Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 551
Bianjing!

Bi Shi'an once again stepped into this land of Gyeonggi, looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar place, and said with great pride in his chest, "I'm back!"

Back then, he was persecuted by Wang Yansheng, and he got a blessing in disguise, so he went to study under Dou Yujun.

After Luo Youdu destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, Bi Shi'an also ended his studies and returned to his hometown, Yunzhong, to serve his stepmother as a filial piety.

Bi Shi'an originally planned to keep a low profile in the cloud to accumulate what he had learned in Beijing, and when the time was right, he would go to Beijing to take the exam.

Don't think about the things in the world, it's unpredictable.

Due to the internal division of Khitan, Yunjiuzhou has deepened its relationship with the Central Plains.

Bi Shi'an has a brilliant literary talent, and has achieved great fame in the land of Gyeonggi.But in the Datong cloud, it is an unknown person.However, with the in-depth exchanges between the two sides, many literati and scholars from Yunjiuzhou came to Beijing to study and take the exam. They all heard that there was a literary talent in Bianjing in the past called Bi Shi'an, who was a native of Datong Yunzhong.

The news spread to the cloud, and Bi Shi'an became famous.

This time, the imperial court specially opened Enke, and Yun Jiuzhou is also eligible for the quota.

It's just that the literary atmosphere in Yunjiuzhou is not strong, and the talents are limited. He has just passed the imperial examination and has already lost his old background, and there are no decent talents.

Yelv Dilie has become more and more assimilated over the years, and he is very concerned about his own image. He always feels that Enke, which is so powerful this time, does not arrange some talents to come to Beijing to catch the exam and join in the fun, which is a shame.

So, he personally found Bi Shi'an, paid for his trip to Beijing, and asked him to lead the team to participate in this Enke.

Bi Shi'an was thinking about when it would be appropriate to go to Beijing for the exam, so he followed suit and led the team south.

Entering Beijing again, the flow of people in Bianjing is far higher than in previous years.

There are many more blond and blue-eyed people coming and going on the street...

When he left Bianjing, the Central Plains imperial court did not open up the western trade routes, nor did it have the current meteorological power, which made him quite emotional.

"Brother Ren!"

Bi Shi'an heard someone calling him, but he took a closer look at his classmates in the private school and friends Yang Pu, Han Pi, Liu Xi and others he made in Songzhou.

Among them, the most conspicuous one is Zhang Qixian, who is like a hungry ghost reincarnated from a classmate with a big waist and round arms...

Bi Shi'an smiled and came forward to say hello one by one.

When he came to Zhang Qixian, he touched his big belly strangely and said: "Brother Shiliang, it is said that the prime minister can pull a boat in his stomach. In Brother Wei's opinion, your belly is full of big rivers..."

Zhang Qixian patted his hand away angrily and said, "This is called having a belly, what do you know?"

Several people laughed at each other and entered the city together.

Zhang Qixian said: "Brother Ren, go to visit your mentor first, and my younger brother and Zhuangyuanlou will clean up the dust for my brother."

With the stability of the world, ethics gradually recovered.

Respecting teachers is integrated into daily life.

When Bi Shi'an returned to Bianjing, he naturally had to greet Dou Yujun first.

Zhuangyuan Building is located near Longjin Bridge, a newly opened restaurant in Bianjing in recent years.

Bi Shi'an looked at the familiar signboard in front of him, and couldn't help but said, "Isn't this the Juyuan Building?"

Zhang Qixian said: "It's the Juyuan Building. Brother Ju Chuan lived and studied here before high school. After high school, the owner immediately used this as a gimmick and changed the Zhuangyuan Building. Since then, business has flourished and it has become a gathering place for candidates from all over the world. Today in Inviting Brother Ren to this banquet is also following the trend, to gain the honor of Brother Ju Chuan."

The brother Ju Chuan that Zhang Qixian said was called Suo Xiang, and he was the number one scholar in the Luo Yu court.

Luo Youdu was well aware of the redundant officials and bad governance of the Song Dynasty. After he ascended the throne, he strictly restricted the mutual recommendation between officials, and the main method of recruiting talents was the imperial examination, which he attached great importance to.

He knew the progress of the imperial examination, and greatly reformed the imperial examination in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Abandoning the custom of the top scholar in the Tang Dynasty submitting a letter, in addition to following the late Zhou Dynasty's system of ambiguous names, the Song Dynasty's transcription system was added. All papers were transcribed by a special person, and then reviewed by the examiner, officially pulling the imperial examination on the right track.

It is also because of this that the gold content of the champion has skyrocketed.

As the restaurant where Suo Xiang, the first champion of the new dynasty, lived and studied, it was naturally tainted with some extravagance.

Bi Shi'an smiled and said, "So that's how it is..."

Stepping into the Zhuangyuan building, the store is full of chatting and laughing scholars. They come from all over the world and gather in one place, either talking about life, discussing family and country affairs, or talking about classics.

The huge hotel is like a gathering of literati.

Luo Youdu is very open in this regard, and does not object to people discussing current affairs.

Not to mention these scholars, even if local ruffians make complaints about Kaifeng government's strict management, they will not be questioned.

Bi Shi'an was greatly surprised when he saw the strong learning atmosphere. He had only been away for two or three years, and the great changes in Bianjing made him novel and full of expectations for his future.

As a minister in this vibrant court, He Chou couldn't show his ambitions.

When all the people sat down, Bi Shi'an heard that a nearby language room was actually talking about their hometown, so he couldn't help but look back and listen carefully.

A student with a southern accent said: "Your Majesty has a long-term vision, and with gentle methods, he will win over Yelu Dilie, let the scholars of Yunjiuzhou participate in our imperial examinations, and win the hearts of the scholars. Soon, Yunjiuzhou will definitely return. The sixteen prefectures of Yanyun that the traitor Shi Jingtan sold to Khitan will be taken back by His Majesty."

A trace of joy appeared on Bi Shi'an's brows. Although the other party took it for granted, he was still full of joy when he heard that his hometown was returning to the embrace of the motherland.

Liu Xi asked: "Brother Ren came from the cloud, can you tell me about the situation in the cloud?" He paused and said: "The imperial examination is very different from the past. Knowledge and practice are half. They are all related to current affairs exam questions. Many people speculate that the situation in Yunjiuzhou will be one of the exam questions in the palace exam. For this topic, it can be said that it has been enduring in Bianjing."

Bi Shi'an said with a smile: "As that man said, Yeludi Liezhi has great talents and few talents. One general is more than enough, but ten thousand is not enough. He may be a brave general if he is asked to fight, but he is at a loss when he governs Yunjiuzhou. Your Majesty thus The attack hit Yelu Dilie's weakness. However, Yelu Dilie has a strong temper. He is not good at administration, but he can't handle it easily. He knows that Yunjiuzhou can't do without the Central Plains, and he pays more attention to military power. It will be counterproductive. It is not easy to achieve a peaceful transition. If there are political examination questions at this time, don’t be too optimistic.”

Liu Xi's face turned slightly red.

In this atmosphere, several people spoke freely like the public.

Sometimes discussing literature, sometimes commenting on the general trend of the world, almost everyone is full of yearning for the future of the imperial court.

At a table not far from them, there were a few foreigners sitting.

Li Congde said with emotion in Tocharian language: "The weather in the Central Plains is like this, no wonder my father is so humble."

Beside him is a Persian dressed as a Manichae. At this moment, he is also shocked. The centripetal force of the Central Plains is not comparable to that of the Persian Empire. He said: "If you can preach in such a celestial dynasty, I have no regrets in this life.”

　Sorry, it was discontinued yesterday.I drank too much during the holidays, and it was broken directly, and I lay down at noon today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)