Taoist priests are merciless

After entering the capital, more and more pedestrians came and went. There were apricot blossoms blooming on both sides of the road, but it rained the night before, and some petals fell. Carved cars are fragrant all over the road.

The weather is sunny after the rain, and the sweet fragrance in the air seems to be squeezed out to taste. The sun warms the fragrance, and the willow wind blowing on the face becomes a sultry warm wind.

Cen Shen is used to being lonely in the cold courtyard of Tiangong. What he faces all day long is the lingering fairy mist and the ever-blossoming plants. Even the sparrows on the branches are extremely quiet. After crying twice, I still looked around shyly for a while, for fear of disturbing the quiet ears of those immortals.

Now that he is surrounded by the busy city, he is really a little uneasy. He rarely participates in various banquets and Dharma talks in the fairy world, and his level of communication with people is still at the stage of nodding and bowing. Staring and laughing, he felt very uncomfortable, wishing to use the fairy method to escape immediately.

Pedestrians focused their eyes on Cen Shen and Bai Jinzhi, one was Cen Shen's appearance - such a person carved from ice, his face was like a jade plate, his clothes were like silver satin, and there was no blemish on his body. In this busy street and alley, it is really shocking, it is hard not to attract people's attention; the second thing is the umbrella in Bai Jinzhi's hand.Although the oil umbrella is beautiful, but it is really a sunny day, and he is holding an umbrella for another son like no one else, blocking all the sunlight, what a novelty!

Sensing everyone's surprised and amazed eyes, Bai Jinzhi smiled and looked back one by one, nodding and waving enthusiastically while watching, just like an official inspecting public sentiments!

Seeing his response, the passers-by became bolder and greeted him one after another, especially some young women, who let out clear and melodious laughter and walked with them all the way.

Cen Shen didn't say anything at first, but found that Bai Jinzhi was getting more and more happy, and seemed to be enjoying it! He squinted at him and said in a low voice: "Stop making trouble, let's find a place to stay first !"

Hearing Cen Shen's words, Bai Jinzhi put it away immediately, tilted the umbrella towards him again, and at the same time leaned closer to Cen Shen, leaning close to his ear and said: "Observe!"

Knowing Bai Jinzhi's financial situation, Cen Shen originally thought that they would find an abandoned Town God's Temple for a night, but he did not expect that Bai Jinzhi took him into a nearby inn. The inn was not too big or small, with three floors high. The paint on the plaque is a little faded, but from the number of guest officials who come and go, it can be seen that its business is tight, and staying here must be expensive.

Bai Jinzhi went straight to the counter, and said to the clerk: "Book two rooms, the ones next to each other must be quiet, not facing the street, the curtains should have a better shading effect, but opening the windows at night can let in the sun." Moonlight, you can see the starry sky, don't knock on the door if you have nothing to do, if you need anything, I will come down and say it myself."

It may be the first time that the buddy has encountered so many guests at one time. He has been searching for a long time and carefully selected the perfect room that can meet all the requirements.

Cen Shen knew that he didn't have much money, so he pulled him aside, and asked in a low voice: "Brother, I will try for nine days, live here, and reserve two rooms, is your money enough to handle it?"

Cen Shen felt that if necessary, he could get some silver taels. After all, he had been a star official for thousands of years.

Bai Jinzhi patted the burden on his chest, full of self-confidence: "It's okay, I lived frugally all the way, just to eat and sleep well in the capital, it must be enough, brother, don't worry, this time we travel I will cover all expenses, and your silver taels can be saved to buy more melon and fruit incense candles for your relatives."

After hearing this, Cen Shen frowned and said: "If you use up all these days, what will you do in the days to come?"

The corners of Bai Jinzhi's mouth curled up, revealing two rows of shiny white teeth, and said with a smile: "After these days are over, I will be named on the gold list, and I will perform well in the palace examination. Maybe the emperor sees that I am suave and full of knowledge. He is really a great talent born in the world, he was so moved by me that he gave me a mansion and two other courtyards on the spot, am I still worried that there will be no place to live?"

Cen Shen knew that he was talking about running horses, and he was brazen enough to play with his own future and situation. Immediately, all his worries were swept away. He didn't want to answer his words, and walked away with a cool face.

This stay lasted fifteen days, and for the first five days, Bai Jinzhi had nothing to do, and he didn't study his books, he went to the next door to pester Cen Shen all day long.Cen Shen is naturally quiet, and when he has nothing to do, he is a scholarly Tongqin. He occasionally looks at the starry sky and night scene outside the window, and loves to ignore his words.

But Bai Jinzhi was not frustrated by Cen Shen's cold temper in the slightest, he was like a burning flame, he could burn blazingly without anyone adding firewood and fanning the wind.Every day he took Cen Shen out, he shouldn't, so Bai Jinzhi sat beside him with a pouch, and talked continuously, talking about folk customs, all kinds of anecdotes and anecdotes in front of him, although Cen Shen usually didn't He responded, but listened silently, sighing secretly for the knowledge and vision of this scholar. He thought that these mortal scholars were addicted to the Four Books and Five Classics, stereotyped theories, and always said a few words "fate meets Bole" every time they prayed to God and worshiped Buddha. , the gold list title".

Every time he thinks of this time, he will meet a scholar with mixed knowledge and knowledge. Not to mention the noble and refined temperament of a scholar, he is also proficient in gossip and unofficial history, chatting about the world and talking about it!

Such an interesting book boy, he couldn't bear to suck his soul.It's better to save his life and let him add a distinctive color to the mortal academic world.

Cen Shen suddenly had the urge to get up and say goodbye. He took care of him all the way, and even paid for his rent. These were all acts of kindness, and he had no reason to lay hands on such a person.

But he suddenly remembered what the judge said: Judging from his appearance, he should be a romantic and ungrateful person in this life. He has a lot of luck in peach blossoms, but after the peach blossoms fail to bloom, he abandons the flowers and walks away, stepping on the bones of the flowers under his feet. highest position.

While thinking about it, Bai Jinzhi was talking happily, and Cen Shen looked at his face with great interest, a pair of peach eyes, two black eyebrows, the spring waves in his eyes were boundless, and there were layers of ripples facing him. Cute appearance, but could this appearance have such a cruel heart?

Seeing the beauty in front of him staring at him so intently, Bai Jinzhi felt a little embarrassed, his fair cheeks were dyed a little red, his eyelashes fluttered, and he lowered his eyes.

Seeing him would also be embarrassing, Cen Shen was a little surprised, opened the mouth that he hadn't opened all day, and asked, "You should have the exam tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, I wanted to tell you today, but I forgot it as soon as I came in. I have been away for three days, and I will eat and live in the Gongyuan. Don't be afraid of living here alone. I have already I’ve greeted the store clerk, if you need anything, just tell him directly.”

Cen Shen nodded, and smiled slightly: "I see that you haven't reviewed in the past few days, so you must have forgotten some content. Why don't you worship in front of me, maybe I can bless your high school!"

This was originally a joke, but Bai Jinzhi actually shook his clothes, stood upright in front of Cen Shen, folded his hands and bowed his head respectfully, "I hope that this talented fake wit in front of me will be so smart." You can bless me, a real talented scholar, to be named on the gold list, and I will become a blockbuster!"

The next nine days are examinations, which are divided into three sessions, one session of three days, the first session of classics, the second session of judgment, and the third session of policy discussion. Candidates are all unified in the dormitory of the Gongyuan. The invigilation is strict and they are not allowed to go out.

When Cen Shen was bored, he took advantage of the night to float into the air, concealed himself, and floated to the top of the Gongyuan to have a look. Every time he went, he would see Bai Jinzhi sleeping soundly while the other candidates were busy writing. Quick book.He couldn't help but sighed, and took the wind back to the inn.

On the third day after the exam, Bai Jinzhi went out to buy the local rice cake with bean filling, and when he came back, he unwrapped the wrapper, gave one to Cen Shen, and ate one himself, enjoying himself while eating. After eating, he wiped his mouth and said lightly: "I saw the list when I left the dim sum shop just now, and I won the Hui Yuan. The blessing of you, a hypocrite, is really not bad!"

Cen Shen was chewing slowly, and was stunned when he heard these words. With his sleepy posture, he was able to come out on top. Could it be that he was really lucky as a Wenqu star?

Three days later it was the palace examination. Before the examination, the palace sent an eunuch to personally explain the examination matters. Bai Jinzhi changed the blue cloth shirt that was washing to white, and at least dressed up decently. Putting on the hosta hair crown, she suddenly became elegant.It used to be elegant, but it has a sour taste, so you can't watch it for a long time, otherwise it will make your teeth sour.

This time Cen Shen did not dare to underestimate this seemingly unreliable scholar, and waited for news in the inn with some anticipation.

He lived up to his expectations. That night, news came from the palace that the Holy Majesty was impressed by a talented man. He talked eloquently about the current imperial examination form and content, with praise and criticism. Comparing it with the scope, he also predicted the future development of stereotyped writing. After citing scriptures and allusions, everyone at the scene was amazed. So Longxin was overjoyed, and the Holy One named him the number one scholar on the spot, and bestowed him with the status of Hanlin official. The prince's young teacher, assisting the grand master to take charge of the prince's teaching work.When parting, the Holy Majesty gave the gifted man another house, which is convenient for him to go to court every day, and it is located in Jiuwen Lane not far from the Forbidden City.

Cen Shen leaned on the wooden railing and listened to the news, and shook his head with mixed feelings. He didn't expect that the horse that this poor scholar was talking about was actually a hidden horse.