[099] Rushed to Beijing to take the exam
The sky was bright, the rising sun lit up the whole room, Zhou Yi still felt a headache, but he had already woken up, tossing and turning on the bed in pain.
Suddenly, he was horrified to find that he only had one pair of pants on him!
What the hell is wrong with you? It stands to reason that he is also a veteran of the wine industry, how can he still drink unconscious?
At this time, Zhou Min opened the door and came in, Zhou Yi was startled and hurriedly got into the bed.
"Brother woke up? It just so happened that I cooked porridge here, drink some, what kind of embarrassment did you look when you came back from Zhang's house last night, remember? Putting the porridge on the bedside table, Zhou Min was quite slight.
Zhou Yi shook his head slightly, to be honest, he really didn't remember what happened last night.
"Is it ......," he said, remembering his clothes, "I went crazy last night and stripped myself naked in the streets?" ”
"Of course not, don't think about it, I picked you up, you still vomited me, and your clothes are still hanging outside, you said you drank so much, don't die?"
The first time he lied, Zhou Min didn't dare to look at Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi cupped his forehead and said, "Then I really don't remember, okay, I'll get dressed first, and you go out for a while." ”
"I'll come, look at you like this now, alas, it's not like I haven't seen it, lift the quilt."
“……”
After resting at home for a few days, some relatives who had never heard of it came to congratulate them, and the Zhou Mansion was crowded, and the big family living outside Meizhou City was the most enthusiastic, and a sister-in-law even wanted to marry her thirteen-year-old daughter to Zhou Yi and said that she was going to kiss and kiss, which scared him enough.
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Yi was about to go on the road again, this time going further, to go to the capital and participate in the last pass of the imperial examination - the palace examination.
On the day of leaving, the Qin family didn't go to play cards, which made Zhou Yi feel very surprised, after packing up his things, Zhou Yi decided to give up the carriage and ride forward, now there is still a long time before the palace test, plus Zhou Yi also has the intention of visiting the great rivers and mountains, so even Guo Sheng said that he wanted to go with him refused.
Zhou Sheng was afraid that he would encounter gangsters on the way, but Zhou Yi felt that if the law and order were really bad to that point, it would be regarded as his own admit.
There were only two changes of clothes in the baggage that accompanied him, and there was nothing else, and this time Zhou Yi took the route of traveling lightly - even if he didn't travel lightly, he didn't think that his knowledge could improve much in a few months.
The first stop was of course Meizhou, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was handed over to Zhang Qing after writing, and he also took the time to finish writing "Dream of Red Mansions", and this time he took all the manuscripts with him.
Writing these two books, in addition to making Zhou Yi earn more money and fame, also made his words reach a new height, before the original Zhou Yi's writing was quite good, and after the tempering of more than one million words, if he did not progress, Zhou Yi felt that he could cut himself to thank the world.
When he went to Meizhou, he naturally went straight to Huaming Tower, and the last time he didn't have time to enter here because of Guo Sheng's matter, this time he always had to **.
For Hua Minglou, Zhou Yi is not only a big customer here, he spends money generously, but since he came, Tang Huan's thoughts have flowed and his creation of a "Dream of Red Mansions" has become a classic, whether it is a person who reads poetry and books, or a literate girl and young woman, they are all impressed. Naturally, in order to meet such a talented woman and beauty, everyone was not stingy.
When Zhou Yi arrived at the door of Hua Ming Building, he didn't need to be announced, and the turtle man at the door immediately came over to help him lead the horse to the manger to wait.
It's still daytime, so those girls won't stand at the door to solicit customers, and the government doesn't advocate the development of **, so most of them are low-key now, and Hua Minglou is naturally no exception.
Entering the door, several girls surrounded him, Zhou Yi was no longer a person in their eyes, but a moving mountain of gold, if he could be reached, the benefits would naturally be self-evident.
It's a pity that the result made them very disappointed, Zhou Yi just hurriedly said hello, and then went to Tang Huan's courtyard with ease.
"This Tang Huan, I don't know where the good luck came from, I really envy me."
"What's there to envy about this? Why didn't you hook up with him when he first came? ”
"Go, go, didn't you hook up too?"
“……”
In Zhou Yi's impression, it seems that no matter when, Tang Huan has never left his courtyard, for example, this time, he has just entered the courtyard and will have been discovered.
Although the layout of the yard has not changed much, there are still some differences in the details, but no matter how they change, they are generally very elegant and fresh.
When Zhou Yi told Tang Huan that he had already raised people in high school and was about to go to the capital to participate in the palace examination, Tang Huan was extremely excited, because it meant that Zhou Yi was only one step away from becoming an official, and when he became an official, he could help himself find his younger brother.
Taking out the manuscript of "Dream of Red Mansions", Zhou Yi said to Tang Huan: "If I can go to high school in the palace exam this year, then you can find a reason to come to me, don't stay in this Huaming Building." ”
"Well, it depends." Tang Huan said after accepting the manuscript.
After two nights in Huaming Tower, Zhou Yi left, and inquired about Guo Sheng's murder in the city, and heard from the people that since Ye Tiannan died, the life of the people of Meizhou has been much more peaceful, and at the beginning, the prefect had to pursue the murderer, but because the capital was too busy to pay attention to such a trivial matter as him, and there were many obstacles in the civil investigation, so the matter faded like this.
Zhou Yi was very happy when he learned the news, because as long as Guo Sheng didn't leak the province, it meant that he was safe.
Leaving Meizhou, Zhou Yi rushed to the capital, and it took more than two months to stop and go, which is not fast for horseback riding.
And he never met a bad guy along the way, which is also lucky.
The Northern Song Dynasty was the most prosperous era in ancient Chinese history in terms of economy, culture and education. In the three years of Xianping in the Northern Song Dynasty (1000), the GDP was 26.55 billion US dollars, accounting for 22.7% of the total world economy, and the per capita GDP was 2,280 US dollars, and the per capita GDP of the United Kingdom, which had completed the first industrial revolution, was 1,250 US dollars.
The population of the Northern Song Dynasty also increased rapidly, reaching 112.75 million by the fourth year of Daguan (1110).
With such an economic power, the prosperity of its capital can be imagined.
The tall city wall seems to be towering into the clouds, if you don't raise your head, you can't see the top at all, all of them are made of regular stone blocks, stretching endlessly on the left and right, there are nine stone bridges on the moat, the flow of people is like weaving, the city gate is at least ten zhang high, the three door openings are wide open, and the officers and soldiers check the passing people.
Zhou Yi didn't enter the city right away, he stayed in a corner, looking at the world's largest city, and his heart was inexplicably excited.
Bianjing, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, is the only city in the world with a permanent population of more than 10 million.
Suddenly, Zhou Yi felt that someone behind him was moving his things, he didn't look back, his right foot was directly tilted back, and the force was very great.
"Whew......"
A miserable scream attracted the attention of many people around, and when I looked back, I saw a middle-aged man squatting on the ground with his hands on his crotch, howling in pain.
Zhou Yi speculated that the pain of this egg should not be much lighter than that of cutting a piece of meat.
However, Zhou Yi has never had a good impression of thieves, and the so-called Tao is not the same.
"What? Want to steal? Zhou Yi asked.
The man squeezed a few words out of his teeth: "No...... I'll just practice my hands......"
Zhou Yi didn't care about him anymore, there were officers and soldiers in the distance, and it stands to reason that he could go directly and call the officers and soldiers to come and arrest him, but he didn't do that.
This is the capital, where fish and dragons are mixed, dignitaries and dignitaries are everywhere, as the saying goes, the prime minister's concierge has seven officials, Zhou Yi now only has fame and no official position, casually offending a gatekeeper, it is estimated that the days will be over. Therefore, low-key, low-key is king.
led the horse, into the tide of the crowd, although not to say shoulder to shoulder, but almost, when they arrived at the city gate, more than half an hour had passed, completely soaked with sweat, indescribably uncomfortable.
After checking his identity, Zhou Yi walked into the dark doorway, although the sun is still very big, but because the doorway is too thick, it still looks dim inside.
Upon entering the city gates, the noise filled his ears, and the peddlers and pawns who were selling along the street were trying their best to sell their wares, and the stalls were crowded with customers, and the sound of bargaining was incessant. The aroma of the restaurant is mouth-watering, and all kinds of strange things are overwhelming.
Zhou Yi can be regarded as a person who claims to have seen the world, but he was also shocked by the scene in front of him, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, just relying on the calligraphy, painting and writing works that have been handed down to future generations, it would not be so shocking in any way. This is the evil feudal society they criticize, and this is the cage of mental and physical oppression, but why, everyone has a smile on their face?
History is written by the victors, so there can never be a complete truth at all, Hegel said, existence is reasonable, feudal society lasted for two thousand years in China, and the so-called capitalism and socialism combined are only a hundred years, all kinds of problems emerge one after another, and it is also claimed to be superior, socialism is known as the final form, it is completely a fart, this is still to wait for when it can be maintained for a thousand years.
It is undeniable that Zhou Yi also feels that there are too many bad habits in feudal society, but are there fewer bad habits in other societies? It's just the rhetoric of those in power to fool the people.
When Zhou Yi saw Bianjing for the first time, he felt that in the next thousand years, although the wheel of history had moved forward, most of the time it was reversing......