Su Tang also saw Fang Xiaowen's doubts, and she was not so secretive. She continued, "My younger brother in this county is also studying. There happens to be a lack of a gentleman. I wonder if Fang Juren has any intention of accepting a disciple."
According to Orange Cat's investigation, Fang Juren's knowledge is quite good. Although he is not in the top three, he is still ranked high in the second class.
The imperial examination requires thousands of troops to cross a single-plank bridge. Although Fang Juren said that his ancestors had an old minister, when he started studying in Mongolia, he did not study under a famous teacher.
In other words, Fang Xiaowen relied on his own hard work to pass the exam step by step, and Fang Juren has not accepted a disciple for so many years. Externally he is modest about his lack of ability, but internally he does not have enough qualifications. disciple.
Fang Xiaowen is gentle and humble on the outside, but he is sharp and tough on the inside, and he is proud in his bones.
And Su Tang has an orange cat with him. It can be seen that although this person is arrogant in his bones, he is not inflexible. He is flexible and flexible, and at the same time he is bold and careful.
It just so happened that Su Tang also wanted to find a suitable teacher for his younger brother, and Fang Xiaowen's work style, personality, etc., Su Tang thought was good, so he made this request.
But Fang Xiaowen was very surprised after hearing Su Tang's words. He looked at Su Tang, "Is what the princess said true?"
He was incredible. He felt that he had some abilities. Although he was not a great scholar, he believed that he was better than many so-called great scholars in dealing with people and many things.
To be an official, it is not enough to only be able to study. Good knowledge is naturally important, but in the officialdom, studying is definitely not enough, so Fang Xiaowen will not look down on Su Tang, a princess who seems to only know how to do business.
He doesn't think what would happen if he relied on a woman, but he also knows that in the eyes of many rich and powerful people, his qualifications are not actually valued by others.
He is not from a famous family, and he does not have a good gentleman who is famous in the world. Even in the imperial examination, he did not enter the top three of the first class. He was only a second class scholar. He should have had the opportunity to be admitted to the Hanlin Academy as a scholar, but because of his father's sudden death , had to return to his hometown to observe filial piety.
Such a background and experience means that it will be more difficult for him to climb to a high position than many others. Who doesn't want to find a strong gentleman to make his future journey smoother.
Even if there were some people who were willing to be his disciples, he didn't care about their qualifications, so for so many years, he never accepted a satisfactory disciple.
It wasn't that Fang Xiaowen didn't believe in his own abilities, he just couldn't imagine why a princess who studied under the famous family and the imperial master Song Yi would let his own younger brother study with a Juren with his background.
Su Tang didn't mean to give him advice, but asked him if he would like to be a teacher. This is what formal apprenticeship means. Once you become a disciple, the master-disciple status is determined and cannot be changed.
Fang Xiaowen didn't understand why Su Tang made this decision, so he asked her.
"You take it seriously!" Su Tang heard him ask and said this.
Fang Xiaowen actually did not agree happily immediately because of this, but continued to ask, "I know that the princess studied under the emperor's master. Mr. Zhong Wen is famous all over the world, and most of his disciples are talented, learned and capable people. Why does the princess want my younger brother to be my teacher?" As a disciple, even if Mr. Zhong Wen no longer accepts disciples, the princess herself can still teach my younger brother."
(End of chapter)