When Fan Zhiwen followed Lu Haowen, a talented man from the Lu family in Shouzhou, to Sucheng Town, his enemy Wu Haogu also arrived in Sucheng Town, and he became a group of Confucian scholars who came to apprenticeship and pointed at them...

Because his outfit is too bad, and he also has a very blinking "Golden Retriever" around him. A Confucian scholar should be "I have a sword with someone else, but I have a pen like a knife", but Wu Haogu has a sword that keeps his sword away. That's fine, it's normal to walk away with the sword to defend himself. But it's a bit eye-catching to have a "Golden Retriever" like Oliga around him!

Such a beautiful golden-haired maid, and she looks like a martial arts man, how can she buy it if she doesn’t have two or three thousand silks? She took her out, but she showed off her wealth naked. Moreover, these two guys were standing swaggeringly on the south gate of the low Sucheng Town wall to see the scenery. I don’t know how the rural soldiers guarding the city let them go up? Could it be that they spent a lot of money to buy the road?

Such a high-profile Confucian scholar who shows off his wealth is probably the son of a sea merchant in Haizhou, right?

"It must be a child of a maritime businessman. Most maritime businessman is brutal and illegal, so many of his children are ruthless and cruel."

"It's probably true. Only the golden-haired maid who is so beautiful and skillful can be raised by sea merchants..."

"What is a sea merchant coming to Yuzhou Island for work? Do you also want to worship Mr. Dongpo?"

"Maybe? This dynasty has very loose restrictions on the entry of businessmen's children. The children of big businessmen can always find ways to participate in the imperial examination."

"Sons of businessmen should be selected? Can they pass the exam?"

"It cannot be said that they failed the exam. Ji Zhi of the current provincial minister, and Wu Wangdao, who is the sixth-ranked Jinshi, are all children of merchants. They both married the prime minister's granddaughter and daughter, and may be recommended to join the two governments in the future."

"Oh, if there were really one day, I'm afraid that illegal businessmen in the world would be even more difficult to cure!"

After everyone talked for a while, the content had shifted from envy, jealousy and hatred for Wu Haogu to dissatisfaction with the businessman's entry into the officialdom.

Since the Taizu of this dynasty encouraged the generals to seek wealth, the proportion of policies to merchants was also relaxed, and it was impossible not to be relaxed. The Kaifeng generals were all business generals, and the 200,000 imperial guards who defended the Emperor of the Song Dynasty were also "operating" business. The officials of the Song Dynasty still had to rely on them to defend. Without them, could the Holy Lord Zhao Ji sleep at night?

Therefore, when facing this group of profiteering business groups, Wang Anshi can only use policies, rather than butcher's knife. If he can use butcher's knife to deal with the industrial and commercial generals and imperial guards in Kaifeng Prefecture, then why does Wang Anshi have to introduce so many new policies that "harm people"? Just just search the house and break the door. How quickly does it cost? And killing profiteering is a great pleasure...

Unfortunately, the Song Dynasty has no choice but to deal with the businessmen group. And many of the children of businessmen have entered the officialdom through the three routes of imperial examinations, recommendations and Imperial Academy.

Especially since Xining, the rise of official schools has given more opportunities for industrial and commercial children concentrated in metropolis to receive high-level examination-oriented education. Therefore, in recent years, the number of high school Jinshi students in industrial and commercial children has gradually increased.

Wu Haogu didn't know that his great scholar would be so hated at this time. He was very happy to see so many Confucian scholars coming to Yuzhou Island, so clever, so naturally he knew that these people were all here to apprenticeship.

It is impossible to worship Su Dongpo. Su Dongpo only accepts great scholars like himself. The Confucian scholars are not at most. At most, they are the Scholars of Su's, and they are their junior nephews. It's great! Let Ximen Qing prepare more red envelopes, and each person sends them one. He is the uncle who is the one who should buy people's hearts...

Wu Haogu was in a great mood when he looked at the Confucian scholars strolling on the Cross Street in Sucheng Town.

I was worried that no one would preach, but I didn’t expect that before the Yuntai Academy opened, so many people came here.

It seems that Confucianism has a prospering momentum!

"Master, look over there, a real warrior is here!"

Oliga suddenly started to shout excitedly, and raised her hand to point at Fan Zhiwen who had just walked in under the city gate tower. Because Fan Zhiwen was facing Wu Haogu, Wu Haogu did not recognize him for a while.

"He is a soldier? How can he see?" Wu Haogu asked curiously.

"He brought a long sword for use on the battlefield."

After all, Oliga is the daughter of the head of the Eastern Roman mercenary. It can be seen at a glance that the black cloud sword carried by Fan Zhiwen is quite good.

Wu Haogu and the sword she carried with her were all very well decorated, and they were inlaid with gems and gold and jade, which were quite expensive. However, the length was not enough, the weight was too light, and the sword body was soft. These two swords were okay to take them around the world, and it would be more appropriate to pretend, but they could not go to the battlefield.

"Can the long sword really go to the battlefield?" Wu Haogu asked Oliga, "Don't you all Roman warriors use short swords?"

"That was before the demise of the Western Empire," said Oliga. "Roman mercenaries often use cross-shaped swords. If I could have such a sword, I would definitely ensure that any sinister assassin would not harm you."

"A sinister assassin?" Wu Haogu smiled, "There is no such assassin here in Dasong, but I can still give you a cross-shaped sword."

"Okay, OK," Oliga said excitedly, "Master, I will draw the long sword, just let the blacksmith build it accordingly."

Wu Haogu waved his hand and smiled, "No need, I know how to draw... I'll get you a Valyrian-style long sword."

Oliga tilted her head and thought for a while, and asked again: "Valylia? Is it a place name?"

"Well, it's a legendary Western country..."

When Wu Haogu Zheng was talking nonsense with Oliga, Fan Zhiwen, who had a long sword under the city gate tower, turned around for some reason and found that his opponent had also come to Yuzhou Island.

"Wu Haogu! Why did he come to Yuzhou Island?" Fan Zhiwen blurted out and shouted.

Lu Haowen, who was with him, heard his words and quickly turned around and saw Wu Haogu, who was standing on the city gate tower, carrying a sword around his waist, and following the golden beauty.

"He is Wu Haogu?"

"Yes!" Fan Zhiwen said fiercely, "It's a Kaifeng rich merchant..."

When Lu Haowen heard the affirmative reply, he shouted at the city gate tower, "Is that brother on the city gate tower, but Kaifeng Wu Chongdao?"

When Wu Haogu heard someone calling him, he quickly looked down and saw a fat, middle-aged man dressed in a white and Confucian scholar.

"Wu Haogu, who is in the lower throne, don't know the name of this brother Taigao?" Wu Haogu asked on the city gate with a smile.

"I'm here to see Lu Haowen, Shouzhou." Lu Haowen politely bowed. Whose family is from? He is so psychic. He has known that Wu Haogu is a confidant of the official family, but he still doesn't know that Wu Haogu has become a great scholar. Because when Wu Haogu was discussing Taoism with the great scholar in Kaifeng Prefecture, he had already accompanied his father Lu Xizhe to travel from Hezhou to Beijing.

"This is Fan Congbin, Yunzhou." Lu Haowen pointed at Fan Zhiwen and said.

"Congbin" is the newly-started font of Fan Zhiwen, which means to be both civil and military. However, Wu Haogu immediately recognized him as Fan Zhiwen, a thirteenth scholar from the Fan family of the Yimen of Yanggu.

This guy actually came to Yuzhou Island. Wu Haoguxin said: Why is he still carrying the Black Cloud Sword? It's so hard to practice fencing to assassinate himself and Ximen Qing? Fortunately, he has the "Crusader Female Warrior" Oliga, and he is not afraid of him, the sinister assassin.

"So it's Brother Shun, I admire you for a long time."

Wu Haogu read the history of the Jingkang shame in later generations. He knew that Lu Haowen, a "traitor" who followed Zhang Bangchang after the fall of Kaifeng Prefecture. Later, he advised Zhang Bangchang to return to power Zhao Song, and went to persuade Zhao Gou to advance. However, he was still criticized by Prime Minister Li Gang and was driven out of the central government to promote the palace.

In addition, in this life, there are also Lu Hao asking about his father Lu Xizhe's deeds. Lu Xizhe was born in an Imperial College and became an official. He could have taken the imperial examination, but was dissuaded by Wang Anshi because Wang Anshi knew that Lu Xizhe had the potential to become a great scholar and should not waste his time in the imperial examination and officialdom.

"Fan Shisanlang," Wu Haogu then bowed to Fan Zhiwen, "It has been more than a year since Yanggu left, so I don't want to see you here again. Shisanlang came to Yuzhou Island here, and he also wanted to become a disciple of Mr. Dongpo?"

Fan Zhiwen said: "What are the talents and knowledges in this area? How dare you take Mr. Dongpo as your teacher? If you can get the favor of Mr. Dongpo's disciples, you will be satisfied."

He also has a little self-knowledge. Wu Haogu thought: Fan Zhiwen's Confucianism must not be comparable to me, and it is a bit of a pupil to Mr. Dongpo. If it really doesn't work, let Mi Youren accept him and be my pupil.

"Wu Chongdao," Fan Zhiwen didn't know that there was a Sumen scholar who valued him very much and was about to accept him as his disciple. He was still asking Wu Hao Ancient Road, "If it weren't for brother to come to Yuzhou Island, what's the matter?"

"I'm here to become a disciple," Wu Haogu replied.

An official and businessman actually wanted to take Mr. Dongpo's disciple as his teacher...

Fan Zhiwen felt a little disdainful.

Lu Haowen also shook his head in his heart. If Wu Haowen came to become a disciple, although it would be impossible to be a disciple of Mr. Dongpo, there would be no problem to be a Sumen scholar like Huang Tingjian.

But Wu Haogu... Can you do whatever you want if you have money and backstage? Who under Dongpo's disciples can earn your plan?

I thought so in my heart, but I didn’t say that Lu Haowen is also a well-educated scholar.

"Then Chongdao, have you met Mr. Dongpo?"

"I've seen it." Wu Haogu said with a smile.

As soon as he said this, many scholars under the city gate were attracted by the attention of them.

"Where is Mr. Dongpo?" Lu Hao asked again.

"He lives with Mr. Su in Yuntaizhuang outside Sucheng Town, which is the brand new manor." Wu Haogu said, "But now he is not there, but he is going to visit Yuntai Mountain. If Brother Shuntu and Shisanlang want to meet Mr. Dongpo, he can go to Yuntaizhuang to settle down first. The place there is spacious and there are many empty rooms.
Chapter completed!