"No, I have been away from home for the longest time this time. I attended the Luming Banquet. After the restaurant opens, I plan to return to Jingyuan Mansion."
It has been almost two months since he left home, and Gu Chengyu is still homesick. Besides, the Qunying Building is only free until the day of the Luming Banquet. If he wants to stay again, he will have to spend money.
He didn't care, but Sun Xian and the others were afraid that it would be difficult to afford it. After all, a room in Qunying Building cost five taels of silver a night!
"That's fine! I'll be coming to the capital to study in more than a month. Will you live in the studio or in the mansion?"
Gu Chengyu was not surprised after hearing this. Yin Kun treated him as one of his own family members, which was much better than He Jisheng, who was completely respectful towards him.
However, this can't be blamed on him. They have only met once and are not familiar with each other. It is impossible for others to care about him.
"I'd better buy a house outside! I'm not familiar with the capital, and I'd like to ask my senior brother to pay attention!" Whether you live in a house or outside, buying a yard in the capital is a must.
There are still three years until spring. If he passes the exam, he plans to be admitted to the Hanlin Academy to become a scholar. If he is lucky enough to pass the first-level exam, he can be directly selected as a editor or editor.
In the Dayan Dynasty, there was a rule that "non-Hanlin officials are not allowed to join the cabinet", and Shujishi were called "preserver prime ministers". As long as they became Shujishi or were directly appointed as editors and editors, they would have the opportunity to rise to prominence.
Gu Chengyu naturally went for this. Apart from military positions and titles, the most important official to be sent abroad was the prefect.
"I know you have money, so I'll ask the government to keep an eye on you. However, you're not an official now, so I'm afraid you'll have to buy a yard in the south. How big do you want it to be?"
Yin Kun looked at Gu Chengyu and said with a smile, he knew that Gu Chengyu was rich! Even the 20% offered to him by the restaurant boss would probably make a lot of money. He had already heard about the Juxiang Building in Jingyuan Prefecture!
"Brother, let's buy it! Just one as big as yours will do!" Gu Chengyu actually thinks this one is a bit small. If he becomes an official in the future, he will have to buy another one on North Street, so he might as well buy a smaller one.
of.
"You don't have much of an appetite? Do you think my house is too small? You don't know that this is the north, where dignitaries and princes live. The whole family can occupy half of the south side of the house.
The street is so big.”
Yin Kun took a sip of tea and nodded. Gu Chengyu said with a smile.
"It's not easy to buy a bigger house in the north. It's all occupied. People with low official positions can't buy it even if they want to. If you can buy it, it's just a coincidence that it happens to be for sale. However, if you
It would be different if you could get a palace granted by the emperor."
Gu Chengyu still didn't know that it was not easy to buy a house in the north. He couldn't even think about the mansion given by the emperor. It would have to be a celebrity in front of the emperor, and it would have to be someone who had made meritorious deeds! Then
If he becomes an official in the future, will he have to live in the south?
"Then I'd better buy a bigger one! I guess I won't be able to buy a house in the north in the future!"
"The house at the back is vacated almost every year. What are you afraid of?" Yin Kun said meaningfully.
Gu Chengyu was a little strange. Didn't he just say that it was not easy to buy?
Seeing Gu Chengyu's puzzled eyes, Yin Kun explained: "Every year, there are officials who commit crimes, either by accepting bribes, being corrupt, or making other mistakes. This is how the house is vacated. In a house like this, sometimes
You can come across it. However, it depends on whether you have the ability to live in it!"
Gu Chengyu wanted to ask again, but saw Yin Kun wave his hand, expecting that he was unwilling to talk further, so he had to shut up.
"Okay, I won't let you eat today. You should go back to the inn first! I'm afraid the second and third junior brothers will send someone to congratulate you!"
Gu Chengyu took the Yin Mansion's carriage and rushed to the inn. He was afraid that people from the Wu Mansion and He Mansion had already arrived at the inn.
"Uncle, you are here. Your other two senior brothers have sent gifts to congratulate you. Mingmo and the others have already accepted them."
Gu Wanqian happened not to go out today, the stewards of the two families sent congratulatory gifts, and Gu Chengyu happened to be away. After all, Mingmo and the others were just followers, so Gu Wanqian came forward to entertain them in person.
"Already gone?" Gu Chengyu asked as he walked towards the room.
"It's no coincidence that we just left!"
"Since the congratulatory gifts have been sent, we have to pay a visit before we leave the capital! I have written the post, and you will send it to me today. The restaurant will open tomorrow, so I will not go. I will go to the Luming Banquet.
.We will pay him a visit the day after tomorrow, and then set off home."
"Yes!" Gu Wanqian responded and followed Gu Chengyu into the room.
The next day was the Deer Ming Banquet. Gu Chengyu and the others packed up early. Seeing that it was almost time, they went happily.
When Gu Chengyu and others arrived, more than half of the people were already there, and they found their seats and sat down.
"Look, this is the solution for this provincial examination!" one of the candidates said to the people around him.
"So young?" the person next to him asked in surprise.
"You don't know Gu Chengyu yet? He is famous far and wide now." Someone nearby also joined the conversation.
"I heard about it some time ago, but I didn't expect that he really became a master. On the day he competed with the three great talents from Jiangnan, I was watching from the side. He was really amazing!"
"That's right! Can you pass the Jieyuan exam if you are not very good? You are only eleven this year! You are the youngest candidate in Dayan."
Gu Chengyu shook his head and smiled bitterly. He seemed to have become a celebrity wherever he went now, and everyone pointed at him.
"Junior Brother Gu! Congratulations to Junior Brother Gu on becoming Jieyuan!" Min Feng came to Gu Chengyu at some unknown time and congratulated Gu Chengyu.
"Congratulations! Congratulations!" Gu Chengyu quickly stood up and returned the greeting.
"Junior Brother Gu is indeed very talented, and I sincerely admire him." Min Feng and Gu Chengyu chatted for a few words, and Huang Junheng came over.
At this time, Master Fu Yin happened to enter the table, and everyone became quiet. Then the seat master, room master, and promotion officer all took their seats one after another.
During the banquet, the song "Deer Ming" was played first, and then the song "Deer Ming" was read aloud. Then it was time to pay homage to the seat master, the room master and the promotion officer.
Gu Chengyu is Jieyuan, so he starts first.
The teacher was Fang Huai, a bachelor's degree scholar at the Hanlin Academy. Fang Huai and Gu Chengyu had met before. However, they did not have much conversation at that time.
"When I met you before, I thought you were an outstanding talent. At a young age, you have already been admitted to the Juren Examination. I'm afraid your future will be limitless!"
Fang Fang Huai looked at Gu Chengyu, smiled, said some words of encouragement, and gave Juren his identity certificate and twenty taels of land and water archway silver.
Fang Huai felt that as a student from the North, Gu Chengyu would definitely not have the same conflicts with the students from Jiangnan and the officials from Jiangnan in the future as the nepotism above him. He would stuff all the fragrant and smelly things into the court, and he did not know that he regarded the court as a
What.
It's a pity that His Majesty's health goes up and down, and he trusts that person very much. It's really hateful!