Hu Yanyu looked at Liu Mingzhi, who was leading Ying'er away, with confusion on his face: "Although the climate in the north can't compare with the climate in the south of the Yangtze River, it's not cold either. Why did Brother Liu remind me to be careful about wearing a hat?
"
Although Liu Mingzhi had a good impression of Wanyan Yanyu, he also did not want his good brother to be an honest person.
"Master, why do you want to remind Prince Huyan about wearing a hat? It's not winter yet!"
"Silly girl, some hats are not seasonal. You can wear them at any time throughout the year. The most important thing is that other hats keep you warm. The hat the young master said is so chilling."
The further he walked into the Gongyuan, the more Liu Mingzhi realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the Gongyuan. According to the rules, there should have been musicians playing the deer song at this time. Why was it so silent?
When Liu Mingzhi saw his father-in-law and Zhao Fengshou sitting at the top of the table, their expressions were a little gloomy, and there was no joy at all in congratulating the high school students.
He casually grabbed a student standing aside and said, "Brother, what happened in Gongyuan? Why is the atmosphere so grim?"
The student who was pulled by Liu Mingzhi first glanced at Liu Mingzhi in surprise, and when he saw his silk and satin clothes, he pointed to one place with compliments: "The Samantabhadra Academy of the Kingdom of Jin sent twenty scholars to Jiangnan to pay homage to the mountain gate.
Paying homage to the mountain gate is just a nice way of saying it, but it is actually a letter of challenge.
Looking in the direction that the student pointed, there was indeed a group of students dressed in clothes that were obviously different from the Han people, sitting in a corner not far away. Although they could not be said to be showing off, they looked quite arrogant.
While chatting with each other, not caring about the attitude of the Jiangnan scholars in the Gongyuan, Liu Mingzhi suddenly remembered what Hu Yanyu said, today's Luming Banquet will not start so early.
Could it be that the grassland tribes have united with the Jin Kingdom? Thinking of the identities of Hu Yanyu and Wanyan Yanyu, Liu Mingzhi seemed to understand something. The person who came here is not evil!
Quietly squeezing through, Liu Mingzhi walked to Qi Run and pulled him aside. Zhao Fengshou and Zhu Peikao also followed.
"Father-in-law, what is going on? Could it be that the people of the Jin Kingdom intend to compete with the Jiangnan scholars? Did they choose the time when the Luming Banquet is being held to test the talents of us high school scholars?"
Qi Run's face was gloomy: "Zhi'er, the scholars of the Puxian Academy of the Jin Kingdom are just like the students of our Imperial College. They are all quick-thinking people. I only found out about their arrival after entering the Gongyuan Academy. There was no notice at all in advance. The Emperor of the Jin Kingdom
We want the scholars from the Puxian Academy to catch us off guard."
Zhao Fengshou also sighed: "I just received the news that not only Jinling, but also the Imperial College of the Capital also sent twenty students from the Jin Kingdom, who wanted to compete in literature. Although there have been two countries over the years,
Students compete with each other, but there has never been such an undeclared war, and this time not only the Jin scholars, but also many Turkic prophets came, and they planned to unite together."
"An evil guest is also a guest. If we refuse to fight, it will not only show that we Jiangnan scholars are incompetent, but also lose the face of the court. Ten of the scholars here are this year's candidates. With the qualifications to be officials, it represents
It’s the imperial court.”
Liu Mingzhi frowned: "If you fight without declaring it, you must be prepared. We Jiangnan scholars have just experienced the Qiu Wei Imperial Examination, and we will definitely be slack in reviewing poetry and books. This will put us at a disadvantage. I don't know if they want to compete."
What? Poems? Strategies? We have no idea."
"I sent people to test their opinions, but they were very cautious and said they would wait until their commander arrived before they could compete with us."
"They still have a leader? Have you met any of the seniors?"
"I've never seen it, but I heard it will arrive in about three-quarters of an hour. Just wait for a while."
Qi Run looked at Liu Mingzhi calmly for a while: "Zhi'er, you are Jinling's number one Jieyuan. I wonder if you have the confidence to deal with these Jin Kingdom scholars?"
Liu Mingzhi shook his head: "Father-in-law, if I knew the questions of the competition, my son-in-law would still have some chance of winning, but now we are completely blind and have no idea what questions they want to compete with. No one is omnipotent, my nephew.
There are also shortcomings, such as martial arts. If they want to compare their kung fu, they will be worried. Several of the scholars in Jiangnan are capable of both civil and military skills."
Zhao Fengshou sighed: "At this point, we can only use troops to cover up the water and soil, or we can see who the leader they say is. It is useless for us to figure it out alone here."
"Mr. Zhao, I'll take my seat first."
Qi Run and others were helpless and returned to their positions pretending to be calm.
"Master, why are you looking so sad? Did something happen?"
"It's okay, come and sit next to the young master. The things here are all rare delicacies. You can eat as much as you want. Don't say that the young master has treated you badly."
Liu Mingzhi lifted up his clothes and knelt down on his seat beside him. The seating position was actually very particular. Dalong Dynasty respected the left, and the seats were arranged in an orderly manner.
Liu Mingzhi looked at the scholars on the right and there were women sitting next to some of them. He thought that women were not prohibited from sitting at the Luming Banquet, so he arranged for Ying'er to kneel down next to him.
However, what Liu Mingzhi didn't know was that most of those women were wives of the students present, and there was almost no maid like Ying'er sitting with the master.
However, as the maid of Liu Mingzhi's wife, Yinger's dress is naturally no worse than that of some ladies from ordinary families, and can even be said to be much more gorgeous.
Liu Yuan is in charge of everything in the Liu Mansion and has long regarded Ying'er as the eldest young master's concubine. In Liu Yuan's opinion, the eldest young master dotes on the little girl Ying'er so much that it is only a matter of time before she becomes a concubine.
, so all Ying'er's clothing specifications are prepared according to her status as a concubine.
Just as Zhao Fengshou said, the soldiers came to cover up the water and the soil. Liu Mingzhi threw away the pressure in his mind and focused on the food on the table.
A total of about twenty dishes are placed on a medium-sized table, including steaming, stewing, frying, and roasting, all of which are delicious and delicious. I heard that there are nearly a hundred dishes at the Luming Banquet. It should be
Everyone must share a hundred-course banquet, otherwise it will burst their belly and they will not be able to eat a hundred courses of banquet.
"Qin Bin has met Liu Jieyuan. He has long heard that Liu Jieyuan ranked first in high school with a grade of B in three subjects. He has always been fascinated by him but never had the opportunity to meet him. Today, he finally understood Qin Bin's long-cherished wish. Liu Jieyuan is indeed handsome and he is truly an outstanding person.
"
"Qin Bin?" Liu Mingzhi was stunned, and immediately knew Qin Bin's identity. The second-placed Yayuan in the imperial examination was Qin Bin, and he was sitting next to him, so he couldn't make a mistake.
Wiping the food residue from the corner of his mouth: "It turns out to be Brother Qin Yayuan. Liu was in a hurry when he went out and didn't take a few bites of food, so he lost his composure."
Qin Bin didn't look contemptuous. If Liu Mingzhi was really greedy for the food in front of him, he would really be ashamed of his status as Young Master Liu.
"Brother Liu is so kind!"
:Two updates as always, maybe later, I have to go home from the hospital and will be delayed on the way.