Liu Xu has been very happy recently.

Since letting everyone taste wine in Juxianglou, Liu Xu's soju market is very good. Liu Xu is busy steaming two large pots of wine every day. Ten jars of soju are steamed out every day, and they will soon be sold clean in Juxianglou.

Liu Xu forty times a day, and Uncle Qian's income ten times also made the two laugh.

However, Liu Xu didn't dare to make too much for the time being. Although their own wines follow the path of high prices, and basically do not compete with the wines of other wineries, other wineries also have some high-end wines that sell very expensive, and making too much of them will eventually affect the business of other wineries. I don't have the wine-making documents issued by the government, and when people come to find trouble, it is not a way to rely on Uncle Qian's prevarication after all. If people are more serious, they have to inquire about the origin of the wine, and they will be in trouble, and they will go to jail at that time.

Fortunately, Liu Xu has earned a lot of income in the past few days, which is enough to change his previous poor situation.

Liu Xu decided to find a way to get the documents approved by the government to open a wine shop as soon as possible.

But Liu Xu thought that he was now poor and white, so he could only open a small wine shop first. With the strict control of the government over the winery, if you go directly to apply for the winery, you will definitely not be able to approve it. Maybe you can think of a way to set up a small wine shop, get the paperwork down first, make some wine to make some money, and if you have the paperwork, you won't be afraid of people coming to trouble. I have a strange soju to live in, and I'm afraid that no one will buy it? Soon you will be able to make a lot of money to expand the winery.

However, Liu Xu, who worked as a grassroots civil servant in later generations, knew that if he wanted to do this, he would go directly to the county government to find the magistrate, which would definitely not work, first, he might not be able to see the magistrate, and second, the so-called county officials might not be as good as the current management. I should directly find the person in charge of declaring the documents of the winery, have a good relationship with him, and he will report to the magistrate, and with a few kind words, things will be easy to do. Our country has always been related to society, and it was even more so in the Song Dynasty. However, I am not familiar with the administrative system of the Great Song Dynasty, and I really don't know who to contact for this matter.

However, this is not difficult for Liu Xu, there are three sects and nine streams in the Xu Martial Arts Hall, and some of them are inquired. Liu Xu asked his father-in-law to inquire for him which official was responsible for accepting and approving the documents of the winery and what his preferences were.

His father-in-law was very efficient, and he soon had news. It turned out that the county yali was responsible for the winery, and the documents were accepted by Bai Wenbin, the main bookkeeper of the county. Bai Zhushu is a literati who likes to dance and write ink, and as for other hobbies, everyone in the martial arts hall doesn't know. After all, in addition to the county magistrate and the county lieutenant, the county government can be counted as the chief official of the bookkeeper, and he is also a big official in the county, and he is a literati, which is not something that they can see as a rough warrior.

Liu Xu thought about it, but it was a little difficult to do, I didn't know what this white master liked to do, and he rashly gave him money for fear that he would not accept it, but it would be self-defeating and ruin his own affairs. However, since they are literati, most of them like elegant things such as antique calligraphy and painting, and it may be good to send some antique calligraphy and painting. However, Liu Xu thought again, he didn't know Bai Zhuji, so he rashly went to give gifts, and he was afraid that people wouldn't accept them.

Someone to introduce? Liu Xu remembered that when he was knocked unconscious by a horse and just woke up, he came to visit Wang Zongyuan, who was a teacher in the county school. Wang Zongyuan was a friend of Liu Xu's father before his death, and he was a friend of his family, and he had to call him his uncle. Wang Zongyuan was a teacher in the county school, and he and Bai Zhushu were both literati, maybe they knew each other, and they should be able to help introduce themselves.

At this time in the early Song Dynasty, the system of state studies and county studies was not perfect, and state studies generally employed local erudite people and old men as professors of state studies. Most of the county professors were concurrently held by a county magistrate, and it was not until the late Song Dynasty that there was a separate position of "Tiancha Professor". Wang Zongyuan can be said to be directly under the management of the professor of the county master, and he should have dealt with other officials in the county to some extent, Liu Xu didn't ask him to be familiar with the white master, just asked him to give an introduction, so that it seemed that his gift was not so abrupt, so that people didn't dare to accept it.

Liu Xu wanted to visit Wang Zongyuan first, if he could give the best introduction, he really couldn't do it, so he could only go directly to Master Bai's house to try. However, Liu Xu didn't know where Wang Zongyuan's family was, so he had to ask the bag of the Xu Martial Arts Hall to inquire and help. Soon Liu Xu received the news and knew the specific address of Wang Zongyuan's house.

Liu Xu decided to visit Wang Zongyuan. Liu Xu first went to the Duoyuan Street Market and picked out a few tubes of Xuan Pen, a piece of rice paper and a piece of Duan Yan as gifts. Liu Xu can't be too stingy when he asks for others, these things cost Liu Xu five times. You must know that at this time, Xuan pen, Xuan paper, and Duan inkstone are all the best in their respective industries. If Liu Xu had sold all the things at home before, he wouldn't have been able to afford it. But now Liu Xu is also a little wealthy, since he asks someone to do something, this money should still be spent.

Wang Zongyuan's house is located in the northwest of the city, Gong Lane, a very secluded alley.

Liu Xu came to the door of Wang Zongyuan's house, a small courtyard, the gate was closed, and two quaint knockers with patina showed the age of the ancient house. Liu Xu picked up the knocker and slapped the door a few times.

The gate of Wang's house creaked open, and a young man with drooping hair who looked like he was about ** years old and combed two horns poked his head out and asked crisply, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"Is it Wang Zongyuan, Wang Shishu's family?" Liu Xu asked.

"Yes! But my uncle has been out for a few days, and I don't know when I will be able to come back. ”

Hearing that Wang Zongyuan was not at home, Liu Xu couldn't help but feel a little depressed, but since he came, let's visit, so he asked: "There are adults at home, since I am here, let's visit." ”

"Then please come in and sit, my eldest brother is at home", although the teenager is not very old, he is quite mature in conversation, and he has received a good education since he was a child.

The small courtyard of the Wang family is two entrances and forwards, and the young man led Liu Xu to the front hall to sit down, and Liu Xu gently put the gift he was carrying next to him.

The drooping young man asked Liu Xu to wait for a while, and ran to the backyard to call someone.

Liu Xu looked at the furnishings of the room, there were a few calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, and a few porcelain pieces were placed on the wall table, although the room was a little old, but it showed a simple and elegant atmosphere.

Liu Xu was looking at it when he heard footsteps. Liu Xu looked up and saw a young man about fourteen or fifteen years old with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes entering the house.

"Brother Shi came to visit, and he failed to greet him and asked for atonement!" The young man is not very old, but he is very familiar with people. Besides, people carry expensive gifts, and they say that they come to visit their uncle, of course, they should be entertained. The young man is also a person who knows the goods, and when he looks at those inkstones and the paper, he knows that it is the best inkstone and rice paper.

"I took the liberty to visit Uncle Wang Shi, but I didn't think that Uncle Wang Shishu was not at home, so I bothered me, and I hope you will forgive me." Seeing that the young man answered correctly and elegantly, Liu Xu also had to be more elegant.

"In Xia Wang Zeng, Zong Yuangong is the uncle of Xia, and he dares to be the surname of his brother."

"Brother Wang is fortunate to meet, under Liu Xu, his father Yu Chenggong is Uncle Wang's best friend."

"It turned out to be Brother Liu, Brother Shi is polite, how did you call Brother Wang when your brother was old, Brother Shi is not older than me, just call Zeng Dalang."

After Liu Xu heard Wang Zeng say his name, he vaguely, as if the name was very familiar, and he was anxious to think about the history books of the Song Dynasty that later generations had read. Suddenly, Liu Xu was shocked, and suddenly remembered that Wang Zeng was not the cow man who was only twenty years old and even Zhongsanyuan, and he was the only person in the history of the Song Dynasty who had been the prime minister of Lianzhong Sanyuan.

In the entire history of China's imperial examinations for more than 1,400 years, there are only two people, Wang Zeng of the Song Dynasty and Shang of the Ming Dynasty, who have been prime ministers in the three yuans. I just don't know if this Wang Zeng in front of me is which Wang Zeng? After all, the name is too ordinary, and it is easy to duplicate it.

Liu Xu remembered that the history books recorded that Wang Zeng studied under the famous teacher Zhang Zhen. And in folklore, Zhang Zhen is quite a powerful character.

According to legend, "Fuyaozi" Chen Tong accepted two apprentices in his life, one of which was a registered disciple. He only got the fur passed on by Chen Tuo, and when he entered the official career, he became an official in the Northern Song Dynasty. His other apprentice was Zhang Zhen, a disciple he received in his later years, and Chen Tuan loved this disciple very much, and taught almost everything he had learned in his life to Zhang Zhen. It's a pity that Zhang Zhensheng's surname is even more lazy than Chen Tuan, and he has no intention of pursuing a career at all, so the world almost doesn't know that Chen Tuan's ancestor still has such an apprentice. Later, Zhang Zhen met Wang Zeng, and saw that Wang Zeng had clear eyebrows, beautiful eyes, talent, very different laws, and the appearance of a nobleman, so Zhang Zhen poured what he had learned all his life, taught Wang Zeng, and cultivated Wang Zeng into a pillar of learning and serving the country loyally.

Liu Xu asked with reverence: "Da Lang is a student of the famous teacher Zhang Zhen and Mr. Zhang?" "Regardless of whether Zhang Zhen is so powerful or not, Wang Zeng studied under Zhang Zhen for sure. If this Wang had studied under Zhang Zhen, it would be right.

"How does Brother Liu know the name of Teacher Wang Zeng?"

Eh, Liu Xu was shocked in his heart, it was really that Wang Zeng. However, Wang once asked himself how he knew that Zhang Zhen was his teacher, and he was really difficult to answer, so he replied hesitantly: "Mr. Zhang's name is like thunder, and he has been famous for his brother for a long time. Liu Xu really wanted to meet this strange person.

Fortunately, Wang Zeng didn't realize that there was anything wrong with Liu Xu's words, and it was normal for him to think that his teacher Zhang Zhen was famous.

Liu Xu came to the Song Dynasty and was really excited to see this famous person in history at first glance. Although Wang Zeng is still a teenager, he thinks that he will be the top student in high school in a few years, and if he doesn't have a good relationship at this time, he will hug this thigh, and wait for when.

Liu Xu and his two generations were well-informed, and Wang Zeng studied under Zhang Zhen, and in addition to Confucianism, he also involved in other miscellaneous studies, which can be regarded as erudite. Liu Xu is funny, and he is very happy to chat with Wang Zengtian. The two talked and laughed happily, and soon became acquainted. The two of them are a preface to the teeth, Liu Xu is seventeen, Wang Zeng is fifteen, when one is called the world brother, the other is called the virtuous brother, and they have become good friends.

Liu Xu remembered the purpose of his coming again, and now he was familiar with it, so he said it directly. Wang Zeng knew that his uncle knew Bai Zhuji, and immediately agreed: "Uncle is out to visit friends, it is estimated that he will be back in three or five days, and when Uncle comes back, the younger brother must tell his uncle that he knows about it, and let his uncle help the younger brother introduce Master Bai." ”

Liu Xu left the gift and left happily. Unexpectedly, not only did it go well to find Wang Zongyuan to introduce Master Bai, but today he also got acquainted with a big historical celebrity, Liu Xu was very happy.

ps: Wang Zeng, the word Xiaoxian, is a native of Yidu, Qingzhou (now Qingzhou, Shandong). He was born in the third year of Taizong of the Song Dynasty (978) and died in the fifth year of the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty (1038). Xianpingzhong (998-1003) won the first place in the solution examination, the provincial examination, and the palace examination, and became the champion of the "three yuan" in the history of the imperial examination.

Another: ancient brushes, before the Yuan Dynasty, the country was the most famous for Xuanbi. Su Dongpo and Liu Gongquan both like to use Xuanzhou pens; After the Yuan Dynasty, the lake pen was gradually replaced by the Xuan pen and became one of the "Four Treasures of the Study" and was known as the "crown of the pen".