I only heard the person running at the front turn his head and urge, "Can you guys hurry up?" No matter how late it is, you won't be able to squeeze in a good position! ”

"If you can't squeeze it, you can't squeeze it, what if you squeeze it?" A little fat man at the back grumbled breathlessly.

"Senior Brother Guangqi is a deep fan of Zhen, how can he let Zhen Cainu see him if he can't squeeze into a good position?" A young man next to the little fat man laughed.

"Senior Brother Guangqi wants Zhen Da to see it, but I don't want to! Forget it, you guys run, I'll walk slowly! I'm exhausted......" The little fat man gave up running, his hands on his knees, panting for breath.

"You can't eat less and exercise more?" The young man next to him criticized, but he also stopped very righteously and waved his hand to the other scholars, signaling everyone to continue, and the two of them arrived later.

Qu Wuming rode on the back of a donkey, looked down at the two scholars with interest, and asked, "Dare to ask this little brother, where are you going in such a hurry?" ”

The young man looked up at Qu Wuming, arched his hand slightly, and said, "Today is the day of the final of the annual 'Qingtan Poetry Conference' in Fuyun County, and we are going to the back garden of the City Lord's Mansion to watch the finals. ”

"Qingtan Poetry Conference?" Qu Wuming seems to have heard of this name.

"Well, the Qingtan Poetry Conference is a grand event for the literati and students of the Qingtan Kingdom. If you can get a ranking in the conference, you can not only make a name for yourself in Qingtan Country, but also have the opportunity to rise to the top and be recommended to work in the government, which is also possible to directly enter the country and serve in various ministries. The young man explained.

"Then, who is the talented girl you just talked about?" Qu Wuming asked.

"Oh, her name is Zhen Shenshen, she is the beloved daughter of Zhen Buping, the lord of Chang'an City, she is known for her talent, and she is the favorite to win the championship in this poetry conference."

"Really deep?" Qu Wuming smiled secretly in his heart, "It's still shallow!" Hehe......"

At this time, the little fat man finally took a breath, looked up at Qu Wuming and said: "Zhen Shenshen is a famous talented woman in Chang'an City, if this brother has nothing to do, it is better to go and see, I heard that today's city lord's mansion also specially built a stand, after each poetry fight, the top ladies of the top ten art halls in Chang'an City will take turns to perform, not to be missed." ”

"Since it's a meeting organized by the City Lord's Mansion, can anyone go there?" Qu Wuming wondered.

"Of course not. Core disciples of the academy such as me have already received the invitation letter, and if outsiders want to go, they can also enter by paying a hundred taels of silver. ”

"A hundred taels of silver? What good poem is worth a hundred taels of silver? Qu Wuming was a little surprised.

"This benevolent brother doesn't know anything, not to mention others, Zhen Shen alone is the representative of the new school of poetry in Fuyun County! Her poems shocked everyone at the last poetry conference! The little fat man replied.

"Oh? New school poetry? What poem did she write last time? Can you tell us about it? Qu Wuming was a little curious.

The little fat man raised his eyebrows, the smile on his face seemed to have a deep meaning, and said: "That poem was praised as an excellent work of modern poetry by the old man Rong of the Wenyuan Pavilion of Qingtan Kingdom, and it is a superior work that ordinary people don't know how to appreciate at all!" ”

The young man next to him glanced at the little fat man, as if he knew what the little fat man meant, but he didn't say anything, he just pursed his mouth and waited for the little fat man to read a poem.

"Ask this little brother to recite a song and listen to it." Qu Wuming arched his hand.

"It's easy to say, then I'll recite a song of cucumbers, brother, listen to it!"

I saw the little fat man turn his back to his hand, straighten his chest, clear his throat, shake his head and say:

"When you're lonely

Cucumber

Undoubtedly

The best in the world. ”

……

Qu Wuming looked at the little fat man, and when he saw that the little fat man had just said a word or two, he raised his head and stood still, and waited for a long time before asking, "What about below?" ”

The little fat man blinked and said, "It's gone." ”

"What poems have you been reading?" Qu Wuming asked in surprise.

"'When you're lonely, cucumbers are undoubtedly the best in the world.'" (***Note 1***)" The little fat man replied with a pouting smile.

"That's it?" Qu Wuming's mouth is so big that it seems to be able to stuff a whole egg.

"Well, how's that?" The little fat man asked.

“……”

Qu Wuming reminisced for a moment, and finally stretched out a thumbs up and said, "It's really novel, it's really excellent!" It seems that he is undoubtedly an ordinary person, and there is indeed some appreciation that cannot be appreciated......"

"Hehe, I wonder if Brother Ren intends to go to the poetry meeting to see it?" The little fat man smiled and asked, "Zhen Shenshen's father and city lord will also be present at the scene, I heard that he is a cultivator in the god transformation stage, and he is the strongest in the entire Chang'an City." ”

Qu Wuming arched his hand towards the little fat man and the young man, and said with a smile: "I am only a shallow learner, so I still don't want to join in this fun." Thank you to the two little brothers for solving their doubts, and I have seen it in the next year! There will be a period later, there will be a period later! ”

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Bidding farewell to the two, Qu Wuming reminisced about the new school poem full of deep meaning, and continued to turn a corner forward, and saw the signboard of Fuwei Dart Bureau from a distance.

Coming to the door, Qu Wuming turned over and got off the donkey, and walked towards the gate of the dart bureau, where a middle-aged man dressed as a handyman greeted him, hugged his fists and asked: "This master, I don't know if you are coming to Fuwei Dart Bureau to take a dart or find someone?" ”

"Oh, hehe, I'm here to find someone." Qu Wuming replied, "I wonder if your chief dart head is at home?" ”

"Who are you?" The middle-aged man couldn't help but be a little more careful when he saw Qu Wuming's dress, which was similar to the lone swordsman who came and went on the rivers and lakes.

"I don't know who the name of the head of the dart is today?" Qu Wuming didn't answer, but asked.

When the middle-aged man heard this, he was even more secretly vigilant, and said in his heart that this person didn't even know what our chief dart head was called, so he said that he was coming to find our chief dart head, what is strange about this? But seeing that Qu Wuming didn't have any abnormal looks and manners, the middle-aged man didn't dare to be too lazy, hugged his fists and said: "Our head is surnamed Lin, and his name is Zhennan. Who are you? ”

"Lin Zhennan?" Qu Wuming frowned and thought about it, and suddenly said to himself, "It's that kid!" ”

Middle-aged man: "??? ”

"Lin Zhennan can be at home? Please let me know, and I will ...... It is said that it is the Lin family's old friend Qu who came to visit. Qu Wuming said to the middle-aged man with a confused face.

"Please sit down for a moment, and I'll report it!"

After a short time, the middle-aged man returned to the antechamber with a man in his fifties.

I saw that the man walking in front was of medium height, with a square face, a mustache, his temples bulging high, and a pair of tiger eyes.

This person is the current head of the Fuwei Dart Bureau, Lin Zhennan.

I saw Lin Zhennan take two steps to Qu Wuming, and respectfully clasped his fists and saluted: "Dare to ask Mr. Qu Wuming, Qu senior?" ”

Qu Wuming looked Lin Zhennan up and down, nodded and said, "It's Qu." ”

With a smile on his face, Lin Zhennan hurriedly turned around and instructed the middle-aged man: "Shi Daotou, go and serve the best tea!" In addition, the door of the dart game is closed, and there will be no visitors today! ”

"Yes!" The middle-aged man didn't know who this nameless song was, so he made the chief dart head pay so much attention to it, and hurriedly turned around and left.

"Don't bother." Qu Wuming said, "When did the headquarters of the Fuwei Dart Bureau move to Fuyun County? ”

"Back to my predecessors, it was five years ago." Lin Zhennan replied respectfully, "With your blessing, now the business of the Fuwei Dart Bureau has spread to the twelve major counties of Qingtan Country, and the business has reached as far as the Futi Country and the Pure Land Country. In order to make it easier to communicate with the local branches, I moved my headquarters here five years ago. ”

"That'...... The ancestral hall of the Lin family? ”

"Moved over, too."

"Take me to see it."

"Yes!" Lin Zhennan bowed down and made a gesture of please, and then led Qu Wuming towards the backyard.

The ancestral hall of the Lin family is located in the last courtyard, secluded and solemn.

The ancestral hall is not large, but there is a huge offering table in the middle. Behind the table are several rows of shelves made of high-grade rosewood, which are filled with tablets of the ancestors of the Lin family.

In the top row, there is only one tablet in the middle, on which are simply written a few words: Ancestor Lin Wanqing's Divine Seat.

A flash of light flashed in Qu Wuming's eyebrows, and the next moment, there were already two more wine glasses full of wine in his hand.

Gently touch the two glasses, one of which slowly spills on the floor, and the other is drunk in one gulp.

Lin Zhennan bowed to the spiritual positions of the ancestors on the side, then bowed down and quietly walked out, gently closed the door of the ancestral hall, and retreated to the door of the small courtyard and waited quietly.

Inside the ancestral hall.

"Wanqing, I'm coming to see you again."

Qu Wuming stood in front of the offering table, with a smile on his face, his eyes full of tenderness fell on Lin Wanqing's tablet, dusty memories surged up, and through countless years, Qu Wuming's heart was permeated, and his distant gaze slowly began to become a little blurred......

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Qu Wuming was woken up by the pain in his back and bursts of bumps, and slowly opened his eyes.

There was still a little dazed in my head, and I was in a trance. After a moment, Qu Wuming remembered what had happened before.

I originally got the news and was waiting for someone in Lingxiu Valley of Qianyang Mountain - the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Poison Sect, Shangguan Lingxi. Unexpectedly, it was her senior brother, Lu Linyuan, who was waiting for her.

After Lu Linyuan saw Qu Wuming, he scolded Qu Wuming for being greedy and insufficient, trying in vain to seduce the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Poison Sect, and even poured all the resentment accumulated by not being favored by the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Poison Sect on Qu Wuming's body.

Qu Wuming didn't want to entangle with him, but he didn't expect Lu Linyuan to talk endlessly like a crazy demon.

Moreover, the other party was the senior brother who accompanied Shangguan Lingxi to go out on errands, in order not to make trouble for Lingxi, Qu Wuming couldn't kill him at will, so he had to listen with a black face.

However, what Qu Wuming didn't know was that in this Lingxiu Valley, Lu Linyuan had already sprinkled colorless and odorless poisonous powder, and he was quite unreasonable at the moment, just waiting for the poisonous gas in the air to react with the last smell of medicinal materials on his body.

When Lu Linyuan finally closed his mouth, Qu Wuming was already surprised to find that his Yuan Ying and various important points were actually covered with a faint layer of black mist at that moment......

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Concentrate:

1. The original author of this poem is Ms. Jia Qianqian;

2. The original text of the poems and related evaluations in this article are quotations and do not represent my views. It is hereby declared.