Prime Minister

Chapter 176 Class
After Wu Chong left the front hall, he returned to the inner house.

His wife Li, eldest daughter-in-law Fan, and second daughter-in-law Wang were all sitting there chatting casually, but they were actually waiting for news.

In the past, Mrs. Wang's health was not good, but she rarely appeared in the inner house.Of course, there are some people who say that they are not in good health. If the woman in the inner house wants to say something about her body, there are a lot of reasons. In fact, she and her mother-in-law Li are somewhat at odds.

But today, on the one hand, Wu Anchi received Zhang Yue, and on the other hand, when the father-in-law came back, he also wanted to wait on him.

Everyone present knew why Wu Chong invited Zhang Yue to his home, but it was difficult for anyone to ask questions.

Mrs. Li talked about some gossip about the inner house, and finally mentioned Wu Chong's views on Zhang Yue.

Wu Chong didn't say anything, Fan and Wang resigned immediately.

Wu Chong said: "I took a look, and Zhang's Saburo is not as good as Uncle Yong. Fa'er praises him so well, but he is also a sincere and honest person. He can be cultivated in the officialdom in the future, but..."

"But how?"

"He said that before becoming a Jinshi, you should study without distraction." Wu Chong said.

Li Shi said: "There is no distraction? Isn't it true that you don't talk about marriage before you are a Jinshi?"

Wu Chong didn't say anything, and Li Shi also accompanied him carefully.

"Why don't you speak?"

Li said: "In my opinion, why don't the officials slow down the seventeenth marriage?"

Wu Chong said: "It takes a lot of time for us officials to discuss marriage. This is three years, and it is common to wait for three years. It is also common for women to marry after they are 20 years old."

Mrs. Li said with a smile: "Master, I don't want people to talk about matchmaking, but I have to meet the seventeenth man in person, otherwise there is no such trouble."

Wu Chong said: "If you really want to be a matchmaker, it's easy to pick a matchmaking family."

Li Shi said: "If you don't look at the family background, if you choose a handsome man from a poor family as your son-in-law, then your children and grandchildren will have to take care of you in the court 20 years later."

Wu Chong said: "But it's easy for us to think, but others see it more. You have the idea of ​​caring in your heart, that is, you have a heart of kindness. But the son-in-law who knows how to read words and looks, and obeys everything, I think it's okay. "

Mrs. Li laughed and said: "The officials are right, but I think it's okay to just focus on climbing high branches. It's the talented son-in-law of the Yan Mansion, who is not only witty and obedient, but also makes his father-in-law happy. , is also a lively scene. Whenever there is a silence, the talented son-in-law will come out to answer the conversation, and the witty remarks can amuse people."

Wu Chong said: "This is what women see."

Mrs. Li suppressed her smile and said: "The officials are right. In fact, in my opinion, as long as the family style and character are decent, there are three poor relatives waiting in the family. They will not help them in the future. It will not look good. If you help, What if it’s on our house.”

Wu Chong heard the words and said: "Everyone in this son's family can study, so don't worry about it."

Li Shi said happily: "That's good. But the officials really want to wait for this Zhang Sanlang to be a Jinshi before making marriage proposals to Seventeen? It's not easy for a scholar to be a Jinshi for ten years, but a girl's youth can't wait."

Wu Chong said: "If you miss it, you will miss it. Anyway, the seventeenth marriage will be discussed again, so don't worry about it for a while, it must be someone."

Li Shi said: "Actually, Bachelor Ouyang, Jifu's child, and his father-in-law's younger brother all praised him. I think this son is definitely good."

Wu Chong said: "I think this son is also a young phoenix."

Li said: "Officer, do you need someone to deliver a message. How about letting Fa'er and his wife come to the house tomorrow?"

Wu Chong said: "You can figure out what to do."

After coming out of Wu's house, Zhang Yue felt Wu Anchi's displeasure.

Zhang Yue felt a little apprehensive, but then he felt a little relieved, so he just said something.

Before going to the Wu Mansion, Zhang Yue could understand what Chen Xiang had explained.

The most famous son-in-law is Cai Bian and Wang Anshi.

Cai Bian's father, Cai Zhun, was a Jinshi during the Jingyou period, and he was an official to a minister.When Cai Bian was Wang Anshi's son-in-law, he had already passed the Jinshi examination.

On the other hand, Zhang Yue has not been an official for more than three generations, and he has not yet achieved fame.

Nevertheless, how does Cai Bian lick Wang Anshi?It goes without saying.

He had a crush on Wu Shiqiniang, but Chen Xiang's words woke him up.Chen Xiang didn't suggest that he marry Gao Pan, because he was afraid that his marriage would not be harmonious in the future, but he thought of another point from Chen Xiang's words.

Li Shangyin's teacher Linghu Chu is a "Niu Party", but his father-in-law Wang Yuanmao is a "Li Party".

What are Zhang Yue's political views?He knew very well that that was hugging Wang Anshi's thigh.

At first he wanted to get to know Wang Anshi by getting to know Wu Anchi, but unexpectedly, Wang Anshi hasn't seen him yet, but Wu Anchi's father, Wu Chong, revealed that he wanted to be his son-in-law.

Zeng Gong originally intended to find himself as his sister-in-law, but why did he die in the end?Zhang Yue also guessed one or two points.

With the political future in sight, Zhang Yue thought about it again and again.

In fact, the Wu family's family background and Shi Qi Niang, Zhang Yue said that he was not tempted, and felt that he was a bit hypocritical.

Just because he was tempted, Zhang Yue wanted to make himself a Jinshi first.

But can Wu Chong wait?

After Zhang Yue returned to Taixue from Wu Mansion, he heard that Xiang Qi was getting married.

The wedding date was very hasty, Ling Zhang Yue was a little surprised, and sent a post to Qilai Taixue. Many former classmates were reluctant to go, but there were also some who couldn't save face and liked to watch the excitement.

Xiang Qicheng's marriage is not on the first lunar month, so Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi have to ask for leave before they can leave Taixue.

When getting married during the day, Zhang Yue heard that he was unhappy.

When Xiang Qi came to welcome the bride, she was made things difficult for a while by the woman. Why would the woman not go out, and a brother-in-law even told Xiang Qi to crawl into the dog hole.

The scene was almost out of control.

After hearing this, Zhang Yue thought to himself, Xiang Qi is a top-five Jinshi at any rate, and the woman dared to make things so difficult.As far as Zhang Yue knew, the woman was just an official from the Secretary's Ministry.

Arriving at Xiangqizhaizi, Zhang Yue saw that the wedding banquet was very lively.

Xiang Qi doesn't have a house in Bianjing. It is said that the woman borrowed a house for them to get married.The house is located on Beixie Street, it is very grand, covering an area of ​​more than three acres, it is a big courtyard.

As for the female servants, there are dozens of them.

Huang Haoyi beside Zhang Yue was envious, and he said to Zhang Yue: "If I hadn't been married in the past, I can live like Xiang Qi now. She is also the daughter-in-law of an official family, so she can enjoy peace of mind in the future."

Zhang Yue laughed when he heard the words: "You will be admitted to Jinshi."

Huang Haoyi sighed: "How can a person like me get a Jinshi, that's all."

After speaking, Huang Haoyi looked at the whitewashed walls of the pavilions in the house and the servants coming and going with envy.

Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi met Xiang Qi together.

Xiang Qi's face was full of red, and she didn't seem to be displeased at all by the day's affairs. To Zhang Yue, Huang Haoyi said: "My dear brothers, I will invite you to visit my parents."

Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi went inside and saw that Xiang Qi's parents were honest and simple people.When they saw Zhang Yue, Huang Haoyi stood up in a panic before they came to salute.

Huang Haoyi was still hesitating, Zhang Yue immediately sang Da Na, and Huang Haoyi followed suit.

Said to the seven pairs of parents: "These two are best friends in Taixue. They helped me a lot when I was poor. Today I know that I am married, and they are also here."

Xiang Qi's parents were grateful to Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi for a while after hearing the words.

Looking at their simple appearance, Zhang Yue couldn't help but understand and tolerate Xiang Qi more.

The wedding banquet that night was also quite lively, Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi had seen the wine for three rounds and the dishes, most of the guests had already dispersed.

The two want to be with Xiang Qi, and they always have to support him.

When the wedding banquet was about to end, Zhang Yue, Huang Haoyi and Xiang Qi said goodbye.

But seeing that Xiang Qi was already very drunk, he pulled people to talk drunk.

When Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi were leaving, they stopped Xiang Qila and said, "You are not allowed to leave, just get drunk with me tonight."

Zhang Yue looked at Xiang Qi like this, and said to others: "Let's help him into the room."

Everyone laughed and said: "Yes, there is still a bridal chamber."

Xiang Qi heard the words and shouted: "What kind of bird's bridal chamber!"

Everyone knew that Xiang Qi was drunk, so they smiled and helped him in. At this time, Xiang Qi's parents were walking. Seeing that Xiang Qi was so drunk, they couldn't help saying: "Brother Qi, why did you drink so much?"

"It hurts so much."

Xiang Qi opened his drunken eyes and cursed: "What if you don't drink? Could it be that you guys can't do it for socializing? The people who came today are all famous people, can you make a fuss?"

"It's useless to call me father and mother on weekdays. What's the use of living most of my life? It's not that you were embarrassing when you proposed marriage. Why should I make a fool of myself today?"

Zhang Yue, Huang Haoyi and everyone persuaded: "Xiang Qi, enough is enough, don't talk about it."

However, Xiang Qi said relentlessly: "My Xiang family's ancestors have been farmers for generations, why did you let me study? I have studied to this day, how can I help you? I have no skills, so why let me go for it?"

"Xiang Qi! Is this a human speech?"

"You bastard, you are rebellious!"

Someone scolded him, but Xiang Qi was already sitting on the ground, and his parents were already in tears.

Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi looked at each other and left silently.

The night breeze was cool, Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi were walking on the bustling streets of Bianjing.

The scene of the wedding banquet just now still hangs in my mind.

Zhang Yue said to Huang Haoyi: "How is it? Do you still envy Xiang Qi?"

Huang Haoyi said: "I'm not envious, I'm not envious anymore. But then again, Sanlang, what if you are Xiang Qi?"

Zhang Yue thought for a while and said: "Silang, you might as well think about it, what if we don't study?"

"What can I do if I don't study? It's a big deal to live in my hometown. Now that I think about it, it's better to live in my hometown."

Zhang Yue looked at the crescent moon at the head of Bianjing City and said with emotion: "Everyone has different ranks. I call the status of people as class."

"For example, what do you do, what do you do? When you feed the pigs, you feed the pigs. When your father is an official, you become an official? People will find that most people who are busy all their lives are just like their parents. It is even worse if they don't work hard. Some people make a fortune. , more will disperse, that's the reason."

"In the Taiping era, there are only two ways to cross classes. One is to study, and the other is to get married. For example, Xiang Qi is wronged today, but in the future, he will never be bad in his official career. I admire him from the bottom of my heart. All you have is reading, what is reading? Reading is on your own!"

(End of this chapter)