One hundred and fourteen years ago, on the fourth day of the third month of the twelfth year of the Yi Dynasty Hongde, the twelfth year of the founding of the Yi Dynasty, the Suzaku Street was crowded, shoulder to shoulder, and crowded.

It is said that "blessing is incomparable", but today, blessing is "double to".

The top priority is to enter the Shike list. The results of the world's scholars who study hard and hang the beams are about to be revealed in anticipation, and the degree of attention it has received can be imagined. Since the beginning of the child, there have been people of all ages gathering at the gate of the palace in the dark, and if you come over when the list is posted, you will definitely not even be able to see the corners of the list.

The second major event is that Xu Shaocong, the founder of the country and the king of Jiangxia, conquered Xirong, triumphantly and entered Beijing today to receive a reward.

In fact, when His Majesty sent the battle-hardened Jiangxia King to go on the expedition, people had already expected the outcome of the battle, so this victory did not feel very fresh, that is, His Majesty himself, did not hold a celebration party, but just sent a team of honor guards to welcome him into the capital, the reason why people feel fresh, is because the righteous daughter of the Jiangxia King, Mingwei General Zhou Meiyu also wants to enter Beijing.

Zhou Meiyu is the daughter of Xu Shaocong's subordinates, because her father died to save Xu Shaocong when he followed Xu Shaocong in his early years, and she was fostered in Xu Shaocong's house at a young age. Later, Xu Shaocong saw that Zhou Meiyu could fight well and be witty, so he made an exception and let her enter the military camp to move with the army. And this little girl, who is only eighteen years old, has lived up to expectations, and has repeatedly performed miraculous feats and emerged in large and small wars, which is quite important to Xu Shaocong.

Zhou Meiyu's reputation was gradually known by the imperial court, and His Majesty was very happy, and made her an exception to make her General Mingwei, and ordered her to take advantage of the opportunity of the triumph of this western expedition to come to the capital to receive a reward.

The streets and alleys of Chang'an City have long passed on Zhou Meiyu's three heads and six arms, and when she hears the news that she is coming to the capital, where can she still sit still? They are all crowded on Suzaku Street, waiting for this heroine to walk by on horseback, to verify whether she is really as divine as rumored.

He Lianyi sat on the observation deck on the mansion of Lord Zhen Qiyuan, a scholar of Longtuge University, and slowly sipped tea. Looking out from the position where he was sitting, he could see the list that the Ministry of Rites was about to post.

Zhen Yuqing, the eldest son of the Zhen family, who was sitting opposite him, supported his head with one hand and asked weakly: "Minghong, my father is a university scholar, and we don't need to look at our grades ourselves, and someone from the Ministry of Etiquette will come to pass the news in a while." Besides, if you look here, even if you are clairvoyant, can you see the words on the list? Pulling me here early in the morning to blow a cool breeze, he is really my 'good cousin'." ”

He Lianyi's mother is Zhen Yuqing's aunt, and his father is Kuizhou Taishou Helian Min. Lord Zhen and Lord Helian were on the same list in the previous dynasty, Lord Helian was on the high school list, and Lord Zhen condescended to Tanhua, and the two of them cherished each other. Later, Lord Zhen married his little sister to Lord Helian. It's a good story.

He Lianyi put the delicate Ruyao tea bowl that he had been twisting for a long time on the table and said, "I don't care about scientific research or anything. Cousin, you have also heard that the king of Jiangxia will bring General Zhou into Beijing today, such a big bustle, don't you want to see it?"

Zhen Yuqing changed her lazy posture and said, "I remember that when you were young, you liked to listen to the stories of those female generals of the former dynasty, but now your taste has not changed." I heard that General Zhou is still in the boudoir, how about it, do you need my cousin to help you match?"

He Lianyi didn't even bother to roll his eyes. His cousin, who is so thick-skinned that he can't grow a beard, is so good at flowers and grass, attracts butterflies and bees, and has to hide his talent to play the role of a gentleman, and he can't wait to press the most bizarre gossip in the world on his body to find him tired, he is really an expert in gossip and a genius in wild history. He said in a slightly reproachful tone: "Cousin, people are heroes who work the battlefield, don't make this kind of joke to others." ”

Zhen Yuqing's entire upper body was lying on the table, and said, "Minghong, Minghong, when I see your serious appearance, I am even more bored......

He Lianyi couldn't do anything about this cousin, so he simply didn't argue with him, and quietly looked at the wide but crowded street.

After a while, someone sent by the Ministry of Rites to report the news arrived. Zhen Yuqing's personal servant Zhuoer ran over and happily reported that Zhen Yuqing had taken the ninth place in the second class in the high school list.

This result was better than Zhen Yuqing expected, so Zhen Yuqing jumped up from the chair, repeatedly confirmed to Zhuoer for a long time, jumped down from the observation deck, and said that he was going to find his father to report the good news, although Zhuoer told him that Lord Zhen had already known first.

He Lianyi, who also got the news, was very calm, and only asked: "Who is the champion?"

Zhuoer stood with his hands down and replied, "The little one has asked, and he said that he is a person named Anyi, but he still doesn't know his identity." The people from the Ministry of Rites said that the person only wrote his name and nothing else. The old men of the Ministry of Rites also have a headache. ”

This is strange, taking the imperial examination without clearly writing down the household registration identity, it is like walking in brocade clothes at night, like it is obviously a delicacies from the mountains and seas, and it has to be hidden in the dough to make bun filling. Wouldn't such a good ranking be invalidated?

Or maybe this person doesn't want this fame at all?

Readers are always a little sour. He Lianyi suddenly had a strong unwillingness, he felt that he was fighting for something that others didn't want, but he didn't get it after a lot of effort. It has nothing to do with winning or losing, the important thing is to lose face.

He Lianyi stood up and walked out.

Zhuo Er looked at him with a bad face, and asked tremblingly, "Young Master Cousin, where are you going?"

"Go to the Ministry of Rites. After a while, my cousin asked, and said that I went to read the article of the champion!"

He wondered how the man who regarded fame as dung could be above him.

Zhuoer didn't dare to stop him, but he was very clever, and quickly called a few small servants to keep them in front of Helianyi, so that no one from rushing into him on the road.

Ke He Lianyi didn't make it to the Ministry of Rites, and it can even be said that he didn't take ten steps away.

There are too many people on the road, especially when Zhou Meiyu appears, the bustling crowd is like a stream of boiling water, which makes it difficult for you to move an inch.

Rao is like this, and the honor guard personally sent by His Majesty to greet King Jiangxia and General Mingwei still dutifully completed the task of sounding the gong and opening the way.

The people who were hoarding on the road suddenly became headless flies again, hula and scattered in all directions, using all their strength to make way for King Jiangxia.

This road is really difficult, not to mention the idlers who gather here to watch the excitement, even those literati who are full of poetry and books, they have forgotten their own decency and squeezed to the side one by one, lest they be frightened by the shouts of the soldiers of the honor guard.

But there are always people who can't dodge.