Mr. Shen won the tribute award, which is a great joy for the Shen family.
At noon that day, Shen Ling and Shen Sanlang wrote two letters to his hometown Jiangdu with excited hands. In the afternoon, the two brothers Shen Yi and Shen Ling, together with the two maids Qing'er Ping'er, and Xu Fu, a total of five people
Nine people went outside to have a good meal.
It is worth mentioning that Shen Yi originally went to Zhaoyuelou for dinner, but famous restaurants like Zhaoyuelou were already fully booked. That night, all the famous hotels in Jiankang City were fully booked, and the group could only
We had a meal at Shibazilou by the Qinhuai River.
This 18th sub-building is not open to the public, and Shen Yi can't come in normally. But the last time the crown prince Li Mu took him here, and brought Shen Yi to the shopkeeper to have a face with him, which was regarded as giving him a
With the "membership card", Shen Yi can also go in and eat.
When it came time to pay, the shopkeeper of Shibazilou refused to accept the payment, but Shen Yi, who was drunk, persistently dropped a large amount of silver and went home with a group of friends.
On the way home, Shen Ling, who was the most drunk, was already unconscious. Shen Yi and Xu Fu held him aside and took him home.
Because the house where Shen Yi lives now is very large and there are many vacant rooms, Xu Fu and others did not leave that night. They stayed in the house together until they sobered up the next day, and they all got together again to mess around.
After lunch, Xu Fu and others said goodbye and left.
At this time, Shen Yi finally sobered up. After having lunch, he first returned to the study and wrote letters to his father and brothers in his hometown. After thinking about it, he wrote two more letters to Ganquan Academy.
Then he took these four letters and asked someone to take them back to Jiangdu.
It was already afternoon after he finished writing the letter. Shen Yi went out to buy some good wine and food on the street, and went to Dayifang to visit Old Man Gu.
Old Man Gu was very happy after seeing Shen Yi. He pulled Shen Yi to sit down, picked up Kuai Zi, took two bites of food, and drank two sips of wine, his face glowing red.
Originally he wanted Shen Yi to drink with him, but Shen Yi drank too much last night and still had a headache now, so he only talked to the little old man and didn't drink.
"The results were released yesterday, and your boy came to see me today. Is he probably in spring?"
Shen Yi sat opposite the old man and said with a smile: "Thanks to Master Gu, I was lucky enough to pass the test."
The old man put down the tachyon, glanced at Shen Yi with complicated eyes, and asked, "How many?"
Shen Yi exhaled a breath and replied: "One hundred and thirty-five."
The old man burped and asked again: "How many tributes did Jinke get?"
"Two hundred and twelve."
Shen Yi answered honestly.
"That's a pretty good test."
Old Man Gu took a sip of wine, his eyes narrowed, and the lines at the corners of his eyes were particularly obvious. He said with a smile: "Old man originally estimated that even if your kid can pass this exam, he should be at the bottom of the exam. Unexpectedly
He actually got mixed up with me."
After drinking the glass of wine, the little old man looked at Shen Yi again and was quite dissatisfied: "But you guys can win the Gongshi. If I refer to this subject, I can probably win. I don't know if I can be like that boy Zhao Zhi."
Just like that, you can become a first-class Jinshi."
Old Man Gu is over sixty years old this year.
And he has been in Jiankang for more than thirty years.
How high-spirited he was when he entered Jiankang in his twenties to rush for the exam? But because of impulse, he ended up "never using it". Now more than thirty years have passed, and the high-spirited young man at the time has become
He turned into a frail old man.
However, Shen Yi admired Old Man Gu's knowledge very much.
Although Old Man Gu is over sixty years old, Shen Yi has no doubt that as long as he can refer to it, there will be no problem in getting the title of Jinshi.
Shen Yi hesitated for a moment, looked at Old Man Gu, and asked: "Master Gu, which prime minister did you offend back then?"
Old Man Gu was drinking. Hearing this, he rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Why do you ask this?"
"Nothing, just asking around."
"Master Gu, this life is such a pity."
Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows, sighed and said: "I have so many talents, but I have never opened my arms in my life."
Hearing Shen Yi's broken poem, Mr. Gu was stunned for a moment, then said "Hey", raised his head and drank a full glass of strong wine.
"You are still good at flattering me, no wonder that boy Zhao Zhi also likes you!"
Old Man Gu laughed loudly and said: "You are so ambitious and talented, but you have never opened your arms in your life. Now you see that the old man looks like an outsider. If the old man had won the Jinshi and became an official of the imperial court, maybe
He turned into a kowtow-headed bug early on, a common man, a greedy coward, and a bullshit genius!"
Old Man Gu said a few foul words and reached out to pour wine for Shen Yi: "Drink with the old man!"
Shen Yi took the wine glass with both hands, smiled and drank with Old Man Gu, and then asked: "Master Gu, didn't you ever hate that person?"
"Why haven't you hated me?"
Mr. Gu sneered: "When I first lived in Jiankang, I was described as destitute. I was like a beggar on the street. I was in extreme embarrassment. At that time, I hated that person so much that I later found a teacher.
After making a living and finding a place to stay, I also deliberately found some books and books about evil ways, hoping to use the magic of the Demon Town to kill that guy!"
Hearing this, Shen Yi looked at Old Man Gu's expression with awe in his heart and asked, "What next?"
"Then the guy died a few years later."
Old Man Gu raised his head and took a sip of wine, and said disapprovingly: "He died while serving as prime minister. I don't know if he did too many bad things and was punished by God, or if he really died because of my demon."
At this point, the old man said "Hey" again: "He is dead anyway."
"After he died, I was happy for a few days, and then I lost hope again and could only live in confusion day by day."
"As time passed, more than ten or twenty years passed, and I didn't bother to hate him anymore."
Shen Yi looked at Old Man Gu, hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Sir, do you have any heirs in your hometown?"
Old Man Gu was silent.
After being silent for a long time, he raised his head and took a sip of wine, his face turned red: "The old man is old and can't remember..."
Shen Yi's words pierced the little old man's heart. He drank several sips of wine, then lay down on the table and fell unconscious.
Shen Yi stood up, looked at Mr. Gu, and sighed.
In the final analysis, the imperial examination is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people that the scholar in front of me, who has a lot of knowledge, has such an obsession that it has caused a family tragedy.
He helped Mr. Gu to rest on the bed, then looked at the unconscious little old man, slightly lowered his eyebrows and said: "Master Gu should have gone home back then."
The old man was unconscious, and he turned his head in confusion, facing the wall, and made a sound that sounded like crying but not crying: "When I was young, I didn't know anything, and I blew my bullshit. How could I have the shame to go back? I'll wait until I figure it out."
At that time, more than ten years have passed, and I have no shame to go back..."
Shen Yi was silent for a long time and bowed deeply to Mr. Gu.
"In the future, students will definitely find family members for Teacher Gu and compensate them for Teacher Gu."
Mr. Gu suddenly turned his head to look at Shen Yi, with tears streaming down his face.
"you…"
Shen Yi walked to the bed, patted the poor old man on the shoulder, and comforted softly: "Master Gu is kind to me, so naturally I want to do something for Master Gu."
