"Ruyi, one last time, okay?"

"Your Highness, the slave has heard these four words seventeen times. ”

"For the last time. Orphan Guarantee. ”

"For the eighteenth time ... Helplessly covering his forehead, looking at His Royal Highness the Imperial Sun of the Dynasty who was looking at him in front of him, Xu Ruyi only felt that he had a terrible headache: "Every time you say that you go to observe the people's feelings, but every time you drag me to the teahouse to listen to books, Your Highness, will this be some... Not so good?"

"What does it matter. Zhu Yunwen said in the old god: "I have only gone out sixteen times before and after, and I don't go out every day, so I know what I know." And... Didn't you notice that the imperial grandfather hadn't beaten you again for a long time? What does this mean? It means that the imperial grandfather also acquiesced in your taking Gu out of the palace. ”

"Is there a relationship between the two ... Xu Ruyi smiled and said: "I'm also the admiral eunuch of Dongchang, you know what I've been busy with in the past few months, if the emperor still beats me all day long, it's not normal, right?"

"Uh... The words were stopped, followed by annoyance and anger: "Loneliness, anyway, today Lonely is going to leave the palace, I am hearing the story of the Three Heroes of the Wind and Dust at a critical juncture, and I can't hear it if I don't go to fear!"

"You can't hear it even if you go, right?" Xu Ruyi said suspiciously: "It's been almost five or six days since we left the palace last time, and he won't stop studying just to wait for you, right?"

Zhu Yunwen smiled: "You don't know this, Gu has already inquired, the gentleman said that as long as I can go within seven days, he guarantees that I can definitely listen to the front and back, and he also said that this is the ability of their storytellers." ”

"Isn't that right?" Xu Ruyi said suspiciously: "We are inseparable, when did you ask, Your Highness?"

"When you turn your head to settle the account, I asked Chu Chu to help me ask her father. ”

"Chu Chu?"

"Lady of the fast-mouthed fish. ”

"The fastfish?"

"Storyteller. ”

"Your Highness ... The corners of Xu Ruyi's eyes twitched unconsciously: "Your business ability is definitely more than enough to be a spy in my East Factory." ”

"What are you going to do to hurt me?" Zhu Yunwen was elated: "You dare to hurt me, if you don't take me out of the palace today, I will go to the imperial grandfather to complain!"

"You can't starve to death if you go to the street and be a gangster... ”

"So you agreed!" Zhu Yunwen stretched out his hand and took Xu Ruyi's hand and walked out: "Hurry up, hurry up, today's things are done today, don't drag mud and water." ”

"Your Highness, the slave maid has heard that the Holy Son of Heaven rules the world with filial piety, and there is no way to faint the king. ”

"It's useless for you to learn from Huang Qing's family!"

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"Ruyi, do you think Nanjing City seems to be very lively recently. As soon as he got out of the palace, Zhu Yunwen was like a flea, his mouth was not idle, and he jumped up and down the aisle.

"Really?" Xu Ruyi looked left and right, it seemed that it was true, there were a lot more people on the street than last time, and if you looked closely, it seemed... How many people are readers?

After thinking about it carefully, the two suddenly realized, and couldn't help but look at each other and smile. The trial is imminent, and the city of Nanjing is of course much more lively than before.

The imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty were mainly divided into three levels. The so-called three levels: township examination, meeting examination, and palace examination. Among them, the township examination is supposed to be the provincial examination, which is held in autumn and August, so it is also called the autumn examination, and the general examination and the palace examination are equivalent to the national examination, which is held in spring and February, which is called the spring examination.

In fact, there is not much difference between the two exams in Chun and Qiu, both of which are based on the Four Books and Five Classics, and the candidates make corresponding articles in accordance with the regulations. Of course, there are three main differences on top of this, firstly, the examiners are different, increasing step by step, and the final palace examination is the main examination by the emperor himself; secondly, the titles are different, the achievements are also different, the students who pass the township examination are called Juren, and the first place is called Xie Yuan; the people who pass the examination are called Gongshi, the first place is for Huiyuan, and the Gongshi can get the identity of Jinshi in passing the examination of the palace examination, and the first place is the champion admired by everyone.

Xu Ruyi was busy directing the killing of people in Dongchang before, and he didn't pay attention to this aspect of things, but now he found out that the autumn has passed, that... A familiar figure flashed through my mind, what about others?

I remember that Gu Yue really seemed to mention that he was already a lifter, but he would have tried to fail the list before, and Xu Ruyi, who was a few months old in the previous year, was busy hitting the back of his head with his heel, and he didn't notice it, but now that he thinks about it, Gu Yue should really be in this Nanjing City, after all, today is February 12, and he will try, remember who mentioned it once, it seems to be February 18.

"Well, go back and let the next side keep an eye on it, and find out the whereabouts of Yuezhen. Thinking like this, Xu Ruyi and Zhu Yunwen came to the door of the familiar small teahouse again.

"Xiao Er, look at the tea!" Without waiting for Xu Ruyi to speak, Zhu Yunwen greeted him with a familiar look.

"Yo, two masters, here, please come in, or Maojian'er?" Xiao Er's face smiled like a dog in Tianjin, ignoring the buns, counting eighteen pleats and still being rich. It stands to reason that Zhu Yunwen doesn't come so often, and Xu Ruyi usually doesn't come at all, so why does the shopkeeper seem so enthusiastic?

A small ingot, up and down in three taels, was thrown out of Zhu Yunwen's hand with a graceful arc, and was deftly grabbed by the shopkeeper and collected in his arms. Now Zhu Yunwen always carries some silver treasure money with him, instead of nodding blindly and then letting Xu Ruyi take out the money, in his own words, the money is particularly comfortable to hand out from his hands.

The hour was still early, and it would take about a quarter of an hour for the fast mouth fish to come on stage, and at this moment he was sitting at a small table in the corner of the stage, with a bowl of coarse tea in front of him, and he was gossiping with his daughter Chuchu. The storyteller is like this, he can open the scene at any time with a waking wood in his arms, and he can say it when he opens his mouth, and he doesn't need to prepare anything.

"Be clever for a while, and walk in front of those scholars when you ask for money, they are the most good-looking and generous. The fast mouth fish whispered to her daughter about the way to ask for money.

"Got it, Dad. The little girl looked around a little impatiently, and suddenly her eyes lit up, pointing to a good position in front of the stage and smiling: "Dad, look, those two sons are here again!"

"Sending money again?" the fast mouth fish raised his eyebrows and looked in the direction pointed by the girl, but it was still the best seat in front of the stage, or those two familiar faces.

"Two sons, I haven't seen you for a long time. The fast mouth fish smiled all over his face, and led his daughter to sit opposite Zhu Yunwen.

"Boss Yu, did you leave me my book?" Zhu Yunwen also nodded and smiled.

"Keep it, don't worry, you can definitely take it. ”

"It's good to be able to catch it, if you say it is wonderful today, my son will also be rewarded. Zhu Yunwen's face was full of impatience, and he couldn't wait for the fast mouth fish to come to the stage to speak immediately.

The fast mouth fish smiled and shook his head, the hour is not enough, he can't go on stage yet. But it doesn't matter, in the end, he eats by mouth, coaxing Zhu Yunwen to say flattering words, but it's not boring. After a while, there were more people in the teahouse who were eating, sitting, and listening to books, looking at the time, the fast mouth fish smiled at Zhu Yunwen and Xu Ruyi: "Don't accompany, the villain will come to the stage to tell the story for the son." Then he got up and walked to the stage.

"Poor fall" was beaten, and the fast-mouthed fish opened his mouth and groaned: "Lang said that he once divided Bao Shujin, who can distinguish Boyaqin! ”

"Okay!" The audience applauded, Zhu Yunwen's voice was particularly loud, and Xu Ruyi's face couldn't help but be a little embarrassed.

When the scene was quiet, the fast mouth fish spoke: "In the last book, we talked about Li Jing and the bearded guest... ”

"Oh, yes, it's the Three Heroes of the Wind and Dust. Xu Ruyi had a lot of thoughts some time ago, and he didn't listen to it seriously at all, but now that the fast mouth fish has started to start, he feels some impressions in a trance.

In all fairness, the craftsmanship of the fast-mouthed fish is actually quite good, calm down and listen, although I don't know before and after, Xu Ruyi was quickly brought to the story.

Once the spirit is invested, time always flies very quickly. Unconsciously, Xingmu "snapped" again, and a period passed, and after a few kind words of "unkindness", Chu Chu stood up, slightly rolled up the hem of his clothes, and turned up from table to table. Zhu Yunwen was the closest, and he didn't say much, and a little five taels of ingots were put in, in exchange for a sweet smile from the little girl.

"Ruyi, you said that this bearded guest is really a good skill, the martial arts are so strong, and he is a chivalrous heart, you say... Taking advantage of the gap, Zhu Yunwen couldn't wait to make a "feeling after listening".

Xu Ruyi smiled, listened with interest, and from time to time also talked about her thoughts: "The red whisk girl is also powerful, flying eaves and walking on the wall, light work, but it is the first in the world." ”

"No. 1 in the world? Zhu Yunwen pouted and said: "Then Zhang Tao, the righteous son of Yang Su, chased after him all the way, it can be seen that the light work may not lose to the Red Whisk Girl, if it is not for the appearance of the bearded guest, the final result may not be what it is." ”

"Oh, that Zhang Tao... "I replied casually, but Xu Ruyi's heart suddenly moved, and his mind turned: 'This is an opportunity... ’

"Your Highness. Xu Ruyi leaned out without a trace, and said in a low voice: "The story is a story after all, and it is also the story of the end of the Sui Dynasty, but do you know what this first-class light skill looks like today?"

"Uh... I don't know. Zhu Yunwen shook his head honestly.

"Then do you know what the world's number one beauty looks like?" Xu Ruyi asked again.

"I don't know. ”

"What about the best in the world in martial arts, the first in the world in writing, the first in calligraphy, the first in the world in strength? Do you know this?"

Every time Xu Ruyi asked, Zhu Yunwen shook his head, like a rattle in the hand of a naughty boy.

After listening to Xu Ruyi's more than a dozen questions about the world's firsts, Zhu Yunwen suddenly asked: "Then do you know who they are?

"How do I know who they are?" Xu Ruyi smiled, his hand on his chin, his head tilted, and he rolled his eyes.

"You!" Zhu Yunwen was angry.

"But~" Xu Ruyi's words turned sharply, and his voice had a taste of "temptation": "You are His Royal Highness the eldest grandson of the Ming Dynasty, the future emperor, and the slave and maid I am the factory director of the East Detective Factory, if you and I are interested, what is the difficulty of these?"

"This... Zhu Yun snorted: "This doesn't seem to be very good, a little, a little... ”

Zhu Yunwen instinctively felt that it didn't seem to be good, but he couldn't say what was wrong.

"Plaything?" Xu Ruyi reminded.

"yes, the plaything is demoralized. Zhu Yunwen nodded, and then looked depressed: "Grandpa Huang won't agree, and Huang Qing's family won't agree." ”

"Your Highness. Xu Ruyi said: "First of all, this is not an idle matter. It is important to know that the rooster crows and the dog thieves also have their use. If there are ten world's first generations to serve you, then you have ten leading figures in the industry, if it is a hundred, a thousand? Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if it is fun, there is a music workshop in the palace, and the court also has a teaching workshop, and there is a plausible place to play, what is the matter? This Jingzhong... Speaking of this, Xu Ruyi couldn't help but be gloomy, he wanted to say that there were many empty mansions in Beijing, which reminded him of the deceased Liangguo Gong Lanyu.

"Well, you said ... It's not unreasonable, then I'll leave this matter to you, just don't move too much. Zhu Yunwen thought about it, and finally nodded.

"Your Highness, rest assured, with your words, the slave and maid will know it in their hearts. Xu Ruyi nodded, and the big stone in his heart fell to the ground. In the past two days, I have actually wanted to mention this matter to Zhu Yunwen, but I haven't found a suitable opportunity, and Wang Yongzhen over there has been news two days ago that he has found four or five "powerful" people, and he will rush back to Beijing in less than a month, Xu Ruyi is also a little anxious.

After wasting his mouth and getting Zhu Yunwen, Xu Ruyi didn't feel a little dry, picked up the teacup and took a sip, but before he could put it down, he heard a somewhat frivolous voice from the other side: "Oh, there are still people who listen to a book and reward five taels of silver at once, and they are so generous, it seems that it must be which land wealth in your north?"

"Who is this?" Zhu Yunwen frowned, although this person was unintentional, but he still stabbed him in and out of his words, making him unhappy.

Xu Ruyi is also a little unclear, so, just listening to books, how much money is rewarded, and what do you look at others? Is it a hooligan bullying people? It doesn't look like the meaning in the words?

Looking up, the person who spoke was really not a hooligan person, but a serious scholar, wearing a square scarf, wearing a plain white Confucian robe, with beautiful jade hanging on his waist, and a folding fan in his hand. talks about other people's wealth, but judging from his appearance, he is definitely from a big family.

"We northerners don't have a lot of money, but it's not the turn of outsiders to say it, even worse... Before talking about others, you have to look at yourself. Zheng Gongzi is also from a big family, do you want to pretend to be a poor man who studies hard in the cold window?"