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Chapter 408: The situation of civil documents

After a comfortable night's rest, Song Mu immediately cheered up and began to prepare for the next step.

Although it will take a few days for the results to be announced, the palace examination will be held in early March after the results are released.

Now that Song Mu has successfully reached the realm, becoming a tribute scholar is already a certainty.

The only thing I have to worry about next is how to get a good ranking in the palace examination.

After all, it is a matter of honoring the ancestors. If I can achieve the achievements of my ancestors, I will be considered worthy of their expectations.

During this period, Song Mu also asked Tao Fengming about the gemstone Wenxing, but unfortunately it still could not be included in the tourmaline, and Song Mu could only carry it with him.

The explanation given by Tao Fengming and Song Mu was that when the time comes for the palace examination, if there is an article that can make the stars shake, the gem star may be easier to control.

It's just that there is really no precedent for this matter, that is, each poetry sect knows the method, and Song Mu can only rely on Song Mu to find a way to complete it later.

Song Mu could only sigh slightly, pinning his last hope on the palace examination at that time.

In the past few days in Chang'an City, Song Mu's reputation seemed to have once again spread among the general public. Various anecdotes about Song Mu appeared endlessly in various tabloids. In addition, there were

The bookstore compiled a biography in a serious manner and began to promote Song Mu's achievements.

But Song Mu was not happy, and Hou Gongyuan also issued an order, saying that this was too fanatical and inappropriate, so he gave up.

But even so, when Song Mu went downstairs in the past few days, he could immediately meet a large number of students squatting in the guild hall. They all wanted to make friends, and even if they settled for the next best thing, they would also ask Song Mu if he was going to take the guild exam.

What article was actually written?

Song Mu couldn't bear the disturbance, so he spent most of his time in his room these days, discussing knowledge with Tao Fengming, or chatting with a few familiar friends.

"Brother Song, Jie Yuan just asked you to go to the banquet. Why don't you go there? You can get to know some other people."

On this day, Xu Yuncai was sitting and chatting with Song Mu in Song Mu's room. Song Mu poured tea for him with a smile, and then helped Tao Fengming fill it up.

"Mr. Song doesn't like this kind of banquet. He will definitely ask about the exam again. It's better to study here."

Song Mu said with a smile, he had mostly been reading for fun these days, which he enjoyed a lot.

Xu Yuncai also knew a lot about Song Mu's temper. He was right to find Song Mu, but it was not easy. The grand scene downstairs also reminded Xu Yuncai unconsciously of the scene when he was in Yuzhang City.

So Xu Yuncai smiled with relief at the moment, and said again with a smile.

"Let's not talk about that. Xu came here this time to give Brother Song a surprise."

Saying this, Xu Yuncai took out something from his arms and looked at Song Mu with a smile.

It was Song Mu who got rid of the other party's "Everything About the Common People". The light yellow pages have now been bound into a volume, and it still looks very neat.

"This... Brother Xu has made it now?"

When Song Mu saw this thing, he was extremely surprised. He didn't expect that Xu Yuncai had already bound this article into a volume in just over a month, which was quite efficient.

Xu Yuncai chuckled, scratched his head and said.

"Actually, it's a bit slower. The main reason is that it took a while for the workers to engrave the engravings. To put it bluntly, I changed Brother Song's font to regular script."

As he said that, Xu Yuncai also looked apologetic.

"The font that Brother Song writes every day is really slender and elegant. I found several skilled masters in Chang'an, but they couldn't carve it out no matter what."

Song Mu was dumbfounded, but he smiled and shook his head.

"The font that Song usually writes is indeed not suitable for woodblock printing, but he didn't make it clear at the beginning, so Brother Xu bothered."

Xu Yuncai just smiled and then said to Song Mu.

"That's okay, but now this is the first volume. It has been sold in my Yingxue Square in the past few days. In a few days, it will also be sold in other bookstores in the city. I specially brought a copy to let Song

Brother palm palm eye."

Song Mu immediately picked up the book "Everything About the Common People" and flipped through it carefully. He saw that the ink was clear and the content was accurate. Not only that, there were several illustrations in it, which seemed to be a bit detailed.

Song Mu didn't expect that Xu Yuncai would think of this. At that moment, he showed gratitude and raised his hand towards Xu Yuncai.

"Brother Xu is very interested. This book looks quite good."

Xu Yuncai also smiled and nodded, and spoke to Song Mu proudly at this moment.

"This was also suggested by Xu after hearing the advice from the old man at the bookstore. He said that there are many benefits to this. Yesterday I went to the store to read it. I was able to sell seven or eight books in one day. When the storyteller is hired, I will do it later.

Better."

Saying this, Xu Yuncai suddenly spoke to Song Mu with a flash of expression.

"But Brother Song, I discovered an interesting fact. Five of the seven or eight books sold yesterday were bought by scholars."

When Song Mu heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows.

"Oh? But I don't know why?"

Xu Yuncai immediately said with a smile.

"It's very strange to say that this scholar's attitude towards folk books has always been different. I think some of them doubled their money and paid directly."

"Xu thought it might be related to the preface written by Brother Song for this book."

When Song Mu heard this, he immediately opened the first page of the book and was surprised to see that the poem he requested to be printed was on it.

I think those scholars, when they were flipping through this book, saw the words "The world rises and falls, and all the people suffer." Maybe they immediately fell in love with it and made their choice.

Xu Yuncai also said excitedly at the moment.

"It seems that with these students spreading the praises, I believe it won't be long before this book becomes popular in Chang'an."

"Perhaps it can be compared with Brother Song's "Hundred Monsters" at that time."

When Xu Yuncai said this, he felt a lot in his heart at the moment. When Song Mu handed this manuscript to him, Xu Yuncai was very surprised and felt that this was an excellent opportunity.

Xu Yuncai had never doubted Song Mu's literary talents. He believed that this was a good opportunity for Yingxuefang to open up the bookstore market in Chang'an.

It was just that money was flowing out during this period, and Xu Yuncai couldn't help but listen to a few complaints from the shopkeeper. Fortunately, he persisted.

And it seems that what I think is also very correct.

When Song Mu heard this, he just smiled, but Xu Yuncai struck while the iron was hot and asked.

"But I don't know, Brother Song, will this "People's Affairs" be written in ten volumes like "Hundred Demons' Miscellaneous Talk"?"

"It's hard to talk about this matter. Right now, my studies are the most important thing."

Xu Yuncai nodded, but now his eyes flickered a little, and he spoke to Song Mu.

"That's okay, but Brother Song, you have to prepare for the poetry collection early."

Song Mu looked puzzled, but Xu Yuncai said with a smile.

"When the time comes, the Poetry Collection of the Number One Scholar will definitely be the most popular thing in Chang'an."

After hearing what Xu Yuncai said, Song Mu also smiled and shook his head.

"Brother Xu thinks highly of Song. The number one scholar is not something we can just say."

Xu Yuncai looked firm at this moment, looking at Song Mu and said in a deep voice.

"Brother Song, there is no need to be modest. I, Xu Yuncai, am determined on this matter. What Brother Song has done is what Xu admires the most. Moreover, in this trial, Brother Song has triggered three visions.

"

"This is absolutely auspicious."

Song Mu was speechless when he heard what the other party said, but he just sighed slightly, then raised his hands and said.

"In that case, I also want to lend Brother Xu some good words."

Xu Yuncai nodded and spoke to Song Mu excitedly.

"Brother Song, the rankings will be released in a few days, so I will go and have a look. When I see it, Brother Song will definitely be in Huiyuan."

Saying this, Xu Yuncai raised his head and said to Tao Fengming next to him.

"Sir, how about we go together when the time comes? Seeing Brother Song put on the tribute uniform, he will definitely look dazzling!"

Tao Fengming just nodded slightly, with a slight smile on his face.

Song Mu looked at the two of them and smiled at the moment, but he did have some expectations in his heart.




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