Chapter 241 Spending money like dirt, literati are light

Chapter 241 Spending money like dirt, literati are light

Seeing Zhang Jian and Wei Tao coming out of Cheng's house, Li Xian originally planned to go up to the Deguan probe, but before he got on the horse, he heard the sound of horses' hooves relaxing. Immediately afterwards, there was an endless stream of sons and daughters of the family returning from the alley, and everyone was talking and laughing loudly about tonight's pleasure experience. And in the distance, one after another dull drums came continuously, and suddenly he was full of thoughts without a trace.

"Damn, it's almost curfew!"

Even Li Xian didn't want to rush into trouble with the crime of committing a crime, so he hurriedly beat his horse and galloped, and walked out of the government office. The group quickly whipped up and rushed into the Shunyi Gate, and the closed-door drum stopped abruptly. When a group of sergeants slowly closed the door, Liu Zhongwen, a military captain of Yulin who was familiar with Li Xian, laughed loudly: "His Royal Highness King Pei came back in time, if it is a little later, I am afraid that I will have to meet Your Majesty before I can let His Highness in!" ”

"Lao Liu, I've been in and out so many times, which time didn't catch up with the hour and commit the night?"

Li Xian casually untied the money bag in his waist and threw it over, and said with a smile: "Everyone has worked so hard until so late, and they have to patrol the night, this little money will buy wine for everyone tomorrow!" ”

After saying that, he flew off his horse, and his own chamberlain came up to feed the horse to the stable of the Imperial Garden, and he hurried towards the Wude Hall surrounded by several chamberlains, lamenting again and again in his heart. If he wasn't worried that he wouldn't be able to catch up with the hour, how could he go to Shunyi Gate. Now it's good, I can only count the stars in the sky and walk slowly. It would be great if horses could gallop in this imperial city.

Behind him, a group of sergeants cheered and gathered around Liu Zhongwen, all staring at the money bag with bright eyes. And Liu Zhongwen lived up to expectations, opened it and took a look, and immediately shouted with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Pei is really generous. That's enough money for everyone to have two drinks! ”

The sound of cheering and thunder naturally reached Li Xian's ears, but he only smiled and shrugged his shoulders. And Zhang Jianwei Tao, who stayed there and was about to return to the duty room, was already surprised by this, but Sheng Yunwen's face moved slightly.

Early the next morning, Li Xian first met Li Hong and Li Xian to Penglai Palace to meet Li Zhi and Empress Wu. Don't be told by the ear. Since Empress Wu was pregnant, he found that his father was obviously a little lacking in energy, and he was even a little lazy when he spoke. It's not a short period of time. I'm afraid that there will be another contest between husband and wife between stealing food and anti-stealing.

Out of Hanliang Palace, he was about to order someone to inform Zhang Jian and the three of them to leave the palace together, but he was pulled by Li Xian. He was stunned. Li Hong came up and said with a smile: "Sixth brother, my father and queen mother have already arranged the mansion of the seventh brother next to you, and now it seems that ground has been broken." He was itching, so he wanted to go out and have a look. He has always loved to cause trouble, I don't worry about going out alone, you are out all day long, take him with you today! ”

Bring this one to the most troublesome non-landlord? Li Xian glanced at Li Xian and saw that this younger brother was staring at him. A posture that you won't let go if you don't promise me, and when it comes to the refusal in your mouth, you have to swallow it. When Li Hong saw that he agreed, he immediately went back to the East Palace with a smile.

After thinking about it, Li Xian decided to warn Li Xian, so as not to poke out the leak and end badly: "I have other things to do today." I'm going to take you there later. If you follow me, I'll have to make a three-chapter covenant with you!" First. Do not reveal your identity; Second, it is forbidden to put on a show against others; Third, don't ......"

"Alright, alright. Sixth brother, all in all, you made me dare not go east and west, right? ”

At that moment, Li Xian couldn't, so he had to take him out of Penglai Palace in a hurry, but saw that Zhang Jianwei Taosheng Yunwen was already waiting with his horse in Danfeng Gate, in addition, there were several other unfamiliar guards next to him. Needless to say, Li Xian had already planned it today, otherwise where would these people have arrived so completely.

Li Xian is not better than Li Xian's special treatment, although it is not the first time he has left the palace, he is still fresh and curious, looking around along the way, everything he sees is novel and interesting, and the question has not been broken. Li Xian felt troublesome at first, but later he felt a little apologetic. If you want to talk about concern, he is always biased towards Li Hong, the prince who is more likely to be dangerous, and he really pays less attention to Li Xian, who is mischievous by nature.

"In the future, if I have time, I will go to intercede with my father and queen mother, and let you go out for a walk often."

With this promise, Li Xian was so excited that he almost didn't fall off the horse, and patted his chest at the moment to ensure that he would never cause trouble today. As soon as he entered Helan Beiye, he followed Li Xian's side and was stunned, and put on the posture of a good brother.

A good night's sleep, whether it is Luo Bingwang or Wang Bo, they are in good spirits. As soon as Lu Wei Du Yuanzhong saw Li Xian beside Li Xian, and then listened to Li Xian's introduction, he almost didn't stare out of his eyes. As for Luo Chuji, he gave Li Xian a deep look as soon as he came up, and his face was full of apology and gratitude.

"I offended Li Gongzi yesterday, although I was drunk, but I was still at fault first. Li Gongzi is so generous, not only does he not care, but he also brings me back here when I am drunk, I am really ashamed! ”

Li Xian just felt that this person was not the kind of person who messed around, so he helped by the way.

It's really indispensable, and at this time, I will take advantage of the situation. Who knew that the person next to him sighed: "I only found out this morning that this Brother Luo was actually the same person who took the exam with me that year, and the situation was similar, and he was also the one who failed the list." It is inevitable that he will say two wild words when he is drunk, and Mingyun will forgive him this time. ”

"It's just a trivial matter, so why bother?"

Since Luo Bin Wang said so, Li Xian's anger was almost gone, so he naturally became polite. After the festival was opened, the guests and hosts talked happily for a while, and King Luo Bin suddenly apologized and said that he wanted to go back to his relatives' house to clean up and then return to his hometown. Who knew that Luo Chuji also proposed to travel far away from Chang'an, which suddenly surprised everyone present.

"Don't you still have to take the exam?"

"Scientific expedition?"

Luo Chuji smiled bitterly, quite disheartened: "I have been taking the exam in the capital since I was eighteen years old, and I have been three times so far. In fact, the last time was my last chance, Benzhou Feng Envoy Jun can be regarded as magnanimous, in exchange for someone else, who can recommend a scholar three times after two failures? This time, I just tried to come to the capital to deliver ink rolls, but I didn't know that it cost a lot of money to buy paper, but there was no news. The wealthy family is as deep as the sea, I am thirty-nine years old, and I don't expect the imperial examination in this life. ”

Wang Bo is young, although he does not understand the hardships; Lu Wei and Du Yuanzhong are all students of Hongwenguan, and they are also from a big family, although they may not be able to pass the Jinshi Examination, but the Ming Jing Department thinks that there is no problem; Only King Luo Bin himself has walked this road, and if he fails the imperial examination, he will never have a chance, and he can't help but feel sad at this time.

Take the exam three times in a row!

It must be known that the Tang Imperial Examination is different from later generations, and there are only two ways to participate in the tribute examination - one is the students of Guozijian and Hongwenguan Chongwenguan, most of whom are relatives and nobles; The second one is sent by the state college to take the exam, which is called Xianggong. The latter has only one or two people per state and province, and the places are quite precious. Therefore, although the students of Guozijian Hongwen Hall can take the test again and again, Xianggong changes the Dawang Banner every year, and he can take the test three times, which shows that this person is definitely extraordinary.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Xian did not immediately express his intention to stay, but said that he would accompany the two of them back to get their luggage, and then go back here to set up a banquet to send them off. For this kind of kindness, of course Luo Bin Wang and Luo Chuji would not refuse, and Wang Bo was idle, so he simply offered to go together. So, a group of people set off from Xingdaofang and first went to the West City Fengda Inn where Luo Chuji stayed.

There are many inns in Xishidi, which can be said to be as many as a cow's hair. However, scholars who enter Beijing to take the examination generally prefer to rent an elegant house in the middle of the market rather than live in a noisy inn, because the most people who live here are merchants from all over the world. As soon as everyone arrived at the door of the Fengda Inn, their heads were swollen by the noisy scenes around them.

Since returning to Chang'an, Li Xian has been almost a frequent visitor to the West Market, and the places he has visited are still only one-tenth of the West Market, and he has never been to this place. In fact, there are bustling places selling precious spices, silks, and jewelry, as well as places like this that sell worthless things.

The Fonda Inn is nothing more than a dusty bungalow, lined with old clothes, shoes and hats, old goods, pots and pans...... All in all, the streets are full of ordinary people, and the market is noisy.

Luo Bingwang is already considered old, but he should still bow down when standing with Luo Chuji, at least he doesn't have the opportunity to take the test three times. At this moment, he sighed and accompanied Luo Chuji into the Fengda Inn to pack his things and settle the bill. Who knows, not long after the two of them went in, there was a loud and noisy sound inside.

"Brother Luo, we've been waiting for you here for a while, and you're going to leave as soon as you come? Anyway, he is also a person who has been raised three times, and now it is not yet the time for the scientific examination, so he will not be so unproductive, right? ”

"Fortunately, Feng Yuanjun didn't give you the opportunity to pay tribute this time, otherwise wouldn't it be another waste of a precious place?"

Among the many cynicisms, Li Xian only heard two of them clearly, first frowned, and then couldn't help but smile. Since ancient times, literati have been contemptuous, especially for the sake of the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination, there are many unscrupulous things, not to mention such two ridicules. Didn't the previous Liu Renda not hesitate to marry the daughter of Xiangzhou Thorn Shi who had a big belly for the sake of a tribute quota?

After a short time, Luo Chuji and Luo Bingwang walked out, and both of them were calm and silent. However, as soon as the two of them stepped out of the threshold with their front feet, three or five people followed out, and their clothes were all plain and plain, and it was obvious that their family backgrounds were not ordinary, but they were also slightly more decent than the people on the street. And the one at the head was a boy in brocade, holding a folding fan in his hand.

He suddenly unfolded the folding fan, and said with a smile: "Brother Luo, don't worry, since Feng Yuanjun recommended me this time, I will definitely be able to return home, and I will not fail to take the exam three times in a row like you, which will make the fathers and elders of Youzhou lose face!" ”

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