Chapter 139 Ya Yuan speaks wildly, the will suddenly arrives
Chapter 139: Xu Liang’s surprise, the feast of sweet-scented osmanthus
In the government office, Xu Zhizhou and Cui Lie were sitting opposite each other. Cui Lie was the judge, but because the judge had special responsibilities, most of them were displeased by the Zhizhou. However, although Cui Lie was strictly prohibited from doing things and had a strong temperament, Xu Liang was But he was extremely satisfied. After all, it was much easier to face such a person than to face a villain who was full of honey and swords.
"Yongyan, you said the Jieyuan this time is actually Shen Tang?" Xu Liang asked in astonishment.
He did take a fancy to Shen Tang, but it was more because of the relationship between Bian Xi, Shao Muyu and others. Shen Tang himself, at least before, had nothing worth caring about. Therefore, facing what Cui Lie brought back, He was extremely surprised by the news.
"Sir, please take a look!" Cui Lie was already prepared, "This is the test paper I copied from Shen Tang."
After reading Shen Tang's test paper, Xu Liang was stunned for a long time, and then said with a wry smile, "I don't know if I am lucky or unlucky in Suizhou. The only person who can solve the problem or even be the number one scholar is not from Suizhou."
"Since you are taking the scientific examination in Suizhou, you are naturally a student of my Suizhou! No matter what, your achievements are indispensable." Cui Lie responded calmly.
The examinations for local officials in the Song Dynasty took place every three years, mainly focusing on population and economics, but encouraging students to learn was also the easiest aspect to achieve political achievements. Especially in the year of the scientific examination, if a great talent appeared in the place where he was serving, it would be very important for the promotion of officials. As well as official reputation, it has many benefits.
Jieyuan is not rare. There are at least a dozen prefectures in various states, but Jieyuan and Jieyuan are different. For example, Xu Liangneng is sure that once the article written by Shen Tang in front of him is spread, it will definitely bring great fame to Suizhou. , even if it attracts the attention of officials, it is definitely not unusual. How can there be no benefits at that time?
"Tomorrow happens to be the Double Ninth Festival. How about you and I hold a banquet in the Osmanthus Pavilion of Suicheng Mountain to entertain everyone?" Xu Liang said with a smile.
Cui Lie nodded, "Just what you said!"
It was afternoon, and a government official from the state government came to tell Ye Xiao that tomorrow the magistrate would invite all the students to climb Suicheng Mountain for an osmanthus banquet. Shen Tang was naturally happy to agree!
Early in the morning of the next day, after breakfast, the servants had already prepared the carriage, and Shen Tang took Lian'er towards the Osmanthus Pavilion.
Osmanthus Pavilion is located east of Suizhou City and west of Suizhou City. It is a series of pavilions built on the mountainside. Because the osmanthus is lush here, when the osmanthus first blooms every autumn, many literati come to view the flowers. Regarding tea, therefore, it has quite a reputation.
It is not appropriate for the two girls to show up on this occasion, but Lian'er is the maid of Shen Hall, so it is okay to follow her and take care of her all the way.
When we arrived at the foot of the mountain, we saw many students coming in a hurry, most of them in groups of three or five, and some coming alone.
Seeing Shen Tang's carved carriage, all the students couldn't help but be slightly startled, and then they were stunned when they saw the pretty and elegant maid beside Shen Tang. Although the carriage is not a luxury item, not everyone can ride it. At least, among the students in Suizhou, except for a few, no materials were spent on carriages at all.
"I am Zhao Yongzhen, who is the thirteenth in the new imperial examination. I wonder who the worthy brother is?" Looking at Shen Tang's appearance, he knew that he was also a classmate who came to the banquet. Immediately, someone came up to talk to him.
"I met Brother Zhao in Xia Shen Tang!" Shen Tang raised his hands and smiled.
"ah……"
Zhao Yongzhen looked stunned. He did not expect that when he asked casually, he actually asked about Xie Yuan.
"It turns out to be Mr. Jie Yuangong, my little brother is polite!"
The two of them exchanged some polite words, and when they saw that they attracted a lot of attention, they started climbing the mountain together.
Osmanthus Pavilion is located on the middle of the mountain, only about three to five hundred meters high. However, all the students are out of breath while teaching physical softness. On the contrary, Shen Tang is really good at this mountain climbing thing. Not only has he not seen Although he was tired, he was full of energy, which made Zhao Yongzhen, who was panting heavily, look sideways.
Fortunately, after climbing for 300 to 500 meters, we quickly reached the top, and the two osmanthus pavilions on the corridor not far away were already in sight.
When they arrived at the Osmanthus Pavilion, they saw that many students had already arrived. In the pavilion, there were several scattered tables with fine wine, fragrant tea and the like.
In addition to a group of students, the magistrate Xu Liang, the judge Cui Lie, and a host of other officials had already arrived. Even Fan Zhineng was seated among them.
Seeing the people sitting and talking and laughing, Shen Tang hesitated slightly and then slowly stepped forward...
"Haha, our Mr. Jie Yuang is here!"
Seeing Shen Tang arriving, Xu Liang looked overjoyed and hurriedly waved for Shen Tang to come forward.
"Greetings to all of you!" Shen Tang bowed to everyone. When the salute was over, Cui Lie smiled and said, "You are Mr. Jie Yuangong. You should be the eldest today, so you can sit at this table and chat with us for a while, so that we can let you go." Let’s see the style of Wenqu…”
After Shen Tang said a few humble words, he was dragged over by a clerk and sat down at the bottom. But Lian'er just stood on the side of Shen Tang with her head bowed, occasionally pouring wine and tea for Shen Tang.
"Tang Shen, speaking of which, I am your examiner. You must have three drinks with me today! If you can be ranked among the top three in the future, I will be honored to have written the exam for you!" Cui Lie has a straightforward temperament. , despite the initial misunderstanding of Shen Tang in the examination hall, when I learned about his literary talents, I admired him extremely much.
"Yongyan's words are biased!" Before Shen Tang could speak, he saw Xu Liang pointing at Cui Lie with a smile, "If you say so, I have my official seal on Shen Tang's scientific examination directory, so these three bowls of wine will naturally count as my official seal. one……"
Two adults took the lead, and all the minor officials couldn't help but smile and speak. Some said they were marking Shen Tang's papers, some said they were singing for Shen Tang, some said they were reporting good news to Shen Tang, and some said they were inspecting Shen Tang. , in short, the atmosphere is extremely lively.
However, in the end, Fan Zhineng took a sip of tea and said, "In that case, you all should offer me a bowl of tea first! If it weren't for me, I wouldn't be able to do this kind of writing and music as I came from Suizhou..."
When everyone heard this, they immediately burst into laughter. However, what Fan Zhineng said was reasonable. Shen Tang came to him, and everyone was indeed benefited from it. Therefore, although everyone laughed and scolded Master Fan, they also picked up their drinks one after another. Bowl, vowing to make Mr. Fan drunk and make a fool of himself. Fan Chengda also refused to refuse anyone who came. He drank bowls of wine without changing his expression. He was actually a drunkard.
With the arrival of a group of students, everyone was enjoying tea, drinking, and composing poems.
Xu Liang stood up, laughed and said, "Today is the Double Ninth Festival, and I am really happy to have my students from Suizhou arrive again. I will take advantage of this autumn day to drink this bowl of wine and wish my students from Suizhou to be named on the gold list next year." !”
After that, he drank the whole bowl of wine, and all the students, Cui Lie and others cheered loudly.