"Master Wen, your master is a man who values talent. He once stumbled upon one of your articles, and he really likes it. He thinks you are a real talent, so... Master Wen, why do you have to wait three years? Now that the opportunity is right in front of you, why not seize it right away?"
It was a different reaction from before.
After hearing Chen Yu's words, Wen Shijie seemed to finally relax a little from his contemplation.
Seeing this, Chen Yu couldn't help but smile and said, "Master Wen, you know, there is a kind of person in our dynasty who can skip the imperial examination and become an official directly."
After hearing this, Wen Shijie frowned and looked at Chen Yu: "Your master wants to buy me an official title?"
Chen Yu laughed and said, "Your Majesty has just eradicated the poisonous cancer of buying and selling official titles. How could we do something that violates the law?"
"So what did you mean by that?"
Chen Yu didn't mince words. "Young Master Wen's father was a great Confucian scholar from Yujiang. I believe Young Master Wen is also very knowledgeable. Our dynasty once had a law that any student who could publicly crack the ten Confucian exams set by the Confucian clans at the founding of the Imperial College would be allowed to enter the court as an official, regardless of their background."
Wen Shijie had naturally heard of this as well.
However, since the founding of the Mo Dynasty, no one has been able to solve the ten major test questions. Over time, no one has thought of taking that path anymore.
Because it is really unlikely!
Wen Shijie frowned slightly: "You mean, let me crack the ten major exam questions?"
"nature."
"If I had this ability, why would I waste my time talking to you here!" Wen Shijie looked displeased as if he had been made fun of.
Chen Yu smiled and said, "Young Master Wen, why are you so anxious? Since my master has given you this choice, we will naturally pave a way for you to pass it. However, I don't know what choice you will make."
"What does your master want me to do?"
"That depends on Master Wen's choice. As for what I will do, it's naturally based on my desire for Master Wen's loyalty in the future. However, Master Wen can rest assured. My master... is a prince. He doesn't need you to kill or burn for him, and he certainly won't let you commit crimes."
"He just cherishes talent and can't bear to see Master Wen treated like this..."
Wen Shijie interrupted Chen Yu, his eyes cold: "Guard Chen, don't say those superficial words."
Chen Yu paused, then suppressed his smile. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Since Master Wen is a wise man, he should have seen that my master is a prince in an awkward situation. He has been recalled to the capital and imprisoned in his mansion. Now that His Majesty is seriously ill, even if he doesn't fight for it, he still needs to be able to protect himself."
"So your master has taken a fancy to me?"
Wen Shijie chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "If that's the case, King Cheng must be looking up to me. I'm just a poor student, barely able to make ends meet. Even if your master really helps pave the way for me to become an official, what can I do? I have no connections, no family, and even little influence. I'm probably not going to need a small figure like me to improve my 'self-protection capabilities'."
Going to great lengths to get a student into government service will increase your ability to protect yourself? Isn't that treating people like idiots?
"Don't worry about these."
Chen Yu was able to explain so much because he thought his master unexpectedly took a liking to Wen Shijie. However, he didn't expect that Wen Shijie was so difficult to deal with and seemed not to give up until he got the answers clearly.
"Master Wen, you just need to tell me your choice so I can go back and report it to the master."
At this point, Chen Yu paused and said, "Oh, there's something I forgot to tell you. My master said that he loves talents. As long as Master Wen can be of use to him in the future, he will agree to one condition of yours in the future."
As if afraid that Wen Shijie didn't know the value of this, Chen Yu emphasized, "Don't underestimate my prince. He never makes promises lightly. Perhaps whether you can be made a marquis or a prime minister in the future depends on your choice today."
A hint of hesitation appeared on Wen Shijie's face.
At this moment, Wen's mother's voice came from inside the house: "Shijie, stop chatting at the door, and invite Master Yang in..."
Chen Yu glanced inside the room, then at Wen Shijie. "Young Master Wen, please think about this carefully. If you've made up your mind, go to the Huasheng Restaurant and find Manager Wang. This is your only chance, and if you miss it, it's gone."
After saying that, Chen Yu jumped up and disappeared on the other side of the wall in the blink of an eye.
Wen Shijie glanced at the direction he disappeared in, seemed to be in deep thought for a long time, then turned back to the well and continued to draw water...
Chen Yu, who was hiding in the dark, watched for a long time before leaving completely.
Return to the palace.
Chen Yu went to see Mo Chen, "Your Highness, Wen Shijie still hasn't agreed, but he's starting to waver. It shouldn't take long for him to agree."
Mo Chen was still drawing something.
He was not surprised to hear Chen Yu's answer: "His father is notoriously stubborn. If he agrees so easily, it would be a pity and continue to be watched."
"yes."
Chen Yu nodded, but he was still a little confused and couldn't help asking, "Your Highness, although Wen Shijie is indeed talented,... apart from this, he doesn't have any other outstanding qualities. Even though his father was a great scholar, he is dead after all, and he lived so far away in Yujiang. It seems that he won't be of much help to you in the capital."
Chen Yu was confused because his master had been paying too much attention to Wen Shijie these days, and had them do a lot of things in secret, such as the laundry compensation today and Wang Ming's humiliation of him...
Mo Chen paused his flowing writing and glanced at Chen Yu: "You seem to have a lot of questions today."
Chen Yu was startled and immediately knelt on one knee: "I was too talkative."
Mo Chen looked at His Majesty's nearly finished painting and seemed to be in a good mood, so he asked leisurely, "Do you know the Wen family in the capital?"
Chen Yu nodded immediately. "I know. It's one of the three oldest families in the capital. It existed when our dynasty was founded. The family foundation is very strong. Unfortunately, the Wen family never gets involved in any disputes between the princes. I heard that when the Queen and the Jade Prince got into trouble, the Wen family also stayed out of it. Their position is very clear."
One of the three oldest families.
The fact that it has been passed down from generation to generation and is firmly established as one of the three major families is enough to show that it must have certain means and principles.
The three major families almost never get involved in royal affairs.
However, the previous generation of the Wen family's patriarch intended to let his daughter enter the palace, but unfortunately she did not enter the palace. Since then, the Wen family has become low-key.
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