.Old Silence said to Zhang Juzheng, "To be extremely empty, keep quiet and firm. All things are done together, I will observe and restore it. Regardless of whether Zhang Juzheng listened to it or not, he would have passed it to Xu Jie, he would have been completely quiet and empty. He ignored the affairs of the court, and even if his rewards and appointments were delayed, he was not in a hurry and did not urge him. He did not see any official face all day long, and he should have a huge vacation for himself.

Xu Wei liked the current state of silence. He felt that the silence in the official robe was too fake and boring, and the silence in the official robe was also boring, but he looked like a real person.

"It's the kind of boring middle-aged man." Xu Wei said: "At the age of 40, he is bored, and he is addicted to some strange hobbies all day long and refuses to contact the outside world."

"Is it strange to read books?" Silence came from.

"It's not uncommon for middle-aged people to read books." Xu Wei said with his teeth and claws: "But you are young in your twenties and staying at home all day and not going out, that's strange!" He said and snatched the one from his hand: "Today's sunshine is bright and warm, I have to take you out for some breath

"Don't pull, do you." Silent surrendered: "I can't go out with you?"

"It's almost the same," Xu Wei said proudly: "How much blessing is it for you to have friends who care about you like this." He said: "Don't you call Tao Yuchen and a few? Let them know, you will definitely cause trouble!"

Chen Si rolled his eyes and said, "It's sixteen today. Xi is at work, so we can travel around."

"I'm so confused." Xu Wei touched the back of his head and said, "I'm so confused."

They left as soon as they said they could. The two of them put on their clothes and went out.

The house is quiet in the midst of the noise. Once the long alley is out, it is the most prosperous chess board Tianjie in the capital. The people on the street are bustling with people, selling dumplings, fearing dull, Beijing, roast chicken, scone cakes, and lamb soup, and whirling. They are pulled and sing like singing in competitions. They are also mixed with the sound of throwing cannons from time to time and the stinging of monkeys. They are the fireworks saved by children, continuing the joy of the New Year.

Looking at a group of children chasing and playing hide-and-seek, silent and reluctant to move, his eyes were full of tenderness. He suddenly missed his son very much. Aji and Shi should be both literate, right? They should call him dad, right? I don’t know if he still remembers my father?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help feeling sad. I turned my head and stopped looking at the children. But I saw Xu Wei looking at him with a smile on his face. He thought his thoughts were seen through. He said with some annoyance: "What do I do?"

Knowing that what Xu Wei laughed was another matter. He looked up and down, and said, "Looking at your appearance, you don't look like a dignified fourth-rank official? You look like a young man who went to Beijing to take the exam.

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I looked down at myself silently, and I was wearing a half-old mouse green color that I wore in my daily life. I wore a cotton buckle and had thick-soled cotton boots under my feet. I looked at my navy blue cotton hat on my head and my young face, which was indeed indistinguishable from the scholars all over the street.

"Haha" looked at the scholars everywhere on the street in silence. They were either talking big or bowing their heads to meditate. In short, among the crowd, there were the most eye-catching group of people besides the big girls and little wives. When they moved to the neighborhood of the Gongyuan, how could they know that it was near the Gongyuan? Because looking around, the signs of the shops on the street were all led by "Zhuangzi", "Yijia", and "Dingjia," such as inns, called "Zhuangzi Guyu," bookstore, and "Dingjia," and hotels were called "Yijia Building". They all brought the prizes of the imperial examination, so that the students could get the bags, even if they were twice as expensive as ordinary shops, they would have to seek a good fortune.

Xu Wei was a good thing. He pulled Chen Si into a guest money and asked the young man on the cabinet, "How much does it cost to spend a room a month?"

"After seeing his shabby appearance, the young man lowered his eyelids and said, "Six liang is OK, but our store must provide meals."

"What? Grab the money!" Xu Wei was shocked and said, "Who can afford to live?!"

"Don't be excited, look at the list of the list of Changdian! The young man pointed to a series of names on the opposite wall and said: "Shangdian has been established since its establishment. In the past eighty years, there have been 57 Jinshi masters, one of them, one of them is the top scorer, two are the second place, and one is the first place! This Feng Shui charm is definitely the best in Beijing! You can find out which store of the same level is cheaper than us?"

"Oh, is it worth it?" Chen Si, who stood behind Xu Wei, couldn't help but sigh. Ten taels of silver. Even in Beijing, it's enough for a well-off family to spend two months. Why does it cost so much to stay in a store? Can you really live in the top scorer?

"Don't carry it!" The young man curled his lips and said, "I know what the price of Shen Liu has lived in. Twenty taels per month, and the store has to be responsible for the meal! In this way, the supply is still in short supply. I heard that the last room was a few rich candidates, and they were frying 120 taels per day.

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Maybe the guy was tugging a lot, and the shopkeeper inside was unhappy. He coughed heavily, took the conversation and said, "Can you stay there? But it's the last room, and it will be gone later!"

"I live. I live." Xu Wei suddenly stuttered. The young man quickly took off the keys, looked at the shopkeeper inside proudly, and whispered: "I will not pay the account in this business. Please pay the two months' room payment in advance!"

"I live, I can't afford to live." Xu Wei then

The young man's fair face turned into pig liver color in an instant; the shopkeeper's original face was pig liver color, and he directly followed the bottom of the pot.

Chen Mo and Xu Wei quickly fled. Chen Mo said, "The food here must be ridiculously expensive. Why bother to be slaughtered by that? Or go home to eat it.

"Let's come out to play." Xu Wei said indifferently: "I'm happy to kill all the people the night before yesterday, and won them all. I just happened to lose today, so I won't lose again."

Silence couldn't help laughing, and went to the hotel on the third floor with him. The plaque said "Qionglin Pavilion" must be the "Qionglin Banquet". It was named.

The two walked in. They saw that the restaurant was probably for the three-year competition. They had been renovated. The newly decorated red pine wood boards had just been made with tung oil. The large glass fence was spotless and shiny. The handrails of the stairs were wrapped in brass. They were even carved with exquisite wood grains on the windows and steps, which looked beautiful.

In addition to the general luxury style during the Jiajing period, this hotel, which mainly buys scholars, is also covered with poems and inscriptions from Jinshi of the dynasty. In the conspicuous place in the hall, a large case was set up. The case was full of pens, ink, paper and inkstones, which can be used for the students to drink and be intoxicated. When the poem is full of poetry, it will leave behind the calligraphy treasures. This is a big profit. You must know that scholars who dare to make ugly are generally talented. These people either have high school or become famous scholars in the future. The treasures left behind will become treasures immediately.

Although it was less than noon, there were still many people who were having a drink. Most of them went to Beijing to take the exam, including the rock-scissors, the tutors, the lyrics, and the fu, which was very noisy.

The two of them were silent and greedy for this nostalgic atmosphere, and did not go to the single room. They sat down on the empty table in the corner, ordered a few exquisite side dishes, and asked for a pot of old wine. When they saw that it was indeed the "Zhuangshenghong" and the two couldn't help but smile, and then they drank a little while listening to the scholars' speech.

After a while, these scholars seemed to have a fight of intentions. Someone said: "We in Huguang have been prosperous since ancient times! Huguang is indeed a major imperial examination province. I don't know how many Jinshi have produced in the past dynasties, and the quality of students is firmly ranked among the top three in the country. This is not considered bragging. However, since ancient times, there has been no first in literature and no second in martial arts. This topic is most likely to cause controversy, and no one will convince anyone.

Sure enough, Jiangxi's disciples were reluctant to do so and said, "Go back and read through the list of Jinshi and see which province has the most Jinshi." Jiangxi has been prosperous since the beginning of the country, especially in the earliest decades, which occupied almost half of the Hanlin Academy. Even if it is a slight decline now, it is still awesome. Don't forget. Xia Yan is from Jiangxi; Yan Song is also from Jiangxi, and Jiangxi people dominate the Ming Dynasty one after another and one after another for more than 30 years. How can people in Huguang be so popular?

Immediately, the Xijiang scholar was unhappy and said, "Don't look at the old calendar. Look at which major competition in recent decades. We Xijiang people do not occupy half of the southern list; look at how many people in the Hanlin Academy are not from Xijiang people? Look at which province is the unprecedented big three yuan, and look at which province is the more powerful big six?" Shang Qing, who won the three yuan in a single yuan, is from Yanzhou in a single year; look at the silence of Liuzhou in a single year, is from Shaoxing in a single year, and has always been proud of the people in Xijiang people, and loves to talk about wherever they go.

There are also other scholars in the hall, such as those from Southern Zhili, those from Northern Zhili, those from Shandong, those from Sichuan, and those from Guangdong and Guangxi. They were also very unhappy when they heard the praises from the three provinces bragging, but they really couldn't compare with others. "Suzhou in Southern Zhili is still very powerful, but he was weak and could not compare with others' quantity and quality.

So the people in the hall listened to the three provinces' promotions and the three provinces' promotions became more and more excited as they blew. As they blew, they became arrogant, as if they were surrounded by the emperor list this year.

Finally annoyed the table by the window. This year, Qing Juzi stood up and said, "You are so powerful. Do you dare to compete with our Fujian Juzi? If you lose, don't brag anymore."

Seeing that there was a lively look, the culprits in the hall started to make a fuss, Xu Wei also shouted, "Just compete! Who is afraid of whom! Or, it is a bear!" The scholars from the three provinces were so crazy that they really caused everyone to complain.

The scholars of the three provinces were in a difficult situation and had to face the challenge, so they asked how to compare.

The scholar said, "We each have a representative. We can recite poems, write lyrics and guess riddles. Anyway, we can choose the same one. If you are willing to participate, you can also join. In the end, which province will be the first. How about it?!"

It seemed fair. Everyone couldn't think of other ways, so they agreed and each selected a smart and knowledgeable man. They came to the hall around the big case. The one who represented Fujian was not the young man, but a middle-aged scholar. A total of nine provinces came out to fight. In addition to those four provinces, there were also people from north and south Zhili, Sichuan, Guangdong, and Shandong. As for the other provinces, they knew they would be defeated, so they would not have the ugly ones.

"What to compare?" Because each province has its own way of playing, how to set questions became a big problem. Finally, we decided to discuss and everyone took turns to give questions and took turns to serve as the banker.

After the shaking, it was the Zhuang of Huguang Juzi. He had already had a draft of the draft and suggested: "We will fill in a total of 18 sentences, each of us will grab one sentence, and fill in the upper and lower quotas. If you don't get it, go down, like

But everyone below refused to agree: "This is too simple. Which one of us can't write lyrics? That's not faster than who talks?

"I haven't finished speaking yet." The Huguang scholar said, "There is a requirement to fill in this word. Each sentence has at least one name of the medicine is embedded, but the meaning is not far-fetched. How about it?" When everyone heard this, they were a little interesting and finally agreed.

Someone brought the signboard to the big case, picked out more than a dozen vocabulary cards that meet the requirements, and then the Huguang Juzi draws lots. When he saw it was "Sheng Chazi", he smiled and said, "I walked out of the question and don't take advantage of you. So I added two medicinal herbs to the first sentence." As he said that, he cleared his throat and said, "I used "Acaciazi and "Niguren" to make a sentence "Acaciazi" and "Acaciazi" "The meaning of lovesickness has been deep and immediately attracted a lot of praise, and of course, most of them were from Huguang Juzi.

Shandong Juzi immediately continued: "I use Baizhi to write the second sentence, it is difficult to write white paper.

Fourth, the scholar continued: "I use the sophora cinnabarum to create three sentences, and every word is sophora cinnabarum and Shang."

The Fujian scholar also immediately said, "Then I will use wolf poison to write the fourth sentence, so I need Tan Lang to read it."

The Nanzhili people also said: "I use Angelica and clearly remember to meet Angelica."

The Northern Zhili people were unwilling to show their consciences: "I use two flavors, Yuanzhi and cherries, as far as ripe cherries."

There are two last sentences. The scene became tense, and the scholar from Jiangxi quickly said, "Chrysanthemum, my chrysanthemum, why are the chrysanthemums remaining?"

The disciple of Xijiang immediately said with the last sentence, "I haven't returned to my hometown yet! I used Xun Xiang."

The eight-person sentences are connected, and it is said that "The meaning of lovesickness is deep, and it is difficult to write on white paper. Every word is so sour and stewed, so you have to read it. I clearly remember to ask Angelica, which is as far away as cherries. Why is the chrysanthemums still ripe? Although the song is not a good lyrics, it is definitely smooth and the content is not far-fetched, which naturally attracts applause from the whole hall.

The Guangdong scholar had to go on a depressed and silence. The people of the small business. Let’s ask the waiter to invite any one in, and then describe his profession with an allusion. If you can’t tell, go on.”

"What if they all said it?" The other seven smiled.

"Then I'll go down." The Shandong man is always so generous.

The waiter had been watching the fun a long time ago. Hearing the words, he ran out happily, and soon he brought an old man with cotton sponge back,

The question came out, and it was to play cotton. In order to make these novices who were not divided into grains, the old man asked to play cotton on the spot. Although the old man felt that these people were just full, he still quickly set up a bow for money. He used a wooden hammer to tap the strings on the bow to glue the cotton. With the sound of the "Dangdangdang" and the sound of the ground, the cotton wool flew into the eyes. In the eyes of the novices, it looked as good as juggling.

"I have it!" The Shandong scholar said, "My name is Jiang Taigong fishing in the Wei River!" Everyone saw the old man's big bow, with strings hanging on it, standing in his arms. Isn't it like fishing? They applauded.

When the Xijiang Juzi was admitted to the teaching this time, he said the second time: "Han Suwu, the North Sea shepherds!" The bow and string were not like a whip for free, and the white piece of cotton was like a flock of sheep, and everyone applauded again.

"Yu Boya plays the piano and plays the Tao!" The Fujian scholar laughed, which immediately caused a burst of laughter. Obviously, everyone thought this was more appropriate.

"Han Wengong is surrounded by Lan Pass in snow." Jiangxi Juzi said; Nanzhili Juzi said: "Meng Haoran crosses the donkey to look for plum blossoms!" Both of these are based on movement and color, and are very rare; but they are not as good as Sichuan Juzi's "Genghis Khan bends the bow and shoots the eagle" that makes everyone laugh.

Finally, the scholar from Beizhili looked at the ground full of cotton wool, and also said, "The seven fairies scattered flowers all over the ground." Although it was very reluctant, no one could say that they were wrong. The scholar from Shandong had to be upset and thought that he had known this. He had asked a difficult question and came up with a difficult one. Until he said, "Let's do the order."

"Okay!" the six people laughed and said, "What order do you do?"

"Silent order to land." Zhili Juzi said.

"What's the point?" everyone asked.

"The previous sentence requires that it is a silent thing that falls into the ground, and two related names must be run through the middle." At the end, I would like to ask a poem to say that it is difficult enough. Anyway, I have worked hard to get it up.

He then said, "Please listen to everyone." The snowflakes fell silently. He looked up and saw Bai Qi. Bai Qi asked Lian Po: How do you love raising geese? Lian Po said: White hair floats in green water, red palms push clear waves, and everyone heard him say far-fetchedly. But they were extremely funny, so they cheered and cheered. The people who followed the orders could not protest, so they had to bite the bullet.

The joy came up. The remaining six people pondered, and finally the Sichuan scholar said first: "The pen flower fell silently. I looked up and saw Guan Zhong. Guan Zhong asked Uncle Pao: How do you love planting bamboo? Uncle Pao said: Just two or three poles, and the breeze will naturally be enough." Naturally, he was stunned and even louder.

"I have it!" Xijiang's picker continued: "The crumbs fell silently, and I looked up and saw Confucius. Confucius asked Yan Hui: How do you love planting plums? Yan Hui said: In the wind and snow in the village, a branch bloomed last night and was applauded again.

"I have it too." The Fujian scholar said, "The ceiling fell silently. I looked up and saw the light of treasure. Baoling asked Vimalakirti: How is the monk walking near? Vimalakirti said: He is like a turtle to a guest, and a vegetarian neck is like a goose when he meets a fast!" This is undoubtedly the best order. It is integrated and not far-fetched at all. However, it is better than those who do it for the sake of the order. It seems that he is indeed not a few, so he dare not go to Liangshan!

More importantly, he sorted out Qin Sixi's conditioning, and the people behind him just need to follow the prescription and take medicine. He only heard Nan Guaner delete the guangxin and said, "The tears fell silently, and he looked up and saw Xiangru. Xiangru asked Wenjun: It is difficult to guess the woman's heart. Wenjun said, "It is hard to keep the slut without having an empty bed."

After hearing the Nanzhili, Huguang Juzi laughed and said, "There is a silent fall to the ground. Looking up, I saw the golden lotus. Aqing asked the golden lotus. Why did the golden lotus see the golden lotus? The golden lotus said: Birds flew across the ten mountains, and people disappeared from the thousands of paths." Naturally, it caused a burst of laughter, and they all said it was wonderful and wonderful.

Everyone turned their eyes to the Jiangxi Juzi. He was sweating profusely, but he finally said, "The silver needle fell silently. He looked up and saw Emu. Emu asked Yue Fei: "When will you return here?" Yue Fei said, "Ma Ji's blood, the flag owl defeated the head of the khan,!"

"Okay! That's great!" Everyone was excited when they came out. They didn't know how serious the border troubles were. Altan's arrogance was right, and this order was exactly what everyone's emotions were, which naturally attracted cheers.

The Northern Zhili Juzi bowed deeply to the Jiangxi Juzi and said, "Brother said so well, I'll be so proud of your kindness. I'm convinced and retreated." Then he continued to face without any loss. He still had a better reputation.

It was Jiangxi's turn to give a question, and he said, "Let's play guessing this time.

The five people laughed and said, "That relationship is good.

"But" said the Jiangxi Juzi: "Even if you guessed it, you can't just tell the answer directly. You have to imitate the format of my riddle and make another mystery, but the answer is the same as mine." If it is still the same rule, and everything is right, I will go down."

"Haha. Let's start." The elders said with a smile.

"Okay, you can hear it clearly." Jiangxi Juzi said, "Tang Yao has, Xia Yu has no; Shang Tang has, Shang Zhou has no; ancient text has, today's text has no!" The people in the hall began to think carefully, Chen Si and Xu Wei opened their mouths. They looked at each other and smiled, and had guessed it, but naturally the two of them would not disturb the good show, so no one said anything.

Not long after, the Fujian scholar clapped his hands and said, "Here! Listen to me. The listener has, the looker has no; the jumping has, the walking has no; the tall has, the short has no! How about it?"

The Jiangxi candidate thought for a while and said with a smile: "Awesome!"

It is definitely not important for him, but Xijiang's son also came with inspiration. He said, "I also have good things, evil things, wise things, stupid things; there is no words, and there is no hands!"

Gradually, the people behind also heard the trick, and the candidate from Nanzhili smiled and said, "Mine is

There is on the right side, there isn't on the left side; there is on the back, there isn't in the front; there is on the cool day, there is on the hot day!"

"Haha. I understand too." Huguang raised his son to grab his palm and said, "There are mutes, but the deaf, but the lame, but the pock, but the monk, but the Taoist! Am I right?"

"I know it too." The Sichuan scholar laughed and said, "There are those who cried. Those who laughed. Those who scolded. Those who beat them.

There is the living, and there is no dead!"

"Oh," Jiangxi Juzi went on helplessly. And he still didn't understand, and asked him, "After talking, it's like a tongue twister, what did you step on?

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"The tongue twister is a tongue-twisting." Jiangxi Juzi told him the answer. The man didn't understand yet, so he had to say, "Let me explain it to you again, they will open again." The man stopped.

It was Sichuan's turn this time. When he saw that the three previous questions had all died, he felt nervous and thought for a long time before saying, "Let's change the poem this time."

"Yes." The four of them smiled and said, "But what are the tricks?"

"There is no limit on the rhythm of poetry, but the first poem should be embedded with one to ten and ten numbers." Sichuan Juzi said: "Let's turn it through, the second one comes over, ten to one."

"Will that happen later?" everyone asked with a smile.

"It's not that simple," said the fourth one, "Then I'm done?" and said, "The third one needs to count randomly; the fourth one cannot have numbers, and the fifth one needs all numbers."

"Interesting." Everyone laughed, you should start first.

"Then I'll be lazy." Sichuan Juzi said, "After two or three miles, there are four or five houses in Yancun, six or seven pavilions, eighty or ninety flowers."

"Then I'm going to turn around?" Huguang Shizi smiled and said, "The 19th moon is eighth, and seven talented men are six. The chickens are singing three times at the 5th and 4th. I slept in the 2nd and slept in the 1st pillow." Sure enough, it's true that it's funny.

"I want to count randomly." Xijiang Juzi smiled and said, "Then I will chant one and chant Zhuge Liang. I will collect two states, arrange eight formations, and capture six out and seven out. In front of the five zhangyuan, I will lit forty-nine bright lamps, and I will only focus on the purpose of

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The scholar from Fujian said to four. "The scholar smiled and said, "I know you want to get me down, but you will be disappointed now. I can't tell me. Listen to me. Master Bai Fang, the Master of the Suzhou Army, no one asked me about the Master of the Qin Dynasty. King Qin beheaded Marshal Yu and insulted the general. I don't have to open my mouth too much. Now I don't have to open my mouth too much. The woman who took off the water in the Yangtze River was tortured and cut off her body. She was cut off with a knife. She was not allowed to use a magic pill. She will send you thousands of miles away. "Each sentence is exactly one to ten.

Four: Ju Zi's face looked ugly, and he probably wanted to go down again.

Then what, everyone is a family that loves each other, don’t learn from these stinky scholars.
Chapter completed!