A large boat rowed through the water and sailed on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

Qin Guan, Shen Yichen, and Qin Wei stood on the deck of the ship, and they could already vaguely see the traces of Hangzhou City.

After going out for a few months, the three of them were a little homesick and hoped to set foot on the land of their hometown as soon as possible.

Suddenly, a small boat quickly approached from the side, and when it approached the big ship, a person dressed as a servant on the boat shouted to the big boat: "This boat is the ship where Lord Qin Guan Qin is returning home?" ”

Someone on the boat replied: "It's Master Qin's ship." ”

The official on the boat looked happy, and then said quickly: "Please tell Master Qin that the prefect of the government, Lord Cui, the officials and gentry of Hangzhou, and hundreds of people are at the dock, waiting to receive Qin Zhuangyuan, and I have to go back to report the news first." ”

With that, the boat rowed away quickly.

Qin Guan and the three of them naturally heard it, and Shen Yichen said: "Brother Shaoyou, you have won the top prize in today's department, it seems that Lord Governor Xuezheng Cui and Lord Lin of the Prefect and the gentry of Hangzhou are ready to give you a grand welcome ceremony." ”

Qin Guan said: "I didn't expect it, it seems that we have to go back and change into official uniforms." ”

The two changed into official uniforms, and when they came out again, their boat was already close to the Hangzhou wharf, Qin Guan stood on the boat, only to see that hundreds of people had gathered on the wharf, there were many red flags around the wharf, and the officials separated an open space in the middle, and a group of people wearing official uniforms stood in it.

According to the level, Lynch is a fourth-rank official, Cui Shanfu is a third-grade official, and the level is higher than Qin Guan, if under normal circumstances, it is impossible for them to come to meet Qin Guan.

But who called Qin Guan to return with honor this time.

Pick up the champion, never drop the price.

They Hangzhou has produced the champion of the current department, which is their fortunate thing in Hangzhou, which means that Hangzhou has good governance and a prosperous literary style, and their parents can make a great merit.

And those who can win the champion have a great future in the future, Lynch and Cui Shanfu have another incense relationship with Qin Guan, and they will be officials in the same hall in the future, so they are naturally willing to deepen this relationship.

As the ship approached the dock, the two sides could already see each other clearly, and Qin Guan bowed to the officials and civilians who came to greet him.

Qin Guan was dressed in a red robe, which also surprised everyone.

Someone discussed: "Qin Guan won the top prize in the exam, shouldn't he be wearing a green robe, how can he wear a red robe." ”

"Yes, this is an official uniform that only senior members of the fifth rank or above will wear."

At this time, someone who understood the situation next to him said: "You don't know, I heard that Lord Qin awarded the official, the prefect who was directly awarded, the proper five products, and the supervisor of the two armies, this is the first time in this dynasty, it can be seen how Qin Guan is loved by the emperor." ”

"It's normal for the emperor to like Qin Guan, the emperor already likes poetry, Qin Guan's poetry is the first today, and he personally named him 'word immortal', and it's not a matter of a sentence to confer a big official."

"In the future, Qin Guan has a bright future, and it is no problem to pay homage to the marquis."

At this time, someone retorted: "I heard that it is possible to be the prime minister only after entering Hanlin, Qin Guan is directly released, and he may not have the opportunity to become the prime minister in the future." ”

This person suddenly received the eyes of many people: "What do you know, Wang Xianggong of the Shenzong Dynasty and Li Xianggong of the Zhezong Dynasty, aren't they all from the magistrate to the Xiangguo, why can't they be, whether they can become the Xiangguo or not, it depends on the emperor, Hanlin is just close to the emperor, so there are more opportunities to be promoted quickly, and it doesn't mean that they have to be." ”

"That's right, Qin Guan is so liked by the emperor, and wherever the official is promoted, he will be promoted just as quickly."

The large ship rested lightly on the pier.

Suddenly, there was a deafening sound of firecrackers on the pier, crackling and crackling, and after the firecrackers, there were bursts of drumming.

Qin Guan suddenly remembered a few lines from modern times, "That scene is really noisy with gongs and drums, firecrackers, red flags, and crowds." ”

Qin Guan and several people got off the ship and stepped forward to greet Cui Shanfu, the prefect Lynch, and other Hangzhou officials and gentry, and also received praise and congratulations from countless people.

At this time, Qin Rong, the chief housekeeper of the Qin Mansion, stepped forward, bowed to Qin Guan and said, "Young Master, Madam asked me to pick you up." ”

At this time, Governor Lin said: "Lord Qin, we have already set up a banquet in Wangyue Tower to entertain you, the new champion, and the Shen County Order, you must not fail to appreciate it." ”

Qin Guan naturally couldn't refuse such an invitation.

Instructed Qin Rong to bring back the salute he brought, told his mother that he accepted the hospitality of the prefect and Xuezheng, and went to the banquet with his eldest brother first.

A group of officials walked outside the dock, chatting as they walked, and at this moment, Qin Guan suddenly noticed a hint of something strange, and looked into the crowd.

Qin Guan's eyes happened to meet a pair of eyes with malicious resentment, and when Qin Guan passed, the man was startled and quickly lowered his head.

However, Qin Guan had already seen clearly that it was Liu Su and Liu Chunyuan.

After Qin looked over, Liu Su deliberately lowered his body and disappeared in the crowd.

The corners of Qin Guan's mouth hooked up a smile,

Qin Guan suddenly felt that in his eyes, Liu Su had really become the kind of person who had no sense of existence.

In the past, he still regarded Liu Su as an opponent and thought about how to rectify him, but now, he is no longer qualified to be remembered by himself.

Mochizuki Tower.

The atmosphere of the banquet was very warm, everyone chatted about how Qin Guan had taken the imperial examination step by step in the past, and talked about Qin Guan's poems.

Cui Shanfu said with a smile: "Do you know that I collected Qin Guan's two poems in Wangyue Tower, but now they are worth a lot of money, and some people on the market are asking to buy Qin Guan's handwritten poems, and the highest price is even one or two thousand, my poems are going to be put away, maybe they can be made heirlooms in the future." ”

Lynch scolded with a smile: "I remember that the one who stuffed Qin Guan's poems into his sleeve started with you, but I didn't expect you to really make a fortune from it." ”

Cui Shanfu didn't care, but was even more proud, "This can only be said, the old man is prescient, I now have the title of Wise Eye, and Qin Guan's college examination was set by me personally." ”

Lynch choked: "Huiyanjun, you are self-proclaimed." ”

The crowd laughed.

At this time, someone proposed to let Qin Guan compose a poem, and everyone applauded it together.

Qin Guan stood up and said: "Since the imperial examination, I have told myself that poetry is only for cultivating sentiments, and in the future, officials should be more oriented to government affairs and the people, so I set a standard for myself, and I will never write poetry easily." ”

When Qin Guan said this, many people were disappointed.

"Is Shaoyou going to stop writing, that would be a pity."

"Not necessarily, more than a dozen poems by Lord Qin, each of which is a classic, enough to be passed down for centuries."

At this time, Cui Shanfu said: "Today is a grand meeting to welcome you, and it would be a pity if you didn't make a poem." ”

Qin Guan thought for a while and said: "It's okay, I wrote a poem about Hangzhou before, and I haven't said it to the outside world, so let's take this opportunity to sing it out in chorus." ”