Chapter 455 Talent: Confucian Gentleman!
"Madam, I believe that your child will be raised by you to be a Confucian gentleman!"

Wei Yuan flattered him. Since good words don't cost money, he pretended to be curious and said, "Why don't you show this book "Gentleman's Words" to your child first to see if he likes it!"

He didn't know whether Wang Ping'an could become a gentleman. After all, with the Prime Minister's daughter around, Wang Ping'an would definitely - I can't say definitely, but there was at least a 90% chance that he would not live to grow up.

How could he be trained to be a Confucian gentleman? And given the Wang family's family tradition, even if Wang Ping'an could grow up, he would definitely not be trained to be a Confucian gentleman.

Of course, he had never had much dealings with the Wang family.

Although in recent years, with the rise of Wang Ruhai, he has become very powerful in the golden road of imperial examinations, especially this time when he went to Beijing to take the exam, everyone can see that Wang Ruhai has a great chance of passing the exam. I wonder how many people took this opportunity to make friends with the Wang family.

They just want Wang Ruhai to pass the imperial examination so that they can benefit from it.

If Wang Ruhai had not married and had children as soon as he came of age, those wealthy families who had made friends with the Wang family might have married their daughters/granddaughters to Wang Ruhai, which shows how much they valued Wang Ruhai.

but.

But he didn't care much about Wang Ruhai. Even if Wang Ruhai passed the imperial examination, what would it matter? It wasn't like he had never passed the imperial examination before. He was so glorious at that time, but it was still useless. No one in the court and his family didn't pay attention to him, so he wasted half his life in the small Qingyang County.

and.

Compared with other Jinshi with the same name at that time, he, a small magistrate of Qingyang County, was barely doing well, and there were many Jinshi who did not do as well as him.

Even if Wang Ruhai could really pass the imperial examination, if there was no one in the court, he would probably be sent down after a few years of training in the Hanlin Academy and assigned to a random position, which would be a waste of his life.

How to know.

It turned out that Wang Ruhai was even more capable than he had imagined and he actually got the top three place in the imperial examination.

The gap between a Tanhua scholar and an ordinary Jinshi who passed the imperial examination cannot be said to be a world of difference, but there are still many differences. Even though Daxia has been established for so many years, there are still some Tanhua scholars who are not doing well. But no matter how poorly they are doing, they are not comparable to him, a small magistrate of Qingyang County.

then.

When he received the news, he didn't believe it at first. After all, he knew Wang Ruhai's situation very well. He came from an ordinary family and had some talent in studying, which enabled him to pass the imperial examination.

However, due to his background, he had no resources for training and had to rely on himself for everything. To be able to pass the imperial examination, for someone like Wang Pingan, it can be said that he had used his talents to the fullest.

The top scholar in high school?
It was something he dared not even think about!

Although Wang Ruhai was very handsome, otherwise he would not have been chosen by the Prime Minister's daughter. However, to be a Tanhua Lang, one must not only be good-looking, but also have real talent and knowledge, surpassing countless Jinshi of the same degree.

He found it hard to believe that Wang Ruhai, a farmer's son, could do it.

Take Wei Yuan for example. He was born in the Wei family of Qingpu Prefecture. The Wei family was famous for its tradition of poetry and literature, and there were countless high-ranking officials in the family.

He showed a talent for studying since he was young, and was taught by countless famous teachers, which enabled him to pass the imperial examination and get his name on the list. However, he was ranked at the bottom of the list, and those above him were all the top children of the aristocratic families in Daxia.

He checked again and again and was sure that it was true. Only then did he have to believe it. Wang Ruhai was a farmer's son and had been the top scorer in the high school entrance examination. He was shocked, but at the same time, he couldn't wait to find an opportunity to get closer to the Wang family.

If Wang Ruhai had just passed the imperial examination, he would not have cared too much, but the fact that Wang Ruhai was able to get the third place in the imperial examination was still worth his attention.

Never thought...

When he prepared gifts and was about to visit the Wang family, he once again received news that shocked him. Wang Ruhai, the top scholar in the imperial examination, divorced his wife. He was very puzzled. Why would Wang Ruhai do such a foolish thing? Wasn't he afraid of ruining his reputation and affecting his future official career?
Daxia is not a monogamous country!

Wang Ruhai was able to get the third place in the imperial examination, so he is definitely not a stupid person. He is a very smart man. It is impossible for him not to think of this. Even if he dislikes his first wife, it is impossible for him not to think of a way to deal with it.

For example, no matter how much he dislikes his own ugly wife, doesn't she still serve as a memorial to him, preventing him from marrying more than a dozen concubines?
No hindrance at all!
It was not until he heard the news that Wang Ruhai had divorced his first wife, and soon after heard that Wang Ruhai was chosen by the Prime Minister's daughter and was planning to choose an auspicious date for their wedding, that he finally understood why Wang Ruhai could have done such a foolish thing.

If it were him - no, let alone him, I'm afraid that if it were anyone, if they encountered such a thing, 99.999% of them would do something similar to Wang Ruhai. There might be one or two exceptions, but no one would admire these one or two exceptions. Instead, they would be secretly scolded for being brainless.

How could one easily get into the Prime Minister's Mansion? Not to mention marrying the Prime Minister's daughter. That was not marrying the Prime Minister's daughter, that was marrying a road to heaven.

When he learned that Wang Ruhai was the top three in the imperial examination, he thought that Wang Ruhai was qualified to befriend him. However, when he learned that Wang Ruhai would marry the prime minister's daughter...

Make friends?

If possible, he would be willing to be Wang Ruhai's running dog!
Deep down, he envied Wang Ruhai for being able to climb up to the Prime Minister's Mansion, but Wang Ruhai divorced his first wife without any legitimate reason, which was completely against Confucian ethics.

How could a family that gave birth to a person like Wang Ruhai possibly raise a Confucian gentleman, not to mention that the child was Wang Ruhai's.

It’s Wang Ruhai’s bloodline!
Nine out of ten times, it is not a good thing. Let alone one copy of "Gentleman's Words", even if it is ten or a hundred copies, it is impossible to train this child into a Confucian gentleman.

A dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse gives birth to a mouse that can dig holes!
He firmly believed in this truth since he was a child, so much so that he had never dealt with scholars born in ordinary families.

Although he thought so, Wei Yuan did not show it on his face. Instead, he saw Liu Dongzhu listening to him, flipping through the "Gentleman's Words" to show Wang Pingan, and flattering him:

"Madam, look at how much your child likes this book 'Gentleman's Words'. I believe that when he grows up, he will be a Confucian gentleman who will go down in history after being nurtured by this book from a young age!"

"Ding! You have carefully studied the Confucian article "The Words of a Gentleman". Congratulations on receiving the reward: Talent: Confucian Gentleman [Introduction]!"

A mechanical and cold voice sounded in his mind, and Wang Ping'an's big black eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of surprise.

He originally thought that he would acquire a skill by reading the book "Gentleman's Words" carefully, but he never expected that it would actually be a talent.

(End of this chapter)