The house that Jiang Hong asked his servants to buy in Jinling a few years ago is located in Wenqifang in the east of the city.
In Jinling City, apart from the land outside the city center, the houses in the east of the city are the most expensive. The people here are either rich or noble, so the environment is quieter than other places.
However, since Jiang Hong moved in a few days ago, teahouses of all sizes near Wenqifang have become bustling.
Everyone wanted to see what this world-renowned scholar looked like. Of course, some people came here specifically on the orders of their master to gather information.
At this time, a teahouse not far from the Jiang family had been doing very good business for several days in a row, especially the top floor, which was packed with people because one could see the situation at the entrance of the Jiang family clearly.
A tea party is being held here now. It is said that brewing tea has always been a fashion in the dynasty. Scholars and talented people often hold tea parties regularly, inviting three or five good friends to choose a quiet and elegant place to taste tea.
Of course, everyone present today knows that they all have other intentions.
As the water boils twice, the hot water is gradually poured into the tea leaves. Soon the color of the tea soup slowly emerges, with bright white tea foam being the best.
However, the tea ordered by most people turned out to be very turbid, even for a few people who were usually praised as tea-dividing experts.
This situation was really embarrassing. Soon everyone finished their quick review and a few people couldn't wait to get to the point.
"Mr. Jiang has been closing his door to visitors these days, no matter who sends him a visiting card. Could it be that he really has no intention of accepting any more disciples?"
"Who knows? After all, the one I accepted earlier is the current Ziwei Ling. He was chosen as the top scholar by the emperor himself. His "On the State" won the emperor's heart. Since then, he has been rising rapidly. With such a role model in front of him, do you think Jiang Hong can still look down on ordinary people like us?"
As soon as this person finished speaking, it was like a pour of cold water on everyone's hearts.
However, some people were still unwilling to accept the result: "It's hard to say. Haven't you heard of this rumor before? Mr. Jiang and Lu Shuo have long been at odds with each other. Mr. Jiang once accused Lu Shuo of being a bad person in public. When he was in the Imperial College, he also set a rule that the evaluation should be based on "morality, politics, speech, and literature", among which morality was put first. You can imagine his intention."
After hearing this, everyone was a little moved, and some people even joked, "In terms of virtue, then I am the most qualified person, right?"
After everyone finished laughing, they all remembered something and turned their eyes to Wan Tianyun: "Mr. Wan, I heard that your father visited Mr. Jiang three days ago. I wonder if there is any news."
Wan Tianyun played with a gold-stamped folding fan in his hand and said with a bored look: "If I knew, why would I come here today?"
Speaking of this, Wan Tianyun was still somewhat dissatisfied. Wan Linming was his father and the only person who had entered the gate of Jiang Mansion so far. However, he did not consider his son at all and did not even bother to introduce him to someone else.
Of course, Wan Tianyun was just thinking about it. If he were to follow Jiang Hong, a person even his father respected, would he still be able to live the good life he has now?
Seeing that Wan Tianyun didn't know the inside story, everyone was inevitably disappointed. At this time, Wan Tianyun suddenly closed the paper fan with a "snap" and said in a playful tone: "But my father told me that Jiang Hong accepted a closed disciple when he arrived in Jinling. As for who that person is, I don't know."
When Wan Linming came back that day, Wan Tianyun naturally had to ask some questions. Who knew that Wan Linming only said these things and looked at him and suddenly shook his head with a look of despair. Although his father has always been like this, Wan Tianyun was still very unhappy.
Could it be that the disciple Jiang Hong accepted is a hundred times better than him?
Hearing Wan Tianyun say this, it was like putting a drop of water in hot oil, and the pot exploded instantly.
Everyone looked at each other, wondering how Jiang Hong could have accepted a disciple in just a few days, but no one else had entered or left the Jiang Mansion in the past few days!
At this time, no one noticed that Wang Jing, who was sitting by the window and sipping tea slowly, suddenly shook her wrist.
When some tea spilled, Wang Jing came back to his senses and his heart sank.
Three months ago, at the poetry meeting, Wang Jing recognized that the man using the alias Mr. Zheng was the third prince Shao Zhen.
Faced with Shao Zhen's personal recruitment, Wang Jing's decision after careful consideration was not surprising. After all, the prince was already surrounded by talented people, and no matter how hard he tried to catch up, it would be difficult for him to stand out.
It would be better to follow Shao Zhen and strive to become a dragon follower in the future.
A few days ago, Shao Zhen sent a message asking him to do one thing, which was to use his mentor Mr. Zuo Ran to introduce a person he had carefully trained to Jiang Hong.
After Wang Jing got the consent of his mentor, Jiang Hong also accepted the invitation, but he was still a step too late.
Who is this?
Wang Jing was puzzled. Could it be that someone in Jinling, thousands of miles away from the capital, had figured out Jiang Hong's personality and preferences in advance?
It seems that he needs to report this matter to Shao Zhen as soon as possible.
Just as everyone was suspicious, they suddenly saw a carriage slowly driving towards the Jiang Mansion.
Wait, the emblem on this carriage looks very familiar!
After seeing clearly, everyone couldn't help but laugh. Isn't this the Yu family's carriage? It seems that the person sitting on it is Xie Shu!
Since Xie Shu became famous at a poetry meeting a few months ago, some of the previous impressions have been reversed.
Everyone was jealous and envious of Xie Shu. They didn't expect that marrying into the family would bring him so many countless benefits.
But later, when the Yu family's incident came out, everyone was convinced that there was no such perfect thing in the world. No matter how rich the Yu family was, or how beautiful the young head of the family was, who could handle his temper?
In addition, since Xie Shu never accepted any invitations to any parties, everyone was even more certain.
After several months, Xie Shu finally showed up and went straight to the gate of Jiang Mansion, which was naturally funny.
After all, even if the people present had the intention, they would only send servants to send visiting cards to test the waters. How could they go there and be turned away? Did Xie Shu really think that he had some fame as a poet and that he was so ignorant of the world?
So everyone stood up and looked out the window, waiting to see the show!
Immediately afterwards, the carriage arrived at the gate of Jiang Mansion, stopped for a while, and then entered the gate unimpeded.
Ten days later, Xie Shu saw Jiang Hong again. He saw that Jiang Hong's attire was completely different from before. He was wearing a long robe, a wide belt, a wide gown and long sandals, showing his elegant demeanor.
Xie Shu was not surprised to see this. He already knew Jiang Hong's true identity before he came, so he still greeted his teacher respectfully and handed over the gift in his hand: "Thank you for your appreciation of me and your willingness to accept me as your disciple. However, I was in a hurry that day and did not have time to prepare a gift for you. Today, I came to your house and specially selected a set of four treasures of the study with...my wife. I hope you will not reject it."
Jiang Hong didn't show it on his face, but he was somewhat satisfied in his heart.
In fact, before accepting Xie Shu, Jiang Hong knew nothing about him except that he learned from Xuan Zhen that Xie Shu was the son-in-law of the Yu family and passed the imperial examination at the age of fourteen.
However, Jiang Hong did not expect that there would be an unexpected surprise.
This student of his is not only gifted in poetry, but also rare in his ability to keep a cool head, be steady in his dealings with others, and be good at making judgments.
When I saw him today, I found that he was calm and polite, which made me like him even more.
After Jiang Hong asked the boy to accept the gift, he took Xie Shu to the study room he had decorated in the past few days.
When Xie Shu saw the rich collection of tens of thousands of books, he couldn't help but hold his breath.
In fact, a few months after coming here, Xie Shu also collected some rare ancient books, but even with the power of the Yu family, it was not easy. Although early printing and papermaking had appeared in this era, they were not popular. Generally, scholars who wanted to read books still mainly copied books. Copying a book often cost more than a few hundred coins to buy paper and pens, not to mention the time and effort involved.
Rare ancient books are luxury items, with very small trading volumes and seldom circulated.
At this time, Jiang Hong looked around with his hands behind his back, and murmured to himself: "These twenty years, I haven't worked in vain..."
Then Jiang Hong changed the subject again, his eyes suddenly became sharp, and he looked directly into Xie Shu's eyes and said, "Do you know why I want to accept you as my apprentice?"
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