Chapter 21 Zeng Xiaokuan (First update today, there will be three more updates today!)

Zhang Jun just laughed at Zhang Heng's words about becoming a man of the hour.

Then when he got back, he directed his two younger brothers to go together to buy bedding and other things they would need in Taixue. As for the bedding at home, he just left it at home.

The person who sells egg-filled pancakes will come back from time to time, and there must be bedding at home;

Secondly, although the bedding at home is good for keeping warm, the appearance is not so good.

If you get the imperial examination, you will inevitably be looked down upon by your classmates, so it is better to stay at home.

Zhang Jun did not do it for the sake of face, but for substantive considerations.

Taixue is not just a school, it is also a preparatory course.

If you have excellent academic performance in Taixue, or if you have support from your family, you can be directly promoted to an official.

Therefore, it is necessary to establish good relationships with classmates, so the three brothers cannot be too shabby.

When others see their shabby appearance, they won't say anything on their faces, but it is inevitable that they will feel contempt in their hearts.

The reason is the same as when they buy better clothes.

The three brothers purchased their things, then went home, took their clothes and various books and ink, locked the doors and windows, and set off to study at Taipei University.

The next time I come back, it will be Taixue's holiday.

The three brothers moved their things to the dormitory, and then started to pack up and decorate.

From time to time, someone would pop in and greet them, which was quite warm.

But these people were just out of curiosity, and the person who came to them specifically was Zeng Xiaokuan.

Zeng Xiaokuan's visit was ordered by Zhu Gongliang. After all, after receiving such great benefits from the Zhang family brothers, Zhuo Gongliang couldn't seriously ignore them, so he ordered Zeng Xiaokuan to take care of them in Taixue.

Of course, Zeng Xiaokuan was not in Imperial College, but in Imperial College.

The Imperial Academy is within the Imperial Academy, so it would be convenient for Zeng Xiaokuan to come here.

Although Zeng Xiaokuan was ordered by his father, his opinion of the Zhang brothers was the same as that of his eldest brother Zeng Xiaozong.

They didn't quite understand why their father accepted the three Zhang brothers as his disciples.

In Zeng Xiaokuan's view, although the three Zhang brothers are indeed handsome and dignified... Bah!

However, apart from being good-looking, there doesn't seem to be anything special about it. It's so dark that it looks like it's from the countryside, and you can even smell the earthy smell up close!

It's hard to hide people's attitudes. Once you look down on someone, no matter how much you talk or laugh, the contempt will always show up inadvertently.

The Zhang brothers are all human beings, so they restrained their enthusiasm wherever they felt it.

Zeng Xiaokuan was also happy and relaxed. He just talked about some things that should be paid attention to in Taixue, and then turned to leave.

But how could Zhang Heng let Zeng Xiaokuan go like this?

Zeng Xiaokuan is currently the only link he has with Shuo Gongliang, and it is also the link through which they got to know the students of the Imperial Academy.

They could slowly get to know the students from the Imperial College, but it was not easy to make friends with the students from the Imperial College.

There is also a chain of contempt among the highest universities in the Song Dynasty. The students of the Imperial College are the children of high-ranking officials. They have a very high starting point and have a natural sense of psychological superiority towards the students of the Imperial College. If they deliberately make friends with them, it will make them feel contempt.

But if Zeng Xiaokuan was there as a link, there would be no such troubles.

As for why I have to make friends with students from the Imperial College, it’s because there are a group of future stars in the Imperial College now.

Who is in the Imperial College now?

Zhang Heng didn't know much about the others, but he knew a few of them.

Several sons of the original prime minister Lu Yijian, Lu Gongzhu and Lu Gongchuo;

Han Jiang and Han Zhen, sons of the original prime minister Han Yi;

And later Li Qingzhao’s grandfather Wang Gui...

Among these people, most of them, including Lu Gongzhu, Han Jiang, Han Zhen, and Wang Gui, will become prime ministers in the future. Aren't these people worth making friends with?

Even Zeng Xiaokuan himself is an outstanding person who is involved in political affairs!

Zhang Heng struck up a conversation with Zeng Xiaokuan, and his communication skills were much better than Zhang Zhangshu.

It is true that Zhang Jun has social experience, but he is still upright in character and has the arrogance of a young man, so even if he speaks soft words, he still has to be tough.

As for Zhang Shu, he has a slippery temperament, which is quite shameless. This kind of temperament is good for girls, but it is not very effective in front of men.

Zhang Heng is not like that. He looks like a young lady on the outside, but he hides the soul of a middle-aged man inside. How can there be so many middle-aged men?

When adults face people they should be friends with, they should praise them more and express their closeness more. Isn't this the social etiquette that should be followed in interpersonal communication? It is not a shameful thing.

Zhang Heng and Zeng Xiaokuan exchanged a few words. With each word, the smile on Zeng Xiaokuan's face became brighter. Afterwards, Zeng Xiaokuan actually pulled Zhang Heng out, saying that he wanted to take Zhang Heng for a nice stroll. A visit to Taixue.

Zhang Heng was self-righteous, so he talked to Zhang Jun and Zhang Shu, and then went to visit Taixue with Zeng Xiaokuan.

To be honest, it was only easy for Zhang Heng to coax the fifteen-year-old Zeng Xiaokuan.

A boy of this age pretends to be stable on the outside, but he is very restless on the inside.

Zeng Xiaokuan was actually one of the youngest people in the Imperial College. The older people were unwilling to take him to play, so sometimes he seemed a little lonely and could only pretend to be an adult and socialize with his classmates.

The reason why those classmates were willing to associate with him was naturally because they valued his father Shuo Gongliang's progress in the officialdom, so the elders in the family said they were just good friends with him, but in fact they didn't have much in common with him.

In particular, Zeng Xiaokuan was particularly envious of Han Jiang and Mr. Lu, who were much older.

They had great fun while taking a bath.

He can participate in poetry gatherings, cultural gatherings, and outings, but people are not willing to take him to brothels or brothels.

Even though he was brought there, he was just a little kid mingling among the adults, and he could only look at it with envy as others recited poems and composed poems to attract the laughter of the young ladies.

Therefore, he is actually relatively lonely.

Now that I have a peer like Zhang Heng who speaks nicely, I naturally feel closer to him all of a sudden.

While Zhang Heng was familiar with the topography of Taixue, he guided Zeng Xiaokuan to speak casually, so that he could listen to Zeng Xiaokuan's long speech.

And he only needs to express his appreciation or shock at the right time, which is enough to satisfy the young man's desire to share.

However, Zeng Xiaokuan had classes in the afternoon today, so he could only say goodbye to Zhang Heng reluctantly. But before leaving, he said that Zhang Heng could go to him at any time if he had anything to do, and he would also find time to come over. If there were any activities at the Imperial College, he would also come by then. Will come over and invite him to come with me.

Zhang Heng smiled and agreed.

After a short period of interaction, Zhang Heng roughly figured out one thing. The young man Zeng Xiaokuan was a good friend, much better than his father Zeng Gongliang.

After Zeng Xiaokuan takes off the disguised adult mask, he is frank, enthusiastic, looking forward to life, and longing for friendship.

Of course, he also has the common problems of young people, being restless and arrogant, but this is understandable.
Chapter completed!