The day Bu'an stepped into Yuezhou City was April 11, the valley rain had passed, the beginning of summer had not arrived, and the last night of the evil moon and the ninth night. After this night, the land of Shenzhou is about to usher in a moonless night that lasts for nine days, and I can breathe a sigh of relief.

Under the sunset, the ancient city wall of Yuezhou City, such as the flow of people weaving like a shuttle, fluttering wine flags, rows of buildings, layers of cornices, the towering statue of the sage Wang Xizhi on the bank of the Jingquan Grand Canal, and the white sails dotted on the river in the distance, like a flowing ancient city painting, spread out in front of Bu'an.

The strange and vivid faces of the peddlers, pawns, and merchants passed in front of him, smelling the mixed aroma of flowers and wine, and listening to the sound of the shops along the street soliciting customers and hawking, Bu'an opened his mouth and muttered: "Big city......

Lou Xinyue's home is a scholarly family in Yuezhou City, and this time she came with the same door, so she naturally wanted to stay at her house.

On the way, Bu An said that he was going to buy a meridian map, and everyone persuaded him not to waste the money, and when he returned to the academy, he just asked everyone to borrow it. Bu An didn't know that he was not going to go back to the academy for the time being, but only said that he was eager to practice, so Lou Xinyue led the way, went to a bookstore, and spent three coins and silver to buy a beautifully printed general outline of meridians.

Lou Xinyue's house is not big, and it is a little stretched to entertain a group of six people, but fortunately, Bu An and Su Su originally lived in the same room, Zhu Xiuqi and Song Qing squeezed it, and Fang Fei'er and Lou Xinyue shared a boudoir, so they could barely live there.

Lou Xinyue's father, Lou Yunkan, is a thin middle-aged man with a goatee, who doesn't look like a famous calligrapher, but like a Chinese medicine doctor sitting in the hall.

Five generations before the Lou family had a great Confucian, relying on this ancestral shade in Yuezhou City opened a small library, not only to teach some Mongolian boys, but also to sell some calligraphy and painting, to this generation finally came out of Mr. Confucianism, so although Lou Xinyue is a female gentleman, the status in the family is also quite high.

Tianmu Academy has been in decline in the past hundred years, but after all, it has stood proudly for thousands of years, and it still has enough influence on Yuezhou City, which is nearly a hundred miles away. Lou Yunkan was very polite to these juniors who came from Tianmu Mountain.

Lou Xinyue's two younger brothers were still young, and when they came out to call someone, they retreated and did not sit beside them.

During the banquet, it was said that Qi'an was the only seedling in this year's spring exam, and Lou Yunkan shook his head and said: "When the evil moon first came, the people were all in chaos, and the city was really noisy. It is said that it is not too late to wait for the evil moon to leave, and then go to take the exam. Now it seems that the Evil Moon Plague has ended so quickly. I dare to assert that next year's Tianmu Spring Exam will be squeezed again. ”

Bu An smiled: "Then I picked up a ready-made bargain." He said calmly, not feeling embarrassed.

Lou Yunkan only treated him as polite, and said lightly: "Not only was the spring test affected by the evil moon, but this year's township test in Jiangnan Dongdao was snubbed......

Fang Fei'er smiled and said, "This is a great thing. When she said this, it was also related to the controversy between Confucianism and Confucianism.

Back then, when Emperor Taizong of the Great Liang Dynasty set the rule of "co-governance of monarchs and Confucianism", more than half of the hundred officials in the court were appointed by various academies, and the rest were served by imperial examination officials, and now the proportion has long been reversed.

More than 100 years ago, during the reign of Emperor Xianzong, there was a new rule issued by the Ministry of Officials, all Confucian officials appointed by the academy had to be stationed in the border area for three years before taking office, and now the number of years in the border area has also been extended to a full five years. Zhu Xiuqi wants to go north to the border for five years, because of this rule.

Fang Fei'er said that it was a good thing that the imperial examination township court was snubbed, and obviously had some opinions about the imperial court. It's normal for her to say this in the academy, but it's different outside, so when Zhu Xiuqi glanced at it, she was so frightened that she stuck out her tongue and stopped talking.

Lou Xinyue saw this scene and said in a low voice: "I wish senior brother, it's okay." My family has been a Confucian scholar for generations, and I don't have a good impression of the eight imperial examinations. Now that the traitor is in power, the emperor has been deceived for a while. It is said that in troubled times, it is easy to distinguish loyalty and treachery, and when the evil moon is empty, it is the time to set things right. ”

Bu An'an said: The emperor is the best again, it's all traitors and bad things, Senior Sister Lou looks very smart, but she can't jump out of this box. While covering his head and eating vegetables, he listened to everyone talking, and felt that Tu Yao could see it clearly, and he explained the dispute between Confucianism and Confucianism thoroughly in just a few words last time.

In the end, these things have little to do with him, Bu An didn't pay attention to it after listening to a few words, thinking about the thin general outline of the meridians in his arms, thinking that he had to quickly try what the ghost qi of the dantian was for, until Lou Yunkan said that the Yuezhou government had stopped the news of ghost hunting among the people.

Lou Yunkan said that the evil moon is coming, all industries are depressed, the government does not collect enough taxes, and they can't pay the difference, so they used their brains in this ghost hunting business, imitating salt and tax, and making a "ghost attraction".

He shook his head and said helplessly: "There is a Taoist priest named Deng Xiaoxian in Qinglian Temple, who has suffered a lawsuit and is locked up in the palace." ”

When Song Qing heard this, he suddenly said urgently: "It's not good, Bu'an's old man has been arrested, so I have to think of a way to rescue him quickly." ”

Bu'an almost squirted out a mouthful of food, but he didn't expect that the couplet he spoofed casually, "Benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom, faith, Pan Donkey Deng Xiaoxian", actually moved out an unrelated old man, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, no, I don't know that Deng Xiaoxian...... He is a Taoist priest of Qinglian Temple, and he was arrested by the government, so naturally it should be up to the people of Qinglian Temple to worry about it, so let's not be nosy. ”

Song Qing shook his head and said bitterly: "I didn't expect you to be a good and avoid disadvantage...... If something happens to me one day, you will say that you don't know me. ”

At this time, Su Su, who had been bowing his head to deal with the food, suddenly raised his head and said, "Childe is not such a person, he said that he didn't know that person...... It must be...... It must have been too long and forgotten. Childe, are you right?" Bu An was so angry with her that he couldn't speak.

Lou Yunkan's father and daughter were confused all of a sudden, and looked at Bu'an's eyes with a little puzzlement.

Fang Fei'er hurriedly said: "Oh, Senior Brother Bu, if it is really your old friend, let's make it clear, a few of us will try our best to help you rescue him, if not, go back to the academy to rescue the soldiers, there is a master to come forward and ask the Yuezhou government for a person, it is not a difficult thing......

Zhu Xiuqi waved his hand and said, "Fei'er, don't worry, listen to Bu'an first." ”

Bu An really couldn't cry or laugh, and opened his mouth to explain, but after thinking about it, there is no Ximenqing and no Wang Po in this world, so no one will believe that "Pan Donkey Deng Xiaoxian" is a five-character proverb, and gritted his teeth and said: "The Deng Xiaoxian I know...... Not a Taoist priest!"

Song Qing thought for a while and said, "Maybe he wasn't a Taoist priest in the first place, but later he became a Taoist priest?" Fang Fei'er nodded, and felt that it made sense.

Bu An shook his head and said, "Oh, I can't tell you clearly, it's definitely not this person anyway." Su Su immediately helped: "Definitely not." ”

Zhu Xiuqi thought for a while, and said: "The government doesn't let you catch ghosts, but we can't come in vain, so we just want to fish out this Deng Xiaoxian, if it is the old man of Bu'an, it is the best, even if it is not, saving people is also a good thing." ”

Bu An shook his head and said, "Aren't people from Qinglian Guan?

Lou Yunkan sighed and said, "These small temples, how dare they fight with the government." ”

Bu An shrugged helplessly, and when he saw that Zhu Xiuqi had made up his mind, he no longer objected, and hurriedly finished dinner, and hid in the house to study the general outline of the meridians.

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Before going to bed at night, Lou Xinyue went to her parents' room and asked her father what she thought of her classmates.

She wanted to know her father's perception of Zhu Xiuqi, but Lou Yunkan didn't say a word about Zhu Xiuqi, only said that Bu'an behaved excessively, unlike a Confucian person, and said that this year's Tianmu Spring Test, it really leaked into a foolish person.

Lou's mother listened and persuaded her daughter that such a person should not be brought home in the future.

Lou Xinyue smiled and said, "Father, you also have a time to look away. ”

Lou Yunkan obviously didn't believe it, shook his head and said, "Could it be that he is still a hidden master?"

Lou Xinyue said: "Father, do you know the great Ru Lu Feiyang?"

Lou Yunkan smiled and said: "Xinyue, you are too underestimated as a father, Wuzhong Lu is high-spirited, who doesn't know on Jiangnan Road?" Lou's mother also nodded and said: "Even I, a woman, know Lu Daru's good name." ”

Lou Xinyue asked: "Father, a few days ago, Feiyang Daru personally said: This son has obtained the true inheritance of poetry and immortals. Do you know who he's talking about?"

Lou Yunkan exclaimed: "Could it be that he is talking about Bu'an, but I see that there is nothing strange about this scholar......" The tone was obviously a little hesitant.

Lou Xinyue smiled and said, "Father hasn't checked his daughter's homework for a long time...... As he spoke, he walked under the lamp to study the ink, and then slowly wrote on a piece of rice paper.

Lou Yunkan stood behind her in pajamas, the expression on her face became more and more shocked, and a pair of eyes almost popped out.

"Don't listen to the sound of the forest beating the leaves, why not chant and walk slowly. Bamboo cane shoes are lighter than horses. Who is afraid? A cloud of smoke and rain Ren Pingsheng ......" His tone became more and more excited, and even his voice trembled a little.

After Lou Xinyue finished writing, she looked at her father with a pen and said with a smile: "Father still thinks there is nothing surprising after reading this "Fixing the Storm?"

Lou Yunkan muttered excitedly: "There is no wind and rain and no sunshine...... There is neither wind nor rain, nor sunshine...... Could this have been written by Bu Gongzi?"

Lou Xinyue didn't answer, but said lightly: "Senior Brother Bu made this word three steps in front of the Star Hall that day, Feiyang Daru went to ask him for a manuscript, he said that he had no money to buy land, and Daru allowed him a piece of Dongpo Wudi...... This incident has become a good story in the college. ”

Lou Yunkan's face turned red because of excitement and fascination, and he was a little puzzled: "Dongpo land for Dongpo poems is, why Su Dongpo?"

Lou Xinyue said: "Senior Brother Bu's mother's maiden family is about Su, and he also named his boy 'Su Su'......"

Lou's mother couldn't understand the quality of the poems, and she didn't know what was so strange about "Dongpo land for Dongpo poems", and when she heard that this step of the boy was thinking about his mother's surname, she sighed: "What a good boy...... The old man really looked away today. ”

Lou Yunkan stroked the goat's whiskers, his expression was not embarrassed, but nodded frequently: "Real people don't show their faces...... The ancients were honest and did not deceive me. ”

In this way, Lou Xinyue didn't want to ask her father's opinion of Zhu Xiuqi again, and as for the song "Dancing Low Willow Lou Xinyue", she was even more embarrassed to take it out in front of her parents.