Rong Fei's original intention was just to accumulate some fame, so that if something happened that day, he would have a trump card to protect himself, but he never expected that the trouble would reach this level.
There were at least 100,000 scholars in the Dayan Dynasty. From such a huge base, there were only fifteen great Confucians.
Da Ru is the honorific title given to Confucian scholars with profound knowledge and impeccable moral character. It is the highest title in Confucianism.
To Confucian scholars, poetry is just a trivial matter. There is no reason why one can be promoted to a great Confucian by just reciting a few poems.
Although the group of scholars were shouting happily in front of the Ji Xian Division yesterday, Rong Fei really didn't take it seriously at all.
It's not that simple, it's just a whim of the scholars.
So when he saw the invitation, even Rongfei himself was confused.
"I've been busy with official duties recently and have no time to spare. I'm afraid I will let down Huang Jijiu's kindness."
Rong Fei pushed the invitation back to Liu Yingrong and refused seriously.
"Brother Emperor has a clever plan and has long expected you to make this move."
Zhu Leyao smiled and took out a piece of letterhead from her arms and handed it to Rong Fei.
Rong Fei took the letter and opened it with some confusion, and was stunned.
I saw a line of handwriting written with flying dragons and phoenixes on it - Ji Xian Division arrests Rong Fei, and will not take a bath today.
It was signed Zhu Sheng and even had a private seal.
"Hahaha, you can't escape now. I see you are unkempt and smelly. Why don't you go wash up and change clothes and go to the banquet with me and me?"
Liu Yingrong slapped the folding fan hard on her left hand and urged with a big smile.
"Hehe, the queen mother and sister-in-law are very happy to know that you are going to be promoted to a scholar. Since the founding of the country, no member of the royal family has been able to win this honor. They all praise you for bringing face to the royal family."
Zhu Leyao said with a smile, her eyes turned into crescent moons with a little star of admiration shining in them.
Rong Fei could no longer refuse the leave note approved by the emperor himself, so he could only nod helplessly in agreement.
Rong Fei wanted to wash up and change clothes, so the two women naturally couldn't stay in the room any longer, so they went to the yard to wait.
Not long after, Rong Fei, who had packed up and changed into clean clothes, came to the courtyard to join the two girls.
Liu Yingrong held one hand behind her back and held a folding fan in her other hand and fanned fiercely in front of her chest.
Zhu Yueyao looked Rong Fei up and down, left and right, and shook her head.
"Is there any problem?"
Rong Fei looked a little unsure and quickly lowered his head to check.
Is the zipper unzipped?
There is no zipper at this time!
"Inappropriate! Inappropriate!"
Liu Yingrong said.
"Don't you have any better clothes?"
Zhu Yueyao stared at a patch on Rong Fei's clothes and said.
The patch was near the back of the calf, and was carefully mended by Ji Rouer herself. It would be difficult to spot it unless you looked carefully.
"This one is pretty good."
Rong Fei replied confidently.
Whoosh!
Liu Yingrong suddenly put away the folding fan.
"Let's go!" Z.br
He grabbed Rong Fei's arm and walked outside.
"what?"
"Buying clothes for you."
Rong Fei had never been in love in his previous life, but he had heard how hard it was to go shopping with his girlfriend. Originally Rong Fei thought this was a reverse show of affection, but today he experienced it firsthand.
There are two options for buying clothes in this day and age.
One is to go to a cloth shop to select the fabric you like, and then have it tailor-made by a tailor. The carefully tailored clothes will fit you better, and the material and pattern of the fabric will be more in line with your temperament. But it will take more time.
Usually it takes about six or seven days to make a suit of clothes.
The second is to go to a clothing store to buy ready-made clothes. Relatively speaking, the fit is definitely not as good as specially customized ones, and there are not many choices in fabrics, patterns, etc. But the advantage is that you don’t have to wait, you can just pay.
Get it in stock, and the price is relatively cheaper.
There are only more than two hours before the banquet, so it is definitely too late to customize, so I can only go to a clothing store to buy ready-made clothes.
According to Rong Fei's habit, he found a shop with an average-looking appearance, went in and picked out a similar style of clothes, negotiated the price, paid and left, and it was probably as easy as a cup of tea.
Unexpectedly...an hour later.
"Sister, come and take a look. The pattern on the fabric of this shirt is so delicate. I've never seen it before."
"Well, it's indeed good. The style is also the most popular in Kyoto this year. Take one for that gentleman to try on."
Liu Yingrong pointed to the green gown in front of her and said to the waiter.
Although she and Zhu Yueyao were dressing up in men's clothing, they did not disguise themselves, nor did they conceal their female voices. Therefore, the waiter in charge of greeting her was not surprised at all when he heard Zhu Yueyao call her Sister Liu Yingrong.
It is common for ladies from wealthy families such as officials in Kyoto to disguise themselves as men.
There are even some young men who put on makeup and wear women's accessories to show off in the market and make them fashionable.
As time goes by during the prosperous times, the reversal of yin and yang is not a rare thing in all dynasties and generations.
For Rong Fei, it was a trivial matter to go several days and nights without eating, drinking or sleeping while working on a case. But today, just following the two women to visit two clothing stores, he already felt exhausted and his hands and feet had no strength. Moreover,
The sleepiness was still rising, and now I was sitting next to a pile of clothes I had just tried on, falling asleep.
When I heard the words "try it" in my daze, I couldn't help but tremble and stammered in aggrieved voice.
"Still... still trying? I've tried dozens of them, and I think they're all pretty good. Just buy any one."
"How about that?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yueyao immediately raised her eyebrows and scolded.
"Such an important matter must be treated with caution, and you shouldn't do it perfunctorily. Otherwise, if you are seen by the great scholars, they will think that you are deliberately scornful, and their impression of you will be greatly reduced. Therefore, there is no room for carelessness in this matter. As for money, there is no need for it.
Don't worry, when I came out this morning, my mother gave me...a lot of treasure money, enough to buy hundreds and eighty items."
"What Sister Yueyao said is true. I don't like to go shopping on weekdays. I just find it boring. But today's banquet must be treated with caution."
Liu Yingrong helped from the side.
"But there is only more than an hour left until the end."
Rong Fei pointed at the sky outside and reminded.
"Oh, is it already this time? It will indeed be faster."
Zhu Yueyao suddenly realized and exclaimed, then walked to the pile of clothes and picked out a moon-white Confucian shirt, which was the most popular in Kyoto this year, and stuffed it into Rong Fei's arms.
"Go, put this one on."
Rong Fei was so happy that he had been pardoned. He took his clothes and went to the back to change them.
"Second Brother, wrap all these up and send someone to...deliver...forget it, I'll leave them with you first, and I'll send someone to pick them up tomorrow."
Zhu Yueyao took out a stack of treasure notes, slapped them on the counter, and gave instructions to the waiter.
Rong Fei staggered when he heard this.
Is this like buying all the clothes I have in my life at once?
After putting on new clothes and coming out of the clothing store, Rong Fei thought he was finally out of the sea of suffering, but in the end, he was dragged by the two girls to a shoe store to buy shoes, and then to a jewelry store to choose a jade pendant and a square scarf for his waist.
In the end, the three of them didn't even have time to eat lunch, so they arrived at Wuxieju on time.
Wuxieju is a club opened by the Imperial College. It is usually used to entertain celebrities and scholars from other places who come to Beijing, or to hold poetry gatherings, literary gatherings, etc.
Various large and small poetry gatherings, literary gatherings, music gatherings, chess gatherings, etc. are held almost every day in Kyoto. These gatherings are divided into categories depending on the prestige of the sponsor, the location of the event, the reputation and status of the participants, etc.
Several levels.
For example, the poetry gathering held by Ren Jinhan at the Jinfeng Xiaoyu Building could only barely reach the third level.
The location of Jinfeng Xiaoyu Tower
There is no problem, but Ren Jinhan's status is still a bit low. If it were initiated by his father, Ren Pingsheng, the new Minister of Rites, it would be rated as a second-class poetry society.
If you want to hold a first-class poetry meeting, the venue can only be chosen at Wuxieju, and it is not enough for the initiator to have an official position; he must also have the name of a great Confucian.
In the past, Wuxieju would only host poetry or literary gatherings hosted by great scholars during major festivals such as the New Year's Eve, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Double Ninth Festival. Usually it was only used for entertaining.
Fifteen great scholars in Kyoto hosted a banquet for Rong Fei, intending to conduct an assessment on him to determine whether he was qualified to be promoted to a great scholar.
This news has spread throughout the entire Kyoto city since this morning. It is a must-see during this prosperous time. Many people came to Wuxieju as soon as they heard the news and wanted to book a courtyard closest to the center.
Unfortunately, I was told mercilessly that all the courtyards had been booked.
Every time Wuxieju holds a cultural gathering, it will be held in the central courtyard with the largest area and the most beautiful scenery.
The closer you are, the better you can grasp and understand the progress of the assessment at the first time. And through the gaps in the flower windows on the courtyard wall, you can appreciate the elegance of the great scholars at close range and soak up the prosperous literary spirit.
"Changwenyuan also has three positions, one hundred and two per person. We only accept cash transactions and do not accept credit."
"Tingzhuxuan, two positions, one hundred and fifty two, please hurry up if you want to buy."
At this time, Wuxie Juwai was already crowded with people, and they were surrounded by a sea of people. As far as the eye could see, they were all scholars wearing Confucian shirts and square scarves.
From time to time, there would be shouts and shouts from the crowd selling Wu Xie's standing position, and they would immediately be surrounded and drowned by countless scholars waving treasures and silver ingots.
"There are still thirteen people who can stand on the wall of Bitao Pavilion, forty-two people per space."
"On the roof of Tingfeng Xiaozhu, there are fifty taels sitting and thirty taels standing..."
"Rice cakes, candied fruits, crispy dates, ten cents a bag."
"There are only eight ladders left. If you don't buy them, they will be gone."
Seeing the noisy market-like scene in front of them, Rong Fei and the others looked dumbfounded.
"It's almost time, Rong Fei, please take us two to fly in."
Zhu Yueyao shouted loudly in Rong Fei's ear.
I can't help it, it's too noisy and I can't even hear it without shouting.
Rong Fei stretched his head and looked inside. The crowd stretched for almost half a mile.
"No, it's too far, and I can't really fly."
Rong Fei also shouted at the top of his lungs.
"What should I do? I'm going to be late."
"Look at me."
Rong Fei said confidently, then raised his right arm and waved towards the sky.