I studied in modern times

Chapter 27 Zeng Bu: The era of Jiayou elders is over!
The Great Song Academy, according to the tradition of the Tang Dynasty, is located in Da Nei.

It is in the north of the Privy Council, close to the official buildings of the Privy Council, and looks like a building complex from a distance.

But in fact, the Great Song Academy is a completely independent building that has no door to the Privy Council.

This place is the wonderland of Yingzhou that civil servants all over the world dream of!

When Zhang Shiliang came to the door in front of the academy, he couldn't help swallowing.

Although, this is not the first time he has been here.

But every time he came to this place, he would still have a feeling of looking up to the mountains from the bottom of his heart, and he didn't dare to look directly at the plants and trees here.

Not to mention, look up to see the "Gate of Yutang" plaque inscribed by Emperor Taizong in his Feibai script in front of the gate of the academy.

Because, this is the academy!
The place where the world's talents gather, and all the romantic figures in Kyushu are here!
In the entire imperial city, only the Chongwen Academy can compete with the Bachelor Academy.

But in Chongwen Academy, there are all dead things.

But the Hanlin bachelors in the academy are walking Wenqu stars, the immortals in the sky, and the ministers of the three provinces and two governments in the future!

Zhang Shiliang tiptoed into the academy, and told the ministers who were in charge of various trivial matters in the academy about his intention of coming.

The latter immediately said to Zhang Shiliang: "Mr. Zhang came just in time, and Bachelor Zeng is on duty today, please come with me!"

So he led Zhang Shiliang to the official residence inside the academy.

Here, the fragrance of ink overflows every corner, even in the most inconspicuous corridor, there may be engraved poems and articles of those Hanlin scholars in the past, and the rows of official buildings are full of bookshelves.

On the bookshelf, there are poems written by successive Hanlin scholars and Zhongshu Sheren since the beginning of the Republic of China.

And the first thing for every new Hanlin scholar after taking office is to read and learn the essence left by these predecessors.

Zeng Buxin's dismissal of Hanlin bachelors, of course, he had to read and study these predecessors' works in the academy as usual.

When Zhang Shiliang saw Zeng Bu in the A-character room of the academy, he was carefully reading the lyrics written by brother Nai when he was a member of Zhongshushe in the previous year.

"Zhang Shiliang is an official of the imperial city, and I have met Xueshi Zeng!" Zhang Shiliang stepped forward, bowed deeply to Zeng Bu, and introduced his current assignment with a little pride and pride.

At this moment, Zhang Shiliang was quite nervous.

In the Song Dynasty, the entire social atmosphere advocated literature.

Even the ladies in Bianjing's half-closed doors would give those benefactors dressed as scribes a high look.

And most of the courtiers in the imperial city had deep admiration for those famous poets in the world.

Zeng Bu raised his head and saw Zhang Shiliang. He was stunned for a while before he remembered who this person was: "Zhang Goudang? Goudang has been promoted to an official position now?"

Zhang Shiliang looked at Huafa whose temples had begun to appear on Zeng Bu, and he was also filled with emotion, and bowed deeply: "After so many years, the bachelor has finally returned to the bachelor's college. After the villain heard about it, he was also very happy for the bachelor!"

In the seventh year of Xining, Zeng Bu was the envoy of the third division. At that time, Zhang Shiliang was still alone.

However, Zeng Bu treated Zhang Shiliang quite favorably.

He even gave Zhang Shiliang a book, telling him to read the books and learn from the sages.

This made Zhang Shiliang very grateful, and it has also made him remember it to this day!

After all, at that time, Zeng Bu was the third envoy concurrently serving as a fellow practitioner's daily note, a Hanlin bachelor, and Zhizhigao.

In the eyes of Zhang Shiliang, who was humble and underprivileged at the time, he was a figure like a Wenqu star in the sky.

Even looking up, I was afraid of desecrating these celebrities, but I couldn't help admiring them.

And this kind of banished immortal actually gave a book to a villain like him and encouraged him to study.

There is no doubt about the influence and encouragement this has had on Zhang Shiliang.

The most important thing that Zhang Shiliang never forgets and admires so far is that in the seven years of Xining, Zeng Bu resolutely broke his face with Wang Anshi, the prime minister who promoted him, betrayed the new party, and stabbed a key sword against Shi Yifa.

Therefore, the world is called a sage!
Among the people in the palace, they even said that Zeng Bu is a gentleman, Lu Huiqing is a villain, and Wang Anshi is a traitor.

That's why Zhang Shiliang spoke for Zeng Bu in front of Empress Dowager Gao.

Otherwise, how could Zhang Shiliang mention Zeng Bu's brother?

Now that we meet again, Zhang Shiliang is filled with emotion, and he is pleased that he can finally repay the kindness of Zeng Bu for giving books and encouraging him back then.

"Come to the academy on business, but do you have business?" Zeng Bu didn't have so many emotions. He had been ups and downs in the local area for several years, and kept mourning in front of his deceased mother's grave for three years.

The only acquaintances in the court back then were Wang Gui, Cai Que, Zhang Dun, and Deng Runfu.

Wang Anshi lived in Jiangning in seclusion, Lu Huiqing was guarding the border in Taiyuan, Han Jiang came to know Henan, and Feng Jing went to know Heyang.

And Wu Chong, Wang Shao, Han Qi, Wang Yu and other people who were indistinguishable from enemies in the past have all passed away.

Even he, who is 49 years old, knows the destiny, and his life has reached the half-loess stage.

Zengbu today is completely different from Zengbu ten years ago.

He is more mature and more thoughtful.

Ten years of ups and downs, and three years of filial piety, have completely changed him.

Before Chufu left Jiangning, Zeng Bu made a special trip to Banshan Garden and met Wang Anshi who was practicing Zen and worshiping Buddha in the Baoning Temple in Banshan Garden.

Zeng Bu discovered that Wang Anshi had completely changed.

In the old days, Mr. Wang Anshi was modest, generous, frugal and open-minded. Even if Zeng Bu took the initiative to mention the objection to the market change law back then, Wang Anshi could still laugh it off.

Wang Anshi could put it down, but Zeng Bu couldn't!
At the peak of my life, when I was the most proud, I was dismissed from all the pavilions and posted posts, and was demoted to Raozhou in a near-exile manner, and then to Tanzhou, Guangzhou, and Guizhou.

Now, come back to Bianjing.

Zeng Bu already has a full stomach of strategic strategies, just waiting to display them.

Then I just heard the little envoy from the past say in a low voice: "Bachelor, this villain is following the order of the Empress Dowager to invite the bachelor to the Jiying Hall!"

Zeng Bu raised his head in astonishment and looked at Zhang Shiliang. He didn't understand why the empress dowager wanted him?

It should be noted that Zeng Bu knew in his heart that Empress Dowager Gao actually had a lot of opinions on him.

"Your Majesty heard that the scholar is the younger brother of Zeng Gong, the former Zhongshu Sheren, and Zeng Gong once made a note for the Prince's Pavilion. Therefore, please come to the Jiying Hall to inquire!"

Zeng Bu immediately stood up and glanced gratefully at the courtier in front of him.

Why didn't he know that it might be this minister who had friendship with him in the past, who spoke good words for him in front of the Queen Mother.

But Zeng Bu won't show it.

It is taboo to make friends with courtiers!

"Why did the Empress Dowager recruit me?" Zeng Bu asked.

"Bachelors will know when they arrive at the Hall of Yingying!" Zhang Shiliang lowered his head and replied, "I also ask the bachelors to prepare immediately, and then follow the villain to the Hall of Yingying to pay homage to the benevolent face of the empress!"

Of course Zeng Bu didn't dare to neglect, and immediately started preparations.

At the moment he and Zhang Shiliang missed, he heard the other party's soft reminder: "Chunqiu Guliang!"

Zeng Bu nodded.

"Chunqiu Guliang biography?" He thought: "Empress Dowager, is this what you want to inquire about?"

He remembered what Zhang Shiliang said before.

The empress dowager specially summoned him because she heard that his deceased brother Zeng Gong had written a note for the Prince's Pavilion.

and so……

Zeng Bu's heart was beating wildly.

Hanlin Bachelor is an internal system, the emperor's personal adviser and Ci minister.

Zhongshu Sheren is an external system, and he is the maker of Ci in three provinces and two prefectures.

If the above two can be added with the title of Servant Lecture, Servant Reader, Storyteller, and Lecturer, you will be a close minister of the Emperor. You can tell the ancient and modern things for the Emperor at the sutra banquet, interpret the meaning of the scriptures, and then influence the judgment and position of the Emperor himself.

During the Xining reform, Wang Anshi appointed his son, Wang Yu, to serve as the emperor's attendant, and specially lectured on the scriptures and ancient times to the emperor, so as to strengthen the emperor's belief in the reform.

Today, the emperor is seriously ill, and Yan'an County Wang Youchong.

If he can join the banquet official, he will be the emperor's teacher!

Just like Yang Yi next to Zhenmiao and Yan Shu next to Renmiao back then!
Just thinking of this, Zeng Bu could no longer restrain his emotions.

"The era of Wang Jiefu is over!" Zeng Bu said in his heart, recalling Wang Anshi who had lost all vigor in Boryeong Temple and no longer had the expectation of "spring breeze and green river south bank".

"Wen Kuanfu, Fu Yanguo, and Han Zihua are all old and rotten, like bones in a tomb!"

"As long as Lu Jifu can't return to the court, who can stand against the whole court?!"

　Note: The literati in the Song Dynasty would pay homage to Hanlin bachelors, called Dengyingtai, and the academy as Yingzhou.

　　Note 2: According to records, the Academy is located in Da Nei, north of the Privy Council, and north of the Academy is the Jiying Hall, and the Academy is the only official office that is allowed to open a back door leading to the Forbidden City.

　　Note 3: Yuanfeng reformed the system, dismissed the prime minister (Zhao Wenxiang), the second minister (supervising national history) and Jixian minister, and entered the Chongwen Academy as Zhaowen Hall, Jixian Hall and National History Hall, so Chongwen Academy became the heaven on earth in the hearts of literati and officials, named Dongbi.

　　
　
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