Water Margin people

Chapter 679 Reading Club

Early the next morning, Sun Lei took Lu Fang and Guo Sheng ready to go out for a stroll.

"Brother stay behind!"

A young scholar greeted him with a smile, and there were several other young scholars behind him.

"you are?"

Sun Lei looked at the person in front of him and frowned, he didn't know this person.

"Cui Yulin in Jiangling! I met the senior!"

Cui Yulin clasped his fists to Sun Lei and saluted.

"Oh, Jiangling is here!"

Sun Lei looked at Cui Yulin unexpectedly. Although Jiangling is not far away, it is not easy to come to Tokyo. Moreover, Jiang Yulin's words are polite, and he is friendly when he comes up. It seems that he must have a plan.

"I don't know where the senior is from?"

Cui Yulin looked at Sun Lei and asked.

"My name is Sun Shi, and I'm from Haizhou."

Sun Lei said.

"It turns out that the seniors in Haizhou, we are all students from the south. The big exam is coming soon. A few of us jointly set up a reading club. We exchange poems and songs with each other on weekdays, and study the exam questions over the years. I wonder if Senior Sun is willing to teach me?"

Cui Yulin and others cupped their fists at Sun Lei.

"book club?"

Sun Lei was a little surprised. He didn't expect these candidates to have such an organization.

"Sorry, I have other things to do, I'm afraid I don't have time to communicate."

Sun Lei really wanted to participate. If he could stand out from the local examinations, everyone must have a good literary talent. Sun Lei also wanted to be arty, but unfortunately he had limited ink in his stomach.

"Senior Sun, is this your first time taking part in the examination?"

Cui Yulin looked at Sun Lei and asked with a smile.

"Have you seen this? Isn't it the first time for you?"

Sun Lei looked at Cui Yulin and the others and asked, these people seemed to be in their early twenties, this will be tried every three years, these people should be here for the first time.

"Senior Sun's eyes are as bright as a torch, and it's the first time for me to take part in the examination, but before coming here, I have been taught by seniors in this state."

Cui Yulin opened the mouth and said.

"Oh, senior advice?"

Sun Lei looked at Cui Yulin and the others curiously,
"Senior Sun, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, there have been 66 champions, including 19 near Gyeonggi and ten from Shandong. That's nearly half of them!"

Cui Yulin lowered his voice and said to Sun Lei.

"Is there such a thing? I thought we were the only ones in Haizhou who did not do well in the exam. So everyone is the same?"

Sun Lei asked unexpectedly.

"Senior Sun, you don't know. It's not that we didn't do well in the exam! It's that the Gyeonggi region is united and xenophobic! Every big exam is held in Tokyo, and those people who are close to the water have the advantage, they can prepare early, and they can take the lead. Know the examiner in one step, and know the examiner's preferences easily through the relationship, so that you can answer the questions in a targeted manner!"

Cui Yulin said angrily, this is unfair to their non-local candidates. They often need to spend two to three months or even half a year on the road. Life is not guaranteed.

"Candidates from all over Gyeonggi have also formed a large reading club, which only accepts candidates from all over Gyeonggi and does not allow me to enter, so we students from other places can only sign up for groups to keep warm!"

Cui Yulin looked at Sun Lei and explained.

"Is there such a thing?"

Sun Lei suddenly realized that it seemed that the grouping in this area was very serious.

"This year's examiner is said to be Cai Jing, so isn't calligraphy very important?"

Sun Lei looked at Cui Yulin and asked.

"Senior said it well. Grand Master Cai's calligraphy is unrivaled in the world. Nowadays, many people are practicing Cai Titi hard. They will use Cai Ti to write in preparation for the exam!"

Cui Yulin nodded.

"Senior, we are upstairs in private room No. [-], and we can come and communicate anytime when we are free!"

After Cui Yulin finished speaking, he cupped his fists at Sun Lei and left with a few smiles.

"Brother, I think this person is quite sincere!"

Lu Fang looked at Sun Lei and said, this Cui Yulin spoke politely, behaved properly, and his words were full of sincerity.

"Sincerity? It's just that I repaired those people yesterday and thought that I have some influence and an outsider, and they want to unite."

Sun Lei shook his head, he and Cui Yulin were strangers, and only one champion was selected every three years, so why did Cui Yulin help him like this?
"With my brother's talent, the champion is no problem!"

Guo Sheng said with a smile.

"Forget it, I can't even enter the gate of the Imperial College!"

Sun Lei laughed, his identity is false, and he has no problem entering the city, but the inspection on the day of the examination is extremely strict, such as name, place of origin, appearance, Mr. Enlightenment, which academy he worships, which gentleman is under his school, who are there? Classmates, provincial examination results, provincial examination examiners... Sun Lei didn't have any of these things, and it was impossible for him to get involved.

After leaving the Zhuangyuan Building, Sun Lei smiled and wandered on the street.

All the way to the vicinity of Suzaku Gate.

"It looks like nothing is moving!"

Sun Lei looked at the empty city wall and said with a smile, Fang La has agreed that all parties can leave a mark on the city wall outside the Suzaku Gate to show that they have arrived.

"Brother, when shall we paint it?"

Lu Fang looked at Sun Lei and asked, the symbol of Liangshanbo is mountains and water, Tian Hu is a tiger head, Fang La is a sun and moon, and Wang Qing is a knife.

"Let's talk about it tonight, there are so many people now!"

Sun Lei shook his head, Suzaku Gate is the most important gate in the inner city, there are countless people coming in and out every day, it is easy to be stared at when painting in broad daylight.

"It's your first time in Tokyo, let's go, brother will show you around!"

Sun Lei smiled and greeted Lu Fang and Guo Sheng to enter the Suzaku Gate.

……

"Tokyo is better!"

Looking at the bustling street, Cheng Wanli sighed, here he no longer has to be afraid, and he doesn't have to be afraid of Liangshan bandits.

Cheng Wanli was finally successfully transferred back to Tokyo from Dongchang Mansion. Although he was only a seventh-rank idle official, he was satisfied to stay away from Liangshan.

"Wan'er, this year just happens to be in time for the national exam. When the time comes, I will find you a good marriage for my father. You will be satisfied with all the students in this world!"

Cheng Wanli, who was riding a horse, looked at Cheng Wan'er in the carriage with a smile and said.

"Father, I have already said that I will not marry!"

Cheng Wan'er put down the car curtain on this side irritably, opened the car curtain on the other side, and stared blankly at the busy street.

"Hmph, it's up to you. Marriage matters are the orders of the parents and the words of the matchmaker! You don't have to think about that bandit!"

Cheng Wanli was furious, his daughter was obsessed with ghosts, and she was still thinking about that traitor Sun Lei.

"Father, he's actually not bad!"

Cheng Wan'er argued that she never thought that Sun Lei was a bad person, and Liang Shanbo was not a gathering place for bad people.

"Not bad? If he isn't bad, are there bad people in the world? It's impossible for you and him. After the exam next year, I'll find a marriage for you. It's just a few months."

Cheng Wanli said.

"I won't marry!"

Cheng Wan'er's irritated voice came.

"Still thinking about the traitor? Well, don't say that being a father doesn't give you a chance. If the traitor dares to come before the exam is over, I can think about it!"

Cheng Wanli said proudly, this is Bianliang, Tokyo, even if Sun Lei had the courage to come, he would not dare to come.

"you……"

Cheng Wan'er wanted to shout angrily, but she suddenly saw Sun Lei who was wandering among the crowd on the side of the road. At this time, Sun Lei was eating a piece of mutton kang bun while looking at the juggling stalls on the side of the road.

(End of this chapter)