Chapter 122 Taking a Taxi

Style: Historical Author: The Pursuit of HappinessWords: 3180Update Time: 24/01/11 18:22:38
Zhang Yue looked confused when he heard this. Why did Ouyang Xiu find Zhang's house, but he didn't know he was here.

As for Zhang Yu, he said with a bright face: "Scholar Ouyang? It's a bit late today. Bachelor Ouyang must have written some new poems, and he is asking us to taste them."

Zhang Yu is now a professional doctor. Although he is an official in the Beijing Dynasty, he is not waiting to be made. He is the twenty-ninth of the forty-two ranks of the Beijing Dynasty official transfer.

But Ouyang Xiu should not look at official ranks. A Hanlin bachelor was a member of the Imperial Academy, one of the four senior officials. The next promotion was to become a prime minister.

Moreover, I heard that the current officials plan to let Ouyang Xiu also know Kaifeng Mansion.

In this way, it is certain that Ouyang Xiu will be appointed as Prime Minister in the future.

I remember that during the Zhihe period, Ouyang Xiu was almost demoted to Tongzhou due to the Hu Su incident. If Wu Chong, his relative who was the shepherd of the group at that time, had not written a letter willing to be demoted with Ouyang Xiu, in exchange for the official saying not to go to Tongzhou, he stayed to build the Tang Dynasty. Bookstore, where is Ouyang Xiu today?

Let's put it this way, Ouyang Xiuneng's invitation to Zhang Yu was definitely a way of showing off his face. On a normal day, it would definitely be... But today in front of Zhang Yue, Zhang Yu had to hold back his joy and look like the two of them were in frequent contact. .

The old man thought that his husband might be wrong, and he already looked constipated at this moment.

Zhang Yue looked at his uncle, well, he is not only stingy, but also deaf...

Zhang Yue said sympathetically: "That's fine, I'll go right now!"

"Do you also want to get to know Bachelor Ouyang? It's no wonder that Bachelor Ouyang's articles and poems are famous all over the world, and you also admire him. My uncle can recommend him to you someday. If he appreciates him, he will definitely have a bright future!" Zhang Yu said with a look on his face. He spoke gently, with an elder-like kindness on his face, and a little bit of pride inadvertently.

Zhang Yue coughed lightly and looked at Lao Duguan. The other party lowered his head, as if begging Mr. Lang to explain it to me again.

Zhang Yue, who would not help with this, said: "Since my uncle is invited by Bachelor Ouyang, my nephew should take his leave first."

"Don't be in a hurry. We'll spend the night here after dinner first. You can think about it carefully and don't be so hasty in replying to your uncle. Uncle, he's far more generous to others than you think. It's just that his words are not very nice on weekdays. , so it is inevitable to be regarded as a villain."

"I have seen scholars who failed to pass the Jinshi examination and lived in Bianjing, and finally died of cold and hunger. I have also seen scholars who stand at the door of the two-system officials every day, holding papers in their hands and stretching their necks to wait for someone to take a look. Or You still want to go back to the county town where you can reach the end in just two steps."

"Bianjing is prosperous, but it's not easy to live there. That's why my uncle said ugly things first. If you understand the truth behind what he just said, it's only good and not bad."

"Thank you uncle for your teaching."

Zhang Yu said earnestly and sincerely: "You just said that planting citrus groves is both for shade and for fruit. Isn't it good to get the best of both worlds? This is very clear. You, your second brother, and I can all benefit from it. This is more than the best of both worlds. It can be said that One stone kills many people!”

Zhang Yue nodded and said: "Thank you Jinyu for your words. My companion is still waiting at the inn. I'll say goodbye first."

"Forget it, if you insist on doing this, it's hard for me to keep you. Don't forget the gentleman's advice between you and me."

A gentleman's opinion, then both of them must be gentlemen, but neither of them are gentlemen.

Zhang Yue agreed and left.

Zhang Yu looked at Zhang Yue's back, smiled slightly in front of the old governor and said, "I have lived for most of my life, and I have never seen anyone who is not interested in fame and fortune."

The old man is in charge of Mo Ran.

"What? Where is Bachelor Ouyang's post?"

"Replying to the Master, Academician Ouyang invited Zhang Sanlang to his residence."

Zhang Yuben was stroking his beard well. Hearing this, he asked: "Are you inviting...what? You said that Academician Ouyang is inviting Sanlang?"

"Yes, Master Lang."

"Is it a mistake?"

"No, the people here are Xu Duguan and Ma Ganban from the Ouyang Academy's residence. There is no mistake." said the old Du Guan.

"This?" Zhang Yu looked at the shriveled tangerine peels left on the table and was speechless.



Zhang Yue walked from Zhang Yu's house to the concierge and saw two people waiting there.

But seeing a person in front of me, he said: "I am the governor of Xu Duguan of Xueshi Ouyang's residence. My husband, Mr. Sanlang, would like to ask Mr. Sanlang to come over to the residence at the next hour."

After the other party handed over the post, Zhang Yue took it and said, "Thank you very much. I will definitely go to the appointment."

Xu Duguan smiled and said: "The post has been delivered, so our trip was not in vain."

Zhang Yue said: "Yes, I wonder how you two found this place?"

The two men smiled, and one of them said: "Someone will tell me later that we will take the first step. The bachelor is still waiting for our reply."

After saying that, the two left.

Zhang Yue walked out of Zhang's Mansion in confusion, and after walking a few steps, he saw someone waving to him at the corner of the street.

"Senior Brother Cai!" Zhang Yue stepped forward with a look of surprise on his face.

The other party was indeed Cai Que, with Tang Jiu beside him. But he saw the other party nodded towards Zhang Yue and said, "Is it okay?"

"Nothing, I wonder why Senior Brother Cai is here?"

Cai Que said: "I left Taixue before and saw you being escorted into a carriage by several people on the street. I was worried that something might happen to you, so I followed the carriage all the way here. Then I went back to the inn to find Shiro , I didn’t expect that two people from Ouyang Academician’s Mansion came to see you. So I led them here.”

Zhang Yue felt warm in his heart and said, "Senior Brother Cai, I really don't know how to say thank you."

Cai Que smiled slightly and said: "It's just a little effort, but Sanlang, even Bachelor Ouyang invited you to come over, it's really impressive!"

Zhang Yue said quickly: "My husband happens to be an old friend of Academician Ouyang, so the invitation is nothing. I also asked Senior Brother Cai to keep the secret for me."

Cai Que laughed and said: "I see, if you tell this matter, Sanlang, I don't know how many people in Taixue will be friends with you. They want to take a shortcut to the south from you."

"Oh? The Imperial Academy has taken me? Has Shiro taken it too?" Zhang Yue looked surprised.

Cai Que said with a smile: "That's right. I also heard the news, so I went to the inn to tell you and Shiro about this good thing. Unexpectedly, I saw you being kidnapped."

"this……"

Cai Que smiled and said, "As for the reason, you don't need to explain it to me."

Zhang Yue said: "Senior Brother Cai is still righteous. You don't even know what's going on between me and Academician Ouyang, yet you are willing to risk your life to save me."

Cai Que smiled and said, "Then are you willing to introduce me to Bachelor Ouyang?"

Zhang Yue said seriously: "Of course, if there is such an opportunity, I will definitely recommend him."

Cai Que nodded and said, "Okay, let's go back to the inn together. Shiro is waiting for your news."

"That's fine."

When Zhang Yue was about to leave, a carriage happened to be approaching. The driver from above took the initiative to greet him: "You two officials, would you like to rent a carriage?"

Zhang Yue knew that this was equivalent to Didi taking a taxi.

Since the Han Dynasty, there have been mile-metering drum carts. There is a small drum on the cart. The drum makes a sound according to the number of revolutions of the wheel, and the money is calculated according to the number of miles.

In the Tang Dynasty, there were still oil-walled carts pulled by six to eight horses, which could seat up to ten people. They were buses, not taxis.

Zhang Yue thought to himself that Cai Chue had done him a favor, and of course he had to take a taxi back to show his thoughtfulness. He immediately asked his husband, "How much does it cost to go to the South Gate of Taixue?"

When the driver saw the business coming, he asked with a smile on his face: "Are you leaving? Are you coming?"

"Go!"

The driver said: "Twenty-five dollars."

Zhang Yue was about to agree to get on the bus when Cai Que grabbed Zhang Yue and said with a straight face: "Twenty-five dollars? How can that be a lot? It only costs two hundred dollars to rent for a day. From here to the south gate of Taixue." It’s just a few more steps, but why is it worth so much? Could it be that you are just trying to deceive students?”

Hearing this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but feel happy. This was something Cai couldn't do.

"This official, I don't dare to say that... That's all, that's all, you Fujianese scholars are really great, don't even do business. Officials are like this, just give me eighteen yuan! Are you going?"

Seeing that Cai Que wanted to talk more, Zhang Yue said quickly: "Okay, Senior Brother Cai, it's only eighteen dollars."

The three of them got on the carriage and soon arrived at the inn.

When I arrived at the inn, I saw Huang Haoyi and a woman sitting at the table waiting. When I saw Zhang Yue, he was overjoyed and said: "Sanlang, Brother Chizheng, I hope you come back safely! I have been worried all night."

Zhang Yue laughed, then lowered his face and said, "Silang, will you go home today and tell your sister-in-law about my coming to Bianjing?"

"Sanlang, how do you know?"

Zhang Yue looked at Huang Haoyi, "You have a long mouth. If you hadn't taken care of the woman next to him, he would have said it all."

Zhang Yue looked unkind, and Huang Haoyi didn't ask, but instead said: "Sanlang, brother Chizheng, this is Yulian."

The woman Yingying bowed to Zhang Yue and Cai Que.

Zhang Yue glanced at the other party. He was really pretty, and his eyes were moving. No wonder Huang Haoyi was fascinated.

Zhang Yue said politely: "I've met the girl."

Cai Que glanced at the other person but said nothing, as if he disliked the other person's background, and immediately said: "Sanlang, since there is nothing to do, I will take my leave first."

Zhang Yue hurriedly left a message: "Brother Chizheng, please still eat. It's not too late to leave after eating."

Huang Haoyi said with a smile: "I have been waiting all night and haven't eaten yet. Brother Chizheng, please stay with us. It's just the right time to congratulate you on entering the Imperial Academy."

Cai Que said with a smile: "I'm not allowed to come home late. I'll go ahead and talk to you two another day."

After saying that, Cai Que left immediately and did not allow the two of them to stay.

Tang Jiu ordered a bottle of wine and then went back to his room.

Zhang Yue, Huang Haoyi and the woman named Yulian ate together in the hotel lobby.

At this time, there was only one table for them in the inn, so Zhang Yue immediately ordered some chicken, duck, fish, and a bottle of wine. After all, he had some money, so Zhang Yue spent a lot of money to congratulate the two of them on getting into Imperial College.

Yu Lian, who was at the table, was also considerate and served the two of them with wine.

Zhang Yue drank some wine and became drunk, but he saw the Yulian woman looking at him frequently.

Zhang Yue pretended not to know that while chatting with Huang Haoyi and eating food, he suddenly felt a foot under the table touching his leg.

Zhang Yue couldn't help but be surprised.

On the square table, he and Huang Haoyi sat face to face, while Yulian sat sideways. The foot clearly extends from the side and looks like a woman's bow shoe.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yue's face turned red, but all three of them were drunk at this time, and no one could tell it on their faces.

At this time, Yulian had already picked up the wine glass and said: "Sanlang entered the imperial college at a young age. It is really remarkable. The slave family really respects him, so I will give you a drink to Sanlang."