Although Zhang Yue was not selected as a Jinshi, the rules of the Wu family were as follows: a prospective son-in-law. This time Wu Chong invited Zhang Shi's family to stay with him, which seemed like a meeting between the parents.
That day Zhang Shi and Zhang Yue arrived at the Wu Mansion.
Compared with the Wu Mansion, Zhang Yu's residence was insignificant before.
Zhang Shi was speechless at this moment. If he had sighed a few words before, now he kept shaking his head or nodding.
Zhang Shi looked at a tall building, which was where Zhang Yue composed his poem that day, but Zhang Shi almost fainted when he saw it.
Zhang Yue quickly supported Zhang Shi and said, "Brother, don't be surprised. This is a joke."
Zhang Shi saw the Wu family's servants standing at a distance in a very orderly manner, and then whispered to Zhang Yue: "How many transfer envoys have come out of the Wu family?"
Zhang Yue said: "It's just one, but I once had a husband."
Zhang Shi suddenly said: "Yes, I almost forgot."
Seeing Zhang Shi's lack of confidence, Zhang Yue thought it was understandable. It was the same when he first came here.
Zhang Yue said: "These are two mansions. Last year, the walls were demolished and one was built, so it can be seen quite widely. For example, this courtyard has also been newly renovated. It didn't exist last year."
Zhang Shi knew what his brother meant and said, "That's it. I thought it would be so spacious in one go."
Zhang Yue said: "Brother, please remember that if there are any gifts from the Wu Mansion, be sure not to accept them."
Zhang Shi looked at Zhang Yue displeased and said, "As my elder brother, have I never seen money? I don't even care about gold and silver."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, yes, his own gold and silver mountains are indeed never taken lightly.
When they arrived at the end of the field, Zhang Yue was waiting outside, while Zhang Shi went inside to talk.
Zhang Yue was waiting outside alone, feeling quite uneasy. He drank tea three or four times in a row, wondering how his brother and Wu Chong were talking.
After talking for half an hour, Zhang Shi walked out of the hall with a smile on his face.
Zhang Yue saw the big stone falling to the ground and hurried up to meet it, but saw Wu Chong personally sending Zhang Shi out.
Zhang Shi said with a smile on his face: "Thank you very much for your kindness, Commander Cao. Please stay, we brothers can just go on our own."
Wu Chong smiled and said: "Then I won't give more gifts."
Zhang Yue also stepped forward to greet Wu Chong.
Wu Chong looked at Zhang Yue and said, "Sanlang is very proud of this test, but we must not take it lightly in the provincial examination. I look forward to you delivering good news again."
Wu Chong's words were a double entendre.
Zhang Yue saluted and said, "Thank you very much, Commander Cao, for your words. This is Sanlang's lifelong wish."
Zhang Yue also responded to Wu Chong's words.
Wu Chong saw Zhang Yue nodded slightly in understanding, and the two looked at each other, saying nothing.
The two brothers said goodbye to Wu Chong, and Zhang Shiyue got into the carriage.
Zhang Shi said to Zhang Yue: "I am so lucky to have such a good marriage and such a sensible Yue family. Third brother, you must cherish this fate."
Zhang Yue looked confused and asked, "What did Wu Caoshuai say to his brother?"
Zhang Shi coughed lightly and said, "I won't go into detail with you, but you have to remember how much Wu Caoshuai values you. He doesn't despise our humble background and is willing to betroth his daughter to you despite his family status. You must keep this in mind." Keep it in your heart and never forget the kindness of others.”
Zhang Yue said: "You should be filial to your father-in-law and mother-in-law, but my brother's and sister-in-law's family background is better than ours. Shouldn't you do the same..."
Zhang Shiyi heard this and said, "I'm different from you. Besides, I'm not filial, so don't distract me."
Zhang Yue simply looked out the car window.
He didn't know what Wu Chong could do to make his brother obey him, but he was an official, and for such a big official, it was necessary to win over someone quickly.
Officials from Yinguan and Jinshi departments are not the same. Otherwise, the officials who can stand out in the prohibitive imperial examination are all top-notch people.
As for the officials selected by Wu Chong after many layers, they are even more top-notch.
This made Zhang Yue feel extremely embarrassed when he was waving his keyboard and pointing out historical figures in front of the screen, thinking he could easily replace them.
However, Zhang Yue no longer cares about this. The most important thing now is the provincial examination early next year.
Compared with the exam, one-fourth of the 600 exams in the Imperial College can be passed.
But the competition is different from the examination. This examination brings together the best scholars in the world.
After the exam, his brother came to Beijing and had too many social activities, which made Zhang Yue a little distracted. Fortunately, he had the skill of reading in dreams, which could make up for the lack of time.
In addition to reading, Zhang Yue continues to run in the morning.
In the early morning, after Zhang Yue put on his old clothes, he would sweat slightly every time he ran. The students in the studio rarely sit and read all day long, because everyone believes that sitting for a long time after eating is harmful to the blood, so they wander around every day.
As for Zhang Yue's morning jog, he didn't know the benefits of morning jogging before, but now he gradually understands. As people get older, they have more worries. Sometimes a run can temporarily eliminate the worries.
It doesn't have to be in the morning. Whenever Zhang Yue feels entangled in worldly affairs and is too troubled to study, he will run to a remote area of Taixue for a while. In this way, he will be refreshed when he returns to his studio to study.
Especially when the bright moon shines in the forest, there is no one everywhere, and there is a faint light shining through the studio in the distance. Running at this time has a unique artistic conception, and I think it will be a different kind of memory when I think about it in the future.
Because it is inconvenient to run in a robe, Zhang Yue has to put on a short coat and trousers and run when no one is around. Otherwise, he will be regarded as rude and unbecoming of a scholar.
In addition to running, there is also archery.
Archery and pot throwing are essential skills for Tai students.
Among the six arts of the gentleman are archery rituals. Among the archery rituals are dashe, binshe, yanshe and xianshe.
Both Dashe and Xiangshe are used by the state to select talents through archery.
Therefore, all regular private schools must have a shooting garden. Zhang Heng's shooting skills were excellent, and Zhang Yue once came to ask for advice from him.
Seeing that Zhang Yue was studying very diligently, Zhang Heng gave Zhang Yue several of his good bows so that he could practice shooting every day.
Zhang Yue learned archery, but unexpectedly it came in handy when Taixue drank.
Yanshe means shooting arrows while Yan drinks.
In the imperial college, he often drank from a pot and invited famous prostitutes to accompany him. Prostitutes from Beijing often attended.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yue made great progress in Yan shooting. Although his arm strength is not very good now, his shooting is extremely accurate.
Just when Zhang Yue felt that his shooting skills were good, one day Tang Jiu saw him and shook his head.
Zhang Yue asked why?
Tang Jiudao: "Sanlangjun's shooting skills are enough for drinking and playing games, but they can't be used in battle."
Zhang Yue goes into battle as soon as he hears it?
I'm interested in this!
When I play games, I am always a shooter. I am like a person who hides behind a strong man and stays far away.
If there is such an opportunity, I am willing to try it.
Zhang Yue then asked Tang Jiu where he could learn the shooting skills for going into battle.
Tang Jiu said that she knew someone who was the instructor of the Forbidden Army and could ask him to help with this matter.
Zhang Yue heard that it was OK. He could keep fit and study at the same time.
Just the instructor of the Imperial Army?
Zhang Yue couldn't help but ask Tang Jiu if he was called the instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Army?
Tang Jiu was stunned for a long time and said, "If you really want to say that, it's okay."
So Zhang Yue gave Tang Jiu a sum of money and asked him to pave the way for him, but there was no definite news yet.
After morning jogging and fitness, as well as growing older, Zhang Yue is now a big man of five feet six (1.75 meters).
Although he is not tall among Bianjing people, he is tall and tall among Fujian people.
When Ouyang Xiu met Zhang Yue, he also said that he looked like Duke Xun.
This sentence is reminiscent of Ouyang Xiu's evaluation of Zhang Dexiang.
At that time, the people of Fujian were not tall, but tall people must be expensive. Zhang Dexiang's body has grown up and his speech is as loud as a bell. How can he be different from his kind? He is a strange person.
However, Ouyang Xiu only said this after Zhang Dexiang paid homage to the prime minister, so it was inevitable that he was thinking it as an afterthought.
However, Ouyang Xiu also used these words to praise Zhang Yue, and it goes without saying much about his expectations.
This word has since spread to the ears of the descendants of the Zhang family. Zhang Dexiang was buried in Xuzhou after his death. His descendants have also moved there, and only Zhang Yan is an official in Beijing. Although the others are officials, they no longer interfere with the affairs of the government. There is still a house in the capital that was originally purchased.
Zhang Yanzhi didn't have anything special to say when he came to visit Zhang Yue. He was just visiting a nephew with potential.
Zhang Yanzhi is now the Prime Minister of Dali Temple. Judging from his spirit and spirit, he is far different from officials like Wu Chong. He is just an ordinary person.
Zhang Yue felt something like the coldness of tea in his body. The descendants of the Zhang family have lived an ordinary life since Zhang Dexiang, unlike the Han (Han Yi) and Lu families, although they have no reigning prime minister, they still have power.
In fact, this is normal. After Yan Shu passed away, his descendants did not live well.
In particular, Yan Jidao's mentality can represent their psychology. Su Shi, who returned to the court as an official during Yuanyou's reign, wanted to meet Yan Jidao.
But Yan Jidao refused to meet and said that half of the people in the political hall were old guests of my family and had no time to meet.
It means that today's prime ministers are all old officials under my father's sect. It's just a dream for me to bow my head and beg them.
It can be understood when it comes to the descendants of the Zhang family. Today's prime ministers Fu Bi and Han Qi have not been able to deal with Zhang Dexiang.
One opposes the reform and the other supports the reform. Although there is no quarrel, the relationship is like that.
Wouldn’t it be nice to eat and drink well at home? Why go to officialdom to see your faces?
Zhang Yue studied every day to prepare for the exam, and it was already November.
The winter solstice falls in this month, and Zhang Yue's birthday is also in this month.
People in the Song Dynasty paid as much attention to the Winter Solstice as to the Spring Festival.
When it was approaching, Ouyang Fa came to Taixue in the snow and gave Zhang Yue something as a gift.
Zhang Yue was a little confused when he saw it was wrapped in a sandalwood box.
Ouyang laughed and said, "It's just a pen."
Zhang Yue saw Ouyang Fa's mysterious look and immediately opened the box.
It's just a pen, but there's something special about it.
Zhang Yue looked at the pen and couldn't help but said: "What kind of hair is this? It doesn't look like wolf hair or purple hair, nor does it look like sheep hair."
Ouyang laughed and said: "You can't guess it, it's just a piece of cake."
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Yue sighed: "It's very precious!"
Ouyang laughed and said, "That's natural. Although it's not as good as the rat-whisker pen my father gave to Mr. Mei, it's almost the same."
Zhang Yue said: "That's unacceptable."
Ouyang laughed and said: "If you can't accept it, you should accept it, not to mention it's not a gift from me.
Zhang Yue slightly realized: "Could it be..."
Ouyang laughed and said, "Don't guess, I'm telling you, besides being precious, this pen has another purpose, do you know?"
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "When writing a pen with an expert's ear, of course you have to use an expert's ear!"
Ouyang Fa laughed and said: "It's good to know, but don't live up to your intentions."
