Song Liang was obviously a little shocked when he heard such news.
Wenyuan Pavilion lost two bachelors one after another, and these two positions were finally vacated, so many people were naturally watching them closely.
To be honest, Song Liang was not surprised at all that Song Huan was interested in this aspect.
Song Huan had already formed a feud with Wenyuan Pavilion before, and now he had a great opportunity to repair the relationship with Wenyuan Pavilion.
But what Song Liang never expected was that Song Huan never thought of arranging for a new person to enter.
Instead, he chose Lin Zhihuan, a low-profile guy!
"Master Sun, are you sure you heard correctly?"
"As far as I know, the competition in Wenyuan Pavilion is extremely fierce this year!"
"This Lin Zhihuan will most likely lose his title of bachelor and will never be able to serve as an official again."
"This kind of person is equivalent to the garbage in Wenyuan Pavilion. I'm afraid no one would even take a second look at it."
"How smart is the Fourth Brother? How can such a guy who can't stand up to the public eye catch his eye?"
The smile on Sun Shutong's face became brighter and brighter: "Your Highness, this is absolutely true!"
"Wang Shilu said that before going to court this morning, he saw Prince Rong and Lin Zhihuan getting together, sneaking around and not knowing what they were talking about!"
"Prince Rong never interacts with the officials of Wenyuan Pavilion on weekdays. How come he suddenly has an intersection with Lin Zhihuan at this juncture?"
"Not only that, Wang Shilu also heard the two of them talking about 'works' and 'body matters'..."
Hearing this, Song Liang suddenly realized and couldn't help but smile coldly.
"I see!"
"I understand!"
Sun Shutong was still a little confused.
"Your Highness, what do you see?"
Song Liang had a profound meaning: "It turns out that Song Huan is planning to publish a collection of works for Lin Zhihuan, so that he can win the favor and support of scholars among the people, so that Lin Zhihuan can stay in Wenyuan Pavilion smoothly!"
"Not to mention whether this method is clever or not, the selection of Wenyuan Pavilion has nothing to do with public opinion."
"Song Huan is so shrewd, doesn't he even understand such a simple truth?"
Sun Shutong also echoed: "That's right!"
"If it is really a collection of works for Lin Zhihuan, it would be really confusing."
"Is it possible that Prince Rong has made a plan to let Lin Zhihuan sell poems among the people to make money after he is kicked out by Wenyuan Pavilion?"
"If this is really the case, with Lin Zhihuan's talent, I don't know if he will starve to death!"
At this point, Sun Shutong couldn't help laughing.
However, compared to Sun Shutong's brainless optimism, Song Liang's expression was still very serious.
"Lin Zhihuan is just too introverted and timid. He is not a good-for-nothing idiot."
"I think back then, he was admitted to Wenyuan Pavilion and became one of the eight great bachelors of Wenyuan Pavilion based on his true talent and practical knowledge!"
"Since Song Huan wants him to publish a collection of works, he naturally has his plans."
"It's never as simple as it seems!"
Seeing Song Liang's serious expression, Sun Shutong did not dare to laugh arrogantly anymore, and gradually calmed down the expression on his face.
"That……"
"Your Highness, what are your plans?"
Song Liang frowned and thought for a long time, then decisively said: "Since Lin Zhihuan wants to publish a collection of works, let Zhou Nan also publish a collection of works!"
"Moreover, this collection of works must be published before Lin Zhihuan, and we must not let the other party take the lead!"
Sun Shutong nodded thoughtfully: "What His Highness said is absolutely true!"
"But Wang Shilu only got a general idea. He probably doesn't know the specific time when Lin Zhihuan will publish his collection of works!"
"How can we get a head start?"
Song Liang smiled and said: "There are four days until the Wenyuan Pavilion assessment. If Lin Zhihuan wants to get support, he must publish his work before the assessment."
"In that case, let Zhou Nan publish a collection of poems before the assessment!"
When Sun Shutong heard this, his face immediately showed bitterness.
"Your Highness, this is easier said than done!"
"First, there are less than five days left until the assessment."
"It is extremely difficult to publish a poetry collection within these five days!"
"Second, the works of Mr. Zhou Nan Zhou..."
At this point, Sun Shutong stopped talking and stopped.
This Zhou Nan was born in the Zhou family, a prominent family in Lingnan. Now his family is not in decline. Instead, he is a famous wealthy businessman in Lingnan.
If Song Liang wanted to compete for the position of crown prince, he naturally needed the support of famous families.
In order to build a good relationship with the Zhou family, and to establish contact with the nine major gentry families in Daliang, Song Liang came up with this idea——
The eldest son of the Zhou family, Zhou Nan, was sent to Wenyuan Pavilion to become an official.
This move can be regarded as cultivating power for himself.
Why wouldn't Song Liang do it?
But there is only one thing that is more difficult.
This Zhou Nan is a rich second generation who is ignorant and has no skills. He can barely read Chinese characters.
But when it comes to talent, it’s nothing at all.
Being able to successfully become an official was truly a blessing for Zhou Nan.
If he could be appointed as the Grand Scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, he would be like smoke rising from the tomb of his ancestors of the Zhou family!
Originally, Song Liang had already made a plan. At worst, he could just write a defense speech for Zhou Nan himself when he faced the Holy Spirit.
After all, as a son, I can still roughly guess what questions Emperor Liang will ask.
But if Zhou Nan were to publish a collection of poems...
That is simply more difficult than killing him!
Song Liang frowned, thought for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Bai Sinian still saved some works during his lifetime. If I come up with some unpublished poems, that will be enough."
"In short, we must publish Zhou Nan's collection of works as soon as possible before the Wenyuan Pavilion exam!"
"We must not let Lao Si and Lin Zhihuan gain the upper hand!"
Sun Shutong was worried: "But Your Highness, even if you can compile a work, it will be too late to print it!"
"It will take at least ten days just to make the plate."
"Ten days later, the assessment has already ended..."
Song Liang naturally understands this truth.
But in order to win over the Zhou family, a noble family, in order to cultivate his power in Wenyuan Pavilion, and especially in order not to lose to Song Huan this time, Song Liang knew that he had one last way to choose.
"Although plate making is very slow, if it is handed over to different printing houses for production, the time will be greatly shortened."
"If you give it to five printing houses at the same time, I don't believe it can't be done within four days!"
Sun Shutong was shocked: "Five printing houses..."
"Your Highness, this is a huge expense!"
Song Liangben gritted his teeth before coming up with such a solution.
After hearing Sun Shutong's words, he felt that his heart was bleeding.
But even so, what can be done?
Reluctant to let his child trap the wolf, this was the last resort he could think of!
