Chapter 830: Brother-in-law of the Mountain Chief

Seeing Zhang Yue silent, Zhang Qi was suddenly a little anxious. He naturally has nothing to worry about, but he has been in the army for a long time, and he has some good friendship with iron buddies, and now there are legends or anything outside, he is afraid that the court will really make a drastic investigation, and at that time, his fox friends and dog friends will be implicated, and the army is only afraid that there will be riots, and Zhang Yue, as the one who lifts the lid, may not have a good result.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but become more and more nervous, and he couldn't help but grab Zhang Yue's hand: "Third brother, don't be impulsive." This is different from when you were out there before, if there is trouble, no matter how famous you are, no matter how big your reputation is, the emperor and queen mother trust you again, I am afraid that there will be a big mess......"

"Second brother, am I such a reckless person?"

Zhang Yue helplessly interrupted Zhang Qi's words, and seeing that his face was already full of eagerness, he picked out the important situation of today's Wenhua Palace, and then said: "If I really want to be desperate, I can't suppress those people at that time." At present, it seems that I have to strictly inherit the military rank from the beginning, that kind of mention is too taken for granted, the disadvantages are deep, the quick knife to cut the mess is one way, and boiling frogs in warm water is another way, and now it is more safe to go the first one. ”

"I know that too...... Just for this reason, my mother has been noisy in my ears for a time or two, saying that I will inherit the earl in the future, and I might as well have more contact with those noble children, but I followed them at the beginning, so I contracted some bad problems, and it was easy to change over the years, but it was more casual to mess with those ordinary officers. Some of them are stronger in martial arts than me, but there are also those who are powerless. Third brother, you are in the military department, you also have to be considerate and sympathetic to them, if there is only one son in the family, but the endowment is weak, the family has no money to recuperate, and when you grow up, you can't inherit this military position, is it possible that the ancestral credit will be lost in vain, what will you use to support the family? ”

"That's not the case, second brother, think about it, why did Taizu set such strict rules in the first place? Isn't it because he looked at the situation when Meng Yuan was destroyed, and he was afraid that the army would not be able to use it in the future? Meng Yuan is famous for his iron cavalry, but he was later expelled from the Central Plains, in the final analysis, the government is corrupt and dumped, but the army is not good after all, especially the upper-level officers, how many are nostalgic for wealth and nowhere are martial arts? Moreover, pillowing on the merits of the ancestors is not a common law in the first place......"

Zhang Qi said that Zhang Yue was defeated, and after a few words of argument, he quickly shook his hand and said: "Okay, okay, I'll go back and persuade them, don't tell me these big truths, my head hurts...... Hey, it's so late? No, if I don't go back, my mother will have to talk again, so I'll go first. I have to get up early tomorrow morning and go back to the camp on leave, third brother, if you have something, just ask someone to find me! ”

Seeing that Zhang Qi said this and greeted Zhang Zhuo, and then it turned out to be a good luck in smearing oil on the soles of his feet, Zhang Yue couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and turned around and said a few words to Zhang Zhenfen, which was nothing more than asking him to pay attention to himself in the Hanlin Academy-in modern terms, it is called guiding the direction of public opinion-and taught him some words. After talking for a quarter of an hour, Zhang Zhen said goodbye and left with understanding. At this moment, only Zhang Zhuo, Zhang Fu, Fang Jing and Jingguan were left in the room.

Zhang Zhuo had not spoken before, but when the two brothers left, he smiled and said: "Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, and I always couldn't taste the beauty of it before, but now I have withdrawn from the temple, but I can see it clearly, but I need to master the word fire." Yue'er, you can put away the killing decision, know when to advance, when to retreat, when to hurry, when to slow, and sure enough, it is a lot of growth. But you're right, military generals, generals, what are you talking about if you don't know martial arts? ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Zhang Fu, who was sturdy, and said with a smile: "Fu'er, I will be more attentive to learning martial arts in the future." You must know that your eldest brother was able to get the favor of the saint at the beginning, because your third brother mentioned it lightly and skillfully in front of the emperor. As long as you have real skills, you can really help your third brother. ”

At a young age, Zhang Fu naturally didn't understand the complications just now, but he just remembered it in his heart, and nodded vigorously at this time. And the Jing official on the side also burst out coldly: "Dad, I'll help you when I grow up." ”

Although Zhang Fu is a cousin, Zhang Yue has always looked at people to see how his heart is, so he is also happy when he sees his pure conduct, so he praises him for being sensible and listens to what Jingguan says, but he thinks that the little guy pretends to be old and funny. Smiled and patted his son's head, he turned his head and said to Fang Jing: "Xiao Fang, you come to the study with me, I have something to tell you." ”

Zhang Zuo had heard Zhang Yue mention marriage before. Although I also like this young man in my heart, if I want to be my son-in-law, this is not a joke. Fang Jing is already a lifter, but after all, his family is in decline, and there is no backup, in the eyes of ordinary people, it is not the right door. It's just that, as far as her temperament is concerned, her daughter's out-of-the-box temperament can only be suppressed by honest people. So, seeing Fang Jing follow Zhang Yue out, he got up and went to the East House.

The son first revealed his mouth to himself, and his wife had to go and listen to it himself, as for the daughter...... Zhang Jing's temper couldn't hide her words, so let Du Juan ask her what she meant. Although it is the words of the matchmaker of the parents, but life is a matter of the young couple, and they can't force people to get together.

Now the night is already cold, and when I come out of the house with a brazier, a cold wind hits, and it hurts a little on my face. Zhang Yue gathered the lamb's wool robe on his body, and when he saw the mother-in-law on the side carrying the lantern up, he took the lantern himself, and ordered: "You don't have to follow, just leave the door on the second door." ”

Turning his head, he found that Fang Jing was dressed a little thinner, and he asked someone to get a big velvet jacket, and watched the person put it on, and then walked forward with the lantern. Out of this into the courtyard on the sandwich road, the surroundings became quieter and quieter, only the sound of two people walking one after the other. As soon as he turned the corner, he heard a voice from behind him.

"Third Brother Zhang, it's all my useless ...... today"

"What stupid things are you talking about? It's all because I didn't think about it thoroughly, thinking that others should know you, so as not to be bad, who knew that Shang Yong was so bold. Luckily, he just knocked you out, and if he did, I'd really regret it. Zhang Yue turned around and saw that Fang Jing was just lowering his head, so he stretched out his hand and pulled him forward.

"Eat a trench and grow wise, just be more vigilant in the future, don't be so depressed."

Fang Jing had some spirit at this time, stepped forward and walked a few steps side by side with Zhang Yue, he lowered his head and said, "It's just that I really didn't expect that officialdom would be so treacherous." used to work with Xiao Li Xiaorui in Guangzhou, and it was not that he had never bumped into all kinds of selfishness, but he had never seen such a poor dagger, and as a result, things made such a big fuss...... Why bother, he lost his life! ”

"Why do you think the Assassin killed him?"

"Needless to say? It must be that there is no malpractice in this martial election, and he jumped over the wall in a hurry to cover up the big one with the small, but the assassination of you failed, the man simply killed him, but the assassin didn't expect him to have no time to run. ”

Zhang Yue slowed down at this time, looked at Fang Jing and smiled slightly: "I was knocked out in the morning, and I can think of these things at night, I finally didn't suffer that in vain, I grew up!" It's just that Xiao Fang, you are kind-hearted and pure, but since you are determined to take the imperial examination, it is not a bad thing to experience this experience, you must know that this officialdom is originally the darkest place in the world, even if you are just doing a study in the Hanlin Academy, I am afraid that you will not be able to escape the personnel overthrow. ”

"I understand, my eldest brother told me too." Fang Jing lowered his head and muttered for a moment, then finally raised his head and said, "At first, the imperial examination was just to fulfill the eldest brother's wish, but now that you have seen so much with Third Brother Zhang, in fact, I have faded that layer of thought. I really want to follow the example of my eldest brother and take a look, and I also want to study the studies that I compiled in Guangzhou...... Third Brother Zhang, don't laugh at me, I'm not a person with big ambitions. ”

Seeing Fang Jing's face full of apprehension, Zhang Yue couldn't help but smile. In this world, not everyone wants to live in eight seats and call Bainuo, otherwise there would not be so many people who choose to teach behind closed doors without doing anything. Therefore, he didn't say anything, but nodded and motioned for Fang Jing to continue walking, and when he got out of the second gate, he went to Zijiuzhai along the east-west sandwich road, he ordered someone to send hot water, and took a purple clay pot that he often used, and after making tea, he gave Fang Jing a cup, and he took another cup and sat down.

"Ambition is only in whether there is or not, there is no difference between big and small, so since you already have an idea, and you are not retreating because of today's events, where will I make fun of you. In this case, can you take the examination in three years? ”

"Of course." Fang Jing nodded happily this time, and said with a smile, "I'm still young, people are still children, I'm already a lifter, why don't I take the exam again?" However, this time, no one took the same exam with me, and I wanted to go to various clubs to make a few more friends and learn more about the customs of various places. If you pass the test, you will be good, and if you don't pass the test, you can add more experience. ”

Seeing that Fang Jing said sincerely, Zhang Yue's last bit of unease was put aside, but he had another thought, so he said: "In this case, I have something I want to send you to do in the past three years." You should know that the Zhang clan learns, because the money collected is small, the teachers are all knowledgeable, and the character can stand up to the challenge, plus there have been a lot of students in recent years, so there are always people who want to send their children in. At first, I didn't want to be ostentatious, so I kept the numbers under control, but now I want to make a move. ”

"Move? Is it a multi-enrollment student? ”

"It's not just that I recruit more students, but I think about Jingguan and Tianci and a few of them are just studying and practicing martial arts at home, and they have too little contact with the outside world. The sons and daughters of the lord are all going to go to the country to supervise, but that must be after adulthood, and before that, they all invite Mr. Xixi by themselves, and they are all their own generals who teach martial arts. I want to expand the scope of ethnology so that they can attend classes on alternate days, so that they can have the opportunity to meet their peers. It's never a good thing to be stuck at home and not know what's going on in the outside world. ”

Fang Jing fell into the middle of the road when he was young, and although his eldest brother stood in front of him at that time, he also knew what it meant to have a hard life. Thinking about Jingguan, they were born to be superior, and they don't know how many people are around at home every day, but there are very few opportunities to go out and experience, so after thinking about it carefully, he agrees with Zhang Yue's idea. But when Zhang Yue said what he said, he was stunned.

"If you make the clan study bigger, it will not be good in the name of the Zhang clan study, so I am thinking about changing the clan study into a real academy. I would like to mention Liang Gongzi and ask him to go to the academy to give lectures. However, if it is officially changed to a seowon, then someone will need to take care of it. Xiaofang, would you like to give it a try? ”

Fang Jing's eyes widened suddenly, and then he said, "If it really becomes an academy, I ...... at such a young age."

"It's said that it's a academy, in fact, it's not as good as Fuzhou County School, it's inferior to those academies in the south, but it's slightly higher than the private school of enlightenment, after all, the students we aim to accept are only Mengtong teenagers who are new to literature and ink, and not scholars who can write many good articles, so we don't need a generation of Confucians to be mountain chiefs, so I plan to put the age under fifteen years old, and only accept children, so that it will not attract too many people's doubts. You are close to these students in age, and I support you, so what's the matter? ”

Seeing that Fang Jing was a little moved, Zhang Yue persuaded a few words while the iron was hot, and finally, Fang Jing finally nodded and agreed. At this moment, Zhang Yue couldn't help but smile slightly, thinking that this was called a academy, but it was actually a veritable primary school. As long as you make a fuss about the course, you have to discuss it slowly. Fortunately, he did this by proposing the establishment of literary martial arts, and the doubts should not be too loud.

"I bought the two houses next to the Gatehouse Hutong Ethnology, and this place is enough. As for the student's subsidy, it can no longer be paid from the family's account as before, I will ask Lian Hu to buy twenty hectares of school field, and then this academy and school field will be in your name together. Don't be too busy prevaricating, but do it well, and it will be so. ”

Since there were still many things to discuss, the two had to write and draw on paper while talking, and they didn't have time to refill the water after drinking a pot of tea. I don't know how long it took, until there was a call outside the door, Zhang Yue remembered to go to see the copper kettle dripping, and this time he found that it was not early, so he went out and gave an order, and patted Fang Jing's shoulder after turning around.

"Don't go back tonight, let them pack a room for you." He didn't wait for Fang Jing to speak, and then suddenly asked, "There is one more thing I want to tell you, you are already very young, and if your father and mother are still there, I am afraid that your children will be able to run all over the ground." If you have any plans, you might as well let me know now. ”

"I ......"

"Don't use your brother as an excuse, don't say anything about the unsuccessful career, the eldest aunt has already sent me a message to let me help you pay attention, your eldest brother wrote a letter in front of him, and said that he has paid a lot of dividends over the years, and he is also ready to marry Xi'er girl, and ask me to prepare a house and land for you to marry, and then settle the accounts with me after he returns to Beijing."

For a while, Fang Jing's mouth opened widely. All the excuses he could find made Zhang Yue block back, what else could he say? However, what he didn't expect was that Zhang Yue asked a question that made him jaw-dropping.

"My third sister is not young, are you willing to be my brother-in-law?"