、、、、、、、、、、 It was getting late, and the sun hung like a dark red egg yolk in the gray-blue sky, lazily emitting the last remaining light. Jiang Changyi walked out of the Du Mansion quickly in a gloomy mood, and the porter led the horse over for him very attentively, and said with a smile: "Cousin, you go slowly." ”

Jiang Changyi's face immediately reflexively popped up with a smile, and with a smile he ordered the little servant Xiao Ba to reward the porter, turn over and get on the horse, and as soon as he turned the horse's head, his face became gloomy again. Seeing that his face was not good-looking, Xiaoba hurriedly asked in a low voice, "Gong, but you are angry?" ”

Jiang Changyi said lightly: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm their cousin, my wife personally led me to the door to apprentice, my uncle explained again, and my aunt took care of me, who would dare to make me angry?" From top to bottom in this house, everyone treats me very diligently. ”

The gentleman is a good gentleman, and he didn't separate him from teaching, but the teaching was not suitable for him at all.

The imperial examination of this dynasty is the most important jinshi, followed by the Ming Jing. Jinshi emphasizes poetry, and the Ming scriptures are repasted with scriptures and ink meanings. As the saying goes, ten old Ming Jing, fifty young Jinshi, Ming Jing only needs to be familiar with the scriptures and commentaries can be tested, and Jinshi is very difficult to do, poetry not only needs to lay a solid foundation, but also needs talent. Of course, after winning the Jinshi, it is a different scenery and smooth road, not to mention, most of the prime ministers of this dynasty are from Jinshi.

Originally, the eldest brother in the north mostly took the Ming Sutra, and the poor disciples from the south loved to take the Jinshi. The Du family has been meritorious for generations, and they are in-laws of the clan, and the younger brothers are not worried at all, so they refuse to follow this trend, and they want their younger brothers to be poetic, and they are admitted to the scholars, which is the icing on the cake. Therefore, Mr. is the Du family brothers since childhood, teaching mainly poetry, some time ago may have lectured on the history of the scriptures, but the period near the exam is basically to talk about poetry, questions to give them poetry, every day to do a number of poems, do it in the hall, and go back to do it. The Du brothers are like fish in water, but Jiang Changyi can't say what he is suffering.

Zhu Guogong's mansion is heavy on martial arts, his foundation has not been solid since he was a child, how can he be compared with the Du brothers just by rote memorization? He is self-aware, he doesn't dare to count on Jinshi, he has long thought about the examination of the Ming Sutra, and seized this rare opportunity to get a way out for himself, but at this time, he can't get a high finger, and even the time for rote memorization is also occupied by the poetry homework assigned by Mr.

If he can't improve in the Ming Jing in just a few months, then even if he does everything he can, uses his strength, borrows that person's name, and hides from that person to win this precious opportunity, it is tantamount to wasting it, and he will inevitably be ridiculed afterwards...... Being ridiculed is a trivial matter, and the most hateful thing is that the opportunity is fleeting...... What a good gentleman, what a good means...... Thinking of this, Jiang Changyi's heart suddenly turned into a crumpled ball, and his mouth was bitter.

Xiaoba has followed Jiang Changyi since he was a child, just looking at his expression, listening to his faint words, he knew that he was already sad at this time, and wanted to comfort him with a few words, but he was suffering from the fact that he couldn't say any words of comfort that could play a substantive role, so he fell silent.

The master and servant had their own thoughts, and after moving forward silently, Xiao Ba pointed to the front with a little excitement and said, "Gong, don't you see that is Liu Sicheng?" ”

Jiang Changyi raised his eyes and looked over, and saw a person in front of him, with broad shoulders and narrow hips, wearing a silver-blue round-necked robe and a crotch robe, riding on a high-headed horse with a splendid carved saddle and gold and jade decorations, looking very arrogant and extravagant, and looking particularly eye-catching in the bustling streets, who could it be if it wasn't Liu Chang?

Xiaoba said: "Gong, do you want to go up and say hello?" ”

Jiang Changyi just groaned and didn't speak, and Xiaoba said, "Why don't you go up and say hello to him?" Last time, I saw him treat you very kindly. He knows a lot of people......" Before the words fell, he heard a person behind him: "Isn't this Jiang Gong?" The villain Qiushi greets you. But it was Liu Chang's little servant Qiu Shi who smiled and galloped up from the diagonal rear, and without waiting for Jiang Changyi to react, he shouted loudly to Liu Chang in front: "Male!" It's Jiang Gong! ”

Jiang Changyi saw that there was no way to avoid it, so he gently kicked the horse's belly and stepped forward to catch Liu Chang.

Liu Chang in front heard the sound, immediately reined in the horse, turned his head to look at Jiang Changyi and smiled slightly: "Jiang Lang, such a coincidence?" I just mentioned you to a friend of mine today, and it just so happened that it was you. ”

Jiang Changyi smiled brightly like a pink trumpet flower: "That's really a coincidence, Liu Sicheng, why are you here?" ”

Liu Chang smiled and said, "I took a break today, so I came here to visit an elder. Where are you going? ”

Jiang Changyi was silent for a moment and said, "I just came out of Du Mansion." Now I'm studying with my cousins there, preparing for next year's imperial examination. ”

Liu Chang nodded: "If I'm not mistaken, the Du family's Xixi is the best at poetry, right?" It seems that you are going to have a beautiful time at the Qujiang banquet next year, and I don't know how many people you will envy. That tone, as if he had already decided that Jiang Changyi would definitely be a jinshi.

Jiang Changyi smiled bitterly: "Liu Sicheng, don't make fun of me, like me, how dare you have any hope, it's just a small fight, just a foil for all talents." ”

Liu Chang said quietly: "Lang, you are too humble, we all know that you have loved books since you were a child, and my elder still said that you are a pity." ”

He mentioned his "elder" twice in a row today, Jiang Changyi's heart moved, raised his eyes to look at Liu Chang, and said shyly: "Dare to ask Liu Sicheng, I don't know if I know you, the elder?" How would he know about me? I haven't been out much since I was a child, and it's only in the past few years that I've only met a few sour scholar friends, all of whom are nothing, and I make you laugh at them. ”

Liu Chang smiled: "My elder, you may also recognize him, his surname is Zhang, and his name is Fengju......"

Jiang Changyi's eyes suddenly lit up: "Is it really Mr. Fengju?" "Zhang Fengju, a famous man of this dynasty, was born in a family of eunuchs and is proficient in the Ming Scriptures. He is a hard-working person, not a stupid person, if he can get his guidance, you can imagine that the future will be bright, and he has long wanted to worship Zhang Fengju as a teacher, but he has never been allowed to enter. Today, I heard Liu Chang mention this person, and he seemed to intend to introduce him to him, and pointed out to him to ask, it was the itch that scratched it, so how could he not be shocked and full of longing?

Liu Chang quietly observed Jiang Changyi's expression, and smiled sincerely: "It's like a fake." ”

Jiang Changyi said: "How can he know me?" ”

Liu Chang said slowly and clearly: "I mentioned you to him." I told him that you are a talent, but it is a pity that you were delayed, but it is really a very very pity. ”

Jiang Changyi was so happy that while he was in a mess, he retracted the reins in time, and such a sentence suddenly popped up in his mind: "Why should I be good to pigs?" Because I want to eat its meat. "However, it also depends on the ratio of giving and recycling, whether it is cost-effective or not. For example, if he hadn't met Liu Chang that day and listened to a reminder that Liu Chang didn't care about, he might not even have the opportunity to take this exam...... Jiang Changyi quickly raised his eyes to look at Liu Chang, and smiled at those slightly gloomy eyes: "It's really ashamed to say, I don't know how I can be a little brother, let Liu Sicheng care about me so much?" ”

Liu Chang's face showed a blank look, he looked at the locust branches trembling slightly in the cold wind, and whispered ambiguously: "A few days ago, I drank with Brother Ling Chengfeng and Chuzhou Houshi, and Brother Ling once mentioned some things to us. When I was young, I was delayed by my parents for many years, and I was always embarrassed when I dreamed back at midnight. I can feel your pain and loss, and your injustice, but I don't know how to find that kind of suffering. ”

The expression on Liu Chang's face was too blank and stunned, and there was a slight amount of hatred and injustice in his eyes, and almost instantly, Jiang Changyi believed him. I believe that he must be able to understand his feelings of unwillingness, loss and fear, wandering and worry, precariousness, and not knowing where he will go tomorrow. But Jiang Changyi is a person who has been cautious since he was a child, although he was worried and sad, he did not hesitate to close his mouth, only frowned sadly, and sighed long: "Alas......"

Liu Chang secretly glanced at Jiang Changyi from the corner of his eye, and his expression became more and more sad: "Speaking of this, I really feel sad again...... I just want to drink. Why don't we turn back and go to Mr. Fengju's to mix wine and drink? He pointed at Jiang Changyi obliquely with a horsewhip: "You must not spoil the fun." ”

already has the opportunity to take the exam, and with a famous teacher to guide him, what else can stop him? Jiang Changyi's heart blossomed, but he said embarrassedly: "I don't know how to drink." ”

Liu Chang saw him take the bait, and smiled lightly: "I don't need you to drink much, what we drink is just an artistic conception, just order it, give me the right words, are you going or not?" ”

Jiang Changyi hurriedly said: "Go!" ”

Liu Chang curled the corners of his lips: "That's right, a man's husband, how can he always be stuck in that small world?" When you know a few more people, you can travel all over the world. Look at your brother, the people you know are all over the world, from west to east, men, women, young and old, everything, that's really amazing. ”

Jiang Changyi adored and said: "I really admire my eldest brother ......"

Liu Chang said: "That's nature, looking at this capital, how many people can regard the position of the Duke of the Kingdom as dung as he does?" I can't find it. ”

Jiang Changyi was silent for a long time, and said softly: "That's because he has everything, so he doesn't care." ”

Liu Chang laughed, and slapped him on the shoulder: "That's right!" So you have to work hard. I led you to Mr. Fengju, you must succeed in apprenticeship! We will be even more disappointed next spring! ”

Jiang Changyi smiled and didn't say a word, he didn't need Liu Chang to say, he naturally knew what to do, if he didn't move forward, he would always be trampled in the dust...... He doesn't want to live this kind of day, people block and kill, and Buddha blocks and kills Buddha!

Liu Chang looked coldly at Jiang Changyi's young eyes with uncontrollable ambition and ruthlessness, and thought lightly, what is mine is mine, Jiang Changyang, as long as I still have a breath, you can't think of anything!