Qing Jialu

The friendship between Shen Jia and Du Huan is as light as water, and whenever he is free, he will go to Zhuangyuan Building to look for him.The two only exchange knowledge and discuss current affairs, regardless of other things.

Speaking of current affairs, it is natural to talk about the "examination into a book" recently implemented by the imperial court. Shen Jia just wanted to hear scholars' opinions on this policy, so she guided Du Huan to chat a little more.

Du Huan is a person with lofty ideals who supports the New Deal, and has a lot of ideas about the reform. When he chatted with Shen Jia, the two hit it off immediately, and there was a feeling that they would never see each other again.Xiao Yi heard that Shen Jia had unearthed a talent, so he also went to Zhuangyuan Building with Shen Jia, planning to meet this person for a while.

When seeing Xiao Yi again, Du Huan was slightly surprised.When he was stunned, Xiao Yi smiled and said, "Why, you are not welcome?"

"Welcome, Brother Xiao, please." Du Huan hurriedly led the way, and led Shen Jia and Xiao Yi to his place on the second floor.

Xiao Yi looked around and saw that there was only one bed in the guest room, and Du Huan should be living alone.Tables, chairs, benches, paper, ink, pens and inkstones are all available, which can be regarded as the upper room.Xiao Yi thought in his heart that Du Huan's family was quite rich if he could rent a house in Zhuangyuan Building for a few months.

"Brother Xiao, Brother Shen, please sit down." Du Huan took them to sit down at the coffee table by the window, "The tea I brought from home, Brother Xiao, please taste it."

After all, Du Huan began to wash his hands and make tea. Xiao Yi took a closer look and found that it was Tuanbing tea.

Since the Taizu of this dynasty promulgated the abolition of group tea and the promotion of leaf tea, the folks have rarely had this kind of group cake tea.Only in the mansion of the royal family and nobles, there are places to pay tribute to the big dragon group, small dragon group and other group tea.

Xiao Yi looked at Du Huan's skillful tea making skills, and it seemed that their family was indeed either rich or expensive.

Shen Jia had already tasted Du Huan's tuancha, but every time he watched him grind the tea, decoct the water, mix the paste, and beat it, it was like watching a western scene, full of novelty.But Xiao Yi's face was calm, as if he was used to tea art.

When a cup of tea was served in front of Xiao Yi, he calmly watched the soup, and commented: "The color is bright and white, pure and lustrous."

"Brother Xiao turned out to be an expert, so I laughed at you." Du Huan asked, "Why don't we have a tea fight?"

"No." Xiao Yi shook his head, "I don't like group tea anymore, I drink more loose tea now, and the skills are already rusty."

Seeing this, Du Huan no longer insisted.He saw that brother Xiao's every move revealed an indescribable aura, and he knew at a glance that he came from a noble family and was well-informed.

And Brother Shen doesn't pay much attention to food and clothing, and he has never even seen Tuan Cha before.But when I'm with him, I feel at ease.

Du Huan asked Shen Jia about the incomprehensible parts of the Four Books. Xiao Yi listened to the discussion between the two of them, and thought that Shen Jia was like this when he was studying.

Seeing that Du Huan was a little anxious recently, Shen Jia comforted him: "You have thoroughly read the Four Books, Chun Wei is not like Qiu Wei, who can't put together things and come up with some unsolvable questions."

In order to avoid duplication of questions during the township examination, the examiner loves to combine two sentences that are not right.The first sentence comes from "The Analects of Confucius", and the latter sentence comes from "University". This kind of topic that makes candidates headaches abound.

But the general examination is different. After all, it is a national exam, and most of the questions are well-regulated, and they will not be too jumpy, so that candidates can be confused.

"Hey, but there are so many strong people in the competition. I've been so melancholy these days that I can't even sleep well." Du Huan counted with his fingers, "There are still ten days until February. This year's competition should It is still scheduled for the beginning of March, only a little more than a month away."

Shen Jia could understand Du Huan's state of mind too well, and he passed on his experience to Du Huan without hesitation, "Now if you think about the doubts in the book, you will only get more and more confused. The test is about mentality. You are so anxious and nervous before the exam, how can you perform normally in the exam room?"

"Brother Shen's words awakened the dreamer." Du Huan was moved again, "If you don't wake me up in time, I'm afraid I'm doomed this time."

"Brother Du, don't underestimate yourself, you will definitely win." Shen Jia patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him.

"Brother Shen, Brother Xiao." Du Huan looked at their calm expressions suspiciously, "Aren't you nervous?"

Xiao Yi: "..."

"...It's okay, it's okay." Shen Jia laughed awkwardly, "Brother Du, don't read any more books today, let's have a rest. I'm really touched by what you said last time about 'examination success'. interest."

Shen Jia quickly changed the topic, otherwise he and Xiao Yi would reveal their secrets.

Du Huan's attention was indeed attracted by the new policy. He frowned and said, "'Examination into the book' is a very good policy, but what's the use of strict examination and examination? No punishment, no dismissal, no layoffs, the administration of officials is still chaotic, The fundamental problems are not resolved."

After Shen Jia heard this, she raised her eyebrows and looked at Xiao Yi. Does that mean that "elimination of redundancy" is not yet on the agenda?

Xiao Yi frowned, and said to Du Huan, "Is it too radical for you to dismiss officials?"

"What's the use of treating the symptoms but not the root cause?" Du Huan expressed his point of view, "Shen Ge and Han Ge are still not good, they are too conservative."

"Do you know that the officials in the court have been impeaching Shen Jia because of 'passing the exam'?" Xiao Yi said again.

"Didn't he be impeached because he colluded with eunuchs and Jin Yiwei?" Du Huan was far away in Zhejiang before, and he only knew one thing but didn't know the other. He should be a gentle old man."

"Gentle and elegant old man" Shen Jia almost spit out a mouthful of tea, he justified: "Shen...Shen Ge is not old."

"Really, aren't all the people who joined the cabinet in their seventies and eighties? Have you ever met him?" Du Huan only read the books of sages and sages, and didn't care much about the current political situation. of.

Xiao Yi looked at Shen Jia with a sullen face, but unfortunately there were a few smiles on his brows and eyes, revealing his thoughts.

Laugh! Laugh!Shen Jia was depressed, why is he in his seventies and eighties, and Cheng Ge is only in his sixties.

"Speaking of Old Shen Ge, I remember his handwriting is also Changqing." Du Huan said in surprise, "Same as yours?"

Shen Jia was surprised again, "Well, the pronunciation is the same, but the characters are different. My word is long... Chang Chang, Qing is... yes..."

Shen Jia couldn't make it up for a while, and looked at Xiao Yi as if asking for help.

Xiao Yi suppressed a smile, and said, "Young Prime Minister in white."

"It turned out to be Chang Qing." Du Huan believed it easily, and praised, "Good words, good words."

Shen Jia hurriedly wiped the sweat from her temples, and finally got over it.

Interrupted by Du Huan, Shen Jia also forgot to discuss the dismissal of officials.The three chatted casually for a few more words, and left after drinking tea.

Seeing Shen Jia fleeing in embarrassment, Xiao Yi suddenly felt better.When returning to the palace, he joked in the carriage: "How can you be ashamed to serve as a courtier with Du Huan in the future?"

"I'm also worried. It's good now, I told a lie again, and my conscience is disturbed." Shen Jia wanted to cry without tears, "Hey, drunk was wrong, drunk was wrong."

"Forget it, I'm here. If he blames you in the future, you can push me." Xiao Yi said considerately, "Just say, the sacred order is hard to break."

"Isn't this cheating him again?"

"Then what should we do? It's okay to tell the truth, just admit to being drunk." Xiao Yi snickered.

Shen Jia covered her face, speechless.

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