Chapter 28 My good disciple!

Zhuo Gongliang returned home exhausted.

He has been very busy recently.

His main job is to know how to make imperial edicts. Originally, it was relatively easy to draft edicts every day, but as time went on, there were more and more things like this.

In recent years, various awards, grinding surveys and other matters also require his assistance, and all kinds of matters come one after another.

This workload can barely be dealt with, but he still has a very crucial task, which is the compilation of "Wu Jing Zong Yao".

Although he does not need to do various specific tasks personally, it is essential to set a good direction and conduct daily reviews, which involves a large amount of data verification.

Book repair is a shortcut to promotion for officials, but the shortcut is not that easy. Book repair involves various interests, and balancing these interests is something that book repairers should handle well.

Some people say that revising a book will involve any interests. If it is not just to write according to various materials, then what interests will be involved?

This is as simple as it gets.

Let’s talk about simply compiling history. Generally speaking, the celebrities you involve in compiling the book have descendants, and most of them are promising. So if your compilation involves their ancestors, do you think future generations will be very concerned about it?

Woolen cloth?

After all, what is involved here is the so-called family background, which is a very important interest.

The length of history books is limited, and it is impossible to include all celebrities, so there will be considerations about who should be included and who should not be included.

If it is the kind of top famous officials and generals, there is no controversy in cultivating it, but if it is several celebrities of similar levels, then who should be let in?

This is still the compilation of history books.

When it comes to things like "Wu Jing Zong Yao", which is about real interests, it is even more important to balance the interests of all parties.

Books like Wu Jing Zong Yao are comprehensive military books, which not only contain various battle histories and tactics, but also various weapons.

The most critical thing is the various functional departments and combat units within the military. If you are biased when editing the book, the importance of this unit department may increase a lot.

This book is being read by the emperor's ministers. Once the emperor's ministers feel that this department is important, won't the funds come in?

Therefore, if you are revising books, it is not easy. This is one of the reasons why revising books can lead to promotion - if you are able to balance the interests of all parties, then there will naturally be no problem in taking up more important positions.

The work is good, and everyone is rushing to do it, but it is also really tiring.

Xu Gongliang was almost slumped on the chair, when suddenly there was the sound of footsteps. The voice should be that of his son Zeng Xiaokuan. Xu Gongliang immediately reacted and sat upright.

——To teach your children to be strict, you must first correct yourself.

This is what Zeng Gongliang learned from his father Zeng Hui.

The next moment Zeng Xiaokuan rushed in.

Zhuo Gongliang frowned: "How did I teach you on weekdays, and why are you so reckless?"

Zeng Xiaokuan was scolded by his father, but he did not feel depressed. Instead, his face was full of excitement and admiration: "Father, your vision is really amazing!"

Another person came out, but it was Zeng Xiaokuan's eldest brother Zeng Xiaozong. Zeng Xiaozong and Xu Gongliang were almost carved out of the same mold. Not only their appearance but also their behavior were imitated by Zuo Gongliang. When he saw the reckless Zeng Xiaokuan, he also scolded:

"Xiao Kuan, be more steady!"

Zeng Xiaokuan smiled and said to his brother: "Brother, do you still remember Zhang Heng?"

Zeng Xiaozong nodded. He was hosting the apprenticeship ceremony on his father's behalf, so how could he not know it.

Zeng Xiaokuan handed one end of a scroll to Zeng Xiaozong like a treasure: "Brother, take this end."

Zeng Xiaozong didn't know why, but he still held it as instructed and cooperated with Zeng Xiaokuan to unfold the long axis.

Zhuo Gongliang smiled and said: "You went to Liangyuan today. Do you think the people who came to the meeting wrote a lot of poems? Is there one written by Zhang Heng?"

Zeng Xiaokuan smiled mysteriously and slowly opened the scroll. The scroll was three meters long and had a lot of densely written words on it. Zhuo Gongliang scanned it with the light and let out a surprised sound: "Who has gone today? At this level."

Isn’t it something that a supervisor can write?”

Zeng Xiaozong looked over and was immediately stunned: "Second brother, didn't you say that it was your classmates gathering in Liang Yuan today? Could it be that there were other people in Liang Yuan today? You were there to record these.

of?"

Zeng Xiaokuan originally wanted to appease his father and brother, but his long-term prestige prevented him from being presumptuous, so he could only say honestly: "This is a poem written by Zhang Heng at the poetry meeting."

Zhuo Gongliang's eyes lit up: "He still has this ability. Which poem is it? The quality of the poems on it is pretty good."

Zeng Xiaokuan said: "These are all."

Zhuo Gongliang was stunned for a moment.

Zeng Xiaozong scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about! What is the specific situation?"

Zeng Xiaokuan looked at his father and brother's expressions and knew that it would be unbelievable if he didn't explain the matter clearly, so he told the matter exactly as it was.

Just when I heard Han Zhen in the pavilion asking about the military affairs, Zhang Heng said nothing, but Zhu Gongliang didn't have any expression on his face.

When he heard provocations from scholars, Zhuo Gongliang responded calmly.

But when he heard Ding Du's son Ding Xi's provocation, Zeng Gongliang snorted coldly.

When he heard Zhang Heng's words of encouragement, Zuo Gongliang finally smiled.

From the beginning of the poetry contest, Zhuo Gongliang's expression became very exciting, especially when he came up with each poem, he had to carefully compare the words on the scroll for fear of mishearing.

When Han Jiang asked to stop, Jiang Gongliang breathed a sigh of relief: "Han Jiang is a smart man. If it really hurts my good disciple's heart, I will never let go of Han Zongwei!"

Han Zongwei is Han Yi’s real name.

After saying this, Zhuo Gongliang read the poems on the scroll again with great curiosity. The brothers Gaozhang and Zeng Xiaokuan smiled and said: "It is my luck to have such a good disciple, and it is also your luck. Xiaokuan, you

In the Imperial College, he was often on good terms with Zhang Heng.

Well, the two brothers Zhang and Zhangshu don't favor one over the other. They are both brothers, and they are probably extraordinary.

Xiaozong, you should also look for more opportunities to interact with them, invite them to your home for dinner, and communicate with them more to learn and so on. Don't be arrogant. You may have to ask your father as your father in the future.

I’m just asking for help from my disciples.”

Zeng Xiaokuan nodded repeatedly. Although Zeng Xiaozong nodded, he seemed a little unwilling.

Xu Gongliang naturally saw Zeng Xiaozong's reluctance, and he sighed in his heart. He knew that his eldest son was arrogant, and he had reminded him many times in the past, but in appearance he obeyed, but in fact he still went his own way.

As the saying goes, if you are less than a hundred years old, you will always worry about being a thousand years old.

The same is true for Shuo Gongliang. He has seen many families. When an outstanding person appears, the family is prosperous, but once the outstanding person falls, the family will fail.

Just like Han Yi's father-in-law Wang Dan, he himself was a famous prime minister in the Song Dynasty, but his sons had little potential. If nothing unexpected happened, the Wang family would be defeated in a few years.

Fortunately, Wang Dan had a good vision and found a promising son-in-law. His grandchildren also seemed to be promising and could help the family so that they would not fall into decline soon. This way, there would always be a chance to rise.

Now the eldest brother, Zeng Xiaozong, doesn't seem to be very successful, so it's up to the second brother and the others. If neither of them are successful, he should be ready as soon as possible.

This Zhang Heng might be the support of the Zeng family in the future.
Chapter completed!