The next morning, when Xiao Rui saw Xiao Yan, he was shocked by his decadent appearance.

"Ninth brother, have you eavesdropped on the corner? Why is it so miserable? Look at your dark circles, your upper eyelids are fighting with your lower eyelids, you're yawning and roaring, how did you get this out? Xiao Rui asked.

Although Xiao Yan was sleepy to death, he was in high spirits and said excitedly: "Seventh brother, after you left yesterday, I kept writing until the end of the child's time. Look at my hand, I can't lift it anymore. ”

As he spoke, he raised his right hand, like a snake that had pulled out its bones, drooping, and his fingers were still trembling.

"You've been writing for so long?" Xiao Rui said in astonishment.

Xiao Yan said: "Seventh brother, you are simply my guiding light, I am now like a spring of literary thoughts, talent is like a blowout, the export of splendid classics, and brilliant essays!" It turns out that in addition to being good at poetry, lyrics, songs, fu, case trial, martial arts, appreciation, riding, shooting, and being handsome... In addition, he is also good at writing! ”

"Then you don't have to write it yourself, you can dictate it, let someone write it on your behalf, it's really not okay to find a showman to write it." Xiao Rui reminded.

Xiao Yan was instantly blindsided, and said dumbfounded: "Damn, why didn't I think of this!" I was stupid enough to write for five or six hours! Oh my god! ”

Xiao Rui patted him on the shoulder and sighed: "It's okay, people are born stupid, I don't blame you." Besides, you just made a mistake and shouldn't have put my expertise on yourself, so I'll forgive you this time. Now that you have found the direction, write well, Brother Qi has always supported you. ”

Of all the professions in the world, apart from writing, what position is the most unproductive?

Write!

I hope that after Xiao Yan enters the pit in the future, he will not complain that he guided him on this road of no return.

Calm down! You can't laugh yourself.

"Then don't accompany me to Huayanchi today, and have a good rest." Xiao Rui said with concern.

Xiao Yan glared and said, "That's not good, I promised Brother Seven, you have to go, I don't believe you have a conspiracy!" It's okay, I'll be refreshed by standing up and sleeping in the morning. ”

"Stay with me or not, put it aside for the time being, come on, come on, teach me how you sleep standing up, this skill is what I dream of." Xiao Rui hurriedly said.

Xiao Yan immediately raised his eyebrows and said, "It's a piece of cake, I will also use my heart and mind, and rest while talking to you, in fact, I am sleeping now!" ”

Xiao Rui: ......

After the morning court, Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan went back in the carriage together, Xiao Yan fell asleep when he got into the car, he talked to Xiao Rui one second ago, and slept the next second, and he was really sleepy.

also bragged that he was sleeping standing up, and his crumbling body was about to turn into seaweed, seaweed, swaying in the wind, and even worried that he would pounce on King Jing's back, which made Xiao Rui worry for a while, for fear that he would make a foreign appearance.

Fortunately, he persevered until the end of the early dynasty, which made Xiao Rui breathe a sigh of relief, and he was able to put away the small notebook. Xiao Yan's disrespectful behavior has already filled a page, and he really doesn't want to waste pen and ink.

The banquet in Huayanchi didn't start until after noon, so Xiao Rui went back to the palace first. Near noon, Xiao Yan was resurrected with full blood.

"I'm starving to death, Gao Quan, hurry up and prepare to eat, I want to feast. This king eats comfortably and gives you a character, don't say that this king doesn't take care of you. Xiao Yan said.

Gao Quan said respectfully: "Your Highness the Nine, Your Highness of my family has already ordered the villain to prepare lunch, and His Highness said that you will definitely be hungry when you wake up." ”

Xiao Yan was moved, looked at Xiao Rui and said, "Seventh Brother treats me so well, I don't owe you to treat you as... Ahem..."

Speaking of the key place, Xiao Yan reacted suddenly, let his tongue go in a circle, and then held back his words.

"What do you think of me?" Xiao Rui asked.

Xiao Yan smirked, but he didn't dare to say that he was the hero, for fear that he would be torn alive by Xiao Ruisheng if he said it.

"By the way, did you come up with a name?" Xiao Rui asked.

Xiao Yan nodded and said, "It's okay, Journey to the West!" tells the story of a young man who turned into stone, set off from Dongsheng Shenzhou, went west to visit the world, and finally became an immortal! The name is easy to remember and sounds good! There must be a fire! ”

"Ahem..." Xiao Rui was frightened, the name was so close, and it was also a stone, fortunately it was not a monkey or a scripture, otherwise Xiao Rui would suspect that Xiao Yan was also a traverser.

After the meal, Li Yuanfang drove and escorted Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan to Huayanchi.

The two of them were dressed in civilian clothes and sat in an ordinary carriage, which was intended to be low-key, but when they came to Huayan Pond, they were stopped by the guards of the Chu Palace.

"The front is forbidden to pass, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is entertaining the scholars who entered the imperial examination in Beijing in Huayanchi, if you are candidates, please get off the car and walk in!" The guard shouted.

Coincidentally, when they were stopped, there happened to be a carriage passing by, and the guards of the Chu Wangfu stepped forward to guide them, personally opened the way, and drove into Huayanchi in a big way.

Xiao Yan pointed to the carriage and said angrily, "Why did this carriage enter?" ”

"He is the son of the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and the cousin of His Royal Highness the King of Chu today!" The guard said arrogantly and sarcastically: "If you are a relative of the emperor, I can also escort you in." ”

Xiao Yan was so angry that he was about to reach into his arms to take out the prince's order, but he was stopped by Xiao Rui.

"Don't make trouble, be troubled, people are right, our status is not high, let's get out of the car and walk, a few steps." Xiao Rui said with a smile.

Xiao Yan nodded, then glared at the guard, and scolded: "I want to have a guard like you who tends to be inflammatory, and I guarantee that I will hang him up and beat him with a flower, why is it so red." ”

When the guard heard this, he was immediately unconvinced, and he was about to rush up to theorize, but he was directly knocked to the ground by Li Yuanfang with one hand, lying on the ground and wailing.

Xiao Rui got out of the carriage and waved his hand, Li Yuanfang let go of the guard, and the guard fled in fright, and then Li Yuanfang parked the carriage, and the three of them entered Huayanchi together.

Xiao Yan was greedy for Li Yuanfang's skills and asked, "Seventh brother, where did you find the guard, this is not bad, 10,000 taels, give it to me." ”

Xiao Rui ignored his transaction, walked straight forward, and came to the door of Huayanchi, someone checked the identity of the candidate, Xiao Rui asked Li Yuanfang to vaguely show the prince's order, and then easily entered Huayanchi.

Huayan Pond is also one of the 12 major gardens in the national capital, the garden is dominated by bamboo forests, rivers and plum forests, because the scenery is simple and elegant, so the ranking is not as good as other gardens.

But now it is winter, plum blossoms are in full bloom, and plum blossoms are also known as the four gentlemen and the three friends of the cold year, in the severe cold, the plum blossoms are the first of a hundred flowers, and the world is spring, which means that the scholars who participated in the imperial examination are strong and modest, giving people the encouragement to work hard. In addition, Xiao Xiao Bamboo Forest, tenacious and upright, not afraid of wind and snow, also represents the character of the candidates. This situation and this scene are suitable for entertaining the imperial examination scholars.

Xiao Rui sighed that Xiao Yiheng would pick a place, and it seemed that there were many strategists behind him.

What Xiao Rui didn't expect was that there were still many women who came to Huayanchi, and after thinking about it, they understood the reason.

This time, the king of Chu personally held an event, and the children of famous families and talented scholars in the capital came, especially the popular candidates on the list, most of whom have not been married.

Not to mention, some little girls are really smart, but it's a pity that they are princes and can't participate in the imperial examination, they must be very disappointed, and they are angry that they have lost a champion in their hearts.

Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan wandered around, waiting for the event game to begin.

They are all readers, and the games held in this event are also related to literary collection, which is given by Confucianism and Confucianism, and the candidates make poems, and Xiao Yiheng, the king of Chu, and several Confucians selected more excellent poems and wrote them on the white wall of the corridor.

This white-walled corridor is built around the plum forest and bamboo forest, just connected to the Huayan Pond in the center of the garden, and the poems written on the white wall are then commented on by the candidates present, who feel that which poem is good, so they write their own names below, so as to determine the winner of each question.

Since ancient times, there has been no first, so the first place selected by the public will reduce unconvincing.

And the king of Chu is also bold, and the contestant who wins each question will receive a sponsorship of 1,000 taels of silver for the imperial examination. This not only gathered people's hearts, but also caused a sensation, thinking that this white-walled corridor will inevitably become a good story.

Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan entered the garden and walked, passing through a bamboo forest, the scenery suddenly opened up, a pool of blue waves rippling, it was Huayan Pond, there were craggy rockeries in the pool, the shape was peculiar, and the shape was mysterious. In the distance, a white-walled corridor extends from the bamboo forest and plum forest, like a jade belt adjacent to Huayan Pond, and in the middle of the white-walled corridor and Huayanchi, it is a four-layer stone pavilion with heavy eaves and hexagonal points.

At this time, there were many people gathered outside the stone pavilion, two or three hundred people, fortunately, the space outside the stone pavilion was large, and the groups of three or five were casual, but it did not seem crowded.

Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan didn't go forward, but looked condestinibly outside the bamboo forest, just taking in the situation below.

Xiao Yiheng, the king of Chu, and several great Confucians have already appeared, and the game is also the beginning.

The first question from the King of Chu is titled "Mei", which can be used to compose poems and lyrics, and the time is a stick of incense. This is a great opportunity to build fame and prestige, so countless candidates have begun to meditate and start creating.

Xiao Yan asked Xiao Rui: "Seventh brother, your poetry is outstanding, and you have been stunned for a moment when you heard Dr. Jin, why don't you be beautiful again?" As soon as your poem comes out, it's at the top of the list! ”

Xiao Rui shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's keep a low profile and leave the opportunity to others, if I am beautiful, what will you let our second brother do?" ”

Xiao Yan turned his head to look at the stone pavilion, Xiao Yiheng was chatting with the four great Confucians, far away, Xiao Yan couldn't see who it was, but it was estimated that he was either too scholarly, or the doctor of Guozijian.

"Brother Seven, are you just here to watch the excitement? What exactly do you want to do? Xiao Yan asked.

Xiao Rui smiled and said nothing, he came here naturally because of the task, but he hadn't figured out who to find yet.

At this moment, a fat man standing beside them overheard the conversation between the two, he poked his head and asked in a low voice: "Two brothers, listen to the two of you, you have a masterpiece?" Aren't you willing to contribute 2,000 taels, but is your brother willing to cut his love? ”

Xiao Yan frowned, looked sideways, and immediately trembled with fright, and shouted, "Pig! ”

Xiao Rui also happened to turn his head, saw the fat man's appearance clearly, and couldn't help nodding.

Good guy, this guy has more than two hundred and fifty pounds, a fat face has become a pig's head, a big nose and small eyes, hearing Xiao Yan's insults, he is not annoyed, but touches his stomach, hehe smiled: "I am a little fat." ”

After Xiao Yan finished scolding, he was a little embarrassed and asked, "You want to buy our poems?" ”

"No, if the two brothers think that the money is less, I can add more!" The fat man saw that there was a play, and he was more attentive.

Xiao Yan wondered: "If you have the ability to do it yourself, how embarrassing it is to buy poems, in addition, the poems you borrowed and bought are famous, if you reveal the stuffing, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing?" ”

The fat man smiled: "My father taught me that there is no shame in settling things with money, this is a fair deal." And I'm not trying to be famous, but to make friends with His Royal Highness the King of Chu. Even if I am embarrassed and don't hide it, I don't have many advantages, and my thick skin is the biggest advantage. ”

Xiao Yan gave a thumbs up, and then looked at Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui looked at the fat man, seeing that he was richly dressed and accessory to local tyrants, without the slightest elegance, it seemed that he was not from a family of gate valves, and was probably from a businessman.

Although the Great Xia Kingdom was not very serious in valuing agriculture over commerce, the status of merchants was still lower than that of scholars and peasants, but merchants were not forbidden to participate in the imperial examinations.

Xiao Rui became interested and asked him, "You are also a candidate for the entrance examination?" ”

"That's right! Not only the Hangzhou Mansion candidate money leopard! The fat man smiled.

"The Golden Leopard?" Xiao Rui immediately stood in awe, this name is so domineering, it must be a big family business.

"You won't be unable to agree to your deal, but you need to answer me a question first." Xiao Rui asked intentionally tentatively.

Qian Leopard said: "Brother Tai, please ask!" ”

Xiao Rui asked: "People can't stand without faith, guess a word!" ”

The money leopard immediately fell into thought, scratching his ears and scratching his cheeks, and after a while, he sighed with emotion: "Brother Tai, this question is very difficult and very difficult, and I can't solve it even if I think about it hard." ”

"Holy." Xiao Yan was shocked: "You are such a lifter, you can pass the township test, this anagram can't be solved?" Is this question difficult? ”

Xiao Rui smiled meaningfully: "Brother Jin's family business is very big, it seems that the family has a lot of money. ”

The golden leopard was not embarrassed at all, and said with a smile: "Being able to lift people depends on the blessing of the ancestors, which makes the two brothers smile." ”

Xiao Rui put five fingers deep and said, "Five thousand taels, it's a deal!" How is it? ”

"Good!" The money leopard immediately took out a thick stack of silver tickets, counted five thousand taels, and handed it to Xiao Rui, without any ambiguity.

Xiao Yan took the silver ticket and saw that it was the silver ticket of the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce, there were many stores in the capital, and you could exchange the silver taels directly when you entered the store. It is said that the headquarters of the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce is in Hangzhou.

"You're really rich!" Xiao Rui quipped.

"Except for a lot of money, nothing else is worth mentioning!" The Golden Leopard laughed.

Xiao Rui felt more and more that the money leopard was interesting, this person was just suitable for him to complete the task, and he could make money, so why not do it.

"Come here with your ears." Xiao Rui waved his hand, let the golden leopard get closer, and then sold him a poem.

After reading it again, who knew that the money leopard was embarrassed and said: "Brother, I didn't hear clearly..."

Xiao Rui was helpless and read it again.

"Brother, what's the third sentence?"

Xiao Rui was speechless and read it again.

"Brother, what's the dust in the fourth game?"

Xiao Rui sighed, patted the shoulder of the golden leopard, simply waved his hand to call the next person, personally wrote a poem with a pen, and then left his name: Hangzhou Mansion Candidate Qian Leopard.

Then he handed over the poem to his subordinates and sent it to the stone pavilion to participate in the tasting.

"Whoosh..."Who knows, the money leopard actually pulled out a silver ticket, which was one hundred taels, and said with a smile: "This is the cost of polishing the pen for my brother." ”

Xiao Rui unceremoniously took the silver ticket, and then asked in a low voice, "Does Brother Jin want to be a Jinshi?" ”

The Golden Leopard's eyes immediately widened with a look of horror, but then it was covered with surprise.