The whole city knows we are locked

Mei Zhongxian is so sought after, on the one hand, it is because the poem is really well written, and on the other hand, it is because there are more and more scholars in the capital.There are so many scholars who have nothing to do together, so they will naturally go after some romantic things.Why can't you praise a plum fairy because of a bad reputation?

These scholars have all come to the capital from other places one after another, for the next year's exam.

Examinations are generally held in March.Scholars who are eligible to take part in the examination usually have enough time to rush to the capital after the Chinese New Year.But the test is a big event after all, and it takes three years to catch up.If you don't catch up this year, you can only wait for the next three years, and everything will be delayed.If you really rush to the capital in time, what if something happens along the way?What if you get sick halfway and need to stop to recuperate?What if the winter this year is extremely cold, and the ice will not melt in the next year, and the canal will not be smooth for a long time, making the road to Beijing extremely difficult?

Therefore, every time the exam is held, many candidates will arrive in the capital one after another years ago.

Since these candidates have the qualifications to participate in the examination, they must all be candidates.It is said that poor scholars are rich in Juren, even the most uneconomical Juren, as long as they have the fame of Juren, they will not be too short of money.Since you don't have to worry about money, apart from studying your homework, you can spend your free time attending various parties.

In fact, this kind of gathering, it is indeed necessary to participate.

On the one hand, it is for the exchange of knowledge, it is better for everyone to learn from each other than behind closed doors;As long as you don't put the cart before the horse, don't indulge in all kinds of false praise and ignore the study itself, then it doesn't matter.

But when the forest grows, there will be all kinds of birds.There are more scholars, and the thresholds for various gatherings are uneven, and there will be all kinds of strange people.It is said that they are all recruits, but there are still a lot of scholars who cannot see the situation clearly and have high self-esteem.Shen Yu met some, two scholars who came from other places, talked about "respecting ancient etiquette", and then praised how good the family was, and said that Ding Guogong among Wu Xun was rude and ridiculous.

Shen Yu believes that there must be no conflict of interest between the aristocratic family and these two people.

The reason why they tout the aristocratic family is not because the aristocratic family has given them many benefits, but just to reflect their own "observance of etiquette and reason".As for them stepping on Wu Xun later, it was naturally not because they were bullied by the Duke of Dingguo, but just to create an upright image of themselves as "dare to speak".In the eyes of the world, Dingguo's mansion has completely declined. In some people's eyes, stepping on Dingguo's mansion is much safer than stepping on other martial arts.

what is this?In fact, it is the behavior of villains!

Shen Yu didn't bother to be with these people, so he asked directly.The world often regards the Three Cardinal Principles and the Five Constant Principles as the moral standards for judging someone.The three cardinal guides, the ruler guides his ministers, the father guides his sons, and the husband guides his wife.Has the Dingguo Mansion lost the Three Keys?The righteousness of the monarch and ministers, judging from the emperor's favor towards Dingguo's mansion, has not been lost; father and son, the current Dingguo has asked for the eldest son to be the eldest son, and there have never been rumors of the son's unfilial piety, so it has not been lost; Husband and wife Shun, although there are many concubines in Dingguo's mansion, every Dingguo respects his first wife and wife, and every Dingguo's wife is very kind and generous, so their inner courtyard has never been chaotic, and this principle has not been lost!

It also talks about the five constants, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith.Ai Zhiren, has the Dingguo government abused its servants internally and robbed civilian girls externally, no!Righteousness, is Dingguo's government doing wrong and doing evil, is it out of morality, no!As a gift of respect, is the Duke of Dingguo blaspheming and disrespecting others? No!Zhe Sizhi, although Dingguo's mansion has not been brilliant in recent years, has it done any shockingly stupid things? No!Empathy, when did the Duke of Dingguo break his promise? No!

Since the three cardinal guides and five constant principles are not lost, why do you say that Dingguo's mansion is rude and ridiculous?

Who the hell is being rude!Ridiculous who the hell!

Shen Yu's rhetorical question left the two of them speechless.Shen Yu was still unwilling to let them go, and finally asked a question: "Or is it that Dingguo's government dares to use itself as the criterion to tell people's right and wrong behind their backs?" You claim to be polite, but are you really polite?It's really ridiculous to dare to use yourself as a standard to judge whether others are doing things right or not when you are clearly nothing.

Because this question and answer took place in the public, it quickly spread.

While people spread that Mei Zhongxian's love is as deep as the sea, they also spread that Shen Yu is really a gentleman like the wind.They all felt that only Shen Yu's character was worthy of Mei Zhongxian's sincerity.It's a pity that Shen Yu seems to have already arranged a marriage.

Fatty Cao was almost moved to tears. When he had a dinner date with Yan Chuyin for the first time, he didn't bother to eat, but kept praising Shen Yu.He thought Shen Yu was really kind.Shen Yu actually turned on the scholar for him and his family!Fatty Cao couldn't help but recite the poem by Mei Zhongxian, and said sincerely like Mei Zhongxian: "This poem is written by me! This is my state of mind at this time! I want to follow Shen Yu!"

Yan Chuyin: "..."

The young master picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and stuffed the whole piece into Fatty Cao's mouth.

Although the sweet-scented osmanthus cake is delicious, it has a powdery taste. After eating it in one big mouthful, Cao Lu choked so much that he poured herbal tea directly.Fatty Cao said bluntly: "The poems written by literati all have symbolic meaning... For example, the sentence, after putting on makeup, I asked my husband and son-in-law in a low voice. It’s not the bride asking the groom, but the examinee asking the examiner, wanting to know if the article he wrote can still catch the eyes of adults.”

Fatty Cao hard-coded Mei Zhongxian's boudoir grievance poem.It must be said that the boudoir grievance poem was not written about small love and love, but because a like-minded person admired Shen Yu's character and decided to follow Shen Yu for the rest of his life.What kind of love poem is this written for Shen Jieyuan by the family members of the prostitute? It is clearly a testimonial written by the "little brother" to "Boss Shen"!

Yan Chuyin's gaze gradually turned a little wrong, Cao Lu's voice gradually became quieter, and the fat man was wondering if he had said something wrong, when Yan Chuyin suddenly reached out and patted Cao Fatty on the shoulder vigorously: "It's really you! That's really good! Come, drink water... the water is cold, I'll pour you some more, if you can talk, talk more!"

Fatty Cao suddenly became confident again: "That's how it is! The world has misunderstood it. Those who misinterpret are addicted to petty love and love, and they can't go far. The truth is only in the hands of few people like us."

"That's right, that's true." Yan Chuyin was a little happier.

Sitting at the same table, Xiao He and Jiang Sheng just watched one person talking nonsense while the other tried to flatter.The two of them looked at each other, and as the rare people on this table who still retained their sense, they decided to remain silent.

Fatty Cao sipped the hot tea that Yan Chuyin had just poured for him, and said, "We should talk to Tang Zining, the president of the Xianglian Society, that this poem by Mei Zhongxian can be used as a social poem of the Xianglian Society. Everyone who joins the Xianglian Club, the first thing to do after joining is to read this poem to show their determination to follow Shen Yu."

Cao Lu is really proud of joining the Xianglian Club at this moment, completely forgetting the embarrassment when he reluctantly joined the club under a pseudonym.What was he thinking at that time?Oh, I suspect that Shen Yu drugged Yan Chuyin.

After finishing their meal, the four of them strolled around the street again.

Qiu Wei was in August, and the list was in early September, and it was already October when Mei Zhongxian was born.Now Mei Zhongxian's name has been passed down for almost half a month.The weather has gradually cooled down.The streets are still bustling.Obviously there is still some time before the Chinese New Year, but slowly it seems that there is a little bit of the New Year everywhere.

There are also more scholars on the road.Although he became Shen Yuchui, Fatty Cao still didn't like these scholars, thinking that most of them would only talk in exaggeration.Since the number of scholars has increased, it is impossible to go to restaurants. It is really unbearable to hear scholars talking loudly when you enter a restaurant!

Hmph, how dare you look down on us Wu Xun?In terms of contributions to the court, how can these scholars compare with our little finger in Xinle! (Cao Fatty is very self-aware. He knows that he has not made any contribution to the court, but he has not caused trouble, and Yan Chuyin is his friend, and he is proud of his friend!)

Gradually, they moved away from the main road and walked to the small road.

Although it is a small road, there are still stalls, and there is no lack of excitement.There was a young girl who was selling embroidery on the street with a basket.Because I'm too shy, the cries are very small.Cao Lu couldn't help but look at her a few more times, thinking to himself: If this basket of embroidery is good, it's better to send it directly to the embroidery shop, isn't it better than selling it on the street?If it's not good, and the embroidery shop is unwilling to accept it, then it's impossible to get a business by selling it like this.After all, as long as they are women these days, they can do some needlework and embroidery, and any of them can do it!

But Cao Lu just thought about it and didn't say much.

Suddenly, the girl lowered her head and began to wipe her eyes with her sleeve.Cao Luzheng was wondering why he started to cry when he was doing well, but he saw a scholar coming from the corner, walked up to the girl, and asked with concern from a distance, "Miss Qiu, why are you..." Oh, it turns out I met an acquaintance!

Miss Qiu cried and said, "I'm fine...I...I'm really fine..."

The scholar didn't know what he had imagined. Looking at the basket in Miss Qiu's arms, he sighed and said, "You were selling it just now, right? How did you sell this basket? I bought it." Sorry girl, he said again: "I just want to send a letter home, and I should send some gifts to my family. This embroidery is just right."

Miss Qiu said with tears in her eyes: "But...my father...he..."

The scholar rented the small yard next to the girl's house, knew everything about the girl's house, sighed again, and said sympathetically, "Give it to me, these...ten...20 taels of silver is not enough. ?”

Cao Lu was taken aback and couldn't help saying, "What a fool!"

He was too surprised, so he didn't control his voice, and his emotion became a little louder. Not only Yan Chuyin heard it, but even the scholar and Miss Qiu heard it, and looked at him.The scholar frowned.