Chapter 1285 Zhang Cheng’s Imperial College Life (two updates in one)

There are two roads leading into the Central Plains from behind the mountains.

One is to march from Xijing of the Liao Kingdom via the west side of the Taihang Mountains, and the other is to march south from Hebei on the east side of the Taihang Mountains.

This time the Liao State did not launch a large-scale attack from Hebei, but went south from the direction of Xijing. It first captured Yanmen Pass, and then garrisoned the army and seemed to be waiting and watching. After the Liao State conquered Yanmen Pass, it submitted a letter to the Song Dynasty demanding that the annual coins be changed from five to five.

One hundred thousand increased to seven hundred thousand.

It is reasonable to say that since the Song army has stopped giving the 200,000-year gift to Dang Xiang, this part will be collected by the Liao State and then transferred to Dang Xiang.

The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty were extremely moved by the Liao Kingdom's generosity.

Lu Huiqing, the envoy of the Hedong Road Manager, went up to Shu and told the court that the Hedong Road was dangerous and the land had many passes. Hedong soldiers and horses had been fighting against Dangxiang for many years, and the soldiers and generals were elite and brave.

It would be a better idea to let the Liao State take the initiative to attack Hedong instead of attacking Hebei's soldiers and horses who are relatively flat and not good at field battles.

Therefore, Lu Huiqing sent people to take the initiative to write a letter of war to the Liao army that captured Yanmen Pass, saying that he was willing to fight the Liao Kingdom at the Shuozhou, Wuzhou, Daizhou, and Xinzhou lines.

The Liao army did not take it seriously at first, but they did not know that Lu Huiqing actually led his army to launch an attack on the Liao army stationed at Yanmen Pass, Shuozhou and Wuzhou.

In May, after the Liao Kingdom received no reply from the Song Dynasty, it saw Lu Huiqing's repeated provocations and began to continue its march south.

The Liao army attacked Daizhou on one side and Shiling Pass on the other.

Shiling Pass is the last line of defense in Taiyuan. Lu Huiqing sent troops to defend it and at the same time requested reinforcements from the court.

At the same time, Zhang Dun, who was stationed in Dingzhou, sent a message to the court and discovered the problem of large-scale gathering of Liao troops.

After the fall of Yanmen Pass, the foreign court had not yet discussed how to deal with the Liao Kingdom.

When Lu Huiqing and Zhang Dun's reports were sent to the capital one after another, the DPRK began to discuss it. After the Liao Dynasty attacked Shiling Pass, the people of Bianjing also learned about it one after another.

How to deal with the Liao army has become the biggest concern of both the government and the public.

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At this moment, the scholars in Taixue were very impassioned, and no one was interested in reading. Most of them were discussing the Liao Kingdom's plan to raise troops.

As scholars of this age, most of them are passionate. Many scholars regard themselves as Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi, who regard the world as their own responsibility.

In addition, Er Cheng, Zhang Zai's Luoxue, and Guanxue gradually became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, which also gave readers a sense of responsibility to share the rise and fall of the world with us.

Every day, there were scholars talking privately about the country's justice in their studios, believing that the imperial court's policy towards the Liao Kingdom was too appeasement.

After failing the college entrance examination last year, Zhang Cheng changed his name to Zhang Cheng and studied in the Imperial College.

Since the reform of Taixue, scholars who want to enter Taixue must be recommended by the prefecture and county, and the second is Taixue’s independent admission examination.

However, even if you are recommended by the state or county, you must pass the screening test of Taixue after entering Taixue, thus avoiding the back door.

Zhang Cheng, on the other hand, passed the Taixue examination and entered.

Taixue's independent admission examination is divided into two levels, one for children from poor families, and the other for children of officials. Taixue's admission examination for poor families is no less difficult than the provincial examination.

But Zhang Cheng was able to pass the exam and became a lay student of Taixue.

Inside the imperial residence.

"Brother Liangbi, everyone has been discussing for a long time, why don't you say a word? Do you think you look down on us?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng put down the file, scratched his head and said, "I'm sorry, everyone. I asked you to write a rhyme poem tomorrow. I'm not good at poetry and I haven't written it yet."

Several people laughed loudly after hearing this and said: "Rhythm poetry has long been an old thing. It is not popular in our Taixue at the moment. Scholars need to form associations, advocate righteousness, and talk about big issues!"

Zhang Cheng said: "My family has told me several times that I am not allowed to join the club. He only wants me to study in peace."

"I'm really afraid of the front and the back."

Zhang Cheng smiled and said nothing.

Zhang Cheng is not keeping a low profile, he is just afraid that others will find out his identity as the Prime Minister in social interactions.

It was the hottest time in Bianjing. Zhang Cheng sweat dripped from his wrists while writing, so he wrapped a handkerchief around his wrists to prevent them from getting wet with sweat. In Taixue, he suffered a lot, but compared to

In terms of being pampered at home, he would rather come to Taixue and endure the hardships.

Seeing this, several people shook their heads and continued to sit together, cooking a large plate of mutton, sifting through wine, and talking about court affairs.

Nowadays, Tai students are keen on forming associations, or getting to know some wise people, putting aside articles and classics to study the skills of dealing with people all day long. Zhang Cheng, who concentrates on reading, is naturally laughed at by them as being pedantic.

One person couldn't help but sneered in a low voice: "I really thought that just because I could read, I could fly like a phoenix and jump high on the branches."

Another person plucked the mutton in the bowl and said: "Exactly, a young man from a poor family, I really thought he was not successful back then. He is not a minister of the imperial family, and he wants to fly to the top in the Imperial College by reading, it is like a fool's dream."

"A high-ranking son like Liu Yanei is not only modest and restrained, but also makes many friends. Someone like Liangbi who thinks studying is good and ignores others will suffer sooner or later."

The other party smiled and said: "But the sixth-grade family background is not that good. Last time on my father's birthday, a member of the civil service came to congratulate me. That kind of demeanor is very enviable."

"At that time, he exchanged a few words with me. I feel ashamed to say that I don't remember what he said at all. He was just very uneasy in his heart. He spilled some wine during the toast, and his words were not polite. Afterwards, he was scolded by my father."

When everyone heard this, they stood in awe.

"Your Majesty's court training must be extremely strict!"

The other party laughed and said: "It's hard to talk about it. Since I was a kid, I've always been willing to accept small battles and walk away from big battles!"

Everyone said one after another: "The yamen must have suffered a lot, but if you want to be prominent in front of others, you must suffer behind others."

The last one, Liu Yanei, raised his glass and said: "Everyone, from now on, we will all be in the same house and take care of each other. You help me and I will help you. When everyone adds firewood, the flames will be high."

Everyone drank happily.

They thought Zhang Cheng couldn't hear what they said, but they didn't know that Zhang Cheng's ears and eyes had become ten times brighter since that night.

This is one of the reasons why Zhang Cheng came to Taixue to experience life. It was so quiet at home that you could hear a mosquito flying ten meters away. On the contrary, in Taixue, where there are many people and noisy people, there is a first-class white noise, which actually covers it up.

everything.

However, Zhang Cheng didn't care much about these words.

After a while, Liu Yameni suddenly said: "This is Mr. Zhang Sanlang. I am sorry to welcome you from afar!"

Zhang Cheng's heart skipped a beat after hearing this. When he raised his head, he saw a handsome man walking into the studio.

Zhang Cheng was shocked when he saw this person. He also knew the person himself. He was none other than Zhang Wei, the Sanlang Jun of Zhang Kai's family.

Nowadays, two generations of the Zhang family have become prime ministers and one ruler, and their reputation has long been equal to that of two Hans and one Lu.

What's even more amazing is that there are many talented people in the family, and each generation has top figures. Leaving aside Zhang Zhi who is recuperating at home, Zhang Gen and Zhang Fan are the best of this generation.

Zhang Fan was already a top student in Taixue when he was young, and he was a first-rate figure that was highly valued by all the teaching assistants.

As soon as the other party entered the room, everyone rushed forward to greet him. Just taking the status of the son of the ruler, it was something they could never achieve in their lifetime. Even though Zhang Kai was the ruler with the least presence in the court.

, but to govern is to govern.

When Zhang Cheng saw the other party, he thought, "Oh no, my identity will be exposed within two months of joining Taixue?"

Zhang Cheng didn't go out to see the ceremony. At this time, several classmates couldn't help but said: "Liangbi, Liangbi!"

Everyone was very dissatisfied. When Zhang Fan came to the door, he didn't know how to say hello. Did he really ignore everyone just because he was so good at his homework?

Zhang Wei still had a smile on his face after hearing this and said: "This brother is so eager to learn, there must be something special about him!"

After hearing this, everyone was embarrassed and did not dare to answer the question.

Zhang Cheng couldn't hide, so he had to go out and salute: "My younger brother Zhang Cheng, Gong Zhang Zhang, has seen Mr. Sanlang!"

Zhang Fan was shocked when he saw Zhang Cheng, but he reacted quickly and said: "Zhang Fan, I met Brother Liangbi!"

Seeing Zhang Fan's reaction, Zhang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You guys chat slowly, I'm going to compose my essay."

Zhang Quan said: "This is the first time we meet, please go outside and have a drink! Please appreciate it!"

Everyone said loudly: "Thank you so much, Senior Brother Zhang!"

When Tai students first came to Bianjing, they were not used to the behavior of the people in Bianjing who ate and drank in restaurants.

Those who can study are the children of wealthy small landowners, but even so, they can only eat meat once a month at home.

Going out to restaurants is considered a first-class wasteful act. If you can't eat out on weekdays, you won't go out to eat.

Even if he has some money, he grits his teeth and never eats and drinks too much. He saves money and grains in good years and sells grains to buy land in bad years. After going through one cycle after another, he becomes a small landowner and becomes a big landowner.

Of course, the premise of all this is that there must be an official in the family or family.

People who come from a small place are full of desires of one kind or another, and when they first enter Taixue, their eyes sparkle.

Everyone thinks that they are the chosen one, the person who will change the face of the family in the future.

Everyone agreed happily. Zhang Cheng wanted to leave but Zhang Wei stopped him and said, "Brother Liangbi, let's go too!"

"That's right, Liang Bi, don't be disappointed!" Everyone said for Zhang Fan's sake.

Zhang Cheng had no choice but to agree.

Everyone was eating and drinking at the restaurant next to the Imperial College.

Dinner is not a meal, but a meal. Everyone just gets together in the name of eating, either to exchange resources or to get to know someone.

Everyone rushed to get a drink to toast Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan was also of a cheerful nature, and when the wine was drunk, no one was disappointed.

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