When Ouyang Fa, Zhang Yue and Fan Zuyu arrived at Wu Mansion.
It just so happened that several disciples from Wu Yu Mansion were also present.
Although Wu Yu has died of illness, Wu Andu, the eldest grandson of the Wu family, is still in the limelight. He married the daughter of Fan Yong, who was the great-grandson of Fan Renshu, the famous Prime Minister of Later Shu.
He once guarded the West, and together with Fan Zhongyan, one was called Da Fan Laozi and the other was called Xiao Fan Laozi.
Fan Yong was a great official, but he was a novice in fighting. Once the Xixia army attacked Yan'an Prefecture, Fan Yong didn't know what to do, so he asked a veteran, who said he could definitely defend it.
Later, Fan Yong really defended his position. Afterwards, others asked the veteran why he was so confident, but the veteran said that I had no confidence. It was good to defend, but if I couldn't defend, there would be no chance for Da Fan to kill me.
Fan Yong fought against Xixia and lost tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Song Dynasty, but he saved Di Qing.
But there is no doubt that Fan Yong has a very good reputation among officials.
The young people in the hall were all talking to each other. Wu Anshi was not here at the moment, so Wu Anchi stepped forward to receive him, because they were all members of his family who spoke very cordially.
Zhang Yue saw that the people in the hall were all related to the Wu family by marriage. As for He Qi and Wang Kui, they were not here at all, which meant that they were not from this circle.
Zhang Yue understood that although it was an oral engagement, the Wu family already regarded him as a prospective son-in-law.
Wu Andu was familiar with Ouyang Fa and Fan Zuyu.
When introduced to Zhang Yue, Wu Andu's eyes lit up and he smiled and said to others: "Although it was the first time that Du and I met, we felt like old friends at the first sight."
Everyone laughed after hearing this. Some people didn't care about Zhang Yue at all, but after hearing Wu Andu's words, no one present would notice it. Some people immediately asked others who Zhang Yue was?
Wu Andu smiled and asked Zhang Yue: "Sanlang Guigeng?"
"Sixteen." Zhang Yue replied cautiously.
Wu Andu seemed to be counting his age with his fingers, and said with a smile: "Just in time, which famous teacher will you join now?"
Zhang Yue said: "I studied under Mr. Zi Boyi when I was living in the countryside. Now I am studying at Taixue."
Wu Andu said happily: "It turns out that Zhang Boyi was a student. When my father was still alive, he collected many of his inscriptions and inscriptions. You are still too much of a student now, which is really impressive for your age."
Ouyang said at the side: "Sanlang, you were admitted to Imperial College at the age of fourteen."
Wu Andu was even more happy after hearing this and asked: "Do you recognize Yu Zhi from Taixue, Professor Sheng?"
"They are all famous teachers, and I have benefited a lot from being under my disciples."
Wu Andu nodded, as if he knew what Professor Sheng said about Zhang Yue's style. However, it could be seen that Wu Andu had a very good impression of Zhang Yue.
As the eldest son and grandson of the Wu family, Wu Andu is still very influential in the Wu family's speech.
On the side, Wu Anchi was talking with several other cousins of the Wu family, but they all looked here.
Wu Andu walked up to Wu Andi and said a few words, and then said in a low voice: "This guy is an honest man, very good, very good."
When Wu Andi saw that Wu Andu spoke highly of Zhang Yue, he was very happy in his heart but said nothing on his face.
"Saburo."
Zhang Yue saluted immediately when he saw Wu Anchi. This was the first time the two of them had met since he made the engagement with the Wu family.
"There are so many people today that I can't say much to you, but now that I'm here, I've gotten to know all these people well. If you feel you don't like this occasion, it's good to go out for a walk."
Wu Anzhi's words were somewhat unexpected to Zhang Yue.
Wu Anchi smiled and said: "I will have a good chat with Sanlang over wine some other day. I am very pleased that your knowledge has improved greatly. Yes, my brother is here."
Zhang Yue looked over and saw Wu Anshi coming, talking to Wu Andu.
Wu Andu himself said a few words of high praise for Zhang Yue, but Wu Anshi said: "You come from a small family, and you have no reason to make people laugh."
Wu Andu looked at Wu Anshi and said: "It doesn't matter how small a family is, reading can make you successful."
"But you may not be able to pass the Jinshi examination."
Wu Andu smiled and said: "Parents often talk about their children being stupid outside, but it is rare for you to talk about your future sister-in-law. By the way, have you ever seen Shiqi?"
Wu Anshi said: "We have never said anything. We have to wait until he is admitted to Jinshi."
Wu Andu said with a smile: "You can't say that. Is it possible that after meeting the seventeenth queen, Du Zhi decided to study and finally got the highest ranking?"
Wu Anshi looked at Wu Andu and felt dissatisfied.
As the eldest son of Wu Yu and the other as the eldest son of Wu Chong, the two of them have long had a rivalry. In Wu Anshi's view, Wu Andu's show of kindness to Zhang Yue today is just to hurt his face. Whether he approves of Zhang Yue or not is his business. You, Wu Andu, are here. What are you doing with your fingers?
In the past, all the children of the Wu family had to listen to Wu Yu's arrangements, and even Wu Anshi's marriage was the one that Wu Yu advocated for. But in the future, when Wu Chongguan became a big official, he had to let the eldest family member see how they look.
Of course, Wu Anshi also knew that her uncle Wu Yu took great care of their family, but the conflict between her and Wu Andu was still at odds.
At this time, Zhang Yue had already met Wu Anshi.
Wu Anshi said to Zhang Yue: "Sanlang, I haven't seen you for a while. I should have invited you to my home for a family dinner alone, but I was afraid of delaying your studies, so today I am a little casual."
Zhang Yue said: "Dalangjun said something serious, it is Sanlang who should pay a visit."
Wu An said in a poem: "I heard that you wrote an article a few days ago and it would be good to write a couplet."
Zhang Yue said: "Dalangjun also heard about it and laughed at it."
Wu Anshi smiled and said: "Couplet articles can make you famous, but the most important thing is the examination. You still remember He Qi from Taixue. He is your fellow countryman and he is very good at dealing with people. You need to learn more from him." "
Zhang Yue thought to himself, Wu Anshi asked him to learn from He Qi?
Zhang Yue said: "I don't have much contact with He Qibing on weekdays."
Wu Anshi said: "Then you have to be diligent and make friends in the future. He Qi has advantages. He is better than you in terms of worldliness. If you are so honest, even if you become a Jinshi in the future, how will you be able to enjoy it in the officialdom? If you want to think about it, If you are like a fish in water, you have to be versatile. I also regard you as one of my own family members, so I am telling you these things from the bottom of my heart. Don't be offended."
Zhang Yue heard the words and said: "The great man has made a point, it is good to have everything on all sides, but a gentleman should also have both squares and circles when doing things. It is not good to blindly seek circles or blindly seek squares. The important thing is to be in the same degree.
Mr. Da Lang said, am I right?"
Zhang Yue also tepidly rejected Wu Anshi's words.
Seeing many people on the side looking at this, Wu Anshi laughed loudly and said: "Of course it is. Sanlang's words are very good."
From the outside, Zhang Yue and Wu Anshi seemed to be having a great conversation.
However, both of them knew that Zhang Yue was unwilling to listen to Wu Anshi.
But Wu Anshi would not put the contradiction on the surface, but said: "As long as Sanlang knows it in his heart."
After Wu Anshi left, Zhang Yue also breathed a sigh of relief. Wu Anshi felt that he was not tactful enough in dealing with others. Of course, even though he was dissatisfied in his heart, at least everyone was doing well on the surface.
At this time Wen Jifu came.
Zhang Yue knew that Wu Chong's other son-in-law, Wu Xiji, was in Luoyang, and he and his brother were worshiping Shao Yong as their disciples and could not come. As for the other son-in-law, Xia Boqing, he could not come because of something else.
Wu Andu and Wu Anshi came forward to greet him. Wen Jifu greeted a few important people and took the initiative to go to Zhang Yue to chat.
Wu Andu and Wu Anshi were both surprised. Wen Jifu was a top figure in the capital government. How did he get to know Zhang Yue, and how had he ever seen him treat people like this?
