The boat is carefully designed, and the deck leads to a large hall with tables and chairs, and through the hall, behind which are the private rooms...... The stern of the boat belongs to the girls' residence, which is not enough for outsiders.

On the whole, it is a procedural process of "entering the house".

When I entered the room, I found an empty table and sat down, and immediately someone came to greet me and asked for something to eat and drink. Chen Sanlang ordered a few snacks and ordered another pot of wine.

Zhou He Zhidao: "Dao Yuan, in fact, it doesn't have to be like this, it's too expensive." ”

Gu Linchuan listened to the price, and his eyelids couldn't help jumping a little, this meal of fun was enough to eat and drink for half a month.

Chen Sanlang said with a smile: "It's a rare opportunity, it's good to see this wind and snow." ”

The two of them stopped talking: In this world, it is simply unthinkable that the scholar class does not taste the wind and moon, and it has become a habit in their bones. On weekdays, if you want to be decent, you have to choose to be in the place of fireworks, listen to music, and talk about things, so as to have an atmosphere.

Tonight's Qinhuai is particularly lively, coinciding with the triennial township examination year, and just after the township examination, hundreds of scholars and candidates have flocked to the carnival of relaxation.

As the hours get late, the boat fills up, and they begin to untie the ropes and slowly float down the river.

Chen Sanlang looked out the window, he could see a row of red lanterns on the archway of Yangzhou city wall in the distance, and then look farther, two points of light in the city were shining brightly, next to each other, extremely high, as if hanging in the air.

It was the Feilai Peak and the Mountain Pagoda - there were lighthouses on the summit and the spire, and every evening, someone would go up and light the lanterns. Out of the light.

Chen Sanlang looked at these two lights and saw them flickering and flickering. There seems to be something mysterious about it.

Airplanes!

The two lights in the line of sight flickered violently, and the flames hunted. Outlined into two characters - the shape of the character is peculiar, not the character of the Xia Yu Dynasty, but vaguely Sanskrit.

Seeing this vision, Chen Sanlang was taken aback and almost screamed. With this movement, the landscape in sight disappeared and returned to normal. But he knew it wasn't a hallucination, and his heart pounded.

At the same time, the tenth floor of the mountain color tower. In the dark, an old monk was slowly sweeping the steps with a broom in his hand. He felt something, raised his head, and his two pupils burst into light, like two bright lights. Then the figure flashed and disappeared.

The next moment, he had appeared on the top of the eighteenth-story tower, his eyes blazing, staring at the light. My heart was shocked: "The Buddha lamp warns, what does it shine?"

In the Dharma, this is a bad omen.

Being in a high place, the wind is bleak. It made him feel a little chill inexplicably, and he stood up, looking at Feilai Peak. Then I crossed over and saw farther on the Qinhuai River -- into the night. The Qinhuai River is brightly lit and beautiful.

"A long way to go. What's wrong?"

Zhou Hezhi saw that his face was a little strange, and asked.

Chen Sanlang settled down: "It's okay, come, let's have a drink." ”

"Oh, Lao Zhou, why did you drink here?"

Suddenly, a voice sounded, and I saw a group of scholars coming, leading a person, about thirty years old, with a long body and a jade body, brocade clothes and jade belts, and an extraordinary demeanor, surrounded by a group of people, like the moon in the sky surrounded by stars, teaching people's hearts.

Zhou Hezhi's face turned cold: "It turned out to be Brother Wei." ”

Behind Brother Wei stood a man in the shape of a man, who should be a guard, and immediately shouted: "Rude! Although Lord Wei travels in small clothes, how can you be called a brother and a brother by a scholar?"

Zhou Hezhi's face changed greatly, but thinking of the identity of the other party, he didn't dare to do it, so he had to stand up, bend down and bow down: "The student has seen Master Wei." ”

The man laughed: "Lord Wei heard this very happily, Old Zhou, you didn't expect this to happen ten years ago." ”

Smiling, he strode through the hall and went to the back wing. He is a distinguished guest, and he has his own well-behaved running hall to greet him warmly.

Zhou Hezhi's expression was miserable, he poured a large glass of wine and drank it all.

Chen Sanlang asked in a deep voice, "Old Zhou, do you know him?"

Zhou Hezhi smiled wryly and said, "Wei Ming, when I first took the township test, I was at the same time as him. He was born in the Wei family in Yangzhou, and he is a scholarly family in the state and county, and he has a very good background. At that time, I was only to blame for being young and vigorous, and I spoke out against him at a gathering of scholars and formed a grudge. ”

Chen Sanlang listened, and then asked, "And then?"

Zhou Hezhi sighed: "Then in that township examination, my name fell to Sun Shan, and he rose to the top, was promoted, got a jinshi, entered the Hanlin Academy, and was repeatedly promoted, and now he should be a bachelor." ”

The bachelor's degree is an idle job engaged in the compilation of literature and history in the Hanlin Academy, but the grade reaches the fourth grade, which is quite high. Once such an idle position is given the opportunity to be released, it is likely to obtain a substantive official, such as a prefect.

Gu Linchuan asked, "Then why did he come back to Yangzhou?"

Zhou Hezhi replied: "Seeing his proud appearance in the spring breeze, he is probably going back to Yangzhou to take up a substantive position." ”

When Gu Linchuan heard it, he was inexplicably envious.

Zhou Hezhi's smile was desolate: "The ancestors of the Wei family have people who have been officials, Wei's famous grandfather has been an official to the Ministry of Rites, and his father is the country's son of the priest, with such a grandfather and father in the shade, we can't envy it." ”

After all, it is another big glass of wine, but it is a pity that drinking alcohol makes me even more sorrowful.

The imperial court set up the imperial examination, and the article took scholars, so that the scholars from poor families had a great opportunity to carp and jump into the dragon gate. However, the road to the imperial examination is full of thorns, and I don't know how many talented scholars have been isolated and depressed all their lives. Even if he overcomes obstacles and is named on the gold list, the road to his career is even more bumpy, and the turmoil is sinister. At this point, if you don't have a backer, you will also be at the bottom for the rest of your life.

Gu Linchuan drank wine, his eyes couldn't help but glance at Chen Sanlang, and said in his heart: When he was in the college, Daoyuan was quite favored by the University of Science and Politics, and he had a great future......

How did he know that Du Yinyan suddenly suffered a stroke, not to mention continuing to be an official, his life in the second half of his life was very problematic.

Zhou Hezhi drank two glasses of wine in succession, some drunkenness came to his heart, his face turned red, and he said to Chen Sanlang: "Daoyuan, there is no doubt about your talent." However, for my generation of scholars, the sophistication of people is the most important meal. The horns of the head are easy to meet, and when the head is touched, the blood flows, and this person will die. ”

Speaking of the word "death", it has an awe-inspiring meaning that penetrates into the bones, which obviously includes his extremely profound experience and understanding of the truth.

His young man was ambitious, but he failed to take several township exams in succession, and all his heart and spirit were extinguished. Thinking that this township test is likely to be another failure, I am even more discouraged, and I feel shameless to go back to face my wife and children at home.

Zhou Hezhi's family background originally belonged to a well-off family, but he repeatedly failed the exam, and the cost was huge, and the family background slowly fell, which was very embarrassing. In order to participate in this township test, he has already incurred a foreign debt. Coming to Qin Huai tonight, that is, with the idea of saying goodbye, spending some money, and taking a look at it one last time. I didn't expect to meet the "enemy" of the past on the ship and suffer humiliation.

Chen Sanlang held a chopstick in his hand, and suddenly knocked it on the porcelain cup, and the sound of "dang" was very clear.

The crisp sound was in his ears, Zhou He's heart was inexplicably shocked, and he suddenly woke up, and he couldn't help but sweat on his forehead - saying that he had just confided in his heart that he was depressed and disheartened, and he really wanted to jump off the Qinhuai River. was woken up by Chen Sanlang now, and he was afraid: If he really has to find a short-term vision, what should his wife and children do at home?

To Chen Sanlang, grateful.

Chen Sanlang said with a smile: "Old Zhou, life is impermanent, maybe one day, it will be Wei Mingming leaning over in front of you and calling him 'adult'." ”

Zhou Hezhi smiled bitterly: "Daoyuan, don't make fun of me, it's okay, everyone has a life, and you have to live in peace." ”

Gu Linchuan suddenly said: "Daoyuan, among the group of people who followed Wei Liming just now, I saw Qin Yushu and them. ”

Chen Sanlang nodded: "I also saw it, as Lao Zhou said, my generation of scholars, human feelings and sophistication are the most important meals." It's not surprising that they go in search of food. ”

Although I don't know how Qin Yushu got mixed up with Wei Liming, but the Shilin circle is already a circle, saying that it is not small, but it is not big, with Qin Yushu's temperament of being good at drilling camps, it is normal to cling to Wei's name.

Although he and Chen Sanlang have the same teacher and fellow classmates, they have experienced a series of grievances, and they have long had no friendship, but there is some hatred.

In a very wide wing room in the middle of the painting boat, three large tables were set up, full of people, among which Wei Mingming, of course, was the out-and-out protagonist, sitting on it, and there were many scholars who came up to toast.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Wei Liming suddenly asked, "In the hall just now, who knows the scholar who sat with Zhou Hezhi?"

There was a sudden silence in the room.

When Qin Yushu heard this, he was overjoyed, he was worried that he was an outsider, and it was difficult to integrate into the circle of Wei Mingming, and he couldn't rely on the relationship, but now was a great opportunity, so he quickly stood up and said respectfully: "Master Wei, the student knows." ”

Wei Liming glanced at him: "Oh, let's talk about it." ”

Qin Yushu immediately said it in 1510, which particularly emphasized Chen Sanlang's identity and origin, and finally said: "According to the students' observations, this Chen Yuan is deeply favored by the University of Xuezheng in order to obtain the qualification for this year's township examination as a new talent." ”

When Wei Liming heard this, he suddenly laughed: "It turned out that he was following the path of Du Yinyan, hehe, it's a pity that he hugged the wrong thigh." ”

Qin Yushu didn't know why, and he didn't know why he said this: A state of study and politics, but he is a real man. Although Wei Liming was about to be released back to the capital city under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou to serve as the prefect, it was still a little worse than Xuezheng.

Wei Liming slowly took a sip of wine and said leisurely: "Du Xuezheng had a stroke a while ago and was half paralyzed, and this position of Xuezheng can't be done." This news is estimated to be widely announced after the township trial list is released. ”

When Qin Yushu heard this, he stayed on the spot, and his heart was full of mixed feelings, but more than that, there was an inexplicable burst of joy: Haha, Chen Yuan, your backstage is down, your good days are over! (To be continued......)

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