Chapter 193: A Righteous Gentleman
Cai Jing is not allowed?
Why can't Cai Jing?
How dare Cai Jing not allow it?
Cai Jing's words shocked everyone.
Does he really not know that Zhao Xiaoyi is Zhao Ji? That's too confusing, isn't it?
Still is...... What is his particularly clever sycophant?
Wu Haogu quietly glanced at Zhao Ji and Ji Yi. Zhao Ji frowned a little, could it be that Master Cai found out that he was the king of Duan? And Ji Yi and Wu Haogu glanced at each other: everything is under control!
Cai Jing, with the support of his eldest son Cai You, strode onto the singing stage. Nodding slightly at Master Li, Master Li made a blessing and said lightly: "Master Cai, I haven't seen you for many years, are you okay?" β
Cai Jing and Master Li are really old acquaintances!
"It's okay," Cai Jing didn't seem too enthusiastic, but said to Master Li, "You shouldn't have sold this painting at Christie's." β
"Where do you take it and sell it?" Master Li asked with a smile.
Cai Jing touched his beard and said, "It's not suitable anywhere...... It's better to give it to the old man. β
"Okay," Master Li smiled, "but this painting is not a slave's, and a slave can't be the master to give it to the bachelor." β
"The old man never takes other people's things for nothing," Cai Jing said, touching his beard, "but the old man will not buy this painting." β
If you don't buy it, you don't take it for nothing.
What does Cai Jing mean?
"The old man takes things for exchange!"
"Change?" Master Li frowned, "Slave Su Wen has a breeze on his sleeves...... I don't know what to barter? β
Cai Jing is a breeze with two sleeves? Wu Hao Guxin said: This Master Li is really good at talking! No wonder you can be an Oiran lady.
"The old man has no long things, but he has a brush that can write a few big characters." Cai Jing said, "Can you exchange words for this elegant work?" β
This is also thick-skinned, right?
Wu Hao Guxin said: To be an official, you need to be cheeky, and you always have to be an official, so you must learn from Master Cai and practice an iron skin as soon as possible.
"Bachelor is going to exchange calligraphy for paintings?" Master Li suddenly showed surprise.
Cai Jing, who has no long things and has two sleeves and a breeze, is worth a lot!
He is the "Cai" of Song Si's family!
"Yu'er." Cai Jing said to Cai You, "Take out the long scroll of "Luo Shen Fu" written by the old man!" β
Cai Jing's "Luo Shen Fu"! Wu Haogu rolled his eyelids, the full text of "Luo Shen Fu" is more than 1,000 words, and it is a long scroll of calligraphy when it is written. And it is difficult to write well, the famous "Luo Shen Fu Post" in history has Wang Xizhi's "Luo Shen Fu", Wang Xianzhi's "Luo Shen Fu Thirteen Lines", and Zhao Mengfu's "Luo Shen Fu". The first two have only rubbings, and the latter was originally collected by the Palace Museum. Now there is another Cai Jing version of "Luo Shen Fu......
And with the price of Cai Jing's calligraphy in the current market, the calligraphy scroll "Luo Shen Fu" with more than 1,000 words must not be sold for tens of thousands? This is much more valuable than Zhao Ji's "Master Li".
This sycophant is so advanced!
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The singing and selling meeting was over, and the people who watched the excitement left, and those who had gained something ordered wine, food and refreshments in the private seats on the second and third floors of Fengle Middle Building, and waited for Christie's people to come up and collect the money and deliver the goods.
Cai Jing, Cai You, and Jian Xuchen sat in a private room on the third floor of Fengle Middle Building, and they didn't call Kabuki or order a few dishesβthey are all righteous gentlemen with clean sleeves now!
As soon as the wine and food came up, the voice of the Cai family's servant came from outside the door: "Master, the martial artists and Su are asking to see you." β
It turned out that Wu Haogu and Su Dalang came to send paintings to Cai Jing.
"Let them in." Cai Jing said with a smile.
Then I saw that the door of the elegant seat was pushed open, Wu Haogu and Su Dalang walked in one after the other, Wu Haogu was still holding a long scroll in his hand, which should be Zhao Ji's "Li Shishi Photo".
"I've seen Master Cai, Jian Shangshu, and Cai Daguan."
Wu Haogu and Su Dalang saluted Cai Jing and the others, and Cai Jing very politely invited the two of them to sit down.
"Master Cai, this is your painting."
Wu Haogu presented the scroll with both hands, Cai You took it, and handed over the "Luo Shen Fu" written by his father to Wu Haogu.
Cai Jing squinted, looked at Wu Haogu, smiled and nodded, with a kind face, not like a generation of power traitors, but like an old uncle next door.
Cai You is very good-looking, much more handsome than Cai Jing, gentle and elegant, and a Confucian gentleman who is alive and well.
Jian Xuchen also looked like he was enjoying himself, his face was white, he had a few strands of black beard, and he had a smile on his lips, and he didn't look like a difficult master to serve.
"You're good!" Cai Jing smiled, "It's really amazing to do such a big thing at a young age." β
Cai Jing's words sounded very polite, but Wu Haogu felt a hint of knocking.
If he is a pro-noble son of a sanitation officer, it's no problem to play with Zhao Ji, isn't pro-noble just doing this?
Ruowu Haogu is a civil official from a student like Ji Yi, although he makes Qingliu despise Zhao Ji's sycophants and shoot flowers. But Cai Jing will not say anything...... What kind of official are you going to be if you don't know how to make sycophants? Even if you become an official, you can't do anything.
But Wu Haogu is a businessman! Although the official is in sight, he is different from his relatives and nobles, and the civil officials who are named outside the Donghua Gate, he is just a businessman-turned-trick official, and he is a villain! has won the favor of the official family, and he is also a lucky villain.
Villains, you should know how to advance and retreat!
However, Cai Jing sensed from Wu Haogu's demeanor that he "didn't know how to advance or retreat". And Wu Haogu, a villain who doesn't know how to advance or retreat, is quite capable, this is a double-edged sword.
"Bachelor, being born later is just a coincidence." Wu Haogu considered his words, "And...... You can't do much in your later years. β
That's what he said, but Wu Haogu thought in his heart: If I don't do something big, your old daughter-in-law and little wife may have a daughter-in-law and granddaughter who will have to go to be comfort women for ethnic minorities.
Cai Jing's face was still full of smiles, and he waved his hand and said, "Chongdao, right?" The old man didn't stop you from doing things...... Young people, willing to do things, can do things is good.
However, my family law has always focused on reading, and it is indispensable to do things and be motivated by reading. Otherwise, doing things will be half the work. Your ability to remember the capital told me, this time when Liao returns, there will always be an official body. In fact, it is easier to take the imperial examination after becoming an official, and after coming back, you can study with peace of mind and go to the Jinshi exam first, so that you can let go and do things. β
This is another good thing - the imperial examination in the Song Dynasty basically had two passes, one was to issue a release test; The second is the Ministry of Rites test. At the level of Wu Haogu, that can't be passed. However, once he has an official body, he can go through a small back door and take the test not to take the exam, but to take the lock hall exam. Compared with the release test, the lock hall test is much easier, and there is a lot of room for operation. As long as Wu Haogu has read some books, no matter how much money he spends, he will always be able to get through.
After the lock hall, it is the Ministry of Rites to try. The current level of Yiwu Haogu is definitely about to land, but ...... As long as Zhao Ji becomes the emperor, he can personally help him open the back door! Song Huizong has done a lot of this kind of thing, and now Liang Shicheng, who is in charge of the Hanlin Picture Bureau, has he won the "backdoor jinshi"?
This back door, Liang Shicheng can go, but Wu Dalang can't go?
The emperor helped you open the back door, are you still afraid that you won't be able to win? It is impossible to be a big leader in the world, but as long as there is a fifth-class Tongjinshi background, even if it is the last one, Wu Haogu's identity will be different immediately.
All of a sudden, he went from being a businessman and a good fortune to a high-ranking civil official!
This Cai Jing first beat with words, and then pointed out a clear way to Wu Haogu, this method ...... That's high!
"Thank you for your suggestion." Wu Haogu bowed respectfully.
"Hmph, Wu Chongdao, it's not easy to make Liao this time!" Jian Xuchen suddenly interjected, with a Sichuan accent, yin and yang said strangely, "It's Zhengdan in a blink of an eye, you've had enough, it's time to prepare for Liao...... Otherwise, the official will go and ask the Holy One for a decree and seal your pen! β
Wu Haogu has just sold a painting of 11,000 yuan, and if he is about to be sealed by the official Zhao Xu, it will be a heavy loss!
"I understand below." Wu Haogu's answer was neither humble nor arrogant.
Isn't it just a book of rites...... He has now hugged Song Huizong's golden thighs, and he has also made many future "thieves" as friends, if he is really determined to take the imperial examination, he will be one of the nine thieves in the Northern Song Dynasty in the future!