The number one scholar of the Song Dynasty

After the official family ascended to the high position, Tong Guan was appointed as the enshrining official, searching for ancient calligraphy and paintings in the south of the Yangtze River, strange flowers and stones, this is a god-sent opportunity. "

Seeing that he first showed his loyalty, Cai Jing was very satisfied, and when he heard him talk about Tong Guan, he even coincided with himself.This kid will be an official in the future, and he will also be my good helper

With this thought in mind, Cai Jing's gaze towards Yang Lin became softer, and he said in a gentle voice, "According to Wen Yuan's opinion, how should the government grasp this golden opportunity?"

Yang Lin had already made up his mind, and said: "The honorable man will enter the court in the future, and his prestige is very important. How can he do such things in person. My father is a merchant from Yangzhou and has a lot of money. Even if our Yang family goes bankrupt, we have to pay for it." The officials have found a few desirable treasures."

The Yang family is more than rich, Cai Jing has been the magistrate here for so long, and he knows Yang Tong well, this nouveau riche can be regarded as wealthy.In this way, with the help of the Yang family and his son, he can save money and worry, and things can be done well, and he can also save his energy and financial resources to continue to pursue other activities.

You must know that if a demoted official wants to return to court, what he needs is not the preparation at 01:30. This is a difficult and dangerous road.

Yang Lin wasn't worried at all, if Cai Jing couldn't catch Zhao Ji's eyes, he wouldn't be Zhao Ji anymore.This pair of supreme monarchs and ministers will gather together sooner or later to harm the country and the people. If they want to make a difference, they must first take this ride.

Now that they had expressed their intentions, the two of them chatted more deeply. It wasn't until the two sticks of incense were burned that Yang Lin smiled and said, "It's getting late, so don't bother the students."

Cai Jing got up to see him off in person, shook his hand and said, "Wen Yuan, I will leave it to you to enshrine Guan Tongguan."

"Rest assured, the students will fulfill their mission."

Cai Jing let out a sigh of relief, and suddenly said with a smile: "If you can fulfill your wish in the future, your benefits will be indispensable."

Yang Lin was waiting for this sentence, pretending to be very touched, and waved goodbye.

After sending Yang Lin away, Cai Jing stood in front of the door with his hands behind his back, and suddenly said with a smile: "This kid is a character who may be useful in the future."

After leaving the Cai Mansion, Yang Lin was still a little excited. Today's nomination is just the right time. After a few days, Cai Jing will enter Bianliang and soon he will pay his respects. What else does he have to do.

You must know that after Cai Jing won the throne, in order to consolidate his position, he vigorously promoted and appointed his cronies.He has been in Yangzhou for so long, how can he have any cronies in the court, and he can be forgotten?

After thinking about it, the carriage had passed through the bustling downtown and returned to the front of the mansion.

As expected, Yang Tong was still waiting at the door, but this time he sat on a chair.

Seeing his son getting off the carriage, Yang Tong stood up and asked, "Lin'er, what's the matter, what did the magistrate say?"

"Father, call all our shopkeepers to buy valuable calligraphy and paintings. The longer the time, the better, the bigger the reputation, the better, and the more wonderful things the better."

Yang Tong was a little indignant, and said angrily: "At the beginning, the Cai family was very good at what they said. They spent [-] guan to buy a Jie Yuan, and Lin'er's literary talent is not bad. Didn't they ask them to order a rough man to be a Jie Yuan? You are not greedy enough, and you want us to pay, as expected, the government doesn’t have a good thing.”

Yang Lin laughed: "Father, it's not as simple as buying a Jieyuan this time. The future of our Yang family depends on this one time. Don't be stingy about spending money."

Yang Lin's words carry a lot of weight in the Yang family, just like a businessman in later generations, no matter how rich he is, would listen to his civil servant's son very much. Although Yang Tong didn't believe it, he still nodded in agreement.

Chapter 4 Half Drunk and Half Sober

With a waist of [-], he rode down to Yangzhou on a crane.

Yangzhou has been synonymous with prosperity since ancient times, especially in the Song Dynasty. The bustling city gate is full of merchants.

Soon two rows of government soldiers lined up to control the city gate, and loudly announced that the north gate of Yangzhou will not be opened today, and passers-by should make a detour.

The chaotic crowd, cursing in a low voice, turned around.

After a while, a carriage was escorted by soldiers and horses to the city gate. After stopping in the outskirts of the city, the curtain of the carriage was lifted.After Cai Jing came out, Yang Lin followed closely behind. The two laughed and chatted, and came to the shore in the outskirts of the city.

Yangzhou is an important place for water transportation, with water and land extending in all directions. A small boat came in the distance, with a big man standing on the bow.

Cai Jing smiled lightly and said, "This must be Tong Guan."

The man at the bow is seven feet tall, burly and majestic, he is the eunuch Tong Guan?Yang Lin didn't quite believe it. Seeing his expression, Cai Jing smiled even more happily, and said in a low voice, "How about it, didn't expect that?"

It's not easy for Yang Lin to make fun of him, after all, Tong Guan's identity is there, so he just smiled and said: "Tong Gongfu looks dignified, and his appearance is extraordinary."

Tong Guan recorded three major characteristics in the history of the Song Dynasty, one of which is "ten beards in the next life". When a eunuch has a personality like a beard, it is rare for thousands of years;

The second is "Large appearance, great view", which shows that this father-in-law Tong is not only handsome, but also very tall, and looks very tall;

The third is "the skin and bones are as strong as iron", with piercing eyes and dark complexion. At first glance, they are full of masculinity, not like eunuchs after castration.

The boat rowed very fast, and Tong Guan arrived at the shore in a short while, with only a few servants by his side.It is not the same as his subsequent overwhelming ostentation.

At this time, Cai Jing and Tong Guan were not the "Gongxiang" and "Naoxiang" of the Song Dynasty. These two actual helmsmen of the Song Dynasty in the future were still a magistrate and an enshrined priest at this time, and the Song Dynasty had a higher position than them. Yes, no less than a few hundred people.

Cai Jing led Yang Lin to meet him, his tone and expression were very humble, and he did not show any disrespect to him because of his status as a Tongguan eunuch.

"Tong worship, it's hard work coming from a long way."

Tong Guan smiled heartily, he looked more like a man than Cai Jing, and even surpassed Yang Lin: "Haha, Tong Guan is a mere eunuch, why bother Cai Zhifu to greet him in person."

Yang Lin made a look of astonishment, and said in amazement: "Is this Tong Gongfu? It was not introduced by the Fu Zun just now, and the student thought that the person who came was Angzang Wufu, the general who raised the horse and controlled the strings."

This sentence is not very polite, but it is very pleasant to Tong Guan's ears.This eunuch is an outlier among eunuchs, and he can even pretend not to care and call himself an eunuch, but what he likes most in his heart is when others praise his majestic body and courage.

Yang Lin knew that after Tong Guan helped Cai Jing to pay homage to the Prime Minister in history, the first thing he did was to ask him to recommend him as the Northwest Supervisory Army, to lead the Privy Council, and to hold military power for 20 years.

This remark really tickled Tong Guan's itch, and he asked with a smile: "This young master's face is tense, isn't he the unicorn of Cai Zhifu?"

"Hao Jiao Tong learned that this is Yang Lin who is number one in the Xinke Yangzhou Mansion Examination, and his name is Wen Yuan."

"It turned out to be Yang Jieyuan, so I asked you to call you Wenyuan."

Yang Lin hurriedly said jokingly, "I'm determined to do what I want, but I dare not invite you."

The three of them chatted, laughed and feasted, and entered Yangzhou through the city gate that was sealed off. Yang Tong had already prepared food and wine in his own courtyard.

A group of people came to Yang's Mansion Bieyuan, this is the house that Yang Tong bought not long ago, and they haven't moved in yet.

Yang Tong invited the best oiran in Yangzhou City to play songs and dances in the surrounding pavilions to add to the fun, and invited the chef from Yangzhou Liujin Restaurant to cook a table of exquisite dishes.All kinds of seasonal fruits and vegetables, fine wines, snacks and candied fruit are all available.

After being seated, Tong Guan praised sincerely: "What a house, it has both the majesty of the north and the elegance of the south of the Yangtze River. I didn't expect Mrs. Cai's residence in Yangzhou to be so particular." It was Cai Jing's house. I didn't expect that Cai Jing had accumulated such a wealth of wealth after being a magistrate for so many years. It was worthy of being a prosperous place in Yangzhou.

Cai Jing chuckled, waved his hands and said, "Wen Yuan, let's talk about it."

Yang Lin clapped his hands, motioned for the maids to serve, and said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, the student came from a merchant's family. Although he is humble, he has a lot of money. This house has been left unattended for many years. Before learning that today's children are enshrined Come on, it's really luxuriant. After hearing this, the family respect must keep the children to live here temporarily, so that we can feel a little noble."

Tong Guan didn't care much when he heard that this very talkative Xinke Xie Yuan was from a merchant background, as his own background was also true.

"Heroes don't ask where they come from. What happened to the sons of merchants? There are so many ministers in the court who are poets and books. It's not because of us to solve problems for the officials."

Seeing that he didn't refuse, Yang Lin knew that this man had already acquiesced. This house was said to be for him to live in temporarily, but in fact it had been changed to a real estate property with the title deed, and it became the property under his Tongguan name.

These things are tacitly understood by everyone, and there is no need to point them out. With this level of relationship, the intimacy of the three people has skyrocketed.

Now Tong Guan is a person close to the emperor, he can often see the emperor, and his words are quite weighty.Everyone's future is in the hands of this person, and Cai Jing and Yang Lin kept persuading them to drink at the banquet.

During the interplay of toasts and cups, the faces of the two future power officials were gradually revealed.

After Tong Guan got drunk, he yelled "I'm a mother" at the top of his voice, and Cai Jing agreed with him with a flattering smile.One of them started in the humble beginnings, and the other had ups and downs in officialdom, neither of them put on airs.