Chapter II: Civil and Military Imperial Examinations
Su Mu covered her forehead, afraid that she had forgotten her identity.
As soon as he lowered his head, he happened to face Shen Lingjun's injured left arm and asked, "Does the wound still hurt?" ”
Shen Lingjun raised his hand and shook it: "It's okay, it's almost good." ”
"Hmm." Su Musha nodded, and took out a small box from his arms and gave it to her.
Shen Lingjun was curious: "What is it?" ”
Su Musha said: "Scar removal cream, after the wound heals, apply a layer every day, and there will be no scars." ”
The two of them chatted leisurely in the quarrel of a group of scholars.
After a stick of incense, the two gangs were still arguing, theorizing with each other whose fault it was.
Shen Lingjun felt quite fresh at first, but after listening to it too much, he couldn't help but feel a headache, and his head was buzzing.
There are a lot of idle people who have nothing to do and like to watch a lively person, everyone points and whispers to discuss.
At this moment, Shen Lingjun raised his eyes and saw Li Yi, Shen He Mao Li and others riding through the city gate and chasing after them.
Li Yi and the others saw a large group of people surrounding a tea stall at a glance, and when they got closer, they found that these people were dressed as scholars, but at this time, they were obviously fighting like scolding the street aunt.
The strangest thing is that their Dali Temple, Lord Shen, sat among these people, drinking tea leisurely, and suddenly felt a little confused.
Shen Lingjun beckoned, Li Yi jumped off the horse, walked over a few steps quickly, hugged his fists and said, "My lord, what's going on?" ”
The officials bowed their heads and bowed their waists and shouted in unison: "My lord." ”
Because of the appearance of a group of officials, those students finally quieted down.
Then they looked at each other, and these people shouted at a man and a woman in front of them, could it be that this fairy-like man in white was an official?
Shen Lingjun tugged at his ears, feeling a little auditory hallucination, and stretched out his hand to point at the group of people: "Take them all to the yamen." ”
The students who had been in charge of their brains did not succeed in their studies, and they had not yet entered the examination room, but they went back to the yamen first.
The chubby young man asked Shen He beside him with a smiling face: "That woman was ...... just now?"
Shen He scolded: "What a woman, that's Lord Shen of Dali Temple!" ”
Hearing this, the big furniture was shocked, but I really didn't expect that this woman with a kind face and a poisonous tongue was actually one of the Dali Siqing.
The chubby man couldn't help wiping the sweat stains on his forehead: "We just chatted with each other for a few words, and our voices were a little higher, so we wouldn't go to the yamen, besides, we have to rush to Luoyang to participate in the scientific expedition......"
Mao Li smiled and said: "Talk about a few words, the tables and chairs of people's tea stalls have been overturned? ”
Shen He's face tightened, and he said solemnly: "According to the law of the dynasty, those who fight in the streets will be imprisoned for three months. ”
"What?!" The students' faces are white now, three months? Isn't it that the scientific expedition is over?
Over there, Shen Lingjun said to Li Yi: "Go back and let them compensate for the things that the tea stall has damaged, and then close it overnight to teach a lesson, and release them early tomorrow morning." ”
Li Yi asked: "Isn't the street fight a three-month prison?" ”
Shen Lingjun stood up, his face full of contempt: "What kind of fight can that group of sour scholars make, just lose money and give a lesson, besides, it's not easy to come all the way to take the exam, forget it." ”
Li Yi was about to receive the order, but Shen Lingjun asked again: "What about Zhao Qi and them?" ”
Li Yi replied: "It's not far away, and it is estimated that they will be able to catch up with one more meal." ”
Shen Lingjun nodded: "Well, you go first, and come back to the inn to find me." ”
Li Yi rode away without asking which inn, because he knew that as long as there was Su Sanshao by his side Lord Shen, he would definitely live in the most luxurious and magnificent inn in the city.
Zhao Qi also knew this, so after entering the city gate, he said to Luo Cheng, who was sitting in front of him to catch the carriage: "Ask which inn in Mengjin Mansion is the most expensive." ”
In the carriage, Ye Qingzhi first glanced at Zhao Qi, who was napping against the window, and felt that he was taking up too much space in the carriage! Then I turned my head and looked at the dark sky where I slept along the way, except for Tang Tang, who was sleeping when he ate, it was like not sleeping enough in eight lifetimes.
On the other half, Qinghe peeled a pomegranate for Mu Qing, watched the child's mouth full of red juice, and wiped him with cicada feathers while laughing.
Ye Qingzhi put down the scroll and rubbed her eyebrows, I don't know when it started, the population in this carriage is increasing day by day.
The carriage stopped, and Zhao Qi was the first to jump down, stretching his hands and feet, feeling a little aggrieved all the way.
During the play, he leaned on the roof of the carriage and asked, "General, why don't you ride a horse?" ”
Luo Cheng raised his horsewhip upwards and knocked his forehead lightly and skillfully, this kid can't speak!
Ye Qingzhi opened the door curtain and jumped off the edge of the carriage, who knew that after sitting for a long time, her legs were numb, and the soles of her feet touched the ground with sharp pain like a needle, and the person fell out.
Zhao Qi held it and raised his eyebrows: "Didn't eat enough and had soft feet?" ”
Ye Qingzhi slapped his hand away, stomped his foot twice, and the numbness passed.
Qing and Cicada Feather also jumped down one after another, and then easily caught Mu Qing.
Shen Changfeng jumped off the horse in front, walked over and knocked on the carriage door: "Tang Tang, it's time to get up." ”
Zhao Qi shook his head, and Shen Changfeng shouted too gently.
Sure enough, there was no movement in the carriage.
Shen Changfeng was helpless, got into the carriage and opened the door, and woke Tang Tang up.
Who knew that Tang Tang's eyes opened a slit, closed them again, refused to move, stretched out his two hands, and muttered in his mouth: "Hug." ”
Shen Changfeng raised a hand to cover his face, speechless.
The two of them were in a stalemate for a long time, Shen Changfeng felt that this was not a way, he looked outside with empty eyes, and saw that Zhao Qi and they had already entered the inn, and the horses were all led by Xiao Er to the stable, and the rest were passers-by, and no one knew anyone.
So, he sighed, squatted down and picked up Tang Tang Tang like a child, and then swept into the inn with light skills at the fastest speed in his life, saving people from being embarrassed outside.
Tang Tang closed his eyes, smiled and hugged Shen Changfeng with both hands, thinking that the smell of the stinky Taoist priest was quite good, and then he got closer.
Shen Lingjun was talking to Ye Qingzhi and them, and when he saw it, he smiled and said, "I can't walk without legs." ”
"Humph!" Tang Tang opened his eyes, stuck out his tongue at her, grimaced, and turned his head: "You are envious, no one hugs." ”
Everyone present had another layer of understanding of Tang Tang's cheekiness.
Shen Changfeng let go of his hand, Tang Tang jumped to the ground, and yawned a little sleepily after sleeping all the way: "Arrived in Luoyang?" ”
Over there, Su curtain covers the entire floor of the guest room, Xiao Er happily came over and invited everyone upstairs, and asked diligently what they needed, and if they didn't have it, they could help go outside to buy it.
The group was in a hurry for a few days, and they were not very happy to go out to eat, so they asked Xiao Er to prepare hot water to take a bath first, and then get a table of dishes, and ate in the inn.
When everyone gathered around the table, except for the three foodies, the others had no appetite anymore, and only drank with their glasses. watched Shen Lingjun, Tang Tang and the chopsticks eating during the play, and a sense of admiration arose spontaneously in my heart.
Mu Qing began to doze off after eating a few bites of food, after all, he was a child, the carriage was bumpy all the way, and he didn't sleep well, so he began to be sleepy at this time, Qing and Cicada Feather also ate about the same, and took Mu Qing back to the room to sleep first.
After eating and drinking, Shen Lingjun took a sip of tea and pressed it, and then asked: "Today is the third day of the ninth lunar month, what day is the scientific expedition?" ”
Ye Qingzhi held the teacup and said: "There are four games in total, the first one is September 12." ”
Tang Tang bit his chopsticks, tilted his head and said, "I still have to take the test for four days?" ”
Ye Qingzhi nodded: "Yes, they are the first test of poetry and fu on September 12, the second test on September 15, the third test on September 18, and the fourth and last test on September 23. ”
Shen Lingjun frowned: "It will take a month before and after saying this." ”
"Almost, the top three will also participate in the temple examination, and the saint will determine the champion, the list eye and the flower respectively." Ye Qingzhi said.
Shen Lingjun unconsciously knocked on the table with his fingertips and sighed: "I have a headache." ”
During the play, a string of meatballs was inserted into a chopstick, and he said while gnawing: "No, there is one more martial arts test this year, I don't know who can become the first martial artist in the world today." ”
Tang Tang propped his head with his hands, and said with interest: "Is it fun to try martial arts?" ”
Los Angeles looked at her: "Women can't participate." ”
Tang Tang twisted his face: "I can dress up as a man, Zhao Qi is not the examiner, give me a quota." ”
Zhao Qi sighed: "How can the imperial examination be child's play, the quota for the martial arts examination has been reviewed by various localities and submitted layer by layer, and besides, what kind of excitement are you a woman making around." ”
Tang Tang snorted, then poked Ye Qingzhi with a wicked smile and said, "He looks down on women." ”
Ye Qingzhi glanced at her, saw through Tang Tang's idea of sowing discord, and said lightly: "He's talking about you." ”
Tang Tang's plan was seen through and sat to the side sulking.
Su Musha asked, "What are the conditions for the martial arts test?" ”
Luo Cheng replied: "Under forty, regardless of birth, anyone with a clean net worth can participate." ”
Su Mushu held the wine glass in his hand and said lightly: "In this way, won't Luoyang City be chaotic." ”
Luo Cheng nodded, "What the emperor means is to reduce talents without sticking to one pattern, and I hope that the martial arts or literary tests here will allow people with lofty ideals to display their talents and have the opportunity to show their ambitions in the court in the future." ”
Shen Lingjun was curious: "How to take the martial arts test?" ”
Luo Cheng said: "Like the literary examination, the first primary election on September 12 will be held in groups of ten people, and the first two will stay, and so on, and a total of 250 people will be determined to enter the next round. On the second day of the rematch, 120 people were decided, and then a full day of rest, and on September 15, the same draw was drawn as a group, each group of four people, and the first place won, so that there were still 30 people. ”
On September 17, these 30 people will be drawn by lot, three people will be in groups, or only the first place will be taken, and the remaining 10 people will be promoted on September 20 in a one-on-one manner, and the winner will enter the final second round. The five then decided the top three the next day, and after a day of rest on September 22, the final round was held on September 23, and the winner was the first champion of the tournament. ”
Ye Qingzhi said after hearing this: "That is, the literary test and the martial arts test started at the same time and ended on the same day." ”
Los Angeles nodded: "Exactly." ”
Shen Changfeng said with a smile: "It's not easy to think about. ”
chewed meatballs during the play, and said vaguely: "That's ah, don't look at it, it's just a fighting ring, it's complicated inside." ”