Fujian's surname is Sun, claiming to be Sun Maung Cheng, Ji Ning doesn't know whether his real name is Maung Cheng, or the word Maung Cheng, this person is the last Juren, when he came to the capital to take the exam before, he had a little relationship with Tang Xie and Han Yu, this time I heard that Tang Xie and Han Yu came to the capital to take the exam again, and also walked with Xie Yuan Ji Ning of the Jinling Township Exam, so he came to visit.

Tang explained: "Brother Sun's appearance hasn't changed much in the past two years, I thought we would meet at the beginning of the next year, but I didn't expect to come so early." ”

Sun Maungcheng said with a smile: "A few people came very early, now it is the winter moon day, the capital has not yet reached the coldest time, and when the end of the month is cold, the road to the north may not be easy to walk, so why don't you come to the capital early to get used to it, by the way...... Start a small business. ”

Hearing the "small business", Tang Xie and Han Yu glanced at each other, it was obvious that they didn't understand what business Sun Maungcheng would do, it stands to reason that a person has reached the social scholar class, and there is no need to do what a ninth-rate businessman has to do, that is, buy high and sell low.

Tang Xie asked, "What kind of business does Brother Sun do?" I wonder if you can tell us a few of them? ”

Speaking of business, Sun Maungcheng showed a shrewd and capable look on his face, and said: "It's just a small business, not enough to mention, a few people don't need to keep it in mind, it will take a long time for the business to see results, we are scholars, or for the sake of the imperial examination road is better!" ”

Since Sun Maungcheng didn't say it himself, Tang Xie and the others couldn't help but ask, and this meeting didn't last long, so Sun Maungcheng got up and said goodbye.

When the people left, Tang Xie and Han Yu realized that this time Sun Maungcheng was basically just a face, and he didn't even say a useful word, as if he had come to show off his might.

"Yongning, it's not quite right, we just arrived in the capital, and it stands to reason that we should prepare for the imperial examination immediately, what does Brother Sun mean by this? Why do you want to do business with us? Tang Xie was puzzled.

At a critical time, these people all thought of asking Ji Ning's opinion, also because Ji Ning has always been the most comprehensive and pertinent in considering issues, Ji Ning shook his head and said: "This kind of thing, let's leave it alone for the time being, no matter what kind of business it is, it has nothing to do with us for the time being, right?" A few people didn't say that they wanted to find a place to live, it was better to settle down early, stay in the inn for a few days, and then look back to see if they moved out. ”

Originally, he was still guessing Sun Maungcheng's intention to come, but he was suddenly turned to the question of residence by Ji Ning, Tang explained: "If you find a good place to live, Yongning had better move over to live, it is not easy for us to have a contact in the capital, there are tens of thousands of candidates in a meeting, and there are only three or four hundred people who can be admitted as jinshi from them, this can be said to be the most competitive imperial examination, and we cannot afford to lose." It's also great to meet on weekdays and discuss knowledge! ”

Ji Ning didn't want to move out with Tang Xie and the others before, but now he is worried about his body and Yu Ling's inability to adapt to the living environment in the capital, and now he also needs to find a place to live by himself and have a home-like residence, but he knows that even if he finds such a residence, he will not be able to guarantee food, clothing, housing and transportation on weekdays because Yu Ling is not adaptable, and it is best to have someone who is familiar with the local environment to take care of this matter.

Ji Ning said: "Brother Tang's words, I will go back and seriously consider it." It's still early, I'll go back and clean up my room first! ”

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Ji Ning used the excuse of tidying up the room, and went back to the Tianzi room on the third floor a long time ago, Yu Ling was very diligent, and packed up all the clothes in a short time, the bedding was prepared by the inn itself, and the most important thing on Ji Ning's hand was actually pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, but he didn't need to bring all these things with him on weekdays, and basically brought a few books at night, and took them out to see before falling asleep.

Ji Ning has a lot of knowledge in his mind, but this does not mean that he can write a very good article, this year to judge a candidate's talent, the most important thing is to find the highlights from this candidate's poetry and articles.

Even if you have 10,000 books in your chest, you may not have a god in writing, which is why many people in the world will study the preferences of the examiner of each imperial examination.

The examiner's preference for the style of writing will directly determine the examiner's admission of candidates who make good articles, some bullshit articles, maybe in the eyes of some people, it is a stunning masterpiece, it is not difficult for someone to make a good article, there is still a lack of Bole who finds good articles in this world.

Ji Ning was also afraid that he would come to participate in the imperial examination with all his heart, and in the end he would lose his name to Sun Shan, he remembered that his promise to "Su Pujia" was to go back to marry Su Pujia after taking the Jinshi examination, and his goal did not change.

And he has no intention of officialdom, he wants to make achievements in the Temple of Literature in the future, and as for the pursuit of fame and fortune, he is not very enthusiastic about it.

When Yu Ling was still packing up his things, Ji Ning was sorting out the books himself, and what Ji Ning wanted to read were all books that he didn't have in his mind, most of these books were produced in the history of this era, and these celebrities did not appear in Ji Ning's original time and space, so these people's articles are also unique, and many of them have made high achievements in literature, and Ji Ning asked himself that it was difficult to reach the realm of these people.

"Ji Gongzi, there are two candidates from Guangdong outside, do you see them or not?" Tang Jie's servants disturbed Ji Ning's studies outside.

Ji Ning said: "What about your son-in-law? ”

"My son-in-law can't be sure, so let the little one ask Ji Gongzi!" The servant looked humble.

Ji Ning originally hated this kind of entertainment, but there were some rules that he still had to take into account, since people came to visit, he couldn't refuse people thousands of miles away. He put down what he was doing for the second time, and after simply arranging his clothes, he followed the servant to meet the visiting students.

In the winter month, as the next year's exam is getting closer and closer, the number of students in the capital will gradually increase, and the contacts between each other will be more frequent, Ji Ning knows that his life will be too good for a period of time in the future, because his name Xie Yuan is on display, and many people will come here. It's like a challenge and comparison, we all know that he is the first place in the Jinling Urban and Rural Examination, and Jinling City is a place where students from the south of the Yangtze River gather, and others want to compare Ji Ning's talent and learning to prove that he has a high attainment among the students, and he can even log in to the court as an official eunuch in the future.

Ji Ning didn't have any interest in this comparison, even if these people could prove their talent in a few sentences, what was the use, in the end, if they didn't get into the Jinshi or not, after all, it wasn't him Ji Ning who came to be the examiner, or the touchstone.

The two people who visited, although they were very polite to Ji Ning on the surface, they couldn't tell how envious, jealous and hated Ji Ning was behind the scenes, and Ji Ning didn't care about these people in general, just said a few polite words, and then went back.

As soon as he returned upstairs, Tang explained: "Yongning, you are really a celebrity, just checked in, look at it, so many greetings and invitations, it seems that you will be busy for a while in the future." ”