Prime Minister

Chapter 12 Consistent

On the other side of Peng's house.

Peng Xianwei was just drinking tea in his spare time. The yamen errand he said was just a pretext. In fact, he had been sitting on the side.

It's not that he doesn't want to flatter the old man.At first, he was not good at writing poetry, scriptures and meanings, and he couldn't get along with the old man and Wu Anshi. He was just a dwarf watching a play and going up and down.It is better to hide one's clumsiness than to show one's ugliness, so Peng Xianwei simply waited for the old man and the others to say more before coming forward.

And someone eavesdropped on the news, and the person who came to report told Peng Xianwei.

"How could Brother Erlang of the Zhang family be able to talk to them about entering Hong Kong like this? It's a rare thing." Peng County Lieutenant said while pacing.

He knew that the eyes of this old man were too high, and that few scholars could catch his eye. Zhang Yue was not very old, and he heard from his nephew that reading on weekdays was like watching flowers.

If it wasn't for the fact that they both read extremely poorly, they would not have been able to become good friends.

But it was Zhang Yue who chatted so speculatively with the old man, that made Wei Peng look very impressed.Fang Cai, Peng Xianwei, was very satisfied when he saw the water gift from the Zhang family.

"It seems that this Zhang Erlang and Zhang Saburo are not the easy ones." Peng County Wei was thoughtful.

A person from the side reported: "The county lieutenant and the others have almost chatted."

Lieutenant Peng nodded, and immediately walked to the front room from the other side.

At this moment, Wu Anshi threw an invitation to Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue was also hesitating, but Zhang Shi had already stood up and said: "Domeng Wu Dalang Jun has blue eyes, this is really a blessing for the younger brother, but... the younger brother... He is really stupid and embarrassing to create..."

"Zhang Dalang-jun doesn't have to answer so quickly." Wu Anshi interrupted Zhang Shi's words, and showed a slightly displeased look.

At this time, Lieutenant Peng was stepping on this sentence, and he also arrived to save Zhang Shizhang, but when he saw him, he said: "Late, late, I missed Gao Lun, please forgive me!"

Wu Anshi smiled and said, "It's unfortunate that the young master came, we are just finishing the conversation!"

Lieutenant Peng said with a smile, "Then let's order some soup!"

Several soldiers came from left and right with soup.

It was a foregone conclusion, Zhang Yue felt relieved when his brother refused.

On the contrary, he raised the bowl with a big heart and smelled the soup first, but the taste of the medicinal herbs was sweet and fragrant, and it was obvious that it was stewed with licorice and other medicinal herbs.

“Really good soup!”

Zhang Yue took a sip, smacked his mouth and wanted to drink again, but saw that the old man and Wu Anshi were just holding up their glasses, and their eyes were just right.

Wu Anshi's eyes clearly read 'This child has a big heart'.But the old man had a smile in his eyes.And his elder brother Zhang really only took a sip.

Zhang Yue couldn't drink anymore, so he had to put down the soup bowl.

Seeing this, Zhang Shi got up to say goodbye, and so did Zhang Yue.

Wu Anshi opened his mouth to stay for one or two, and was about to order someone to send it out.

The old man suddenly opened his mouth and said: "Zhang Saburo, the fame is nothing but things outside the body, such as Liu Bang and Han Xin, when it comes to success, who will remember when they were humble back then. Need to know that there is no limit to learning, there is no famous teacher to guide, just rely on diligence and hard work. It's like making a boat out of paper!"

"The old man came back to his hometown for his official career, just to preserve his longevity. By the way, he saw the handsome demeanor of the younger generation. A book boy or a book boy is just a name. How do you think about it yourself?"

Zhang Shi, who was beside him, also said, "Third brother, how do you think about it yourself?"

Zhang Yue already had the answer in his heart, but he was still in a dilemma.To be honest, if it was a companion reading instead of a book boy, I would have agreed long ago.

In the end, Zhang Yue bowed to the old man and said, "Thank you for your kind words. I think so at the end of the school. The sages are impermanent teachers.

Zhang Yue said this.

Xue Xianwei and the others heard that they were all okay, but the old man showed a strange expression.

Wu Anshi was surprised: "Zhang Saburo, do you know this..."

But seeing the old man interrupt Wu Anshi's words: "Eh..."

Wu Anshi saluted the old man, then stepped aside.

The old man said as if talking to himself: "The sage is an impermanent teacher, and Confucius also learned from Tanzi, Changhong, Shixiang, and Laotan. How can he teach good disciples?"

Listening to Zhang Yue's words, the old man seemed to solve his great doubts.

At this time, the old man looked at Zhang Yue and said with a smile: "Sanlang said it well, it is really rare to be able to have a pure heart. This old man has a house in Jianyang Kao Pavilion. You may come here when you have time. Look forward to it!"

Zhang Yue was stunned when he heard the words, and hurriedly saluted: "I will learn how to be brave later, thank you old gentleman."

The old man nodded and said no more.

Peng Xianwei was secretly surprised, and he was even more impressed with Zhang Yue and secretly said, I have to tell Jingyi to make good friends with Zhang Saburo in the future, and I must not lose contact.

"Chen Gong, this Zhang Dalangjun has no intention of making his younger brother a book boy, and you have invited his younger brother to Bieye. Is this person's talent really outstanding? So you want to include him?" Wu Anshi asked.

"An Shi, do you think I treat people as farmland?"

"This……"

The old man said: "I respect the father, the world father has been an official until now, and the glory, wealth and wealth are nothing but leisure. I regard you as my own son and nephew. But I advise you, you should stand up to the court, like Xie Xuan, for Lanzhiyu Set up under the courtyard steps."

"Do you think you and my family have nothing? In the past, Lord Mengchang ordered Feng Nei to go to Xuedi to collect the bills, and he could buy what he had. But Feng Nei burned the deed coupons. Now the old man is short of a book boy, or is he still short of money? Companion reading? What is missing is the reputation of respecting the virtuous and respectful."

When Wu Anshi heard the words, he said with embarrassment, "What Duke Chen said is very true."

The old man said: "Zhang Dalangjun is an elder brother, and he doesn't want to let his younger brother suffer in the slightest. What's wrong? With this elder brother, how can his younger brother not work hard to repay? As for talent, I can't tell for a while, but brothers are harmonious. A sign of prosperity for the family."

Wu Anshi understood that the old man took advantage of Zhangjia Kunzhong's affairs and educated himself in turn, so he bowed his head and was willing to be taught.

"Then the little nephew immediately went to find this chapter Saburo, and recruited him in the name of companion reading?"

After Wu Anshi got up and wanted to leave, he saw the old man wave his hand and said, "Hey, there's no need for that."

"Dare to ask the truth?"

The old man sighed: "This son is from a cold family, and he is not as famous as his second brother. I treat him with courtesy. How can the other companions in the house be reconciled. They are not reconciled. I can't treat the teacher with courtesy, so what about the teacher Willingly."

"It turns out that," Wu Anshi suddenly realized, "then I missed it."

"A scholar is inevitably arrogant and eager to recruit him. He doesn't know how much he weighs. Let him go out and suffer some hardships, and when he comes back, it's good to open the door to each other."

When Zhang Shi and Zhang Yue went home and left, the elder brother was very worried.

Zhang Yue can understand his brother's feelings, but it's not a problem for a book boy. As a modern person, he can understand that he can't accept it for a while, but the ancients didn't mean it at all.

For example, Wang Shu, a famous official in the Song Dynasty, was the book boy of his master Wang Ji. He was immersed in the process of serving his master while reading, and he passed the exam at the same time as Wang Ji.

This was also a story at the time.

The two brothers returned home from the city and walked for a long time.It was not until he left the city that Zhang Shi said, "Third brother, you won't be annoyed with me."

Zhang Yue did have a little regret in his heart at this moment, but he was generally satisfied with his brother's arrangement: "Thank you brother for coming forward for me, otherwise I'd be afraid of the uncertainty at the time."

Zhang Shi said: "Actually, if you are reading with others, you can go to the Cao Examination as a guest. In our Jianzhou Cao Examination, seven people can solve one person. But if it is an interpretation test, 100 people can only solve one or two people."

Zhang Yue was taken aback, thinking that the admission rate was too low.

In the late Tang Dynasty, Du Xunhe, due to his poor background, failed many tests, so he sighed with emotion, 'There is no space for a chapter to spread across the country, and no relatives in the court'.

The Song Dynasty is different. Because of the existence of the name-shaming system in the imperial examinations, it strictly cracked down on the salacious practices such as syllabus and recommendation, so that the scholars of the Song Dynasty could finally straighten their waists and say that only the name-shaming is fair, and Gu Han should go to this. in seeking'.

The emperor of the Song Dynasty also liked to promote scholars from the poor family to balance the court.

Therefore, compared with the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty really had a bit of the meaning of 'the only way to judge'.

However, the disparity in the admission ratio between the Cao test and the solution test still hit Zhang Yue.There were no talents in the Song Dynasty, and people's fame, even if thousands of troops passed the test, went straight to the Beijing Rites Examination, but once they fell out of the list, they had to go back and take the test again.

But why did the elder brother not agree to participate in the Cao test even though he knew this?

"Then why didn't my brother want me to go?"

But Zhang Shi said, "I grew up watching you since I was a child. I don't know how much you have learned in your chest? You just answered it so well. If you continue to take the exam, you will be exposed. already."

Zhang Yue was speechless when he heard the words, his brother actually...knows himself so well.

Zhang Shi added: "There are other people's children, who are from a noble family. I am afraid that they have a bad temper and are inappropriate people. It sounds good to people as a book boy, and it is similar to An Tong. The eight windows are exquisite, and you have to serve the master's family in a small place. But you have been spoiled since you were young, and you don't know how to look at people's faces and go up and down with others.

Zhang Yue understood after listening to it. It turned out that the elder brother really meant that he was reluctant to endure hardship by himself.

Zhang Yue's eyes were reddish. To use a phrase from later generations, some people don't care whether you fly high or not, they only care whether you are tired or not.

Not wanting his brother to see the emotion in his eyes, Zhang Yue just lowered his head and said, "Brother, I understand."

Zhang Shi thought that Zhang Yue was a little unhappy because of this, and immediately said: "Don't worry, isn't it just studying? I will definitely find a good gentleman for you."

"Okay!"

Zhang Shi was relieved to see Zhang Yue's answer. He saw a vendor selling noodle soup on the bridge pavilion in Nanpu and asked, "Third brother, are you hungry!"

"Yeah!" Zhang Yue nodded vigorously, and then his stomach grumbled.

Soon the two brothers squatted on the railings of the bridge pavilion, each holding a bowl of sea, and gulps of noodles.

At this moment, the stream under the bridge is turbulent, and the pedestrians on the bridge continue to make waves for their lives.

Summer night, torrential rain!
With the sound of rain beside my ears, it was the perfect weather to hide under the quilt and sleep.After Zhang Yue lay in bed and fell asleep, he entered another world by default.

The events of the day were played in front of him like a revolving lantern.

When he was hesitating in Peng's house, when he thought about it carefully, Zhang Yue's heart was as clear as a mirror.At this moment, he finally did not object to the decision Zhang Shi made for him, and he was even glad that Zhang Shi refused for himself.

Just as the old man told himself at the time, 'things in the world are in the heart of a young man, and the dreams are clear and deep'.

The hearts of young people need to be wiped often.

But the Buddhists don't like the word "wipe". For example, the saying "The body is a bodhi tree, and the mind is like a bright mirror. Always clean it diligently, and don't make dust."

But this sentence has always been considered to be unfinished, so there is the next sentence, "Bodhi is not a tree, and a mirror is not a stage.

In fact, it is not the case. As long as you do your work, you must work hard, and when you work hard, you must work hard with your heart. How can you do gong without a heart?Therefore, the heart of a young man lies in a pure word.

Pure is to constantly introspect and return to his original thoughts, which is wiping.

So why is scrubbing important?

It lies in the phrase 'consistently', which in turn means 'seeing the road and not walking'.

There are hundreds of thousands of paths in life, and choices are sometimes more important than hard work.

For example, being a book boy is certainly the choice of most poor people, but for Zhang Yue, can he stand the anger of the second generation of his ancestors and endure for ten years as a small land, so as to gain a chance to stand out?

Forget it, he is someone who has been trampled on by others and has to be trampled back.If you really want to be a book boy, can you compromise?

If you really take this step, you will never be able to turn around in your life.

Therefore, don’t be tempted by immediate interests, and ask yourself what you want and what you don’t want, what you can get, and what you can’t get.

Therefore, Zhang Yue knew more clearly at this moment that he did not want to take this road.Fortunately, my brother refused for me today. If I couldn't hold back the temptation and agreed to it face to face and then went back on it, I would offend others.

If you don't go this way, which way do you want to go?
Zhang Yue immediately saw another picture unfold in front of him. In the picture, for some reason, Zhang Yue dreamed of his second brother Zhang Xu.

Zhang Yue suddenly dreamed that Zhang Xu was entering Beijing. After being recommended by his teacher Chen Xiang, he passed the township examination in the Beijing examination as a supervisor, and then passed the general examination, the palace examination, and finally the jinshi.In the end, Zhang Xu was appreciated by Wen Yanbo, the prime minister of the dynasty, and married his daughter to her.

The elder brother then returned to his hometown beautifully, and the villagers praised him for honoring his ancestors. At that time, he not only redeemed the house and land that his family was going to go to, but also the county magistrate, Peng County Lieutenant and others all changed their faces and competed to kneel and lick... …Own.

Zhao Yasi cried and begged himself to let him go, the adults did not remember the villains.

And because of his second brother's support, he didn't have to study so hard, he became a yaner directly, and he lived a happy life from then on.

One day, he and seven or eight dandy children ran rampant on the street and came across a beautiful girl who made his heart flutter...

The face painting ended here, so that after waking up from the dream, Zhang Yue was very depressed for a long time.

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