Misty rain and heavy flowers accompany the king's return

Nie Xingfeng is a very regular swordsman, or a 'jianghu person'.

Every morning he would have an early breakfast at the inn, and then disappear for the whole day.

In the evening, I sat alone in a corner of the inn, with two dishes and a jug of wine, drinking for myself.

Two days before the start of the exam, Shen Bai didn't read "Contemporary Collection" again, because the self in his dream was actually named Marquis, which made him not calm down for a long time.

Especially before he became a marquis, he couldn't help but feel anxious about his plans with his brother-in-law.

There was a backlog of things piled up in his heart, and his expression was dull and dull.

"Let's go for a walk." Long Qingchen wondered why Shen's depressed mood was always low for no reason, and fell into a contemplative and indifferent look without any sign.

The two went out together, and Long Qingchen followed behind with Yueqin.

"What are you doing with the piano?" Shen Bai asked curiously.

"Go to the riverside and play the piano, it's never been a pleasant thing." Qingchen looked at him and smiled.

Shen Bai took the piano, put it on his back, and said in a very small voice: "Sorry, I have a little thought."

Qingchen didn't answer the words, and accompanied him out of the inn, and walked to the small pavilion by the river, there was no one in the small pavilion, the two sat facing each other, looking sideways at the scenery above the river.

Shen Bai put Yueqin down and put it aside.

"A Luo, do you have any thoughts?" Long Qingchen looked at Shen Bai and asked.

"Call me Abai, from now on you will be called by this name alone." Shen Bai said suddenly, and Qingchen was surprised and puzzled.

"A lot of things." Shen Bai pointed to his forehead: "It's all suppressed here, it's hard for me to explain to you, but you believe me, when the time is right, I will tell you."

Long Qingchen smiled slightly at him.

"Recently you have a lot of chuckling expressions, this seems to be my favorite expression." Shen Bai looked at him and said.

"No way, get close to Zhu Zhechi." Qingchen lowered his head, stretched out his hand to hold Shen Bai's palm: "Ah Bai, no matter what, I hope you have something to tell me."

Shen Bai nodded, his slightly closed eyes were full of comfort.

Picking up the yueqin, sitting by the river, leisurely playing the blurred tunes one after another.

Many boatmen passing by couldn't help but look at them, Shen Bai's fingers moved quickly, and the seventh-order pitches were changing in the melody of the piano.

Nie Xingfeng jumped from the top of the boat on the big river, and landed lightly in front of the small pavilion.

Seeing him, Shen Bai curled his lips and smiled.

Nie Xingfeng sat on the side without saying a word, untied a wine jug from his waist, half-lyed on the wooden railing of the small pavilion, and slowly drank the wine with his face facing the sky. Shen Bai admired it.

In the evening, the three of them sat at the same table for dinner.

"Brother Shen, did you come to the country for the test?" Nie Xingfeng asked with a drink of his own.

"Yes, I'm going to take the exam the day after tomorrow." Shen Bai glanced at Qing Chen worriedly.

"Is there anything you want to talk about?" Nie Xingfeng asked.

"I'm going to take the exam for two days, so I don't worry about Qingchen." Shen Bai couldn't help but said when he saw the knight-errant aura on him.

"Don't worry at Tongyuan Inn, the shopkeeper here is not an ordinary person. I will take care of Mr. Long in the past few days." Nie Xingfeng put down his wine glass and said.

Shen Bai nodded, with a relieved expression.

I don't know why, for a person like Nie Xingfeng, he has a sense of security in his heart. When he first saw his unruly and frivolous, swordsmanship, his heart recognized him with chivalrous tenderness.

And in Shen Bai's heart, he always felt that this person was thoughtful and a gentleman who could make people feel at ease.

On the day of the exam, the two got up early, and Nie Xingfeng sat in the lobby and ordered food for them.

Shen Bai saw a smile, and sat down with Qing Chen.

"Brother Shen, are you sure?" Nie Xingfeng asked rarely: "I don't think you read much at all?"

"Fourth!" Shen Bai said.

Nie Xingfeng looked at him in disbelief.

"I'm talking about Palace Examination No.4." Shen Bai said.

"You?" Nie Xingfeng put down his tea cup: "Why are you so sure?"

"Because the light is too exposed and it's not good, someone will not let me win the top three. I suddenly have this feeling." Shen Bai thought of receiving a box with no items in his dream when he was sealed.

Nie Xingfeng looked at him: "You have predicted the result of the imperial examination before you passed the provincial examination. You are indeed a strange person."

Shen Bai looked at him and smiled lightly: "But I think we will be friends, very good friends."

"I do." Nie Xingfeng replied with a smile.

The examination room was under the office of the chief secretary, and all candidates had to enter for two days and could not come out. A total of five students from Jiangnan prefectures took the examination here.

The reason for concentrating areas for examinations has been recorded in "Jinji Ji".

The fifth chapter is about a fraud case in the examination room that shocked the world during the reign of the first emperor. More than 7000 students were implicated and all re-examinations were carried out.

Shen Bai went in and saw the topic of the first day, the handout "Heaven, Earth, and Man".

"Why did you come up with such a question?" Shen Bai felt very strange when he saw the emperor's question.

The punching cartridge was slowly grinding the ink, and he had a whole morning to finish writing this article.

Shen Bai's answer sheet is very detailed, "Heaven" is the master of balance, and the metaphor in it is that a king must be able to balance the world and weigh the pros and cons.

In terms of employing personnel, it is necessary to balance the weight of pros and cons.In external affairs, we must balance both soft and hard.In internal affairs, we must balance scholars, businessmen, farmers and workers.In dealing with nature, we must balance and let nature take its course.In terms of treatment, we must balance rewards and punishments.

God, in his pen is a word 'balance'.

It is like rain when it is dry, wind blows when it is dry, clear sky when it is flooded, and warm sun when it is cold.

The sky is high above, looking down on the common people, if there is no kindness and tolerance, what is the sky.

Tolerance and love are all due to the power of heaven to subvert the world, and it is for God.

"Earth" in his writing is the work of recreating all things.

'Land' is the foundation of all things.All things are of the same origin.

In his writing, "land" has become a class of officials and owners. They reject farmers and workers who are of the same origin, and they are killing each other and destroying their roots.

Shen Bai wrote: The landlord is an official, and the way to be a minister is very posture.All things are born on the earth, all people are supported on the earth, the moistening of the earth, the well-being of all people.Against the trend of the earth, birth and death.

When the earth is made, the earth rejuvenates, and everything is green and green, and all things return to feed back to the earth.

When the earth is reversed, the vitality is exhausted, all sounds are silenced, the soil is turned into sand, and the wind and dust are obliterated.

The "human" stands upright under the sky and rests on the earth.

Follow the trend of the sky and take advantage of the opportunity of the earth.Life and nature are endless.

Compared with heaven and earth, people's hearts are good, and they are inspired by their original intentions, which are admired by heaven and earth.The accumulation of affection and the condensation of wisdom are unprecedented in the world.

If there is no one, the world will be blocked, and if there is no one, the world will be blocked.

If there is no one, the world will be dead and silent, and if there is no one, all living beings will be ignorant.

After finishing writing, he looked at the file and was the first to hand in the paper.

The examiner who collected the paper read his name on the paper and immediately handed it to Mr. Tongge.

Elder Tong Ge and Prince Qi drank tea together in the lobby, and Elder Tong Ge took the paper.

"Shen Xiucai was the first to hand in the paper." His words caught Prince Qi's attention.

Tong Ge always looked at the paper: "His handwriting is not bad, he has a strong character, but he is also very restrained."

After half the payment, Mr. Tong Ge finished reading an article, then turned his head and read it again.

"What's the matter, Mr. Ge hasn't finished watching yet?" Prince Qi couldn't help asking.

Old Tong Ge handed him the paper: "I didn't enjoy reading it the first time, so read it again."

"How can a handout be so exaggerated?" Prince Qi took the paper and read it.

After reading Tian's handout, he couldn't help but sigh: "This guy, metaphorically speaking, discusses the way of the king." After finishing speaking, he looked at Tongge Lao: "Is this topic from the emperor?"

Old Tong Ge nodded: "It's absolutely true, it seems that the emperor is breaking the rules of death silence, let's see if he dares to talk about the righteousness of the emperor and the ministers."

"Then you see? This?" Prince Qi couldn't help asking while looking at Shen Bai's paper.

"My lord, let's finish it!" On the contrary, Elder Tongge got up leisurely, picked up a cup and began to drink tea leisurely.

Prince Qi picked up the paper seriously, and read everything verbatim.

"Convinced." He handed the paper back to Tongge Lao: "Copy one and send it to the imperial capital quickly. It's not too much for him to win the first prize."

Old Tong Ge nodded, took the paper, and handed it to the deputy examiner: "Do as the prince wants."

Prince Qi picked up the cup, took a sip of tea, and didn't speak any more.

Back at the posthouse at night, Liu'er asked Ci Wenhao curiously: "Master, why did you take the initiative to pass Mr. Shen's article to the imperial capital today? Is it really so good?"

Citing Wenhao said in a secret way: "It's not only good, it's too good. Instead of Tong Huai'en reporting it, it's better for the king to take the initiative."

"It's a pity, the last time in Huzhou, the prince devoted himself to playing the piano and painting, and didn't have a deep talk with Mr. Shen."

Citing Wenhao shook his head: "He left room for what he said last time, which makes people unable to figure it out."

"Then what do we do now?"

"How is Huzhou?" Ci Wenhao asked.

"Just got the news, Long Tu didn't even know that his brother ran away with someone, and he is still rubbing the handle he left in the southwest!" Liu'er said disdainfully.

"Hmph!" Citing Wenhao chuckled: "With brother Shen's talent, what would happen if he was paired with an unruly Yue family?"

Liu'er looked at Ci Wenhao curiously: "You've made a fortune, will Mr. Shen know?"

Citing Wenhao gently shook his head: "His piano sound is full of infatuation, this person is born to be a seed of infatuation."

The next day's policy discussion, Shen Bai wrote the previous topic of work.

Special tax on salt and iron, road guide certificate, no production limit on the pipeline.Strictly set up roadblocks, set up affiliated yamen, tea shreds, separate production areas, and set up exclusive yamen management.

In a word, check the circulation, not the output.

Specialized stores, monthly sales, need to submit road citations as proof.

Based on evidence, tax is measured.

These include the qualifications of transportation, the establishment and management of wharves, the dredging of waterways, and the excavation of roads, all of which have certain suggestions.

After Shen Bai finished answering the paper, he was the first to hand in the paper again.

He walked out of the examination room, Long Qingchen was waiting for him outside, and Nie Xingfeng stood beside him holding his sword.

"Thank you, Brother Nie." Shen Bai said with a smile.

"Sure enough, you are the first to hand in the test paper. It seems that you have a plan!" Nie Xingfeng said jokingly.

"Maybe! Don't worry about it, just do your best." Shen Bai said calmly.

Back at the inn, I took a shower and changed my clothes.

Eat and drink with Nie Xingfeng below.

"I'm going back tomorrow, brother Shen, the road is far away, so take care of yourself!" Nie Xingfeng said.

Shen Bai looked at him: "That's how life is, there are rivers and lakes everywhere. Brother Nie also take care."

The two toasted and drank together, laughing.

In the evening, by candlelight, Shen Bai wrote an essay of tens of thousands of words until late at night.

"Ah Bai, why are you still busy at night?" Qingchen looked at him in surprise.

"It's just a favor, it's just throwing stones to ask for directions." After finishing writing, Shen Bai stretched his waist and said.

When the lights were turned off to sleep, Long Qingchen leaned against him and asked, "Are you sure?"

"Yes. However, the imperial capital is like a giant beast, which makes me a bit confused." Shen Bai said.

"Why?" Qingchen lay in his arms.

"I don't know, just like I don't know the situation in Huzhou now." Shen Bai replied.

"Huzhou?" Qingchen thought for a while: "I don't know what my father is thinking now."

"It doesn't matter what he thinks. What matters is what he did after he knew you were gone. It matters a lot, and it's also a kind of temptation for him." Shen Bai said.

"You mean, he doesn't care about me?" Long Qingchen asked in surprise.

"Are you sure?" Shen Bai asked him back.

"No." Long Qingchen shook his head: "Not at all."

Shen Bai sighed: "This is what you have to accept, and what is hard to accept."

The two fell asleep with their own thoughts, and the dream that Shen Bai expected came as promised.

But the content is surprising.

Because Zihuan in the dream confessed to himself.

In this world, he and Long Qingchen will not be different, or even normal, even if they elope, it is just a passing moment.

And in that world, deviant behavior will be unjust for a lifetime.

His thoughts fell into entanglement, as if he was facing Zihuan in that world, Shen Bai spent the night in a nightmare.

Early the next morning, Shen Bai woke up.

"You slept restlessly last night, are you worried about the imperial capital?" Qingchen asked curiously.

Shen Bai smiled slightly: "No, don't worry."

The two had breakfast together downstairs and learned that Nie Xingfeng had left.

"This is what Nie Shaoxia told you." The shopkeeper handed Shen Bai a blue bamboo-leaf-shaped gemstone.

"This is?" Shen Bai looked curiously.

"It's a token of their sect, you take it, ordinary people in the Jianghu will be scruples when they see it, his master Jing Gongyun, above the Jianghu, is the top three masters." The shopkeeper explained.

"Thank you." Shen Bai took it and put it away.

In the morning, after the two sat for a while, Prince Qi came to visit.

"There's nothing wrong with you being number one. We'll leave together when the list is released, and the list will be released earlier." Prince Qi said.

"This is for the prince." Shen Bai handed him the file.

"What is this?" Citing Hao took it curiously.

"The policy is not finished, including the lease and sale of minerals, as well as the control of some materials." Shen Bai added: "There are records here, it can be regarded as a favor from the prince."

Citing Wenhao took it with a satisfied smile.