In the Song Dynasty, it was common for friends and students to discuss marriage.
There is a saying that the king of heaven and earth is the teacher. If parents are not around, it is common for teachers to decide marriages for students.
Chen Xiang said: "You just said that you won't discuss marriage before you have achieved fame. I really appreciate this. When a man is thirty, he knows that he can lead others. Fu Xianggong (Fu Bi) did not get married until he was twenty-eight years old. Many years ago.
This time the general refused to get married and let his younger brother and sister get married first. This is an example for us scholars."
Fu Bi’s marriage is also a good story.
Fu Bi was young and talented, and his talents were outstanding. He was highly appreciated by Fan Zhongyan, and there were many people who came to him to discuss marriage. But Fu Bi refused them all. His parents urged him to get married, and he said that his younger brothers and sisters should get married first.
At that time, Fan Zhongyan was very willing to support the young man Fu Bi, so he often showed his articles to Prime Minister Yan Shu and Wang Zeng.
Yan Shu thought that this young man was very talented, so he asked Fan Zhongyan if this talented man from Luoyang was married?
Fan Zhongyan said that he was never married.
At that time, Yan Shu's daughter was asking a minister, Chen Xiang, to choose a son-in-law. Chen Xiang directly said to Yan Shu, I think Fu Bi, an imperial student, has the talent of a prime minister because of his writing style.
With the help of Fan Zhongyan and Chen Xiang, Fu Bi became Yan Shu's son-in-law and is now the prime minister.
At that time, when Song Renzong was selecting the prime minister, he asked minister Wang Su: "Who is suitable to be the prime minister?"
Wang Su replied that only ministers who are unknown to concubines and internal officials can worship the prime minister.
Song Renzong nodded and said, it seems that the only one who never goes into camp is Fu Bi.
So Zhang Yue said that he would not discuss marriage before taking the imperial examination, and Chen Xiang also quite appreciated it.
The reason for this is that one is that the career has not yet been completed, let’s not talk about girls, and the other is the change in status.
Either a man finds a wife when he is not yet developed. In this case, he is a bad wife, and he must treat her well for the rest of his life.
Either you don't talk about marriage, keep a clean life and endure the loneliness, and after you become successful, find a wife of a similar family.
Whether it is the former or the latter, it is the former that is often praised, but the latter that no one likes to mention.
In traditional public opinion, it seems that one has to look for a certain woman to get married based on family background. In fact, in the eyes of the scholar-bureaucrats at that time, such Wang Laowu was equally admirable.
So after hearing what Zhang Yue said, Chen Xiang used the example of Fu Bi to encourage him.
But then Chen Xiang changed the subject and said: "It is good not to discuss marriage before the time of marriage, but if you meet a woman who will not humiliate you and can serve as a servant, I am willing to share the joys and sorrows with you and overcome poverty together."
How can we miss it?"
Zhang Yue thought to himself, is there such a good thing?
“A woman who can serve like a turban is exactly what students want in their lives.”
After Zhang Yue finished speaking, he lowered his head with a respectful expression.
Chen Xiang nodded appreciatively.
Zhang Yue left Chen Xiang's house and walked back to Taixue. As he walked, he murmured in his heart.
Chen Xiang’s words just now are not without purpose.
He first mentioned that Zeng Gong was very fond of him, and then mentioned that he was looking for a woman who could share the joys and sorrows with him and overcome poverty together. It seems that the two can be combined together.
Could it be that Zeng Gong fell in love with him? He wanted to marry his sister to him.
Zhang Yue was a little surprised. Could it be that Chen Xiang meant this intentionally or unintentionally?
Who is Zeng Gong?
Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
The fact that he educated and raised four younger brothers and nine younger sisters by himself was talked about in the circles of scholar-bureaucrats.
Even Zhang Yue, who was in Taixue, heard about it.
Children's marriage is a matter for their parents, but Zeng Gong's father and brother died young and the family was poor, so he had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of finding a good family for his sister.
As the saying goes, women must be married at the right time. In this era, except for women from high-ranking families, women from officials, wealthy families or common people rarely get married over the age of twenty.
It is a bit unfashionable to be over twenty years old. Moreover, once a woman's marriage is delayed, it will not look good on the family's reputation.
From a secular perspective, do you think there is something wrong with your daughter? Why can’t she get married when she reaches her age?
As for women from high-ranking families, there is nothing they can do, because if they marry each other, they must buy generous dowries and property. After all, men can marry down, but women cannot marry down, so the marriages of women from high-ranking families are often delayed.
, there are not a few people who get married over the age of twenty.
Zeng Gong was under a lot of pressure.
The first one of the nine sisters was delayed, and the others were also delayed, but they couldn't just look for it and couldn't find a good home.
Therefore, Zeng Gong said to his friend, "I am greatly afraid of losing my time, and I am also afraid that I will not be able to return to it." This is also the reason.
But it turns out that Zeng Gong’s vision is really good!
That’s right, it’s me you’re talking about. Zhang Yue thought.
But Zhang Yue suddenly changed his mind and thought, No, Zeng Gong has a younger brother named Zeng Bu!
Zeng Bu, he seems to be a traitor in the history of Song Dynasty!
This is just another one? How about calling Cai Que, Wu Chuhou, Zeng Bu, and Zhang Dun to the Zhaishe to play mahjong?
I will have another table with Lu Huiqing, Cai Bian and Cai Jing in the future.
Moreover, Zeng Bu and Zhang Dun were political enemies.
Historically, Zhang Dun argued in front of the Queen Mother: "King Duan is frivolous and cannot rule the world."
The Empress Dowager was pushed into silence. At this time, Zeng Bu stepped forward and said: "Be careful, everything is decided by the Empress Dowager."
The two prime ministers disagreed, two to one, and finally Song Huizong came to power.
The grievances and hatreds between the two of them could be written in a separate book.
Zhang Yue returned to his house.
At this moment in Wu Mansion.
Wu Anshi returned to the house with a somewhat uneasy expression. After asking around, she found out that her mother, Mrs. Li, and his wife, Mrs. Fan, were visiting guests.
Wu Anshi casually inquired about the visitors, and learned that they were Yang, the wife of Zhang Yu, a doctor in the profession, and Zhang Dexiang's granddaughter.
This Yang family is a relative of Yang Yi. Wu Anshi's grandfather Wu Daiwen had a teacher-student relationship with Yang Yi, and the two families were also related by marriage.
It was only later that his uncle Wu Yu and his father Wu Chong actively married into the Jingzhao gentry, but gradually became alienated from the Zhang, Yang, Huang and other gentry in the same hometown.
After Zhang Dexiang's death, Wu Yu paid homage to him and took part in political affairs.
The two families have less contact with each other.
Although Zhang Dexiang is the prime minister, none of his five sons or grandchildren has become a scholar. Now he only relies on grace to support the official.
However, the branches of the Zhang family are really great, and there are Jinshis in every subject.
For example, Zhang Heng, the number one scholar, is a descendant of the Zhang family who moved to Hangzhou, Zhang Yu is a descendant of the Zhang family who moved to Suzhou, and the descendants of the Zhang family who have spread their branches in various places are rising again.
There is also the Pucheng Zhang family. Wu Anshi understands that there are several branches, and Zhang Yue is also one of them.
Wu Anshi thought to herself, what is Yang doing when he comes from home?
Could it be that he was seeking an official post for Zhang Yu?
You must know that Zhang Yu, who was appointed as official Fang Yuanwai Lang, has not been sent abroad yet. He was sent before, but due to a civil commotion in the place where he was posted, Zhang Yu resigned. Now he is still waiting in line for a vacancy in the Ministry of Personnel.
It is difficult to send people out nowadays, especially after Zhang Dexiang’s death.
Wu Anshi was not allowed to enter the house. People said that his mother, Li, was very sincere and even invited Yang to have a meal. Moreover, it was actually Li who personally invited Wu Anshi, which surprised Wu Anshi.
Wu Anshi suddenly remembered that although the granddaughter in this chapter was already married, she was originally Shi Qi's close friend.
