Chapter 115: Grace Banquet (3rd Watch)
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Marriage proposal is a happy and romantic event for both couples, but preparing for marriage is a very tedious thing. (Please search, the novel is better and faster!) Jiang Xia put on such a big position and naturally succeeded in proposing marriage, and the next marriage preparations Jiang Xia handed over all the brains to Han Mufeng to help him run around, and he himself only went to meet Cui Rushuang and Cui Niannu's father once.
Although Jiang Xia's decision to marry Cui Rushuang and Cui Niannu made Cui's father a little dissatisfied, he was a little satisfied with this marriage when he heard that Jiang Xia was actually the champion of Jinke. After meeting Cui's father, Jiang Xia didn't care about preparing for the wedding, but others couldn't say anything about him, after all, he was the champion of Jinke, and there were too many entertainments to count.
Originally, it stands to reason that the imperial examination should be released three days after the palace examination, but Jiang Xia just went through a back door with great fanfare and got the royal decree of the champion of the golden branch early. This incident soon spread throughout the Jingshi, and the Jinshi who were on the imperial examination list shouted injustice and were indignant.
However, these remarks naturally did not affect Jiang Xia's mood, and after he finished proposing, he first went to Li Dongyang's mansion to thank Shien. That day, Li Dongyang pulled him to constantly talk about the truth of loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, serving the imperial court, etc., and Jiang Xia listened to it.
The second day was to gather with Tianjiao's people in Tianjiao's headquarters Liyuan to celebrate, Tianjiao also had many people in high school this time, which was really gratifying. It doesn't matter if you don't have a high school, their family will find a relationship for them to enter the court.
On the third day, Jiang Xia talked with the owners of several time-honored pharmacies in the capital about acting as an agent for Feifeng Dan and Jiuyang Dan for a day. In fact, this matter can't be regarded as talking, but as if Jiang Xia is assigning work tasks to his subordinates.
There are a total of eight pharmacies that came to cooperate with Jiangxia, all of which are time-honored brands with good reputation and large scale among the Jingshi. Jiang Xia promised them that they would give them a license for the franchise for eight yuan, and then allow them to take the goods from him at a discount of the selling price. However, the requirement is that it cannot be shoddy, and it cannot be fake, and if it is now, in addition to revoking its franchise qualification, it must also pay a huge fine. The owners of the eight pharmacies all agreed to Jiang Xia's idea and finally signed a contract.
And on the fourth day, it was the matter that made Jiang Xia upset, Jiang Xia received more than a dozen challenge letters in the morning, and naturally ignored them all with his temperament. But at noon, Jiang Xia received a post from the eunuch in the palace, which stated that he should enter the palace at dusk today to participate in the "Enrong Banquet".
The Enrong Banquet is actually the so-called Qionglin Banquet, but the Qionglin Banquet is the name of the Song Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty calls it the Enrong Banquet. Its nature is the same, by the current emperor in the imperial garden to set up a banquet, banquet to the first list of scholars and the first ten scholars, in order to show the emperor's grace.
This Enrong Banquet Jiang Xia naturally has to go, but in Jiang Xia's memory, the people who sent him the challenge book are basically the first list of Jinshi, if the guess is right, this Enrong Banquet will inevitably have a sour literary competition. Although Jiang Xia was not afraid, he felt very bored. Can't more than a dozen big men talk about a meaningful topic like the golden ratio standard for women's bodies together?
At dusk, the carriage sent by the palace came to the gate of Xiaoyao Villa to pick up Jiang Xia, and at this moment, Jiang Xia also happened to change into a brand new dress under the waiting of Xiaoyu and Xiaocao. Xiaocao carefully tied a piece of jade pendant around Jiang Xia's waist, Jiang Xia glanced at the two little maids, and suddenly felt a little unaccustomed in his heart.
If it is Rushuang and Nian Nu waiting at this time, you can kiss and touch it again. However, according to the rules, Rushuang and Niannu can't meet him before they officially marry Jiang Xia, so these days, Rushuang and Niannu can only live in the courtyard where their father lives, and can't come to live in Xiaoyao Villa.
In addition, Jiangxia is also ready to buy a new set of villas to live in, after all, Xiaoyao Villa is a place to do business, and it is okay to live occasionally for a small time, but it is not good to treat it as a home. In this matter, Jiang Xia has asked Wang Wenbo to help pay attention to the selection and see if there are any good other courtyards for sale in the capital.
Coming out of Xiaoyao Villa, Jiang Xia got into the carriage directly.
The carriage sent Jiang Xia to the gate of Zuoye Gate, and then one of the accompanying fathers-in-law got off the carriage and took Jiang Xia into the palace. As a person in the palace, the father-in-law knew that the relationship between the champion and the emperor was not ordinary, so he was very respectful and polite to Jiang Xia along the way.
And Jiang Xia didn't put on a show, and talked and laughed with this father-in-law along the way.
Suddenly, Jiang Xia heard footsteps coming from behind him, he stopped and looked back, only to see seven or eight young men dressed as scholars talking to each other. Then a man dressed in brocade clothes and looked like a rich boy said with a gun and a stick in his words: "Yo, isn't this the top master of today's list." I heard that the champion is used to going through the back door, why did he enter the palace through the front door today?"
Jiang Xia looked at the man, and said with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth: "If there is a kind of saying everything that you want to say in your heart, such insinuations and cowering words sound like a girl pointing at Sang and scolding Huai." β
"It really makes us feel humiliated that such a vulgar person is on the same level as me. I'll just say it bluntly, you don't get this champion with real skills, if you don't accept it, you can compete with me. β
"Okay, that's better than that. As soon as Jiang Xia finished speaking, he suddenly learned from Bruce Lee's strange scream, "Oh, hit!" and then the whole person jumped over and kicked the man in fancy clothes to the ground, and then Jiang Xia rode on him and opened the bow left and right with both hands, and instigated the man more than a dozen slaps in a row.
After being satisfied and refreshed, Jiang Xia stood up and calmly sorted out his clothes. Several scholars with the man pointed at Jiang Xia and said in shock and anger: "You openly beat Jinke Tan Hualang in the palace, we will sue you in front of the emperor!"
"What's the matter with me?" Jiang Xia confidently pointed to the man in Chinese clothes who was still in a state of confusion lying on the ground and said, "He said that he wanted to try it with me, and I just fulfilled his wish." Father-in-law, I believe you will testify for me selflessly. β
The father-in-law was slightly stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and nodded heavily: "Our family did hear that it was Tanhualang who took the initiative to find the champion to compete." β
"You are strong in words, I want to compare you with poetry, songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Tanhualang, who had just reacted, said angrily.
Jiang Xia suddenly rolled his eyes at him, let out a faint "oh", and then said lightly: "Who told you not to make it clear earlier, then I'll say sorry to you"
"You" Tanhualang was almost not vomited blood by Jiang Xia, he was so angry that his whole body trembled slightly, and he scolded loudly: "Scoundrel, shameless, villain, ruffian, hooligan!"
Obviously, Tanhualang is a talented and elegant person who reads poetry and books on weekdays, but now even if he is extremely angry and scolds Jiang Xia, he just searched out such a few words from his stomach, and he ran out of words just after saying a few.
Jiang Xia shook his head, and he silently said to himself in his heart: "I didn't want to scold him, but as a person who likes to help others, I have the responsibility and obligation to teach him what scolding is." β
Thinking of this, Jiang Xia took a slight breath and pointed at the Tanhualang and scolded loudly: "You are despicable, shameless, and obscene, a ruffian and a hooligan. You peeked at your mom taking a bath when you were five years old, and you forced your sister to peek at you taking a bath when you were seven years old. You are a scumbag with a two-skinned face, and your mother takes you to the street, and others will ask your mother: 'Sister, how much money did this monkey buy?'. Your lustful Cheng dΓΉ is earth-shattering, you haven't forgotten when your mother gave birth to you, and you looked back, your father raised two sows, locked you up with them, and the last two sows were actually pregnant. I really admire that you still have the face to live in this world, I guess your mother probably threw people away when she gave birth to you, and raised the placenta to be as big as you are now. β
After speaking, Jiang Xia snorted coldly and walked away, leaving behind a group of stunned scholars and the father-in-law. Tanhualang, who had just been helped up by others, looked at Jiang Xia's back and panted for a while, and finally couldn't hold back a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. What does it mean to be angry to internal injury, I'm afraid this is anger to internal injury.
When Jiang Xia walked a long way, the father-in-law shouted to catch up: "Wait for the champion, I'll show you the way." β
Jiang Xia stopped and waited for his father-in-law for a while, and only after his father-in-law caught up with him did Jiang Xia continue to walk. The two continued to talk and laugh, and from the conversation, Jiang Xia learned that the father-in-law's surname was Huang and he was on an errand in the Qianqing Palace.
Gonggong Huang led Jiang Xia to the Yulin Garden in the Imperial Garden, where the Enrong Banquet was held.
When Jiang Xia arrived, Yulin Garden was already lit with lanterns, and it looked jubilant. It is a major event in the imperial examination to obtain scholars in all dynasties, so this time the Enrong banquet was not only attended by the deck jinshi, but also the six ministers of the cabinet. In addition, Jiang Xia walked in and shouted in surprise: "Master?"
Li Dongyang smiled at Jiang Xia and nodded, and then gently touched his beard.
Jiang Xia immediately ran over and sat down next to Li Dongyang, and asked excitedly, "Why did you come?"
"Ahem. Li Dongyang coughed twice, and then said in a low voice: "In the case of outsiders, you must not call the emperor indiscriminately, let alone reveal the relationship between you and the emperor." β
Jiang Xia nodded, indicating that he understood.
Li Dongyang said: "As a teacher, it is better to be a prince, this kind of grace banquet will definitely invite the teacher to participate as long as the teacher is still in Beijing, which also shows that the emperor respects the teacher." β
"Oh, I see. Jiang Xia nodded, and then he glanced at the field. There were really several acquaintances at this point, Jiang Xia waved his hand to Jin Gui and said, "Lord Jin, is the medicine I gave you good?"
Jin Gui nodded with a smile and replied, "It's easy to use, it's very easy to use." β
Cao Yuan next to him couldn't help but ask Liang Chu, "What kind of medicine is our junior brother selling?"
Liang Chu glanced at Jin Gui secretly, and replied with some embarrassment: "It seems to be called Jiuyang Pill, it is an aphrodisiac." β
Several ministers in the cabinet couldn't help laughing, and three thick and thick black lines immediately appeared on Jin Gui's forehead.
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