A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

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Seeing that Gu Qing was about to leave, Xu Jingzong hurriedly followed his footsteps, "Master Hou, the thing about the proctor of the imperial examination..."

"It's settled, I've already told the teacher, and I can arrange a position for you at that time." Gu Qing nodded, "Xu Jingzong, I really feel wronged for letting you stay in the academy. It will also be on the rise."

"I will never forget the kindness of Marquis Gu for knowing you!" Xu Jingzong bowed and saluted.

"Okay." Gu Qing joked, "Work hard, and the benefits are indispensable to you."

"I understand." Xu Jingzong said again, "Master Hou, I found a child in the academy who is quite talented. I think I can use it for Master Hou in the future."

"Who?" Gu Qing walked while shaking his fan.

Xu Jingzong followed his footsteps and explained, "This man comes from the Pei family in Hedong, named Pei Xingjian, and also from a famous family, the second son of Pei Renji, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites of the Sui Dynasty. They also fell down, if it weren't for His Majesty's benevolence, the Pei family would not have stayed."

"Pei Xingjian?" Gu Qing recalled the name. Pei Xingjian was also a figure in history. In the history of later generations, Pei Xingjian worshiped Su Dingfang as his teacher. From a small army to a generation of wise generals, this kind of person should go to the army. How did he come to the academy? Yes, thinking about it, it is also true that Pei Xingjian was a man of literature when he was young. After entering the officialdom, his official career was ups and downs. At that time, Su Dingfang discovered this undiscovered gold.

"Take me to meet him." Gu Qing became interested.

"Master Hou, come down with me." Xu Jingzong led the way.

As soon as I came out of the pavilion in the academy, I saw an eleven or twelve-year-old boy sitting in the pavilion and doing a math problem. He was so focused that he didn't notice Gu Qing's way.

"Pei Xingjian?" Xu Jingzong called out.

Only then did Pei Xingjian look up, seeing Gu Qing and Xu Jingzong hastily saluted, "Boy, I've seen Lord Hou, I've seen Editor Xu."

Looking at the child, Gu Qing said, "You are the Pei family from Hedong, Pei Xingjian?"

"The boy is right." Pei Xingjian said respectfully.

"You step back first." Gu Qing said to Xu Jingzong.

Xu Jingzong also took a few steps back, standing not far away and did not understand Gu Qing's meaning. Xu Jingzong wanted to talk about how smart this kid Pei Xingjian was, but he didn't expect Gu Qing to react like this when he heard the name. Could it be Gu Houye? Did you know Pei Xingjian long ago?

The mid-winter season has passed, and the wind is still a bit cool, Gu Qing looked at him, "What do you like to do on weekdays."

"Boy likes to study the lunar calendar, physics and arithmetic on weekdays." Pei Xingjian replied.

Shaking the fan in his hand, Gu Qing said again, "You can be regarded as coming from the general family. Your parents were all generals. Why come to the academy now? Why not join the army?"

"Boy..." Pei Xingjian was a little hard to say about this matter, but he still said it, "The elders in the family taught that the journey to the army is ups and downs. I was afraid that the boy would follow the old path of his father's generation, so he chose to study. In fact, the boy likes to study. Knowledge, especially academy knowledge."

Gu Qing nodded and said, "What do you think of my school?"

Pei Xingjian glanced at the academy behind him and took a cautious look at Gu Qing.

"It's okay, just say it." Gu Qing said again.

"Yes!" Pei Xingjian said, "Master Hou, there are many students in the No. [-] Academy of the Tang Dynasty. There are students from various places from Chang'an to Guanzhong. Every day, dozens of new students enter. There is a saying, dare you To put it bluntly, this academy will become a burden to Lord Hou in the future, or this academy will cause Lord Hou to kill himself again in the future."

"Tell me more in detail." Gu Qing became more interested in Pei Xingjian.

"Master Hou should also understand in his heart, otherwise Master Hou would not let His Royal Highness Wei Wang be the second person of the academy, and although Lord Hou leads the academy, he does not interfere in many things of the academy." Pei Xingjian lowered his tone, " Hou Ye has always been close to the academy, and rarely comes to the academy. The arrangement of the academy is the old master Kong Yingda, editor Xu and several editors, and His Royal Highness Wei Wang. Even Di Renjie, who used to be in charge of various matters of the academy, has left. The academy entered Dali Temple, so the boy thought that Lord Hou was already looking for a way out for himself, because Lord Hou knew that the academy was already very large by now, and if the students from the academy entered the imperial examination hall."

"As long as the students of the academy get good grades in the imperial examinations, the academy will be famous all over the Central Plains!" Pei Xingjian glanced at Gu Qing's face, "All the scholars and bureaucrats in the world are from the number one academy in the Tang Dynasty!? This is a pair of hands for Lord Hou. The emperor will be afraid of the blade sword."

"It's really rare to be able to see my thoughts at such a young age." Gu Qing looked at him and said, "Pei Xingjian, are you willing to be my third disciple?"

"Boy is willing." Pei Xingjian bowed to Gu Qing without hesitation, "Student pays respects to teacher!"

The wind that just entered the spring blew through the pavilion, Gu Qing looked at Pei Xingjian, and handed him the folding fan in his hand, "I give you this folding fan, and you will be my disciple in the future, but this matter must not be known to others, let alone You can't let Xu Jingzong know that you can go to Di Renjie for anything in the future, or you can come to me directly. From today on, you will be in charge of the academy guard team, and I will give you a monthly salary. If you can get ahead in the imperial examination, I can give you a hand. You will enter the officialdom as soon as possible."

Chapter 304

"The students don't quite understand what the teacher means." Pei Xingjian said.

Gu Qing explained, "Di Renjie will know that you are my disciple, but Xu Jingzong and others cannot. Do you understand what I mean now?"

"Students understand." Pei Xingjian said with a smile, "Students are the teacher's hidden chess to enter the court."

"You are very smart, just like Di Renjie." Gu Qing smiled.

Pei Xingjian said again, "The student has another question."

"Just ask."

"How many dark chess pieces have the teacher scored in the court?" Pei Xingjian asked.

"You are the first." Gu Qing looked at Xu Jingzong in the distance, "Maybe you will be the only one, I will go first, if you have anything to ask Di Renjie, or come to me."

"Yes." Pei Xingjian answered while holding Gu Qing's fan.

Xu Jingzong watched Gu Qing leave, saw Pei Xingjian who was packing up the books coming and asked, "Master Hou, what did you say to you?"

Pei Xingjian replied politely: "Master Hou appreciates the boy very much and wants him to be in charge of the academy's guard."

"Well, you're a smart kid." Xu Jingzong looked at Pei Xingjian with a half-smile.

When Li Zhi saw Gu Qing coming back, he rushed to meet him, "Gu Qing, have you thought of an idea yet?"

"Send a letter to the imperial medical office first." Gu Qing said to Li Zhi, "Just say that the Japanese envoys are sick and ask them to help see the doctor, and say that it is a difficult and miscellaneous disease that ordinary people can't cure, and I can't cure it either. Let them do it."

Xiao Li Zhi smiled badly, "I know."

It was already dusk, and the imperial doctors of the Imperial Medical Office were about to rest when a letter was delivered to the palace, and the person who delivered the letter was an attendant of His Highness King Jin.

The other party handed the letter to several imperial doctors and said, "This is a letter from His Royal Highness King Jin, saying that there is an illness that Doctor Gu can't cure, and that it is for a few people to take a look. It is an envoy of the Japanese Kingdom who is sick Already..."

The imperial doctors took a look at the letter, and it was the same as what the attendant dictated. The imperial doctors took turns to read it and smiled confidently, Gu Qing!You also have today, and you also have a time for us to treat diseases. On the second day, the imperial doctors went to the envoys of the Japanese country to treat them.

That day, Di Renjie and Gu Qing had breakfast together, and Gu Qing accepted another disciple, "Teacher, does that student have a younger brother?"

Gu Qing nodded, "His name is Pei Xingjian, he should be two or three years younger than you, he is a smart kid, but now his identity is only known to you and me."

"The students understand what the teacher means." After eating a bowl of porridge, Di Renjie took another fried dough stick and bit into his mouth, "Teacher, I'm going to Dali Temple first."

Gu Qing nodded, and carefully peeled a boiled egg in his hand. Li Zhi got up with messy clothes, washed his face, sat down to have breakfast, picked up a pancake and ate it, and Wu Mei took care of his little son Standing, drinking porridge on the side.

The quiet Gu family, on the contrary, the Chang'an post house is very lively. The imperial doctor was very interested in treating the Japanese people, but after a while, they found that these Japanese people were not sick at all, and the Japanese people insisted that they were sick. After several arguments and sophistry, the two sides were at a stalemate, and the imperial doctors were also violent, attacking each other with vulgar words, and seven or eight imperial doctors scolded these Japanese people who were just looking for trouble.

Imperial doctor: "The few are really not sick."

"We are sick!" Master Wa Guoguo said hastily.

The waiter at the side station whispered in the ears of Wa State, "They want to see you dying, and then make you beg for them to heal, so that they can threaten to take more money."

"You talk nonsense!"

Although this guy spoke very softly, the imperial doctor still heard him.