In the next two days, it rained in Pingzhou City.

There was no sign of stopping to the neighboring three, and the water level of the Qinhuai River also rose a lot in these two, and the boats at the Caoyun Wharf were washed down a distance because of the water level, and Fang Tai had to order his subordinates to fix the ships firmly with iron chains.

The city of Pingzhou turned into a drizzle, and the prince of Kangfu carried a food box and rode out of the house in a carriage to the Laolong River, where his mother was.

Along the way, due to the rain, there were few pedestrians on the streets, and pedestrians who shielded themselves from the rain with their hands ran past the sides of the carriage.

Occasionally, someone looked up at the noble man's carriage, and then bowed his head again and hurried away.

"Driving"

The driver whipped the horses and yelled at the crowd with umbrellas in the rain to give way.

As the carriage drove by, the splash of water from the wheels wet the trousers of the pedestrians who could not avoid it.

When the carriage was gone, only a voice of resentment was drowned in the rain curtain

Kang Yu in the car was holding the food box, his expression was calm, and he turned a deaf ear to the resentment that was still faintly coming.

The food box contains all the pastries that my mother loves to eat, and it is also his favorite food.

At the time, it was his mother who made it for him, but now, it is for him to make it for his mother.

Every time he went to visit his mother, he would make such a sea with his own hands

As the only male in Kangfu today, he still has a lot of things to do on weekdays.

In addition, my mother likes to be quiet, so in a month, only one or two can have time to visit her.

Soon, the carriage stopped in front of the Qingguang Temple of the Old Dragon River.

The coachman held up his umbrella and helped Kang Yu down.

Then Kang Yu held his umbrella and knocked on the door of Qingguang Temple.

The coachman took the carriage aside, untied a wine gourd from his waist, and waited quietly while drinking.

Half an hour later, Kang Yu said goodbye to his mother in the hall of Qingguang Temple: "Mother, the child will not come in the future, please take care of your mother." ”

Mrs. Kang's palm trembled slightly, and she touched his cheek dotingly, and didn't say a word, just nodded slightly.

Then Kang Yu knelt on the ground and kowtowed to her three times, before getting up and leaving without looking back.

Old Madam Kang held back the tears that were about to fall, turned around and closed the door of the hall, and then walked back and picked up the sea of food sent by Kang Yu

She removed the compartment from the box and retrieved a letter from it.

After taking a while to read the letter written by his son, Mr. Kang's tears finally couldn't help falling and choked softly.

The letter was all her son's advice to her, and these words could not be said to her face.

After a moment, she wiped her eyes, took out the fire fold, lit the letter, and threw it into the brazier

Sitting again, he picked up the beads in his hand and recited the sutras three times.

Then he got up and opened the door of the hall, and called the two maids who were waiting outside the door: "Cuiping, Cuixi, go and pack up all the things in this courtyard!" ”

……

On March 26, the rain finally stopped, the sky cleared, the sun became bright, and the fragrance of earth wafted in the air.

A piece of news also spread here in the Pingzhou Shi circle.

Zhang Xiang also learned the news for the first time.

The content of the news is also quite simple, that is, the imperial court appointed Zhou Yi, the flower of last year's imperial examination, to go to the capital on the fifth day of the fourth month to take up the post of editor of the Wenzong Academy.

In fact, this news has been spread to Pingzhou two years ago, but because it has been raining for a few days, it has not spread widely, even now, it is just spread in the circle of scholars, and it has not yet reached Mingma.

Zhang Xiang also knew it from Li Yanzhi, and the Ming Society had already recorded this news as news for the first time, but it had not been sent out yet.

"I didn't expect that Zhou Zhiyuan was idle for a year, and he was finally appointed by the imperial court."

In the main hall and in the living room, after hearing Li Yanzhi's news, Zhang Xiang smiled.

In the past, Zhang Xiang received people who came to visit him in the east room or his own study, because he was the only one there, quiet, and it was better to talk about things.

But now that Zhao Hanyan lives in the same east room with him, he naturally can't entertain guests there.

Li Yanzhi: "Yes, this week Zhiyuan waited for a year without impatience, and finally waited for this opportunity to take the oath, according to him, he failed to take this position last year because someone in the court recommended the chief secretary of the Guozijian, and if there was no suitable one for him, he was delayed." ”

"Then this master book is going to be promoted this year?" Zhang Xiang asked with a smile.

Li Yanzhi shook his head and smiled: "I heard that after Yuan Xi, he was reported for doing something wrong and was sent to prison, and even the person who recommended him was temporarily removed from the Yushitai for investigation." ”

"Oh! It turned out to be nepotism, going through the back door. Zhang Xiang said interestingly: "Then this Zhou Zhiyuan is really wronged." ”

"Who isn't! After reading for so many years, I finally got into the Shi and the first, but I was idle for a year, and I was depressed, so I'm afraid it would be like this for anyone! Li Yanzhi said: "Now that the appointment letter has come down, not to mention how beautiful Zhiyuan is this week, in the past two days, Pingzhou scholars have run to him, and He Jian's gifts have been received softly." ”

Zhang Xiang nodded: "It is normal for people to enter the Wenzong Academy, that is, to enter the gate of the court, who doesn't want to make a face first to plan for the future?" After Yang Li became famous in Pingzhou, he had a super high reputation and popularity in Pingzhou before he came out, and was known as a famous man in Pingzhou. But Zhou Yi is different, the students who studied hard have gained fame with their own talents, and now that Yang Li has left, Zhou Yi has naturally become the leader of the young scholars in Pingzhou. ”

Wenzong Yuan and Guozijian are different, although they are both known as the highest schools in Southern Chu, but the difference between the two is still obvious.

Guozijian is just an educational institution, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, similar to Tsinghua University and Peking University and other famous schools in later generations.

However, Wenzong Yuan was a place dedicated to the reserve of administrative talents for the imperial court, and was directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor, similar to the Central Party School in later generations.

In terms of status, Wenzong Yuan is several grades higher than Guozijian.

In particular, the Purple Palace Pavilion of Wenzong Academy, the ten palace scholars of the Purple Palace Pavilion are the emperor's personal secretary group, and the government affairs of the Purple Palace Pavilion that the emperor can generally access can also be contacted.

And once you become a Purple Palace Pavilion Scholar, you are directly sealed as a Zhengyi product, and you are at the same level as Zai.

Only by becoming a scholar of Wenzong Academy can you have the opportunity to become a scholar of the Purple Palace, so Wenzong Yuan is the most desirable place for thousands of students in Southern Chu.

In addition, the royal scholars, the scholars and the teachers of the princes and daughters are all selected from the Wenzong Academy, although there is no real power, the relationship with the royal family is not comparable to ordinary people, once they are awarded the actual position, they are basically the level of important ministers of the court.

So don't look at the editor of the Wenzong Academy, he is just a seventh-grade official, but the potential is incomparably huge.

Stepping into the Bunjongin Temple is stepping on the first step of power.

Of course, it is precisely because of the special status of Wenzong Academy, so in addition to the court, there are also the most open and secret battles in Wenzong Academy, and Yang Li was kicked out because he couldn't understand the rules of the game inside.

When you go inside, it's not just about reading well.

Generally, only the top three in the imperial examination, Bangyan, and Tanhua have the qualifications to directly enter the Wenzong Academy, and the other second and third top jinshi want to enter, and only after passing the imperial examination in the emperor's own hands can they enter.

In addition, there is another way, that is, famous celebrities among the people.

Such a celebrity has not participated in the imperial examination, but because he is only famous, he was summoned by the emperor and directly recruited into the Wenzong Academy, but such a celebrity will only get a title of worship when he enters the Wenzong Academy, and will not become a bachelor.

The four famous scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, except for Yang Li, who officially entered the Wenzong Academy through the imperial examination, the other three Wang Miao, Hou Yin, and Song Yu were all recruited through their own talents.

Wang Miao is a native of Xinzhou, in addition to being worshiped by the Wenzong Academy, he is now specially approved by the emperor to enter the Guozijian as a teacher, and is the youngest teacher of the Guozijian.

Hou Yin is a person from Linzhou Mansion, and once wrote a preface to the famous capital in Bianjing, and his gorgeous article shocked the emperor and summoned him. Originally, the original teaching of the Guozijian sacrificial wine was Hou Yin, but Hou Yin refused and wanted to return to his hometown in Linzhou, so in the end, the emperor let Wang Miao go to the Guozijian.

Now, it is only rumored that this Hou Yin is serving as a waiter in a chic prince's house in Linzhou, as for whether it is true or not, not many people in Pingzhou know.

Song Yu is a native of Xiuzhou, and there is not much about him in Pingzhou, and Zhang Xiang doesn't know much.

At the beginning, he learned about the four famous people in Jiangnan from Yang Li's mouth, although the four of them were called the four famous people in Jiangnan, but these names were also passed on by the scholars in Jiangnan through word of mouth over the years, affirming their talent and popularity, in fact, the four of them almost never met, Yang Li only saw Wang Miao in Bianjing, and Hou Yin and Song Yu never met.

On this night, Zhou Yi personally visited the Horse Mansion.

After this young man, who is known as the first genius in Pingzhou, passed the contact with Zhang Xiang, he did not dare to read a little in front of him, which was called a humble and polite.

Regardless of his identity, the talent and ability shown by this colt are beyond his reach.

You must know that according to Huating Academy, this colt is talking about books and learning with Mr. Su, and it is not comparable to his level.

Even many scholars who worship him say that as long as this colt is in Pingzhou, no scholar from any place dares to come to Pingzhou to spread wilderness.

Although this horse is usually not visible, not dewy, and is so low-key that it is sometimes forgotten, but at critical moments, he can always make a splash and give Pingzhou scholars a long face, according to the song "Fisherman's Pride" he made on Su Lao's birthday, through Tang Ziyuan, he hit his fame to Linzhou Mansion.

Therefore, at the end of last year, there were a lot of scholars from the Linzhou Mansion in Pingzhou, but no one could see this horse.

Especially after the recent education reform method of Huating Academy was taught by Mr. Su Lao, his image in the Pingzhou scholar circle is now very high, no longer a madman, no longer a person who is arrogant and arrogant, and no longer a bad name, but a monument in the eyes of Pingzhou scholars, which is awe-inspiring to talk about.

His realm is no longer comparable to those of them ordinary talents.

If Zhou Yi was jealous of Yang Li before, then he respected Zhang Xiang, and he was really impressed by his talent.

Zhou Yi did not stay in the Horse Mansion for long, after Zhang Xiang said hello to him, Zhou Yi realized the intention of this trip, that is, tomorrow he will have a banquet for all the scholars in Pingzhou in Muyue Mountain, hoping that he can be there.

For this matter, it is not difficult for Zhang Xiang to refuse, nodding, it will definitely come.

Located at the confluence of the Qinhuai River and the Laolong River, Muyue Mountain Residence is an elegant place similar to a farmhouse.

On weekdays, there are many people who come here to enjoy the scenery of the river and the moon, because the place is big, so today Zhou Yi broke the money to do the east, and feasted all the readers in Pingzhou here.

Since the morning, the shopkeeper of Muyue Mountain Residence has begun to prepare for this Pingzhou reading feast.

After noon, the scholars of Pingzhou City came to Muyue Mountain Residence one after another.

Obviously, a treat is the easiest way to gain fame.

For Zhou Yi, the first talent in Pingzhou, many people are still very face-saving.

When Zhang Xiangyou arrived, most of the scholars in Pingzhou City were ready.

It's been almost a year since he came to Pingzhou, and he doesn't know much, but this time he really saw all the young students in the upper echelons of Pingzhou City.

However, many people have already known him, and they have bowed to him, not in terms of identity, but in talent.

It took almost half an hour just to respond from beginning to end.

After this lap, Zhang Xiang was also tired enough.

This should be the first time he has officially participated in such a gathering of the scholar circle.

Because it is a gathering of young students, there is no participation of the older generation, and Zhang Xiang stands out among these students.

His position is arranged in the first row, which is also the closest place to the river, from here, you can see the wide river bifurcation in the distance, at this time, on the water transport wharf at the fork, more than a dozen Cao transport ships are moored on the shore, which is very spectacular.

When Zhang Xiang turned his eyes back to greet Zhou Yi, he looked down and saw a familiar figure sitting in the second row.

Hey?

Isn't the man sitting under him the same Liu Jin he saw in Yuexiu Building a few days ago!

That Liu Jin also saw him, and hurriedly got up and bowed to him: "Xiaguan has seen a horse!" ”

"Brother Liu, I didn't expect you to come too." Zhang Xiang smiled.

Zhou Yidao on the side: "It turns out that Zhuang Zhi and the horse have known each other for a long time, so Zhiyuan will not introduce it." ”

Liu Jin said to Zhou Yi: "Zhuang Zhi read the concubine's "Yuan Xi" in Yuexiu Building on the day he came to Pingzhou, and then the concubine also appeared, and Zhuang Zhi had the honor to chat with the concubine for a while. ”

Zhou Yi smiled and said: "That seems to be fate, I arranged Zhuang Zhi by the side of the colt, which is right." ”