When Ouyang Fa, Zhang Yue and Fan Zuyu arrived at Wu Mansion.
It just so happened that several disciples from Wu Yu Mansion were also present.
Although Wu Yu has died of illness, Wu Andu is still in the limelight as the eldest son of the Wu family. He married the daughter of Fan Yong, who was the great-grandson of Fan Renshu, the famous Prime Minister of Later Shu.
He once guarded the West, and together with Fan Zhongyan, one was called Da Fan Laozi and the other was called Xiao Fan Laozi.
Fan Yong was a great official, but he was a novice in fighting. Once the Xixia army attacked Yan'an Prefecture, Fan Yong didn't know what to do, so he asked a veteran, who said he could definitely defend it.
Later, Fan Yong really held on. Afterwards, others asked the veteran why he was so confident, but the veteran said that I had no confidence. It was good to hold on, but if I couldn't hold on, there was no chance for Da Fan to kill me.
Fan Yong's battle with Xixia destroyed tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Song Dynasty, but he saved Di Qing.
But there is no doubt that Fan Yong has a very good reputation among officials.
The young people in the hall were all talking to each other. Wu Anshi was not here at the moment, so Wu Anchi stepped forward to receive him, because they were all members of his family who spoke very cordially.
Zhang Yue saw that all the people in the hall were related to the Wu family by marriage. As for He Qi and Wang Kui, they were not here at all, which meant that they were not from this circle.
Zhang Yue understood that although it was an oral engagement, the Wu family already regarded him as a prospective son-in-law.
Wu Andu was familiar with Ouyang Fa and Fan Zuyu.
When introduced to Zhang Yue, Wu Andu's eyes lit up and he smiled and said to others: "Although it was the first time that Du and I met, we felt like old friends at the first sight."
Everyone laughed after hearing this. Some people didn't care about Zhang Yue at all, but after hearing Wu Andu's words, no one present would notice it. Some people immediately asked others who Zhang Yue was?
Wu Andu smiled and asked Zhang Yue: "Sanlang Guigeng?"
"Sixteen." Zhang Yue replied cautiously.
Wu Andu seemed to be counting his age with his fingers, and said with a smile: "Just right, which famous teacher will you join now?"
Zhang Yue said: "I studied under Mr. Zi Boyi when I was living in the countryside. Now I am studying at Taixue."
Wu Andu said happily: "It turns out that Zhang Boyi's disciple, my late father collected many of his inscriptions and inscriptions when he was still alive. You are still too much of a student now, which is really impressive for your age."
Ouyang Fa from the side said: "Sanlang, you will be admitted to the Imperial College at the age of fourteen."
Wu Andu was even more happy after hearing this and asked, "Do you recognize Yu Zhi from Taixue, Professor Sheng?"
"They are all famous teachers, and I have benefited a lot from being under my disciples."
Wu Andu nodded, as if he had understood Zhang Yuefeng's comments from Professor Sheng. However, it can be seen that Wu Andu has a very good impression of Zhang Yue.
As the eldest son and grandson of the Wu family, Wu Andu is still very influential in the Wu family.
On the side, Wu Anchi was talking with several other cousins of the Wu family, but they all looked here.
Wu Andu walked up to Wu Andi and said a few words, then whispered: "This guy is an honest man, very good, very good."
When Wu Andi saw that Wu Andu spoke highly of Zhang Yue, he was very happy in his heart and said nothing on his face.
"Saburo."
Zhang Yue saluted immediately when he saw Wu Anchi. This was the first time the two had met since he made a marriage contract with the Wu family.
"There are many people today, so I can't say much to you, but now that I'm here, I've gotten to know these people well. If you feel you don't like this occasion, it's good to go out for a walk."
Wu Anzhi's words surprised Zhang Yue.
Wu Anchi smiled and said: "I will have a good chat with Sanlang over wine some other time. I am very pleased that your knowledge has improved greatly. Yes, my brother is here."
Zhang Yue looked over and saw Wu Anshi coming, talking to Wu Andu.
Wu Andu himself said a few words of high praise for Zhang Yue, but Wu Anshi said: "You come from a small family and make people laugh for no reason."
Wu Andu looked at Wu Anshi and said: "It doesn't matter how small a family is, reading can make you successful."
"But you may not be able to pass the Jinshi exam."
Wu Andu smiled and said, "As parents, it's common for parents to talk about their children being stupid outside, but it's rare for you to talk about your future sister-in-law. By the way, have you ever seen Shiqi?"
Wu Anshi said: "Never. Don't tell me, we have to wait until he is admitted to Jinshi."
Wu Andu smiled and said, "You can't say that. Could it be that after meeting the seventeenth queen, Du Zhi decided to study and finally got the highest ranking?"
Wu Anshi looked at Wu Andu and felt dissatisfied.
The two of them, one being the eldest son of Wu Yu and the other the eldest son of Wu Chong, have long been interested in competing. In Wu Anshi's view, Wu Andu's show of kindness to Zhang Yue today is just to cut his face. Whether he approves of Zhang Yue or not is his business. What are you, Wu Andu, doing here to point fingers?
In the past, all the children of the Wu family had to listen to Wu Yu's arrangements, and even Wu Anshi's marriage was the one Wu Yu advocated for. But in the future, when Wu Chongguan became more powerful, he had to let the eldest brother see their faces.
Of course, Wu Anshi also knew that her uncle Wu Yu took good care of their family, but she still had conflicts with Wu Andu.
At this time, Zhang Yue had already met Wu Anshi.
Wu Anshi said to Zhang Yue: "Sanlang, I haven't seen you for a while. I should have invited you to my home for a family dinner alone, but I was afraid of delaying your studies, so today I am a little casual."
Zhang Yue said: "Dalangjun's words are serious, it is Sanlang who should pay a visit."
Wu Anshi said: "I heard that you wrote an article a few days ago, and it's good to write a couplet."
Zhang Yue said: "Dalangjun also heard about it and laughed at it."
Wu Anshi smiled and said: "Couplet articles can make you famous, but the most important thing is the examination. You still remember He Qi from Taixue. He is your fellow countryman and he is very good at dealing with people. You need to learn more from him." "
Zhang Yue thought to himself, Wu Anshi asked him to learn He Qi?
Zhang Yue said: "I don't have much contact with He Qibing on weekdays."
Wu Anshi said: "Then you have to be diligent and make friends in the future. He Qi has advantages. He is better than you in terms of worldliness. If you are so honest, even if you become a Jinshi in the future, how will you be able to enjoy it in the officialdom. If you want to If you are like a fish in water, you have to be versatile. I also treat you as one of my own family members, so I am telling you these things from the bottom of my heart. Don't be offended."
Zhang Yue heard the words and said: "You are right, Mr. Da Lang, it is good to have everything on all sides, but a gentleman should also have a square and a round way to deal with things. It is not good to blindly seek circles or blindly seek squares. The important thing is to be in the same degree. Mr. Da Lang said, am I right?"
Zhang Yue also tepidly pushed back Wu Anshi's words.
Seeing many people on the side looking at this, Wu Anshi laughed loudly and said: "Of course it is. Sanlang's words are very good."
From the outside, Zhang Yue and Wu Anshi seemed to be chatting happily.
However, both of them knew that Zhang Yue was unwilling to listen to Wu Anshi.
But Wu Anshi would not put the contradiction on the surface, but said: "As long as Sanlang knows it in his heart."
After Wu Anshi left, Zhang Yue also breathed a sigh of relief. Wu Anshi felt that he was not tactful enough in dealing with others. Of course, even though he was dissatisfied in his heart, at least everyone was still okay with it.
At this time Wen Jifu came.
Zhang Yue knew that Wu Chong's other son-in-law Wu Xiji was in Luoyang, and he and his brother worshiped Shao Yong as their disciples and could not come. As for the other son-in-law, Xia Boqing, he also failed to arrive due to business reasons.
Wu Andu and Wu Anshi came forward to greet him. Wen Jifu greeted a few important people and took the initiative to go to Zhang Yue to chat.
Wu Andu and Wu Anshi were both surprised. Wen Jifu was a top figure in Jingyamen. How did he get to know Zhang Yue, and how had he ever seen him treat people like this.
