It was snowing, and Panlou Street was deserted. The door of the samurai painting house was also closed, but there was a dim light shining through the window paper, and two figures could be faintly seen, sitting opposite each other.

Sitting inside were Wu Chengzhi and Wu Haowen, father and son. Today is the day when Wu Haowen studied in Kaifeng Fuxue Exam was released, and Wu Haowen did well in the exam and got a "Shangshang". In the afternoon, Kaifeng Fuxue had already talked to Wu Haowen and considered recommending him to study in Taixue Waishe in advance.

After joining the Taixue Foreign Society, Wu Haowen has the qualification of "exemption", and he can go directly to the Ministry of Rites in the spring of the next year. If you are lucky, you will have to roll call outside the Donghua Gate.

Therefore, Wu Haowen braved the rain and snow to come to his own painting studio from Fuxue, and discussed with his father how to turn "consideration" into "formal recommendation".

In fact, there is nothing difficult about it, it is nothing more than giving money...... The most important thing that the samurai family lacks now is probably money!

This is a world of difference a few months ago, when the martial arts were forced by money to have no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the ground.

And the reason why the martial arts family is not bad for money is naturally the martial arts good ancient who traveled abroad.

Although others are not in Kaifeng Mansion, they can't stop people who come to deliver money every day. These people are all here to ask for paintings, and they all have a background, either the famous Jiangmen of Kaifeng Mansion, or the family fortune is tens of millions, and the background is harder than the steel plate, and the worst is also the Oiran lady who is popular all over Kaifeng Mansion......

Where did Wu Chengzhi dare not accept the money they sent?

If you don't accept it, you're offending the big guys!

And Wu Haogu can actually let so many big people either send people or send money in person, this ability really surprised Wu Chengzhi.

As for Chen Youwen, who was offended by Wu Haogu, he seems to be serving in front of the Northwest Army now, and he is about to be at war with the 500,000 army of the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang of Western Xia these days...... As far as his ability is concerned, most of them have already done ancient things.

This is really the retribution of the wicked.

"These days, just your brother's pen deposit, the shop has collected almost 30,000 yuan," Wu Chengzhi said with an abacus, "The calligraphy and paintings have also been sold better, and there is always 50,000 cash on hand...... It should be enough to take out one percent to that school, right? ”

"Where is the use of five thousand? A thousand is enough. Wu Haowen shook his head again and again, "The child is not uneducated, or he is not too educated, with the child's knowledge, there is no problem in passing the solution test next year, and there is no certain high school in the year after tomorrow." ”

"It's naturally best to be able to go to high school," Wu Chengzhi said with a smile, "but you still have to enter Taixue, and if you enter Taixue, you will not be able to pass the imperial examination, and you will have the opportunity to be awarded an official." ”

"It's not a roll call outside the Donghua Gate, and it's not interesting for this official to do it." Wu Haowen pursed his lips and said, "Anyway, my family doesn't lack an official photo now."

When the eldest brother returns to Kaifeng, he will probably only need to enter the palace to draw a few pieces of paper for the official family and the queen mother, and the official will be in hand, right? ”

"That's right." The smile on Wu Chengzhi's face was already a little too much, "I didn't expect your brother to be so capable, our martial arts family is going to prosper this time." ”

Hearing his father praise Wu Haogu, Wu Haowen's face was a little disdainful.

Now Wuhao Gu is very beautiful, but this scenery is only in the circle of relatives and nobles in Kaifeng Mansion...... The Great Song Dynasty is not as good as the Han, Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the relatives and nobles are not in power, but they are just rich and idlers.

A really good man still has to be called outside the Donghua Gate!

And this person can only be himself in the martial arts!

But Dad is still right when he says that he can enter Taixue, he can't hang himself from a tree, this Taixue still has to be entered, and he must succeed.

Just when Wu Haowen was thinking about how to ensure that he would enter Taixue, the door of the painting room was suddenly slammed.

"Is it possible to be a warrior? The next official is General Shilang Jiyi. ”

The father and son glanced at each other, and they both exuded joy.

Don't look at Ji Yi as just a small general Shilang and Tongwenguan Confucius Officer, but the martial father and son know that his energy is quite large.

The Ji family is a huge rich man in Pingjiang, and his family has a close relationship with many high-ranking officials from Jiangnan - now the people in power in the DPRK and China are all southerners!

Moreover, Ji Yi is still a student who is too a student to give up his official position, and he was still the leader of the students before the official award, and the road is very rough. There must be a way for Wu Haowen to enter Taixue smoothly.

The father and son of the Wu family immediately stood up, and when they arrived at the door of the store one after the other, Wu Haowen opened the door, and saw a senior official Ji standing outside the door wearing a fur robe, a warm hat on his head, and a paper umbrella in his hand.

"Are you still outside the martial arts?" Ji Yi smiled, entered the house with a paper umbrella in his hand, and saw that Wu Haowen also saluted, "It's Erlang, the school test is over, right?" How did you do on the test? ”

"Gotta get a top." Wu Haowen replied.

"Up?" Ji Yi smiled, "Yes, you can keep your education too much...... However, there is still a try to get started, but it is not easier than the solution test, you have to prepare carefully. ”

There are only 2,000 places in the Taixue Wai House, and a considerable part of them are reserved for the children of officials of the eighth rank and below, so it is very difficult for the children of ordinary people to successfully enter Taixue.

The number of places in the inner house of Taixue is only 300 people, and the number of people in the upper house is only 100. In other words, the chance of being promoted from the outer house to the inner house and the upper house is only 1 in 5. However, the inner house can be exempted from the provincial examination (the Ministry of Rites test), the upper house can be exempted from the palace examination and directly awarded officials, and even the outer students can be exempted from the provincial examination directly, so the competition for admission to Taixue is still very fierce.

In addition, the promotion examination of Tai students is easier to "manipulate" than the formal imperial examination, and as long as you find the right way, you can buy a student from within......

"Late life understands." Wu Haowen replied.

Ji Yi nodded, "Fortunately, I still have a lot of friends in Taixue, so I can say a few words for you...... As long as you have enough knowledge, you will always be able to enter Taixue.

In addition, I have some books there, you can pick them up tomorrow and read them. ”

What Ji Yi wants to give Wu Haowen is, of course, the review materials for the Taixue exam, he is the "scholar" in Taixue, and these materials are very precious.

Wu Haowen solemnly saluted: "Thank you for your late life." ”

Ji Yi smiled and waved his hand: "Don't be busy thanking, if you want to enter Taixue, it is mainly your own knowledge, I can only help a little." ”

In fact, he helped a lot, but he understated it and didn't want anyone to repay it, which is a bit of a celebrity and hero.

And Wu Haowen is not a person who doesn't know what to do, so he will naturally keep the favor of Ji Daguan in mind.

After the guests and hosts were seated, and Wu Haowen served the tea from the Xiaolongfeng Tuan, Ji Yi introduced the topic to the topic.

"Outside of the martial arts, the lower officials are here to ask Ling Lang for a favor."

The "Linglang" he said is naturally a martial artist, and "helping" is not free, in fact, it is a transaction.

"Well said, well said." Wu Chengzhi smiled and said, "Does Daguan Ji want to ask Wu'er to paint?" ”

"Exactly," Ji Yi said, "but there is more than one." ”

"More than one?" Wu Cheng thought: Big deal!

Ji recalled: "An uncle under me wants to unite the Wang Lou, Pan Lou, Fengle Lou, Yuxian Lou, Qingfeng Lou and Eight Immortal Lou of Kaifeng Mansion and the Cai Fang Lou to hold an Oiran Contest together, and select the Seven Oiran and a Oiran leader. Therefore, I want to ask Ling Lang to make a move, and draw a piece of paper for each of the seven major Oiran who won the championship in the Oiran Competition, and draw three pieces of paper for the head of the Oiran line...... As for the pen, how about giving 5,000 pieces of paper? ”

A piece of paper is 5,000 yuan, but the price is sky-high!

Although Wu Haogu bragged to a few friends that he wanted a piece of paper, it was on the premise of cherishing ink like gold. Now Ji Daguan ordered ten pieces of paper as soon as he made a move, one paper for five thousand, and ten pieces of paper is fifty thousand!

If you add in the expenses of holding this oiran, you can spend 100,000 yuan......

The Ji family's handwriting is really not small!

……

Zhen'an Fang, in the small building, the former famous Oiran lady Li Shishi is entertaining guests.

The visitor is Gao Yu.

Master Li leaned lazily on the couch, wearing an emerald green long skirt, which set off her graceful demeanor, and a faint smile was showing on the mature and delicate pink face.

"Brother Gao, what you said, the slave will tell the colt...... And slave here, there is just a piece of news that your king will be interested in. ”

Gao Yu asked, "What's the news?" ”

"It's a big contest of the Oiran Lady," Master Li said, "and you have to draw the head of the Oiran." ”

"Selected paintings?"