A powerful minister of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 145 Eat His Mother and Drink His Mother (Part )
Everyone was attracted by Master Wang Zhu and everyone's role model Wang Yaochen, and the courtyard was filled with heated discussions.

Master Wang Zhu was very knowledgeable, and his student Wang Yaochen was no less knowledgeable. The duel between the two of them naturally attracted everyone's attention.

In this lively atmosphere, the Qinglong Study Mutual Aid Group was quietly established in a corner.

There are not many members in this group, but all of them are ambitious young people who are unwilling to be mediocre.

When it got dark, Song Xuan and Zhang Fangping went home from school.

Fan Xiang excitedly pulled Wang Tai and said, "Brother Wang, let's go."

His eyes sparkled with excitement, as if he couldn't wait to start their first action.

"Don't rush to go."

Wang Tai calmed down Fan Xiang, who was unable to contain his excitement, and said in a calm tone:
"Since we've formed a mutual aid group, how can we carry out the first operation without a team leader?"

"But."

"How can you, a clumsy fool with a poor tongue, debate with a Zen master?"

"Forehead."

"I'll lend you the candles for tonight." Wang Tai said with a smile:

"Let's take him along tomorrow. I want to see how he argues with the Zen masters."

"Okay, it's a deal."

Fan Xiang no longer urged him.

After he got over the feeling of taking advantage of others like that, he felt too embarrassed to stay in the temple.

If they were kicked out, wouldn’t it be a disgrace to Yingtian Academy?
Song Xuan returned home.

Old Mrs. He had been waiting in the yard for a long time.

I came here with my whole family today.

"Master Song is back."

The two children were attracted by the dog in the yard and kept chasing it. This was their first time traveling far away.

Song Xuan called Mrs. He to follow him upstairs.

Zhao Si and the others also knew why Young Master Song asked He San's mother to come. It must be said that it was the mother who made the decision!
If fate says you don’t want it, then you don’t want it.

tough enough.

"sit."

Song Xuan sat in the study and invited Mrs. He to sit down.

He poured the old lady a cup of tea and said, "It's nothing serious. It's mainly because I admire your heroic deeds that day."

"Although I am a woman, I also know the meaning of gratitude and righteousness." Old Mrs. He seemed a little nervous and told the truth:

"If it weren't for Young Master Song giving my family hope of survival, even if this hadn't happened, the two little ones and I wouldn't have survived the winter."

"We haven't known each other for long, and you're already gambling with your life and the lives of your descendants. I'm speechless."

Song Xuan lived at the bottom of society in the Song Dynasty.

He knew how difficult it was for Mrs. He to make this decision.

This group often faces more survival pressure and unstable factors, and morality is particularly precious in this environment.

When resources are scarce and survival is difficult, morality often becomes the last line of defense to maintain social relations.

However, in reality, the situation of "husband and wife are birds of the same forest, but fly away separately when disaster strikes" often occurs.

Under extreme pressure, morality can be overwhelmed by the instinct for survival.

Especially the conflict between morality and survival.

In extreme cases, an individual's moral choices may affect his or her own survival and even the survival of future generations.

Morality often becomes a luxury.

When faced with such conflicts, people at the bottom of society often choose survival first.

Because survival is the most basic need.

Of course, this choice does not mean that they do not value morality, but the cruelty of reality forces them to make compromises.

Saints are a unique and rare group.

Although Song Xuan read the so-called books of sages, he did not believe in their words at all. His followers had long ago changed their words into Confucianism to suit the development of the feudal dynasty.

"Master Song, there's no need to look up to me. I actually have no choice."

Old Madam He still said sincerely: "If we two were to bring one child each to Young Master Song to report the news, we would not be able to escape the pursuit."

"It's better to let my son risk his life to run, because I believe that even if we die, the young master will definitely not treat my family unfairly."

Song Xuan smiled, raised his teacup and said:
"If I give you money now, I will harm your entire family. If you are not in a hurry, please wait a little longer. I will definitely reward you handsomely."

"Master Song."

Old Madam He stood up and knelt down before Song Xuan again: "I."

"Hey, get up quickly." Song Xuan quickly helped her up, his tone firm:
"Old lady, you don't have to be like this. I, Song Xuan, will always remember your kindness. Don't worry, I will never treat your family unfairly."

A hint of gratitude flashed in Mrs. He's eyes. She knew that Song Xuan was a man of his word.

She nodded and sat down slowly, but her heart was still unsettled.

Song Xuan understood that there were not many people like Old Mrs. He in this world.

Her choice was not only for herself, but also for her family.

Song Xuan sighed secretly, and understood why bosses were willing to hire people with families.

It would be best if only one person in the family goes to work and is a pure slave.

Song Xuan asked about Mrs. He's life in detail, and then reminded her:
"When your grandson is one year older, I will sponsor him to attend a private school and try to get him into Yingtian Academy and take the imperial examination."

Hearing this, Mrs. He trembled all over.

Song Xuan's generous gift made her speechless and stunned.

In fact, no matter how much longer can she enjoy her life, how many years can she enjoy it?
It would be better to let her grandson become a scholar and have a bright future, which can support her.

After all, studying was delegated to the common people in the Song Dynasty, but it was also an extremely expensive thing.

After Mrs. He left the house, she was still a little absent-minded and almost tripped over the threshold.

It was her granddaughter He Xiaoru who was quick to help her.

Old Mrs. He suddenly had a foothold and leaned her whole body on the thin He Xiaoru. After a while, she smiled.

At this time, when He's wife saw her mother in this state, she hurried over to support her and asked what happened.

Because according to Young Master Song's temperament, he would definitely not beat the old woman.

Old Madam He calmed herself down and whispered, "Young Master Song said he wanted to sponsor your son's studies."

"what?"

When He's wife heard the news, she was shocked and stood there in a daze.

Then the whole person fell into great ecstasy.

“Can my son read now?”

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat on the steps, looking at the child with a runny nose who was still looking for cats and dogs to play with. After thinking for a while, they waved over and spanked him a few times, warning him not to play like this in the future.

There were cries and laughter mixed with the barking of dogs.

Song Xuan didn't invite them to dinner, but the He family felt that this was much better than inviting them to dinner, and it made Zhao Si and Jiang Da very envious.

I wish I could meet someone who has his eyes on me once.

Young Master Song treats his own people well, he can really let your whole family have meat to eat!
Song Xuan tried to unite this group of people, after all, the killer from Tokyo had not shown up yet.

Gu Zimo didn't go to Confucius Temple to find someone to do work.

Gao Zunfu was eating at the foot shop. He didn't even look up when he saw his subordinate approaching. "Boss, I noticed that it's not just us who's watching Song Xuan. There are others watching him too. We haven't figured out where they're from yet."

"Ok?"

Gao Zunfu felt that the emperor suddenly became interested in a country boy.

He had heard some rumors in the palace because he was very interested in the storybook written by Song Xuan.

But there were other people staring at Song Xuan, perhaps because they were interested in his business.

According to Gao Zunfu's calculations, the number of people who entered the Twelve Bookstores every day to buy Journey to the West was simply countless.

Especially the new release.

Of course, more people are rushing to participate in the lottery set up by Song Twelve.

He even sent someone over to find out more and pretended to buy a few.

But none of them worked.

From this, we can infer how prosperous Song Xuan’s business is.

Especially since he has no official background, it is normal for people to target him.

"Tell the brothers to keep an eye on him. We'd better investigate thoroughly. We can't let this villain cause any harm to the government."

"clear."

Gao Zunfu continued to eat with his head down.

"Shopkeeper, the information we sought out from He San was most likely leaked. He San's entire family went to Song Xuan's shop. Except for his grandson, who had tears on his face, everyone else was very happy and rushed to the foot shop."

"Ok?"

Gao Zunfu didn't intend to kill anyone, but he was a little annoyed that they didn't take the threat from the Imperial City Bureau seriously.

Could it be that I gave the money too readily, causing them to look down on me?
"Not in a hurry."

Gao Zunfu used chopsticks to suppress his subordinates' actions, there was no need to go up and beat them up.

After observing for several consecutive days, he found that Song Xuan was quite capable in winning people's hearts.

Gao Zunfu discovered that Song Xuan was not only talented in writing storybooks, but also had a gift for managing people, as he was willing to let the He family tell the whole story even if the whole family was threatened with being thrown into a well.

The spies who went to Song Xuan's hometown also returned, and the news they brought back surprised Gao Zunfu.

That kid survived with a few orphans, and became the first of the three evils in Lema Town.

The key is that he can get third place in the exam when he comes to Songcheng.

Gao Zunfu was really confused by such divisive news.

There are such extraordinary people in the world.

"Go back to the store and compile all the information into a book so that we can report it to the government."

As they were talking, the He family went into the foot shop, a rare visit to a restaurant.

Last time, it was He San who brought his whole family with him, otherwise there would be no chance!

It was a rare occasion that Old Mrs. He didn't mention going home to cook. She was in a good mood today and had some extra money, so she decided to have a good meal.

Gao Zunfu signaled his men to sit closer and listen to their conversation, hoping to find out some information.

It can be said that the He family had no sense of confidentiality. The whole family was excited and kept talking about the boy in the family going to private school.

A family of six ordered three dishes, all meat.

Gao Zunfu understood that Song Xuan was doing a favor to their family. If He San's son could pass the imperial examination, Song Xuan would be their family's lifelong benefactor.

This family is not willing to take such a risk, but the benefits are worth it.

After Gao Zunfu returned to his room, he recorded the incident.

The government said to investigate all the information related to Song Xuan, so nothing should be left out.

Otherwise it would be disrespectful to the official orders.

Although the government of the Song Dynasty was controlled by Empress Dowager Liu, Gao Zunfu came from a military family and understood that everything he had was given to him by the Zhao family, so he naturally had to follow the emperor's orders.

Most of the imperial guards were loyal to the emperor, which was the reason why Zhao Zhen directly arranged Gao Zunfu to do this.

Life in the academy is actually quite boring.

It doesn't work if you roll it from top to bottom.

Song Xuan was in this environment and was unconsciously rolled up.

He has already copied the first volume of Xikun Reciprocating Songs Collection.

They just waited for Zhang Fangping to finish copying, and then the two of them took over and copied the entire book. The next step was to memorize the various formats.

Only then can you cope better in the examination room.

In this regard, their foundation is really weak.

By the evening, teacher Wang Zhu had just announced the end of school.

Fan Xiang, who was ranked last in the entire academy, quickly ran over:

"Shi Er Lang, let's go to the temple to study together tonight."

"Didn't you go explore the route yesterday?"

"Don't worry if you laugh at me, I'm a bit timid, but I still want to ask the team leader for an example."

Song Xuan couldn't help but laugh a few times: "Okay, let's go tonight."

After several people walked out of the classroom, Song Xuan went to ask Bao Zheng if he needed free candle service.

When Bao Zheng heard this, he immediately packed his schoolbag and followed him.

The main reason was that several people shared one candle, so it was not very clear.

His eyes are always sore and tearful, and this can easily damage his eyes.

A few people strolled out of the academy.

Wang Tai naturally sent someone to inquire about this: "There are five temples around Songcheng. Shi Erlang, which one should we go to first?"

"Which five temples are they?"

"Bixia Yuanjun Temple, Baiyun Temple, Baorong Temple, Lingtai Temple, and Hua Temple. Among them, Lingtai Temple is the largest and is located within the city. The other four are all outside the city."

"If we're going to go, let's go to the biggest one, eat the best, drink the best, and use the best."

"Besides, the incense offerings at the other temples must not be very good at all."

"Forehead."

Bao Zheng didn't know how to agree for a moment.

Why does what Song Xuan said sound so much like a rebellion?
But he had no way to turn around and leave at this moment. Even though Shi Erlang's words were too outrageous, he still had to consider his feelings!

Because Bao Zheng originally thought he was going to Song Xuan's house, but he never expected to go to the temple to eat.

However, when he was in his hometown, he also went to the temple to study hard, because it was quiet and could hone his will to endure hardships.

Wang Tai was so shocked by Song Xuan's words that he was speechless and stood there in a daze for a while.

As for Zhu Yu, he was so frightened that he was stunned. He felt that the organization he joined was not what he thought it was.

Song Xuan tightened his schoolbag, not caring about the looks of others:

"We happen to be hungry, so let's go and try the vegetarian food at Lingtai Temple."

No one expected that Song Xuan would eat and eat at the same time.

It was Zhang Fangping who reacted first:
"Okay, okay, I heard that the vegetarian food at Lingtai Temple is the best. Let's go quickly, or we'll starve."

Fan Xiang was very excited about Song Xuan's behavior as a mountain king.

This way he can save a lot of money.

Anyway, I am a poor guy, so what if I eat a few meals in the temple?
(End of this chapter)