The summer is scorching and the heat is unbearable.

In Jiang Qiufang's public house, after lunch, Li Ruyu and Lao Tie sat in the shade of the big tree in the yard, drinking herbal tea comfortably, burning sandalwood next to them to repel mosquitoes, and lying weakly at the root of the tree.

The piebald dog is becoming more and more shallow, and in such a hot day, it is not like an ordinary dog to stick out its tongue to cool down.

The hair all over the body is more or less fading.

I don't know if it will grow handsome silver hair in winter.

Under the chairs of the two people, ice cubes were placed on each side.

Jiang Qiu Zhizhou Cui Sheng was sent over, Lao Tie was flattered by this, and then fell into deep thought, at this time he came up with some signs, spit out the smoke ring and said: "Lao Tzu finally understands what Cui Sheng means by this person." ”

Li Ruyu was inexplicable, "What? ”

Lao Tie smashed the dry smoke, and only after a long time did he say that Cui Sheng was born in Qinghe Cui's family, on the surface, it seems that he was also recommended by the imperial historian who was also born in Qinghe Cui's family, but this kind of thing is always inseparable from the Ministry of Officials, and the Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials seems to be your little grandfather, so Cui Sheng has taken care of you and me after he arrived.

Li Ruyu was noncommittal and asked Lao Tie, "You fought with Xu Xiaolan that day, who won?" ”

Lao Tie coughed, spit out a mouthful of yellow phlegm, and landed right in front of Hua Ban, the thing suddenly fell to the ground, grinning at Lao Tie, Lao Tie glanced at it, and glared: "Bite Lao Tzu!" ”

Huaban has suffered a lot from Lao Tie recently, and he has some remembers to beat him, but he didn't dare to say anything to Lao Tie, so he let out a low roar, ran to Li Ruyu's side, and lay down next to the ice.

Li Ruyu smiled bitterly, this old man ......

Lao Tie was very proud, and said with a smile: "That guy, it's a stranger, but it should be a sour Confucian, his sword cultivation is serious, not owned by an alien." ”

"So what, you lost?"

Lao Tie jumped up as if he had been bitten by a dog, "Will Lao Tzu lose?" Joke! Lao Tzu is a peerless master who has fought with the prince of the Yue family for three days, will he lose to Xu Xiaolan? Big joke! ”

Li Ruyu smiled bitterly, "If you don't brag less, will you die?" ”

Lao Tie hummed and chirped, where did Lao Tzu brag, but he still sat down, saying that it was a pity that this Xu Xiaolan, a kendo cultivator worthy of the name of the first master of the military department, and a strange sour Confucian, if he was thirty years younger, he must be a great cool person, and he ran to Meishan, and had a long talk with the young man named Su Hanlou, and finally burst out with pride, got up and walked around the steps and wrote verses.

Li Ruyu knew about it, and it was widely praised in Shuzhong.

Xu Xiaolan recited the ancient poem: A crane flies in the sky, cinnabar is the top snow for clothing; Just because he returned late from foraging, he strayed into the inkstone pond of Xizhi.

Ask Su Hanlou what this poem is.

Then thunder fell from the sky.

The young handsome man named Su Hanlou of the Su family in Meishan just sat there quietly and said a word of poetry and talent, but as a national scholar, if Su Xian, who Mr. wants, knows this, he will be willing to drink three hundred cups with Mr.

Xu Xiaolan drew her sword arrogantly, laughed, glared at the thunder, and said that she had no regrets in this life.

The sword slashed and thundered.

Thirteen swords died.

After that, Su Hanlou was silent about Xu Xiaolan's corpse all day long, drinking glass after glass, until Zhao Zhu of the Fusi Xiwei Family in Beizhen rushed to Meishan, and the young handsome man got up with a long sigh.

Drunk.

Su Hanlou, who was not intoxicated, stared at the corpse that was taken away by Beizhen Fusi, and muttered something he would know, Mr. is very good, worthy of the heroic spirit of my generation of scholars.

Sir is very good.

It's good, it's good.

The heroic spirit of learning without fear of life and death is very good.

Lao Tie suddenly felt a little excited, and muttered that you little boy know the majesty of Lao Tzu back then, and then waved his sleeves, and was about to say something, but he saw a green-shirted scholar walk into the public room, and said with a smile: "Tie Ye, Li Xiaoqi, are all here." ”

Jiang Qiu Zhizhou, Cui Sheng.

Lao Tie waved his hand and said arrogantly: "Cui Zhizhou is in trouble?" ”

Cui Sheng didn't feel embarrassed to be left out at all, he sat down on the side, and he didn't have the sour spirit of a scholar, and said with a smile, "It's not a big deal, it's just that I received an official letter from the Lin'an Rite Department about this year's art department." ”

When he spoke, he stared at Li Ruyu.

Li Ruyu was inexplicable, "Does this official document have anything to do with me?" ”

When did I pay attention to the Ministry of Etiquette?

Cui Sheng nodded, "It's really Li Xiaoqi's business, the Ministry of Rites named and asked the little brother to prepare to go to Lin'an to participate in the art department in the middle of this year's autumn, and I think the little brother is going to be on the rise." ”

It's very unorthodox.

Cui Sheng, as a scholar, is also in the official career, and is well versed in the Daliang officialdom.

Whether it is a system or an art subject, if you want to participate in the Daliang Reader, as long as you have the ability and ability, but you can refer to it, but it is extremely rare for the court to urge someone to take the exam.

In the past few decades, only the iron-blooded prince Wang Kun had this treatment back then.

When he was a big subject, His Majesty Shunzong asked the examiner of the department if Wang Kun should be raised, and this matter became one of the legendary talks in Wang Kun's life, and now Li Ruyu also has this treatment.

Although it was not asked by Her Majesty the Empress herself, but such an official letter from the Ministry of Rites, who dares to say that there must be no instructions from Her Majesty the Empress behind it?

This kind of treatment, there is probably one person who can enjoy it in the cool world now.

Meishan Suhan Building.

But Li Ruyu's matter is very unruly: Xiaoqi of Fusi in Beizhen, it is said that Jane is in the heart of the emperor and is favored by His Majesty, and he should be directly transferred to the general office of Fusi in Beizhen, Lin'an, why should he take the art exam?

I'm afraid there's something greasy in this.

A young man with a bit of kendo skills, he is not good at reading, but he has to participate in the art department, although in the end Her Majesty the Empress will take him away, but this is far less than in Beizhen Fusi like a fish in water.

This move is like a trapped fish, and only by truly gaining His Majesty's trust can Li Ruyu re-enter the water.

Or to be more intuitive: the empress is testing Li Ruyu.

The greasy details are difficult to describe, and Li Ruyu is difficult to think about thoroughly, so he said lightly.

Cui Sheng smiled bitterly and suddenly lowered his voice, "It's better to go." ”

This official letter from the Ministry of Rites is not hidden in Lin'an, but listening to the meaning of the family, in fact, the meaning of Xie Lang, the secretary of the ministry, is to agree with Li Ruyu to participate in the art department.

Thinking of this, Cui Sheng is really envious of the young man in front of him.

is still in Zizhou Road, and has been favored by Xie Lang, the secretary of the ministry, this kid, there is a good childhood sweetheart, ordinary people can only enter the pace of ten or even decades to enter the office, this kid has stepped over in one step.

Now it is the small banner of the Fusi of Beizhen, and he is a seven-grade official.

It's all because of the two.

One is Zhao Changyi, the king of Xian'an County, who sent him to Beizhen Fusi.

The two are the Xie family Wanxi who became famous after participating in a poetry meeting in Shuzhong, as if he was about to hang the name "Yongxulu", and behind it was the huge Chen County Xie family.