This time, Xu Guangqi did not immediately refuse. At this time, he was also very confused. On the one hand, he felt that Guo Zhiyuan was young and promising, with extraordinary knowledge and strong background, and was indeed a person worthy of assistance. On the other hand, he was a little unwilling to accept that following Guo Zhiyuan means that he would give up completely. No matter how he is in the future, he would be a counselor, which made him, who is very respectful, still a little difficult to accept.

After a fierce struggle in his heart, Xu Guangqi finally declined: "Young Master is very kind, I am very grateful. I have been preparing for the spring exam next year. It is a pity to give up at this time. If I fail the exam again next year, I will definitely go to find the young master and serve the young master! Can it be?..."

When Guo Zhiyuan heard this, he felt a little cold, because he knew that Xu Guangqi would be able to pass the Jinshi in the spring exam next year, and it would be impossible for him to make an idea of ​​him again. He had to sigh inwardly and smile bitterly: "Since the teacher has made up his mind, I can only wish him the top high school next year and a bright future..."

In the next few days, Guo Zhiyuan was not giving up and came to visit Xu Guangqi almost every day. Guo Zhiyuan specifically selected topics that Xu Guangqi was interested in, but they had a great conversation, which made Xu Guangqi's evaluation of Guo Zhiyuan higher. However, as long as Guo Zhiyuan showed the intention of recruiting, Xu Guangqi looked entangled, either he was talking about him or used the previous set of rhetoric to make excuses.

A few days later, the official appointment document of the Ministry of Personnel finally came down. It was indeed the magistrate of Gutian County, Fujian Province. The memorial of Shen Li's recommendation of Guo Zhengyu as the governor of Gansu was also approved by Wanli. Both the father and son were about to leave Beijing and release it, which became a good story in the capital.

Now Guo Zhiyuan is a little discouraged by persuading Xu Guangqi. He only thought about making another effort before leaving Beijing, so he came to Songjiang Guild Hall again. Xu Guangqi almost treated the room as a workshop. In the past few days, he had made the bicycle frame and made a lot of various equipment and parts, and was very busy.

Seeing Guo Zhiyuan coming, Xu Guangqi wanted to pull him to discuss the manufacturing problem of bicycles, but Guo Zhiyuan seemed to be indifferent and bowed: "Mr. Xu, I have received a formal appointment from the Ministry of Personnel. I will set off to leave Beijing and take office in the near future. This time I came here to say goodbye to Mr. Xu..."

Xu Guangqi's expression was stagnant, obviously a little reluctant, but in the end he just said politely: "I can only wish Mr. Guo a good trip and a bright future!"

For a moment, the atmosphere became a little awkward again. Guo Zhiyuan said that he could only apply a strong medicine, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu, I am so talented. The boy is deeply admired, but why did he fail many times? I wonder if he has thought about it carefully?!..."

A hint of anger flashed in Xu Guangqi's eyes. Isn't this revealing the scar? If he hadn't had a very speculative chat with Guo Zhiyuan these days, he would have been afraid that he would have sent off the guests. He said a little embarrassedly: "Maybe he is a little ignorant and shallow, and it is difficult to be the examiner's eyes, or the luck is not good and the world is impermanent. Who will win?..."

"No, no!" Guo Zhiyuan shook his head repeatedly and said, "Your talent is not to mention a mere Jinshi, even a top scholar in high school is easy to take. The reason why your teacher failed the imperial examination system for many years is because of the current imperial examination system of the court, the party disputes in the court, and the superiors are busy fighting for power and nepotism, which has led to the great talent like your teacher being buried!..."

Guo Zhiyuan's words were a bit rude. Although Xu Guangqi had a deep sense of the same feeling, he was not easy to answer the conversation. He had to say embarrassedly: "Prince Guo, please be careful, I'm afraid there will be ears in the wall!"

But Guo Zhiyuan became more and more excited as he spoke. He stood up suddenly and said passionately: "Mr. He became a scholar at the age of 19. It has been more than twenty years and Autumn. How many twenty years and Autumn can there be in life?! I am really unfair to Mr. Mr.! The Ming Dynasty seems to be prosperous and stable, and it is very strong, but in fact it is full of dangers, internal and external troubles, which is ridiculous that the dynasty still does not know..."

"Although the boy has little knowledge, he dare not be a frog in the well. Compared with the current countries such as Folangji in the Europa continent, our Ming Dynasty is already much behind. If we do not work hard to govern and catch up, the enemy's troops will be at the city in the future, and the mountains and rivers will be broken and the lives will be damaged. Can we still hope for the masters of the current dynasty?...". (Note: Folangji, the Spanish Empire that was spreading the world at that time.)

Xu Guangqi was really moved now. Now the Chinese people have limited understanding of the West. Xu Guangqi has some contact with Western missionaries. Although he has some understanding, he is only limited to the superficial. Unexpectedly, Guo Zhiyuan came to him immediately. How can he not shock him! Guo Zhiyuan's criticism of the current ills of the Ming Dynasty was even more deafening, making him feel as if his soul was touched. He opened his mouth blankly for a long time before he was surprised: "Young Master Guo is also interested in the Europa Continent and the Folangji Kingdom? Some time ago, I saw the "Kunyu All Nations Map" in the Western Confucian Matteo Ricci, and I realized that the world is so vast that it is really vast, and our vast China is just a very small part of the world. Can Mr. Guo tell me about this Western country?..."

Guo Zhiyuan said in a heavy mood: "Western countries have strong ships and powerful guns, and excellent firearms, which are far better than our dynasty, but this is not the most terrible. The most terrifying thing is that the national system of Western countries is far more than our dynasty democracy. Under this democratic system, both the development speed of productivity and the development speed of science and technology are far better than the feudal system. From this point of view, we have already lost at the starting line..."

"Democracy?!" Xu Guangqi said to himself in confusion. Guo Zhiyuan's words seemed to help him open a window, allowing him to see a completely different world, completely subverting his previous cognition, and making his attitude towards Guo Zhiyuan become more respectful. He hurriedly asked: "What is democracy? What is the superiority of democratic system? Please give me advice..."

Guo Zhiyuan successfully aroused Xu Guangqi's appetite, but instead kept it a secret. He waved his hand and said, "Oh, it's better not to mention it. It would be too rebellious to say this. If it is spread, you and I may be in trouble to kill the nine clans. Mr. Xu, you should prepare for next year's imperial examination. I believe that when you really enter the court, you will definitely have a deeper feeling about what I say today!..."
Chapter completed!