The group slowly advanced on the winding mountain road. Since leaving the sea ship and stepping onto land, everyone feels a little uncomfortable. After all, when the sea is turbulent, everyone is used to spitting and spitting, and suddenly their feet are solid, and they are a little fluttery when they walk.

Qin Fei's team was somewhat large, and thousands of East China Sea Fleet and countless Anzhou officials and officers and soldiers followed him to evacuate the places they were familiar with. Because there were so many people, when they were on the ship, they almost ate all the food they carried. When they arrived at the port, the people who were not too full of their stomachs kept the master of the port canteen busy for a whole day, and after eating enough and bringing enough dry food, they continued to march in the direction of the eastern capital.

In order to avoid harassing the place and trampling on the fertile land, Qin Fei and his subordinates took some detours, crossed mountains and mountains, and walked very hard.

As soon as the prince changed his frustration at sea, he pointed out the country and talked eloquently when he got to land, and his mood did not seem to be ordinarily good.

Qin Fei and the crown prince walked in the middle of the group, and they were also very few people with horses to ride. The soldiers exploring the path in front of them ran back quickly, saluted Qin Fei in a proper manner, and said loudly: "Lord Qiqi Town, we have arrived at the Acacia Cliff, and after passing through this cliff, we can go to the official road, and it will only be two days away from the Eastern Capital." ”

Qin Fei looked up at the sky, the sun had not yet risen to the highest, the clear sky was cloudless, and the faint breeze made people feel very comfortable walking on the road, so he ordered: "Continue to open the road, strive for the team to cross the Acacia Cliff before dark, and set up camp on the side of the official road at night." ”

The prince looked back at the Nine Princesses and Dai'er and other girls behind him, pointed to the cliff in front of him that seemed to be wrapped in mist, and said leisurely: "When I came, I kept walking the main road, but I didn't get to this place. Do you know where this place came from? ”

Daile is well-read and knows this allusion. But the Ninth Princess, Xiao Yu'er and the others don't know at all.

The prince smiled and said: "Acacia Cliff was a very famous waterfall hundreds of years ago, flowing straight down, silver flowers and jade liquid. Although the location is a little remote, there are still many literati and writers who come to see it from afar. At that time, the world was still unified, and the Wei State was strong, and even the princes in the court would occasionally visit this place. ”

Qin Fei heard what he said interestingly, so he held down the horse's head and slightly let the prince take a step.

The prince continued: "About 500 years ago, there was a small town not far from here. There aren't many people in the town, and there aren't that many rules. There was a young man who was very smart, although his family was poor, but he was admitted to the Tongsheng at the age of twelve, and at the age of eighteen, he was promoted. At that time, it was also a sensation in the local area, and he was determined to gain fame and glory to his ancestors. ”

"What is so difficult about such a genius to get a fame?" The ninth princess smiled.

Qin Fei shook his head: "Ninth Princess, these words are inevitably a bit exaggerated, there are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the people." Every three years, there are only more than 200 people in the imperial examination. In a small place, he can be regarded as a genius, and if he is put in a province, he may also be a character. But if you compare the whole country, I don't know how many powerful people there are. What's more, there are still differences in education in each place, and the top name here may not even be touched in the top 100 in other places. ”

The crown prince seemed to appreciate Qin Fei's remarks, and nodded: "Sister, the place where we are under our feet is not far from the Eastern Capital. The level of reading in this place is far inferior to that of several other provinces. Although that young man was promoted at the age of eighteen, it was good, but Qin Fei was right, in the unified Wei State at that time, do you know how many powerful people there are in various provinces across the country? ”

"Brother, go on! I haven't heard this story yet. The ninth princess hurriedly pulled the crown prince's sleeve.

"Well, it is said that the young man participated in the first imperial examination at the age of nineteen, and the result was a big defeat. The people in the town were full of hope and thought that there might be a character in the town this time, but unexpectedly, he was defeated. People are terrible, and for a while, all kinds of gossip came out. Some people say that he was just lucky to be lifted as a teenager, and some people say that he got carried away when he was lifted, and he didn't know how many pounds and taels he had. The boy was very distressed, but at this time, a girl encouraged him very much, and secretly sent a maid to give him her own embroidery, and wrote a few words of encouragement. ”

That's how they met. More than a year later, the boy's parents mustered up the courage to go to the girl's house to propose marriage, but the small landlord closed the door and told them not to even think about it. ”

Xiao Yu'er sighed faintly: "The concept of the door, to pay attention to what is the right door, and I feel that it is low to marry this family, and that family is high." In fact, the life of two people is the business of two people, as long as they are happy, where can they manage so much. ”

Qin Fei looked at Xiao Yu'er in amazement, it seems that she has been with her for a long time, this little girl who is not afraid of heaven and earth, even her concept of love and marriage has been transformed by herself. In time, this girl really hopes to become the initiator of the women's movement in this world......

The prince didn't think about it so much, he smiled and said: "The story is a bit cliché, but the world is like this, there have been before, there are now, and there will be in the future." The boy's family was rejected, and he felt that he couldn't afford to lose the person, so he simply didn't mention it. The girl secretly told the boy that she would never change her mind and would not get married. Let him study with peace of mind, and he must come back with a reputation and impress his snobbish parents. ”

The boy was so motivated that he began to study. He was a very smart person, and when he was twenty-two years old, he participated in the imperial examination and finally reached the palace examination. At that time, the emperor of Wei was also a young man, and it is interesting to say that most of the people admitted in that class were not young, usually around thirty or forty years old, and they liked this young man very much when they saw him. When the palace test, the answer was like a stream, and as soon as the emperor of Wei was happy, he ordered him to be the champion. ”

"Champion...... So powerful! The ninth princess stuck out her tongue, from the founding of the Wei State to the present, that is, a thousand years, the imperial examination once every three years, even if you add the later three hundred years of splitting, it is only more than 600 champions. For thousands of years, there are only so many people, of course, they can be regarded as powerful.

"Here's the problem...... "The prince sighed, "and he won the top prize, and the good news was sent home." The officials in the town came to congratulate him, his parents were originally from poor families, and suddenly their son was majestic and felt a little fluttering. The insult I received when I proposed my marriage became more and more unbearable. ”

According to the rules, he should go to the Hanlin Academy to report after winning the champion, and then go home within half a month, comfort the ancestors and bless him, and then return to the Hanlin Academy to take up his post. However, the emperor chatted with him very happily, and he was reluctant to leave the capital for a while, so he simply stayed with him for an extra month. Every day, he was announced to enter the palace, talking about literature and state affairs. ”

Dai Er smiled slightly, and explained to the Ninth Princess and Xiao Yu'er, who were a little puzzled: "This Majesty is hardworking. He is very young, and the champion in front of him is also very young, and it is even more rare to cast his eyes. If nothing else, this majesty will work until death, and this champion can accompany him for a lifetime, and he can be regarded as his own direct cronies. No matter how powerful a person is when he reads and discusses strategies, he is just a castle in the air, and it takes experience to be an official and do things. The emperor of Wei was reluctant to let him go, and secondly, he was afraid that he would lose his direction after entering the Hanlin Academy. took the initiative to teach him how to be an official, if he was in politics. ”

"I see......" the ninth princess nodded.

The prince smiled: "Sister, you don't know more. I remember when I was a child, my father once told me that there are different types of officials. One is that he has a strong mouth and a good pen, but he can't do things. One is who can do things but can't be a person, who has no ideals and talents, but has been in a small official office all his life and has not been promoted. In the era of Ming Jun, those who really climbed to a high position were all able to do things and be people. However, this kind of person is no longer so simple. ”

"It is said that the good news arrived in the town, but the man did not go back for a long, long time. Back then, there was an unmarried young man who was the champion, and I don't know how many official eunuchs were eyeing him, desperately trying to find his unmarried daughter, and wanted to pull him into his camp. Especially he is also very appreciated by His Majesty, just in the capital, there are already close to twenty official eunuchs, large and small, who have proposed relatives, but he has refused them one by one. ”

He already has a sweetheart, so naturally he will not marry another woman casually, even if the university scholars at that time intended to let him be his son-in-law, he politely refused. It's a pity that it wasn't the case in the mouths of his parents...... The parents may have been jealous of the grievances of the past, so they spread it around the town, saying that whoever wants to propose marriage to their own family, what a big official, how powerful and majestic a figure is...... I can't wait to stand at the door of that girl's house and say! ”

The prince sighed: "It's a pity that he hasn't been able to go home. The girl's parents also felt that they had miscalculated, and they knew that he could win the championship and how good it would be to marry their daughter to him. But now, seeing that the two families have turned against each other, they want to beg each other in a low voice, and they can't pull down their faces, so they simply tell their daughter that the kid has already talked to someone in the capital about family affairs. told her to stop this idea and find another good family. ”

"That's what's wrong with those two parents!" Dai Er sighed: "For the happiness of the children, what is it to bow your head once in a while?" ”

"If everyone thinks like this, the world will be peaceful!" Qin Fei said.