In the Yizhou government office, Zhang Dun was very sick and had nothing to do these days.

Although the local officials do not have high-ranking officials and generous salaries, they can still find food to feed themselves. If Zhang Dun and Zhang Zihou had seen these silverfish poaching the Song Dynasty, they would have used them long ago.

His thunderous methods will make people submissive. If they deserve to be jailed, they will be jailed, and if they deserve to be raped, they will be raped.

Nowadays, Zhang Dun, who has experienced the ups and downs of life, no longer cares about these little people.

His only pleasure before was to bully Su Shi's disciple, Zhou Yuan, the magistrate of Yishui County.

But the sense of accomplishment of catching a subordinate bullied to death is very low. Especially since this person is still weak, he can't get excited at all.

He bullied Zhou Yuan and hoped to see Zhou Yuan lose his temper and file a complaint against his teacher Su Shi.

Unfortunately, after waiting for a long time, Su Shi did not come to him to argue with him.

This made Zhang Dun very disappointed. He felt that Zhou Yuan was just a coward. Bullying such a coward had no sense of accomplishment and he found it embarrassing. Especially since Zhou Yuan was having a very difficult life now and was about to become a leader in Yizhou officialdom.

laughing stock.

His wife is here.

He thought he could have a concubine while his wife was away and live a happy life.

Then he tragically discovered that the tigress at home was here. He didn't even dare to go back to the county government office. The dignified magistrate of Yishui County was scared by his wife and didn't dare to go back to the county government office.

Such a coward would not be able to arouse Zhang Dun's interest.

But today, it seems a little different.

A letter from Yingzhou was delivered to Zhang Dun's desk via the inn's express horse.

The moment he saw the familiar words on the envelope, Zhang Dun felt a little complicated. He once regarded Su Shi as a lifelong friend, and even wanted to defend Su Shi at the expense of embarrassing Wang Anshi. For the sake of his friend, he embarrassed his elder brother Wang Anshi.

He deceived a group of younger brothers into thinking that his second brother had betrayed him. But after he had paid so much, he still got betrayed.

It's like an infatuated woman who, after tearing out her heart and soul, was ruthlessly abandoned by a scumbag.

Zhang Dun doesn't have many friends.

He was a Jinshi in the second year of Jiayou and the fourth year of Jiayou. Among them, he voluntarily gave up his status as a Jinshi in the second year of Jiayou and refused the emperor's imperial edict, because the number one scholar that year was his nephew, and his uncle was under his nephew. He was ashamed.

He wanted to be an official. He was going to take the exam again next year. Whether he was proud of his talent or narrow-minded, he was a straightforward person anyway. So he took the provincial and imperial examinations again in the fourth year of Jiayou's reign. This time, he won the imperial examination.

But unfortunately, he did not win the first prize. The first prize was taken away by Liu Ji and Liu Zhidao, which made him very angry.

He knew that his nephew Zhang Heng's knowledge was equal to his own. This was just the level of writing and poetry. Not to mention the ability to govern local areas and govern, few people could compare with him.

But what is Liu Ji?

This is a guy who is famous for his filial piety, but he is a shallow person.

In Zhang Dun's view, Liu Ji's success as the number one scholar was purely a show.

Liu Ji was also the only official in the Song Dynasty who refused to take office because his grandmother was not acclimatized to the place where he took office. It was strange, right? It was so strange, but the emperor and the courtiers recognized him as the most filial person in the world, and we must support him.

This made Zhang Dun very angry, and at the same time very contemptuous. Filial piety is right, but using filial piety as a show is too much. If you really want to be filial to your grandmother, why would you come out to take the imperial examination? Wouldn't it be better to spend your old age with your grandmother in your hometown?

Wanting fame and wealth at the same time, isn't this the behavior of a villain?

Because of his dislike for Liu Ji, he didn't speak politely to his classmates in the same department.

However, he insisted on being ranked as a Jinshi in Ding Youke, but it was Jihaike who was in Jiayou's fourth year who allowed him to obtain the official position.

Of course, in the second year of Jiayou's reign, there were many talented people in the Dingyou Department, which may be the reason why Zhang Dun preferred to hang out in this department. Zeng Gong, Su Shi, Su Che, Cheng Hao, Zhang Zai, Zhu Guangting, Lu Huiqing, Lin Xi, Zhang Cao

, Wang Shao, Deng Wan, Jiang Zhiqi, which one is not a world-renowned talent?

Among the eight great masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, three of them were Jinshi in this subject, and Zhang Zai, the founder of the Guandong School, was the one who said - "Establish a mind for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, carry on the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations."

Zhang Zihou. Zhang Zai’s character is exactly the same as Zhang Dun.

There was also Cheng Hao, one of the two Chengs, who founded Neo-Confucianism.

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On the contrary, the Jinshi in the fourth year of Jiayou was very weak and could not be compared with the Ding Youke in the second year of Jiayou.

During their interactions, Zhang Dun and Su Shi had the most compatible personalities. Ding Youke's Jinshi was an amazing person in terms of talent and learning. But in terms of personality, he was a little out of touch, and Su Shi danced more joyfully than him.

In fact, when the two of them are together, there is no burden at all, they talk eloquently, and they come home happily every time.

Unfortunately, Zhang Dun finally discovered that Su Shi was not the Su Shi he had regarded as his lifelong confidant, and he changed his mind.

Out of love comes hatred.

Zhang Dun was not a woman and could not understand the resentment involved. But his hatred for Su Shi was actually similar to the hatred a woman would have for a man after being abandoned.

He gave his true love, but he didn't expect that he would be deceived in return.

This is the biggest thorn between them, and Zhang Dun's character has become even more perverse because he has been suppressed by the old party in recent years.

Zhang Dun never expected that he would receive a letter from Su Shi.

There has been no communication between them for many years, and their relationship has become increasingly bad, to the point where they will not even nod when they meet.

"Father!"

"go out!"

His son Zhang Shuo reminded his father in a low voice, who had been sitting in the study all day. Apart from worry, he was more curious, who made his father unhappy again? Zhang Dun's late wife Zhang and his four sons all knew

What kind of person is Zhang Dun?

He is very small-minded, not only towards outsiders but even more towards his family members.

Take the son of his own family as an example. The family tradition of the Zhang family is really strong. Not to mention the clan members, Zhang Dun’s nephew is still the top scholar. He was the top scholar in the Dingyou subject in the second year of Jiayou. This subject is also highly praised in the history of imperial examinations.

He is the best in one subject, which shows how powerful he is as the number one scholar. Zhang Dun's four sons are not simple either. The eldest son, Zhang Ze, is a Jinshi, and was driven home by the old man to farm; the second son, Zhang Chi, is a Jinshi in high school.

Ranked tenth in the second class, Zhang Dun told his son that you have learned enough, but your heart is not black enough, so go farm!

The third child was awarded the title Zhang, and he was still a Jinshi. Zhang Dun was still unwilling to let his son become an official, so he simply told his son that your father lacked someone to run errands, so don't become an official.

When his fourth son, Zhang Yuan, became the fifth Jinshi in high school, Zhang Dun really had no excuse at all. He had no choice but to pinch his nose and let his son become an official.

But the younger son never received any attention from his father Zhang Dun.

Following him is the third son, Professor Zhang, who is a dignified scholar, but he can only run errands with his father.

In comparison, the children of the Su family are far worse than the Zhang family. Su Shi's sons, the eldest and the second, really can't go to high school. They can only be kind to a minor official. Even Su Guo, who is the most knowledgeable,

One time he failed in the imperial examination.

After finally making up his mind and opening Su Shi's letter, he was stunned.

Su Shi actually wrote a sincere letter of repentance. He was unworthy of his deep love for his friends and felt full of remorse.

There are a lot of bala bala, there is no doubt about Su Shi’s literary talents, they hit the depths of Zhang Dun’s soul. But this result is not what Zhang Dun wants!
Chapter completed!