Although Xu Xun is very interested in seeing what Li Mengyang's PK Wang Shouren is all about, there are enough examples of fire at the city gate and pond fish from ancient times to the present, and he doesn't want to get into trouble because of the excitement, so in the end he can only give up this excitement to do his duty to be the east as he just said, and take Xu Zhenqing and the three of them to get on the car and go straight to the Zhuangyuan Building.

Today, the palace test list, the champion building on the seaside of Shicha in the west city is a first-class good fortune, even if a branch of the palace test is also a champion, but there are still many people who have won the Jinshi who choose this place to drink and feast to congratulate. Xu Xun had booked a large box on the top floor in advance, and although several new nobles were blocked from the door by the guys bowing and accompanying one another, he still led people into the door and went upstairs smoothly. After taking a seat, the wine and food were served, Xu Xun sent Jin Liu, who followed, to watch outside, and as soon as the door closed, he personally got up and poured a glass of wine for Xu Zhenqing, and poured himself a full glass of wine.

"Today, this first cup, of course, is to congratulate our second-class passenger!"

"How can this be done, how can the reasoning be that I thank the son of the world for his repeated righteous help......"

"Hey, the world is big, the title of today's gold list is of course your biggest jinshi, Brother Zhu and Brother Wen think it?"

Zhu Zhishan and Wen Zhengming were joking with Xu Xun just now, so they naturally didn't mention it at this time. Xu Zhenqing couldn't help the pruning of these two bad friends, so he had to raise his wine glass and drink it all. However, he only drank the first cup, and Xu Xun poured the second cup to the brim, and this time it was still delivered to him with both hands.

"This second cup, I salute you to go to the palace with a splint tied to your hands, and one by one the imperial history is to impeach you for losing your dignity, and to impeach you for your debauchery, and even Dongchang has mixed in with a kick, but you Xu Changgu turned evil into good fortune and still took off the heirloom!"

Xu Zhenqing heard some rumors about the impeachment of the imperial history, but Dongchang also got involved, but he had never heard of it at all, and at this time he learned that the title of his trip to the gold list was really so widely implicated, and he had never experienced such a big turmoil, and his face turned pale for a while. However, after Zhu Zhishan drank a cup of wine, he said with a smile: "Since the prince said that Xiao Xu is a good fortune, then the matter should be over." If you want me to say that you have passed the biggest hurdle, Xiao Xu, what else do you have to worry about, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, what is there to be afraid of! Even if it is a jinshi, there are three or four hundred people in each subject, how many of them can be famous? ”

"But now it is said that the Golden Palace is passed on, and it is only kowtowing from afar, and even the emperor has not seen it clearly, in case it ......"

Xu Xun knew that Xu Zhenqing was worried that the Son of Heaven would judge people by his appearance, and in order to eliminate this in advance, he not only quietly put some effort into Gu Dayong when he probed Xu Zhenqing's details, but also made preparations for the next step - he was not worried about Xu Zhenqing's character, but the court officials were talking about good looks, and there was no plastic surgery in these years, in case Xu Zhenqing never came out because of his appearance, wouldn't his efforts be in vain?

"Instead of worrying about the emperor, you should worry about yourself. Brother Changgu, after winning the Jinshi, it is the pavilion selection, if you stay in the museum, you often come out for three years, everyone regards it as a storage phase, and if you can't stay in the museum, what Dali Temple Taichang Temple and even Guanglu Temple can't say, and so many years have passed, who still remembers you a second-class heir? But this time, you have made a big storm and offended a lot of people, and even if you order Hanlin, you will have to stay up for three years before you can be awarded an official, so what I want to ask is, among the court officials, what relatives can you rely on? ”

Xu Zhenqing was silent for a while, and Zhu Zhishan Wen Zhengming glanced at each other, and Wen Zhengming sighed and said, "Where do you know something." Because we are as famous as Bohu, and our friendship is excellent, I hurt Cheng Shangshu before, and these few times I will take the test in Beijing, and others can't hide from us, where can anyone help. Otherwise, Xiao Xu would be so unlucky this time, and only the prince would lend a hand. ”

Because of Xu Zhenqing's incident, the eldest Zhu Zhishan thought about it, and only suspected that the son of Jiao Shilang in the first place, and Xu Xun appeared too coincidentally, and he also quietly asked Jiao Fang and Xu Xun if there was any holiday, but the news on the road outside really confused him completely - outsiders actually said that Jiao Fang and Xu Xun were commensurate with their nephews, and the latter took care of the former, so it didn't seem to have a grudge. So, he asked for his surname and said sincerely: "Xiao Xu has no relatives in the capital, can the prince be a good person to the end and help him get through this difficulty?" ”

"This matter is actually not difficult, I just have to tell Jiao Shilang that Brother Changgu has a relationship with me, and I expect Jiao Shilang to give me this face." After Xu Xun finished speaking, seeing that Zhu Zhishan and Wen Zhengming were all happy, he immediately changed his words and said, "But you need to know that I am the prince of Xing'an, a close minister of the crown prince, and I am not a good person in the eyes of the court and Shilin.

And Jiao Shilang seems to have taken care of me again and again, but in fact, not only is it not lovely, but there are also grievances. In case he promised to be good on his face, but in fact, he publicized the matter of my friendship with you, even if the Holy God favored him, then Brother Changgu might even have a problem with the selection of the hall. So to tell you the truth, if there is a way, not only will you not choose this path, but it is only right to stay away from me. ”

"The son of the world has repeatedly helped me, if I still dislike to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, it is not ingratitude, but pigs and dogs are not as good." The more Xu Zhenqing listened, the more excited she became, and she said the previous sentence categorically, then stood up and poured a full cup and held it in front of Xu Xun with both hands, "When I first arrived in Suzhou, it was Brother Bohu's generosity and repeated introductions that made me a talented man." And this time I went to the capital, if it weren't for the repeated help of the prince, I was afraid that I would not even be able to attend the Golden Palace test, let alone talk about the future? Whether you can stay in the museum is a number of days, and there is nothing to force it. Shizi is so unshy about it, he even said his grievances with Jiao Shilang, but he didn't treat me as an outsider, this glass of wine, even if I made Shizi a friend! ”

Xu Xun immediately stood up when he heard this, took the wine glass and held it, and saw that Zhu Zhishan on the side had already filled it for Xu Zhenqing, so he smiled and said: "Since you said that you have made friends, then why do you still talk about a world?" You're older, it's not a big deal to call me a good brother or just call me by my name. Not to mention that Suzhou and Jinling are not far apart, that is, you and I have the same surname, this fate is extremely rare! ”

"Okay, then I respect our fate!"

The two of them drank at the same time and lit up the bottom of the glass, and then you looked at me, and Su Yu laughed at the same time. Zhu Zhishan and Wen Zhengming on the side glanced at each other, thinking that the three of them were smearing the black, and instead of begging others to see people's faces, it was better to treat others with sincerity. It must be known that although Xu Xun is young, he is really a hearty and righteous person, otherwise there are many people who can write poetry in this capital, and even famous talents have grabbed a lot of money in this year, so why not find Xu Zhenqing?

Three or two glasses of wine went down, and the most important stubble was torn apart, Xu Xun opened his mouth with a little less worry, raised his glass to Zhu Wen and the two, he looked at Xu Zhenqing and said: "The matter has come to this, since Changgu has made up his mind, in addition to the first idea, I have another way." But if it doesn't work, it doesn't work......"

"If it doesn't work, it's my fate, and I can't blame others!"

"Good!" Xu Xun was quite impressed by Xu Zhenqing's true surname, and after applauding at this moment, he said word by word, "Since Yushi and Dongchang have accused you of your character, this matter has been over, and now there is only talent left." You are now the first in the second class, except for the two Zhuwen who are good friends with you, most of the Jinshi can't help but be dissatisfied. And there are more local poetry societies in Beijing, before the museum selection, Changgu just goes over one place after another, and first makes a reputation! ”

"Great idea!"

The reputation of the four great talents of Wuzhong did not come out of thin air, if it weren't for Tang Bohu's former champion, if it weren't for the fact that the four of them were also loved by scholars and appreciated by Shangguan in the local area, if it weren't for their poems and articles that were also invincible all over Wuzhong, one by one Jinshi in Jiangnan over the years, where did the four of them firmly occupy the name of the four great talents? Zhu Zhishan was teased by Xu Xun and was full of energy, and for a while it was the old man who was talking about the madness of youth, and directly picked up an empty bowl next to him, lifted the wine urn, poured a big bowl and drank it bitterly, and then poured a full bowl and sent it directly to Xu Zhenqing.

"Compared to the frustrating methods in the past, this method is refreshing!"

Xu Zhenqing, a foreigner who moved into Wuzhong, was able to quickly enter the mainstream circle, except for Tang Yin's acceptance and recommendation, his own art talent was extremely good, at this time he subconsciously took the bowl of wine and drank it all, he nodded heavily and said: "Okay, I'll try it according to the words of the virtuous brother!" But the selection of the museum depends on the judgment of the elders, not just the reputation of each person......"

Of course I know, otherwise, how could a young man like Wang Shouren who is famous in two subjects fail in two subjects, and then fail to be selected as a common man?

Xu Xun smiled slightly: "Whether you can enter or not is always secondary, but the important thing is not to let people forget that you are such a person." What's the use of being heard for a while, and then being silenced? In short, Changgu, you just have to break your reputation, but remember, when people ask about your arm injury, you only truthfully say that the city gate caught fire and affected the pond fish, and was injured by a few splashes. As for the two Zhu Wen......"

Seeing Xu Xun coming over, both Zhu Zhishan and Wen Zhengming were unspeakably nervous.

"A few poems of the two of you, Father-in-law Xiao are sandwiched in the ink scroll of Changgu, and they have been presented to the emperor, although the emperor has not commented on the poems, but he has praised the words of both of you. If you are not busy returning to your hometown, you might as well stay in the capital for a while. ”

Sure enough, as soon as he said this, Zhu Zhishan Wen Zhengming agreed. Looking at the three of them who were full of ambition, he couldn't help but smile in his heart.

Jiao Fang lost his wife and broke his troops this time, but this time he made a series of combination punches, not to temporarily press people down, but to make Emperor Hongzhi completely disgusted with Jiao Fang!

(To be continued)