Bai Song passed the first round, and someone led him into the small study to rest.
There are many literati in the small study, all of whom passed the exam earlier today and are waiting here.
This first round of exams is the most time-consuming because there are so many people signing up, each with their own background and path. Even Yu Shinan can't favor one over the other, so he can only go step by step, one by one, one by one.
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There were not many literati waiting in Bai Song's small study, so it didn't seem crowded.
All the literati inside had seen what happened during the exam outside.
The crab poem written by Bai Song Dynasty was publicly criticized in the courtyard, and the people inside could hear it clearly.
When some people saw Bai Song coming, they raised their hands to express congratulations, but there were also a few people who showed dissatisfaction, feeling that the officials of Wenshu Monastery were overly praised and could not be considered the best of the day.
Here, Bai Song met an acquaintance, who turned out to be Xie family brothers Xie Yuan and Xie Shang. Unexpectedly, these two people passed the first round, and Bai Song saved them in vain.
"Mr. Bai, your crab poem is truly a masterpiece!"
"Both of you, you are not bad either. You both passed, which is impressive."
I would like to see my old friends, so I am naturally happy.
The three of them gathered together and bowed with their hands, which was very polite.
Xie Yuan rubbed his nose and felt a little proud: "Young Master Bai has been praised too much."
"By the way, where is Mr. Wang Changshi?" Bai Song asked garrulously.
Xie Shang shook his head, sighed, and said nothing more.
Bai Song knew that Wang Changshi was eliminated in the first round.
"It doesn't matter. Even if you can't become a disciple of Mr. Bo Shi, there are still many famous teacher schools in the capital. Our real competition is not here, but in the Spring Examination Hall next year."
Several people were talking happily, but they didn't want to hear a disdainful sneer around them: "Humph, you are so naive, you talk as if you have already earned a living by being a tribute. A group of country bumpkins, this is the capital, and they are not just cheating and cheating in your countryside.
You can get through it."
The speaker was a young man in white, waving a folding fan.
His folding fan is very unique. There is no painting on the fan, only three big black characters: "Come to the temple."
Bai Song looked at the fan, not sure why, and then looked at the Xie brothers, all of them looked a little scared.
Bai Song asked: "Who is it?"
Xie Shang lowered his voice: "Chang Sun Huan."
"Changsun Huan? Changsun Wuji's second son?"
"Hush! That's the official secretary, how can I call him by his first name!"
"Oh." Bai Song murmured softly, "It turns out that Changsun Wuji hasn't become prime minister yet."
"Mr. Bai, what are you talking about?"
"Nothing, nothing..."
I didn't expect to meet the second son of the eldest son's family in such a small academy, and he was considered a big shot.
But what's the explanation for the fan that came to the temple? Why does it look a little silly?
Bai Song was confused when Xie Yuan, who was beside him, quietly pointed to the other party's fan and lowered his voice: "Mr. Bai, see if that fan is there? It was inscribed by the Emperor himself and given to Changsun Huan."
"The emperor's calligraphy treasure?" Bai Song was a little surprised, but he never thought there was such a background.
Xie Yuan whispered: "The emperor encourages the imperial examination and ordered the children of ministers in the capital to also participate. If they do not participate in the imperial examination, they will not be granted official positions. As an example for the ministers, this is the first year that Lord Sun Wuji has asked his second son to participate in the imperial examination as an example.
, and like all the students in the world, he signed up for further study in the academy. The emperor greatly appreciated this and gave him this fan as a reward. The so-called 'come to the palace' means that Changsun Huan will pass the imperial examination and go to the Golden Palace to meet the emperor."
"So, this eldest son Huan is a disciple of the public? No wonder he is so arrogant."
"Children sent by the public?" The Xie brothers couldn't understand.
Bai Song didn't explain much and asked again: "In other words, this Changsun Huan is just going through the motions here? Among the fifteen places, does he have a place anyway?"
Xie Yuan nodded, but then made a silent gesture, indicating that he should keep quiet.
"The public sect is the public sect. Let's keep our distance from him. When we come to the academy, we may all be classmates in the future, and no one can offend anyone." Bai Song whispered.
In response, the Xie brothers also nodded. They had experienced life and death following Bai Song. They had all escaped from the bandit's cell. Is it possible that they were still afraid of a dandy when they arrived in the capital?
With Bai Song present, the Xie brothers became more courageous. They felt unhappy thinking that the eldest Sun Huan called them country bumpkins. And they happened to know why the eldest Sun Huan was targeting Bai Song. There were rumors in the capital that the eldest Sun Huan was very fond of Princess Runan.
For Zhongyi, he once wrote the sentence "The breeze blows to the south, and the flowers fall is the home", which alluded to his liking for Princess Runan. And this Bai Song Dynasty was a candidate recommended by Princess Runan, but Princess Runan had never recommended her.
Anyone who comes to apply for the academy will obviously feel uncomfortable.
So, Xie Yuan said deliberately: "Even if he is a country bumpkin, he is still a country bumpkin that Princess Runan values."
The voice was neither loud nor quiet, and it reached Changsun Huan's ears.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Sun Huan's face suddenly darkened. He put away his fan with a snap and stared at Bai Song coldly.
"As long as you know, if it weren't for Princess Runan's sake, do you think the people at Wenshu Monastery would not hesitate to praise her? A limerick is a limerick. No matter how artistically it is written, it is still a limerick, and it will never be on the stage.
Just like you country bumpkins, even if you come to the capital, you will still be country bumpkins and you will remain country bumpkins for the rest of your life!"
Bai Song frowned slightly, thinking that you could just say bb, but now you are getting more and more outrageous, it seems that you won't be able to survive without treatment.
Bai Song was about to fight back, but he didn't want two more people to come in from outside.
It was the handsome brother duo we met earlier.
The beautiful woman who was shocked by Bai Song seemed to have heard Changsun Huan's words. She was indeed not afraid of this guy. She lowered her voice and said: "Changsun Huan, this is Yongxing Academy, not a flower house where you look for flowers and willows. There is no such thing here.
People are spoiling you. Mr. Bosch once said that when you get to the academy, there will be no distinction of status, they are all students! If you continue to humiliate people like this, be careful if your teacher finds out."
Seeing Yu Ji's aggressive attitude, Changsun Huan did not refute, but just snorted in a low voice: "Country bumpkin!"
At this time, Yu Ji's younger brother walked up to Bai Song and asked curiously: "Is Princess Runan good-looking? What does she look like?"
Bai Song was stunned and nodded subconsciously: "It's pretty good-looking."
"Then Princess Runan has never recommended anyone to the academy, why would she recommend you?"
As soon as this question came up, Bai Song noticed that Chang Sun Huan's ears perked up. He pretended not to care, but focused all his attention on Bai Song.
Bai Song noticed Changsun Huan, and his heart moved, and he deliberately prolonged his voice: "You should all want to know why Princess Runan recommended me, right?"
At this moment, everyone in the small study gathered around.
Sitting here are all prominent young figures in the Tang Dynasty. They all have different identities and backgrounds, but they all share the same gossipy heart.
This year there are more disadvantaged families recommended than in previous years, but disadvantaged families are a heterogeneous group after all, and few disadvantaged families are recommended.
And people like Bai Song who were recommended by the princess are even more exceptions among exceptions. Everyone is curious about the story behind the princess's recommendation.
Bai Song became interested, dragged a bench over and squatted on it, waved to everyone, and motioned for everyone to come closer: "Hey, there are a lot of stories in this! How to meet the princess, then you have to
Let’s talk about a flood that broke out in Ji County two months ago…”
Bai Song taught Wang Xiaohua storytelling, and she also had some skills in telling stories herself.
Just listen to Bai Song vividly telling the story of what happened in Xicheng, Jixian County in the crowd, except that he omitted the time when he fell into the water, and replaced Mo Zhu with himself as the rescuer.
What it tells is that the princess fell into the water and her life was hanging by a thread, and the young master held up a bamboo stick and risked his life to protect her. The turbulence of the Wei River that day was vividly described by Bai Song. The scene was so dangerous that everyone was extremely nervous.
Fortunately, the princess was rescued in the end, and the two shared a bamboo ride, hugged each other, and returned to the shore.
"From then on, Her Royal Highness became grateful and somewhat close to me. Then she notified the governor of Youzhou to arrange for her to live in my home."
Everyone was still in silence as Bai Song described the sensual feeling and various delicate little movements when he hugged the princess. Suddenly, when they heard Bai Song said that the princess lived in Bai Song's home, they suddenly exclaimed, and both pairs of eyes stared at her.
De Liu's round eyes seemed to say: "This melon is really awesome!"
"Wait a minute!" The handsome little brother interrupted Bai Song with a bright red face, "What did you say? The princess has come to live in your house?"
"Hmph! Forget it if you don't believe it!"
"I believe it, I believe it! Tell me quickly, what happened next?"
"Let me tell you, the princess took the initiative to live in my house, and I didn't say a word!"
"hiss!"
Everyone in the small study gasped, this is too exciting, isn't it?
"Hey!" Bai Song sighed at this time, "It's true that Bai is young and ignorant. This Princess Runan has not long since moved in. I...I..."
Bai Song hesitated and hesitated to speak, which made the group of people almost crazy with anxiety.
Changsun Huan couldn't help it anymore and asked hurriedly: "You, you, you, what happened to you?! Can you explain it clearly? What did you do to the princess?"
"I...I accidentally made a big mistake!"
At this point, the door was pushed open with a creak, and the young man marking the examination shouted: "The examination room has been cleared, and the second round of examination will begin soon."
"Oops!" Bai Song quickly stopped talking, "The second round of exams has begun. Let's talk about this later."
"Brother Bai, you, you, you... finish your words!"
"that is!"
A group of people were so anxious that they didn't know what a big mistake they had made.
This man and woman living together under the same roof made a mistake...
Tsk tsk...I dare not think about it!
Changsun Huan's eyes almost popped out of his head. He twisted the fan with both hands as if he were twisting the damn country bumpkin. He wished he could just hold him in his hands and strangle him to death!
