I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 113
When Zhang Zhixun woke up, he felt a splitting headache, then he sat up and took a closer look, he was very unfamiliar with the place he went out from, this was definitely not the inn where he was staying, nor was it the home of some friends.

Just looking at the layout of this room, one can tell that the host must be either rich or expensive.

Thinking about yesterday, I drank with a few friends, and then went to the toilet, but on the way back, I went to the wrong cubicle. I only heard what the two people sitting there said. Li Fuzhi then seemed to be talking nonsense. ?

It should be one of those two gentlemen who brought him to this place?So which gentleman's house is this place?
While he was wondering, a maid suddenly pushed the door open and brought in a dish of morning food, which was two small dishes of rice cakes and a bowl of mutton soup.

"This gentleman is awake? Sir, please use the morning food first, and Mr. Chen will come to see him later."

Afterwards, this beautiful looking maid saluted and said goodbye, looking at this maid's appearance and etiquette, Zhang Zhixun had a little guess about this family, it must be a dignitary's family without a doubt.

But right now my stomach is really hungry, this hot and milky mutton soup and Hubing are really good
After eating and drinking, Zhang Zhixun opened the door and looked at the courtyard in the mansion. It should be a guest room in a side courtyard. The trees in the courtyard have already turned green, and there are some unknown flower buds in the flower beds, which are full of vitality .
"Lang Jun is awake?"

Zhang Zhixun looked over, but it was the middle-aged scribe from yesterday, who immediately bowed his hands in salute.

"I've seen Mr., what happened yesterday, I still hope Mr. Haihan, the kid is drunk, but he made a joke."

Chen Jianzhou smiled: "Your Majesty is being polite, my surname is Chen, my name is Jianzhou, and people from Guangling, don't you know your surname?"

Zhang Zhixun said: "Next Zhang Zhixun, people from Jizhou, thank you sir yesterday."

"Mr. Zhang is very polite. Yesterday, my friend and I accidentally mentioned Li Xianggong, but what Mr. Zhang said was really shocking. Unfortunately, Mr. Zhang was too drunk yesterday, so I couldn't continue to ask for advice. I wonder if I can continue talking with Mr. Zhang today. .”

Zhang Zhixun said: "Mr. Chen, you are being polite, what you said yesterday was all drunken words, it should be too many to count."

Chen Jianzhou said: "Don't be polite, my lord. I don't sin with words in the Great Jin Dynasty. Why should you be worried? Hearing what you said yesterday, you still have something to say. If you have nothing to do today, please continue to talk about it. Don't listen to what you say. .”

Zhang Zhixun smiled a little embarrassedly, and then said: "Then let me just say it casually. When I talked about Li Xianggong yesterday, I thought Li Xianggong's talent, and there were very few worthy and capable ministers in the past dynasties who could compare with him. But "

Chen Jianzhou said: "Come, sir, let's talk in the room."

"Well, the same Li Xianggong has held power for more than ten years, cut off dissidents, those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me perish, making the world look up to him and keep silent like a cicada; As a result, the world is full of turmoil, and people complain about it; it is still such a Li Xianggong, who prevents scholars from entering, manipulates the examination room, and controls the official administration, so that talented scholars in the Xuanjia period look at the palace and sigh, and have nowhere to complain. How can scholars be It can be easily offended, hehe, future historians will probably step this Li Xianggong into the mud, and people like Zeng Ji will definitely become a generation of sages in history books because of their literary names, which is sad and deplorable."

After a few words, Chen Jianzhou kept nodding his head.Just looking at these remarks, one knows that this person is by no means a thing of the pool.

"Your Majesty, do you know about military affairs?"

"Know a thing or two."

"Oh? Sir, please tell me how about my famous general in the Great Jin Dynasty?"

Zhang Zhixun pondered for a while, and then said: "Surely the master's family is also a general?"

Chen Jianzhou nodded and said, "Exactly."

Zhang Zhixun didn't continue to ask the bottom line, but directly said: "The famous generals of this dynasty, naturally, the first is the Duke Feng Shenji, the second is the Liaodong Yan King, and the third is the British Duke."

The first two answers are normal for those who know a little bit.And even if street vendors chat with each other, they can talk about the achievements of Duke Ding and King Yan for half an hour.

But the third one, the British Duke, did surprise Chen Jianzhou.

"Please try to speak, Mr. Lang."

The two sat opposite each other, Chen Jianzhou personally poured tea for Zhang Zhixun, and then made a gesture of invitation.

Zhang Zhixun nodded his head to express his thanks, took a sip of tea and continued to explain.

"Although the British Duke has never personally led the army, he is a handsome talent. Watching him take office in Hexi, he swept away the old trend of decline, rectified military affairs, strictly enforced laws, and was good at raising soldiers. Not leading the army personally, but being able to face up to one's own shortcomings, and knowing people to be good at their duties, the people selected are all good at fighting, and they can defend them. Although it is shorter than two battles, it is longer than before the battle. Aren't you a famous general?"

Chen Jianzhou nodded uncontrollably after hearing this, and then said: "Mr. Lang's words are reasonable, but if the two armies confront each other, Duke Ying may not be as good as Duke Wei, Marquis of Zhenyuan, Marquis of Pingbei, these veteran generals in the battlefield?"

Zhang Zhixun laughed and said, "Not necessarily!"

"Oh?"

"If the Marquis of Wu'an destroyed the city and pulled out the strongholds for his father before the battle, he would be able to step up to the front and fall into the battle, Duke Wei and others would hardly be his opponents!"

"Hahahaha." Chen Jianzhou laughed when he heard the words, "Your Majesty's words are really interesting, but it's reasonable to go to battle with father and son. But from what you said, it seems that you highly respect Marquis Wu'an!"

Zhang Zhixun said with a smile: "Of course. A man who is a great man may live in a high temple, assist the king, rule the world, and comfort the common people. Or lead an army to fight in the battlefield, and spread his might to foreign lands. His name hangs down on the frontiers, and his might shakes the four barbarians. That's not it." Both of them can't be called a man!"

"Thinking of Marquis Wu'an, when he was young, he was just an ordinary dandy in Shangjing. He wandered around in the market and called himself 'Loyal Sanlang'. Then he fought with his father on the battlefield and defeated the Qingtang and Jinzhang troops. Iron cavalry, killed tens of thousands of golden tent troops and were defeated. In the battle of Shule, they almost captured the enemy chieftain of Qingtang. To tell you the truth, when I presented the victory in Dongyue last year, I was also going to the capital, and I saw with my own eyes the captured The white scorpion really wished he could have gone to Hexi together with the Marquis of Wu'an a few years earlier, such a hero would rather be one of his pawns! It's better than being a useless scholar."

In the end, Zhang Zhixun was inevitably a little sad. The main reason for this is naturally because he has not made any achievements.

And Chen Jianzhou said: "The ancients said, 'If you don't suffer from inaction, you can stand if you suffer from it'. Your lord is full of strategies, why not make achievements?"

Zhang Zhixun said with a smile: "Mister's words, Zhixun understands. But now."

Chen Jianzhou also knew what the other party was worrying about. .

This Zhang Langjun in front of him looks well dressed and lives in Shangjing, at least he is from a wealthy family, but he is definitely not from aristocratic family, otherwise he would not worry about being promoted.

Today's Dajin wants to be a civil servant, one is grace, the other is imperial examination, and the third is recommendation.

Among them, the grace is given to the descendants of the officials appointed by the court, and the power of recommendation is naturally controlled by the powerful.

The only imperial examination, which seems to be the only way for the poor family to be promoted, is also controlled by the aristocratic family.

So even if Zhang Zhixun is full of economics and strategy, he still has no way to serve the country.

And let him be attached to the family. He is unwilling.The Han family from the same hometown can be regarded as a prominent family in this dynasty. The old patriarch of the Han family liked Zhang Zhixun's talent very much and was willing to recommend him for an official or an imperial examination.

But the condition is that Zhang Zhixun wants to marry his granddaughter.Miss Han, there's nothing wrong with that.It's just that he doesn't like it.
"The talent of Zhang Langjun Wang Zuozhi is just missing an opportunity, so don't worry about it."

"Thank you sir."

The two chatted for a few more words, Zhang Zhixun took the initiative to say goodbye, and Chen Jianzhou sent him out.

Looking back, he came to the study of the elder son Wu Yaoshi, and reported the situation about Zhang Zhixun to the elder son and the princess.

"This son has a good manner, and he has something to say. When he commented on the Prime Minister Li Fuzhi and the British Duke Fu Maoxiu, it can be said that he fully explained the merits, strengths and weaknesses of these two. At his age, he is not a son of an official. Being able to have this kind of insight is by no means ordinary, Shizi might as well come forward and make friends with him, if it can be used for me, it is also a good thing!"

Yaoshi Wu said with a smile: "I just want to make friends with him, but what can I do, I guess if they hear it, I will have to hide for a thousand miles."

But Wu Mingda said: "Since Mr. Chen said he is a great talent, why don't you let me make friends."

"You?" Pharmacist Wu questioned.

Wu Mingda glanced at him, "Why, I can't do it?"

Yaoshi Wu shook his head, "It's not that you can't do it. Mr. Chen said that Zhang Zhixun's appearance and demeanor are not ordinary. If you really have a peerless talent, you might as well think about it."

Wu Mingda frowned and said, "What are you thinking about?"

"No, I didn't say anything, you can figure it out yourself"

On the other side, Zhang Zhixun came out of the side door of Prince Yan's Mansion. He didn't realize where it was, and because he was not familiar with the road, he walked to the intersection of Lurenfang, only to realize that there were only four households in this huge square. people.

"British Mansion", "Zheng Wang Mansion", "Ding Yuanhou Mansion". And "Yan Wang Mansion" where he stayed last night.
And he went back to the side door of the alley, ready to go out along the street, but he happened to see the side door of the opposite mansion, just opened the door, and there were dozens of warriors leading horses out one after another, in order. In the preface, each of them was wearing a white round-neck gown and all black cloaks. They looked like they were the servants of a nobleman, and they should be warriors.

A tall retinue held a Mianliu flag in his hand and wrote "Marquis Fu of Wu'an".

Zhang Zhixun thought to himself, it's no wonder these servants are so capable, it turns out that they are the personal guards of the Marquis, they must have gone through several battles.

Then Zhang Zhixun saw Fu Jinchuan, who was more than eight feet tall, wearing a black black patterned round-neck and narrow-sleeved military robe, and a frieze on his head.

Eyes burning.

Sensing the gaze, Fu Jinchuan glanced at him, but saw a young scholar in the alley by the side of the street. Seeing his extraordinary demeanor, he immediately nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Zhang Zhixun wanted to salute deeply.

This is the first time the two met.

(End of this chapter)