and I will not repeat it in the following, in a word, I study to be an official, if it is only for self-cultivation, there are thousands of books in the study room at home, it is enough to cultivate for a lifetime, why go all the way to what Yingtian Academy. ”

Of course, Lu Tixue knew about the grievances between Su Jin and the Chamber of Commerce, and Su Jin was almost exiled to Luzhou City, which was also a household name, and the prefect's yamen posted a notice of apology, so naturally everyone in the city knew about it; Su Jin said from the bottom of his heart, and it was indeed difficult for Lu Tixue to put himself in his shoes.

A sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, not to mention supporting the family business, but also dealing with the Chamber of Commerce and the government that is secretly finding faults, a careless family will be ruined, with Lord Lu's experience, he has seen many human tragedies, if one day Su Jin is arrested to get some conclusive charges, Lord Lu will definitely not be surprised.

Su Jin's meaning is very clear, I just studied and entered the government to protect myself and my family business, if it weren't for this, I wouldn't even bother to participate in the imperial examination, what to serve the country and benefit the people, that's a later story.

"The old man has heard a little about the child, and from the position of the child, it is understandable to think so, but because of this, I recommend you to go to Yingtian Academy, first, you are a talent, and secondly, Luzhou Mansion School is actually under the control of the prefect, you have a holiday with him, or don't go to the Mansion to study. The old man guarantees that the imperial examination will be held normally next year, because the power to stop paying tribute has been done several times since the Great Song Dynasty, and during the reign of Taizong, he had been suspended for three consecutive years due to the attack on the Liao State, but after the first emperor ascended the throne, he opened the department for three consecutive years to make up for the lack of department, and this dynasty has never stopped paying tribute for two consecutive years, and the emperor's edict also said that the department will be opened normally in August next year, and the holy decree can be issued casually, so Su Gongzi does not have to worry about this. ”

Saying these words, Lu Tixue himself wanted to scold himself, as if he was begging this master to study at Yingtian Academy, and this guy also made it clear that his original intention of being an official was not to serve the country and the people; For the first time in his life, Lord Lu had a little doubt about his personality, why, why am I asking for this stunned young man.

Su Jin hesitated, to be honest, he really thought that Ying Tian Academy was too far away, this school will be learned in August next year, and the things at home will be a little out of reach, and besides, he will have to fight with the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow spring, in case the academy is not allowed to go home, and he is not allowed to ask for leave, and he will be expelled from school if he goes home in private, wouldn't it be a big delay, this matter must be clarified.

"Master Lu, the student wants to ask, if you can't come back to deal with personal matters if you go to study in the academy, if you are held up in the academy every day, won't you be unable to take care of major events at home?"

Lu Tixue said with a wry smile: "Come and go freely, but you must take leave, but you must pass the test, every month there is a test learned in the month, and those who fail will be warned once, inspected twice, and expelled after three times; In addition, there are school holidays in the cold and summer periods, and it is convenient to ride a horse in Luzhou for three days and take a car for four or five days. ”

"That being the case, thank you, students." Su Jin got his satisfactory answer, and he was no longer hypocritical, he also saw that these two adults were sincere to him, so he immediately got up and knelt on the ground, and thanked him with a big salute.

Lu Tixue hurriedly pulled him up and said, "It's the first time I've seen a student like you." ”

Bao Zheng tightened his face and said nothing, he was really unpredictable about Su Jin, and he was also angry about the impure purpose of his participation in the imperial examination.

The three of them sat down and chatted again, Su Jin beckoned Xiao Zhuzi to bring a variety of pastry gifts and carry them in large bags and small bags, Lu Tixue is not a hypocritical person, just shirk a few words and accept it, anyway, they are all things to eat, and they should be used as a gift for meeting.

Su Jin took the opportunity to ask about the imperial examination strategy and poetry, which once again made Bao Zheng and Lord Lu panic, this little official actually didn't understand the form and content of the exam, and he shook his head every time he talked about it, and Su Jin was a shake cat after several questions.

This Lord Lu was really depressed, and he looked at Bao Zheng with reproach, and the recommender also had the responsibility to recommend scholars, such as the position of promotion, and the proportion of the imperial examination within the term of office has some internal inspection standards, although the imperial court will not punish the mention of the school, but the Ministry of Rites will give the audit according to the local state government's examination will be based on the local state government's examination and admission quota, which is to prevent the student from selecting unvirtuous people and using the qualification quota for personal gain on the untalented people.

This little official Su showed his stuffing when he answered, why didn't he make Lu Tixue depressed; But fortunately, there are still some goods in this monarch's mansion, and there are often some unique opinions and arguments, which make people wonder whether he really doesn't understand or is hiding clumsy.

In the end, Lord Lu didn't think about the merits of this person, so he could only ask Cangtian speechlessly, hoping that this person would not embarrass himself and Bao Zheng who recommended him.

On the way back, Bao Zheng didn't even want to look at Su Jin, Su Jin's performance today was really bad, not only did he not know how to lift, but also exposed the essence of not learning and not knowing, such a person actually refused to go to the academy to study.

Bao Zheng secretly pinched his sweat, fortunately, the imperial examination was suspended, otherwise in the coming August, if Su Jin went to take the exam, the faces of himself and Lord Lu would not know what to be thrown into.

Su Jin leaned back in the back carriage unconsciously, humming a little tune, he understood why Bao Zheng gave him a stinky face, but Su Jin was unmoved, according to his words: This is the real me!