Prime Minister

Chapter 84 Recruiting Talents
In the face of Wu Dalangjun's invitation, Zhang Yue did not agree in the end, so he resigned.

Wu Anshi was also not surprised. He knew about this son's character a long time ago, and he was always so cautious.

In fact, Wu Anshi really wanted to get to know the two brothers.

The matter of Zhang Dun in the past caused a great sensation in Beijing.

In the second year of Jiayou, there is no need to mention this subject, even Han Qi, the Duke of Wei, said, "With Ersu, why are there so many candidates who dare to take the exam?"

However, Ersu's ranking in the scientific examination this time was not very high.

There are four exams in the Jinshi Division, and it is a field-by-field elimination system.

It was Mei Yaochen who showed Su Shi's "On Punishment and Reward Loyalty" to Ouyang Xiu. Ouyang Xiu liked it very much, and then showed the other party's poems to see that he had been eliminated by other examiners.So Ouyang Xiu took Su Shi's argument as the second, and only then did Su Shi come back.

In the end, Su Shi finished with the top four.His younger brother is the fifth one to defend the election.

Zhang Dun's ranking in the provincial examination was extremely high, but in the palace examination, his ranking was not as good as that of his nephew Aizhi.

This is about the story of the brothers Song Qi and Song Xiang of the "Big and Big Songs".The brothers Song Qi and Song Xiang took the scientific examination in the same year. During the imperial examination, the emperor planned to choose his younger brother Song Qi as the first and his elder brother Song Xiang as the third, but the queen mother thought that the younger brother was above the older brother, which was against the rules, so she let the younger brother Song Xiang replace the younger brother , became the champion, Song Qi not only lost the champion, but was arranged as No.10.

But when it comes to this subject, Zhang Dun is clearly an uncle, but why is he under his nephew?Although this nephew is nearly ten years older than him, but in terms of seniority, why is there a word?
Some people think that this move is arrogant, and some people appreciate it a little bit. Scholars should regard fame as dung like this, and Wu Anshi belongs to the latter.

As for Wu Anshi's understanding of Zhang Yue, it originated from Chen Shengzhi's emphasis on him.

So Wu Anshi suddenly became interested, and he also sent someone to inquire about Zhang Yue's achievements in economics and biology.

I don't know, but Wu Anshi was very surprised when he asked, so today he made an exception to entertain Zhang Yue so far, so he wanted to form a good relationship with the two brothers in the future.

On the contrary, Zhang Yue completely believed that Wu Anshi was because of his elder brother, that he loved Wu Jiwu like this.Anyway, Zhang Yue has become accustomed to having such a name as Zhang Erlang's brother in the past six months.

A little achievement, or a few compliments from others, he thought it was because of his second brother, not against himself.In short, it has become a mental illness, and the problem is that Zhang Yue himself hadn't noticed it yet.

For half a year, I have become accustomed to the name of XX's younger brother. There are always people who want to compare the two of them. I operate normally. Others say that it is just that.

It seems inexplicable that he has praised himself so much.

However, Zhang Yue didn't really refuse. He didn't finish borrowing books, and he didn't return books. At that time, it was logical to be close to Wu Dalangjun.

When Zhang Yue went back, the snow had stopped.

Wu Dalang-jun returned to the hall after the wine was hot. At this moment, he was drinking so much that he couldn't help sitting there to rest, and then ordered someone to squeeze his forehead.

At this moment, Shi Qi Niang and the woman in the green shirt are walking towards the hall.

But seeing the halls open on all sides, the black-painted floor-to-ceiling pillars in front of the door stand, and there are several towering trees in front of the hall. In summer, the branches and leaves cover it like a cover. snow.

When I walked into the hall, I saw that the equipment and scenery were full of wealth and honor, and this kind of weather could not be reached in more than ten years. Only the Wu family has three generations of officials and officials.

"I have seen Wu Dalangjun (brother)."

"No need to be more polite." Wu Anshi ranked ninth in the clan, but he was the eldest son of Wu Chong at home, and he liked to be called Dalangjun by others.

Seeing that her brother was so drunk, Shiqi Niang turned around and asked, "Is Xu's sober soup ready?"

A woman who followed Shiqi Niang bowed her body and said, "Keep warm as instructed."

"Then serve brother and drink it."

Wu Anshi drank the sober soup and looked a little sober.

After the screen backed away, Shiqi Niang said, "Brother, you also drink less, if you drink too much, you will hurt your health. Sister-in-law will also blame you for being drunk and not knowing poetry."

Wu Anshi said, "What can I do if I don't drink? My current exams are not going well, so I have to look at the court's grace. Sister Zhang's family is also half of my own family. I'm not afraid of you laughing when I say this. "

Seeing the sullen look of the Seventeenth Mother, the woman in the green shirt already smiled and said, "Your Majesty has a splendid belly and a huge chest, but it's just like me, I don't like reading. So in the pile of paper."

Wu Anshi laughed when he heard the words: "It's still the Zhang family's younger sister who will talk about it. It's not like the seventeenth mother who persuaded me to study and make progress all day. This younger sister is all responsible for my brother, and there are no rules at all."

Seventeen Niang said: "How dare I take care of my brother, but the court has a system, and those who are not jinshi and the first are not allowed to be beautiful officials. My Wu family has five jinshi from my grandfather to my father's generation, but now I have reached my brother's generation. You don't even have a jinshi, can you only rely on grace?"

Wu Anshi said: "Sister Seventeen, can you not be like your sister-in-law? I will talk to my brother more properly on weekdays. My brother has treated you well in the past."

Shi Qi Niang turned her body sideways and said angrily: "Brother treats me well, and I know it in my heart. It's just that my sister-in-law is hard-working, and she plans for you. A piece of mind."

Wu Anshi said helplessly: "Sister Zhang, look at my seventeenth sister, I help her sister-in-law talk all day."

The woman in the green shirt pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Darlang-Jun, how dare I say that she has lost a box of palace fans today. But Shiqi Niang said the same thing, it seems that the Han Lu family is not a generational jinshi. .There is a saying today, the people of the world, if they do not come out of Han, come out of Lu!"

Wu Anshi said: "So what, the Han Lu family is also my Wu family's in-laws sooner or later? I really don't know why you worry so much. But when it comes to gathering talents, the Han Lu family does have strengths. Sister Zhang family , do you think they have any means of recruiting talents?"

The woman in the green shirt smiled and said, "What kind of talent does it depend on? Talents of a hundred miles, talents of a thousand miles, and the choices in the world are different."

"Like a benevolent person and a righteous person, they should not be tempted to take advantage of it. A warrior should not be afraid of suffering. A wise person is good at numbers and understands reason. He should not be deceived by dishonesty.

Wu Anshi said with admiration: "I just said that although the younger sister of the Zhang family does not study, she has lived in Beijing with Duke Huan (Zhang Dexiang) for many years, and her knowledge is a hundred times better than that of ordinary men."

The woman from the Zhang family smiled and showed her pride. She came from an aristocratic family, and she had ten times more knowledge than the children of other families since she was a child. Not to mention that his grandfather was the prime minister of the dynasty, and he was raised on his lap. What he saw and heard. It is different.

"So Dalang-Jun wants to recruit talents?"

"It's not really a talent. At first, it was because of his elder brother, but now he values ​​his talent." Wu Anshi immediately said, "What do you think of this poem?"

The two girls read it together.

'There are several plums in the corner, and Ling Han opened it alone.Knowing from a distance is not snow, but for a dark fragrance. '

"Nice poem!"

Both women praised it.

"This person wrote it?" The Zhang family woman continued to ask.

Wu Anshi smiled and said: "Indeed. He is still your own family, but unfortunately he is just a student, but for some reason, his poems are good."

Hearing this, Zhang's woman and Shiqi Niang couldn't help but look at each other, and invariably thought of the young man who was borrowing books in the library.

"Speaking of which, Duke Chen of Kao Ting also values ​​him very much. When he recruited him as his nephew Shutong, he rejected him. If it wasn't for this, I would have recruited him long ago. The uncle is a slaughterer and is in short supply. Talents are available, always let me pay attention to whether there are descendants of Wu Hansu’s family in this county who can help.”

Zhang's woman said, "Then who is this person? Since he is a disciple of Zhang's, if he is famous, there is absolutely no reason I don't know."

The other party thought, since he is a son of the Zhang family, it is not your Wu family's turn to recruit. This Wu Dalangjun is really drunk and talking nonsense.

Wu Anshi was about to speak, but when she saw Shiqi Niang, she said, "Brother, you haven't woken up yet. I'll order the back kitchen to bring a bowl of soup."

Being interrupted by this, Wu Anshi thought about his success and blunder, and couldn't help but slapped up to the sky, haha.He's not stupid either, he'll understand after thinking about it, and he'll turn away immediately.

Zhang's woman looked at Shi Shi Niang and thought, this is really petty.

By this time the snow had stopped, but the sky was getting colder.

A carriage was parked in front of the gate of the Wu Mansion, while the Zhang family's woman was already out, and the Seventeenth Mother was escorting each other out.

"Seventeen mother, it will take me a few years to see you again when I return to Beijing this time. At that time, I may already be married." Zhang's woman sighed leisurely.

Seventeen Niang said: "Sister take care, I will go to Beijing with my brother to see you in a while, and the embroidered robe I made for you is also ready."

"Thank you so much, little sister," said Zhang's woman, a little moved, "yes, your brother is not a candidate for reading. It's not that he is not smart, but he is too greedy for comfort. Don't try to persuade him any more, he is the eldest brother after all, and it will hurt the brother-sister friendship."

Seventeen Niang said: "To persuade my brother to study, it is also for him to take care of him, so as not to be too absurd outside, and to avoid quarreling with my sister-in-law every day. Although he blames me, but after all, he thinks that the relationship between brothers and sisters will not be good, but sister-in-law is already It's hard enough. Fortunately, my brother still thinks about this family in the end, and also wants to recruit useful talents for daddy."

"But then again, no matter how glorious your ancestors are, if your descendants don't have the rank of jinshi, I'm afraid it will be difficult to protect your wealth. I envy your Zhang family for this.

The Zhang woman pursed her lips and said with a smile: "That's also a sidekick! My brothers are like your brother, and they don't want to study hard. But sister, you love to study, if you are a man, it will be better than you. The older brother is stronger."

Seventeen Niang said: "My family is honored with poetry and books, and I read it for the favor of my grandfather and father."

The Zhang family woman sighed: "It's too difficult for my sister."

(End of this chapter)