Prime Minister

Chapter 320 Intersection
Before the imperial examination.

In the streets and alleys of Bianjing, various government offices have tried out two and three things in Reyi Pavilion.

The anthology of Su Shi and Su Zhe was passed down and copied by others, and Luoyang paper was expensive for a while.

As for Zhang Yue's collection of essays sold in the market, they were immediately picked up and read again.

As the saying goes, the name of a person, the shadow of a tree, because of the third-class matter in the court examination, the overwhelming accusations and criticisms of Zhang Yuejin's volumes were even ridiculed by the scholar-bureaucrats as a money-making work.

All of a sudden it stopped.

So the bookseller who bought Zhang Yue's books at the beginning, who was incomparably a chicken thief, immediately printed the engraving block that was left behind again.

Because the engraving block has been printed twice, the engraving block has long been eroded by ink, and many characters are not clear after printing, but even so, it cannot stop people who are enthusiastic about buying.

In addition to the huge increase in sales, at the same time, all kinds of heated discussions have turned around again.Everyone started talking about the extraordinaryness of Jinjuanji again, and the words of praise increased day by day.

There are also uncommon fans on the market who bring their own dry food to boast, such as conscientious works, painstaking efforts, and words of heart and soul abound.Immediately suppressed the previous criticisms.

Zhang Yue hid in Taiping Xingguo Temple before when the scolding was overwhelming, but he didn't hear it at all, but now the praise is raging, and the voice can't be stopped from reaching his ears.

An old house in a deep alley, due to years of disrepair, still can't block the autumn wind blowing in through the gap.

Guo Lin, who was immersed in his studies, tightened his clothes, and continued to study hard at his desk. As the so-called fifty-year-old Jinshi, thirty-year-old Mingjing, he is now in his 20s, which is not young for the Mingjing Department.

In order to take the exam, many of the scriptures and annotations that I had read had to be picked up and recited again.

But no matter how familiar I am, there are always omissions in the examination room.This is the sorrow of the Candidates of the Mingjing subjects. For example, the technical realm of the articles of the Jinshi subjects can always be improved with hard work.

It can be seen that with the decline of memory, Jingke may not be as good as a year.

However, Guo Lin has long been used to hard work. At this moment, he heard a vendor outside the house selling pre-made books.He put on his clothes and went out, and seeing Zhang Yue's Jin Juan Ji, he took out the last few copper coins from his pocket without hesitation to buy it, and then took it back to the house to read.

Guo Lin was reading a book when he heard a knock on the door.

He got up to open the door and couldn't help being taken aback, but Zhang Yue was standing in front of the door with two jugs of wine in his hand, smiling all over his face.

"Junior Brother... No, Duke Zhuangyuan..."

Zhang Yue pretended to kick and said, "If you call me like that, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Guo Lin laughed and said, "Okay, Junior Brother."

Zhang Yue walked into Guo Lin's house, immediately put the wine aside, and took out two catties of braised beef wrapped in oil paper from his pocket and put it on the table.

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "The serious restaurants in Bianjing don't sell beef, I still found some from a goose shop in a remote alley, it's not like when we were in Wuxi, we could buy beef everywhere. Brother, today you have to have a drink with me."

Guo Lin laughed and said, "Okay, I'll warm the wine for you."

Zhang Yue watched Guo Lin busy, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "You say it's ridiculous, but there is everything in Bianjing, but there is no beef. When we were studying, there was nothing in the village, but it is not difficult to find beef."

While Guo Lin was busy, he listened to what Zhang Yue had to say.

Zhang Yue kept talking non-stop, and walked back and forth in the room, and saw a book pressed in the pile of books, which was his own book.

There is a line of small characters next to the scroll, and the younger brother's article has entered again. I am very happy.I also encourage.

Zhang Yue couldn't help but pause when he saw the words in his mouth, turned around and wiped his eyes, and was worried that Guo Lin would find out and continue talking.

Zhang Yue and Guo Lin drank and talked for half a day, and finally left drunk.Zhang Yue went to the street. Although he was named Gai Jinghua now, he still felt like he was alone.

At this time, he saw a mule cart parked by the side of the road.

The person above said in surprise: "Isn't this the way to do it?"

Zhang Yue saw that it was Su Shi, two brothers Su Zhe, there were several people in the car who were Lin Xi, and there were two other people whom Zhang Yue didn't know.And the person who greeted him just now was Lin Xi.

Su Shi immediately laughed and said: "Du Zhi, we are going to see a play in Washe together, why not go."

Zhang Yue looked at the two strangers in the car and hesitated slightly, Su Zhe smiled and said, "I will introduce you to you, this surname is Wang, the name is Fen, the name is Yanzu, and the name is Gu, the name is Lin, and the name is Zidun."

Zhang Yue had heard of the two, and knew that they were both Su Shi and Su Zhe Linxi's same year.

But Zhang Yue hesitated that it wasn't the two of them. He had heard from Ouyang Xiu that Su Shi had a third-class dispute with him, so let's go just in case... He still remembered that there was an imperial examination in the Qing Dynasty. Two good friends competed for the first prize. The other party went to sleep at home and then set off firecrackers, causing the other party to drink ginseng soup to force the mental exam the next day.

Zhang Yue thought to himself, how can he judge the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain?
Are the two brothers Su Shi and Su Zhe the ones who do such dirty things?

Immediately Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Since that's the case, I'm bothering you."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yue also boarded the car.

The mule driving the cart was also powerful, pulling the six people and galloping across the streets of Bianjing.Zhang Yue quickly got acquainted with everyone.As for Wang Fen, Gu Linzhi, Zhang Yue's No. [-] Scholar and the third class in the court examination, he has a bright future in the future, and it is also from the heart of gratitude.

When they arrived at Washe, they ordered tea and fruit, watched the play and chatted.

Su Shi is witty and good at making mistakes, while Su Zhe is taciturn. When we met for the first time, I felt that Su Shi's bright and generous was very close to my heart, but if you think so, others must think so.In history, Su Shi belonged to the class with too many friends, so he might not remember you that much.But Su Zhe is different. After being with him for a long time, once he is recognized, he can take you seriously.

It was night when the moon was melting, and the sound of gongs and drums continued on the stage.

The play was so exciting that Su Shi couldn't help being so happy that he took the lead in cheering. Many people who knew Su Shi came forward to salute.Zhang Yue turned his face away to talk to Su Zhe, Gu Lin, Wang Fen, and Lin Xi.

The breeze is coming, such a bustling and noisy place, for some reason, just fits Zhang Yue's mood of a little silence.

At the end of the night, everyone dispersed, Su Shi and Su Zhe first sent off two friends, and finally sent Zhang Yue to the house in a mule cart.

At the time of parting, Su Shi and Su Zhe brothers all got off the mule cart to bid farewell to Zhang Yue.

After seeing off Zhang Yue and getting into the car, Su Zhe said to Su Shi, "Zhang Duzhi is sincere and a gentleman, and he is a friend worth making."

Su Shi said happily: "Of course."

After speaking, Ersu drove away.

Three days before the imperial examination, Zhang Yue and his family stayed behind closed doors, refusing all visitors.He gets up early every day to write a policy question, writes another policy question in the afternoon, and writes another policy question before going to bed.

For three days, Zhang Yue felt that he had adjusted his entire state to the best.

On August 25th, Su Shi, Su Zhe, and Zhang Yue went to the Chongzheng Hall for the imperial examination.

And this imperial examination also left a lot of good stories in the imperial examinations of later generations.

(End of this chapter)