A powerful minister of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 38: Eldest Brother Adopted
People and money are empty.

The poisonous scorpion was silenced by Song Xuan.

Now his brothers have also been caught by the police.

For a time, people were in panic and kept begging for mercy.

But how could the yamen runners of Songcheng give face to a small hooligans from Lema Town?

As for the butcher ghost who wanted to catch the cicada while the mantis was trying to catch the cicada, the yamen runners took the poisonous scorpion's younger brother to detain him.

No one can escape.

Tao Hong came over carrying a spear. He had just been watching the battle outside, but his young master intimidated these ruffians with two small hammers.

Such life-threatening weapons were not used.

Not to mention anyone having the nerve to run away.

Yan Shu watched Song Xuan dealing with those bad guys.

If he really goes to the northwest in the future, perhaps he can still perform a trick and help the old friend who defeated the thief with his youth.

Thinking of this, Yan Shu stroked his beard and smiled, feeling excited just thinking about it!

Unpolished jade.

This boy is truly a rough diamond.

Song Shou, who had always had a bad impression of Song Xuan, had to admit at this moment that this student Song Xuan was truly different from ordinary people.

It would be better if you focus on studying hard.

Yan Shu and his companions were so awake after watching such a wonderful fight that they were playing chess on the second floor.

Zhang Fangping started studying, and everyone had their own things to do.

After all these people were taken away, someone cleaned up the bloodstains left on the boat.

Although Zhang Kang did not take this group of people seriously, he did not expect that he would be dealt with so cleanly and efficiently by Song Xuan.

The two continued to sit at the bow of the boat, enjoying the cool breeze.

"Shi Erlang, your bravery just now really opened my eyes."

"Dealing with a few ruffians is nothing."

Song Xuan originally thought that the venomous scorpion would be tougher, after all, the two had never fought directly.

His nickname was so loud and he was so noisy on a daily basis that Song Xuan thought he was going to use a bow and arrow.

Is this the result?

It's too hard to bear.

Zhang Kang took out a wine gourd from his personal book:

"Shi Er Lang, now that we've finished our business, you and I should have a drink to celebrate."

Song Xuan did not refuse.

Most of the good wines nowadays are rice wine and the alcohol content is not very high.

Whether in the palace or among the people, rice wine is the mainstream.

Song Xuan had already taken off his paper armor and was wearing only a single layer of clothing. He felt relaxed and took the lead in drinking a few sips before handing it back to Zhang Kang.

"Shi Er Lang has such skills. Could it be that when he felt hopeless about studying a few years ago, he thought about giving up his studies and joining the army?"

In the Song Dynasty, "giving up one's pen and taking up arms" was not a good word.

Compared with the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty, the civil servants of the Song Dynasty had their own views on military affairs and would not give orders randomly.

Especially the civil servants during the Renzong period.

The responsibility for several defeats in foreign wars cannot be entirely placed on the heads of civil servants.

They planned and strategized from behind and never went to the front line in person, so they had no way of controlling the generals on the front line who wanted to make meritorious deeds.

Anyway, there will be rewards if you win.

If you lose the battle, you die.

The government’s rewards to the family are not small, and they can also provide a good future for their descendants.

"Even if I join the army, I will only do so after passing the imperial examination. Otherwise, I can't stand being ordered around by those civilian officials who don't know how to fight."

Hearing Song Xuan's words, Zhang Kang laughed heartily. He had no intention of switching to a military career.

"Shi Er Lang, you really dare to say this."

Zhang Kang naturally understood it as the youthful vigor, and ordinary people would not be so bold.

However, the pattern of using civil power to control military power in the Song Dynasty had already emerged, from the policy of releasing military power with a cup of wine to the system of rotating garrisons and so on.

In addition, Kou Zhun led the emperor in person to fight, which led to the Treaty of Chanyuan. The status of the literati was further improved, while the status of military generals declined.

In the face of Kou Zhun's verbal threats, Cao Liyong dared not say a word. When he arrived at the Liao camp, he insisted on sticking to the standards set by Kou Zhun.

If this matter gets out, what status will the military generals still have?
Cao Wei, the last military general of the Song Dynasty who was qualified to be enshrined in the Taimiao, beat up Li Jiqian and suppressed Li Deming.

Hearing that Li Yuanhao, the third-generation heir of Western Xia, was brave and resourceful, he wanted to see what Li Yuanhao looked like in the market several times and then beat him up.

As a result, he was framed by Prime Minister Ding Wei and was demoted successively.

Song Xuan shrugged, leaned back in the bamboo chair, stretched out his legs and relaxed for a while.

"Zhang Tuiguan, I don't really have any plans for the future. I'll just take it one step at a time. The most important thing is to get into Yingtianfu Academy."

"good."

Zhang Kang drank the wine from the wine gourd.

"Shi Er Lang is acquainted with Prefect Yan, and with his own advantages, wouldn't it be easy for him to get into Yingtianfu Academy?"

Zhang Kang believed that it was not difficult for Song Xuan to study at Yingtianfu Academy.

The most important thing for him is to focus on the imperial examination.

As the headmaster of Yingtianfu Academy, Mr. Fan must have wanted to take Song Xuan in and give him a proper education a long time ago.

It's rare to meet such a talented person with both literary and martial talents.

Song Xuan's casual words have become famous throughout the ages. He is truly someone that others have to rely on for their whole lives.

At this moment, Song Shier was actually still worried about not being able to get into Yingtianfu Academy?
Too modest.

He really comes from a small place and has no idea how much value he has demonstrated!

"I was admitted to the Yingtianfu Academy with honors. Even if I got in through the backdoor, I would not be able to pass the imperial examination in the future. There is no point in deceiving others and myself."

Song Xuan didn't think it would be difficult to get into Yingtianfu Academy, but there were some things in his heart that didn't need to be told to someone he had just met.

Zhang Kang didn't expect that Song Xuan's bottom line was this.

But I just smiled silently, everyone has his own persistence.

"Then when you get to Songcheng, you must prepare well to avoid failing the exam."

"Hahaha, this is natural."

Song Xuan leaned back on the bamboo chair.

He planned to wait until daybreak, then stroll around Mr. Lei's house and take a look at the house he had asked him to rent for him.

Zhang Kang looked at Song Xuan's relaxed expression and continued:
"Is there no prominent person in Shi Er Lang's family?"

Because in his opinion, there is a prominent person who holds the key to Song Xuan's family, and Song Xuan should have been made into a child prodigy to build up momentum for the family.

How could he have fallen to the point where no one cares about him?

The disciples only let the unpolished jade be covered in dust.

"My ancestors were all peasants. Only my second uncle passed the imperial examination and died young.

Even so, my grandfather sent all the school-age children in the family to private schools, hoping that another talented scholar would emerge and bring honor to the family.

Zhang Kang nodded. The Song family was considered a small local tyrant in Lema Town.

After all, there are clerks in the county government.

"Shi Er Lang is so talented in studying. Even if your father and brother are not up to par, didn't your grandfather also cultivate you?"

"He was busy educating my eldest brother, who was the best at studying."

Song Xuan further explained, "My eldest brother was adopted by my second uncle. Now he has become a juren and is also studying at the Yingtianfu Academy.

I heard that I failed the provincial exam this year and didn’t make it to the palace exam.”

Song Xuan used the word "heard", and Zhang Kang keenly noticed that the relationship between the brothers in their family was very bad!

(End of this chapter)