Leaving Yingtian in the morning and returning to Yangzhou in the afternoon, Duan Fei found an inn to settle everyone, and then went to meet Xie Zhijun, the general judge of Yangzhou.

The rejected recommendation has not yet been delivered, Xie Zhijun pondered for a while after listening to Duan Fei's story, and comforted him: "I didn't expect that sending you to Yingtian would give birth to so many things, but it's not your fault, you don't have to go back to Baoying, just stay in Yangzhou, with me and Mr. Shi to take care of it, you will be dormant for two or three years, are you afraid that there will be no chance in the future?" ”

Duan Fei nodded and said, "I'd better go back to Baoying, Lord Min takes good care of me, and I plan to assist him until I leave office, and then make plans." ”

Xie Zhijun nodded and said: "That's okay, the history of Baoying County has been changed, I heard that he is not bad, he shouldn't be embarrassed by you, I will plan for you again if I have the opportunity." ”

Duan Fei said goodbye, and when he went to see the Yue brothers, he learned that they had left Yangzhou, and he didn't know where to go to labor, Duan Fei and others stayed in Yangzhou for one night, and returned to Baoying County early the next morning with the letter of appointment sent by Xie Zhijun.

Lord Min was very happy, and handed over the matter of arresting and solving the case to Duan Fei, the new Dianshi was really very acquainted, and did not come to embarrass Duan Fei, Baoying County restored its quietness, and in the blink of an eye, half a month passed, and there was no case that could cause trouble in the Yamen, Duan Fei also had his own room in the back office, he buried himself in reading every day, and practiced there the rest of the time, and his life was full and comfortable.

Su Rong also accompanied him to read and write, and became a reading companion, seeing that he didn't understand what he didn't understand, he went to ask Master Min, or went to his 'teacher' Huang Laoxiucai to solve his doubts, and couldn't help but persuade: "Childe, do you really want to study and take the Xiucai exam?" I'm afraid that you are asking about Yu Blind, choosing a teacher is very important, there are so many ministers and Confucians in Jiangnan, why don't you go to find an apprentice? I don't think it's okay to catch this fast, next year there will be a spring will try, this year I can't catch up with the boy to try, the autumn township test can be a try, but before the son has to donate a show identity ......"

"Do you think I should go to the imperial examination?" Duan Fei put down his pen and asked strangely.

Su Rong said: "If you want to be an official, this should be the safest way, the son has been studying hard these days, isn't it to make a name for himself?" ”

Duan Fei shook his head slightly and said, "I just want to pass the time, even if I have to memorize the Four Books and Five Classics, it is not difficult, but...... Our Ming Dynasty test is eight...... Eight strands ......"

Baguwen is a special style prescribed by the imperial examination system in the Ming Dynasty. Each paragraph of the Baguwen must be stuck in a fixed format, and even the number of words is limited, and people can only write perfunctory according to the literal meaning of the title. It is divided into eight parts: breaking the topic, undertaking the topic, starting to speak, starting, starting shares, middle shares, back shares, and bundle shares, and the content of the discussion must be based on Zhu Xi's "Four Books Collection Notes" and other books in the Song Dynasty "Speaking on behalf of the sage", and the author is not allowed to play freely.

When it came to Bagu Wen, Su Rong had nothing to say, and after being silent for a while, Duan Fei asked, "Is there any well-educated Confucian or Zhishi official in Jiangnan?" It's boring to stay here all the time with nothing to do, so if you go out for a walk and try your luck, I know you're going to be bored. ”

Su Rong's eyes lit up and said, "Is Childe going to take me on a trip?" There are many celebrities and officials in Jiangnan, such as Yang Yiqing, a bachelor in Zhenjiang, if you can worship him as a teacher, your son will be able to soar in the future. ”

"Yang Yiqing?" This name Tian Fei remembers, this Yang Yiqing is amazing, Zhengde five years (1510), King Anhua rebelled, Wuzong ordered Yang Yiqing to lead troops to quell the rebellion, Yang Yiqing captured the king of Anhua alive in the blink of an eye, faster than Wang Shouren to catch King Ning, he also persuaded Zhang Yong, the chief eunuch of the supervising army, after returning to Beijing, Zhang Yong impeached Liu Jin, who was in power for a while, causing Liu Jin, who was known as the emperor, to fall overnight.

Yang Yiqing still has many stories, Duan Fei is not clear, this person was later compared to the Tang Dynasty Kaiyuan prosperous era of the famous minister Yao Chong, Wubi general Guo Ziyi, he was 14 years old in the township examination in the Xie Yuan (college entrance examination provincial champion), 18-year-old Zhongjin Shi (the top 20 in the national college entrance examination) three ups and downs in his life, before and after Liu Jin, Yang Tinghe, Zhang Zhang, the three powerful people were squeezed out and framed, once supervised Shaanxi Ma Zheng, once commanded the military affairs of the three towns, built border defense, once led the army to quell rebellion, or a famous poet at that time, It is as famous as Li Dongyang, the seventh son of the Ming Dynasty.

Su Rong shook her head and rejected her proposal again: "Of course, the possibility that Yang University is willing to accept Gongzi as a disciple is too low, it is better for Gongzi to find a down-and-out celebrity and Confucian to worship him as a teacher, so there may be some hope." ”

"Let's say, let's see if there is a great god who doesn't dislike my identity as a little catcher, and is willing to accept me as a disciple." Duan Fei said with a wry smile.

Su Rong pondered, "Hmm...... There are many celebrities in the south of the Yangtze River, and the most famous ones at present should belong to Tang Yin and ......, the four great talents of Wuzhong"

"Tang Yin!" Duan Fei shouted, and shouted, "Isn't Tang Bohu dead yet?" Where does he live? I'm going to worship him as a teacher! ”

Su Rong startled him, looked at him strangely, and said: "Master Tang is naturally still alive, although he is not doing well, he still lives in the Taohuawu in the north of Suzhou, but this person was persecuted in the second half of his life, cynical, his eyes are above the top, he sells paintings for a living, and he may not be suitable for being a teacher of Gongzi, and he was invited by King Ning to go to Nanchang to make ten beautiful pictures for him a few years ago, although Tang Yin later pretended to be crazy and left Nanchang, but I am afraid that he will still be implicated, Gongzi may wish to consider other celebrities, For example, Tang Yin's friend Wen Zhengming and son-in-law Wang Pet ......"

Duan Fei pondered for a moment, calmed down, and said with a smile: "There is heaven and there is Suzhou and Hangzhou, I haven't been there yet, so it's better to take a few days off to go to the mountains and rivers with you, and by the way, go to visit the celebrities in the south of the Yangtze River." ”

Su Rong smiled happily: "Su Rong is the maid of the son, and she should have served the son around this year, but ...... I think Childe still resigned from his official position, Childe is not short of that money, if there is something, Lord Min will come to invite, why should Childe still hang that name? It's not a nice name......"

Duan Fei waved his hand and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, let's settle it, get ready, I'll go to Suzhou tomorrow, and I'll go to Lord Min to ask for my resignation." ”

Accompanied by the sound of knowledge, Duan Fei and Su Rong rented a boat and went straight to Yangzhou, visited Xie Zhijun and Shi Yufeng, and brought some summer objects and snacks to the Yue brothers, and then Duan Fei and they continued to take a boat to Guazhou Town, which is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and handed over the name post, asking to see Yang Yiqing, a scholar of Zhishi University.

Sure enough, as Su Rong expected, Yang Yiqing lived in seclusion, how could he easily see an ordinary person who had no talent and fame? The two waited outside the door for an hour, only waiting for a pretext brought by Menzi: "I am unwell and cannot see guests." ”

Duan Fei was not annoyed, he had eaten a lot of soup behind closed doors when he first went to apply for the job, and he did not care about Duan Fei, another famous man in the south of the Yangtze River, he and Su Rong continued to go straight to Suzhou along the canal through Changzhou.

In the north city of Suzhou, Duan Fei and the others soon found the legendary Peach Blossom Nunnery-

Peach blossom nunnery in Taohuawu, peach blossom fairy under peach blossom nunnery;

The peach blossom fairy planted peach trees and picked peach blossoms for wine money.

The weather at the end of May can be hot to death, the peach blossoms have long withered, the peach blossom hermitage is just a few thatched huts, after more than ten years of wind and rain has been dilapidated, Duan Fei and Su Rong walked along the path through the hidden fence wooden gate, and walked to the main gate of the peach blossom hermitage.

Knocking on the door, Duan Fei asked loudly, "Is Tang Yin and Tang Xie Yuan at home?" Yangzhou Duan Fei came to visit! ”

"Nope." The words coming from behind the door were more resolute and decisive than that of Yang Yiqing.

Duan Fei and Su Rong looked at each other and smiled, Su Rong lip-shaped and said to Duan Fei: "Childe, it's up to you now." ”

Before coming, Su Rong made a bet with Duan Fei, asking Duan Fei to use other methods besides throwing money to invite Tang Yin to accept him as a disciple, if Duan Fei can do this impossible thing, Su Rong will stay by Duan Fei's side for one more year, otherwise return the contract to Su Rong and let her go, now, it's time to test Duan Fei!