Chapter 262 Birthday Banquet (Thanks to the Monkey Taming Master Book Club Leader)
February is the time to explore spring.
Visitors are not allowed to enjoy the gardens of some wealthy homes, and they are allowed to come and go freely.
Taking advantage of this sunny season, the people of Bianjing went out of the city at will, only to see the fields full of spring, the warm weather, thousands of flowers blooming, and the white walls and thin willows. It was a beautiful scene in spring.
Every year, new students come from all over the world. The old students who have passed the exam or those who have failed do not want to continue to suffer in Taixue without looking back. Therefore, every time this season comes, it is also the time for Taixue to let go of the old and adopt the new.
As for the Taixue Pagoda, the newly arrived Taixue students went out together under the leadership of the old students.
Carrying wine and food, they went away, drank wine, composed poems, watched dances and operas, admired flowers and grass, but saw that "Half a day back from Taigao, I saw the imperial capital Shilichun".
After returning home with friends and company, I saw countless Yan Pavilion and Song Pavilions on both sides of Taixue, in the secluded lanes and alleys. Women in red makeup were playing the harp on the terraced pavilions, and white-faced singers were singing in low voices between the painted bridges and flowing water. I had just arrived in Bian.
The students in Beijing were all dazzled by this.
When I got closer, I saw the Qin Tower and Chu Pavilion with carved beams and painted pillars, flying eaves and brackets. There were many servants and horses in front of the door, and rich young people came to visit. Inside the house, there were many scholars and luxurious cloth mats.
Not only the wealthy students spend a lot of money, but also the scholars from poor families can't help but spend the only food and clothing provided by their families.
But for scholars who are alone outside, they usually get along with classmates, so they will inevitably go to brothels to find solace. So every year, some Taipei students become addicted to female sex and end up neglecting their studies.
Zhang Yue glanced at the bright spring light and once again set his sights on the archery target.
In the archery garden of Taixue, many Taixue students gathered here, but they saw several young people setting up their bows and shooting arrows, but they saw that every arrow landed in the center of the target.
"Those who remove the willow leaves and shoot at them at a hundred steps will always hit the target."
Zhang Yue said, raised his hand, raised his bow and charged up an arrow, hitting the target.
There were cheers from left and right.
"Du Zhi's shooting skills have really improved a lot compared to three years ago."
Zhang Yue smiled when he heard this, and shooting an arrow could be regarded as a way to kill his frustration.
After saying that, Zhang Yue shot another arrow into the center of the target.
Han Zhongyan said: "If you pass it, the results will be released the next day. You are really calm and relaxed shooting arrows here."
Zhang Yue said: "The archery ceremony is an ancient ceremony. It is said that a gentleman has nothing to fight for, so he must also shoot. This archery ceremony is like a provincial test. If you fail, you will not blame the winner, but seek others."
Han Zhongyan smiled.
The people on the side laughed and said: "In ancient times, kings used archery to select soldiers, while in rural archery, princes used archery to select talents. This archery skill can be used to select both soldiers and talents."
Zhang Yue smiled faintly and said: "Brother Cheng, you are lucky, I don't have such luck."
"It's too modest."
While everyone was chatting, they saw the newly arrived Taixue students in the distance enjoying themselves in Taixue. The expressions on their faces were very similar to when they and Huang Haoyi first came to Taixue.
The metabolism of the old and the new, the renewal of personnel and affairs, is the common law of the world. It is spring again.
One of the freshmen who was enjoying the tour of Taixue asked an old student next to him: "I wonder who in Shepu is Zhang Duzhi?"
Someone else asked: "What did you ask him to do?"
The student was stunned when he heard this, and looked at the other person and said, "That's it. When I came to the Imperial College, I wanted to get acquainted with Zhang Duzhi. I heard that he often lives in Shepu, so I asked him if he was the same person?"
"Oh? What are you looking for Zhang Duzhi for?"
"I have admired him for a long time and would like to meet him to learn more about him."
"I am Zhang Duzhi..."
The student couldn't help but said with great joy: "So you are the one, whose name I have admired for a long time."
Hearing this, the other party smiled and said: "I am... Zhang Duzhi's classmate Huang Haoyi, also known as Huang Silang."
The student's smile suddenly froze on his face.
"You said you've been admiring for a long time...and you're rising from admiration for a long time?"
"I know Zhang Duzhi's three-character poem, Ci Tong San Chuan, his origins, and the Qingyu Case. I came to Taixue this time to get to know Zhang Duzhi."
"Du Zhi is always very busy. I'm afraid you don't have the time. Don't worry, I can recommend him to you..."
"Thank you..."
"Don't be too busy thanking... As the saying goes, a Qiji cannot be with a donkey, and a phoenix cannot be with a flock of sparrows. My brother Huang Jidao, Huang Silang's family, is a close friend of Du's, and is not only familiar with his brother Zhang Zihou.
Or in-laws...do you know about it?"
The other party hurriedly said: "It turns out that I am a good friend of Senior Du. I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
"It's easy. I'll treat you to a glass of wine and talk to you slowly."
The other party said continuously: "I don't dare, I don't dare. Please give me your advice. I should have invited you."
Huang Haoyi nodded and said: "There are two new ladies in the brothel in the alley. You and I will go together..."
"Ah?" The other party's expression suddenly changed and he covered the money bag around his waist.
That day, Huang Haoyi returned to the studio as if he was full of food and wine.
Zhang Yue and Huang Lu were chatting. When Huang Lu saw Huang Haoyi like this, he couldn't help but said, "Has Silang eaten? I also left some food for you."
Huang Haoyi shook his head and said, "It's okay if you don't drink the rotten vegetable stem soup in the restaurant."
"Tell me earlier."
Huang Haoyi sat down and whispered: "I heard some news recently, do you know?"
"What's the matter? Don't try to show off."
"Wang Junmin's matter."
Zhang Yue and Huang Lu looked at each other. Zhang Yue said, "Let's not discuss these hearsay words about him."
"Have you known this for a long time?" Huang Haoyi said.
"That's it. Will you go with me to your Zhangfu birthday party tomorrow?"
Zhang Yue was speechless.
"Did you know that Zhang Zhifu will also come here from Suzhou tomorrow?"
Zhang Jie?
Zhang Kai is the grandson of Zhang Pin. Zhang Pin gave up his qualifications for the palace examination due to Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty who decreed that brothers should not be admitted to the imperial examination at the same time. He would take the imperial examination again six years later.
Since then, his official career has been smooth, and he has served as a supervisory censor.
At that time, the imperial envoy Liu Mei was a relative of Empress Liu (Liu E) and was dominating the capital. Zhang Pin was dismissed by Song Zhenzong for impeaching Liu Meiyi.
After Song Renzong came to the throne, he remembered the minister who dared to impeach the Queen Mother Liu's family (Liu E) and asked Zhang Dexiang to use him. Zhang Dexiang said that Zhang Pin had died of illness.
So today, in the name of Zhang Dexiang, Zhang Kai was granted the title of Mengzhou Sihu to join the army.
However, once Zhang Kai became an official, he did not want to make progress and continued to study for the imperial examination.
The great ancestors of Zhang Yue, Zhang Dun, and Zhang Kai are all Zhang Renche, the fifth son of Zhang Zijun, so from this perspective, they are still brothers who have not appeared in the fifth server.
As for Zhang Dexiang and Zhang Heng, they both came from the branch of Zhang Rensong, the fourth son of Zhang Zijun.
Therefore, in terms of blood relationship, Zhang Yue and Zhang Kai are closer than Zhang Heng.
Zhang Zijun has a total of fifteen sons. The more prominent the better, the better. The less prominent ones like Zhang Yue will gradually become a poor family. However, the poor family still has a family. It is also a qualification to call oneself a descendant of a poor family. This shows that the ancestors were once wealthy.
Pass.
If you were not even from a poor family, you would have almost no chance of getting ahead in the Song Dynasty. It was only in the Ming Dynasty that the poor were given a ladder.
Now the Pucheng Zhang family has long spread its branches in various places. For example, Zhang Pin and Zhang Yu have settled in Suzhou.
I heard that Zhang Dun had a good relationship with Zhang Kai when they were in Suzhou, and that the two were equally famous as brothers. Officials in Suzhou were vying to get to know each other, so they came to Beijing and showed their prominence.
In the past, Zhang Yue would definitely have got to know the general who almost destroyed Xixia in history.
If Zhang Kai hadn't been dragged down by Zhang Dun, his reputation might not be weaker than Di Qing's.
But now...Zhang Yue himself was disappointed in the examination and was in no mood.
Zhang Yue was tossing and turning over the collapse. He thought of the people who had placed high hopes on him, and how disappointed they would be when the results were released.
There are also classmates in Taixue. Although we all get along well with each other, the third place in the previous interpretation test was somewhat enviable. What would it be like if I knew I had fallen?
When Zhang Yue took the provincial examination before, he felt that he had already predicted the result and could accept such a result. However, when things came to pass, he was still not calm and could not deal with it with a normal heart.
The more Zhang thought about this, he couldn't help but touch the cold clothes on the bed.
This piece of Hanyu and the cow-ear pen were gifts from the Seventeenth Mother.
Although Zhang Yue had not had much contact with this lady from the Wu family, he already felt that she was a woman with her own opinions.
It's not that Shiqi Niang is bad, who wouldn't like such a gentle, generous, beautiful and intelligent woman.
However, Zhang Yue felt a faint pressure in her eyes.
Could it be that if such a woman likes a man, she would like to make decisions for him, help him plan, and even follow the route arranged by her?
It seems that this is not the case.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yue simply felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach. He ate too much and now wanted to eat something easier to digest.
Zhang Yue vaguely felt that it would be good to have such a virtuous wife, but suddenly he remembered the way Ouyang Fa had been mentioned in front of her daughter-in-law.
If my ranking in the imperial examination this time is average, I am afraid that I will have to accept the arrangements of the Yue family in the officialdom in the future.
Now that I didn't win, I don't have to worry about it. There's no way, good looks and talent can't be had at the same time.
Zhang Yue thought so self-deprecatingly.
But what will the Seventeenth Mother do when she learns that she failed? Will she regret...this marriage?
The more Zhang thought about this, he suddenly thought of the girl's domineering tone towards him on the night of the Lantern Festival last year, giving him this lantern.
Zhang Yue couldn't help but smile. He thought too much. He shouldn't think of girls like this. There should be more trust between people.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yuechang yawned, feeling sleepy and fell asleep.
Wu Mansion.
The Seventeenth Mother was dressing up in the mirror, and the maid beside her said: "Girl, do you know that Wang Kui, a talented man, was so unlucky that he heard that he had ruined someone, and the girl refused to recognize him afterwards, and..."
The Seventeenth Mother heard this and said: "It's better not to talk too much about these things, but then again, today's women are also... easy to deceive."
"Oh, girl, you've heard it before."
Seventeenth Mother nodded and said: "Of course,"
The maid continued: "I heard that Wang Kui is very popular in this field. If he succeeds and becomes the number one scholar, I don't think it's to blame that girl for not being interested..."
The maid lowered her head again and said: "I heard that Da Langjun was optimistic about last year's number one scholar Liu Ji, but he was rejected by the master. Now there are many officials and people are laughing, saying that the master has no vision and does not know Kunpeng, and even the girl does not
Now it has become a joke in the family of Bianjing officials..."
The Seventeenth Mother heard this...
The maid said: "Girl, don't be angry."
The Seventeenth Mother frowned and said: "I'm not angry, but why do you want to do my business? Liu Ji was obviously engaged before, so dad pushed it off."
The maid quickly took the comb and combed the Seventeenth Mother's hair and said: "It's okay, girl, these are just gossips from boring ladies, otherwise how can we spend our time? We won't argue with him. Besides, if Mr. Zhang Sanlang does well in the exam today,
, if you come back after being hit in the head, then the girl’s anger will be gone.”
The seventeenth mother said: "I hope that Sanlang can pass the Jinshi examination, but am I doing it just to vent my anger on these women? Is my vision and magnanimity so small?"
The maid continued: "Yes, yes, girl, I'm talking too much. Why don't you stop talking?"
The maid was combing your Seventeenth Mother's hair again, but she saw her looking out the window at the falling plum blossoms in the courtyard.
Not long after, the Seventeenth Mother looked away and smiled with a blush on her cheeks: "If this is really the case... it will relieve her anger."
"Girl..." The maid also laughed.
Seeing that her girl was not angry, the maid asked boldly: "Girl, the prince seems to have a bad temper these days. I heard that he sent someone to the Gongyuan to inquire..."
Seventeenth Mother said: "Don't talk about this, I only believe what I see with my own eyes, not what I hear from hearsay."
The maid said: "She is a girl, but if Shozaburo-kun... I mean... what if he fails the exam?"
"What should I do?" Seventeenth Mother said, "I haven't thought about this carefully, but he is seventeen years old and it is his first provincial examination. It is normal if he fails in the examination. He can just take the next subject again."
"But Mr. Zhang Sanlang can wait, even if he becomes a Jinshi in ten years, it won't matter, but girls, we women's years are not easy to wait for."
The Seventeenth Mother looked a little gloomy when she heard this. There are many scholars who have taken the imperial examination for ten years but failed to achieve anything. Not to mention, there are two in her own family.
However, this gloomy mood only passed by for a moment. Seventeenth Mother raised her head and said with a smile: "Xiao Tao, you won't grow long in ten years."
Seeing Seventeenth Mother like this, the maid quickly smiled and said: "Yes, yes, don't worry, girl, you will be as good-looking as you are today in ten years."
"That's right." Seventeenth Mother admitted to herself and looked at herself in the bronze mirror.
The maid continued chattering: "The provincial examination results will be released the day after tomorrow. The government will send us a car. Mrs. Fan has already agreed to us. She can do things safely..."
The Seventeenth Mother listened and nodded, her eyes turned to look at the plum blossoms in the corner.
Watching the spring scenery fade away, Seventeenth Mother thought of the words, "The flowers in the forest have withered the spring reds in a hurry."
She thought of a tall man with a sincere smile and clear eyes. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile. There was a hint of sweetness in his smile, but also a hint of sourness.
The whole yard is full of spring, and the people in the house are the most beautiful scene in Bianjing's spring scenery.
The next day, Zhang Shi and Zhang Qiu went to Taixue to see Zhang Yue, and then they went to Zhang Yu's house to be guests.
Zhang Yue found that he still couldn't escape.
I can't give up the excuse that I want to be released in the future.
What should relatives say about this?
No matter how much you hate this person, sometimes you just can't avoid dealing with and meeting this person.
Zhang Yue dressed briefly and went to Zhang Yu's house. He didn't know that just after he left the Imperial Academy, the Gongyuan Academy sent someone to paint the screen wall in front of the door, as if they were planning to post the list one day in advance.
Zhang Shi also saw that Zhang Yue didn't want to go, so he told him what chef Zhang Yu had invited and what kind of dishes he cooked.
Zhang Yue sneered that his stingy uncle's words could be trusted, and he immediately posted a joke on Weibo.
Once upon a time, there was a stingy landlord, Lao Cai, who was treating guests to nine dishes and one soup. But when he arrived, he saw, it turned out to be leeks and a clear soup.
Zhang Shi and Zhang Qiu both laughed after hearing this.
Zhang Shi repeatedly said good things for Zhang Yu: "Your uncle would not be like this."
Zhang Yue laughed repeatedly after hearing this, and it was only his brother who still couldn't recognize his uncle's true face.
Zhang Yue looked at the gift that Zhang Shi brought and thought, "Oh, that's really generous."
When Zhang Yue arrived at Zhang Yu's mansion, he saw that the birthday banquet was quite lively.
Zhang Yu's father, Zhang Quanbao, was admitted as a Jinshi in the first year of his reign. However, his father was admitted four years later than his son, and he became an official within a few years.
As for Zhang Yuguan, he has never been a big man. Fortunately, he has a lot of savings for being an official in a geomantic treasure place like Suzhou. The most important thing is that he has a son, Zhang Dun, who is Jieyuan in Kaifeng Prefecture and ranks fifth in the Jinshi.
The gate of Zhang's Mansion was wide open, and some beggars in the distance wanted to take advantage of the birthday banquet to ask for some reward money from the guests or the mansion, but they were all blasted away by the old governor and his men, and these people could only watch from a distance.
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When the old governor saw Zhang Shi and his family coming, he immediately welcomed Zhang Shi out the door with a smile. He was even more happy when he saw Zhang Shi's gift list, and immediately personally led Zhang Shi's family in through a side door.
Zhang Yue looked at it and understood in his heart, why did he not go through the main entrance but the side entrance?
Because the main entrance is used by officials, even though greeting guests like them are relatives, they cannot go through the main entrance without official status.
Zhang Shi's family passed through a courtyard.
The courtyard was a noisy place, with many tables and various people sitting there, many of them servants, attendants, and coachmen of high-ranking families.
They kept shouting at the servants of the Zhang family who were coming and going, where to pour tea and place snacks. The yard was filled with the smell of sweat.
Zhang Yue asked with a smile: "Isn't it right that the old man will not arrange for us to sit here for the birthday banquet?"
The old man laughed and said: "How could it be possible? You are the distinguished guests of Master Lang and his wife. How could you be allowed to sit here? We should meet Master Lang and his wife first."
After leaving this courtyard and arriving outside the hall, the scenery here is much better.
There is a flower shed outside the hall, where many young scholars sit. Well-dressed maids come and go to bring tea and water to these scholars. In addition, there are several military ministers.
The old governor took Zhang Shi and his family a few steps further and opened the door, only to see something being discussed inside.
As soon as the door opened, the words paused, and several eyes looked at this place.
"Dalang, Sanlang!"
A hearty laugh came, and Zhang Yu was seen walking here dressed in Jifu.
Everyone on the left and right looked at the person coming.
When Zhang Yue saw Zhang Yu walking towards him, he forced a smile and said, "I've met my uncle."
Zhang Yu said with a smile: "We were just talking about the release of the provincial examination results tomorrow. No, our talented students from the Imperial College are here."
Zhang Yu was very enthusiastic when he saw Zhang Yue. However, Zhang Yue was too lazy to say more and just said: "Uncle, I don't dare to call him a talented person."
Zhang Yu said to Zhang Yue: "If you can't be a candidate, who else can be a candidate? Everyone, this is my nephew Jinke who got third place in the imperial examination..."
After hearing this, everyone looked at Zhang Yue again.
Zhang Yu continued to happily say to his left and right: "Do you think this provincial examination should go a step further and get provincial yuan back?"
Zhang Yue thought to himself, haha.
Zhang Shize on the side also felt that it was inappropriate and said: "Uncle, you are ridiculous. Shengyuan is a Wenqu star. How can he get it easily? My Sanlang is not very talented and learned. He got third place in the examination before. It was a fluke. Now he does not dare to ask for it.
I’m lucky enough to get the first place.”
Zhang Yu Zedao: "Hey, you can't say that. I can see that your third brother is very literary. Before, my brother Dun was promoted to Kaifeng Prefecture, but he was as humble as me before the imperial examination, and finally got the fifth place in Jinshi.
.”
"Your Sanlang is not as talented as my brother Dun, and the province is no problem."
Zhang Shi felt that it was inappropriate, how could he talk like this.
This is too high a compliment. If the results are released tomorrow and you fail to place, it will be a huge loss. And even if you pass, you won't be able to save money. It seems that the other rankings are mediocre, far inferior to Zhang Dun.
No wonder neither my wife nor Zhang Yue likes Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yu was still boasting about Zhang Yue, and the discerning people in the room must have noticed a little bit.
Zhang Yue didn't say anything. He didn't pass the exam anyway, and if he didn't pass, he wouldn't be able to pass, so he was just ridiculed by Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yue lowered his gaze and said calmly: "Uncle is so complimentary."
Zhang Yu smiled when Zhang Yue said nothing.
Someone immediately took them to the table, and the seats were not arranged randomly. However, there was no scene where Zhang Yue thought he was looking down on others. He asked their family to sit nearby, but his own relatives.
Zhang Yue noticed that there were many visitors. Zhang Yu had a relationship with Ouyang Xiu, so Ouyang sent them.
Even Wu Anshi and Wu Dalangjun came.
However, Wu Anshi looked at Zhang Yue with a bad face and did not say hello.
There was an imposing man of about thirty years old at his table. He glanced at Zhang Yue and smiled: "This is Zhang Duzhi."
Zhang Yue glanced at the other person and said, "Exactly, I don't know your brother's surname."
Fang Yan said: "I am in the next chapter. I have a cursive character for my husband. I have been living in Suzhou before."
Zhang Yue looked at the other person and said suddenly: "I have admired you for a long time, I have admired you for a long time."
"If we are talking about music scores, we are still cousins who have not yet released the fifth server. We will be closer and closer in the future."
Seeing what the other party said, Zhang Yue was very happy and said with a smile: "Of course, of course."
"How about passing this provincial examination?"
Zhang Yue said: "It's hard to say what the ranking is."
Zhang Kai said: "That's what you say, but I see that Du is a little unhappy and seems to have no confidence in this provincial test."
Zhang Yue said: "Brother Qi Husband, is it possible that you can still read faces?"
Zhang Kai burst out laughing: "You know a thing or two about words and expressions, but that's a bit presumptuous. In fact, you are still young, so it doesn't matter if you fail in one subject. Just try again in two years. Knowledge can be gained slowly, but others can be improved.
First things first.”
Many people sitting at the table looked a little unnatural after hearing Zhang Kai's words. Zhang Shi and Zhang Qiuben also stopped talking to others.
Zhang Yue said: "Brother Zhifu, what I have learned is that brother Zhifu is thirty years old, so he should be more anxious than me."
Zhang Kai smiled slightly and said: "Duzhi, this is my kind advice. I still hope that you will get a high grade in this subject. If you don't succeed, we can also learn from each other. How many years have I made you longer? How many days have I made you longer?"
There are still some.”
Zhang Yue said: "Thank you for your good advice from brother Zhifu. I think brother Zhifu and Zihou will always get along well with each other."
Zhang Kai smiled but didn't answer.
Zhang Yue understood that he was here to avenge Zhang Dun.
"Brother Qifu, you are older than me. I don't know if I'm right or not. It's hard to say anything about this examination. You can be successful once or you can fail several times. It depends on your own talents and learning.
In the way of luck, don't be anxious if you are successful first, and don't be discouraged if you are not satisfied. No one should judge whether you are good or bad. But a person's mind and spirit are different. I don't know if I am right?"
People at the table couldn't help but nod their heads after hearing Zhang Yue's words. He said it well.
Zhang Shi was afraid that Zhang Yue would offend him and said quickly: "Brother Qifu, my third brother said something presumptuous, don't take it to your heart. I'll make amends with you with this glass of wine."
Zhang Yue felt a little sad for some reason when he saw his brother's groveling look.
While they were talking, they saw Zhang Yu coming here. Everyone stood up to greet Zhang Yu.
When Zhang Yu saw Zhang Yue, Zhang Kai was very happy and said, "Come and let me introduce you."
Zhang Yue and Zhang Kai stood up together and said, "Uncle, we have known each other just now."
Zhang Yu took Zhang Yue's hand and said, "My uncle is very happy that you can come today, Sanlang. I know that you had some grudge against my uncle in the past, but it has gone away no matter how long it took."
"Uncle is not a stingy person. When people are not happy, they can only see themselves and not others. Now when they are proud, they can see others."
Zhang Yue said: "Uncle, what you said is wrong. I have never had any grudges with you. It's just that some people don't take others seriously when they become officials and gain power."
"Although I am a penniless scholar, I dress and eat by myself. I have never begged anyone in my life. I rely on myself. Some people are considered to be officials, but no matter how great the official is, one should never bully others because there are always officials who are better than others.
You are big."
After Zhang Yue finished speaking, everyone at the table was shocked and speechless.
Zhang Yu took a step back and said with a forced smile: "Why are you still such a bad-tempered kid? It's fine with my uncle, but will you still be like this in front of the Wu family in the future?"
Following Zhang Yu's gaze, Zhang Yue saw that Wu Anshi was also looking here.
Zhang Yue raised his wine cup and toasted Zhang Yu with a glass of wine and said, "Uncle, you don't need to worry about this matter. I wish you a happy birthday with this wine."
Zhang Yu was speechless. At this moment, someone came from outside and said, "The results have been released. Gongyuan has released the results."
Someone wondered: "Release the list? It doesn't mean why tomorrow was mentioned one day."
Zhang Yue looked a little sad after hearing this.
There were more than a dozen banquet tables, but several people stood up and said goodbye to Zhang Yu to go to Gongyuan to see the list.
They are all scholars taking the examination in Jinke.
Zhang Yu hurriedly persuaded him to stay and asked him to send people to drive horses to the Gongyuan to see the results and return the favor.
Hearing what Zhang Yu said, several scholars tried to persuade them to stay. However, two people insisted on going to Gongyuan to see the ranking with their own eyes.
Zhang Yu also sent people from the government to drive the two of them to Gongyuan.
Gongyuan is not far from Zhang Yu's house, and it doesn't take long to go there and back.
Zhang Yu said to Zhang Shi: "The people looking at the list will come back soon. You and Brother Yue will have a drink here. When there is good news, we will also be happy together and congratulate Brother Yue."
Zhang Shi thought Zhang Yu meant well and smiled: "Thank you very much, uncle."
Zhang Yu and others, he just saw Zhang Yue's expression and knew that he probably had no chance of winning at this moment.
Zhang Yu said with a smile: "What are you talking about? I treat Brother Yue as my own son. If he ranks higher than Brother Dun, I don't know how happy I would be. If he wins provincial yuan, I will be even more... so happy that I don't know what to say."
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Zhang Yue couldn't listen anymore, so he got up and left the table.
The old governor stepped forward and asked, "Where is Brother Yue going?"
It looks like he is afraid of escaping.
Zhang Yue said angrily: "Chu Gong."
Just as Zhang Yue was leaving the table, the person who looked at the results sent by Zhang's government hurried back to his house.
ps1: Thanks to the Monkey Tamer Bookmate for becoming the fourteenth leader of this book.
ps2: I really can’t finish writing, so I tried my best, so I’ll forgive you.
