"Brother Wu Song is truly a god!”
Hua Zixu said sincerely.
"Brother Hua is too polite!"
Wu Song smiled.”
Pan Jinlian touched the tiger's fur again. It was a little prickly, but she got used to it!”
Thus, Wu Song stayed in Hua Zixu's house.
Pan Jinlian became a professional tiger breeder.
Probably after eating cooked food, Flowery was not interested in raw meat. Instead, she liked cooked food.
It was only because Hua Zixu's family had some money. Otherwise, ordinary people really couldn't afford to raise this tiger.
The news that Wu Song had brought the tiger into the city was like a thunder in spring, and the sky was clear.
The county magistrate of Yanggu County was carefully serving Zeng Bu.
Who was Zeng Bu? He was below one person and above ten thousand people.
He also had the merit of being supported and was trusted by the emperor.
Jinan Prefecture was affected by the flood, and Zeng Bu personally came to deal with it.
Originally, this imperial examination had little to do with Zeng Bu. However, Zeng Bu had requested the Emperor to issue a decree. Today, the Emperor had just ascended the throne, and there was a flood in Jinan Prefecture. He was afraid that there would be rumors, so he should grant the imperial examination to calm the people.
In fact, whether there was a flood or not had nothing to do with scholars.
However, when it came to disasters, there were often words that could confuse people.
The ordinary farmers were fine, but they were afraid that this group of scholars who failed the roll would have complaints in their hearts and ridicule the imperial court. It would be a disaster.
Every time there was a natural disaster, the imperial court would grant special treatment to these scholars so that they could spend more time studying and studying so that they could take the imperial examinations.
After asking for the imperial edict, he specially opened the Enke Department in Yanggu County.
Zeng Bu was also in Shandong, so he was allowed to preside over the En Ke here as the main examiner.
At this moment, the county magistrate of Yang Valley was extremely respectful. Zeng Bu was an important official appointed by the imperial court, so he was naturally well-received in a small place like this.
If he could gain Ceng Bu's recognition, he would be able to rise up in the imperial court.
Zeng Bu sipped his tea casually and looked at the scenery in the distance. He looked relaxed.
Floods are not a concern, Enke calms the hearts of the people.
However…
Zeng Bu glanced at the county magistrate of Yanggu County. He had met with the scholars of Yanggu County a few times in the past few days to test his talent.、
However, Zeng Bu was a little disappointed.
These scholars were generally stable, but the problem was that they were too stable and could not make people feel refreshed.
Zeng Bu was from the new party, and he belonged to Wang Anshi's party.
During Wang Anshi's reform, Zeng Bu was at Wang Anshi's beck and call.
Now that he was old, Zeng Bu hoped that the new party would have a successor.
However…
These youngsters were a little too mature.
Zeng Bu was well aware that there were still old parties in the court. These people were the winners of old interests. With the support of the emperor, the new party could still stand firm. If the emperor did not come to support them, the new party would be in trouble.
For example, Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty supported Wang Anshi's reform at first, but after supporting half of it, he began to question the new law. He abolished Wang Anshi's position as Prime Minister, and then continued to use Wang Anshi.
Song Shenzong died and Song Zhezong succeeded to the throne.
The Empress Dowager did not support the new law, and the party struggle started because of different political views. Later on, it evolved into a power struggle to eliminate dissidents. In March of the eighth year of Yuanfeng (1085), Shenzong died of illness. Zhe Zong ascended the throne and Sima Guang was in power. He almost abolished the new law. Under the leadership of Empress Dowager Xuanren, he worked hard to restore the old system of ancestors. It lasted nine years. During this period, almost all the reformists were demoted. Many ministers were demoted to Lingnan, setting a precedent for the Northern Song Dynasty.
After that, Wang Anshi and Sima Guang died of illness one after another. The conservative faction continued to hold power, and the party struggle continued. The court split into two parties.
The problem with the new party was that it did not have enough foundation.
Zeng Bu knew that he was old, and only God knew how long he could live.
If something happened to him after he died of old age, who would turn the tide?
Who would carry out Wang Anshi's new policies?
Looking at the New Party, Zeng Bu was well aware that most of them were opportunistic. There were not many people who really wanted to implement the reform. Zeng Bu thought about the New Party members around him and excluded them one by one. None of them could make him feel at ease.
The New Party was also filled with internal conflicts.
Zhang Dun was Zeng Bu's political enemy, but he was also a member of the new party.
The New Party was also divided.
He seemed to be at the height of his power, but wasn't he the one at the height of his power a few years ago?
Within the New Party!
Embarrassing!
Yang Gu County Magistrate looked at Zeng Bu respectfully. He did not know that the court was treacherous and unpredictable. Even a big shot like Zeng Bu was treading on thin ice.
"Shangguan, it's time to rest!"
Zeng Bu came back to his senses.
At this moment, a bailiff ran over from afar. The county magistrate of Yang Valley frowned."When?"
The bailiff quickly said,"Milord, something strange happened in Yanggu County today!”
"What is it?" Zeng Bu was originally a little frustrated, but now, he was a little annoyed.
He had long heard the noise outside. A group of commoners were moaning. It must be some busybody.
Zeng Bu didn't want to bother with him at first, but the bailiff ran over panting, which aroused his curiosity.。
"Reporting to my lord, there are scholars outside who are rushing to take the examination today. They killed a tiger and captured it alive. The tiger can still meow.”The bailiff reported the truth to Zeng Bu.
"What?"
Zeng Bu could not help but be shocked.”
The county magistrate was also stunned.
"You said that he is a scholar who rushed to take the exam? What's your name?" Zeng Bu put down his teacup and asked with interest.。
"Wu Song."
The bailiff had already inquired about it long ago." This person's name is Wu Song, a native of Qinghe County. He came to Yanggu County for an examination today and went to Jingyang Ridge. He replenished his Qi and encountered a big insect. This Wu Song defeated this tiger and took it in. It's said that he wants to guard the house!”
"This…"
Zeng Bu was also surprised.
Yang Gu County Magistrate quickly said,"If Milord is interested in this person, I will send someone to ask him to come to the residence!”
"No need!"
Zeng Bu waved his hand and said slowly,""Today's scholar came to Yanggu County for the examination. If you have the ability, you can naturally meet him.？
"It's fine if you don't want to see me!" Zeng Bu said indifferently.”
Taming the tiger and guarding the house could be considered interesting news, but it was still difficult to reach the hall of elegance.
Wu Song usually wrote articles and pondered how to follow the examiner's train of thought to answer questions.
When he knew that the examiner was Ceng Bu, he had been guessing how to write articles to win Ceng Bu's favor.
He did not expect that bringing the tiger into the city would make Zeng Bu pay more attention to Wu Song.
Of course, this was only a little more attention.
It was a bonus.
However, Wu Song wasn't really qualified to make Zeng Bu like him.
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