The southern boundary is located south of the Huaihe River in the Qinling Mountains, and the temperature remains above zero all year round.
Except for the time of the previous dynasty, when the southern region experienced a Little Ice Age and frequent heavy snowfalls, there were only a handful of snowfalls at other times.
It can be said that southerners look forward to snow every year, but they are always like a strong man who has been single for many years. If he cannot meet the girl he likes, he cannot have a family.
The northern boundary is dry and cold, while the southern boundary is cold and humid.
"The light rain on the sky street is as moist as butter, and the color of grass looks far away but is not there up close."
This is the romance of poets, but for the Jiangnan talents who are now planning to take the imperial examination, it is a kind of top-level torture. The light rain is not heavy, but it is torture. The cold wind blows, shivering, mixed with magic damage. The damp and cold weather makes people's hands and feet feel cold, making it difficult to control themselves.
The locals who are supposed to be accustomed to such a climate are all pale-faced, shivering, and their thighs are trembling, and they are even more afraid of the cold than the northerners.
Beside Jia Yun, there was a boy holding an oil-paper umbrella, and he strolled all the way to the entrance of the examination hall. His footsteps were a little muddy and heavy.
His shoes had already gotten wet when he passed by the street just now.
The muddy road is fine on a sunny day, but it is especially easy for people to step into puddles on rainy days. After the shoes are soaked by the rain, when walking, people always feel as if they have cement and stones poured under their feet, making it difficult to walk.
After arriving at the gate, the boy beside him was waiting outside, not daring to see him off any more.
As soon as Jia Yun raised her head, she saw the plaque of the examination hall, and heard the dissatisfied mutterings of some Jiangnan students. She couldn't help but said: "If you are assigned to take the exam in such a cold and humid weather, how can you still be willing to take the exam in a place close to the toilet? Do you have to work so hard for the exam?"
"No, my body is weak and I can't withstand this biting coldness."
Hearing this, a Jiangnan student who was passing by said this in a rather embarrassed and empathic voice, and then secretly glanced at Jia Yun. He felt that this person was handsome and charming, and wanted to get close to him, and then said: " This young master belongs to that family, why have I never seen him before?"
"Shenjing Jia Mansion."
Jia Yun just said four words, which made the gatekeeper and everyone around him tremble violently, and quickly asked: "But what are the two princes in the same mansion, the Jia Mansion in the glorious city of the world?" Your Majesty?"
"Of course." Jia Yun nodded and did not deny it.
The people nearby hurriedly came closer to build a relationship with Jia Yun. They were so close that they might become officials in the court in the future and they could help each other out.
Jia Yun's compliments and flattery to these people were also polite and courteous, and her words were even more refreshing, giving them a feeling of sympathy.
As Jia Yun got acquainted with everyone, his popularity in the neighborhood was established. Everyone also knew that Jia Yun was the noble son of the Jia Mansion in Shenjing. He was a true nobleman with extraordinary literary talent and courtesy. Young Master.
The aura of a powerful person is inherently superior to others.
If Jia Yun is willing to condescend to talk to these people, it will be a great honor and care for these people.
After a small chat, Jia Yun used her high attribute charm to attract these Jiangnan students as her confidants. She wished she could find a place to have a long chat, drink and talk about romance, recite poems and other romantic things.
Of course, more people plan to come here to take advantage of Jia Yun, value Jia Yun's identity and background, and pave the way for becoming an official in the court in the future.
There is someone in the court who wants to be an official.
For people like them in these places, who don’t have a great background, if they want to get ahead, it’s “difficult!”
Therefore, currying favor with the powerful and the heirs of the powerful are the shortcuts they have figured out.
Facing the compliments and good intentions of these Jiangnan students, Jia Yun couldn't help but sigh. The status and glory of the Jia family are really useful. Just mentioning the word Jia family will make others look humble and shine. Bow to show respect for Jia Yun.
Jia Yun didn't even say anything. With his identity and status in the Jia family, he had become the leading brother of this place, and was automatically upgraded to the unique powerful son and top princeling in everyone's mind.
At this moment, two people came face to face, both wearing official uniforms. These people were all acquaintances to the local talents in Jiangnan. One was Zhang Cao, the examiner this time, and the other was Zhang Tang, the academic supervisor appointed by the imperial court.
After Zhang Tang saw Jia Yun, he couldn't help but admired: "What a handsome and extraordinary Gongsun. You must be the talented Jia Yun who came from the Jia Mansion in Shenjing, right?"
As he said that, Zhang Cao next to him was also surprised. He didn't expect that there were students here who had come all the way from Shenjing to take the Jiangnan imperial examination, and they were also descendants of powerful people from the Jia family. For a while, he also had a lot of respect for Jia Yun. Distracted from his thoughts and opinions, he looked up and down at Jia Yun. When he glanced at Jia Yun's face, he couldn't help but feel close to her, and he couldn't hide his admiration: "Since he is a talented person from Shenjing, he must be A talented man with real ability. I never thought that among the descendants of Duke Rong Guo, there could be another scholar, with a glorious family and a bright lintel."
"Take the test well, I'm very optimistic about you."
Just such a sentence actually explains a lot of problems.
Jia Yun quickly replied: "You two adults are like dragons and phoenixes among people. If you praise the late students so much, I'm afraid they will be embarrassed if they don't do well in the exam!"
Upon seeing this, Zhang Cao suddenly darkened his face and thought in his mind: "Who doesn't know that the imperial examination in Shenjing is more difficult than that in our Jinling Mansion? Since this boy can travel thousands of miles to come to our Jinling Mansion for the imperial examination, he must be a If you have the seeds to study confidently, otherwise with the huge power of the Jia family behind this person, why would you sacrifice the near and seek the far away?"
In fact, I already value Jia Yun quite a lot in my heart.
If Jia Yun's imperial examination results are not bad, then it is okay to provide some help and open the back door.
The two examiners looked at each other, understood, smiled slightly, and said: "Okay, no more, we should go in."
With that said, he walked in early.
The people around him didn't say anything when they saw this. Who told Jia Yun to have a noble birth that could not be compared to fish and shrimps like them in the river?
However, there are also some students from poor families who are jealous and can't help but hide in the dark and sigh: "The imperial examination is based on real ability! What can even the talented people from Shenjing do? Most of the descendants of powerful people are dandy children. , How can a bastard who only knows how to fight dogs and bully men and dominate women get into high school?"
"Don't worry, after the pediatric examination starts later, I will let the heirs of powerful people like you know the true strength of the imperial examination talents in Jinling Prefecture. It is not something that a playboy like you can match!"
