Sheng Shian

The audience was in an uproar, Wen Tong was ecstatic, his face flushed with excitement, he looked left and right to find him, and kept muttering the word "No. [-] Scholar".

He was happier than himself, Shen Shi smiled helplessly and waved to him.

Wen Tong ran all the way, and when he came in front of Shen Shi, he was panting heavily and couldn't even straighten his waist.Shen was sympathetic to him, and said in a calm tone: "Don't rush to talk about me, where are you?"

"Brother Shen...I...Tanhua..." Wen Tong laughed like crazy, grabbed Shen Shi and slapped himself on the face twice: "Brother Shen, you Hit me quickly, am I dreaming!"

Shen was surprised, he and Tanhua were quite predestined, and Song Ge was also a Tanhua back then, but they were not so harmonious before, and they almost didn't fight over the championship.But back then it was me who was glib, but now it's someone else.

Shen Shi lightly pinched him and said, "Does it hurt? I said you were so excited because you were looking for a partner for yourself."

"It's over, it's over, I don't feel any pain at all." Wen Tong shook his head, laughing and crying at the same time, Shen looked amused, and hammered his chest hard.

"Wow, brother Shen, your Wenwen is weak, you are really ruthless." Wentong was hammered to bend his back, and rubbed his chest desperately.

Shen Shi said with a half-smile, "I'm a little awake."

Wen Tong grabbed Shen Shi's hand and put it on his chest: "Brother Shen, look at the drumming heartbeat, I know why Fan Jinzhongju went crazy, who can bear it."

"I don't think it was enough." Shen couldn't help but rolled his eyes with a smile, and slapped him twice again. If he was given a ruler, he would have beaten Wen Tong back to his soul.

Wen Tong laughed and hid, the two on the slope looked like wild monkeys jumping up and down.No matter how many times you have experienced it, whether you are a great minister or not, scholars will always be patient and joyful when they hear that they are the number one scholar.

Seeing that he had calmed down a bit, Shen Shi went downstairs and ordered two pots of tea. The stale old Pu'er had a musty smell, and Shen Shi sipped it.

I also thought of Song Gelao's Xinfeng wine, which I hadn't had time to drink yet.

It's the past.

"Brother Wen Tong, this cup replaces wine with tea. Congratulations on your victory in the Toad Palace and your title on the gold list." Shen Shi held up the tea cup and clinked a cup with Wen Tong.

Wen Tong's smiling face didn't feel it, he raised his head and drank it with pride, and then said: "Brother Shen's courage is far beyond my comparability, even such a big event as the number one prize, he can pass it by with a smile, without being surprised, it will definitely be in the future Skyrocketing, Pengcheng thousands of miles, brother Shen, don't forget me."

Shen Shi smiled, what was the cloud and the wind, when he and Song Ge Lao ostentatiously rode around the capital for three days, afraid that others would not know, it was really called a spring breeze and a horseshoe disease.

Shen Shi pursed his lips, and Elder Song Ge somehow became the stubborn old man he is now. In the past, he wanted to rob him of the champion silver branch hairpin, pin it under the black yarn, and asked him arrogantly: "Shen Ziqing, do you think I am worthy?" Not worthy?"

He taunted: "A black-bone chicken pretending to be a phoenix, Song Feng'an, don't be ashamed!"

At that time, he was young and thin in spring shirts, riding a horse leaning against a sloping railing, with red sleeves all over the building.

"It's a great fortune in my life to be acquainted with Tanhua Lang." Shen Shi's eyes seemed to be a little bright, looking at the top three and No. [-] Tan Hualang in front of him, drinking a pot of old tea, the bitter taste lingering on the tip of his tongue, he asked softly : "How are Wen Tong and Ran Niang?"

Wen Tong said confidently: "Thanks to Brother Shen's help, I was able to get Ran Niang back in time. Although she has been closing the door to see me, but now that I am in the first place, she will definitely not despise me."

Shen lifted the lid of the teapot, and was waiting for Xiao Er to add tea, he lowered his head and raised his eyebrows: "Dislike?"

The image of the capital city is only so big, everyone in the village knows each other, and the tea maker can’t stand it anymore. After making a set of Kung Fu tea in a long pot with a copper mouth, he complained, “I said, Mr. Tanhua, you don’t understand girls too much.” Don't worry, in the past you were penniless, and Ran Niang didn't dislike you, how can she dislike you now. If you become an official, you will be a big shot, and us bumpkins who don't know a single word, how dare we climb your high branch. "

There was a number one scholar at a table, and there was a candidate, who had long been the focus of the crowd, and everyone listened to everything they talked about.But Shen didn't mind, he nodded, fumbled for a long time from his cuff, then took out another copper coin and gave it to Xiaoer: "It makes sense."

Xiaoer smiled and said, "Thank you, Lord. According to me, Niang Ran is a bodhisattva with a heart. I'm afraid she will embarrass you as a widow."

Wen Tong immediately shrugged his face, not regaining his previous enthusiasm: "Does she think so? In the past three years, others have belittled me, and she is the only one who knows me. How could I feel ashamed of her... Brother Shen, what should I do, Niang Ran doesn't even open the noodle restaurant..."

Shen Shi waved his hand to let Xiaoer go down, and said comfortingly: "Sincere sincerity is what makes gold and stone. Niang Ran has been with you for three years, you might as well give her three years to see your sincerity."

Wen Tong quickly said yes, and then looked at Shen Shi suspiciously: "Brother Shen, don't you blame my son and daughter's love for nothing?"

Shen Shi thought for a while and said: "Wen Tong is so sincere, even I am deeply moved, and Ran Niang will be too sooner or later."

Wen Tong drank the tea with tears of gratitude: "Brother Shen is righteous, I will go to guard Ran Niang's gate again, and we will see you at the Enrong Banquet."

Wen Tong walked out the door arrogantly.

There were too many people trying to strike up a conversation in the inn, and there was an endless stream of congratulatory voices. Shen Shi greeted and went upstairs, and cleaned up the scattered books on the desk. The statue of Confucius could not be placed casually. He wiped it clean with a cloth Wrapped it up and put it in the bundle, the incense altar was surrounded by thick stains, he picked it up and threw it away, shaking off a layer of light yellow and light white ash.

Light yellow and light white, how come there are two kinds of incense, and the incense is temporarily changed before the exam, isn't it afraid that Confucius will not bless you?

Forget it, the new champion who is not old is going to sleep.

Three days later, Shen Shi and Wentong arrived at Zhengyang Gate, the Ministry of Rites presented crowns and uniforms, and all Jinshi changed in the guild hall together.

Shen Shi finally got rid of the fear of being dominated by coarse linen clothes, and skillfully changed into the delicate and skin-friendly Bai Juan mid laner, making her whole body much more comfortable.Then she dressed neatly in a Feiluo imperial attire, and put on a black gauze hat with flat corners, with green velvet flowers on both sides, and a small square tungzi plaque hanging under the flowers, engraved with the words "Enrong Banquet".

Shen Shi stopped in front of the bronze mirror and shook the slender sash from side to side, admiring it carefully, he was tall and radiant, and hung the brocade ribbon on his body with great satisfaction.

He then took out the No. [-] Scholar gold hairpin with silver branches and emerald feathers, played with it in his hands, but never thought that there would be a day to wear it again, facing the bronze mirror, he inserted it obliquely into the temple, and patted his left cheek.

Brother Shen's face is much more handsome than his own, when he was the Taifu he was weak, his complexion was as pale as a ghost, and he was weak when he walked two steps, like a woman.It's still the sword eyebrows and star eyes, which look pleasing to the eye.

When they came out, they happened to be at the same time as Wentong, and they looked at each other with a smile, Wentong said, "Shen Zhuangyuan, today looks like a bridegroom."

Shen Shi smiled and said, "To each other, when will Wen Tanhua be married."

Wen Tong's face was blushing, and he said: "Brother Shen is laughing at me."

The second place with thick eyebrows and big eyes also came over, and the people from the Ministry of Rites began to read auspicious words in front of the team.After the ceremony, the three of them got on their horses in high spirits, followed by Jinshi with flower arranging and red draping all the way, and accompanied by the drumming and drumming guard of honor, they paraded across the street, enjoying the prosperity.

There are many people around, scrambling to take a look. Many young girls secretly threw flower branches from the pavilions, and the sea of ​​flowers filled the sky for a while, and the scenery was indistinguishable.

The second place in the lead obviously had never experienced this kind of posture, and he couldn't let go of the embarrassment. He found a topic to chat with the two of them to resolve it: "In Li Yunfu in Xiazhou City, I just saw the two brothers talking happily. I am very fascinated. I don't know if I am lucky. intersect with it."

Wen Tong held the reins in his hands and bowed: "I have heard for a long time that Brother Yun Fu is famous, a child prodigy in Zhoucheng, he can compose poems at the age of five, write stereotyped essays at the age of seven, and recite the four books and five classics backwards. blessed."

Li Yunfu said modestly: "Everything is just exaggeration."

Shen Shi said thoughtfully: "Zhoucheng Yunfu, are you an old disciple of Song Ge?"

Li Yunfu was stunned, how did he know: "I don't dare to speak nonsense, I just got a point or two from Song Shoufu."

Shen Shi shook his head, and happily pinched the horse's belly twice, I am actually as old as the prodigy disciple Song Ge was boasting about back then, it's really hard to put into words.

Li Yunfu didn't understand, so he looked at Wen Tong and asked, "What does Brother Shen mean?"

"It's nothing, brother Shen is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, you can tell from many places." Brother Wen Tong took a good picture of him.

Li Yunfu was not at ease either, and chatted with Wen Tong: "Have Wen Tanhua and Shen Zhuangyuan known each other for a long time?"

"Hmm... It's been three years since I got it right. I was able to pass thanks to Brother Shen's influence. He can be regarded as my mentor." Wen Tong nodded.

Shen Shi stopped his horse and glanced back.

"Being an official in the same dynasty and being accompanied by a bosom friend is really enviable to others." Li Yunfu sighed.

Shen Shi said vigilantly: "You and I have passed the palace examination, and we are both disciples of the emperor. There is no such thing as a confidant or a confidant."

Li Yunfu understood in an instant, the officialdom is sinister, and one should be careful in every aspect of the word forming a party, thanked Xie Shenshi respectfully.

Children can be taught.

Mr. Song Ge took in a good student, who was better than himself, and he was not obedient.He remembered the New Deal leaflet he saw before he died, Liu Changze...

After walking around the capital three times, hearing the sound of ceremonies and music changing from cheerful to solemn, Shen knew that he was going to enter the palace and waited for the Enrong Banquet to begin.

Emperor Chengming gave a banquet to the Ministry of Rites, and when the Jinshi entered the venue, there were already many high-ranking officials at the banquet, many of whom were new faces that Shen had never seen before. The Ministry of Rites and the cabinet had also changed dynasties. Like a distant relative of the Liu family, he waited for the banquet to begin with great anticipation. He really wanted to meet the Holy Majesty, old friends, disciples, and those who had been on his mind.

Even if we meet, we should not know each other.

Although his face is not covered with dust, his temples are like frost.

But in the end he didn't wait for an old friend.

He looked up at the sky and questioned why all the banquets like to be held at night.

Very well, he caught blind.

Except for the table of dishes in front of him and a few sparks, what he could see was almost zero.

At this time, he heard a familiar voice.