There was already a whisper of excitement around him. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info may be due to the closer age, but these two people seem to be more popular with Tai students than Fan Zhineng. Xia Yan and the two officials of the Ministry of Rites at the same table also greeted loudly: "Master Song, come and sit here." ”

Xia Yan didn't consciously look at this scribe - I thought that this person should be Song Ran, the "leader of the three tests" written in the post. Song Ran wanted to come and get acquainted with the Ministry of Rites, turned his eyes, and saw that there was still a vacancy here, so he hurriedly returned the salute, and came closer, and the official and Xia Yan introduced each other, so he happily folded his sleeves and made a very respectful hand salute: "Song Ran, I have seen Xia Gongzi." ”

Xia Yan also saluted and said, "I have long admired the name of Bachelor Song." So they asked each other to take their seats.

On the other side, Si Ye saw that all the important people were already here, so he began to explain the origin of the "six scholars". Xia Yan listened carefully, and looked at Song Ran more and more quietly. If you look at it preconceivedly, he and Song Ke are not a little similar, but it is difficult to say whether it is somewhat similar because of the handsome looking man. However, Song Ke's demeanor is more flequent, especially the eyes are as bright as glass, as if penetrating into people's hearts, and those who see them are unforgettable, and Song Ran, perhaps because he is a few years older, his eyes are calm, and he is more solemn and calm, although his eyebrows are clear, but he is not so compelling. Of course, he is far from being as active and talkative as Song Ke, and he is polite and gentlemanly.

Si Ye has already praised the six firsts greatly. In addition to Lu Wuguan and Fan Zhineng, there is also You Tingzhi, whose reputation is not inferior to the two, - the first place in the eighteen-year palace examination in Shaoxing. Xia Yan had heard that this person was the same as Lu Wuguan, and his first name had been altered back then, but he finally got a ranking, and his official path was slightly smoother than others. Yang Tingxiu, who was not present, was Fan Zhineng's Jinshi in the same year, and the two were friends. Yang Tingxiu had already obtained an official position in Lin'an Prefecture, but before he took office, he was bereaved by his father, and he was still in mourning at this time, and he could not come - although he was not dismissed from office, the unfavorable official fortune can also be seen from this.

Let's talk about Meng Weiliang and Song Ran. Meng Weiliang was the top three in the last years of Shaoxing, but unfortunately he had no family background, and that year coincided with more monks and less porridge, so he was not ranked for an official position, so he had to wait. Neither wanted to return to his hometown in the cold, Meng Weiliang simply kept studying in Taixue, and in the past few years, he gradually gained from his studies, and his reputation among students has grown. As for Song Ran-

When Si Ye talked about Song Ran, Song Ran seemed to be a little unaccustomed to being noticed by everyone, so he smiled shyly, and laughed at himself to the three people at the same table in a low voice: "I'm really ashamed, Song is probably the only one among the 'six scholars' who has never been admitted to the Jinshi." ”

The official of the Ministry of Rites on the side had already smiled and said: "Bachelor Song is too humble - where is the failure of the exam, it is the bachelor who disdains to take the exam - if there is Bachelor Song here, the leader of this palace examination must be you." ”

Song Ran shook his hand again and again, but Si Ye's statement did not give him a chance to be humble. It turned out that his "leader of the three tests" was different from the name of the other five scholars, and it was not taken by himself, but given by the market. Song Ran participated in the state and provincial examinations very early, and he was the leader, and he became famous in his hometown for a while. After that, he went to Lin'an to enter Taixue and prepare for the 27th year of Shaoxing's palace examination, that is, about ten years ago. That year, he was in his early twenties, and he was named the first name in the first examination, and he was regarded as a flaunt among the students, and those who had seen his Chinese chapter in the state and provincial examinations in the past said that this time the champion must also belong to him--unexpectedly, a few days before the re-examination of the palace, news suddenly came from his family that his mother had passed away, and he had to immediately return to his hometown to mourn.

Similar to Yang Tingxiu, Song Ran's stay was also three years - officialdom literati are different from martial arts people, especially the number of faces, even if he did not return to his hometown at that time, he won the palace test, I am afraid it will be difficult to become an official. Although it was agreed that he would make a comeback three years later, the 30-year palace examination in Shaoxing was a little earlier, and Song Ran's filial piety period was less than a month, and he finally couldn't participate in the test. After everyone choked their wrists, they waited for another three years, and at the beginning of Longxing, Song Ran did not apply for the exam for some reason, and there were people in the capital who were thinking about him, and they wrote to ask, saying that his father had also died, and he was in a low mood and had no intention of seeking fame. Under the persuasion of a group of old friends, Song Ran finally signed up three years later and took the preliminary examination - that was last year. However, when it came to the re-examination, that is, this spring, Song Ran missed the exam again due to illness, and could only get the questions sent by the examiner later and answer them by himself outside the hall.

The writing of that answer sheet is outstanding, but unfortunately it can no longer be calculated according to the same test. In this way, ten years have passed, and Song Ran finally failed to really participate in a palace examination. Many of the colleagues who have made good friends with Taixue have been in the scholars for many years, and there are always a lot of regrets when it comes to Song Ran, and this year the mention of "Shaoxing Six Scholars" suddenly became popular in Taixue, and many people are in favor of adding Song Ran to it, giving him the title of "leader of the three tests", which can be regarded as an explanation to him in the market.

Although Xia Yan heard this story for the first time, most of the people were not surprised, thinking that in the literati circle, at least in the capital Taixue, Song Ran was already famous, and he was definitely not a rising star. He didn't feel a little disappointed in his heart. It sounds like this--Song Ran may really be just a scholar, not the son of the record family I was waiting for?

After Si Ye finished speaking, everyone gradually started the topic and began to talk about poetry. Song Ran was obviously quite interested, and exchanged several recent palindromic poems with everyone. Xia Yan couldn't help but feel a little bored, and drank tea by himself. Before long, the tea also changed a round, soaked in the osmanthus flowers, and the pavilion was full of aroma for a while. He unconsciously turned the cup in his hand, and suddenly glanced at Song Ran again-the latter was looking at the person who was talking on the right side of the hall, and the corners of his mouth showed a knowing smile from time to time, obviously listening very attentively.

Xia Yan gritted his teeth, secretly carried three points of "Void" internal strength, and quietly extended it outward--the murderous aura surging and rushing towards Song Ran.

If he really was just an ordinary scholar who did not know martial arts, he would have suddenly felt that his breathing was hard, his chest was dull, his complexion had changed drastically, or he had choked on it, and then he would have coughed out.

But Song Ran didn't reply, he still listened attentively, as if he didn't feel anything at all.

Xia Yan had to increase his strength to five points - five points of killing intent was pushed to Song Ran's front, if he didn't have internal strength cultivation, his ears would ring, his eyes would be black, and it would not be strange to faint immediately. But this time, the strength was still like a mud cow entering the sea, and there was no trace - except for the teacup in front of Song Ran's case, which couldn't stand it, shook it, and made some unstable sounds.

Song Ran heard this, turned around, met Xia Yan's eyes, smiled politely at him, took a sip of the teacup, took it in his hand and didn't put it down, and turned to the right side of the hall as if nothing happened.

Xia Yan withdrew his hand, already clear in his heart. When he first met Song Ke in the past, he had tested himself like this, and he had secretly countered his internal strength, pretending to know nothing on his face - such an unanswered answer was actually the best answer. On that day, he and Song Ke didn't say anything, only the rupture of a tea bowl showed that the two had an undercurrent of uneven competition, and today, Song Ke was replaced by Song Ran, and the utensils that showed the answer were changed from the tea bowl to the teacup.

Song Ran sued for peace earlier than himself - if he didn't take the teacup away, the result of that teacup would naturally be the same as the teabowl of the day. Xia Yan knew that he had gone to great lengths to hide his identity so hard and so skillfully, and finally met with him, not because he wanted the two of them not to know each other and waste this meeting in vain, but he didn't want to attract attention and have more complications in this crowded place-for Zhilu, hiding in the shadows was probably more important than everything.

Xia Yan smiled secretly in his heart. In front of the two officials of the Ministry of Rites at the same table, of course, he could only keep silent for the time being. According to the proposal of Dr. Taixue, each person was given two lines of poetry, so that others could guess his hometown. Although Song Ran sat a little sideways, of course everyone couldn't forget him, and at this time they all turned to him and said, "It's the turn of Master Song - where is Master Song's hometown, and tell us about it?"

Song Ran said with a smile: "My hometown, all the adults and bachelors already know about it, where do you dare to guess." ”

In the hall, Meng smiled slightly: "It's just for fun, just for fun-we know, but there are always people who don't know, right?"

Song Ran smiled again: "Brother Weiliang is right. In the next hometown - well, then please borrow the elegant sentence of the predecessors, there is a poem: 'In the past, I tried to envy the master'......"

He had just said half a sentence, and everyone had already understood, clapped their hands and laughed in unison: "'Buju Xinxi Linhuaishui'!"

Song Ran crossed his hands to Meng Weiliang and everyone again and again, and said with a smile: "Borrow light, borrow light." ”

It turns out that Xinxi is a small county on the edge of Huaishui, these two sentences were written by the predecessor Su Shi passing by Xinxi, and Meng Weiliang just likes Su Shi very much, and often talks about Su poems and Su words with people in Taixue, and Song Ran borrowed a light. The scholars were aroused, some talked about the poems written by others, and some talked about the poems written by Su Shi elsewhere, and immediately competed to comment, and said enthusiastically, Xia Yan became more and more difficult to have a chance to whisper with Song Ran, so he had to continue to be silent. Probably only he knew that Song Ran was not from Xinxi - the Song family was a famous family in Chenzhou, and the gold medal wall was more than 300 miles away from Xinxi, so Song Ran of course concealed his origin in order to reduce the possibility of others guessing his identity as much as possible. However, he has always been in business with his identity as a "Song scholar" for many years -- "a new family membership", "parents died early", and "the leader of the 'three tests' who has not been tested by the palace" -- and to this day, no one will doubt that these are facts, and it is even less likely that no one can guess that Song Ran, who they recognized as one of the "Six Scholars of Shaoxing", would actually be a member of the Black Bamboo Society.

When everyone finally turned their attention to the next person, he couldn't help but sneer and whisper: "Master Song turned out to be from Xinxi County?"

Song Ran smiled and turned his head sideways: "I don't know if Gongzi Xia has read this poem by Scholar Su before?"

"I'm ashamed. Xia Yan said, "It's the first time I've heard of it, and I haven't learned the whole picture of the poem yet. ”

Although this poem is not necessarily amazing, Su Gong can be described as three baths and three smokes for the new breath, and the hometown of my hometown is written from the bottom up, which is quite picturesque. When the banquet is dispersed today, I will definitely recite the whole poem to my son. When Childe listens to it, he will definitely empathize. ”

Xia Yan felt that his words were a little strange, and he must have something to say, so it was inconvenient to ask, so he only said: "I look forward to it." ”

No more gossiping for a while. Si Ye finally got the opportunity and threw out the topic of the imperial examination. Xia Yan listened a little more attentively - in the meaning of Suzaku, this matter should be related to the prince's thoughts. Don't talk about poetry and national politics, the two officials of the Ministry of Rites at the same table spoke diligently, but Song Ran sat on the side without caring about himself, smelling the cinnamon in the tea, and said little.

Compared with the "three scholars", Tai students are more concerned about the imperial examination. Most of these students have already passed the second examination, only the palace examination, and they do not want the Ministry of Rites to reform the imperial examination at this time, and there are more accidents, so they are also more tactful and modest about this topic, and they are not very active. Si Ye exchanged glances with several officials, showing a bit of disappointment and difficulty.

The table dispersed before noon. The three scholars and all the officials were invited to stay and have lunch together, and although Xia Yan also got an invitation, he knew that it was just out of politeness - not to mention him, except for the Ministry of Rites, most of the other officials also thanked him politely and went home.

The two officials got up and waited to accompany Song Ran to the inner hall for dinner, "Bachelor Song, don't worry," Xia Yan heard one of them whisper to him, and his demeanor seemed to be a little courteous, "Although the bachelor did not participate in the palace examination, but the 'leader of the three examinations' is famous, I heard from Lord Sacrificial Wine that the Taixue Mansion intends to invite Bachelor Song to stay in the capital and teach all the students - with the talent of Bachelor Song, isn't it more than enough? ”

Song Ran hurriedly crossed his hands and thanked him. "Thank you, sir, for all the arrangements. ”

Xia Yan really admired Song Ran tenfold - but at the moment, he didn't have time to think about how many of the so-called "Ling Zheng, Ling Brother, Ling Brother and Sister" were true and a few were fake, he just felt that since Song Ran came prepared, he should always tell himself how he was going to find him next-even if it was a hint. But now, Song Ran and the two officials whispered to the inner hall, as if they had forgotten themselves, and they didn't even look back once.