381. Zhao Jiumei's Imperial Edict (Please Order the Whole Set)

"Mom, please remember to tell Dad."

"Buying up willow wood for mourning is just to make it easier for cloth shops to sell white cloth or mourning clothes, but you must not use this to sell, hoard goods and make money without conscience."

"Although money is easy to make, if we are a small family, it will not be worth it if we are hated."

Bai Gui grabbed Bai Li and warned again.

Although the Song Dynasty valued civil officials over military officials, the soldiers were all soldiers, and the ones who were called out at Donghua Gate were good men. But this also depends on the comparison. The one who valued military officials over civil officials was a successful candidate, not a small trader.

Besides, the Song court is now preparing for peace talks and has placed the three marshals under house arrest, so it will definitely treat the Northern Expedition Army with leniency. Once there are traders who offend the Northern Expedition Army, the Song court does not mind killing the chicken to scare the monkey, making a fuss for the Northern Expedition Army and regaining the army's heart.

"I don't need to do that."

"Your mother has accumulated so much merit to give birth to you, my precious child. I don't want you to suffer and be swept up by the evil spirits to become a servant."

Bai Zhao picked up Bai Gui, kissed his face, put him down, and smiled.

She said this for one of the reasons.

At that time, people were more superstitious. She gave birth to Bai Gui, a "prodigy", and believed that it was a blessing for her previous good deeds. Now she naturally didn't want to ruin her child's future. If she did too many bad things, maybe her son would not have the current brilliance when he grew up.

There is another reason. Bai Gui speaks in an orderly manner. He can come up with such a method. She is willing to respect Bai Gui's opinion, which is considered to be a good deed. Of course, as a mother, she will not easily say this reason.

"Then...thank you mother."

Bai Gui took a step back, looked solemn, and bowed.

If he wants his parents in this life to value his opinions and treat him as an equal, it is not enough to just give him some advice, but he must also behave in a way that makes them treat him as an equal.

Etiquette distinguishes between the noble and the humble, distinguishes between the close and the distant, and determines the superior and the inferior.

Only with rules and regulations can one become an adult, an adult, not a child with a pure heart and a wild nature.

Once the etiquette is performed, it is equivalent to putting an end to the original identity of a child.

"Fugui..., you..."

Bai Zhao was stunned for a moment.

Then she nodded seriously and said, "Mother knows, I will do as you wish."

The previous dynasty valued child prodigies, and the current dynasty values ​​child prodigies even more!

Yang Yi of Emperor Taizong's reign was able to write at the age of seven, write poems at the age of ten, and at the age of eleven, he wrote a poem in front of Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi, "I wish to uphold integrity and loyalty and establish a holy dynasty for life." Cai Boqi of Emperor Zhenzong's reign took the boy's test at the age of three. He recited a poem written by Emperor Zhenzong in the palace test. Emperor Zhenzong was very pleased and immediately wrote a poem for Cai Boqi and granted him the title of official in the Secretariat. He also served as a companion to the then crown prince Emperor Renzong Zhao Zhen.

The famous Yan Shu, Sima Guang, and Wang Anshi were all child prodigies. Although Wang Anshi wrote "Shang Zhongyong", he was actually a child prodigy. "Anshi liked to read books when he was young, and he would never forget what he had read. His writing was as fast as flying, and it seemed unintentional at first, but when it was completed, everyone who saw it was impressed by its exquisiteness."

These were child prodigies in the liberal arts. At this time in Shaoxing, there was a child prodigy who was a military candidate named Zhu Huchen. At the age of nine, he participated in the military examination and scored nine out of ten in the archery competition. He explained the "Art of War" in public fluently and without any stage fright. Zhao Jiumei specially awarded him the title of the top martial arts champion on the spot. He was also the only non-adult top martial arts champion in history.

Compared with these predecessors, Bai Gui's extraordinary performance at this time was still slightly inferior.

So although Bai Li was surprised, she did not think it was strange.

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The hotly debated peace talks in the court and the public were still the Northern Expedition. Finally, as part of the Northern Expedition troops returned to Beijing, they began to fade.

Shaoxing peace talks began.

Song and Jin quickly reached an agreement: Song became a vassal of Jin, Jin appointed Song Kang Wang Zhao Gou as emperor, divided the border, the middle of the Huai River in the east was the boundary, Dasan Pass in the west was the boundary, the south belonged to Song, and the north belonged to Jin. At the same time, Song paid tribute to Jin every year with 250,000 taels of silver and 250,000 pieces of silk. Starting from the 12th year of Shaoxing, the tribute was delivered to Sizhou every spring.

The court and the public quickly began to curse.

However, these things have nothing to do with the common people in Lin'an.

The affairs of the court are the affairs of the nobles, and it is not the turn of the common people to care about them. If the collective discussion is really feasible, there will be fewer tragedies.

At the same time, the streets of Lin'an, as the Northern Expedition Army returned to the south and returned to the court, immediately showed a prosperous scene.

Bai's cloth shop followed Bai Gui's advice and bought a large amount of willow wood at a low price as mourning sticks, but did not sell them, only as gifts for mourning clothes.

This matter spread out.

Not only did it have the inside, but also the face. Bai's cloth shop was crowded with people, and the fortune was prosperous, making a lot of money every day.

Although it was envied by some colleagues, because Bai Gui's reputation was far-reaching, even in the court, they heard about the deeds of this little prodigy, and his future was promising. Therefore, colleagues in the cloth business did not dare to do too much, and could only let it go.

Anyway, Bai's cloth shop could not eat all the surplus profits, it was just a coincidence. When the willow wood near Lin'an was transported to Lin'an, this advantage was gone.

It was the first wave of dividends.

But this wave of dividends alone made Bai's cloth shop earn a lot of money, and its property expanded several times. In the whole city of Lin'an, it was also considered a well-known merchant.

"The decree says: Bai's son in Bai's cloth shop in Qinghe Street, Lin'an has the wisdom of a hundred dragons and the writing of a dragon... The imperial examination for the child prodigy is imminent, and I specially grant it. I hope Bai's son will go to the palace to take the examination..."

The eunuch came to Bai's cloth shop and announced the decree.

The wisdom of a hundred dragons comes from "Kong Congzi·Gongsun Long": "Even if there are a hundred dragons, they cannot be ahead of him." It is a metaphor for a person who is very smart.

"Little prodigy, take the order."

The eunuch smiled and handed the imperial edict to Bai Gui, who was standing opposite and bowing.

"I thank your majesty for your grace."

Bai Gui was calm and took the imperial edict.

He had been a prime minister for thousands of years, and he had seen this little scene before.

As for Zhao Jiumei hearing about his reputation, she specially issued an order to let him go to take the exam, which is not incredible.

Prodigies have always been regarded as auspicious signs.

Now that the Song Dynasty has ceded land and paid compensation, Zhao Gou is ashamed. Since the military is not successful, he will turn to culture and education. It happened that he became famous during this period, and the imperial edict was issued to his family.

Besides, this imperial edict can only be regarded as the imperial edict, which is the private edict of the emperor. It is not so valuable, and it is issued at will.

In addition, the rule that sons of merchants since the Sui and Tang dynasties could not take the imperial examinations was broken in the Song Dynasty. Sons of merchants in the Song Dynasty could take the imperial examinations, and there were many sons of merchants who passed the imperial examinations.

After the eunuchs left, Bai's father and mother were so excited that they could not help themselves.

This was the imperial decree personally granted by the emperor, asking their son to take the prodigy exam.

"I will pay a lot of money to invite a famous teacher from Lin'an City for you."

"This is a matter of honor for our Bai family..."

"Don't be careless!"

Bai's father calmed down, pondered for a while, and made a decision.

It is not expensive to invite ordinary private school teachers, and a few copper coins can do it. But now if you want to invite a famous teacher, the price must be at least more than a hundred strings. Because most of these teachers are not ordinary people, or they have been officials, or famous teachers who have taught Jinshi in the past.

But don't look at the high cost, but if Bai Gui passes the imperial examination and has an official position, it is worth spending any money.

"Thank you, father."

Bai Gui nodded and agreed.

Even though he had a lot of Confucian classics, the interpretation of some Confucian classics would be biased due to different times, so he asked famous teachers to correct him and take the imperial examination for the child prodigy, which was a sure thing.

Also, although he was no longer interested in participating in the imperial examination, the benefits of participating in the child prodigy examination were visible to the naked eye.

First, if he became an official, some dirty things would not be found on his family. Second, it could stabilize his parents. His parents were also afraid of a Zhongyong, so they urged him to study, delaying his cultivation. But if he took the imperial examination, his parents in this world would no longer urge him to study...

There are many benefits.

Why not do something that is easy to get? !