In order to be in a hurry, Xiao Fei pioneered the car to Zhongyuan International Airport, where he bought a ticket and boarded the plane and flew directly to the capital.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the 5th, Xiao Fei arrived at the capital airport smoothly.

Ren Gangyi was waiting there for a long time.

The two met, and Ren Gangyi drove Xiao Fei to a hotel near Peking University to stay. At this time, it was already more than 5 o'clock in the evening.

"Let's go, take you to enjoy your school, and by the way, find a restaurant nearby to make do with you." Ren Gangyi said.

"It's fine."

Xiao Fei replied.

The two went downstairs together, and after a while, they came to the front of the old west gate of Peking University. Built in 1926, this school gate is a classical three-open vermilion lacquer palace gate building, with a solemn and elegant style, simple and generous, and has now become a symbol of Peking University.

In his previous life, Xiao Fei also came here as a tourist.

Now, obviously, the mood is very different.

This school is likely to be the place where he will be studying for four years, and he can't help but look at it more closely, and his heart is a little complicated.

The school gate is quite lively, and many tourists obviously come to visit, and many people take pictures at the school gate.

Ren Gangyi also brought a camera and took several photos of Xiao Fei.

The next day, Ren Gangyi was a guide and went around the capital for a day, and looked at the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and other scenic spots, but most of the places were all sightseeing, and they did not enjoy it carefully.

Xiao Fei found that the capital at this time was far from the hustle and bustle of later generations, it was still restrained or calm at the moment, and the monuments in many places were also well preserved.

There are many old streets, and there are all kinds of courtyard houses on both sides.

It's a pity that a few years later, the booming real estate almost tossed the entire capital upside down, and everything that should be demolished was demolished and rebuilt, and what should not be demolished was also demolished and rebuilt.

The antiquity and historical and humanistic atmosphere of the capital have disappeared little by little. In the 10s of the new millennium, the ancient capital of Beijing has completely disappeared, and it has become an international metropolis full of nouveau riche temperament.

It's a sad thing to think about.

It was past 8 a.m. on March 7. Xiao Fei came to the location of the Department of History of Peking University as promised. Ren Gangyi had something to do, and he found a place after touching the assembly himself. Xiao Fei realized that he seemed to have done one less thing before this: first inspect the test center.

This detour is a bit of a loss.

Fortunately, the exam was held at half past eight, which was not too late.

The special interview for the Department of History was held in the Department of History, and it was Xu Yuan who received Xiao Fei.

"Why did you come here?" Seeing Xiao Fei appear, Xu Yuan asked a little anxiously.

"Not familiar with the geography, so. It took a bit of effort to find here. Xiao Fei said embarrassedly.

"Hurry up, go to the exam room! Everyone's here. It's up to you. Xu Yuan took Xiao Fei to the examination room, and along the way, he also cheered Xiao Fei up:

"There are not too many people who have accepted the special recruitment examination of the Department of History this time, and there are only more than ten people, Xiao Fei, you answer well, I believe in you, there is absolutely no problem!"

Xiao Fei smiled and nodded: "Then I will borrow your auspicious words." ”

The examination room was arranged in a self-study classroom in the history department, when Xiao Fei entered the examination room. There were already seventeen people sitting in the examination room.

There were two teachers standing on the podium, an old man wearing a Tang costume, with gray hair and a ruddy face, and a kind smile, when he saw Xiao Fei coming in, he said, "Classmate, it's a little late, what's your name?" ”

Xiao Fei politely explained again: "I'm sorry. Teacher, I am not familiar with the geographical environment of Peking University, so it took me a while to find the history department, and I came late, my name is Xiao Fei. ”

This old man has an extraordinary bearing. Elegant and dignified, very university-minded.

Xiao Fei guessed that he should be a well-known professor in the history department of Peking University, right? Using domestic historians to invigilate specially recruited students, the history department of Peking University is really extravagant.

"Xiao Fei." The old man chattered again, raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile, "It turns out that you are Xiao Fei." I've admired my name for a long time, and today I can see myself. ”

The old man looked at Xiao Fei: "Why did you think of coming to our history department?" After all, you are now thriving in this area, is it possible that you are still planning to change careers to engage in historical academic research? , Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Lu Zelin, and we know each other. ”

Lu Zelin?

Xiao Feileng paused, Lu Zelin is the head of the Department of History of Peking University! A well-known historian in China, his works are equal to his writings, and he is a well-deserved historical champion.

He didn't expect to meet him when he first came to the Department of History of Peking University.

The old man is very kind and easy-going, and he seems to be relatively easy to deal with. Xiao Fei has a lot of good feelings for Lu Zelin.

"It turned out to be Professor Lu, I am glad to meet you, I have heard of the name for a long time, and I am very happy and honored to meet you." Xiao Fei immediately expressed his outpouring of admiration.

"Okay, don't talk nonsense, when you really come to our department, there will be opportunities for communication in the future, now, Xiao Fei, sit down, we are going to start the exam." Lu Zelin waved his hand to end the conversation between the two.

They stood and talked like this for more than a minute, listening to the other candidates in the classroom.

Xiao Fei sat down in his place.

After a while, the curls came down.

Xiao Fei took a look at the volume, and there was only one question on the volume: help Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang write a biography, the genre is not limited, the number of words is more than 1,000 words, there is no cap, and the answer time is two hours.

This volume is really an accident.

Xiao Fei thought that they would come up with a few large test questions like the history paper of the college entrance examination, but they actually wrote a biography of Zhu Yuanzhang, which is very strange?

This topic looks simple, but it is actually not simple.

If you want to write a biography of Zhu Yuanzhang, you have to understand Zhu Yuanzhang's life events thoroughly, and then deduce and integrate them into writing, which is a little interesting.

Of course, there is an introduction to Zhu Yuanzhang in history, but the introduction is too general, and it is unlikely that you will not go through the history of the Ming Dynasty and the works of historical masters to do some research, and you want to write this biography well.

When Xiao Fei got this topic, he immediately thought of "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty", a masterpiece of folk history.

Make a biography of Zhu Yuanzhang, and casually gather the first part of "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" about Zhu Yuanzhang's deeds and integrate it, isn't that a biography with a unique flavor?

Now, Xiao Fei's work is to condense and make an interesting synopsis of the hundreds of thousands of words in the first part of "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" and "Emperor Hongwu".

Xiao Fei spread out the paper, closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and reminisced about the entire Zhu Yuanzhang volume, and he already had a complete draft in his heart.

Xiao Fei opened his eyes and looked at the others, and everyone had already begun to write.

He also picked up his pen and, without hesitation, began to write on the manuscript paper. On the podium, Lu Zelin's eyes kept staring at Xiao Fei, and when he saw Xiao Fei start writing quickly, his eyes lit up.

"Writing a biography of a historical figure, although the main examination is the mastery of historical materials, but the writing is also very important! I don't know what kind of surprise Xiao Fei will bring me. Lu Zelin muttered softly.

"Teacher, I think it's not easy for people who write good novels to do a good job in historical research, right?" The young man beside Lu Zelin said softly. (To be continued.) )