Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 168
When Tao Hong heard this, his expression showed a little emotion.

Gu Zhong was born in a high school in Wuzhong, he is Gu Rong's younger brother, he was a member of the Bailiu when the first emperor was appointed General An Dong, and he is a well-known celebrity in Jiangdong.

At Tao Hong's age, he was already thinking about his future career.Because of his low family background, Tao Hongxiang is only ranked fourth rank, which is not as good as Shen Mu.This kind of rank is not high or low, and the government may not be able to get it, but Tao Hong will be unwilling to wait for the Ministry of Officials to select officials to serve.

Although his grandfather had a high status, he could not help him much in this regard.Although Jingzhou's position in Shanxi is important, it is also the focus of people's attention at that time. Even Tao Kan has to avoid material discussions and dare not go beyond his rank to enlist his own children.As for the other dukes, it is even more impossible to overstep the rules and simply pull out such a poor boy with little reputation like him.

As for the selection of officials by the Ministry of Officials, Tao Hong can only serve as a low-ranking official if he is downgraded to four or five ranks.Even if his grandfather will work hard to support him in the future, but his family has a large number of people, how powerful can he be when it is his turn?
Therefore, Tao Hong stayed in the capital, in addition to studying in Taixue, he also hoped to make friends with some wealthy children, or to be appreciated by a certain celebrity, so as to gain a certain reputation, as the capital for becoming an official in the future.But his family background is such that few people who come and go can help in this regard.

Such as Gu Zhong, a high-ranking celebrity in Wuzhong, if he can be appreciated by his blue eyes and support him a little bit, it will be of great significance to Tao Hong himself.But there is a huge disparity in family status between each other, and usually they are not allowed to enter at all.So Tao Hong felt quite sorry to see Shen Zhezi rejecting the customer's invitation without thinking.

Hearing Shen Zhezi's invitation to go with him at this time was indeed a big surprise for Tao Hong, but he was a little hesitant in his heart, and he said: "Mr. Gu just invited Mr. Zhezi, I will go without an invitation. , the host may not welcome..."

After Shen Zhezi heard the words, he said with a smile: "Gu Gong is the elder of my people in Wuzhong, and Tao Shixiong is also a handsome young man from Jiangdong. It is proper to pay respects with courtesy. How could the Gu family not welcome it?"

Shen Zhezi was not surprised by Tao Hong's worries, but he couldn't help feeling that the concept of family status is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.Such a position as the Tao family, in any dynasty, is definitely a family of powerful ministers, and the children of his family can only walk sideways when they go out, so they don't worry that other families will not welcome them.

But Tao Hong's worries are normal nowadays.Although the family status of the Shen family is slightly higher than that of the Tao family, but the last time he went to the capital to ask for an interview, he was directly rejected by the customers.Although there were also political reasons at the time, the root cause was that the Shen family was not regarded by others at all.

Shen Zhezi was a bit surprised that Gu Zhong actually took the initiative to invite him now, but he guessed that Gu Zhong was willing to give up his old face to invite him, most likely he was a lobbyist for the Zhang family, persuading him to give up the selection of the emperor's son-in-law.Therefore, Shen Zhezi subconsciously didn't want to go.If Gu Rong, a veteran of Wuzhong, came back from the dead, it would be worthy of his seriousness. Now, a celebrity in Wuzhong like Gu Zhong, he really doesn't have to take it too seriously.

But since Tao Hong happened to meet him, it's okay to go there.Although Tao Hong has a little inferiority complex, but his identity is the grandson of Tao Kan.If there is anyone who should be ignored in the current situation, it is Tao Kan!If he could borrow this tiger skin by the way, why would Shen Zhezi not do it.

Hearing what Shen Zhezi said, Tao Hong settled down a bit, and then said with a smile: "In this case, I will go to visit Mr. Gu with Mr. Zhezi, but I am stupid by nature. Comprehensive one or two."

Shen Zhezi also smiled when he heard the words. Although the conversation between each other was too short to see each other's background, Tao Hongqian was polite and not aggressive.On the other hand, the members of the Wang family, no matter their resourcefulness or character, are at most below average, but they are praised as having little reputation.In this day and age, people are judged by family status, if they fail to cast a good tire, they will really lose at the starting line.

Hearing that Tao Hong had agreed, Shen Zhezi asked his servants to go down to pack up some gifts, and when the car was ready, he left the house with Tao Hong and Shen Mu, and went to Gu Zhong's residence.

Along the way, Shen Zhezi couldn't help cheering Tao Hong up. Even though he had been immersed in this era for a long time, Shen Zhezi still found it difficult to understand Tao Hong's arrogance.When he first came to Jiankang, the situation in his own family was far from the same as today's Tao family, but he was still able to make advances and retreats, and use his strength to climb and strategize.

This kind of conceptual shackle, which is close to common sense, is especially destructive to a person's ambition. Not to mention Tao Hong in front of him, even his grandfather Tao Kan, when he finally retired, he didn't even dare to ask his son to take over his father's position.It is a normal state for father and son brothers Fangzhen to succeed one after another. The Yu brothers have been in power one after another.If Tao Kan had revealed such thoughts at the time, I'm afraid it would not be as simple as being killed by Yu Liang.It is a brand of the times that his family is over for a lifetime, starting from a poor family and returning to a poor family.

As for Liu Laozhi of Beifu in the late Eastern Jin Dynasty, he was even more a victim of this concept. He clearly held a heavy army and dominated for a while, but he just went back and forth, and he didn't even have the concept of supporting himself.In the final analysis, it's just that the family background is not worthy and dare not force it.But in his life, he at least taught Liu Yu to realize the true nature of the aristocratic family, who is fierce and indifferent, 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 cautious expression on his face, and even asked Shen Zhezi several times what kind of etiquette he should hold when he saw Gu Zhong's house later .

After getting off the car, Shen Zhezi saw a lot of cars driving in front of Gu Zhong's mansion, it seems that today is a big banquet at the mansion.He asked his attendants to put in the door stickers, and after a while, some disciples of the Gu family came out to greet him.

Seeing this scene, Shen Zhezi couldn't help frowning.With his current fame and status, although he hasn't reached the point where the customers need to go out to greet him in person, at least he should send his nephews to greet him.Shen Zhezi didn't care about this kind of negligence in etiquette, but it revealed that the customers didn't value him, which made Shen Zhezi a little upset.

Although he was slightly displeased in his heart, since he had already arrived at the door of his house, he couldn't leave in a hurry.So Shen Zhezi walked into the mansion together with Shen Mu and Tao Hong, and just after passing through the vestibule, he heard the sound of drinking music in the lobby of the Gu residence.

Waiting to enter the hall, Shen Zhezi turned his eyes and found that there were quite a few people in the hall. In addition to the patrons in the main seat, there were Zhang Lan from Danyang Zhang and his nephew Zhang Mu, that is, the one who was not Shen Zhezi. The only remaining candidate for the emperor's son-in-law.There were also people from other Wuzhong families present, but the Lu family, which had been in close contact with the Zhang family before, had only a few juniors present.

Shen Zhezi and the other three came forward to salute the master. Gu Zhong sat on the chair, and his attitude towards Shen Zhezi was kind, with a slight smile on his face and nodding his head in response, he seemed to appreciate it very much: "I heard that Jihou praised Mr. Shen's family for me. Wu Zhongqiongbao, the handsome man in the past is now well-known in all schools, and it is a pity to me that he was not able to meet outside when he was working in the early years."

Shen Zhezi thanked the customers first, and then introduced Tao Hong to everyone, saying: "This is the son of Tao Shijun's family in Lujiang. Come and pay homage to all the sages in Wuzhong.”

Knowing Tao Hong's identity, everyone's faces were slightly moved, but their attitudes were unavoidably cold.It was a good thing for the southerners that Tao Kan lived in Shanxi from the south, but because of his poor background, he was ranked above the family. These high-ranking families in Wuzhong were not only not proud, but also had shame, so they treated Tao Kan with respect. Many family members are also alienated and regarded as heterogeneous.

Gu Zhong was secretly displeased with Shen Zhezi bringing someone to his house without authorization.However, as the host, it's not good to directly show dissatisfaction, but he lowered his eyelids with a dull expression, and said: "It turns out that you are the queen of the general. Since you are here, let's sit together."

These words are a little rude, and after the present day's speaker, it is tantamount to denouncing it as impolite, which is a kind of contempt.So when Tao Hong heard this, a little embarrassment immediately appeared on his face.

Shen Zhezi came with Tao Hong, and he couldn't watch him being humiliated like this. He said with a smile: "Tao Lang is proficient in righteousness, and many wonderful explanations are refreshing to me. However, he buried his head in his study in his early years, so he didn't show up at the time. I am ashamed to be a low-achieving latecomer, but I am not well-known. Today, I am honored to be introduced by all the sages."

Hearing Shen Zhezi's words, Tao Hong was very grateful. Today's Shen Zhezi can be regarded as a small celebrity. He admires Tao Hong so much, and it will naturally affect the senses of others. It is not just as simple as supporting the rescue.

However, after hearing the words, the rest of the audience felt a little uncomfortable.The young people were a little annoyed at Shen Zhezi's praise of Tao Hong, while the elders had some associations with the relationship between the Shen family and the Tao family, and the atmosphere in the hall was a bit dull for a while.

The customers were more dissatisfied that Shen Zhezi was too strong to give him face, but with his identity, it was naturally impossible for him to do such an imbecile thing as taking Tao Hong's knowledge on the spot to expose Shen Zhezi's lies. After a short silence, he said : "The righteousness is difficult, and even I can see less than one or two. It is really rare for you to encourage each other and not be blocked by the way."

Shen Zhezi laughed in his heart after hearing the words, this is the benefit of relying on the old to sell the old, if he praises him as a child of his family, he will naturally accept it with a smile.But now, let’s talk about the difficulty of learning, and then insinuate the ignorance and praise each other. The old guy is also demoting Shen Zhezi by the way, and he is unwilling to endure any grievances.

"What Mr. Gu said is right. I am not talented, and there are not many peers who can encourage me to be diligent and self-motivated, so it is inevitable that I will be a little slack. After seeing Tao Lang, I know that people cannot be self-reliant and should be poor. Only by reading the scriptures can we renew them day by day.”

Even if I watch the sky from the bottom of a well, your children are also scumbags in my eyes, and I don't even bother to compare with them.

Gu Zhong froze for a moment, then frowned slightly, and was about to speak again, when he heard Zhang Lan coughing on the side seat, he remembered today's business, so he changed his mind and said: "This is what academics should do. Some attitudes, well, let’s sit together.”

　Ha ha ha ha. . . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)