Chapter two hundred and thirty-nine: Be the leader
Although Zhang Yue was not a Jinshi, the rules of the Wu family were as follows: a prospective son-in-law. This time Wu Chong invited Zhang Shi's family to live in the palace, which was quite like a meeting between the parents.
When Zhang Shi and Zhang Yue arrived at the Wu Mansion that day.
Compared with the Wu Mansion, Zhang Yu's residence was insignificant before.
Zhang Shi was already speechless at this moment. If he had sighed a few words before, now he kept shaking his head or nodding.
Zhang Shi looked around at a tall building, where Zhang Yue composed his poem that day, but Zhang Shi almost fainted when he saw it.
Zhang Yue quickly supported Zhang Shi and said, "Brother, don't be surprised. This is a joke."
Zhang Shi saw the Wu family's servants standing at a distance in a very orderly manner, and then whispered to Zhang Yue: "How many transfer envoys have come out of the Wu family?"
Zhang Yue said: "It's just one, but I once had a gentleman."
Zhang Shi suddenly said: "Yes, I almost forgot."
Seeing Zhang Shi's lack of confidence, Zhang Yue thought it was understandable. It was the same when he first came here.
Zhang Yue said: "These are two mansions. Last year, the walls were demolished and one was built, so it can be seen quite widely. For example, this courtyard has also been newly built, and it didn't exist last year."
Zhang Shi knew what his brother meant and said: "I see. I thought it would be so spacious in one go."
Zhang Yue said: "Brother, please remember that if there are any gifts from the Wu Mansion, be sure not to accept them."
Zhang Shi looked at Zhang Yue displeased and said, "As my elder brother, have I never seen money? I don't even care about gold and silver."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, yes, his own gold and silver mountains are indeed never taken lightly.
When they arrived at the end of the field, Zhang Yue was waiting outside, while Zhang Shi went inside to talk.
Zhang Yue was waiting outside alone, feeling quite uneasy. He drank tea three or four times in a row, wondering how his brother and Wu Chong were talking.
After talking for half an hour, Zhang Shi walked out of the hall with a smile on his face.
Zhang Yue saw the big stone falling to the ground and hurried up to meet it, only to see Wu Chong personally escorting Zhang Shi out of the door.
Zhang Shi said with a smile on his face: "Thank you very much for your kindness, Commander Cao. Please stay, we brothers can just go on our own."
Wu Chong smiled and said: "Then I won't give more gifts."
Zhang Yue also stepped forward to greet Wu Chong.
Wu Chong looked at Zhang Yue and said, "Sanlang is very proud of his answer to the test, but we must not take it lightly in the provincial test. I hope you can spread good news again."
What Wu Chong said was a double entendre.
Zhang Yue saluted and said, "Thank you very much, Commander Cao, for your words. This is Sanlang's lifelong wish."
Zhang Yue also responded to Wu Chong's words.
Wu Chong saw Zhang Yue nodded slightly in understanding, and the two looked at each other, saying nothing.
The two brothers said goodbye to Wu Chong, and Zhang Shiyue got into the carriage.
Zhang Shi said to Zhang Yue: "I am so lucky to have such a good marriage and such a sensible Yue family. Third brother, you must cherish this fate."
Zhang Yue looked confused and asked, "What did Wu Caoshuai say to his brother?"
Zhang Shi coughed lightly and said, "I won't go into detail with you, but you have to remember how much Wu Caoshuai values you. He doesn't despise our humble background and is willing to betroth his daughter to you. You must keep this in mind."
Keep it in your heart and never forget the kindness of others."
Zhang Yue said: "You should be filial to your father-in-law and mother-in-law, but my brother's and sister-in-law's family background is better than ours. Shouldn't you do the same..."
Zhang Shiyi heard: "I am different from you, and I am not filial, so don't distract me."
Zhang Yue simply looked out the car window.
He didn't know what Wu Chong could do to make his brother obey him, but he was an official, and for such a big official, it was necessary to win over someone quickly.
Officials who came from Yinguan and Jinshi majors are not the same. Otherwise, officials who can stand out in the daunting imperial examination are all top-notch people.
As for the officials selected by Wu Chong after many layers, they are even more top-notch.
This made Zhang Yueqing feel extremely embarrassed when he was waving his keyboard and pointing out historical figures in front of the screen, thinking that they could easily be replaced.
However, Zhang Yue no longer cares about this. The most important thing now is the provincial examination early next year.
Compared with the exam, one-quarter of the 600 exams in the Imperial College can be passed.
But the competition is different from the examination. This examination brings together the most outstanding scholars in the world.
After the examination, Zhang Yue was a little distracted because his brother came to Beijing and had too many social activities. Fortunately, he had the skill of reading in dreams, which could make up for the lack of time.
In addition to reading, Zhang Yue continued to run in the morning.
After Zhang Yue put on his old clothes in the early morning, he would sweat a little every time he ran. The Tai students in the dormitory rarely sit and study all day long, because everyone believes that sitting for a long time after eating is harmful to the blood, so they wander around every day.
As for Zhang Yue's morning jog, I didn't know the benefits of morning jogging before, but now I gradually understand it. As people get older, they have more worries. Sometimes a run can temporarily eliminate the worries.
It doesn't have to be in the morning. Whenever Zhang Yue feels entangled in worldly affairs and is too troubled to study, he will run to a remote area of Taixue for a while. In this way, he will be refreshed when he returns to his studio to study.
Especially when the bright moon shines in the forest, there is no one everywhere, and there is a faint light shining through the studio in the distance. Running at this time has a unique artistic conception, and it will be a different kind of memory when I think about it in the future.
Because it was inconvenient to run in a robe, Zhang Yue had to put on a short coat and trousers and take advantage of the opportunity to run when no one was around, otherwise he would be considered rude and unbecoming of a scholar.
In addition to running, there is also archery.
Archery and pot throwing are essential skills for Tai students.
Among the six arts of the gentleman are archery rituals. Among the archery rituals are dashe, binshe, yanshe and xianshe.
Dashe and Xiangshe both use archery to select talents.
Therefore, all formal private schools must have an archery garden. Zhang Heng's archery skills were very good, and Zhang Yue once came to ask for advice from him.
Zhang Heng saw that Zhang Yue was very diligent in learning, so he gave Zhang Yue several good bows from his own body so that he could practice shooting every day.
Zhang Yue learned archery, but unexpectedly it came in handy when Taixue was drinking.
Yanshe means shooting arrows while Yan drinks.
In Imperial College, they often drink from a pot and invite famous prostitutes to accompany them. Prostitutes from the capital also often attend.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yue made great progress in Yan shooting. Now, although his arm strength is not very good, his shooting is extremely accurate.
Just when Zhang Yue felt that his shooting skills were good, one day Tang Jiu saw him and shook his head.
Zhang Yue asked why?
Tang Jiudao: "Sanlangjun's shooting skills are enough for drinking and playing games, but they can't be used in battle."
Zhang Yue goes into battle as soon as he hears it?
I'm interested in this!
When I play games, I play as a shooter. I am like a person who hides behind a strong man and stays far away.
If there is such an opportunity, I am willing to try it.
Zhang Yue then asked Tang Jiu where he could learn the art of shooting in battle.
Tang Jiu said that she knew someone who was the instructor of the Forbidden Army and could ask him to help with this matter.
Zhang Yue heard that it was OK. He could keep fit and study at the same time.
Just the commander of the Imperial Guard?
Zhang Yue couldn't help but ask Tang Jiu if he was called the instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Army?
Tang Jiu was stunned for a long time and said, "If you really want to say that, it's okay."
So Zhang Yue gave Tang Jiu a sum of money and asked him to pave the way for him, but there was no definite information yet.
After morning jogging and fitness, as well as growing older, Zhang Yue is now a big man of five feet six (one meter and seventy-five meters).
Although he is not tall among Bianjing people, he is tall and tall among Fujian people.
When Ouyang Xiu met Zhang Yue, he said he looked like Duke Xun.
This sentence is reminiscent of Ouyang Xiu's evaluation of Zhang Dexiang.
At that time, the people of Fujian were not very tall, but those who were tall must be expensive. Zhang Dexiang's body has grown up, and his speech is like a bell. If he is not like him, he is a stranger.
However, Ouyang Xiu only said this after becoming Zhang Dexiang Officer and paid homage to the Prime Minister, so it is inevitable that it is an afterthought.
However, Ouyang Xiu also used these words to praise Zhang Yue, and it goes without saying much about his expectations.
This word has since spread to the ears of the descendants of the Zhang family. Zhang Dexiang was buried in Xuzhou after his death. His descendants have now moved there. Only Zhang Yan is an official in Beijing. Although the others are said to be officials, they are no longer
In order to be involved in the affairs of the government, a house originally purchased was still left in the capital.
There was nothing special about Zhang Yanzhi's visit to Zhang Yue. He was just visiting a nephew with potential.
Zhang Yanzhi is now the Prime Minister of Dali Temple. Judging from his spirit and energy, he is far different from officials like Wu Chong. He is just an ordinary person.
Zhang Yue felt in him that the descendants of the Zhang family had lived an ordinary life since Zhang got Xiang, unlike the Han (Han Yi) and Lu families, although they did not have a reigning prime minister, they still held power.
In fact, this is normal. After Yan Shu passed away, his descendants did not live well.
In particular, Yan Jidao's mentality can represent their psychology. Su Shi, who returned to the court as an official during Yuanyou's time, once wanted to meet Yan Jidao.
However, Yan Jidao refused to meet and said that half of the people in the political hall were old guests of my family and had no time to meet him.
It means that today's prime ministers are all old officials under my father's sect. It's just a dream for me to bow my head and beg them.
It can be understood when it comes to the descendants of the Zhang family. Today's prime ministers Fu Bi and Han Qi both failed to deal with Zhang Dexiang.
One opposes the reform and the other supports it. Although there is no quarrel, the relationship is just like that.
Isn't it good to eat and drink well at home? Why go to officialdom to see your faces?
Zhang Yue studied every day to prepare for the exam, and it was already November.
The winter solstice falls in this month, and Zhang Yue's birthday is also in this month.
People in the Song Dynasty paid as much attention to the Winter Solstice as to the Spring Festival.
When it was approaching, Ouyang Fa came to Taixue in the snow and gave Zhang Yue something as a gift.
Zhang Yue was a little confused when he saw it was wrapped in a sandalwood box.
Ouyang laughed and said: "It's just a pen."
Zhang Yue saw Ouyang Fa's mysterious look and immediately opened the box.
It's just a pen, but there's something special about it.
Zhang Yue looked at the pen and couldn't help but said: "What kind of hair is this? It doesn't look like wolf hair or purple hair, nor does it look like sheep hair."
Ouyang laughed and said, "You can't guess it, it's just a piece of cake."
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Yue sighed: "It's very precious!"
Ouyang laughed and said: "That's natural. Although it's not as good as the rat-whisker pen my father gave to Mr. Mei, it's almost the same."
Zhang Yue said: "That's unacceptable."
Ouyang laughed and said: "If you can't accept it, you should accept it, not to mention it's not a gift from me.
Zhang Yue slightly realized: "Could it be..."
Ouyang laughed and said: "Don't guess, I'm telling you, besides being precious, this pen has another purpose, do you know?"
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "When writing a pen with the hair of an expert, of course you have to use it with an expert's ear!"
Ouyang Fa laughed and said: "It's good to know. Don't live up to your intentions."
