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Facing Mr. Wu Dalang’s invitation, Zhang Yue finally refused and left humbly.
Wu Anshi was not surprised either. He had already understood this son's character and was always so cautious.
In fact, Wu Anshi really wanted to get to know these two brothers.
The incident involving Zhang Dun caused a great sensation in Beijing.
It goes without saying that in the second year of Jiayou's reign, even Wei Guogong Han Qi said, "With Ersu here, how come so many candidates dare to take the exam?"
However, Ersu’s ranking in the scientific examination this time was not very high.
There are four exams for Jinshi subjects, and they are eliminated one by one. The first exam is poetry, the second exam is theory, the third exam is policy, and the fourth exam is classics.
It was Mei Yaochen who showed Ouyang Xiu Su Shi's "The Theory of Loyalty and Honesty in Punishments and Rewards" to Ouyang Xiu. Ouyang Xiu liked it very much. Then he took a look at the other person's poems and found that they had been eliminated by other examiners. So Ouyang Xiu read Su Shi's "Theory of Loyalty in Punishments and Rewards". After being ranked second, Su Shi was brought back again.
In the end, Su Shi finished in the fourth place and his younger brother was in the fifth place.
Zhang Dun ranked very high in the provincial examination, but in the palace examination his rank was not as good as his nephew's.
This tells the story of the brothers Song Qi and Song Xiang in the "Big and Little Song Dynasties". The brothers Song Qi and Song Xiang took the scientific examination in the same year. During the palace examination, the emperor originally planned to rank his younger brother Song Qi first and his elder brother Song Xiang third, but the Queen Mother thought that It was against the rules for the younger brother to be superior to his elder brother, so his elder brother Song Xiang replaced his younger brother and became the number one scholar. Song Qi not only lost the number one prize, but was instead ranked tenth.
But when it comes to this subject, Zhang Dun is obviously an uncle, but why is he below his nephew? Although this nephew is nearly ten years older than himself, but in terms of seniority, why should he say it?
Some people think that this is nothing arrogant, while some people actually appreciate it somewhat. Scholars should regard fame as dirt, and Wu An's poetry belongs to the latter.
As for Sanlang’s understanding of Zhang Yue, it originated from Chen Shengzhi’s regard for him.
So Wu Anshi suddenly became interested, and he also sent someone to inquire about Zhang Yue's grades in economics and biology.
Zhang Yue, on the other hand, completely believed that Wu Anshi loved Wu Jiwu so much because of his elder brother. Anyway, Zhang Yue had become accustomed to such a name for Zhang Erlang's brother in the past six months.
Whenever he achieves a little bit, or when others praise him a few words, he thinks it is because of his second brother and not for him. In short, it has become a mental illness. The problem is that Zhang Yue himself has not noticed it yet.
Over the past six months, I have become accustomed to being called Mo’s younger brother. There are always people who want to compare the two of them. If I operate normally, others will say that it is nothing more than that. I perform extraordinarily well, and others will say that so-and-so’s brother should be like this.
It is simply incomprehensible that he seems to be praising himself so much.
However, Zhang Yue didn't really refuse. Not only did he finish borrowing the books, but he also had to return them. At that time, it was natural for him to get close to Mr. Zhang Dalang.
When Zhang Yue went back, the snow had stopped.
Wu Dalangjun also returned to the hall after he was drunk and his ears were hot. At this moment, he was so drunk that he couldn't help but sit there to rest, and then ordered someone to pinch his forehead.
At this moment, Shi Qi Niang and the woman in a green shirt are walking towards the hall.
But seeing that this hall is surrounded by pavilions, black floor-to-ceiling pillars stand in front of the door, and there are several towering trees in front of the hall that are hugged by several people. In summer, the branches and leaves are like a canopy, but now in winter, all the leaves have fallen, and a lot of them have accumulated.
of snow.
When you walk into the hall, you will see that the utensils and scenery are all exuding an atmosphere of wealth and honor. This kind of atmosphere took more than ten years to achieve. Only the Wu family, with three generations of officials, could have it.
“I’ve met Mr. Wu Dalang (brother).”
“There is no need to be too polite.” Wu Anshi was the ninth in the family, but he was the eldest son of Wu Chong at home. He liked to be called Da Langjun.
Seeing her brother in such a drunken state, Seventeenth Mother turned around and asked, "Has Mother Xu's hangover soup been cooked?"
A woman who was following the Seventeenth Mother leaned forward and said, "Keep it warm as instructed."
“Then serve your brother and drink.”
Wu Anshi drank the hangover soup and looked a little soberer.
After the screen retreated, Qi Niang said: "Brother, you should drink less. Drinking too much will harm your health. Your sister-in-law will also blame you for being drunk and not knowing poetry."
Wu Anshi said: "What can I do if I don't drink? I'm not going well in the exams today, so I have to look at the favor of the court. My sister from the Zhang family is half a member of my own family. When I say this, I'm not afraid of your jokes."
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Seeing the sullen look on the face of the Seventeenth Mother, the woman in a lake-green shirt smiled and said: "Da Langjun has a beautiful belly and a huge chest. He just doesn't like studying like me. It's just right to abandon this subject to study this way. There is no need to waste time on it."
In the pile of old papers."
Hearing this, Wu Anshi laughed loudly and said: "It's the sister of the Zhang family who can talk, unlike the Seventeenth Mother who spends all her time urging me to study and improve. This sister is taking care of her brother, and there are no rules at all."
The seventeenth mother said: "How dare I interfere with my brother? It's just that the court has a system, and those who are not Jinshi can't be promoted to official positions. In my Wu family, from my grandfather to my father, my father and son have five Jinshi, and now I have reached my elder brother's generation.
I don’t have a single Jinshi, can I just rely on kindness?”
Wu Anshi said: "Sister Seventeen, can you not be like your sister-in-law? I should speak more appropriately to my brother on weekdays. My brother has treated you well in the past."
Seventeenth Mother turned sideways and said angrily: "Brother treats me very well, I know it from the bottom of my heart. It's just that my sister-in-law is so sincere and has plans for you. How could you say this? If it spreads out, wouldn't it be a disservice to my sister-in-law?
A piece of heart.”
Wu Anshi said helplessly: "Sister Zhang, look at my seventeenth sister. She helps her sister-in-law talk all day long."
The woman in the lake green shirt pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Da Langjun, how dare I speak against her? I even lost her a box of palace powder today. But the Seventeenth Mother said the same thing. Which of the Han and Lu families is not a Jinshi for generations?"
.There is a saying today that all the scholars in the world come from Lu if they don’t come from Han!”
Wu Anshi said: "So what? Aren't the Han and Lu families now sooner or later also my Wu family's in-laws? I don't know what you are worried about. But when it comes to recruiting talents, the Han and Lu families do have their strengths. Sister Zhang's family
, do you think they have any means to recruit talents?"
The woman in the green shirt smiled and said: "How much talent does it depend on? A talent of a hundred miles or a talent of a thousand miles, the choice of the world is different."
"Like a benevolent and righteous person, don't be tempted to take advantage of your goods; a warrior should be lighthearted about difficulties, and don't be afraid of trouble; a wise person is good at numbers, and understands reason, so you can't bully someone who is dishonest, and you can punish him if he is the opposite!"
Wu Anshi admired her and said: "I would say that although the sister of the Zhang family does not study, she has lived in Beijing with Duke Xun (Zhang Dexiang) for many years, and her knowledge is a hundred times higher than that of ordinary men."
The girl from the Zhang family smiled and showed her pride. She maintained that she was from a noble family and had learned ten times more than the children of other families since she was a child. What's more, her grandfather was the prime minister of the dynasty and he was raised on his lap. Everything he saw and heard
It's different of course.
“So Da Langjun wants to recruit talents?”
“He’s not really a talented person. At first, he was regarded because of his elder brother, but now he values his talent.” Wu Anshi immediately handed a piece of poetry to the woman in a green shirt and said, “What do you think of this poem?”
The two women read it together.
‘There are several plum trees in the corner, and Ling Han is blooming alone. I know it’s not snow from a distance because there is a faint fragrance.’
“What a poem!”
Both women praised it.
“Is this the person who wrote it?” the Zhang family woman continued to ask.
Wu Anshi smiled and said: "Indeed. He is still from your family, but it's a pity that he is just a businessman, but for some reason he writes good poems."
Hearing this, Zhang's daughter and Qi Niang couldn't help but look at each other, and both thought of the young man who was borrowing books there.
"Speaking of which, Mr. Chen from Kaoting also valued him very much. He originally recruited him to accompany his nephew in reading, but he refused. If not for this, I would have recruited him a long time ago. My eldest uncle is the prime minister, and he is the prime minister.
There is a shortage of available talents, so I always keep an eye out for young people from poor families in this county who can help me.”
The Zhang woman said: "Then who is this person? Since he is a descendant of my Zhang family, if he is famous, there is absolutely nothing wrong with me."
The other party thought, since he is a son of the Zhang family, it is not your Wu family's turn to recruit him. This Wu Dalangjun is really drunk and talking nonsense.
Wu Anshi was about to speak when she saw Qi Niang saying, "Brother, you haven't sobered up yet. I'll order the cook to bring a bowl of soup."
After being interrupted, Wu Anshi wanted to be frustrated, and he couldn't help but hit the sky haha. He was not stupid. If he thought about it, he understood it.
The Zhang woman looked at Seventeen Niang and thought, this is really a petty thing.
The snow has stopped by this time, but the weather is getting colder.
A carriage stopped in front of the gate of Wu Mansion, while Zhang's daughter had already gone out, and the Seventeenth Niang saw her off.
“Seventeenth Mother, it will take a few years for me to see you again in a few years when I return to Beijing. I may be married by then.” The Zhang woman sighed leisurely.
Seventeenth mother said: "Sister, take care. I will go to the capital with my brother to see you in a while. At that time, the embroidered robe I made for you will also be finished."
"Thank you so much, sister," the Zhang girl said with some feeling, "Yes, your brother is not a material for studying. It's not that he is not smart, he is just too greedy for comfort, and he is unwilling to study because he has the opportunity to be an official. You also
Don't try to persuade me anymore, he is the eldest brother after all, and it will damage the relationship between brother and sister."
The seventeenth mother said: "I persuade my brother to study, so that he will not be too ridiculous outside, and to avoid quarreling with my sister-in-law every day. Although he blames me, after all, he thinks about the relationship between brother and sister. But my sister-in-law is already
It's hard enough. Fortunately, my brother still cares about this family in his heart, and he also wants to recruit useful talents for dad."
"But no matter how glorious our ancestors are, if their descendants don't get the Jinshi title, they will not be able to maintain their wealth and honor. I envy your Zhang family for this. Not to mention every generation, almost every one of you has a Jinshi."
The Zhang woman pursed her lips and smiled and said: "That's also a side branch! My brothers are just like your brothers and are unwilling to study hard. But sister, you do love reading. It would be better if you were a man, and you would definitely be better than you.
My brother is much stronger."
Seventeen Niang said: "My family is proud of poetry and books. I originally studied to please my grandfather and father."
The girl from the Zhang family sighed: "It's not easy for my sister."
