I will never be Renzong

Chapter 178 The Lively Crescent Building
Dongcheng gradually feels that the scenery is good.Ripple ripples welcome guests.The green poplar smoke is light outside, and the red apricot branches are full of spring.

When the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, every family in Kaifeng is buying festive things, including Baisuo, Aihua, Yinyangguer, Huahuaqiaohuafan, Xiangtangzi, Zongzi, Baituan, Perilla, Calamus, and Papaya.

Among them, perilla, calamus, papaya, etc. should be cut into thin shreds, mixed with fragrant herbs, and stored in plum red boxes. From the first day of May to the day before the Dragon Boat Festival, peaches, willow branches, and sunflowers are sold on the street. wait.

On the second day, every family put these things in front of the door, and worshiped the gods together with rice dumplings, five-color water balls, tea and wine.

Scholar-officials and common people invited each other's relatives and friends to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.

But this year's Kaifeng is more lively than in previous years, because this year the officials are recruiting scholars, so candidates from all walks of life in the Song Dynasty have come to Beijing to take the exams and participate in the college exams held by the Ministry of Rites in June this year. If they can be among the best, then they can Participate in the palace examination held by the official family in July.

After ten years of studying hard in the cold window, whether he can be named on the gold list or not depends on the present.

When people came to Beijing to rush for the exam, the government paid travel expenses and food expenses, so most of them lived in restaurants, especially Xinyuelou, where the largest number of students lived.

Shen Moran knew that Enke would be held this year, so he bought several shops in Xinyuelou Street, and built several wing rooms in the backyard specially for living. The restaurant in the front was used to sell drinks and food, and the The wing room is used as a place to stay.

Moreover, Shen Moran also offered a half-price discount to the candidates who came to Beijing to catch the exam. Therefore, there were no less than a hundred candidates living in the Xinyue Building, and there was still more than a month before the scientific examination. , Some were memorizing the Four Books and Five Classics, some were inviting fellow candidates in a restaurant to discuss what exam questions the Ministry of Rites would issue this year, and of course there were also well-prepared candidates who went to watch the dragon boat races held on both sides of the Bian River.

Before the Song Dynasty, officials were not allowed to drink in restaurants. Zhao Zhen changed this rule at the beginning of this year, that is, the day when officials rest and bathe, they are free to come and go, and the Overwatch Council cannot use this as a reason to impeach. , not only can you invite your colleagues to go to the restaurant for a drink, but you can even go to the place of fireworks and willows for a walk.

The reason why this decree was issued was because the officials of the Song Dynasty had generous salaries and the ministers were all wealthy. If there was no consumption, the economy of the Song Dynasty would enter an endless loop. After all, things like money can only be invigorated by circulation. , It is not advisable to put mold at home.

The first floor of Crescent Building was already full of Juren, but if you want to go to the second floor, you must write a poem and leave a calligraphy. Only after you get the approval of your husband can you go to the private room on the second floor. The three gentlemen are all invited by Shen Moran. The retired teacher of the Imperial College who came here can still judge whether a poem is good or bad.

"Dongcheng Peach and Lichun, playing with precious flowers with guests. Tried Pijiang Garden, and Qu Zhonglang Xi.

Yun buds smoke to cover losses, and willows sleep with wind.The bank borrows the fragrant scorpion, holds the cup and smells the new stamen.

It is suitable to linger on the fish and birds, and it is happy to let the mountains and forests go.The meaning of appreciation is not over yet, so it is more like Yingchu. "

An old gentleman shook his head and read a poem.

"Good words! Li Ju is talented, please go to the second floor!"

The old gentleman bowed his hands towards a 24-year-old Juren.

"I got it by accident, let everyone laugh!"

The young man bowed his hands to the crowd, and then walked to the second floor calmly.

"Who is this person?"

In the Tianzihao Yage on the second floor, Shen Moran asked Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen thought for a while and said: "The poem this person just wrote is "Poems of the East Garden in Spring Collection". I think it should be Li Shu, a bibliographer in the Song Dynasty."

There was no fixed time for the imperial examinations in the early Northern Song Dynasty, and it was entirely up to the emperor whether they were held or not. Last year, someone wrote to Zhao Zhen to hold the tribute examinations, but Zhao Zhen did not accept it. Instead, he set a three-year imperial examination system, divided into Of course, there were no changes to the content of the examinations in the township examinations, government examinations, courtyard examinations, and imperial examinations, because reforming the imperial examinations was not something that could be decided with a single sentence.

Shen Moran is a talented woman in the business world, so she is not familiar with these Song Dynasty celebrities, but Zhao Zhen likes history, has studied the Song Dynasty celebrities, and is relatively familiar with Song Ci, so he can guess who it is from a poem.

Suddenly a middle-aged man in his forties walked up to the three old gentlemen, first cupped his hands, and then muttered: "It's cold and miserable, it's late to the Changting Pavilion, and the shower has just stopped. There is no place to drink in the tents in the city, and there is nowhere to stay. "Lan Zhou urged"

"But Liu Yong from Fei County?"

Before Liu Yong could speak, an old gentleman interrupted.

"Student Liu Yong! I met Mr. Zhou!"

Liu Yong hurriedly bowed to the old gentleman.

Zhao Zhen, who saw this scene on the second floor, couldn't help standing up. Although Liu Yong was talented, his official career was not going well. After failing the imperial examination in the second year of Tiansheng, Liu Yong left the capital and went to Jiangnan. , this year Enke, he actually came back to participate.

Zhao Zhen could not control the imperial examination in the second year of Tiansheng's reign, but he could still make the decision in this year's imperial examination.

Everyone present knew Liu Yong's talent, and he deserved his name to be on the second floor.

Suddenly two people walked in from outside, and the leading one, a tall scholar, said to the other: "Han Xiandi! We seem to have gotten up a little late, and it seems that this leader has been pulled out long ago!"

"Nowadays, the officials have changed Enke to a three-year term. Naturally, there are a lot of talents this year. I only hope that the clumsy work of the two of you can be recognized by the master. Otherwise, it will be ridiculous!"

The young scholar replied with a smile.

"The fluffy snow is uncontrollable, and the turmoil is full of Chunhui. Sometimes it passes through the flowers and branches, and the infinite bees fly in a team."

"Student Anyang Han Qi, please give me your advice on a clumsy composition "The Catkins"!"

Han Qi bowed respectfully to the three old gentlemen.

"The courtyard is deep, the willows are piled up with smoke, and the curtains are countless. The Yule carved saddle tours the place, and the height of the building does not see Zhangtai Road.

The rain is violent and the wind is mad at the evening of March, the door is closed at dusk, and there is no plan to stay in spring.Tears asked Huahua not to speak, Luanhong flew across the swing. "

"A clumsy piece "Butterfly Loves Flowers" still needs your advice!"

Before the three old gentlemen came to their senses, Ouyang Xiu stepped forward and wrote his own poem.

"Good poems, good words! You two brothers are very talented in literature. Please come upstairs!"

Zhao Zhen suddenly came down from upstairs and smiled at the two of them.

The three old gentlemen knew Zhao Zhen, and when they saw Zhao Zhen coming down, they wanted to salute, but suddenly remembered Zhao Zhen's previous order, so they hurriedly bowed and took a few steps back to make room.

Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu were stunned for a moment, they were all guessing Zhao Zhen's identity, after all, the teacher of the Guozijian could be shunned, and he was afraid that his identity had a lot of background.

A maid in a green silk skirt hurriedly said, "This is the young owner of our Crescent Restaurant!"

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen cupped his fists, and then said: "I'm Zhao Baiyu, a person from the capital, I don't know how to call you two!"

"Han Qi, Anyang!"

"I'm Yongfeng Ouyang Xiu!"

"Happy meeting!"

"Happy meeting!"

"Someone has already prepared a banquet in the Tianzifang, two brothers! Meeting is fate, why don't we have a drink together?"

Zhao Zhen said hurriedly.

"In that case! Then respect is worse than obedience!"

Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu looked at each other, and then walked towards the second floor.

"Even if you are the young boss, you can't break the rules you set!"

"Brother Wang is right, at least I have to compose a poem!"

Suddenly a young Juren said loudly.

(End of this chapter)