He has only been a Jinshi for two years. Such a new Jinshi can only be a newbie in the officialdom and a small person.

However, Li Kui used his strength to prove that his value to the Song Dynasty was of great importance.

Since entering the capital, his whereabouts have been targeted. After leaving An Tao's villa, Ruan Xiaoer followed and whispered to Li Kui: "Young Master, someone is following us."

"Let him go!"

The officials of the Song Dynasty dared to keep an eye on the emperor, not to mention Li Kui, a young man with no deep roots in the capital. Of course, the people who stared at him were not small people, but were all big bosses who were in the big ship of the Song Dynasty.

Inner city, Zhang Mansion on the Bian River.

Someone hurried into the mansion, and the doorman recognized him as a servant in the mansion, which caused the boss's displeasure and kept talking behind him: "Why don't you learn more about the manners of the prime minister after following him all day long?"

The Prime Minister's Gate is probably the most snobbish group of people in the entire capital. They have a low status but have a very big temper.

"Master, I'm back."

Zhang Dun slowly waved the sword in his hand in the yard, similar to the Wuqin Opera and other health care methods. In the academies of the Song Dynasty, there were basically bow and arrow clubs, sword rooms, and various martial arts courses to improve the physical strength of literati. For example, bow and arrow are a compulsory course for students of the Song Dynasty Academy. This is because since the Song Dynasty, the trust in civil servants has increased in foreign wars. As a result, most wars are commanded by civil servants. If they do not understand military tactics and do not have some physical strength, they may really not be able to withstand the hard work of fighting outside.

Of course, there are not many people practicing boxing, but many people practicing swordsmanship. Zhang Dun is one of them, and of course he is definitely not good than the generals, but in the circle of civil officials, he belongs to the top category.

After finally finishing the exercises, Zhang Dun opened his mouth: "Have you found out clearly?"

"He didn't go home, but went to An Tao's villa."

The servant dared not look up and reported with his head down.

Zhang Dun raised his eyebrows slightly, and he seemed not very satisfied with Li Kui's choice. Among the big bosses in the court, Zhang Dun actually had the least need of military support. His clan brother was very influential in the Western Army, and Zhang Dun performed well in several wars against the Western Xia. He even promoted himself to the position of a bachelor of Longtu Pavilion.

However, this is not a big deal for Zhang Feng.

If he doesn't like franchise and has been an official for decades with the honor of being the top scholar, would he still be promoted to a third-rank official?

It’s not that he has been an official for so many years and has made unlucky friends. He is also often implicated. Fortunately, Zhang Shi has enough capital and can barely support him. Otherwise? The leader of the Zhang family’s generation? It is impossible for Zhang Dun to be.

Brothers of the Zhang family, as long as they work together? Who else is the opponent in this court?

But the problem is? Zhang Feng is the elder brother and doesn’t listen to Zhang Dun at all. Not only does Zhang Feng not belong to the same camp as Zhang Dun? But he also has a deep relationship with the conservatives and is a centrist.

Zhang Feng, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Lu Dafang, Lu Gongzhu, Fan Chunren, Fan Chuncui... These mortal enemies of the reform faction are all very good.

It's like a traitor at home? It's helpless. What's the most annoying thing is that any military or benefits the Western Army will be pulled out by Li Qingchen to pull out the relationship between the Zhang brothers and the other party.

Zhang Dun wanted to remove Zhang Feng, so he simply asked his clan brother who was annoying to go to Daming Mansion to retire.

But without Zhang Shi, Zhang Dun's influence in the eyes of the emperor would be greatly reduced? No way? He still has to coax.

But just as Zhang Dun was preparing to counterattack against Xixia during his administration, reverse the strategic relationship between the Song Dynasty and Xixia, and change from defense to offensive situation. It is to demonstrate his role in the Song Dynasty. Unfortunately, Li Kui was born out of nowhere. After this guy went to Xixia for a while, Xixia was completely depressed.

But Zhang Yu is the same? Li Kui's position is also light and dark, making people confused.

This guy is conservative? Reformers, and no one is a centrist.

Even Zhang Dun had the idea of ​​winning over Li Kui? It’s a pity that talent is rare... Li Kui came to the capital? He didn’t know how to come to visit him. Zhang Dun was secretly sulking in his heart. He said to himself: “I’ve just given this kid a word? I don’t even read my goodness at all!”

Zhang Dun’s calligraphy for Li Kui was completely unintentional.

If he values ​​Li Kui, it is the past year that things in Xixia are not easy to promote, but what about Qingtang?

The war ended before the materials and reinforcements arrived at the battlefield.

How much money did this save the Song Dynasty?

The Ministry of Revenue has saved at least tens of millions of taxes.

Li Kui's usefulness has become deeply rooted in Zhang Dun's heart. Unfortunately, Li Kui didn't know the intention of his support. What's the point of following an old scholar like An Tao? He has no vision at all.

The old and sour scholar Zhang Dun glared at him: "I don't know how to be proud of the boy, I won't need him in the future."

On the contrary, the third son Zhang Su was by his side, and he didn't care. He complained in his heart: "You are just talking. An Tao wants to use Li Kui. Without your consent, can Li Kui take up his post from Yan'an Prefecture to Qin Fenglu?"

Seeing that his son's expression was wrong, Zhang Dun immediately cursed: "A naughty son, do you understand the dangers of officialdom? Li Kui dared to kill people when he was in his teens. He was a person who could easily believe. I recruited him to investigate his anger so that he could be accumulating talents for me."

"Ghost Trust!" Zhang Suo said that he would not believe anything.

Zhang Su was the least talented among his brothers at home. Because he was too stupid, his father deprived him of his power to be an official. At the beginning, he hated him, and he finally passed the Jinshi exam, but was kept at home as a housekeeper. Can he agree? Fortunately, his second brother passed the tenth place in the Jinshi and was stopped by Zhang Dun and refused to be an official. Zhang Su felt much more balanced. The reason was that the second brother was too simple and could only be deceived by others as an official. Such nonsense was that Zhang Dun could say this. Zhang Su could only stare at him, and at home, he did not dare to do anything unpleasant to Zhang Dun. Seeing that his father was angry, Zhang Su immediately begged for mercy: "My son is wrong."

The sons of the Zhang family are all very powerful, and at least four of them have passed the Jinshi. But Zhang Dun stopped his three sons from being an official. Although Zhang Suo also passed the Jinshi, he ranked low and was a stupid son who was not intellectually favored by his father. The son of the Cai Jing family is really stupid, but the son of the Zhang Dun family is a real dragon who was suppressed.

Only the fourth brother became an official, but he passed the fifth place in the Jinshi year when Su Shi was in charge of the examination. Zhang Dun could no longer stop his career in the fourth brother, because Zhang Dun was the best ranked fifth in the imperial examination. Isn’t it said that the fourth brother was stupid, he himself was also stupid?

Speaking of which, Zhang Suo was also full of anger. But who was arrogant than his father? Moreover, the Zhang family did not need official positions to be prominent. The Zhang family counted seven generations, and they were all second generations of officials, and they were all second generations of officials of third rank and above. Niu Dafa went there. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the Zhang family has been a Grand Tutor, a Grand Secretary of Guanwen Hall, and even a Niu Ren who was named Prince after his death. Zhang Dun was the prime minister, and was not the first person in the Zhang family. In the family, there were more than twenty members who were alive as Jinshi.

Such a family is definitely the most prominent family in the Song Dynasty, and it will not be affected whether to be an official or not.

Zhang Su was suppressed by his father all day long, and he couldn't let go of the depression. He wanted to go out for a walk, so he begged Zhang Dun: "Father, son and Li Kui are quite in love, so why don't he let his son go and test it?"

"you……"

The distrustful eyes fell on Zhang Su's face, which made Zhang Su both uncomfortable and sad. Strangely, Zhang Dun nodded unexpectedly and said, "It's good. But you have to go as soon as possible. You can't wait for Li Kui to visit other important officials of the court before going there. And you have to go to places with a large population, so that others can be recognized. So that others want to win over the boy with some concerns."

"How about the raft?" Zhang Su said conspicuously. This is the most popular place. It is jealous and disgusting. The reputation of good and bad is immediately spread. Especially in the officialdom, who ordered which courtesan at night can know the next day in the officialdom.

Sometimes there are conspiracies and tricks between men. But if some secrets are not shared, you cannot feel the fun of secrets at all.

Zhang Dun said without hesitation: "The level is too low. Go to the yard, the best yard. Go to the account to withdraw ten taels of gold, and your monthly rate will increase to fifty taels of coins in the future."

Zhang Su was very happy. He did not serve as an official, nor did he have a business in the field. He had no money in his hands, so he could only point at the monthly routine at home. To put it nicely, he enjoyed a happy life at home, but to put it bluntly, he was raised like a dog and a pig by his father.

But he couldn't start his own business by relying on his own talent. He was a great Jinshi and could not say that he couldn't start his own business.

"I've seen the Third Master!" At this time, the aides of the mansion came, first saluting Zhang Xu, then walked to Zhang Dun and whispered: "Prince, Lord Suo, the Secretary of the Secretariat is here."

"Let him go to the front hall to wait, and I will arrive later." Zhang Dun waved to his son and sent him away.

Zhang Su bowed and retreated: "Son took his leave!"

After leaving the mansion, I was blown by the cold wind.

Zhang Su felt a little awake. Should he be happy about the monthly routine?

When is this day over?

In fact, he also knew that being an official might not have a good life. The fourth child of his family, ranked fifth in the Jinshi, had been an official for almost ten years, and was still a seventh-rank official with the size of Sesame. If you say this, everyone in the streets of the capital knew that there was an injustice. If Zhang Dun did not suppress his son, no one believed it. But the problem is that Zhang Dun could not promote his son, no one could do anything.

He is the prime minister or father. It doesn’t work if the king of heaven comes.

Standing on the street, Zhang Su whispered in his heart: "When will this day end?"

"San Master, it's time to get on the bus!"

"Go to Tianxiangyuan by the Bian River to tell his aunt that I will book a yard today by the third master." Zhang Su said boldly when he got on the bus.

The disciples were struggling to touch the wallet in their pockets. This included the activity funds specially approved by Zhang Dun before. The amount of money was only more than 100 chunks. However, if you want to buy this amount of money at Tianxiangyuan, there seemed to be some problem: "San Master, aren't we carrying enough money?"

Zhang Su said angrily: "Is my literary talent as a great Jinshi, coupled with the prominent family, so why is Tianxiangyuan still here to rush to give us a heavy discount?"

"San Master, you don't know that the brothel in this world loves money and sister loves beauty. You always lack some of these two things. As for the prime minister, his name is not very deterrent in the yard."

Zhang Shu touched his slightly vicissitudes of life and lamented that his youth passed away...
Chapter completed!