Chapter 99: Wherever there is well water, one can sing songs and lyrics! (Completed in 10,000 days!)

The dishes are over five flavors, and the wine is over three rounds.

The housekeeper came in and winked at Zou Yaozhang. Zou Yaozhang immediately understood and laughed and said: "Xiang Nephew, I'm going to the dressing room. You can eat and drink first."

Zhang Shu smiled and nodded: "Yue...Zou, please help yourself."

Zou Yaozhang left in a hurry. When he got to the back, the housekeeper came up and said: "The person sent by the master has been confirmed by someone. This person is indeed Zhang Shuzhang.

The three brothers worshiped Zeng Gongliang as their teacher together, and they all studied at Taixue.

I just don’t know why the eldest and second child did not take part in the imperial examination, but the third child took part first.

According to speculation, it is because Zhang Heng, the third child, is the smartest and has achieved very good results after entering Taixue. Although the eldest child and second child are also making steady progress, their progress cannot keep up with Zhang Juzheng, so they should be the reference for the next class."

Zou Yaozhang nodded and said: "What do the people who asked you think of this technique?"

The housekeeper hesitated and said: "Their evaluations vary, but there is a rumor that the third son of the Zhang family, the eldest is a fool, the second is a treacherous one, and the third is Wenchang."

Zou Yaozhang's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Hey, what do you mean?"

The housekeeper said: "We are asking Zhijiao from Taixue. Zhijiao said that the eldest son of the Zhang family is a rule-abiding person. He respects his teachers and is very strict in teaching his younger brothers. However, he is somewhat conservative in character, almost honest, but very stable. ;

Needless to say, the third child is very talented, so he is known as the Wenchang star in the world. The second child, Zhangshu, studies hard, but is very jumpy in thinking. He always has different understandings of the thoughts of saints, which makes him I have a headache. Mr. Zhiguo said that if he joins the army, he might be a genius; if he joins business, he might be a genius; but if he joins politics... he might be a traitor..."

Zou Yaozhang: "..."

He hesitated a little.

Although the Zou family is a businessman, he does not want to recruit a son-in-law who is engaged in business, because the Zou family is already rich enough. Even if they do not continue to operate now, the existing money will be enough for the Zou family to spend ten lifetimes.

Therefore, he wanted to recruit a son-in-law, preferably one who would pursue an official career. This would protect the Zou family's huge property and allow his children to pursue an official career.

But now Zhang Shu is a business wizard, but in politics he may become a traitor...

Zou Yaozhang scratched his head a little. Although businessmen value profits and do not do justice, he was also hesitant to turn a person who might become a traitor into his son-in-law.

Zou Yaozhang couldn't make this decision himself, so he decided to ask his wife. His wife came from a scholarly family and loved reading, so she was often able to give some useful suggestions.

The housekeeper hurriedly invited Mrs. Zou over. Mrs. Zou laughed when she heard this: "I have often heard that there is Bole in the world, and then there is a thousand-mile horse. Thousand-mile horses often exist, but Bole does not always exist. Therefore, even though there are famous horses, they are only insulting. In the hands of slaves, someone who died in a stable position is not called a thousand miles away."

Although Zou Yaozhang was a businessman, he also loved reading. He knew that this was from the famous "Horse Theory" written by Han Yu, a famous official in the Tang Dynasty. When he heard his wife say this, he understood her tendency.

Zou Yaozhang still hesitated: "But what if he becomes a traitor?"

Mrs. Zou sneered and said, "Do you think Mr. Kou is a loyal minister or a treacherous minister?"

Zou Yaozhang said: "Kou Xianggong is naturally a loyal minister."

Mrs. Zou smiled: "Really? How come I heard people say that Kou Xianggong is the most treacherous prime minister since the Song Dynasty?"

Zou Yaozhang suddenly had an epiphany.

The angle is different, and the things you see are also different.

Mrs. Zou said: "The art of Zhang is probably not as good as that of his younger brother, and his conduct is not as good as that of his eldest brother. However, after chatting with him for so long, my husband has not discovered that his talent is also extremely high?"

Zou Yaozhang said with a smile: "What Madam is saying is that Zhang Jun is the eldest son in the family and sets an example, so he appears to be of noble character. It is normal for Zhang Heng to be inferior to Zhang Shu. Geniuses like Zhang Heng are not common in the world, so Zhang Shu is the second oldest." It's normal to look dim.

I talked to him today, and he is actually a talented young man, and his character... It’s hard to tell for now, but with a big brother like Zhang Xun, I think he’s not much different, right?"

Mrs. Zou smiled: "My husband didn't see it, but he actually has a big shortcoming..."

Zou Yaozhang's eyes narrowed: "What's the shortcoming?"

"Greedy for money!" Mrs. Zou said with a smile, "From the moment he got off the car, his eyes lit up when he saw our house, and there was longing in his eyes when he heard the compensation of one thousand gu. When my husband said he misunderstood, he was obviously disappointed. It can be seen from the look on his face that he is actually a relatively greedy person."

Zou Yaozhang's eyes lit up: "It doesn't matter if he is greedy for money. If he is just greedy for money, then if he marries our daughter, he will no longer be greedy for money.

Because he will find that money is just a number. No matter how much he squanders, the money in his hand will only get more and more, but there is no possibility of squandering it all. He will probably feel that that thing is just a piece of stuff. That’s all.”

Mrs. Zou smiled and said nothing.

After talking to this point, there is no need to say anything else. Zou Yaozhang said with a smile: "I will go back and continue to entertain him. I will let Qingzhao take a few peeks. If he likes it, the matter will be settled."

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Zhang Heng and Zhang Jun were worried for a while at home, then locked the door tightly and ran away.

They had to run because people kept coming here to congratulate them, some they knew and some they didn't know. The two brothers couldn't bear the disturbance, so they simply ran away.

The two brothers rode a donkey cart to Zeng Mansion, but found that Zeng Mansion was just as lively.

Zeng Xiaokuan was elected as a candidate, which made everyone in the Zeng family very happy.

But Zeng Xiaozong failed again, which made Zeng Gongliang very angry. He continued to scold him and had to ask Zeng Youwei to intercede.

When Zhang Heng and Zhang Jun entered the Zeng Mansion, they bumped into the dejected Zeng Xiaozong.

Zhang Heng quickly expressed his condolences, but Zeng Xiaozong looked relaxed behind Zeng Gongliang's back, and laughed softly: "My father was finally disappointed and promised to find me a secret official. I'm really not good at exams. I'm sure I'm good at studying." It works, but when I take the exam, I always fail."

Zhang Heng couldn't help but laugh. These are the children of high-ranking officials. Taking the imperial examination is just to get a higher starting point. If you fail to pass the examination, you can still be an official. Ordinary people can't compare.

When Zeng Gongliang saw Zhang Heng, he almost burst into laughter. He patted Zhang Heng on the shoulder and praised him repeatedly. Even Zeng Xiaozong's success in becoming a civil servant did not make him so happy.

But it is understandable. Zhang Heng ranked first in the Kaifeng Mansion Examination. He is the best Jie Yuangong in the world!

He, Zeng Gongliang, taught Duke Jie Yuangong. Such qualifications were enough to be used as talking points before officials. If anyone questioned Zeng Gongliang's academic incompetence in the future, he wouldn't even have to say anything, just say that his disciples

Just call him Zhang Heng.

Kaifeng Prefecture’s Xie Yuangong Zhang Heng, this is a golden sign.

Zeng Gongliang encouraged Zhang Heng to continue working hard and strive to pass the Jinshi examination in the spring. He also ordered that he should stay in Zeng's house to continue studying during this time, and there was no need to go to Taixue.

Zhang Heng naturally had no problem and nodded yes.

Zeng Gongliang suddenly remembered something and asked hurriedly: "I went to court today and listened to a water-melody song that was said to be written by you. Is this true?"

Zhang Heng smiled and said, "Why didn't Xiaokuan tell you, teacher?"

Zeng Xiaokuan smiled bitterly and said: "Isn't there no chance? Daddy is very busy, and I have been running around here and there in the past two days."

Zeng Gongliang smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. This is a good thing. Your Mid-Autumn Festival poems are really good. Chunqing and Jun Kui were full of praise. They said that once this poem came out, there will be no Mid-Autumn Festival poems again. You

I absolutely dare not think that the officials are also asking about you today, of course, they are mainly asking about this matter."

Zhang Heng was a little flattered: "The officials also know about me?"

Zeng Gongliang smiled and said: "Who in the world doesn't know you? It's impossible for anyone not to know you just because of Chapter 24. Now there is another water-melody song. Tsk tsk. I'm afraid that wherever there is well water in the future, you will be able to do it."

The lyrics to the song are here.”

Zhang Heng suddenly raised his head.

Zeng Gongliang was stunned: "What's wrong?"

Zhang Heng couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Wherever there is well water, one can sing willow lyrics". Is this a saying that should be held in this era?

He remembered that it was said by Ye Meng in "Records of a Summer Vacation" during the Southern Song Dynasty. It was an evaluation of Liu Yong, a famous poet of the graceful school in the Northern Song Dynasty. How come his teacher actually said this?

But he soon figured out that in this era, most cities used well water for drinking water, and well water was usually the busiest place, which could be said to be the center of a region.

Therefore, the saying "well water is at the well" is relatively common, so this sentence can be easily deduced. It is not necessary to know what later generations said.

However, from Zeng Gongliang there is a sentence "There is no Mid-Autumn Festival poem since this word came out", a sentence "Who in the world does not know you", plus this sentence "Wherever there is well water, everyone can sing songs and lyrics".

Zhang Heng can basically deduce that his fame has reached the level that no one knows about it. Even Emperor Zhao Zhen knows about it, so there must be very few people who don't know about it.

Zhang Heng was very happy. After such a long period of operation, he was finally able to achieve results.

However, Zeng Gongliang's next sentence shocked him a little.

Zeng Gongliang asked: "You have been in Beijing for so long, but have you ever visited your father Zhang Xianggong?"

Zhang Heng shook his head and said: "Although Mr. Zhang and we are of the same race, we have actually lived in separate houses for a long time and have not been in contact with each other for a long time. Moreover, Mr. Zhang has a higher family rank. We probably won't be able to get in if we come..."

Zeng Gongliang waved his hand and said: "This is not a reason, Ju An, you have to take this matter seriously and take Chu Zhong and Ju Zheng together to visit Zhang Xiang's house. Whether he sees him or not is his business. Whether you go or not is a matter of politeness.

Already."

Zhang Xun said with some fear: "I, as the elder brother, have not thought carefully about this matter. I will go tomorrow. It happens to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, so it is a good time."

Zhang Heng said warily: "Teacher, why did you suddenly mention this?"

Zeng Gongliang's expression was a little unfathomable: "Because Prime Minister Zhang accidentally told me today whether you, Zhong Zhong, have accepted the children of the Zhang family as your disciples."

Zhang Heng took a deep breath and said, "Teacher?"

Zeng Gongliang gently patted Zhang Heng's shoulder and said: "Relax, I am your teacher, and I am here to protect you from the wind and rain. I have a teacher for everything, so just go with your elder brother. If there is any difficulty with words, don't conflict with them, as etiquette is enough."

Zhang Heng suddenly felt reassured.

Zeng Gongliang suddenly realized that Zhang Shu was missing and asked, "Where did Zhu Zhong go? Why didn't he come?"

When Zhang Heng told Zhang Shu about his son-in-law being captured, Zeng Gongliang burst out laughing: "I hope it will be a good marriage."
Chapter completed!