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Shen Ge and Xiao Siyuan stood up straight at the same time.

The two people who were announcing the good news rushed over.

The person who came first ran straight to Xiao Siyuan, before he could stand still, he smiled and said, "Congratulations, master, the thirteenth place on the list!"

Xiao Siyuan's eyebrows brightened instantly, and everyone cast envious eyes on him. He took out a big red envelope from his sleeve pocket and gave it to the person who announced the good news, "Thank you very much."

The man bowed to Xiao Siyuan with a smile on his face.

The annunciator standing behind finally waited for them to finish the report, hurried forward a few steps, squeezed him away, approached Shen Ge with a smile on his face, bowed to the bottom, and said, "Congratulations, Master, Congratulations to Master, Guibang No. 3!"

"Huh?" Shen Ge didn't expect the ranking to be so good, and was momentarily taken aback.

Xiao Siyuan poked him with his elbow quickly, motioning him to quickly take out the big red seal.

Only then did Shen Ge come to his senses, and hurriedly took out his pockets, and gave red seals to the person who announced the good news, "We are happy together, happy together."

The person who announced the good news weighed the purse, and immediately bowed and smiled again: "My little one, I wish the master will be on the list next spring! High school Jinshi!"

"Congratulations, congratulations." Others also reacted, congratulating Shen Ge and Xiao Siyuan one after another, and the sound of congratulations was endless.

Shen Ge was mixed in the crowd, his head was still a little dizzy, he glanced upstairs, and almost immediately wanted to rush upstairs to share the joy with Xun Feiguang.

Lu Haoying and Xiao Siyuan were talking, and there were happy sounds from time to time around, and the atmosphere was more lively than New Year's.

On the way, Manzi hurried over with Shaoxin's men. They went late to see the list. The front of Guibang was already full of people waiting to receive the wedding money. Until these people came to announce the good news, Manzi struggled to squeeze to the front. .

Unlike the people who announced the good news who came here to announce the good news hastily, the barbarians still need to see the birthplace, name, age and other information of the people on the list, and only after they are sure that they are safe can they come over and tell Shen Ge the news.

"I'm really No.3?" Shen Ge asked Manzi in a low voice among the crowd.

"It's true, I've confirmed it many times."

Shen Ge was very happy, he squeezed to Xiao Siyuan's side, and said to him: "Brother Yuan, I still have something to do, let's take a step first, and I will find you out for a drink tomorrow. If you want to treat guests, you should put my money first."

Xiao Siyuan asked in a low voice: "What's the matter, do you need my help?"

"No need, I'm just going to tell Brother Xun a message." Shen Ge smiled and waved at him, wanting to push forward.

Xiao Siyuan didn't have time to stop him, someone saw them talking, Shen Ge walked in again, not knowing why, asked: "Where is Chen Geer going?"

The people who announced the good news came to an end soon, and the young servants of the candidates came back one after another, saying that there were only three candidates in Kunjiu County, and they were undoubtedly Shen Ge, Xiao Siyuan and Lu Haoying.

A total of more than 30 scholars from Kunjiu County came to take the exam, and it is quite a lot to get three.However, it was others who were selected, not themselves, and many people inevitably felt uncomfortable.Those who are more generous can still force a smile, while those who are less tolerant walk away with their faces sinking like water.

At this moment, someone saw Shen Ge squeezed in, wanting to go up to the second floor, and said sourly, "Hey, where are you going, Master Juren, don't you want a drink?"

There were so many people and noisy, Shen Ge didn't know where the words came from.Their side has always had the custom of inviting their classmates to drink. Shen Ge heard this, but it was not easy to walk, and stopped moving forward, and fell back to Xiao Siyuan's side.

Regardless of whether the people present are happy or not, today's drink is guaranteed, and Shen Ge will live in this world in the future, so he can't spread the reputation of being arrogant.

Xiao Siyuan stretched out his hand to grab Shen Ge's wrist, and winked at him not to let him go.

Knowing his good intentions, Shen Ge had no choice but to whisper in Manzi's ear, telling him to tell Xun Feiguang the news of his selection.

Lu Haoying is the oldest among the three, and he usually takes the lead. At this time, a group of people surrounded the three of them, and Shen Ge and Xiao Siyuan followed Lu Haoying to a mid-range restaurant.

People in that restaurant understood what was going on as soon as they looked at it, and they didn't need to say anything. They immediately cleared up the seats and tidied up the kitchen, and served side dishes, melon seeds, and fragrant tea. Just serve it up.

There were more than 30 people like Shen Ge and the others, and there were three tables in total. Shen Ge, Lu Haoying and Xiao Siyuan sat at one table, and the rest spread out and sat at three tables.

Among these people, some are really happy, and some are just drinking to relieve their worries. Needless to say, everyone is eating and drinking with a big bowl of wine and a big piece of meat.

Someone said: "Lao Lu, Xiao Xiao, and Xiao Shen have made it through this time, how long are we brothers going to survive?"

"What are you afraid of? Just take the exam a few more times. You may be lucky enough to pass the exam one day. Then you and I will be masters!"

Another human said: "If you are rich, don't forget each other. In the future, we will have to rely on the support of my brothers."

After he said this, someone proposed to propose a toast to Master Juren, so everyone raised their glasses to respect each other.

Shen Ge was fed a little too much, watching a group of people crying and laughing, but his mind was not on it at all, he just wanted to finish drinking early and go back to see his brother Xun early.

Xiao Siyuan suddenly patted his hand, touched him drunkenly, and murmured: "Look, the spring breeze is proud! Brother, if you do it with someone...how can you have such a scene!"

The two words in the middle were swallowed by Xiao Siyuan. Even if he didn't say it, Shen Ge knew that what he wanted to say was the word "male wife".

Shen Ge also murmured: "Brother Yuan, you don't understand. Fame is good, but without Brother Xun, what's the point? I'm not willing to go to the officialdom to deal with those people."

"Hey, you're still not happy, now it's up to you to say whether you're happy or not? You're just a little guy." Xiao Siyuan hooked his shoulders to him, and whispered in his ear with drunken eyes, "You said that Uncle Shen is here, and he sees you If so...you must break your bastard's legs!"

Shen Ge was not happy, and raised a pair of black and white eyes to look at him, "Brother Yuan, who are you calling a bastard? I didn't say much when you and Qiu'er were flirting with each other!"

A group of people drank to and fro, and no one cared what the other party said. Most of them talked to themselves, crying and laughing, not to mention too much.

A meal is eaten from noon to afternoon, some people wake up and get drunk for a while, some people stay drunk, and the small families of each family are waiting to pick them up.

Manzi was waiting outside to pick up Shen Ge, and when he saw someone leaving, he went to the shopkeeper to pay the money, and then went in to pick up Shen Ge.

Shen Ge saw his proud disciple at a glance, he waved at Manzi, lay on the chair in a disorganized state, and kept asking, "Where is Brother Xun?"

Shen Ge's drunken eyes were hazy, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth while asking, but he did not admit his mistake.

Seeing his gorgeous appearance, Manzi stretched out his hands to support him, half-supporting and half-carrying him, and walked out, saying: "Master Xun is in the other courtyard, waiting for you to go back."

"Oh." Shen Ge responded, then tilted his head and asked him, "Manzi, will you tell him the news of my winning?"

"As I said, Mr. Xun said that he is waiting for you in the other courtyard."

Shen Ge's eyes lit up in an instant, and he didn't say anything else, obediently hanging on the manzi, waiting to see his brother Xun.

Seeing him like this, Manzi felt a little complicated, and a hidden worry arose deep in his heart.

Naturally, Xun Feiguang already knew that Shen Ge had passed the Juren examination, and he was still No.3. This good news made him feel relieved from the bad news brought by Qin Shuhuai and his wife, and his steps were a little brisk.

After returning to the other courtyard, Xun Feiguang personally mentioned Lu Zhi, "Ge'er is eating wine, don't forget the sober soup."

The news of Shen Ge's Zhongju has also spread throughout the other courtyards of the Xun family, and the green branches and even the happy food for the celebration have been prepared.

All the servants were beaming with joy, and everyone knew that although Mr. Shen was not from the Xunfu, he was no different from the people from the Xunfu. The master favored Mr. Shen the most, so why should he care about Mr. Shen's affairs? Both are useful.

Seeing Xun Feiguang's expression, Lu Zhi responded with a smile: "Yes, I have prepared it earlier. Master, why don't you have some food first?"

"Well, pass it on first. Tell the cook to prepare some easy-to-digest meals, and Geer will serve him some when he comes back."

"Yes."

Xun Feiguang was eating here, and after a while, Shaoxin walked in with a solemn expression, bowed and knelt down on one knee, and said in a low voice: "General, someone from the capital is here to see you."

Xun Feiguang paused while holding the tea, and said, "Who is it?"

"Zhan Zheng Xiao Zhan guards."

Zhan Zhengxiao is the first-class imperial guard of the third rank, and Xun Feiguang heard that it was him, with a calm expression on his face, "Let him in."

Soon a handsome young man walked in, with a straight back, wearing armor and carrying a knife, he knew he was a military officer at first sight.He stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, bowed his hands and saluted Xun Feiguang, "I pay my respects to the Duke."

"What's the matter with the guard?"

"Your Majesty's secret decree, please hurry back to the capital immediately." Zhan Zhengxiao took out a piece of bright yellow silk cloth from his bosom.

Xun Feiguang paused for a moment before accepting it, unfolded it, scraped away the irrelevant fancy words, and saw the main point at a glance: the northern barbarians are attacking, the foreign barbarians are attacking, return quickly!

Xun Feiguang's complexion changed, and he asked in a deep voice, "Is there a war between the courts?"

"Yes!" Zhan Zhengxiao didn't hide it from him, "Ten days ago, the northern barbarians and barbarians invaded together, and they were attacking from the north and the south. I have already lost two cities and one island to my court. Beijing."

Xun Feiguang clenched the bright yellow silk cloth tightly in his hand, and said coldly: "There was momentum earlier, didn't His Majesty take precautions?"

Zhan Zhengxiao lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.

Xun Feiguang was silent, got up and walked towards the back hall.

Zhan Zhengxiao knelt again, and put his knees on the ground, "The embankment of a thousand miles is also suspected of being destroyed by an ant's nest. Now that the north and the south are attacking, it has been premeditated. If you don't return to defense as soon as possible, the whole country will be in danger. The country has no generals, and your majesty is special to me." Please return to Beijing and guard the frontier."

Xun Feiguang paused, "I'll give you an answer tonight."

"Duke! The two countries are at war, and every second counts! The North-South War is still a secret report, and within three to five days, this matter will be known to the whole country. If you don't hurry back to Beijing now, I'm afraid it will be too late."

Xun Feiguang turned to look at him when he heard the words, and smiled, "Could it be that I lost those two cities and one island?"

Zhan Zhengxiao touched his forehead to the ground and dared not speak.

Xun Feiguang looked at him with deep eyes, "Xun has led the army for ten years, and he went to battle at the age of 16 to kill the enemy. He has never forgotten to worry about the country and save the people. The year before last, Xun was accidentally betrayed by a villain. Back to half life, back to the countryside to rest. Now that Xun has no soldiers and no power in his hands, how can Zhan guards expect me to save the country one by one? Could it be that the generals leading troops in the north and south of the river and in the capital have not received their salary?"

Zhan Zhengxiao lowered his head and did not speak. When Xun Feiguang turned his head and walked out quickly, Zhan Zhengxiao looked at his flying robe feet, took a few steps on his knees and shouted: "How can there be eggs under the nest?! Duke , do you have the heart to watch my [-] people live in fear under the enemy's iron hoof?"

In the first few decades of this dynasty, Gao Zu was the family and the country, emphasizing culture and restraining martial arts. Nowadays, there are few generals who can ride horses and command troops in the Manchu dynasty. Even if there are generals, they are no more than Cai An and his like.

If there were only enemies in the north, the emperor would not call Xun Feiguang back anyway. However, now that the court is under attack from the north and the south, if one is not careful, the country will be overthrown, so the emperor has to be anxious.

Xun Feiguang's footsteps paused again, and Chao Shaoxin said: "Send the Zhan guards to rest and prepare food and grass for the horses. We will set off in the evening!"

Zhan Zhengxiao kowtowed to his back from behind, and was then taken to rest by Shao Xin.

Xun Feiguang sat cross-legged in the main room, with his hands on his knees and clenched tightly.

Shen Ge was half drunk at first, and when he was swaying in the carriage and walking towards the other courtyard of the Xun family, he thought that he would confess his love to Xun Feiguang later, so he couldn't help being nervous and excited, and he forcibly lost the excitement of the drink. up.

Manzi was sitting in front of the car, Shen Ge asked him in a low voice through the curtain: "Manzi, what do you think would happen if Brother Xun knew my intentions?"

Manzi didn't answer him, Shen Ge continued on his own, "You also said that you have no relatives and no reason, Brother Xun must be interested in me if he treats me so well, and I won't scare him by saying this. ?”

"Probably not. Who is Brother Xun? It's just a small confession. Could it be possible to change his face?"

"Hey, if I had known earlier, would it be safer if I inquired with Luzhi and Brother Shao first?"

Shen Ge muttered all the way, and when he was about to reach the other courtyard of the Xun family, the man asked: "Master, do you want to marry Mr. Xun as a man wife?"

"Don't talk about marriage, you can ask your master if you want to marry Mr. Xun?" Shen Ge muttered, and then said: "I will confess my heart first, and it will not be too late to talk about the marriage later. What do you think?"

"No." Manzi replied in a muffled voice, "Master, you don't want to be an official?"

Men and wives can also be officials, but it is difficult to occupy high positions.

Before Shen Ge could answer Manzi, the Xun Family's other courtyard arrived. Shen Ge couldn't care less about this, and hurriedly said to Manzi, "I'll go to Brother Xun first, and I'll talk to you later."

As Shen Ge said, he quickly slid out of the carriage, his legs and feet were quick, not like a drunk person at all.

When Shen Ge entered the other courtyard of Xun's family, he saw a few strange heroic soldiers. He was immersed in the excitement and nervousness of confessing his confession, and he didn't care at all.

Shen Ge rushed into the room first, and asked Luzhi, "Luzhi, is there hot water, please send some hot water, I'll take a shower first. Hey, there's also green salt, I want to rinse my mouth. "

Luzhi served him hangover soup and laughed at him, "Did you go to drink and got smoked?"

"No, no." Shen Ge took three sips of hangover soup and gulped it down in two gulps, then ran to find the green salt by the washbasin in a gust of wind, walked to the steps and rinsed his mouth, "Good green branch, go give it to me quickly. Just get hot water, I’ll tell you later.”

After Luzhi heard this, she didn't ask him any more, but asked someone to bring him hot water.

Shen Ge patronized Gao Xing, but didn't notice any difference in Lu Zhi's expression.

Shen Ge spent a lot of soap to wash himself white and fragrant, put on a moon-white robe with a fur collar, and put on new shoes and new socks. Before he could collect his things in time, he only said to Lu Zhi, "Lu Zhi, I'll go find Brother Xun first."

Shen Ge ran to the front of Xun Feiguang's house, thinking to be more reserved, he was busy and slowed down, but he still walked forward in a skipping motion.

Xun Feiguang had heard him earlier, and opened the door to welcome him with a squeak.

As soon as Shen Ge saw someone, his whole face lit up instantly. His eyes were bent, and he rushed to Xun Feiguang's body in three steps and two steps, and hugged him tightly, "Brother Xun, I have good news for you!"

"Ok?"

"I have been admitted to Juren, the third place in Daoning Mansion!"

Xun Feiguang rubbed his head, "Congratulations."

Shen Ge was carried forward by him, and said: "Brother Xun, I have one more thing to tell you."

Xun Feiguang pressed him to sit down, and sat down opposite him, saying: "I also have something to tell you, Your Majesty's secret decree ordered me to go to Beijing immediately."

"Ah?" Shen Ge was stunned, and hurriedly said, "I'll go with you."

"This is an official business, how can you get it?" Xun Feiguang disagreed, "Furthermore, I will ride the horse fast day and night, and even with your body, I can't catch up."

"Brother Xun, when will you come back?"

"The state-owned war has an uncertain return date."

Shen Ge fell into an ice cellar, he forced a smile and asked, "Brother Xun, are you going to the front line?"

Xun Feiguang understood what he meant and nodded slightly.

"Brother Xun, you go first, how about I follow?" Shen Ge asked, "Brother Xun, you know that I have memories of two lives. Although I was not a soldier in my previous life, I also know a lot of such things. I can be your assistant." ?”

Xun Feiguang couldn't help but rubbed his head, "You are a senior high school candidate today, and you will enter Beijing Chunwei next year. You may be a Jinshi in the future, with a bright future. What are you doing with me?"

Shen Ge pulled down the hand he put on top of his head, held it with both hands, stared at him, tremblingly said: "Brother Xun, I like you, I want to go with you."

Xun Feiguang pulled his hand, but failed to pull it out. He looked at Shen Ge and sighed, "Let go."

"Don't let go!" Shen Ge clenched his hands tighter, with red marks on his hands, "Brother Xun, don't say that you are just like an elder brother to a younger brother to me, there is no pair of brothers who are as ambiguous as we are. I know you like me too, your eyes can't be fake!"

After a pause, Shen Ge begged, "Xun Feiguang, don't push me away."

Xun Feiguang was also silent. After a while, he raised his head and looked into Shen Ge's eyes, and said, "That's right, Geer, I really like you, but you may not like me."

"You are young now, and you just get along with me more, so you have a special feeling for me. You say that you like me, and I believe it. You may admire me like an elder brother, but You may not really love me like you love your lover."

"Xun Feiguang!" Shen Ge yelled at him and burst into tears unconsciously, "Don't change the subject, I'm not a child, I can tell the difference."

Xun Feiguang walked to his side, sighed, stretched out his hand, wiped away his tears with rough fingertips, looked into his eyes, "I know. But Geer, you have to admit, you just get along with me a lot You like me largely because I am the most talkative to you. I know you, spoil you, and take you to do things you have never done before. You feel that I am close to your heart. "

"You haven't yet made it clear whether you like me or someone who knows you, loves you, and takes you to do things you've never done. If someone else came, would you like him the same?"

"Don't rush to refuse." Xun Feiguang said in a low voice: "Ge'er, I'm 12 years older than you. I knew at the age of 14 that I only like men, and I will only be with men in this life. You are different. Before you I also liked other little girls..."

"I didn't!" Shen Ge yelled at him.

Xun Feiguang patted him on the back and coaxed him calmly, "Okay, you haven't. However, Geer, you have never liked men, and you have never had feelings for men other than me, whether it is yours Classmates or savages, you treat them as people like you, and never try to avoid suspicion. You know, you don't like men, you just like me."

"So what?! I like you, and you like me too. Why is there a problem? Could it be that I have to like someone else before I can like you?!" Shen Ge finished yelling at Xun Feiguang, tears fell again, and he stretched out his hand Wiping, wiping his face in embarrassment, he couldn't help turning his face away.

Xun Feiguang rubbed his head and touched his ears, and said in a low voice, "I didn't mean that, but you don't like men, your feelings for me may just be the love of teenagers. Geer, you are different from me , you are now a Juren, you can still take the Jinshi examination next year, marry a wife and have children, and you will have a prosperous official career in the future, and your life will be smooth."

"You clearly know that I don't want to be an official. I just don't want to be bullied. I don't want to be an official. Besides, if I didn't meet you, I would have died last year. Where would I marry? I have picked it up in this life, why can't I live it well?"

"Now you think about not marrying a wife, having children, not being an official, and not being admired by thousands of people. If one day you regret it, you will be anything?" Xun Feiguang patted him on the back, his voice was calm and sad, "Geer, I am now Already thirty, if you want to be with me, I will first consider getting married. You like me, I know that, but no one can be sure whether you also like to be my pillow."

Shen Ge glared at him.

Xun Feiguang still said calmly: "I have seen many young people who always admire older men, but after a few years, they no longer feel this way."

Shen Ge didn't know how to persuade him, watching him finally muttered, "Brother Xun, are you afraid of the future, so you want to give up on me now?"

When Shen Ge said this, tears fell again, Xun Feiguang sighed, hugged him into his arms, kissed his ear, and whispered in his ear: "I didn't mean that. Geer, you need time to see Clear your mind."

Shen Ge was stubborn, "You are not me, how do you know that I don't really like you?"

"Yes, I'm not you, so it takes time. Ge'er, I have to go back to Kyoto tonight, so don't follow me. From this autumn to next spring, you should think about it carefully. After you finish the exam and release the rankings, you will respond again." Me, do you really like me?"

Shen Ge hugged him tightly, and couldn't think of a reason to refute for a moment.

Xun Feiguang kissed his ears, his voice was low, "We know each other, and we are neighbors at the end of the world."