When Wu Song came in.
Zeng Bu was drinking tea.
He glanced at Wu Song, and Zeng Bu felt a little hurt in his heart.
He had seen countless people and trained a pair of discerning eyes. He was more or less judging people by their appearances.
In this officialdom, it was extremely easy for those with outstanding looks to be promoted and promoted.
Zeng Bu didn't judge a book by its cover. Appearance didn't represent everything, but he still had a good impression of someone who was handsome and unrestrained.
As for Wu Song's appearance, it was described in the Water Margins. His body was cold and his appearance was dignified. His eyes were like stars, and his eyebrows were like paint. Chest horizontal broad, have ten thousand people difficult to match the prestige; His words are dignified and his ambition is high. Brave and bold, like a lion descending from the clouds; His bones were strong, and his muscles were strong, like a pixiu on the ground. He was like a demon descending from the heavens. He was really the god of the year.
Even if he was terrified.
She was not a sissy in the future.
Wu Song's appearance was definitely masculine during the Great Song Dynasty.
"Student Wu Song greets teacher!"
Wu Song took the initiative to bow.
Zeng Bu looked at Wu Song and smiled.""Sit down and watch the tea!"
Even though he had called her his teacher.
However…
The current Wu Song was not considered Zeng Bu's student. At the very least, he could not be considered someone who was given special care.
Students who took the examinations would address the examiner as teacher.
After Wu Song sat down, Zeng Bu said,""Wu Song, I've read your essay and know why I promoted you to Top Scorer!”
"I don't know!"
Wu Song muttered in his heart. Didn't he just poke right into the heart of a new party member like you?
"Your writing style is bold, energetic, and sharp!”
Zeng Bu smiled and said," After reading your article, I feel refreshed. Only then can a young man be determined to reform and have the heart to forge ahead. He is the pillar of the imperial court!”
"Thank you for your love, Teacher!"
Wu Song said politely.
Zeng Bu was not in a hurry and said leisurely,""Wu Song, what do you think of Wang Wen Gong's reform?”
"F * ck you!"
Wu Song cursed in his heart. What do you think of me?
Wang Anshi was a reformist.
Zeng Bu also belonged to the Reformist Faction.
However, during this period of time, Wu Song had also gathered a lot of information about Zeng Bu.
Speaking of which, although this fellow was a reformist, he also believed that there should be a reform.
However, he believed that it should be done step by step.
A few years ago, Zeng Bu had said,""The country's financial resources are scarce because goods are not circulated. The goods were not circulating because the merchants were not circulating. Merchants did not move because the merger house tried to stop them. Therefore, in the capital, the market was set up to buy and sell goods from all over the world to regulate prices from time to time, so that the prices were high or low to protect the interests of ordinary merchants and civilians. The government also received half of the interest money, so merchants naturally moved. Now, Lü Jiawen actually sent officials to buy goods everywhere, strictly forbidding merchants to trade first, and using the amount of interest as the standard of rewards and punishments and the level of political achievements. Therefore, officials and yamen were afraid that the goods were not collected and the interest was not much. This was the original intention of the government to become a annexation force, not the market exchange law.
Song Shenzong handed this matter to the two systems for discussion, Lv Huiqing thought that Zeng Bu obstructed the implementation of the new law, Wang Anshi was angry, Zeng Bu was dismissed from office.
Wang Anshi was too radical, but Zeng Bu was the type that sought change in stability.
Then, he thought of Zeng Bu's praise of his article's boldness, vitality, and sharpness.
At that moment, he knew how to answer.
This was like betting on a question before an exam. Wu Song quickly adjusted his train of thought and told him the answer."The reform of the Princes seeks to make the country rich and the people strong. However, it is too radical. The original intention is good, but it should be adapted to the local conditions. Otherwise, there will be a deviation between the motive and the effect, and the deviation between the provisions and the implementation. This will cause a series of reform measures to move from pacifying the people to disturbing the people. For example, the Qing Miao Law, the interest rate is set at 20%, and the officials raise it to 30% without authorization. The court wanted to suppress private merchants, and officials replaced private merchants with worse official merchants. The government wanted to pay money to replace the bailiffs, so the officials tried their best to collect money. No matter how good the original motivation of the measures was, the local officials who implemented them could stuff their own private goods into it, which completely violated the original intention of the reform.”
Speaking up to this point, Wu Song paused slightly and continued,"Prime Minister Zeng once said that the actions of the government and merchants destroyed the original intention of the law. This reform has a problem in the implementation level!”
Zeng Bu couldn't help but nod repeatedly when he heard that.
In the later stages of the reform, Zeng Bu had actually considered this problem.
However, he had offended the radical party.
This also triggered the internal strife of the new party.
However, if Zeng Bu was a gentleman, that was not the case.
The adopted daughter of this guy's wife had been taken in by Zeng Bu, and she had been promoted from a daughter to a concubine.
It could also be considered the best in the world.
However, personal morality was personal morality.
Wu Song would not comment too much.
However, this fellow was still very power-hungry and wanted to do something practical. Unfortunately, he was not Cai Jing and did not know how to use trickery.
After being demoted again and again, he finally died of depression!
"In the eighth month of the year of Wu Song, the imperial court will hold a general examination. Are you confident?”
Zeng Bu suddenly asked.
"Students, yes!"
Wu Song slowly said.
"Good!" Zeng Bu laughed heartily. Although he had a strong desire for power, he knew that he had to guide his juniors. In the future, when he resigned, he would have someone to take care of him. He was 69 years old this year, but he didn't know how many years he had left. If he died, who would take care of his family?
He needed to find someone, someone who was smart enough, someone who was not of high birth but was proficient in the ways of the world.
Only then would it be worth his time to nurture.
Only in this way could he be loyal to her and protect his family in the future.
He looked straight at Wu Song and said,"I'll wait for you in Kaifeng Prefecture!"”
Wu Song also promised him that the two of them would meet in the capital.
Zeng Bu accepted all the gifts that Wu Song gave him.
This was a greeting to his teacher.
If he accepted it, it would mean that the relationship between the two of them was bound.
As the Prime Minister, Zeng Bu had seen all kinds of expensive gifts. However, it didn't matter what was inside. Even if it was two boxes of stones, Zeng Bu would accept it with a smile.
Giving and receiving gifts was just a formality. Zeng Bu's acceptance meant that he was willing to become Wu Song's teacher, which meant that he would become Wu Song's backer in the officialdom.
The two of them could be considered bound. Courtesy and human relations in officialdom were complicated, and this was only the tip of the iceberg.
Of course, the prerequisite was that Wu Song had to become a Jinshi.
Only after entering the Jinshi would there be a possibility of promotion.
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。