"Brother Tang, as early as when I was in Songjiang, Zhou had heard of your name, and there was also Mr. Zhishan, speaking of which, Mr. Zhishan had a senior disciple who was still a friend of Zhou, but unfortunately we haven't seen each other for more than a year!" Zhou Zhong sat in the living room and said with a smile, when he talked about Zhu Zhishan, he thought of his friend Xu Shenzhong, who had never met since he returned to Suzhou.

"Hehe, what Zhou Gongzi said should be Shenzhong, when he congratulated Brother Zhishan on his birthday, he also personally sent him and Zhou Gongzi you co-copied the Journey to the West, that birthday gift really made Brother Zhishan very happy, and it was kept very closely afterwards, even I only borrowed it for three days before he asked him to go back, and when Journey to the West was published, he was the first to run to buy a full ten sets, two sets for collection, and the rest for gifts."

Tang Bohu also smiled at this time, before Zhou Chong proposed that he was visiting in a private capacity, and he didn't have to care about the title in the officialdom, plus Wang Lun's relationship, so Tang Bohu also let go, and sincerely regarded Zhou Chong as a visiting friend, not his boss.

Zhou Zhong was very happy when he heard that Zhu Zhishan liked Journey to the West so much, but he still said modestly: "Journey to the West is just a game in the next moment, I didn't expect Mr. Zhishan to like it so much, if I knew so, I should have sent him a set of manuscripts when I finished writing." ”

However, when Tang Bohu heard Zhou Zhong say that Journey to the West turned out to be his game, the expression on his face became very strange, as if he had something to say, but he was a little embarrassed, and he couldn't help it.

However, although Tang Bohu's words were not spoken, his expression was seen by Zhou Chong. At that moment, he said a little strangely: "Brother Tang." If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't have any scruples! ”

"This ...... Ha Luha, in fact, it's nothing, Jiu Niang's meal should be ready, it's better to put it on and talk while eating! Tang Bohu said a little nonsense, although he felt that Zhou Zhong was easy-going, but after all, he was his boss, and some things he really didn't want to say.

Seeing that Tang Bohu was reluctant to say, Zhou Zhong didn't want to ask again. I saw Tang Bohu go out for a while, and soon put the wine and food on the table with Shen Jiuniang, after all, Zhou Chong finally came to visit, so he naturally wanted to keep him for a light meal, and these meals were Shen Jiuniang's craftsmanship, Tang Bohu praised his wife's cooking skills several times, so Zhou Chong naturally wanted to taste it.

The wine is rice wine from a small shop on the street, and the dish is a Suzhou dish made by Shen Jiuniang herself, although the ingredients are not expensive, but it is very delicious. At least it suited his appetite, which made him secretly think about it. Should I hire a Suzhou chef?

After three rounds of drinking, the two chatted a few words of gossip, although Zhou Zhong said that he came to visit in a private capacity, but after all, they were all people in the officialdom, so Zhou Chong asked if Tang Bohu was suitable after taking office, and what did he think of the city? After all, although Tang Bohu was famous before, he was a first-time official, and he may not be able to do a good job.

Hearing this question, I saw Tang Bohu shake his head with a wry smile and said: "In the past, Tang thought that as long as he became an official, he would immediately benefit the people, but after I took office, I found that my previous ideas were too naïve, and it was not so easy to be an official. ”

Since Tang Bohu took office for a while, especially after Zhou Zhong took over the city department, he really realized that it is not easy to be an official, and he suddenly found that the talents that brought him great prestige in the past are not of much use in the officialdom at all, but some ways of dealing with people are more practical.

Seeing Tang Bohu's dejected appearance, Zhou Zhong smiled and did not speak immediately, for a traditional scholar like Tang Bohu, they felt that as long as they read the sage book well, it would be easy to become an official in the future, but when they really became officials, they would find that what they had learned before was not very useful at all. This is the same as the students of Zhou Chong's era, who studied hard for more than ten years, but when they arrived in society, they found that they couldn't use what they learned at all, and even some people were stupid by the things in books, and they couldn't integrate into society at all, and they couldn't even find a job.

Thinking of some things in the later generations, Zhou Zhong also shook his head helplessly, he is now in the Ming Dynasty, and the affairs of the later generations have nothing to do with him, and in comparison, Tang Bohu and these scholars are much better than the students of later generations, at least after they learn the results, they can be directly appointed as officials, but it is also easy to have problems in doing so, for example, like Tang Bohu now, after becoming an official, his outlook on the world and life has changed a lot.

"Brother Tang doesn't have to worry, there must be a process of adaptation to everything, not to mention that it is an official who benefits the people of one party, and there are more things to learn, but ......" Zhou Zhong said this, suddenly looked up at Tang Bohu, and said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "But I think Brother Tang's previous life was more leisurely, if it were me, I am afraid that he would not choose to be an official, but take his wife and children to share the joy of family." ”

Although Zhou Chong's above words are a bit of a joke, but his heart is actually very contradictory, after Tang Bohu became an official, he definitely did not have much energy to write poems and paintings, so that his painting skills will definitely not be able to reach the height of the original history, although the Ming Dynasty may appear a good official, but the entire history of human civilization will lose a great painter.

Tang Bohu didn't hear the true intention of Zhou Chong's words, he only thought he was joking, so he smiled and replied: "Wenda's words are wrong, although the free life is good, but we scholars should take serving the country and defending the people as our duty, and we must not ignore the people because of greed for temporary comfort!" ”

For Tang Bohu's words, although Zhou Zhong agreed, but in fact, he was secretly smiling in his heart, Tang Bohu in history was unhappy because of his career, and later he also showed some disdain for being an official, but now he is probably what he said in his heart. In addition, his words also represent the characteristics of all scholars in this era, that is, they regard governing the country and the world as a task entrusted to them by God, as if no one in the whole world can govern the country except them.

After chatting for a while, Tang Bohu encountered some problems after becoming an official, and after the harvest during this time, Zhou Chong suddenly turned his mind and asked: "Brother Tang, I once heard my father-in-law say that His Majesty was looking for some excellent painters, so I sent Jinyiwei to invite you to the capital, but I don't know why you came to Ningbo again, and you also recovered your reputation and became an official?" ”

Zhou Chong wanted to ask this question for a long time, but he never found the opportunity. It's just that what he didn't expect was that after Tang Bohu heard this question, his face once again showed the strange expression he had before, and he didn't answer his question for a while.

"What, Brother Tang has something inconvenient to say?" Zhou Zhong asked a little strangely, up to now, Tang Bohu had shown this strange expression twice, which made him a little curious.

"Ahem~, there's actually nothing bad to say about this, it's just that Wenda, you really don't know why I'm here?" I saw Tang Bohu cough dryly, and asked with some uncertainty.

Zhou Zhong shook his head even more strangely at this time, why would Tang Bohu think that he would know the reason why he came to Ningbo?

"This ......" I saw Tang Bohu hesitate for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "In fact, the reason why Tang was able to restore his fame this time and was able to be sent as an official is thanks to Wenda, and Brother Wang's great help, otherwise I am afraid that I will not be able to be an official in my life." ”

"Brother Tang and his father-in-law are old friends, it's not strange that he helped you Zhou, but why does Brother Tang still thank me?" The curiosity in the heart of Zhou Zhong has reached its peak, and he is eager to know what is going on?

"It seems that Wenda, you really don't know the way, but if it weren't for Wenda's "Golden Vase Plum" that you dedicated to Your Majesty, so that I have the opportunity to see Your Majesty, I'm afraid I will only be in love with the mountains and rivers for the rest of my life!" Tang Bohu finally told the reason for his restoration of fame at this time.

"Golden Plum?" Zhou Zhong was stunned for a moment when he heard this familiar name, and then reacted, and then pointed at Tang Bohu with a shocked face and said, "Brother Tang, could it be that His Majesty summoned you to the palace to do paintings, in order to ...... the golden bottle plum?"

Zhou Chong's words did not continue, but Tang Bohu also understood what he meant, and nodded at the moment, Zhengde summoned him into the palace, that is, let him draw a set of spring palace maps according to the content of the golden bottle, this is his forte, even better than landscapes and scenery, so when he spent a few months to paint, he immediately let Zhengde Longyan Dayue, and after personally summoning him, he was also extremely sure of his talent, and even wanted to crown him as a court painter.

It was also by taking this opportunity that Tang Bohu risked his life to tell Emperor Zhengde about his grievances, and as a result, Zhengde sent people to learn about the fraud case of the year, and found that this matter was very complicated, involving a fight between several ministers, Zhengde's father Emperor Xiaozong was also very embarrassed, and the most unjust was Tang Bohu and another lifter, Xu Jing, both of whom were implicated and were removed from their reputations, and as a result, Xu Jing died of anger at a young age, and Tang Bohu was also hit hard, Even his original wife left him because of this, but fortunately he met his third wife, and he barely cheered up.

After figuring out what was going on, Zhengde was also very sympathetic to Tang Bohu's experience, but he didn't want to overturn his father's verdict on this case, so he didn't overturn the case at all, and directly restored Tang Bohu's reputation, which can be regarded as a de facto admission that Tang Bohu was wronged at the beginning. (To be continued......)

PS: Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival.,Lao Yu's family went to his father-in-law's house a day in advance.,So today's update will change.,Now send this chapter at noon in advance.,The evening chapter may be later.,About nine o'clock.,I hope you can understand.。