Prime Minister

Chapter 313 The Secret Pavilion
Seventeen Niang and the rich lady stretched out their arms.

The lady from the rich family asked: "Yes, where is Mr. Zhang Sanlang?"

Seventeen Niang said: "I am studying behind closed doors."

The lady from the rich family smiled slightly and said, "After winning the number one prize, you can still get rid of the prosperity. You can know Mr. Zhang Sanlang when you concentrate on the poems and books..."

After finishing speaking, the rich lady sighed leisurely.

Seventeen Niang was a little happy in her heart, but she knew that the other party didn't finish speaking so quickly.

Seeing the rich lady then said: "But it is still the same sentence. It is easy to find priceless treasures, but it is rare to have a lover. You must not have the heart of harming others, and you must have the heart of guarding against others. If you get married in the future, you also need to arrange some means or Prepare some backhands to defend against. Let those men know that it is not so easy to be betrayed."

Seventeen Niang was a little funny when she heard this.

The lady from the rich family said: "That's right, the friends he associates with, the servants in the family, you also need to put in some confidantes, who will help you track your whereabouts on weekdays, and know how to inform you when it is urgent. The money in the family must be firmly controlled. Do not subsidize those relatives and friends of his husband's family. As the saying goes, "Promotion of kindness against Michousen", why some rich and noble families would rather put a lot of money into the temple, but refuse to give more money to help relatives, neighbors and servants, because they are afraid of the high mountain The mountain will be lower."

"Sister, these words of mine are from the bottom of my heart. If the wedding day is short, you don't think so, but after a long time, you will know the benefits of my words."

Shi Qiniang figured out what the rich lady said, half out of good intentions and half out of burrowing, sometimes it is not so easy to tell whether it is true or not.

Before Seventeen Niang could speak, she saw a person walking towards her.

"Rich lady, be polite."

After all, a well-mannered man in his twenties saluted the rich lady with a very happy expression on his face.

But Seventeen Niang saw a look of extreme disgust for this man flashed in the eyes of the rich lady.

At the same time, Seventeen Niang saw that when the man looked at the rich lady, she glanced at her from time to time from the corner of her eye.

Seventeen Niang frowned slightly and said, "Sister, little sister still has some things to do, let's go ahead and talk to sister another day."

"Alright, I'll talk to my sister another day."

After Seventeen Niang left, the man glanced at the back of the other party. This person was Wang Kui who was studying in Daxiangguo Temple.

Wang Kui got bored with reading, so he went out of his study to take a walk in the Daxiangguo Temple to relax his mind, and unexpectedly, he happened to meet a rich lady.

In the past few days, he has been thinking about the rich lady, and of course he is ecstatic to see her here.So when he came to greet the rich lady, he saw another beautiful woman beside her.

When Wang Kui saw the other party, he not only looked better than the rich lady but also had an outstanding bearing.

It doesn't matter if she is outstanding in appearance, the most important thing is that Wang Kui thought that if this woman can swim with a rich lady, she must be a boudoir woman from a wealthy family, so he couldn't help but feel moved.

Wang Kui's thoughtful look caught the eyes of the rich lady.

If it wasn't for Fu Bi's confession not to turn against Wang Kui and talk about retiring the marriage before taking the exam, the rich lady would have scolded him long ago.

Wang Kui then looked at the rich lady again, and said softly, "Su'e, did you come here specifically to see me?"

The rich lady reprimanded: "I have told you many times, don't call me by my nickname."

Wang Kui smiled apologetically and said, "Yes, isn't there no outsider here?"

The lady from the rich family looked at Wang Kui like this, wanted to get angry but couldn't get angry, no matter what the other lady treated Gui Ying, but she was always so gentle and polite to herself, even if she gave him a face, he never sent any words. His temper is always smiling and soft-spoken.

The lady of the rich family was speechless, Wang Kui thought that the other party was really visiting him, and immediately smiled and said: "The food in the incense kitchen in the temple is very good, and we don't entertain outsiders on weekdays. It just so happens that the monk in the incense kitchen is kind to me. I invite you ..."

"No need," the lady from the rich family interrupted Wang Kui's words, paused and then slowed down, "You just need to study at ease, the system... is important."

Wang Kui smiled and said, "Don't worry, lady, I'm pretty sure I'm sure about the system department, but these days, I miss my lady very much, it can be said that I don't think about tea and food, God sees the pity and finally asks me to see you."

The lady from the rich family thought about how she saw Guiying miss Wang Kui and became sick, and also saw Wang Kui feeling sick from the bottom of her heart, and felt that this person was so pitiful, and finally said: "You can take care of yourself."

After speaking, Wang Kui stood there with a look of astonishment, while the rich lady left without looking back.

Taiping Xingguo Temple.

After nightfall the weather is cool.

Many of the candidates who failed in the provincial examination last year lived in Xingguo Temple in Taiping for the summer, and their lectures were read as essays, and they made some autumn papers for the next year's competition.

When night fell, the students all went out to enjoy the cool air, and exchange knowledge with their fellow subjects by the way.

In twos and threes, walk under the tree or sit by the pavilion.

After the bell rang, the monks put their hands together and lined up to enter the Buddhist hall during the evening class.

Under the ancient locust tree planted by Dayu in the temple.

Zhang Yue held a lamp under the tree to enjoy the cool and read books as usual. When he looked up, he saw that the Luohan hall was brightly lit, and the monks were meditating and chanting sutras.

Zhang Yue closed his eyes and listened to the Sanskrit chanting beside him, the rising and falling of the wooden fish, and the sound of the locust tree leaves being gently shaken by the night wind.

When a scholar saw Daqi, he couldn't help saying to the monks beside him: "Who is this person? I have been in the temple for two months, and I often see him come to read scriptures under the pagoda tree, but he never communicates with anyone. Could it be that he is not a scholar of modern science?" ?”

The monk folded his palms together and said, "I don't know at this moment, but..."

"Just... what?"

The monk said: "Does Tanyue know that this tree is a trace of Yu?"

The scholar said, "No."

The monk said: "This scholar has been studying in the temple for more than three months, and he often comes to read scriptures under this tree..."

"It turns out that he also comes during the day."

The monk said: "Exactly, it is said that this ancient locust tree is very strange, and birds do not dare to lie down on weekdays, and when the scholar goes to the back of the temple, wherever he sits in the tree, there are always leaves to cover him..."

The scholar smiled when he heard the words, and was shaking his head to leave.

But the monk continued: "The sun goes from east to west, and the place where the scholar is sitting, but there is no sunlight at all, and even a leaf does not fall. The poor monk is very surprised when he looks at the moon. Of course, the little monk may be dazzled." I can’t tell if I’m wrong, but in the final analysis, it’s because this Tanyue is different, so I pay more attention.”

The scholar felt that the monk's words should not be trusted too much, and asked: "Then this locust tree has a spirit."

The monk said: "It is precisely that all things have Buddha nature."

The scholar nodded upon hearing this, and couldn't help feeling acquainted.

So the scholar stood under the ancient pagoda tree for a while, and after Zhang Yue got up, he stepped forward and said to the other party: "The person in Fuzhou Prefecture is named General Xu. I want to get acquainted with Xiongtai. Please forgive me if I disturb you."

Zhang Yue cupped his hands with a smile and said, "So it's Brother Xu... Nice to meet you, nice to meet you."

Seeing that the other party didn't say his name, Xu Jiang couldn't help being surprised.But he is not displeased, those who have a strange journey must be a man of great perseverance, and one should not make a hasty conclusion.

But when he took a closer look, the other party seemed to be a few years younger than himself.

The two sat down under the tree and chatted with each other. Although Xu Jiang had no intention of underestimating him before, he was still impressed by the talent and vision revealed in the other's conversation.

The two chatted for half an hour.

Zhang Yue got up and said to go back to the room to rest, now that Xu Jiang has confirmed that the other party is a senior scholar, he couldn't help asking: "Xiongtai is really a first-class person in the world, can you tell Xu your name."

Zhang Yue looked at Xu Jiang and said with a smile: "With your brother's talent, within a few years, you and I will meet again in the court hall."

Xu Jiang was taken aback and said in his heart that the other party was already an official.

Zhang Yue said sternly: "But it's okay to tell me earlier, in the next chapter, Yue... will temporarily stay in the temple to prepare for the preparation department. I ask Brother Xu to keep this secret for me."

Xu Jiang was overjoyed when he heard the words: "It turns out that the number one scholar! No wonder I just got the words of the number one scholar, which made Xu a lot of money."

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Brother Xu is serious, and I have gained something."

Zhang Yuequ pointed out that he still had five days to study, so he said to General Xu: "If brother Xu doesn't give up, after nightfall, you and I will come under the locust tree here, how about discussing classics and history?"

……

August seventeenth.

On this day, a carriage stopped in front of the small gate of Taiping Xingguo Temple.

Tang Jiu and Zhang Gong waited here early in the carriage. Zhang Yue came out from the temple gate, and was about to go to the gate and couldn't help looking back at the ancient temple.

The hard study for more than three months has really made me read more than ten thousand volumes, and more importantly, I have washed away my dusty mind when I was busy with the collection after being the number one scholar.

A lot of mundane things have been reduced, but it has added a sense of purity, allowing myself to reflect more.

Now I will go to university again.

Zhang Yue drove all the way in a carriage and arrived at Chongwen Academy.

Chongwenyuan, also known as Sanguan, was established in the Tang Dynasty. In the early Song Dynasty, it was rebuilt in order to reproduce the atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Get off the car and enter the courtyard with Zhang Yue’s name on the newspaper. On the east side is the Zhaowen Hall, on the west side is the History Museum, and on the south side is Jixian Temple.

Zhang Yuejing led the way from Jixianyuan to the secret pavilion.In the first year of Duanping, a secret pavilion was set up in the central hall of Chongwenyuan, and rare books, calligraphy and paintings were selected from the three halls for collection.

The secret pavilion is different from the third pavilion. Only the emperor or ministers allowed by the emperor are allowed to enter here.

It is conceivable that the secret pavilion is more important than the three pavilions.

For example, pavilions and pavilions, pavilions are three pavilions, and pavilions are secret pavilions.

In addition to the collection of books, the pavilions and pavilions also became a place for talent storage and education for the officials who worked in the pavilions because they were close to the emperor.

Therefore, the provincial examination is in the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites, while the examination is in the secret pavilion.

When Zhang Yue arrived in front of the secret pavilion, he realized that he was the first to arrive.

After waiting for a while, Su Shi and Su Zhe brothers also came hand in hand.

Zhang Yue saw that the two were smiling. The 26-year-old Su Shi had clear eyes and brisk steps, while Su Zhe had just suffered from an illness, and his face was pale and his steps were dignified.

At this moment, Zhang Yue couldn't help but think of Zhang Fangping's evaluation of the two.

Su Shi is bright, sensitive and lovely, but Su Zhe is serious, and his achievements may be too much.

Zhang Yue stepped forward, and Su Shi smiled and said, "It was a pity that I couldn't be with Duzhi before, but now I meet him, but I can't be happier, and I hope Duzhi will be merciful."

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Brother Zizhan, stop teasing me."

Zhang Yue looked at Su Zhe and said, "I heard that brother Ziyou was unwell, but now he's better?"

Su Zhe nodded with a smile and said, "It's great, thank you Du Zhi for your concern."

The three were chatting and laughing. At this time, Wang Jie and Wang Kui also arrived.

(End of this chapter)