Yang Hao left the government office and took Mu Yu to "Ruxuefang". Passing by Gongyuan, he saw a post every three steps and a sentry every five steps in front of the Gongyuan gate. The security was very tight. There were many small traders in front of the Gongyuan gate.
Yelling and hawking.
Yang Hao asked in surprise: "What happened in the Gongyuan? Why is the security so tight?"
Just when Mu Yu was about to ask someone, a loud voice beside him said cheerfully: "Looking at your dress, you look like a student. Didn't you know that today is the spring period and students from all over the world are here to take the scientific examination?"
Yang Hao turned around and saw that he was a big man like an iron tower. He was wearing a banana leaf-shaped turban with gold threads on his head, a purple robe with a round collar, and a pair of purple flat boots. Yang Hao was in the north.
I saw many tall and strong men in the army. In comparison, the man in front of me was not much taller than me. He was just very muscular, with thick eyebrows and wide eyes, and he was full of energy.
Yang Hao smiled and said: "Thank you for the advice, strong man. Although I am dressed elegantly, in terms of knowledge, I am not worthy of entering the Gongyuan gate. I cannot be regarded as a serious scholar."
When the big man heard this, he laughed and said: "You are a straightforward person. It seems that I judge people by their appearance. But you don't need to call me a strong man. Although I am taller than you, I am a serious scholar."
"A scholar?"
Yang Hao was shocked. Based on the appearance of this big man, if he hadn't said it himself, no one would have thought that he was actually a scholar. Yang Hao looked up and down and saw some dirt on the man's lapel, and said curiously: "This
Young Master, did you have a fall just now?"
The man chuckled and said, "This dirt is not from falling, it was just thrown out of the Gongyuan and rubbed on the ground."
Yang Hao couldn't help but want to laugh, so he suppressed it and said: "Young Master, when you go to the Tribute Academy, you naturally have to take part in the scientific examination, but why did you get thrown out?"
"Hey, that's unlucky." The big man walked shoulder to shoulder with him, followed by a young man who was about the same age as Xiao Yu.
The man smiled and said: "I am from Qizhou (Jinan Prefecture), Shandong, and my surname is Cui and Dalang. To tell you the truth, I am actually famous now. I was lucky three years ago, but that time
The test I took was 'Tie Jing'. 'Tie Jing' is not very useful. I only need to memorize the more than 400,000 words of "Book of Changes", "Shang Shu", "Mao Shi", "Book of Rites" and "Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan" backward like a piece of cake.
Can.
So even though I passed the exam, I will still take the exam again this spring. The natural way to take the exam is to take the Jinshi subject. This is the way to become a general and become a prime minister. Today's test is rhyme and fu, and the title is "Weiguan". Lubin pays attention to rhyme.
, the examiner selected the rhyme of eight characters and determined eight categories of rhymes, and was required to write a rhyme poem of no more than 400 words.
It's just that I was really unlucky. When I was about to finish writing, I realized that I had used the wrong rhyme. The rhyme used was not in compliance with the regulations. No matter how good the article was, it was in vain. I was so anxious that I broke out in sweat, so I took off my clothes to enjoy the cool air. I didn't want the examiner to see me.
If there was something written on my body, they said I plagiarized and was a thief. They didn’t even listen to the explanation from a certain company, so they kicked me out.”
Yang Hao was surprised and said: "There are words on the body, what words are there?"
The big man said angrily: "I only have one person's poems, how can I use them for plagiarism? That dog official has a donkey's head!"
He was so aroused that he took off his robe and pointed at his naked chest: "Brother, have you seen it?"
Yang Hao took a closer look and saw that this big man indeed had words tattooed on his chest. There were not only words but also paintings.
The tattoo was a picture of a field scene with birds flying, and there were two poems next to it. The big man shook his robe and was about to put it on, when he suddenly glanced at Yang Hao and said, "Looking at you, even if you don't study, you still can't read."
He should be literate, but do you know who wrote the poem on a certain family's chest, 'The crops are winding around the field, and the birds are flocking around'?"
Yang Hao really didn't know, he couldn't help but said with shame: "I'm ashamed to say it, but I really don't know."
Upon hearing this, the big man smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if you don't know. Have you heard of Bai Letian?"
Bai Letian?
Yang Hao's mind turned around and then he remembered that Bai Letian was Bai Juyi. Of course he knew about Bai Juyi, so he smiled and said: "Yes, it turns out... is this a poem by Bai Juyi?"
The big man said happily: "Exactly, all over my body this week are tattooed with Bai Letian's poems and paintings that match the occasion."
He rolled up the sleeves of his robe, exposed his left arm, and showed off: "Look here, the tattoo is 'The East China Sea is all white, the mountains are five dots green'."
Yang Hao took a closer look and saw that it was indeed a poem and a picture of the sea and green mountains.
The big man raised his right arm and said: "The tattoo here is 'The ancient sword is cold and dark, and it has been forged for thousands of years'".
Yang Hao smiled and said: "Ah, it's exactly that, as expected..."
The big man grabbed his belt and said with a smile: "The tattoo on my crotch is 'A Green Jade Standing, Thousand Leaves of Green Cloud Commission'..."
Yang Hao was startled by him and hurriedly stopped him: "Brother, here... don't look at it."
The big man laughed and stopped unbuttoning his trousers. If Yang Hao hadn't stopped him, he would have let Yang Hao appreciate it. At this time, the world was open, and madmen often did amazing things. Han Xizai, a great scholar of the Southern Tang Dynasty,
When there are guests at large banquets, he often likes to use a ruler to measure the size of the guests' words in front of many concubines. Everyone comments and laughs. Compared with the bad taste of the great scholar Han, this gentleman's actions are really nothing.
What an amazing move.
Those words were not revealing, but they had nothing to do with anything else. This super fan of Bai Juyi was so excited when he said that, he turned around, took off his robe slightly, exposed his back and lower buttocks, pointed there with his finger and said
: "Look here, the tattoo here is 'A garden full of chrysanthemums and tulips, with a solitary bush in the middle that looks like frost'".
Yang Hao looked down from his broad back. The colorful colors were dazzling. Looking at his fingers, he saw a picture of a green-tiled and white-walled garden tattooed on his black buttocks.
Chrysanthemums blooming in anger...
This big man who is stronger than a bear is actually a literary lover with a very petty bourgeois sentiment... It is really unexpected, and what is even more unexpected is... the chrysanthemum pattern is really out of place.
Yang Hao felt a chill in his heart. The big man bundled up his robes triumphantly and asked, "Where are you going before I ask my name?"
Yang Hao was relieved when he saw him put on his clothes. He didn't care about the unscrupulous behavior on the street, but Yang Hao felt ashamed for him for a long time: "My surname is Yang Minghao, and I am going to 'Ruxuefang'."
Cui Dalang was overjoyed when he heard this: "'Ruxuefang'? I've heard of it from a certain family. I heard that the girl Liu Duoer there is both talented and beautiful, surpassing all the other girls in Tokyo, but because she is pure and self-sufficient, she refuses to serve her with her body.
I offended the powerful people in the court and was suppressed by others. I just want to see this strange woman who has emerged from the mud and is untainted, and I am walking with Brother Yang."
Yang Hao saw that the rumors he had made were even known to the candidates from far away. Many people began to sympathize with Liu Duoer's experience and couldn't help but feel secretly happy. He saw that Cui Dalang failed the exam and was still in the mood to visit a brothel, which he found a little funny.
I couldn't help but ask: "Brother, I came from Qizhou, Shandong Province. I failed in the imperial examination this time. Aren't you in a hurry to return home?"
Cui Dalang laughed and said: "I'm trying to say something, but the donkey-headed examiner only beat me out, but never registered me, so I'm still qualified to take the exam. If you don't pass the Spring Wei test, you can still take the Autumn Wei test. My home is far away in Qizhou, waiting for me.
When we go back, we have to pack up and rush back. Wouldn’t it be comfortable to just wait here for the autumn exam?”
As the two walked, they listened to Cui Dalang talking about some matters related to the examination. Only then did Yang Hao realize that the imperial examination was conducted twice a year, once in the spring and once in the autumn. Many candidates failed in the spring examination and passed the examination in the autumn. The examination lasted for half a year, several months or even one year.
Years. During the waiting time, they stayed in the city. Those who had no money stayed in inns, or borrowed accommodation in Taoist temples or temples. Those who had money mostly lived in brothels.
A brothel is equivalent to a star-rated hotel in later generations, with one-stop services for food, drink, entertainment, and most of the children of officials and wealthy families live in this kind of place. Cui Dalang was thrown out of the tribute courtyard and was originally going to find a brothel. By chance, Yang Haoti's Liu
Duo'er was the girl who made him curious, so it was natural for them to follow the same path.
While chatting all the way, I heard Cui Dalang introduce himself. Their family is in Qizhou, Shandong. They are one of the most wealthy families. Their fields are so vast that you can't get out of their fields even if you ride a horse for a day. There are mountains of gold and silver in the ancestral house, and there are servants like
Yun, originally there was no need to take the official exam, but he wanted to take the Jinshi exam. In fact, he knew that he was not that capable. The main reason was that he had a lot of rules at home and found a way to relax, so he naturally didn't care if he failed, and he also didn't care.
There is no rush to go back.
Yang Hao's mood changed after hearing this. Wu Wa'er was a famous prostitute in Bianliang, and she was very familiar with officials, dignitaries, gentry and celebrities. The support he could win for Liu Duo'er was limited. In addition, the Chinese people attach great importance to rural values.
, two teams compete, no matter how disappointing the local team is, they will always support it in their hearts. In the dispute between Liu Duoer and Wu Waer, I am afraid that most local gentry also have this idea. If a person is alone, how can he help Liu Duoer?
Duo'er is building momentum?
This person is an out-of-town candidate, and his family is very wealthy. If we win over him and bring in some wealthy young men from out-of-town gentry who come to Beijing to take the exam, then Liu Duo'er's fan base will have rules, and this "Super Girl" contest will
, I don’t even have a “group of relatives and friends” here.
With this idea in his mind, Yang Hao became polite to Cui Dalang. The two called themselves brothers, and the more they talked, the more they became more and more congenial. When they arrived at Ruxuefang, Yang Hao invited Cui Dalang to sit in the front hall and said with a smile: "Brother Cui, please sit down for a moment. I will
Go meet Miss Duo'er, and I will introduce you to her soon. It's already getting late, and Brother Cui and I will have a drink and talk here tonight."
"Okay, okay, Brother Yang, please." Cui Dalang agreed with a smile, and Yang Hao hurried to the back house.
"Eldest Young Master, tonight Tang Sangong..."
Cui Dalang raised his hand, and the boy behind him immediately stopped talking. Cui Dalang looked at Yang Hao's back, a shrewd look flashed in his eyes that was incompatible with his rough appearance, and said with a half-smile: "This Yang Hao is very interesting, don't you think?"
What?"
The boy glanced at Yang Hao's back, but didn't see anything interesting about him, so he praised sincerely: "Young Master has a unique eye..."
