Prime Minister

Chapter 195
When Ouyang Fa, Zhang Yue, and Fan Zuyu arrived at the Wu Mansion.

It happened that several children from Wu Yu's mansion were also present.

Although Wu Yu died of illness, as the eldest grandson of Wu's parents, Wu Andu was still in the limelight. He married the daughter of Fan Yong, who was the great-grandson of Fan Renshu, a famous late Shu minister.

He used to guard the West, and together with Fan Zhongyan, he was called Dafan Laozi, and the other was called Xiaofan Laozi.

Fan Yong is a good official, but he is a rookie in war. Once the Xixia army attacked Yan'an Mansion, Fan Yong didn't know what to do, so he asked an old soldier, and the old soldier said that he would definitely be able to defend it.

Later, Fan Yong really held on to it. Afterwards, others asked the veteran why you were so confident, but the veteran asked me why I was so confident. It is good to hold on, but if I can’t hold on, Da Fan will have no chance to kill me.

Fan Yong killed tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Song Dynasty in the battle against Xixia, but he saved Di Qing.

But there is no doubt that Fan Yong has a good reputation among officials.

The young people in the hall were all talking at the ceremony, but Wu Anshi was not there at the moment, so Wu Anchi came forward to receive him, because they were all from his own family who spoke very kindly.

Zhang Yue saw that the hall was full of people who were related to the Wu family by marriage. As for He Qi and Wang Kui were not here at all, it meant that they were not from this circle.

Zhang Yue understood that although it was a verbal engagement, the Wu family already regarded him as a prospective son-in-law.

Wu Andu is familiar with Ouyang Fa and Fan Zuyu.

When introduced to Zhang Yue, Wu Andu's eyes brightened and he smiled and said to others: "I and Duzhi, although we met for the first time, I don't know why we hit it off right away?"

The left and right laughed when they heard this, some people didn't care about Zhang Yue at all, but after hearing what Wu Andu said, who would not be aware of it, and someone immediately asked others who Zhang Yue was?
Wu Andu smiled and asked Zhang Yue: "Sanlang Guigeng?"

"Sixteen." Zhang Yue replied cautiously.

Wu Andu seemed to be counting his age with his fingers, and said with a smile: "It's just right, which famous teacher do you worship now?"

Zhang Yue said: "When I was living in the countryside, I studied under Mr. Zi Boyi. Now I study in Taixue."

Wu Andu said happily: "It turns out that Zhang Boyi's senior, my late father often collected his inscriptions and famous posts when he was alive. You are still too student now, and you are really amazing at your age."

Ouyang Fa on the side said: "Sanlang, he was admitted to the Taixue at the age of 14."

After hearing this, Wu Andu asked even more happily: "Yu Zhizhi from Taixue, you know Professor Sheng."

"They are all famous teachers, and I have benefited a lot from my disciples."

Wu Andu nodded, as if he was following the straight talk, and Professor Sheng understood Zhang Yuefeng's tone.However, it can be seen from left and right that Wu Andu has a good impression of Zhang Yue.

As the eldest son and grandson of the Wu family, Wu Andu is still very influential in Wu's speech.

On the side, Wu Anchi was talking with several other cousins ​​of the Wu family, but their eyes were all looking here.

Wu Andu walked up to Wu Anchi and said a few words, then said in a low voice: "This son is an honest man, very good, very good."

Seeing that Wu Andu spoke highly of Zhang Yue, Wu Anchi was very happy from the bottom of his heart but didn't say anything.

"Sauro."

When Zhang Yue saw Wu Anchi, he saluted immediately. It was the first time the two had met since he made a marriage contract with the Wu family.

"There are so many people today, there are many things I can't talk to you about, but since I'm here, I've got to get to know these people well, if you don't like this occasion, it's good to go out for a stroll."

Wu Anchi's words somewhat surprised Zhang Yue.

Wu Anchi smiled and said: "Let's have a good chat with Sanlang another day. Your knowledge has improved a lot. I am very relieved. Yes, brother is here."

Zhang Yue looked over but saw Wu Anshi coming and talking to Wu Andu.

Wu Andu also said a few words about Zhang Yue, but Wu Anshi said: "He came from a small family, there is no reason for people to laugh at him."

Wu Andu looked at Wu Anshi and said, "It doesn't matter how small the family is, if you study well, you can do it."

"But it may not be possible to pass the Jinshi exam."

Wu Andu smiled and said: "Parents often say that their children are stupid outside, but it's rare for you to talk about the future sister-in-law like you. That's right, has Du Zhi met Shi Qi?"

Wu Anshi said: "Never. To say the least, we have to wait for him to be admitted to Jinshi."

Wu Andu smiled and said: "You can't say that. You can't say that after seeing Seventeen, you decided to study, and finally Gaodi?"

Wu Anshi was dissatisfied when she saw Wu Andu.

The two, one as the eldest son of Wu Yu and the other as the eldest son of Wu Chong, have long wanted to compete.From Wu Anshi's point of view, Wu Andu's showing favor to Zhang Yue today is just to cut his face, and whether he approves of Zhang Yue is another matter, why are you Wu Andu here to point fingers?
In the past, the children of the Wu family had to listen to Wu Yu's arrangements, and even Wu Anshi's marriage was strongly advocated by Wu Yu, but when Wu Chong became a big official, he had to let the eldest room look at their feelings instead.

Of course, Wu Anshi also knows that her uncle Wu Yu takes good care of their family, but the conflict with Wu Andu is still a contradiction.

At this time, Zhang Yue had already met Wu Anshi.

Wu Anshi said to Zhang Yue: "Sanlang, I haven't seen you for a while. I should have invited you to my home alone for a family dinner, but I was afraid of delaying your studies, so today I'm a little casual."

Zhang Yue said: "Mr. Dalang is serious, it is Sanlang who should come to visit."

Wu Anshi said: "I heard that you wrote an article a few days ago. It's good that you wrote a couplet of poems."

Zhang Yue said: "Mr. Da Lang has also heard about it, so I laughed."

Wu Anshi laughed and said: "Couple articles can be famous, but the most important thing is the examination room. You still remember He Qi in the Taixue, he is your fellow countryman, and he is very good at dealing with people. You need to learn more from him. "

Zhang Yue thought in his heart, Wu Anshi asked him to learn from He Qi?

Zhang Yue said: "I don't have much contact with He Qiping on weekdays."

Wu Anshi said: "Then you have to be diligent and handy in the future. He Qi has advantages. He is better than you in the world. If you are so honest, even if you win a Jinshi in the future, how can you enjoy yourself in the officialdom? Think about it." If you are like a fish in water, you must be exquisite in all directions. I also treat you as my own family, so I tell you this from the bottom of my heart, don't take offense."

Zhang Yue heard the words and said: "Mr. Da Lang made the right point. It is good to be slick, but a gentleman should also be square and round in dealing with things. It is not good to blindly seek roundness or squareness. The important thing is to be in a degree. Mr. Da Lang said that what I said is correct?"

Zhang Yue also took back Wu Anshi's words in a tepid manner.

Seeing that many people were looking at this, Wu Anshi laughed loudly and said, "Of course that's the case. Sanlang's words are very good."

From the outside, it looks like Zhang Yue and Wu Anshi are having a happy conversation.

But both of them knew that Zhang Yue was unwilling to listen to Wu Anshi.

But Wu Anshi would not put the contradiction on the surface, but said: "It's good that Sanlang knows it in his heart."

After Wu Anshi left, Zhang Yue also heaved a sigh of relief. Wu Anshi felt that she was not smooth enough in dealing with others. Of course, although she was dissatisfied from the bottom of her heart, at least everyone was doing well.

At this time Wen Jifu came.

Zhang Yue knew that Wu Chong's other son-in-law, Wu Xiji, was in Luoyang, and he and his elder brother worshiped Shao Yong as their teacher and could not come.As for the other son-in-law, Xia Boqing, he did not come because of something.

Wu Andu and Wu Anshi stepped forward to pay respects, Wen Jifu greeted a few important people, and took the initiative to chat with Zhang Yue.

Wu Andu and Wu Anshi were all taken aback, Wen Jifu is the top figure in the Beijing Yamen, how did he know Zhang Yue, and when did he see him treat people like this.

(End of this chapter)