"Young master, you are in such a hurry, where are you going?" A horse-drawn carriage was speeding on Chang'an Avenue, and the coachman was whipping his hand constantly, and his mouth was not idle. [Full text reading]

"Go to Houdefang, hurry, hurry." The person sitting in the car was Zhang Cai, he looked anxious, constantly poking his head out from behind the curtain to look, and the urging sound was even more inhibited.

"Young master, you don't know, there are a lot of people around Houdefang, and the carriage won't go there at all...... And, what are you doing in such a hurry? Could it be that there is a new joke? ”

Zhang Cai is a native of Anding, Shaanxi, although compared with the family in the Central Plains, the Zhang family can only be regarded as a poor family, but it is also a big family in the local area, scholarly family, his coachman is from his hometown, and there is no taboo when talking in private.

"What are you listening to?" Zhang Cai was slightly stunned, and then scolded with a smile: "No wonder when I usually use the car, I often can't find your figure, it turns out that you secretly ran to listen to the book, and you were free, but you left the young master and me outside, Zhang San, you are so bold." ”

Zhang San said very aggrievedly: "Young master, you can't say that, it's obvious that you are at ease in Lichun Courtyard, leaving us outside, and I occasionally desert, isn't it reasonable?" Besides, you used to take a long time, but recently you came out earlier and earlier, which is really hard to grasp. ”

Zhang Caijun's face flushed, and he hurriedly distinguished: "Ahem, it's not that I can't do it, it's really those tricks in Lichun Courtyard...... Hey, I'm telling you what to do, you just have to hurry up, if you delay my big business, young master, be careful of your skin. ”

"Got it......" Seeing that there was no gossip to hear, Zhang San responded in a low voice, then turned his head curtly, and after a while, he asked again: "Young master, if you didn't listen to the book, what are you doing in such a hurry to Houdefang?" There are no beautiful women there. ”

"Hmph, your young master, I am a court attendant, how can I be a drunkard? I went to Lichun Courtyard just to experience the people's feelings and listen to the people's voices. Zhang Cai smiled proudly: "Hehe, when I went to Houdefang today, this waiter is going to the ring to scold people." ”

"Swinging in the ring? Name-calling? Which one do you want to scold, young master? Just leave this matter to us Zhang San. ”

"You? Haha, you can't do it, the young master has a lot of people to scold, and there are a lot of henchmen, you can't win by scolding. Zhang Cai laughed: "Young master, what I want to scold is Confucius, Sage Confucius, do you dare to scold him?" ”

"Huh!?" Zhang San's hand shook, almost didn't take the carriage crookedly, and hit the tree, he hurriedly grabbed the horse easily, and then he said in a trembling voice: "Young master, you're not sick, are you?" Do you know what you're talking about? ”

The Zhang family is a scholarly family, Confucius and Zhu Zi, these sages, they also have offerings in their homes, even a coachman like Zhang San knows how amazing these saints are, so he can't be blamed for having such a big reaction.

If you were in a place where the scholars gathered, as soon as they said this, those scholars were afraid that they would immediately turn into wolf dogs, pounce viciously, and bite the bodies of the people who spoke wildly to death.

"Cut, what a fuss, the car can't be driven well, it scared me." Zhang Cai shook his shirt, straightened the crown belt again, and said calmly: "Don't talk nonsense, hurry first, and I'll explain to you slowly on the way." ”

"Yes......" looked at his young master's face several times, but he didn't notice anything unusual, Zhang San had no choice but to obey the order and drove on the road again.

"Zhang San, do you think that the talents of Young Master Ben and Master Tang are higher or lower?"

Zhang Cai's question was a bit clueless, and it seemed to have nothing to do with the previous topic, but Zhang San was also used to his young master's style, and after thinking about it carefully, he replied: "Speaking of romance alone, you and Lord Tang should be inseparable, but his durability is stronger than yours...... If you are more literary than Wencai, you may still have a slight advantage, but if you count miscellaneous studies, you will be slightly inferior to the young master. ”

Zhang Cai said angrily: "Phew, you are a killer, you know how to poke the young master in my wounds in one day, he is an old customer of Lichun Courtyard, and he has long been accustomed to those ingenuity, how can I compare...... Hey, I've been crooked by you again, let me ask you again, since I'm about the same as his talent, why is his status so much higher than mine? ”

"People are better than you, and they have taken refuge in the champion Hou early."

Zhang Cai smiled and said, "What's the use of just taking refuge early? The reason why Lord Tang is deeply valued by Lord Hou is that he is indeed talented, and secondly, his position has always been firm. ”

"What does that have to do with you scolding the saint? Young master, don't say let's not remind you, you take refuge in Hou Ye, the risk is already very great, if you scold the saint, then ...... You won't be able to gain a foothold in Shilin at all. ”

"Hmph, it may be now, but that's nothing, as long as this nomination is handed over, the more I am scolded, the heavier it will be in Hou Ye's heart, how much did Lord Tang get scolded at the beginning? Up to now, the scolding he has received has been converted into a reward, look at his current status, tsk, that's amazing! Zhang Cai's mouth was full of envy.

"Then why is he a seven-rank imperial history?" Zhang San retorted a little unconvinced.

"Seven Grades of Imperial History? That's now, wait...... Forget it, it's too complicated, and you don't understand it. Zhang Cai waved his hand impatiently.

Over the past year, Tang Bohu has actually replaced Xie Hong in the capital to preside over the overall situation, Zhengde of course trusts Xie Hong wholeheartedly, but Tang Bohu and Zhengde do not have that friendship, so his official position on the surface cannot be too high, so as not to arouse suspicion. Tang Dacai is also a smart person, and it is precisely because of this section that he will resign whenever there is a proposal for promotion.

However, this situation will soon change, with Xie Hong's promotion to the trilateral system, his travel to and from the capital will become frequent, so Tang Bohu can get out of control of the overall situation and focus on one or several affairs.

As for the specifics, Zhang Cai has already guessed that although the academy needs him, he can't let him go, and the Senate that is about to come out is ...... I'm afraid I need a leader too, right?

This position is not trivial, after the formation of customization, it can be compared with the original first assistant, of course, the power is not as big as the first assistant, but only the prestige, but not under the first assistant.

Zhang Cai is also a smart person, he doesn't plan to say goodbye to Tang Bohu, now that the power of the imperial power has risen sharply, there are many new positions, the key is to seize the opportunity, and it is the last word to be in front of others.

"So, I don't know if there will be Shilin in the future, even if there is, I'm afraid it won't be the Shilin in this situation now, the emperor said that he wants to promote the learning of a hundred schools, and when the time comes, Confucius will just be one of the sages and saints, and it may still be inconspicuous." Zhang Cai let out a heartfelt sigh.

"But young master, even so, you don't have to be in such a hurry, right? Little estimate, except for you, no one thought about this for a while, why don't you look at the wind first? ”

"What do you know? Do you know, that Wang Shouren is coming back, if you don't grab it from his head, you may not even have a mouthful of soup to drink. Zhang Cai shouted impatiently.

"Wang Shouren? This man is very capable? Is your talent higher than that of the young master? Why have you never heard of it? ”

"Although I am a little confident, even compared to Lord Tang, I don't think I am inferior, but compared to Wang Shouren, alas, then I am far behind......" Zhang Cai's tone was a little low.

He didn't know much about Wang Shouren, and he started with law school textbooks.

The language is straightforward and easy to understand, but not vulgar; The truth is not deep, but it is thought-provoking; The arguments are not out of the ordinary, but they often come out of the way, and they often coincide with the views held by propaganda organizations such as Houde Fong.

Zhang Cai was also puzzled about the identity of the author at first, but after thinking about it, he also understood. Those institutions are in the same vein, and they all uphold what Xie Hong advocates, that is to say, the author is a traditional reader, who has been selectively influenced by Xie Hong, and is also selectively cooperating with Xie Hong.

This person is definitely not Tang Bohu, not only because of his talent, but also because Tang Bohu is entangled in affairs, which leads to his lack of skills, but because he is deeply influenced by Xie Hong, and his style of acting is quite similar to Xie Hong, which is completely different from the state shown by the author.

Thinking of Wang Shouren's previous actions and whereabouts, Zhang Cai also suddenly realized. This person is not only talented and learned, but also valued by Xie Hong, and is compatible with hundreds of schools, it is obvious that he is his most important competitor.

I'm afraid there is no chance of winning in a head-on competition, including Tang Bohu, the imperial party in the capital has taken the initiative to take refuge, except for craftsmen, I have never heard of the champion Hou taking the initiative to recruit anyone, not to mention the solicitation and can't be recruited.

But Wang Shouren just said that the champion Hou spent nearly a year in Liaodong, and this talent finally nodded, not being recruited, but reaching a cooperative relationship, this kind of attention, no one can compare.

Therefore, taking the lead is Zhang Cai's top priority, although Wang Shouren is already a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, his people are still in Liaodong after all, and they should still be on the way back to Beijing.

Therefore, scolding the saint for the first place, he pulled it out, Zhang Cai looked at the scene outside firmly, and clenched his fists tightly.

As he spoke, the carriage was also moving slower and slower, and finally stopped at the periphery of the Royal Park, and without waiting for Zhang Cai to ask, Zhang San turned his head and said with a bitter face: "Young master, I can't walk now, you see, there are all people outside, and eighty percent of them are coming to Houdefang, is it possible that there are really some new tricks today?" ”

"It's okay, you wait outside, well, it's okay to go home first, tell Madame, I have business to do today, and I may go back late, so she doesn't have to wait for me." Zhang Cai flicked the curtain, got out of the car immediately, explained a little, and then raised his feet to leave.

"Young master, every time you say that, Madame won't believe it for a long time, if she ......"

Zhang Cai was stunned and scolded hatefully: "It's really a woman's family, with long hair, short knowledge, a good man who has ambitions in the world and goes home on time every day, is that still a man?" If she wants to make trouble, you just let her come here, let her see the demeanor of this young master's tongue and Confucianism, with such a husband, let her be beautiful, hum! ”

(To be continued)