Because Zhu Houzhao traveled in the 14th year of Zhengde, the palace examination that should be held in the 15th year of Zhengde was delayed until the second half of the 16th year of Zhengde, that is, after Zhu Houxi ascended the throne, and this was the new group of scholars such as Zhang Xuan were selected.

The palace examination was delayed for more than a year, which led to the disruption of the imperial examination time in the future, so it was necessary to go through two adjustments in the second year of Jiajing and the fifth year of Jiajing, so the examination that was supposed to be held in the spring of the fifth year of Jiajing was changed to the winter of the fifth year of Jiajing, and the next imperial examination will return to normal time. In this way, the staggered time will not let the imperial examination of the imperial court be postponed again and again, nor will it make the imperial court rush to deal with the most important imperial examination. In this way, Lu Bing is just in time for this exam, which can be regarded as his luck.

Lu Bing entered Beijing, he didn't go home lightly, for fear that others would recognize him and make a mess or hype from him, but it was not good for himself, of course, he didn't disguise himself to exaggerate as if he was facing a great enemy, everything was normal. Lu Bing, like ordinary students who came to take the exam, stayed in a hotel in the capital. Every time it comes to spring, the hotels of all sizes in the capital are very busy. Those who have money live in high-end hotels, and those who don't have money can only find a chicken feather shop to live in.

What is a chicken feather shop, this is a major feature of the capital, it is not common elsewhere at that time, and it is not usually available in winter. On weekdays, in other seasons, these are either grocery stores that make some firewood and rice, or they are two meat shops that fry two wine-drinking dishes for the poor people in the neighborhood, if they want other meat dishes. You also have to bring your own materials.

Back in the chicken feather shops, these chicken feather shops are actually a boxy house with one or two chase shops in the house. It is quite similar to the big car shop on the roadside in the suburbs. It's just that the usual big car shops are mostly for tourists who bring their own bedding, but the chicken feather shop is different, and the customers he deals with are more low-class, belonging to the kind of people who don't even have quilts.

The northern winter is cold and frozen, and it is convenient to get out of the body to form a butt of ice, which is not as good as spring, summer and autumn when you can live outside for a night, if there is no chicken feather shop, there are not sure how many frozen bones are on the side of the road. In the chicken feather shop. Beggars, poor scholars, handlebar performers, thieves in the honorable line, these people are all lying on the Chase bunk, and they are all lying on the Chase bunk. Cover it with a shelf made of bamboo poles.

Of course, just having a shelf is naturally not warm, so there are chicken feathers and broken cotton wool on the shelf, which plays a role in keeping warm, but in this way, the people lying on the bunk can't move. Getting up late is not allowed. Only in the morning can you wait for the shopkeeper to lift the chicken feathers before you can move. Otherwise, this is the whole body that is involved, not to mention whether you can lift the lid, even if you move, the people next to you will all catch a cold because of one person's movement, they are all rough people, so it's strange if you don't add your fists and feet to the death.

As the saying goes, the poor are rich, and even if the family who enters Beijing to take the exam borrows money, the child will suffer less on the road, hoping that a good test-taking environment can be exchanged for the beautiful thing of the gold list title. As a government government, the local government of the general candidates will also provide some financial assistance to students who are qualified to enter Beijing to take the exam. More or less, it depends on the mood of the official and whether he is rich at hand.

It's just that the territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast. Students from all over the world trekked through mountains and rivers to the capital to catch the exam, and it was inevitable to encounter some natural and man-made disasters on the way, even if the normal expenses were not guaranteed, there were those who were not subsidized by the government and the family was really poor, and they spent almost all the money before they arrived in the capital. Compared with those rich sons or the children of the capital who don't know what method they used to directly guarantee the examination, as well as their big bellies and brains, there is quite a realistic version of Zhumen's wine and meat, and there are frozen bones on the road.

However, on the way to Beijing to catch the exam, there are many stories and operas of talented and beautiful people, which make those scholars who live in idealism fascinated.

Coming back, as a rich man, Lu Bing naturally wouldn't deliberately endure hardships to live in a chicken feather shop, but he didn't go to the best hotels in the capital, he chose a mid-range shop, and most of the students in the store went to Beijing to take the exam.

There are still six days before the time of the examination, and the housing is getting tighter and tighter, Lu Bing is lucky to be able to choose this house, if it is a few days late, I am afraid that Lu Bing will not have a room unless he offers a sky-high price, which is enough to make the store give up his reputation, otherwise there is really no room, even if he has money.

Putting down his bags and packages, Lu Bing pushed open the door and walked out, in the hall of the hotel, many scholars were discussing the questions of this exam. Lu Bing walked down and found a place next to him to listen, but he didn't talk, since ancient times, people have been high-minded, and they all feel that they are the meaning of Wenqu Xing, so no one pays attention to Lu Bing.

Lu Bing is also happy to be like this, to see if he can learn from the strengths of hundreds of schools, less talk and more listening is the last word, isn't there an old saying that says, listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years, this conversation is often a summary of experience and knowledge.

It's just that Lu Bing listened to it, and he felt that it was just a few words, and he didn't have the pleasure and fun of chatting with Yang Shen and other great talents at all, since he was bored Lu Bing was about to go back to the room to rest, and at this time, someone suddenly shouted outside the door: "Shopkeeper, you can be accommodating, we really haven't been able to live for a long time, and the place with a vacant room is too expensive, we can't afford it." ”

"Then you are looking for another house, why are you eyeing us, I told you, we are all full here, even the Tianzi upper room is full, there is really no more, sorry." The shopkeeper said that he was about to blast the scholar outside the door away.

Lu Bing looked out of the door, there were three scholars standing, although the dress was not shabby, but it was very simple, Lu Bing didn't think much about it and was about to turn around and leave, he didn't want to join in the fun, but he heard a person behind him shouting: "Master Lu? ”

Lu Bing subconsciously looked back, it was a scholar outside the door, who looked very raw, and the two people standing next to him looked at Lu Bing, full of doubts, they should not know Lu Bing's identity.

Lu Bing's heart sank, and he secretly said in case that person saw through it. As soon as I said it everywhere, it was said that Lu Bing, the former officialdom god killer, also came to refer to it, and when the time came, scholars gathered in the capital. With false rumors, saying that the imperial examination is unfair, etc., etc., even if you do well in the exam, you have become a favor, wouldn't it be a big deal. However, this matter was recognized, and it was not good if he didn't admit it, so he could only reduce the impact as a remedy, so Lu Bing hurriedly walked down. looked the man up and down, hugged his fists and said, "Lu is polite, but the three brothers are looking for a place to live?" ”

"Exactly." The man who stopped Lu Bing just now also clenched his fists and saluted back: "Why don't you have all the rooms in the capital." We didn't have too much silver taels with us, so the three of us couldn't afford the expensive place, so it seemed that we had to go out of the city to live, but it was quite a delay when we came back and forth to catch the exam. Ay. Master Lu, we will have a date later. I'll see you later. ”

"I have a word, the room I live in is very large, it is the Tianzi room here, if the three brothers don't dislike it, they will live with me, let the shopkeeper move a few more beds, add a few futons, I don't know what the three brothers think?" Lu Bing said.

The man who had just spoken looked at the other two, and the other two looked happy. There was some hypocritical politeness in his mouth: "How troublesome is this." ”

"It doesn't matter, meeting is fate. Since the four of us are destined, why not live together, not to mention that it is only a few days before the exam, we will still be able to do it in a few days, and it will not be too troublesome. Lu Bing said, at this time, the shopkeeper looked embarrassed, this Tianzi No. 1 room was originally lived by one person, but now it has become four people, and the house price is equivalent to a discount. Although they can't make money by driving them away, and now they can't live in the shopkeeper and collect the same money, but people have a calculating mentality, so they feel that they will suffer a loss when they get the shopkeeper. Everyone has an account in their hearts, and the money is different from the number of people, just like Lu Bing and others deliberately taking advantage, the shopkeeper is naturally unhappy in his heart.

This hotel is newly opened, otherwise the shopkeeper must know Lu Bing, who has been patrolling the streets for a while, and wants to be domineering in flying fish clothes and patrolling the streets, since the establishment of Jinyiwei, it is naturally deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is conceivable that if the shopkeeper knew the identity of Lu Bing, he would definitely be so frightened that he hurriedly agreed, but now he didn't know Lu Dao, so he said with some dissatisfaction: "This, this is a little difficult to do, we don't have extra bedding and beds here, you see"

"Then go buy it, the silver is indispensable for you, if the bed can't work, just get a few planks and build a temporary sleep." Lu Bing said and threw out a tael of broken silver to the shopkeeper and said, the shopkeeper took the money and agreed, and told Xiao Er to secretly go to the treasury to get it, in fact, the store has long been there, but the silver is not in place just now.

Lu Bing greeted the three of them upstairs and entered the room, and then said to the person who recognized him just now, "Brother Tai, can you take a step to speak?" ”

"Okay." The man was stunned for a moment, and then there was a feeling of sudden realization on his face, and he said to the other two that he would come when he went, and followed Lu Bing out of the city.

"Who the hell are you! How I don't know you. Lu Bing asked quietly after leading the scholar just now into the backyard, his voice was vicious, and he couldn't help but be frightened.

"Don't be nervous about Master Lu, I'm not a villain, I know what Master Lu is worried about. If so, or if I deliberately reveal your identity, I will keep others talking about it just now, and I won't talk to you. Under the surname Yang Weijie, the word Yingfu, I have a brother named Yang Weicong, does Master Lu still remember this person? Yang Weijie said.

Only then did Lu Bing relax, and the trace of murder in his eyes slowly receded, and only after losing his breath did he clench his fists and smile and said, "If you are offended, you are offended, Brother Yang must not be surprised." I know your brother Yang Weicong. When I was in the capital before, your brother was an official in the capital, and Yang Shen and I and your brother and the three of us even drank together. After the Great Rites Incident, your brother was demoted to Shandong to take up a post, and it just so happened that I was doing business in Shandong, so I had some dealings. However, how did you recognize me, Brother Yingfu? ”

Yang Weijie smiled and replied: "It's okay, it's okay, don't blame those who don't know, besides, how dare I blame Master Lu." In the next family lives in Gu'an County, Shuntian Prefecture, not far from the capital, my brother went to Shandong as an official I once went to see him, not long ago, he said that the Lord Lu of Dengzhou Mansion, that is, the Lord Lu Binglu of that year, extraordinary ability and whimsy, the construction of the fishing ground and market are unparalleled in the world, and also said that you are broad-minded to the people are also very good, quite a Bodhisattva heart. With all due respect, to be honest, I don't believe it, although you have killed corrupt officials to maintain national discipline, but after all, you are from Jinyiwei, and you were promoted by the emperor, so you don't have much ability. I think what you've done may be a bit watery, so I asked to go to Dengzhou to see for yourself. ”

"Sure enough, I was deeply shocked, and at the same time, I saw you from a distance in the distribution yard you built, but you were busy at the time, and my brother was afraid of disturbing you, so he didn't take me forward to salute you. When I saw you today, I couldn't help but call out, but I knew that you should have come here for a secret business, otherwise you would not be standing there alone with your identity, so I didn't say much. Yang Weijie said.

"Clever." Lu Bingzan said: "Since I am the brother of an old friend, I won't hide it from you, this time I came to Beijing to catch the exam, I just want to rely on my own ability to gain fame in the exam, so I entered Beijing secretly from Jane lightly." Here, I would like to ask Brother Yingfu not to make a noise, lest my former friends take care of him and avoid the troubles of his former enemies. Yang Weijie couldn't help but open his mouth wide when he heard Lu Bing say that he had come to the imperial examination, which was obviously unexpected by him, and he coughed lightly twice before returning to normal and pretending to be calm. (To be continued......)