Chapter 19 The Nineteenth Chapter

In the early morning of this day, the officials stood in line after saluting.Li Longji suddenly discovered that Zhang Jiazhen was coming today, so he asked, "Yuanqing, why didn't Zhang Jiazhen come to court?" Yuan Qianyao bowed out of the class and played: "Your Majesty, when the ministers were ordering the class, Zhang Ling sent someone to inform the ministers, saying that he would not come to court because he had always served his crimes at home." "What is he guilty of?" "The visitor was vague, and vaguely said that it seemed to be related to his younger brother's corruption."

"In this way, Zhang Jiayou has been corrupt, and Zhang Jiazhen has benefited as well!" Li Longji turned to Zhang and said, "Zhang Qing, what happened to Zhang Jiayou?" Zhang said that Shuofang's affairs had been settled, and he had returned to the capital three days ago.Seeing the emperor's inquiry, he hurried out of the class to play and said: "Your Majesty, the matter of Zhang Jiayou has been verified, and he also has a pleading here. He has accumulated more than 20,000 yuan in corruption over the years. Your Majesty, please show me the case. Where will the next step be to proceed with the trial?"

Li Longji heard that Zhang Jiayou was greedy for so little money, and he didn't want to pursue it any further, so he said: "He has already made a pleading, why bother to try again? Hmph, Zhang Jiayou is a third-rank official, how much salary does the court give him every year? But he is greedy for such a little Xiaoqian! I think he, a partial general, might not be able to do it." Li Longji's words are very clear, that is, he wants to demote Zhang Jiayou's official.Zhang Shuo asked: "Your Majesty, now that General Dingyuan, the official of the Wusan rank, is absent, how about Zhang Jiayou filling in?"

"Can such a greedy and despicable person still be a high-ranking official?" General Dingyuan is the fifth rank, and it seems that demoting Zhang Jiayou two ranks down is not enough. Zhang said cautiously and asked, "May I ask your majesty's will?" "Oh, find a more remote Zhechong mansion and let him be the captain of Zhechong." The captain of Zhechong in Zhechong mansion seems to be an official name, but he has no rank or rank, but a little salary provided by the imperial court. The ministers were shocked when they heard the words. A third-rank official was demoted to be the captain of Zhechong because of a small amount of money.

Li Longji seemed to have seen the intentions of the officials, and said: "During the time of Emperor Taizong, the elder Sun Shunde was corrupted. Emperor Taizong did not punish but rewarded the elder Sun Shunde to arouse his shame. The eldest Sun Shunde is both a relative of the emperor and an honor My lord, Emperor Taizong really wanted to convince people with virtue. Like Zhang Jiayou who is corrupt, I will not replace punishment with rewards, but must use laws as a rope to convince the world." Li Longji turned to Yuan Qianyao again and said: "Yuan Qing, you can tell Zhang Jiazhen. He is willing to serve his crimes at home, so let him wait at home."

Li Longji spoke like this, because what Wang Maozhong said suddenly came out of his mind.From this point of view, Zhang Jiazhen must have rushed to kill Wang Jun because he was afraid that Wang Jun would say something that was not good for Zhang Jiazhen.From this, Li Longji changed his impression of Zhang Jiazhen: This person seems to be simple-minded, and he claims to not own real estate or land, but he is really dirty inside, and he is really a hypocrite! Zhang Jiazhen waited for the crime in the house. First, he saw his younger brother Zhang Jiayou was demoted to be the captain of Zhechong in Hengyang Zhechong Prefecture. Another day later, the emperor granted Zhang Shuo as the order of Zhongshu, and he was demoted as the governor of Binzhou.When he arrived at this time, he knew that he had been fooled by Zhang Shuo this time.

On that day, Zhang said that he rushed back to the capital from Shuofang, and Zhang Jiazhen went to the mansion to visit immediately after hearing the news.The reason why Zhang Jiazhen was so eager was mainly because he wanted to inquire about his younger brother's case. Zhang Shuo said with a smile all over his face, "Zhang Ling is the superior, so for example, Zhang Shuo will go to visit first. How can Zhang Shuo bear it when you come here like this?" "Master Zhang Xiang is the official of Jiazhen, I should pay a visit to the mansion, as I should." Both of them knew the reason for meeting each other, and when Kuan sat down to talk, they got to the point in a few words.

Zhang Jiazhen said: "Oh, my heart aches when I learn that my sister-in-law is doing so much nonsense. Master Zhang, I don't know what is going on with my brother-in-law's case? I hope Master Zhang will take advantage of the fact that we have worked together for many years." Zhang Shuo shook his head and sighed, "Lingdi has always been too ostentatious, so there are many people who hate him. I am going to Shuofang, and the deputy envoy of Shuofang came up to talk about Lingdi. At that time, the Turkic soldiers were coming, so I let him go." He postponed the matter first for further discussion. After the Turkic personnel affairs were over, I reviewed the matter of Lingdi. Alas, Lingdi was a little bolder. I think he relied on Zhang Ling's power and was a bit unscrupulous. He was greedy for money. How little, there are more than 100,000 yuan!"

"More than 100,000 yuan? Is there so much?" "Yes, there are several people's pleadings here, please Zhang Ling take a closer look. Brother Ling's matter is too bold. If you come before the Holy One, I'm afraid you won't get any benefits." Zhang Jiazhen was very anxious when she heard the words, and said repeatedly: "What's the matter? What's the matter? Mr. Zhang, I hope you will look at Jiazhen's face and try to cover it up." Zhang Shuo shook his head and remained silent for a while. Zhang Jiazhen said: "Master Zhang, how about I and my sister-in-law try to raise money and return it doubled to redeem my sister-in-law's crime?"

"There are many people who know about this matter. If you cover it up like this, it is a crime of deceiving the emperor! Zhang Ling, I am also involved in this." Zhang Jiazhen had no choice but to sigh blindly.Zhang Jiazhen lost her father since she was a child, and she cared very much for her younger brother Zhang Jiayou. It is precisely because of this that he cares so much. Zhang said that he watched with cold eyes and felt that the heat was about the same, so he sighed again: "We have been colleagues for many years, if we don't take care of brother Ling, we will lose our friendship. Zhang Ling, I have thought of a way, I wonder if it will work?"

When Zhang Jiazhen heard the words, it was like a drowning man catching a life-saving straw. He was overjoyed and said in a loud voice: "Master Zhang has a lot of wisdom. If he has a way, it will not be bad. Please tell me." Zhang said that he paused for a moment, and then said resolutely: "The emperor has already heard about the incident of brother's embezzlement, and now it is a foolish thing to say that it is false. Well, we can play tricks on his stolen money, for example If we don’t say the whole thing, but just the fraction, then there will be only more than 20,000 yuan left over 100,000 yuan, so that some crimes can be mitigated.” Hearing this, Zhang Jiazhen knelt down suddenly, and said, "My younger brother was rescued entirely with Master Zhang's help. If my younger brother passes this test, Jiazhen will be grateful for Master Zhang's great kindness for the rest of her life." Seeing this, Zhang Shuo hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhang Jiazhen, and said repeatedly: "How can Zhang Ling do this? Please stand up, please." After he helped Zhang Jiazhen into the seat, he firmly said: "Please rest assured Zhang Ling, the matter will be settled Let’s do it this way. In case something happens, I will take it upon myself.” Zhang Jiazhen tightly held Zhang Shuo's hand and said, "Master Zhang, don't worry, you and I know about this matter, don't dare to leak any information." Zhang said he thought for a while, and then said: "Well, this is the way to do this matter! However, Brother Ling still has something to do after all. In order to reduce the responsibility of Brother Ling, Zhang Ling seems to have to do something." "Master Zhang, please tell me, Jiazhen will obey." "Well, you are the order of Zhongshu, and you were a servant before that. You have worked diligently for the Holy One for many years. You have both credit and hard work. Maybe the Holy Majesty will look at your merits and show mercy to Brother Ling." "What Mr. Zhang said is true, I will enter the palace to see the Holy Majesty, so as to plead with the Holy Majesty in person." Zhang Shuo shook his head and said, "It's too straightforward to beg in person. If the Holy One refuses in person, there will be no chance of turning around. According to me, you have to come up with a pathetic way to make progress and retreat .” "Sad Fa'er?" "That's right. For example, if you don't go to the court, and you stay at home in plain clothes and treat your crimes, the Holy Majesty will definitely ask you when he sees that you are not going to court. Maybe the Holy Majesty will be soft-hearted and send someone to call you back to the court, and nothing will happen." Zhang Jiazhen was overjoyed, and bowed to thank him: "Master Zhang is really full of wisdom and tricks. Master Zhang, when you go to court tomorrow morning, I hope you will say more good things in front of the Holy One." "Of course. Well, Zhang Ling, if you think about it again, is there any other better plan?" "This plan is very good, so don't think about other plans anymore. Master Zhang, Jiazhen will leave now. From now on, my brother-in-law and I will pray day and night for Master Zhang's great kindness." So there are so many accidents. After a few days, Zhang Jiazhen finally tasted something. Zhang Jiayou's embezzlement happened, but Zhang Jiazhen had nothing to do with it.Zhang Shuo persuaded Zhang Jiazhen not to go to the court, but to stay at home and serve the crime, obviously wanting to direct the sewage to Zhang Jiazhen.When Li Longji learned of this situation, the first thing he thought of was that Zhang Jiazhen was also guilty. Coupled with the wind that Wang Maozhong had blown in his ear before, Zhang Jiazhen was dismissed. After Zhang Jiazhen figured out these clues, she regretted endlessly, thinking why couldn't she see through Zhang's cunning in the first place?Then remembering that my younger brother had nothing to do before, why did my younger brother's corruption come to light after Zhang talked about Shuofang?From this point of view, it is no longer a day for Zhang Shuo to think carefully about the order of the book. This is Zhang Shuo's trap. Zhang Jiazhen sighed and sighed in the house, muttering just one sentence: "Why are you in a hurry?" Thinking of Zhang saying that after all, he hid 100,000 yuan for his younger brother, although Zhang Jiazhen was annoyed, she didn't dare to make a noise with Zhang.If this matter is exposed, Zhang said that although it is not beautiful, the guilt of himself and his brother will be aggravated.At this time, Zhang Jiazhen admired Zhang Shuo's skill even more: if you want to seek big benefits, you must first give others small benefits, so that you can not only gain the gratitude of others, but also form a group of stakeholders. Zhang Jiazhen couldn't think about it, so she had to pack up her bags sadly and went to Binzhou to take up her post. Yao Chong finally ran out of fuel and came to the end of his life.Hearing the sad news, Li Longji went to Yao Chong's house to express his condolences, and stayed there for a day.He was given the title of governor of Yangzhou, and his posthumous posthumous title was literature. At that time, the funeral ceremony was extremely complicated. Because Yao Chong was a first-rank official, Honglu Qing had to protect his funeral, and all officials entered Yao Chong's house like flowing water to express their condolences. Zhang said that it was the order of Zhongshu, so of course he had to go to Yao Chong's house to express his condolences. After Zhang Shuo entered Yao Chong's house to lay a ceremony, Yao Chong's three sons kowtowed to Zhang Shuo to express their gratitude. Yao Chong's eldest son and second son live in Luoyang, and because of their misbehavior, their official careers have gradually declined; the third son, Yao Yi, is currently the Prince Sheren.At this funeral, every time important guests came, Yao Yi would come forward to receive them. Yao Yi got up and bowed and said: "Master Zhang, I have a good relationship with my late father, please enter the side room and let my nephew serve tea." Zhang said that he wanted to leave after paying homage, but when he saw Yao Yi's sincere invitation, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll just sit down for a while. Alas, Yao Gong passed away suddenly, and my heart can't stop." Yao Yi respectfully introduced Zhang Shuo into the side room. Zhang Shuo found that this room seemed to be Yao Chong's study before his death. It was surrounded by piles of letters and some old bamboo slips. Hobbies, Mr. Yao’s best plan in daily life, where does he have the leisure time to study?” Yao Yi could hear the teasing meaning in Zhang's words, and dared not respond, he bowed and put the teacup on the table in front of him. Zhang Shuo got up and walked to the place where the bamboo slips were piled up. He gently pulled out a bunch of bamboo slips and unfolded them. After examining them carefully, he couldn't help but let out a soft sigh and sighed: "Oh, this is the earliest manuscript I have ever seen. Where did Mr. Yao get it?" How about such a treasure?" This bamboo slip is dark yellow in color and simple in appearance, Zhang Shuo can tell at a glance that it is a bamboo slip from the pre-Qin period.He looked at the characters on the slips again, and saw that the black font was clear. After the Janes were completed, a layer of tung oil was covered on the characters to make the characters last forever. Yao Yi replied: "My father loved to collect these bamboo slips. My nephew doesn't know where he got this pile of bamboo slips. It seems that my nephew saw this bamboo slips when he remembered things, and my father cherished them all when he traveled around. It shows that my father is very serious. Love this thing." Zhang said: "Yao Gong has always loved collecting, and I have heard of him before. Oh, the rare objects on the case are probably also in Yao Gong's collection." The tables on the left facing the window are filled with some curiosities.Zhang said that he walked over and took a Duan inkstone to look carefully. He saw that the Duan inkstone was bright yellow. The craftsman cleverly used the shape of the original stone to carve it into a pine tree with two cranes standing on it.After Zhang Shuo watched, he nodded and said: "This stone must have come from Mount Lanke. The carving is very fine, and it is indeed the top grade among Duan inkstones." Duan inkstone began to be produced in the early Tang Dynasty, and the stone was produced in Duanxi in Lanke Mountain, Lingyangxia, the eastern suburb of Duanzhou (now Zhaoqing, Guangzhou).Duan inkstones were not expensive when they appeared, but they were actually commonly used by literati and inkmen.However, the stone of Duan inkstone is solid, lubricated, delicate, and delicate. No matter it is hot or cold, if you press the heart of the inkstone with your hand, it will be blue and dark green, and the water vapor will not dry for a long time, so there is a saying of "Ha Qi grinds ink".Some master craftsmen began to carve flowers and birds on the Duan inkstone, so that the Duan inkstone can be used for viewing, so its value gradually increased. On the case, there is also a handwritten letter by Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi, as well as brush washers and paperweights, all of which are colorful in color and luster, clearly belonging to a long time ago.Zhang said that he observed each piece one by one, and he was amazed. While answering carefully, Yao Yi carefully observed Zhang Shuo's expression. Zhang Shuoguan stopped and returned to his seat, sighing: "Yao Gong is indeed a caring person. It is not easy to hold so many treasures in his arms. My nephew, I advise you to store these objects well, so as not to When others see it, they will definitely say that Yao Gong was good at collecting money during his lifetime." Hearing this, Yao Yi suddenly knelt down in front of Zhang Shuo and kowtowed: "My nephew thanks Mr. Zhang for his caring words. Mr. Zhang, my nephew has a heartfelt request. I hope Mr. Zhang will definitely agree." Seeing this, Zhang said, he got up and pulled Yao Yi up, and said, "If you have anything to say, you can stand up and say it, why is it so solemn?" Yao Yi stood up and said: "Master Zhang, these objects are all beloved by my late father. Now that my father has passed away, the juniors will definitely see things and think about others when they look at them again, which will add to their grief. My nephew Discussed with the two elder brothers one day, Mr. Zhang is the leader of Wenzong in the world, and it is most suitable for Mr. Zhang to store these objects. My nephews want to dedicate this item to Mr. Zhang, please do not refuse it.” Zhang Shuo was overjoyed when he heard the words.Zhang said that he knew the goods, and the objects in Yao Chong's collection were all high-quality goods. Not to mention that the collection would cost a lot of money, the most important thing is that these collections are hard to find, even if you have money, you may not be able to get them.It seems that Brother Yao Yi didn't realize the value of this thing, so he opened his mouth easily to give it away, didn't he get a big deal?Zhang said that although he thought so in his heart, his face did not show any joy. He waved his hands repeatedly and said, "How can this be possible? The old items of Mr. Yao are collected by your brothers, and it happens that you miss relatives when you see them. If you give them away at will, and if Mr. Yao knows about them, You brothers will be blamed too." "Master Zhang, please don't worry. My late father once said that our three brothers are not literary people. It is not appropriate to collect these objects. We must give them to people who are destined." When Zhang Shuo heard the words, he suddenly felt a sudden bump in his heart.However, after all, he was very fond of these objects, so he didn't think about it deeply, so he said with a smile: "It turns out that Yao Gong also has this intention, oh, why did he think so?" Yao Yi bowed and said: "If Master Zhang does not abandon it, my nephew will immediately send family members to enshrine these items into Master Zhang's house. Please do not refuse, Master Zhang." Zhang said that he pondered for a while, but finally he couldn't let go of this thing in his heart, so he sighed: "If I don't take it, I will fail your good intentions. Forget it, I will keep this pile of bamboo slips and that square inkstone for collection temporarily. I’ll enjoy it for a while, and I’ll return the original.” Seeing that Zhang Shuo agreed to collect it, Yao Yi beamed with joy, and said, "So, my nephews are grateful to Mr. Zhang for fulfilling my father's wish." Yao Yi knew that as long as this thing enters Zhang Shuo's house, it will be beaten with cooked meat. ——There is no going back.Zhang said that he would return the original things, but that is not true. The two exchanged a few more words, Zhang said to get up and leave, and Yao Yi respectfully waited on him with the curtain closed.Yao Yi and Yao Yi over there saw Zhang saying that he wanted to leave, so they hurried over to see him off.The two elder brothers quietly inquired about Yao Yi's eyes, and read affirmative answers from them.Then the three brothers knelt down in front of Zhang Shuo again, kowtowing repeatedly without saying a word. Zhang said that he felt very strange when he saw this, and hurried forward to help the three of them up one by one, and asked, "Why is this?" Yao Yi, the eldest son of Yao Chong, wept and said: "Master Zhang, my nephews are not filial, and I hope Master Zhang will help me." "How can you be unfilial?" "Master Zhang, after my father passed away, the inscription on the tombstone of my nephews has remained empty until now because of my nephews' incompetence. My nephews want to beg Master Zhang to fulfill their wishes, in the name of being unfilial." "Oh, you want me to write for Yao Gong?" The three sons replied in unison: "Yes, I hope Master Zhang will take pity on you." Zhang said that at this time, he was the prime minister and the leader of Wenzong in the world. He was handsome in writing and precise in thinking.It is even more difficult to find one of the characters. When Yao Chong and Zhang Shuo were colleagues, there were both cooperation and confrontation. Especially in the first year of Kaiyuan, Yao Chong had just become prime minister, and he instigated Li Longji to demote Zhang Shuo.According to Zhang's mood, he would not write an inscription for Yao Chong to make things better. However, Zhang Shuo received a big gift from Yao Yi today, and the item was Zhang Shuo's favorite thing. The so-called soft hand, how could Zhang Shuo refuse the request of the three sons? Zhang said he thought about it for a while, but after all he was reluctant to part with the pile of bamboo slips and the square inkstone, and thought that writing an article by himself would be too worthwhile compared with this, so he resolutely said: "Okay, I promise you, I will just write it down." Write an inscription for Yao Gong." The third son of the Yao family was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hastily kowtowed to thank him.The third son sent Zhang Shuo out of the gate, Yao Yi said again: "Master Zhang, my late father will be buried soon, please Master Zhang write the inscription sooner." Zhang said: "I'll write it when I get home. How about it, you can send someone to pick it up tomorrow." Yao Yi said: "My nephew will wait in front of the Zun's mansion before tomorrow's hour." Zhang said with a smile: "For such a trivial matter, just send a servant to the mansion. Where do you need Mr. Yao to go?" Yao Yi said: "Such beautiful writing, of course my nephews will welcome you respectfully." Before Yao Chong died, he divided the property among his three sons equally, and arranged all kinds of funeral affairs properly.He was lying on the couch that day, and suddenly he let out a long sigh, feeling very sad. The third son asked why, and Yao Chong sighed: "Although my father's life was full of twists and turns, after all, he was in charge of the court and did many things for the court. Empress Zetian, Emperor Ruizong, and even the current emperor who came here, all treated them like fathers. Now they are the first-rank officials and the Duke of the state, which can be described as the most glorious. I have no regrets in my heart, I have no regrets in my heart! But I just remembered something , After all, there was nothing to do, so I had to sigh." The third son knew that if his father felt embarrassing, it must be extremely difficult, and they couldn't think about it.However, the father is about to die, and if there are unfinished business, the son should also ask clearly. "The matter of my inscription is still pending." Yao Yi said: "The sons originally wanted to ask Prime Minister Song to write for them, but my father didn't allow it. I don't know who my father really wants?" Yao Chong rolled his eyes and asked, "You should know who is the first person to write an inscription in the world?" Zhang said that he is famous all over the world, and his three sons certainly know it.However, they also knew about the delicate relationship between Zhang Shuo and his father. If Zhang Shuo was asked to write an article for his father, Zhang Shuo would definitely refuse.After listening to Yao Chong's voice, they knew that their father wanted Zhang Shuo to write the article for themselves, thinking that this was impossible, the three brothers suddenly lost their voices. Yao Chongdao: "Zhang said that he hates me so much, and asking him to write an article to praise me is a difficult thing to do. But, my father has never understood the difficult things in the world all his life. Zhang said that he wrote the article, not for the sake of fame, but actually he was still thinking about you three brothers." The three brothers asked why. "Now there are rumors outside that Zhang said that he hates me very much. Now that he is the prime minister, he will be able to gain power for a while with his talent. Zhang said that there are many problems, but he is not narrow-minded. He will not do anything to you in the future. However Between heaven and earth, people’s hearts are the worst. People know that Zhang Shuo and I are not on good terms, and they may try different ways to squeeze you brothers to please Zhang Shuo. If Zhang Shuo can write an article for his father, people in the world will definitely think we are The past has been cleared, and it will be of great benefit to you brothers." When the three brothers saw their father dying, they were still thinking about the future of their sons. They couldn't help being very moved, and tears flowed from their eyes. Yao Chong closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then opened his eyes and said, "I have an idea, let's try it." "I am a first-class Duke, and all officials will come to pay homage after my death. Zhang said that it is the order of Zhongshu, but he is unwilling in his heart, but he will definitely come because of face." The third son couldn't help crying when he heard his father mentioning his death. Yao Chong scolded: "Why are you crying? Shut up, don't cry anymore! Let me tell you, Zhang Shuo also has the problem of being greedy for money. He likes to show off and is especially fond of expensive stationery. Sanlang, I have some rare things. The objects and those ancient books are estimated to be able to enter Zhang Shuo's eyes. When he comes to pay homage, you must lead him into the study and try to let him see these objects." Yao Yi asked timidly, "What if he doesn't enter the study after paying his respects?" "Idiots! Could it be that you can't even do this? It goes without saying." Yao Chong was in a hurry and couldn't help coughing. Yao Yi hurried up to help beat his back, and said anxiously: "Father, don't worry, the sons have to invite Zhang Shuo into the study if they say anything." Yao Chong adjusted his breath slowly, calmed down so slowly, nodded and said: "That's good. Sanlang, Zhang Shuo saw these objects after entering the study, and he will definitely observe them one by one. You seize the opportunity and earnestly ask Zhang Shuo to collect these objects. If he agrees, when he leaves, you three brothers will kneel down and beg for the inscription, and he will definitely agree to it despite being difficult." The three brothers never imagined that after the death of their father, they still set up such a good plan for Zhang Shuo. They were not afraid that Zhang Shuo would not give in, and their hearts spontaneously arose in admiration. Yao Chong said again: "Huh, that one said he was very clever. Although he fell into the trap for a while, he will eventually wake up. You must ask for the inscription back the next day after he promised to write the article, and prepare the stone tablet, and the craftsman will carve it immediately; The idea is presented to the Holy One, and the approval of the Holy One is obtained. Hmph, in this way, Zhang said that even if he wants to repent, there is nothing he can do." When the third son heard this, he was greatly impressed.A few days later, Yao Chong passed away as expected, and the three brothers acted according to their plan, Zhang said that he was really fooled. Yao Yi got Zhang Shuo's writing, and after getting it, he didn't even read it, and immediately flew to the mansion on horseback, so that the craftsmen immediately chiseled the words according to the writing. The three brothers read the inscription carefully at this time, and saw that Zhang Shuo praised Yao Chong's character and career in the article, and described his daily admiration and admiration. Years old, the merits of Tingdu have survived." The three brothers saw that the text said a lot of good things about their father, so they were relieved and smiled. Yao Yi asked people to copy the inscription into several copies, and wanted to enter the palace to present the original text to the emperor.At this time, Gao Lishi entered the government according to the order, Yao Yi hurriedly submitted the article written by Zhang Shuo, and asked Gao Lishi to forward it to the emperor. Zhang said that after going to court that day, he suddenly remembered this matter while walking on the road, so he thought about it carefully, slapped his thigh suddenly, and exclaimed: "I was fooled, but I still fell for this old man." Daoer!" I went to the Yao Mansion to pay homage that day, and then I was left to serve tea, and then I looked at the bamboo slips and rare objects, and then the three brothers invited each other verbally, this is clearly a routine planned in advance.Such a meticulous arrangement is very similar to Yao Chong's method. The reason why he is deeply trapped is because he thinks that Yao Chong is dead. It is difficult for these three little brothers to be so wise.Zhang said at this moment, he thought to himself, what if these tricks were arranged by Yao Chong before his death? Zhang said that thinking of this, he hurriedly ordered to follow behind him: "You enter Yao's mansion quickly, and claim the manuscript back because it is defective and needs to be revised." Not long after Zhang said that he entered the Yamen, the relative came in a hurry and reported that the Yao family had submitted the manuscript to the emperor. After hearing what Zhang had said, he returned to his seat slumped, and Yao Chong's wrinkled and often smiling face seemed to appear in front of his eyes.Zhang said that he knew that the quick retrieval of the manuscript and the quick submission of the manuscript to the emperor, and the steles and craftsmen had already been prepared in the house, was clearly the plan of Yao Chongshi, and the three brothers of the Yao family definitely did not have such meticulous and quick means. If you submit the manuscript to the emperor, you can ask for it and get it back; the inscription has been engraved on the stone, and the matter is a foregone conclusion. Zhang Shuo let out a long sigh, and seemed to be talking to himself: "Old Yao Chong, it seems that you have the upper hand! Thanks to your death, otherwise how could I, Zhang Shuo, turn around?" The story spread slowly, people sighed Yao Chong's wisdom, and laughed at Zhang's ignorance and fun, so the story of this episode was named "Dead Yao Chong's calculation and living Zhang's theory", which became a popular story for a while. Zhang said that when he had an audience with Li Longji one day later, he saw Li Longji holding up the manuscript and praised: "Zhang Qing, I'm so relieved that you can praise Yao Gong so highly." Zhang said that he couldn't laugh or cry, and said against his will: "Mr. Yao said ten things to the emperor and then assisted the government, and he was good at adapting to the affairs of the world. It is really difficult to praise Mr. Yao's merits in one out of ten." Li Longji smiled and said: "Zhang Qingwen is famous all over the world. If you can't write well, who can write it? Well, I read it several times, and I think you put your heart into it." "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment." "Haha, at the request of Yao Chong's son, you received a lot of editing fees for this article, right?" Zhang Shuo was startled, knowing that the emperor knew the details, so he didn't dare to hide it, and said: "The son of Yao Chong first gave ancient books and Duan inkstones, and then asked for writing. Your Majesty, I really love those bamboo slips and Duan inkstones, so I half pushed and half accepted them." It's over." "Half push? Haha. Zhang Qing's words are very good. Zhang Qing, in fact, you don't take a penny, and you should write for Yao Gong. The reason why you are a minister, do you know who recommends you?" "I don't know, could it be Yao Gong?" "Yes, it is Mr. Yao. After Song Jing passed away, Mr. Yao strongly recommended you as his successor." Zhang said that he could not think of Yao Chong recommending himself to the emperor, and at that moment, he was a little stunned.