Xiangye

Chapter 156 Reunion
It was already midsummer, after Gao Wen came out from Xu Yu's imperial envoy, he couldn't keep his eyes open when he saw the bright white sunshine on the street.The leaves of the poplar trees on the side of the road are crystal clear green, and the people who come and go are all scholars.

It has been less than two days since the Shaanxi Provincial Examination, and candidates from all over Shaanxi have poured into Xi'an City.

The various items of this rural examination were posted by the chief envoy in various places in the form of notices as early as a month ago. This year, more than 4000 scholars in Shaanxi have obtained the qualifications for the examination.The number of candidates given by the imperial court is only 50, which means that only one of the eighty people can have the last laugh.This admission rate and the brutality of the competition have greatly surpassed the college entrance examinations of later generations, and are on par with the civil service examinations.

It is different from the civil service examination of later generations, once admitted, it is just an ordinary national civil servant.Once you win the Juren, if you don't have any lofty ideals to retaliate and want to fight for Jinshi fame, you can directly become an official.Once you do it, you will become the county magistrate of Qipin.

Even if you have no connections in the court, you cannot be an official.As long as you get fame and fame, some people will give you a house or land to attach to your head, and it will be difficult not to make a fortune.

It is precisely because of the great benefits of the rural examination that almost all the candidates are red-eyed.

In ancient times, most of the people who were able to study and reached the level of scholar were rich children from good backgrounds.Four thousand examinees, together with personal schoolboys and family members, suddenly tens of thousands more in the city of Xi'an, and the market suddenly became prosperous.

Even on a hot day, the streets are still full of people, and the herbal tea stalls and restaurants on the roadside are full of the laughter of scholars and scholars.

After being locked up in Jinyiwei Thousand Households Station for a few days, he stayed between the fighting parties all day and was lazy to exercise. Today he regained his freedom. Walking on the street, Gao Wen suddenly felt a little confused, but he didn't know where he should go.

The address he left in the Xuezheng Yamen is Daying's home, and now Daying is still being imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Division, and Xiaoying doesn't know where to hide.The host is not there, and it is not convenient for me to go there.

Gao Wen promised Xiaoying to rescue his master from prison, and now Yuan Xinyun has been arrested by Xu Xuan.For the matter of Daying, he also pleaded in front of Xu Yu, and Master Xu also promised that he would investigate the matter after it came down.If Daying is innocent, he will naturally be given justice.

Since Xu Xuan nodded, Gao Wen couldn't keep asking.

Unable to go to Daying, Gao Wen touched his chin, remembering that he was going to enter the township examination room in a few days, and he had not read a page or written a word in the past ten days.For things like studying and preparing for exams, if you don’t study oral students for three days, and don’t practice hand students for three days, it’s time to find a place to study hard for a few days.

Why don't you find a quiet monastery or something, and live there for a few days?
"Hey, I forgot something and almost missed it!" Suddenly, Gao Wen stretched out his hand and patted his forehead.

It turned out that when he was in Pingliang, Gao Wen had already thought about the details of going to Xi'an to rush for the exam.Linlang Study has its own courtyard in Xi'an, and it is possible to live there when the time comes.What's more, my future father-in-law and Shilin students are all reviewing their homework there now.Why don't you go over and join in the fun, and if you encounter something you don't understand while studying, you'd better ask for advice nearby.

The most important thing was that day in Pingliang Mansion, when Gao Wen and Shi Youyi parted, he told her to pick up his mother to Xi'an after returning to Hancheng, and meet in the courtyard of Linlang Bookstore in Xi'an.

I just thought about finding a quiet place to study, and almost forgot about it.If my mother and Shi Youyi enter the city and don't see me, I don't know what to worry about.

"I have been in Xi'an for so many days, my mother must have arrived."

Thinking of this, Gao Wen didn't dare to delay any longer, he hurriedly hailed a sedan chair, told the direction, and went away with a smoke.

When he got to the ground, before he pushed the door open, he saw Yu Xingyan coming out of it.

Seeing Gao Wen, Boss Yu was shocked: "Er Zhi, it's you, aren't you imprisoned in the Jinyi Qianhu Office? What happened to your case?"

Gao Wen laughed: "Boss Yu, Gao Wen came here today, what do you think?"

Boss Yu asked in surprise: "Are you sure you're all right? Tell me quickly, tell me quickly."

"Of course." Gao Wen roughly told Yu Xingyan about today's situation.

"Cough, it turned out that Master Xu's imperial envoy intervened in this matter, so you are fine now." Speaking of this, Yu Xingyan suddenly stomped his feet angrily: "I really didn't expect that Tangtang's case with Huang Wei, Huang Wei, Mei Liang colluded with Mo Ma and the government for money, so the thieves are not killed and the common people are not angry! The most annoying thing is that there is no evidence, even Mr. Xu has nothing to do with the thief Huang Wei."

Gao Wen sneered and said: "Huang Wei is nothing, he can hide for a while, but he can't hide for a lifetime. This is no longer a matter of a Hancheng, and it may involve many officials. After investigation, the truth will eventually come to light. There are so many waves, how can a little Huang Wei escape this catastrophe? The so-called heaven will pay back, and the law of the country must spare him."

Yu Xingyan: "Yes, yes, heaven will pay you back. If you don't believe me, look up, God will spare you. Er Zhi, since you have already come out, and live in my yard for a few days, study your homework carefully, and don't worry about it because of other things." Don't be distracted, fame matters."

Gao Wen cupped his hands: "Just thinking about it, I really want to disturb the old man."

"What kind of friendship do we talk about? By the way, this is good news. I have to tell Brother Shi Linsheng." As he spoke, Yu Xingyan waved to a sedan chair in front of him that was soliciting business, and shouted: "Bear bearer, come here."

Gao Wen: "Mister, where are you going?"

Yu Xingyan smiled and said, "Of course I want to see Brother Shi."

Gao Wen: "Didn't Master Taishan live with you?"

Yu Xingyan shook his head while getting on the sedan chair: "Shi Linsheng has moved away."

Gao Wen was shocked: "Why do you want to move out if you live well? Could it be that Mr. Taishan and you..." That's right, Shi Linsheng has a weird temperament, and he will yell at people when he disagrees with others.He and Yu Xingyan live together, one or two days is fine, but if the days are long, there will be trouble if things go wrong.

Old Mr. Yu laughed: "How is it possible, Brother Shi and I have endless things to talk about together. You don't need to ask too many questions, you will know everything when you enter the courtyard."

Gao Wen was confused by these words, and shook his head: "This old man is really weird!"

Just as he was about to enter the courtyard, he suddenly heard the voice of an old woman inside: "Girl, go pick it up. Wen'er is back with a lot of luggage."

This voice is so familiar, it is the mother that I miss every day.

Gao Wen suddenly pushed open the courtyard door, walked in, and saw his mother turned her head while holding the door with her hands, and Shi Youyi stood beside her impressively.

"Mother!" Gao Wen fell to his knees with a plop, kowtowed unceasingly: "My son is unfilial, he caused my mother to be bullied by thieves, and made you travel so far to Xi'an. Son, damn it, son damn it!" He hadn't said anything yet. When it was over, tears fell down.

After half a year of ups and downs, from midwinter to midsummer, the family of three is finally reunited.

(End of this chapter)