The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

It's Mid-Autumn Festival in two days.

This August, the capital city is extremely lively. The business conference is about to be held, and businessmen from all over the world gather in the capital city.

Originally, Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival for family reunion, but for these profit-seeking businessmen, there is nothing more important than making money and doing business.This time, it was a business meeting held by the government as a representative, which was of great significance. If other people came, wouldn't those who didn't come be inferior and lose business opportunities?So they must not miss such an important meeting.

At this time, most of the businessmen from other places have rushed to the capital, and there are only a few who are still on the way to the capital. Those who are still on the road at this time will probably be able to come to the capital within three or two days.The restaurants and inns in the city were full of people, and the businessmen who came late could not rent a good place to live, and those who almost had to make do with it.

The merchants who arrived in the capital were not idle, they invited each other, sat down to have a drink and have a meal, reciting poems did not have the elegance and level for these merchants, most of the merchants gathered to talk about business experience, and about This meeting.

This is the first time that so many businessmen have gathered in the capital. Most of these businessmen are active and know that this is an opportunity.Businessmen are good at communication, and those who don't know each other quickly become acquainted, and those who are interested sit down to discuss cooperation and make a few deals.Before the conference, none of these businessmen was free, they were calling friends and running around outside every day.

The business of the flower houses in the capital is better than before. When men go out, few of them don’t like to drink flower wine and find a few beautiful girls to accompany them. The girls in the buildings are wearing revealing clothes with heavy makeup on their faces. , Greeted with a smile.

"Master." Yanniang knelt down at the man's feet submissively. The man was her master, the man who ruled her destiny.The woman probably knew the identity and responsibility of their master, but she would not have guessed that the one sitting in front of her was the current Crown Prince.

The woman is the chief oiran of Wanhualou, and Yanniang was once a lady of the family. She is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and has a beautiful appearance. It was only because of her family's decline that she was reduced to a prostitute.Probably because of this, she has two contradictory temperaments, and it is because of this temperament that the men outside are madly infatuated with her.

But Yanniang knew that her master was not among these people.

Yanniang told her master about the big and small news collected in the building.

Wanhua Building is a place to collect information. There are mixed people here, and it is the easiest place to collect various information from people of whatever identities.

The prince in normal clothes sat in the largest flower building in the capital, in the upper wing of the Wanhua building. Outsiders were not allowed to come up on this floor. Compared with the noisy people downstairs, the upstairs seemed a little more quiet.Kneeling in front of him was the oiran in this building, facing such a beautiful woman, he was not at all moved.

Someone who can make his heart beat?

A boy's face flashed in his mind, and the corner of Yang Shaomu's mouth hooked up, but the smile was fleeting, as if it had never appeared before.Hearing what the woman said, he gave a "hmm" indifferently and said, "Go out."

...It's a pity that the young man already belongs to someone else, and the prince can't help but feel a little regretful in his heart.Obviously they met that young man together, why did the young man choose his companion instead of him, the prince?This is what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could not have imagined, obviously his status is more noble.It's just that the young man has always kept a distance from him, and he doesn't want to get too close to him.

"Master..." Don't you want Yanniang to stay and serve you?Seeing that the master let her out so quickly, Yanniang raised her head and looked at the man with her watery autumn eyes, she was so pitiful that no man could bear to refuse.

Yang Shaomu looked at the woman calmly, without any negotiable meaning in it.

As soon as the man looked at her, Yanniang immediately lowered her head, a look of unwillingness flashed in her lowered eyes, but she still humbly answered "Yes", stood up, and took two steps back, Turned around and went out.

He picked up the wine glass on the table, touched the rim of the glass to his lips, raised his head, and drank it all in one gulp.

Not long after, his companion appeared in front of him, and Yang Shaomu motioned for him to sit down.

Zhao Xiangyi sat down on the chair beside him, but he didn't touch the wine on the table.Yang Shaomu, who was sitting crookedly on the soft couch, looked at the companion who was sitting upright, smiled, and asked, "Will you have a drink with me?"

When the two of them get along in private, His Royal Highness always uses "I" instead of "solitary", and the relationship between the two has been shortened a lot.

It was just a glass of wine. Zhao Xiangyi picked up the glass and drank it.

He didn't know why the prince was in a bad mood, but he didn't ask some questions that he wasn't supposed to ask. Zhao Xiangyi didn't have any curiosity about it, and wanted to explore it.Although he is the prince's companion, there is one thing that cannot be changed.

What has changed is that the prince is the king and he is the minister.

A carriage went out from the cornered side door of the building, and it was so silent that no one noticed.

Zhao Xiangyi sent the prince back to the East Palace before leaving.

He went back to the General's Mansion at night, and after taking a shower, he changed into clean clothes before going to the boy's place, not wanting to bring the smell that should not be outside to the boy's place.

When he arrived, the boy under the lamp was still buried in the desk, still busy with official duties.As soon as the boy saw him, he would smile and say "Here we come", just let him wait.No matter how many times he heard the phrase "here we come", Zhao Xiangyi always felt like coming home.

Where there is a boy is his home.

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Mid-August, the annual Mid-Autumn Festival.

This year, the palace will hold a mid-autumn banquet as in previous years. Those who are eligible to attend the palace banquet are the dignitaries and relatives in the capital. This kind of palace banquet represents a status symbol.

Every year on this day, the wives and ladies of all the prefectures will dress up and enter the palace in their carriages and sedan chairs.

Last year Li Wen was not eligible to participate, but this year he has the qualification to attend.

After entering the palace, the female relatives all went to meet the empress and several noble concubines.

This year, the emperor's health is not very good, so he sent His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to host the banquet on his behalf to entertain the ministers who came.The eldest prince, the third prince, and the fourth and sixth princes were all there, and even the youngest seventh prince was not with Concubine Dong Gui, but was with several imperial brothers.

"Master Wang."

"Master Zhang."

The officials met each other and greeted each other familiarly. They were all officials who were officials in the court, and there was no one who did not know anyone.

It's just that the positions are different, the positions are different, and the relationship is naturally different. These officials all wear a hypocritical mask on their faces.

In a place with so many people, Li Wen found the man standing next to the prince at a glance.

As if feeling that familiar gaze on him, Zhao Xiangyi raised his head and caught sight of the boy's figure through the crowd, and the eyes of the two collided.

At this time, several adults stood in front of Li Wen, and some of them mentioned that there was a young girl in their family who came to the palace today with the mistress. I laughed in my heart.

"Marriage is a major event in life. You should obey your parents' orders and dare not make decisions privately." This sentence is naturally an excuse.Li Wen relied on the fact that his parents were far away in Qingping, so these people couldn't go all the way to Qingping to talk to his parents about this, right?Even if these people came to find him, without him personally nodding, his parents would definitely not dare to make decisions casually.

Among a group of ministers with wrinkled faces, Li Liuyuan, who is as tall and verdant as a green bamboo, is particularly eye-catching

Now in the eyes of these officials in the DPRK, Li Wen can be regarded as a wooing target.Which of these officials' families doesn't have a young daughter who hasn't left the cabinet?Even if they don't have one in their own family, there must be married girls in the family, just pick a suitable one.

Li Liuyuan came from a different background, but at his age, he was able to climb up to the official position of the fourth rank so quickly, which is impossible to find in the entire court.Not to mention that Li Wen is still a celebrity around the emperor, if he can win over Li Wen, it will be a useful boost to their family, and even to the masters behind them.

But this was a year ago, Li Wen was just a small editor in the Imperial Academy, and some officials in the court were just standing on the sidelines.It's just that today is different, and Li Wen is no longer a editor in the Imperial Academy, but has become the hottest son-in-law in everyone's eyes. Now many officials are focusing on Li Liuyuan.

Zhao Xiangyi, who was standing next to the prince, naturally noticed that there were many officials surrounding Li Wen, but the two were too far apart, so he didn't know what the officials surrounding Li Wen were talking to him.

But even if he couldn't hear what they said, Zhao Xiangyi could somewhat guess in his heart, his brows unconsciously frowned, and his jaw tightened twice.

Yang Shaomu noticed that his companion was absent-minded, turned his head to look at Zhao Xiangyi, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhao Xiangyi shook his head, and only said, "It's nothing."

After finally getting rid of the several adults who blocked him, Li Wen went to His Highness the Crown Prince.

His Majesty and the fourth and sixth princes who stood with the prince saluted.Seeing the young man standing in front of him, Yang Shaomu said with his usual smile, "Excuse me."

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness." Li Wen got up, and met the gaze of the sixth prince looking at him, with curiosity and exploration of him in his eyes.

The sixth prince, Yang Shaojun, was still young, and his temper was playful, and he didn't usually go to court to listen to the government. Li Wen had met this sixth prince a few times, but he was not familiar with him, and he had no personal contact with him.