Chapter 163 The sudden appearance of a 'big shot'
After sending Ruan Rong and Xiangling to the backyard gate, Sun Shaozong did not follow them in.
One reason was that he wanted Xiangling to reunite with her mother alone first.
As for the second one...
This time, Xiangling's mother did not travel alone. She was accompanied by several young masters of the Jinling Sun family. In fact, it was with the help of the Jinling Sun family that Xiangling's family was found so quickly.
Now that his cheap elder brother is still on duty in the patrol camp, it is reasonable for Sun Shaozong to go and meet these "good nephews" first.
I hurried back to the front hall and saw three handsome young men chatting with Zhao Zhongji and Sun Xi.
Seeing Sun Shaozong coming in from outside, they knew from his clothes and demeanor that he was the real boss. The three of them quickly stood up and stood in a row respectfully.
Zhao Zhongji immediately introduced: "My fellow brothers, this is our Second Master."
The three men then stepped forward one by one and introduced their names according to their age and status.
The first person to come forward was a young man with an honest face. He bowed deeply and said, "My nephew Sun Chengye, I am honored to meet my thirteenth uncle."
Sun Shaozong had done some research on Sun Xi before and knew that Sun Chengye was the second son of the eldest branch of the clan and the third child in the family.
Sun Shaozong ranks thirteenth in the Shao generation, so the other party calls him Thirteenth Uncle - by the way, Sun Shaozu ranks sixth.
To be , Sun Chengye is already 25 years old this year, which makes him four years older than Sun Shaozong.
However, Sun Shaozong's mental age was already over 30 years old, and he was used to being an official, so he did not feel awkward about receiving his salute.
He also put on an elder's face and said with a smile: "So you are Sanlang . I have heard that you are very talented in writing. You are really admitted to high school this year!"
Sun Chengye said "Uncle, you are so kind" twice, and stepped aside. A skinny man with a baby face immediately appeared behind him and bowed, saying, "Nephew Sun Chengtao, nice to meet Uncle Thirteen."
This is the eldest son of the third wife, the seventh child in the family. He seems to be only nineteen years old this year. He can be regarded as a model of early success.
Sun Shaozong hurriedly praised the young man for his promising future. Then Sun Chengtao imitated his brother and stepped aside.
But he was not as humble as Sun Chengye. He widened his eyes with curiosity and looked back and forth at Sun Shaozong.
Sun Shaozong had long been immune to such curious looks.
He stood there calmly, waiting for the last person to come forward and pay his respects, wondering in his mind who this person would be called 'Sun Cheng something'. It was a pity that people in this day and age respected each other for their respects, otherwise it would be interesting to see a person named Sun Chengzong appear.
But then the man came forward and bowed, saying respectfully, "My son-in-law Yu Qian, I greet my thirteenth uncle."
Sun Chengye added hurriedly, "Tingyi is my eldest sister's husband. He also passed the imperial examination this year, so he went to Beijing with us to take the exam."
But Sun Shaozong couldn't even hear what he was saying!
My mind is full of the five words "Yu Qian, Yu Tingyi"!
Isn’t this the Great Zhou Dynasty?
How come Yu Qian suddenly appeared? And he happened to be my nephew's husband!
but……
According to the time when the Yuan Dynasty was overthrown, it seems that Yu Shaobao of the Ming Dynasty was about twenty years old!
Could it really be him?!
"Uncle Thirteen?"
Seeing that Sun Shaozong looked dazed and didn't respond for a long time, Sun Chengye and Yu Qian were able to hold back, but Sun Chengtao couldn't help but ask curiously, "Could it be that Tingyi has something dirty on him?"
"Dirty things?"
Sun Shaozong was stunned for a long while before he realized what he meant. He said with a smile, "Qilang, you have already passed the imperial examination, why do you still listen to the rumors? If I really had the ability to see ghosts, I would not be an official at all. I would have gone to the mountains to become a god long ago!"
This made everyone laugh.
Sun Shaozong took the opportunity to invite the host and guests to take their seats, thus temporarily putting the previous episode behind him.
After sitting down, he first asked about the recent situation of several uncles and brothers in Jinling, and then asked about their situation on the road.
Then Sun Shaozong relied on his status as an elder to test the three people casually - he naturally didn't know how to quote scriptures and classics, but he had no problem using some difficult tasks in the yamen as test questions.
Judging from the results, Sun Chengye prefers to follow the rules. His answers were not very brilliant, but there were few omissions.
Sun Chengtao's answers were somewhat eccentric and often contained some shocking words, but he could not avoid the problem of being overambitious and out of touch with reality.
And that Yu Qian...
Although he is not as thorough as those experienced officials, for someone who has never worked in the government, he can only be described as a man of natural talent!
It seems that there is at least an 80% chance that this is the future Yu Shaobao himself!
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong felt a little nervous.
After all, he is a well-known capable and loyal minister in history books. If we vote for the most important figures in the entire Ming Dynasty, he will definitely be among the top!
But after a moment, this panic was mostly dissipated. After all, Yu Shaobao was still a little , and the Great Zhou was not the Great Ming. He might not have the opportunity to "support the country with one hand and shine his loyalty in history" in the future.
Besides...
As an uncle, how can I be respectful to my niece's husband?
Therefore, Sun Shaozong temporarily suppressed his respect and fear in his heart and treated them only as younger generations who came to live with him.
"The accommodation has been prepared a long time ago. I asked Sun Xi to redecorate it according to your southern customs. If there is anything else you need, just let the servants know."
The three of them hurriedly thanked him respectfully.
Sun Shaozong added: "As for schoolwork, I can't help you, but I can introduce you to a few new candidates - they are all my students. Although they are not outstanding, it is not a problem to learn about the situation in the capital through them."
When they heard the word "disciple", Sun Chengtao and Yu Qian both had strange looks on their faces.
To be honest, if they had not heard about it before coming, they really would not have believed that this Thirteenth Uncle, a military man at such a young age, actually accepted a group of new scholars as his disciples.
Sun Chengye, on the other hand, remained calm as usual, bowed and said, "In this case, I will have to trouble you, Uncle Thirteen. Shuntian Prefecture is the best place under the feet of the emperor, and the scholars here must be quite good. We will humbly ask for your advice."
It is hard to judge whether Sun Shaozong is vulgar or not, but there is definitely not a single one among his disciples who can compare with Yu Shaobao!
"In addition to these, I will also help you find out about next year's examiner..."
"Second Master, Second Master!"
As he was speaking, the doorman Liu Quan ran in and reported: "Zhao Bantou is outside the door asking to see you, saying that there has been a murder case, and the prefecture governor asked you to go and take a look in person."
Murder?
As soon as Sun Shaozong showed some embarrassment, Sun Chengye hurriedly said, "Uncle Thirteen, just…"
"Uncle Thirteen, can you take us to have a look?"
Sun Chengtian rushed to say: "I've heard that Uncle Thirteen is a master at solving cases, but I didn't expect to see you so well the first time I got here!"
Yu Qian was not arrogant or impatient, but he said: "Criminal law is also a required subject in the imperial examination."
