Wu County on a carriage heading to Nanzhili.

The three of them stared at each other.

Qiu Ze pointed to the person sitting opposite, and said to Xin Yibo in surprise: "He, is the person you said can help me get into the Jinshi?"

Xin Yibo nodded: "That's right, it's him." ”

The man pointed at Qiu Ze and said helplessly to Xin Yibo: "You want me to help him get into the Jinshi?"

Xin Yibo still nodded: "That's right, it's him." ”

Sitting opposite Qiu Ze was a handsome man who had been standing for a long time, he was wearing a white robe, his hair was wrapped in a white cloth, and his gestures were blowing, and his graceful aura spread out.

Qiu Ze said disdainfully: "This guy, although he is famous, has two hits, but I can't know him better, I won the examination with him, and only in the year of the establishment of the examination to lift people, this kind of person abounds in the world, how much ability can he have? You say that he can help me get into the Jinshi? It's better to let yourself take the exam, maybe I will win." ”

The man was relieved, his brows furrowed, as if he was afraid that Qiu Ze would regret it, and hurriedly said: "Uncle Xinyi, Uncle Xinyi, do you see it?" It's not that I don't help him, this is what he said, he has to take the test by himself, but well, I have an idea, I know that you are the son of Qiu County Ling, and I also know that he was killed, you can go to Nanzhili to sue him with your identity as a person." ”

"Hmph, you kid, you have to help with this favor!" Xin Yibo shook his head and said: "You still claim to be a genius in the world, can't you think that this matter has something to do with those adults in Nanzhili?

Xin Yibo pushed Qiu Ze, and then said: "You kid, do you know who he is? He is Tang Yin, one of the four great talents in Jiangnan! Not to mention anything else, although you have some talent in reading alone, compared to him, you are 108,000 miles behind!"

Qiu Ze pouted: "The four great talents of Jiangnan? Hmph, do you think I don't know? They are just some nerds who deceive the world and steal their reputation." ”

Tang Yin was not angry: "Boy, when I started studying, your hair has not yet grown! I know that you are fifteen years old, even if you look at it in the whole Ming Dynasty, it is also a rare talent, don't look at me when I was established, that is because I don't want to take the test, I am used to the prodigal life, I don't want to be bound by the world, if I want to take the test, I will take the test when I am a teenager, not to mention the test of Xie Yuan, it is easy to move in the middle of the test!"

The arrogance in Tang Yin's words was undoubtedly revealed, and Xin Yibo nodded slightly: "This is true, with your attainments, it is indeed not difficult." ”

Qiu Ze asked Xin Yibo, "How did you know him?"

Xin Yibo sighed: "I met him more than ten years ago, when I heard about his fame, I came down the mountain to find him, I was amazed by his talent, and I wanted to take him as an apprentice, but unfortunately, although he is a genius in literature, he has no talent for cultivation, so I gave up." ”

Tang Yin spread his hands: "What is the meaning of cultivating the truth? It is better to wander the world, be a merry and talented man, walk all over the mountains and rivers, paint and chant poems for fun, that is the true meaning of life!"

After speaking, Tang Yin's eyes lit up, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he had seen the picture in his heart.

Qiu Ze looked at Tang Yin squarely, Tang Yin thought in his heart, how could it not be his long-cherished wish? Unfortunately, he did not have Tang Yin's freedom and conditions, so he had to sigh and feel gloomy in his heart.

Xin Yibo smiled and said: "Tang Yin, I know that you don't have the qualifications to cultivate, but you are still smart, even if you don't have much achievement in the future, but you can also cultivate to about the third level of spiritual cultivation, although my old man is quite kind-hearted, I won't tie you back, but if you don't help Qiu Ze take the Jinshi examination, I can't say it, old man, I'm going to do that unrighteous thing." ”

Tang Yin smiled bitterly: "Okay, okay, I surrender, I will do my best to teach him what I have learned all my life, but there is only a short month before the exam, and it is not so simple to be admitted to the Jinshi Face Saint, if you can't even get a tribute when the time comes, then don't blame me." ”

Qiu Ze solemnly saluted Tang Yin: "Thank you, sir." ”

Tang Yin ignored him, turned his head and said to Xin Yibo: "Hey, I said old man, this time the matter between the two of us has been written off, right?

Xin Yibo nodded with satisfaction: "That's natural, only this once! My old man speaks, can it be fake? Qiu Ze's identity can't be exposed, what about him, for the time being, he will pretend to be your scholar, and I will pretend to be your coachman, without further ado, you guys will start now, I will go out." ”

Xin Yibo got out of the carriage, pretended to pick up the horsewhip, bowed his head and said to the old horse: "I came out this time, I wronged you." ”

The old horse shook his head, and without Xin Yibo's command, he ran towards Nan Zhili.

Qiu Ze took out the Four Books and Five Classics from his baggage and put them in front of him: "Tang Jieyuan, where do we start?"

Tang Yin shook his head: "The content in these books is too complicated, it is difficult for you to master it in a short period of time, you take out the pen, I say, you write, read it again and again after writing, it is much better than you reading those old antiques." ”

In the bumpy carriage, Qiu Ze repeatedly read the content that Tang Yin asked him to copy, and after reading it a few times, he really understood it thoroughly, and couldn't help but be amazed in his heart, although this Tang Yin said that he acted unruly, but the Chinese ink in his belly was as vast as the sea, which was really admirable, and sure enough, as Xin Yibo said, he was a rare genius in a hundred years.

And Qiu Ze's speed of learning also surprised Tang Yin.

"If you study hard, even if I don't help you, before the age of thirty, you will be like a bag for the Jinshi examination!"

The three of them and one horse hurried day and night, and according to Tang Yin's guidance, they came to a canal in Nanzhili.

This canal is the transportation hub of the South Zhili waterway, connecting the north and south, there are many passenger ships, in order to rush to the capital faster, Tang Yin proposed to choose to take the waterway, Xin Yibo nodded, and said to the old horse: "You are not needed here, you go back." ”

Just as Xin Yibo was about to rent a boat, a majestic ship stopped in front of him, this boat was luxuriously decorated, almost half of the entire river, and the sound of musical instruments was heard from time to time in the boat.

A person slowly walked out of the boat, this person held a paper fan, walked to the bow of the boat, and arched his hand to Tang Yin with a smile.

"Brother Tang, your fame is inevitably too big, even if you go to Beijing to take the exam, it is known to passers-by, I am not talented, but I am very envious. ”

Tang Yin smiled: "Brother Xu is laughing, it's just a false name, not enough to worry about, what's the matter, looking at Brother Xu's posture, is it going to block the canal?"

Xu Jing laughed: "Blocking the canal? That's a serious crime, Brother Tang laughed, I can't hide it, the younger brother has been waiting for Brother Tang here for two days." ”

Tang Yin pretended to exaggerate "oh": "Yes, how can I, Tang, let Brother Xu wait on the ground, I don't know what Brother Xu has to say?"

"Advice? How can anyone in this world dare to advise Brother Tang, Brother Tang, don't tell you, I have admired you for a long time, I heard that Brother Tang entered Beijing to take the exam, it just so happened that Xiao Mou was not talented, and he also got a person a few years ago, and he was also anxious to go to Beijing to see if he could go home to glory his ancestors. Brother Tang is a genius in the sky, how can he rent this broken boat? On my boat, there are beautiful wines and beautiful women, and there are several musicians playing music to help the fun, if Brother Tang does not dislike it, you can walk with me, all the way to see the flowers, write poems and paint, beautiful, I don't know what Brother Tang's opinion is?"

Xu Jing stepped aside and made a gesture of please.

Xin Yibo glanced at Tang Yin: "What do you say?"

Tang Yin said in a low voice: "Eat for nothing, live for nothing, and drink wine, don't take advantage of the bastard!"

"Very good, very good, like this, it will bother Brother Xu. Tang Yin changed his face, strode onto the bow of the boat with a smile, pointed to Xin Yibo and Qiu Ze and said, "These two are my scholars and grooms, I don't know ......."

Xu Jing laughed: "Brother Tang is a genius, someone has to solve some trivial matters for you, and they should go together." ”