Jiang Anyi and the others stepped on the top of the mountain, and two soldiers dressed in white muslin shirts stepped forward to greet them attentively, and the shirts were the unique clothing of the Guozi prisoners.

Walking south behind the two of them, acres of open space were opened up on the top of Fengshan Mountain, and strange pines and strange stones were scattered all around. Facing is a huge crouching tiger stone, up to two zhang wide, about six feet high, the stone color is blue and white, engraved with four big red characters - "there is a phoenix to the instrument", magnificent, majestic and ancient, the inscription is the calligraphy of the previous dynasty Chen Shinan.

There is a spring on the concave next to the stone, which does not dry up at four o'clock, flows through the "Tianshu inkstone", and is injected into the "plum blossom pond" that is shaped like a flower petal not far away. A maid is scooping water to wash the tea set, thinking that it is to prepare for the tea brewing. There are more than 10 tables on the edge of the plum blossom pond, on which melons and fruits are placed in a variety of ways for people to eat.

Dozens of straw mats are neatly laid out on the ground, many of which have been occupied. The first to come was either talking, or eating snacks, or watching the dancers' performances, Jiang Anyi was a little surprised, didn't he say that there were three trials, how could he be so relaxed and happy.

The shirt that led the way smiled and said: "A few of you, please take a wide seat for the time being, eat something and rest, it's still early, and the third level will not start until the masters of the mountain come up." ”

Jiang Anyi and the four of them found an empty place at random, waiting while eating, and from time to time someone came forward to talk, and when Lin Yizhen and they also climbed to the top of the mountain, the straw mat was already full, and the third level of tea tasting officially began.

There is a tower-like high-rise building in the north, the building is three floors high, about five zhang, the name is called "Wangyuan Building", the place of the road is in the blue brick ground in front of the building. The straw mats placed on the ground are divided into four areas, facing south of Guozijian, east of Zhangyi Academy, and west of Zechang Academy, each with one side. Due to the unhappiness that happened when going up the mountain, Jiang Anyi did not sit in the seat of Zechang Academy, but sat with Yu Qinghuan in the scattered seat facing the north, and as far as the eye could see, there were nearly 100 seats on the top of Fengshan Mountain.

There was an empty field in the center, and a Confucian man in a shirt walked to the center, made a square gesture with a smile, and said: "The old man Guo Yingfu, the doctor of Guozijian, this time Guozijian sincerely invites talents from all over the world to gather at the top of Fengshan Mountain to taste tea and talk about Taoism, which is really a happy thing and a good story." Without further ado, please taste tea first, and listen to Guo Xianyan's way of tea. ”

The maids served tea like a shuttle, the tea was the best nectar tea, the soup was yellow and green, clear and bright, and the drink left a fragrance on the teeth and cheeks. Jiang Anyi heard Master Fan say that this Guo Yingfu is articulate, easy to talk about evidence, and thinks of himself as high, but he is tired of talking about real things.

"Tea has eight virtues, health, music, sweetness, fragrance, harmony, purity, respect, and beauty. Tea drinker Kang, the former Shennong ......"

Guo Yingfu is really good at talking, and he talked endlessly about the kung fu of a pillar of incense, if it weren't for the people around him coughing repeatedly, it is estimated that this prince would be able to speak for an hour and change it into a tea ceremony class. Guo Yingfu smiled to himself: "The old man has forgotten his form, today's Yaju is the time for the princes to show their talents." ”

Guo Yingfu looked at the distant building with the handle in his hand, and said: "There are nobles in the building, when the princes talk freely, you may wish to let the nobles in the building hear, if you get the help of the nobles, the chances of winning the imperial examination will be greatly increased, and the princes will encourage them." Everyone raised their heads, and sure enough, there were many people in the building, and there were guards guarding the front of the building and the vermilion fence on each floor.

Although the Great Zheng Imperial Examination has to be famous, everyone knows that the prestige before the examination is very important. Some people even spend a lot of money in order to spread their fame, and those ministers who are expected to become the main examiners are even more blocked, and Jiang Anyi has also seen the move of the scroll in front of the Yu Mansion.

Guo Yingfu first sat down facing the scattered seats, and said with a smile: "Let's talk about it from the south first." ”

As soon as the words fell, several people stood up, and the person at the front spoke first: "Zhang Zhengdao, who was born late, has to be Xie Yuan in Qingzhou, and I heard Mr. Guo say that tea has eight virtues, and I thought so......" The other people who stood up saw Guo Yingfu staring at Zhang Zhengdao, so they had to sit down stupidly.

"Tea is clean, it is a gentleman in drinking, and tea is honest and virtuous, and it means a clean gentleman. Tea is a gentleman. ”

Guo Yingfu nodded approvingly and said: "What Zhang Sheng said is in line with the master's 'people are not benevolent, such as courtesy', and he has won the virtue of tea, yes, please sit down and use tea." ”

Zhang Zhengdao sat down triumphantly, and countless people at the banquet sighed secretly, these words he also wanted to say, but he was the first, so he had to search his stomach and think of another word. Guo Yingfu turned to the west and said, "Please ask the great talents of Zhangyi Academy to talk about the virtue of tea again." ”

Compared with the scramble to disperse, Zhangyi Academy seems to be much more orderly, and the blue coat who stood up was the first person to speak under the mountain, and he only listened to him: "Feng Jingxiu, the late student, Brother Zhang said that the tea is as clean as a gentleman, I want to talk about the golden mean of tea......"

After Feng Jingxiu finished reading, Guo Yingfu commented a few words, turned to Guozijian, Guozijian Lu Zhiwei talked about "the tranquility of tea", and when he went to Zechang Academy, Lin Yizhen got up and talked about "the sum of tea", and repeated it several times, and the eight virtues of tea were all said for everyone.

Jiang Anyi sat on the seat and listened to it at first, but then he was drowsy, he didn't know much about tea, and he originally wanted to buy Anlong tea because his friend Lin Yizhen liked tea, and he liked the taste of tea after drinking it a few more times, but if he wanted to say the truth, I am afraid that he had seven tricks and six tricks.

Looking at Yu Qinghuan's excited face, Jiang Anyi felt speechless, the children of the peasant family even have a problem with food and clothing, how can they have the kung fu to study tea, tea is an elegant thing in the rich family, pay attention to Zhang Zhicheng, Liu Yushan and others, and sure enough, they are as disapprehensive as themselves. Jiang Anyi regretted it a little, this elegant gathering was clearly tailor-made for the children of the powerful, and he wouldn't have come to join in the fun if he knew it.

More than an hour passed quickly, Guo Yingfu got up and said with a smile: "Today's Yahui has benefited a lot, and it should end with a poem and a preface, and those who are interested in all living beings may wish to come closer." ”

At this moment, a person hurriedly walked out of the building, came to Guo Yingfu and whispered a few words in his ear before leaving. Guo Yingfu's expression was greatly lifted, and he announced loudly: "Everyone, the nobles in the building are very interested after hearing your discussion, and let my husband pick out a few people to come into the building to speak, this is a rare opportunity, you cherish it." ”

Guo Yingfu thought for a while and said: "For those who are suitable for talking about tea, I will point out eight people, add a preface to this poem, and gather ten people to enter the building." What do sentient beings think? ”

Everyone agreed in unison, and in order to show fairness, Guo Yingfu ordered two people in each direction. Someone arranged the tables and chairs, and the person who was about to write the poem and the preface stood up, and Fan Shiben smiled: "Since you are here, you will try it." I'm afraid that no one can compete with An Yi in this poem, so I'll write a preface. ”

After Zhang Zhicheng read Jiang Anyi's old works, he also admired the five-body body, so he naturally had to write a preface. Jiang Anyi was a little proud, decided not to take the usual path, and chose a pagoda poem.

"Tea. Bay leaves, young shoots. Mu Shike, love monks. Grinding white jade, weaving red yarn. Cho pan-fried astragalus color, bowl twist dust flowers. After the night, I was invited to accompany the bright moon and the morning before the morning to the morning glow. Wash away the tirelessness of the ancient and modern people, and how can they boast when they are drunk. ”

A quarter of an hour later, everyone put away their pens, and an attendant received the poem and the preface into Guo Yingfu's hands. This gathering was proposed by Guozijian, so naturally he made a full article in advance, and some people in the preface of this poem had already been prepared, waiting to take it out at this time to fight for face. Guo Yingfu knew it well, and deliberately put the preface of the poems made by his family at the end, so that he would know it when he heard it.

Recite poems first, come to the party to lift people, poetry and songs will not be bad, but the time is in a hurry, and some words and sentences are not scrutinized. Fan Shiben chuckled and said, "It seems that this Dr. Guo intends to make Guozijian a big showman, and I am afraid that he will be disappointed when he reads An Yi's poems." ”

Sure enough, when Guo Yingfu began to read "tea." Fragrant leaves, young shoots ......", the discussion gradually stopped, and when the end of the reading "wash away the tireless people of ancient and modern times, and how can it be boasted after being drunk", Guo Yingfu sighed: "As soon as this poem comes out, who will compete." Texas Jiang Anyi, poetry wins. ”

In the banquet of Zechang Academy, Lin Yizhen was overjoyed, and he was sincerely happy to be able to enter Wangyuan Tower with his friends. Liu Yushan sighed intentionally or unintentionally on the side: "It's a pity that Anyi is not in my academy seat, otherwise my Zechang Academy will take the lead in this gathering." ”

In this elegant gathering, the other person who Zechang Academy was able to step into the Wangyuan Building was Chu Mingde, Fang Yuanchen's face was pale, he gritted his teeth and said nothing, and was greatly disappointed.

Guo Yingfu turned to read the preface, and after a few articles, he read that "Fengle is eight years old, the age is in the ugly, the season of mid-spring, will be on the top of Yongchang Fengshan, the sages are complete, and the talents are gathered." There are lofty mountains and mountains here, and pines and cypresses are windy; There is also a clear stream of stones...... The future looks at the present, and the present looks at the past, sad husband! Therefore, the people of the time are listed, and the description is recorded, although the world is different, so it is happy, and it is also one. Those who read it later will also be impressed by Sven. (Forgive me for slightly modifying the "Lanting Collection Preface" to stop the blame)

All of you here are well-educated people, and you will naturally applaud them when you read them to the highlights. When this article was read, the author's name "Qianzhou Zhang Zhicheng" was pronounced, Guo Yingfu was stunned, he originally planned to take advantage of this party to make a name for his students, and the carefully prepared poems and prefaces were not as good as those made by others immediately.

After hastily reading the remaining articles, Guo Yingfu announced that Zhang Zhicheng had won. Fan Shiben congratulated: "Congratulations to An Yi and Brother Zhang, the four of them came together and two of them went upstairs, although Fan was not lucky, but he was honored." Yu Qinghuan nodded again and again, looking envious.

Wangyuan Tower is majestic, and the layers of eaves are upturned, like a phoenix spreading its wings. Jiang Anyi and Zhang Zhicheng walked side by side and followed the others into Wangyuan Tower.

The building is wide and tall, facing a mural of a zhang high, a Danfeng spreads its wings high in the air, and the white clouds wrap around the feet. There are five chairs under the painting, all of them in golden crown silk clothes, wearing jade hanging swords, and there are some people standing behind the five people, Yu Mingyang is standing on the right side, next to him is a white-robed scholar, with a jade face and a slim body, playing with an ivory fan in his hand, looking at Yu Mingyang's demeanor, with a bit of stuttering.

Under the leadership of Guo Yingfu, everyone bowed and saluted, and the middle-aged man sitting in the center smiled: "All talents will be the pillars of the country in the future, so there is no need to be polite." Sit. ”

There are stools brought from people and sat on the left and right, and Jiang Anyi and Zhang Zhicheng accompanied the last seat.

Yu Mingyang noticed Jiang Anyi, his face changed slightly, and the scholar beside him noticed Yu Mingyang's demeanor and saw Jiang Anyi in the direction of his gaze. It happened that Jiang Anyi looked up, and the two looked at each other, the scholar smiled and nodded gently, and Jiang Anyi responded with a smile.