Chapter 71 Fengshan Elegant Gathering
In March, the imperial capital is full of flowers and green grass. The originally calm emperor suddenly became fresh and alive. The fast horse, spring clothes, fragrant cars and BMWs, and famous scenic spots and historical sites, and beautiful mountains and rivers.
The three-year scholars' entry into Beijing kicked off. The first thing to welcome the grand occasion was inns and hotels. The slightly better guest rooms rose every day, which made most scholars dumbfounded and could only live in residential houses and temples. Of course, there were also people with great powers to become guests of dignitaries and nobles and guests at home.
That evening, Jiang Anyi and Fan Shiben returned from Yu Mansion with stones. When they saw the waiter in his waist and blocking the door, they said to the two brothers and sisters in a proud tone that the imperial capital people said: "Customer, there is really no room. Go and take a look elsewhere. Maybe there will be some leaks."
The brother and sister turned away disappointed. Jiang Anyi saw that the elder brother was under thirty years old, with long figure, slightly dark skin, a national face, sword eyebrows, tiger eyes, a blue cloth robe, and no decoration on his body. The girl was just a jasper, and dressed very simply.
When I passed by, I heard the girl say, "Brother, I have been looking for a long time and no inn has available rooms. The cost in the capital is high. I don't know if the money we brought can last until the exam is released."
It turned out that he was also a candidate who participated in the exam. Jiang Anyi stood up and bowed and said, "This brother is polite."
It is as if it were the same, and people's relationship cannot be explained in words. When Jiang Anyi first saw this person, he felt intimate. If it weren't for the thunder disaster in his subconscious, he would probably have been like this in more than ten years.
The brother looked at Jiang Anyi vigilantly, bowed her back, and asked, "What advice do you have?"
Jiang Anyi smiled and said, "Don't get it wrong. I heard Ling Mei mention the exam just now. I think Brother Tai is the candidate who participated in the exam. The young actor Jiang Anyi from Dezhou, this is Brother Fan, and we are also the candidate who participated in the exam. Ling Mei and I haven't found a place to live yet. It happened that Brother Fan and I have a small courtyard with three rooms. If you don't dislike it, you might as well squeeze it."
The heart is separated from the belly. The girl pulled her brother's clothes and hinted him not to be greedy for small gains. Shi Tou's sharp eyes found the girl's little movements and said unhappily: "This sister, my son is a good man. This young master is the son of Mr. Fan Yanzhong. Will they harm you?"
Shi Tou didn't know who Mr. Fan was, but when he went out to work in the past two days, as long as he mentioned Mr. Fan was Mr. Fan's son, everyone who heard him looked awe-in. In Shi Tou's opinion, it was impossible to exert this old man.
Sure enough, the elder brother smiled and said, "I've just been rude in Qianzhou. I'm so arrogant because of the two Gao Yi, I won't refuse. Thank you." Qianzhou is located in southern Xinjiang and the journey to the capital is very long. Seeing that the Liu brothers and sisters looked like dust, they suffered a lot along the way.
In the waiter's eyes, Jiang Anyi led Liu Zhicheng and his sister back to the courtyard. A room was given to Liu Zhicheng's sister Liu Yuzhu, Jiang Anyi and Shi Tou, and Fan Shiben and Liu Zhicheng. Liu Zhicheng took out the money and paid Jiang Anyi's house. Fan Shiben smiled and said, "Brother Zhicheng, don't be polite. Keep your little money. Anyi is a rich man, and this little money is nothing to him."
Three scholars sat together and talked about articles naturally. The three of them chatted enthusiastically, admired each other, and became more and more speculative as they talked. Shi Tou was familiar with Liu Yuzhu, and the laughter of the two people came from the house from time to time.
Nearly 10,000 scholars came to Beijing, and they could see everywhere in writing and poetry. You can find a brothel or a tavern. Jiang Anyi and others had never been to the capital. When they had time, they visited the famous scenic spots in Kyoto. When they met, they also got into the trap. After half a month, the three of them became famous. Jiang Anyi was good at poetry, and the fan was proficient in the classics, and Liu Zhicheng was good at analyzing because the three lived in Tongfu Inn together, and were known as "Three Sons of Tongfu".
Fame is like a snowball. When it starts, it will grow bigger and bigger. Various gatherings and banquets will follow one after another. The waiter sent a thick stack of invitations and left happily after receiving the silver reward. The three people in the courtyard were worried as they looked at dozens of invitations.
"The banquet building of Zhang Zhengdao, Jieyuan, Qingzhou", "The house of Wei family held a banquet and enjoyed the moon" "The group of Weizhou invited to defend Baisha Pavilion"... Liu Zhicheng read the invitations one by one, picked out the favorites, compared them, and was worried happily.
Fan Shiben was also looking at the invitation and suddenly shouted: "This invitation is good, let's go and have a look."
Jiang Anyi and Liu Zhicheng put their heads over and saw that it read "It's the bright spring season when the new tea is green. The Imperial College is imitating the sages and gathered in Fengshan on March 9th. Under the spring light, they sat and discussed the Tao, sipping the spring to cook tea, comparing with the essence of the basket and box, and competing for the difference between learning and pursuing, isn't it great."
What a big tone, this invitation is like a letter of war. All three of them were aroused to compete for strength. There is no need to choose. I will go to Fengshan tomorrow to check it out.
Fengshan is not within the imperial capital. It is three miles from the western city of Yanxingmen. There is a hill that is only more than a hundred feet long. It is named after it looks like a phoenix head. Because of the few mountains around it, this peak looks lonely and abrupt, with extraordinary momentum. Literary and elegant scholars love to come here to recite poems and do it right.
Since Emperor Zhao of Zheng, the style of Xuanyan and Qingting is prosperous. Scholars have been enjoying their lives. Fengshan has been continuously constructed and built. Willows are planted at the foot of the mountain, peaches and plums are planted in the mountain, pine and cypress are placed on the top of the mountain, and corridor pavilions are built in it. There are orchids, bamboos, wintersweet and other flowers and trees. Fengshan has become a good place for the imperial capital to climb high and look far, drinking and enjoying flowers.
The next morning, Jiang Anyi made an appointment with Yu Qinghuan, and with Fan Shiben and Zhang Zhicheng, he rushed to Fengshan in the carriage from Yu's mansion. After leaving the city, he saw a confucian shirt floating on the road, either riding a horse or a carriage, and some people asked to walk with their blue shirts. It seemed that the scene of Fengshan's elegant gathering was quite large.
I saw that Fengshan was covered with golden light under the rising sun, holding its phoenix head high, and sang to the sky. Three or four hundred people had already focused on the foot of the mountain, scattered among the pavilions and enjoying the scenery. Jiang Anyi and others got out of the car and watched the scenery along the corridor. Suddenly, someone called in the bamboo pavilion next to me: "Anyi."
When Jiang Anyi saw that it was his friend Lin Yizhen. He met an old friend in a foreign land and had a happy life. Jiang Anyi quickly stepped forward and bowed, and smiled and said, "Brother Lin is here to participate in the exam." As he said that, he introduced Fan Shiben and others to him.
Lin Yizhen learned that Fan Shi was originally the son of Fan Yanzhong and was very close. When he introduced Zhang Zhicheng, Lin Yizhen was surprised and said, "Liu Zhicheng, Qianzhou, has been heard of the great name for a long time, but I didn't expect that he would meet you today."
This made Jiang Anyi surprised. Is Zhang Zhicheng very famous? Seeing Jiang Anyi's face ignorant, Lin Yizhen smiled and pointed: "Anyi, there is a great talent but he doesn't know. This brother Liu once visited Zechang Academy and argued with Sixiu at that time that 'The rules are not square, and the rules cannot be round'. No one can be difficult for half a month. Deng Shanchang sighed that this son is well-versed in the classics and eloquence, and intends to accept him as his disciple. Brother Liu said that he has young girls in his family and has no one to take care of him. My Zechang Academy regrets that he has lost his talent."
Yu Qinghuan was surprised and a little unhappy, and urged: "It's not too early, let's go up the mountain earlier, don't delay."
Jiang Anyi understood and quickly introduced Yu Qinghuan to Lin Yizhen. After a few words, Lin Yizhen said: "There are many people participating in the Imperial College this time. The Imperial College is interested in trying out the weight of the world's students. As a member of Zechang Academy, we cannot weaken the reputation of the academy. Anyi, come with me, and I will introduce several seniors from the academy to you."
The bamboo pavilion is full of scholars from Zechang Academy. Everyone greeted each other. Jiang Anyi met Yu Mingyang, who has been famous for a long time. This senior brother is now a member of the Secretariat of the Secretariat. Today he took a leave and organized classmates from Zechang Academy to deal with the challenges of the Imperial College.
"This time, the Imperial College was led by Doctor Guo Yingfu, and the Imperial College students Lu Zhiwei, Bai Lincai, Jiang Hanyong and others were all talented people for a while. The Imperial College said that the top of Fengshan was small, so they could only select elites to go up the mountain. For fair access, three levels were set up, respectively, Zechang Academy, Zhangyi Academy and Imperial College. Our academy is the second level, and Yushan and Mingde have already brought people to check."
"The first hurdle is Zhangyi Academy. Brother Wu saw it just now. The one who checked it was the Eight Jun of Zhangyi Academy. Whoever wants to go up the mountain must answer the questions asked by eight people. Yuanchen, Yizhen, you are the beautiful people of the academy. Yushan is not here. You must bring your classmates from the academy to the top of the mountain to promote my reputation. Unfortunately, Jiaqiang did not come this time, otherwise they would let them see the reputation of my Zechang Sixiu."
Fang Yuanchen agreed with the promise. Jiang Anyi had never dealt with this person in the academy and always felt that this person was too arrogant. Lin Yizhen said: "Brother Yu, although Jiang Anyi is not the four-star in the academy, his talent and knowledge are more than Lin. It is better to let him..."
"Poetry is a small path." Yu Mingyang interrupted Lin Yizhen's words, glanced at Jiang Anyi, and said, "This party is of great importance. You cannot take advantage of your mistakes. Don't be misled by some people's fame."
Although he didn't want to show off, it was not pleasant to be despised. Jiang Anyi was depressed. He and Yu Yangming had a first meeting. Why did he not have a good impression of him? Inadvertently, Fang Yuanchen raised his head high and a hint of sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Zhang Zhicheng smiled and said, "It is a mediocre person not to attract jealousy. Why should An Yi be unhappy about this little thing? Why should we go up the mountain together and take a look?"
Because Jiang Anyi was born in Zechang Academy, Zhang Zhicheng didn't say anything. What's so great about these three families? He thought they were firm and looked down on the heroes of the world.
The road up the mountain was blocked by a group of people. The blue garments were shining in the sun, and the apricot and yellow headscarf looked both neat and energetic. This was the courtyard decoration of Zhangyi Academy. The eight people lined up in front of them, probably eight handsome men. The head was as white as jade and his hair was as bearded as ink. However, at the age of thirty, he said with a spirit of spirit: "Everyone, I have conveyed the meaning of Dr. Guo, the Imperial College, to everyone. I am not talented in Zhangyi Academy, and I guard the first level as promised. Now it is Chenshizhong. The gathering is scheduled for Weishichu. There are more than two hours left. It is enough for you to climb the mountain. Who will come first?"
There is no first in the literature. This person's voice was just messy, and a messy voice sounded.
"I'll come", "I'm the first one", "I'm Zhang Zhengdao, Qingzhou Jieyuan, who else can I do?" "Xiazhou Jieyuan dares to be arrogant, and he is the second in the provincial examination in Bazhou. How about you?"
The man panicked and shouted, "Don't worry, everyone has eight masters in my academy. You can pass the test wherever you want. Don't squeeze, be more gentle."
Lan Yiyi behind Bajun hurriedly came out to maintain order and finally stabilized the situation. Someone came to Guanzhu, and Guanzhu asked questions and the passers-by answered. Although they were all scholars who were well-read in poetry and books, Guanzhu's questions were extremely tricky, and many people were defeated.
Chapter completed!