Wang Kui saw that Wang Anshi didn't seem to have any impression of him when he saw him, and couldn't help but wonder how the other party didn't recognize him if he hadn't defended him many times during the palace examination.
Wang Kui thought to himself that he might have recognized the wrong person, but when he took a closer look, although the other person had a dirty face and dirty robes, his eyes were very bright. Who else could he be if he wasn't Wang Anshi.
Wang Kui announced his name again, and the other party seemed to remember: "It turns out to be Junmin, what's the matter? I want to talk on this thoroughfare."
Wang Kui said sincerely: "Wang She is a generous person. This time I passed the pavilion examination without my name. I don't know if it is wrong. I want to seek justice."
Wang Anshi said: "If you pass the exam, you will be ranked first, and if you fail, you will be a blue streak. What's wrong with that?"
Wang Kui said: "I want to know the reason and analyze it. Su Zizhan has entered the third class. I won't be unable to even enter the first class."
Wang Anshi said: "I understand, you should go to Mr. Fu's house to ask about this matter, not me here."
Wang Kui seemed to have thought of something, so he said: "What Wang Sheren means is that Su Zhang and Su Zhang were recommended by Xianggong Han, so the examiners ranked them as third class, and I was not recommended because I was not recommended by Xianggong Han. Enter and wait.”
Wang Anshi looked at Wang Kui again and said after a while: "You'd better go to Mr. Fu's house and ask!"
After that, Wang Anshi was about to leave, but Wang Kui immediately caught up and said, "Mr. Fu is in Xijing now. No one can help me here except you. I have thanked you for your kindness in protecting me several times. Wang will always remember it in my heart." In the future, there will definitely be a back-and-forth between dogs and horses."
Wang Anshi shook his head and said: "In the imperial examination, I uphold the public spirit and promote talents for the country. I have no intention of giving or receiving the grace of a general and an official in private. You don't need to come to find me."
Wang Kui's heart skipped a beat. He heard in the palace that Wang Anshi had done a lot for himself, had a huge quarrel with Yang Tian, and even offended his future in-law Zhang Yue. How could he be so cold and callous now?
Wang Kui knew that the other party was unwilling to help him, but he still refused to give up and almost begged: "Wang Sheren, there have been some rumors outside, but they are all fabricated by others. Wang has a clear conscience, please ask Wang For the sake of Mr. Fu, please help me again."
Wang Anshi was startled and asked: "Junmin, didn't Mr. Fu tell you that your engagement with the rich family has been cancelled?"
When Wang Kui heard this, he froze on the spot.
"Wang Sheren was joking, how could this happen? Why didn't I hear about it? If it was true, why would Mr. Fu still recommend me to go to the university?" Wang Kuiqiang said with a smile.
Wang Anshi said impatiently: "I don't know about this either, but I won't lie to you. Why don't you ask Xueshifeng first? I'm busy and take a step ahead."
After speaking, Wang Anshi walked away, leaving behind a devastated Wang Kui.
"How could this happen?"
Wang Kui shook his head and muttered to himself. Suddenly he seemed to have thought of something, and his expression suddenly became extremely ugly.
"Your Majesty, give way and don't stand in the way of your Majesty."
The Imperial Guards in front of Sherenyuan made a sound.
Wang Kui nodded and walked down the street like a zombie.
He didn't know how long he had been walking, but Wang Kui suddenly stopped and stared blankly at the people on the street, and suddenly looked up to the sky and smiled miserably.
"Fu Bi, you betrayed me. You broke off the engagement and asked me to take exams. Aren't you the laughing stock of everyone? Su'e, you are so cruel. You didn't let me know anything. You hid it from me and deceived me. ."
"Fail me, fail me, you see I have lost power, are you going to add insult to injury?"
"I should have known that this world is full of troubled people. How could you ever think so highly of me?"
After saying this, Wang Kui laughed like a maniac, and then walked aimlessly on the street as if he was drunk. Finally, the sole of his foot slipped and he fell into the mud beside the road. His clothes were all dirty.
However, Wang Kui didn't notice it at all and was crying and laughing against the wall.
When pedestrians on the roadside saw Wang Kui like this, they all avoided him and pointed at him.
"Dad, is this person crazy?"
"Listen to what he is shouting."
"Who is the Guiying he is talking about?"
"It seems that he was worried about his sweetheart and was hurt by love. No wonder he is so depressed. He looks like a scholar. In other words, he is also an infatuated lover."
"How can such a scholar be so polite and polite? But it's also very pitiful to see."
But it was said that Zhang Yue entered the imperial examination with the third rank in the pavilion examination. Although this was not the last rank, it meant that there was at least a fifth rank in the imperial examination.
After learning about his ranking, the first thing Zhang Yue did was to go to Ouyang Xiu's house to thank him for the recommendation.
After Zhang Yue arrived at Ouyang Xiu's house, Ouyang Xiu had not yet released him from the office. He sat and chatted with Ouyang Fa, Ouyang Fei, and Ouyang Xiu's youngest son Ouyang Bian.
Anyway, Ouyang Fa was happier than himself when he knew that Zhang Yue had passed the imperial examination. And my wife was also happy and specially brought jasmine tea to Zhang Yue.
The refreshing fragrance overflowed the tip of my nose, and I suddenly felt that the heat had faded away, leaving only a room like spring.
Zhang Yue recalled that when he met Wu Anshi by chance while looking for jasmine tea, he almost missed the marriage due to a temporary conflict of words, and almost failed to live up to the beauty's good intentions.
Now that times have changed, it feels a little different if you think about it carefully.
Soon Ouyang Xiu returned home.
As soon as he saw Zhang Yue, he smiled and said: "Great Zhang San, do you know that now the two governments and the two systems are arguing endlessly because of you?"
Zhang Yue smiled and thought to himself, don't you insist on asking me to come back for the exam and let me pretend to be so cool?
Zhang Yue said on his face: "I must be loved by my uncle, otherwise my nephew would not be able to get this opportunity."
Ouyang Xiu chuckled and said: "It is indeed a grand event in ancient and modern times for two leaders to be in the world. As for the third-level examination, even I didn't dare to think about it when I recommended you. Now that the two governments and two systems have discussed it, I think you and your son will be tested in the imperial examination." Zhan can only enter the third class by himself, now you need to earn more face for me."
Zhang Yue thought to himself that it would be too sensational to test two third-class people in the pavilion. Therefore, one person will definitely be eliminated in the final imperial examination, so only one of himself and Su Shi can enter the third class.
Ouyang Fa chuckled and said: "One third-class person is already a golden person, let alone two people. Duzhi just lets go and take the exam. Dad is in the palm of his hand with you and Zizhan. It's hard to say which one, but I only hope that you will enter the third-class." "
Zhang Yue and Ouyang Fa looked at each other and smiled when they heard this.
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu said to Ouyang with a smile: "You also arranged for daddy."
At this point, Ouyang Fa asked his two younger brothers to go back to the room first, and then said: "Actually, I heard that two third-class people are not necessarily impossible. I heard that Wang Sheren strongly opposed this theory. It's not that Xianggong Han and dad are unwilling to fight hard."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, Wang Anshi is so good to you over and over again.
Ouyang Xiu said: "Hey, why did Fa'er's words spread like this? Wang Jiefu didn't say these words. Don't put everything on his head. As human beings, what we say is one, and what we say is two."
Ouyang Fa first learned Ouyang Xiu's lesson, and then said: "Dad, if it weren't for your repeated recommendations back then, Wang Jiefu wouldn't be where he is today. Now..."
Ouyang Xiu said: "It's not Jiefu's fault, it's me. I didn't help him speak in front of Mr. Han. I asked him to compromise. How can he accept this if he prefers to be straight rather than bending?"
Ouyang discovered that Wang Anshi and Han Qi were now at odds with each other. As a good friend of the two of them, his father should be at peace with them. But his father asked Wang Anshi to take a step back, so he said that he could not help Wang Anshi.
It is now a critical time for Han Qi to take office as Prime Minister Zhao Wen. Han Qi also promised that if he became Prime Minister Zhao Wen, he would promote his father to the position of political advisor. At this stall, his father could not have the slightest disagreement with Han Qi under any circumstances.
Not to mention speaking for Wang Anshi, not to mention that Wang Anshi openly undermined the prime minister's face at a critical time when Han Qi was about to be promoted to Zhao Wen.
Li Shizhong, who originally proposed Guangnan West Road, impeached Zhizhou Xiao Zhu. The imperial court placed Xiao Zhu in charge and demoted him to the position of Deputy Envoy of Taishan Tuanlian.
At that time, Wang Anshi wrote the preface of the word for demotion. The preface of the preface issued by Zhongshu came to Sherenyuan. Wang Anshi thought that a few words in the preface were inappropriate and asked for modification.
Zhongshu ignored Wang Anshi's request, and a few days later the imperial court issued an edict prohibiting the Renyuan to modify the text.
Wang Anshi was so angry that he wrote a memorial to criticize the government and asked all his colleagues in the House of Representatives to sign it.
Although no one was named, after Fu Bi passed away, Han Qi was left alone, so there was no need to guess who he was scolding.
In Wang Anshi's memorial, he said, "You make laws based on the imperial edict, do whatever you want, and do not choose what is wrong." This is a very severe criticism, and every sentence is directed at Han Qi.
But Ouyang Fa believed that Wang Anshi was supported by his father no matter what, so he should not complain and should accept his father's mediation.
Zhang Yue didn't know why Ouyang Xiu refused to speak for Wang Anshi, but he didn't interrupt. The fight between the bosses could not be explained clearly in a few words. It's not like everything was directed at anyone. It could be that the gods were accidentally injured during a fight.
However, in the past, Ouyang Xiu and his son only talked about romantic affairs, poems and articles with themselves. Now when they talk about official affairs, they obviously treat themselves as their own people. This is the most important thing.
Ouyang Fa said: "Dad, it is said in the court that Wang Jiefu resigned from his post when he was revising his annotations on daily life, but now that he has received the imperial edict, he has not resigned. This is the ultimate hypocrisy of human nature."
Zhang Yue said: "Brother Bohe, it was Prime Minister Fu who recommended it when he was writing the annotations for living. Now I know that it was Prime Minister Han who recommended the imperial edict."
Before Ouyang Fa understood Zhang Yue's intention, Ouyang Xiu smiled and said: "Du Zhizhen can be said to have seen things clearly. In fact, Jiefu and I once said that although the rich prime minister Ding You has not left the throne, he will still return to the court in two years." Yes. Mr. Han’s move is like cutting off someone’s escape path.”
Ouyang Fa said: "But dad, Mr. Fu can still serve as Privy Councilor if he doesn't join the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in the future."
However, Ouyang Fa also said that this was too far-fetched and said: "I heard that Wang Jiefu was quite discordant when he was in Han Xianggong's shogunate."
Ouyang Xiu said: "I have never heard Jiefu say this, but he once said that Xixia suffered repeated defeats that year, and it was difficult for Xianggong Han to blame himself, as his talents were too great for his big responsibilities."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, wasn't Wang Anshi's comment to Han Qi useless except that he was handsome?
Why are they so similar to me?
Zhang Yue thought of this and felt a sense of connection with Han Qi.
Why do handsome people like us have to bear the pain of not being understood by the world.
Ouyang Xiu said worriedly: "I know Jiefu's temperament well, he won't give up so easily."
