Prime Minister

Chapter 208 Gathering Fast

In addition to Huang Lu being so free and easy, the students in Taixue Yangzhengzhai also have their own temperaments.

If it is said that the officialdom is a melting pot that melts all kinds of people into a similar shape, then the Tai students in the Taixue are still pig iron, with their own edges and corners.

They are sharp and not very good at hiding, and they like to be outspoken and openly criticize the government.

Apart from Huang Lu, Huang Haoyi, and Zhang Yue, Han Zhongyan had a lot of contacts in Taixue on weekdays.

In the yamen, Wu Anshi never refused to make friends with others, Wu Anchi kept holding it and never revealed half of his family background.

Han Zhongyan has a free-spirited temperament and makes friends with yamen, but some yamen no matter how senior they are, he doesn't like them, and he doesn't care.As for the children of the Han family, Zhang Yue is not hesitating to make friends with them.

But in Fanlou, after Zhang Yue and He Qi fell out, Han Zhongyan also cut off contact with him.

This made Zhang Yue feel that Han Zhongyan was somewhat loyal.

However, Han Zhongyan was also very outspoken sometimes. He once talked to his classmates: "I thought only us officials and eunuchs would talk about the weak and the strong, but I didn't expect those poor families to talk about it. He If he becomes an official every day, I'm afraid it will get worse."

After Zhang Yue heard about it from other people, he really felt that Han Zhongyan was outspoken, but his words were not aimless.

The imperial examination is a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops. They squeezed out countless talents to reach this position. Those who were defeated by themselves have nothing to sympathize with. They each have their own pitiful places, so they seem to believe in the supremacy of strength more than Han Zhongyan, etc. price exchange.

It is the saying of scholars that there is a lot of negative heart.

In the blink of an eye, it was March, and Zhang Yue was working hard in his studies, and his poems and essays were improving day by day.

In the private examination of Taixue, Zhang Yue's poems and prose were unexpectedly superior.

This is naturally Chen Xiang's teaching. After Zhang Yue told Chen Xiang about this, after Chen Xiang read Zhang Yue's poems, he was also very happy and said to Zhang Yue: "I also said that you need at least five years to write poems. Wen wrote Dengtang, now... but don't be proud, it's just that Dengtang has not entered the room yet."

Zhang Yue was very humble after hearing this.

Besides Chen Xiangna, Ouyang Xiu also walked around.

Su Shi was the Chief Registrar of Fuchang County, Henan Province (present-day Yiyang West, Henan Province), and Su Zhe was the Chief Registrar of Mianchi County, Henan Province. However, neither of them took up the post. They were elected by Ouyang Xiu to take part in the system examination, so they lived in Huaiyuan Post.

Zhang Yue heard from Ouyang Fa that Ersu asked where he was at Soujizhai, and agreed to visit him when he had time.

Regarding Soujizhai, Zhang Yue hasn't been there much recently.

Engraving seals has now become a hobby, not a means of earning a living.

The number of chapters engraved is less and less every month, and the shop is always thinking about whether to close it someday.

But the more chapters are engraved, the more refined it is.It can be said that Bianjing has gathered people who love gold and stone from all over the world. They all speak highly of Zhang Yue's engraved seals.

These Jinshi families are like big dogs, and they don't need money at all.

So any chapter in Zhang Yue's hand is doubled.

Although there are fewer sales now, the shop can still earn more than ten yuan per month.

With this income, why would Zhang Yue not do it, anyway, it should be treated as a sideline income.

Now Zhang Yue is not so interested in engraving chapters, and turned to calligraphy.

Bianjing literati engraved Zhangyue alone, but there are many famous calligraphers. Although Zhangyue's calligraphy is good, it is not outstanding now, so it can't be sold for a few dollars.

But many people who can’t afford engraved seals read it after visiting Soujizhai, and think that Zhang Yue’s characters are not bad, and they are not expensive.

Later days proved that those who bought Zhangyue characters first all made a fortune.

One of them, surnamed Lu, once bought Zhang Yuebai's subtitle, but later sold it because of his poor family.

From now on, this descendant surnamed Lu is really angry with this ancestor.

With engraved chapters to attract traffic, the sales of calligraphy, paintings and utensils in this collection room are also good.Wang Anguo has been asking Zhang Yue to write a book, but Zhang Yue has been procrastinating. Later, he simply changed the other room of Soujazhai into a bookstore tea room.

When it came to the day when the Wan surnames were traded in Daxiangguo Temple, Wang Anguo unceremoniously regarded himself as the owner of this place, and brought a group of friends from the cultural circle to drink tea here.

Unexpectedly, Wang Anguo's book did not sell a few copies, but the engraved seal of Collecting Zhai, the fame of calligraphy and painting helped Zhang Yue to promote it.

In addition to Wang Anguo, Tang Jiu would also come to Soujizhai when he was free on weekdays, which was regarded as sitting in town.

On this day, Zhang Yue went to Collection Zhai, and first brought the three engraved seals he had engraved in the past half a month, and at the same time reconciled the accounts. It is better for him to do such a thing himself.

Zhang Yue was calculating the accounts inside, when he heard a voice outside: "Call your boss."

Zhang Yue glanced outside when he heard this, but he saw that several of them were rogue and settled down.

Zhang Yue curled his lips at Tang Jiu, and Tang Jiu put down the wine gourd and went out.

A poppi bowed and said: "We brothers have been working in the Daxiangguo Temple for a long time, and we didn't come to visit the neighbors in the neighborhood. I'm really sorry, and I'm here today to make amends."

The guy said: "I dare not be, I don't know what you do for a living?"

The head poppi smiled and said: "Business without borrowing money, you lend me money, and pay you back tomorrow with [-]% interest, how about this business?"

At this moment, Tang Jiu walked up to this poppier and said, "Where did you get someone to act wild here?"

"Who are you, be careful..."

Just as Poppi was about to speak, Tang Jiu hit him on the face with a fist, and the other party covered his mouth and said, "Okay, you do it, wait for me. We'll rely on you today."

After speaking, all the people left, the clerk sighed and said in his heart: "This man is so ignorant, if he offends these people, there will be no peace in the future."

But Tang Jiu returned to the room and continued to drink.

After a while, someone called again: "Is Sanlang there?"

Zhang Yue glanced at it, put down his pen and went out immediately.

"Second aunt."

It turned out that it was Mrs. Yang who came here. Zhang Yue ordered the waiter to have tea and invited him to sit down.

Yang said: "In the past, my second aunt would have said that you were approaching the exam but didn't study hard and play with these gold and stones, but now that you know how to measure, so I don't say anything."

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Second Aunt, Sanlang is also tired of reading on weekdays, so he does it easily, but he doesn't lack the money."

Yang Shi nodded and said, "It's good that you know the severity."

Zhang Yue asked, "Is Second Aunt doing anything important here?"

"Why can't I come to your shop if I have nothing to do?"

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Second Aunt came here, San Lang must be waiting to sweep the couch."

Yang said with a smile: "There is indeed a serious matter."

As she spoke, she ordered the servant girl to take out a stack of land deeds, body deeds and other things.

"This is?"

Yang said: "This is a farm in the west of Luoyang City. There are more than a hundred acres of land on the farm, and some fruits and vegetables are grown. There are more than a dozen farmers who take care of it. This is the title of the farmer. Together with the delivery documents, you just need to write your name."

Looking at the unclear farm, Zhang Yue couldn't help asking: "Second Aunt, why did you give me these Zhuangzi for nothing? You also know that Uncle... Uncle won't allow it."

Yang said with a smile: "It has nothing to do with him."

"That's Brother Dun?"

"I'll just tell you the truth. This is what your second sister-in-law meant."

"Second sister-in-law?" Zhang Yue asked in surprise.

Yang nodded.

This farm is under the name of Zhang Dun's wife, Zhang. His father is a dignified censor, and his brother is also in business in Luoyang. The family is very rich.

Yang said: "After she knew that you had made a marriage contract with the Wu family, she took out this farm from her dowry as a gift to you, and told you that your second brother's house in Bianjing City has also been tidied up, so you should hurry up." Move there, and then bring my elder brother and sister-in-law from Pucheng."

"Second sister-in-law, this is too... Brother Dun doesn't know about this."

Yang said: "You don't care if Brother Dun knows it or not, but these are all your second sister-in-law's wishes. She asked me to speak, and she said that the two of you brothers have been in a stalemate now, and it is not easy for her to come forward. But I only hope that you can accept this farm because she is a sister-in-law, and she also said that she dare not ask you anything, but just let you study and study in Bianjing with peace of mind."

Zhang Yue heard the words: "Thank you for your kindness, second sister-in-law, she is really a very virtuous woman."

Yang's face was full of joy, and she was also very proud of picking up this daughter-in-law for Zhang Dun.

Zhang Yue understood that this Zhang family was indeed a very virtuous woman in history.

After Yuanyou changed, Zhang Dun was criticized all the way by Sima Guang and other old parties, and was demoted all the way from Ruzhou to Lingnan, with almost no hope of returning to the Central Plains.

Mrs. Zhang also died of illness while traveling with Zhang Dun. Before she died, she repeatedly advised Zhang Dun not to retaliate against Sima Guang and others.

Zhang Dun agreed to Zhang at that time.

After the death of Mrs. Zhang, Zhang Dun returned to worship the prime minister, but he attacked and retaliated against the old party, which was better than attacking the old party and the new party.To excavate the tomb of Sima Guang and Lu Gong, and to relegate Su Shi to the south of the Five Ridges is still unresolved, and even sent all the way to the international tourist island.

No way, Zhang Dun couldn't help it.

Now that Zhang Dun didn't make a statement, Mrs. Zhang came to make peace with Zhang Yue, to resolve the deadlock between the two brothers.Although the Zhang family is rich, she was able to give it to Zhang Yue from her dowry, which shows that this woman is really kind to Zhang Dun.

Zhang Yue couldn't help but think of Zhao Yasi's daughter, who must be no match.

Zhang Yue said: "Thank you for the kindness of the second sister-in-law, but these are the dowry of the second sister-in-law. Even if I have no backbone, I can't ask for these. I can only thank the second sister-in-law here."

Yang glanced at Zhang Yue and said, "I expected you to say that. You are more stubborn than your second brother. You can't pull back even ten horses."

After speaking, Mrs. Yang left.

After Zhang Yue sent Yang Shi out, he returned to the altar to settle accounts.

Just thinking about why today, when Wang Anguo didn't arrive, he suddenly saw guests from outside.

This guest is a female guest, Zhang Yue didn't care about it for a while, it was just a shop assistant socializing.

After saying a few words, the other party said: "You are so stupid, call your boss."

Zhang Yue thought in his heart, could it be that he is just another one looking for faults?
Zhang Yue immediately went to the outside room and saw the female guest, heh, he still knew her.

Isn't this the woman he met with He Qi and Wang Kui next to Zisheng Pavilion in Daxiangguo Temple that night?

She seemed to be interested in Wang Kui, so she looked at him frequently. Later, when He Qi in Fan Tower was bragging about Wang Kui, she said that the daughter of Prime Minister Fu Bi's family had a crush on Wang Kui.

This woman is twenty-eight years old, her eyes are a bit seductive, and she looks a bit seductive when she looks at people, reminiscent of women from the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, Neo Confucianism had not yet been popularized. For example, Sima Guang and Cheng Yi were still advocating how to be a boudoir woman who never left her home.

There are also officials and eunuchs whose discipline is not so strict. These women go out at will without covering their faces, and they don't care about the eyes of others.

The woman glanced at Zhang Yue and said provocatively: "My boss is so young!"

Zhang Yue said: "Don't dare to do it."

The woman immediately went to the three engraved seals displayed on the counter and asked: "I bought these three engraved seals together, let me tell you a price!"

Zhang Yue said: "I'm sorry, according to the rules of our store, every customer can only buy one, and if there are too many, we won't sell them."

The woman laughed and said, "Oh, why are you talking so much? Isn't it money? I'd like to pay twice the price for it."

"sorry……"

"three times……"

"sorry……"

"Five times!"

Zhang Yue looked at the woman and shook his head with a smile. The woman's expression was slightly cold, obviously a little angry.

"What a boss who doesn't know how to praise, how can you be worthy of the person who entrusted you to sell the seal here?"

"will not."

"You said no, no?"

"Yes, because I am the one who carved the seal."

Surprise flashed across the woman's eyes and she asked, "Is this engraved seal really made by you?"

Zhang Yue nodded.

The woman lost her anger, looked around the room and pointed to these words: "Are these words too?"

Zhang Yue said, "Of course."

The woman nodded slightly and said: "It's a bit arrogant to be able to write such characters and carve such chapters at this age, so let me forgive you for being rude and offensive."

Zhang Yue shook his head secretly, this woman is as beautiful as she is, but she is so arrogant, she really loses her color a lot.

At this time, someone outside said: "My lady from the rich family, I finally found you."

Zhang Yue turned his head to look, isn't this Wang Kui?
But I saw Wang Kui striding into the room wearing a green shirt and a scarf on his head.

Seeing a trace of displeasure on Wang Kui's face, the woman asked, "Why did you come here?"

But Wang Kui said with a good-tempered smile: "The rich second uncle of your mansion invited me to visit the mansion. I heard from him that the lady came to visit the Daxiang Kingdom, so I came here for a stroll. Unexpectedly, I really met my lady. It's a real life." Where do we not meet."

The woman sneered and said: "Who will never meet you in your life, didn't you tell you not to come to me again?"

Wang Kui couldn't hold back when he heard the words, he took a step back and smiled generously.

Wang Kui remembered that at the poetry meeting that day, the rich lady looked at him quite intentionally.

Later, he was invited by a rich family to visit the mansion, and he met the Prime Minister Fu Bi.The other party also appreciated his poems and articles.

During this period, he met with this woman a few times and talked about it.

Wang Kui liked this woman more and more, but she became indifferent.

This made Wang Kui, who thought he was favored by a beauty, feel a sudden drop in his heart.

Later, the more enthusiastic I was, the colder the other party became.Wang Kui felt reconciled to the other party's attitude.

Wang Kui wanted to come, the so-called "good women are afraid of pestering men".

When he first pursued Gui Ying, the other party was very arrogant and ignored him at first, but after seeing his sincerity and talent, he finally became his own woman obediently.

Thinking of this, Wang Kui suddenly saw Zhang Yue beside him and said in surprise, "Du Zhi, why are you here?"

(End of this chapter)