Need for madness and less scourge myth

Chapter 13 Xu Xian
Hangzhou, an important town in the Tang Dynasty, was governed by Qiantang.Because of the taboo of Tang names, it was renamed Qiantang County.

Ma Wencai and Xiao Jiumao set off from Mingzhou, galloped along the official road, and arrived in Hangzhou City that night.After inquiring about the whereabouts of Nizi Academy, he rested at a passenger station for the night.Woke up early the next morning, packed up, and set off for Nizi Academy.

Nizi Academy is located on the mountainside of the northern peak in Hangzhou.When Ma Wencai and Xiao Jiu arrived here on horseback, it was already time.After storing the horse in a tea house below, the two of them walked up the stone steps of the North Peak, looking at the surrounding bamboos, trees and clouds, which were lush and lush.Through the shadows of the trees, you can see the West Lake. You can only feel that the lake is calm, with singing boats and fishing boats, haunting the mist, like a fairyland on earth.

"Sure enough, there is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. There is no such good place in Mingzhou City!" The scene in front of him made Ma Wencai feel refreshed and sighed.

Ma Wencai is equipped with Taoism, and Xiao Jiu also has martial arts protection. The two walked extremely fast, surpassing several groups of tourists.It only took a quarter of an hour to arrive at the main entrance of Nizi Academy.

"Xu Xian, what kind of broken couplets are you doing! You are not good at studying at all. You should go back to be an apprentice in the pharmacy honestly, and don't waste your sister's money!" After arriving here, Ma Wencai listened. to a voice.Following the sound, I saw three young scholars standing on the steps of the academy.

"I will come again, I must study and pass the imperial examination!"

Then, a somewhat uneven voice sounded.A scholar came down from the steps. He was about the same age as Ma Wencai, with a slightly short body, a round face and a thin face, and he was wearing a half-new green robe.

"Is this Xu Xian?"

Seeing this scholar, Ma Wencai's mind immediately became alive.A few days ago, when his parents finally agreed to let him go, they asked him where he was going.At that time, he chose Nizi Academy without any hesitation.The purpose is to break up Liang Zhu and take off the green hat on his head.When I was thinking wildly, I also thought about the mythical deeds here in the West Lake.The most famous of them is Bai Suzhen, the White Lady.He also wanted to find out if there was a pharmacy like Bao'antang after he settled down in Nizi Academy.But he didn't expect that when he just arrived at Nizi Academy, he would meet a man named Xu Xian.

Seeing that Xu Xian was walking fast and was about to go down the mountain road, Ma Wen hurriedly walked over and cupped his hands slightly, "This brother invites you!"

Nizi Academy is the number one academy in Hangzhou, and Xu Xian has always wanted to study here.It's just that his literary talent is not high, so he couldn't pass the preliminary test at all.Although I tried for three months and thought hard about several couplets, it still didn't work.After the couplets he made today were sent back, he was extremely depressed, and when he was about to go back and study it again, he saw Marvin appearing on the opposite side.

Ma Wencai practiced Taoism, although he has not achieved great success, but he has a state of being out of the world.In addition, his family background is very good, and the blue brocade robe is well-cut, standing there, he is like a dragon and phoenix in the world.

Seeing Ma Wencai's attire, Xu Xian immediately felt a sense of filth, and quickly clasped his fists and said, "Don't dare, dare to ask the young master if there is something wrong?"

"Of course there is something to do!" Ma Wencai glanced at Xu Xian with a smile on his face.If this Xu Xian is the Xu Xian in the Legend of the White Snake, he probably hasn't met the White Snake yet.Otherwise, the pharmacy would have been opened long ago.

If this is the case, then don't blame yourself for making the first move.Not to mention turning against fate and changing fate, no one would love a woman like Bai Niangzi.However, Xu Xian didn't cherish it and let her be crushed under the Leifeng Pagoda.That Bai Suzhen's love is stronger than gold, and she will die without regret.If he could really marry her, it would be regarded as his meritorious deeds.

However, these things are for the future. The most important thing is to find out if this Xu Xian is Xu Xian from the Legend of the White Snake.In addition, it is the matter of entering the Nizi Academy.Thinking of this, Ma Wencai asked again, "Dare to ask brother Tai Gao's name!"

"I'm Xu Xian!" Xu Xian replied.

"So it's Brother Xu. I don't know if there is a name for Brother Xu?" Ma Wencai asked again.Taking this example, calling Biaozi means closeness, and there is no one who asks others Biaozi as soon as they meet.It's not that Ma Wen doesn't understand etiquette, it's just to confirm the identity of Xu Xian in front of him.

Although Ma Wencai felt that Ma Wencai's question was abrupt, Xu Xian still replied, "The table word was just decided a few years ago, and it is in Chinese!"

"Xu Xian Xu Hanwen!" Ma Wencai's eyes lit up, isn't this the cowardly guy in the Legend of the White Snake?
"Because he saved the White Snake in his previous life, Bai Suzhen came here to repay his favor. If you want to win your love, you have to start with this person in front of you.

Thinking of this, Marvin immediately had an idea, and then asked, "I just heard about doing couplets under the steps, and it was related to reading, but I don't know the specifics? Brother Xu, can you teach me?"

Hearing Ma Wencai's question, Xu Xian's face froze immediately.Embarrassed, "Of course!"

After listening to Xu Xian's explanation, Ma Wen finally knew the rules of this Nizi Academy. If he wanted to enroll, he had to go through two tests.The first hurdle is to make a couplet to reflect the spirit of one's own study and study.The second hurdle is to make a fuss, to sacrifice in front of the statue of Confucius enshrined in Nizi Academy, and the statue will judge whether you can enter the academy to study.

"The selection of Kong Xiang's text is interesting?" Hearing this, Ma Wen didn't think it was absurd.There are gods and ghosts in this world, so the trivial matter of Kong Xiang's selection of essays is nothing.

Xu Xian came here full of hope, but was hit at the first pass. He had no intention of staying here for a long time. After explaining the admission rules of Nizi Academy, he wanted to leave.

"Brother Hanwen, please wait a moment. I'll try it out. If I pass, maybe I'll give Brother Hanwen a surprise?" Seeing that Xu Xian was about to leave, Ma Wencai hurriedly stopped him, "If he doesn't pass, I just happen to be with Brother Hanwen." Down the mountain!"

"All right!"

There was nothing wrong with him, so Xu Xian nodded. He wanted to see if the young man in front of him was of any level and could pass the first test.

Climbing up the steps, I saw the two scholars in Tsing Yi sitting on the two bamboo chairs at the side entrance of the academy, each holding a book in their hands, studying.After Xu Xian's talk, he also knew that these two people were the selectors of the couplet.They are scholars selected by the academy, and they are rotated every ten days.

"Several dear friends have invited me, and I'm under Ma Wencai, coming from Mingzhou, and I'm going to be admitted to the hospital to study!"

Hearing Ma Wencai's words, one of the older scholars immediately stood up and cupped his fists, "Brother Ma, do you know the rules of my academy!"

"I know!" Marvin nodded.

"Please also write a couplet to comfort your mind!" The scholar clasped his fists again, and made an appearance of listening attentively.The other scholar also stood up with a calm expression on his face.

The literati are more important than each other. These two scholars were selected to test the couplets in front of the main gate of Nizi Academy, and there was no problem in terms of etiquette.The reason why they satirized Xu Xian frivolously just now was because Xu Xian would come every few days, and the couplets they made were really unacceptable.

They said so with good intentions.Instead of letting him think about couplets all day long, why not go to his old profession and become an apprentice in a pharmacy?It is good to have a job in the future.

(End of this chapter)