It was already dark and it was drizzling again.

The lights are still on in the Wujia courtyard near Bianhe Street in Tianshui Lane.

Feng Erniang and Wu Haowen and his son sat opposite each other in the study. A woman in her fifties, who was still pretty, pushed the door and put two bowls of tea soup with a layer of milky white foam on the surface in front of the mother and son. She sighed and was about to leave, but she was stopped by Feng Erniang as soon as she arrived at the door.

"Grandma Wang, you go to bed first, Erlang and I have something to say."

The woman called "Grandma Wang" by Feng Erniang is a servant of the Wu family. She has been serving Erniang when she was a gangster. She also led Wu Haowen.

Seeing Grandma Wang closing the door and leaving, Feng Erniang said to Wu Haowen: "Second brother, don't go to Huazhai again tomorrow."

"Not going?"

"What your father means, let the elder brother cook in the Huazhai business in the future..."

"But can he do it, brother?"

"Is there anything that works?" Feng Ernian rubbed his temples, "Do you still think your home Huazhai can still hold on?"

"Can't hold on?" Wu Haowen looked at his mother in surprise.

Feng Erniang smiled bitterly and lowered her voice and said, "This is what your father means... It is impossible to save his family if he doesn't get hurt this time. But Erlang, don't worry, when your father comes out of the Kaifeng Mansion prison, he will be separated from me and me. The house in Tianshuixiang and the "Picture of the Flowers of the Heavenly Girl" left by your father-in-law (referring to Wu Zongyuan) will be left for you and your mother. In this way, even if those evil people want to continue to punish your father and your elder brother, they will not implicate us mother and son for a while.

If you have that paper painting to pave the way, and if you go to the Grand Official of Totopan for your mother, you will always be able to enter the Imperial Academy. Those people will not dare to touch you at that time."

It turned out that when Feng Erniang visited the prison today, she had already discussed the way out for her family with her husband Wu Cheng. Wu Chengzhi, who had been in Kaifeng's calligraphy and painting business for a lifetime, already knew that the Wu Family Painting Zhai would definitely not be able to save it. Even if Wu Haogu could sell his collection and then plaster the Painting Zhai and return it to the palace, he would have to live for a while.

Therefore, Wu Chengzhi prepared to take the method of surviving after breaking his arms, and divorced his wife Erniang, leaving the house in Tianshuixiang and a precious calligraphy and painting for his wife and second son. He then used the treasures of calligraphy and painting to knock on the door of the Imperial Academy for Erlang. As long as Wu Haowen can enter the Imperial Academy, Wu Chengzhi and Feng Erniang can be saved.

After all, during the Northern Song Dynasty, the real power was not the nobles and relatives, but the civil servants of the literati and officials. The Taixue was one of the important sources of civil servants. According to the "Three Stories Method", as long as you were promoted to Shangshe, you could at least get the treatment of "free trial". If you get a medium-sized exam in Shangshe, you can be exempted from the Ministry of Rites.

The Northern Song Dynasty imperial examination was divided into three levels of examinations held in the prefectures, including the Ministry of Rites held in the Ministry of Rites and the palace examination where the emperor personally presided over the review of the papers. However, the candidates who passed the Ministry of Rites were basically not eliminated in the palace examination.

Therefore, as long as you can enter the Taixue School and then proceed step by step to the upper class, it is equivalent to stepping into the noble civil servant team.

A civil servant who came from the Imperial Academy or the imperial examination was a ninth-rank Dengshilang, and he was not a relative or nobleman with the title of fifth-rank and sixth-rank military officials. Even if the Imperial Academy had no chance to become an official, he was not so easy to bully. Because the Imperial Academy was known as the "Civilian of the Official" in the Northern Song Dynasty, once the Tai students started to make trouble, they would collectively write letters, and even the prime minister of the dynasty was numb, let alone the relative and nobleman without any power?

Therefore, Wu Chengzhi, who was imprisoned in the Kaifeng Prefecture prison, could now think of a way out, which was to try every means to send his second son Wu Haowen to the Imperial Academy.

As for my elder brother, I am both from the calligraphy and painting profession, and I can only grit my teeth and carry on the trouble of calligraphy and painting profession...

...

The Kaifeng night in the rain seemed a bit cold. The pleasure boats passing by the Bian River were only half less than last night, and the wine shops under the Xingguo Temple Bridge were also deserted.

However, the business is deserted, which makes it convenient for those who want to meet and whisper this night.

Zhao Tieniu sat down in the winery, wearing a white brocade shirt and a square scarf on his head.

But his appearance of honor and the face of the big golden sword was not as elegant as a scholar, and he was just a bandit who pretended to be a scholar.

He asked for a little wine, a pound of pork chopped in square pieces of Daxiangguo Temple, and a few side dishes.

The Daxiangguo Temple in Kaifeng, Northern Song Dynasty actually opened a shop selling cooked meat! It is also quite famous in Kaifeng Prefecture City, known as the "Daxiangguo Temple Roasted Pig Courtyard". The great monk who presided over the "Raise Pig Courtyard" was called the monk of the roasted pigyard. The good meat and vegetables that he cooked were the master of Wu Haogu's friend, Monk Fu.

The meat and vegetables in the roasted pigyard are not only sold in the food shops opened in the Daxiangguo Temple, but are also wholesale to the public, so many restaurants and restaurants simply sell meat and vegetables in the roasted pigyard.

When the wine and food came, the person Zhao Tieniu was waiting for also arrived.

The person who came was forty or fifty years old, not tall, fair-skinned, with a straight face, had a few long beards, and had a gentle and elegant appearance. Looking at his dress, he looked like a scholar. He wore a black Dongpo towel on his head and a folding fan in his hand, and walked in slowly.

"Officer Chen, here."

When Zhao Tieniu saw the man, he hurriedly raised his hand to greet him.

The visitor nodded slightly and showed a gentle smile.

"Brother Zhao Wu, let me find it easy.

The man, known as Chen Daguan Ren, quickly stepped forward and sat down at the table.

"Come on, the Dongpo elbow from the roasted pigyard that I just brought up, the Grand Official came at the right time."

Although Su Dongpo was demoted to Danzhou (on Hainan Island), he was a political defeat, but the Dongpo pork he created was very popular in Kaifeng City.

Zhao Tieniu warmly greeted the people who came, and there was no arrogant and domineering look in the pouring of wine and meat. The people who came did not refuse and drank wine and ate meat in a big way.

"Good meat! It's true that it's the craft of roasting pig yard."

"Haha, the Dongpo pork in the roasted pigyard is the number one in Tokyo." Zhao Tieniu smiled with a hawkish smile. "It is said that before becoming a monk, the great monk in the roasted pigyard, he was the chef of the Dongpo layman's house. He had a handful of meat and vegetables in the world."

"Yeah?"

Chen Daguan smiled and did not continue Zhao Tieniu's stubbornness, but asked in a faint tone: "Brother Zhao Wu, has Wu Dalang mortgaged Huazhai?"

"No, no..." Zhao Tieniu shook his head.

"No?" Chen Daren was stunned, "Could he dare not recognize my palm paper?"

It turned out that this person was Chen Youwen, the Hanlin Academy's Attendant, and Zhao Tieniu took the volume of Zhang Fang's "The Protector of the Law and the Good God" that he identified as a fake.

"How dare he disregard your document?"

Zhao Tieniu smiled flatteringly, "You are the master of calligraphy and painting in Kaifeng. The surname Wu doesn't recognize it. Do he still want to do this again?"

Chen Youwen frowned, "Did the Wu family have taken out 7,200 yuan?"

"They don't have money," Zhao Tieniu sneered, "If you have so much money, you should use it to save Wu Chengzhi first."

"What's going on?"

"Yes, someone has guaranteed the Wu family."

"Preserve the Wu family?" Chen Youwen was stunned and stunned, "Who is so righteous?"

"The man claimed to be a minor official under the son-in-law of the Prince Consort, and his name was Gao Qiu."

"The prince-in-law, the governor... Wang Shi?" Chen Youwen suddenly became a little nervous, "Wang Shi and the Wu family have old?"

"No, I haven't heard of it." Zhao Tieniu shook his head, "I only know that the Wu family and Pan Xiao'an from the Pan family have some friendship."

Chen Youwen waved his hand indifferently, "Pan Xiao'an is not a legitimate person, and he cannot protect the Wu family."

The Pan family's generals have been passed down for more than a hundred decades since Pan Mei, and now there are more than a thousand men alone. Therefore, the ordinary Pan family's children are not very valuable, and only the Pan family's legitimate origin is more expensive. For example, marrying the German eldest princess (not the blond and blue-eyed German princess, but the young daughter of Song Shenzong) is enough to protect the Wu family.

Wang Shen is the son-in-law of the Zhao family of Pan Yi, and also has a good relationship with Zhao Ji, the popular king who inherited the throne. He is indeed a great nobleman who cannot afford to offend.

"How long has it been insured?" Chen Youwen asked.

“One month.”

"Okay!" Chen Youwen nodded, "A month will be... In a month, if Wang Shi stood up for the Wu family, I will spare them.

If Prince Wang doesn’t come forward, then the Wu family’s Huazhai and Guanyashi card will be my treasures, and I won’t lose you at that time.

But Fifth brother, don’t worry too much about the other side of Prince Wang. Prince Wang’s interest is that thing, not from the Wu family. If there is no thing to offer it, how could he stand up for the Wu family? And I think that the Wu family really doesn’t have that thing. Otherwise, how could that guy Wu Chengzhi stay in the Kaifeng Mansion prison?

He is an old calligraphy and painting expert for many years. He has never seen anything? How could he fill his life for the sake of his treasure?"

It turned out that the Hanlin Academy of Pictures directly led Chen Youwen and Zhao Tieniu, the thug leader in the Panlou market, did not seek the treasures of the Wu family, but the Wu family's shops and official teeth cards.

Zhao Tieniu asked a little worriedly: "But if the Wu family took out 7,200 crates within one month, what should we do?"

Chen Youwen snorted softly: "Seven thousand and two hundred corrupts are not enough... Wu Chengzhi is remanded in the Kaifeng Prison! Could it be that Wu Haogu doesn't care about his life or death?

Moreover, where did he go to find so much money? Who else on Panlou Street dares to take care of his business?"

Zhao Tieniu was still a little worried, and he whispered: "It's your words from Chen Taizhao on Panlou Street, but there's still Guishizi..."

"So what about Guishizi?" Chen Youwen sneered, "Do you think the people in Guishizi don't know me, Chen Youwen, Chen Shuzhao? Besides, I don't know what good things are in the Wu family? I will make people pay attention to it, and they will ruin their activities."

"That's it, that's it." Zhao Tieniu finally felt relieved. "It's true that Chen Daren's master's tricks are still a clever plan. The Pan Louwu family can't escape the death you set this time."
Chapter completed!