first minister

Chapter 222
At the entrance of the Guozijian, there is a special space for parking carriages. Naturally, all of them will be cleared out today, and reserved for the dignitaries who came.

When Xia Jingyun got out of the car with Dongfang Bai, the British father took his good grandson, Dongfangtai, the king of Linjiang County named Shaoer, standing not far away.

With the status and qualifications of the British public, he did not do any useless and degrading provocations, but his little grandson was different.

The fat man who was already five years old, and his mother and concubine whispered in his ear who was the enemy every day, gave Dongfang Bai a vicious look, and waved his fist like a bravado.

In exchange for success, Dongfang Bai rolled his eyes, "Childish."

Xia Jingyun thought it was funny, "You are not too old, and you still say that people are childish."

Dongfang Baili was straightforward, "Didn't Uncle say it before, difficulty is easy to compare, there are absolute concepts in this world, and there are relative concepts. Compared with him, you are absolutely naive, but compared with me, he is relatively naive. I'm not wrong to scold him!"

Xia Jingyun was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself that the prince is the prince. This brain really cannot be underestimated. He just said a few words casually, and he remembered and understood them.

It seems that in front of him from now on, you have to be careful with what you say, and don't instill any bad thoughts in it.

At the gate of the Guozijian, Wan Guili personally acted as a welcome guest, welcoming the two most important groups of guests into the Guozijian.

It's just that when passing the door and on the way, many scholars looked at him with unfriendly eyes, so Dongfang Bai asked quietly: "Uncle, have you beaten them before?"

Xia Jingyun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he knew in his heart that it was mostly because of Ning Bing's funeral, he had become a scholarly scum in the eyes of some corrupt Confucians and Taoists, but it was difficult for him to explain this kind of thing to Dongfang Bai, and when he glanced away, he suddenly saw many fathers and sons who were dressed plainly or even crudely, standing in the square not far away, looking around uneasily.

"Hey, look at those people, do you think they are vulgar?"

Dongfang Bai raised his short legs and took a look, "No."

"Why?"

Dongfang Bai looked around, and said in a low voice: "Mother and concubine said, if you want, who doesn't want to wear rich clothes, fine food, gold and silver? When others see such a person, they can ridicule or despise them, but the royal family's children should reflect more, because it should be the responsibility of the royal family to let them live a good life."

Xia Jingyun smiled and nodded, "You are quite right."

After all, Dongfang Bai was a child, and he replied somewhat ostentatiously and was praised by his uncle whom he admired. He puffed out his small chest and walked up, completely forgetting his question just now.

Along the way, there were scholars led by Gao Guanbo standing one after another, and there were guards on duty at intervals. The posture was grand, and it also showed the outstanding status of Tu Shan's three masters in the literary world and court.

Walking to the square, Xia Jingyun glanced at it, and saw that a platform had been set up on the front of the square, and there were three desks and cushions on it. Needless to say, it was the seats of the three old gentlemen.

And on the left side of the three tables, there was another table placed diagonally. Judging from the intelligence information, this should be the seat of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was ordered to preside over today's Spring Festival banquet.

He doesn't have any special feelings for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he hasn't yet reached a deeper level of power struggle, so his current attitude towards him is very simple, not close but never against him.

On the left and right sides of the square, there are seats one by one. The one on the left is looser and more spacious, while the one on the right is tighter. It should be for the dignitaries who came to watch the ceremony, and for the students at the same time.

As for the center of the square, there are 36 desks, each with two futons, apparently for the 36 finalists and test takers who have passed the primary election.

Among these case sheets, the first two were particularly prominent, and the latter were placed separately, and the rest were divided into two distinct sections, which made Xia Jingyun feel unhappy for a while.

But he didn't say much, but calmly took Dongfang Bai's hand and came to the field.

The people from Sishui State and Yunmeng State who came here early to watch the excitement immediately gathered around, saluted Dongfang Bai, and then said hello to Xia Jingyun.

And Dongfang Bai did not waste Fei Defei's consistent education, and returned the salute to everyone sternly. Although there were no surprising words or deeds, the identity of the prince and this gesture still made the whole group quite satisfied.

Following behind everyone, other states also came over, even including a few of Guangling Prefecture, to salute and say hello to the two of them.

Xia Jingyun took Dongfang Bai back to greet everyone. Dongfang Bai, who has not yet officially opened the mansion, has rarely been enthusiastically sought after by so many people. It was a bit of a novelty. He took a chance and said, "Uncle, why do these people respect you so much? Aren't you the same year as them?"

Xia Jingyun smiled and said: "This is a kind of good cause and good result. Every good thing you do will be rewarded to you in a way you can imagine or can't think of at some point, and every bad thing you can do will hurt you in a way you can think of or can't think of in your future life. Therefore, we must not do good things because they are small, and don't do evil because they are small."

He never let go of any opportunity to teach by example. Dongfang Bai half-understands what he heard, but it doesn't matter, just keep this sentence in his heart.

After he had finished brainwashing Dongfangbai, Xu Dapeng came over in a treacherous manner again, "Gao Yang, I heard that Linjiang County King is there, but Mr. Wan Lin's disciples are invited to help out, can you do it?"

"Really?" Xia Jingyun turned his head and looked, and sure enough, he saw the fat little Dongfang Tai who was originally held by the Duke of England, sitting obediently beside a middle-aged man, listening to his advice, while the Duke of England was chatting and laughing happily with a group of dignitaries.

Seemingly seeing Xia Jingyun's gaze, the other party actually cupped his hands and made a bow, so Xia Jingyun had to return the salute.

It was this bow that made Xia Jingyun pay attention to it. It seems that this may be a real gentleman!
"Of course it is. I went to ask people in Longshou Prefecture, and they all said that this great Confucian of the Lu family is a well-deserved leader in the literary world in Longshou Prefecture. You must know that Wen Wu is the first, and Wu Wu is the second. If he can be a well-deserved leader in the literary world in a state, can it be a good friend? I don't know how the Lu family invited him here."

Hearing Xu Dapeng's words, Xia Jingyun frowned slightly. Although he and Mr. Su had repeatedly deduced that in this matter of accepting apprentices, he should have no problem considering the things that may be considered, but if the opponent is not only powerful, but also very familiar with the routines of these three old gentlemen, this is really a formidable opponent!
But Dongfang Bai was still looking up at him, so he couldn't admit his cowardice, so he pretended to be nonchalant and smiled, "If it's the level of the literary world, maybe I'm not as good as him, but in today's occasion, he is not as good as me. Don't worry!"

After several baptisms of major events, Xu Dapeng, who has become the number one Xia Chuan, nodded decisively without any doubts.

But Dongfang Bai looked at him with wide open eyes, as if saying: Uncle is awesome!
After a while, when Gongsun Jing and others also arrived and the entire square was full, a crisp bell rang.

"All beings take their seats!"

Every student who has passed the preliminary examination has a seat number on the receipt. As the only two princes, the older one, Dongfang Bai sat next to the table on the front left, and Xia Jingyun knelt on the futon next to him.

Unsurprisingly, the person who accompanied the examination of Linjiang County King Dongfangtai was the well-known Longshouzhou Confucian Lu Lifeng.

The great scholar glanced at Xia Jingyun again, with a slightly apologetic look on his face, as if he was apologizing for his bullying and Xia Jingyun's doomed failure.

In terms of temperament alone, he is indeed a good person, but Xia Jingyun is not used to this self-confidence, and looks at the other party apologetically, stunned by Daru, and looks away in confusion.

As everyone was seated, the atmosphere in the arena instantly became quiet and solemn.

Another bell rang.

"Mr. Linxi, Mr. Wanlin, and Mr. Kongbi are here!"

"His Royal Highness is here!"

Following this shout, Xia Jingyun raised his head and saw three old gentlemen whom he hadn't seen for some time. They were dressed up a bit today, their clothes were neat, their beards and hair were neat, and there was nothing wrong with their behavior.

Then, Xia Jingyun saw a bright yellow figure walking behind the three of them.

About 30 years old, with a short beard, elegant appearance, but there seems to be a bit of shadow in his expression.

Everyone stood up together, "I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince."

"Everyone, hurry up and avoid the ceremony. Today, I was ordered by my father to come to watch the ceremony. In today's venue, the three gentlemen should be respected, and you should be alone. Please sit down!"

The gentle words showed the gentleness of the virtuous and virtuous corporal, and many candidates had a lot of affection for the crown prince from this.

After the three old gentlemen took their seats, Mr. Linxi, who was sitting in the middle, nodded slightly to the concierge at the side, and the concierge rang the bell again.

"The auspicious time has come, the Spring Festival banquet, let's start!"

(End of this chapter)