Imperial City, April day. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

In the early summer season, the weather is still very cool, and most of the people in the capital are still wearing spring jackets.

It's just that in the Huifeng Wine House on the corner of West Street, there are many people who have nothing to do with it, and no matter how cool the climate is, it is also stuffy because of this crowd.

Li Chaochen shook his fan, half-open his clothes, tilted his head and said with a smile: "Brothers, I have also seen it, Lord Tan's doorman, after calling me, he only said a few words to me, and then turned around and walked away." To this day, I still don't understand what the doorman meant by what the man told me. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately poked his head out curiously and asked with a smile: "Brother Zifan, can you easily tell me, what did that master of the sect say to you that makes you wonder until now?"

The name of the person who asked with a smile is Sun Jin, and the word is Yutai. He is the best family among his classmates. There are 100 acres of fertile land in the family, and the ancestors have also been Jinshi and served as government and county officials. is very generous to be happy, and there is no shelf at all, and the popularity of students in the same class is very good.

Li Chaochen glared at Sun Jin and said, "What are you talking about? Brother Yutai, didn't you ask knowingly?"

The person who was stared at showed a charming smile and said, "I know it doesn't mean that the brothers know, Brother Zifan might as well say it again." ”

Li Chaochen shook his head and smiled, knowing that his classmate's words could not be refused, he swallowed his mouth, and replied: "The adult of the door looked at me carefully for a long time before he said seriously: What the adults said is really right, Li Gongzi is really good at giving birth to a character, and he is as beautiful as a fairy." ”

As soon as these words came out, Sun Jin was the first to laugh. The other scholars present, including those who heard the conversation at the table yesterday, couldn't help but laugh aloud.

After everyone laughed, someone said, "This is very understandable, what does Brother Zifan not understand?"

Li Chaochen smiled bitterly, put away the folding fan in his hand, looked at the scholar and sighed: "Brother Tai, listen up, in the original words of that big man, you can talk about adults." As he spoke, he deliberately pulled the last word 'we' high to show the key reminder.

The scholars in the seat were stunned.

In a daze, he suddenly heard a 'flutter', and Sun Jin couldn't help laughing out loud: "Everyone, the people who are waiting for Lord Lang to say this, doesn't this just show that Brother Zifan's reputation has become so loud that the high-ranking officials in Beijing talk about it after dinner." ”

When everyone heard this, they also laughed.

Li Chaochen glanced at his lips and arched his hands: "Then thank you brothers for looking down on the little brother so highly." ”

Sun Jin shook his head and said, "Seriously, Brother Zifan, didn't you really receive an invitation from any adult?"

Li Chaochen spread his hands and smiled: "Brother Yutai, isn't this nonsense, I've been with you all these days, when will you see me be a special person, and when will you see me go to which mansion Gaomen." I don't have nothing to do every day, can I come here with you to eat and drink to pass the time? ”

The scholars present listened and nodded together.

Someone wondered: "I don't understand this, it is said that we have several brothers, all of whom came out of the same academy, and the rankings when they came out of the list were also very close." Brother Zifan has the best appearance among the brothers, and his appearance is better than Pan An. But a few of us are not crooked melons and cracked dates. There is also Brother Wen Yu, who is also handsome and attractive, with outstanding appearance, except for Brother Zifan, who is not inferior to others. How did the list come down, and Brother Zifan's reputation was spread the most fierce and ruthless. In just a few days, everyone in the capital knows about it, and no one knows about it. As far as I know, this dynasty focuses on talent and learning, and there is no atmosphere of judging people by their appearance. ”

As he spoke, the scholars who were sitting in the same seat all looked around.

In this small wine house, their table is actually very biased, and it is extremely difficult to be noticed. But now, in addition to the wall on the left side of their table, the corridor on the second floor is directly above, and there are really no people standing in two places. Everywhere else, as long as there was a little place where he could be seen, it was crowded with people, either sitting or standing. And the people crowded there without exception were all undisguised, and they looked at them one after another. A person looking over to them, to be exact.

At their table, because Li Chaochen was sitting, they really had no privacy at all, and they were gathered to watch.

Looking at this frame, it really looks like a wall, and I think that if their Zifan brother is in poor health, they can really stage another drama to watch and kill Wei Jue.

"I don't know where these rumors came from, and how they spread so widely. The scholars present were puzzled.

got together to eat and drink, and finally dispersed. After settling the account and making a lot of effort, a few scholars broke through the crowd of onlookers and returned to the small courtyard where they were temporarily rented.

"The sons are back. It was the old man who was guarding the courtyard gate, who was thin and thin, but with a pair of bright eyes.

"Hello Master Weng. The scholar nodded or politely replied, and then went back to his room to rest.

The small courtyard is the most common courtyard in Beijing, the layout is very simple, there is no shadow wall, and the main courtyard is the main house after the screen door. The houses on all sides were filled with scholars who were taking the examination.

Because the house was rented by Sun Jin, and the rent was all paid by him, only Sun Jin lived in the main room of the north house of the small courtyard, and Li Chaochen and other scholars who went to Beijing to take the exam lived in the east and west wings and the inverted room in the south.

There were originally as many as 20 scholars living here, and as soon as the list came out, more than a dozen scholars who did not make the list were taken away. To this day, in addition to Sun Jin, who is renting a house, only Li Chaochen and the other four scholars who are also on the list.

The five scholars who originally lived in the East Wing with Li Chaochen were all finished because they were not on the list. In the current East Wing, only Li Chaochen lives.

The house was much empty, which made Li Chaochen, who had been used to crowding since entering Beijing, unaccustomed to it for a while.

When he returned to the house, he looked at the room where the extra bed had been taken away, and now it was so empty that there was nothing but a bed and a table, Li Chaochen looked up to the sky and shouted, and fell asleep with his clothes on the only bed one by one.

I didn't know how many hours I had been asleep, and suddenly I heard someone whispering in my ear: "Brother Zifan, it's time to get up." ”

Li Chaochen grunted and jumped out of bed to look, but it was the person he had seen in the past six months, a man who had covered half of his face with half a black veil.

Looking out the window, the moon had risen, Li Chaochen sighed, and said unhappily: "Brother Tai came here at night, what are you doing?"

Wei Hua half-opened his only eye, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Zifan should still remember the task given to you by Han Sangongzi, right?"

"Yes, how could I not remember. Li Chaochen sighed, "You come to remind me once a day, brother, even if I want to, I can't forget it." ”

Wei Hua nodded slightly, and said: "I came to tell you this time, the rumor that the Queen Mother likes you has been confirmed." ”

"What-" Li Chaochen was startled, and almost fell to the ground, but his hand slammed uncontrollably on the bed, making a muffled 'bang'.

Li Chaochen was startled again, and instinctively looked around.

"Don't worry, the people in this courtyard, except for Master Weng, are all asleep. Wei Hua said calmly.

Li Chaochen snorted lightly, suppressed the consternation in his heart, and replied with a face pretending to be relaxed: "I said, even if most of the people in this courtyard are gone, this is also a place with a lot of people. Hey, then again, who is that Weng Ye? Every day he reminds me of it instead of you. ”

Wei Hua's face sank, and the half-covered black veil in front of him was like a dark shadow in the shadows, which was terrifying: "Master Weng, don't worry about it, you just need to take care of your own business." ”

"Got it, really, it's always that. Li Chaochen stretched his waist, paused, and said, "What about my eldest brother, what happened to him?"

"Brother Yue Ying is still on the edge of the Yangtze River. ”

"Hehe, my eldest brother has been guarding the Yangtze River for a year, right?"

"Yes. Wei Hua nodded.

Li Chaochen looked out the window: "You have made such a noise about my reputation in the capital, don't you think it's too big, aren't you afraid that others will check my background?"

Han Sangongzi said that they would investigate. ”

"From their investigation, the people of the Han Mansion are so calm. Or is it because my eldest brother is too discredited in Hanfu. Li Chaochen was a little surprised.

"Brother Yue Ying has always been very low-key. ”

"Hehe, yes, that's really the character of the eldest brother. Li Chaochen retracted his gaze from the window and fell on the bed again.

Wei Hua turned his eyes to look out the window and said, "There's nothing left, I'll leave." ”

Saying that, Wei Hua was about to fly out of the window, but suddenly heard Li Chaochen behind him ask again: "Brother Tai, can you tell me what kind of person the emperor is?"

"Your Majesty," Wei Hua retracted his jumping steps, turned back halfway, thought for a while, and replied: "It's a very arrogant child." ”

"What is his impression of me?"

Wei Hua paused for a moment before replying: "I'm afraid of me, it's not very good." ”

Li Chaochen laughed when he heard it: "In this way, your propaganda is very unsatisfactory." ”

Wei Hua was silent for a moment, and then said: "It doesn't matter about this, you just need to ensure a good image in front of outsiders and be a good shield for the emperor." ”

Li Chaochen half propped himself up, half tilted his head and smiled lazily, the moonlight outside the window sprinkled into the room and reflected on his fair face, making him extremely charming.

"I heard that Yuntianmen was destroyed by the first emperor, and as the chief disciple of Yuntianmen, I have personally experienced such a tragic thing. It stands to reason that Brother Wei Hua should hate the royal family very much. How can he be like a loyal minister and a good general, regardless of his own dedication to the emperor. ”

Wei Hua turned around completely, faced Li Chaochen, and said coldly, "So what?"

"It's nothing, it's just that I can't figure it out. Li Chaochen sat upright, spread his hands, and grinned.

Wei Hua said coldly: "This is my business, I don't have to worry about Brother Zifan to think about it." ”

Li Chaochen spread his hands again and smiled charmingly: "It's really my troubles." (To be continued.) )