Township drinking.

It is not only the name of a chapter in the "Rites", but also the celebration banquet held by the governors of various states for the tribute scholars after the Great Song Dynasty issued the examination.

Of course, this banquet, which has arisen since the Zhou Dynasty, has been further developed in the Tang Dynasty because of the birth of the imperial examination.

Lu Wen, a scholar in the Tang Dynasty, has "Henan Mansion Trial Redemption Post, Endowed with Township Drinking Poems":

Repair the old classics according to the words, and start the church.

A hundred worshippers are exhausted, and the three finales are long.

I want to go out of the valley with the warbler, and it seems that the geese are on a trip.

Etiquette knows what is appropriate, and follows the clouds into the emperor's hometown.

Nowadays, the village drinking banquet has developed into a ceremony that is more formal than practical. Almost every step of the village drinking feast was carried out in accordance with the simplified "Rites of Etiquette".

For example, the errand in front of Shen Yun was to invite Shen Yun on behalf of the state government as the master. Originally, according to etiquette, after Shen Yun declined, he should have been invited again.

However, today's scholars, who dares not to give face to the state capital.

Therefore, the stubble of polite rejection was omitted.

Shen Yun nodded, bowed in the direction of the state mansion, and then took the invitation card from the messenger: "Please tell Lu Futai and Cen Xuezheng, student Shen Yun, you must go to the banquet on time." ”

After finishing speaking, he put the invitation in his sleeve, but took out twenty yuan from his bosom: "The road is long, and the official is tired." Please accept some happy money and go to the city to have a glass of water and wine. ”

Joy of money is a proper meaning, but everyone who comes to congratulate is naturally indispensable. This is just the release test, if after the palace test, the gold list is inscribed, and the messengers of the Ministry of Rites will report the good news three times, and then the little twenty yuan will not be able to send those people.

The messenger thanked Shen Yun with joy, and then left in a hurry.

And the third master, who had been standing aside and watching for a long time, came over trembling at this time, looked at Shen Yun, and still asked Shen Yun with an incredulous expression: "Baby, I heard you right, you are actually the top of the list?" ”

"The top of the list of the liberation test is not worth much, and there will be more than 200 this year."

Shen Yun shook his head, and then invited: "Third master, there are a few dishes fried at home to celebrate, you might as well come in and eat some together." ”

The old man hurriedly waved his hand: "It's better for you to eat it yourself." Although my old man said that he would like to nibble on your cabbage, he can't go in at this time to dislike people. Eat and drink well, if you are short of money in the capital in the future, come to your third master. ”

Seeing Shen Yun nodding again and again, the old man turned around happily and walked towards him.

Uncle Zhou's family on the other side, seeing that the third master and Shen Yun are so close, not to mention how envious they are.

It is said to be a celebration, but in fact, there is no big fish and meat.

It's just an inch of mutton that Zhu Aming brought from home when he came, and fried the air-dried garlic moss that had not been soaked for a long time. I cut a few more pieces and mixed some radishes, and stewed a small pot of soup. Then a dish of vinegar poured with mushrooms and water boiled cabbage.

It was rare to eat a meal of dry noodles smeared with vegetable oil, and the family happily packed up their things and returned to the house to continue to talk about Shen Yun's scientific expedition.

Some people are happy, and naturally some people are angry. For example, Shen Yan, who had no intention of gathering with his classmates in the county at this time, came back early and sighed, and Shen Mei, who had some regrets in her heart after hearing Shen Yan's story.

But the most annoyed is Zhang Yan, the young magistrate of the county government.

"Shen Xi, what the hell are you doing. You didn't keep saying that you were going to put pressure on the villagers of Saddle Fort not to give them a guarantee. As a result, they went to the prefect to write a letter of guarantee. ”

"That's it, let you take someone to Saddle Castle to watch, and as a result, you let people out to take the exam. When you come back, you will definitely fail the exam if you hand in the paper early, are you blind? Is this a failure in the exam? So where did he come from to the top of the list? ”

With a "snap", Zhang Yan threw the thin tire tea bowl in his hand at Shen Xi's feet, and the hot tea splashed on the thin cloth shoes, which instantly made Shen Xi grin and almost scream in pain.

However, what Zhang Yan said was the truth, he patted his chest and promised to suppress Shen Yun, not only with the money rewarded by Zhang Yan, but also with the official position given by Zhang Yan. But in the end, I realized that I didn't do anything I wanted to do.

How do you explain this?

I can't explain it at all.

The more Zhang Yan spoke, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help but stand up and walk in front of Shen Xi: "If you said that you couldn't do it earlier, I could also find an excuse to lock him in the county." With the guilt on his shoulders, he has no way to participate in the imperial examination. Well, now that I have the reputation of being at the top of the solution test, even I can't do anything. ”

"Waste, you're at the end of your household, go and stay there."

Shen Xi was instantly dumbfounded.

has become an official body, and Zhang Yan naturally cannot be deprived of it. But what is Reicho? It seems that Chengji County, a large county in the northwest, has the most oily water and is naturally Hu Cao, followed by Gong Cao and Bing Cao, and then the criminal Cao and the official Cao.

Licao is called Qinggui.

But Qinggui has always been insulated from money. Shen Xi would rather be said to be dirty than be this noble and thin courtesy.

can take care of his own losses, and Zhang Yan is angry again, even if he begs hard, it has no effect at all. Shen Xi cried and walked out of the back hall.

Zhang Yan, who was alone, stared out of the door at this time, but kept chanting Shen Yun's name in his mouth.

Mid-Autumn night.

The gate of the state school was crowded with people who came to see the excitement. Because today you can not only see the 52 scholars in this year's liberation examination, but also see the prefect who is rarely seen.

I have to say that after Lu Shu came to Qinzhou, he was too low-key. So much so that a large part of the people in Chengji County only heard its name and did not know its face. That's why a lot of people today come to see him.

The time has come to the beginning of the unitary period. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the sun is still a long way away from the West Mountain, but the banquet is about to begin. Lu Xu and Cen Xuezheng were the mainstays, and several famous Confucians in the state were invited to be introductory.

Several people were waiting here, waiting for the scholars to come as guests.

Naturally, the scholars of the state school went out earlier, and they came together at this time. Seeing Lu Shu and a few people at the door, he thanked him one after another, and then he was introduced to the state school and arranged seats.

Shen Yun didn't come too late.

He is familiar with "Etiquette", and he thanked Lu Shu and others very regularly, and after entering the state school, he found that it was really a rigorous arrangement.

The banquet was set up in perfect order, and a canal was even opened in the spacious lobby for this purpose.

The seating arrangement was also strictly based on the ranking of the list, and as soon as Shen Yun came in, he was led to the first seat on the right, and directly opposite him was Han Yang, who had been staring at him.

Although Han Yang was arrogant, he was not rude. He also knew the importance of the drinking banquet in this township, so although he looked at Shen Yun, he didn't have any changes or words.

After about half an hour, Lu Shu welcomed all the scholars in and walked in with Cen Xuezheng and others.

The sergeants stood up one after another and thanked them again. After the three rounds, Lu Xu walked to the eaves in front of the house and bowed to the north twice, in order to show his respect. And every action of the host's family is naturally followed by guests.

Back in the hall, Lu Xu's face was solemn.

After receiving the report from the messenger that Lu Mansion was ripe, Lu Shu took the wine and washed them one by one in the running water in front of the hall. After a series of regular actions, he finally took back the wine jue and sacrificed wine for heaven and earth.

After the tedious etiquette, the cooked meat was finally distributed in front of everyone's desk.

"Today, we invite all talents to follow the mandate of heaven and follow the personnel. May the gift in the book be used to establish the virtue of the world. Ladies and gentlemen, please drink this cup together. Lu Xuan glanced at everyone in the hall, raised the wine lord, and signaled to everyone.

This is a glass of blessed wine, and naturally no one will refuse.

After a drink, everyone in the audience paid tribute to Lu Xu. After three times, this is the basic end of the ritual of the township drinking banquet, and the banquet officially begins.

Lu Shu came just to do the previous thing, and now he knew that this would only make the atmosphere more and more dull, so he left the banquet early and let the scholars drink the banquet by themselves.

The scholars who had been holding it before, seeing Lu Shu and Cen Xuezheng go away, instantly became lively.

According to the science field, they are also the same year. And in another two months, after the tribute went to Jingshi, all those who needed food and lodging in the state were basically in one place.

Before the spring season, whether it is to ask questions or travel together, it is best to have more natural fellow villagers.

Therefore, the scholars have climbed into friendship.

And Shen Yun, who is the top of the list of this liberation test, is naturally the target of many people who have already booked the number.

"Brother Shen, talk about Xiujun in Xiaqingshui County. Later, when I went to Jingshi, I didn't know that Brother Shen might take care of the younger brother. ”

The kindness sent to the door, Shen Yun naturally would not refuse. Although Tan Xiujun said politely, in fact, even if he is the top of the list, he is still a turtle in Beijing. It's not so much about taking care of others as it is about taking care of each other.

"Brother Tan why be too humble, Shen Yun has never entered the Beijing Division, and the care is mutual. When the time comes, it will be a good thing if Brother Tan doesn't feel that Shen is dragging him down. ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say."

Tan Xiujun and Shen Yun drank a glass of wine, and were satisfied to make way for the next scholar.

Zhao Wenqing, who was sitting next to Shen Yun, looked at Lu Fang who was further behind, and he didn't feel a good feeling in his heart. In the past, because there were many scholars in their state, and every time they were at the top of the list, they were surrounded by people.

Now, the limelight has been robbed by Shen Yun.

If you say you are unwilling, that's absolutely true. But when Shen Yun's article was told by the masters of the state school as a model text, the dissatisfaction in their hearts had already been put down.

Chong Lu Fang nodded, and then signaled to Zeng Mingli on the opposite side, the three of them got up, waved at the state bachelor who was sitting in the seat, and a group of more than a dozen people walked in front of Shen Yun at the same time.

Speaking of which, even if there is no malice in the heart, there are many people, and it naturally looks aggressive. The rest of the scholars only regarded it as a state school student who came to find Shen Yun's stubble, and in order to avoid the disaster of the pond fish, they avoided it one after another, but it made Zhao Wenqing and the others have to wait less.

"Brother Shen."

Rushing at Shen Yun, Zhao Wenqing said: "Although we have only met Brother Shen three times, we are all impressed by Brother Shen's literary talent. After arriving in the capital, I hope that Brother Shen will give him advice. ”

Zhao Wenqing's release of kindness naturally surprised Shen Yun a little. But even so, Shen Yun had a smile on his face: "I don't dare to teach you." Only by discussing with each other can we make progress together. ”

"Hahaha, Brother Shen is really a wonderful person. I, the state students, please drink this cup with Brother Shen. ”

Nodding, Shen Yun drank wine with Zhao Wenqing and the others, and then nodded and watched Zhao Wenqing and the others return to their seats.

And Lu Fang quickly whispered to Zhao Wenqing: "Then why didn't Shen Yan go with me to probe Shen Yun's tone." Could it be that the rumors are true, the relationship between his family and Shen Yun is not so harmonious. ”

Zhao Wenqing shook his head: "Whatever." ”