Although the cold wind was already raging in Gohara County in October, the Jiuyuan County was very lively, and the autumn test of Gohara County was about to be held in three days, and thousands of scholars from the counties of Gohara County and the counties of Longyou in Kannai gathered in one city.

Although the Guanlong scholars and the children of the nobles were dismissive of the autumn examination in Wuyuan County, for the children of the Hanmen, this opportunity to enter the ranks by fair examination was extremely precious, and although the county officials strictly forbade the scholars to go north, there were still thousands of Guanlong Hanmen scholars who poured into Jiuyuan County to find their life opportunities.

Jiuyuan County has been fully prepared to provide free food and lodging to all the scholars who come to participate in the autumn examination, but there are still many scholars who are willing to pool their money to drink and gather in various liquor stores to talk about world affairs.

Outside the south gate of Jiuyuan County, there is a wine shop called 'Bashan Shushui' which is crowded with scholars who come to eat, which is close to the county school where the scholars live, and a large number of scholars come in groups every day, and the business is particularly hot.

In the afternoon, dozens of attendants escorted two carriages from the south, and the leader of the entourage ran to the front carriage, bowed down and said, "Did the old man call me?" ”

An old voice came from inside the carriage, although the voice was old, but the spirit was very good, "Captain Min, there is a wine shop here, let's take a rest first!" ”

"Good! I'll arrange it. ”

The old man stopped him again and said with a smile: "Go and ask Miss Jiang, if she doesn't want to, she will continue to go." ”

The lieutenant urged the horse to the second carriage again, bowed down and said, "Miss Jiang, the old man said that he wanted to take a break in the wine shop, and asked for your opinion." ”

The voice in the carriage was soft, "Elder Ge wants to rest, I have no opinion." ”

Dozens of people gathered around two carriages and came to the wine store, and a man greeted him, with a smile on his face: "You guys are very coincidental! A group of scholars have just left, and there are many vacant seats, so please go into the shop to rest. ”

The door opened, and the first carriage came down with a spirited old man, who seemed to be more than seventy years old, it was Gao Gong, who followed Yang Yuanqing into Beijing, and then went to Shu County to seek refuge with his son Gao Biaoren, who lived in Shu County for more than half a year, and heard that Yang Xuangan rebelled, and Yang Yuanqing was forced to flee to Fengzhou, and he was deeply uneasy.

At this time, Yang Yuanqing wrote a letter to invite him to Fengzhou to investigate, Gao Gong resolutely decided to go to Fengzhou, but unexpectedly met Princess Yicheng in Chang'an who was also going to Fengzhou, only to learn that Princess Yicheng had changed her mother's surname to Jiang Peihua, and they came to Fengzhou together.

At this time, Princess Yicheng on the second carriage also came down, but she had changed her name to Jiang Peihua, and she had nothing to do with the princess of the Sui Dynasty, she wore a white long skirt, a hat, a slender figure, and a graceful demeanor, like a fairy who was not stained with fireworks in the world.

Yu Chiwan glared at the guy, and the guy woke up like a dream, and hurriedly said, "A few guests upstairs, please!" ”

Although it was already afternoon, the liquor store was still full of drinkers, basically all of them, the first floor was already full, half of the seats on the second floor were empty, a few men were cleaning up, and the other half was sitting dozens of scholars, talking loudly, making the liquor store particularly lively.

Jiang Peihua's entry immediately quieted down in the restaurant, and almost all the scholars looked at her, although they couldn't see her face, but her peerless elegance and temperament still made the scholars stunned, and some people exclaimed in a low voice, "Beautiful!" Alluring the country and the city, can Luo Fu marry? ”

Even many people's eyes turned to Yu Chiwan, she did not wear a hat, she was also pretty, but there was a heroic and refreshing atmosphere, but she held a horizontal knife in her hand, and her eyes were cold, so that the scholars did not dare to look at it, and their eyes turned to Jiang Peihua, her every move was elegant and gentle, which was intoxicating.

Jiang Peihua took Wei Chiwan to sit down at a table by the window, Gao Gong sat opposite them, and dozens of guards sat around them, they were used to this situation, it didn't matter if they took a look, as long as they didn't come up to make trouble, the guards wouldn't care.

A man came up to serve, and Gao Gong pointed to the guard, "Serve them wine and food, we can have three cups of tea here, and if you can, two more plates of melons and fruits." ”

The guy looked puzzled: "There are fresh melons and fruits, but there is no tea, only buttermilk, tea is embargoed by the imperial court, and it is no longer visible on the market." ”

"Then a few plates of melons and fruits, and three glasses of water."

"Great!"

The guy was just about to leave, but Gao Gong stopped him again and asked curiously: "Why are there so many scholars, is there an official school nearby?" ”

The guy smiled and explained, "The old man just came to Wuyuan County!" The official school is a hundred steps away, but the day after tomorrow will be the autumn test of Wuyuan County, and now there are four or five thousand scholars concentrated in the county, all thinking about the exam to seek fame! ”

Gao Gong nodded, "I see, you go and serve the food." ”

The guy ran away, Jiang Peihua pursed his lips and smiled, and said in a low voice: "If these scholars know that the elder is here, I don't know how they will react?" ”

Gao Gong smiled, brushed his beard and said: "I have faded out of the court for many years, it is estimated that these young scholars no longer know me, now it is the world of young people, you can not know Gao Gong, but you can't not know Yang Yuanqing." ”

Jiang Peihua nodded silently, she hadn't seen Yang Yuanqing for more than a year, and she didn't know what happened to him.

The man brought melons, fruits and water for a while, and served barbecue and peach wine to the guards, and the wine table became lively, and gradually, the scholars stopped paying attention to Jiang Peihua, and they began to talk about the world again.

A scholar said loudly: "You have heard that Yang Yichen killed Zhang Jincheng and Gao Shida in Gaojibo, defeated more than 200,000 bandits, and the rebellion in Hebei was put to rest!" ”

A person in the corner sneered: "Flat fart!" Yang Yichen is just a blind man, he thinks he is meritorious, he is just making a wedding dress for Dou Jiande, killing Zhang Jincheng and Gao Shida for Dou Jiande, and the Hebei bandits are even stronger. ”

Gao Gong was a little surprised, he looked at this person, and saw a young black-faced scholar sitting in the corner on the other side, dressed shabby, and a few other people at the same table, Gao Ying secretly thought: "This person knows about the Hebei Rebellion." ”

Several scholars' faces turned red, and they stood up and reprimanded, "What do you know? Here is gibberish. ”

The black-faced scholar said unhurriedly: "I know that Corporal Dou Jiande Lixian is lenient to others, he is by no means a reckless person, and he will become the hero of Hebei in the future, he has long wanted to get rid of Zhang Jincheng and Gao Shida, but he is afraid of losing the heart of the army, and now Yang Yichen is removing him for him, isn't he happy?" I also know that Li Mi, the prince of Pushan County, took refuge in Wagang, but the court ignored him, and Wagang will become a big trouble for the court in the future. ”

Li Mi went to Wagang, there was silence in the restaurant, more people were puzzled, Li Mi did not have any reputation at this time, everyone only knew that he was a Guanlong nobleman, but few people knew what talent he had, Gao Gong knew that Li Mi was talented, Yang Su valued Li Mi the most, and his son Xuangan and Li Mi had a relationship, but Li Mi took refuge in Wagang, which made Gao Gong quite surprised.

He picked up the teacup and slowly walked to the black-faced scholar, and asked solemnly: "Li Mi took refuge in Wagang, is this news serious?" ”

The black-faced scholar nodded, "It's true! ”

He couldn't help but sigh again: "I know Li Mi and persuaded him to come to Fengzhou to join Mr. Yang, but he flatly refused. ”

Gao Gong realized something, and asked him with a smile: "Why do you think Li Mi refuses to come to Fengzhou?" ”

"I thought it was one mountain that could not tolerate two tigers!"

Gao Gong secretly admired, "This young man has a bit of vision. ”

"Where is Xiaoyou from? The accent is not very similar to that of the Guanlong area. ”

The black-faced scholar saw that Gao Gong had an elegant temperament and clear eyes, which was not ordinary people, he couldn't help but be in awe, and got up to salute, "Zhang Liang, a scholar in Xiaxingyang, has a poor family background and has no way to seek office. ”

Gao Gong nodded, "I hope you can be in the gold list high school." ”

He said to everyone: "It is the trend of the times to take people by talent, as long as everyone has real talent and real learning, there must be an opportunity to give full play to their talents, even if you fail to pass the exam this time, don't be discouraged, as long as you study hard, there will be a chance next year, the vigor and youth of young people are your greatest wealth, and you are also the hope of the Great Sui Dynasty." ”

Gao Gong's words won a round of applause from the scholars of the restaurant, and none of them could have imagined that this kind and extraordinary old man was the most respected prime minister of the Great Sui Dynasty.

Suddenly, there was a fierce sound of horses' hooves outside the restaurant, as if more than a thousand cavalry had arrived, and there was silence inside and outside the restaurant, and all the scholars looked at each other, not knowing what happened?

Jiang Peihua stood up and looked out the window, for a moment, a gentle smile appeared on her face, but the hood and veil covered her face, no one could see her smile, at this time, there was a rush of running at the staircase, and the shopkeeper of the wine shop ran up to apologize to Gao Gong again and again, "Old man, I was negligent, and Manager Yang personally came to greet the old man." ”

There was an uproar in the wine shop, and the scholars were surprised when they heard that Yang Yuanqing had come to greet this old man in person, who could this old man be? Is it a high-ranking official of the imperial court? Some people guess whether it will be Pei Ju, isn't Yang Yuanqing's grandfather-in-law Pei Ju? Many people peeked at Jiang Peihua, maybe Yang Yuanqing came to greet this fairy-like woman.

At this time, the black-faced scholar Zhang Liang couldn't help but ask, "May I ask the old gentleman's surname?" ”

Gao Gong smiled slightly, "The old man's surname is Gao." ”

After speaking, he nodded to Jiang Peihua, and the two slowly went downstairs.

The gentlemen in the restaurant were discussing, who would be the official surnamed Gao, is it Gao Xiaoji? The black-faced scholar Zhang Liang suddenly became excited, and shouted loudly: "I know who he is, he is Gao Gong!" ”

All the scholars exclaimed, and rushed to the window together, only to see that there were thousands of cavalry on guard outside the wine shop, and the woman in the white dress had already gotten into the carriage, Yang Yuanqing, the governor of Fengzhou, personally opened the car door and asked Gao Gong to get on the car, when Gao Gong got on the car, he suddenly thought of something, turned around and glanced at the soldiers on the second floor, waved to them with a smile, got into the carriage, and the two carriages entered the city under the escort of the cavalry, and soon disappeared from view.

The scholars sighed for a long time, and the old man who had eaten with them turned out to be a world-famous and noble man, but they didn't know that the black-faced scholar Zhang Liang stood by the window in a daze, and he said to himself, 'If the husband can't be a good man, he should spend his life in vain.' ’