Three more days passed, and there were only two days before the imperial examination, and at this time, most of the scholars gave up their studies, either to go to the name and apprenticeship, or to meet for a drink, and relax themselves before the examination, making the central capital city particularly lively. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

There is a very famous restaurant in the west of the capital, called Linzhang Restaurant, because it is close to Taixue, the business is even more hot, noon has not arrived, this restaurant has been crowded with scholars from all over Tiannan.

At this time, two young people walked briskly along the street, both wearing white Confucian robes and wearing a study crown, it was Lu Han and Chu Suiliang, the two had been dating for three days, and they had already become friends who had become irreversible friends, and they had already understood each other's details, Chu Suiliang knew that Lu Han was in the army, Princess Qi's nephew, and Lu Han also knew that Chu Suiliang's father Chu Liang was a bachelor of Chang'an Qinwangfu Literature Museum, but these did not affect their friendship.

"Brother Lu, we're late!"

Chu Suiliang looked at a group of scholars at the door of the restaurant, and said worriedly: "You see that there are still many people queuing up over there!" ”

Lu Han smiled: "Don't worry! My brothers must have arrived. ”

The two walked to the bartender, and a bartender hurriedly greeted him, "I'm really sorry, there are no seats in the small shop, let's go to another store!" ”

"My friend has already booked a seat, in the Canghai room on the third floor."

"I see, two please!"

Lu Han and Chu Suiliang went up to the third floor under the guidance of the bartender, and came to the innermost private room, "This is it, two of you, please!" ”

Lu Han pushed the door and walked in, and the three people who were talking inside stood up, it was Lu Han's best friends Li Zhaoxi, Cui Guangping and Cui Guanglin, the three of them saw Lu Han come in, and they immediately became excited and hugged each other tightly.

Li Zhaoxi gave Lu Han another punch and said with a smile: "It is said that you have been in Zhongdu for a month, why didn't you come to us earlier?" ”

"Hey! I just decided to participate in the imperial examination, and I have almost forgotten everything before, and I have to review and prepare again, how do you think I have time? ”

"This too!"

Li Zhaoxi smiled, and turned his gaze to Chu Suiliang behind Lu Han, "Who is this son?" ”

"I forgot what you introduced."

Lu Han hurriedly pulled Chu Suiliang over and said with a smile: "This is my new friend Chu Xiandi." ”

He introduced the three of them to Chu Suiliang, and Zhu Suiliang hurriedly bowed down and saluted: "Junior brother Chu Suiliang, a native of Qiantang County, Yuhang County, has seen all the brothers. ”

"It turns out that you are Chu Suiliang!" Cui Guanglin smiled in surprise.

Chu Suiliang was stunned, "Brother Guanglin knows me?" ”

"I've heard people talk about the virtuous brother, saying that the virtuous brother's handwriting is excellent, and when he was ten years old, he had everyone's demeanor, and the virtuous brother of Yushitai's Doctor Yu should know it!"

Doctor Yu is the imperial historian Yu Shinan, of course Chu Suiliang knows, he nodded, "He is my teacher!" ”

Lu Han was surprised: "It turns out that Yu Gong, a famous calligrapher in the world, is the mentor of the virtuous brother, and the virtuous brother has never told me. ”

"It's just a trivial matter, not enough to worry about!"

Chu Suiliang's modesty immediately won everyone's love, and the three of them hurriedly invited him to take a seat, at this time, the bartender brought them wine and food, everyone was full of wine, Lu Han picked up the wine glass and sighed: "A year has passed in a flash, we broke up last year and still remember it vividly, today it is time to meet again, come!" Drink this cup for our reunion! ”

Everyone took their wine glasses and drank them all, and Chu Sui asked curiously, "Did all the brothers participate in the imperial examination last year?" ”

Li Zhaoxi said with a smile: "We were all celebrities last year, and we organized a parade of scholars, but we still passed the test. ”

Lu Han introduced to Chu Suiliang: "This Brother Li was the twenty-first in the imperial examination last year, and now he is a member of the Ministry of Rites, Cui Lao Er is the forty-first in the imperial examination last year, serving in the Imperial History Observatory, and was just promoted to supervise the imperial history last month, Cui Boss is the twenty-third in the imperial examination last year, and is now the Cheng of Guantao County, and he came to Zhongdu yesterday to do business, so everyone can gather today." ”

Chu Suiliang was in awe, it turned out that the three of them were all imperial examination scholars, not relying on the shadow of the family, at this time Li Zhaoxi got up and smiled and pinched Lu Han's neck, "Brother Chu Xian doesn't understand what he means, is he deliberately harming us!" ”

"Why is that?"

Cui Guangping said with a smile: "He himself was originally the second place in the imperial examination last year, but his family master forcibly erased his fame. ”

Chu Suiliang smiled in surprise: "It turns out that Brother Lu was second last year, but Brother Lu has never said it." ”

Lu Han waved his hand, "What is there to say about this kind of humiliating thing, just like your mentor is Yu Gong, you are modest, I am afraid of losing face." ”

Speaking of this, Lu Han said triumphantly: "But although I have lost my fame, I am now in the army, and I am better than the three of them, and I am transferred to the local government, at least a county magistrate." ”

"Look at what this Lu Ye has become!"

Everyone laughed, Cui Guangping picked up his wine glass and said with emotion: "We all thought that you would go home to continue studying and prepare to participate in this year's imperial examination, but I didn't expect you to go to Liaodong to join the army, but you are a person with real talent and learning, and it is not surprising that you are reused, but why did you come to participate in the imperial examination again?" ”

"This is actually the meaning of His Royal Highness King Qi, he told me that without fame, it will be difficult for me to cross the threshold of the five grades, and with his encouragement, I had to put pen to paper again."

"What if..... What should I do if I don't pass the test? ”

"If you don't pass the exam, you can still go back and continue to join the army, but there is not much hope for promotion, forget it, let's not talk about this, Cui Lao Er, tell me about the interesting things you encountered." Lu Han diverted the topic.

Cui Guanglin said with a smile: "It's embarrassing to say, this year I basically sorted out all kinds of documents in the Yushitai, and there was no chance to investigate the case, although I often met high-ranking officials in the Yushitai, like Lord Yu often chatted with me, but it was useless, people only looked at seniority and case-handling ability." ”

"But weren't you also promoted to overseer the imperial history?"

"Brother, is it good to supervise the imperial history of the eighth grade, and the three people who entered the imperial history platform with me have all been promoted to supervise the imperial history together."

"Is there a chance to solve the case?" Lu Han asked with a smile.

"There is a chance, next month Yushitai will go to the counties of the Central Plains to inspect Yicang, divided into seven rents, I am the third group, which county I am currently going to is still strictly confidential, and I will only know after I get on the road."

"What about you?"

Lu Han smiled again and asked Boss Cui, "Is it fun to be a county prince?" It's majestic, isn't it? ”

"Don't mention it, the so-called county is that all the messy things are yours, and you will directly tire me down in the first month."

"What does the prefectural order do?" Li Zhaoxi asked curiously.

"The county order is only in charge of adjudicating cases, participating in some face-revealing ceremonies, and then accepting banquets from the gentry, and then receiving the boss, and other miscellaneous matters are under the care of my county."

Chu Suiliang listened to them chatting on the sidelines, his heart was full of envy, when he could talk about officialdom and his career like them, he knew that there was a way to achieve it, that is, the imperial examination the day after tomorrow, at this moment, Chu Suiliang secretly made up his mind, no matter what, he must be admitted.

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At the fourth watch, Chu Suiliang got up, he tried his best to be light, not wanting to wake up Lu Han, but as soon as he picked up the washing basin, Lu Han had already come back from outside with the basin.

"Ahh Brother Lu has already risen. ”

"Today's exam! If you can't sleep, wake up early and get ready. ”

"I'm going to wash up!"

Chu Suiliang was secretly ashamed, he walked quickly to the courtyard downstairs, there were already more than a dozen scholars in the well in the courtyard were fetching water to wash, Chu Suiliang fetched a bucket of water, and then squatted aside and busily washed.

At this time, some officials began to ring the bell outside the inn, which was to remind the scholars that it was time to get up, and the scholars came out of the room with water basins, and the small courtyard suddenly became lively.

Chu Suiliang returned to his room, Lu Han had already made tea, the two sat down at the table, drank tea and ate meatloaf, Chu Suiliang asked vaguely while eating meatloaf: "When you participated in the imperial examination last year, when was it better to go to the examination room?" ”

"It's better to go there at the moment of the fifth watch, you have to queue up to search your body, and you have to verify your identity, the procedures are very cumbersome, in fact, the time is still quite tight, the examination room is locked, and the examination officially starts at the hour, but we don't have to worry, this is very close to the Taixue examination room, and you can walk to it with a stick of incense."

"Hmmm! I'm going to take a look at a few more points, and I'll leave on time as soon as the fifth watch arrives. ”

(To be continued.) )