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Chapter 936 Cai Que's Study
Chapter 936 Cai Que's Study
Zhang Yue met Cai Que in the mansion.
Seeing Cai Que, Zhang Yue murmured for some reason.
When Zhang Yue and Cai Que sat down to chat and mentioned that Lu Shengqing came to see him, Cai Que smiled and said, "That must be the case."
Zhang Yue asked: "What is so?"
Cai Que took a look at Zhang Yue and asked, "Du Zhi, did you also suspect that I made this arrangement earlier?"
"Isn't it Senior Brother?"
Cai Que said: "Cai Chengxi took the initiative to come to me and said that he had been dissatisfied with Lu Huiqing and Lu Shengqing brothers for a long time. I just pushed the boat along the way to facilitate this matter and gave him some illegal things about Lu Huiqing brothers. Didn't think much of it."
"But I thought about it afterwards, using Cai Chengxi to impeach Lu Huiqing will make them suspect that Wang Xianggong instructed them, and that's all."
Zhang Yue was also skeptical about Cai Que's statement, but it should be correct that Cai Chengxi took the initiative to find Cai Que.
The endless suspicion between people is actually more likely to cause misunderstandings than many conspiracies.Since ancient times, many people have been killed as Lu Boshe.
Cai Que smiled and said, "Duzhi, are you worried that I will be like Lu Jifu in the future?"
Zhang Yue laughed awkwardly when he heard the words, Cai Que's ability to read people's hearts has always been so online.Zhang Yue frowned and said, "I'm thinking that senior brother has brother Lu Huiqing's crimes in his hands, how would he know that he doesn't have mine in his hands?"
Cai Que looked a little weird and asked back: "Duzhi thinks there will be none?"
Zhang Yue smiled when he saw Cai Que's expression, and then Cai Que gestured with his hands and said very seriously: "At least as many as a basket!"
After finishing speaking, Zhang Yue and Cai Que looked at each other and laughed.
At this time, Huang Lu also came to visit. The three of them exchanged a few words and went out incognito.
When the three of them arrived at Taixue, Cai Que suddenly said, "Duzhi, do you still remember the soup cake shop in front of Taixue?"
Zhang Yue smiled and said to Huang Lu, "Why don't you remember? I used to come here often with Anzhong, and I wrote the inscription on the Lenghuai Soup Cake."
Huang Lu said: "The store is old man Xu, his mutton soup cakes are very delicious."
Huang Haoyi smiled and said, "It's the extreme, it's the extreme."
Huang Lu said: "I remember that when we were eating together as classmates, Shiro was always the slowest in reciprocating money."
After speaking, everyone laughed.
Huang Haoyi waved his hand and said, "Don't bring up what happened back then, don't mention it again!"
"That's right, Shiro should collect the banknotes today to forgive the mistakes of the past!" Cai Que said with a smile.
Huang Haoyi had no choice but to look like he wanted to cry without tears.
After they finished speaking, they all went to this Lenghuai soup cake shop, but they saw that the soup cake shop was still in the original place, and all the people coming and going were students from Taixue, and there was an endless stream of visitors.
As for the pretense mentioned by Zhang Yue, it is still hanging in place.
Zhang Yue and the others couldn't help but wait for half an hour before they entered the store and sat down.After Zhang Yue became an official, he would often come to places like this. He would go to shops with spacious seats, comfortable seating, and elegant surroundings. He had not been to such crowded places for many years.
However, this situation reminded Zhang Yue of his childhood memories when he was studying, especially looking at a group of imperial students in t-shirts, Zhang Yuebei felt kind.
After sitting down, Zhang realized that the store here had already been replaced by someone he didn't know. Cai Que beckoned and told the shop assistant: "Two bowls of cold pagoda tree soup cakes, two bowls of mutton soup cakes, and then I will tell you to go to the shopkeeper Xu San." one trip!"
The shop assistant was slightly surprised when he saw Cai Que's tone of voice, and went as he said.
After a while, four bowls of soup cakes were served, and Cai Que used mutton soup cakes.
Zhang Yue asked: "Brother, do you often come here?"
Cai Que nodded and said, "If I have nothing to do, I will come here to eat a bowl of soup cakes."
After speaking, Cai Que sprinkled some sesame seeds into the soup cakes and said: "In the past, I couldn't eat them in Taixue, but now I can eat them often. Especially the mutton soup cakes have no smell, and the fried sesame seeds are really unique."
Zhang Yue knew that Cai Que, as the second generation of officials, was so down and out in Taixue that he couldn't even afford a bowl of mutton soup and cakes. It was all because the former prime minister Chen Zhizhong dismissed his father's official position.
Zhang Yue said: "Senior brother is a person who never forgets his roots. But I am very ashamed. When I was sentenced to the Imperial College, I never even came here to take a look."
It was true that they were close at the time, but Zhang Yue always thought that he could come and have a look at it later, but because of the entanglement of affairs, it finally disappeared.
While they were talking, a middle-aged man came over. His appearance was somewhat similar to that of old man Xu.
Shopkeeper Xu San met Cai Quezheng and wanted to salute, Cai Que smiled and said, "No."
After speaking, Cai Que recommended Zhang Yue: "This is your benefactor, Zhang Gong!"
Shopkeeper Xu San was taken aback for a moment, and said in surprise and joy: "The villain has met Zhang Xianggong!"
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "There is no need to be too polite, is your father still in good health?"
Shopkeeper Xu San smiled and said: "It's good, it's good, but in recent years I can't handle things, but I often come to the store to have a look."
Zhang Yue nodded and said: "This store is very cramped, why not move to a spacious place?"
Shopkeeper Xu San smiled and said: "Someone mentioned it a few years ago, but my father politely declined. Our soup and cakes are twenty yuan a bowl. If we change places, I'm afraid it will cost thirty yuan a bowl. Our shop Most of the regular customers have been friends for so many years, we really can't bear to chase them out."
"Daddy always said that it doesn't matter if you earn more money or less money, friendship is the most important thing."
Zhang Yue heard the words and said happily: "Very good, very good."
After finishing speaking, Zhang Yue glanced at the cover outside the store and nodded.
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After eating the soup and cakes, Cai did get the money.Shopkeeper Xu San refused to accept it at first, but Cai Que insisted on it again and again.
Several people left the shop.
Cai Quezheng saw a person riding a horse past the soup cake shop, followed by five or six Tai students.
Zhang Yue saw that this scene was quite weird, Cai Que sneered and said, "Duzhi, this person is called Chen Shiru, and he is still the Imperial Supervisor!"
"Oh?"
Zhang Yue looked over and said, "Son of Chen Zhizhong?"
"Not bad." Cai Que nodded.
Zhang Yue thought to himself, could it be that Cai Que often comes here not just to eat this bowl of soup cake, but specifically for Chen Shiru?
Zhang Yue watched Cai Que staring at Chen Shiru's back, Zhang Yue said to Cai Que: "Brother, the reason why Lu Jifu lost was that he lost the hearts of the people. In this world, whoever is ruthless or cunning enough is the winner."
Cai Que did not comment after hearing Zhang Yue's words.
Zhang Yue sighed silently in his heart, Cai Que and Lu Huiqing were determined to challenge the default political rules of the Song Dynasty.
Let’s talk about what happened to Cai Que in another time and space history.
When Cai Que was demoted to Lingnan due to the Che Gaiting case, Prime Minister Fan Chunren and Lu Dafang both advised Empress Dowager Gao not to demote Cai Que so harshly.But Empress Dowager Gao refused.
Afterwards, Fan Chunren said to Lu Dafang: "The Lingnan Road has been full of thorns for 80 years. Today, it is reopened. I am afraid that we will inevitably end up like this in the future."
It is not that the Song Dynasty did not have a precedent for a prime minister being dismissed from Lingnan, but Dan Ding said that there has been no such thing for many years.
As Fan Chunren said, after Cai Que reopened this road, Zhang Dun sent many old parties who had impeached Cai Que to Lingnan for public travel.
At this time, several people were walking for a few steps, but they saw someone behind them saying: "Young Scholar, stay a step!"
When Zhang Yue turned around, it was old man Xu, the original store owner, who was staggering over with the support of shopkeeper Xu San.
Seeing this overjoyed, Zhang Yue quickly stepped forward and said to old man Xu: "Old man, you can't do it."
The old man Xu said: "Thanks to the cover of the champion's title, no ghosts and snakes have dared to embarrass us for so many years. Perhaps it is because our shop is small, so it is not worth mentioning. Today I can see the champion again, and I will die in peace."
Zhang Yue said: "The old man is content and not humiliated. It is really a great kindness. I will come to visit you often in the future."
Old man Xu said happily: "That's great."
After finishing speaking, the old man Xu said anxiously: "Back then, Zhuangyuan Gong often came to the small shop to eat soup cakes. I wonder if the taste has changed after so many years?"
Zhang Yue laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Don't worry, old man, it hasn't changed, it's even better than before."
"That's fine, that's fine."
At this time, Huang Haoyi said: "Old man Xu, do you still recognize me?"
Old man Xu opened his hazy eyes for a while and asked, "Is it Huang Silang?"
Huang Haoyi smiled and said, "It's me, it's me."
Old man Xu was very pleasantly surprised when he saw Huang Haoyi. Obviously, he was deeply impressed by the way he would pick and choose after eating noodles.
Huang Lu also saluted with a smile.
Old Man Xu also recognized the other party. At this moment, he said happily: "Very good, very good. People say that after a person reaches a high position, his kindness is thinner than paper. But after seeing you, I know that is not the case. "
"With so many years of friendship as classmates, it is a rare thing to be able to have a meal together without any grudges after so many years."
Zhang Yue sighed when he heard the words, what the old man Xu said was words that have been practiced for a long time.
So many friends who made friends when they were young thought they could support each other for a lifetime, but not to mention ten or twenty years later, how many of them can sit down and have a meal together now?
Slowly they all got separated on the road.
Some are disgusted, and some are tacit.
At this time, Cai Que smiled and said: "That's what you old man Xu said, we will come here often in the future, and then you are not allowed to ask me for money!"
Everyone laughed, old man Xu said with a smile: "You guys can come, but you can't ask for it, old man, I will come to serve you soup cakes and clean the table in person when the time comes!"
"That's daring!"
Amidst the laughter, old man Xu watched Zhang Yue and the others leave with the support of shopkeeper Xu San, and stood there for a long time.
……
Cai Que returned to the study in the house.
Cai Que never allowed anyone to enter his study, not even his wife.
Once, a concubine entered Cai Que's study relying on her favor. After being informed by Cai Que, she sent the concubine back to her hometown of Chen's family and took care of her without saying a word, and she was not allowed to leave the house.
Two years later, the concubine died of depression.
There are no windows in this study room, only three walls, each of which is covered with a large cloth covering several feet.
There were dozens of pockets sewn on the large piece of cloth, and the pockets were filled with letters.
Each pocket has the name of an official written on it, including names like Wang Anshi, Han Jiang, and Lu Huiqing.
There are also small officials like Chen Shiru.
The names here include almost all officials who have had contact with Cai Que.
Every time Cai Que came back, the first thing he did was to take out a few notes in his pocket and record some things with a pen.
After writing everything, Cai Que would extinguish the candles, and meditate in the study alone for a long time, even until dawn.
And on the corner pocket of the study, there is Huang Lu's name impressively, but there is no name in the pocket beside Huang Lu.
(End of this chapter)