Beside the moonlight, auspicious smoke rises from the ten thousand-year-old fragrant trees. The emperor's residence is magnificent, the royal family is prosperous, and the treasures are worth a thousand...
This is when Liu Yong returned to Bianjing at an old age after serving as an official for many years. Bianjing was more prosperous than before, so the first half of the poem describes the prosperity of Bianjing.
In the past, I was very proud of my sightseeing and wandered around the scenery. See you again more wonderfully. ...The traces of his official career and his feelings of singing and drinking are not what they used to be.
The second half of the poem is about witnessing the scenery of Bianjing, knowing that the prosperity of Bianjing will only get better and better day by day, but I am getting older day by day, feeling sad that I am no longer young.
Now Zhang Yue comes to Bianjing, where Liu Yong will never see him again.
In the early morning, the Bianhe River flows. Under the curtain of rain, the boat passes through large farmland and villages in the suburbs, and slowly sails towards Dongshuimen. Countless cargo ships on the water are heading towards Bianjing City.
No wonder there is a cloud, Sizhou enters Huaihe River. Transport grain to the southeast. Everything in the southeast. From then on he entered the capital. Public and private supplies all depend on this Bianhe River.
A picture of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" slowly unfolds before my eyes.
Someone familiar with the scenery of Bianliang introduced it to Zhang Yue: "Look, Mr. Lang, this is Hongqiao!"
Zhang Yue looked at this pillarless building, and then used giant trees to frame it. The bridge decorated with red embroidery really looks like its name is Hongqiao.
When crossing the bridge, the masts on each ship were lowered and retracted one after another. Countless people stood by the bridge and watched this scene, pointing and pointing. Huo'er on the cargo ship threw the hemp rope to the bridge, and then people used the rope to pull the boat across.
Zhang Yue asked: "How many bridges like this are there on the Bianhe River?"
"Young Master must have asked the right person. There are twelve more bridges like this from East Water Gate to West Water Gate. The most prosperous ones are Daxiangguosi Bridge and Zhou Bridge on Yujie Street. Lang Jun wants to go shopping when he arrives in Bianjing There are many places to visit. You might as well take a look around the various tile houses and goulan.”
Zhang Yue glanced at the other party. He also wanted to see the legendary 'Washe Goulan' and get a deeper understanding of the style of Bianjing's young ladies. Unfortunately, he didn't dare to spend money when he was away from home!
It would be great if he could get into the imperial examination, but that would be provided by official expenses. If he failed, he would have to go home or stay in the capital to prepare for the imperial examination, which would all cost money.
When passing Hongqiao, the boatmen propped up bamboo poles against the stone foundations on the two walls of the bridge.
After crossing Hongqiao, the mast was raised again. The boat's fire pulled dozens of boat ropes to raise the mast and sail again. The boatman still kept rowing. Such a big oar is no better than a boat oar, and it must have several oars. It is operated by one person, with several people in front and several behind, either raising their heads or lowering their heads to rock the oars.
The sound of splashing water one after another, and the occasional singing of boatmen, broke the tranquility of the morning scene in the rain in Bianjing early.
Soon Zhang Yue saw the city walls of Bianjing in the rain. They were towering and towering, stretching to both ends.
The ship entered the city through Dongshui Pass for inspection.
Zhang Yue looked carefully and saw that most of the boats on the Bianhe River were like this. The bows of the boats were pushed down low, and they were fully loaded with cargo and grain. Only the sterns of the boats were raised high.
As soon as the Wu family flag was raised, the officials at Shuiguan Pass did not dare to check more and put them into the city early.
The boat passes through the East Water Gate and goes all the way to the pier in front of the Daxiangguo Temple Bridge. The three large ships of the Wu family have lowered their masts to make it easier to cross the bridge. There are men on the left and right pulling the boats, so the boats move much slower.
Boats from the East Water Gate are not allowed to enter here, and only boats from the West River are allowed to pass.
Before Zhang Yue had time to admire the scenery along the river and the Wanxing transactions at Daxiangguo Temple, everyone disembarked at the Henan Pier.
The rain has lightened up a lot, but the pier was still chaotic and noisy early in the morning.
On the cargo ship on the side, the boatman wearing a short jacket was moving up and down, flipping the cabin and loading the cargo. I don’t know whether it’s rain or sweat on the knotted muscles of his body.
After pulling a boat across the bridge, Touxian immediately called to his companions to collect money. Many transporters and trackers took their newly acquired money and went to the dock to buy a bowl of water and rice. They squatted under the eaves with their bowls on their bare backs and ate hungrily. Occasionally they raised their heads and stared blankly at the Bianhe River in the rain.
The bow of the boat had just settled the bill at the dilapidated house along the river. I didn't dare to go back to the boat without an umbrella. I met an acquaintance. I exchanged hurried greetings and said goodbye with fists clasped. Before the words were spoken, the person had already stepped onto the string of the boat.
At the footpath not far from the pier, many people were sitting, standing, or lying lifelessly under the eaves. People wearing short shirts and rolled up trousers looked towards the pier. Once someone passes by and stops here, a group of people immediately greet him.
But these people were immediately driven away by a charlatan with a whip, and then one person stepped forward alone to argue with each other with a smiling face.
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi also held umbrellas and disembarked from the ship. On other ships, they followed the female envoys in embarrassment and walked down the ship's ladder, holding umbrellas and covering their clothes for the ladies of each family. But I saw Wu Anshi already waiting on the dock.
"My dear friends, I'm leaving. Since I traveled thousands of miles from Fujian to Beijing, you two have been worried and scared with me. We have gone through ups and downs together. Needless to say, we have this friendship. Now that we have arrived in Bianjing, the emperor It's not easy to live under your feet. If you two have any difficulties, just ask me. My Wu Mansion is on Jinliangqiao Street. If you are looking for someone, you will know as soon as you ask."
"Thank you, Mr. Dalang!"
"With this goodbye, I'll invite you two to the stage for a drink another day."
After Wu Anshi got on his horse, Zhang Yue saw the woman from the Wu family walking in the misty rain holding an apricot-colored oil-paper umbrella. For a moment, the noisy Bianhe River Pier became the background behind her.
Watching the other party get into the carriage with the help of the maid.
As Wu Anshi said, traveling thousands of miles to Beijing, even though he took a boat all the way, Zhang Yue always felt that he had experienced a lot. At first, he just wanted to end the journey as soon as possible and get to Beijing quickly. Now that I'm at the end of the field, I feel a little different.
Zhang Yue took a step forward and said to Wu Anshi on the horse: "Da Langjun, please take care of yourself."
Wu Anshi was moved and said: "You and I are in Bianjing together, and there will be many days before we see each other again. In a few days, if you ask Tang Jiulang to come to my house, I will ask dad to write a letter for him."
Zhang Yue said happily: "Thank you so much, Mr. Dalang."
After speaking about Wu Anshi, the Wu family's carriage and everyone in the Wu family left west.
The Bianhe River flows eastward, and raindrops fall everywhere. Zhang Yue holds an umbrella and watches him off for a long time until the carriage disappears into the street corner.
Huang Haoyi asked Zhang Yue: "Sanlang, where are we going?"
Zhang Yue came back to his senses and said, "Of course I will go to Taixue first."
Huang Haoyi said: "I also thought you would go to your Erlang's house to stay first. If so, I would also like to meet Mr. Zhang Erlang. Is there such an opportunity?"
Zhang Yue was silent for a moment and said: "Silang, it's better to go to Taixue with me first."
"Okay, Saburo must call me when the time comes."
Zhang Yue asked: "Why don't you go to your brother's house?"
Huang Haoyi said: "My brother went to Xincai to serve as the county magistrate, but now my sister-in-law is living in Bianjing. Speaking of my sister-in-law, isn't she my second brother's sister?"
Zhang Yue felt that the name of this relative was a bit confusing, like the second brother's sister.
Zhang Yue said sternly: "Silang, I want to correct you here. My second brother is now a naturalized member of my uncle's family. Although we are related by blood, we cannot call him second brother on the surface. Ranked among the clan, he is also called Brother Dun."
"When you meet him, don't call him by the wrong name."
Huang Haoyi said: "What's the point? We're all brothers, so it's okay to have some glory. Sanlang, you don't want to introduce me to your second brother. I know that people like me are not even the students of the Imperial Academy, and are like fish and shrimps. How can I be worthy of being friends with your second brother?"
Ten thousand grass and mud horses galloped past Zhang Yue's heart.
You are a Jinshi major, how dare I look down on you? You are too sour.
Zhang Yue said hurriedly: "What did Shiro say? It's just like my second brother. Hey, you know...I don't dare to borrow his light on weekdays."
"how to say?"
Zhang Yue said: "Second brother has always been very strict with me, and he doesn't allow me to use his name to show off. This time, I don't dare to report my admission to Taixue, otherwise he will think that I borrowed it from him." It’s the name.”
Huang Haoyi suddenly said: "Your uncle's family is a father and son who are Jinshi! Don't you come to the house to get acquainted with him? What's more, I heard that your second brother just got married. They are the imperial censors and the clear stream. If I can help you, With just a handful, it’s easy to live in Bianjing.”
Zhang Yue laughed dryly and said: "It's precisely because of this that it's not easy to disturb."
Even if he entered a county school, he would be considered a blessing, and if he entered the imperial college, his uncle would say that he had made it public.
Huang Haoyi nodded after hearing what Zhang Yue said.
Zhang Yue said: "So where does Shiro live in Beijing?"
Huang Haoyi said: "My brother is buying a house in Bianjing. Sanlang, I will take you back some other day to meet my second cousin, his name is Haoxin. And my sister-in-law is also your cousin."
"Oh, is your second cousin also studying in Beijing?"
Huang Haoyi nodded and said, "Is he preparing for the Cantonese Language and Literature Examination?"
"That's it." Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi said while walking on Baokangmen Street.
The two of them talked as they walked. They first left Baokangmen in the inner city, crossed the Gate Bridge, and arrived at the intersection of Baokangmen Street and Wheat Straw Lane, which is not far from Taixue.
Those familiar with Tokyo City will know that there is a Shuijie Street next to Wheat Straw Lane, and Ding Wei's family home is also here.
Why did Ding Wei choose to live here?
There is something famous about it.
Shuigui Street is adjacent to the Cai River and is often subject to waterlogging. Even dignitaries and dignitaries do not live here. So Ding Wei bought it at the price of cabbage.
Then Ding Wei took the opportunity of the imperial court to build a spiritual temple and ordered more marshes to be dug. This place is relatively close to Ding's house. Then Ding said that he would transport all the soil excavated from Lingguan Swamp to his house to build a higher foundation.
Ding said that he also told the imperial court to open the Baokang Gate and build the Anguo-Yan'an Second Bridge across the Bianhe and Caihe Rivers in the north and south.
Since then, it has become a thoroughfare from Xiangguo Temple to Huiling Temple and is densely populated. As a result, house prices suddenly appreciated. Ding said in his family history that he was "a master of living in a home" and made a lot of money.
But no matter what, the Tai students were quite grateful to Ding Wei.
From Baokangmen Street to Wheat Straw Lane, the streets are almost full of brothels and brothels. This is Bianjing City and the largest red light district in the Song Dynasty.
And it is located next to Taixue and Gongyuan. Of course the students were very happy.
If it were not morning but evening at night, the scenery along the way would be so good, but thinking of this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but cover his wallet to cool off his heart.
Zhang Yue arrived at Taixue.
Before Qingli established the academy, the Imperial College inherited the Tang Dynasty system and implemented a three-hall system. Guangwen Hall taught Jinshi, Taixue taught various subjects, and Lvxue Hall taught Minglu.
At that time, Ouyang Xiu failed in the provincial examination, passed the imperial examination, and became a student of Guangwen Library. Then he won the first place in the Imperial Examination, then the provincial examination, and finally he finished fourteenth in the Imperial Examination.
However, after Qingshi founded the school, the three-campus system changed.
It turns out that the three-college system is just a name, not actually a school. Students who pass the college entrance examination, enter the Imperial College, and become an imperial college are more like professional titles.
However, after Qingli founded the academy, all the Jinshi subjects were merged into Taixue.
At that time, the children of seventh-rank officials and above were Guozisheng, and the school was located in Tianfu Puli Zen Temple.
With Xiqingyuan as the imperial college, Xiqingyuan was located next to the Imperial College. Initially, in addition to receiving envoys from the Liao Kingdom, it was also often used to hold royal banquets.
Nowadays, it is used to teach the children of officials below the eighth rank, as well as Han Jun recommended by various states and counties.
From then on, the Imperial College and Imperial College changed the situation of having only a name and no school.
As for the Guangwen Hall, which originally taught Jinshi, it was changed to provide listening and reading for students who failed to pass the examination and students recommended by Sifang prefectures and counties to study in Beijing. Students can also withdraw a small amount of grain and rice every month to support their lives in Beijing.
If Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi were not admitted to Imperial College, they could enter Guangwen Hall.
Cantonese students can also take the Imperial College exam together with the Imperial College students.
There are a total of 450 quotas for the Imperial College Examination.
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi came to the gate of the Imperial College and were about to enter to submit an ultimatum, but when they saw the clerk, they did not raise their heads and said: "The matter of trial is not in this department."
"Where is that?"
The scribe didn't answer and spread his right hand.
Zhang Yue took some money and put it in the man's hand. The man weighed it, was a little dissatisfied, and said, "Any bookstore outside the door is fine."
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi came to the bookstore outside the door again, and a clerk warmly received them.
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi showed each other the ultimatum, pleadings, township certificates, and public documents, including the official documents of Tang Jiu and Ma Wu.
The waiter's expression became cold and he asked, "Aren't you two doing other things?"
Huang Haoyi asked: "What else can I do?"
The waiter said coldly: "If you two don't know, forget it. Are you two in a hurry?"
Huang Haoyi said: "The sooner the better."
The clerk said: "If you are not in a hurry, we will accept these first and deliver them to the Imperial College three days later. If you are in a hurry, I have a collection of family records here. You can take them to the Imperial College to submit the ultimatum."
Zhang Yue didn't wait for Huang Haoyi to ask, and said directly: "If it's urgent, what's the price? If it's not urgent, what's the price?"
The waiter said, "If you're in a hurry, it's two thousand dollars. If you're not in a hurry, it's one thousand dollars."
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi were cursing in their hearts. This was simply robbing people.
Huang Haoyi said angrily: "Let's go to another bookstore and ask."
The guy spread his hands and smiled and said: "The prices are the same no matter where you go. From now on, if you two are taking exams or provincial exams, you can't do without the bookstore. If you prepare a collection of family records first, it will be more cost-effective later."
Zhang Yue knew in his heart that this was indeed the trend, so he said: "That's fine, we need to hurry up."
The guy smiled and said, "You're smart. If you enroll in Imperial College one day earlier, you'll save a lot on accommodation fees."
"Where is this guest officer?"
Huang Haoyi said proudly: "There's no rush."
"This is also unpleasant," the clerk sneered, "Then come back in three days!"
Zhang Yue pulled Huang Haoyi aside and persuaded him: "I have spent thousands of miles to come to Bianjing, and I have spent a lot of money on this. The sooner I enter Imperial College, the sooner I can feel at ease."
Huang Haoyi struggled for a while after hearing this, and finally stamped his feet and said: "Such a person... just belongs to Sanlang."
So Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi took the family records and entered the Imperial Academy.
