Wu Anshi thought at this moment that her mother's thoughts were definitely like this.
Before the fifteenth mother married Wen Yanbo's sixth son, Mrs. Li specially invited the maids in the palace and several old ladies who served the prince's house to teach the fifteenth mother the etiquette and behavior.
But Shi Qi was at home together, but Li didn't let her study on the side. I don't understand. Didn't he intend to let her marry into a high family like her elder sisters? This is clearly biased.
Then marrying an outstanding young man from a poor family is fine. What if he becomes rich one day?
Wang Dan, the prime minister of Zhenzong, also had a daughter. At that time, many famous families came to propose marriage. But Wang Dan picked and chose, and finally married his daughter to a Jinshi named Han Yi.
Everyone was surprised. Although Han Yi was a new Jinshi, he came from a humble family and had children.
Everyone in the family questioned Wang Dan's decision and opposed it together.
Wang Dan directly said, "This is not what I know" and resolutely married his daughter to Han Yi.
What will happen to Han Yi in the future?
Han Yi himself was appointed deputy prime minister, so he didn’t even mention it.
All eight of Han Yi's sons were awarded Jinshi. Three of them, two became prime ministers and one was deputy prime minister.
Back to Prime Minister Wang Dan, he married another daughter to Prime Minister Lu Jianyi's son, and then let his son marry Lu Jianyi's daughter. Another daughter married the grandson of Prime Minister Fan Zhi.
Political marriages among ministers in the Song Dynasty abounded.
But Wang Dan was the only one who had great foresight, both in political investment and in political marriage.
But...but looking at Liu Ji and Zhang Yue together, a blind man also knows that Liu Ji has a better future!
Liu Ji's family is the first person in Taixue. This time he is second in the Imperial Examination. It is very likely that he will become a Jinshi in the spring of next year. How can we deny people just because they often visit brothels?
Ouyang Xiu and Liu Yong also walked around day and night, inspiring their creative inspiration, and finally became great masters in the literary world.
Therefore, Wu Anshi decided to persuade him: "Mother, Mr. Zhang Sanlang entered the Imperial Academy when he was less than fifteen years old. He must be talented and learned, but he is definitely far inferior to Liu Ji. I think Liu Ji is not only talented, but also talented. He has the talent of number one scholar, not to mention his good writing, and he is still the leader among today's imperial students. I heard Erlang say that his character is called filial piety to his grandmother and cousin who raised him, regardless of his character, talents and learning. So picky!”
Li said: "So what if he is the number one scholar? I was ridiculed by Ouyang Gong's saying, 'The scholar is pricked, the examiner is scolded', but I can't think of it. On the other hand, Mr. Zhang Sanlang, you haven't seen his kinsman Zhang Ziping." He is currently the number one scholar, and his brother is also the premier of the government. Not to mention himself, these two are expected to be successful in the future."
Wu Anshi said: "But mother, although Liu Zhidao comes from a poor family, his family is a local big family. He is the legitimate son of the family, and the family is relatively wealthy. As for Zhang Sanlangjun, his family only has one shop and no permanent property. Otherwise, why would his brother have any business? Change your nationality? How can you suffer the hardships you have had since you were a child?"
When Mrs. Fan heard this, she thought to herself, if Mrs. Li intends for Qi Qi to marry poorly, then by saying this, you are not following her wishes.
But Mrs. Fan knew this and didn't say anything to remind her. She seemed to have other ideas.
But seeing Li's eyes cross his eyes, he said: "You know that I am a woman who rents a courtyard, and I can't go out or step out the second door? Am I not as good as you in terms of seeing people? Your father was my favorite at the beginning, why don't you ask me?" Grandpa and grandma were the masters, and your uncle was just a county magistrate at that time."
Wu Anshi hurriedly stepped aside and said, "I don't dare. Children don't dare to be the master of their mother."
Mrs. Li added: "That's natural. Your grandparents don't dare to be my master, so how can you dare to be the master?"
Wu Anshi said with sweat on her head: "Mother is right, of course everything in the family is subject to mother's orders."
Li said: "You are wrong again. I can't make the decision on this matter. You should let your father make the decision!"
Wu Anshi was scolded a few more times and was too embarrassed to answer any more questions.
At this time, Li and Fan looked at Shuixie again.
Then he saw Wu Chong returning to the theater, while Wu Anchi stayed at the waterside pavilion to entertain guests.
Mrs. Fan couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Why is this? I have already finished all my efforts in just a moment. Didn't Daddy take notice of it?"
Li said: "You don't know this. Your father is the person who cares about face the most. Even if it is a banquet, of course no one can tell. If you ask carefully and have people see it, it will be spread out in the future." , I thought our Wu family’s daughter was worried about getting married.”
Mrs. Fan laughed and said, "I see, my mother is really wise."
Faced with her daughter-in-law's attentiveness, Mrs. Li smiled.
After a while, Wu Chong entered, and Wu Anshi also left the theater.
When Mrs. Fan served tea to Wu Chong, Mrs. Li asked Wu Chong, "Is it because the officials are so stupid? Is it because they don't like it?"
Wu Chong took a sip of tea and said: "Where are you? Today is a banquet in the name of An Shi and An Zhi. I just happened to pass by. I just wanted to meet and say hello. If you ask carefully, you will be noticed by someone who cares. It’s coming out of my eyes, where can I put my face?”
Hearing this, Mrs. Li smiled and said: "So it turns out that officials think everything carefully, but I was stupid and didn't think of it."
When Mrs. Fan heard this, she couldn't help but glance at Mr. Li, then quickly lowered her eyes and waited silently.
Wu Chong put down the tea cup, and Mrs. Li asked again: "Do you have a chance to meet the master?"
Wu Chong said: "It's not easy to make an instant decision by just saying a few words and just meeting each other."
Mrs. Li smiled and said: "Officials have always been the most accurate in identifying people. Whoever you take a look at will probably be touched by you. Last time, the scholar surnamed Niu, you can only get the Jinshi after taking three subjects." , Sure enough, I won the exam only in the fourth subject. I think you, the official, are amazing."
Wu Chong laughed and said: "Madam, you still remember this matter, I forgot about it."
"Can I still remember what the official said?"
Mrs. Fan wanted to hide her face after hearing this.
Wu Chong smiled lightly and said: "That Liu Daozhi is really good. He needs to be talented in literature and his appearance is also attractive. I asked someone to read his article in Qiu Wei. His writing style has changed greatly. Before, he was criticizing Qu Naiya. , The meaning of the words is difficult. In this way, not only the writing must be well-written, but also the writing must be well-written, and the words must be reasonable. You really have the talent of the top scholar."
"I praised him a few times and asked Anzhi to ask him if he was married? He said that there was a marriage promised in his hometown, but it had been too long and there was no news. I already knew about this, but the fact that he said it like this shows that He is an honest person, which really makes me look up to him."
Li said: "Official, if he is interested, even if he promised to get married many years ago, he can refuse it."
Wu Chong said: "We can't make the decision for others in this matter. Besides, even if they really quit, what do we think? It's shameful for wealth and wealth to change wives. When we, the Wu family, marry a wife and a son-in-law, the most important thing is to look after the family first. Fengmenfeng depends on character first, and everything else comes second.”
Mrs. Fan's face immediately brightened after hearing this.
Mrs. Li smiled and said: "I remember what the official said. Just follow this way to find your husband in the future. What about the others?"
Wu Chong said: "There is also Mr. Zhang Sanlang, who is also good."
Speaking of this, Fan's lips couldn't help but move.
Li smiled and said: "If an official can say that he is good, it must be excellent. I think Mr. Zhang Sanlang has a good appearance."
Wu Chong smiled and said: "You can indeed be called a top-notch talent."
Li said: "But what An Shi said just now is that he is just a student of the Imperial Academy. He used to study scriptures and now he is just studying essays. How talented is he in writing? I haven't counted yet?"
Wu Chong said with a smile: "It can't be wrong. What Anchi said that day about Prime Minister Li Hang was what this son said. I thought Anchi had made great progress at that time. This son could say such words at such a young age. , It’s really remarkable. Later I met Uncle Ouyang Yong, and he also mentioned this son to me, saying that he was Zhang Boyi’s disciple, and also said that Mr. Anding specially gave his articles to him to read before leaving Beijing.”
"You said Uncle Ouyang Yong, Mr. An Ding, and Zhang Boyi all valued people, how could their literary talents be any worse. But..."
"But what?"
Wu Chong suppressed his smile and said, "I heard from An Shi that Zhang Sanlang's second brother, Zi Hou, once abandoned his marriage and left. Although this matter was reported in Pucheng, not many people in the capital knew about it. Later, I heard that it was the fault of his wife's family. But the reputation of the Yu family is always damaged..."
Li said: "Officials say that family tradition is the most important, and I believe it. However, Zhang Zihou is the current Yuan of Kaifeng Prefecture. When selecting him, the examiner first recognized his character and then selected him." Articles. Not to mention that his relative is the current number one scholar!"
Wu Chong said: "That's true. I've seen it some time ago. I invited Mr. Zhang Sanlang to your door and asked me personally."
Li Shi smiled and said, "It would be great if an official could see it in person. Then when will Liu be invited to the house?"
Wu Chong thought for a moment and said, "It's just Liu Ji, I won't invite you."
Li Shi smiled and said: "As per the officer's instructions, the family background of Zhang Sanlang is not good enough after all. Does the officer really want to find one for Shi Qi from a poor family?"
Wu Chong said with a smile: "It is said that the descendants of noble families are often arrogant and unruly, but there are also some ungrateful and ungrateful people from poor families. How can we generalize? There are still other considerations."
Mrs. Fan heard this and said quickly: "My daughter-in-law, go and urge the troupe to come earlier."
"That's fine." Ms. Li said with a satisfied smile.
After Fan left, Wu Chongfang said to Li: "You know, among the nearly twenty children of the three generations of our Wu family, there is not a single Jinshi..."
Li quickly stood up and said: "My lord, it was my fault in disciplining An Shi and not letting An Shi and their brothers be safe. It was me who indulged them too much. If I could have been cruel enough to force them, in short, I was too merciful and soft-hearted." Already..."
"It's not your fault, it's also my fault for lack of discipline," Wu Chong waved his hand and said, "Besides, becoming a Jinshi is not an easy task. Up to now, Anshi and Anzhi are already like this, what do you say? It's useless. I don't think they can hope to become a Jinshi. In the future, they can just be an official."
When Mrs. Li heard this, she wiped away her tears and said, "I am the one who has failed the officials."
Wu Chong sighed: "What's the point of saying more about this? So thinking of this, I decided that Qi Shi's marriage should not be just to marry high, to look at family status, or to blindly find someone who is a good match. That's why I didn't allow you to let Qi Shi and Learn etiquette on the 15th, and this is also the reason."
