In the ninth month of the lunar calendar, the autumn trial season.

Students from all over the world gathered in the Eastern Capital, studied hard for ten years, and competed for the title of the gold list today.

Luoyang is under the jurisdiction of Mengjin Mansion, which is a necessary place for students to enter the capital.

Therefore, this period of time is particularly lively, and candidates dressed in scholarly robes can be seen everywhere preparing to go to Luoyang.

As the sun sank, another group of several people came to Mengjin Mansion through the city gate in the afterglow.

Several people watched and hurried a lot, their robes were gray, and they were dusty.

A slightly chubby young man who took the lead shook his sleeves, bowed to the rest of the people, and said, "Why don't you find a place to rest first, so that my scholar can find out which inn to settle in today, I don't know what a few brothers want?" ”

This person has a strong accent, and when he hears it, he is from Jiannan Dao.

It turned out that these people were also candidates who went to Luoyang on a long journey, and they happened to meet halfway, so they traveled together, so that they could take care of each other, and then they could find out each other.

There are several noble sons of wealthy families, and there are also poor scholars, but making friends only depends on temperament, and scholars only pay attention to literary brilliance. Therefore, these people from different places of the same path get along quite harmoniously and have a sense of sympathy.

The others were also tired and thirsty, so they immediately nodded yes and found a nearby tea stall and sat down.

There was already a group of people in the tea stall, and they were tall and big, and they were one or two heads taller than the people who had just come in.

Xiao Er of the tea stall sent tea with a smile: "A few people are also going to catch the exam, hey, my tea is called Zhuangyuan tea, a few people have drunk my tea, take a good fortune first." ”

Although a few people knew that this was a polite remark from Xiao Er of the tea stall to solicit people, it is estimated that they don't know how many people they have said it, after all, the words are good, and they are happy to hear.

The chubby young man took out some broken silver and paid for the tea, not to mention, but also rewarded Xiao Er more, and Xiao Er happily took the reward money and went back to work.

The newcomers were tired of hurrying, and sat and rested for a while, occasionally saying a few words, and also whispering. I could only hear the group of people inside talking loudly and eloquently.

At this time, when talking about tea, one person said in a rough voice: "What kind of broken tea leaves, drinking it is bland and tasteless, not as good as the black tea in our hometown, and this tea bowl is also too small, and it is not strong enough to drink." ”

A few around me also conformed: "That is, let the shopkeeper change to a big bowl." ”

These people have bold voices, and their accents come from the northern region.

A group of people outside listened and smiled a little restrainedly.

The chubby young man seemed to have a very cheerful personality, stood up at this time, and interjected inside: "Fei Ye, this tea leaf is neat, green in color, flat and straight, and shaped like a bird's tongue, it is the Jintan bird's tongue of Changzhou's famous tea." ”

As he spoke, he picked up the teacup and put it in front of his nose and sniffed: "Once brewed, the bottom of the leaves is tender and even, the aroma is clear and the color is green, the taste is fresh, and the soup is bright, which can be described as a good tea." ”

Several of the people inside stopped talking, and they all looked at him.

The chubby young man continued to take care of himself: "Drinking tea is exquisite, and you can only experience it when you taste it slowly, how can you use a big bowl of beef to drink, wouldn't it be a disappointing flavor of famous tea." ”

After the chubby young man finished speaking, a group of companions around him all nodded with a smile.

The group of northern students who came first inside squinted at him, and the person who spoke first snorted coldly and said, "This kind of sissy behavior, there are still people who are proud of it, it is really a big world, and there are no surprises." ”

The northern students who were traveling with them all laughed and clapped their hands.

The chubby young man spoke out of a family of tea merchants, and he had a lot of research on tea, and this time it was also out of good intentions, and he didn't want to accept it, and his speech was so ugly.

He has been a delicate person since he was a child, and he is good at making friends, he has never been angry, and he is a little reluctant at the moment, and said: "This brother is too ugly to speak." ”

The humanity inside: "If you don't hear it, don't answer it, and if it's even more ugly, you haven't said it." ”

The chubby young man stepped forward and prepared to theorize, but unexpectedly, everyone inside stood up and said in unison: "What's the matter, you want to fight?" ”

They were all a group of young people with strong blood, and suddenly, the southern students also stood up, losing people without losing the battle, and pulled the sleeves of their clothes and said: "Fight, fight!" ”

When Xiao Er came out of the tea stall again, he saw a scene of brawl, and the two gangs fought indistinguishably between you and me.

The tea stall Xiaoer slapped his thigh, and Wangtian said speechlessly: "Ouch, my mother~ What is this......"

After all, the southerners are slightly inferior in physique, so they are gradually falling behind. The slightly chubby man relied on his body advantage to hold on, and the other thin people were basically suppressed and only left to be beaten.

At this moment, a person was thrown out and hit the pillar of the flag of the tea stall, and the pillar shook a few times, and it was about to fall.

The people in the fight didn't pay attention, but Xiao Er of the tea stall saw it clearly, and he was shocked, so he only had time to shout: "Get out of the way!" ”

But he knew that this pillar was going to hit people anyway, so he hoped that it would not be stoned to death, otherwise this tea stall would not be able to open.

Suddenly, everyone felt a cold wind sweeping, and the cold wind was better than the winter wind, and the body that was blown trembled hard.

Everyone couldn't help but stop, and they saw that there was a man and a woman riding horses in front of them.

The man in white was extremely handsome, but his expression was indifferent, and when a pair of cold eyes swept by, he couldn't help but shiver again. Turning his gaze to his side, the woman was red and black, as warm as fire, and there was a smile on her face that made people feel a little kind at first glance.

This combination of ice and fire standing together should not be tolerated, but it is unexpectedly harmonious.

"Bang dang~" came, everyone looked over, only to find that the pillar had finally fallen, and the person who should have been smashed was already half a foot away, and even he didn't know how to teleport over.

It's just strange how there is a thin layer of ice around the pillar?

Everyone couldn't help but look up at the sky, yes, it was a cool day in September.

Xiao Er of the tea stall breathed a sigh of relief, and folded his hands together and recited Amitabha.

This man and woman are naturally Shen Lingjun and Su Musha, who rushed from Danfeng Mansion to Luoyang City. Because the carriage was slow, the two of them rode into Mengjin County first, preparing to stay overnight in the inn tonight, and hurry to Luoyang early tomorrow morning, just before dark.

Shen Lingjun saw the appearance of this group of students, but now they were all gray-headed, and some of them were still full of blue noses and swollen faces, and couldn't help but shake their heads. I saw the emperor's letter before, saying that there were frequent fights and brawls among students in Luoyang, and I didn't care about it, but when I arrived in Mengjin County today, I saw a fresh one, and immediately understood why the emperor was in such a hurry to call them back.

Shen Lingjun turned his head sideways, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and said, "Mumu, come down and take a sip of tea first?" ”

Su Musha nodded, and the two jumped off their horses together.

Shen Lingjun shook over and kicked lightly with his toes, and the table that had fallen to the ground was kicked right.

Everyone looked at the two of them who suddenly jumped out, and they forgot about the fight for a while.

Xiao Er of the tea stall hurriedly came over to wipe it clean, and looked at Shen Lingjun and Su Musha's outfits, and knew that they were the people in the rivers and lakes, the most difficult to offend among all the guests. If a scholar fights, he will smash a table, break a bowl or something, and as soon as the people in the rivers and lakes make a move, it is estimated that the tea stall will be overturned.

Therefore, after Xiao Er finished wiping the table, he immediately brought a pot of freshly boiled water over to make tea, and said with a smile: "The two of you drink tea, this tea is called Zhuangyuan Hong, and drinking it can improve the spirit." ”

Su Musha glanced at the tea leaves in the tea bowl, picked it up and sniffed it again, and raised his eyebrows: "Jintan Tongue." ”

Xiao Er immediately gave his thumb: "Son's good eyesight is indeed the tongue of the Golden Altar, but in Luoyang to catch the exam, he will basically come to my tea stall to drink two sips, maybe there will be a champion or something, so I changed it to the champion red, and also took a good fortune." ”

Shen Lingjun chuckled and said, "You're quite good at business, but ......"

Su Musha took a sip of tea and shook his head, knowing that this girl probably didn't have anything to say next.

Sure enough, Shen Lingjun turned his head and swept around the group of students, and said, "I see that this tea is also given for free, and these are not the materials that can be used to take the top prize." ”

Hearing this, those students quit, and all the people who could come to participate in the autumn exam consciously read poetry and books, full of Confucius and Mencius, and were said by a little woman, how could they swallow this breath.

At that moment, a thin young man stood up and said proudly: "The girl's words are bad, and she hasn't been to the examination room yet, how can she easily assert that we are not the top talent." ”

Shen Lingjun knocked on the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow held by the silk cloth with his right hand, tilted his head and said, "Then let me ask you, why is the imperial examination?" ”

The man's chin was raised, and he seemed to be a little disdainful of this question: "Naturally, he is an official." ”

Shen Lingjun nodded: "Then why are you an official?" ”

The man paused and said, "Ask for your life for the people." ”

Shen Lingjun smiled lightly, his smart black eyes reflected the red and brilliant broken glow, and the whole person was covered with a layer of soft light.

However, when she said it, she was full of contempt, and said slowly: "Relying on fighting to ask for the people's lives, you might as well go to the martial arts test, maybe it can come in handy." ”

"You ......," the man said angrily, "what do you know?" ”

The northern student who was opposed to that person also sneered and booed him, telling him not to come out and be embarrassed, and to pack up his baggage and go back to his hometown before he arrived in Luoyang.

Who knows, Shen Lingjun changed his words and pointed at those people: "I just saw that a few of you are very capable of fighting?" ”

The few people tidied up their clothes, and some people said without knowing whether they were alive or dead: "If you fight, you have to beat you to the death, and you can't be soft." ”

Shen Lingjun was laughed at, and hooked his fingers: "We are two dozens?" ”

This person is tall, compared his smaller figure than Shen Lingjun with his eyes, and pulled the corners of his mouth and said, "You? Forget it, I don't hit women. ”

Shen Lingjun said happily: "You are quite particular." ”

Su Musha obviously felt that Shen Lingjun was a little bored in the past few days, and he was having fun at this time.

The man straightened his chest: "Of course, we didn't beat people for no reason, we all found fault with the group of people from the south first." ”

The students in the south on the other side were dissatisfied: "It was you who insulted people first." ”

At this time, the two sides changed from martial arts to civil fighting.

Shen Lingjun watched a group of scholars quarrel, and he was quite energetic, watching while drinking water, with relish.

Su Musha put down the teacup and said to her, "You seem to be very happy." ”

Shen Lingjun said with a smile: "I've seen people scolding the street, but the literati have quarreled for the first time." ”