Bachelor

Chapter 84 Good News
As soon as he entered the house, Yang Shen was a little surprised to see that everyone in the Sun residence was here.He was originally a distinguished figure, and Sun Henian was a famous Taoist.According to the etiquette, when the Sun Mansion receives such a distinguished guest, a person without official status or fame is not qualified to stand in the hall as a companion, not to mention that there are many female relatives in the hall.

Yang Shen was originally a free and unrestrained person, different from Yang Tinghe who was strict in nature, he was born in Xichuan, where the folk customs are fierce, and he was born with a wild temperament.When he was young, he also caused a lot of troubles to the family, and also took a lot of whips from his father.

Although he felt strange in his heart, Yang Shen didn't take it seriously, he just glanced at the crowd, and sat down in the front seat to talk to Sun Henian.

Because Sun Dan was standing in the corner and there were too many people in the lobby, Yang Shen didn't see him either.Sun Dan and Yang Shen were already acquainted, but he had just been punished by Sun Henian, and he was in a bad mood, so he couldn't come forward to say hello.

When everyone in the lobby saw the world-renowned Little Bachelor Yang, they all listened to him and Sun Henian with held breath without making a sound.

Sun Henian's voice was calm and serene, while Yang Shenzheng's was loud and hearty. The sharp contrast between their voices was interesting to listen to.

Sun Henian: "Yongxiu, I heard that you recently visited all the counties in Shandong, and you just returned to Jinan last night. The post house is simple, and the post staff are rough. I'm afraid the servants won't come, so why don't you just move out?" Come to the humble house." Sun Henian is Yang Tinghe's disciple, and he has a close relationship with Yang Shen, and the two have often seen each other in the capital.Of course, the two of them were quiet and moved, and their personalities were very different, so they couldn't talk very well.

Yang Shen said with a smile: "I heard people say that the Housun family of Huichang is a famous family in the country. I went to your yard today and it really opened my eyes. However, outsiders say that you have a lot of rules here, and Yang Shen is a Sichuan barbarian. I don’t want to be bound by you here. It’s better to stay in the posthouse, drink soju with a few old officials, sing a few new lyrics, this day is much more carefree than in the capital.”

Hearing Yang Shen's words, the people in the Sun's residence were horrified. When did they hear someone make such a joke in front of the rigid and serious Sun Henian? Only a celebrity like Yang Shen dared to be so casual in front of Second Master Sun.

What made everyone even more amazed was that a rare smile suddenly appeared on the face of Sun Henian, who had always been cold-faced: "Yongxiu, you are becoming a brother again. You, you are going to join the cabinet in the future. So indulgent."

"Joining the cabinet..." Yang Shen gave a rare wry smile, "It's a big taboo for father and son to be ministers at the same court. I don't know what the inspectors will say if they are cabinet scholars together."

Sun Henian stroked the three strands of long beard, and returned to that dead face: "Speaker, what you do is to hear rumors. The speaker is innocent, and the one who hears it is a good warning. By the way, why is Yongxiu so so today?" Are you so excited to come here?"

Yang Shendao: "Today is the day when the examination results are released. Brother He Nian must have sent someone to read the list. This year, more than a dozen children of the Sun family participated in the children's examination of the Shandong Chief Commissioner. I heard people say that the Sun family has had a good life in recent years. Xingwang has produced many excellent children. Yang Shen came to you just to see how many talents the Sun family has won this time. Hehe, Brother He Nian, don’t you mind?”

Sun Henian's heart moved, and there was a light in his eyes: "Yongxiu..."

Yang Shen: "Wang Yuanzheng made a bet with me."

Sun Henian waved his hand hastily: "Use Xiu Shenyan."

"Okay, let's not talk about it." Yang Shen patted his forehead: "By the way, you wrote to Jinan a while ago and said that you wanted me to recruit outstanding children from the Sun family. It's a pity that Wang Yuan is the instructor of this academy exam. Stealing students from him is a little embarrassing. However, I have already discussed this matter with Wang Yuanzheng, so don’t worry.”

Sun Henian's face flashed with joy: "That's good, I'm still worried that Yongxiu won't look down on the little dog!" As he spoke, he hurriedly looked up at his son, and said, "Sun Yue, it's you who can worship under Mr. Yang's door!" The good fortune cultivated in the previous life, why don't you kneel down and worship the teacher?"

Sun Yue was greatly surprised, and hurriedly ran to Yang Shen, about to kneel down.

"Slow down, slow down." Yang Shen smiled and stretched out his hand to signal Sun Yue to get up, but his eyes looked at Sun Dan who wanted to stand in the corner.It turned out that as soon as Sun Yue ran out just now, Yang Shen saw Sun Dan, Sun Hao and others behind Sun Yue.

He seems to be a straightforward and unrestrained person, but in fact he is very careful. He came to the Sun Mansion this time with the intention of accepting Sun Dan as his disciple.However, Sun Henian is his father's capable general, and many major affairs in the court still need to rely on the First Section of the Household Department in charge of Sun Henian.And Sun Henian has repeatedly said in front of his father that he wants to ask Yang Shen to be Sun Yue's teacher. Even if Yang Shen doesn't like Sun Yue anymore, he has to make compromises for his father's status in the court and for their father and son's political ideals.

This time, he made up his mind to bring Sun Dan back to the capital to train him carefully. As for Sun Yue, it was just incidental.In this way, everyone can save face.

Seeing that Sun Henian asked Sun Yue to kneel down, Yang Shen hurriedly stretched out his hand to get him up, and said to Sun Henian: "Brother Henian, what I said just now was to accept the outstanding children of the Sun family to get started, hehe, according to my opinion, the outstanding children of your Sun family are the most important ones. Sun Yue is not the only child!"

Sun Henian was greatly moved when he heard the words, and his dull face was so excited that his expression became vivid: "Do you take Xiu's words seriously?"

"nature."

"Okay." Sun Henian stood up, feeling excited.Xiao Yang, who is the No. 1 scholar in the world.The Yang family holds a high position in the court, and as long as they are supported a little, the children of the Sun family will be greatly benefited.

He hastily called out to all the children of the Sun family: "Come quickly and pay respects to Xueshi Yang."

"Wait a little longer." Yang Shen waved his hand again.

Sun Henian gave him a suspicious look.

Yang Shen: "I'm busy with work, and I'm a lazy person. If I accept so many students, I won't be afraid that I'll be exhausted. In this way, the rankings will be released later. If anyone among the Sun family's children is selected as a scholar, they can worship me." As a teacher." As he spoke, he glanced at Sun Dan, with a hint of expectant smile on the corner of his mouth.

Sun Dan didn't think about anything else when he heard it. Anyway, the reason why he participated in the imperial examination was just as a means to become an official. He didn't think about learning anything, and he didn't have any interest in being under Yang Shen's family.

He is very confident that he is a talented scholar in Zhongjinke.However, if he really wanted to study under Yang Shen's door, he couldn't stand that kind of restraint.My mental age is almost thirty, and I don't have the same mood when I go to school again.

He looked at Sun Yue and the others again, and they looked expectant.The few students of the Sun family who are sure to be scholars are all eager to try, and it is difficult to contain the joy on their faces when they think of the bright future after worshiping under the famous scholar Yang.

Sun Henian thought for a moment: "This is indeed the truth. You can't even win a scholar, so naturally you don't have the qualifications to worship under your school. Use Xiu, sit and watch tea, and news will come back soon."

"Okay, I'll just sit here and wait for the good news." Yang Shen smiled and looked at the Sun family's children of Zhongxiucai one by one, and thought that he was about to accept Sun Dan, a talented and very interesting guy, for a few years to train him. , Will it cultivate a great talent?
Yang Shen still kept looking at Sun Dan in anticipation, his eyes were full of joy.

His unusual behavior surprised everyone, and they all turned their heads away.But seeing Sun Hao, Sun Dan, and Sun Gui huddled together, everyone didn't think of anything else, thinking that Yang Shen favored Sun Hao.Some people were still very surprised that although this Sun Hao was the eldest son of the eldest son, he was an idiot, and it was impossible for him to be a scholar.And Sun Gui also has a little ability, so it can't be him, right?As for Sun Dan, he has a great reputation in Jinan city, but he keeps a low profile in the Sun residence, which is not very eye-catching.When everyone mentions Sun Dan, they only know that he has a good memory.But these days, any scholar has a good memory.

It didn't matter what he saw, but Mrs. Hong and Aunt Jing were so happy that they almost shed tears.

Mrs. Hong knew that her son was an idiot, but Sun Hao had studied hard these past few days and had changed his mind and started a new life.In things like imperial examinations, sometimes luck is very important, and he might be a scholar.Mrs. Hong still has a little fantasy in her heart. Maybe her son Sun Hao is also a person with real skills, but he was too naughty before and his talent didn't show up.

As for Aunt Jing, her son Sun Gui can read by himself, even if he is not as talented as Sun Yue, he is still a middle-aged man. She heard her son say that he met Master Yang on the boat that day.Although he couldn't speak, but people may not have taken a fancy to him.As long as the son is a scholar in high school and becomes Yang Shen's student, the mother is more expensive than the son, and the status in the mansion is different.

Thinking of this, Aunt Jing felt proud.But when she looked back, she saw Mrs. Liu's face was cold.Aunt Jing felt a chill in her heart, knowing that Mrs. Liu had started to be jealous, she quickly shrank her body, her expression became more and more respectful.

Everyone had different thoughts, Yang Shen naturally didn't know this.He didn't talk to Sun Henian either, he just stared in Sun Dan's direction and couldn't stop looking, as if he wanted to see a baby, the corners of his eyes were full of smiles.

Only Sun Yue knew Yang Shen's thoughts, and the scene of that night flashed before his eyes again, a trace of worry surged from the bottom of his heart, which made the hatred in the young man's heart even stronger.He quietly clenched his fist, nails piercing into the palm of his hand: No, this kid must not be Yang Xueshi's student, otherwise with his talent, he will definitely win Yang Xueshi's favor.For the first time, the proud Sun Yue admitted in his heart that Sun Dan's talent was not inferior to his own.

Yang Shen didn't speak, and Sun Henian was a gentleman who was slow in speech but quick in action, so he didn't take the initiative to speak.two people here

Sitting silently.

They didn't speak, and the people in Sun's residence didn't dare to talk or move.For a moment, the huge hall was so quiet that only the sound of people's breathing remained.

Amidst the uncomfortable silence came the sound of noisy footsteps.Someone's voice came from afar: "Second Master, you've hit it, you've hit it!"

"Boom!" With a loud noise, everyone in the lobby erupted, and everyone stretched their necks to look outside.

A man who looked like a house slave rushed in out of breath and knelt down in front of Sun Henian.

Seeing how noisy everyone was, Sun Henian raised his eyebrows and coughed hard.

Everyone in the room was startled and fell silent again.

Sun Henian was not in a hurry to ask the man, and turned his head and nodded to Yang Shen: "Sun Henian is not strict in running the family, and the servants don't know the rules, so let Yongxiu make jokes." After speaking, he slowly asked the servant : "What's the situation?"

The servant kowtowed heavily: "Congratulations, master, Brother Gui's name is on the list, No. 9 in the second class, won!"

"Ah!" Everyone sighed in admiration again, Sun Gui's reading is not bad, although it is reasonable to be selected as a scholar.His ranking is not very good, but he has achieved fame anyway, and will definitely be cultivated by the patriarch and the second master in the future.

Sun Gui was stunned when he heard the news, he just stood there stupidly, not knowing what to do.

Sun Henian himself didn't like this wretched concubine very much. Seeing him like this, he felt a little displeased.He snorted heavily: "It's useless, you just won No. 9 and you're so happy, and you're ashamed in front of Master Yang."

Seeing his father's dissatisfaction, Sun Gui trembled and panicked even more.

Sun Dan sighed in his heart watching from behind, and whispered in Sun Gui's ear: "Go up to the teacher soon." After speaking, he pushed behind his waist.

Sun Dan smiled wryly in his heart, Sun Gui looked clever, but actually he had no scheming, he couldn't even understand the meaning of Sun Henian's words, what kind of eyesight!
Sun Gui was caught off guard by Sun Dan's push, and staggered forward, "Plop!" Kneeling down, he didn't dare to speak, and could only kowtow.

Yang Shen accepted his big gift calmly, accepted Sun Gui into the door, and said with a smile: "This child is honest and simple."

Hearing Yang Shen say that he is simple, everyone was amused in their hearts, but when they thought about it carefully, it was also appropriate, this kid is stupid enough.

"It's just an epiphany, shameful!" Sun Henian stroked his long beard, and shouted: "Hurry up and get out of the way and stand aside, only Brother Xiu can fall in love with you. If it were me, you would have been killed long ago. gone."

Sun Gui hurriedly got up from the ground, and stood behind Yang Shen tremblingly.

On the contrary, Aunt Jing and Sun Jia both had tears in their eyes, and the tears might not be without a trace of pride and showing off.

Sun Gui was considered a winner, and it should not be surprising that Sun Yue was a scholar.

Everyone turned their attention to Sun Yue again.

After waiting for a moment, another servant of the Sun Mansion rushed in and knelt in front of Sun Henian, "Second Master, Young Master Yue has also been hit."

"Oh, this rebellious son finally didn't disappoint me." Sun Henian touched his beard again, but there was no change in his face, but there was a smile in the corner of his eyes.

Mrs. Liu also breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Brother Yue, hurry up and come over to learn from your teacher. By the way, how many places did you win, but you are the top of this case?"

Sun Yue shook his clothes triumphantly, walked up to Yang Shen gracefully, and was about to bow down.But the servant's reply made him stiff.

"Returning to Madam... Brother Yue... Brother Yue is No. 19 in the First Class."

"What?" Liu Fu exclaimed in a low voice: "You read that right, it's not the case leader."

"Returning to Madam, it is really No. 19, and the young one is really serious."

There was a "buzz" in Sun Yue's head, and he almost fainted.There was no trace of blood on his fair face, and a strong sense of humiliation and frustration rose from his heart.

"You little bastard, you only got No. 19." Sun Henian reached out and patted the coffee table heavily, "Come here, tie this useless thing to the ancestral tablet and plead guilty."

Several servants looked at each other in blank dismay, but they didn't dare to make a move.

Sun Henian was so angry that he couldn't help shouting: "It's tied, it's tied."

"Second Master, you got it, you got it." Someone ran back to report: "Brother Hao got No.2 in this subject."

"Ah!" Now the order in the lobby became even more chaotic. No one thought that Sun Hao, an overlord, not only won, but also came in second, beating Sun Yue.

"Haha, haha, hit, hit." Sun Hao jumped up suddenly, and rushed to the middle of the lobby, laughing wildly.

Sun Yue didn't expect that Sun Hao could do better than himself in the exam, and he couldn't even match up with an idiot.

With a pain in his heart, Sun Yue gritted his teeth fiercely, and a trace of blood flowed down from the corner of his mouth unknowingly.

Sun Henian snorted: "Sun Hao, don't be presumptuous in front of Master Yang."

"Yes, Second Uncle taught you a lesson." Sun Hao stuck out his tongue, then knelt in front of Yang Shen and kowtowed three times, saying, "Master Yang, I don't want to be your student."

When this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar.

Yang Shen was amazed, and asked with a smile: "Sun Hao, do you think you don't like me and don't want to worship under me?"

"Not really." Seeing Yang Shen's friendly attitude, Sun Hao became more courageous, and said with a smile, "I know Sun Hao's level best. People say that I am a dumb king. This time I am a scholar and won No.2." , that's because of brother Dan's urging, and good luck. But with the little ink in my stomach, I have already reached the end of being a scholar. If I really entered Mr.'s door, I won't be able to pass the Juren in the future. Isn't it embarrassing for you, and it's bad Besides, for Sun Hao, studying is the hardest job in the world. Anyway, I have fame now, so naturally I don’t need to read any more.”

Hearing Sun Hao mentioning Sun Dan, everyone looked at Sun Dan at the same time.

Sun Henian roared angrily: "Useless stuff!" He was also annoyed in his heart, the two sons of the Sun family, Sun Yue did not pass the exam, and Sun Hao talked nonsense in front of Yang Shen again.What happened to the son of the Sun family?
Yang Shen laughed loudly: "Sun Hao, you are so simple and cute. You are a pure person. Since you don't want to study, then that's fine. Brother He Nian, don't blame him. Reading still requires talent. In this way, since Sun Hao Hao is unwilling to take the imperial examination route. When I go to Nanjing to meet the emperor, I will ask him for an order to see if I can get a title and then seek a position in the capital. I may not have a good future in the future. Admiral Yizhou of the Ministry of Industry There is a vacancy in Shanchang, if the emperor grants permission, let Sun Hao make it up."

The so-called Admiral Yizhou Shanchang is a small official who is in charge of the imperial charcoal of the inner court.In the Forbidden City, he handles all the charcoal and coal used by the emperor, down to the eunuchs and maids.

The rank of this position is not high, only rank seven.But because there is plenty of oil and water, and they are often forbidden to enter and exit the palace, they are generally held by the children of Xungui.

Now that Sun Dan has achieved fame, he no longer needs to take the imperial examination route, he can become an official if he directly wins the title.

Sun Henian turned his anger into joy: "In this case, I will thank Yongxiu on my brother's behalf."

Sun Hao was pleasantly surprised when he heard that he could be an official and he wanted to go to the fancy world of the capital.Busy kowtowed a few more times: "Thank you, Mr. Yang."

Sun Henian glanced at his son Sun Yue with a decadent face, and felt even angrier in his heart, and patted the coffee table again: "Nizi, you don't know what to do here, why don't you kneel down to worship your teacher."

Hearing this shout, Sun Yue knelt on the ground like a marionette and kowtowed a few times, officially becoming Yang Shen's student.

Yang Shen also disliked Sun Yueben in his heart, but because he couldn't trust Sun Henian's affection.Besides, although Sun Yue's character is not very good, his talent is outstanding, so it is acceptable to accept him as an entry-level student.So he accepted Sun Yue's gift calmly.

Sun Henian breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his son had finally worshiped under Master Yang, and said, "Thank you, Yongxiu. There is a lotus pond in Bifu with a very nice view. Why don't you and I go and have a chat over wine?"

"Wait a little longer, maybe there are still talented people in the Sun House, and Yang Shen still wants to recruit a few students!"

"No one should win." Sun Henian said with certainty.

"Maybe, don't wait any longer." Yang Shen laughed loudly, and looked at Sun Dan again.

Sun Gui, Sun Hao and others who were beside Sun Dan had already left, leaving him standing there alone, he couldn't help but attract attention.

Sun Dan watched for a long time, seeing Yang Shen staring at him, he felt distressed: Yang Shen is really persistent, he wants me to be his student, there is really nothing he can do about it.

Only then did Sun Henian realize that Yang Shen had been looking at Sun Dan the whole time, and his heart suddenly moved: Could it be that Yang Shen thought Sun Dan could be a scholar, and could it be that the student he had been waiting for was Sun Dan?
Impossible, a house slave who has studied for two or three months will also be a scholar?
But Sun Henian also knew that although Yang Shen was liberal, he was a cautious person.

He also remembered that he went back to Jinan last night, but did not come to Sun's residence.Could it be that he went to Gong Yuan and got the news in advance?
Sun Dan was able to be spotted by Yang Shen, presumably he must be a talent.Perhaps this person can be of use to me.

A century-old wealthy family must constantly absorb newcomers in order to maintain the prosperity of the family.If he is really a talent, he might as well be brought into the family core to focus on training.

Sun Henian is the de facto patriarch of the Sun family. He has always been fair and even ruthless in front of the family's interests.As long as there are some children, no matter how close they are, they will all be favored.On the contrary, even if it is a biological son, it will not be used at all.

Originally, Sun Henian was very optimistic about Sun Dan after being recommended by the housekeeper Sun Zhong.However, in his mind, Sun Dan is just a candidate to succeed Sun Zhong as a housekeeper in the future, and has not yet risen to the level of a real talent.Now that Yang Shen valued him, Sun Henian was taken aback, and only then did he really value Sun Dan.

Sun Henian fell into deep thought.

As Sun Henian meditated, the room became quiet again.Everyone looked at Sun Dan fixedly, feeling that something big was about to happen.

Another burst of chaotic footsteps came, this time the noise was louder than the previous three times.

A group of servants flocked from outside, the servant at the head knelt on the ground and shouted loudly, "Second Master, great joy, great joy. Sun Dan, a son of my Sun family, won the title of the chief of the Shandong Academy of Undergraduate Examination!"

Sun Henian stood up abruptly, "Have you looked carefully?"

"If you can't even see this clearly, the second master can dig out the villain's eyeballs and feed them to the dogs."

"Okay, okay, okay!" Sun Henian laughed suddenly: "Bless the ancestors!"

(End of this chapter)