However, Yaji is an ancient social circle, no matter what, you can't lose your manners, Xu You turned around helplessly, and said: "Lang Jun has a reputation!" After speaking, he had time to look at the person in front of him. He has a handsome face, wearing a blue-gray cotton cloth suit, which forms a strong contrast with the gorgeous clothes and decorations around him, and his eyes are shining brightly, which makes people never forget it at first sight.

"The mountain is not in the snow, there is no snow and it shows itself, it has always been about the lonely mountain, and the witty words are not as good as Lang Jun."

This person praised people endlessly, and Rao is Xu You's cheekiness was also a little unbearable, and said, "Didn't ask for advice? ”

When he said these three words, he silently recited in his heart, if this person said another mundane thing, he would turn around and leave, but there was really a sentence that his mother wanted to say.

"In Xia Zhuji Zhang Mo!"

Xu You was shocked in his heart, but his face showed just the right amount of surprise and excitement when he met a celebrity, and said: "It turned out to be a five-colored dragon luan, long admiration, long admiration!" ”

"It's just a small name, why worry about it!" Zhang Mo smiled slightly and said, "Dare to ask Lang Jun's name?" ”

"Under Xu You!"

Zhang Mo thought about it very seriously, and then asked, "But the people of Qiantang?" ”

"My ancestral home is elsewhere, and I came to settle in Qiantang in the middle of the year!"

Zhang Mo said apologetically: "Please forgive me for being lonely and unheard, I haven't heard of Lang Jun's name, I'm offended!" ”

Zuo Yan snorted secretly, feeling that he despised Xu You, and was extremely dissatisfied in his heart. But Xu You's honesty towards Zhang Mo rose a little good, and said with a smile: "I'm just a little-known person, if Zhang Langjun is full of admiration, then it will offend me." ”

"Unknown ......" Zhang Mo repeated it several times, and he was even more interested in Xu You, and said, "Is Xu Langjun also here to participate in Yaji?" ”

"Exactly!"

"If you don't like it, wait for the next mountain, how about you and I in the same boat?"

Xu You still remembers Zhang Mo's killing at the beginning, and He Wei asserted that this son has a poor character and cannot be a friend. But after two contacts, Xu You had an excellent impression of him, thought about it for a moment, and felt that it was a good opportunity to observe his people, and said: "It is my honor to be able to walk with the five-colored dragon luan. He paused and said with a smile: "It's the first time I've participated in such a grand event, and I'm smeared in front of me...... Do you have to take a boat to climb the mountain? ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard someone shouting: "Open the mountain gate!" ”

The surging crowd suddenly stopped, and they crowded on the shore, vying to watch. After Zhang Mo's explanation, Xu You knew that the location they were located was called Xicun Ferry, which was full of reed flowers, and when the flowering period arrived, the eyes were full of flying flakes, like jade crumbs, and the shore was paved with two lines of frost, which was a first-class place to enjoy the scenery in Qiantang. There is a simple wooden bridge at the ferry that connects the river embankment to Gushan, which is known locally as the Xicun Bridge, which is estimated to be the predecessor of the later Xiling Bridge.

Two bamboo rows come from the north and south, there is a fat white goose in front of the bamboo row, the feathers are clean, the expression is proud, as if the general who has been fighting for a long time has returned from victory, and it seems that the scholar who has learned five cars is famous. It didn't take long for the bamboo rows to collide, each across the water, and after the two geese met, they were entangled, and the crowd on the shore suddenly burst into a shocking cheer.

"The double goose wraps its neck around the neck to resist the wax, and the bamboo row crosses the stream to worship the god of water." Zhang Mo looked at Xu You confused, and explained with a smile: "This is the custom of Qiantang, if the two geese are neck-to-neck, it indicates that this winter will be snowy, but there will be no wild ghosts that will freeze to death; If the bamboo row is a cross-stream, it symbolizes that the wind and rain will be smooth in the coming year, and there will be no lonely souls starving to death. Tomorrow's Laba, today's blessing, Dazhong is choosing Yaji today, presumably also to borrow the scholars' literary fortune to do a part for the people of Qiantang. ”

Xu You is familiar with the history of the Six Dynasties, and has never heard of such a custom in Qiantang, thinking that history has changed, and even the lifestyle of the people at the bottom has quietly changed.

The butterfly's wings flapped gently, and the future of the individual and even the nation can no longer be determined and estimated!

Waiting for the white geese to disperse, ten light boats rowed to the ferry, throwing away the boatmen, each boat only carried five people, Zhang Mo held Xu You's hand and said, "Let's get on the boat!" ”

Xu You hurriedly said: "I ...... this song"

"Only the people are allowed to attend the festival, and all the servants have to wait on the shore. Don't worry, there are people on the mountain who will serve you, and you won't slack off Lang Jun. ”

Xu You didn't have time to explain to Zuo Yan, and was pulled by Zhang Mo onto the leftmost boat. It's also strange to say, as if they had discussed it, most of the gorgeously dressed scholars gathered on the light boat on the right side, together with Xu You's ship, next to the three light boats docked on the left side, a total of fifteen people, all looked rather shabby. In particular, there was a person on Xu You's boat who wore a robe that was brocade, but unfortunately a pair of shoes were gray and shabby, and it was estimated that he had spent all his family wealth to buy a good robe, and there was no money left to buy shoes.

The Han and Wei dynasties respected the right, and the Chu Cheng Wei system, and it was obvious that the people who could climb the light boat on the right side must be from a more noble background than those who gathered on the light boat on the left side.

"Which one is Lu Xu?"

It was the middle of winter, and the sun overhead could not hide the whistling north wind, and the light boat had no cabin, shaking westward, and it was unsteady to stand. Xu You doesn't care about the noble and low, what about the expensive person, at this moment, no matter whether the noble or the low, there is only this inch of Xu Fangyuan on the light boat. He looked far away, but unfortunately he was far away and couldn't see the faces of those people clearly. Zhang Moqi said: "Don't you know Lang Jun? People like Lu Xu, who have already made a decision, and the disciples of the various gate valves, have already gone up the mountain......

"Huh? And such things? ”

At this time, another person in the same boat said coldly: "There is such a thing, the so-called flood crossing, it is only for the inferior scholars and the children of the Hanmen, those people from the Huamen have already climbed the mountain from the Duanjiaqiao in the east." ”

Xu You looked at him, thirty years old, his eyes were narrow, his face was gloomy, and his figure was too short, and he arched his hand and said: "Xu You in Xia Qiantang!" "When he reported to Zhang Mo before, he only said his name, not his background, and he was so tired that people had to ask again, so this time he learned to be obedient and added Qiantang directly to avoid trouble.

"Tonglu Chen Qian."

I haven't heard of this name, Xu You looked at Zhang Mo, Zhang Mo shook his head slightly, and he was depressed when he thought about it, none of the people he met today were famous.

"Fortunately, I will be happy! Tonglu has been beautiful since ancient times, and Yu Hanghou has been the same township as Lang Jun, and he also has the same surname, and he has always admired him! ”

Yu Hang Hou refers to Chen Yun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, who did many good deeds when he was appointed to Yu Hang Ling, and has been sacrificed by the local people to this day.

Chen Qian smiled a little and said, "That's the ancestor!" ”

"I didn't expect Lang Jun to be the descendant of Yu Hanghou, disrespectful!" Xu You's attitude was enthusiastic, and he narrowed the distance with Chen Qian in just a few words. The Chen family has long since declined, and there are two people in the same boat, and they don't speak much, but with Xu You adjusting the atmosphere, they quickly became acquainted.

"This time, I heard that Dazhong is going to readjust the grades of the people who have been determined, and it seems that something is not good." The person who spoke was called Bai Chengtian, from Xincheng, his name was very domineering, and once he got acquainted, he had a sense of humor.

"Why isn't it good?" Xu You is not interested in gossip, but the five people on the same boat are the least well-informed about him, so he asks a few more whys, so that he will not be confused when the matter comes to an end.

"Dazhongzheng is promoted and downgraded, once every three years, but three years ago, Yangzhou Dazhongzheng was still Yang Kun......" Bai Chengtian smiled and did not continue.

Another named Ji Ying frowned and said: "Don't talk nonsense, with Zhang Yuanjun's character, how can he take away his peace with love and hatred, and chaos with personnel?" ”

Bai Chengtian raised his eyebrows, not convinced, this Ji Ying from the sentence was dressed in brocade, with broken shoes, looking fond of vanity, without the slightest pleasure of celebrities, and wanted to be valued by Dazhongzheng, it was really stupid to read.

He was just about to refute, but Xu You smiled and said: "Ji Langjun is reasonable, Chengtian, don't be full of nonsense." ”

One calls Lang Jun, the other calls him by his name, close and close, and has an unobstructed view. After all, when they met for the first time, Xu You couldn't figure out Ji Ying's character, if he went to the mountain and confessed to the black state of Chengtian, he would inevitably capsize in the gutter.

"Okay, just don't talk!" Bai Chengtian knew Xu You's kindness, bowed his hand to him, sat on the bow of the boat, and looked at the lonely mountain that was getting closer and closer.

Xu You pondered, Bai Chengtian is extremely smart, as the saying goes, once a son of heaven is a courtier, Yang Kun is gone, and Zhang Zihua is here, the reserve cadre of the previous character, naturally not in the eyes of the current law. Zhang Zihua can buy people's hearts and cultivate his own protégé power when he regains his character, which is the foundation for the court and family to gain a foothold in the future, otherwise he would not be competing to be this big zhongzheng in Jinling.

Zhang Mo next to Xu You and said in a low voice: "I guess we won't be allowed to go up the mountain so easily, maybe there will be a pass to break into ......."

"How?"

"Wu County's Xiyuan Yaji is generally only accessible to invited celebrities, but occasionally it will open its door, and other ordinary scholars must go through three levels in a row if they want to participate. The first pass is called smelling the fragrance and arguing difficult, and the passer must talk with the keeper within the time of half a pillar of incense, and he can pass the test if he wins or shines. The second pass is called treading water to find lotus, coercing famous prostitutes, drinking fine wine, taking bream boats, cruising in thousands of lotus ponds, finding the largest lotus leaf, the top three wins. The third level is poetry singing and harmony, showing your talent to the fullest, and if you are appreciated, you will be worth ten times more. ”

Xu You listened to it sincerely, and the seemingly simple three levels were actually set up with deep meaning. The first level of debate is difficult, to examine your basic knowledge and eloquence, and the second level is to find lotus, with beautiful women and beautiful wine on the side, to examine your demeanor and demeanor in the face of temptation, to be able to pass these two levels, indicating that your talent and character are good, and then the real quality is good or bad.

Xu You vaguely remembered that when he first met Zhang Mo on the river outside Wu County, he heard that he had risen to prominence in the Xiyuan Yaji two years ago, and was designated as the eighth grade by Yang Kun of Dazhongzheng, and he must have also broken through the three levels, so he knew it in such detail.

"So, the first level of the day is a long crossing?"

"Not bad! Others can enter the mountain through the Duanjia Bridge, but we have to cross in front of everyone, take a light boat, the north wind blows, like a knife piercing the bones, it is impossible to say that there will be sudden waves, the boat will overturn people and fall into the water, and there will be worries about life. Look at those people, they are used to eating and drinking, how have they ever suffered such suffering, and their faces are somewhat resentful. It's hard to calm down in my chest, I'm afraid I'm going to suffer in the next level! ”

Zhang Mo gestured with his eyes, and sure enough, there was someone on the light boat next to him with indignation, and he didn't know what to say, but it was not a good word after all.

Xu You smiled dumbly, anyone who fell into the boat would have lost at the starting line, and if he couldn't control his mentality, he would be eliminated if he didn't wait to reach the top of the mountain. In this case, it is really ridiculous to be inferior to the left and right just now, and to choose one to choose one another. He walked to Bai Chengtian's side, stood with his hands in his hands, looking at the scenery in front of him, the lonely mountain is in the water, with Geling in the back, high and low cascading, seeing far but not near, seeing big but not small, and the first sunshine, and the whole lake waves are dazzling.

The foot of the mountain has arrived.

Another shout: "Mountaineering!" ”