Ji Qingwen saw the strangeness, so he asked Duo Jiugong: "Jiugong, you are well-informed, what is going on with these people?" The thousand households guarding the gate saw them, as if they had seen the king of Hades? ”

Duo Jiugong said in a low voice: "The villain doesn't know, but looking at their demeanor, it seems that they are all military generals, but how can a military general enter Beijing to take the Jinshi examination?" It's weird. ”

But I heard Li Yan say: "What's so strange about this? Military generals can't be admitted to the Jinshi, and can't the children of the generals' families be examined? Can't take the Wen Jinshi exam, can't you take the Wu Jinshi exam? ”

Duo Jiugong sighed and said: "I have a dynasty system, and the children of the military general's family can become officials by virtue of their grace. If this person is a disciple of the general, and he also knows how to enter the field to compete with the heroes of the world, it is too rare, I am afraid that there are few people in the world who are willing to take the near and the far. ”

Ji Qingwen heard that Duo Jiugong didn't seem to believe Li Yan's inference, so he took over the conversation and said, "Okay, what are we going to do with other people's affairs?" It's past noon now, I'm hungry, Jiugong, why don't you go into the city and find a place to sacrifice to the Five Organs Temple? ”

When Duo Jiugong heard this, he hurriedly said: "Yes, then the young master will sit down, the Jingshi is different from other places, so you can't talk nonsense." As he spoke, he waved his horsewhip and drove towards the inner city of Jingshi.

Duo Jiugong has been to Beijing before, I don't know how many times, he has long been familiar with the road, while driving the carriage, while pointing with a horse whip to introduce the famous places in the capital.

After walking like this, Duo Jiugong slowly put away the horses, stopped the carriage steadily, and said to Ji Qingwen in the canopy: "Young master, we have arrived." ”

Ji Qingwen got out of the car, looked up and saw the carriage parked in front of a rather tall three-story building, and saw the plaque hanging on the lintel of the door of the building with four strong and powerful characters written on it-Shaanxi Hall, so he asked: "Jiugong, what is this Shaanxi Hall?" ”

Duo Jiugong got out of the car and introduced: "Young master, this Shaanxi guild hall was built in the capital by our Shaanxi businessmen in order to receive Shaanxi businessmen who came to Beijing to do business. Childe, a merchant like Childe who went to Beijing to take the exam, of course, was also within the scope of reception. ”

Ji Qingwen answered: "What does Jiugong mean, are we going to live here in the next few days?" ”

Duo Jiugong shook his head again and said, "The guild hall is equivalent to our merchant's own home. The young master went home before entering the examination room, and his intentions were a little bad. So we had a meal here before we went to live elsewhere. ”

Ji Qingwen felt that Duo Jiugong's arrangement was a little too cumbersome, but he also knew that he had good intentions, so he didn't say anything, and while jumping out of the carriage, he said to Li Yan: "Brother Li, I bothered in Mokou Town for a night before I went down, so it's better for you to have dinner in the Shaanxi Hall today, and it can be regarded as a courtesy exchange between you and me." ”

Although Li Yan has a lot of entanglements on his body, but it is the first time he has entered the capital, and no one has answered, and he is still worried about food and accommodation.

Ji Qingwen is the only son of Ji Guangming, a well-known businessman in Shaanxi, and the people in the Shaanxi Hall are naturally careful and make a good meal for Ji Qingwen to eat and drink, and then send Young Master Ji away.

Ji Qingwen's buttocks were not hot in the Shaanxi Guild Hall, so he got into the car again, and still drove by Duo Jiugong on the stone road in the inner city of Jingshi for a while, and finally came to the door of a hotel.

Duo Jiugong stopped the horses, jumped out of the carriage, and said, "Childe, it's here, it's time to Liansheng Inn." ”

Ji Qingwen had eaten a full meal just now, got off the car slowly, looked up at the inn, and saw that the inn had been repainted with new paint up and down, and the lanterns under the eaves had been replaced with new ones, which looked very festive - it can be seen from the mottled stone steps and loose bucket arches that this is an old inn that has been open for some years.

Ji Qingwen looked at the lintel of the inn again, but saw that there was not only one plaque with the name of "Liansheng Inn" but a full six, lined up on the lintel, which looked quite imposing.

So he asked: "Jiugong, one plaque in an ordinary inn is enough, why did this inn get six, this is too ostentatious, right?" ”

Duo Jiugong smiled and said, "Young Master, I don't know anything. These plaques were all written by the champion who lived in this inn during the exam. These champions are public officials, some officials, and some people are dead, but after all, they are all titles on the gold list and dominate the list, and the store can't favor one over the other, so they are lined up in the order of opening, and no one can be offended. ”

As soon as he heard that these plaques were written by the champion, even Li Yan became a little interested, jumped off the car, held his head high and watched them one by one, and sighed for a long time: "It is worthy of being the handwriting of the champion, or dignified and solemn, or chic and elegant, but all of them are full of charm, and they are worthy of being the champion's handwriting!" ”

Ji Qingwen accosted: "I don't know anything about calligraphy, but I also think that these words are written beautifully, and I can't write better than Brother Li!" ”

Li Yanxin was arrogant, and when he heard Ji Qingwen say this, his face immediately showed displeasure.

Unexpectedly, Ji Qingwen's words changed and said: "It seems that Brother Li should take some time to practice a few words in his hand while reviewing his homework, so as not to be smiling and generous when Liansheng Inn asks Brother Li to inscribe." ”

Li Yan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Ji Qingwen was originally patting his own ass, and said with a smile: "Although the next two words are not in the stream, Brother Ji's blowing and shooting skills have almost reached the peak." ”

The two were praising each other with each other, but they heard Duo Jiugong ask inappropriately: "Li Gongzi, could it be that you also booked a room in this 'Liansheng Inn'?" ”

Li Yan tilted his head and asked, "What?" Do you still need to book a room in this inn? Soon, if you have money to live in? ”

Duo Jiugong said cautiously: "That's not necessarily. Childe, you see that there have been so many champions in this inn, and people from all over the country still don't sharpen their heads and live in it? It's less than a month before the start of the exam, and if you don't make a reservation, I'm afraid there will be no vacant rooms. It's my young master's room, or the face of the Shaanxi Hall, I don't know how many days in advance to book it. ”

"And such a thing?" Li Yan didn't believe in evil, so he shouted to a running hall standing in front of the "Liansheng Inn" and asked, "Is there any room available in your inn?" You can arrange a room for me, and I can give me a few taels of silver. ”

The attitude of the running hall is twelve points respectful and polite, but the meaning is also twelve points simple and clear - there is no vacant room, and no matter how much money you pay, it is useless.

Ji Qingwen traveled from the later generations, and he had no other friends in this era, and the only thing he could talk about was Zhu Cunshu, the son of King Qin, who he had made friends with in the past six months. Therefore, he walked with Li Yan all the way, and experienced two twists and turns with him, and the relationship was already like brotherhood.

Therefore, Ji Qingwen didn't want Li Yan to be separated from him like this, so he said: "Brother Li is the son of the former secretary of the military department, and his road in the capital is much wider than that of the Shaanxi Guild Hall. As long as he raises the name of his boss, this little Liansheng Inn dares not to give you face? ”

Li Yan listened but refused without hesitation: "That's not good." In this scientific expedition, I will rely on my own ability to become a jinshi, and I don't want to go through any of my father's ways, let alone a small inn. ”

Ji Qingwen frowned, stretched out his hand to summon the running hall at the door of the store, and asked, "Let me ask you, has the Shaanxi Hall booked a room for a person named Ji Qingwen?" ”

The person who ran the hall hurriedly went back to check the account books, and quickly ran back, bowed down and said, "Yes, yes, the Shaanxi Guild Hall sent someone to book an upper room for Young Master Ji, but it is still empty." Could it be that you are Young Master Ji? ”

Ji Qingwen nodded, and asked again: "Then let me ask you, how big is the upper room of your inn, can you put another bed in it?" ”

"Big is big enough, and it's big enough to put another bed, but the small shop has never had such a rule......"

"Rules...... Where are there so many rules for staying in an inn? Ji Qingwen said, "I'll ask you, if the guests staying in the hotel move a bed in by themselves, can you still blast the guests out?" ”

Ran Tang hurriedly smiled and said, "Then how can it? If Childe didn't think the room was small and insisted on doing this...... The villain still has to report to the shopkeeper, if he has no objections, the villain naturally has nothing to say, and he will serve the two sons as well. ”