The officials of several counties who came from Shifanglou to attend the ceremony all rode in carriages behind Shu Hui and them, but this was not the only team.

When Shu Hui and the three of them arrived at the gate of the state school, there were already many officials and scholars here, and they were saluting each other.

"Ma Shaofu is here, why didn't Lu Mingfu arrive today?" An old man with a clear face asked.

"It turned out that Liao Sima greeted him personally!" The round-faced county Cheng had just gotten out of the carriage, and when he heard this, he hurried to salute. According to the government, it is a county, and the county order is three levels lower than that of Shangzhou Sima, but he is too lazy to count how many levels lower he is in this county: "Lu Mingfu had a very happy conversation with Dayi Ling Zhai Mingfu yesterday, and today we were invited to drive together, and then we arrived." ”

Liao Sima bowed slightly, and turned to greet others, and when he met the students who were about to be recommended for tribute after three years of school, he would still smile implicitly.

Suddenly, seeing the two of them coming together, Liao Sima paused for a moment, and waited for the two of them to make progress before and after: "Chen Beijia, Hong Changshi, you are here." ”

The two also returned the salute. Although the two of them are higher in grade and shoulder real duties, they are the same as Liao Sima and Liu Thorn History, and they have a very close relationship.

I heard Chen Beijia ask in a low voice: "Hasn't the envoy arrived yet?" "But as the host of the drinking ceremony and shooting ceremony in this township, Liu Tingshi should be outside the door to greet guests, but at this moment, only Sima is doing it alone.

With the addition of the two of them, it will not make these guests who are either lower in grade than them or still white-bodied feel sluggish, but in the end, they are not in line with the etiquette.

Moreover, in addition to these people, although the priests who are "guests" are also white like students, they have a high reputation among scholars. This kind of person is indeed rare, but it is based on the high and noble life, and it must be paid enough attention to them by the master to be satisfied.

Liao Sima nodded when he heard Chen Beijia's question: "The envoy Jun and Cui Mu Jian have gone to get the 'Ziwei Star Sauce' used in the drinking ceremony, and they are going to preside over a small ceremony to get the star sauce." ”

Chen Beijia and Hong Changshi both said that since the birth of Ziwei Star Sauce, the drinking ceremony in various states needs to drink Star Sauce first. Twenty years ago, the sage issued an edict to destroy the star seeds of various states and counties, and now although the star seeds only exist in Chang'an, the star sauce that has been lit is not restricted.

It is said that the star sauce does not see the light, but it can remain incorruptible for thousands of years and immortal. At present, all states and state offices have built Xuangui Temple, which can keep a large amount of star sauce without being noticed by the astral boundary, and if there is no one, you can also ask for it from the Ministry of Rites.

It's just that although it won't rot, the moisture in the star sauce is easy to dry up, and it can't be diluted anymore when it dries.

Shu Hui and the three of them saw that there were many carriages parked outside the college, but they couldn't find a place to tie their horses, so they simply waited until Yuan Tiangang and their carriage arrived, tied the rope to the carriage, and entered the door with the county officials who came from the south gate.

Officials and priests enter from the main entrance, students from the left, and celebrities from the right. The official uniforms and faces of those who come in from the main gate are invitations, and the three governors who greet the guests will not pull down their faces for inspection.

Shu Hui thought that no one knew him, but his knighthood in this county was not a secret that could be hidden. In addition, Liu Tingshi had already explained, so Chen Beijia, who was of the highest grade and a little higher than him, stepped forward very politely and invited him to the reserved Fusang Pavilion to watch the ceremony, and it was said that the scenery over there was unique.

Shu Hui walked among a group of officials who came alone with the guards and maids without any psychological obstacles, feeling like the privileged class of the privileged class, and she was simply fluttering and dizzy.

In Shu Hui's opinion, the scale of Linqiong College is comparable to a medium-sized college in later generations, but there are only a few hundred students, and it can really be called a quiet place.

Entering the door and going straight about 100 meters is the main hall of the temple, which is neither dedicated to the Confucian holy master Confucius nor can it be possible to worship the Kui Xing who was attached to the Song Dynasty or the Wenchang Emperor who was canonized in the Yuan Dynasty, but the dome depicts the three walls and 28 houses, highlighting the six stars of the Beidou Wenchang Palace with gilt dots, such as the general, the second general, the noble minister, the Si Ming, the Si Zhong, and the Si Lu.

Otherwise, the temple was empty, there was not even an incense burner, only a few new autumn leaves falling from the spotless steps.

This is the place where the village drinking ceremony and the shooting ceremony are completed, and the two ceremonies are held one after another, but although the host is the same, the guests are not the same.

The purpose of the drinking ceremony is to order the elders and the young, and the etiquette is more cumbersome and strict, and the guests are the most outstanding talents after three years of school; And the salute is to increase the quantity, so that people are not jealous of the virtuous, but reflect on their own shortcomings, Bin is a respected priest.

According to the etiquette, the guest of honor for drinking should be personally invited by the host. However, the guest of this drinking ceremony lives in the academy, and although the priest is high, the guest of the shooting ceremony is the host of the ceremony, and of course there is no need for the host to visit in person, and he will come in advance.

It was still early, Shu Hui and the three of them were led by a state school student instructed by Chen Beijia, and passed through the long road and the Wenchang Building of the main hall that served as a shooting range after the south gate was illuminated, and visited the state school a little, so as to satisfy Shu Hui's curiosity, and then returned to the Fusang Pavilion in the garden on the right side of the long road.

Although the scenery here is not very surprising compared to what Shu Hui has seen before, the location is just right, and after the etiquette begins, you can see it completely and clearly, whether you drink or shoot, and it is a VIP seat that makes the eyes of others hot.

The only thing that is not beautiful is ......

"Why should I huddle with this white body?" Shu Hui pretended not to know the swarthy young man and asked the student who led the way. He knew that since Chen Beijia arranged it like this, he would always give an explanation.

Chen Beijia could indeed give an explanation, but the student was temporarily recruited by him, and the swarthy young man had not yet arrived. By the time Shu Hui and the others finished wandering around, it was nearly two minutes later, how would he know where the swarthy young man who came in after that came from?

He shook his head: "I don't know. Then he took his leave and left. As a member of the guests, he had to participate in the etiquette later, and he had to find a place to adjust his state.

The young man in this pavilion felt that Shu Hui and the three of them were a little familiar, but they couldn't remember where they had seen them. He looked at it and asked Ao Guang: "This brother is so familiar, have we met somewhere?" ”

Ao Guang looked at the slightly rude guy calmly, and replied briefly: "Shifanglou, we will live there temporarily." ”

When the young man heard this, he suddenly realized: "No wonder, I see. You're only here now, and it's because there aren't enough carriages, right? This little place is a real nuisance. ”

After speaking, he smiled proudly: "Fortunately, I came on horseback by myself, if it wasn't for the fear that it wouldn't be full, I would have arrived early today." ”

Shu Hui looked at him speechlessly, thinking to himself where the living treasure came from, he didn't even bother to report to them that he could still talk so much nonsense. No one paid attention to him, and instead found a place to sit down.

flipped through a few refreshments on the table in the pavilion, but it was the same as the guest seats elsewhere that Shu Hui had seen during his previous visit to the academy, and he did not enjoy any special treatment.

The young man who said so much looked at Shu Hui's child turning over the snack, and he showed a clear expression. He had long noticed that Shu Hui was wearing a five-grade light scarlet robe, although he didn't pay attention to it, but when he was so young, it showed that the background was not simple, so he took the opportunity to talk to Shu Hui:

"Little brother, these snacks are as unpalatable as pig, I just took a bite, just a bite! I poured the tea and rinsed my mouth, and it still smelled in my mouth! ”

If he let his second uncle know that he brought him out this time, he had repeatedly told him to "make more friends with people", "especially some people who are not low-grade when they are still young" is such a friendship method, it is estimated that he will have to smoke him with big-eared melon seeds.

Shu Hui really can't stand this person, although in fact, he is not too annoying, but the unhappiness that no longer exists in this person's memory before - although it is just a misunderstanding, Shu Hui always looks down on him a little unpleasantly.

"Don't talk to me, you white, I don't understand the language of your civilians." Shu Hui choked out innocently, wanting him to understand the gap between them.

Unexpectedly, the young man didn't think it was angry, but stood up more vigorously, and shook the jingling pure gold belt, which means that you look at it quickly.

Shu Hui watched him twist his waist and react after a long time: "You are actually a fourth-grade official, but you came to watch the ceremony in plain clothes, I have never seen such a brazen person!" ”

You just keep a low profile on weekdays and pretend to be a pig and a tiger, and you don't wear a dress in etiquette, or even a reciprocal regular dress, which is simply lawless!

"It seems that there is no Zhichong Mansion in this Qiongzhou now, and the only fourth-grade official is Chen Beijia, who I saw just now, what is the way this kid is coming from?" Shu Hui couldn't think about it, so he simply asked directly: "What are you from, it seems that there should not be a second fourth grade in Qiongzhou." ”

"Haha little brother, brother, I am from Chang'an, you can call me Brother Cheng, or Brother Cheng." As he spoke, he shook his belt again, with a short knife pinned to it, the long sword he had seen yesterday was not with him.

Shu Hui was a little unsure whether this person was really stupid or not, and what else did he say when he suppressed his IQ yesterday...... Wait, Raider, didn't the last time the official of the Ministry of Rites conveyed the edict that this lord would not be inherited?

This guy can still run around when he is an official to the fourth grade, and he is estimated to be a loose official like before. This loose official is generally sealed by Enyin, representing the glory of the father's descendants by the descendants, I am afraid that this mallet is not an ordinary way.

He asked tentatively: "The younger brother's surname is Luo, and his nickname is Shu Hui, I don't know what the elder brother is called?" ”

The young man didn't think twice: "Brother Cheng Huaimo, the word Bohong, I will report my name in Chang'an in the future, so that I can make it!" ”

Shu Hui hugged his fists and said that he had been looking up for a long time, but he thought in his heart that the demon king named Cheng Yanjin had quelled the rebellion of the fangs in Luzhou, not far from Qiongzhou, when he first came to this world, and he would find someone to ask him later to see if he had a son named Cheng Huaimo.

He looked left and right and diverted the topic: "This pavilion is called Fusang Pavilion, could it be because it is on the east side of the straight road?" ”

Fusang is the place where the ancients said the sunrise, but Shu Hui didn't know when this legend began.

"I don't know this kind of question, look, that person is this Qiongzhou Thorn History, do you know it?"

Cheng Huaimo sat on the sill of the pavilion, crossed his legs, pulled off half of the mulberry leaves that were still green without frost and cold from a mulberry tree with two branches but twisted together, put it in his mouth and chewed it boringly, and said vaguely.