Chapter Two: The Four Elites of Central Shu enter the capital
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It rained continuously and never stopped.
It has been half a month since she returned to the palace. At this moment, Ning An has resumed her previous life as a princess of the Ming Dynasty in her residence, Fenglinju. Lying in front of the window, looking at the continuous rain outside, Ning An feels a little confused.
uneasy.
"Xiao Xi, we have been back for nearly half a month. What do you think those idiots are doing now? When will they come to the capital?" Ning An said thoughtfully after staring out the window for a long time.
One sentence.
Xiao Xi stood aside and suddenly smiled, which made Ning An wonder: "Hey, you little girl, I'm asking you a question! Why are you laughing!"
Seeing Ning An's confused and a bit savage and domineering look, Xiao Xi smiled again, and after calming down for a while, she said: "Princess, Xiao Xi noticed that you have changed."
Hearing what Xiao Xi said, Ning An felt even more strange, "Where have I changed?"
"You, every time you were in the palace before, you always talked about how Mr. Liu Yan was doing and what Mr. Liu Yan was doing. However, after you came back this time, you didn't even mention a word about Mr. Liu. You are right.
Mr. Li has said this to me countless times."
Xiao Xi was right. It had been more than ten days since Ning'an came back. When he first came back to see Emperor Jiajing, with the help of Prince Jing and Concubine Shen, he was not scolded. Instead, he showed off in front of Jiajing.
He described what he saw, heard, heard and felt in Shu. In particular, he told Emperor Jiajing about Zhengyao's relevant deeds.
He said that Zhengyao was a ghostly spirit, with a flexible mind, how he composed a poem in four steps to fool people, how he carefully speculated and cleverly solved cases. This made Emperor Jiajing feel as if he was listening to Mr. Shu telling stories. Even Emperor Jiajing wanted to see it with his own eyes.
This handsome man from Shu was admired by both King Jing and Ning An.
Originally, Prince Jing took advantage of the situation and said that Ning'an and Zhengyao seemed to have something to do with each other. Unexpectedly, Ning An refuted it. This made Prince Jing useless as a good person. However, after hearing what Ning An said, Prince Jing had something else in mind.
Made plans.
Now, having not left the palace for several days, Ning'an felt a little depressed, and naturally began to think about those days in Shu.
"Okay! It's just a misunderstanding by Uncle Wang. I didn't expect that even a little girl like you would dare to talk nonsense! See if I don't hit you!" After saying that, Ning An immediately stood up, raised his hands, and came straight towards Xiao Xi, very ruthlessly.
Give her a good beating.
Of course, Ning An was just showing off. When he really grabbed Xiao Xi, he put down his hand.
"Princess, it's useless for you to fight Xiao Xi. It's impossible for you to want to go to Shuzhong now. Why don't you go to the emperor and say that you want to learn chess, calligraphy and painting from Mr. Gu Ruzhi? This is at least better than being bored in the palace.
It’s much better inside.”
Xiao Xi is also an elf, she can understand Ning An's heart best, and what she said is exactly what Ning An is thinking.
"Okay, without further ado, we'll go right away."
Ning An always said that wind is like rain, so he grabbed Xiao Xi with one hand and hurriedly ran outside the house, regardless of whether the continuous drizzle would make him wet.
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However, Zhengyao said that after traveling and traveling all the way, they arrived at the boundary of the capital in about a month. The four of them finally got off the carriage and walked to the gate of the capital.
"Hahaha, the land of the capital is indeed extraordinary. Compared with our Shu land, it is indeed much more prosperous!" Liu Yan had to sigh for a while. After all, compared with the prosperity of the capital, the land in the middle of Shu is really a remote place.
feeling.
As for the flow of tourists and merchants, the road width is unmatched by Shu. The spacious and comfortable official roads, antique pavilions and waterside pavilions, large and small houses and buildings, and the endless flow of people really fully reflect the prosperity of the capital.
Zheng Yao smiled slightly. Although the capital was prosperous enough, compared with the high-rise buildings, roads extending in all directions, and the constant flow of vehicles in the 21st century, these are actually nothing.
The four of them were talking and laughing, having a lot of fun. After looking around, they finally stepped into the gate of Beijing.
According to the address given by Li Chengfeng, Zhengyao and others finally found the address of Shuzhou Guild Hall after many inquiries.
Walking to the door, the four big characters "Shuzhou Guild Hall" came into view. Cangjie's powerful font was hung horizontally on the door, making it look so grand.
A closer look showed that the door of Shuzhou Guild Hall was closed. No one could be seen in the courtyard through the crack in the door, and no sound could be heard. Zhengyao and others estimated that it was already evening, and the people in Shuzhou Guild Hall had either already
Go to bed or go out to do other things.
However, Zhengyao still stepped forward and knocked on the door of the Shuzhou Guild Hall. After all, in his opinion, even if everyone went out, there would always be someone left to guard the huge guild hall.
“Tuk-tuk-tuk~~~”
He knocked three times in a row. The door was made of iron and had a copper ring on it. When Yao knocked on the door, the sound was so loud that even if the people inside were asleep, they would be awakened.
Sure enough, in less than a minute, a man about forty years old, with short hair and wearing a white robe came out.
The man looked at Zhengyao and the others with a puzzled look on his face and said, "How many of them are here?"
"Oh, no, no, no, uncle, don't get me wrong. The four of us brothers have no other intentions. We are candidates from Sichuan who are taking the autumn exam this August."
Seeing the confusion on the other party's face, Liu Yan was afraid that he would be misunderstood as someone with malicious intentions, so he immediately stepped forward to explain.
"Oh, since we are students from the same hometown, let's come in first." The middle-aged man's attitude was very friendly. When the other party announced his intention to come, he didn't ask any questions and immediately opened the door to welcome everyone in.
Zhengyao didn't say much, and we'll talk about everything after going inside. So the group stepped in and went directly to the hall of Shuzhou Guild Hall.
The middle-aged man immediately signaled everyone not to be formal and sat down. At the same time, he did not forget to make tea for everyone in Zhengyao. After delivering the teacups to everyone, he said with a smile: "You have come all the way, thank you for your hard work."
La!"
Shuzhou Guild Hall is actually a college specially established for students from the southwest area who come to Beijing to take the exam. As long as they are students from the southwest area and have a reference card for the exam, they can enter without paying, because this is a joint venture between Sichuan and Shaanxi.
The local wealthy businessmen and gentry set it up specifically for candidates from the southwest region. Therefore, as long as they are candidates from the southwest region, there will be someone here to receive them.
"Haha, where is it! By the way, uncle, I wonder if there is a curator named Zou Cen here?" Zhengyao did not forget Li Chengfeng's instructions. When he came to the capital, he wanted to find Zou Cen as soon as possible.
However, things have changed. After so many years, no one knows whether Zou Cen is still here. After all, Li Chengfeng has not contacted Zou Cen for a long time.
When the middle-aged man heard this, he looked at Zhengyao in surprise and said, "What? Little brother, are you looking for me? Haha, this really surprised Zou!"
Seeing what the middle-aged man said, it turned out that he was Zou Cen. Zhang Cheng immediately sighed and said: "It's true that 'you can't find anything even if you break through iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get here'! Unexpectedly, uncle, you are the one we want."
I’m looking for Master Zou Cen!”
"My nephew has met Uncle Zou. My father's name is Li Chengfeng, and he is a descendant of Li Jinglong of the Li family in Sichuan. When I came to Beijing this time, my father specially asked me to come to you! This is my father's letter. Please also ask Zou.
Uncle, take a look!" With that, Zhengyao immediately stood up and walked to Zou Cen, taking out an unopened letter from his arms. It seemed that Li Chengfeng wrote to Zou Cen, asking him to help look after the four little ones.
Guy's letter.
Zou Cen read it hastily, and couldn't help but smile on his face, "Haha, it turns out you are Zhengyao's nephew! Haha, when I saw you more than ten years ago, you were just this tall! Really?
Time flies like a shuttle! Your father praised you very highly in the letter. The three heroes of Shu have really made my Shuzhou Guild Hall shine!"
"No, no, Uncle Zou has given me a reward!"
Liu Yan also felt ashamed. Unexpectedly, the three of them jokingly named themselves the "Three Heroes of Sichuan" at that time, and now it has really spread. It is really a bit frightening.
"Okay! I also read Brother Li's letter. Well, Zou will live up to his expectations for what he told you. You will stay here from now on, and I will take you to meet other classmates tomorrow. Oh,
By the way, it seems that you haven't eaten yet, so I'll ask the kitchen to prepare it immediately. You can follow Uncle An to the bedroom to tidy up first. After the meal is ready, I will ask you to come out to eat."
Zou Cen was indeed extremely enthusiastic, which made Zhengyao and the others feel at home. Zou Cen's face also showed joy. It seemed that Zhengyao and others were happiest when they came here. This made Zhengyao and others feel happy.
Yao and others couldn't help but have a hint of flattered embarrassment on their faces.
After Zou Cen left in a hurry, a man about fifty years old appeared in front of Zhengyao and others. He should be the so-called Uncle An.
Chapter completed!