Time passes, and in the blink of an eye, another day.

Today is the annual Shangyuan Lantern Festival, Qiu Yan left the inn early in the morning and met with Luo Jiayun and others at the tea shop to chat.

During the examination period, the lifters from all over the world gathered together, and it was the time to talk and talk, and it was often possible to see scholars in groups of scholars in the teahouse tavern, talking and laughing.

In these moves, most of the unknown economic laws and price changes were deliberately done by the merchants, and they invisibly became the big ones one by one, and they were favored by the merchants, so that the residents of the city were affected, and it was no wonder that they would be angry.

Qiu Yan walked alone on the street, walking slowly, leisurely, as if he was visiting the scenery of the city, and the pedestrians on the road were not surprised.

It's just that hostile glances and whispered discussions are inevitable.

They didn't know that when Qiu Yan walked, he didn't pay attention to all the scenery.

"Xingjing is the capital of the Great Rui Kingdom, it is impossible not to be noticed by Shinto, but there are dragon qi and many factors here, not only the extraordinary power of the ordinary is suppressed and weakened, but Shinto will definitely be affected, and now I feel it personally, I know that a good Shinto is not systematic, scattered everywhere, and I don't know what the Yin Si here looks like. ”

Although he had doubts in his heart, Qiu Yan would not rush to investigate, so as not to provoke future troubles, now is the time when more is better than less, and the black hand behind the library inn has not yet been figured out, so he really has no energy to provoke other enemies.

Thinking about it, his attention was focused on the people and sights along the way, and with the help of perception and Shinto breath, he could vaguely understand the hearts of others through their feelings.

Along the way, relying on such methods, I have collected a lot of information on people's livelihood, and at the same time looked at the layout of the city. Compared with the scene of the former dynasty seen in the book and the Eastern Capital Menghua experienced not long ago, it also made Qiu Yan's understanding of Xingjing invisibly improve a lot.

"In the former capital, the division of the city was very strict, and the residential area and commercial area were almost closed, but the capital of Darui was no longer so strictly divided, and tea shops, taverns, and shops were almost everywhere. However, in the end, it is not comparable to the prosperity of the eastern capital. ”

Looking at the signboards of the shops along the way, listening to the words of the people inside and outside the store, and seeing the small merchants and vendors along the way, Qiu Yan slowly grasped some subtleties.

"In the previous dynasty, the city was divided into 120 and 220 lines, all of which were divided according to the types of goods sold, and the individuals involved in commerce were mostly merchants, traders, nomads, and handicraftsmen. The Darui Dynasty, on the basis of inheriting the division of industries from the previous dynasty, added entertainment, restaurants, hotels, and even some hidden places. There is also the so-called 'lower ninth' industry, which is already a vigorous development of the tertiary industry according to the division of the previous life. ”

Walking on the streets of Xingjing, Qiu Yan's mind gradually became in tune with it. In the words of passers-by, in the cries of surrounding vendors, in the light and shadow of various words and colors on the signboards along the street. As I went deeper, I was faintly combined with the atmosphere of the whole city, and my mind was spinning with thoughts.

"The world is impermanent, Xingjing City seems to be bright, in fact, the dark tide is turbulent, it is not the danger of the temple, just the trend of the union of merchants and Jia, it is dangerous and evil, according to the practice of the imperial examination in the past dynasties, this examination is likely to choose a military major affairs to ask for advice, but I don't know who the main test is, and it is not easy to figure it out......"

Candidates take the exam, in addition to their own knowledge, but also know how to judge the time, figuring out the examiner's mind is one of the important ones, the examiner's academic tendency, official position, the department in charge, is the most important, it is likely to be related to the content of the exam paper, many people come to the capital, the first thing is to visit relatives and friends, relying on the network to explore.

But for Qiu Yan, Yiqiē will not act until the identity of the examiner is confirmed.

As he walked, Qiu Yan's mind slowly drifted, and he felt a huge will, and couldn't help but be shocked, and then he realized that he had a little perception and went to contact that will.

Xingjing, this city, after wind and frost, once prosperous, once dilapidated, there are many dynasties in history set their capital here, can be described as the ancient capital of several dynasties, just like a thick history book, the inner and outer city walls, the bricks and soil under the feet, are a page of this book.

Flipping through the pages, the picture scroll was presented in front of Qiu Yan.

"Huh?"

In the middle of the city, in the imperial city, in a palace located in the deep palace, there was a sudden sigh.

"Someone thinks the same thing as Xingjing? wants to read the history of the city? Could it be that there is another great Confucian study tour here?"

In the light of this sound, the intention spread out from the palace, faintly touching the breath of the city, and making instant contact with Qiu Yan's consciousness, but quickly receded.

"Interesting, interesting, this scholar, very interesting......"

After a few breaths, Qiu Yan came to the outside of the agreed tea shop, but the person seemed to be in a trance, and at first glance, there was a feeling of sleepy eyes.

"Brother Qiu, are you here......" Zhou Guan and the others sat around a table, his position was facing the door of the store, and when he saw Qiu Yan, he greeted him.

Qiu Yan woke up like a dream, and the feeling in his heart dissipated, but he grasped a little breath, stored it in his heart, slowly brewed, and then stepped forward and talked with Zhou Guan and others.

After a few hours, they took their own leave and returned to their lodgings.

Tonight, there is the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, there are many candidates gathered, some candidates feel that the test is imminent, have no intention of playing, and want to go back to study; while some are approaching, but have no intention of reading books, and have the heart to see the prosperity of Xingjing.

Even Luo Jiayun, Zhou Guan, Cao Hanqi and others also had different ideas, and they went back to prepare separately at noon.

And Qiu Yan returned to the inn, had lunch, and then went back to the room, closing the door.

"Childe is coming and going in a hurry, what's going on?

Outside the door, Dai Guo looked at Qiu Yan's closed door with a puzzled expression and muttered in a low voice.

Hu Qi next to him shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Childe has his own ideas for doing things, so we don't have to worry about it, speaking of which, I saw a familiar figure in the city a few days ago, and it is likely to be someone from that sect." ”

"Huh?" Dai Guo was confused at first, and then surprised, "Is that sect a person? Then you have to be careful, although the foundation of that sect is no longer in the hinterland of the Central Plains, it should not be underestimated." ”

"Yes, I'm going to ......"

Hu Qi and Dai Guo talked, but they didn't notice that when they spoke, the earth dog who was chained to the door was sneakily moving, gently biting the rope that tied him with his teeth, and struggling hard, but with little success.

"Huh?" This move finally alarmed Dai Guo, and he pulled the rope violently, turning the tongue coating of the earth dog outward, and pulling it back alive.

"You reckless man......!

The earth dog was angry, but the following words were strangled and could not be said completely.

It's just that when it foamed at the mouth, it suddenly saw that Qiu Yan's door opened a crack, and he saw the baby ginseng riding a difficult beast, and the eight-character ancient seal wrapped around the incense burner, and it came out of it little by little.

"Hmm!"

The earth dog struggled again, but he couldn't make a sound, and could only watch a few things sneak away from behind the window at the end of the corridor.

..................

Time flies, night falls, the lights are on, and the whole Xingjing City is soon lively, and every household is lit up with lights, and the lanterns are hung up.

The girls and boys in the city also went out of the house, in groups of three or five, wandering and playing in the city, and on the streets, there were many hawkers, people coming and going, and it was a prosperous scene.

There are also Qinglou Zhufang contending, there are talented people fighting in Chinese in the building, and there are warriors drinking outside the building, which is really a variety of things in the world.

"Sister Ji, you wait here for a while, I'll come when I go. ”

In the crowd, Xu Ran, who was dressed in men's clothes, and Ji Zheng walked through, and Xu Ran suddenly saw a familiar figure in the crowd, and turned around to say a word to Ji Zheng.

Ji Zheng smiled slightly: "You are going to see your lover, it stands to reason that my sister should not be disturbed, but when I came, your father had an order." ”

Xu Ran immediately pursed her mouth, but she had no choice but to run over with Ji Zheng.

Wen Zhizhen was fighting lantern riddles with people in front, winning again and again, and the surroundings praised each other, and suddenly saw two young ladies coming over and talking to Wen Zhizhen, and the onlookers were envious.

The lantern festival in Xingjing has a long history, and there are many unwritten rules, like this, you can see at a glance that it is a character dressed as a man, and it is generally a young lady from an official eunuch's family.

Envy is envy, but no one goes up to spoil the scenery, you must know that in the past, I don't know how many poor boys have won the favor of rich daughters and eunuchs, and they turned over and sang, but they were all good stories.

Not far away, under a locust tree, Pang Qianru was talking to Song Qian.

“...... Since Qiu Yan has talent and learning, he will not let go of this literary meeting, I heard that the judge of the literary meeting is the master of several academies, and it is said that there are also Zai Zhi to come. ”

"It's a grand event. Song Qian nodded, and was about to say more, but was interrupted by Pang Qianru waving her hand, and saw a smile on the latter's face.

"This matter is not in a hurry, I didn't expect that I just left for a while, and let that little girl take advantage of it. After the words fell, Pang Qianru walked towards Wen Zhizhen.

"Sister, ......" Song Qian hurriedly followed.

Pang Qianru walked away, turned around and said, "Don't worry, I have already ordered people to pay attention to the scholar named Qiu Yan." ”

She didn't deliberately lower her voice, and the word "Qiu Yan" came into the ears of Ji Zheng opposite, causing the latter's complexion to change slightly.

Almost at the same time, there were two other places in the city where Qiu Yan's name was mentioned.

One of them, located in a dark place, the shopkeeper of the library inn was kneeling on the ground with a respectful face, telling everything he had encountered Qiu Yan about, without concealing it at all.

In another place, however, it was an elegantly arranged Accord, where several men sat in different places, and the one sitting at the top was the black-faced prince Wang Fu.

"You mean, this Qiu Yan is a disciple of Ma Yang, a member of the old party?" (to be continued......)

PS: Thanks for the tip from "niubiershi"!