Wentang

Chapter 96 Full Moon Wine

In fact, he didn't wait until his second visit to Yueshan to meet Yuchi Baolin - Manyue, the youngest son of Qin Qiong, Duke of Yi, specially sent him an invitation, and Yueshan, who had long admired the door god, readily accepted it.

When giving gifts, I encountered another interesting incident. He asked people to build a longevity lock according to the habits of later generations. As a result, no one knew what a longevity lock was.

After inquiring, I found that there is no such custom in this era.There is a kind of long-lived thread made of multicolored silk threads among the people, and it is not specially prepared for children, and adults bring more.

Yue Shan was so happy, maybe another custom was about to be born in his hands.

So he drew the appearance of the Longevity Lock, and found a special jewelry craftsman to make a pair with silver.One side is engraved with a unicorn pattern, and the other side is engraved with longevity and wealth.

Silver in the Tang Dynasty was not yet a currency, but it had been widely used in jewelry.

Longevity locks are generally made of silver or jade. Of course, rich families also use gold, but generally speaking, silver is more common.Yueshan naturally adopted the silver quality.

It's not that he is reluctant to part with the gold, but he once saw a report on the Internet that men who wear gold for a long time are not good for their health, while wearing silver can improve their health.

I don't know if this rumor is true or not, but I would rather believe it or not, it's better to be on the safe side.

Of course, you can't just bring a longevity lock to drink the full moon wine. Zhou Shangyun will buy the other gifts.

Two days later, he came to the Qin residence with gifts.

As soon as he walked to the gate of Qin's house, he had already seen the scene that Zhongming Dingshi's house should have.

The guests at today's banquet naturally opened the middle door wide, and there were two rows of armored soldiers standing in front of the door.These armored soldiers are all seven feet tall and heroic, exuding a murderous aura that no one should enter, they are looking at the defenses around them... Yue Shan shook his head secretly.

It's not that Ma Busi and the others are inferior, but that compared with the guards of the Qin Mansion, they are inferior in terms of physical fitness and spirit.

There is also a butler in front of the door to greet and see off, and people in gorgeous clothes enter from time to time.In addition, there are quite a few plainly or even crudely dressed people gathered in front of the gate. Some of these people are empty-handed and some are carrying a few gifts, standing quietly on one side.

When Yue Shan was wondering who they were, he suddenly heard someone shouting from beside him: "Is Cuilan in front?"

Hearing this, Yue Shan's face was filled with joy, he already knew who the other party was after hearing the voice, and he who was worrying about how to enter the Qin Mansion turned around and said happily: "Brother Yuan Yu, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Yuan Yu is Yuchi Baolin's character.

"Oh, Cuilan, I have something to discuss with you?" Yuchi Baolin said in a daze.

"There are really two things. One is the Winter Solstice. I don't know anyone and I want to go with Brother Yuan Yu, so I can take care of me." Yue Shan laughed.

"Winter Solstice? Well, you come to my house one day earlier, and we enter the palace together." Yuchi Baolin agreed without any hesitation: "What's the other thing?"

"Another thing is that this is the first time for me to visit Duke Yi's mansion, and most of the guests I come and go don't know each other. I want to be lazy and follow Brother Yuanyu to try to be quiet." Yue Shan said.

"Haha... What do I think it is? It's a simple matter. To tell you the truth, brother Shubao and I are still in-laws. You are my brother and we are not outsiders. Don't be cautious." Yuchi Baolin laughed.

"Oh?" Yue Shan was very surprised.

This surprise was not feigned, he knew that Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong were allies, and that Qin Qiong's son married Yuchi Baolin's daughter, but he didn't know that the two families were married.

From this point of view, they should have reached a consensus very early.

"Brother Shubao's eldest son, Qin Sidao, and my daughter are married on the fingertips, Cui Lan doesn't know yet." Yuchi Baolin said proudly.

"I really don't know. Since there is such a relationship, I can rest assured." Yue Shan said.

"Come on, let's go in, I'll introduce you to Brother Shubao later." Yuchi Baolin said.

So a group of people walked towards the Qin Mansion, and when they passed by the group of people, Yue Shan asked, "Brother Yuan Yu, what do these people do?"

"They are all scholars from all over the country who came to the capital to seek opportunities to become officials." Yuchi Baolin said casually.

Yue Shan immediately understood what was going on.

At that time, the imperial examination system was not yet perfect, and the main official selection system was still recommendation and favor. Ordinary scholars had to curry favor with officials to gain opportunities if they wanted to get ahead.

Most people are looking for opportunities locally, and some who think they are talented will come to the capital.They will use various channels to make themselves famous, or deliver their works to the homes of nobles in the court, and if they are appreciated, they will be recommended to serve as officials.

The more famous ones in history are Chen Ziang and Bai Juyi.

These are all people in front of you, and they all have this purpose.They should have heard that many dignitaries and dignitaries would come to Qin Qiong's banquet today, so they came here to look for opportunities.

But shouldn't it be more proactive to look for opportunities?Why are these people standing here honestly, and I haven't seen them take any action?

It was Yuchi Baolin who solved his confusion. It turned out that each of these people wrote blessing poems.At the end of the banquet, the Qin Mansion will select the better ones for the visiting guests to enjoy.It is not only to enliven the atmosphere and increase the festive atmosphere, but also to give those scholars a chance.

These people have already handed in their poems, and now they are just waiting for the final result.

Yue Shan suddenly realized, and at the same time, he was also feeling that every era has its own characteristics.

During the period when the imperial examination was not popular, scholars would seek the opportunity to become an official through fame.And these dignitaries will give convenience accordingly, which is also an opportunity to expand their influence and find allies.

Everyone who got an opportunity to become an official through them was considered a member of his faction.

"Why, how many students does Cuilan want to take?" Seeing that he was interested, Yuchi Baolin asked.

"No, I am an idle baron myself, so I am not qualified to recommend others." Yue Shan laughed.

"Don't underestimate yourself. Although you have no official position, you are highly valued by the king and empress. It is not easy to recommend a few people." Yuchi Baolin comforted.

"It's too early to talk about this." Yue Shan shook his head and said reservedly.

Hearing that Yuchi Baolin didn't say any more, she really seemed a little anxious to accept some kind of student at the age of ten.

While speaking, he arrived at the gate of the Qin Mansion. The housekeeper was enthusiastic when he saw Yuchi Baolin, and he shouted loudly.Even without looking at Yue Shan's invitation and gift list, he was about to let people in.Probably thought he was the son and nephew of Yuchi Baolin's family who came to learn more about him.

Naturally, Yue Shan would not be so rude, so he took the opportunity to hand over the invitation and the gift list to the housekeeper.

The housekeeper's face changed when he saw the invitation, and his attitude changed 180 degrees.He saluted Yue Shan very respectfully, and then took over both the post and the gift list.

It turns out that there are two kinds of posts distributed by the Qin Mansion, one is the most common invitation, just for reciprocity.There is also a VIP sticker, which is only given to important people.

There is no difference between these two kinds of posts on the surface, and only the people of the Qin Mansion can tell the difference.When arranging seats, these stewards will also arrange different positions according to different posts.

It can be said that the routine here is very deep.

Of course, this time Yueshan's seat didn't need to be arranged by these stewards. Yuchi Baolin led him to find Qin Qiong directly.

　There is no record about Qin Qiong's family in the history books, and the novels are pure nonsense.

　　It was not until a few tombstones were unearthed in [-] that we had a clearer understanding of Qin Qiong's family affairs.

　　Qin Qiong's eldest son, Qin?road.Because the characters in the middle of the incomplete tombstone are unrecognizable, for the convenience of writing, the author himself added a word for Si, called Qin Sidao.Married Yuchi Baolin's daughter.

　　It was also said that he belonged to Qin Qiong's second son.But considering the marriage with the Yuchi family, and it seems that he also inherited the title of Hu Guogong in history.Therefore, the argument of the eldest son is used here.

　　The second son Qin Huaidao, Qin Qiong was only 14 years old when he died.Here the protagonist is drinking his full moon wine.

　　The youngest son Qin Shandao...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)