This eldest young master is Luo Xun's eldest son Luo Jiu, although he is called the eldest young master, he is actually not young, he has already reached middle age, and he looks quite stable. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

But Luo Xun is in a bad mood these days, the atmosphere in the house is solemn, and the life of this young man of the Luo family is not easy, and he doesn't dare to invite friends casually, even if he is a friend, he stays in the house, talks quietly, and doesn't dare to make a noise.

Now as soon as he received the news, he didn't dare to delay for a long time, and came directly to his father's side, saw the appearance of the two little guys, stopped asking, and knew it in his heart, but his heart became more and more bitter.

"Sure enough, it's related to the Taile Agency, but don't look for me to come over and reprimand, obviously he didn't seize the opportunity, Chen Zhi personally came to the house to invite, came twice before and after, how sincere, such a thing, where to find it, but he turned out to be good, directly refused, now I see the benefits of the other five, I am unhappy, I can't find Chen Zhi, so I find me to vent, alas, it's really unlucky."

Luo Jiu knew a lot about his father's thoughts, and knew that he looked at what happened to those five people after the appraisal meeting, and felt envy and regret, so he was unhappy, so he took it to vent himself.

Sure enough, after seeing Luo Xun, what greeted him was a series of inquiries, which was nothing more than asking how many visitors there were at home, and knocking on several other houses.

"The number of people who came to visit the house in the past two days has indeed decreased a lot, but it is not really like those people said, it is almost extinct, in fact, many people will come to our house after visiting Zuo Lian and others." Luo Jiu discussed and explained, but he didn't make his father comfortable, and Luo Xun's face became even more ugly.

When Luo Jiu saw it, he knew that it was wrong, but to his surprise, Luo Xun did not reprimand him, but sighed, and then asked: "For a long time, tell me about the situation in Zuo Lian's family, I know that you have a lot of friends, and you can often get relevant news from their mouths, have they mentioned it, how did Chen Zhi guarantee Zuo Lian and a few of them?" ”

"Guaranteed? What guarantees? Luo Jiuleng paused for a moment, and then understood, "Do you think that so many people can visit those houses, and Chen Zhi is operating behind the scenes?" ”

"Isn't it? Otherwise, how could there be such a big change in just a few days? Luo Xun's expression was quite complicated, mixed with many complex emotions, because of the changes in other families these days, his mind recalled from time to time what Chen Zhi had said when he visited for the second time.

made Luo Xun unconsciously annoyed, could it be that he really regretted Chen Zhi's invitation, this was simply unbearable, especially the benefits promised by the Xu family, there were no signs at all, but the influence of Chen Zhi's tasting meeting has gradually become clear, and it has brought obvious changes.

But Luo Xun didn't want to agree, and wanted to get an answer from Luo Jiu, but he just ......

"Father, I'm afraid you haven't figured out some of the rumors circulating in the city now," Luo Jiu saw that his father didn't reprimand, as if he was going to ask himself, thought for a while, and said cautiously: "The reason why so many people go to visit Mr. Zuo Lian and others is not because of Chen Zhi's instructions, but because there are many rumors circulating in the city, all of which say that the tasting will be supported by the imperial court, and even the emperor visited at that time." ”

"Nonsense!" Luo Xun immediately reprimanded angrily, "A little Taile Department invited a few college students, but I didn't see any important figures, how can I let the emperor condescend to the dignity and visit in micro-service?" ”

Luo Jiu hesitated for a moment, but still said: "This is naturally a rumor, but it is difficult to stop, plus that day's tasting meeting, there are many new things, and the participating Sun Te, Lu Qian and others are also sought after these days." ”

"Two small characters, can also be sought after by celebrities and scholars?" Luo Xun frowned, feeling that things were not simple.

Luo Xun sighed and said: "Because they are not scholars, but people, and there are many children from poor families, so in the past few days, the residence of Nasun Te and others has also been visited from time to time, and it has become famous. ”

Luo Xun's expression changed, and he became more and more serious.

"How so?"

"Father? What's wrong? Luo Jiu saw that his father's expression was wrong, and couldn't help asking.

Luo Xun glanced at him and was silent for a while before he said, "You haven't seen it yet, what is Chen Zhi's purpose." ”

"His purpose is vague, he is not clear at all, and what he does is also a move from east to west, the child really can't see it, and he hopes that his father can give him guidance." Luo Jiu asked for advice seriously.

Luo Xun was still silent, as if he was thinking about it, and finally said out loud: "Chen Zhi's purpose is to let those people and students who participated in the evaluation improve their reputation purely personally, and even the academy behind them has also improved." ”

Luo Jiu became more and more puzzled, and asked, "What's the difference between this, isn't the Humble Academy still losing?" ”

"What do you think these academies are arguing about?" Luo Xun sneered, "Maybe there are academic reasons, but for ordinary students, for the operators of the academy, it is more for the sake of reputation, because for the academy, this reputation is also the key to inheritance and strength." ”

After all, Luo Jiu is Luo Xun's son, and he has some knowledge, and after being stunned, he suddenly woke up and couldn't help but exclaim: "This ...... The purpose of this Chen Zhi is to let the Taile Department control the reputation of the college? ”

"Not only can you control the reputation of the academy from time to time, but you can make the already stable scholars, or fledgling students, go further in terms of reputation, and even let their academy benefit, you see that the humble academy, although it was defeated, it seems that it has damaged its reputation, but in fact?"

"Actually, there is also a loss," Luo Jiu's brows furrowed, becoming more and more puzzled, "I heard a few friends mention it, saying that there are several family members who have complained about Shou Humble Academy, and they all have children studying in these academies, and in the long run, they will inevitably be affected." ”

Luo Xun shook his head and said, "You, you can't see far enough, let me ask you, what is the most worrying thing about an academy?" ”

A rhetorical question made Luo Jiu frown, and after pondering, he said: "That should be the damage to the reputation, affecting the inheritance." ”

"Wrong, wrong," Luo Xun showed a little hatred of iron and steel, "Although the academy doesn't want its reputation to be damaged, but the academy that can have a heritage has a history, even if it is a temporary reputation, as long as it does not hurt the fundamentals, it can still be revived, and the same is true for people, some people's reputation is bad, they will lurk for a while, and when things fade and the opportunity comes out again, the Shou Humble Academy will be temporarily frustrated, but listen to Chen Zhi's meaning, what kind of appraisal will be held in the future, which will give the Shou Humble Academy a chance to turn around, Other families don't think it's okay to be clumsy. ”

Luo Jiu thought for a while, and couldn't help but ask again, "What is the academy most worried about?" Could it be that there is a deviation in academics, learning, and the inheritance of teachers? ”

"This is even more of a joke, Guo Zhan, the nephew of Guo Xiang, the master of scripture at the time, openly distorted the doctrine of his own teacher and uncle, and there are many heirs of hundreds of families, who distorted the original doctrine, and changed it to the good one, which is said to be the inheritance and development, and the bad one is classified as distortion and deviation, but no matter which one it is, there are many academy inheritances, and the inheritance deviation of this academy is not fatal, they are really worried that no one in the academy knows!"

As he spoke, his voice gradually increased: "If no one knows, then no matter how good the doctrine of the academy is, it will be buried in the end, and if you are lucky, you can rely on the current situation or future generations to let the doctrine see the light of day, but more of it is gradually dying out, except for the doctrine that was destroyed by the imperial decree, many academies and doctrines will disappear in history because no one knows." ”

Luo Jiu finally understood.

"So that's the case, if you think about it carefully, those academies are worried about damaging their reputation, that is, they are afraid of being abandoned by the family, and finally fall into decline, and eventually decline and disappear, father, do you mean that Chen Zhi can manipulate the academy to let people know through that tasting meeting?"

Luo Xun narrowed his eyes and pondered for a moment before he said: "This is just a speculation for my father, but judging from what Chen Zhi said before and the current situation, it is very possible, because the rumors on the street are actually proof." ”

"Rumors aren't a good thing."

"It's not a good thing, but it can be known, and it's ......" Luo Xun looked at his son and woke him up: "The rumors on the street, although they are not conducive to the Shou Humble Academy, but they also respect the students of the Shou Humble Academy, according to you, there are many followers and admirers among the common people, in this case, do you think for these students, this evaluation will be good or bad?" And the reputation of Sun Te and the others has increased, and even if the Shou Humble Academy is suspected again, those families will not recall their own children because of this. ”

"Yes, if as long as you participate in this appraisal meeting, no matter whether the academy wins or loses, it will be sought after by the people, then for those students, they must be eager to participate, so as to enhance their reputation, and how many people can refuse such a temptation? Wouldn't the influence of the Taile Department on students also need to be improved? ”

As soon as he thought of this, Luo Jiu suddenly came to his senses, and persuaded almost without thinking: "Father, if you can participate in such a thing, the momentum of our Luo family will inevitably rise, this is much more important than simply how many people visit, do you want to contact Chen Zhi again?" After all, he also came to the door sincerely. ”

"Alas, Hugh will mention it again!" Luo Xun was just unhappy, but after a conversation with his son, he learned the information and analyzed it, and he regretted it more and more, and his mouth was bitter, "At that time, I refused very much, even if I regretted not being at the beginning, what is the use?" ”

Thinking like this, his heart regretted it more and more.

Just then, a servant came in from outside the door, and an invitation came.

Luo Xun took it and looked at it, and his eyelids jumped.

"Chen Zhi wants to set up a banquet for me? But I need to visit him in his house. ”