made a fuss inexplicably, which did not affect Zhang Shaoyang's mood at all, humming a little song along the way, and he was unspeakably happy.

After walking for a while, Zhang Shaoyang asked thoughtfully: "Idiot, why did you say that Gao Jingshu went to the city to send me?"

The idiot looked at Zhang Shaoyang expressionlessly: "You saved her, isn't this normal?"

"Is it normal? Hehe, maybe!" Zhang Shaoyang pursed his lips and smiled, looked at the long loess official road in front of him, and muttered: "She came out like this, but it made me very anxious!"

The idiot was confused, Zhang Shaoyang didn't continue, just read Zhang Qingyuan's letter, plus some of what he had heard over the years, Zhang Shaoyang guessed more or less seventy-seven eighty-eight.

The idiot's grandfather was a member of his grandfather's hand, and the five uncles with high martial arts skills in Zhang's mansion were also the elite soldiers of the younger generation under his grandfather, from these people, Zhang Shaoyang could roughly guess how brave his grandfather was back then? Even if the military power was cut off, it still made it difficult for the person on the dragon chair to sleep and eat, plus some news I heard from Zhang Qingyuan, there was also a general surnamed Li Zhenguo who was cut off of military power back then, and he had always been a mortal enemy with his grandfather, and I heard that he was impeached in front of Emperor Taizu that year, saying that Zhang Duo had the intention of rebellion!

Emperor Taizu was involuntarily in the yellow robe, and finally sat on the throne of the emperor in charge of the world, even if he trusted Zhang Duo again, he had to weigh the 300,000 Zhang family army in his hands, if he staged another yellow robe, wouldn't it be unpleasant to have a cycle of karma?

Fortunately, Taizu only cut Zhang Duo's military power back then, and finally Zhang Duo was unwilling to continue to stay in the court, so he allowed him to resign and return to his hometown, and the general surnamed Li, who later became a secretary of the ministry, and now his son has done the Taibao of the official residence, and he is a figure who covers the sky with one hand in the court, not to mention that his protégés are in important positions in the court, that is, the Privy Council, which is in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, and he also has to look at his face。

At that time, the Zhang family and the Li family were mortal enemies, each in charge of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and now although the Zhang family has fallen to this point, the emperor on the dragon chair and this Li Taibao both understand that the Zhang family in a remote corner still has the capital to respond to the call, and the Zhang family will respect the morale of the tiger and wolf alone, which is the most headache. Not to mention whether the Zhang family will do anything out of the ordinary, that is, if his descendants of Zhang Duo want to enter the court as officials, it will also make Li Taibao afraid that his status under him alone will not be guaranteed.

Zhizhou Gao Chengyuan really took a fancy to the Zhang family is general, and then he was able to be wronged and went out of the city ten miles to greet him? I'm afraid not.

Over the years, the more Zhang Shaoyang has spent a lot of money, the more mud can't support the wall, the more some people will feel at ease, even if he has never thought of entering the court as an official, but he has to do enough to show people, let people know that he is eager to get a Beijing official, but he doesn't have the ability.

This world, what a fucking trouble!

Jiangling City Governor's Mansion, Gao Jingshu, who was sitting in the boudoir at this time, sneezed, maybe it was the cold wind blowing on the city wall in the morning, she felt dizzy, and she drank the ginger soup boiled by the maid to get a little better.

The maid is Gao Jingshu's personal maid, and the relationship between the two is good, but the maid is angry, and said to Gao Jingshu: "Miss, I really don't know why you want to send him, that guy is so annoying." ”

"Cui'er, if I don't go, won't someone say I'm ungrateful? Gao Jingshu's face turned pale and said softly.

"Okay, then Miss, you can rest!" Cui'er pouted, obviously still dissatisfied.

After the maid went out, Gao Jingshu slowly lay on the bed, and said softly: "And that guy doesn't seem to be so annoying!"

......

Originally planned to arrive in the town in the afternoon, Zhang Shaoyang struggled all the way, and finally arrived after dark, found a decent inn, Zhang Shaoyang walked in, the shopkeeper remembered this good-looking boy brother vividly, and hurriedly ran to him, and said with a smile: "Guest officer, two rooms, horses are still half full?"

"As usual!" Zhang Shaoyang smiled and threw a tael of silver to the shopkeeper.

"All right, two upper rooms!" shouted the shopkeeper upstairs.

Smoking to clean up the space in the guest room, Zhang Shaoyang walked around the lobby, only to see that the layout of the inn was a little different from the previous two times, in addition to the original belongings, there were also various calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls around the wall, Zhang Shaoyang read several of the calligraphy, these are from the same person's hand, the pen is strong, magnificent, non-soft pen can not be written.

Zhang Shaoyang is quite picky about calligraphy, and there are few who can enter the eyes of the law, but these pairs of words are very appetizing to him.

"Shopkeeper, when did you start collecting calligraphy and paintings?"

The shopkeeper smiled: "How can I have the leisure to collect calligraphy and paintings, this is all painted by a Xiucai who entered the Beijing exam, saying that it is sold in my store, a pair of calligraphy and painting is 100 Wen, and I am given 30 Wen when it is finished, this poor Xiucai paper can't afford it, the words are written beautifully, you see that there is a board and an eye, but it is a pity that in our small place, how can anyone care about this?"

Zhang Shaoyang nodded, and said casually: "One hundred wen is not expensive, the shopkeeper, I will buy ten pairs, the money will be paid to you first, and I will take it when I come back." ”

The shopkeeper said again and again that as the innkeeper, how could he have a little ability to observe people's colors, otherwise how could he open such a big inn in such a small town?

Just when the shopkeeper was still thinking about finally making back the loss-making transaction of buying paper, a down-and-out and talented person walked in from the door and gave Zhang Shaoyang a salute.

Zhang Shaoyang hurriedly helped him up, seeing that Xiucai in front of him was pale, he should have not eaten a full meal for a long time, and the clothes on his body were also tattered and extremely thin, but the awe-inspiring morale in his eyes was like a flame.

"Are these calligraphy and paintings from you?"

"Yes!" Xiucai simply said one word.

Zhang Shaoyang nodded, and then looked at this showman, his eyes were full of appreciation: "The pen is full of grandeur, I Zhang Shaoyang admire, why don't you sit down and have a drink?"

Zhang Shaoyang pulled over the chair and sat down, ordered a table of good dishes at random, and watched Xiucai wanted to say something, but after all, he stopped, and after a big meal, Xiucai said: "I see that the two of you are like this, and they are also going to Beijing for the exam!"

"Exactly. Zhang Shaoyang replied.

"My name is Wang Ziyuan, from Tanzhou, poor Xiucai one, since childhood determined to take the test to gain fame, but unfortunately the family is poor, and to guard the family father, so these years have not been able to enter Beijing to take the exam, until last year the old father also went, I settled down, sold the house at home, made up five taels of silver into Beijing, how can the five taels of silver not arrive in Jiangling is almost empty, to this town completely used up, counting the days, has stayed here for more than ten days. ”

"You want to go from Tanzhou to the capital?" Zhang Shaoyang's tone was somewhat surprised.

"Yes. ”

"But the exam is less than two months away, and with the way you are now, I'm afraid you won't be able to go. Zhang Shaoyang said.

"Hehe, I've been going for two thousand miles, how can there ever be a way back?" Xiucai's eyes were bright, and he said proudly: "This meal, I invite." ”

Zhang Shaoyang naturally didn't say anything polite, he knew that a person like Xiucai had his own arrogance, if he was polite to him, it would probably hurt his self-esteem, so it was better to obey his wishes. This table of meals is inevitably dozens of dollars, Zhang Shaoyang thought about it, called the shopkeeper, and said in a low voice: "That calligraphy and painting, ten more pairs of ......"

Just when the three of them were full of food and drink, and were about to say goodbye, two people walked in from outside the door, a fat man with a knife, and a smart little girl next to him.

The fat man was covered in fat, and his whole body was shaking when he walked, while the woman's fingers were gently wrapped around her hair, her eyes were aimed left and right, and the corners of her mouth showed shallow dimples, which looked particularly good.