Yan Jing passed the township exam without any surprise.
At this time, he was already well-known in the south, and he was recognized as a talented person. Therefore, the examiner did not surprise him to ask him to learn about Yuan.
Wei Lingxiu had never taken the township exam, so he still lacked something.
After the township examination, Yan Jing and Wei Lingxiu lived in Fucheng for a period of time, and they discussed knowledge with others and learned a lot.
In September of this year, Yan Jingze and Wei Lingxiu were preparing to go to Beijing to participate in the exam next spring. By the way, the matter of Wei Lingxiu's adoption to Zhou's family was also completed. They returned to the capital in one step.
Originally, Yan Jing wanted to go to Beijing later. Wei Lingxiu has not yet passed the entrance examination, and he must take the township test in his hometown. If he passes the entrance examination as a jinshi and becomes an official in the capital, and Wei Lingxiu returns to his hometown to take the township test, they will be separated for a long time.
But Zhou Song said that because the Zhou family's ancestral home is near the capital, as long as the adoption of Wei Lingxiu is done, Wei Lingxiu will be able to take the scientific examination near the capital in the future.
Knowing this, Yan Jing took Wei Lingxiu north.
It was September when they set off.
In September in the south of the Yangtze River, although the weather has cooled down, in fact, the climate is just right, and life is very comfortable, but all the way north, the situation is different.
They go north with other people, most of the time by boat, and in some places they hire cars, but the farther north, the colder the weather.
"The weather is clear, the frost is blowing, the rooster is croaking in the morning, the wild geese are flying south..." A man sat on the bow of the boat and recited a poem to the mountains by the river, but as soon as he finished speaking, he sneezed and immediately wrapped himself up Tight clothes hid in the cabin.
The wind on the boat was strong, and Wei Lingxiu was blown away by the wind, and he also stopped thinking about writing poetry.
On the whole boat, Yan Jing was completely unaffected. He was even so excited that he went to learn how to sail a boat.
"Brother Wei, Brother Yan is really... different!" A man named Wang said to Wei Ling.
This Wang Juren is in his thirties, not too old, but not too young. He looks very rich, but as he goes north, he becomes less and less rich.
"Brother Yan is naturally different from ordinary people." Li Xiucai... No, it should be called Li Juren now. He highly respects Yan Jingze and praises Yan Jingze every day, and also tells others by the way that he and Yan Jing The relationship is good.
"Brother Yan's health is very good." Wei Lingxiu was a little proud when he heard people compliment Yan Jingze.
This journey is quite tiring. Among the Juren who are traveling with him, some people even fall ill halfway and can only find a place to stay to recuperate, but Yanjing is different... At this time, there is still spirit to toss him!
Wei Lingxiu felt that he was about to fall apart.
Fortunately, we are almost in Beijing!
Since the beginning of winter, the weather in Beijing has been getting colder every day.
But in some restaurants, the atmosphere is very warm.
The next spring will be the spring season, and now, almost all the talented Juren from all over the country have gathered in the capital.
And among these people, the most famous one is Cai Shaozhang.
Cai Shaozhang was born in a big family. When he was seven or eight years old, he wrote an amazing poem, and his fame has grown year by year.
He had already obtained the junior three yuan before, and he had to understand the yuan. This time he went to Beijing to participate in the scientific examination, and it was for the Huiyuan and the champion!
Recently, when he was in the capital, he was a sensation, and his poetry collections were sought after by countless people.
Cai Shaozhang participated in the literary society today and wrote another poem, and some people praised him: "Good poem! Brother Kong Lin will definitely be nominated for the gold list next year in the spring."
Cai Shaozhang's word is Kong Lin. At this time, when he heard the compliments from others, a reserved smile appeared on his face.
Another humane said, "Brother Kong Lin may be able to reach the first six yuan."
"How difficult it is for Liu Yuan and Di, Xiongtai has a high opinion." Cai Shaozhang said, although he said so, there was some smugness on his face.
Some people were not used to Cai Shaozhang's appearance, and suddenly said: "Although Kong Lin is very talented, I'm afraid he can't compare to another person."
Hearing this person's words, everyone became curious, but Cai Shaozhang frowned.
The person who spoke said: "When I went to Beijing to take the exam, I stopped in the Jiangnan area. I learned that there is a man named Yan Jingze, who has the ability to remember it, and a single stroke is comparable to everyone in the previous dynasty."
Jiangnan is too far from the capital, and although Yanjing already has some fame in Jiangnan, not many people know him in the capital.
"It is said that it is unforgettable. Many people can remember something in a short time, but they forget it after a while. It is nothing." Cai Shaozhang said.
Of course there are people who never forget it, but in the imperial examinations, they don't necessarily take advantage.
Because most of these people can only remember for a short time, and they will forget it after a while.
However, although Cai Shaozhang said so, many people still praised Yan Jingze: "I have heard this person's name too."
"It is said that he was inexperienced and incompetent before, he only started to study at the age of eighteen, and in just one year, he got a small three yuan!"
"I read his words, and I really sighed to myself."
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Most of the people in Jiangnan have heard the name of Yan Jingze, but they didn't mention it before because they were all scholars and didn't want to praise others.
But now that Cai Shaozhang is too limelight, someone came out with Yan Jingze.
Cai Shaozhang didn't believe it at all: "I just read and read at the age of 18, and I got a small three yuan in one year? It's ridiculous!"
"Brother Kong Lin, there is someone outside."
Cai Shaozhang said: "It's a cat or a tiger, I'll talk about it when I talk to him!"
Before Yan Jing entered the capital, someone was already thinking of him, but he knew nothing about it.
When they were on the boat, the wind was strong, so they always felt cold, but the last part of the road was a car, so it was warm, but the road was too bumpy.
Yan Jing hugged Wei Lingxiu in his arms and let Wei Lingxiu sit on his body, which would be better.
The two of them hired a car alone. No one else knew about it. However, when they took a break on the road, Wang Juren rushed over and raised the curtain of the car...
The three looked at each other, Yan Jing calmly let go of Wei Lingxiu's hand, but still hugged Wei Lingxiu: "Brother Wang, is something wrong?"
Wang Juren smiled awkwardly: "Nothing." He just suddenly couldn't remember the contents of a book he had read before, so he wanted to ask Yan Jingze, but he didn't expect to encounter such a thing.
He just said that this way, Yan Jingze and Wei Lingxiu are too good... So it is!
Wei Lingxiu was suddenly hit by someone. When he got off the carriage and went to the tea shed next to him to rest, he felt very uncomfortable. Seeing Wang Juren looking at him covertly, he was even more embarrassed, so he only went to talk to Li Juren.
As for Yan Jingze, he borrowed the kitchen from the family who opened the tea shed and planned to cook something to eat.
There was a tempting smell from the kitchen, and Yan Jing was cooking inside... Wang Juren leaned over to Wei Lingxiu and asked, "Brother Wei, how did you please Brother Yan?"
Wei Lingxiu's expression changed.
Wang Juren said again: "I don't know if Brother Yan sees me..."
Wei Lingxiu stepped on Wang Juren's foot.
Yan Jing couldn't look down on this fat man!
Li Juren, who heard Wang Juren's words: "..." Brother Wang, before you say this, you'd better look in the mirror.
"Brother Wei, forgive me... I don't want to be able to discuss knowledge with Brother Yan day and night..." Wang Ju said, it would be great if there was someone around him who could answer his questions at any time. He was willing to sell his body!
Wei Lingxiu increased the force on his feet.
Wang Juren: "..." He was wrong!
Wang Juren was indeed wrong.
On the way before, he asked Yanjing questions, and Yanjing always answered his questions, but since that day, Yanjing ignored him.
I didn't expect that Yan Jing, with such a big man, was actually scared!
Wang Juren was very sad.
When the people arrived in the capital, they separated.
These people have different family backgrounds. The rich can live in good inns, while the ordinary can only live in common people's homes or even live in temples.
As for Wei Lingxiu and Yan Jingze, Zhou Song had prepared a small yard for them in advance, just in time for them to live.
The house that Zhou Song prepared was not large, and there were not many rooms in it, but the yard was not small, and there were a lot of flowers and plants planted in the yard.
Wei Lingxiu fell in love as soon as he arrived, and Yan Jing also liked it, so he began to instruct Zhou Song to send his servants to clean up the house.
Seeing that there was a pile of firewood in the corner of the yard, he was still eager to try, and finally couldn't help but go to chop wood.
Wei Lingxiu: "…Brother Yan, let the servants chop the firewood." The servants Zhou Song prepared for them were a family, a middle-aged couple in their thirties and their two sons and one daughter.
That middle-aged man is still very capable.
"I practice my body." Yan Jing said, he has been on the road all the way, and he has no chance to exercise. Occasionally, if he wants to practice, he just throws Wei Lingxiu up and catches it... He always feels that his muscles and bones are not moving.
Okay... Wei Lingxiu didn't stop him.
Yanjing is better to chop wood than to throw him!
He was never thrown up and caught again when he was a child, but he didn't expect to be able to feel it when he grew up. At the beginning, he was frightened!
But it can't be called - the sound insulation on the boat is not good!
He is so hard!
Wei Lingxiu couldn't find anything to do, so he simply found paper and prepared to draw a picture.
He likes to draw very much recently, and he has drawn an unknown number of words and scenes along the way.
Wei Lingxiu painted very attentively, and after finishing the painting, he also wrote a poem: "The spring mountains are indifferent and smoky, and the gloomy gullies are chopping wood."
Putting down the pen, Wei Lingxiu was very satisfied with himself, he picked it up and showed it to Yan Jingze: "Do you think I'm good at drawing?"
"What a mess!" a voice suddenly said.
Wei Lingxiu was stunned for a moment, only to realize that someone was watching him beside him.
It was a few literati in their twenties and thirties. The first one was a young, tall man. He grabbed his painting and said, "This painting was made by a child, as for the characters. ... Is this a character comparable to everyone in the previous dynasty?"
The person who spoke was Cai Shaozhang.
After he learned that Yan Jingze had come to the capital, he specially brought someone to find Yan Jingze, and wanted to meet Yan Jingze for a while.
The door of the yard was open, the servants were cleaning, and there was a weak-crowned man painting... Cai Shaozhang naturally thought that this man was Yan Jingze.
And after he saw this man's calligraphy and painting...
To be honest, this man's painting, although he has no skill, is full of emotion, and he painted the man chopping wood with great charm.
But that's all, he could have made such a painting at the age of ten!
As for that character, although it's okay, it's also very ordinary, at least his characters are better than this person's characters!
"Who are you?" Wei Lingxiu frowned.
"Cai Shaozhang." Cai Shaozhang said, "You should have heard my name."
"I haven't heard of it." Wei Lingxiu said, "Give me the painting back."
"I'm ashamed to show people such paintings." Cai Shaozhang let go of his hand and said contemptuously, "You really...do not live up to your name!"
As a result, just after he finished speaking, he was slapped heavily on the shoulder, and he stumbled and almost fell.
Cai Shaozhang raised his head and saw the tall servant who was chopping firewood before, standing beside him at this moment, looking at him badly, and said, "You are a complete mess!"
Yanjing glared at Cai Shaozhang, then looked at Wei Lingxiu: "Ling Xiu, don't worry about this lame man! You draw very well, I like it very much."
His family, Ling Xiu, was painting and playing in his own home, so he needed to be judged by others? This guy is really annoying.
Cai Shaozhang was "beaten" for a while, and he was immediately angry. He said to Wei Lingxiu, "Yan Jingze, you are just like this, let your servants beat me?"
Among the people who followed Cai Shaozhang, there were actually people who were dissatisfied with Cai Shaozhang, but at this time they also felt that "Yanjing Ze" was doing something wrong.
Cai Shaozhang is a scholar no matter what, how can he condone his servants to treat him like this
"Who do you say is the servant?" Wei Lingxiu said angrily.
Yan Jingze also said, "Did you make a mistake? I am Yan Jingze."
Cai Shaozhang and others: "..."