The next morning, Jiang Tao, Liu Dong, and Xia Baosong came to Peng's Mansion together, all carrying some refreshments, braised meat and other gifts in their hands.

Su Chen smiled and said, "Master Peng went to the morning court, and when he comes back, you can worship him as a disciple." ”

The three of them nodded, their expressions were a little restrained and apprehensive, after all, they were all poor scholars, they were already helpless in Jinling City, they were almost destitute, and they pressed all their hopes on Qiuqiu, but the imperial examination road was so difficult, thousands of troops crossed the single-plank bridge, and finally the number of Jinshi and the first was less than 100 people, which was really difficult.

Even if the Jinshi is the first, but falls on the third list, it will be idle, waiting for the position of the court official to fill the vacancy, if you don't give gifts, don't give money, don't know the way, it is likely to be delayed in the capital for many years, and you can't have an errand to take office.

Therefore, if the three of them can worship the disciples of Jiangning Mansion Yin today, become protégés, have a backer relationship, and get closer to Su Chen, advance and retreat in the future, and share honor and disgrace, they will be able to help and take care of them in the imperial examination and career of the Tang Kingdom.

Jiang Tao smiled and said politely: "I understand, I can wait in the house for Master Peng to come back." ”

Xia Baosong suddenly thought of something, and said, "I heard that the envoys of the Song Kingdom entered Jinling City yesterday, and the envoys are going to meet the official family today. ”

When Jiang Tao heard this, he sighed with emotion: "Alas, the Song State is now constantly sending troops to encroach on the southern vassal states, Nanping and Jingchu have been annexed by the Song Dynasty one after another, and now they are attacking the Shu State, it won't take long for our Tang State to face the invasion of the Song army!" ”

Liu Dong said on the side: "The ancients had clouds, and the lips were dead and the teeth were toothy...... Cold, Shu is in crisis, if we Tang Tang ...... If the Tang State does not send troops to rescue, then, when the Song army attacks our Tang Kingdom, no one will come...... It's time to come to the rescue. ”

This Liu Dong's article is well written, and his knowledge is also solid, but he is a bit of an idiot, and he will always be stuck and stutter a little when he speaks, which makes the original reasonable words lose their own strength.

Jiang Tao asked Su Chen: "Master Su, do you think the official family can send troops to save Shu?" ”

Su Chen shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "A few years ago, our Tang State was frightened by the army of the Later Zhou Dynasty, lost the thirteen states of Jiangbei, the elite soldiers were exhausted, and the treasury was empty. The second is that at present, the Tang State cannot withstand the toss and cannot afford to fight. ”

"But then watching the destruction of the Shu Kingdom, the Tang Kingdom will not do anything at all?" Xia Baosong asked puzzled.

"It's better to save people than to save yourself, Shu is not without soldiers and horses, the forbidden army and local army of Chengdu Prefecture, adding up to 200,000 Shu troops, are waiting for work, as long as they work together, pay attention to it, and hold the key fortresses, they can still last for a year or two. Secondly, with the help of the three feudal generals in the northwest and the help of the Zhifu Army and the Northwest Army, the Song army can be contained. Then as long as the Tang army is in the west, let General Lin Renzhao make a show to the Song army, maybe the Song army can retreat in the face of difficulties, these three steps are indispensable, but the key is whether the people of Shu can resist first......"

Su Chen saw that there was no one else here, just three scholars, so he said what he thought directly, and it was more progressive than the proposal of Meng Xuanyu, the prince of Shu Kingdom.

At this moment, there was a sound of clapping outside the hall, and Peng Zeliang got out of the morning court and rushed home.

Peng Zeliang said with emotion: "With Xuan's strategies, they are interlocking, and they can indeed bring Shu back to life, but unfortunately no one in the Shu court can think of it, and whether it can be implemented is also unknown, after all, it can't get rid of the ending of being swallowed by Song." ”

"I've seen Master Peng!"

Jiang Tao, Liu Dong, and Xia Baosong, when they saw Peng Fuyin returning, hurriedly got up and saluted, with a restrained expression.

Peng Zeliang's gaze swept over the three Taixue students, nodded slightly, and said with a kind smile: "It's all here." ”

Jiang Tao's mouth is relatively neat, he is good at this kind of communication, and he arched his hand and said: "If you go back to the mansion Lord Yin, when you come to the door today, we want to worship Master Peng as a disciple, and beg Lord Peng to accept us, teach and solve doubts, and guide the protégé." ”

Peng Zeliang had already heard Su Chen mention it last night, so he was not surprised, nodded his beard, and said: "Yi Xuan has mentioned the situation and life experience of the other three to the old man, and he is innocent, and he also said that your character and knowledge are all selected." Yi Xuan is still young and not suitable to be your disciple, so I will play this role, and I will accept your three protégés today. ”

"Thank you, Lord Peng!"

"Is it still called Master Peng?"

"Thank you, teacher!" The three of them saluted respectfully.

After that, there is the apprenticeship ceremony and process. Peng Zeliang sat on the main seat, and the three of them knelt respectfully on the ground to serve tea in turn.

After Peng Zeliang drank tea, he smiled and nodded, officially recognizing the three protégés.

Jiang Tao and Xia Baosong, since then, have become closer to Peng Fu, Peng Zeliang, and Su Chen.

Peng Zeliang led the four of them to the study and explained the party forces in the DPRK and China for his aunt and three protégés.

"You are about to participate in the Autumn Festival, with your talents, there is a great possibility of Jinshi and the first, and you will also enter the official career in the future, the old man will mention to you today, the current three parties in the imperial court, you keep in mind, in the future, you will meet some court officials, and you can also know in your heart that he is a friend or foe."

Peng Zeliang was very concerned, and planned to explain the situation between the DPRK and China for these four young people, so that they would not be reckless, open-mouthed, and unable to distinguish between friend and foe. If you want to enter the official career, you must first find out what camp many officials are, otherwise, you may not know why you are secretly stumbling up.

"Makes sense, please ask the teacher to solve your doubts!" Jiang Tao bowed his hand and agreed.

Peng Zeliang explained: "At present, there are three major forces in the DPRK and China: the Song Party, the Sun Party, and the New Party, and the foundation of the Song Party lies in Jiangbei, all of which are Jianghuai people. ”

"That was their territory, and the relationship was intricate, but after their indiscriminate tossing, the Tang State was at odds with the state everywhere, losing troops and generals, wasting a lot of military salaries, and finally Jiangbei fell, which led to the year before the death of our Emperor Yuanzong, who punished some of the people of the Song Party, exiled some people, and suppressed them."

"Now the power is far less than before, they have supported the emperor's younger brother, Li Jingsui, the king of Jin, but later the king of Jin was killed, and the people of the Song party lost their supporters, and they were loyal to the official family on the surface, but secretly they were very close to several princes......"