Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 259
Zhao Zongshi is a student of Taixue in name, but in fact he does not study in Taixue, or he spends very little time in Taixue. Taixue is just a communication platform for him.

Taixue has always been a gathering place for the children of the rich and powerful in the capital. Through the platform of Taixue, Zhao Zongshi can make friends with many children of dignitaries and officials and expand his network.

However, after staying in Taixue for two years, Zhao Zongshi was dismayed to find that the contacts he made at Taixue could not change his situation. His situation was still embarrassing, and it was gradually weakened and marginalized as time went by.

To sum up the reasons, Zhao Zongshi also had to admit that his thinking was too simple. It is true that there are many powerful and eunuch children among Tai students, but it does not mean that they have the ability to change the political situation and the thinking of their families. The children of eunuchs are no different from ordinary Tai students except that their status sounds more dignified.

After discovering that he was going the wrong way, Zhao Zongshi became a little discouraged towards Taixue, and the number of times he came to Taixue became less and less, but since he met Fan Ning by accident at the beginning of the year, he found his fate It started to change gradually.

Fan Ning pulled him into the Qishi Pavilion, and he got acquainted with the Zhu family, and got the support of Zhu Yuanfeng with strong financial resources. Push Zhao Zongshi in front of the Cao family,
Tomorrow is the [-]th birthday of Cao Cong, the old man of the Cao family. For the first time, Zhao Zongshi also got an invitation. The Cao family's ice on him melted.

With the political support of the Cao family and the financial support of Zhu Yuanfeng, Zhao Zongshi has a glimmer of hope for his future.

In the final analysis, all these changes started with getting to know Fanning.

"A-Ning, I'm sorry, I'm late!"

Zhao Zongshi walked over quickly. He learned the names of Zhu Yuanfeng and Zhu Pei, and also called Fan Ning by his baby name. In this way, their relationship could be drawn closer.

Fan Ning smiled slightly and said, "I've just arrived too, Brother Zhao, please sit down!"

Zhao Zongshi sat down opposite Fan Ning. Fan Ning ordered five or six dishes and a jug of good wine. After a while, the bartender brought a jug of sake first.

Zhao Zongshi snatched the jug, poured the wine and said with a smile, "I heard you bought a house?"

Fan Ning nodded with a smile, "Since you want to live in the capital for a long time, you can't always rent someone else's house!"

"That's right, where is the house?" Zhao Zongshi asked again with a smile.

Fan Ning pointed out the window, "Walk two miles straight, and next to the Feiyun Bridge is an eight-acre middle house."

Zhao Zongshi thought for a while, and suddenly realized, "But the Yonglie Building of the Yang family?"

"Brother Zhao also knows?"

Zhao Zongshi nodded repeatedly, "Of course I know, that building is exactly the same as the Qinggong Building in the imperial palace. Emperor Taizong specially allowed the Yang family to build it. The Yang family built two buildings, one in Tianbo Yang's Mansion and the other in Feiyun Bridge. Tianbo Yang's Mansion is called Yongwu Building, this place is called Yonglie Building, I didn't expect them to sell this house, but it was expected."

"Why is it expected?" Fanning asked with great interest.

"I also heard from a fellow student that the Yang family began to decline after the construction of the Yonglie Building. Some Feng Shui masters said that the two buildings in the north and south of the Yang family were incompatible with each other and dispersed the Yang family's luck. The building given by the emperor cannot be changed or demolished at will, so many people say that the Yang family will sell the Feiyun Bridge house sooner or later, of course, this is just a rumor, I don't know if it is true or not."

Fan Ning said with a smile: "It turned out to be the building given by the emperor. Brother Zhao didn't tell me, I really don't know, but I have already renamed it Cuiyun Building, and it has nothing to do with the Yang family."

After the two drank a glass of wine, the topic turned to business. Fan Ning pondered for a while and said, "Birthday at the Cao Mansion tomorrow, Big Brother Zhao must go!"

Zhao Zongshi nodded, "I received the invitation. At first I thought it was because of my wife, but later I realized that it had nothing to do with my wife. The Cao family invited me. My invitation number is number nine. My wife doesn't have such a big face. "

"Congratulations to Brother Zhao, you have made a good start."

Zhao Zongshi said lightly, "You invited me alone today, not just for congratulations!"

"of course not!"

Fan Ning shook his head, "I invite you today for two reasons. The first thing I want to tell you is why the Cao family gave you an invitation numbered nine? This reason is very important. If you don't know, you It will be a big loss in the future.”

Zhao Zongshi said solemnly: "This is also what I can't understand. At first I thought it was Mr. Zhu who got the strings, but later I felt that this was not the case, but what is the reason?"

"I didn't call Mr. Zhu today because I was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable. Of course, he is very important to you. His financial resources are the foundation for you to go up step by step in the future, but the Cao family wants to see you differently. It is definitely not because of a Cao family. Lou's cooperation, you have to understand this."

"I understand!" Zhao Zongshi did not hesitate at this point.

Fan Ning said slowly again: "The reason why the Cao family suddenly looked at you differently is because of court struggles. You may not know that Zhang Guifei is also planning to adopt a child from the clan as a stepson."

"what!"

Zhao Zongshi's eyes widened all of a sudden, the news really shocked him.

Fan Ning did not give Zhao Zongshi time to digest the news, and he continued: "This matter must be viewed from two perspectives. One is the crisis of the Cao family. Once the child adopted by Concubine Zhang becomes the crown prince, the seat of Empress Cao will be taken into account. It's dangerous, this is the crisis facing the Cao family.

But on the other hand, Concubine Zhang adopted a child, which shows that the possibility of the Son of Heaven reproducing a new son is very small. No one knows this better than the people next to the Son of Heaven. The Cao family also understands it, so they see a glimmer of hope. This is the real reason why you were treated differently by the Cao family again. "

Zhao Zongshi was deeply shocked, and sat there motionless, falling into long-term meditation.

Fan Ning was silent for a moment and then said: "I have one more thing to tell you. From now on, I will support you behind the scenes through the Zhu family. In public, I will walk with you as fellow travelers. This is for your own good. We must not let the emperor misunderstand. You went above and beyond for that gold medal."

Zhao Zongshi was still immersed in thinking and couldn't extricate himself. Fan Ning didn't interrupt his train of thought any more, so he paid the bill, ordered more than a dozen dishes and a jug of wine, and packed away.

The screen wall of the new house has not been installed yet, and more than a dozen workers have gone out to eat. Fan Ning set up two tables of wine and food in the inner house, entertaining Zhu Pei, who has worked hard all morning to oversee the work, and her two helpers, Jianmeizi and Xiaodong.

"You guys still have a conscience, you haven't forgotten us!"

Zhu Pei ate a piece of pork ribs with a smile on his face and said, "I'm so hungry today. I supervised the work of the workers back and forth. You can ask Sister Jian and Xiaodong. If it wasn't for me, they would almost have installed the screen wall upside down."

Xiaodong worked hard today, and got Zhu Pei's affirmation, she quickly flattered and said: "It's true, they installed the statue of Lamei facing inward, and the girl was furious and forced them to turn it outward. "

Fan Ning asked in surprise, "There are still statues on the screen wall?"

"Of course, it's still the master's handwriting!"

Zhu Pei said triumphantly: "It's the first blooming wintersweet carved by the imperial craftsman Zheng Yanxun. He is especially good at figures. My brother's sculptures were originally imitated from his works. Most of his works were in the court. You actually spend five hundred pens to make them I bought it, but you didn't see the regret on Shopkeeper Chen's face when he learned the truth, he went back in a fit of anger, and he is probably still lying down now!"

Before Zhu Pei finished speaking, Fan Ning dropped the bowl and ran away.

Fan Ning ran to the screen wall in one breath and carefully looked at the carvings on the screen wall. It was indeed the work of Zheng Yanxun, a master sculptor in the early Song Dynasty. Like a kiln, there is a feeling of picking up a big leak.

If this screen wall is sold publicly in the capital where there is no shortage of money, it will be sold for at least [-] guan. It is estimated that the original owner does not know how precious it is, and treats it as an ordinary screen wall.

First of all, this kind of stone is unusual. It is blue granite. This kind of stone is also called Wannian bluestone. Screen wall.

The carved wintersweet branches are strong, the petals are lifelike, and the buds are contained but not spit out. Although it has a history of a hundred years, it still has a simple and desolate atmosphere. An old plum next to an ancient temple seems to be coming out.

A line of small characters on the stone carving, 'Yan Xun was carved for Zilu's new house', is really Zheng Yanxun's work, and Fan Ning was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear.

At this time, Zhu Pei walked up to him and said with a smile: "Not bad! If you put it up for auction, you may not be able to buy [-] guan. If my grandfather who is a stone fan sees it, you will ask him to sell [-] guan." Ken."

Fan Ning's heart moved, "Jupe, can you use it to exchange?"

"no!"

Before Fan Ning finished speaking, Zhu Pei flatly denied, "This screen wall is placed here, and it will not be sold or exchanged for any amount of money. I will find a way to ask my grandfather for the Cuiyun Peak you want. !"

Fan Ning asked happily, "What can you do?"

"Don't worry about this, I know my grandfather's weakness, I'll just ask him for it!"

(End of this chapter)