Looking for green hills

In the golden autumn and October, sweet osmanthus is fragrant, and it is the time when chrysanthemums and crabs are fat. The day of the palace examination is coming soon, and candidates from all over the country gather at the foot of the capital. Suddenly, there is a lot of traffic and it is very lively.

The reason why this year's palace examination has attracted much attention is because it is not an ordinary palace examination, but the first palace examination held by Dayan Kingdom after five years.

Five years ago, the Great Yu Kingdom on the southwest border crossed the border between the two countries and initiated a war. The war stretched thousands of miles and lasted for more than four years.The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement a year ago, and it was not until the beginning of this year that Emperor Dayan issued an edict to resume the annual imperial examination.

In today's world, there are three pillars. The north is bounded by the Mobei Grasslands, which is the Dayan Kingdom established by the nomads, and the southwest is bounded by the Zhaoyao Mountains, which is the Great Yu Kingdom established by the Miao people. The most vast land and the most powerful is the Central Plains. Great Yan Kingdom.

It has been 200 years since the founding of Dayan. Since the reign of Emperor Wu, the national power has reached its peak. Both Dayan and Dayu bowed their heads. The three countries have maintained peace on the border for more than 100 years.

But 50 years ago, a fatuous, incompetent, hedonistic, loyal and unrecognizable emperor came out of Dayan, which was born in a large number of Mingjun. .

The two countries of Dayan and Dayu joined hands to launch a war against Dayan at the right time. For a while, the great country had no generals who could lead the army to fight. Soon the three towns in the northwest were occupied by Dayan's grassland cavalry, and the southwest was also brutally burned. At that time, Gu Yuanshan's grandfather, the old Marquis Dingyuan, who was over half a century old, was ordered in danger, and it took a year and a half to put down the southwest rebellion.

However, the lost three towns in the northwest could never be recovered.

Under the deterrence of the old Marquis Dingyuan, Dayu has indeed lived in peace for decades, but as soon as the old Marquis Dingyuan passed away, they made a comeback. With his strong national strength, he can only take the initiative to seek peace, which has brought about the peace of today.

The reason why Gu Yuanshan chose to go to Zhaoyao Mountain to live in seclusion is, on the one hand, to seek peace and remembrance of the relics of his ancestors, and on the other hand, to investigate the battle situation at the border, and to find out the real situation in Dayu by the way.Although he is just a scholar, he still cherishes in his heart the country that his ancestors laid down with blood.

Today, the three towns in the northwest are still occupied by other countries, and the people in their homeland are still living in dire straits. Although Gu Yuanshan is deeply trapped in the courtyard of the Marquis’s Mansion and has no time to look after him, he still wants to contribute his meager strength to the country and the country whenever he has the opportunity. This is the integrity of scholars.

The day of the palace examination was full of autumn. Although Gu Zhao was talking about the day of Gu Yuanshan's palace examination, he didn't know which Qinlou Chu Pavilion he was drunk last night, and he had already forgotten about Gu Yuanshan's entry into the palace today. went.

No one from the huge Hou's mansion came out to see them off, there were still only four masters and servants on Zhaoyao Mountain, Yun Sheng and Hai Lou were driving, and Xiao Qing was sitting in the carriage to carry the examination equipment for Gu Yuan Shan.

Gu Yuanshan was wearing a dark blue robe today, his sharp facial features were hidden in the shadow of the carriage, appearing indistinct.Xiaoqing sat beside him and held the hand on his knee and asked in a low voice, "My lord, are you nervous?"

Xiaoqing hadn't had a good conversation with Gu Yuanshan for several days, and now she subconsciously clenched Gu Yuanshan's hand, like holding the spring rain and dew.

In the past few days, Gu Yuanshan locked himself in the study every day, and hardly ever went out.At night, Xiaoqing would be driven back to her room if she wanted to get close to him for a while.It was like this after returning to Hou Mansion, Gu Yuanshan rarely got close to Xiaoqing, not only bought a room for Xiaoqing alone in the small courtyard, even rarely let him enter the study.

Xiaoqing understands his difficulties and understands his involuntary control.Every day in Gu Yuanshan's courtyard, many senior ladies and people from Gu Yulin came to inspect, so he naturally didn't dare to get too close to himself in front of these people.

Some of the servants hid in the dark and peeped furtively, while some blatantly walked into the courtyard to investigate, as if this was their own territory.They were all ordered by the Da Furen to monitor Gu Yuanshan, Gu Yuanshan has long been used to this, only Xiao Qing was aggrieved.

That lustful hungry ghost Gu Yulin didn't let Xiaoqing go these days, and from time to time he found excuses to call him away and shut him up in the room to take advantage of him, so Xiaoqing could only deal with him patiently.

Gu Yuanshan held Xiaoqing's hand back and shook his head, "Don't be nervous, I will definitely pass this exam, so Qing'er doesn't have to worry about me."

"Okay." Xiaoqing nodded obediently.Although there were only a few words, Gu Yuanshan's willingness to hold his hand back was enough to satisfy him.

The carriage stopped at the foot of the imperial city, and Xiaoqing got out of the carriage with Gu Yuanshan, only to see the vermilion palace walls standing tall, exuding a cold and formidable aura, and many candidates had already gathered outside the gate of the palace, seeing Gu Yuanshan Car, they all turned their heads to watch.

Gu Yuanshan became famous at a young age, and the name of a child prodigy has already spread throughout the country of Dayan. His poems often appear in the streets and alleys, and become popular ditties sung by everyone. Because of his background and the secrets of the backyard of the Marquis Mansion, people look at him with nothing but envy There is a little more playful outside, and it can't help but get complicated.

Gu Yuanshan took the package from Xiaoqing, and said to him: "It's too cold here, go home."

Xiaoqing shook her head, "I'll wait for you here, so you can see me when you come out."

Gu Yuanshan smiled at him, said "Okay." Then he stepped into the palace gate to meet everyone's gaze.

This year is the 21st year of Yongchu, and it is destined to be an extraordinary year in the history of Dayan. The second prince who welcomes back is ambitious, a young man who is about to change the situation of the country has just stepped into the palace gate wearing a faded long gown, and a delicate and slender figure at the foot of the imperial city is standing in the cold wind of late autumn, looking far away at his own body sweetheart.

The gears of fate are rolling forward, and everyone's fate seems to be doomed.