Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 553 Planning Hangzhou 10
Shi Hao said with a faint smile: "Good Uncle Wu Ji, you are the best at making fun of people."

"How can I make fun of you." Wu Xuan rolled his eyes, but his smile was teasing.

"I studied hard since I was a child, and I missed the entrance exams in both exams. If I fail again next year, I will have to seek a fellow Jinshi!" Shi Hao was a little interested.

According to the imperial court's rule of selecting scholars for opening courses, there is no shortage of talents in the world, and everyone, poor and low, can wear red and purple. Students from each military state fail five times, and they are given special favors in the palace examination.That is to say, in 15 years, you have sent Jiegong Juren five times, but you have never passed the Ministry of Rites Examination.

Not worth much is not worth much, but fortunately, with a humble background, the Ministry of Officials can select a small state and county official, which is better than those village scholars.

He thought about how unlucky he was, he was very famous in the military state examinations, but he repeatedly hit the wall in the Ministry of Rites examinations, and he was still persistent without hesitation. He really didn't know why?He couldn't help but hit the bowl with his chopsticks, and sang softly: "On the gold list, I occasionally lose the leading position. How can I go to the temporary sages of the Ming Dynasty?... I changed to a shallow pour and sang softly."

Liu Yong's "Crane Soaring to the Sky" is known to all scholars. Most of the candidates who failed the ranking went to the Chu Pavilion in the brothel to listen to this song, or drank and sang by themselves. Second, I disdain to be born as a Jinshi, and I feel depressed, so I can't help singing and laughing at myself to relieve the boredom.

Wu Xuan and Yu Yunwen were silent, they understood Shi Hao's distress, but they didn't know how to persuade them, so they could only replace it with silence.

"Why bother high officials, how can you not know the title of the gold list, and the Donghua Gate is covered with red and colorful." A man dressed in Ziyuan, with a peerless lead, came in with a pipa in his hand and performed a blessing.

"It turns out to be Miss Ziyuan, why should I be so polite." Wu Xuan stood up with a smile, and stretched out his salty pig's hand.

"Thank you, Mr. Wu." Ziyuan flicked her waist lightly, and gracefully passed the salty pig's hand, and sat down beside the piano seat in a graceful manner, with a flash of disdain in her beautiful eyes.

"Miss Ziyuan, what song are you preparing for this time?" Wu Xuan jumped at nothing, squeezed his nose and smiled, staring straight at Ziyuan with a pair of thief eyes, as if he was greedy for this delicious piece of meat.

"Xiaofeng Lelou sings Wang Ci a lot, I wonder which song the three officials want to hear?" Zi Yuan was generous, her signature smile was also very gentle.

"Little lady, come to Qu Liu Sanbian's masterpiece, how about it!" Shi Hao's expression was not good.

Ziyuan smiled, but looked at Shi Hao seriously, and said softly: "No, Liu Sanbian is a gentleman in white, talking about romance, and fighting for a beautiful woman in wine. Seeing that the three high officials are all dignified, they are all He is the pillar of the family, the candidate of the two governments, how can he be the prime minister of Huajian, so it is not good."

Wu Xuan was overjoyed, Shi Hao's spirits were lifted, and even Yu Yunwen was very pleased, and no one would refuse his compliments to a certain extent.What's more, what Ziyuan said was appropriate and good, and with Liu Yong as the background, what she said was so smooth, it made people feel refreshed, not generally comfortable.

"Then choose a few poems by the king. Wang Xianggong is a great talent today, and his poems are changeable." Shi Hao's mood improved a lot.

Wu Xuan rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Young lady is the head of the line, why did you come to the third floor?" According to Zi Yuan's status, she could never play and sing on the third floor, but on a higher floor. It's okay if you refuse to accept the position of the top card.I want these well-known girls like them to sing, okay!You just go to the most luxurious room on the top floor, eat the best banquet, and spend more reward money.

Sometimes, reputation and scholars are useful, but it also depends on when and what level of scholars are treated. For scholars at the level of Wang Xiu, Fan Zongyin, and Mo Mo, fame is definitely more useful than money, because of their social status. A qualitative change has taken place, and Shi Hao, Yu Yunwen and the others obviously cannot.

"The high officials don't know, Qin Xianggong hosted a banquet to see Wang Xianggong off, and Fan Zhongsi, Cai Zima, Shen Dazhuo, and He Shuyan accompanied him." Zi Yuan pursed her lips into a smile, and her seductive eyes were almost terrifying. old life.Seemingly remembering something again, he said sourly: "Since the husband is here, naturally the big shopkeeper will personally hold the cup. There is no such thing as a servant."

"Wang Xianggong is here?" Wu Xuan's eyes lit up, chance, if he could meet Wang Xiu, it would definitely be a good chance, it would be a pity to let it go.However, he is only the nephew of the late prime minister, so he is not qualified to pay a visit to Wang Xiu, not to mention there are many important ministers.

Yu Yunwen frowned slightly, and said lightly: "Mr. Wang often comes?"

"I don't come here often, or else, Wang's words are so seldom circulated." Ziyuan sighed leisurely, and a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes like water.

"Wang Xianggong is a celebrity today, so it is naturally impossible for him to be nostalgic for the restaurant." Wu Xuan subconsciously helped to speak, which can be regarded as a thought.

Yu Yunwen nodded and didn't speak. He didn't have an intuitive impression of Wang Xiu. He only judged the good and evil of this man based on outside rumors and Wang Xiu's deeds. The impression is quite good, at least he is a capable minister who knows how to advance and retreat.

Shi Hao shook his head, raised his glass and said: "If you don't jump the Dragon Gate to become a student of the Son of Heaven, you will always watch others laugh and talk about the situation."

"The mist is dense and the clouds worry about the eternal day, the auspicious brain sells gold and beasts, and the Double Ninth Festival is coming again. The jade pillow is in the gauze kitchen, and it is cool in the middle of the night. After Dongli puts the wine at dusk, there is a dark fragrance full of sleeves. It is impossible not to be ecstasy. The curtain rolls in the west wind, People are thinner than yellow flowers."

More than a dozen dancers sang and danced, displaying their talents to the fullest. The sandalwood rose into a light smoke, swirled around the song and danced gracefully, and the light gauze was flying, and the high temples were colorful.That's right, with Wang Xiu, Qin Hui and others present, not to mention important officials of the imperial court, just the poems that may be improvised can make them famous, so how can we not give a lot of money.

"Li Yi'an's masterpiece?" Wang Xiu thought for a moment, and then remembered the forgotten figure, the leader of the Wanyue faction, the famous daughter Li Qingzhao, the cousin of Qin Hui's wife, but he didn't know where the beauty was?
"Yi'an, um, Zhao Mingcheng's wife, Li Shi, took a nickname." Cai Yi was a little absent-minded, because the Zhao family and the Cai family were not getting along well, so he was naturally upset. If Gu Nian and Qin Hui were not present, his tone would have been even tougher. .

Qin Hui was calm and didn't even look at Cai Yi.

Wang Xiu put down her jade cup and said with a smile, "I have long admired Lady Li's talent, but I never met her. It has been a few years, and I don't know where this female university student lives?"

"Hehe, since Zhao De's father went south from Qingzhou, he was guilty of abandoning the land, but Sun Xianggong and Tang Xianggong thought he was quite talented, and he was the late Zhao Xianggong's yamen, so he was reappointed to know the military affairs of Yunzhou. I don’t want Zhao Defu to abandon the city and flee for his life on the eve of the captive’s arrival in Yunzhou.

(End of this chapter)