Everyone is still talking about all the news of the imperial examination, and some people even regard the second ceremony as a great change that has not been encountered in a thousand years, but whether this change is good or bad, everyone has different opinions. There are people who praise in private, and naturally there are also belittlements, but the remarks are not guilty, and Zhang Xiaowu is not a person who can't listen to bad words. In fact, as a 22-year-old consul, Zhang Xiaowu knew that he did not have much experience in governing the country, and he knew that some measures were not well considered. However, after all, his worldview far surpassed that of many of his contemporaries, and he looked at the problem from a far-reaching perspective, which caused many people to question many of his policies and suspect him of causing chaos in the country.

But ten months later, many people saw the success of Zhang Xiaowu's governance, which added to his majesty — and made him friendless.

After talking for an afternoon, Zhang Xiaowu's throat was a little dry, he drank a cup of tea, looked at the few people in the hall, and asked, "What about people?" ”

"It's all gone."

"Why are you all gone?"

"Probably a nap."

"What do you want to say about this imperial examination?"

Ye Aniu said: "Actually, I don't have anything to say, but when will women be allowed to participate in the imperial examination?" ”

Zhang Xiaowu suddenly shook his head and began to talk: "Who do you say this is the rule, why are only men allowed to take the exam, and it is necessary to say that women are not talented or virtuous?" This is simply naked jealousy. Probably the ancients thought that women were very powerful, and if they studied more, what else would men do? I estimate that if all the women in the world were educated, the women at that time were responsible for working to earn money to support the family, and when they returned home, the men offered foot washing water, and they were only responsible for taking care of the baby at home to do housework, and then spend the money earned by the women to do laundry and cook to serve the elderly. ”

Ye Aniu couldn't help but laugh and lay on the table, she had never heard such crazy words since she was a child, and men did laundry, cooking, and serving the elderly, and women went out to work, it was just nonsense, if those defenders heard it, they would not only beat him. But these words are quite interesting, if there really is such a world, it would be good, she pursed her lips and said that she really deserved to be the man who wrote "The Ghost Will Go".

At this time, I suddenly saw a noble son walk in, and when he saw Ye Aniu, his face was immediately happy, and he hurriedly sat down at the table and said, "Ah Ye, you are here, why didn't you say something earlier." ”

Zhang Xiaowu looked at this person carefully, and suddenly thought of who this person was, Hou Yichen Hou Gongzi, how many noble women in Beijing fell in love with him, and even regarded him as the most free and fresh person among the ten sons of Jinke, saying that he had a fairy aura on him. Zhang Xiaowu didn't think he had any immortal energy, but this person had a different bearing, at least this young man was very handsome.

However, this person doesn't look down on Zhang Xiaowu at all, and it seems that there is only Ye Aniu in his eyes. At this moment, Hou Yichen looked at Ye Aniu with affection in his eyes and said, "Ah Ye, I recently got a new little poem, and I happened to tell you about it." ”

Ye Aniu refused: "Hou Gongzi, you don't have to think hard, I already have someone in my heart." ”

Hou Yichen suddenly said anxiously: "Who is it?" Who is it? Who is he? Why did he get your favor? ”

Ye Aniu was not afraid of causing trouble, let alone causing trouble to others, her green jade fingers immediately pointed at Zhang Xiaowu, and said slyly: "This is the person." ”

Hou Yichen saw Zhang Xiaowu at this time, and saw that this person was tall, but his face was old, and a head on his head covered his head, but his sideburns showed silver hair. He refused to believe that he would lose to such a little old man, and said angrily: "Why? Why is he? I'm going to fight him! ”

Zhang Xiaowu opened his mouth wide and said, "I...... Am I lying down? ”

Hou Yichen looked at Zhang Xiaowu's sturdy figure, and said in his heart that this person should be a perennial half-plough and half-farmer, but he has a lot of strength, I don't compare my strength with him, I compare it with him to poetry, so he asked: "Dare to ask Brother Tai is a showman?" ”

"It's not."

"But Tongsheng?"

"Definitely."

"But scholars?"

"I know a word or two."

"That's easy, I won't bully you, you also knew Yumozhai's fighting poems a few days ago, how about you and me fighting poetry today?"

Zhang Xiaowu scolded a shameless man in his heart, and immediately said righteously: "I refuse!" ”

"......" Hou Yichen never expected the other party to be so straightforward, and said for a while: "You are a scholar, are you afraid of fighting poetry?" ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "Good sentences are made by nature, and they are obtained by skill!" To put together gorgeous words and sentences for the sake of fighting poetry is to spoil the poem, and that is to pickle the literature. ”

Hou Yichen sneered and said contemptuously: "I think you don't dare to fight poetry with me, right?" If you don't have talent, I hope you should leave Miss Ye as soon as possible, so as not to harass the beauty with any flies and mosquitoes. ”

Zhang Xiaowu didn't care about this Hou Yichen, after all, as a little black face, he didn't like the little white face very much, but at this moment, the little white face took the initiative to provoke, so don't blame him for being ruthless, so he snorted coldly and said: "What kind of fighting method?" ”

Ye Aniu was angry, she got up and said, "You guys are so boring, what if you win?" What if you lose? Hou Gongzi, don't you want to be stubborn, okay? ”

Hou Yichen said: "I can not pester you, but you can't just find a random person named Hanako to send me, right?" Look at this man, what else is there besides growing up and being taller? In terms of appearance, I am 100 times stronger than him, in terms of family background, I am 100 times stronger than him, in terms of friendship, I am 100 times stronger than him, in terms of the future, I am 100 times stronger than him, and in terms of talent, I am 100 times stronger than him. ”

Zhang Xiaowu said angrily: "I don't object to you praising yourself, but you can't belittle me, right?" Okay, let's fight poetry, grandma is a bear, I'm still afraid of you? ”

Hou Yichen originally set a trap for him, provoked him, and then used his talents to humiliate him, and when he saw the other party in the trap, he immediately smiled and said: "Okay, let's be simpler, I will make an upper link, you play a lower link, if you can't answer, you will not see Miss Ye from now on." ”

Zhang Xiaowu sneered: "No problem." ”

Hou Yichen immediately said: "The upper link below is: I wish to be a winged bird in heaven." After saying that, he looked at Ye Aniu with affection, as if this sentence was said to Ye Aniu, and he was willing to be a pair of winged birds in the sky.

Zhang Xiaowu was stunned, he suspected that he had misheard, this couplet was too simple, and hurriedly asked, "So simple?" ”

"Simple?" Hou Yichen snorted coldly, "You answered." ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "My next link is that I am willing to be a branch in the ground." ”

Hou Yichen paused for a moment, he never expected that the other party was not only very fast, but also so neat, and suddenly had a bad feeling, and hurriedly said: "Actually, I am not the best at making pairs, what I am best at is composing poetry." ”

Zhang Xiaowu said with a smile: "Yes, Hou Gongzi's "Early Plum" is indeed an elegant work, and it is not an exaggeration to say that there is a bit of poetry in writing. It's just that you have already lost once, if you lose to me this time, what kind of face will you have to stand in Longdu in the future? ”