Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

As time went by, the number of people in front of the courtyard wall increased instead of decreased. There were even many scholars and literati who came across the state in carriages to see the full picture of the "Peach Blossom Cottage Song".

The poem is indeed excellent, but the signature is a little difficult to understand.

"Tang Bohu? This is a complete name. Who would give themselves a nickname like this?"

"You won't allow me to have two names? What if one of them is my mother's?"

"Take your mother's surname? Isn't this against moral principles?"

"What a blockhead! Maybe Chen Lang's father was a son-in-law, so his first name was Tang, following his mother's surname. When he grows up and becomes talented and famous, he can naturally change back to his father's surname."

"Brother, what you said makes sense. I appreciate your advice."

If Chen Lang knew about these remarks, he would definitely sigh with emotion. This is the living example of "I have a great scholar endorsing me!"

More than an hour passed like this, and it was already late at night, but the number of people in front of the courtyard wall did not decrease.

This is the case with scholars, especially during the imperial examination period. If they heard that a good poem or article had been published somewhere, they would definitely rush to join in the fun.

Even if they actually don't want to go at all and just want to go to the brothel to sleep with the beautiful girls, if everyone else goes and they don't go, they will definitely be laughed at.

What happened tonight was not only because Chen Lang, the most prominent figure in Guangling Prefecture, wrote the complete "Song of Peach Blossom Cottage", but also involved the differential treatment of the Xiao family, as well as the local celebrity Han Qi and his disciple Ke Jin.

So even if you don't read the poetry, it's worth making a trip late at night just for the excitement.

The Xiao family was annoyed, so the housekeeper asked the servant to remove the poem and restore peace to the house.

As a result, the scholars in front of the courtyard wall refused to give in, and the two sides pushed and shoved each other, and a conflict almost broke out.

Finally, the servant saw that the group of scholars was large in number and powerful, so he retreated in disgrace.

Things had gotten to this point, so the housekeeper didn't dare to make a decision on his own. After waiting until dawn, he immediately reported the matter to the master.

That was the one mentioned by the servant before, the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu naturally knew about what happened last night, but it was too late and he was old, so he didn't ask too many questions.

In the morning, he learned from the servants that there were more people gathered at the door than last night. He finally realized the seriousness of the matter and immediately asked the servants to call the housekeeper for questioning.

It happened that the housekeeper was also rushing towards the courtyard where Xiao Yu was. As the servant arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he ran into the housekeeper.

Xiao Yu waved his hand and asked the butler to come over and ask, "What exactly happened outside?"

The housekeeper said, "Grand Master, Mr. Han's most distinguished student, Ke Jin, has written a poem on the courtyard wall. It's very well written. The Third Young Master admires his talent, so he asked me to circle it for the students to enjoy."

"Last evening, someone wrote another poem next to Mr. Ke's, clearly challenging Mr. Ke, and this caused controversy."

Xiao Yu said calmly, "It's just such a small matter, but it caused a whole night of commotion."

"How come the scholars these days are more impetuous than each other?"

"After the crowd has dispersed, erase both poems."

The butler nodded and said, "I understand."

Xiao Yu waved his hand and asked the housekeeper to leave.

The butler stood there, looking conflicted.

Xiao Yu frowned slightly: "Anything else?"

The housekeeper said cautiously, "Old Master, the guy who wrote the poem to challenge Master Ke has been kidnapped by our servants and is currently tied up in the stable..."

Xiao Yu's face darkened: "Why are you kidnapping people for no reason?"

The housekeeper said, "Because that boy was rude and offended you, the servant couldn't stand it and wanted to teach him a lesson."

Xiao Yu said, "You are really making a fuss. Do you think this is a bandit stronghold?"

The housekeeper turned pale with fear and said, "Then I'll go and release him right away."

Xiao Yu glared at him and said, "Why let him go? We caught him yesterday and we let him go today. If this gets out, won't people outside think that my Xiao family is easy to bully?"

"Since you have done something wrong, then make it right to the end."

"Keep him locked up for a few more days and release him after the storm is over."

"Don't treat him unfairly these days, but make sure he understands that after he leaves, he's not allowed to say a single word."

The housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief, secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said, "I will arrange it right away."

Xiao Yu said calmly: "No hurry, arrange a carriage for me first, I need to go out of the city."

The butler took the order and left.

When they reached the front yard, the chief servant who had ordered the arrest of Chen Lang last night sneaked up to the housekeeper and asked, "Third Uncle, how is it? The old master won't kick me out, will he?"

The housekeeper angrily tapped his forehead repeatedly and scolded him, "Pay more attention to your actions next time. If you cause such a big mess again, I won't be able to protect you!"

The servant smiled flatteringly and said, "Don't worry, Third Uncle, I will never do that again."

"That person...how to deal with it?"

"The old man's intention is to lock him up for a few days to temper his temper, and then release him after the storm has died down."

"Just a few steamed buns and two bowls of water every day, and that's all you need to keep healthy."

The head servant said, "I understand."

"I will be accompanying the old master out of town in a while. You better keep an eye on the house. If you cause any trouble again, I will never forgive you." After the butler said this, he hurried away to arrange a carriage.

After a cup of tea, Xiao Yu's carriage slowly drove out from the side door.

When they reached the main gate, the students' discussions hit Xiao Yu's carriage like rapid raindrops.

Xiao Yu remained unmoved and didn't even lift his eyelids.

Once upon a time, he was just like these students, admiring and even praising talented people. However, after years in officialdom, Xiao Yu realized that the so-called poetry and literary talent did not have much effect on governing the country and maintaining peace, and sometimes even caused side effects.

Over the years, how many child prodigies and geniuses have emerged in the world, but how many of them have achieved success?

Xiao Yu believed that these geniuses and prodigies, when they entered officialdom, all had pure hearts, hearts that wanted to change the world and cleanse the court of corruption.

But when they really step into the big melting pot of officialdom, it won't take long before they are assimilated.

During this period, the more talented and educated a person is, the greater the destructive power they will cause after being assimilated.

There were too many people, and even if the students intended to make way, the carriage could not speed up and could only move forward at a snail's pace.

At the same time, the people at the front of the courtyard wall were concentrating all their energy on writing poetry. They didn't notice that Xiao Yu's carriage was right behind them and were still discussing "Song of Peach Blossom Cottage" loudly.

Those who saw the poem for the first time were the most excited and even recited it aloud.

"There is a peach blossom temple in the peach blossom valley, and there is a peach blossom fairy in the peach blossom temple..."

Hearing these two sentences, Xiao Yu frowned slightly, looking a little unhappy.

"I don't want to bow before carriages and horses, I just want to die among flowers and wine..."

Hearing this, Xiao Yu slowly opened his eyes and knocked on the carriage door with the crutch in his hand. The coachman understood and pulled the reins to stop the horse.

If it was just a good poem, it would be impossible for Xiao Yu to order the car to stop and listen.

But the artistic conception of this song [Song of Peach Blossom Cottage] perfectly fits Xiao Yu's current situation, so much so that when he heard the last four sentences, tears even appeared in his old eyes.