On the morning of the twelfth day of the lunar month, outside the city of Hezhou to the south three miles of the city god temple by the river, a big colorful shed was erected, the colorful brocade cloth was surrounded on all sides, and a piece of land of several acres was circled.

This is the venue of the cultural meeting, every time it is like this, set up in the open area by the river, although the river breeze is getting cooler in winter, but the day chosen is excellent, the sun is shining, the climate is pleasant, these days by the early winter Xiao Se blocked at home in a panic residents have come out, with their families to rush to this side.

This is a more solemn day than the temple fair, selling department stores, selling hot and sour noodles, selling sugar gourd maltose, running the rivers and lakes to play tricks, magic tricks and acrobatics, storytelling and singing, all kinds of things, occupy a large piece of land outside the venue, such as the dwellings surrounding the city wall on the edge of the city in Hezhou, the venue is surrounded by three layers inside and outside, the territory is not enough, even the reeds by the river have been cut down, showing a piece of land.

Outside the venue is more lively than in the venue, crowded with people, here is not far from the city, the villages and towns around the left and right do not take much time, people do not have any entertainment items on weekdays, often the biggest leisure of the year is to watch a big show when the ancestral hall opens the clan meeting during the Qingming Festival.

Therefore, the triennial literary meeting is not only a feast for readers, but also a great gathering of all the people, in the endless flow of people, taking advantage of the time to buy things, shopping and playing, hooking up and bargaining with prostitutes who build sheds to do business, and those who come out to bask in the sun to join in the fun, all kinds of people, etc., men and women, old and young, thousands of people gather here for a time, noisy and festive.

In the middle of the fence, in the middle of the venue, there is a high platform, there are more than ten tables of eight immortals, here is the guest of honor, the number of people who can be counted in Hezhou sit here, taste tea and eat snacks, face the wide river, and have a magnificent view of the river.

Under the platform, there are nearly 200 low sheets placed in order, and there are mats behind it, which are the seats of the students.

Further out, there is the outer layer isolated by the wooden railing, inside the brocade cloth, there are countless long tables, this is the auditorium, the people who are qualified to come in to eat melons sit here, the audience seat looks out again, near the riverside, there is a high platform again, and the guest of honor seat on the opposite side looks at each other in the distance, here is the performance stage, the actors who set off the atmosphere will stage a big opera song and dance here, and offer entertainment condiments for everyone in the interval of each scene.

There are many performances in a variety of ways, in addition to ordinary Sichuan operas, there are also popular geisha invited from Chengdu Prefecture, and many people come for this.

To be honest, poetry and poetry were entertained by the literati, and for most illiterate people, they were still pretty geisha.

Beginning in the morning, here began to gradually lively, the hawkers carried the burden and pushed the cart, the first to choose a good location here, Shuzhong is rich, close to the state city of the rich people, take this opportunity to make a lot of money, is the voice of the small traders, the better the location, the better the business, so it is not wrong to come early.

And Ran Daqi came earlier, together with the eldest grandson Hong, he took Rui Fuxiang's guys to push a few carts of paper, and came over before dawn.

Each low table should be prepared for the students to answer the paper, the guest of honor should also be prepared, those adults are difficult to say that they will not be prosperous, play a few strokes on the spot, and the best works are often obtained at this time.

"Erlang, should you go and change your clothes?" Ran Daqi looked at the eldest grandson Hong who was dressed in a cloth robe and said, "How can you say that you have to participate in the cultural meeting later, it is not good to be so shabby." ”

Because he has been nesting in the workshop for days, Changsun Hong's cloth robe has not been changed for half a month, stained with a lot of black and gray stains, wrinkled and very ugly, if it is not for his face to be clean, others will definitely treat him as a delivery boy.

"It's okay, this is Saiwen, not Saiyi." Changsun Hong was very arrogant, anyway, he didn't take this article seriously, and doing business was the No. 1 thing in his heart.

Ran Daqi shook his head, it was the first time he had seen a student like Changsun Hong, who was keen on business, and Ran Pu's obsession with geography had already made him feel deviant, and the arrival of Changsun Hong broke through his glasses.

Has the world changed? Ran Daqi muttered, placing the champion note on each low table, and the most precious Sai Wenkui was only placed on the bottom of each table, and the rest was placed on the guest of honor.

There is no way, there are too few Sai Wenkui, so it can only be used like this.

The meeting was hosted by the government, so naturally it should be announced by the people in the government. When the day was rising, it was already three quarters, and a group of official sedans entered the fence.

The gong opened the way, and there were many signs in front of the official sedan chair, at least nearly 100 people walked in front of them holding signs, and the titles on them were dazzling, and they couldn't tell who was who.

However, the brand of Hezhou Zhizhou Grandmaster Dao was not ranked first, but it made Changsun Hong really happy, so that Zhou Fuzi was right, there was a big boss from the supervision department and the shuai department.

"The four roads of the Sichuan Gorge are transferred to Li", "the four roads of the Sichuan Gorge are the deputy envoy of the envoy Ding" two official title cards walk in the front, look at this brand, standing next to Ran Daqi knew who was coming, he explained to the eldest grandson Hong listen.

"The four roads of Sichuan Gorge are all transferred to Li, that is, Li Jie, this person is the number one civil official in Shuzhong, except for the military and politics, the rest are almost the biggest."

"The deputy envoy Ding is the deputy envoy Ding Pi, he is the deputy of the envoy Gui Ruyuan, who is in charge of military and political affairs, he was originally the prefect of Chuzhou, and the opposite of Chuzhou is the Xia State, he has been fighting all the year round, and he was promoted to deputy envoy because of his military merits, and he was promoted to deputy envoy last year."

He smashed his tongue: "These two people are both members of Sichuan, and they actually came to Hezhou together, it seems that Zong Zhizhou has a big face." ”

The eldest grandson Hong nodded, feeling the same way, the transfer envoy and the senior members of the system envoy came together, it was too rare, today's Wenhui is not small.

The sedan chair did not fall until it came down under the stage of the guest of honor, and the officials wearing round-necked civilian clothes got off the sedan chair, chatted and laughed with each other, and sat down on the stage according to the level of their official positions.

Li Jie is a fat man, one step and three shakes, the jade belt around his waist is enough to encircle the three eldest grandsons, he walked side by side with the thin deputy envoy Ding Pi, talking and talking, Ding Pi was slightly behind half a position in the interest, and talked with him.

"Gui Zhizhi can't come today, it's too regrettable, Hezhou is where everyone in Zhou was sentenced back then, outstanding people, and everyone in Zhou is here to read all the world's books, so as to be successful. The cultural meeting is held once every three years, and the Gui system has also come to Sichuan Gorge for three years, and this first event is absent, which is a pity! ”

"Ambassador Li didn't know that Gui Zhizhi was actually coming, but the Mongols wanted to send an envoy to Beijing to discuss with the imperial court about the alliance to attack the Jin State, this matter was too important, Gui Zhizhi did not dare to slack off, so he had to stay in Chengdu and wait for the arrival of the Mongolian envoy." Ding Pi hurriedly answered: "Otherwise, he will definitely come." ”

Li Jie snorted, and his fat body shook as he walked: "This matter is known to the official, if you want to say that the Mongols, the savages in the desert, are far away in the far northwest, good at riding and shooting, and savage, they really can't be trusted, and if you want to join forces with them, I am against it, but Gui Zhizhi is so attentive, hum, hum......"

(End of chapter)