Li Shicheng arrived two days early, saw Jiang Anyi stepping into the residence, got up to take the bookcase for him, and said with a smile: "Anyi, you don't know yet, you are ranked in the first class in the annual examination, and you have entered the monastery hall." ”

"Oh." Jiang Anyi's eyebrows rose, this is really a happy event, being able to enter the monastery shows that he is good at his studies, and in another three years, it should not be difficult to be promoted in the imperial examination.

"Anyi, the foolish brother has also entered the Chongzhi Hall." Jiang Anyi congratulated repeatedly, although Li Shicheng was busy communicating, he did not put down his studies, and his promotion to Chongzhitang explained everything.

Just made a windfall, Jiang Anyi was in a very good mood, and said with a cheerful smile: "In the evening, the junior brother has a treat, and the location is you choose, Brother Li." ”

The farm has only one mile-long street, and there are more than 20 restaurants on both sides of the street. It was still dark, the red lanterns of the hotel were lit early, staring at the scholars who came out of the academy with a pair of red eyes.

The wild fun hall was noisy, Jiang Anyi and Li Shicheng sat in the private room upstairs, two pots of wine, six dishes, eating and chatting slowly.

There was a group of people in the private room next to it, and the brothers and brothers called affectionately, and one of them sighed: "The younger brother's family had a poor harvest last year, and the harvest of thousands of acres of fertile land was only eighty percent of previous years. ”

"Zhu's big intestine, it's less showy there, who doesn't know that your family is rich, and you are still shy in your pocket, just selling your pearl sac with money is enough for Lao Tzu to eat for half a year."

"Everyone, have you heard, the fiftieth birthday of the king of Anyang, the banquet of the world's talents, there are twenty places in the academy, if you can help it and be appreciated by the prince, is this a good opportunity to soar?"

Hearing this, Li Shicheng put down his chopsticks and listened to the conversation next door.

"Really?"

"Wasn't it ten places in previous years?"

"I also heard that Anyang Mansion has been busy making a mess recently, and invitations to banquets are hard to find."

The one who reported the news said "sigh" repeatedly, refocused everyone's attention on himself, and said with a little pride: "Didn't my father serve as an adjutant under the Sihu Army, His Royal Highness Meng Shizi appreciated it and gave me an invitation, and my father will extend the guest for the palace at that time, and this invitation will be given to me." I heard that Miss Xi Xinfei, the singing and dancing teacher of Ning Wangfu, made a special trip from the capital to celebrate the birthday of the prince, and she will perform in the hall at that time, so I can feast my eyes on it. ”

Everyone was envious, and someone spoke: "I don't know who will be the turn of the academy quota?" ”

"No one can take your turn or me, according to the convention, those family members will account for half, and the rest will be given to the seniors of the Zhengxing Hall and the Cultivation Hall."

"I heard my father say that the extra quota was personally explained by the prince, and His Royal Highness also said that the new year has a new atmosphere, so that the academy should not send old faces, let some newcomers come, and the children of the family must also occupy the quota according to their knowledge." The reporter reported the news again, causing an uproar and a lot of discussions.

Li Shicheng's eyes lit up, and he whispered: "If you really follow this rule, Anyi, you have a great chance to participate in the banquet, maybe I have a chance." ”

Jiang Anyi was not very interested in this kind of showy thing, and silently took a sip of wine. Li Shicheng quietly moved the chair to the next wall, pricking up his ears to listen to the corner. The next door was messily guessing the candidates, and Jiang Anyi's name was mentioned.

"Centipede, is this Jiang Anyi the same Jiang Anyi you introduced business to us last time?" A sentence caught Jiang Anyi's attention, put down the cup, and Jiang Anyi also began to listen carefully.

"Whisper, how can such a private matter be said in public? Drink alcohol. The man was alert and digressed from the subject.

"Afraid of what? It's not you who make it bad, centipede, to tell you the truth, my money is really not rich, I want to save some money to subsidize it, so will the business still pay back? The man lowered his voice, thinking that others couldn't hear their whispers, but Jiang Anyi was twice as dear as ordinary people, and he heard it really well.

"It's been a long time ago, I asked Qin Haiming to cash in a few years ago, but that kid pushed three and four, and was only willing to give half. Don't mention it again, just if there is no such thing, this thing lacks morality, and this business should not be done well. ”

Qin Haiming, Jiang Anyi went through his mind for a while, and made sure that this person didn't know him, and the name was the first time he heard it, why did he harm himself? Was the matter of Canglanling arranged by this person?

Canglan Ridge, Changchun Temple, two new graves were dug open, and the bodies of Qi Kaishan and Chongyun and others were parked next to them.

Qi Kaishan was vigorously crushed in his heart, his head was shattered and he died. The old Taoist priest next to him was Liu Songtao, the bandit leader tracked down by Long Wei, who was poisoned and died, and found a poisonous needle on Qi Yunshan's body. These two young Taoist priests did not know each other, and guessed that they were Liu Songtao's apprentices. A woman in a power suit reported to Xin Fei.

Xin Fei squatted down, personally inspected the body, stood up and motioned for his entourage to rebury the body, and walked towards Changchun Guannei.

"Have you ever found someone who buried the body? What is the anomaly in the Changchun Temple? Has Qiyun Mountain's residence ever been found? He asked the woman in the suit next to him three times.

"Changchun Temple is located in the middle of nowhere, and few people come, so there is no trace of other people. There is no abnormality in the Changchun Temple, oh, by the way, the Bodhisattva in the Temple of the God of Wealth is gone, and the soil is found in the well, but there is no abnormality. It has been found that Qi Yunshan lives in a mountain village in Jinyuan County, Dezhou, and Long Wei has already led people to clean it up. ”

Xinfei nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Sifeng, you have worked hard, the four girls belong to you with peace of mind, unlike Siyu and them, who know how to play all day long." ”

The three girls behind him all stopped doing it, and said coquettishly: "Miss is just eccentric, and the good errand is sent to Sister Sifeng and says that we are lazy." ”

Xin Fei took the four girls around the Changchun Temple, came to the God of Wealth Temple, saw the hole in the door panel at a glance, and asked, "What kind of hole is this?" ”

Si Feng blushed and didn't make a sound. Xin Fei looked around, floated up, flicked her hand on the beam, and landed with two more steel nails in her palm. Putting it on the tip of her nose and sniffing, Xin Fei frowned and said, "Poisonous." ”

Remembering that there was a tattered iron box in the firewood room, Sifeng hurriedly ran to fetch it, Xin Fei gestured and said, "The steel nails came from this box." ”

After thinking about it, Xin Fei ordered: "This Taoist temple sends people to guard it, check who came to burn incense during this time, and pay attention in the future, especially those who come to sweep the grave." Also, send someone to inquire if there is a large amount of gold jewelry for sale. Qi Kaishan's residence must be carefully searched, and the captured Yuantian Sect disciples must be immediately escorted to Anyang Mansion, and I will interrogate them personally. ”

On February 26, the spring was bright, the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant, and the new school year of Zechang Academy officially began.

After Feng Shanchang's speech, Mr. Ji Yanqingji read out the list of promotions, because this year is the year of the township examination, all the students of the Zhengxing Hall will leave the academy, and there are also a large number of students in the monastery hall who will go to the township to try it, so the number of corresponding promotions is more than in previous years.

Jiang Anyi heard his name Among the people who were promoted to the monastery, there were fifteen people who were promoted together, including one who was also a student in Texas, Zhang Bojin. Jiang Anyi saw Zhang Bojin for the first time, of medium height, with his head slightly held high and his face pale. Seeing Jiang Anyi looking at himself, Zhang Bojin glanced back coldly, and the smile on Jiang Anyi's face suddenly condensed, and his eyes were full of hostility.

Jiang Anyi was stunned for a moment, he also knew that Zhang Bojin would become an opponent of the imperial examination in the future, but he didn't seem to be like a life-and-death feud. asked Li Shicheng to inquire about Qin Haiming's situation, Qin Haiming is like Zhang Bojin's follower, Qin Haiming is not Zhang Bojin's instigation to deal with himself?

"Anyi, what are you thinking, I called you several times and didn't hear it." Liu Yushan walked over and said with a smile: "Thank you An Yi for the folding fan, I had already intended to buy one, but the price was really not cheap, I thought about it a few times and didn't make a move, but An Yi let me get what I wanted." ”

"Two folding fans, it's not worth thanking, the senior has something to do with me."

"Yes, do you remember that I told you that the Scholar Club was founded three years ago?"

Jiang Anyi had the impression that Senior Liu was talking about two years ago, and it was three years since the New Year, so he nodded and asked, "Senior Jiang wanted to tell me about the last time, I thought about it, let it be." If everyone in the book club is willing to push me to be the president, then I will not refuse, and if anyone opposes it, I don't want to force it. ”

Liu Yushan said: "As An Yi thought, if you want to take over as president smoothly, you still need a lot of effort, and this royal birthday banquet is a good opportunity." The king of Anyang will entertain guests in the palace on the sixth day of March every year, inviting Renzhou literati and celebrities, talents of the state academy, and beauties from all over the north and south, or poetry, calligraphy and painting, or singing and dancing to congratulate the prince on his birthday, which is called 'Celebrating the birthday of the heroes'. With Anyi's talent, it is not difficult to participate in the birthday banquet. ”

Recalling the grand scene of the year, Liu Yushan sighed and said: "The palace is luxurious, and now I am still shocked to think about it." At that time, I won the prince's commendation with the joint of "virtue is like anointing rain is moist, and longevity is Changchun", and I gave a bonus of ten taels as a scholarship. I am ashamed to say that it is precisely by relying on these ten taels of gold that I have been able to study in the academy with peace of mind, and it is precisely because of the false name of this birthday celebration that I can be among the 'Zechang Four Shows' and form the Scholar Club. ”

Seeing that Jiang Anyi was unclear, Liu Yushan simply pointed out his meaning and said, "Anyi, I said this to give you hope." ”

Raising hope, Jiang Anyi stared at Liu Yushan with wide eyes, this senior Liu always "doesn't talk amazingly", first let himself speak for the poor students, and now he wants to raise his own hope, Jiang Anyi really wants to say, I'm still young, I can't do these big things.

Liu Yushan said solemnly: "An Yi don't think that raising hope is a trivial matter, take me as an example, this year's township examination, the examiner knows that I am the fourth show of Zechang, so I dare not fall easily, otherwise the wind will say that he suppresses talents, has eyes and no beads, etc., this is my personal reputation and the prestige of Zechang Academy." ”

"Lord Fang of Chenzhou Thorn Shi has a high position, in order to be promoted to the four elders of Zechang, gather the literati Yi Shi Yahui, why? It's just a matter of hope. In all dynasties, there are those who fail to pass the imperial examination, live in seclusion in the mountains and forests in the name of seeking talents, and finally get the edict of the Son of Heaven to enter the court as an official. ”

"If you want to do great things, you must first raise their hopes. Anyi, if you want to take over as one of the four shows, become the president of the Scholar Club, and speak loudly for the poor students, you must win the glory when you participate in the royal birthday banquet this time. Can be valued by the prince, the reputation will naturally spread, through the birthday banquet above the mouth of the dignitaries, literati, your reputation will be far and wide, countless people are waiting for this opportunity, this is the banquet invitation is hard to find. The opportunity must not be lost, and the loss will not come again, Anyi, you have to work hard. ”