Yue Fei and Zhang Rong were almost stunned at the same time, and Yang Yizhong who followed them was also stunned for a moment.
After a moment, Zhang Rong felt even more ashamed: "The emperor is so sincere and righteous. I didn't expect that I would mess around and not only make myself look bad, but also ruin the emperor's arrangement... I should have known better. How could a fisherman and a pirate marry such a handsome man?"
Zhao Jiu shook his head and continued, "Today's matter is not because you, Taiwei Zhang, were born a fisherman. No matter how ridiculous our dynasty is, we no longer have the few surnames and aristocrats of the Tang Dynasty. The hundreds of surnames are lined up in a row. Although there is a certain order, they are also words on a piece of paper. Therefore, since you have become a military governor and a Taiwei, your family background is really not a problem... Today's key point lies in the distinction between civil and military officials."
During the Song Dynasty, civil officials were valued and military officials were despised. Not to mention Yue Fei and Yang Yi Zhong, who had been in the army for a long time and knew the truth, even Zhang Rong would probably realize it when he heard this.
"The civil and military are separated." Zhao Jiu deliberately avoided the words "noble and humble", but everyone knew it. "This is a tradition that has been created for hundreds of years after the indiscriminate killing of military leaders during the Five Dynasties and the end of the Tang Dynasty. Although it is now a time of war and the increasing importance of military generals is unstoppable, it is still difficult to change the hearts of the people for hundreds of years... As for tomorrow's matter, since it is embarrassing, it will not work out. Anyway, we will have plenty of opportunities in the future. However, since I have come to see General Zhang today, I must tell him my original intention to avoid General Zhang's misunderstanding... It is really difficult to change the tradition of hundreds of years, but in my heart, there is no noble or humble!"
In the end, I still have to use the words "noble and humble" because this is the problem.
Hearing this, Yue Fei took the lead and bowed together with Zhang Rong. Yang Yi Zhong, who was standing in front of the door, was startled for a moment and suddenly went out.
Of course, having come to this, and having said all that, there seems to be nothing more to say, and there is an inevitable silence in the courtyard... Because in the final analysis, it is still the same old saying, to tolerate each other for the sake of the country.
But no matter how much you endure it, you always feel very frustrated.
Especially in this incident, no one actually did anything wrong, it was just a misunderstanding at most, but because it involved the problem of the civil and military system, some people suffered unwarranted injustice.
In order to avoid resentment from these useful people, Emperor Zhao had to rush to be the punching bag with everyone else.
However, just when the courtyard was silent for a moment, Yang Yi Zhong hurried back and came to report in the court - the newly-crowned Jinshi Yu Yunwen had actually returned.
"Call him in."
Zhao Jiu felt powerless and aggrieved, but he couldn't vent it on Zhang Rong. Instead, he got angry when he heard that the other person involved had returned... According to what he thought, if this person agreed, wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?
I have no idea why I should be the son-in-law for no reason.
You are a descendant of a famous family, you passed the imperial examination at the age of 20, but you were tied up by a military governor who was a pirate. He wants you to marry his daughter... You don't know whether she is black or white, pretty or ugly... Anyone with a little self-respect would refuse.
But who made Yu Yunwen just a twenty-year-old empty-headed scholar?
How can he be compared with Chief Zhang, who has tens of thousands of soldiers and guards one side for the country?
Reason is reason, but now we need to talk about usefulness, usefulness to the country, not usefulness to the officials themselves! Since you are useless, you deserve to be humiliated.
"Why would a newly-appointed Jinshi have to go back?" Emperor Zhao, who was sitting in the courtyard enjoying the breeze, smiled at the tall young Jinshi. "It's just a misunderstanding. There was General Yue in front and I in the back. I came here in person to talk to General Zhang... It's better to go back to the Imperial Academy and have a rest. After the Qionglin Banquet tomorrow, I'm afraid I'll have to parade in the streets with flowers in my hair!"
Yu Yunwen bowed his head in confusion, but his mind was already in a mess.
He had just been rescued by Yue Fei, and he just wanted to escape in a panic. Halfway through the run, he felt that he had overreacted and embarrassed General Zhang... After all, the other party was a favorite general of the emperor, and he was a newly-minted Jinshi. If he went back in such a panic, and the news spread, there would probably be some rumors, saying that he was a sour Confucian who despised the current generals, or that these warriors did not take the pillars of the court seriously.
Unexpectedly, the official was here, which also verified his previous thoughts.
This matter is not that simple.
"I... if I go back now, I'm afraid there will be rumors." Yu Yunwen, who was supposed to be meeting the emperor for the second time, but in fact it was the first time, thought for a while and said the truth in his heart. "So I came back to save General Zhang from embarrassment."
"It's not that serious." Zhao Jiu responded kindly. "This is just a misunderstanding. Even if there are one or two things wrong, how can I blame you?"
Zhang Rong also quickly spoke out to persuade him.
Upon hearing this, Yu Yunwen was almost moved to tears of gratitude. He felt that the emperor was a good emperor, and the general was a good general. They were all well-educated, amiable, and very kind. How could they be as inappropriate as Brother Hu Quan said?
If you say it is inappropriate, that kind of article can only be ranked fifth.
Thinking of this, the newly-appointed scholar bowed again and again.
PS: I have finished catching up... I promise not to make any mistakes... Thank you for your tolerance...
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