Meanwhile.

Chengdu Mansion.

Zhizhou Song Qi is preparing a wine banquet to invite Su Budo.

Su Budo This young man is good at everything, but he listens to his daughter-in-law too much, and he doesn't accept any beautiful concubines and singers, and it can be seen that he is an authentic Shu person.

Fortunately, Song Qi beckoned Su Budo over this time, not to take him for fun, but to ask him about the Ash Garden.

"It was my brother's idea." Su Budo did not take credit, and told Song Qi with a smile about the beginning and end of the Shu businessmen's competition to build an ash garden this year, and talked to Song Qi about the approximate output of ash this year.

Song Qi's eyes lit up when he heard this. Although he himself is a good wine and a good beauty, but he is also a person who cherishes talents, seeing that Su Budo is humble and polite, he has a heart to carry it, and said with a smile: "You preside over this matter well, if there is really such a yield in the autumn, I will write to the imperial court to offer 'Shu wax', and the official family will definitely reward you at that time." ”

Su Budo knew that Song Qi was going to push himself, so he was grateful, and poured a glass of wine to Song Qi.

After three rounds of drinking, Song Qi chatted with Su Budo about Su Rulai. He smiled and said, "Your brother is not ordinary. ”

Su Budo also felt that his younger brother was not ordinary, as early as when Su Lu was just learning calligraphy, their brothers would often receive letters written by Su Lu himself.

If you want to say that word, no one can say that it looks good against their will, but the content is full of concern, even if the brothers don't have the opportunity to get together, he has a little more preference for this young brother.

When the younger brothers were able to read, they became more diligent in their letters, and often copied them some doubtful letters that they were said to have heard from books or from other people's mouths and asked them for advice.

At first, Su Budo didn't care about it, and only replied seriously.

It wasn't until he encountered a similar problem in business that he found that he could easily come up with a way to deal with it.

Su Budo was shocked to realize the extraordinaryness of his younger brother, and took out the letters between his brothers from time to time to reread them.

This is also the reason why Su Budo did not take all the credit on himself according to Su Lu's meaning, he felt that his younger brother's future would be greater than his own, so yes, no, no, he didn't want to swallow the credit of his younger brother.

Su Budo picked out a few interesting things about Su Qi and told Song Qi.

Song Qi has loved prosperity and excitement all his life, and he listens to it with relish.

To be honest, Song Qi has some opinions about his predecessor Zhang Fangping, this guy did a good job, and when he left, he also applied to the imperial court for tax exemption and exemption for Yizhou, which made the people below grateful to the former governor, and some people even gave him a shrine!

Forget it, it's just a traditional way to brush the hearts of the people, and the most excessive thing is that Zhang Fangping actually made a new Shu opera and rebuilt Du Fu's thatched cottage, which made Song Qi, the successor, a little unable to show it.

You say that you, just do the basic work well, and you can still play new tricks, so how can the people behind you do it?

Of course, Song Qi is not worried about this.

The reason why Song Qi was transferred to Shuzhong was only because his brother Song Zhen went up, and he just stayed in the place for two or three years in order to avoid suspicion, how could he go back when he came back!

It's just that it's too far away from your predecessor, and you won't be able to get over it.

Now Su Budo has made out the Shu wax, which can be regarded as allowing Song Qi to regain some face.

For Su Qi, Zhang Fangping's beloved disciple and Su Budo's younger brother, although Song Qi has never met, he has already remembered him.

You must know that the new things that Zhang Fangping and Su Budo have made up in Shu are much less than Su Lu's shadow!

This young man, the future is limitless!

The two drank and talked, one intended to know more about it, and the other intended to make a name for the younger brother, but they chatted very warmly.

After the end, Song Qi wrote to a few old friends, saying that a new wax would be produced in Shuzhong, not to mention the high output, the cost was low, and it would be offered in the name of Shu wax. His letter is to remind his old friends first, so that they can have a bottom in their hearts and help blow it when the time comes.

Although improvisational poetry is the basic skill of contemporary literati, there is still a difference between carefully crafted poems and impromptu ones, and their influence is not the same. For this political achievement, Song Qi wants to do a good job, so naturally he has to ask old friends to come and cheer for it!

For two months, why do you have to hold a few good sentences for him, right?

Especially Fan Zhen, this guy, is not only an old acquaintance, but also a person from Chengdu Mansion, do you write something worthy of your identity as a Shu person?

Song Qi finished the questions to his old friends one by one, and he also had a strong interest in Su Lu, a young man.

They are already old, and the Great Song Dynasty will be the world of these young people in the future.

There is no harm in praising such a clever young man, and his children and grandchildren will be able to communicate amicably.

After Yan Shu went, his sons had no one to take care of in the court, and now they are only hovering in the position of the last petty official.

Yan Shu has been an official in the court for 50 years, and he didn't even mention his son, Fu Bi, a good son-in-law who had married two surnames, which really made Song Qi, a person who likes to have fun in time, a little embarrassed and worried.

It's sad that people go to tea and cool this is true, but the worry is that they are getting older, and their children and grandchildren don't know what will happen in the future.

Out of this idea, Song Qi decided to form a good relationship with Su Budo's family after learning about the Ash Garden.

After Song Qi wrote a letter to his old friend, he wrote a letter to his brother Song Zhen, talking to Song Zhen about his recent thoughts, and asked Song Zhen to take good care of himself.

Before they knew it, they were all old enough to think about what was behind them.

When the letter from Shuzhong was delivered to Kaifeng, it was already the height of summer. Su Lu and Zhao Zhongjun's birthdays were quite close to each other, only eleven days apart, and as soon as they pondered, they didn't plan to do it separately, so they found a day off to eat and drink together to celebrate their birthdays.

On the sixth day of the sixth month of June, the family gave Su Lu a simple birthday.

It was at this time that Su Budo's letter was sent back.

Su Lu listened to Su Budo's plan to talk about Song Qi, and he had a good impression of this famous "Red Apricot Shangshu" in later generations.

He never refuses the kindness of others, friends, of course, the more the better.

I just don't know what official position his eldest brother can change next.

Official, of course, the bigger the better!

After Su Lu replied to Su Budo, he went to Wang Anshi to hand in his homework.

According to Wang Anshi's stinky temper, it was impossible to fully adopt Su Zhen's suggestion, so he revised and revised his 10,000-word book according to Su Anshi's opinions, and it took another month to come up with the revised draft, and presented the finished draft to Zhao Zhen in one go.

Now that a month has passed, there is no response from Zhao Zhen's side, Wang Anshi is a little disappointed, but he can only do things in a down-to-earth manner on weekdays.

Hearing that Su Lu was coming, Wang Anshi didn't raise his eyelids, and wondered if his "Book of Words" was not well written.

Su Lu is not a person who needs to be greeted, he spontaneously sat down next to Wang Anshi, sincerely caring about Lao Wang's physical and mental health.

Wang Anshi listened to the chatter, and finally came back to his senses, glaring at Su Yan angrily.

Su Lu handed over the homework he brought.

Wang Anshi put aside his homework and pondered with Su Lu: "Did you say that the official family didn't read my "Book of Words"? ”

Su Lu comforted: "You want to open a point, maybe the official family has already finished reading it, but I don't think I agree with your idea?" ”

Wang Anshi was not comforted at all.

Wang Anshi said: "The official family once supported Fan Wenzheng to preside over the Qingli New Deal, how could they not agree with my idea? ”

Su Lu said: "This time and that time. What's more, it is the official family that supports the Qingli New Deal, and it is also the official family that abolishes the Qingli New Deal. ”

Wang Anshi glanced at Su Yan, feeling that this kid was so bold that he dared to say anything.

Su Lu looked at Wang Anshi's eyes, and couldn't help but look left and right nervously. When he found that there was no one else around, he said: "These words of mine come out of my mouth and into your ears, if others know, it must be from you!" We are master and apprentice, master and apprentice are one, you can't do this to me! ”

Wang Anshi felt a lot better when he heard Su Lu talking nonsense, and he didn't think that he would be adopted just after he presented the "Book of Words".

Wang Anshi cleaned up his mood, waved his hand to drive Su Lu away, and stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back for a long time.

Don't worry, he's still young, he still has a lot of opportunities.