Two major events happened in August.

First, the precipitation in Bianjing far exceeded that in previous years, but fortunately, the Huimin River has been well unblocked, so although the water rises, it does not have a big impact, which makes Bao Zheng's official reputation rise again.

Second, the Khitan king Yelu Zongzhen passed away, and Yelu Hongji succeeded him, and the throne ceremony was scheduled to be held at the beginning of the following year.

The court then sent Ouyang Xiu to Chuanfan to congratulate the Khitan ascendant to the throne to attend the celebration.

At the same time, Lu Gongbi and Guo Zi were sent to attend Zong Zhen's funeral as commemorative envoys.

It happened to be the birthday of the Khitan mother, and Liu Chang was also sent as the birthday envoy of the mother.

These three groups of people will go there in turn, first, the commemoration envoy, then the birthday envoy, and finally the He Dengbao throne envoy.

Ouyang Xiu and his party are scheduled to set off in mid-November.

Ouyang Xiu became busy because of this.

Even if you visit a relative's house, you have to prepare well, let alone attend the funeral of a monarch of a country. As a diplomat, you have to train the etiquette of diplomats well. Otherwise, making a fool of yourself is a trivial matter. If it causes disputes between countries, it is a serious crime.

The weather in Bianjing is very hot, and the atmosphere gradually becomes lively.

Firstly, it is because another Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, and secondly, it is because students who are preparing to participate in next year's imperial examination have entered Beijing one after another.

The students went to Beijing early to adapt to the atmosphere of Bianjing first, and also meant to have a friendship and expand their social circle first. Those with some ideas will visit many famous people's houses, especially famous people like Ouyang Xiu, where students come to visit them in a steady stream.

The imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty were divided into three levels: Examination, Provincial examination and Palace examination.

The examination is usually held in autumn by the state or Imperial College. The candidates who pass the examination are called "tribute students" or "school students". In the early spring of the following year, they gathered in the capital to participate in the provincial examination chaired by the Ministry of Rites.

After the "tribute students" arrive in Beijing, they must report to the Ministry of Rites, state their family statement, age, hometown and number of times they have participated in the imperial examination, and obtain the examination qualification.

A large group of people came to the Ouyang family, who were the Zeng brothers from Jiangxi.

Zeng Gong brought Zeng Mou, Zeng Bu and his cousin Zeng Fu to join Ouyang Xiu, after all, he was Ouyang Xiu's student.

Although Zeng Gong's ancestors were scholars for generations, his grandfather Zeng Zhiyao was a doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, and his father Zeng Yizhan was a doctor of Taichang.

But after his father passed away, his family suddenly declined. Not only did he have to serve his stepmother, but he also had to raise four younger brothers and nine younger sisters, so he lived a very difficult life.

This time, when he came to Bianjing and brought his three younger brothers, it was not easy for his family to bear the economy.

Originally, he just planned to visit Ouyang Xiu, and then rent a small broken house in the alley, so that he could just commit himself.

But Ouyang Xiu was very enthusiastic and insisted on helping Zeng Gong and others arrange their residence.

But Ouyang Xiu himself has no house. Now his yard is home to his family. It is not easy to stuff a few more people into it, so he remembered his youngest son.

There are so many houses for the youngest son!

Of course Ouyang Bian is very happy.

These are four Jinshi!

One of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties has to be added.

Ouyang Bian naturally would not arrange Zeng Gong and the others to go to another house. Of course, he had to arrange for them to live with him. If he didn’t spend time together, where would he get the true feelings?

So Ouyang Bian arranged them to live in his yard.

The yard was big enough that Ouyang Bian arranged them to live in the back. In front was his place to receive guests, for fear of disturbing them to review their homework, and they might not like business either.

However, to his surprise, the three brothers Zeng Bu, Zeng Mou and Zeng Fu did have some contempt for business, but Zeng Gong was quite interested, or rather, he was interested in Ouyang Bian.

Especially when he knew that the Ouyang family was actually Ouyang Bian who raised his family, he developed a strong sense of identity - all social animals who worked hard for the family!

He also had to take care of a whole family, but Zeng Gong believed that Ouyang Bian had done much more successfully than him.

Although he taught his younger brothers and sisters on behalf of his father, he taught well, and his writing, calligraphy and morality were quite good, but his life was a bit difficult.

However, Ouyang Bian has already bought a house for his brothers in Bianjing to facilitate marriage in the future. This level is completely different.

It is easier to get along with if you have a sense of identity.

Every time Ouyang Bian finishes things, he will study with Zeng Gong and his brothers.

When Zeng Gong and his brothers were idle, he insisted on taking them to eat, drink and have fun. Of course, they won't go to the brothel for the time being.

The main thing is to take them to visit Daxiangguo Temple, to Zhangjia Restaurant, and then take them to Chengyuan for a walk.

After a few days, the Zeng brothers became close to Ouyang Bian, and they were all shouting from monks.

The Zeng brothers lived in the yard behind the scenes, while Ouyang Bian lived in the yard in front.

Generally speaking, this arrangement is not appropriate because the owner usually lives in the backyard.

Zeng Gong also felt that it was not appropriate, but Ouyang Bian insisted and made the reasons very clear.

"I have many guests every day, and I come and go. It is convenient to receive the front and compare prices. You need to study and be clean in the backyard. Moreover, I don't have any family members to live here, and there is no inconvenience."

When Ouyang Bian said this, the Zeng brothers couldn't help looking at Lu Caiwei beside him.

Lu Caiwei was trained by Ouyang Bian as the butler, so he naturally would not hide it. When the Zeng brothers arrived, he also let Lu Caiwei accompany him openly.

Except for Zeng Gong, the other three of the Zeng brothers are in their early twenties.

Although it is much bigger than Ouyang Bian, I have been studying hard over the years and have never had much contact with girls.

Although there are also married people, the beautiful women from Lu Caiwei, who are from the top prostitutes in the brothel, can’t compare with the style of the beautiful women. The extremely beautiful Lu Caiwei really shocked them.

Especially when I learned that this was the Lu Caiwei mentioned in the Shui Tiao Ge Tiao song, I was even more surprised.

Then he was envious.

In the eyes of the Zeng brothers, Ouyang Bian is the real winner in life.

He has a good family background, is rich, has a great reputation, and is very talented. The key is that he has a beautiful woman to accompany him at a young age!

Very envious.

When Ouyang Bian saw the Zeng brothers' eyes, he knew what they were thinking and smiled and said, "Caiwei is my butler, and Yu Mou are my right-hand men, so he is a work partner, not my family."

Lu Caiwei looked at Ouyang Bian with some grievance and said nothing.

Lu Caiwei's mood was a little complicated.

She was given to Ouyang Bian by the boss of Yuxianlou. To be honest, she didn't feel like she was out of the sea of ​​suffering. After all, she grew up in a brothel since she was a child. Even if she was her home there, she was given to Ouyang Bian, but she was a little nervous.

The kindness she imagined was a handsome and beautiful boy. Of course, except for her young age, Ouyang Bian was much better than she thought.

Especially Ouyang Bian grew up quickly and looked like a teenager, but he really felt like a handsome and beautiful boy.

After spending a long time together, Lu Caiwei's love roots have been deeply planted. She also thinks that she is Ouyang Bian's person, but Ouyang Bian's clearance makes her feel sad.
Chapter completed!