A cold wind poured in, causing the candles in the lobby to sway inexplicably. A dark crimson official uniform appeared in front of the door, and under the candlelight, the dark crimson color was like a dancing flame.

"Wei just came from the official business of the supervisor of Likuan, and he didn't have time to go home to change back into his regular clothes, hoping that the monarch will forgive his sins." Wei Huaichao's sharp voice sounded in everyone's ears, like metal scratching on porcelain, giving people goosebumps.

Everyone present came to the reception in regular household clothes, Wei Huaichao's official uniform was particularly eye-catching, not to mention that among the people present, his official rank was the highest, although Deng Huaisu was a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, but he was the word "shooting", and he was a low official in a high position, and his official uniform was still light crimson.

Everyone got up one after another, many people stared at the dark scarlet official uniform, with envy in their eyes, Wei Huaichao took everyone's looks in his eyes, and burst into laughter proudly.

Yu Mingyang stepped forward and said coldly: "Brother Wei is a high-ranking and powerful person, and he works hard for state affairs, he is really a model for my generation, please hurry." ”

Wei Huaichao said "um" arrogantly, ignored Yu Mingyang beside him, and walked straight to Deng Huaisu. Yu Mingyang's eyes flashed with hatred, and then he smiled again and followed closely behind him.

"Brother Deng, I will start before I arrive at the drinking party, you can be rude, you will be fined three glasses of wine." Wei Huaichao took the lead and put himself in the position of the boss, and many people in the audience secretly frowned.

Wei Huai is arrogant and rude, and the more people in the "Ze Party" will not take this person as the leader. Deng Huaisu said quietly: "Brother Wei has always promised himself to be high, and he doesn't want to be friends with us, Deng thought that Brother Wei would not come again, and when the time came, he didn't wait." ”

Wei Huaichao's eyebrows jumped, and he pretended not to hear this sentence by greeting everyone. When he saw Jiang Anyi, Wei Huaichao laughed and said, "Anyi, don't you like these drinking parties as much as I do?" Why did you come too? With a round of eyes, he looked at a white-robed young man standing beside Jiang Anyi, and immediately understood that this kid must be Jiang Anyi's concubine brother Li Shicheng, who was quite active in jumping up and down in the capital, and he must have pulled Jiang Anyi here.

Jiang Anyi smiled and saluted. Although he is only a member of the sixth grade, neither Wei Huaichao nor Deng Huaisu dares to underestimate him, with Jiang Anyi's reputation in Shilin, the two of them can't catch up, not to mention the three yuan and the first champion who are only weak crowns, Chongwen Pavilion straight bachelor, and the word immortal who gradually took off the word Jiangnan, which of these hats is not golden and shining, and ordinary people can't dream of it.

The most important thing is the holy family, in the eyes of ordinary people, they only see Jiang Anyi praised by the Son of Heaven, Wei Huaichao, as the left eunuch of Likuan, took the lead in reporting secret matters, and received a lot of secret reports against Jiang Anyi, thinking that it was the sequelae of Qing Tianmu and hurting too many people. He was not without the slightest jealousy of this young and famous junior, and compiled the secret report and presented it to the Son of Heaven, who laughed at it after reading it, but made him glad that he had not said a few words.

Qinzheng upstairs to enjoy the lanterns, Wei Huaichao respectfully accompanied the last seat, the sentence "strange skills and tricks" naturally entered the ears, annoyed that he was not doing his job, but in connection with the previous sentence, he had the care and helplessness of the elders for his children and nephews. Such a character, even if he has a higher official position, he can't help but bow down and make friends.

Wei Huaichao is known for his "terrier daring to speak", while Deng Huaisu gives people a gentle and elegant image, comparing the two to wine, one strong and one alcohol. The so-called radish and cabbage have their own love, and most of the "Ze Party" sitting here are optimistic about Deng Huaisu, and Deng Huaisu's gentle and humble gentlemanly demeanor is the realm pursued by literati.

Jiang Anyi was originally not interested in the party, but when he was in Shasuguo, he felt that he wanted to protect his family and protect his beloved things, and the strength of one person alone was weak, so he had the intention of standing on multiple legs and huddling together for warmth, and "Zedang" naturally became the first choice.

It is common for scholars to form a party, and the relationship between the same family, the same township, and the same year can form a party, and the formation of a party will inevitably give rise to the dispute between friends, and from the perspective of the king, he does not want to see the emergence of friends. Therefore, the "Ze Party", "Zhang Party" and other parties only exist invisibly, and no one will write a clear statement, at most a sentence of "gentlemen and friends are not parties" to deal with.

"Friends but not the party" is Jiang Anyi's wish, what he wants is different from the two in front of him, the way is different and does not conspire, he does not care who can become the banner-bearer of the "Ze Party". However, there is one thing that both of them can see, this young man has no intention of fighting for position.

The more he drank the wine, the stronger the atmosphere became, Jiang Anyi stopped his glass and said: "Brother Deng talked about the academy just now, all the princes here were born in the academy, Jiang Mou had an idea, I want to talk to you about it. ”

Everyone stopped their cups and looked at Jiang Anyi, Jiang Anyi got up and made a circle first, and then said: "Brother Deng told me about the righteousness of feeding back just now, which made Jiang deeply moved and inspired. ”

Deng Huaisu smiled, bowed his head, and brushed his beard, in fact, he didn't know what Jiang Anyi was going to say, but he would never hinder his image of a master with a pearl of wisdom in his hands.

Deng Shanchang once mentioned to Jiang that he wanted the poor students of the academy to get more funding so that they could concentrate on their studies. As we all know, the court gave the academy a limited subsidy, in addition to the salaries of the teachers, the mountain chief subsidized the rest of the money into food, and some of the surplus was given to the poor students through miscellaneous labor. ”

Wei Huaichao was deeply touched, and recalled with a sigh: "When Wei was studying, Fan Shanchang was still in charge of the academy, and his family sold two acres of land to make up ten taels of silver, and traveled from Lizhou to Renzhou, thousands of miles away, Wei did not dare to live in the store, and only dared to pick Taoist temples and grass huts to live all the way, and six steamed buns were divided into three meals and went to the academy. Fan Shanchang recruited me into the academy and only charged me two taels of silver, so that I could help in the dining hall, just to eat without spending money. ”

I didn't expect that this Wei Zuojian was even more difficult than his own family when he was young, Jiang Anyi had relatives in his heart, and listened to Wei Huaichao continue: "For two years, I studied hard in the academy and didn't dare to return to my hometown. ”

Speaking of emotion, Wei Huaichao stretched out his sleeves to wipe away his tears, and then said proudly: "Two years later, Wei returned to his hometown, and the next year he won the second place in the gold list, and stayed in the Yushitai, for twenty-one years, and he still thinks of the academy's reinvention of Wei. An Yi, you just said that the righteousness of giving back, did you want to donate some silver taels to the academy, and this money will be paid even if you eat bran and swallow vegetables. ”

There were more than 60 people in the restaurant, most of whom applauded and responded, but a few of them stared at the wine glasses in front of them silently. Give generously, but also have something in your pocket.

Jiang Anyi said with a smile: "All the justices are righteous, Jiang is grateful, and listen to Jiang Mou's words." Although it is a donation to the college, there is also a way to donate this money, and the family background is good or bad, so it cannot be generalized. ”

Jiang Mou means that one person will take the lead, contact the officials and children from the academy, gather the strength of everyone, do what they can, a thousand taels is not much, a lot of money, but those who come with their hearts do not refuse, do not force, do not time, and do not necessarily specify the donor. After the money is collected, as the principal, the public recommends several people to manage, and publishes the accounts once every six months, so that the public knows it. ”

"As for the expenses, they are used to repay the college. Everyone knows the situation of the academy, this money is mainly used for the children of the poor family, and everyone can express their opinions on what kind of usage. For example, to reward students before the monthly exam, to subsidize students with difficult family circumstances, to buy books, etc., we can suggest to the mountain chief in the letter, and the decision is still handed over to Feng Shanchang. In the future, if there is more money, the academy will not be able to use it, so it is better to expand to various states and counties, and the scholars will do their best to cultivate the seeds of reading, and the vision may as well take a long-term view. ”

After listening to Jiang Anyi's words, everyone made their own plans, this is a good way to make a name for themselves, and it can also unite the "Ze Party" and form a lot of good karma. The money is spent on cultivating the seeds of scholars, and the court is willing to see it, and maybe it will also subsidize one or two.

Deng Huaisu immediately got up and said: "This matter started because of Deng, Deng Mou will not let him take the lead, and he is willing to contribute to the academy." ”

Wei Huaichao was not happy with one hundred and twenty people, but as a left eunuch of Likuan, things were complicated, and he was really too busy. After thinking about it, Wei Huaichao smiled and said: "Wei will go back to his old business and supervise this account for everyone, so that everyone's money will not be lost." When his eyes touched Deng Huaisu, sparks splashed.

Everyone nominated four people for daily management, Jiang Anyi resigned, and naturally someone was on top. followed by fundraising, Jiang Anyi pledged to donate 1,000 taels, which led everyone to sigh, it is really more popular than people, young and more gold, and they simply don't let others live.

Summing up the figures, more than 60 people actually pledged 2,324 taels, Deng Huaisu was very ambitious, you should know that there are more academy students who are officials in other places, if they can all receive donations, it should be no less than 5,000 taels of silver, this money is enough to support four or five hundred poor students.

The cocktail party dispersed, Wei Huaichao left first, and everyone saw each other off in the back. Watching this Wei Zuo Eunuch go away in a sedan chair, Yu Mingyang sneered: "This Wei Zuo Eunuch thundered a lot and rained a little, and he only shot fifty taels. People who don't know really think he's honest and upright, hehe. ”

"Mingyang, don't talk about right and wrong behind your back." Deng Huaisu said lightly.

Yu Mingyang said disapprerovingly: "Brother Deng, there is nothing to say to others. He Wei Huaichao looks ugly, and he is not allowed to say it to others. Since beating him and serving as the supervisor, how much silver he has received, he still hides it, I don't know if the new concubine leaked the bottom to him, and as soon as he sold it in the jade fat shop, it was hundreds of taels of silver, tsk, he was an official from the fourth grade, and he went in after half a year. ”

Deng Huai Suqi said: "How do you know? ”

"Didn't we drink last time he took a concubine?" Yu Mingyang said: "Didn't I bring my family with me, it just so happened that my wife was also shopping in the store and recognized his concubine." Phew, what else are you talking about the disciples of the cold sect, I think the more the disciples of the poor sect climb the heights, the more ugly they look. ”

Deng Huaisu coughed repeatedly, Yu Mingyang came to his senses, and said apologetically: "Anyi, I didn't mean you. Besides, compared to you, I have become a poor child. ”

Everyone laughed and dispersed.