The first peace between the New Party and the Shu Party was very successful, Zhang Dian got an artifact that could save his sense of zài-newspaper, and Murong Fu got the transactional officials who really worked in the lower reaches of the imperial court. These officials had been driven by the new party and were not confidants of Zhang, and I am afraid that they would not be able to tolerate them with the psychological cleanliness of the old party. Murong Fu was able to take them in on behalf of Su Shi, a new political star, at this time, which was undoubtedly a send-off in the snow. In the following years, the Shu Party relied on the support of these herdsmen officials to remain undefeated in the party struggle of the imperial court.

I have to say that Zhang Dian and Murong Fu, who have a common enemy, are indeed happy to cooperate. Soon after the two met, Zhang Dian relied on the relevant information provided by Murong Fu to arrange for someone to impeach Cai Jing for "harboring treachery and evil and bad law". Cai Jing, who had just added three points of brilliance to Sima Xianggong, was so radical that the people were resentful because of the abolition of the exemption law, and left two slap marks on Sima Xianggong's face.

Only then did the imperial court belittle Cai Jing, and a new issue of the "Bianjing Times" was newly published, which recorded the disputes and protests caused by the abolition of the exemption law in various places. Having learned from the previous experience of the return of the five guns, the imperial court no longer dared to ignore the will of the people, and after the officials of the state governments in various places successively asked for "the abolition of the exemption law should be slowed down", they pushed the boat down the river and accepted the advice. The "Bianjing Times" once again spread the news for the first time, and while the people cheered for the "official Shengming", the elderly Sima Xianggong fell ill again.

Although Murong Fu said that he had another big name in the history of qi disease, Sima Guang, but the so-called once born and twice matured, this time he did not have much psychological pressure. After preparing a few boxes of good Changbai Mountain old ginseng for Su Shi and arranging a carriage to send him to visit the patient, he asked about the banquet for the four scholars of Su Men without distraction.

The examination of Taixue Academy presided over by Su Shi has ended, as recorded in the history books, Huang Tingjian, Chao Buzhi, and Zhang Lei stood out and were highly respected by Su Shi. Just because Su Shi is the teacher of these three people, according to the unspoken rules of officialdom, they are the natural Su Party and Murong Fu's natural allies.

In June of the first year of Yuanyou, the reception banquet that Qin Guan had been thinking about for a long time finally kicked off. For this reception, Murong Fu specially invited the full set of teams of "Jinlin Building" and "Jinle Fang", and the guests invited to attend the meeting were not only all the candidates on the list of the examination of the Taixue Academy, but also Su Shi and Su Zhe's colleagues and friends, Murong Fu and Qin Guan's peers and colleagues, as well as Li Gefei, Li Zhiyi, Mi Fu, Li Gonglin, etc.

The literati have always been more important than wine and food. To this end, Murong Fu spent a lot of money to buy a garden in the suburbs of Bianjing City, divert water, dig a canal, move mountains and trees, and repair it. During the banquet, everyone's costumes are light and gentle with the style of the Wei and Jin dynasties, and the wine and food are flowing down the river in the form of meandering water. The Peony Pavilion, with its beautiful melody and graceful melody, is only heard in the pavilion as a background, and a group of pretentious literati sit around the canal to talk about poetry and painting, and have fun together, just like a paradise scene. And it is inevitable that some people can't do it like themselves, Murong Fu also carefully arranged activities such as archery, royalty, and mathematics, and finally inevitably played a set of swordsmanship on the field at the instigation of Qin Guan and won a full house.

In the second half of the banquet, Wen Yanbo, Fan Chunren, Su Shi and others got up and talked about their poetry and writing experience and governing philosophy, while Murong Fu was running around with a wine glass and making like-minded friends. Huang Tingjian was not confused when he was over the age of age, and praised the "Bianjing Times" as a symbol of the imperial court's wide range of views and respect for public opinion. Murong was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately said that he would introduce the editor-in-chief of "Bianjing Times" to him. Zhang Lei was obsessed with studying, and Murong Fu talked to him several times, but he turned a deaf ear, and his eyes only followed Su Shi's figure. Murong Fu knew that he was invincible to Su Shi's charm, so he had to leave in a huff. In contrast, Chao Buzhi, who was born in a family of eunuchs, obviously knows how to communicate with people, he has a gentle temperament and talks very happily with Murong Fu, but when it comes to living in the capital, he is obviously a little stretched, and he faintly has the idea of begging for foreign officials.

The so-called building near the water first gets the moon to the sun and the flowers and trees are easy to spring, which means that it is easier to get a familiar face next to the Son of Heaven, and it is easier to get promoted and make a fortune. It's really released, there are tens of thousands of officials in the world, who can remember? Murong Fu naturally wouldn't allow Chao Buzhi to destroy his future, but he hadn't opened his mouth to persuade him, Qin Guan, who was sitting beside Chao Buzhi, had already smiled and said, "With Mingshi here, what economy is Brother Chao still worried about?" "In terms of age, Qin Guan is long, but Chao Buzhi is a jinshi in the second year of Yuanfeng, but Qin Guan is a jinshi in the eighth year of Yuanfeng, so Qin Guan can only be a junior brother in front of Chao Buzhi.

Chao Buzhi knew early that Murong Fufu was rival the country, and the two brothers Su Shi and Su Zhe and Qin Guan were all used by him in the capital. And this banquet Murong Fu also released enough kindness, presumably willing to bear the living expenses for him. It's just that Chao Buzhi is a strict and dignified person, and he doesn't want to accept favors lightly, so he said politely: "How can you ...... if you are under the official position of the court and lead the court?"

Murong Fu smiled lightly and immediately interrupted him: "What Senior Brother Chao said is very true, Senior Brother Chao is an official of the imperial court, and the way of economy has his own officials to worry about. It's just that there are some small things here that I want to ask my brother to help, you and I are from the same family, so my brother won't stand by? ”

When Qin Guan heard Murong Fu's words, he already smiled slightly. But it was Chao Buzhi who first met Murong Fu, and he didn't know his methods, so he asked seriously: "I don't know what I need to do for my brother?" ”

"The younger brother has a bookstore called 'Jinshuge' in his family, but because of poor management, he is about to close down. The younger brother Su Wen praised the senior brother's literary brilliance, and today he asked the senior brother to help him a lot. "Murong Fu is serious and authentic," the younger brother has thought about it, these four books and five classics are sold in every bookstore, and the profit is really not large. Therefore, if the senior brother is willing to contribute exclusively to the younger brother's bookstore, the younger brother is willing to give double moistening pens, and in the future, every time the senior brother's article is sold in the 'Jinshuge', I will give the senior brother three weights. What does the senior brother think? Murong Fu knows very well that these honest and self-disciplined literati are popular, and instead of letting Chao Buzhi worry about whether it will damage the face of the court to work part-time to subsidize his family, it is better to skip this option directly to discuss the issue of exclusive contributions.

Facts have proved that Chao Buzhi was really stunned by Murong Fu's business experience, and he never thought that the Song Dynasty did not have a "Copyright Law", but humbly asked for advice: "I don't know what 'exclusive contribution' is? ”

Murong Fu smiled and said softly: "Junior brother, the exclusive contribution is that if the articles and poems of the senior brother are submitted to my bookstore, they can no longer be sold to other families and receive other people's pens." ”

"A unique business, I see." Chao Buzhi nodded suddenly.

"Since the senior brother agreed, tomorrow the younger brother will send the contract to the house. Thank you so much! After that, Murong Fu didn't care about Chao Buzhi's reaction, and immediately got up to find the next target.

Chao Buzhi stayed in place for a long time, until he saw Murong Fu throwing Li Zhiyi and going to find Mi Fu, he asked Qin Guan in a trance: "Did I just promise him?" ”

Qin Guan couldn't help but smile, nodded and said, "Brother Chao, a gentleman's word, a quick horse!" ”

Happy times are always short-lived. Before Murong Fu connected all the valuable guests on the field, it was already the beginning of the night. Li Zhiyi and Qin Guan's poems entered the alley, everyone was interested, Murong Fu naturally couldn't brush everyone's Yaxing, and ordered people to hang glass lamps on the treetops, and after a while, there were famous prostitutes in Bianjing and singers from "Jinle Fang" who took turns singing and dancing.

A drinking banquet was carried out from day to night, and the momentum was always unstoppable, and Zhuge Zheng, who didn't care about pleasure, and Qiao Feng couldn't help but be dazzled and happy. Seeing that Murong Fu was busy, he arranged for servants to record everyone's new poems, and ordered the cook to pile up pine wood in the open space to prepare for barbecue, but he couldn't be idle for a moment. Qiao Feng really couldn't see it, so he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed him and said, "I've been busy for a long time, just take a break." He stuffed another plate of roast meat into his hand, "I see that you have drunk a lot of wine, but you have not eaten much." ”

Murong Fu was not polite to him, and ate two plates of barbecue in a row, Fang smiled: "Brother Qiao is still considerate enough!" "There are no less than fifty guests attending the banquet today, and Murong Fu, as the host, inevitably greets everyone personally. If it weren't for the deep internal strength, I'm afraid I would have drunk it long ago.

Qiao Feng just smiled and shook his head when he heard this, and before he could speak, Zhuge Zheng and I had already sneered, and said in a low voice: "How great is it to turn the stars, I don't want to use it for fun today!" Let Ancestor Murong Longcheng know that he has to skin you, an unscrupulous descendant! ”

Murong Fu raised his eyes and saw that Zhuge Zheng's expression was not good, and he smiled at the moment: "Brother Zhuge , most of the guests who can attend the banquet today are ancient talents who are good at poetry, calligraphy and painting. But if they get half a word, they can exchange my Murong Clan's endless profits, how can I be careless? ”

Zhuge Zheng snorted coldly twice, and said in a deep voice: "The gentleman is harmonious but not the group, and the party struggle is the beginning of the chaotic government." Brother Murong, I always thought you understood this truth! ”

"Why did Brother Zhuge say this?" Murong Fu was surprised and said, "The people present today are all righteous men and gentlemen, how can they be bought by a little petty profit?" ”

"You ......" Zhuge Zheng and I immediately choked, and after a while, he hated and hated. What about the roster of officials that the chapter gave you? ”

Murong Fu's eyebrows couldn't help jumping slightly when he heard this, and he immediately turned his gaze to Qiao Feng and said, "Is it Brother Qiao's beggar gang that is full of talents, or does Brother Zhuge really have the ability to turn decay into magic?" Six doors have only been open for a few months, and I have been able to figure out my bottom so quickly? ”

This time, Zhuge Zheng and Qiao Feng didn't answer, just looked at him heavily.

Murong Fu couldn't help but sigh when he saw this, and pointed at the crowd not far away with the chopsticks in his hand and said, "It's June, and there are a lot of mosquitoes. If I hadn't ordered my servants to hunt and kill everywhere, everyone would have been busy fighting mosquitoes so far. Brother Zhuge and Brother Qiao, if someone can stand by the campfire and talk, someone must deal with snakes, insects, rats and ants in the shadows, do you think this is the truth? ”

Zhuge Zheng and Qiao Feng glanced at each other, and suddenly sighed in unison.

But at this time, Su Shi, who had always been in the center of the crowd, suddenly turned his gaze here and raised his voice: "Akashi, you come!" ”

"Yes!" Murong Fu got up and answered, and Shi Shiran walked over.

As soon as he walked into the crowd, Qin Guan quickly repeated the topic of Fang Cai to Murong Fu. "Teacher Fang Cai asked me what I learned from studying with him for many years? Senior Brother Huang said free and easy, Senior Brother Chao said erudition, Senior Brother Zhang said the right way, I said natural, little junior brother, what do you think? ”

Su Shi's life is bright and talented, being an official can benefit one party for one term, and being a man is tolerant, benevolent and honest. In terms of literature, his poetry is a family of his own, advocating equal emphasis on articles and integrity, and he is also a leader in advocating ancient texts and advocating literature to understand the way. At the same time, he is proficient in miscellaneous studies, worried about the country and the people, and is crazy and romantic by nature, which is right in the words of the four students of Sumen, "free and easy, erudite, righteous and natural". However, these answers obviously did not get Su Shi's appreciation, so he pulled himself in. Murong Fu immediately understood that this was small talk, but it was also a school examination.

If it is said that the school is educated, Murong Fu is empty-hearted. He has always been pragmatic in Confucian learning, and since he passed the ghost gate of the imperial examination, he has never read a serious book in the eyes of Confucian scholars. Fortunately, Murong Fu knew that what Su Shi really wanted to ask was not knowledge, but the concept of governance. Just as in history, only Chaoyun's sentence "The untimeliness of a bachelor's belly" can make Su Shi smile, Su Shi's real concern is never how high his status in the academic world is, but lamenting that his ambition is difficult to pay for the benefit of the people. Thinking of this, Murong Fu couldn't help but smile lightly, bowed deeply to the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "The student's qualifications are dull, and he has the shortest time to follow the teacher, and what he has learned is only scratching the surface compared to several senior brothers......

"What about the fur?" Fan Chunren had seen Murong Fu's tongue in the court, and immediately interrupted him with a smile.

"Two words, pragmatic." Murong Fuzheng said, "If you are a threesome, you must have my teacher." It is pragmatic; If you are poor, you will be good alone, and if you are good, you will help the world. It is also pragmatic. As the saying goes, there is no end to learning, the way of learning is not accumulated, there is no step to thousands of miles, and the accumulation of small amounts becomes more and more sand into a tower, and it is not pragmatic to do learning. ”

"Now we are all officials in the court, and we must be scholars, but also officials." Fan Chunren said again. When the new law was abolished, Fan Chunren originally strongly supported Sima Guang. It's just that several disputes in recent days have made Fan Chunren see Sima Guang's naivety and stubbornness in governance, so he pulled Wen Yanbo to participate in this banquet.

"Reading the books of the sages and being loyal to the Son of Heaven, protecting the family, defending the country, defending the land and the people must be more pragmatic. If it is a parent, this first year should be clarified in Jing'an, so that men can have a home, the old and the young can be educated; In the second year, it is time to raise agriculture, promote industry, encourage the economy, and emphasize learning; By the third year, if the tax revenue can be increased, the people will be rich, and the people's customs will be simple, then he can be regarded as a competent official. ”

"Being an official in this way can be described as a shepherding party and a blessing. Although it is only a surface, it can also protect the world. Fan Chunren sighed. Fan Chunren is the second son of Fan Zhongyan, who has been talented and inquisitive since he was a child. He has also been a herdsman official and has done a lot of things for the benefit of one party, but he has never heard of such an outline of the way of being an official. Although it is not refreshing, it is indeed a clear sight. "A good student taught by Zizhan!"

Su Shi was sparse by nature, and Murong Fu's answer was in line with his heart, and he was already full of smiles. At this time, seeing that Fan Chunren also came to congratulate him, he couldn't help but nod his head, looking left and right, very angry.

"If you have fur, you should have minions." Murong Fu continued, "Civil officials are fur, and military generals are minions. The fur should be abundant, and the minions should be profitable, so that they can protect themselves. ”

Murong Fu's sentence is obviously a sword pointing at Sima Guang for not cultivating martial arts and cultivating virtue and politics, Wen Yanbo and Fan Chunren are both old men who have stood tall for several dynasties, so they naturally know the meaning of the strings and songs. However, the two of them are old after all, and there are literati who are accustomed to guarding against military generals, although they know that what Murong Fu said is reasonable, they only smile and do not comment at this time. Sima Junshi's illness and illness are not a good omen, but Su Shi held a banquet at this time, thinking of the changes in the court situation in the future, Wen Yanbo and Fan Chunren were a little worried for a while.

Outside the crowd, Qiao Feng looked at Murong Fu who was talking and laughing in the crowd from a distance, sighed for a long time, and said in a low voice: "Brother Zhuge , with my identity, I'm afraid I will accompany Murong to fight mosquitoes." ”

"These people can't be bought with petty profits, but they can be bought with the ideals of Jing'an in the world." Zhuge Zheng smiled helplessly, "Since I entered his game, I had to obediently go to be his minion." ”