Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 180: All the wise men...they are all treacherous!

Su Yun was very happy about the arrival of Xu Jian and Zhou Zhan. He entertained them warmly and arranged for them to stay in his house. The house was very big now, so it was very convenient for them to live in.

Su Yun asked about their recent situation.

Zhou Zhan smiled and said, "What has changed in Huangzhou? But our Xuetang has been completed. Mr. Su has lived there for a long time. Friends often visit. Hehe, I have also made many new friends."

Xu Jian said with a smile: "Now Mr. Zhou of Huangzhou is also considered a member of the literati circle, and he is also a famous scholar near Huangzhou."

Zhou Zhan laughed and said, "What kind of scholar am I? I just helped arrange the food and drinks when Mr. Su hosted a banquet, and those friends gave me some face. When they talked about poetry, I didn't understand a thing."

Su Yun also laughed out loud.

When asked about Xu Jian, Xu Jian also said excitedly: "Our new Linjiang Building has been put into use. Now the space for entertaining guests is twice as large, and the daily revenue has also increased greatly.

Ah Yun, I have already done a settlement before I came here, and this time I am here to bring you the profits of the past six months."

Su Yun smiled and said, "Is there any place in the building where you can use money? If you do, you don't have to rush to give it to me. Besides, my uncle also needs money, so just give it to him."

Xu Jian smiled and said, “The building is only profitable now, and there is no need to invest.

As for Mr. Su, he was willing to accept the money a few months ago, but he was unwilling to take it after that. He said that he was not short of money and asked me to give it to you all."

Su Yun nodded and said, "That's fine too. Did your uncle ask you to bring me a letter?"

Xu Jian quickly took out the letter and handed it to Su Yun, saying with a smile, "Yes, there is one."

Su Yun took it and put it aside, and started chatting about other things with Zhou Zhan and Xu Jian. However, after a while, Su Zhe came.

When Su Yun saw Su Zhe coming, he hurried to meet him and said, "Uncle, why are you here? If there is anything you can do, just call me and I will come to find you."

Su Che said happily: "Today is your big day. You must be very busy. How can I ask you to come? I will come over. Hey, this is Xu Dongjia and Zhou Yuanwai. Are you in Bianjing?"

Su Che lived in Huangzhou for a period of time and met these two people once. He didn't think much of them before, but when he knew that they were Su Yun's friends, he gave them face.

Xu Jian and Zhou Zhan greeted him quickly. Su Zhe exchanged a few pleasantries with them, and then said to Su Yun, "I wanted to invite you to my house for dinner, but since your friends are here, you should just treat them well. After all, you will be moving to a new house in two days."

After explaining this matter, Su Che said goodbye to Xu Jian and Zhou Zhan and left.

After a while, Zhang Dun also came, bringing Zhang Ruoji and his siblings to congratulate Su Yun.

Zhang Ze and his brothers were extremely impressed and delighted that Su Yun had won the top prize in the imperial examination. Zhang Ruo looked at Su Yun with even more affection.

Because there were guests, they stayed for a while and then left.

Xu Jian and Zhou Zhan knew that Zhang Dun was the prime minister of the time, so they were very reserved and did not dare to speak. They only dared to say a few words when Zhang Dun spoke.

After Zhang Dun left, they clearly breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little relieved.

Soon, Wen Huanghua and others came over again.

Many people including Wen Huanghua passed the exam. Out of the twenty or thirty people, about ten passed. Those who passed were very happy, while those who failed were a little disappointed, but it was okay.

For them, if the imperial examination was not possible, they could still become officials by taking the route of Imperial College. Those with family backgrounds would not be unable to become officials.

Wen Huanghua and the others did not stay when they arrived, because their family was also going to hold a celebration party for his passing the imperial examination. Although he had not yet passed the imperial examination, his family would always celebrate first. They knew Su Yun was busy, so they left after annoyed him.

Xu Jian and Zhou Zhan were listening to the young people talking nearby and they also heard a lot of information.

These people are all children of officials, and their official ranks are not low. Many of their parents and elders are either Hanlin in the imperial court, or chief officials of a certain department, or at least in charge of local provincial governments.

The two of them couldn't help but be amazed: Ayun is too amazing. It has only been a short time since he left Huangzhou, but so many yamen have become friends with him. The key is that so many yamen are obviously following his lead.

Xu Jian recalled the first time he met Su Yun. At that time, Su Yun was just the nephew of a demoted official. He was unknown in Huangzhou, and even those who knew him avoided him.

And it hasn't been long since he left Huangzhou, and not only did he pass the imperial examination, he was also surrounded by a large group of young officials. Even Minister Zhang came to his house in person to celebrate. Oh, this mansion was given by the government!
hiss.

As expected, some people are born extraordinary and they turn into dragons when they encounter wind and clouds!
While Xu Jian was expressing his feelings, Zhou Zhan noticed the joy of moving to a new house and quickly asked about it. When he heard Su Yun say that he was going to hold a housewarming party, Zhou Zhan immediately rubbed his hands and said with a smile, "This is easy. I'm the best at this. I'll help!"

Xu Jian also smiled and said, "This is my specialty. Who knows how to entertain guests better than me?"

Zhou Zhan laughed and said, "I have helped Mr. Su organize countless banquets!"

Xu Jian laughed: "My restaurant has thousands of guests every day."

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Su Yun said with a smile: "You all help me, help me check for omissions and make up for them, and check all aspects to make sure nothing goes wrong."

Zhou Zhan and Xu Jian were just enjoying it and quickly went back to find Ah.

The arrival of Xu Jian and Zhou Zhan really helped a lot. Although Ah Hui had made a lot of progress, experience was very important when facing such a big scene.

However, Xu Jian and Zhou Zhan were somewhat apprehensive when they looked at the guest list. The guests on the list were either officials or ministers in the court. They had never seen such a scene before.

However, although they were panicked, they were very experienced and were able to find many detailed problems and improve them.

Although Su Che and Zhang Dun had both given guidance, they were both high-ranking people and there was no way they could understand some of the details.

Ah Hui also felt lucky. If Xu Jian and Zhou Zhan had not come, the banquet would have been embarrassing. Some details may seem trivial, but once something goes wrong, the host family would lose all face.

Ah Hui has been under a lot of pressure recently. Although he has gained some experience since following Su Yun, he was still very nervous when facing such a big scene.

But now with two experienced people, Zhou Zhan and Xu Jian, Ah Hui finally has confidence and has really learned a lot from following them.

Xu Jian originally didn't take A Hui seriously. After all, A Hui in Huangzhou was just a little follower of Su Yun.

Although Su Yun became famous later on, he was just a young master from a small place and was nothing special. As a servant of a young master, he could be given some face, but that was all.

But Ah Hui is different now. He is Su Yun’s most trusted confidant.

Su Yun has a bright future now. Once he passes the imperial examination, he will probably become an official soon. With his connections, in another ten years, at worst he will be the head of a state, which makes him a real big shot.

As the steward of the Su family, Ah Hui has a very important responsibility.

Moreover, when they were checking for omissions and shortcomings, they found that this housewarming party was really amazing. It was not about anything else, but the various details. Some of them were very different from the current services, but it was obvious that they were ingenious. Although there were still some problems in the details, it was obviously several levels higher than the current services. Incredible!
This Ah Hui is so capable!

Tsk tsk, if Linjianglou had such a shopkeeper, it would be able to reach a higher level.

Xu Jian praised inwardly, but he also knew that with Ah Hui following Su Yun, it was impossible for his small Linjiang Tower to accommodate them.

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Cai Mansion.

Although the brothers Cai Jing and Cai Bian were already married, their old father was still at home, so the two brothers still lived together.

At this moment the two brothers were sitting together.

Cai Bian said: "Brother, have you also received Su Yun's invitation?"

Cai Jing nodded and said, "Got it."

Cai Bian said: "I received it too. Should we go? I haven't been very busy recently, so I thought we could just send a backup gift over."

Cai Jing thought for a moment and said, "Let's go. Zihou also greeted me, so I'll go too."

Cai Bian was a little surprised and said, "Although Su Yun is famous, he is still a commoner. If we all go over, isn't it too grand?"

Cai Jing said with a smile: "The emperor values ​​a great scholar of classics who is less than 20 years old very much. Now he has won the first place in the imperial examination and the second place in the imperial examination. With the emperor's support, it is not impossible for him to become the first place in the imperial examination.

With his talent, once he enters the officialdom, his promotion speed may exceed our imagination. It may take more than ten years for him to catch up with us. It is better to make friends with him. "

Cai Bian smiled and said, "That will be more than ten years later. Maybe you will have become the prime minister long ago. We don't need to take it so seriously, right?"

Cai Jing shook his head and said, "Zihou and Su Zizhan are friends, so they wouldn't have come to me for this, so their relationship is not that simple. Zihou has an unmarried daughter, so I think he wants to marry him off.

Zihou's sons are still young, so I guess he should focus on training his son-in-law now. He greeted me, probably to pave the way for his son-in-law. We should give him this honor."

Cai Bian nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll just put other things aside. Anyway, when the time comes, I'll just arrive, sit for a while, and then I'll be gone. It probably won't waste too much time."

March 12.

The banquet was to start in the evening, but Su Yun and the others got up early in the morning. They first held a housewarming ceremony, which was presided over by the great monk from Chanfu Temple and his disciple, who briefly went through it.

Then they started preparing for the evening banquet.

At noon, Su Yun took a short rest, washed, changed into new clothes and prepared to welcome the guests. Su Zhe also came. As Su Yun's uncle, Su Zhe was to preside over today's banquet.

Later, Zhang Dun also came, and he would also help to greet the guests today.

Wen Huanghua was pulled by Su Yun to welcome the guests, while Yang Bing and others were responsible for leading the guests.

For a banquet of this scale today, the newly recruited servants in the mansion are not very familiar with the situation and are of little use, so Yang Bing and others volunteered to help.

Su Yun was naturally eager to get it.

After the afternoon, guests began to arrive.

The first to arrive were Sima Langzhong Lu Tao and Shiguan Reviewer Zhang Lei. One of them was a fellow villager and the other was a younger generation promoted by the Su brothers, so they naturally gave him a lot of face.

After that came the people invited by Zhang Dun, including Wu Juhou and some officials of not very high ranks, most of whom were subordinates of Zhang Dun.

The Cai Jing brothers did not arrive until late afternoon. They came for Zhang Dun's sake, but since it was not Zhang Dun's banquet, there was no need to be so attentive. It was just right for them to come at this time.

As soon as Cai Jing got off the car, he saw two people welcoming guests at the door. With just one glance, he locked his eyes on Su Yun and exclaimed in his heart: What a heroic and handsome man, he is worthy of being a Song Dynasty man!
When Su Yun saw the two Cai Jing brothers, he was a little surprised. The two brothers were of excellent demeanor, no wonder they were able to rise so quickly.

Su Yun hurried to greet the guest. Cai Jing exchanged a few words with Su Yun and gave him some encouragement, then followed Yang Bing in.

Cai Jing entered the hall, greeted Su Che, and then joined Zhang Dun and others. Not long after he sat down, he saw Su Yun leading the Kaifeng prefect Hu Zongyu in.

As soon as Hu Zongyu came in, all the guests in the room stood up to greet him, including Cai Jing and his brothers.

The prefect of Kaifeng was already one of the giants in Bianliang, and was one of the four top officials along with the Hanlin academician, the chief censor, and the three-department envoy. In other words, after being promoted to these four positions, one would be qualified to serve as prime minister.

Cai Jing and his brothers are Zhongshu Sheren, with great power but still a low position. They will enter the top four in the next step. Although the new and old parties are like water and fire, they still have to be careful on the situation.

Hu Zongyu greeted everyone and then took his seat.

Everyone started greeting each other again, but soon everyone stood up again, and this time it was Huang Lu who came.

Huang Lu was the Minister of Rites. After the reform, the Ministry of Rites gained power greatly, and Huang Lu, the Minister of Rites, also rose in status and became one of the bigwigs in the court.

Cai Jing was secretly surprised, thinking that Su Yun had a lot of face. Both Hu Zongyu and Huang Lu came, and it seemed that they did not come simply for the sake of Su Zhe or Zhang Dun. These two came, probably to serve as teachers.

It seems that they also have high hopes for Su Yun and want to establish a good relationship with him.

At this moment, Su Yun's weight in Cai Jing's heart suddenly increased greatly.

The emperor, Vice-chancellor Zhang Dun, Kaifeng prefect Hu Zongyu, and Minister of Rites Huang Lu all look favorably upon Su Yun. After passing the palace examination, Su Yun will enter the official career, and his future prospects will be limitless!

But a moment later, the whole room was in an uproar, and Cai Jing was even more shocked.

Because Tsai is here.

At this moment even Zhang Dun was very surprised and stood up to greet Cai Que.

Zhang Dun was surprised and delighted, and said, "Mr. Cai, you are here!"

Cai Que looked at all the ministers in the hall and said with a smile, "Mrs. Su has been granted a house by the government, so I naturally want to come and see it. However, I am busy with worldly affairs and I am afraid I can't stay for long. I hope you will forgive me for a while."

Zhang Dun smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Prime Minister Cai is very busy, so I understand."

(End of this chapter)