Fortunately, Zhao Yan is young, and his body is no longer as weak as it used to be, and he has almost recovered after three or four days on the bed.

The trial list is scheduled for February 28, and there are still seven or eight days of effort, thinking that the cheap dad has already scored twice during the time he took the exam, in order to leave a good impression on his 'stepmother', Zhao Yan decided to buy a few gifts in the capital to show filial piety, and so on with Zhang Wenyuan, Zhang Wenyuan happily went together, and the two of them went out with a little tidied up their robes.

In terms of geographical pattern, Beijing is bordered by Liaojie in the east, Taihang in the west, Shuo desert in the north, the military capital in the back, and the Central Plains in the south.

Feng Shui pays attention to the location of the city, the mountains and water in Beijing are established, and the only drawback is that the water flow is not enough, so the Yuan Dynasty led the two water veins above and below into the capital.

The water on the ground, led from the Yuquan mountain spring known as "the first spring in the world", the artificial spring diversion canal flows through the Taiping Bridge, Ganshui Bridge, Zhou Bridge, and goes straight into the Tonghui River, because the water comes from the gossip "gold" position in the West, so it is called "Jinshui River". The underground water veins of Yuan Dadu also come from Yuquan Mountain, the water of this well is sweet, and the water level is constant in the dry season, and later it became the holy place of the imperial palace to worship the "Longquan Well God".

Later, Ming Taizong, that is, Chengzu Zhu Di selected Beijing as the capital, he wanted to use the geographical gas of this place, but also to abolish the remaining royal gas of the Yuan Dynasty, so the feng shui master at that time used to move the central axis of the palace to the east, so that the original central axis of the Yuan Dadu Palace fell west, in the position of the "white tiger" in the feng shui, and to overcome the remnants of the previous dynasty, and chiseled off the original central axis of the royal road Panlongshi, abolished the Zhou Bridge, and built artificial Jingshan, so that the main mountain (Jingshan), the palace cave (Forbidden City), Chao Case Mountain (Yongding Gate outside the big Taishan "Yandun" The feng shui pattern has taken shape again.

The markets in the city of Beijing are laid out along the streets, but over time several major market districts have been formed. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the city was mainly concentrated in the four gates of the imperial city, the four arches in the east, the four arches in the west, the bell and drum towers, as well as Chaoyang, Anding, Xizhi, Fucheng, Xuanwumen nearby, later with the development of the economy, the market area continued to increase, the most important is Zhengyangmen in the chessboard street, the lamp market, the city god temple market, the inner city and the city around the Chongwen Gate, among which the most prosperous place is the chessboard street.

Qipan Street is known as a department store, because of its location in the middle, and close to the imperial city, the palace city and the ministries and government offices, there are many people, and the business is naturally prosperous.

The market is bustling, in addition to the commoners in cloth and cotton jackets, there are some nobles in brocade hats and mink fur and big-bellied merchants, and some foreigners with high noses and deep eyes and different clothes bargain with the street vendors in broken Chinese, occasionally a carriage passes by and stops, and then a glimpse of the fragrant breeze blows, several women who are tightly covered but have a lot of manners, they quickly get out of the carriage and walk into the street shop with small steps.

Zhao Yan knew that the capital was prosperous, and he was not surprised by the lively scene around him, and the readers paid attention to the collapse of Mount Tai in front of him and did not change his face, Zhang Wenyuan was deeply aware of the three of them, and his young age was already quite old, and the two took Li Er and Zhang Shun to live and walk along the market, and after a while, they each bought some gifts of their choice.

Stop and go, and when a few people came back to their senses, it was almost noon, Zhao Yan had just recovered from a serious illness, but his legs and feet were a little tired, and when he saw a teahouse in front of him, a few people planned to go in and have a cup of tea to rest for a while.

This teahouse occupies a small area, divided into two floors, the second floor is full, a few people found a table in the hall on the first floor near the door and sat down, Xiao Er just brought the tea over, and heard the conversation between two people getting closer and closer outside the door.

"Brother You, I don't know the prosperity of the capital when I don't go to the capital, but the younger brother has opened his eyes in the past two days." This person's voice is clear and has a bit of a Shandong accent, which makes people listen very kindly.

Another somewhat muffled voice answered at the right time: "Brother Shuwen, a prosperous place will wear out our ambitions, we are the children of saints, and we are determined to cultivate ourselves and rule the country and the world, and we must not be blinded by this world of flowers." ”

"Brother Youzhi is reasonable, and the younger brother is in love."

As he spoke, the two of them had already walked into the teahouse, Zhao Yan couldn't help but be stunned when he looked at the voice, the two people who came in looked young and weak, and their faces were a little childish and bookish, one of them could be regarded as Zhao Yan's old man, and it was Liu Ji who had a relationship.

I haven't seen him for two or three years, Liu Ji's appearance is the same as at the beginning, but there is less innocence in his temperament, more practice, and more green velvet on his lips, but the overall look has not changed much. The other person is similar in age to Liu Ji, six feet tall, with sparse eyebrows, a nose and a wide mouth, although he is dressed as a scholar, the first impression is more like a straightforward farmer.

The two walked into the hall, glanced around, saw that there were no seats in the hall, frowned slightly, and called Xiao Er, who ran the hall, and asked, "Is there any vacancy upstairs?" ”

Xiao Er replied with a smile: "Unfortunately, the two sons are late, we are already full here, or the two sons will go to another teahouse to have a look." ”

Zhao Yan thought for a while, got up and greeted: "Brother Liu, if you don't dislike it, just share a table with the two younger brothers." ”

When Li Er and Zhang Shun heard this, they hurriedly stood up and stood behind Zhao Yan and Zhang Wenyuan.

When Liu Ji and the others heard Zhao Yan's greeting, they couldn't help but look together, seeing that Zhao Yan and Zhang Wenyuan were not very old and full of childishness, but they were also dressed as scholars, they didn't feel a little kind in their hearts.

The young man who looked like a farmer and more like a scholar smiled: "This little scholar, both of us are surnamed Liu, I don't know which brother Liu you are greeting?" ”

Zhao Yan laughed, looked at Liu Ji and said, "Brother Liu, do you remember the young man in Shenzhou Tao Village three years ago?" After speaking, Zhao Yan felt a little tired in his heart, and felt that what he said was similar to the stalk of 'Xia Yuhe on the banks of the Daming River'.

Liu Ji looked at Zhao Yan carefully when he heard this, but he couldn't think of anything, his face couldn't help but be a little red, and he was about to confess, when three people walked in behind him, one of them was a young man of the same age as Zhao Yan and said: "Two sons, my son-in-law ordered me to wait for the two sons on the street corner, and the villain saw my son-in-law and Liu Gongzi enter this teahouse...... Hey? Childe, you ...... Isn't this the young man from the family in Tao Village where we begged for water to drink that year! ”

Liu Ji turned his head to look at his scholar, and saw that his face was full of surprise and determination, Fu Zhi turned his head and slapped his forehead in his heart, and said in surprise: "I remember, little brother, why are you here?" ”

Zhao Yan diverted the topic and said with a smile: "This is not a place to talk, the teahouse is already full, if a few brothers don't dislike it, you can sit at a table with the two of us first." ”

The two scholars who came in with Liu Ji Scholar heard this, swept around, and saw that there were indeed no vacant seats in the hall, and the older scholar said with a Sichuan accent and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then thank you Brother Xian." Youzhi, Shuwen, colleagues, I'll sit down and talk. ”

After taking a seat, Zhao Yan personally poured tea for a few people, and then introduced himself: "A few brothers, the younger brother is a native of Shenzhou, Zhending Mansion, Beizhili, surnamed Zhao Mingyan, next to him is the younger brother of the township party, surnamed Zhang Mingwenyuan, the word is easy to learn, it is rare to meet today, dare to ask a few brothers and Taiwan's names?" ”

Zhang Wenyuan glanced at Zhao Yan in surprise, and didn't understand how Zhao Yan, who had not been out of the gate since he entered the capital, suddenly became so sophisticated and sophisticated today, not only did he talk a lot, but his behavior was almost like two people in the past.

Among the few people sitting around, the scholar who spoke Sichuan Yin was the oldest, and said with a smile: "Who is my Dao, it turned out to be Brother Zhao Xian of Zhending Mansion." The virtuous brother is not as weak as the crown, so he passed the five levels and cut six generals, and has passed the county test and the township test. A native of Meizhou, Sichuan, his surname is Wan'an, and his name is Ji. Youzhi, Shuwen, colleagues, this is the current prodigy, although I have never seen it, the foolish brother has heard it for a long time. ”

, Zhao Yan was secretly surprised, he didn't expect that the thirty-year-old man in front of him was not outstanding, and he looked a little obscene, and the middle-aged man who looked a little obscene was Wan An, the head of the three pavilions of paper paste in the future, this world is really too small, the old man of the three pavilions of paper paste has reached the second, who is the left, where are you?

Zhao Yanzheng was surprised, and the scholar, who was more like a farmer, introduced himself: "I am from Shouguang County, Qingzhou Prefecture, Xiashan Mountain, my surname is Liu Mingju, and my name is Shuwen. ”

Yes, all the elders of the three pavilions of the paper paste have arrived, Zhao Yan glanced at Liu Jue, did not speak, but set his eyes on the benevolent brother who had never spoken, he could be the companion of the three pavilions of the paper paste in later generations, and he was not a nameless person who thought that this person would come.

The man was younger than Wan An, older than Liu Ji and Liu Jue, his face was white, and he didn't smile, and he arched his hand at this time: "I am from Licheng County, Xiashan Mountain, Shangyin and Xiamin, and the word is the same." ”

Yin Min? Zhao Yan pondered for a moment, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly remembered who this person was.

During the Chenghua period, there are three old pavilions of paper paste, and the six books of clay sculpture are said, the three pavilions are Wan'an, Liu Ji, and Liu Jue, and the six books are Yin Min of the Ministry of Officials, Yin Qian of the Ministry of Households, Zhou Hongmo of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Peng of the Ministry of War, Zhang Ying of the Criminal Department and Liu Zhao of the Ministry of Industry.

The Ministry of Officials is the head of the six Ministers, known as the Heavenly Official, and its authority is no less than that of the Cabinet Ministers.

The old and one Shangshu of the Three Pavilions, what kind of energy is this in the Chenghua years, how can they get together at this time, looking like best friends, could it be that they are already embarrassed at this time?

Liu Ji also officially introduced: "He is a native of Boye County, Baoding Prefecture, Xiabei, with the surname Liu Mingji and the word Youzhi. Brother Zhao Xian, when I said goodbye, I never wanted to see you again, I am already fellow travelers, it is really impermanent. ”

Well? Already a fellow traveler? The world is impermanent? How did this sound wrong, Zhao Yan carefully looked at Liu Ji's face, and saw that there was a lot of embarrassment on his face, not like mockery, and he couldn't help but secretly say in his heart, could it be that Liu Mian was also a mallet when he was young, otherwise how could he speak so poorly.