After the interlude of Tang Bohu's scene, the carnival poetry party on the third floor of Taibai Restaurant continued, and it lasted until three o'clock in the afternoon. A total of more than two hundred poems were recorded, and there was no shortage of excellent works among them. After all, most of the people present had passed

The talented people who pass the college examination are at least children.

These two hundred or so poems will be compiled into a poetry album and handed over to the wealthy local candidate from Nanchang to have it imprinted. A copy will then be given to each of the candidates present.

After settling the bill, the drunken scholars helped each other downstairs and left, leaving only tables with messy cups and plates.

Fei Maoxian and Fei Maozhong also drank a lot. At this time, their faces were red and their steps were sloppy. They were being supported by two servants, Dabao and Mingyan. After all, Xu Jin had been a veteran in the business world for many years, so he could not cope with this kind of "

I was able to handle the "drinking game" with ease, so I was not drunk. At this moment, my eyes were still clear and my steps were steady.

Senior Brother Wei Yang was wearing a jade-colored robe that represents a scholar. He had a handsome appearance and a temperament as gentle as jade. He smiled and asked, "Zi Qian, we plan to set off back to Shangrao together in three days. Can you come with me?"

Xu Jin shook his head and said tactfully: "My wife is still at her parents' home in Yugan County. I have to take a detour to Yugan County to pick her up on my way back. I'm afraid I won't be able to join you all."

Wei Yang said regretfully: "I see, then Zi Qian was careful all the way."

Xu Jin naturally understood what his senior brother meant. He had a grudge against Prince Ning's Mansion, and his senior brother allowed him to travel with other classmates for safety reasons. After all, the more people, the safer he would be.

"Thank you, senior brother, for reminding me, I will pay attention!" Xu Jin nodded.

As the saying goes: quality is better than literature, and history is better than quality. Gentleness leads to a gentleman. Senior brother Wei Yang is indeed a gentle gentleman, and his nickname "Yuanzheng" is quite appropriate. Therefore, although Xu Jin's reputation has long been

He overshadowed Wei Yang, but he still respected this senior brother from the bottom of his heart.

Wei Yang bid farewell to Xu Jin, left with his classmates from Xinjiang Academy, and returned to the inn where he was staying.

It is worth mentioning here that both Wei Yang and Fei Maozhong passed the selection of Grand Masters and were qualified to participate in next year's provincial examination. However, Xu Jin, as the leader of this academic examination, has the qualification to pass directly to next year's provincial examination.

There is no need to conduct another selection. As for Fei Maoxian, he needs to participate in next year's pre-examination selection to qualify for the provincial examination.

In addition, among the scholars from Xinjiang Academy who came to take the examination this time, only three of them, Xu Jin, Fei Maoxian, and Jiang Yun, passed and successfully obtained the title of scholar. The other dozen students all failed, which shows how fierce and cruel the competition is.

"Xu Xiaoyou, stay!"

The brothers Xu Jin and the Fei family were about to leave when they saw three Taoist priests walking out of the restaurant, and they couldn't help but be slightly shocked.

Li Shishi smiled and said, "Xu Xiaoyou, do you still remember me?"

Xu Jin naturally recognized this person. He was one of the judges at Tengwang Pavilion that day, and he was quite fair, so he bowed his hands and said, "Xu Jin has met Mr. Li!"

Li Shishi stroked his long and elegant beard and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Xu Xiaoyou for taking the first prize in the court examination, winning three yuan in a row!"

"It's just a fluke!" Xu Jin said humbly and at the same time, he frowned secretly because the strange looks in the eyes of the two Taoist priests next to Li Shishi made Xu Jin a little confused.

"Xu Xiaoyou is being humble. How can it be a fluke to win three cases in a row? Let me introduce to Xu Xiaoyou. This is Taoist priest Li Ziran, whose Taoist name is Lingxuzi. This Taoist priest Li Rifang, whose Taoist name is Chun Yuanzi." Li Shishi smiled.

He introduced.

Xu Jin bowed his hands calmly: "Xu Jin has met two Taoist priests!"

"Infinite Heavenly Lord!" Li Ziran and Li Rifang nodded calmly, and shouted at the same time, looking like experts from other worlds.

Xu Jin was not interested in these so-called Taoist priests. They were just cheating and cheating by relying on their eloquence, so he bowed his hands to Li Shishi and said, "Mr. Li, you two Taoist priests, my companion is drunk, please go ahead."

Farewell."

Li Shishi smiled and nodded, and Xu Jin motioned to Dabao and Mingyan to help the Fei brothers leave.

Li Shishi looked at Xu Jin's back, stroked his beard and smiled: "Two Taoist priests, what does this guy look like?"

Li Ziran nodded and said: "As Taoist Master Ruoxu said, this boy's face is really weird. He should have been unlucky and died young, but now he is so valuable that it is really strange!"

Old God Li Rifang was stroking his beard on the ground: "I just secretly opened my Dharma Eyes and used the technique of looking at the aura to observe. I found that there is an auspicious aura lingering on the top of my head. I am indeed a person with great blessings."

Li Ziran rolled his eyes secretly and thought to himself: "What the hell, you can pretend better than me. I don't know how much your kid weighs!"

…

"Oh, these young gentlemen are finally back. I waited two hours in vain!"

As soon as Xu Jin and others returned to the governor's office, they saw Gao, the shopkeeper of Gaosheng Inn, coming up to them with a smile.

Dabao, the servant, asked curiously: "Shopkeeper Gao, why are you here waiting for our young master? The rent has already been paid."

Shopkeeper Gao laughed and said: "Brother Dabao, what are you talking about? The Yamen servant didn't know that the two scholars had moved away, so he sent all these clothes to the store. I specially sent clothes to the two scholars."

of."

After speaking, Shopkeeper Gao presented two sets of jade-colored t-shirts, which were officially issued to new talents.

Er Niu happily took it and said in a buzzing voice: "Uncle Ten, you will be a scholar from now on. Auntie will definitely be very happy if she knows about it."

Xu Jin couldn't help but smile tenderly when he heard this. If that girl Xiaowan saw this outfit, she would probably be so happy that her eyes would turn into crescents.

It is said that since arriving in the Ming Dynasty, Xu Jin was separated from that girl Xiaowan for such a long time for the first time, and a feeling of longing could not help but surge up from the bottom of his heart.

Xu Jin smiled and said: "I'm sorry to bother you, Shopkeeper Gao. Erniu, give Shopkeeper Gao a reward of five coins!"

"Haha, Mr. Xu is so polite. It's just a little effort... Congratulations to Mr. Xu and Mr. Fei. I wish you both good luck in high school next year. You are welcome to stay at this inn next year for the provincial examination. I will give you a 50% discount!"

Shopkeeper Gao took the five coins given by Er Niu and left happily. Five coins was equivalent to five hundred coins. Speaking of which, the two handfuls of copper coins given by Shopkeeper Gao to Xi Cha were less than two hundred coins. Now he not only got his money back, but also got more money.

I have more than doubled my profit, so naturally I am overjoyed.

…

Xiwan of Prince Ning's Mansion is where Prince Ning Zhu Chenhao kept his retainers. Palace aides such as Tang Bohu, Li Ziran, Li Rifang and other charlatans also lived here.

In addition, King Ning also raised many roosters, dogs, thieves, and many desperadoes in Xiwan, so the Xiwan in Prince Ning's residence can be said to be a mixed bag of dragons and snakes.

In the evening, Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao came to Xiwan and met with the two Taoist priests Li Rifang and Li Ziran at Zhongyi Hall.

"I heard that the two Taoist priests wanted to see me, why?" Prince Ning Zhu Chen asked in a pleasant tone.

Prince Ning Zhu Chenhao was quite polite to these two capable "immortals".

Li Ziran and Li Rifang looked at each other. The former lightly shook his fly whisk and said with a smile, "We are here specifically to present our blessings to the prince!"

Prince Ning's eyes lit up and he blurted out: "Did the two immortals find the location of the dragon vein?"

It is said that Zhu Chenhao has always been dissatisfied with the Feng Shui of his ancestral tombs and wanted to find a Feng Shui treasure cave with the luck of a true dragon. This task naturally fell on the two "immortal leaders" Li Ranran and Li Rifang.

Li Ziran said calmly: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, it takes three years to search for a dragon and ten years to find its acupoints. How can it be so easy to find a true dragon's cave?"

Zhu Chenhao immediately let out a disappointed sigh and asked, "What did the two Taoist priests just say about offering gifts?"

Li Rifang didn't want to lose all the limelight to Li Ziran, so she said first: "Your Majesty, we met a strange person on the Taibai Tower today. I looked at him with the method of looking at the aura, and found that this person has auspiciousness around the top, and he is a man of profound blessings.

person."

Zhu Chenhao was extremely interested in these mysterious and mysterious things, and he believed in them deeply. He was suddenly moved and said: "Is this happening?"

Li Ziran hurriedly said: "That's true, and this man's face is very strange. He was originally a sign of poor fortune and died young, but now he has become extremely valuable. The prince originally had the appearance of an emperor. If he gets help from this person again,

It’s so powerful!”

Zhu Chenhao was overjoyed and asked quickly: "Where is this strange man? I will personally visit him!"

Li Rifang smiled and said: "That won't offend the Labor Prince. This person is just a new scholar. The Prince can summon him with an edict."

Zhu Chenhao said in surprise: "Oh, a new scholar?"

Li Ziran nodded and said: "Yes, this person is the head of this court examination, and he is Xu Jin, a Confucian scholar from Shangrao County!"
Chapter completed!