Walking into the Mingde Gate again, all the gunsmoke disappeared, and the eyes were full of red joy.

In the rural society, except for businessmen and students who often travel far away, the vast majority of people are only in a square inch of land in their lives.

Chang'an, the most prosperous city in the world, has not become depressed and deserted due to the New Year's Festival, but there are foreigners who come here to stay for a few more months to see the prosperity of this prosperous world.

The carriage was moving very slowly, and it was noon at the moment, and the streets were full of bustling people, and the restaurants and shops on both sides of the street had a festive smile in every word.

The profit-seeking businessmen will not let go of this rare business opportunity, and those guys and servants who are busy all year round do not have a holiday, but are working hard, in order to get a big red envelope on such a festive and lively day.

After walking on a street for almost an hour, seeing that the hour had been delayed, Xu Chen asked people to stop the car: "Don't rush, find a place to have lunch!"

The carriage stopped in front of a good-looking restaurant, and the two teenagers stopped the car and followed the eldest brother into the door.

After entering the door for a while, a man hurried up to meet him.

"I'm sorry, I'm so busy! Guest, how many of you?"

"Just the three of us!"

The guy looked at Xu Chen's dress, simple but not ordinary, and his face was a little embarrassed: "A few guest officers, the private room upstairs is full, see if you can ...... in this hall?"

"It's okay!" Xu Chen nodded slightly: "Just have a place to sit!"

"Thank you for your understanding, a few of you come with me!"

This guy is also a clever person, and he saw that Xu Chen was a person with a quiet personality, so he deliberately chose a relatively quiet location in the corner.

I ordered a few side dishes at random, didn't ask for wine, only ordered a pot of weak tea.

After the guy left, Xu Chen began to look at the surrounding environment, but he hadn't eaten in such an environment for a while.

Even on a day like today, there are not many ordinary people who can afford to go down to the restaurant, because as soon as the Spring Festival passes, the imperial court will have to open a branch to take scholars, so there are many scholars and scribes dressed as people in Chang'an City today, both young and old.

On a day like today, it is easier for these wanderers who are far away to form a group and call friends to drink all night in the Qinglou wine shop to dispel the homesickness that may not be much.

Looking at the high-spirited students in the hall, Xu Chen was a little distracted for a while, recalling that at the beginning, after apprenticeship, there was also such a scene in the road set by himself, but the accident came too suddenly, and it was too terrifying, and everything he had expected was no longer possible.

Xu Chen here was full of emotion, but several young scholars at the table next to him were already half-drunk.

"Brother Ruan, you are the number one talent in Huainan, and if you take the test today, you will definitely be able to win the title of the gold list!" A person held a wine glass, staggered, and came to a handsome man to congratulate.

The man was talking to someone, and he was suddenly patted on the shoulder, and although the smell of alcohol came to his face, his face was not the slightest gloomy.

waved his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Li's words are serious! Now that the industry is difficult, there is no one in a hundred, how can you dare to be presumptuous in front of the world's heroes in this superficial knowledge?"

"Haha, Brother Ruan, don't be too humble! In the poetry club in the past two months, Brother Ruan can be said to have shined, and he may not dare to mention it, but there must be a place for Brother Ruan among the three of them!" Next to the man surnamed Ruan, another person smiled and spoke.

The man surnamed Ruan and the man surnamed Li who came up drank a glass of wine, and after the two of them had a good time, they turned around and smiled at the person who had just spoken: "Haha, I'll just think Brother Wu is joking!"

The laughter at this table spread far and wide, but someone on the other seat across the aisle snorted coldly: "A bunch of southern barbarians! Where is this?

In the hall, the voices were noisy, but such harsh words were still easy to hear.

The man who had given the man surnamed Ruan a glass of wine just now was proud, and when he heard this, he immediately became angry!

"What do you say!" the man stepped forward, full of alcohol.

"What's the matter? Are you deaf?" The person who said this just now was naturally dressed as a scholar, put down the wine glass in his hand at this moment, raised his head slightly, and said with a smile: "Then I'll say it again!"

As he spoke, he stood up, bowed his head and smiled at the man who was a head shorter than himself: "Listen! I mean, let you go back and take a good look in the mirror, and don't look at your own virtues!

"You!" The man surnamed Li's drunken face suddenly turned redder: "How can this be reasonable!

"What's wrong with scolding you?" the man laughed, "Do you still want to do it with your monkey-like body?"

"Ahhh

"Ah......" The man surnamed Li was furious, knocking over the man and several low tables next to him, and suddenly the cups and plates were messy and the wine was splashed everywhere.

The scholar surnamed Ruan, who was drinking with someone over there, saw that something was going on here, and hurriedly put down the wine glass in his hand in shock, got up and rushed over, and everyone at that table also followed.

"Brother Li!

"Brother Li, why is this?"

Some of the people who came with the man surnamed Li heard what he said just now, but some didn't hear it.

"Brother Ruan, this person is insulting me and other southern students!

"This ......"

The man surnamed Ruan actually heard the sentence just now, but he has always been calm, such a thing is not a big deal, in the past two months, as students from all over the world have gathered in Chang'an City, the literati are light and young and vigorous, and similar scenes in the Qinglou restaurant have hardly stopped. But if the heat is not well controlled, the scene will get out of control, and even the civil fight will turn into a martial fight, once the blood is shed, the matter will be big, and even alarm the yamen...... They are all going to participate in the imperial examination, and if there is an accident at such a juncture, they may really regret it for life.

The man surnamed Ruan was thinking quickly about countermeasures in his mind, and the scholar who was suddenly knocked over there came back from his shock, his face was still full of disbelief, he looked down at the embarrassed appearance on his body, and saw that the man surnamed Li was still riding on himself and was about to fight, and endless shame and anger suddenly came to his heart.

"You...... How dare you beat me?

The fist wind roared, and the man's bowl-sized fist slammed into the man surnamed Li who was riding on him, and with a muffled "bang", it hit the head of the man surnamed Li.

This person is a native of Guanzhong, born tall and big, although he is a literati, but the gentleman has six arts, riding and archery is also involved, this punch came out with anger, the strength of the hand is not weak, the man surnamed Li was hit by this blow, and his body fell to one side.

The man hurriedly got up, the anger in his heart was not gone, and he punched and kicked the man surnamed Li again, and the man surnamed Li curled up on the ground, his mouth wailing.

As soon as he made a move here, the companions of the man surnamed Li naturally rushed up, and it was actually only a matter of a moment to say that it was complicated, and the man surnamed Ruan was still thinking about it, but he didn't expect that the situation in front of him would turn in the worst direction in an instant.

"Stop!"

"How can this be reasonable, in broad daylight, Lang Lang, dare to commit murder in public!"

The companion of the man surnamed Li immediately hugged him and started to punch and kick the book.

Two fists are hard to beat four hands, Tang fashion martial arts, scribes and scholars have many swords and walkers, although most of them are decorated without a blade, but there is no lack of people who know martial arts and understand martial arts, although the figure of the middle school students in Naguan is one line higher than that of a group of southern students, but everyone rushed up, and they were knocked to the ground again after only a moment of parrying.

Naturally, the middle school students at this level did not come alone, and the companions at that table were just smiling and watching, but they didn't think that the situation would change too quickly, and seeing that the companions here were besieged by a group of people, they immediately got up and rushed over.

Before the wine and food were served, a live martial arts show was staged in front of him, Xu Chen in the corner was also stunned, and the two teenagers beside him moved their bodies slightly, blocking Xu Chen inside to avoid accidents in the chaos.

The hall on the first floor quickly turned into a scuffle, and the owner of the restaurant hurried in, but he just stood aside with little anxiety on his face. He has seen a lot of such things, these young and vigorous scholars are fighting, but after the fight, there will definitely be people who rush to stand up and pay for this mess.

This restaurant is really a bit classy, the downstairs is noisy, but there is not much noise upstairs.

At this moment, the wooden door of a private room was pushed open, and a group of young people walked out.

"Miss Wang, I have been admiring it for a long time, and it is really a blessing to see it today! ”

A young man in brocade clothes is also dressed as a scholar, with a majestic figure, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, gentle speech, proper manners, and graceful demeanor.

At this moment, the young man's eyes were all focused on a white-robed girl in front of him, that is, he had gone out at this moment, and the noise downstairs was still unheard.

The girl's face was slightly round, her expression was slightly tired, and there was a little bitterness between her eyebrows.

"Stay with the young man!" After listening to the young man's meaningful words, he just nodded lightly, paused for a moment, and then added: "If there is fate, we can meet each other!"

After speaking, he turned around and went downstairs with the support of the maid.

The few people who followed the young man were also dressed as scholars, still in the door, and the noise downstairs was not loud, and it was normal to listen to them.

After listening to the words of the woman surnamed Wang at this moment, someone smiled and echoed: "Haha, Miss Wang and Brother Xiang are a talented and beautiful pair, how can they not have a chance?"

The young man surnamed Xiang was used in his heart, but he turned his head and said solemnly: "Don't talk nonsense, you will ruin Miss Wang's reputation!"

"Haha! Brother Xiang is really a person who pities the fragrance and cherishes the jade!"

The woman surnamed Wang walked down step by step with the support of the maid beside her, and at this moment she turned her back to these people, and the tiredness on her face became even stronger.

It was the pretty maid beside her, who listened to the nonsense of these people behind her, and couldn't help showing a look of disdain on her face.

When everyone reached the entrance of the wooden staircase, the panic in the hall on the first floor came into view.

"This ......" the woman surnamed Wang was slightly stunned.

The young man surnamed Xiang behind him was also stunned for a moment, but he quickly took two steps forward, protected the woman behind him, and said with a solemn face: "Miss Wang, be careful!"

Downstairs, someone saw this, but it was someone from the group of Guan Middle School students.

"Xiang ...... Brother Xiang!"

Condescendingly, the tired eyes of the woman surnamed Wang glanced down a little sloppily, but she was suddenly startled.

Eyes gathered in one place, and the expression changed greatly!

With grievances, surprises, some sadness, and more grievances......

Tears instantly remained, and his eyes were fixed on someone in the corner tower on the first floor, the hustle and bustle was far away, and there was nothing else in the world.

"Brother Xiang!"

There are only three or four students in Guan Middle School downstairs, but there are more than ten students in the other group of southern students.

After seeing the young man surnamed Xiang standing on the second floor and the ordinary scholar behind him, the familiar person naturally shouted: "Brother Xiang, help! These southern barbarians are going to kill someone!"

The group of scholars upstairs are also all students from the Northland, and many of them were born in Guanzhong.

Regardless of whether the young man surnamed Xiang was still there, he rolled up his sleeves one by one and ran downstairs quickly to join the battle circle.

With the addition of this new force, the Northland students were full of momentum, although the number was equal, but relying on their height, the Northland students soon had an advantage.

The southern students are not to be outdone, the fight has reached this point, the fire is all ignited, and the loser does not lose the battle, even if the strength is a little worse, but the ruthlessness bursts out.

The emotions of these new northland students have not yet been mobilized, and they are a little stunned by this hard blow, and in a moment the situation is pulled back by the southern students.

The man surnamed Ruan did not join the battle, but kept wandering the battlefield, trying to persuade everyone to stop fighting, but with little success, and his face was punched by someone who was angry, and the corners of his eyebrows were red and swollen.

was anxious, the man surnamed Ruan looked up, and saw a white-robed girl standing by the wooden ladder on the second floor, with a beautiful appearance and a touching appearance.

It's just that the man surnamed Ruan didn't have time to take a closer look, and when he turned his head, he saw the young man surnamed Xiang next to the girl, and he was immediately overjoyed.

Hurriedly got out of the battle circle, ran upstairs quickly, looked anxious, and said to the young man surnamed Xiang: "Brother Xiang, hurry!

The man surnamed Ruan is named Ruan Wenhao, a student from Yangzhou, Huainan Province, who entered Beijing today to take the exam, and is known as a talent.

And the young man surnamed Xiang opposite him is named Xiang Wentian, who is a person from Luoyang, and he is also famous, after coming to Chang'an, he went to a lot of poetry meetings and tea parties, and used a few masterpieces to confirm the name of "Luoyang Genius".

And Ruan Wenhao naturally got acquainted with him, and together with poetry and writing, each had a confrontation, but it was another young handsome man who could rarely match it.

Both of them are calm, although there are competitions, but on the surface they are a group of harmony.

Now in this kind of scene, seeing the chaos below, Xiang Wentian didn't have time to ask more, and after saying "yes", he was ready to go downstairs to mediate.

"Miss! you ......"

But the girl next to her broke free from the maid's hand and went downstairs step by step.

Xiang Wentian's face was suddenly full of doubts, his eyes were fixed on the girl, and the matter of mediating the dispute was suddenly thrown out of the clouds.