Wu Haogu, who had been laughing at Fan Kaishan, who was too heavy with Ximen Qing on the road, suddenly found that he also had a Fan Kaishan...... No, this old talent of the martial arts family is not as good as Fan Kaishan!

Fan Kaishan was less than forty years old and was exempt from the move, and at the age of fifty-four, he won the special performance of the famous jinshi and the nine-rank official body, and he was also a well-known squire and sage in Yunzhou. Now that the Fan family in Yanggu is scattered, Fan Kaishan himself has not dropped the price, and he still maintains the shelf of township officials and big landlords. Every year, there are 144 acres of hidden land, and there are two or three hundred acres of hidden land (he himself can still keep some hidden fields) to collect rent, and his family is also an official household.

And this old showman from Luoyang Baibo looks like an old birthday star, if he is not seventy years old, he should be sixty-five, and none of his beard and hair are black, all gray and white. The man looked thin and small, dressed in a freshly made, somewhat large blue shirt, and when he laughed, he could see that there were not a few teeth left.

In this way, despite the long distance, he ran from Luoyang to Kaifeng Mansion to take the Jinshi examination...... This is really a commendable spirit!

When Wu Haogu saw this old Xiucai in the hall at home, he had already had a beautiful dinner, Wu Chengzhi, who was holding a bowl of cloud tea and going home early than Wu Haogu, and Wu Haogu's younger brother Wu Haowen, who rarely showed up, was bragging about his friendship with Zhang Dan.

"The old man and Zhang Zihou are old acquaintances in the field, and we have taken the etiquette exam twice together. The first time was in the second year of Jiayou, when he had already won, but his nephew Zhang Ziping won the champion. He felt that he was great, and he should be able to win the top prize, so he refused to accept it.

The second time was the fourth year of Jiayou, and this time Zhang Zihou won the first and fifth places again, and he was still not the champion. Several of our friends in the field persuaded him not to refuse to accept the rejection anymore, in case the official family was unhappy, his life would be ruined. He listened to us and went to be an official. It's been forty years......"

Forty years!

Zhang Dian has been an official for 40 years, and now he is the prime minister. And this Wu Zhongyi has been taking the imperial examination for 40 years, and has become a well-headed old man from a young talent.

All his life was spent on the imperial examination.

Thinking of this, Wu Haogu sighed, and a few people in the hall found that Wu Haogu had returned.

Wu Chengzhi asked: "Da Lang, are you back, have you eaten?" ”

"Eat." Wu Haogu replied while walking into the hall, saluting his father, and then asked the white-haired old man Wu Zhongyi, "Old man, since you and Zhang Xianggong are friends in the field, why don't you ask for a shogunate, and now you have become an official." ”

The old man smiled when he heard this: "Zihou asked me to make a curtain for him, but I was young and vigorous at that time, and I always thought that I could pass the next subject." ”

That sounds like bragging! What is Zhangdun's origin? There are many people in his own clan who can't get into the Jinshi to do the curtain, where is the turn of people with foreign surnames?

Wu Haogu didn't break it, and asked with a smile: "I see that the old man is not young, why don't you ask for a special name for this subject?" If the qualifications are not enough, go to find a chapter and be accommodating? ”

In fact, Wu Haogu is joking with the old man, a worthless special performance name, each subject is hundreds of it (the number of special performance names in the Song Dynasty is a little less than the number of Zheng Zheng names, but there are more than three hundred on average for each subject), Wu Haogu himself can ask the old man for it, where is the use of taking the path of Zhangdun?

"Big brother!"

Lao Xiucai didn't know much, but Wu Haogu's younger brother Wu Haowen spoke first, and said a little unhappily: "This is the big daddy of Bai Bo Yimen, how can you talk to the big daddy?" ”

Wu Haogu glanced at his younger brother, who lacked a sense of humor, and then arched his hand at the old man: "Haogu has seen the big daddy, and I laughed with the big daddy just now, please forgive me." If the big daddy really wants to ask for a special performance name, Hao Gu can go to the official house and ask for a favor for you. ”

"You are Wu Haogu!" Lao Xiucai touched his white beard, "Okay, good, although he is a military attaché, he has become the deputy envoy of Dongshang Gate at such a young age, and he will always have a bright future in the future." He paused, "Although Xiao Lao'er has been unsatisfactory all his life, he still has the courage to do so, and this high school is in sight." Therefore, the old man does not want to play the famous Jinshi. ”

High school in sight? But you're so old, what else can you do if you get in?

Wu Hao Guxin said: Can't there be an age limit for the imperial examination? For example, at the age of 30, if you can't win, you can toss other things, don't hang yourself from a tree.

The scene was a little embarrassing at this time, and Wu Chengzhi had no choice but to open his mouth and say: "Big brother, your eldest father arrived so early this time, in addition to preparing for the ceremonial test, he came to drink your wedding wine, and he also wanted to discuss with you the matter of Bai Boyimen's martial arts family." ”

"Really?" Wu Haogu found a chair and sat down, and asked Wu Zhongyi with a smile, "Big Daddy, have you agreed to split up?" ”

The old man stroked his beard and looked at Wu Haogu for a while, before he nodded and said: "My Baibo Yimen Wu is the emperor's Yimen, don't look at the decline now, but the door is still high." It is not impossible to divide a part of the children to go to Haizhou, but it is necessary to agree to the old man's three conditions. ”

The door is still a bit useful in the Song Dynasty, that is, it can be taken out and talked about when you get married. The so-called door-to-door pair is mainly to talk about the door (Zhongjin Shi can also improve the door), rather than how much money the family has and how many suites there are.

Wu Haogu, as a businessman who was considered inferior by many people in later generations, was qualified to marry the Zhao family, and he could also marry a general's daughter like Pan Qiaolian, because his family rank was actually not low.

He is also a descendant of Bai Bo Yimen Wu, a descendant of the Wu Zhou royal family, and he is also in the "Clan Chronicles" compiled by the Tang Dynasty.

And the door of the Baibo martial arts family is also very beneficial to Wu Haogu's business in Haizhou. Because of the high family background, the Haizhou warrior family can easily marry the local wealthy landlords in Haizhou, thus forming a huge group of in-laws.

Wu Haogu smiled: "Please say it." ”

"First, the children of the Haizhou martial arts family can't lose their roots of farming and reading heirlooms and become businessmen."

Wu Haogu smiled faintly, Wu Chengzhi, Wu Haogu and Wu Haowen, the children of the martial arts family, in the eyes of Bai Boyimen, probably lost their roots and became businessmen, right?

It's just that the Kaifeng martial artists who are engaged in business have been held back as officials in the generation of Wu Haogu and Wu Haowen, and the Jinshi has great hope to get it.

And wholeheartedly cultivating and reading the heirloom Bai Bo Sect, but he doesn't even have a special famous jinshi!

"Second, the Haizhou martial family's family school must have a Confucian to preside over the teaching."

What is Confucianism? Wu Haogu thought to himself: The Confucians who are in the Jinshi should be big enough, but it is impossible for them to go to a private school to teach, and the Confucians who can go to a private school to teach are not able to pass the exam themselves...... How can this be considered a great Confucian?

"Third, the Haizhou martial arts must maintain a group of clans, and cannot be scattered in various places." Lao Xiucai said, "If you agree to these three articles, the old man will agree to divide half of Yimenwu to Haizhou." ”

It's a lot of requirements, and it's impossible to do it!

However, Wu Haogu still agreed repeatedly, "Okay, okay, everything depends on Daddy." ”

Wu Laoxiu saw that Wu Haogu agreed happily, and had some doubts in his heart, and said: "Da Lang, in front of the old man, you can't speak." ”

"Where's Big Daddy?" Wu Hao Gu Zhengse said, "The younger generation is the most honest and famous on Panlou Street. ”

What else does a profiteer say about being honest?

Wu Lao Xiucai is not stupid, and said with a faint smile: "You can't say it's honest, the old man wants to send Bai Bo's disciples of the honest generation to keep an eye on the opening of the Haizhou martial arts family, if it doesn't meet the old man's requirements, the old man will not allow Bai Bo's martial arts family to go to Haizhou." ”

"Okay, no problem." Wu Haogu agreed again.

Isn't it just to send someone to check! If you can't cope with this, what kind of loyal minister, what kind of honest businessman? The people who came from Bai Bo asked for money for money, women for women, and officials for officials (the Song Dynasty also had donation officials), and if they didn't want anything, they would hand it over to Sister Ximen to communicate. Sister Simon is the best communicative heroine......

"There is still a need to make a written document." Wu Lao Xiucai still didn't feel very relieved, and put forward new requirements.

"Okay!" Wu Haogu agreed.

What are you afraid of when you make a note? Wu Haogu is not even afraid of the super fierce Ximen heroine, are you still afraid of the notes?

Lao Xiucai was finally relieved, smiled and said: "That's good, after this Spring Festival, the old man will personally preside over the Baibo Yimen Wu Division." ”

"Then it's a deal." Wu Haogu nodded with a smile, and then glanced at his younger brother Wu Haowen, "At that time, our martial arts family will be a double jinshi!" ”

Wu Haogu himself will definitely not take the Jinshi exam in this subject, not only will he not be able to pass the exam, but he will also have no time to do it. Zhezong Dujun is still a few months away from controlling Bintian, and before that, the overall situation of Jiehe Shang City must be decided. Therefore, in this subject, the samurai is at most a two-jinshi.

Listening to Wu Haogu's auspicious words, Wu Haowen shook his head slightly, "The eldest brother thinks that Zhongjinshi is simple, it is a big competition of talents in the world, and the younger brother's talent is still a little shallow." However, the heat of Big Daddy's article is enough, and this subject will definitely be able to high school. ”

Wu Lao Xiucai also shook his head, looked at Wu Haowen, the descendant of the martial family, and sighed, "It's not only the article that is compared in the field, but also luck!" It is true that the article is good enough to enter the first class, but how many such people can there be? Among the hundreds of jinshi in a subject, most of them are actually similar to other landed moves...... Especially those scholars who have gone through many exams and studied articles all their lives, how can they be bad? But if this luck doesn't come, you can only waste it on the field. ”

Listening to Lao Xiucai's somewhat sad remarks, Wu Chengzhi said with a smile: "Luck can be asked for this kind of thing, tomorrow the Great Xiangguo Temple will open the mountain gate, why don't we go together to enter the incense and ask the Bodhisattva for some blessings." ”