Lu Zheng patted Zhu Yushan's hand and comforted him, "Now that you have succeeded in cultivation and your life span has greatly increased, it doesn't matter if you take the exam for another twelve years. It won't have a big impact."
Zhu Yushan, "..."
"Chichi——"
Li Hanyu and Liu Qingyan were already laughing and hugging each other.
Zhu Yushan opened his mouth, but he was really thinking about whether he would have to take the exam for another twelve years, and for a moment he forgot to talk back.
Li Hanyu couldn't see that her husband was being bullied, so he poked Liu Qingyan and signaled her to ask Lu Zheng to restrain herself.
Liu Qingyan understood and stretched out her foot under the table to kick Lu Zheng.
Lu Zheng raised his eyebrows, and stopped making fun of Zhu Yushan. He just raised his glass and touched it with Zhu Yushan.
"Originally we said we were going to get together after the exam and go sightseeing, but Brother Zhu had an accident again this time. I don't know..."
"I'm used to it. If I don't catch up, I won't catch up. I'll continue next year."
Zhu Yushan shook his head and said, "As Brother Lu said, now that I have succeeded in cultivation, I want to see how many times this bad luck can stop me!"
"Okay! Be ambitious!"
Lu Zheng gave a thumbs up, and Li Hanyu also looked at Zhu Yushan affectionately.
"It's rare for Brother Lu to come here, and I want Zhu to fulfill his friendship as a landlord. Yizhou is not a small place, and there are still some places that can be visited."
"Thank you for your hard work, brother." Lu Zheng raised his glass and said with a smile, "Have a good time, then clean up your mood, recover your mentality, go home and prepare for the exam, and continue next year!"
Zhu Yushan, "..."
Li Hanyu, "..."
…
"There is a white stone screen wall in the forest not far ahead. It is actually a cliff as smooth as a mirror. On it are some inscriptions by Jinshi or officials who returned in the spring."
On a stony mountain road, Lu Zheng and others were entering the mountain under the leadership of Zhu Yushan.
“Many students will come here to gather in their spare time, admire the writing styles of their predecessors, and exchange what they have learned with each other.”
"In addition, these peaks are relatively easy to climb. The state capital has also built stone mountain roads, which are easy to walk. Many people go to the mountains to cool off in summer."
"There are clear springs and streams in the mountains, bamboo forests and pine cones, and occasionally golden pheasants and hares." Zhu Yushan introduced while walking, "The scenery in the mountains is good. If you climb to the top of several places and overlook the state capital, the scenery will be even better."
"This place is not far from the state capital, so there are no large beasts, right?" Lu Zheng asked.
Zhu Yushan nodded, "There is a town to the north of this mountain. If there is a wild beast in this mountain forest, I am afraid that the people in the state capital don't know about it yet, and they will be hunted by the hunters in the town and sent to the Yamen to receive the reward."
"
"The state capital is bustling with people and fireworks, and no beast with brains will come close." Liu Qingyan added.
A few people turned a few more corners, and besides the sound of birdsong and streams, they heard a burst of human voices coming from a place covered by large stone trees in front of them.
"Is there anyone?"
"It's not summer yet, and it's still a little cool in the mountains at this time. He must be a scholar who has finished his exams." Zhu Yushan explained.
Several people walked through the mountain road, and a relatively wide open space ahead came into view.
There is little slope in this open space, and the trees have been cut down and cleared. The mountain wall to the west is rugged and rocky. There is a stream flowing down the mountain wall. There are several drops on the road, so the water flows loudly, the mist agitates, and the air is moist.
.
To the east is a tall and smooth white stone wall, which is more than ten feet in diameter. There is not a single crack or a trace of weeds on it. It is worthy of being called the White Stone Screen Wall.
On the screen wall, there are many poems and words written high and low, some are square and square, or the pen is like a dragon and a snake, and the momentum is extraordinary.
In the open space, next to the west stream, two pavilions were built, one in the south and one in the north. There were several stone tables and benches surrounding the pavilions. At this time, four scholars were sitting around the north pavilion, talking loudly, drinking and having fun.
In addition to the scholars, there were also several women in gorgeous clothes accompanying him, pouring wine to compensate for their laughter, and smiling sweetly. Every frown and every smile made people feel like they were in the spring breeze, and their eyes shone with admiration. At first glance, they were professionals.
Lu Zheng and the others saw those people, and of course those people also saw the arrival of Lu Zheng and the others.
"Zhu Yushan? Lu, Mr. Lu?"
"Huh?" Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes. Does anyone here know him?
"Master Duan?" Lu Zheng raised his eyebrows. It turned out to be the scholar Duan Xian whom he had met once at the Lushui Ferry.
Seeing that Lu Zheng actually recognized him, Duan Xian couldn't help but smile and hurriedly stood up to greet him.
"What are you..."
"That Liu Sheng is a friend of mine. I feel good about this exam and I have a lot of potential as a scholar, so we made an appointment to come here to admire our senior's writing skills and encourage each other for next autumn."
Lu Zhengxun looked around and saw a young scholar, about fifteen or sixteen years old, sitting in the middle of a few people, holding a flowery woman in his arms and drinking a glass of wine.
"Haha, it's good...it's good..." Lu Zheng nodded and smiled.
"Zhu Yushan, but that bad luck is raining down on Zhu Yushan?" Liu Sheng suddenly reacted, and then he also stood up and came over, joking, "I wonder if Brother Zhu took the exam this year?"
Which pot won’t be opened?
Duan Xian's expression changed and he was about to be scolded, but Zhu Yushan waved his hand.
He's used to it.
So he shook his head and said with a smile, "Unlucky, I forgot the time in seclusion and missed it again."
"laugh--"
Liu Sheng couldn't help but laugh, "Have you forgotten the time for the exam when you were studying in seclusion?"
"Liu Sheng, be silent!" Duan Xian immediately interrupted Liu Sheng.
"Huh?" Liu Sheng was a little puzzled for a moment.
What happened to Zhu Yushan, a scholar from a poor family, who made a few jokes?
Lu Zheng glanced at the other party's slightly blue face, couldn't help but shook his head, and said to Duan Xian, "You just gather yourselves, don't worry about us."
"well!"
Duan Xian pulled Liu Sheng and left, gritting his teeth secretly in his heart, thinking that there was a good opportunity to build a relationship, but Liu Sheng ruined it.
After sending the scholars away, Lu Zheng and others visited the screen wall with inscriptions, and then continued climbing.
When we arrived at the top of this hill, which was about several miles away from the city, the view of a magnificent city was truly shocking.
only……
Lu Zheng turned around and looked at the mountains behind him. There was another mountain that was higher than the other. He didn't recite the song "The Great Killing Weapon".
…
After half a day of sightseeing, we went down the mountain and returned to the city. However, we didn't meet those scholars on the way down. I don't know whether they went back early or went to see the scenery elsewhere in the mountain.
Although Zhu Yushan is from Yizhou Prefecture, his home is in a nearby town, so he and Lu Zheng stayed at the Yuelai Inn.
Early the next morning, the four of them gathered in the inn lobby again, discussing where to go.
But as he talked, Lu Zheng noticed that there were fewer and fewer guests in the inn lobby. Whenever the innkeeper went to greet a guest, the guests at that table would quickly get up and leave.
In the end, just when the innkeeper and the waiters were about to hide in the back kitchen, Zhu Yushan and others also realized that something was wrong.
"What's going on?"
The next moment, several police officers quickly entered the door and spread around.
The first man, who was wearing a headcatcher's costume, came to the four of them with light steps and asked in a solemn voice, "Zhu Yushan?"
"Is it me?" Zhu Yushan looked up curiously, not knowing why there was a police officer looking for him.
The chief police officer glanced at the two women, Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, and then turned to intense vigilance, "There is a case involving you."