Chapter 781: In the city of Chang'an

The "imperial examination" originated in the Sui Dynasty and prevailed in the Tang Dynasty. During the Wei and Jin dynasties, there was a folk proverb in the society that "there is no poor family in the upper grade, and there is no scholar in the lower grade". Since the birth of the imperial examination, the ordinary people finally have a way to embark on a career in office.

Ten years of cold windows no one asked, in one fell swoop became famous all over the world!

The Han family was also an official family, but the family was in the middle of the road, and before Han Yu was born, none of the entire Han family members were officials in the court. Han Yu is talented and intelligent, and has shown amazing talent since he was a child, and has always been expected by the Han family. Han Yu is also full of confidence in the imperial examination, hoping to win the championship in one fell swoop and revitalize the Han family.

The capital of the Tang Dynasty - Chang'an.

Han Yu descended from Changbai Mountain, returned home and rested for a few months, and set foot on the official road to Chang'an with a few entanglements and the hopeful eyes of his brother and sister-in-law.

After dozens of days of starry nights, Han Yu rushed to Chang'an City three days before the exam.

In Chang'an City, it is prosperous. The streets are wide, and business travel is endless. All kinds of stores abound in Chang'an City, and the sound of selling is endless. Han Yu led a thin old horse, carrying a simple broken bookcase on his back, and slowly paced down the street.

"Take a look, take a look! The best white flour steamed buns! ”

"Those who come from the south and those who go north come and have a look. All such good oil-paper umbrellas are sold cheaply! "Hey! Childe, would you like to buy a paper umbrella in case you need it? ”

"No, no. Thank you, little brother! Han Yu hurriedly quickened his pace.

After walking for a long time, it was gradually approaching noon. Han Yu had nothing in his stomach and felt unbearably hungry, so he casually found a small inn and prepared to eat something first.

"This son, please take a seat, are you a top hitter? Or do you want to stay in a hotel? Xiao Er stepped forward and greeted him.

"Little second brother, I don't know how much silver it will cost to stay in your store for three or four days?" Han Yu asked hesitantly.

Xiao Er threw the towel on his back, "Three or four days!" Not more, not much, only a dozen taels of silver. ”

"More than a dozen taels 、、、" Han Yu looked embarrassed. This time, in addition to the travel expenses, Han Yu is now only a mere five taels of silver, how can this be the start of the imperial examination?

Xiao Er saw that Han Yu's face was wrong, and immediately said: "Guest officer, you can definitely rest assured of the price of the shop." In this entire Chang'an City, I can guarantee that there will be no lower price than this! ”

Han Yu nodded, hesitated for a moment and said; "So be it. You serve me a few plates of vegetarian dishes first, add a bowl of rice, and I'll talk about staying at the hotel later. ”

Xiao Erleng paused, turned his head and muttered: "Poor sour scholar!" And he went to the inner hall.

Han Yu shook his head and sighed, thinking of his current situation, it was indeed contemptible. This also strengthened Han Yu's determination to seek fame.

Since the table is close to the window, Han Yu can just look at the scenery outside the store while waiting for the dishes. Chang'an City, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, is really prosperous.

Just when Han Yu was distracted, the dishes were ready. When the last dish was served, Han Yu came back to his senses.

A small table is actually full of all kinds of dishes, flying in the sky, running underground, swimming in the water, in short, everything. And the pot of wine in front of him was already fragrant, and he didn't need to pour it out to taste it, Han Yu knew that it was a good pot of "daughter red".

"Wait! This 、、、" Han Yu grabbed the little second brother who was serving the food, and said with a shocked face.

"The dishes are all ready, do you have anything else to do, guest officer?" Xiao Er was puzzled.

Han Yu thought to himself: This is terrible, this is not a black shop, it served me so many dishes, not to mention dozens of taels of silver! If I can't pay the bill later, will I 、、、、、、

"This, little second brother, are you mistaken? I didn't order so many dishes, so you might as well leave. Han Yu glanced at the fragrant delicacies on the table and swallowed hard.

"Mistaken? No, I don't. This is the table! That's right. Xiao Er scratched his head and looked at Han Yu with an innocent expression.

Han Yu was a little angry, and said with a sullen face: "Look at my dress, how can you afford to eat such a table." If you have to do this, you are not making fun of me! ”

The more Han Yu spoke, the more angry he became, and his voice gradually became louder.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? A middle-aged fat man in a fancy dress with a bloated body walked over.

Xiao Er hurriedly greeted him, and said in a low voice: "Shopkeeper, it's like this、、、、、、"

"Stupid!" The shopkeeper reprimanded, and then turned to Han Yu with a smile on his face, "Don't be angry with this son, the subordinate is not sensible, and he didn't explain it clearly to the son." These dishes, someone helped Gongzi pay the bills, and he also paid for Gongzi's house for a month. ”

"What? Paid? Han Yu was surprised. Who is it? ”

The shopkeeper stepped forward and poured Han Yu a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "This 、、、 said to that distinguished guest, and you will know later." So you should stay with me in peace, and you can just say hello if you have anything. After speaking, the shopkeeper left with Xiao Er.

Han Yu looked at the still steaming food, and wondered in his heart; "Who could this be?"

The night in Chang'an is also so prosperous. Night markets have opened in various streets. Han Yu sat on a building boat, leaning against the window and pouring himself a drink. Thinking about what happened in the past two days when I came to Chang'an.

Since what happened in the inn, Han Yu has met many "nobles", and whenever Han Yu can't afford to buy things because of his shyness, there will always be "nobles" who buy things and send them to Han Yu's room. At first, Han Yu was a little strange, always thinking about how to "catch" the person who was following him.

After a few unsuccessful attempts, he gradually became numb and gave up. If others don't want to see him, why force it?

Thinking about it, the wine in front of Han Yu slowly bottomed out.

"Why is Brother Tai drinking here alone?" A tall figure suddenly appeared in front of Han Yu.

Han Yu raised his head slightly, and saw a handsome boy, holding a fan in his right hand and a wine in his left hand, looking at him with a smile.

Han Yu didn't get up, he raised his hand and pointed to the chair in front of him, "Please sit." ”

The man was not pretentious, he sat in front of Han Yu casually, and after pouring Han Yu full of wine, he raised the wine jug in his hand and said loudly; "This wine, Brother Tai!"

Han Yu picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

"I don't know if you are 、、、?" Han Yu put down the cup and asked.

"In Xia Liu Zihou, dare to ask the name of Brother Tai?"

"Han Yu."

"Good! This wine is to Brother Han again. ”

Liu Zongyuan, Zizihou, a person from Chang'an.