Prime Minister

Chapter 147 Don't play tricks

Want to learn poetry?The kind that was relegated to Lingnan.

Such was the relationship between Wu Chuhou and Cai Que.Cai Que learned poetry and fu from Wu Chuhou when he was young, and later Cai Que became a prime minister, and Wu Chuhou came to ask Cai Que to support him.

Cai Que refused, and later Wu Chuhou joined Wang Gui's family, and Cai Que pushed Wu Chuhou out in every way.

Wu Chuhou was furious and finally engaged in the Chegaiting poetry case, and Cai Que was relegated to Lingnan, where he died of old age.

Some people said that although Cai should be killed, he did not kill him in the name of poetry. Wu Chuhou's move was also honorably included in the ranks of traitors.

Therefore, when I heard that Cai Que recommended me to learn poetry from Wu Chuhou, Zhang Yue certainly knew that the other party had good intentions, but after thinking about it, Zhang Yue thought that he was not at the point of learning poetry at the risk of being demoted to Lingnan, so he politely declined to Cai Que .

When Zhang Yue went to visit Cai Que, he brought two bottles of vegetarian wine, several Xuan pens, and a corner of Shu Jian.

Vegetarian wine is eaten on weekdays. If you eat some vegetarian wine in Taixue, you won't be reprimanded if you don't see it directly.There is a lot of homework on weekdays, and Tai students usually like this breath.

As for the Xuanbi Shujian, it was given to Cai Que to congratulate him on being named on the Jinbang next spring.

Cai Que was very happy to see Zhang Yue giving gifts.

On Zhang Yue's way back to the Zhaishe, he saw that Cai Que took a dose of Taiwan ink and several catties of pomegranates and chased them over.This pomegranate is also called golden cherry.Jiangnan called the pomegranate Jinying because he avoided the name of Qian Miao.

Seeing that Cai Que was so troublesome, Zhang Yue couldn't help but said: "Brother Chizheng, you're out of touch like this. This Xuanbi plain wine is just something I have in hand, so you're embarrassing me."

Zhang Yue knew that Cai Que's family was really in a bad situation. His father was killed by Chen Zhizhong, and the family was exiled in Chenzhou.

In the past, Zhang Dun's brother-in-law Huang Haoqian often helped him. Even so, after arriving in Taixue, Cai Que's life was very tight.

Cai Que said with a smile: "Sanlang, it's the so-called reciprocity. You said that Xuanbi and plain wine are handy things, but no one else gave them to me, but you gave them to me. It can be seen that you take Brother Yu deeply in your heart. I appreciate this friendship. gone."

Zhang Yue stopped refusing and said, "Okay, I'll just wait for the good news from Brother Chizheng!"

Cai Que looked firmly and said: "Cheng Sanlang said auspicious words... What's the matter, what else does Saburo have to say?"

Zhang Yue hesitated for a while, but decided to speak bluntly: "Brother Chizheng is open and upright, and he refuses to take advantage of his friends. It is a gentleman's behavior. I think Shi Brown will be able to take care of the people in the same way when he becomes an official. He is fair and honest. .”

Cai Que smiled and said: "Sanlang, what can I say? I can't see the time of Shi Brown now. Let me go!"

Zhang Yue looked at Cai Que and said in his heart, Cai Que was young and poor, and he was accused of corruption and bribery at the beginning of his official career, and the stigma was written on his resume, so that his official reputation has not been good since then.

I don't know how much he can listen to such a reminder.

One must be cautious when entering an official career. If he makes a wrong step at the beginning, he will be punished for the rest of his life. The normal promotion route will be very difficult, unless he is willing to find another way or cling to nobles.

But is the road of clinging to noble people easy?

Not only must you be good at flattering and flattering, but more importantly, you must have the value that noble people value and be able to obey.

Zhang Yue didn't know how much Cai Que would listen to his advice, so he could only say that he did his best.

After Zhang Yue returned to the Zhai, he distributed all the catties of pomegranates that Cai Que gave to his classmates.

This is also the consistent confession of his elder brother Zhang Shi, but if there is food at hand, it must be shared and given to others, and it cannot be enjoyed alone.

During the period, a classmate also took a pomegranate and ate it, and laughed while eating, "Sanlang has earned a lot of money by engraving seals recently."

Zhang Yue smiled and said nothing.

There is no way, although there are many leaders in the Taixue, there are also many people who are smart in reading and sophisticated.However, there are also quite a few people who lack thoroughness in dealing with others, but most of these people have no bad intentions, so Zhang Yue doesn't take it seriously.

Speaking of his daily expenses, it is true that he engraved seals, and every month he sells and gives away two and a half yuan, and he can also earn two or three yuan.

Zhang Yue received a letter from his family, and the policeman who had been entrusted by the family to go to Beijing to bring him winter clothes and a few pennies of money, it is estimated that by then the hands will be much looser.

Zhang Yue carved two more seals that night, and the next day was the day when Wangri and Taixue rested.

Zhang Yue happened to have five or six idle chapters who wanted to let go.

Of course, brothers Ouyang Fa often come to Zhang Yue to buy spare chapters, but among friends, Zhang Yue can't ask for money.Ouyang Fa asked himself, but Zhang Yue always took it as a gift.

Of course, the two brothers Ouyang Fa would not ask for it in vain, and they always gave something better every time, which always made Zhang Yue very embarrassed.

So Zhang Yue engraved a lot of free stamps on his hands, and besides presenting them to Ouyang Xiu and Ouyang Fa, he always sold them at the Daxiangguo Temple to earn some extra money.

This day, Zhang Yue got up early and went to Ouyang Xiu's home to pay a visit.

Ouyang Xiu is now a Bachelor of Hanlin and a Bachelor of Longtuge, and he has the right to know Kaifeng Mansion.

This position is not the "Kaifeng Fu Yin" that is often said in operas. This position is not permanent. Generally, everyone has the right to know Kaifeng Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion.

Ouyang Xiu knew that Kaifeng Mansion was busy with affairs, and Zhang Yue had never had the chance to see Ouyang Xiu since the first time.

Zhang Yue went to Ouyang Xiu's mansion several times in the past six months, and Ouyang Fa and Ouyang Fen were the two brothers who received him.

Zhang Yue went to Ouyang Xiu's house today and bought some water gifts and advice.

Unexpectedly, Ouyang Xiu was in the house.

Ouyang Faxiang accompanied Zhang Yue into the mansion and told Ouyang Xiuxiu to receive guests at the mansion, and asked him to go together to get to know each other.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yue cheered up and walked into the hall.

But I saw Ouyang Xiuxiu sitting high in the hall, with two young officials in green robes sitting next to him.

Zhang Yue greeted Ouyang Xiu first, and Ouyang Xiu smiled and said to the two people in the hall: "This is the Sanlang of the Zhang family that I just mentioned to you."

When the two heard the words, they stood up and greeted each other.

One person called himself Chen Shunyu, from Xiuzhou.

Another person called himself Qian Zao, from Suzhou.

Qian Zao said with a faint smile: "Sanlang, you are indeed a son of a famous family."

As for Chen Shunyu, he said: "Brother Zihou's younger brother, I was also present at the Wu Mansion banquet that day. I still remember the phrase 'all surnames in the world look up'."

Zhang Yue humbly said that he was ashamed, and the two of them had heard about it.

This Chen Shunyu studied under Hu Yuan when he was in Huzhou, and was awarded a Jinshi in the sixth year of Qingli.

As for this Qian Zao, his background is even more remarkable, his ancestor is Qian Miao of Wuyue Kingdom, his uncle is Qian Mingyi, a Hanlin scholar, and Ouyang Xiu is a deadly enemy.

Qian Mingyi used the affair between Ouyang Xiu and his niece to criticize Ouyang Xiu, and finally caused Ouyang Xiu to be demoted to Chuzhou.However, Qian Weiyan, another member of the Qian family, was once Ouyang Xiu's boss, so he was kind to him.

However, I heard that when Ouyang Xiu compiled the history of the Five Dynasties later, he made many belittling words to the Wuyue and Qian family, which was probably regarded as public revenge.

Zhang Yue wondered how could Qian Zao be here?Since he is an enemy, how could he appear in Ouyang Xiu's private residence.

Zhang Yue was secretly surprised, and soon the two said goodbye.

Ouyang Xiu looked a little flat, Zhang Yue didn't dare to ask more.

Ouyang Xiu held a stack of manuscripts and said with a smile: "These two are going to take a major exam next year, so they have presented me with a proposal."

Only then did Zhang Yue suddenly understand.

According to the regulations, those who participate in the system must submit 25 strategies and theories to the officials above the two systems, 25 strategies and [-] theories.Then the officials of the two systems will select those who are excellent in words and theory to participate in the cabinet examination. Today, the two of them came to Ouyang Xiu to submit manuscripts.

Zhang Yue thought about it, and immediately told Ouyang Xiu that he was looking for a teacher of poetry and fu.

Ouyang Xiu said to Zhang Yue: "I have read your classics, meanings, and poems. Your classics and meanings are above the policy theory, and your policy theory is above the poems. As for the poetry and fu, it is difficult to catch the eye."

Zhang Yue knew that this was the truth. He really didn't have much talent in poetry and fu, because it could not be improved by rote memorization.

Ouyang Fa laughed at the side: "Sanlang is not good at poetry and prose, why don't you go for a major exam! I just don't know if Sanlang is sure about the sixth theory of the secret pavilion."

Ouyang Xiu took a look at Zhang Yue, and blamed Ouyang: "Didn't you hurt Saburo?"

In addition to the nomination of two recommenders, the system department also needs the approval of two system officials. The most difficult thing is the Six Theories of the Secret Pavilion.

The Sixth Theory of the Secret Pavilion is so difficult, and the scope of the questions is so wide, it is so wide that it makes people collapse!

To what extent?
Including 'Nine Classics, Seventeen Histories, Seven Books, Guoyu, Xunzi, Yangzi, Guanzi, Wen Zhongzi's texts or commentaries'.

That is to say, candidates must memorize the text and notes of these books first.

It takes several years for Zhang Yue to memorize one of the Nine Classics.

As for the seventeen history?In later generations, it will be the same as a master who can read 24 histories.

The Seven Books are Sun Tzu's Art of War, Wu Zi's Art of War, etc., that is, the Seven Books of Martial Arts. If you learn all of them, you can be the champion of martial arts.

And so on.

Anyone who has read the Nine Classics, Seventeen Histories, and Seven Books' main texts and annotations can be called a master of liberal arts students.

The talents selected by the department should not only be able to master the classics, but also be able to understand the history, and even be able to 'talk on paper'.

Zhang Yue immediately said: "Scholar Ouyang, I will know the Nine Classics at the age of 14."

If ordinary people say that he has mastered the Nine Classics, others will say that he is not ashamed.

Zhang Yue is full of confidence, he will slap anyone who dares to question.

Seeing Zhang Yue's passionate expression, Ouyang Xiu said casually: "Xiu already knows you..."

Zhang Yue has black lines on his face, can the boss stop playing tricks and be more serious?

Ouyang Xiu said with a smile: "...Xiu already knew that you have nine classics. You took eleven exams when you were in the county school, and you passed nine of them in all of them. You only passed eight in one. You are really a rare talent in a hundred years. , it’s just a pity that I can’t take the major subjects now.”

"I don't know why?" Zhang Yue asked.

Ouyang Xiu said with a smile: "A major subject requires the approval of officials above the two systems. Now you are not well-known, which is difficult. The second is that in recent years, most of the candidates who have tried a major subject are Jinshi. You still have to be a Jinshi first."

"Speaking of which, you are quite like another student of mine, Zeng Zigu. He is good at strategizing, but he is not as good at applying for essays, so he failed many times. He didn't pass the examination until last year."

Zhang Yue thought to himself, after all, he still needs to take the Jinshi examination first, but his poetry and prose are indeed a weakness.

Zhang Yue listened to this and said: "Scholar Ouyang, my poems..."

Ouyang Xiu smiled and said: "It's okay, I'll just find someone to teach you, but I don't know if he agrees or not."

(End of this chapter)