On a cloudy day, it may be snow outside, but in the imperial capital, it is rain, not cold, and there are lanterns along the steps in the streets and alleys.

As the guests come in and out, umbrellas of different shapes are gathered and bloomed from time to time in the rain, listening to greetings, discussions, and laughter of ordinary citizens.

Ye Qing took two young girls, Fu Chengshan traveled simply, and also took four maids and guards, and the group slowly passed along the stairs to enjoy the night market style.

"I remember how happy my youth was, and the lights were on the cloud tower in the middle of the night. ”

"When it rains, the business of the artists in the teahouse is much lighter, but there are more people in the wine shop, even if it is the imperial capital, it is better to drink and dine at this time than to drink tea. ”

Fu Chengshan's expression was calm, with a bit of melancholy in his eyes, and he looked at it in a daze, obviously touching the scene, and remembering the past.

After being silent for a long time, Fu Chengshan suddenly came to his senses before he said: "Yunlou is the premier gold cave in the city, with wine, sex, art, and literature, Brother Ye is young and romantic, you can go over and have a look......"

This wine is really fine wine, the color is really beautiful, the art is really top, and the text is really elegant, all of which are the first-class level of the imperial capital.

Ye Qing knew that he was feeling nostalgic for the past, and said with a smile: "Tianjing Spring Dew, there is no other place, I still have to buy a few bottles to go back, and there is just that." ”

Tianjing spring dew is brewed by the imperial capital Xishan Yuquan, and the ministry and the large internal feast are all used in this way.

Fu Chengshan smiled: "Although the spring dew of Tianjing is good, it is unique, but it may not be the first in the world. ”

Ye Qing smiled, didn't say much, just listened to the noise of drinking and laughing, and there were bursts of silk and bamboo orchestras on the green building, and the clear and soft shallow singing was heard from time to time, rippling in the street with the wind.

I felt that my arm was leaning over and was plump, and the familiar dark fragrance was floating, and I didn't need to look at it to know that it was Jiang Zinan, and my heart was a little funny and a little warm, and I couldn't help but think of Qianqian secretly telling Zhou Ling - the wild flowers on the side of the road are not clean, don't let Gongzi pick them.

I can hear the black lines in my head.

"This lunar eclipse, the world faintly shakes, many people who want to wait a few years to enter Beijing again to take the exam have been dispatched, in the past three thousand lifts, this time I am afraid that there are seven thousand. Ye Qing pondered for a moment and stared into the distance: "My resources are not thick, and this time the green list is twice as intense, how dare you be distracted." ”

Half-truths and half-truths said casually, comforting and stroking the green silk behind him.

The public was half-embraced, Jiang Zinan blushed, didn't dare to look at Zhou Ling, and lowered his head deeply.

Fu Chengshan smiled when he saw this, no longer talked about Fengyue, and after hearing this, he also tightened his lips, and said for a long time: "Yes, this time the heroes of the world are gathered in this session, I'm afraid it's ......."

Both of them were cold, but they soon arrived at a Linhu tribute store.

Linhu Gongdian, the rain is light, there are six big lanterns hanging under the eaves of the façade, look up, seven floors high, the rain is like clouds and fog under the light, the white marble steps, carved jade railing, faintly have aura.

Ye Qing didn't realize it in his previous life, but at this time, he knew that it was connected to the underground spiritual vein, but it was an auspicious place.

The pavilion is set up under the stage, and there are four horizontal guards in front of the palace, and the two of them showed the dragon pattern jade card, and they took their respective family servants and maids in.

Several tribute buildings in the city are actually imperial property, and it is impossible for the shopkeeper to use the civil officials of the imperial court, but not merchants, and they are all female officials of the rank in name, and they do not come forward in general, only the deacon is responsible for the daily life, and it is a non-mainstream minister.

At this time, a middle-aged deacon greeted him with a smile, and wanted to lead the two upstairs to see the house, it should be said that the service attitude was still in place, but Fu Chengshan had gone through two sessions, and he didn't know the mystery, so he waved his hand: "Don't take out these pigeon cages and show them, we are all with people, and there is no empty yard?"

"Yes, yes, you two are not too late, and there are more than a dozen courtyards...... The middle-aged deacon squinted his eyes with a smile, and never mentioned the free room: "The entire Gonghu Lake is the property of the emperor, and the feng shui is excellent, which side of the lake do you want to rent?"

Fu Chengshan ignored it and explained to Ye Qing with a smile: "The tribute tower was built in the early years of the dynasty, considering that the world is tired and the children are poor, there is a special free room, only one room. ”

"Now if it's just one person, there are many of us, and we want to live for a long time, it's better to rent a yard and be quiet...... And it's easy to gather...... Brother Ye, do you know what you have done?"

Jiang Zinan and Zhou Ling glanced at each other, remembered Ye Qing and said, "When you see it, you know the way."

looked at it together, but saw Ye Qing smiling and not explaining: "Just listen to Brother Fu's arrangement." ”

"Good. Fu Chengshan didn't think much about it, and casually ordered: "Take us over to see these courtyards." ”

The deacon has already raised the lantern: "You two, please, be careful of the slippery road in the rain......"

I have walked around, basically it is good, comprehensive opinions, the most selected two small courtyards in the neighborhoods of Huxi, the decoration is elegant, the dust is not clean, and there is a study.

Three hundred taels of silver a month, including basic meals, if you want to use the banquet, you have to pay more.

Ye Qingshuang quickly paid six hundred taels and rented it for two months.

As soon as the salute was rectified, the rain had stopped, so Zhou Ling and Jiang Zinan were allowed to bathe - using the hot springs to lead to the baths of each courtyard.

At this time, the heavy rain stopped, and the fog-like breath filled the courtyard.

Seeing Ye Qing with his hands behind his back and looking up at the sky, Jiang Zinan stood stunned and smiled: "Childe, this accommodation in the capital is too expensive, you can rent this kind of small courtyard for only twenty taels in the county." ”

"Blessed land, hot springs, floor heating, imperial capital, which doesn't cost money?And if you are unhappy here, do you mean that it is not good to accompany me?" Ye Qing smiled, but he laughed in his heart.

"How can there be, I know that I don't mean that......" Jiang Zinan's face turned red, his mind was unconvinced, and he said: "The most important thing is that it is clearly said to be free, but it actually asks us for a lot of money, and the court is really ......"

Ye Qing smiled dumbly, and said: "There are still free single rooms, and the free meals are simpler, but they are all full, there are vegetarians and meat, and the treatment of the imperial court is already very good-a few thousand."

"As for the rich people, they don't actually make much, they just make up for some free vacancies. ”

"Zi Nan, don't think about taking advantage of others. ”

As he spoke, he touched her face, and the warmth of her palms gradually became hot, and the girl became ashamed: "Son, you are taking advantage of me...... There's someone out there."

The second half of the sentence is the point, Ye Qing couldn't help laughing, but at this moment, he heard a voice outside: "Brother Ye, why is it good?"

"The joy of the boudoir thrush. Ye Qing heard that it was Fu Chengshan, and opened the door with a casual smile, and Jiang Zinan retreated into the house with a red face.

It was Fu Chengshan who entered the door, waved his hand, and let out a few moves, all of which were of different ages and teeth, all of which had color instruments, which made Ye Qing's eyes light up, and he didn't dare to peep deep with his heavenly eyes, but he saw the golden luck condensation at a glance.

"Come on, Brother Ye, these are a few old friends I met in the last session, Kong Zhi, Chu Yan, Tang Zhongchen, I heard Brother Ye's name, and asked me to introduce ......" Fu Chengshan was a little helpless, but his tone was pleasant and close.

"Don't dare to introduce it, threesome, it must have my teacher, Qingzheng wants to ask for benefits from your predecessors. Ye Qing said with a deep sigh, thinking about these three names in his heart.

There are only 100 people on the palace test youth list each session, and I instantly remembered that these three people are the same jinshi in the three lists of this session according to history, and I can't help but secretly rejoice, thinking: "This is really people gather by like, things by groups, although this Fu Chengshan has not been in the jinshi, will not be able to see the eye of the sky, but the vision is very good to seek alone is better than not to communicate together, which is making me polish my literary talent again in the past two months." ”

Kong Chutang and the three of them saw the young man's handsomeness, no matter what, this demeanor was really heartbreaking, they looked at each other, and returned the salute humbly: "Brother Ye is the best, let's ask each other for help." ”

Everyone laughed, and when they entered the courtyard, they entered the main hall, and sat around the tea house in front of a screen and chatted.

Zhou Lingxin changed into a black dress, offered the wine and retreated, when passing Ye Qing, the girl bent down as usual, her steps were silent, her posture was soft, and she could even smell the fragrance of her wet long hair.

Fu Chengshan had already seen that Zhou Ling's martial arts were good, combined with Jiang Zinan's wisdom, and smiled: "With such two fierce horses, Brother Ye's spirit is really good." ”

Ye Qing smiled and said nothing, in this world, the wife and wife are respected, and the concubines and maids are regarded as ordinary things at will.

Ye Qing doesn't have this mentality, using the analogy of a horse as a person, it doesn't matter if he talks about sex in the boudoir, he will never export it outside, and he belittles his dignity as a woman.

But he turned to ask: "It seems that Brother Qing and Brother Fu came the latest, when did the brothers come?"

The topic has been revealed, the first acquaintance, and out of the taboo of literati, they all consciously don't come up to discuss poetry, first talk about some things in the journey for fun.

The people come from all over the world, they have seen and heard a lot, and because they are of the same class, they can understand each other, and after a while, the topic will turn to the exam that everyone is most concerned about, especially the guess of the examiner.

Fu Chengshan has taken the exam twice, and he has the most right to speak, and he pondered for a moment in the eyes of everyone, and still shook his head: "There are only a few people who have qualifications and no rotation order, Su, Li, Zhang, and Jiang are all possible, but this year's celestial phenomena have changed drastically, and I am afraid that there is an urgent adjustment ......."

Several people were silent, and in fact, when they came to take the exam, they all had the stimulus of a lunar eclipse.

Ye Qing saw that his heart moved, and he skipped the memory of Su Zirong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the next session after three years, after a little consideration, he made a decision, and wrote a word on the table with a glass of wine.

"Tong?" Kong Zhi's eyes widened, with this person's wisdom, he never expected it to be this: "Where did the news come from, or judgment?"

Ye Qing was thinking about it, and when he saw that Fu Chengshan had realized, he smiled and bowed his hand: "Please also ask Brother Fu to speak first." ”

Fu Chengshan glanced at it, nodded and thanked him, and when it came to business, this person restrained his smile, weighed his words, and said solemnly: "The affairs of the world, the signs will be revealed in the heavens and the earth, and the disaster will first come from the personnel, and the trouble is greater than the internal and external attack." ”

"Although I don't know the number of days, but there is a lunar eclipse, there will be fulfillment, but according to reason, the imperial court only has three hundred years of life, and it is far from the time of immorality. ”

"Generally speaking, for the imperial court, the internal troubles are in the chaos of the people, the external troubles are in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and there are between the internal and external affairs of the feudal domains, but the sporadic chaotic people are not yet a climate, and the Northern Wei Dynasty may not be a problem - the feudal domains, I am afraid that it will not become a disaster."

"It's hard to understand. ”