The Academic Academy of the Song Dynasty was located in Da Nei according to the tradition of the Tang Dynasty.

It is located in the north of the Privy Council, and is closely adjacent to the official residence of the Privy Council. Looking from a distance, it looks like a group of buildings.

But in fact, the Academy of Song Dynasty is a completely independent building with no door leading to the Privy Council.

This place is the Yingzhou wonderland that the world’s civil servants dream of!

When Zhang Shiliang came to the door in front of the Bachelor's College, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Although, it's not his first time here.

But every time he came here, he still had the feeling of looking up at the mountains from the bottom of his heart, and he didn't dare to look directly at the plants and trees here.

Not to mention, look up and look at the plaque in front of the gate of the Academy with the words "Jade Hall Gate" written by Taizong in Fei Baishu's own handwriting.

Because, this is the Bachelor's College!

The place where talents from all over the world gather, and the most famous people in Kyushu are all here!

In the entire imperial city, only Chongwen Academy can compete with the Bachelor's Academy for glory.

But in Chongwen Academy, there are all dead things.

But the Hanlin bachelors in the bachelor's college are walking Wenqu stars, direct immortals in the sky, and future ministers of the three provinces and two governments!

Zhang Shiliang tiptoed into the academy and told the ministers in charge of all the trivial matters in the academy about his purpose.

The latter immediately said to Zhang Shiliang: "Mr. Zhang is here just in time. Master Zeng happens to be on duty today. Please come with me!"

Then he led Zhang Shiliang to the official mansion inside the academy.

Here, the fragrance of ink fills every corner. Even in the most inconspicuous corridor, there may be poems and articles engraved by those Hanlin bachelors in the past. In the rows of official residences,

Bookshelves are filled with bookshelves.

The bookshelves are filled with poems written by Hanlin scholars and Zhongshusheren since the early days of the Republic of China.

The first thing every new Hanlin bachelor does after taking office is to read and learn the essence left by these predecessors.

When Zeng Buxin dismissed the Hanlin bachelors, of course he had to read and study the works of these predecessors in the bachelor's college as usual.

When Zhang Shiliang saw Zeng Bu in Room A of the Academy of Sciences, he was carefully reading the poems written by his brother Nai when he was a member of Zhongshushe in the old year.

"Zhang Shiliang, the official of the Imperial City Company, has met Zeng Xueshi!" Zhang Shiliang stepped forward, bowed deeply to Zeng Bu, and proactively introduced his current mission with a little pride and pride.

At this moment, Zhang Shiliang felt quite nervous.

In the Song Dynasty, the entire social atmosphere advocated literature.

Even the women in Bianjing with half-closed doors would look at those patrons dressed as scribes.

And most of the ministers in the imperial city also have deep respect for those world-famous Ci ministers.

Zeng Bu raised his head and saw Zhang Shiliang. He was stunned for a while. It took him a long time to remember who this person was: "Zhang Goudang? Goudang has been promoted to a public official now?"

Zhang Shiliang looked at Zeng Bu's hair, which had begun to appear on his temples, and was filled with emotion. He bowed deeply and said, "After a long separation, the bachelor has finally returned to the bachelor's college. After hearing this, the villain is also very happy for the bachelor!"

In the seventh year of Xining, he was appointed as the envoy of the Third Division. At that time, Zhang Shiliang was still a small minister who was sent to run around in the Third Division and work in the Treasury of the Third Division.

However, Zeng Bu treated Zhang Shiliang quite favorably.

He even gave Zhang Shiliang a book and told him to read the books of saints and learn their works.

This made Zhang Shiliang burst into tears of gratitude, and he will remember it to this day!

After all, at that time, Zeng Bu was a fellow practitioner, a bachelor of Hanlin, and a third-level envoy of Zhizhigao.

In the eyes of Zhang Shiliang, who was in a humble position at that time, he was a figure like a literary star in the sky.

Even when I look up, I am afraid of blaspheming such celebrities, but I can't help but admire them actively.

But this kind of dehumanized immortal actually gave books to a villain like him and encouraged him to study.

There is no doubt about the influence and encouragement this had on Zhang Shiliang.

The most important thing, and what Zhang Shiliang has never forgotten, and admired to this day, is that in the seventh year of Xining, Zeng Bu made a decisive decision, completely broke up with Wang Anshi, the prime minister who promoted him, betrayed the new party, and made key changes in the market reform.

A sword.

Therefore, the world is praised as virtuous!

Among the people in the imperial court, people are saying that Zeng Bu is a gentleman, Lu Huiqing is a villain, and Wang Anshi is a traitor.

That's why Zhang Shiliang spoke for Zeng Bu in front of Empress Dowager Gao.

Otherwise, how could Zhang Shiliang mention Zeng Bu's brother?

Now that they meet again, Zhang Shiliang is full of emotions and is happy that he can finally repay his kindness for giving him the book and encouragement back then.

"I came to the Bachelor's College on business, but I have business?" Zeng Bu didn't have so many emotions. He had been ups and downs in the place for several years, and stayed at his late mother's grave for three years. Now he returned to Bianjing.

Human beings are not.

The only acquaintances who were in the court at that time were Wang Gui, Cai Que, Zhang Dun and Deng Runfu.

Wang Anshi lived in seclusion in Jiangning, Lu Huiqing guarded the border in Taiyuan, Han Jiang went out to learn about Henan, and Feng Jing went out to learn about Heyang.

Wu Chong, Wang Shao, Han Qi, Wang Yu and other people who were indistinguishable between us and our enemies in the past have all passed away.

Even he is already forty-nine years old. He knows his destiny and his life has reached the stage where it is just a waste of time.

Zeng Bu today is completely different from Zeng Bu ten years ago.

He is more mature and more thoughtful.

Ten years of ups and downs and three years of reflection on filial piety completely changed him.

Before leaving Jiangning, Zeng Bu made a special trip to Banshan Garden and met Wang Anshi who was practicing Zen and worshiping Buddha at Baoning Zen Temple in Banshan Garden.

Zeng Bu discovered that Wang Anshi had completely changed.

The old Mr. Ao was now humble, generous, frugal and open-minded. Even if Zeng Bu took the initiative to mention his opposition to the market change law, Wang Anshi could laugh it off.

Wang Anshi can let go, but Zeng Bu cannot!

At the peak of his life, when he was most proud of himself, he was dismissed from all government posts and was demoted to Raozhou, then Tanzhou, Guangzhou, and Guizhou in a near-exile manner.

Now, return to Bianjing.

Zeng Bu already had a lot of strategies, just waiting to be put into practice.

Then I heard the young envoy from the past say in a low voice: "Bachelor, I have come to invite the bachelor to the Jiying Palace on the orders of the Empress Dowager!"

Zeng Bu raised his head in surprise and looked at Zhang Shiliang. He had no idea why the Empress Dowager was looking for him.

It should be noted that Zeng Bu knew in his heart that Empress Dowager Gao actually had a very opinion of him.

"The empress heard that the bachelor is the younger brother of Zeng Gong, the scholar in the old school, and Zeng Gong was the secretary of the prince's pavilion. Therefore, I invite the bachelor to come to Jiying Hall to inquire!"

Zeng Bu immediately stood up and took a grateful look at the minister in front of him.

How could he not know that it might be this minister who had friendship with him in the past who spoke kind words for him in front of the Queen Mother?

However, Zeng Bu would not show it.

Making friends with ministers is a taboo!

"Why did the Queen Mother recruit me?" Zeng Bu asked.

"You will know when the bachelor arrives at Jiying Hall!" Zhang Shiliang lowered his head and replied: "Please prepare immediately, bachelor, and then follow me to Jiying Hall to pay homage to the empress!"

Of course Zeng Bu did not dare to neglect and started preparations immediately.

At the moment when he and Zhang Shiliang missed each other, he heard the other party's whispered reminder: "Spring and Autumn Valley Liang!"

Zeng Bu nodded.

"Spring and Autumn Valley Liang Chuan?" He thought: "The Queen Mother, is this what you want to inquire about?"

He remembered Zhang Shiliang's previous words again.

The Empress Dowager specially summoned him because she heard that his late brother Zeng Gong had served as the secretary of the Prince's Pavilion.

so……

Zeng Bu's heart skipped a beat.

Hanlin bachelors were internal officials, the emperor's personal advisors and ministers.

Zhongshu Sheren was an outsider, and he was a ci maker from three provinces and two prefectures.

If the above two can be added with the titles of attendant lecturer, attendant reader, storyteller, and lecturer, they are close ministers of the emperor. They can speak to the emperor about ancient and modern events at sutra banquets, interpret the meaning of the sutras, and thus influence the emperor's own judgment and stance.

During the Xining Reform, Wang Anshi appointed his son Wang Yu to serve as the emperor's attendant and lecture on ancient scriptures to strengthen the emperor's belief in the reform.

Now, the emperor is seriously ill, and the prince of Yan'an County is young and in trouble.

If he can be added as a banquet official, he will be an imperial master!

Just like Yang Yi beside Zhenmiao and Yan Shu beside Renmiao back then!

Just thinking about this, Zeng Bu could no longer control his mood.

"The era of Wang Jiefu is over!" Zeng Bu said in his heart, recalling the Wang Anshi who had lost all his energy in Baoning Temple and no longer looked forward to "the spring breeze will turn green on the south bank of the river".

"Wen Kuanfu, Fu Yanguo, and Han Zihua are all old and decayed, like withered bones in a grave!"

"As long as Lu Jifu cannot return to the court, who in the whole court can be his rival?!"

Note: Literati in the Song Dynasty would worship Hanlin bachelors, which was called: Deng Yingtai, and the bachelor's academy was called Yingzhou.

Note 2: According to records, the Xueshiyuan is located in Da Nei, to the north of the Privy Council, and to the north of the Xueshiyuan is the Jiying Hall, and the Xueshiyuan is the only one allowed to open a back door leading to a forbidden official office.

Note 3: Yuanfeng reorganized the system, dismissed the prime minister (Zhao Wenxiang), the second prime minister (supervising the compilation of national history) and Jixian Xiang, and moved Zhaowen Hall, Jixian Hall and National History Hall into Chongwenyuan, so Chongwenyuan became the place in the hearts of literati and officials.
Chapter completed!