The perfect brother-in-law reborn

With a large stack of manuscripts in his arms, Chu Nan followed Butler Xu to the living room of the palace.Sure enough, Wang Yangming was chatting and laughing with some scholars, and he must be the handsome talent that Steward Xu said.

Wang Yangming saw that he was dressed as a scholar, and although he was over fifty, he did not look old at all. He sat on the table with a smile on his hands and watched the people discuss the classics. Chu Nan sat down.

Everyone stopped discussing when they saw Chu Nan coming in, and watched as Chu Nan walked up to Wang Yangming, put down the manuscript in his arms, and said, "This is the work of those scholars who are blocking your door. They drove away and brought these things in by the way."

Wang Yangming smiled, took those manuscripts in his hands casually, and said to Chu Nan: "These are talented people from all over the world, come and get to know them."

Under Wang Yangming's guidance, Chu Nan discovered that they were all well-known talents.The handsome and elegant young man is Meng Qing from the Meng family in Shandong, a strong man who is awe-inspiring just by his surname.The man sitting in Meng Qing's hands was a black-faced burly man, Wu Liangshan, a famous black gentleman in Shanxi; the brocade-clothed scholar Chu Nan who was sitting opposite Meng Qing knew him. The younger brother of Zhao Yuan, the magistrate of Qinghe County; there are two other people, Dong Fan and Li Liang, who are also from rich and noble backgrounds, and the last one, who is dressed in plain linen, appears to be from a poor family background. His surname is Sima, and his name is Zhongyuan. , Jingzhou people, can be regarded as a fellow of Chunan.

Chu Nan patiently greeted them one by one, and after some politeness, everyone took their seats again, but Chu Nan took Zhao Kuo's seat domineeringly, causing the big black man and Dong Li to glare at them, but Zhao Kuo smiled faintly, Feel free to find a seat and sit down, this time the demeanor can not help but be convincing.

Wang Yangming didn't seem to notice Chu Nan's actions, and said to everyone with a smile: "I haven't introduced you yet, this is the fifth son of the Chu family, he can be regarded as a half-disciple of the old man."

Meng Qing showed a surprised expression appropriately, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm actually a student of Mr. Wang. In this way, Brother Chu must also have a brilliant literary talent. I and I all contributed my own works just now, but Brother Chu came by coincidence. gone."

Chu Nan shook his head, sighed and said, "I'm a rough person, and I can't do things like reciting poems and painting. In fact, in a few days, I'm going to work as an errand in the Imperial Guard camp, and hang out in the military camp."

Wu Liangshan saw that Chu Nan confessed that he was not good at composing poems, and the previous anger was relieved a bit, and he said curiously: "Oh, I am still brother Chu and I want to take part in this imperial examination, so I came here specially to ask Mr. for advice."

Seeing that the big man was straightforward and cute, Chu Nan said with a smile, "Brother Wu is laughing at me. I came here to ask Mr. about something. It's about this imperial examination but it has nothing to do with me."

But what Chu Nan said was almost to say that he was here to help people go through the back door, but Wang Yangming was here, so it was difficult for everyone to ask. Meng Qing wisely changed the subject and said, "I don't know if the manuscript sent by Brother Chu is a good one?"

Wang Yangming took out a few and held them in his hand, shook his head and said, "Only the poems of these few people are acceptable, the rest are either mediocre or sensational."

Wang Yangming flipped through the manuscripts in his hand, and said in surprise: "Hehe, what a coincidence, these few articles are all about the strategy of the Northwest War."

Zhao Kuo smiled and said to Chu Nan: "Brother Chu, to tell you the truth, before you came, we were discussing the situation in the Northwest War according to the orders of the Master, and we were talking about His Majesty's commendation to Brother Ling."

Meng Qing also jokingly said: "Brother Chu came from a general family, and the general in the northwest is Brother Ling. I think I have some unique insights into the battle situation."

Chu Nan didn't know whether the two were overly enthusiastic or whether he didn't like it, so he frowned and said, "Chu Kuang's achievements in the Northwest are obvious to all, but he hasn't gained a dominant position at present, and most likely he will continue to stalemate with the countries of the Western Regions. War is about bravery, the south is about strategy, and the northwest is about strategy and bravery, Chu Kuang is young after all, so he is inevitably impulsive, and he may not fail in the future."

Dong Fan sneered, and said: "General Chu can endure for three years, even though the barbarians in the northwest yell and refuse to fight, how can you be impulsive? Listening to Brother Chu's tone, I can't help feeling that you think you are stronger than Brother Ling?"

Chu Nan glanced at him, looked at the crowd who were just waiting to watch the show, and said indifferently: "I don't know if I am stronger than Chu Kuang, but I know him better than you for sure. The success of the northern victories, you know in his heart Will he be willing to accept? If he had the chance, he would probably gamble most of his fortune, and if he lost the bet, he would squander all the money he had saved in the Northwest."

Dong Fan wanted to refute, but someone said, "I think what Brother Chu said makes sense."

The speaker was Situ Zhongyuan who had been sitting quietly in the corner.Wang Yangming smiled and said to his distant relative who has always been taciturn: "Oh, is that so? Zhongyuan, please tell me carefully."

Situ Zhongyuan lowered his head to think about it, and slowly said: "Brother Chu said that the difference between the Northwest and the North-South wars is very agreeable. As for the later words about General Chu, I am not good at commenting, but I want to come, as a brother of a compatriot. This aspect must have more say than me. As Brother Chu said, unless there is a major change in the war in the northwest, it will probably continue to be deadlocked. General Chu’s bravery, the Northwest is bound to be as strong as gold. In terms of candidates, General Yang Shouye, who guards the frontier, should be the No. 1 choice.”

Zhao Kuo shook his head and said, "Brother Situ, you must know that marching and fighting is not as simple as I said, let alone changing the generals on the frontier. Another point, Brother Situ may not know, General Chu is the most arrogant, if General Yang goes Will he help you with peace of mind, the two have different styles, and how to complement each other when getting along is also a difficult problem."

Situ Zhongyuan also forgot to be shy when he said this, and said with frowned: "Based on his merits and qualifications, if General Yang goes to the northwest, he must be the chief general. But everyone knows that General Yang is elegant and generous, and he doesn't like to seize power. It happens to complement each other. Furthermore, the Chu and Yang families have been friends for generations, and they are in-laws. There may be friction, but there will be no major troubles. As for the south, the court has worked hard for decades, and the south has long been completely stable. Come down, send some officials who know the general situation to divide the prefectures and counties for management."

Seeing that the always low-key Situ Zhongyuan dared to refute him, Zhao Kuo felt displeased, and was about to speak patiently to him, but Wu Liangshan interjected: "Situ has forgotten a very important point. Now that the Northwest has fallen into a stalemate in war, There will be no war in the south for ten years, but the situation in the north is very good. In order to avenge the humiliation of Baicheng being besieged, His Majesty will inevitably move the strategic center to the north. Yongzhou supports the main force on the back from the west, so the position of the northwest becomes more important, but the pressure is even greater."

At this time, Wang Yangming laughed loudly, nodded in satisfaction and said: "Although you are still a little thoughtless, and you are mixed with many scholars' opinions, it is really rare to be able to think of such depth. To tell you the truth, His Majesty has already decided Before the winter of this year, the entire Hulunge Grassland will be included in the territory of Daliang. General Yang will be transferred to the northwest to take charge of the military affairs. Jurisdiction, hey, after decades, the south is finally going to be completely under my leadership!"

Everyone looked happy, but Zhao Kuo couldn't say he was a little bit lonely. After everyone praised the great emperor, he sat down with a forced smile.

The great news of expanding the territory obviously stimulated the pride of several teenagers, looking forward to a bright future, and secretly happy about the bright prospect of this imperial examination.Then everyone went on to talk about the way of fighting in the northern war, and compared the advantages of Xia Liang and the Hu people in detail. They were pleasantly surprised to find that Daliang has a huge advantage, and it is not impossible to achieve the goal.

After the group of passionate young people calmed down, it was already time for dinner, so they naturally got up to say goodbye one by one, but Wang Yangming seemed to be in a good mood, he insisted on keeping everyone for dinner, and most of them agreed, but they were secretly happy , It's fine to be taught by Master Wang, but to be stayed for dinner, what an honor it is!

While everyone was immersed in joy, Chu Nan seized the opportunity to quietly tell the examiner about Yang Wan'er. Wang Yangming hesitated for a while, but finally nodded in agreement.Chu Nan finally let go of his worries, happily ate his meal, and honestly waited for the meal to start.

The chef above the palace came from the imperial dining room in the palace, and they were very capable. Although everyone except Chu Nan dared not let go of eating, they still had a good time eating.Dong Fan saw Chu Nan's goofy appearance, he couldn't help but want to reprimand him, just as he was about to speak, a person came out from the side hall, wearing a plain dress, only in his early twenties, but everyone recognized that it was the Master Wang's Madam, so she didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly got up to salute, but she thought in her heart that she would have more capital to show off to others after returning.

The young woman returned the gift softly, but she didn't go back. Instead, she took the jug from the servant girl's hand, filled a glass skillfully, held the wine glass with both hands under everyone's amazed eyes, and walked up to Chu Nan. He said softly: "A glass of thin wine, thank you for your kindness back then, young master."

Chu Nan licked the oil off his fingers, took the toast from Mrs. Chao Yipin, chuckled, drank it in one gulp, and sighed, "It really is good wine!"