The National Teacher is a Rabbit Spirit

"Are the two of you also here to participate in Chunwei?" A young man in his twenties asked among them. He hadn't heard Bai Zimu and Pei Shao talk just now, so he couldn't guess where they were from.

"Yes." Pei Shao replied with a smile, and he really wanted to participate, but as an examiner of the palace examination.

"The two brothers are natives of Chang'an?" Another young man with a baby face heard that their accent was authentic Chang'an official dialect, so he asked, "I have to see you two in the academy."

"The two of us are locals, and we study in Qinglu Academy, so we really don't want to be with everyone." When Pei Shao said this, these people all showed envious eyes.Now that the official school is declining, it is the academy that teaches well and gathers famous teachers.Qinglu Academy is the best academy in Chang'an. Many famous Confucian scholars teach students here. Naturally, this academy is also top-notch in the whole country.It's no wonder that the two of them don't come from ordinary people's clothes at first glance, and they have a good temperament. I'm afraid they have power in their family.

"Are you here to participate in the Spring Festival, right? Are you still used to the climate in Chang'an?" Pei Shao closed his umbrella, stood aside, took out a handkerchief from his arms, and wiped off the raindrops on Bai Zimu's body. A little bit of loose hair.Bai Zimu enjoyed his service with peace of mind, all he could do was look at Pei Shao, and he didn't leave anything to others.

The couples over there were all acquainted after coming to Chang'an, and there was also a fellow countryman who came together. They watched Pei Shao and Bai Zimu's intimacy, and they couldn't help thinking in their hearts, Chang'an's atmosphere is so open, and men fall in love with such great fanfare. ?However, there is also a student who is from the south, and the Qi brotherhood is prevalent there, so it is not surprising to see this kind of thing.

They just met by chance, and it's not easy to talk about their feelings, so they pretended that they didn't see anything, and then talked about the scientific research.

There is no fixed time for the examination. Some emperors, such as the late emperor, once every three years.Some emperors haven't had one for several years, and the newly enthroned emperor often holds ceremonies outside the rules in order to attract more help for himself, which provides good opportunities for these moves.

"I'm going to visit Mr. Lin's house in a few days. Do you have fellow travelers?" A candidate said, visiting officials before the exam is a common thing, and he didn't hide it when he said it.

Several other Juren agreed and agreed on a time, leaving only Bai Zimu and Pei Shao silent.

"Could you both vote first? Spring is approaching, and it will be too late if you don't visit." The first person to speak asked, "But yes, you are from Chang'an, and you should know more people, unlike our life. If you are not familiar with the land, you can only rely on luck."

"That's not true. The two of us are just here to test the depth of the exam." Pei Shao thought to himself, he seemed to be able to pass the exam, but the national teacher didn't seem to be able to pass the exam, so he teased them That's it.

As soon as he spoke, the eyes of others were full of envy and jealousy.Pei Shao chatted with them a few more words, each left their contact information, and said goodbye to each other.The disciples went up the mountain to worship the mountain god along the main road, and Pei Shao and Bai Zimu went up the mountain together along the other road.

"Why are you talking with them for so long?" Bai Zimu barely spoke just now, and only asked Pei Shao after they separated.

"This is my first year hosting Chunwei, and I want to see what these candidates look like. The future important ministers are likely to be selected from these candidates, and they will be officials in the same court as you in the future." Pei Shao explained to him.

"They don't look like they can pass the exam." Bai Zimu said, not because he saw anything, but because they disturbed his and Pei Shao's leisure time.

"A person can't be judged by his appearance, that's not certain." Pei Shao heard the jealousy in Bai Zimu's words, and couldn't help laughing, "Lin Zihui is also going to take the exam this year. Do you think he was doing too much? If he said the exam earlier, why bother?" How many years do you want to be a guard?"

Lin Cong's grandfather and father are both high-ranking officials. As a grandson, he can of course serve as an official under the shadow of the emperor.If he does well, he will be promoted quickly. Even if he does not do well, he will not be left out with this background.

It's really interesting that he has gone more than half of his official career, but he is going to take the exam again.However, Pei Shao could also understand that the officials of the current dynasty valued his passing the exam more than sheltering him from becoming an official. Lin Cong might also want to be promoted. It seems that he is very ambitious.

"Can you become a high-ranking official if you pass the Jinshi exam?" Bai Zimu asked, holding an umbrella to cover the heads of the two, but stretching out his other hand to feel the drizzle in spring, the continuous rain seems not to stick to his hands Generally falling, clear and cool.The roadside is full of tender green grass and trees, and some trees are blooming with clusters of pink flowers. The leaves have not yet emerged, and they look even more delicate in the light rain.

Pei Shao glanced at Bai Zimu, even the flowers are not as beautiful as Bai Zimu's face, but it seems a bit wild to use this word to describe Bai Zimu, what should be used to describe it?Pei Shao thought, if he takes the imperial examination, he will definitely fail.

"Of course you can't become a high-ranking official right away if you pass the Jinshi exam, but you will have a greater possibility than others in the future. After all, they are better than the children of ordinary officials. No matter how many principles of governing the country, the selected people will not be too bad."

"Yeah." Bai Zimu nodded. To him, who is an official is not very important, it's just a matter of who is in the same court when he goes to court.He usually likes to watch them quarrel with each other, and it would be nice to have a group of people get tired of watching them again.

"Speaking of which, the Master Lin they are talking about is Lin Zihui's uncle and the examiner this time. I wonder if he will give Lin Zihui extra care." Pei Shao's pace gradually slowed down, and then stopped .The road they took was not of much interest to other people, so there were few people there. After passing through a few fork roads, those who should go up the mountain, and those who should go, left only the two of them.

Bai Zimu stopped at a place two steps lower, looked up at Pei Shao, the sky hadn't cleared yet, the rain had stopped, the air was still humid, and the wind gradually quieted down.

"When we have time in the future, let's wander around, Zimu, you shouldn't just be trapped in Chang'an." Pei Shao looked at Bai Zimu and the endless mountain road behind him, and said softly.Perhaps Bai Zimu is indeed a seasoned immortal. He could have traveled many places, but now he is always with him, trapped in such a world.

It's like locking a bird in a gorgeous cage. No matter how big the cage is, what's the use?

"I'll go wherever you go." When Bai Zimu saw Pei Shao every day recently, he felt that he looked better than before, especially because he was wearing a scholar's clothes today, and his skin became discolored because he was busy indoors all the time. Fair skin.He always felt that he couldn't get enough of Pei Shao, so he wanted to have a deeper relationship with him, but Pei Shao insisted on getting married.

Or one day secretly cast a spell on Pei Shao to make him forget about it and do it first.Bai Zimu secretly thought about going to Pei Shao when he couldn't sleep at night.But he is not the original Bai Zimu now, he knows that many people may object to their relationship.

Just like small animals will choose the opposite sex to have children together in spring, people are also used to the harmony of yin and yang.But Bai Zimu has also seen two males doing that kind of thing, or two females together.He used to just watch them coldly, but now he is a little envious of them. At least they can be together if they want, unlike him who has so many scruples.

"Do you want some reward for being so good today?" Hearing what Bai Zimu said, Pei Shao felt a little liking in his heart.He pulled Bai Zimu to hide behind a big tree, and after making sure there was no one there, he stretched out his hand to touch Bai Zimu's face.

"What reward?" Bai Zimu looked at him expectantly.

Pei Shao took out a purse from his pocket, it was a very simple style, and he put the purse close to Bai Zimu's nose.

"It smells so good." Bai Zimu smelled the fragrance, and remembered that Pei Shao had asked someone to prepare incense for him before, and among them was the smell of dragon incense.Bai Zimu couldn't describe this taste, but through the blending of spices, the fake one could be confused with the real one.

The flavor of the spices blended has no flavor but no charm, so Pei Shao purposely wore it next to his body for a few days before giving it to Bai Zimu.

"Then I'll return the gift for you too." Bai Zimu took the purse, put it in his arms with preciousness, then hugged Pei Shao's neck, and kissed him.The two of them were not afraid of being seen because they were covered by trees. When their lips parted, Pei Shao tapped Bai Zimu's bright red and plump lips with his fingertips, and kissed again as if it wasn't enough.

When he started, Bai Zimu couldn't help but make up for it too. The two of them went back and forth, insisting on spending nearly two quarters of an hour here. They waited until the sun was about to come out before continuing to walk up the mountain.

The time it took for these two people to go up the mountain was enough for others to walk around. When they reached the top of the mountain, there happened to be a pavilion here, but it was in disrepair for a long time, and most of the paint on the pillars had peeled off, which showed that very few people came.Bai Zimu quickly restored the pavilion to its original state, and then he and Pei Shao sat on the stone bench and took out the food box.

What I brought today were some cold snacks, and it was cold food before Qingming, so eating these was also in season.The chef of the National Teacher's Mansion made some wormwood dumplings and other snacks for Bai Zimu. The wormwood dumplings are not available in the capital. They are green glutinous rice skins on the outside, red bean paste and some salty stuffing on the inside.

"Is it delicious?" Bai Zimu fed Pei Shao a mouthful of dumpling. The dumpling was small, and Pei Shao ate it in one gulp. By the way, he licked Bai Zimu's fingertips that were stained with glutinous rice, his eyes full of provocation.

Bai Zimu couldn't help but took a sip of wine to suppress his desire, otherwise he would be on the ground...

The two of them didn't return directly to the palace from the top of the mountain until the afternoon. As soon as they came back, Pei Shao saw a table of memorials.

"Zimu, it's too difficult to be an emperor."

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The author has something to say:

Pei Shao: I just want to fall in love, not work.

The national teacher is always on the verge of crossing the border. Coincidentally, so is His Majesty.