Chapter 109: Decay
Lu Bing entered the number according to the rules, the examiner looked at Lu Bing's household registration and looked at it, wanted to hold his fists and salute but didn't dare, this is a violation of the examination rules, Gongsheng's strength cannot be underestimated, because of the deviation of the results, it caused large-scale protests, which led to a distinction between the north and the south. Emperor Taizu Gao Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't stand the gossip of Confucianism, let alone a small official who was invigilating, and he couldn't afford anything to go wrong.
However, Lu Bing's reputation is too big, although the document on the newspaper is Dengzhou Mansion in Shandong, but the household registration says An Luzhou, and the seal of Xingwangfu is stamped below, and even a fool knows that this Lu Bing is Lu Bing, and even Lu Bing almost shouted: "I, Hu Hansan, are back again." ”
In fact, about the number room of the imperial examination, it can really be called a prison, Lu Bing also understands why people say that squatting in prison is called squatting, and a series of titles such as squatting trumpet and trumpet chief, it seems that they all come from the imperial examination, and the humor cells of the Chinese people are actually quite developed.
The room is located in the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites, and the people who pass the examination can basically be called Jinshi, so in addition to the name of Jinshi, they also have a special name called Gongsheng, because it is an examination in the Gongyuan. Of course, the selected elites who enter the country to study are also called Gongsheng. The entrance examination is also called the rite of the ceremony, which is also related to the location of the examination, and the examination in the rite department is therefore called the rite of the ceremony.
Lu Bing is very tall, so when he was locked up in the number room, he even felt a little depressed, and he was alone, but in addition to the food he brought, eating, drinking, and Lazar were all in this room, which was no different from being in prison. Lu Bing was detained for several days. It can be regarded as a crime, this will be tested for three times each, and some candidates with weaker bodies fainted in the room of the Gongyuan. It's not uncommon for this to happen every year.
However, Lu Bing can still persevere, not because he is physically strong, but because he has never had a hard time. At that time, Lu Bing was picked off and his hand tendons and tendons were broken, and the acupuncture points of the pipa bone were also pierced. It doesn't feel much worse than that. Therefore, although the hard life in the number room was uncomfortable, in Lu Bing's opinion, it was still within the tolerable range, so this did not affect Lu Bing's performance at all.
When Lu Bing came out of the room. I found that the colleagues around me were tired and dusty, and only a few of them were still excited. Lu Bing has been practicing qi for a long time, and it is naturally okay, and his spirit is also very full. When I returned to the hotel to see Yang Weijie and others. I found that they were also very energetic, and it could be seen that they did well in the exam.
Lu Bing suddenly saw a figure flashing by on the corner of the street, the back looked very familiar, and it was vaguely the figure of the injured old-timer. Listening to what his father-in-law Yang Dengyun and Danyangzi said, Chao Hurt chased the white-haired old man with Wan Erwan, but Chao Hurt chased him away, and met the fifth master Wang Zhenzi and the ninth master Wang Mingshao on the way, and then several people were silent.
Then it happened that Wan'er died in a fit of rage. The tragedy of the five masters and the nine masters is only left with their heads, as for what happened. No one knows what to do. However, Lu Bing felt that since Chao Shen had been tracking this matter, there would definitely be clues. If you want to catch up with him, you may find out the truth of the matter, or get some clues, which is better than nothing. Thinking about the worst, this may also be a pit dug by Chao Injury, a set of sets, and the old man Wan was killed by it, in short, people will change, and everything is possible.
Before Lu Bing finished speaking, he threw down a few people in the hotel and chased after him, but the injured figure flashed by, and it was difficult to search for it in the vast sea of people. Lu Bing ignored the crowd on the street and went on the roof, causing a burst of exclamations on the street. Lu Bing hoped to be able to find the wound from a bird's eye, but after searching for seven or eight streets to no avail, Lu Bing could only give up.
Lu Bing walked back to the hotel with a very heavy heart, and saw a scholar being kicked out by the shopkeeper, Lu Bing couldn't help but feel angry, the innkeeper was very greedy for money, and he immediately drove people out of the hotel if he didn't have enough money, and he didn't give people room for relaxation at all. Now, if it is the usual imperial examination, it is better to say something in the spring, but now because of a series of changes, the examination is placed in the winter, and it is not a matter of freezing to death on the road to drive him out of the palace like this.
Lu Bing was in a bad mood, but when he saw this scene, he stepped forward quickly, stretched out his hand and pushed away a few shopkeepers, and staggered the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper just wanted to scold, but when he saw that it was Lu Bing, he couldn't help but feel a little shorter.
People rely on clothes and horses to rely on saddles, although Lu Bing wears unassuming but a good material, the ring on his hand is even more valuable, the shopkeeper's eyesight is still there, and Lu Bing is very generous, he is the God of Wealth of this store, so the shopkeeper does not dare to offend. However, he also doubted that why this old man surnamed Lu was so rich, but he wanted to live in a second-rate store like himself, it seemed that he was so tall and mighty, and with a hint of brute spirit, could it be that he was a Jiangyang thief, and the big store people came here to avoid it?
So the shopkeeper went to find the old man Liu who patrolled the street, and the old Liu didn't take the money of the shopkeeper, originally the shopkeeper wanted to ask for peace, if it was really Jiangyang thief, he could still get a credit, but when he saw Lu Bing's five big and three thick shopkeepers, he thought even more about the green forest.
When the eldest elder Liu heard that he was a guest surnamed Lu, he also claimed to be from Dengzhou Mansion in Shandong, and he gave the shopkeeper two slaps at that time, scolding and scolding as if he was crazy, saying that he would make trouble for Lao Tzu, and that he would die in his hands and have no place to bury, etc. He also warned the shopkeeper not to go out and talk nonsense, otherwise he would be dealt with strictly and his hotel would be sealed for him.
Lu Bing is rich and has a strong aura, although he is polite to others, he also has a hint of domineering, and when Liu Liu, the elder of Jinyi Wei Xiaoqi, heard the crazy expression of the surname Lu, the shopkeeper was also a little afraid of Lu Bing.
But after all, it was in his own store, the shopkeeper was pushed to the ground by Lu Bing, and his face was quite unbearable, Xiao Er shouted that he was beating, and the proprietress ran out from behind with a kitchen knife, quite a bit of a tigress, while scolding the shopkeeper for being a wreck, while gesturing towards Lu Bing. Lu Bing sneered, and glanced at the shopkeeper and the proprietress , and soon not only them, but everyone present had no one to speak, because they felt the murderous aura coming from Lu Bing's body, like a ghost-like horror.
Lu Bing's murderous aura is not pretended, it is too much murder, slowly accumulated, Lu Bing squatted down and said to the shopkeeper who was still sitting on the ground: "Why did you drive him away, do you know that once the apricot list is posted, if he hits the Jinshi, you let him freeze to death outside, it is to murder the court officials, and the crime should be beheaded by the nine clans, do you know the Dao!" Damn, I'm saving you, I'll talk to you! ”
Lu Bing's murderous aura was still gone, the shopkeeper's eyes were already dull, his expression was scattered, and the crotch of his pants was slowly wet, and suddenly there was a smell of urine in the hall. Afterwards, the shopkeeper Zeng recalled that what he saw at that time was not Lu Bing, but a hungry tiger descending from the mountain, or a dragon coming out of the water surrounding him, as if he could take his life at any time.
The proprietress saw the shopkeeper's appearance, her heart sank, this mom-and-pop shop is not easy to open, her man was scared to pee and looked still demented, and she couldn't help but be afraid, thinking that the shopkeeper was wasted so she was incontinent, so she cried: "Killed!" ”
It just so happened that there was a team of brocade guards passing by on the side of the road, which was the brocade clothes patrolling the streets of this area, and the leader was the elder Liu. Liu Fugui walked in and shouted, "What's the matter! ”
Lu Bing glanced back, and Liu Fugui's eyes were connected, Liu Fugui's throat was high, and he ran away, crying as he ran: "Nima, who am I trying to provoke, the road is narrow, the road is narrow, how can I always meet." ”
Even the people in the government couldn't take care of it, and suddenly the people in the store became desperate and looked at Lu Bing timidly. Lu Bing saw that the shopkeeper was already delirious, and hurriedly asked the little second brother who was trembling: "Why are you driving him away?" ”
"He, he doesn't have the money to pay for the house." Lu Bing received a little murderous aura, and Xiao Er reluctantly replied: "He lives in a firewood house, two copper plates a day." ”
"What a fucking knock, I paid his money, look at your little interest." Lu Bing said and took out one or two pieces of silver from his bosom and still on the counter, and then said to the proprietress: "You shrew, what are you shouting about, hurry up and get a bowl of water, ask for yin and yang water, that is, use boiling water and well water together." Hurry up, or your man won't be saved. ”
The proprietress was stunned for a moment, and then ran to get the water, and when the yin and yang water was brought, Lu Bing broke the shopkeeper's mouth and let him drink it, and then luckily patted it according to the shopkeeper's natural inspiration, and then used residual qi to tap it on his temples and eyebrows. The shopkeeper spit out, his eyes became less erratic, and when he looked up at Lu Bing, he cried again, but this time he was sober: "Uncle, I was wrong, I don't dare to kill me in the future." ”
"Get out of here." Lu Bing waved his hand impatiently, and the proprietress took the shopkeeper down to rest with great gratitude, they knew that this mysterious guest surnamed Lu was not something they could afford to provoke. The onlookers gave Lu Bing a warm applause, although they felt that Lu Bing's behavior just now was a little rude, but he was really happy, and such a hero who spoke out to save people from fire and water deserved respect and applause.
The annoyance and anger in Lu Bing's heart also dissipated a lot at this time, thinking of Liu Fugui's expression and words just now, he couldn't help laughing, and his mood was a little better for a while, and he hugged his fists and rushed around: "Today, we went to Beijing to catch the exam, and we have suffered a lot, and we have studied hard for more than ten years, just to win fame, no matter whether we succeed or fail, we are all successes." We can gather in this store, no matter how disgusting the shopkeeper knocks on the door, but after all, it is also the fate of you and me, today I am the east, everyone is drunk before resting! ”
Everyone was jubilant, Lu Bing started from the moment in the examination room today, and to this day, everyone in the officialdom in the capital knows the news that Lu Bing is back, so there is no need for Lu Bing to deliberately hide it and pretend to be low-key, it should be refreshing after holding it for so long.
Life must be happy, don't make the gold bottle empty to the moon, I am born to be useful, and the daughter will come back when it is gone. Lu Bing drank happily, chatted happily with Yang Weijie and others, and at this time, the scholar just now came over, held a glass of wine and said: "In Xiapingliang Zhao Shichun, the word Jingren, thank you Brother Tai for rescuing just now." (To be continued......)