praised the official for two days, and really let Shen Yun know what it means to die to save face and suffer crimes.

Shen Yun had to sit upright on the car, although the streets of Bianjing were quite flat, but the carriage was still a little shaky. Later generations said that they had hemorrhoids after sitting for a long time, but who could not wait until there was no soft cushion, sitting on a hard stool, blowing a cool spring breeze, what it was like for two whole days.

And, of course, there are all sorts of things thrown into the car.

Purse, apricot blossom, these are needless to say, but what does it mean to invest a few copper coins? Shen Yun completely understood why there were always people in later generations who threw coins into all kinds of places as long as there was a gap, probably because they wanted to stick to the joy. With a bit of malicious speculation, Ye Zuqia's head was swollen at this time.

But what Shen Yun didn't know was that on the first day of his boasting of the official, something ridiculous happened in the mansion of the scholar Su Shi.

After sitting in the academy for a day, Su Shi, who returned home, was looking forward to today's dinner. It was probably at noon when I saw the Jinshi eating mutton soup, and I was a little hungry. I just stepped into the main hall, but I found that it was deserted and there was no one.

Regardless of the table, there were a lot of delicious dishes on the table, Su Shi didn't think about it, and when he mentioned it, he sandwiched a piece of stewed crispy pork ribs. The delicate lamb meat was deflavored by the green onion leek, and cooked with fennel and cinnamon, which made Su Shi can't help but sandwich a piece again. Although there is no food, I expect that after eating a plate of pork ribs, I don't need to eat anymore.

"The old Jin Shi Hao is the first group of scriptures, and he is still hungry for the taste of yokan."

As soon as Su Shi heard this voice, he knew that it was his little sister. Come on, don't think about it, this mutton must have been made by her in the kitchen. Just to make fun of yourself. And the reason is that he has been until that, just to bury the fact that he sold Guan Zi before and did not tell her the results of the palace examination. However, this Shanglian will definitely not be difficult for this writer.

Sucking the bone between the chopsticks, Su Shi replied with a smile: "The little girl is full of spring breeze, and she knows that the peach and apricot are fragrant." ”

"Thirty years old Jinshi, Hao first read the group scriptures. is still hungry for the taste of yokan, and sells it slowly. "Maybe the life of a scholar is so interesting, even if the youngest daughter's family is a little uncomfortable, they have to use this method to vent. Seeing that her eldest brother actually picked up another piece of ribs, the girl's silver teeth were biting, but she didn't want to give her eldest brother a chance to breathe.

So I watched Su Shi gnaw a piece of meat again, and then replied to herself with a satisfied smile: "Twenty-eight little girl, full of spring breeze." Only then did I know Tao Li Fang, and Mu Jin Shilang. ”

The more and more obvious ridicule made the girl annoyed: "Big brother is really good at learning, I still have a couplet, that's right, there are a few good dishes in the kitchen today, plus a bottle of daughter red." It's a little sister who respects the big brother. ”

"What if it's right?" Su Shi asked narrowly.

"Hmph, it's not right, I'll take it to the beggar outside the house, and say that this is Master Su's right and not right, and he loses to others."

"Okay, you say, what a pair. For the sake of this food and wine, I will definitely show twelve points of ability for my brother. ”

"In the Jiying Palace, who can compare to Sanying?"

Su Shi now understands better, and the co-authoring is not just to complain about his selling a few days ago. However, for the sake of the next eating and drinking, he was facing his own little sister anyway, so he completely ignored his face, blinked his eyes, and made a slight regret: "Roll call outside the Donghua Gate, Shen Yun is the fourth." ”

After finishing speaking, he looked very proud: "Little sister, tell me, is it good for me to be a brother." ”

The girl immediately smiled skillfully, patted her jade hand twice, and soon there was wine and food served. Su Shi was very happy now, after all, he was still hungry, so he smiled at his little sister and immediately devoured it.

After the official parade on the street, it was finally a lot more leisurely. However, Shen Yun still remembered Fan Chun, so he took the time to go to Fan's mansion. This time it's really not drunk and won't return, anyway, the last two were drunk at the same time, and the next day, Shen Yun couldn't bear the headache. When asked about the servant, he learned that Fan Chun had already gone to the court early.

I have to say that the amount of alcohol that the old man drank was really powerful.

After drinking some sobering soup, he forcibly refused the servant girl's service, took a hot bath alone to get rid of the smell of alcohol, and then returned to the inn. Of course, there is also an endless stream of people who have come to visit the meeting in the past few days, and no one has asked about it for ten years. The power of the imperial examination is here, which can instantly change a person's predetermined fate.

And the reason why Shen Yun and the others stayed was that there was also a Qionglin banquet in early April, which needed to be attended by these new jinshi. After attending the Qionglin banquet, he can be appointed after being allowed to recall the provincial relatives.

April, Lunar New Year.

The weather has not yet shaken off the shadow of late spring, but when the pear blossoms bloom overnight in the city, there are apricot blossoms.

Qionglin Garden is located in Shunshui Street in the west of the city, opposite to Jinming Pond, and even includes a part of Jinming Pond. In the garden, the stone winds the road, the treasure pond, the willow lock Hongqiao, and the flowers linger in the phoenix. Don't look at the cold weather in Bianjing, but the garden is full of all kinds of flowers and plants transported by express horses from Fujian and Zhejiang. There is also a water play in the pool, which is quite beautiful.

When the scholars came, the Ministry of Rites had already prepared a set of furnishings.

According to the first class, the top three of the first class are alone at a table, of course, you can also invite others to join you. The remaining two or three people in the first class have a table. There are three or five people per table for the second class, and all the others are ten people per table. Tables and chairs are all set up on the grass floor, where you can not only enjoy delicious food, but also enjoy the beautiful scenery.

When Shen Yun and the others were seated, Zhao Ji had not yet come.

I heard the chief official of the Ministry of Rites say that he went to Jinmingchi to watch the water show. This place is naturally presided over by Chen Shengzhi and Zeng Gongliang. However, according to the system, Zhao Ji was going to come, so even if he came before the time came, Zhao Ji still didn't dare to open the banquet without permission.

The wait is always long.

A group of people froze in an eerie silence, and finally heard a general message: "Your Majesty has arrived, and all the officials and newly promoted Jinshi have come to pay respects." The chariot drove over slowly, and in the bright yellow tent, Zhao Ji hadn't seen Shen Yun and the others, so he let everyone be exempt very leisurely.

I thought it was a pleasure to watch it in Jin Mingchi, and I was a little happy when I spoke: "Ladies and gentlemen, I invite you all to come here today, just to reward you and other talents. Come, for the prosperity of my Great Song Dynasty, drink victory. ”

The Son of Heaven toasts, don't dare to disobey. During this kind of ceremony, everyone has a wine lord in his hand, and when he goes down, it is almost a water or two of wine. And one respects the Great Song Dynasty, the second respects the sky, and the third respects the earth. When it comes to the fourth cup, it is these Jinshi who worship the Son of Heaven.

Zhao Ji drank this cup very happily, and said very openly: "Since Zhuqing has already toasted, then I will not stay for long." It's all about having fun. After today, I will have to bother you to hunt for a good place for me. ”

Perhaps, this is Zhao Ji's greatest expectation for these Jinshi. After saying these few words, Zhao Ji left Qionglin Yuan in the midst of everyone's congratulations, and even the previous Chen Shengzhi and Zeng Gongliang also left, leaving the servants who served Shen Yun and others.

Without the presence of the emperor and high-ranking officials, the banquet began to become somewhat interesting.

Shen Yun had a very good relationship with Ying Qianyi, so he naturally sat in one place at this time, but after a while, Cen Shiwang, Zhao Wenqing, Zeng Mingli, and Zhou Qingyun surrounded him. Seeing that the table was not enough, Li Zhiyi also smiled and took the initiative to lean it over, and it instantly became a small gang.

Others naturally followed suit, and a few who supported the New Deal leaned on Ye Zuqia to build relationships. As for those who support the old party, they rely on Shangguan Jun.

For the Qionglin Banquet, the Ministry of Rites is also disheartened. A special four divisions and six bureaus were set up, and under the careful division of labor, there was no place for the jinshi to feel uncomfortable.

Not to mention the food, there is everything on the table from the north and south. Beef alone, which is forbidden by law, is served in five dishes. And the wine is also the best, perhaps considering the different origins of the Jinshi, from the northwest of the shochu, to the fruit wine of Bianliang, the Jiannanchun of Bashu, and the champion of Shaoxing. There are all kinds of wine, and as long as you can drink it, there are maidservants who keep pouring it. I have to say that the Qionglin Banquet is the beginning of further corruption of these Jinshi in the future.

After eating and drinking, there is always something wrong with the literati, that is, they like to discuss articles.

In previous years, the champion Lang would write a few poems at this time, representing many scholars to thank the emperor. However, this champion Lang is quite a bit of a city government.

got up and recited a poem, looked at the official a few times, and then said to everyone present: "Ye is not talented, I would like to make a few more poems to thank the holy will." However, there are many talents in the audience, and if I monopolize this kindness, it will not be beautiful. Otherwise, all of you and I will compose a few songs, and then judge the merits and choose a few more to submit. ”

Ye Zuqia's words in front of him also made many scholars very happy. After all, being able to show his face in front of the emperor a few more times will definitely be good for his future.

However, the last two sentences made people's faces change.

Today's events will definitely be reported at that time. Therefore, the scholars competed to compose poems, and then divided into different ranks, which inevitably embarrassed some of the people present. Imagine that the scholars who can pass the exam are naturally a little proud, how can they be easily broken because of this. But Zhuang Yuanlang's words can't help but listen. If you refuse, you will be accused of not being grateful to the emperor.

This is clearly to catch the ducks on the shelves.

When Shen Yun and the others were hesitating, there was one person in Shangguan Jun's seat, and he readily agreed: "Since Zhuang Yuanlang has this Yaxing, we will naturally accompany him to the end." These words made the faces of the scholars present more and more ugly

When Shen Yun raised his eyes, it was Han Yang's guy.