Wu Haogu sat in his calligraphy, as if he hadn't woken up from his busy schedule. His soul came through, but it's not been a year since then, but he has made a huge career. Behind this success, of course, is Wu Haogu who is busy and fast flying.

What are the double breaks, what are the annual leave, and what are the ones, and there is nothing. That really devoted all my life and all my energy to the feudal cause of the Song Dynasty. I was so busy that I didn’t even have time to fall in love and have a mistress. Since I returned to Kaifeng Mansion, I haven’t been shopping with Pan Qiaolian. Now I have “wanted” Madam Mo and I have no time to discuss drawing the human body with her, and I have never even held my hands...

It seems that starting a business, becoming an official, and flattering are easy, and white gloves are not that easy to be a good person.

Even if you celebrate the New Year, you won’t be at ease... The New Year is the most important day of the year to go around and flatter!

Speaking of which, it really makes the face of a time traveler. When others travel through time, they save the country and the people and do great things. At least they have to come up with a constitution that restricts the imperial power, and then draw the old face of the tyrants of the dynasty.

But Wu Haogu has been busy flattering these days... He has been a whole lottery through time!

After finally spending the New Year, you can temporarily stay away from flattery on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day - because when all the treacherous ministers and Qingtian in Kaifeng Prefecture have to be fully energetic on this day, because they have to get up early the next morning to attend the New Year's Day ceremony and flatter the emperor and the queen mother. They usually have to slap the roosters and scream ghosts before they can go home to sleep. Therefore, starting from the second day of the lunar month, it is the time when the small officials in Kaifeng Prefecture flattery on the high-ranking officials.

When Wu Haogu was thinking about continuing his flattery career, his footsteps sounded softly, and he saw his current right-hand men, Mi Youren, Su Dalang, Guo Jing, Liu Wuji, Zhang Xizai, Hua Manshan, Wei Sihai, Xie Shangbin, Zhou Gao, the short and fat man in the house manager who was not tall, and the tall and thin Huang Zhisheng Huang, who had a straight national face, was dressed neatly and walked in together. Only one Lin Wancheng, who was guarding Christie's main store, and the alternate nude model Mo Zi did not come.

Wu Haogu first called on the new Huang Zhisheng: "Da Ren (Huang Zhisheng's font size)... You are here just right, I have already drawn the sketch of the Xianguan, come and take a look..."

Painting Xian Temple is a very important flattery project and must be completed quickly!

The drawings and construction plans must be completed before Wu Haogu leaves Kaifeng Prefecture and goes to Liao Kingdom. The project must be completed when Wu Haogu returns. In this way, Wu Haogu can continue to study scientific truths with Zhao Ji in Huaxian Temple...

Before he finished speaking, Guo Jing smiled and winked, and everyone saluted: "I wish you peace every year in the first place by Mr. Wang (teacher)!"

Wu Haogu was stunned and unconsciously laughed and returned the gift. But he didn't know what to say for a moment. Mi Youren had already smiled and handed over a list: "Teacher, the student has drawn up a list, and the people on the list must go and worship."

What a good student! Wu Haogu looked at Mi Youren gratefully. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't know who to give gifts and how many gifts he should give. This is knowledge! Unfortunately, Mi Youren will eventually become one of the eight thieves (I'm afraid they are the nine thieves)... He should still find a dog-headed military advisor as soon as possible.

Su Dalang also smiled and handed over another list, "Dongweng, this is the list of guests on the New Year's banquet. The people on the list are sure to attend. In addition to their own people, they are all figures in calligraphy and painting... and they also want to worship the painter under your school."

These are all people who come to flatter Wu Hao Gu... Isn't it just for the purpose of even more recycling?

In fact, Wu Haogu should have received gifts a long time ago, but he was too busy and had no time to handle this matter, so he has been delayed until now... a high-ranking official who doesn't even have a formal official is so busy that he doesn't even have time to receive gifts. If such an official is not promoted, would there be any reason for it?

"Okay, okay." Wu Haogu Lian said two good things, but he didn't look at the list submitted by Su Dalang - these people are nothing, just small people. Those who know the appearance can give the calligraphy and paintings the first one of them. If they don't know the appearance, they will deal with it hard when they come back from the Liao Kingdom!

He opened the list handed over by Mi Youren, and there was only one name on the list, which was Cai Jing!

Cai Jing is a treacherous minister...

Shouldn’t the time traveler be beaten by a traitor? How can he flatter the traitor?

Moreover, Cai Jing is also a big shot in the new party. If he gets too close to him, is he suspected of "joining the party"?

Wu Haogu was a little hesitant, "Sir Cai..."

"What Mr. Cai said when he was in Fengle Building is equivalent to handing you a ladder." Mi Youren said, "What would Mr. Cai think if the teacher didn't go up?"

"Ma" has already exposed your butt. If you don't slap it a few times, "Ma" will be angry - do you think Cai Jing's flattery can be patted by someone? But the Privy Council has obeyed the order, and it is only a matter of time before he can be promoted to the slaughter. I don't know how many people in the officialdom want to flatter him but cannot...

Mi Youren continued: "If the teacher only wants to do a good job in calligraphy and painting, it doesn't matter if he doesn't get along with Mr. Cai. But if the teacher intends to run the school... Mr. Cai must make friends."

Wu Haogu did not just do painting. He was the first person in painting. He did not have any worries about having a disciple. However, he wanted to run a "university" and run a Six Arts Academy. Wu Haogu was neither a great scholar nor a Jinshi. Even if he passed the Jinshi of the back door, Qingliu Shilin might not be convinced...

So we must have the support of civil servants like Cai Jing!

As for the decent civil officials who left their names in history... they were either the old party that Emperor Zhezong hated, or they simply claimed to be noble and looked down on Wu Haogu at all.

"And," Mi Youren's words were not over yet. "The teacher who returned to Liao will most likely be appointed as an official. With the teacher's position in the painting world, if he is appointed, he will probably be an editor of the editorial department of the Privy Council. And Shi Xueshu Cai is in charge of the editorial department of the Privy Council with the order of the capital."

Privy Council! That is a yamen with military merits... When Cai Jing loosened his hands, it would be much easier for Wu Haogu to be transferred to an official position.

In addition, if Cai Jing was covering Wu Haogu, there would be no problem with Wu Haogu going to pass the lock hall test in the future... Song Huizong wanted to help cheat, and Wu Haogu had to pass the lock hall test in advance with his own ability. You can't let Song Huizong order Wu Haogu to avoid the test? This food appearance is too ugly.

"It's right!" Wu Haogu thought about it and asked again: "Where is others? Why is there only one scholar Cai?"

"If someone else goes to post and send some gifts, the students will prepare it for the teacher." Mi Youren smiled, "The backers in the officialdom are not about competing for the number of people. One is enough. If there are too many new party figures to curry favor with, it will inevitably be labeled as a new party pawn."

It is not the same thing to curry favor with Shangguan and "join the party"... and the new and old parties are not allowed to join anyone. Wu Haogu is not an official at this time. Even if he is appointed as an official, he is just a skill official who is not qualified to "join the party", and at most he is a pawn. This is not very meaningful, so Wu Haogu is still far away from the old and new parties, and only Cai Jing is cursing for him.

"There is no need to do some rituals on the side of Shangshu Jian?"

Jian Xuchen was the immediate boss in Wu Haogu's mission to Liao, and his boss's flattery should be patted, so Wu Haogu was ready to bring a generous gift to visit after the New Year.

"No need." Mi Youren shook his head and said, "He is a famous cruel official, and his enemies are everywhere in the officialdom, so he is afraid of being caught and dare not accept generous gifts from others. Even if the teacher flatters this person, he will sooner or later be implicated by him, while Cai Xueshi is a good person and good official."

Although Cai Jing ranked among the "Six Thieves" in later generations, he seemed to be a great villain, but he is a famous good person and good official at the moment. His ability to do things is recognized, his flattery skills are first-class, and he has a good relationship with all aspects. His friends are all over the old and new parties. If he has anything wrong with him, except for a little corruption, he has no principles and is a good official who works hard to become an official.

"Okay," Wu Haogu laughed, "Then I will only worship the god Cai, Master Cai. By the way, what kind of gift should I give?"

Mi Youren did not list the names of the gifts on the list, so Wu Dalang had this question.

"No rush," Mi Youren smiled, "Let's see how much the teacher can receive in the past two days... Mr. Cai loves copybooks. If he can get a genuine copybook from a late dynasty or a famous master of the five generations, he can then transfer it to Mr. Cai."

The genuine copybooks of famous artists have always been the favorite gifts of the bureaucrats of the Northern Song Dynasty, and their high prices are also related to this. Although the Wuhao Gu family has been managing calligraphy and painting for generations, they have always focused on paintings. Most of the copybooks in their hands are imitations or works by second- and third-rate calligraphers. It would be a bit rude to give them to calligraphy masters like Cai Jing.

Fortunately, Wu Haogu is not just out but not in. He is also qualified to receive filial piety from major merchants in calligraphy and painting industries - this is actually a special industry. It is a virtuous cycle to buy bribes, buy bribes when you become an official, and then take out a part of the bribes and send it up...

"Okay," Wu Haogu smiled, and glanced at the room and circled his left and right arms. "I'm very busy, I can't do the first calligraphy and painting skills, so it depends on who is more sensible."

As he spoke, Wu Haogu stood up, walked to the bookshelf and took out a box of red paint on the desk. After opening it, it turned out to be full of red envelopes. The red envelopes were filled with personal friends, ranging from ten to hundreds of them, and the red envelopes also had names on them. They were all shopkeepers, managers, friends, Guo Jing and Liu Wuji.
Chapter completed!