Jun Yong Mosheng

The spring sacrifice to Confucius is the most important sacrificial ceremony in Wangshan City. According to the rules of "Book of Rites·Wen Wangshizi", the academy will lay a memorial ceremony for the ancestors every year according to the four seasons, to express the meaning of respecting the teachers.In Wangshan City, because of the spring examination, the students of the right age wanted to win the prize and also to get the favor of Confucius, so the spring worship of Confucius was extraordinarily grand.

Just after dawn, Xu Mosheng got up and began to wash and dress up. He asked Yinger to change into the new clothes that his grandmother sent yesterday, and followed Mr. Su's instructions to attend the sacrificial ceremony of the Confucian Temple.

Although Mo Sheng went there very early, there were already many people around the Confucian Temple. Because of Shuixi Academy, the Confucian ceremony in Wangshan City was the largest and grandest among the nearby cities.Local academies, officials, and students gathered here. Of course, there are also many women who come to join in the fun, and hope to meet the boy they like here.

The ceremony of offering sacrifices to Confucius includes four forms of music and dance for temple sacrifices: music, song, dance, and ceremony.Music, singing, and dancing are all carried out around etiquette, and all etiquette requires "must be rich, must be clean, must be sincere, and must be respectful".There is a saying of "knowing virtue by listening to music, clearing one's heart by watching dance, knowing etiquette and benevolence, reciting etiquette and joy, neutralizing and cultivating position".

This year's officiant is still Mr. Su from Shuixi Academy. He first adjusted his clothes and washed his hands before offering incense and bowing in front of the Confucius incense table.After that, Mr. Su read out and offered the sacrificial text, and then all the participants bowed five times to the statue of Confucius.

After listening to Xu Yuanzhi's words, Mo Sheng tried his best to squeeze in the front row of the crowd. After the worship, more and more people crowded. She was already thin and small, and she was about to be squeezed out by the crowd.Unexpectedly, a pair of Kong Wu's powerful hands pushed her from behind at this time, pushing her to the front all the way.Mo Sheng looked back, and there was a young man about her age standing behind her, with a sword on his waist, black clothes with gold thread, and his attire should be that of a martial arts practitioner from a wealthy family.

Although he looked similar in age, that man was a full head taller than Mo Sheng, and he was also very strong. Standing behind Xu Mosheng, he seemed to be able to block the surging flow of people.

Xu Mosheng smiled at him embarrassedly, "Thank you for your help, brother."

The young man also smiled at him, but without speaking, he raised his head to signal her to continue watching the ceremony.

The sacrificial ceremony was staged one by one. Xu Mosheng seemed to see Shen Junlan among the gentlemen who were officating, but he couldn't see it clearly from a distance.Finally, all the worshipers present recited the Praise of Confucius, and the officials offered incense and wine on the incense table, and the whole ceremony ended.

At this time, Mr. Su came out from the main sacrificial hall, followed by officials, gentlemen, and disciples.Mr. Su is already an octogenarian, but he is still full of energy and has the demeanor of everyone. When he walks in front of outsiders, he is very happy to see so many young talents come to watch again this year.

He opened his mouth and said, "Teaching and educating people is the foundation of the community. Today I saw many talented people gathered here, and Su was very moved. In recent years, under the grace of my dynasty, the atmosphere of learning literature and martial arts has gradually improved. This is a blessing for the country. In order to spread In order to attract young talents from all over the world and cultivate the pillars of the country, all academies will expand their enrollment again this year, and all students of the right age who are present at the sacrifice today can go to the side hall to register and fill in a letter of recommendation, and those who pass can participate in this year's spring examination."

After hearing this, Xu Mosheng understood why her grandfather told her to attend the Confucian Memorial Ceremony.The news was exciting, and amidst the cheers of the crowd, Xu Mosheng followed them into the side hall.There were a lot of people who signed up, Xu Mosheng was at the back of the line, and found that the boy who helped him just now was in front of him.

Xu Mosheng originally wanted to say hello again, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it. After all, it is better to know less than to know more.

When they arrived at the registration office, the young man scribbled a few strokes and left. Xu Mosheng was behind him and filled in his name and address respectfully. In the column of recommenders, Xu Yuanzhi was filled in, but she glanced up from the corner of her eye and saw a A familiar name, Shen Junlan.

The boy's recommender just now was Shen Junlan, Xu Mosheng was stunned for a moment, the people behind urged her to hurry up, she just came back to her senses, put down her pen and wanted to chase after the boy just now, but when she turned around, there was no one there.

She has been wondering all the way, who is the boy recommended by Shen Junlan, she did not fill in the name of the husband in the column of the recommender, and she has never heard the husband mention that she has other students, and the man is not like Xi Lezhi People, more like coming from the family of generals.It looks like I've seen it somewhere.

But where she met her, I can't even remember, she had very few contacts, and the Xu family never entertained guests.This made Xu Mosheng a little puzzled, "Maybe I saw him in the Chunze Tower." She muttered to herself, because the place where she has seen the most men since she was born is the Chunze Tower.

After thinking about it, he returned to the Xu Mansion.

Xu Mosheng first went to report to Xu Yuanzhi, told him what happened today, and told him that he had signed up for the exam, so that grandpa could rest assured.Xu Yuanzhi also told her to stop being playful, to study poetry and books more diligently, and to face the spring exam.

Within a few days, the examination documents sent by the government office arrived at Xu's residence, and Xu Mosheng was qualified to participate in the examination.It seems that in the past few years of hiding in Wangshan City, not many people know whether the baby left by the Xu family is a boy or a girl, and it can be regarded as a muddled pass.

Now that he has accepted the test papers, Xu Yuanzhi is more concerned about Mo Sheng's homework, and personally supervises and sorts it out every day, for fear that she will fail the exam.

In the blink of an eye, at the end of the month, the day of the spring test came, and Xu Mosheng dressed neatly to bid farewell to Xu Yuanzhi and Mrs. Xu.Because it was considered a major event in the family, Xu Yuanzhi specially sent his servant to drive her into the examination room.

Xu Mosheng was raised in a boudoir since he was a child, and he was a little timid about big scenes, and somewhat nervous. When he arrived outside the official examination room, his servant stopped the car and said, "My lord, the examination room is here."

"It's here, and it's too fast." Xu Mosheng was still nervous, feeling that time passed quickly.

She got out of the car and took her package, and looked at the four big characters "Jinde Xiuye" in front of the examination hall, solemn and majestic. Just as Mo Sheng was about to show the test papers to the conservative guard, she heard someone calling her name softly behind her. , she turned her head and saw that it was Yong'er who had changed into men's clothes.

Xu Mosheng hurried forward, "Yong'er is you, why?"

"I don't trust you, I'm afraid you'll be nervous and stage fright." Yong'er laughed.

"Where is it? I'm not nervous." Xu Mosheng patted his chest, trying to be brave.

Yong'er grabbed Xu Mosheng's hand, and Xu Mosheng's hand was cold and sweaty. "You still say you're not nervous, with your hands so cold, can you still hold the pen?" Yong'er asked.

Xu Mosheng lowered her head. She was nervous, but she felt a little relieved when she saw Yong'er.

"Don't be afraid, Mo Sheng. I believe you will be shortlisted. I'll wait for you after the spring test." Yong'er took Xu Mosheng's hand to her mouth, warmed her hand with her breath, and rubbed her hand until Xu Mosheng's hands felt warm.

"Well, don't be nervous. I will do my best. No matter what the result is, I will go to you, don't worry." Xu Mosheng promised Yong'er.

"Go in quickly, enter the venue earlier to settle down, and wait for your good news." The two said goodbye, Mo Sheng entered the examination room alone, and looked back at Yong'er, Yong'er waved her vigorously at her, for her come on.

Xu Mosheng entered the examination room with firm eyes.

He found his own seat, raised his gown and sat down, waiting for the examiner to issue an order to open the papers and answer the questions. In order to dissipate his nervousness, Mo Sheng looked around the examination room. An examination room accommodates 20 people, sitting opposite each other. Ready, the test paper is affixed with the seal of the government.

Xu Mosheng looked at the person sitting across from her. She was startled, and then saw the young man she met at the Confucius Festival that day, and the young man happened to be looking at her too.Seeing Xu Mosheng's sudden realization, he smiled and indicated that the two were acquaintances.

You can't speak in the examination room, and you can communicate casually, and you will be suspected of cheating.The two just looked at each other like this, and then deliberately avoided their eyes.

Xu Mosheng thought to himself, those eyebrows are really familiar, where did he see them?

As the bell rang and the exam began, Xu Mosheng inserted the seal respectfully and began to answer the questions.The exam questions were not difficult, and they were basically within her grasp. As the answers progressed, her nervousness gradually disappeared, and she smiled from time to time when writing the article.

It didn't take long for Xu Mosheng to finish answering the test paper. After she checked, she sat there and waited for the test to end.He couldn't help but look at the young man opposite again. The young man was frowning tightly, as if he was stumped by the question, scratching his ear and squeezing his words out. Xu Mosheng smiled unconsciously.

Presumably this person is a martial artist, not very good at poetry, books and articles, but since the beginning of the dynasty, the government has always attached importance to culture and education, even military commanders have to pass the literature test before they can continue to study and finally go to Beijing to obtain fame.It's really embarrassing for this friend. Xu Mosheng wanted to return his favor to help him, but he couldn't do it in this examination room.

The bell rang again, the exam was over, the examiners collected the answer sheets one by one, and then the candidates left the exam room in order.Xu Mosheng lowered his head and took a few steps forward, grabbing the boy's clothes.

"Where have we met?" Xu Mosheng asked in a low voice.

"I've seen it, Ji Confucius." The young man looked down at her.

"Didn't I mean that time, did we meet before?" Xu Mosheng asked.

The boy shook his head, "No."

"I always feel that you look familiar, I don't know brother..." Before Xu Mosheng finished speaking, he was reprimanded by the yamen servant, "You are not allowed to whisper in the examination room. If you have something to say, go out of the main hall to talk."

The boy stuck out his tongue, and the two lined up to leave the examination room.

When we arrived at the door, the servant who took care of the young man was already waiting outside, "Young master, you have come out, hurry back to the inn, Madam is still waiting for you there."

"Got it." The boy got on his horse and prepared to leave.

"Haven't you asked your brother's name yet?" Xu Mosheng stepped forward again, standing under the horse and looking up at the young man.

"I'm from Xianeichuan. If there is fate, it's not too late to tell you your name when you are a classmate. If I don't do well in the exam, if I miss Shuixi, I will see you with no face." After saying that, the young man rode his horse and left.

How did he know that I got Shuixi Academy? Xu Mosheng was even more puzzled.At this time, the family servant also drove over, "My lord, let's go back to the house, the master and wife are waiting anxiously."

Xu Mosheng got into the car and was about to go home to announce the good news to the two elders. She was sure to win the shortlist.

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