Su Ziji made up his mind and smiled: "Everyone wants to be good at literature and martial arts, poetry and music, chess and painting, but manpower is sometimes scarce!"
"Brother Yu has this idea, it is Lingtai Qingming - it seems that he will definitely succeed in this subject."
"By the way, Brother Zhang hasn't arrived yet?"
I thought Zhang Sheng had already arrived, but he didn't expect to see Yu Lu. That's why he asked this question. He still lacks experience and has not reached level 7. Otherwise, why would he come here eagerly.
Yu Lu showed a wry smile: "I arrived early, but I couldn't bear my temper. I just went out. I'm afraid I won't come back until a while."
Just as he was talking, the door of the hotel opened, and Zhang Shengzheng came in with his book boy. When he saw Su Ziji arriving, he immediately put his hands on his hands and smiled: "Brother Su, you are finally here. Come on, come on. It's too lively here. Let's go back to the room to drink some." It’s not too late to drink and study!”
With that said, he led the boy back to the room and placed the purchased wine and food one by one. Yu Lu shook his head repeatedly. Since Zhang Sheng came, the reading party has turned into a drinking party.
Su Ziji couldn't help but laugh.
"Zhang Sheng does have a bold side. Although he is more informal, he is not boring. He is somewhat similar to Fang Xi."
Su Ziji thought this way. Although he had eaten, it didn't matter if he drank some wine. He simply took a seat, poured glasses for Zhang Sheng and Yu Lu, raised their glasses and drank them all.
Yu Lu drank silently. Zhang Sheng felt that he was proud of his face and said with affection in his tone: "That's right. Come on, I've brought everything you want to read this time."
Saying that, Gu drank another cup, picked up a book and read: "This is what my father wrote in the capital two years ago. Let me read it for now - there are hundreds of pheasants in the square city, nearly a thousand boxes in the fertile field, and the officials in Qiyuan Huaizhuang , Yinling lost Chu Township."
"Also: In the north corner of the city, a pavilion was built on the curved embankment of Yangqiu. This pavilion is in the center of the water. There is a door on the left and right. From the right door, you can enter the screen gate. There is a hall, Rixiangyuan Hall, stone steps to the water, and a north tower. With the orange eyes open, you can see the mountains in the west, as far as the eye can see, and it is absolutely pure."
Su Ziji listened, and after he finished listening, he took a look at [Four Books and Five Classics Level 6 (5355/6000)], and thought to himself: "With the experience of the Fang family, the rest of the articles on Juren will be very inexperienced. This I read three new books at a time and gained more than 200 points of experience, which is better than nothing!"
"It shows that Fang Wenshao's literary talent is indeed the best in this county."
Zhang Sheng read it aloud, and the three of them began to discuss their experiences and express their own opinions. Even Zhang Sheng became serious. Both of his good friends had fallen into the trap of Tongsheng, so he couldn't lag too far behind.
"How can this sentence be understood in this way?" Yu Lu lowered his head and thought for a moment. When he raised his head again, the look he looked at Su Ziji was filled with disbelief.
"Brother Su, if I hadn't known that you met my cousin for the first time just a few days ago, I would have thought that you were a student taught by my cousin."
"I have heard about your article last time and your opinions just now. They were part of my cousin's lectures. I don't want to hear them again from you."
"You have made very rapid progress recently, so fast that I was a little shocked."
Yu Lu felt that Su Ziji had surprised him too much recently.
It was clear that not long ago, Su Ziji's articles were inferior to his own, but this time the newly selected Tong Sheng was a little surprised, feeling that he was on equal footing with him.
But now, it has been surpassed, and he, the county trial case leader, should give way.
Jumping from level 3 to level 6, he is about to reach level 7, and Yu Lu is about level 5. Of course, he has made rapid progress.
Su Ziji said humbly: "My talent is only mediocre. I only got some inspiration from reading Master Fang's manuscript."
Zhang Sheng shook his head, also surprised at Su Ziji's progress: "That's because you have talent. I've read many Fang family's manuscripts, but none of them are so easy to master. I'm so envious of me."
Yu Lu sighed: "Brother Su, you have a great chance of passing this government examination."
This would naturally make Su Ziji feel at ease.
For him, fame is a way to be promoted, and it is also a way to survive.
Currently, the enemy appears to be Boss Zhang and others, and the Taoist priest Tongshan Guan is known to be behind the scenes, but I don’t know if there are still more.
Naturally, I don’t want to, and I don’t dare to wait three years.
Those who dig graves and want to occupy their ancestors' graves will definitely not be willing to give themselves three years.
Su Ziji's mind changed, he raised his glass and asked, "Zi Buyu has strange powers and chaotic spirits. Are there really ghosts and gods in this world?"
"How come there are no ghosts and gods?" Yu Lu was very surprised: "Wang Sunjia asked, instead of being charming to Ao, what does it mean to be charming to Zao?"
"The Master said: Otherwise, you will be punished by Heaven and have nothing to pray for."
"A gentleman should be in awe of strong winds and thunder. A sage who says not to speak of strange powers and chaos means not to speak of non-canonical ghosts and gods, but respecting heaven is the first priority."
Su Ziji smiled bitterly. What this meant was that Wang Sun said that instead of offering sacrifices to the Ao Shen (the god close to the sky), it is better to offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God (the family god or local god). But the answer was that if you disrespect the sky and offend the sky, then there will be no There is a place where you can pray, and of course there is God.
Then he waved his hand and said, "I mean, how serious is this kind of thing about Brother Fang?"
"There are not many things about Brother Fang, but there are some. Three years ago, Brother Zhang from the Zhang family became delirious and bedridden because of a similar incident. He often talked nonsense."
"The Zhang family asked famous doctors everywhere for diagnosis, but to no avail, so they enrolled in a government school and asked the master to relieve their misfortune. However, they were punished for this and could not take the imperial examination for three years."
"That's all. The key is that even though I'm awake, my intelligence has been damaged and I'm afraid I won't be able to advance." Yu Lu said with a very pity: "I remember that I was on a study tour and was entertained by Brother Zhang. I am really agile and intelligent. Tiancheng is a rare person in his life. He was selected as a scholar at the age of seventeen. I thought he would be very successful in the examination hall in the future, but I never expected that such a tragedy would happen."
Su Ziji still didn't understand why, so Zhang Sheng explained: "Zhang Yu, actually speaking, he is still the same clan as me, but he is divided into five different generations."
"Of course his talent and learning are good, but he is a bit young and energetic. He relies on his talent and is arrogant. He is not angry at the obscene priests. He blocks in front of the temple and scolds him. He doesn't want to get sick when he goes home."
"This is why the Fang family was so nervous this time, and it was resolved with great gratitude and condemnation!" Su Ziji's eyelids twitched, his face was uncertain, and he said after a while: "So that's how it was, but it seems that the obscene altar was demolished later?"
This is a matter of this county, and Su Ziji seems to have heard of it.
"Yes, this god is not a human being, but a demon and ghosts. The Grand Master requested official documents from the magistrate and got the cooperation of the county magistrate to demolish the temple. Who dares to harm a person with meritorious status?"
"..." Su Ziji then remembered that this was indeed the case, and he seemed to have seen the excitement.
"Let's not talk about this anymore." Yu Lu obviously didn't want to talk about this topic.
"Brother Su, the government examination is in early June, but we must go to Fucheng half a month in advance, or even a month in advance. Otherwise, it will be difficult to find an inn."
"In May and June, diseases are more likely to occur. If you go early, you can recuperate, and you can also communicate with students from the seven counties in the prefecture. You can't do it behind closed doors."
"If you want to go to watch the chess match, you have to go in advance. We have to leave in a day or two." Yu Lu was a serious person and explained everything one by one.
"Okay, we'll leave for Fucheng tomorrow." Su Ziji agreed.
Transportation was not developed in ancient times. It was 180 miles to go to Fucheng. At the rate of 30 miles a day, it would take a week. It is already early March, so we can go.
"That's it."
