Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 181 A bright future!

Cai Que also greeted the others, sat down on a chair, drank a cup of tea, and was about to leave.

At this time, Wen Huanghua ran in and shouted, "Gentlemen, prepare to welcome the emperor!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Xu, dressed in casual clothes, strode in with the gait of a dragon or a tiger.

Seeing the guests standing up in a hurry, Zhao Xu laughed loudly and said, "No need to be polite, gentlemen. I just come here to ask for a glass of wine today.

I have given Su Yun a house, and Su Yun has also sent me an invitation, so it is not a big deal if he does not come, hahahaha, please do as you please."

That being said, no one dared to take it lightly. Everyone greeted him. Cai Que, Zhang Dun, Hu Zongyu, Huang Lu, and the Cai Jing brothers quickly welcomed Zhao Xu to the first seat and chatted with him.

Since the emperor had arrived, Su Yun immediately ordered the meal to begin.

During the banquet, Zhao Xu said with a smile: "Sun Daban, take out the gift I gave to Su Yun. How can I come to the banquet without a gift?"

Sun Sigong quickly took out a scroll and asked Wen Huanghua to open it together. Everyone saw the words "Yun Jue Zhi Zhong" written on it, and the signature below was Zhao Xu.

The guests present looked strange.

These four characters come from "The Book of Documents·Instructions of Yu the Great". The original text is "The human heart is dangerous, the heart of Tao is subtle, one must be precise and focused, and hold to the middle." It was meant to warn people to be impartial in words and deeds and to adhere to the path of moderation. It is also a phrase often used by officials to warn younger subordinates.

But this sentence has another meaning to Su Yun, because the "Yun" in Su Yun comes from this sentence, and his courtesy name "Juzheng" is derived from this, so the four words "Ci" have more meanings.

Su Yun was allowed to enter Chongwen Academy to write "Collected Annotations of the Four Books", and the "Collected Annotations of the Four Books" was included in the teaching materials of Zishan Hall. He was given a mansion and came in person to congratulate the emperor on his new home. Now, he was given a pair of calligraphy with profound meaning... The government's attention to Su Yun is unprecedented!
It’s not that the government hasn’t been so kind to other people, but who are those people?

Han Qi, Wang Anshi and other important officials!
Although Su Yun won the first place twice in the imperial examination, he is not even a Jinshi now, let alone an official. To be honest, he is just a commoner, but he is so favored!

The emperor... is very optimistic about Su Yun!
This is what most of the guests think.

People like Cai Que and Cai Jing who were at the core of the government saw it even more clearly.

Recently, the emperor has been pushing for the "Collected Annotations on the Four Books" to be included in the Imperial College, and he seems to be making every effort to do so. He came today to congratulate and bestow a calligraphy title, which I think is intended to boost the momentum, and it may not be directed at Su Yun in any way.

However, from some perspectives, the emperor naturally valued Su Yun very much. Otherwise, if the emperor pushed Su Yun's books into the Imperial College, Su Yun would have a bad reputation in the future, which would be a disgrace to the emperor himself.

The emperor could not stay outside for long. Although there was no curfew in Bianjing City, the imperial palace was under curfew, so Zhao Xu could not stay outside for long. He just drank a few glasses of wine, encouraged Su Yun, and then returned to the palace.

As soon as the official left, Cai Que also stood up and said goodbye.

Afterwards, Hu Zongyu, Huang Lu and Cai Jing brothers also said goodbye and left.

The other officials followed suit and left, leaving only Su Che and Zhang Dun, who were his own family members.

However, Su Che and Zhang Dun did not stay for long. After all, they were here and Wen Huanghua and Ahu and others could not leave, so they left first.

At this moment, only Wen Huanghua and others were left, so the scene naturally became very lively.

Wen Huanghua and others were both panicked and excited today. What did they see?
The emperor and the prime minister of the time all saw it!
Even if they are the sons of a noble family, such opportunities are rare.

Ah Hui, Ah Hu and others were even more excited. They were honored. Wen Huanghua and others were just classmates of Su Yun, but Ah Hui, Ah Hu and others were closely connected with Su Yun's fate.

If Ayun prospers, they prosper; if Ayun fails, they fall into hell.

Although the emperor, Cai Que and other ministers attended the housewarming banquet, it was still a small-scale banquet. However, the news of the banquet spread inadvertently, and many officials and their families knew that a new noble had emerged in Bianjing. Although this new noble did not even have the status of a Jinshi, he would soon have everything.

The Yuanfeng Reform was almost complete. The six ministries had been improved and only the Political Affairs Hall remained.

Those with a far-sighted vision can naturally see that once the Council of State is dismantled and power is divided among the three provinces and six ministries, the wrangling among the three provinces and six ministries will increase greatly.

At that time, the authority of the prime minister will be greatly reduced, while the authority of the officials will be greatly increased.

If you have a place in the heart of an authoritative monarch, what problems will there be in future promotion?
After this banquet, Su Yun’s importance in many people’s minds suddenly increased greatly.

The previous masters of poetry and classics actually have little to do with us, after all, they are on different tracks.

But now the government values ​​him very much. Hu Zongyu and Huang Lu are his teachers. There are even rumors that Zhang Dun wants to recruit him as his son-in-law. With so many backers behind him, this boy has a bright future!

So, after the banquet, starting from the next day, many families sent their housekeepers and servants to deliver gifts, saying that they did not know that Mr. Su had moved to a new house yesterday, so it was a mistake. When they heard about it today, they quickly sent a gift and hoped that Mr. Su would not mind.

And these gifts were actually quite valuable.

Looking at the families who sent gifts, they had no dealings with Su Yun.

Ah Hui quickly told Su Yun about these things, and Su Yun also told Su Zhe and Zhang Dun about these things.

Zhang Dun smiled and said, "It's okay, just accept it. Next time there's a happy event in their house, remember to give them a copy.

They are just expressing their goodwill to you. They think you have a bright future, so they give you some gifts and make friends with you. You don't need to take it too seriously."

Su Zhe's opinion was similar to Zhang Dun's, but he told Su Yun that this was the treatment that every newly rising newcomer would receive.

After the two brothers passed the imperial examinations, many people came to show their goodwill, including giving them gifts, inviting them to dinner, and wanting to marry their daughters. After seeing so many things, they became used to it.

Su Yun asked Ah Hui to make a booklet so that he could return the gifts in the future.

However, he soon ran out of time to care about these things, because the palace examination was about to begin. Although Su Yun had done well in the examination, he still had to make adequate preparations.

He has to do a set of questions every day and maintain a certain intensity, otherwise he might perform poorly in the exam room.

If it were the previous Su Yun, Su Yun might think that having the status of a Jinshi would be enough, but he has already won the Jieyuan and Huiyuan in succession, and one more goal would be the Sanyuan. Such an honor, even for a useless person like Su Yun, still feels that he should work hard to get it!

So, things get interesting.

When you ask successful people why they can maintain a passion every day, they will say it is because they always have a dream in their hearts, so they keep striving.

But the truth is, such people are usually successful in most of the things they do since childhood, and everything they do will have results, so they often say that hard work pays off.

The life of most people is like this. They may have to work very hard to get a little reward, or even 100% of their effort to get a little reward, or they may not be able to do anything well, so these people have to lie down.

Su Yun’s current situation is that he was originally lying flat, but by coincidence, he achieved his current achievement.

The next huge milestone is something that can be achieved as long as one works hard, so Su Yun can't say that he only wants the status of a Jinshi.

That's pure idiocy.

(End of this chapter)