This night, Fang Yingwu suffered from heartache and insomnia.

When greeting the prime minister at the county border, he was still somewhat controlled, and while expressing himself, he deliberately appeared a little whimsical and hollow, which was in line with the image of a talented fifteen or sixteen-year-old young man, and the effect was perfect.

But when he was in Fucheng, because it was rumored that he might become a student of Shang Xianggong in his later years, he began to be uncalm, resulting in the loss of composure and peace.

Zuihou was hot-headed, and he forcibly threw out the song "Linjiang Immortal", which shocked the audience, but at the same time, he used too much force, which was counterproductive.

Teachers and students have become year-old friends, and Fang Yingwu can only smile bitterly except for bitterness, which is a pity. It didn't achieve the expected goal, but this unprecedented "Linjiang Immortal" was wasted in vain - it could have played a greater role.

This can be regarded as a tragic lesson, what song to sing on what mountain, making a big fuss and making a big fuss should be avoided.

Suddenly, I heard someone outside shouting, "Is Fang Xiaoguan in the house?" ”

Fang Yingwu got up and opened the door to look, but he was a little familiar with the people outside. He thought about it and remembered that this person was the long-term attendant of Zhu Zhifu, and he could see him from time to time in the past few days.

"My lord invited Fang Xiaoguan to drink tea." The chief respectfully invited.

Please drink tea in the Ming Dynasty, these three words should have no special meaning, right? Fang Yingwu thought wildly, dressed neatly, and followed the head of the mansion.

didn't go far, still in the post house, Zhu Zhifu was waiting in a small flower hall. Fang Yingwu saluted after entering: "Summoned by the Mansion, I don't know what you are doing?" ”

"Xiansheng's masterpiece today can be described as a blockbuster, and he will become a famous artist in the future!" Governor Zhu unconsciously changed the title of the other party and praised a few words. Generally, the title of Xiansheng is used by officials to refer to Xiucai, but Fang Yingwu is still only a child, and he is still missing a test.

Then Governor Zhu continued: "This official has some ideas, and I have to ask for you. ”

Fang Yingwu said in a "panicked" way: "The Mansion has orders, but please speak up." I can't afford to ask for a word. ”

Governor Zhu was very satisfied with Fang Yingwu's attitude, so he waved his hand and said, "Why be polite, sit down and talk." This official does have an idea, your poem today is amazing. The official intends to carve it on the stone and erect it on the bank of the river outside the south gate, what do you think? ”

It turned out that this was the case, and Fang Yingwu instantly understood Fu Zun's thoughts.

First of all, he threw this poem to dedicate it to Shang Xianggong, and secondly, this poem is of good standard and will be widely spread. Then carving this poem on the stone and placing it on the embankment on the river bank is a free ride for Zhu Zhifu.

When it comes to the story of Shang Xianggong's return to his hometown, when he talks about this poem, he will also talk about where and why this poem was written - of course, on the embankment on the river bank outside the south gate of Yanzhou Mansion, there is an allusion in it

In the end, the Zhu Governor's Mansion political performance project became famous, and it was not difficult to learn the Bai Di, Su Di, Fan Gong Di, and it was not difficult to get a Zhu Dike.

Fang Yingwu sighed in his heart, this Zhu Governor's shrewdness was really one of the best among the people he had seen.

Having said that, anyway, this poem has been wasted, of course he will not be a thankless role, so he pushed the boat down the river and said: "This poem is made to welcome the business minister to return to his hometown, and there is still a lack of a preface. Moreover, he is not good at calligraphy, and he dares to ask the government to give him the ink treasure, according to this stone. ”

"Okay, okay." Zhu Zhifu smiled. The imperial court had an edict strictly prohibiting the indiscriminate erection of official merit monuments in various places, and he was about to leave office in a few months, and he was thinking about how to leave his name without violating the ban, and happened to encounter such a thing.

It is against the imperial court to erect a monument of merit touting the magistrate, but the stone with the inscription is a cultural cause, so it will not be prohibited? Under the policy, there is always a countermeasure, which is called flexibility.

Fang Yingwu agreed, and Lord Fuzun would not take advantage of it in vain, and hinted: "At the end of February next year, the school official will press the Linyan Prefecture Mansion to open a course to test the students and children of each county.

According to the rules, the examiner is the chief examiner, and the official is responsible for the examination affairs, and also serves as the internal and external promotion officer. You must study your homework carefully and take the exam in Fucheng next year. ”

Is this to make it easier for you to take the test? Although Fang Yingwu knew that he was the head of the county case, it was actually equivalent to being escorted, which was the unspoken rule of officialdom.

But it's not bad to have an extra layer of insurance on Fuzun's side. In case you encounter an old-fashioned one who doesn't know how to be the main examiner of the great grandmaster, and ignores the unspoken rules and insists on testing his true talents, he still has a guarantee.

Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu said: "I will definitely live up to the good intentions of the government." ”

After the matter was negotiated, Governor Zhu sent off the guest and said: "The money you owe for the hostel has been finished for you, you don't have to worry about it, go down and rest early." ”

Out of the courtyard, Fang Yingwu sighed again in his heart, Lord Zhu is really a wronged talent to be only a prefect!

If there was nothing to do overnight, the next day Shang Xianggong would leave Yanzhou Mansion and go to the Zuihou stop on this journey, that is, his hometown Chun'an County.

Of course, Fang Yingwu also wanted to return to Chun'an County, so he continued to take Shang Xianggong's boat, and Zhu Zhifu sent Shang Xianggong to the county border between Jiande County and Chun'an County, and then said goodbye and left.

After sending away Governor Zhu's Mansion, Fang Yingwu couldn't help but express deep sympathy for the Governor of Jiande County. It is said that as the head of a county, he should be the one who greets and entertains the elders of the pavilion locally.

But how can it be that in the same city of Naifu County, everything is done by Zhu Zhifu, and the county governor of Jiande County can't even play the role of soy sauce, no wonder it is said that "if you do evil in your previous life, the county will be attached to Guo".

On the other side of the county boundary, Wang Xianzun of Chun'an County had already led Chun'an's father and elder to greet him at the county boundary, seeing that his lineup was as many as hundreds of people, which was much more than other places. After all, Chun'an is the hometown of the prime minister, and it is normal for people to greet a little more people, otherwise they will not show the enthusiasm of their hometown.

In the greeting team of Chun'an County, there were people who knew Fang Yingwu, he saw Wang Zhixian, Hong Gongzi and Xiang Gongzi, but he didn't know most of the others.

Of course, these people also recognized Fang Yingwu, but similarly, most of the others didn't know Fang Yingwu.

So Fang Yingwu accompanied Shang Xianggong to appear at the bow of the ship and got off the boat. Many people who are familiar with the situation of the business are stunned, this little boy is not like a house slave and a small servant, what kind of person is it?

Could it be that the prime minister of business should be old and strong, and he will make a closed son come back outside? But it doesn't look like the age.

Although Fang Yingwu noticed that other people's eyes were strange, he still didn't know why. But he knew that he should have disappeared by this moment.

Being a man is most afraid of not having self-knowledge, which is different in this county and in Fucheng.

It doesn't matter if you steal the limelight in Fucheng, it can be regarded as a substitute for the people of Chun'an to establish a prestige. On those occasions in Yanzhou Mansion, he and Shang Xianggong were small fellow villagers, and they had this special relationship, and they represented Chun'an County, as long as they were really brilliant, no matter how arrogant and frivolous others could only endure it.

Besides, he is a native of Chun'an County, and his main activity site is in Fucheng, so he can't be humble and respectful to a group of Fucheng people who may not have a chance to meet Zaijian in the future, and he should make a move when he has the opportunity.

If you have a lot of scruples and timidity at that time, and do not dare to take the risk of offending people, you are cowardly and incompetent, and you have missed a good opportunity.

At present, it is different from Fucheng, this is the hometown, and the faces are all hometown fathers. There is a saying that rabbits don't eat the grass next to the nest, if they still steal the limelight of others in front of the elders, they are fools who completely isolate themselves from the people, and their reputation in the county will be bad in the future.

At the end of the day, it's not that you can't be showy, but it also depends on the occasion. What's more, he has already left a deep impression on Shang Xianggong in Fucheng, and even become an over-the-top effect, so why bother to say goodbye to his hometown at this time?

Fang Yingwu quickly and actively flashed to the side, waiting for others to meet first, and then he announced his resignation to the business minister, it was rude to say goodbye without saying goodbye.

The first to meet was the children and grandchildren of Shang Xianggong. Shang Xianggong has five sons, the eldest son Shang Liangchen has been a jinshi in the second year of Chenghua, and now works in the Hanlin Academy; The other four sons have returned home and spent their days studying at home.

After more than a dozen children and grandchildren finished meeting Shang Xianggong, Wang Zhixian led the county officials to come forward to pay a visit.

Then several trembling old men came out of the crowd, some wearing Confucian shirts, some with all the robes and belts. At this time, Shang Xianggong no longer stood still, he took the initiative to take a few steps forward and meet with several old people.

Fang Yingwu stood not far away and saw this scene, guessing that these old gentlemen were all scholars of the same era as Shang Xianggong.

Suddenly, someone stabbed him, Fang Yingwu looked sideways, and it turned out to be the pair of Hong Gongzi and Xiang Gongzi, who were almost acquainted. In fact, Fang Yingwu was very curious about why these two people always appeared in pairs

He couldn't help but ask very strangely: "The two brothers can only be regarded as small characters here, how can they also represent the county's fathers and elders to welcome the Shang Minister Gongrong back to his hometown?" ”

It turned out that this Hong Song and Xiang Chengxian were waiting in the back to be bored, so they quietly went around in a circle and came to Fang Yingwu's side to ask him, but they didn't expect Fang Yingwu to come first.

was speechless, Xiang Gongzi asked faintly: "You, a smaller little character, suddenly appeared, and it seems that you are still accompanying Shang Xianggong all the way back to his hometown, isn't this even more strange?" ”

Hong Gongzi pointed to the front, and the other party responded: "The one on the left side of the front is my uncle, who was raised in the same year as Shang Xianggong. ”

Fang Yingwu looked at it, and asked in surprise: "Since he is the same year as the prime minister of Shang and the old gentleman, the relationship and status are not ordinary, and the theory should stand in the first place." How can anyone be so bold and stand higher in front than your uncle? ”

Hong Song smiled and said, "Well said, that very bold old gentleman is your grandfather." ”

This Fang Yingwu couldn't help but look at it a few more times, it turned out that this was his snobbish grandfather.

Xiang Chengxian added: "I heard that Mr. Hu was the senior of Shang Xianggong when he was studying in the county, so he was ahead in etiquette. Then he emphasized, "Just as we are with you." ”

Hong and Xiang appeared here, and they were indeed stained with the light of the family. Because Jinxi is located in the easternmost part of the county, that is to say, the location of the Hong family and the Xiang family is close to the eastern county border, just nearby.

The county boundary is still ninety miles away from the county seat, and it is impossible to go directly to the county seat without stopping, so Shang Xianggong entered Chun'an County, and the first stop was located in Hongjia, near the county boundary.

Hong Song and Xiang Chengxian, young people in their twenties, naturally have the opportunity to show up on the occasion.