The word "elegant" is a very high evaluation when used for people and things. Adding the word "old" as a modification of degree makes it even more remarkable.
This Laoya Lane is located outside Zhuque Gate, with the Cai River meandering in front of the street.
There are weeping willows on the bank, solitary cattails and lotus flowers, and wild geese playing among them. Bridges, pavilions, terraces and pavilions are arranged in a chessboard, and the scenery becomes interesting, which is worthy of the name of "elegant".
In Laoya Lane, the former Gaoping Marquis Mansion has changed owners, and has been renamed "Wei Zhai", and has become the residence of Wei Chen, the new Hanlin scholar.
At the entrance to the back garden of the new house, there is a small courtyard, which should have been the original owner's leisurely residence. The materials used in the house are exquisite, and they are even better than the main hall.
The original name of this place is Tuisi Hall, which comes from "Zuo Zhuan": "Lin's father is responsible for the king. He is loyal when he thinks about it, and he makes up for his mistakes when he retreats. He is also the guardian of the country."
Wei Chen quite liked the name, and had no intention of coming up with a name himself. He just asked someone to take down the plaque, paint it with gold, repair it, and then hang it up again.
In the courtyard of Tuisi Hall, more than a dozen newly planted small trees have just sprouted their branches.
The new leaves, which are tender green mixed with tender red and less than half the size of the palm of your hand, look even fresher and more lovely under the wash of rain.
Wei Chen holds the pen in his hand and looks out the window at the courtyard bathed in the spring rain. In front of him is an article that has been written for an unknown period of time. The ink on the soft bristles of the pen tip has dried.
The results will be announced today. Although Wei Chen is not a candidate, there are too many candidates related to him.
Gu Tingye, Qi Heng, Sheng Changfeng, Chen Shao and Liao Shiyu, these people are either Wei Chen's old friends or Wei Chen's disciples, so Wei Chen will inevitably miss them.
After being dazed for a while amidst the sound of rain, Wei Chen's distracted eyes refocused, and he slowly read the words and sentences in the article, dipped the pen in his hand into ink, and drew dots on the article.
When the article was almost finished, the sky was getting darker and the rain was about to stop.
In the corridor outside the door, a series of hurried footsteps reached Wei Chen's ears from far to near.
Gu Tingye didn't knock on the door, but rushed into the room in a hurry, shouting excitedly to Wei Chen: "Xingyun, I won, I won! Still the 22nd!"
The pen in Wei Chen's hand paused for a moment, but he quickly continued writing. After correcting the last few lines, he put down the pen, stood up, and congratulated Gu Tingye.
"Congratulations, Zhong Huai is now at Nangong Zhongshi, and the title of Jinshi is within reach!"
Gu Tingye looked at Wei Chen's soothing behavior. He was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and sighed with a smile: "Xingyun, your Qi-nurturing skills are really getting better and better. Are you going to be Xie Anshi?"
Wei Chen smiled slightly: "I'm not in the habit of wearing clogs, so I won't fall or stumble."
The two looked at each other and laughed involuntarily.
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xie Xuan defeated the former Qin Dynasty in the Battle of Feishui. When Xie An heard about it, he just said "The kid won" and continued to play chess.
But when Xie An got up and walked out, he tripped and fell off the clogs on his feet at the threshold. It can be seen that he only looked calm, but he was actually very excited inside.
Unlike Xie An, Wei Chen is really calm inside at this moment.
Wei Chen had expected that Gu Tingye would try Chinese style, so of course he wouldn't make a fuss.
After all, Gu Tingye now has a more mature temperament after three years of experience in Yuzhou. He will never do such a stupid thing as complaining about a poor scholar in the examination room.
Coupled with Wei Chen's advice and guidance to Gu Tingye over the years, Gu Tingye's attainments in articles have also improved a lot, and it is not surprising that he passed the national examination.
However, the ranking of twenty-two was higher than Wei Chen expected.
But when he thought that Wu Yingyan, the deputy chief examiner of this subject, was not only a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, but also a minister of the Ministry of War, Wei Chen began to think about it.
Gu Tingye's writing style is magnificent and he also has his own unique insights into military matters, which should be very popular with Wu Yingyan.
As the deputy examiner, Wu Yingyan has only less say in filling out the results than the examiner Wen Yanchang. With his strong recommendation, it would be natural for Gu Tingye to be ranked higher.
In the room, Gu Tingye was still laughing loudly, venting his long-simmered emotions, and finally laughed with tears.
It has been six years since Tianyou left home alone to study at Bailudong Academy in the third year of his life.
In the past six years, I have been sleeping hard, tossing and turning, practicing Sanjiu in the summer and Sanfu in the winter. After working hard so far, I finally learned to try Chinese style.
Just go through the formalities of the imperial examination, and you will be able to secure the title of Jinshi.
When the time comes to put on a Jinshi official uniform and return to the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, how proud and proud will it be!
When Wei Chen saw this scene, he was quite emotional. He could understand Gu Tingye's mood at the moment.
The title of Jinshi is certainly important to Gu Tingye, but what Gu Tingye desires more in his heart may be the recognition of him by the old marquis.
In the final analysis, no matter how strong Gu Tingye appears on the outside, in his heart he is just a poor child who has lacked father's love since childhood.
Wei Chen did not disturb him, just stood quietly aside, being a companion and listener.
Until Gu Tingye's mood gradually stabilized and he looked at Wei Chen awkwardly, Wei Chen pretended not to see it and asked with a smile: "How did Yuan Ruo and the others do in the exam?"
Gu Tingye quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and replied with a grin: "They are also very competitive, Zheng (Zheng Changfeng) is thirteenth, and Yuanruo is thirty-sixth."
Wei Chen nodded when he heard this.
Sheng Changfeng, like his second brother, was born with a quick mind. In this regard, Gu Tingye and Qi Heng were actually far behind him.
Now, under Wei Chen's training, Sheng Changfeng got rid of those bad habits early on, devoted himself to the imperial examination, and made full use of his talents. It was reasonable that he ranked highest among the three.
Of course, in terms of talent, Wei Chen's two carefully selected disciples Chen Shao and Liao Shiyu are the most astonishing. Especially Chen Shao, the articles he wrote amazed Wei Chen.
Qi Heng was able to pass the 36th place in the joint examination, and he was already regarded as a leader among the scholars in the world. However, compared with Chen Shao, he can only be described as hard work can make up for weakness.
Wei Chen is also quite concerned about the imperial examination results of his two disciples. Although he has read the articles they wrote silently and has a general idea, he still has to ask questions. This is also his responsibility as a teacher.
Gu Tingye has been in Yuzhou for many years and is naturally familiar with the disciples around Wei Chen. When Wei Chen asked about their results, his expression suddenly became excited.
Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a report from Yuan An: "Two young masters, Chen Shao and Liao Shiyu, are outside the door asking to see you!"
Wei Chen was slightly startled when he heard this, and then he couldn't help laughing. This really meant that Cao Cao was about to arrive. As soon as he mentioned these two people, they came to his door.
Gu Tingye said with a smile: "You came just in time, and you don't have to talk to me anymore, so you two students can tell you the good news by yourself!"