It was already in the morning and it was dark, but the hall in Tong Mansion was brightly lit, with more than a dozen guests gathered. Many slaves were shuttled through the tables and delivered the best wine and dishes to their desks, and soon filled the wine tables.

Tong Guan, who was sitting in the head, raised his glass and rushed to Sun Tu, who was not far from him, laughed and said, "Sun Tu, you have made a big frown for me today. Come on, I wish you a glass of wine, and I wish you a chance to become an official today and have a bright future!"

Sun Tu quickly raised the wine and said he didn't dare to drink it. He drank the wine in the glass. The other guests around him were not surprised by this, because in just half a day, what happened in Class 3 had already spread to everyone. Everyone knew that Sun Tu did perform very well this time, which made Tong Shuai look good in front of the emperor.

After putting down the wine glass, Sun Tucai said modestly: "I know that I can be appreciated by Tongshuai today. If you hadn't recommended me to participate in today's shooting test palace, I would never have been able to be awarded an official position."

"That's true, it depends on your own ability. This time I recommended three people to participate in the shooting test, but you are the only one who will be the one who will be in the end. This is your ability." Tong Guan said straightforwardly: "What's more, it's even more rare for you to answer reasonably in front of the saint. I believe that maybe your name can be recorded by the saint on the left screen on the side of the Chongzheng Hall, which is really a bright future."

Sun Tu couldn't hear anything about this, but the others showed envy. This was the encounter that many middle- and low-level officials hoped to happen to them.

There has always been a saying in the Tokyo officialdom. Because he has to deal with a lot of government affairs and ministers every day, it is impossible for the Song Dynasty officials to remember all these names, so he will deliberately record the names of the ministers who can be entrusted with important responsibilities in the future and write them on the screen on the left side of the Chongzheng Hall. In contrast, on the screen on the right, the screen on the right will contain events and characters that the emperor thinks are difficult - such as Song Jiang and Fang La, who have all appeared on Zhao Ji's screen.

For a minister, it is really important to let the emperor remember himself. Once the emperor has an impression of himself, there will be more opportunities for promotion and meritorious service in the future than ordinary people. Now, Sun Tu, a newcomer who has just passed the shooting test palace and has not even obtained an official edict, can already be kept in the heart of the emperor. How can this honor not be envious and yearn for?

Knowing that his future will inevitably be bright and Tong Guan appreciated it, the officials kept admiring him with fun, and one of them even exclaimed: "Sun Tu, let alone anything else, the song Manjianghong you sang today is enough to make you famous. Even if the officials listened to this lyrics and music, I wish I could kill the battlefield and make achievements for me in the Song Dynasty. If it was passed on to the army, it would be able to greatly boost the morale of the army. You can be a hundred thousand powerful army!"

Sun Tu didn't expect that the lyrics would be spread so quickly. In just half a day, even the officials who were not present at the scene knew about it, which surprised him deeply. In fact, this was his underestimation of the current trend of essays. As long as good poems appear in the world, even if they are just word-of-mouthed, they can always spread in a short period of time. This is why there is a saying that there is Liu Yong's lyrics everywhere.

What's more, this poem was deeply praised by Zhao Ji. In this way, officials in the court would naturally understand and master it, because this would bring closer the distance between themselves and the emperor.

After Sun Tu humbled a few words and emphasized again that the lyrics and music were not written by himself, Tong Guan also said: "To be honest, the effect of this song Man Jianghong is much heavier than what Sun Tu said before. So you have made a contribution in front of the saints."

This made Sun Tu a little confused. How could a song of lyrics and music be able to make contributions? At this time, Fang Qian explained: "Sun Tu, you don't know anything. This dynasty values ​​literary affairs, especially poetry, which is more popular among all officials in the court. In some political affairs, those civil officials in power will write poems and chant poems to chant them, thereby winning the support of more people.

"However, the strategy of the Northern Expedition to seize the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun that Your Majesty hopes to achieve is few people who can speak out for it. Even if we are willing, our poetry talent is far from comparable to those civil officials who are good at writing and ink. Even if we forcefully put some words into it, it is easy to be criticized by them. Not only is it difficult to be outstanding, but it will make a laughing stock.

"But the song Manjianghong you sang today is not worse than the rhythm and style of the literati. Although it is not as good as the big and small Su, it is enough to spread throughout the world. With this word, it will definitely make us a sound of the Northern Expedition. It is not an exaggeration to say that you can be a hundred thousand soldiers."

There is also such a saying? After listening to Fang Qian's explanation, Sun Tu didn't know how to react. He could understand the heavy essays of the Song Dynasty, but he couldn't accept that a poem could affect foreign policy. When he was singing Man Jianghong, he just wanted to fulfill his lies. Why did he make things worse?

"Well, in my opinion, we just seized this opportunity, advised the saints, and prepared for the Northern Expedition early." Tong Guan also took advantage of the situation to scan the confidants in front of him and said.

Everyone knew how to bow. It seemed that in the past two days, the court would be in full swing again, and the main battle and the main and the two factions would fight well.

Of course, all this has nothing to do with Sun Tu at this time. What he cares most about now is his official position arrangement. Tong Guan naturally would not ignore this point: "Sun Tu, what do you think about becoming an official this time?"

This is the difference between a powerful official like Tong Guan and a civil servant. Even if the latter is willing to support someone, he will only make arrangements on his own, rather than asking the other party’s request so directly. Sun Tu was not polite and emphasized again: "When Xiaguan was in Yuncheng County, he felt that the combat effectiveness of the Song Dynasty army was worrying, so he was willing to train an elite force in the army. I just don’t know if my current identity has such a chance?"

"You are really ambition. I will find a way to do this. Then I will give you a satisfactory answer." Tong Guan agreed with great care. As the Privy Councilor, it was not too difficult for him to insert Sun Tuan into a certain place to train troops.

Hearing this promise, Sun Tu was immediately happy and quickly stood up to thank him again. Tong Guan was even more interested and asked, "Do you have any other requirements? This time you have made me look big for me. As long as you have something to ask for, I will be satisfied with you. Also, if you are about to become an official, you can't lose the word "王". Have you ever had it before?"

The so-called name actually has two meanings, one is a name and the other is a character. The former has been born and is mostly ascribed by parents, while the latter has to be enlightened by studying or having an official position, and is mostly ascribed by teachers. The latter is a symbol of a man's identity, and ordinary people cannot have their own characters.

Sun Tu shook his head. As a time traveler, how could he pay attention to such details? Tong Guan immediately said, "Then let me give you a word "大天". Your name is Tu. It is said in the Tao Te Ching that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. How about a word "天天天天天"

When everyone heard this statement, their expressions changed slightly. Compared to Tong Guan, who did not understand much about studying and did not remember clearly enough, many others remembered this sentence, but it was "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step". Although the meaning is similar, there is no word "Travel at all."

However, these people did not dare to point out Tong Guan's negligence directly, and Sun Tu did not notice this at all. He immediately bowed and thanked him: "Thank you, Tong Shuai, for your name, I will call him Sun Qianli in the future."

"Hahaha... I hope your ambition can be as good as your words, and it is enough for thousands of miles." Tong Guan smiled happily, and then said again: "Qianli, do you have any other needs?"

Sun Tu originally wanted to say that he had no other requirements, but then he remembered Lin Chong's incident and took the opportunity to say, "There is something that I really hope that Tong Shuai can help. A friend of mine was in a difficult situation because he offended Gao Qiu and Taiwei Gao before, so he thought about being able to transfer from Tokyo to another place. I wonder if Tong Shuai can help him this time?" As he said that, he simply told Lin Chong's identity.

"Imperial Guards instructor Lin Chong... I have indeed heard of this person, and it seems that this person has good martial arts." Tong Guan said after recalling it hard.

Sun Tu took the opportunity to say: "This coach Lin is indeed very skilled in martial arts. He has asked him many times before and has benefited a lot. It is also because of his guidance that I can do such a performance in the shooting test hall today."

After thinking for a moment, Tong Guan nodded and responded to the matter: "Okay, I will transfer him out of Tokyo as you wish. If you ask him to wait for the news, it will be done in less than half a month." Although this may arouse Gao Qi's unhappiness, he didn't take it seriously.

After Sun Tu received the guarantee, he felt relieved and quickly thanked him again. However, his request won the favor of many people present, because what he asked for was not his own future, but for his friends. Such people naturally became more likely to gain the trust of others.

Afterwards, everyone rejoiced the cups and started to drink until nearly three o'clock, and everyone left drunk to Tong Guan. The banquet to celebrate Sun Tu's entry into the officialdom finally came to an end...

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Well, it was actually a passerby who remembered it wrongly. He remembered the journey of a thousand miles as a journey of a thousand miles... But it was nothing if Tong Guan took the blame, right?

And the word Qianli seems to be good...
Chapter completed!