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Chapter 326 Zihou’s Night Tour in Wazi

Zhang Dun soon heard about what happened in Chui Gong Hall.

Then, he immediately beamed with joy: "Ziping finally gets a chance to display his talents!"

This is both happy for Zhang Heng and happy for himself.

Zhang Heng was appointed as the Minister of Household Affairs and was highly valued by the officials.

In other words...

The opportunity for Zhang Zihou to leave Guangxi has come!
According to the system: in principle, fathers and sons, brothers, sons-in-law, and in-laws cannot serve as ministers in the same court.

Of course, principles are always broken.

After so many years, there are no longer so many restrictions.

As long as they are not in the same capital hall or in the same official office.

Then if nothing happens, everything will be fine.

Of course, the price is that if something happens, this will be ready evidence of crime!

Therefore, Zhang Dun's joy is obvious - is there any better reason than to avoid suspicion and invite the county?
He immediately began to write letters to other counties behind closed doors.

Just as he picked up the pen, Zhang Dun hesitated.

"No...no..."

If you can't wait to submit a letter to ask for information, any fool will know that Zhang Zihou is targeting Guangxi.

How offensive!
It is also easy to teach others what to do - the things that happened when he was young will be dug up and told.

After Zhang Dun became an official, he had suffered enough because of the things he did out of lucid or unruly ideas when he was young.

It is for this reason that he pays special attention to his image and demeanor.

He was afraid that people would open up old scores and criticize him with those old things.

"I can't do this on my own!" Zhang Dun thought, "And I can't do it right away..."

"You must leave two days free before asking someone to impeach me..."

When it comes to impeachment, it is only reasonable to submit a letter to the county.

At the same time, he also avoided getting into grudges with Li Qingchen.

This is how it is in officialdom. Sometimes, as long as there is a step down, many things can actually be avoided.

If you don't even prepare a step for others.

So, even if the other party doesn't have any objections, they may have objections now.

Li Qingchen is not simple!

He was a student of Li Gou and a close minister of the late emperor - he was promoted from Hanlin bachelor to ruler.

Therefore, Li Qingchen and Deng Runfu, now a Hanlin scholar, were close friends.

If we insist on dividing them, the two of them are a faction within the New Party.

As for Zhang Dun?

He is also a faction within the New Party.

However, he is a man of his own!
Like Zhang Dun, there is Lu Huiqing!

Lu Huiqing offended too many people, so he was forced to work alone.

Zhang Dun is because of pride, that kind of pride in his bones, and that kind of extremely strong competitive spirit!
In the second year of Jiayou's imperial examination, he got No. 8. Because Zhang Heng passed the examination for the manor, he simply gave up his honor and did not participate in the conferment of officials, and prepared for the next imperial examination.

In the fourth year of Jiayou's reign, he ranked first in Kaifeng Prefecture and No. 5 in Jinshi.

This is barely satisfactory!

On the Xianyoutan, in order to win over Su Shi, he walked alone on the decaying single-plank bridge and leisurely climbed up to the Purple Pavilion - Zizhan, who is the uninhibited scholar-bureaucrat now?
Su Shi was stunned!

But now Zhang Dun is in trouble.

He doesn't form any cliques and keeps aloof from everyone.

He is so proud that even many people in the New Party don't really like him.

Li Qingchen, Zhang Hong, An Tao, plus Han Zhen who went to Suzhou, and Cai Que who returned to his hometown to enjoy the scenery.

They are all at odds with him in face and heart.

Naturally, there was no one of him in the Yushitai.

Most people are just casual acquaintances.

So much so that now, even if I want to find someone to impeach myself, I can't find one.

This made Zhang Dun distressed.

When Zhang Dun was distressed, his son Zhang Chi knocked on the door: "Sir..."

"Come in!"

Zhang Chi walked in wearing a green robe, bowed to Zhang Dun, and said, "I'm here to inform you, sir. I just sent someone from the palace to inform you that I asked you to prepare your role and send it to the General Department..."

Zhang Dun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he remembered.

The official said last year that Zhang Chi would be asked to read it as a companion to the banquet after the new year.

It is said that now, the official family has selected several companion readers.

As far as Zhang Dun knew, his son Zhang Chi was the first.

Then, Han Yu, the grandson of Zuo Xiang Kang Guogong, was second.

Lu Haowen, the grandson of Duke Shen Guogong, the right minister, was the third one.

In addition, the official family also ordered Yan Yi, the youngest son of the palace commander Yanda, to accompany the military ministers in reading.

In addition, several children from the Gao family and the Xiang family, who were about the same age as the official family, were also selected as study companions.

Of course, this is both honor and grace.

There may be some risks involved in studying with the prince.

You can study with the emperor, and the emperor will personally govern in the future. These are the emperor's personal team.

Therefore, people inside and outside the court were jealous.

Red eyes?

Jealousy is good!

Zhang Dun now wished that the more people who were jealous of him, the better.

Taking the silk paper presented by Zhang Mochi, Zhang Dun wrote the three generations of Zhang Mochi on it according to the pattern of the character, and finally signed his name and stamped his personal seal.

After finishing this matter, Zhang Dun returned the silk paper to Zhang Chi and said to him: "I will order someone to send it to the Tongjian Department. As usual, the bronze talisman and palace records will be issued in three to five days."

"Thank you, sir!" Zhang Chi bowed again and was about to leave.

But he was stopped by Zhang Dun.

"Chi'er, don't be too busy and leave..."

Akirachi stopped and looked at his father.

"Is the Wazi in Bianjing City still as lively as before?" Zhang Dun asked.Zhang Chi was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "I don't know what you are talking about?"

Zhang Dun chuckled.

Once you step into the colorful world of Bianjing City, no one can resist.

Zhang Dun himself was young, so naturally he would not believe Zhang Chi's denial.

But he didn't want to expose it, he just warned: "Hurry up and enjoy the last happy time!"

"When you get to the Emperor, you will never have a chance again!"

At that time, the three Han Jiang brothers were famous for their dissolute behavior in Bianjing City.

But after they became the late emperor's clerk and joined the army, they all obediently became Taoist teachers who knew etiquette and observed etiquette.

What's more, what Zhang Chi wants to do now is to be the Emperor's companion!

Moreover, he is the companion of the emperor who has high hopes both inside and outside the court!
The requirements are high and there are so many people watching.

It's unimaginable!

There will be countless people trying their best to catch the mistakes of the companions around the emperor.

Zhang held his body long and bowed: "Your Majesty's teachings, I will keep them in my heart!"

Zhang Dun looked at his son's appearance, nodded, waved and said, "Go down and do your work!"

Zhang Chi bowed his hands and bowed again before leaving.

Zhang Dun looked at his son's back with a smile on his lips.

Then, he leaned slightly on the back of the seat.

Reminds me of the old days.

The time spent hanging out with Su Zizhan, Wang Tongsou (Wang Guan), Zeng Zixuan and others.

He also remembered the scenery of Sangjia Wazi, Panlou Street, Tushizi, and Tianshui Lane back then.

The rows are like lanterns with stars in the sky.

The street market looks like daylight.

The military stores in Kaifeng Mansion are no different from the furnishings.

Small singing and pur singing in Wazili are intertwined.

Master Li of that generation wore a plain white and thin jacket, and his skin was like snow, looming.

She kissed her lips and sang Ouyang Xiu's lyrics, as well as Zhang Zihou's youth.

Zhang Dun recalled these things and flicked his fingers slightly.

“I really want to go and see it again!”

Unfortunately, he is in power.

If the ruler appears on such an occasion, he will be impeached once he is caught by the censor!

"Impeach?"

Zhang Dun slowly sat up.

"Isn't it exactly what I want?"

This is also in line with his image of Zhang Zihou in Shilin!

Of course, there must be a price.

All kinds of rumors will also become more and more intense.

At that time, Duke Wenzhong Ouyang was involved in sex scandals twice because he was uninhibited when he was young.

The "grabbing scandal" in his later years made him even more depressed, and he died before the age of 66.

but……

"I'm not Su Zizhan, and I don't like writing poetry in my life!"

Ouyang Wenzhonggong loved to write poetry, and he always liked to write about the love between men and women.

That's why someone caught him and took his poems to prove that he was indeed "stealing his nephew" and "picking up ashes".

Because it was written by him himself, Ouyang Wenzhonggong could not defend himself!
But Zhang Zihou has only written about ten poems in total in his life. Most of them were written when he was young, and they were all written to describe scenes, chant aspirations, or sing harmony with people.

So, there is no loophole in this regard.

Thinking like this, Zhang Dun stood up.

Take the initiative to give people a reason to impeach, and then ask the county to report it as a matter of course.

This deal is a bargain!

……

Zhang Dun's mobility is very powerful.

Now that you have decided, start immediately.

So, that night, Zhang Dun changed into his regular clothes, put on his sword, mounted his horse, and went out with his two confidants Yuan Sui.

Zhang Dun's home lives in Hui'an Fang near Junyi Bridge, only seven or eight miles away from Sangjia Wazi.

Therefore, it didn't take long for Zhang Dun to arrive at Panlou Street.

This is a bustling night market together with Zhouqiao, Tushizi on Maxing Street and Daxiangguo Temple.

It is also the oldest night market in Bianjing City.

At the same time, it is also a witness of history - one of the witnesses of the exchange of wealth and military power between the emperor and the general.

As early as the Later Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Taizu and Zhou Shizong had already allowed generals to get rich and do business.

Panlou was built by the original generals.

Up to now, Panlou has become the most important place for trading wealth, gold, and silver in the Song Dynasty.

At the same time, it was also an important place for purchasing by officials and even the palace.

The constant flow of people coming and going, and the streets that look like daylight are the most obvious features here.

After squeezing through Pan Lou Street and continuing eastwards, the flow of people becomes denser and the roads become more congested.

This shows that we have reached the vicinity of the Sangjia Tile, the largest tile in the entire Bianjing City.

This tile was renovated from the old residence of Sang Weihan, the prime minister of the later Jin Dynasty.

Since the Five Dynasties, it has been a hot spot in Bianjing City.

Today, it has become the most prosperous and densely populated place in the entire Bianjing city.

At the same time, it is also the most complicated place in the entire Bianjing city.

Legend has it that if you throw a brick and hit it upstairs in Sangjia Wazi, you may hit a relative of the emperor.

Zhang Dun dismounted in front of Sangjia Wazi and asked one Yuan Sui to stay where he was to watch the horse. He took the other Yuan Sui and walked directly into the place where he had been when he was young.

A place visited by old friends such as Zhang Heng, Su Shi, Su Che, and Wang Guan.

(End of this chapter)