Chapter 276: The Champion
Lin'an South City, Renmei Fang in Qingbo Gate. Here is backed by Ziyang Mountain, out of the city gate is the south bank of the West Lake, can be said to be the place of the back of the mountain and the water, so the location is good, it is a high-end people's square where it is located.
At this moment, a dark-skinned young man was slowly walking along the wide street carved out between the mountains in the direction of the Phoenix Mountain Palace. Although the young man is weak and crowned, there is a trace of maturity and vicissitudes between his eyebrows, which is rare among people of the same age, and even at this moment, there is a faint sadness.
This person is this year's new champion Zhang Xiaoxiang. At this moment, the official position is the Hanlin Academy.
Since the Spring Examination and the Palace Examination, the name Zhang Xiaoxiang has become a household name in the Great Song Dynasty. Champion Lang, what a glorious title. Becoming the first among the tens of thousands of scholars in the Great Song Dynasty is an enviable achievement. It is conceivable that the future of a champion is actually traceable. First entered the Hanlin Academy for a few years, and then awarded important official positions in key departments of the imperial court for a few years, and then became an important minister of the imperial court and even worshiped the prime minister. The identity of Champion Lang will lead to the pinnacle of power in the DPRK and China in the future. And Zhang Xiaoxiang embarked on this broad road from the day he was awarded the compilation of the Hanlin Academy.
The name Zhang Xiaoxiang sounded to the officials and people of the capital and some other local capitals as bright as a spark in the darkness that suddenly appeared. But in fact, in some places, it is not surprising that Zhang Xiaoxiang was admitted to the top prize.
Zhang Xiaoxiang's ancestor was a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, who was known as Zhang Shuibu. Zhang Xiaoxiang is the seventh grandson of Zhang Shuibu. It can be described as a scholarly heirloom and a family history. And Zhang Xiaoxiang was actually famous in the local area when he was a teenager. When he was young, Zhang Xiaoxiang was known for his cleverness and studiousness, and he passed the township examination at the age of sixteen. Later, when he was studying in Jiangning, he was even more respected by his teachers and students and local readers. Because of his outstanding talent, the people of the time called him 'Heavenly Zhang Gongzi'. It can be seen that it is admired.
Therefore, in the eyes of some people, he is actually a matter of course and not something to be fussed about. If you don't win, that's a strange thing.
For Zhang Xiaoxiang himself, his ambition is to join the country and support the society. He still feels a lot about the suffering of Da Song now. Zhang Xiaoxiang's hometown is actually in Wujiang, Liyang, Hezhou, Jiangbei. When the Jin people went south, like many families who moved south, Zhang Xiaoxiang's father took his family south, and finally lived in Yin County, Mingzhou. Zhang Xiaoxiang was born in Yin County. At an early age, he often heard about the changes in the catastrophe from the conversations of his parents and relatives.
Later, Zhang Xiaoxiang's father Zhang Qi moved to Wuhu with his family, looking across the river from his hometown and state, which can be regarded as a round of homesickness. After all, across the river, the threat of the Jin people is smaller, and if they return to their hometown in Jiangbei, the danger is too great, so they can only do so. And Zhang Xiaoxiang's deepest memory of the pain of the Great Song Dynasty comes from what happened to his uncle Zhang Shao. Zhang Shao was one of the thousands of Great Song officials who were taken captive to the north by the Jin. During the Jingkang disaster, he was exiled to the Jin Kingdom by the Jin people along with the two emperors of the Great Song Dynasty. Zhang Shao was hard-boned, refused to surrender, and was detained in the Jin Kingdom for many years, dying of hunger, cold, and illness. In his childhood dreams, Zhang Xiaoxiang often had his aunt's sad cry in the middle of the night, and his memory often had his aunt crying in front of an empty seat with a pair of chopsticks and a glass of wine at the family banquet with his parents during the New Year's holiday.
Like thousands of families whose wives and relatives have died because of the broken mountains and rivers, Zhang Xiaoxiang's family is often overshadowed by the tragedy of this era. Therefore, when Zhang Xiaoxiang began to read and hyphenate and have his own consciousness and cognition, he had a desire in his heart to recover the rivers and mountains of the Great Song Dynasty, the shame of the Great Song Dynasty and the tragedy that occurred in his family would not happen again. The more he studied and practiced, and the older he grew, the stronger and more determined his thoughts became.
After winning the top prize, Zhang Xiaoxiang actually held back a lot of energy in his heart, and he thought that the time had come for him to show his talents. However, what he saw and experienced in the past few months after joining the company really hit him very hard. It can be said that his ideals and enthusiasm have actually begun to fade in the continuous disappointment and nail collision in the past few months, and he has even become a little confused.
From the day he was conferred an official by the imperial court, he saw that something unfair was happening in front of his eyes. The young man named Fang Zi'an, who was not under his own learning, fell into Tanhualang. Originally, he was going to be awarded the post of editor of the Hanlin Academy, or even to serve in a key department of the DPRK and China, but he was awarded an almost humiliating position. What a blatant persecution this is. Just saying that he has had the experience of being a street gangster, can he treat a first-class jinshi in high school who relies on the imperial examination method like this? Isn't that child's play?
Therefore, one day after he took up the post of Hanlin Academy, when the emperor summoned him, the champion, to encourage him, he raised this point. As a result, the emperor's face was ugly. Although he was still smiling, he was obviously angry in his face. And afterwards, Shangguan reprimanded him for not knowing the height of the sky, talking nonsense in front of the emperor, and making him reflect on it.
The second time, when he saw the emperor again, Zhang Xiaoxiang did not mention the unfairness that happened to Fang Zi'an. But when he answered the emperor's question and talked eloquently about killing Yue Fei was a mistake, and the court needed to issue an order to correct Yue Fei's name and clarify the righteousness of the government and the opposition, the emperor walked away. And he was severely reprimanded by Shangguan for the second time.
Zhang Xiaoxiang originally thought that the reason why Qin Hui was able to take power was nothing more than that the emperor was deceived. And it is my responsibility to persuade the emperor to know the stakes. But now, he feels that things are not what he imagined. The emperor seems to be disgusted with such topics at all, not Qin Hui's demagogy. The emperor's eyes were even a little disappointed when he looked at him, just as he thought in his heart when he looked at the emperor.
Even more bizarre things happened just three days ago. On that day, an official came from the Hanlin Academy, and it was an important official of the political affairs hall. At the request of the official of the Hanlin Academy, Zhang Xiaoxiang, who was sorting out the books, was asked to meet with the official. The official seemed to be very interested in himself, and shouted one by one, looking up and down around him. Zhang Xiaoxiang felt like a sheep being selected in the sheepfold, and he was uncomfortable.
Afterwards, Shangguan told him that this person's name was Cao Yong, and he was a household servant. In view of the custom of catching sons-in-law in the Great Song Dynasty, Cao Shilang had a second lady in his family, with a flower and moon appearance, and a sinking fish and geese. Cao Shilang wanted to choose a good son-in-law for his second daughter, so he thought of Xinke Zhuangyuanlang. Zhang Xiaoxiang refused, not that Zhang Xiaoxiang didn't want to find a good match to marry, but that Zhang Xiaoxiang knew about this Cao Yong, although he had never seen Cao Yong, but this person was very famous in the court, because he was the Qin family of Qin Hui, the prime minister of the dynasty. It is said that when Qin Hui was in trouble, Cao Yong gave help. After Qin Hui developed, he vigorously promoted Cao Yong. Cao Yong's eldest daughter married Qin Hui's adopted son Qin Xi as his wife, he was Qin Hui's in-law and sworn friend, and he did a lot of things that lost his conscience and oppressed the people. Zhang Xiaoxiang actually wanted to laugh a few times after knowing his identity, such a person actually wanted to let him marry her daughter, even if the woman was born like a fairy, he would disdain it. Not to mention what Shangguan said about the bright future of the future, it is simply ridiculous. If you get mixed up with these people, it will be a lifelong shame.
Of course, he refused, but Shangguan reprimanded him again, and warned him not to be too self-righteous and willful. Say give yourself three days to think it through, so as not to regret it. Cao Yong will come to pick out Ming in person three days later, and if he embarrass Cao Yong, he will bear the consequences.
Today is the third day.
When Zhang Xiaoxiang walked into the compound of the public housing of Hanlin Academy, he was already a little sweaty. Every time he came to the Hanlin Yuan Mansion north of the palace from Yan Mei Fang, Zhang Xiaoxiang would sweat all over his body. But today, perhaps because of the unhappy mood, I sweat more.
When he entered the courtyard, he saw several people standing in the courtyard at a glance. Several officials of the Hanlin Academy were talking with the two of them. Those two people Zhang Xiaoxiang both knew, one was Cao Yong and the other was Qin Tan.
"Hey, say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived. The champion has arrived. Qin Tan's eyes were sharp, and he saw Zhang Xiaoxiang entering the door at a glance, and laughed loudly.
Everyone turned their faces to look this way, Zhang Xiaoxiang sighed, and strode over.
"Lord Zhang, I haven't seen Cao Shilang and Lord Qin, the head of the Privy Council." Shangguan Zhao Fuzi said loudly.
Zhang Xiaoxiang frowned and arched his hand: "I've seen Lord Cao, Lord Qin." ”
Cao Yong stared at the mung bean and returned the salute with a smile, and Qin Tan laughed loudly: "Be polite, Zhuangyuanlang, congratulations." ”
Zhang Xiaoxiang frowned and said, "Lord Qin, where does the joy come from?" ”
"Huh? When the gold list was inscribed, the cave room spent candle nights. What a joy in life. You first won the champion, and now you are going to spend candles in the cave room, isn't it a great joy? Qin Tan laughed.
Zhang Xiaoxiang said: "I am not married. How to come to the joy of flowers and candles in the cave room. ”
Qin Tan smiled and said to Master Zhao: "Lord Zhao, you tell him." ”
Master Zhao nodded and said, "Zhang Xiaoxiang, Lord Cao and Lord Qin are here to propose to you." Knowing that you are not yet married, there is a second lady in Lord Cao's mansion who admires your talents, so Lord Cao and Lord Qin came to ......"
"I don't dare to climb high. A few adults, the lower officials have taken their leave! Zhang Xiaoxiang interrupted Master Zhao's words, arched his hand, turned around and left.
Cao Yong's face sank suddenly, and he frowned and looked at Zhao Fuzi and said, "What's the matter?" Didn't Lord Zhao say that he would definitely agree? ”
Master Zhao hurriedly whispered: "Master Cao, don't worry, the old man will ask." The young man is thin-skinned, perhaps a little shy. Wait a moment. ”
Cao Yong sneered and groaned without answering. Zhao Fuzi turned around and quickly caught up with Zhang Xiaoxiang, and shouted in a deep voice: "Master Zhang, the old man has something to tell you." ”
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