Standing up to the west wind and geese not returning

Yan Ci was startled, knowing that he had made a slip of the tongue.Hastily got up and handed over his hands to thank, "Yan Ci, thank you Brother Su for your suggestion." Then he got up and said, "Brother Su comes from a famous family, and he is the best in learning. He is also such a benevolent and righteous heart. It is said that the prince is knowledgeable, benevolent, and thirsty for talents. If Brother Su thinks he will be able to make a difference when he ascends the throne in the future."

Yan Ci hadn't finished speaking yet.Then he paused again, Su Ce's gaze was like a sharp sword, preventing him from saying another word.

He looked at Su Ce's eyes, and a chill rose from the bottom of his heart.Although the current emperor has suffered a lot in recent years, he should never talk about the crown prince's enthronement.

If Su Ce had the heart at this moment, he would be bound by the officers and soldiers of the government office before dawn.

The candles burning in the room suddenly crackled, and Yan Ci looked up to see the bursting lanterns and the layers of wax tears piled up on the lamp stand along the candles.

The cold wind was still howling.Yan Ci looked up to see Su Ce.For the first time, a strong sense of oppression gushed out of my heart.

In Fuzhou, he is the first name Jie Yuan respected by everyone, even today.When he came to the capital, which is full of rich and powerful, the fear of his life surfaced in the heart of this 17-year-old boy for the first time.

At the same time, the huge impact on the royal power also made him more determined to become an official.Only rely on power.Only the flourishing world picture he had imagined in his heart could be realized.

this night.Yan Ci didn't sleep well.

In a blink of an eye, it is the end of the year.Red gauze lanterns were also hung in the inn.This day Xiao Er came out with two pieces of red paper.

He called everyone down again.Everyone lingered again for many days, and it was not yet the time for the exam, the scenery was bleak in winter, and only reading and writing was left for the whole day, it was really boring.I heard Xiao Er say hello.It didn't take long for the lobby downstairs to be crowded.

"Everyone. Everyone. Our shopkeeper said it. You are all first-class handsome talents. It is also the good fortune of this small shop to have such a fate today.

I specially ordered the little ones to prepare red paper, and I beg you to spare no effort to write a good pair, so that we can stick it for the New Year.The shopkeeper said, if you write the best one, we will waive the rent.Everyone try it out. "

As the mistress said, she spread out two Zhang-long pieces of red paper on the table.Everyone heard that if you write the right pair, you can get rid of the rent, and they were eager to try it for a while.

Xiaoer looked around at everyone's expressions, and smiled again, "However, our shopkeeper also said that this red paper is expensive, and a small shop has a small business, so there are not so many red papers for you to waste. If anyone wants to write , You need to pay a penny of red paper money first."

Everyone walked towards the table, only Yan Ci stood in the distance unmoved.Yan Ci smiled lightly, and Su Ce turned to look at him.

"Brother Yan, what are you laughing at?"

Yan Ci tilted his head slightly. Today, he changed into a white thin cloth spring shirt, wrapped in a cloak with a sketch of Cuiwei, standing in the crowd, quite conspicuous.

"I laughed at the shopkeeper. Most likely it was born from a copper coin hole, how smart it is."

Su Zhizhi paused for a moment, and said, "It's not a lot of money, and everyone can still afford it. If the rent is exempted, it's a lot of money. The lure is small, but the profit is big, and everyone will be willing to try it.

The red paper is only seven coins a piece.There are no less than 20 people present, each with a penny.On the contrary, he can give him an extra piece of red paper money.It is indeed the mind of a treasurer. "

Yan Ci shook his head with a smile, and said, "Smartness is not here. But in today's pair. It's a big face and a good one."

Su Ce saw that someone had taken a penny for a pen and ink, and began to write. The font was neat and beautiful. Although it was not excellent, it was enough to be worthy of this small inn in the suburbs of Beijing.

Su Ce looked around, and one after another, someone took a penny, adding ink and writing, some for the rent, and some just for fun.

Su Ce looked at it for a while and suddenly smiled, "Yes. The shopkeeper is really clever."

The two looked at each other and smiled, but neither spoke.Both of them understand that if they can win the leader among these 20 people today, they will not be ordinary people.

It is not known whether the Toad Palace will win in the future.Thinking of this, Su Ce couldn't help but secretly startled. The smiling, white dough-like person beside him had such a clear mind.

Although the imperial examination was the main way for the imperial court to select talents, there were not a few people of insight who failed the rankings in previous years and became masters through self-recommendation methods such as submitting papers.

Taking a step back, he waived the chief's rent this time, and there was no loss.

But once this person wins a big move, this calligraphy is hard to find.The favor of exempting the rent today is a great debt of gratitude.

Even if you can't hit it big.Time has changed, and he has become a staff member of some prince or dignitary.Also a good source.

Neither Su Ce nor Yan Ci had any intention of going to compare, they just planned to go back upstairs.Then he was blocked by Xiaoer from retreating.

"You two masters. You can write a pair." Xiaoer said, and pushed the two of them to the table.

Literati love elegance, drinking tea, composing poems, admiring flowers and reciting the moon are common things on weekdays.It's not a big deal to get together today and write pairs.

Seeing that they couldn't refuse, the two began to write. Before writing, the two looked at each other and smiled again.Only Xiaoer couldn't figure it out.What a coincidence, both masters are left-handed.

Written by Yan Ci.The snow falls ten miles and the wind is the crossing.The ten months of the cold window are candles.Horizontal batch.The spring breeze is proud.

Written by Su Ce.The good wind takes advantage of Qingyun.Good minister Jiyun is next to Mingjun.Horizontal batch.Take the lead.

Yan Ci finished writing and put down his pen, he couldn't help cupping his hands in admiration, "Brother Su really has the ambition of Qingyun!"

Yan Ci didn't shirk, put down his pen with a smile, and said, "Brother Yan can also write with both hands?" He remembered that day, when Yan Ci wrote his name, he used his right hand to hold the chopsticks.

Yan Ci said with a smile, "When you're tired from reading, chat for entertainment."

Su Ce went to see that Yan Ci's couplet was written so hard that it penetrated the back of the paper, which was different from the Qiutang style of that day, it was in neat regular script.Fall on red paper.Very nice.

Su Ce paused, looked at the horizontal commentary written by Yan Ci, and said, "Brother Yan wrote it with pride. These four words are excellent." Su Ce glanced over the four words, and his right hand hidden in his sleeve But secretly clenched into fists.

Yan Ci only smiled frankly.No reply.

Since the day the two first met, Yan Ci has been cautious in speaking and acting.

It was very appropriate.Su Ce couldn't help but admire in his heart.In this world, those who hide their secrets are the scariest.Those who are good at perceiving and reflecting are the most valuable.However, the person in front of him has both of them.

Su Ce put down the pen, smiled and said nothing.The horror of the opponent is never something to be happy about.

Wait until Xiao Er collects the couplets written by everyone one by one.Everyone chatted and laughed again, and then dispersed.

This night, at [-] o'clock in the evening, a small second came to knock on the door, saying that it was an invitation from the shopkeeper of his house.But the roll call, only Su Xianggong was one.

Yan Ci had never seen the real face of the shopkeeper since he lived in this Wenqu inn. Some people said that the shopkeeper was a big man who worked in the palace.

A small inn, not worthy of personal care, is handed over to competent staff to take care of it.I don't want to call today to see Su Ce.

Yan Ci went to see Su Ce, and saw him with a calm demeanor. Thinking about today's couplet, it must be Su Ce who came out on top.

So he didn't think about it, just concentrate on reading.Su Ce didn't come back until dawn, Yan Ci saw that he didn't want to say more, so he didn't ask.

But in the next few days, Su Ce seemed to be in a good mood.Occasionally, he would also sing two ditties.The tone is sometimes lacking.Yan Ci would then joke with Su Ce.

By the time the ninth day of the Lunar New Year passed, it was the beginning of spring.The weather is getting warmer day by day.

On this day, someone proposed to go to Fuyun Mountain not far from here to play. Although the spring is cold, the river and spring are flowing.

Baicao sprouts.Much more fun than winter.Everyone stayed in the inn for the whole winter, and when it was sunny, everyone went there happily.

There were not many horses that could be appropriated in the inn, so they had three carriages.Slowly rushing towards Fuyun Mountain.

Su Ce asked Yan Ci in the carriage, "I wanted to invite Brother Yan to drive the horse together, so as to enjoy the scenery along the way. Why are you so lazy. You got into the car early?"

Yan Ci looked at the people around him, he was kind and handsome, and everyone was more familiar with him than Su Ce.

Yan Ci couldn't help being slightly ashamed when Su Ce asked him this question, and said, "Brother Su doesn't know something. When I was young, I fell off a horse and almost broke my neck. Now I don't want to see running Horse's."

There were seven or eight people crowded in the carriage at the moment, and all of them showed surprised faces, although in recent years, the imperial court has placed more emphasis on poetry and books than martial arts and put aside the six arts.

But for men of this age, even if some people are not good at riding, after all, how can men be so afraid of horses.

Su Ce also chuckled, and said, "I see. I finally saw Brother Yan's shortcomings."

Yan Ci was generous and kind.Hearing what Su Ce said, they all started joking and laughing.Yan Ci was not annoyed, he just laughed with everyone.

At this time, a person in the carriage said, "I heard that our prince, when he was six years old, accompanied the saint on a spring hunting trip, he was able to walk through the sun with ten steps, and he was the first among all the relatives and noble children. That majestic and powerful man is really rare in the world." Yes, I have."

Yan Ci nodded with a smile, his eyes filled with admiration, and said, "I only heard that His Royal Highness's poems, books and articles are all good. I don't want to think about the skill of riding and shooting, but it's so good." Yan Ci thought in his heart , I can't help but feel a little more yearning for the world-famous prince.

The carriage swayed and moved forward.Everyone had nothing to do on the road, so they answered without a word.

The man said, "His Royal Highness is not only capable of both civil and military skills, but also benevolent and caring for the people. I have a cousin who works in the patrol battalion. For several years, His Royal Highness has borrowed it.

It is said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince paid for it from his own palace, and invited doctors from Beijing to conduct free consultations on Lin'an Street.Free consultations and prescriptions for poor people.My cousin was borrowed to maintain the scene. "

Everyone kept talking, and some even praised the empress for her virtue, saying, "Tell me. Empress Liu is the real mother of the world. Her highness the crown prince and the seven princes, which one of them is not the dragon and phoenix among the people. They are unparalleled in style."

Yan Ci was only silent, but he secretly thought about it.He raised his eyes to look at Su Ce, only to see that Su Ce's expression was half a smile, and he smiled slightly when everyone mentioned the Seventh Prince.

An idea flashed in Yan Ci's heart, thinking of Su Ce's absence that night, he had an uncertain guess.