Chapter 451: The Champion and the Cheek
Fang Yingwu put down the newspaper, he decided to continue to provoke it, and let the squire come out to refute it a few times, so that it would be better to further heat up the atmosphere of mutual debate. It doesn't take too long, about three or two days is enough.
Before noon, he heard that the eldest son of Xiang Chengxian and Xiang came to visit, and Fang Zhixian sent a message to let people in.
"Great joy, great joy!" As soon as Xiang Chengxian crossed the threshold, he shouted with his hands dancing loudly. Fang Ying leaned over and asked curiously, "What a joy?" ”
Xiang Chengxian smiled heartily: "I have already got the news, isn't it a great joy to be elected as the imperial history for my brother?" ”
Damn, did you really choose the imperial history? Fang Yingwu was slightly stunned, and then scolded with a smile: "I saw you come in and reported the good news, I thought I had something happy, it turned out to be your own family business!" Find a place to steal the fun by yourself, and report me some good news! ”
Xiang Chengxian ignored the ridicule of the other party, and directly invited: "Happy event, tomorrow at noon, I will hold a banquet in the Zhejiang Guild Hall, and invite the undergraduate to gather in the same year, and Brother Fang Xian will definitely come to cheer." ”
Fang Yingwu hesitated, he is also a little qualified to hold his own identity now, and he shouldn't go to the occasion where he is too messy and not on the stage.
Xiang Chengxian said again: "Brother Fang Xian, don't worry, Brother Wei is not an ignorant person, and he doesn't invite everyone, he only plans to invite fellow villagers in Zhejiang who are close and people who have already been elected as officials." ”
That's fine, needless to say, the fellow villagers who have come close to the same year are mostly mixed with Fang Yingwu who have been elected as officials: "Very good, I will be there tomorrow." ”
However, Fang Yingwu asked again: "Why didn't you invite fellow villagers?" ”
Xiang Chengxian scratched his head and said distressedly: "Because there is Ling Zun, so what is the matter." If you invite fellow villagers, you can't avoid Ling Zun. ”
It's a good thing to ask seniors to contact feelings, but it's uncomfortable to invite your father to come, so Fang Yingwu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Then don't invite seniors to attend." Don't invite any of them! ”
After saying something, Xiang Chengxian had no intention of leaving. Still sitting in the flower hall and enjoying tea. Fang Yingwu said suspiciously, "What else do you have to do?" Why don't you hurry up and organize a feast, why stay with me? ”
Xiang Chengxian smiled shyly, "That, my brother has been in Beijing for a long time, and the expenses are huge, and now my pocket is empty."
Fang Yingwu proposed: "There is a new hotel opposite the county government, why don't you hold a banquet there?" I'll save you money. ”
Xiang Chengxian was slightly sad: "This grade is a bit low, isn't it?" It's not enough to set off a happy event. Fang Yingwu waved his hand angrily: "Zhilu Dao, this time I will lend you thirty taels!" ”
And the next day, Fang Yingwu simply disposed of official business. Then he got up and went to the Zhejiang Hall. The county government was in the northwest of the capital, and the Zhejiang guild hall was in the southwest of the capital, so he had to leave early.
This time the scale is really not large, there are only a dozen people in total, but they are all the most elite figures in the undergraduate. In other words, it is the best group of people so far, some of whom have entered the Hanlin Academy, and some of whom have entered the Sixth Department to do the main work
Although Fang Yingwu seems to be the most unpopular magistrate, he has the greatest reputation and the highest prestige. It is the first to try the test. and has been imprisoned three times, and because of the "admonition" was "degraded" by the former Hanlin editor, it can be called the first among the three hundred jinshi in the current department.
No one dared to underestimate Fang Yingwu, the magistrate, but Fang Yingwu faintly became the leader of the undergraduate. Even today's list, Hanlin editor Wang Hua saw Fang Yingwu, and he also wanted to express some respect.
Fang Yingwu glanced at it a few times, and was surprised that Xiang Chengxian was able to invite all these people over. I don't know if Lu Dao is the personality of this eldest prince is charming, or his official position as the imperial historian is charming, and the new branch jinshi was selected as the imperial history. Not to mention the real weight, the future is only a little worse than entering the Hanlin Academy.
However, Fang Yingwu was very satisfied with this scene. I was even more satisfied that I didn't see the figure of Zhang Tianrui, the champion of today's department, and eighty percent of the eldest prince did not invite this person over.
After some mutual humility, Wanping County Fang Yingwu deserved to sit in the chief, and others also recognized him as the chief, as the so-called achiever first
Next to Fang Yingwu was Wang Yangming and his father Wang Hua, and when he was chatting, Wang Hua thanked him: "When I was in Hanyuan, I was taken care of by Lingzun, and I was grateful in my heart. ”
Fang Yingwu replied: "Brother Wang is too modest, you Yuyao people have your own Xie Yuyao to take care of you, how can you use your father?" ”
Wang Huaha smiled and said: "You are really used to laughing, Xie Senior has been assisting in the East Palace for a long time, and he does not often appear in Hanyuan." Therefore, I still see more Lingzun, and I often ask for advice and gain a lot. ”
Fang Yingwu suddenly remembered Wang Hua's son again, although he didn't have any ideas, he couldn't help but be curious, and asked, "Is Ling Lang in Beijing?" ”
Wang Hua was very inexplicable, he didn't understand what Fang Yingwu was always interested in his son, and he had to mention it once or twice when he met again. "Now that everything is stable, I am preparing to take leave from the imperial court and return to my hometown, and move my family to Beijing a year ago."
Fang Yingwu hugged his fists and said: "When I was happy to move, I came to the door to say hello." ”
He looked up and looked around carefully, but he didn't find the figure of Li Min in the same year, and asked Wang Huadao: "Why didn't you see Li Min?" ”
Wang Hua smiled bitterly, "Brother Li dislikes the poor ranking in the exam, so he doesn't want to see people, and the official doesn't choose, so he complains and returns to his hometown." also said that he had been reading and writing at home in this life, and he was not born. ”
Fang Yingwu was stunned for a moment, sighing, this is really a personality. According to the original historical trajectory, this Li Min fell first this year, but next time he won the top prize, but he didn't expect to be affected by his own butterfly.
Under Xiang Chengxian's greeting, everyone raised the wine in their glasses during the banquet, and when they were about to drink it all, suddenly the miscellaneous servants of the hall shouted at the door: "Zhang Zhuangyuan is here!" ”
This champion is naturally Zhang Tianrui, the champion of today's department, although it is recognized that this champion is obtained from a black box operation, but the name is still on Zhang Tianrui's head after all.
Xiang Chengxian did not invite Zhang Tianrui, everyone understood and had no objections. Hearing that Zhang Tianrui was uninvited, everyone looked at the chief Fang Yingwu together.
Everyone knows that Fang Yingwu was originally a big favorite, but he was blackmailed during the palace test, and his ranking was changed with Zhang Tianrui, and he fell to the eighth in the second class. There is this delicate matter, others take care of Fang Yingwu's face, and they have to look at Fang Yingwu's attitude, and it is inconvenient for others to speak.
Fang Yingwu remembered that when the Fang family held a banquet last time to invite fellow villagers, Xie Qian was uninvited, and said with a smile: "Could it be that the champions of these subjects are all selected based on the thickness of their faces?" Xie Yuyao is like this, and so is Zhang Tianrui! So I'm ashamed of myself, and I can't accept it! ”
Fang Yingwu's sarcasm was spicy and interesting, and although people who knew the inside story of the Tao were not good at laughing loudly, they couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh a few times.
"That's it! Since it's the same year, please come in! Fang Yingwu greeted generously. (To be continued......)
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