Chapter 61: Rush to the exam
Since the opening of the imperial examination in the previous dynasty, the scholars of the Hanmen have one more way to ascend to the sky, and the children of the nobles of the clan see that the general trend is irreversible, so they put down their bodies and compete for the places on the Yellow Dragon List with the scholars of the Hanmen. In the third year of the Tang Dynasty, Changke selected talents for the imperial court, and the current emperor likes poetry and music. If you make a good poem, you will have the opportunity to ascend to the sky in one step. If you are the champion of high school, you will arrange flowers on the street, leave your name in the wild goose pagoda, participate in the Qionglin banquet, and report on the official position of the officials, and return to the hometown for a while. Year after year, there are a few people who rush to take the exam, and there are a few people who jump over the dragon gate.
It is expected to be cold in spring, and the spring rain building in Pingkangfang is very lively.
A young man sat in the hall and said to the young man sitting next to him: "One hundred and eight squares in Chang'an, only Pingkang Chunyu Building." What does this verse mean? It's about the Spring Rain Building in Pingkangfang. It is rumored that most of the girls here do not sell their bodies, if they can go to Wushan together with Fang Ze, they can be compared to the girls of the Yeting Teaching Division. ”
"There are still a few days before the opening of the Spring Festival, and the money is like flowing water, but I am afraid that when we can't get to the imperial examination, you and I will have to sleep on the street." The boy said worriedly.
"If there is wine today and drunk tomorrow, it doesn't matter if he drinks the north wind in the future. Let's have fun today....." The youth said to the youth.
"What this official said is wonderful, Chunyulou is to serve you scholars who go to Beijing to take the exam, girls, you are here." With the call of the old bustard, seven or eight girls came out of the room on the second floor, holding a silk scarf in one hand and a fan in the other. The upper body wears a variety of colored skirts, and the neckline is extremely low, revealing infinite spring.
The young man was at a loss for what to do, and said worriedly: "Brother Yang, if you don't stay, I'll go find my cousin." ”
"What are you afraid of, a man can only be called a man after such a journey." After the young man finished speaking, he said to the old bustard: "This Brother Cui is still a junior brother, find a girl for him." ”
The old bustard understood and led the boy to the second floor.
In the middle of the green building, it was said that there were not only girls who broke melons, but also inhumane teenagers. The first night of the girl in the green building is extremely expensive, and idlers can't expect it. As for the inhumane teenagers, that's the hobby of the Qinglou girl. Some Qinglou women encounter inhumane teenagers, not only do not need to pay for them, but also give the teenager a bonus.
Pity the young man surnamed Cui, who gave it to the woman in Qinglou for the first time in his life. The young man chose Liu Xiang'er, the popular top girl in the Chunyu Building, and the spring breeze was once closed at the jade gate. The next day, when the boy surnamed Cui woke up, he was lying alone on the bed, with a red piece of paper next to his pillow and five taels of silver pressed on the paper.
The young man knew a little about what it meant, and got dressed and went downstairs with five taels of silver, never thinking that the young man would be in trouble. It turned out that Liu Xianger was the head card of Chunyulou, and when she saw that the young man was dressed well, who knew that when she woke up, the young man couldn't pay for the head (prostitution). Liu Xiang'er hid her face and cried bitterly, the bustard turned his face faster than turning a book, and he didn't have money or talent.
"If you can't afford to wrap your head, then compose a poem!"
The women of Qinglou in the Tang Dynasty not only love money, but also love talents. If you have the talents of Li Bai and Wang Wei, even if you are penniless, you may have dozens of taels of silver on your body if you go to Qinglou for a turn. The old bustard saw that the young man could not afford to tie his head, so he could only offset it with poetry. The young man surnamed Yang lacks poetry talent, and he has seven of the eight tricks in the poem, but he doesn't know any of them. The old bustard was about to call the guards of the field, and the boy and the young man made up enough silver taels after summing up. Fortunately, the young man gave the young man five taels of bonuses to the young man, and took out five taels of silver from his body, which was enough for Liu Xiang'er's entanglement.
The young man and the teenager walked out of the Spring Rain Building, and the two of them were poor and white.
The young man is a child of a famous family, a single name with a round character, the word is abundant, from Qinghe Cui's Qingzhou Fang, originally went to Beijing to try his luck, with his level to get in the exam is more difficult than ascending to the sky. Although the boy has read a private school examination since he was a child, he admits that he is not good at composing poetry. It is important to know that the imperial examination is mainly based on poetry, and the poetry examination is indispensable for talent. After entering Beijing, I heard that Pingkangfang is a place where Chang'an students gather, and yesterday when I was drinking tea in the political affairs garden, I met a young man surnamed Yang. The two hit it off at first sight, and Cui Yuan followed the young man to visit the scenery in Chang'an City.
The young man surnamed Yang, whose real name is Yang Guozhong, is 29 years old this year, and has repeatedly failed to participate in the imperial examinations. The cost of the journey is very large, and there is not much left to stay in the capital. Yesterday, there was a spring breeze, and all the net worth was donated to Chunyu Building.
Cui Yuan lost the money, but he didn't complain anything, and went to his uncle with Yang Guozhong. Qinghe Cui's family is a big family, and the young uncle is Li Yanyun, the secretary of the Criminal Department. Li Yanyun asked about the situation and sent Yang Guozhong away with five taels of silver.
Cui Yuan stayed in the Li Mansion and waited to participate in the imperial examination.
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Guo Li returned to the mansion and saw that Baguio was actually at home. I didn't see it in March, and Baguio's belly was visibly bulging. Guo Li gently stroked Baguio's belly and asked, "Why is there an extra bed in the house?" Baguio smiled and said, "Mother sent someone to send it, so that Fujun and Baguio can sleep in separate beds." lest the husband come up in a hurry and hurt the fetus. The mother asked the two old mothers in the family to come back with her, and said that she would find a wet nurse in the future. ”
No wonder there is an extra single bed in the bedroom, and there are two more mothers in the house.
"When did Baguio come back? How do you know that your husband is coming back today? ”
"Baguio doesn't know, I guess the emperor should come back. Baguio went home the day before yesterday, but I didn't expect to see my husband today. ”
As the saying goes, a small farewell is better than a newlywed.
Baguio's serious and cautious appearance when he spoke was really cute, and Guo Li couldn't help but hold Baguio in his arms.
"Husband, no." Baguio was about to break free from Guo Li's arms, but he didn't expect to be hugged tighter by Guo Li.
With this beauty in his arms, what more can he ask for in this life.
"Uncle is back, the old body Liu pays a visit to my uncle." An old woman about fifty years old approached the room and saw Guo Li holding Baguio, afraid that this aunt would not be able to help it, so she forcibly interrupted the warmth of the two.
At this moment, Steward Gou said outside: "Uncle, there are two greeting posts." ”
"Excuse me?"
Guo Li went on a northern tour with the emperor, and everyone who knew Guo Li knew it. Who will bow down?
Guo Li let Baguio go out and took the post. One is from Wu Lingjue, and the other is from the Fifth Valley. Guo Li handed Wu Lingjue's to the housekeeper, "Let's reply to this post, let's just say that the family has been busy recently, and it is inconvenient to see guests." But on the other side of the Fifth Valley, I don't know what happened.
wanted to talk to Baguio, but the old mother from the Wang family was like a great enemy, so she still didn't want to ask for disgust. It was still early, Guo Li left the house and walked towards Pingkangfang. Although movable type printing was demonstrated to the shopkeeper Li, the specific operation Guo Li is a layman, the production of character molds, the printing and sales of books are all problems, it is better to go over and see what progress has been made in the past few months.
As soon as I entered Pingkangfang, I met an acquaintance.