The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

"Sister Yuan, is the third debate a draw?" An Yu squinted unconvincedly at the students from outside Beijing on the debate stage, swinging a whip in his hand.

"Let's be even. If we win the first match, we don't count as a loss." Lu Sheng comforted Sheng Yuan from the side, "I heard that East Street Pingge has bought a lot of overseas dry goods. What's the matter, let's try it." ?”

"I can't go today!" Sheng Yuan debated, feeling relieved, and spoke very crisply, "My elder brother is leaving Beijing for his post, and today we have a farewell party for him at the house, and my sister and I are going back .”

An Yu counted with her fingers, and found that she remembered correctly, Sheng Xin just stayed in the Imperial Academy for a year.

"Brother Xin only took the Tanhua exam last year, and now he is awarded an official? Didn't he want to study in the Imperial Academy for three years, and then wait until the hall is closed?" Lu Sheng was also very surprised. in sight.

"We only found out when we were appointed some time ago." Sheng Yuan shrugged, "Since my father retired from the Imperial Academy and stayed at home, no one in the Imperial Academy looked at my elder brother, and he has become more and more self-indulgent!"

Sheng Yuan told them this, but she felt in her heart that the reason why her brother acted so freely was entirely due to her father.

Think about it, since her family's father has been a role model since he got the title, how can the elder brother who likes to treat himself well not follow suit?

Her brother said before that he doesn't have much ambition, he just wants to do interesting and challenging things, and being an official in scientific research is his compromise with the rules of the world. Gao Ren bird fly!
As long as the superiors are worthy of the king, the middle are worthy of their parents, wives and children, and the inferiors are worthy of the people, he doesn't care about anything.

This time he chose to take a foreign post midway because he heard that there were many bandits in the place where he was going to take the post, and several county magistrates had nothing to do with it.

Therefore, he did not take his wife with him when he went to Beijing to take up his post this time.

That's right, her brother got married two years ago.

He married the eldest daughter of Shu Mu, the chief official of the mountain city, a girl with a double character of Qin'an.

This marriage contract was arranged with the help of her maternal grandparents, and it was the matchmaker of her elder brother's mentor, the great Confucian Lu Haikuanbao.

"When is Brother Xin going to leave?" An Yu and Lu Sheng discussed to see him off.

"Elder queen, early morning, but he won't let you!" Sheng Yuan was also helpless to this wayward brother, "He often talks about the end of the world with his sword, and seeing what he means, I'm afraid he wants to see him in the open. Donkey Yijian left Beijing alone."

As regular customers of the Sheng family, An Yu and Lu Sheng are also aware of the character of this big brother Xin and understand his willfulness very well, so they comforted Sheng Yuan not to worry: "It takes only a hundred miles to go out of Beijing and we have to change the waterway. Big brother must go to the official ship, and you will be safe once you get on the official ship."

Sheng Yuan nodded: "His safety is guaranteed, not to mention that both father and grandfather have arranged guards to accompany him, even the eldest brother himself has backup."

It is said that someone from the inner guard is also following him!
"Go up the mountain to suppress the bandits!" Lu Sheng was a little moved as he spoke, "I wish I were older."

Seeing his longing face, Sheng Yuan and An Yu looked at each other and told him in unison: "Don't think too much!"

"Unless you want to fight as a father-son soldier!" An Yu told him not to think about it, "If Third Uncle Lu can't convince you, I'm afraid he will go into battle with you himself."

"You can learn from that Ruan Jijiu, he is all-rounder in both civil and military affairs. In the future, you will also take the martial arts examination, so you may not have the chance to enter the military department." Sheng Yuan persuaded here, but felt that the military department is not very fun, and then said, "Actually, it's not bad to be able to enter the Ministry of Rites. If you can get the task of being an envoy to a foreign domain, you may have the opportunity to reproduce the demeanor of a Han envoy!"

When Lu Sheng heard that he was about to speak, An Yu smiled and put his arms around his shoulders, and patted him: "That's right, maybe you can conquer a country by yourself!"

"It's not impossible!" Lu Sheng pretended to think seriously for a moment, then nodded.

Having said that, he couldn't help himself, and burst out laughing.

The three of them suddenly laughed and made a fuss, and the movement was so loud that it attracted the attention of the students who came down from the debate stage.

"The atmosphere in Kyoto is a bit too liberal." The students outside Beijing were a little uncomfortable seeing the girl fighting with the husband in the street.

Although Da Chu said that the folk customs are open, the girls in many places outside Beijing still prefer to be calm and demure; even if they are lively, they just like to talk and joke, or make trouble in their own houses. Jun is more naughty.

"Senior brother, be careful." Some students are smart, and they know that it is not easy to comment on the atmosphere in Kyoto after getting off the debate stage.

Kyoto is at the foot of the emperor, and its prevailing folk customs naturally follow the holy will, and it is not good for future ministers like them to interfere with the holy will at will.

The student who complained just now also realized that his words were inappropriate, so he immediately kept silent, and quietly followed Da Liuer towards the inn.

He didn't know that many people in the audience followed him.

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"Ma'am, the capital has been quite busy recently!" After the eldest son took office, Sheng Xiangxun was bored with the house, so he coaxed his wife who was addicted to book repairing to go out to play.

Since Mrs. Zheng divided the Hou's mansion in advance a few years ago, all matters in the mansion have been handed over to her eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Shu. She only takes care of her husband and two daughters. To improve the academy teaching materials.

Except for her husband who is a bit noisy and clingy, she is living a very comfortable life now.

"It's a bit lively." Although Mrs. Zheng has been in the mansion for a long time, she is not deaf to the outside world. "Since His Majesty opened the women's imperial examination, there has been an endless stream of students from outside Beijing. Sister Yuan even had a debate with him."

Speaking of this, Sheng Xiangxun became depressed: "If the emperor didn't call me into the palace, I would take you to see it in person."

Mrs. Zheng looked at him with a smile: "Your Majesty is also doing it for your own good. If you, a majestic Marquis of Yongxing, can't help but take the lead in beating people, even if His Majesty the Empress Dowager intends to protect you, I'm afraid even the officials will give you a headache."

"It's so exaggerated!" Sheng Xiangxun firmly refused to admit that he was such an impulsive person.

"It's Sister Yuan and the three of them. Didn't they beat up people at that time?" Sheng Xiangxun had already prepared his daughter to fight with the two boys, but unexpectedly, nothing happened after that debate. !

"It can be seen that our sister Yuan has grown up!" Sheng Xiangxun felt a little sad.

Zheng Shi shook her head: "Why do I feel that this is not that girl's style!"

When the children are noisy, the adults are upset; when the children are quiet, the adults are disturbed.

I'm afraid that girl is quietly accumulating energy with her, ready to amplify her moves!

The couple were talking when they heard the sound of a huqin in the distance. When they looked up, they saw a crowd of people standing outside the inn not far away.