Ping An Biography

What is past will never come back.

Zhang Xiaomei sat blankly in front of the old desk in Zhang Ning's room. This desk was really old.In the past, he would always be there, even if he was going to study Confucianism during the day, he still had to read by lamp when he came back at night.It's better than before, the unknown elder brother is shaking his head and studying, although he is not as proud as he is now, but he can get along day and night in the long years.

He came back this morning and left without staying for a while. Miss Zhang had a bad feeling that he would have fewer days to come back in the future. Last time he said that he might be transferred to an official position, maybe he would go to the distant Beijing again. Go around that strange "jun father".

The familiar face was still in front of my eyes just now, but now it has disappeared, and the words of earnestly telling me to learn how to behave and how to be a husband and a child still seem to linger in my ears.Zhang Xiaomei felt extremely uncomfortable for a while, wiped away her tears and ran downstairs, the wooden stairs rattled as if she was about to be tossed and tossed to pieces.

She ran out of the courtyard quickly, almost no one paid attention to her. The sister-in-law Luo Yue'e who was working looked up and thought that it was Zhang Xiaomei who had gone out, so she buried her head and continued to pick up stones in the rice.

An acquaintance on Liren Street asked in surprise: "Isn't this the little girl of the Zhang family? Why are you crying, Zhang Shicai snatched your candied radish?"

Zhang Xiaomei ran all the way along the street, and forgot about the boat, she just ran to the southeast, Wu Yuan was there, she knew the place.As long as you keep walking, you can get closer and closer to Zhang Ning.

The feeling of getting closer made the unbearable sadness in her heart much better. She was crying and laughing, and she seemed to have seen Zhang Ning's calm and gentle smile before her eyes, and smelled the sunshine-like breath in his arms. The feeling of stability is warm and indescribable, like the comfort of being lazy when there is no work in the off-season of the family business, and I am in a great mood.There's nothing lovable about that voice, and the joy of having her hands covered in those big, warm hands flashed through her mind.

After two streets, cross a stone bridge to the south bank of the Qinhuai River.Unexpectedly, I found that there was a large group of people blocking the way on the street. It seemed to be a guard of honor for a high-ranking official. The walking team swaggered from the middle of the street in an orderly manner, and the speed was still slow, as if they were enjoying the feeling of being superior and deliberately making pedestrians stop and watch.

Naturally, the common people and passers-by did not dare to go up, and they all hid by the side of the road and waited, so Zhang Xiaomei had no choice but to stop.

The atmosphere of beating gongs and drums affected her emotions, and she was embarrassed to cry, Kan Qiao took out a handkerchief to wipe her face, and stood helplessly in the crowd.With such a distraction, Zhang Xiaomei gradually recovered from the excitement, not understanding why she came here... It was like waking up from a dream, and gradually realized that the things in the dream were not the same at all, okay Dreams and nightmares are unreal.

My brother will definitely drive me back, and then I will feel that I am too self-willed, ignorant, and disobedient. Didn't my brother tell me to learn a lot?

At this time, the guard of honor on the street slowly passed by, and the street was once again occupied by people of all colors from the market, and the noisy and chaotic flow of people resumed.Zhang Xiaomei stood where she was and stopped running.

I don't know how long it took before I heard an old lady yelling, "Go home and make dinner!" Zhang Xiaomei was stunned for a while, and finally turned around and walked up the stone bridge over the river again, her movements were limp as if she had no strength at all.

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The younger sister's "blind date" Zhang Ning really didn't go, he went to another entertainment that day.A classmate Liang Shoucheng went to Beijing to participate in the examination at the beginning of the year, and traveled for several months after failing the exam. Now he has returned to his hometown.Liang Shoucheng and Zhang Ning didn't have much contact on a daily basis, and they had no contact at all for almost a year; Zhang Ning's attendance at the banquet was mainly due to repeated invitations from another classmate, Luo Jin. He took the lead, and Zhang Ning was able to get to know Su Liangchen, a talented scholar in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, through his relationship.

Anyway, Zhang Ning has nothing to do these days. It is not a bad thing to participate in this kind of entertainment and make some friends.There is a way of advancing and retreating in life, and sometimes there is no rush, it is better to just eat and drink while sharpening your head.

Because the entertainment was in broad daylight, the painting boats on the Qinhuai River were not very scenic during the daytime, so everyone made an appointment at the Zhuangyuan Building by the Mochou Lake.It is also a place where you can drink flowers, wine, and entertain. Although it is not as famous as the old courtyard (commonly known as Fuleyuan), it can still be regarded as a place for luxury and luxury. The key is that the sight line is good during the day, and the lake and water scenery over there is good.

During the banquet, there are girls who accompany wine and wait, and there are women who drink and talk about romance. In short, in Zhang Ning's eyes, they are all "three|accompanied" ladies.In this kind of fun-seeking place, there is no etiquette for men and women to talk about. Men and women play all kinds of teasing and acting on the spot, which is very free and easy.What makes Zhang Ning feel unnatural is that the girl sitting next to him pouring wine always rubs against him when there is nothing to do. Other girls are not so obvious, but she is like this. Zhang Ning, who rarely participates in such occasions, is very uncomfortable in front of the public I'm not used to it.

Mr. Liang didn't bother to talk about the anecdotes and anecdotes of the capital's experience and travels, but first talked about another classmate, who Zhang Ning is also familiar with, that is the dwarf Yang Lin and Yang Sihai.Old Cousin Liang sighed: "Among the people I knew in Nanjing, Yang Sihai was the only one who could make the list."

"I know, I know, the last time they beat gongs and drums to announce the good news, wasn't it Yang Sihai who was ranked second in the imperial examination?" Luo Jin said casually, as if there was nothing in the world that he didn't know.

The relatively low-key talented Su Liangchen also said enviously at this time: "Last year he was on the top list, and this year he won the gold list immediately. It is not in vain for us to say in private that he is very talented."

Zhang Ning echoed a few words, but didn't say anything.I used to have some conflicts with Yang Sihai, but fortunately, when everyone sent him to take the exam last year, they resolved it lightly during the meeting, and now I don't have much thought about it.If Zhang Ning hadn't humiliated others for being short, he probably didn't have much impression of Yang Sihai.

In my impression, Yang Sihai looks very young, maybe even younger than Zhang Ning, and he is not an ordinary person even with Zhongjuren and Jinshi; .The Ming Dynasty had a population of tens of thousands of miles, but very few Jinshi, but no one who was born as a Jinshi was a Jing. Zhang Ning only had a lot of scriptures in his memory.

"The four seas are not comparable to us ordinary people." Luo Jin, who has a reputation for raising people, couldn't help but added another sentence.He picked up his wine glass and looked around, then said: "Let's not believe in qualifications. I used to study Confucianism with Sihai, and I will tell you a little thing. Before Qiuwei last year, it was rumored that we should be the first in Tianfu, brother Pingan." , everyone guessed who would be Xie Yuan, think about how Yang Sihai answered?"

Bringing up that matter, Zhang Ning was a little embarrassed. At that time, it was rumored that he was the number one student in Yingtianfu, and it wasn't the old Zhang Ning who made the noise... But if the old Zhang Ning didn't die, he would be the one to take the exam this year. Can it be on the list?This is a mystery, anyway, it is definitely useless for him to take the exam now.As far as the way of studying in the imperial examination, Yang Sihai and the former Zhang Ning are very talented, but he is more mediocre; in his previous life, he couldn't even pass a heavy course, and the difficulty of the Tsinghua University entrance examination is not at the same level as that of the Jinshi examination.

"Yang Sihai usually looks quite humble. He should say that Xie Yuan is Brother Pingan?" Liang Shoucheng guessed.

Zhang Ning smiled lightly and didn't guess anything.Su Liangchen said without pressure: "I didn't go to school with you, how do I know?"

Lao Cousin Luo shook his head: "Brother Liang, you are just like me, and you are an ordinary person. Let me tell you how Yang Sihai answered... He said that if he wants to take the imperial examination in the future, it doesn't matter if he is Jieyuan now. ?”

This is like a bad joke, and after the story, everyone hasn't come back to understand where the "joke" is.Zhang Ning understood right away, and said, "Sihai has great vision and extraordinary insight."

After a while, everyone recalled it, and they all sighed and sighed.The materials for Jinshi are different. At that time, Qiu Wei was about to come, and everyone was all focused on it, and they began to think about taking the imperial examination, and their ideological realm was not at the same level.

After everyone talked here, Old Cousin Luo finally couldn't help turning his head to look at Zhang Ning: "Brother Pingan, why didn't you take part in this year's examination and became an official instead? You and Sihai are equally famous and talented people in our Gongyuan!"

When Old Cousin Luo asked, everyone including Su Liangchen immediately cast their gazes. Obviously, everyone was curious about this matter, but it was difficult to ask.

Zhang Ning paused for a moment, and couldn't tell the truth. The former brother Pingan took the exam, and the current brother Pingan is not up to standard in stereotyped essays.

He wanted to admit that he was not as good as others, but for some reason, there was a sense of competitiveness in his heart. After all, he was a young man and no one was willing to say that he was not good enough!Especially when I once humiliated Yang Sihai's knowledge, why would someone pretend to be a grandson immediately after becoming a Jinshi?The pride in his heart was aroused, as if a voice said: I am not as good as others in stereotyped articles, but there is always something better than others!

He owed it, and pretended to be calm: "Not everyone has to be a Jinshi, and Yang Shaobao (Yang Shiqi) is not a Jinshi today."

Yang Shiqi, born in commoner clothes, is not even a scholar. He must be learned after teaching, but he just failed to pass the exam. Now he is the top celebrity around the emperor. As a cabinet minister, it is unprecedented to lead the six affairs, and no one can match the holy family.Yang Shiqi is not a Jinshi, but is he comparable to any Jinshi?

"Admiration, brother Pingan has great ambitions." Laobiao Luo and the others could only compliment him like this, and they couldn't say anything else.

Because Yang Shiqi is a special case, generally speaking, if he wants to make a difference, it is more reliable to be born as a Jinshi.So everyone has nothing to say.