"Yes, I remembered it," Xiao Fan suddenly realized: "It's Ouyang Xu, what can I do for you?"

Seeing Xiao Fan's attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away, Ouyang Xu didn't know why Xiao Fan was so cold to him. He should have only met him once, and the other party should not know that he had disclosed the news about him in Qiantang to

Xiao Qinyan is right.

"That's it. I was rescued by Madam Zhao the next day. I have always wanted to come and say thank you. However, when I went to Zhao's tea shop several times before, I found that the tea shop was no longer open. I don't know how to find Madam Zhao." Ouyang Xu continued: "Just now.

I heard that Mr. Xiao and Mrs. Zhao are getting married, so I would like to pay a visit to thank you for saving my life, and to congratulate you on your wedding."

Xiao Fan had the intention to refuse, but Ouyang Xu's request was reasonable. If he refused blindly, it would appear that he was unreasonable.

Although he knew that it was unreasonable for him to dislike Zhao Pan'er just because of the way he looked at him, Xiao Fan never thought that he was a generous person emotionally.

But after all, it was Zhao Pan'er who saved him. Out of respect for Zhao Pan'er, Xiao Fan couldn't directly refuse. He could only say: "I have received your congratulations on our wedding and will also convey it to my wife. But come to the door."

A visit? I’ve asked her about this before I get back to you, okay?”

"It's natural," Ouyang Xu said, although he was unwilling to do so, but still respectfully answered Xiao Fan.

He doesn't want to hate Xiao Fan now. If he wanted to get closer to Zhao Pan'er before because he coveted Zhao Pan'er, then now he wants to use such a relationship to get closer to the Xiao family.

Ouyang Xu has always had a high opinion of himself, and he thinks that because of his literary talent, he failed the exam this time because he was harmed by an adulterer. If he attaches himself to the Xiao family and has a backer, he will definitely be able to pass high school with his articles.

After Ouyang Xu left, Xiao Fan asked the three of them: "Why did Ouyang Xu come to Qiantang Academy?"

"He came a few days ago. My father-in-law saw that he had a good character and wrote well, so he stayed in the academy to study." Chai Zongliang saw that Xiao Fan didn't seem to like seeing Ouyang Xu, so he asked: "

Brother, do you have any misunderstanding about Brother Ouyang?"

"After getting along with each other for the past few days, although we can't say how well we know Ouyang, we can also see that he is a personable and gentleman."

Chai Zongliang said that Master Zou and his classmates in the college all said that Ouyang Xu had good character and good literary talent. Xiao Fan couldn't help but wonder if he had really overreacted. Could it be that he had really blamed him wrongly?

However, Xiao Fan did not hesitate. After all, he had already made up his mind that no matter whether Ouyang Xu was a gentleman or a villain, he did not want to have too much interaction with him.

So he said to the three of them: "Forget it, let's not talk about him anymore, let's continue talking about ourselves."

Compared with other classmates, the content of the chat between Xiao Fan and the other four was very strange. After all, a few grown men didn't talk about anything else, they only talked about their wives, and they also talked to each other about how to make their wives happy, and how they looked at it was abnormal.

It wasn't until the master came that everyone stopped talking and returned to their seats to wait for class.

Today, the lecturer for Xiao Fan and the others is Master Zou, the headmaster of Qiantang Academy.

"Well, first hand in the article I asked you to write before!"

Master Zou's teaching was not as boring as other masters, he just explained book knowledge blindly.

Master Zou prefers to discuss with students after giving a lecture, and even treats the discussed topic as homework and asks students to write an article on the topic themselves.

Near noon, I finished talking about today’s scriptures and history books and analyzed the homework left before.

Master Zou was sitting seemingly casually just above the school. He picked up a book and said: "Today I will use this book "Confucius' Family Sayings" as a model. I will open a page at random and point out a sentence, so I can use this as the title.

Carry out policy discussions.”

After Master Zou finished speaking, he closed his eyes, opened the book at random, and placed his right hand on the book like a halberd. Opening his eyes and looking at the topic pointed out, Master Zou said with a smile: "Today's topic is: Establishing direct descendants and establishing virtuous people.

Huh? Which one is better?"

"Master, I believe that it is appropriate to establish a direct eldest son. The First Emperor deposed his eldest son to support Su and established Hu Hai, which led to the death of the second generation of Qin. Looking at ancient and modern times, how many dynasties have changed because of the disaster caused by abolishing the eldest son and establishing a younger one?"

Master Zou took a look and knew that the student who had just spoken was the eldest son at home, so he nodded noncommittally, asked him to sit down, and then motioned for the others to continue.

"Actually, this is not necessarily the case. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was not the eldest son, but this did not prevent him from enriching the country and strengthening the army after succeeding to the throne, wiping out the Xiongnu, and establishing unparalleled achievements. It can be seen that not having a legitimate eldest son is not necessarily a bad thing."

"But before Emperor Jing established the crown prince, he first supported Liu Che's mother, Wang Meiren, as the queen. It was logical and logical. From this, it can be seen that Liu Che's ascending to the throne was also a direct descendant."

"Brother Zhou, don't forget that Emperor Hui of the Western Jin Dynasty was known to be a fool, but in order to establish a long-term heir, he still chose to make him the emperor. The result was the dictatorship of Jian Nanfeng and the rebellion of the Eight Kings. If a normal prince had been chosen at the time

If you succeed to the throne, you won’t end up traveling south in disguise.”

"How many fools are there like Emperor Hui of Jin? Is it possible that in the eyes of brother Wang, all the eldest sons are fools like Emperor Hui of Jin?"

"The eldest son is not a fool, but it does not affect the intelligence and ability of the concubine. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was not the eldest son, but he still created the rule of Zhenguan."

"There were many people who were ridiculous and harmed the country that time. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was a perfect example. He ruined a great country, as everyone knows."

The students below were noisy. Master Zou took a sip from the tea cup, looked down and said lightly: "After listening for a long time, why don't you see Xiao Fan and Ouyang Xu discussing? Ouyang Xu, please talk first.

What do you think?"

Seeing his wife calling his name alone, Ouyang Xu secretly rejoiced, but his face had a calm expression.

"Returning to Master, the students believe that merit should be selected. Whether it is choosing the head of a family or the head of a country, the fate of a country or a clan is tied to one person. Therefore, one should choose people with outstanding abilities and good conduct.

If you choose someone who is ignorant, wouldn't you be harming others and yourself?"

"Yes, that's the truth." Master Zou praised Ouyang Xu and then looked at Xiao Fan, who was sitting in the corner without saying a word, and asked: "Xiao Fan, what about you? What do you think? Tell me.

Listen."

"Students have just listened and feel that what all the classmates said is quite reasonable." Xiao Fan changed the subject and continued: "But all the classmates seem to have forgotten the feasibility of the matter."

"Oh?" Master Zou said curiously, "Please tell me and listen."

"Brother Ouyang said that worthy people should be selected and appointed, so what is a worthy person? Who has the final say on who is a worthy person? What is the basis?" Xiao Fan asked everyone.

"Wise and unworthy are easy to disguise and difficult to distinguish. But the age of the legitimate concubine is clear at a glance, so there is no need to argue. If the concubine is really virtuous, he will naturally put aside his own selfish desires and help the legitimate son with all his heart for the sake of the prosperity of the family and country. On the other hand, if the legitimate son is

If you can convince the bastard, you can naturally protect your family and country from decline."

"If we become officials in the future, we should serve the country and the people wholeheartedly and do more things that are beneficial to the people. There is no need to argue in vain."

"Okay!" Master Zou said happily, stroking his palms: "It's really rare for you to have such insight today. I'm going to make it easier for you today. I won't leave you any homework. Let's finish the get out of class."

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