After dressing as a widow

Gu Lin and the two of them got off the carriage, not only the three of them, but also other Juren who also came here for the Luming Banquet.

"Gu Juren." Two students came over and greeted Gu Lin with cupped hands.

Gu Lin recognized them, both of them were students of Class A of Huaishan Academy, and they often met each other when they were in Huaishan Academy, but he went home after class, and had nothing to do with them.

Gu Lin returned the salute to them, and the two students walked away knowingly. Soon, some acquaintances gathered around them, all of whom were students of Huaishan Academy.

"I'm not surprised that he became the Jieyuan of this township examination." One of them looked at Gu Lin who was standing with Huang Yuwen and Chen Xing from afar.

The person beside him said: "When he was in the academy, he was the number one every time. If Xie Yuan wasn't for him, it would be a bit strange."

"What about No.1, when you step into the officialdom, do you have to ask how many exams you have taken before saying hello, is it Jie Yuan?" Everyone admired Gu Lin so much, and someone couldn't understand it immediately, and choked back loudly.

Those who were choked by him felt that what he said was extremely boring, but knowing that this person had a relative who was an official in the court, they did not fight back in the end, but just closed their mouths and stopped discussing this matter. People distanced themselves a little.

The two sides are far away, so Gu Lin and Huang Yuwen and Chen Xing naturally didn't hear the voice over there, but judging from their expressions, it shouldn't be a good thing.

Gu Lin took the lead and walked towards the mountain path sandwiched between soldiers and yamen servants.

The bustling Shenyan Mountain in the past was cleared by the government, except for the officials who were about to come here and their students, there was no one else.

As soon as they walked to the mountain pass, the petty officials in government office uniforms respectfully saluted the three of them, and compared the facial descriptions and basic body descriptions of the scholars recorded earlier, they checked the three of them. identity.

After checking, the little official knew that Gu Lin in front of him was Xie Yuan of the provincial examination, and his expression became more humble: "The three of you can go up from here."

In addition to the ruler and high-ranking petty officials in the government, the other dozens of petty officials are not all students who have made a name for themselves, but more of them have connections in the family or have slowly climbed up from the bottom. Like Gu Lin and the others Compared with other people, he was born a head shorter.

Gu Lin, Huang Yuwen and Chen Xing thanked the little official and walked up.

Shenyan Peak has a lot of water, and there are trickling streams winding down on both sides of the mountain road, and the indistinct sound of waterfalls can also be heard.

Due to the strong water vapor all year round, a layer of green moss has grown on the steps of the mountain road, and there are lush bluegrass and unknown wild flowers in the crevices of the stones.

One step at a time, one scene at a time.

After staying in Fucheng for five years, Gu Lin and the others have naturally been here, but it has never been as secluded and more charming as it is now.

The three of them quickly followed the mountain road to the place where the Luming Banquet was held, and saw more than 100 table cases placed from bottom to top on a slope full of strange rocks.

There are also small streams flowing from top to bottom among the strange rocks. Next to the gentle slope is the waterfall of Shenyan Peak with a medium flow rate, and under the waterfall is a pool of water.

This is not the time for the heaviest rainfall, so the water flow of the waterfall is not strong, a little less imposing, like transparent raindrops falling into the pool.

After Gu Lin and the others arrived, another small official from Shandaokou came up to ask the names of the three, and then told the people behind him: "Take Huang Juren and Chen Juren to their positions, Gu Juren, follow me."

Gu Lin looked at Huang Yuwen and Chen Xing. Huang Yuwen and Chen Xing knew that as Xie Yuan, he would definitely not sit with the two of them, so he handed over his hands and said that they would go back together after the banquet was over.

Gu Lin nodded, and walked towards his position under the guidance of the little official.

Then, in the eyes of many newcomers who had already taken their seats, he walked higher and higher, and finally sat not far from the highest table.

Just now Gu Lin found out how smart the people who set up the Lu Ming Banquet here are. Such a gentle slope is just a trick for them. The adult at the top can appreciate the joy of "seeing all the small mountains" felt it.

No, these tables are arranged according to the official position and the ranking of the candidates, just like Huang Yuwen, who is ranked No. 35, and Chen Xing, who is No. 60. Huang Yuwen sits on top.

Gu Lin's position was second only to the officials sent by the imperial court to monitor and inspect and several officials from Fucheng. The mountain wind blowing in front of him blew up the silk sash hanging from his waist to his ankles, and his wide sleeves fluttered like wings.

Gu Lin stood in front of his own desk and knelt down peacefully.

Almost all the people of different ages who came saw Gu Lin sitting on top of all of them with his back straight, dressed in a crab-blue robe, and with long hair tied up high, which made them feel like they hadn't seen it before. In the examination room, facing the absolute oppression of the inspecting senior official in scarlet clothes, the people who were chatting in low voices all stopped at the same time.

I don't know who took the lead, after a while, most of the people bowed their hands to Gu Lin from a distance.

Gu Lin returned a salute.

Gu Lin has an indifferent personality, so naturally he would not take this opportunity to get close to these people, so everyone quickly returned to the original state, but the eyes fell on him a lot, and the discussion became he as the protagonist.

And Li Quan, who was being complimented by the Lord of Luozhou Prefecture, came up from the mountain road and saw the ingenious seats on the hillside. Although he didn't like these fake ones, he didn't hate them when he gave them a bunch of harmless ones.

And Li Quan also saw the student who had left a little impression on him in the examination room.

Before the examiner corrected the test paper, the names were all pasted up, and he didn’t know who was correcting the test paper, so Li Quan didn’t know in advance which examiner Gu Lin’s test paper was in the hands of and how the grade was. .

He didn't see the familiar name Gu Lin again until all the test papers were marked and corrected, and when he counted the candidates who won the exam this time.

Confucianism, current affairs policy, poetry and prose, except that poetry and prose are above average, they are all first, and they are well-deserved Jieyuan.

The new recruits who came early also saw Li Quan and Fu Jun and his party, and quickly got up to salute: "See you, sir, see Fu Jun."

Li Quan raised his hand: "Today's Luming Banquet is your day, don't be so cautious, just sit down."

Li Quan is the most traditional image of a literati nowadays, with a fair face and a beard. He looks dignified, and has the bonus of official authority, which gives a great sense of oppression to the newcomers present.

The Fujun next to him was much inferior compared to him.

When Li Quan walked towards the top position accompanied by Fujun and others, they all lowered their heads.

Li Quan was not very old, and his legs and feet were flexible. He quickly walked up to Gu Lin who was on the top of the crowd. He paused, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he continued to walk up and knelt down to the highest table. After the case.

According to the procedure, Gu Lin, Xie Yuan, led the crowd to toast Li Quan and Fucheng Fujun.

Then from Gu Lin, he began to declare his family name, which is equivalent to letting everyone know each other, not to mention what will happen in the future, at least in this place, he can't recognize the wrong person.

After they finished declaring their families, Fu Jun stood up and said some words of encouragement to all the candidates, and then it was the most favorite part of scholars, writing poems.

Gu Lin's test paper has been posted outside the government office along with the ranking list for everyone to read, and they are very clear about the fact that his poetry is above average. They know that his poetry is not the best, but it is classics and current affairs. Ce pulled the big head.

But now he is Xie Yuan, so naturally he came first, and most of the eyes were on him.

Gu Lin didn't even show any timid expression, and only surrendered to Li Quan and the Fujun, so he wrote a poem on the topic of cold pool.

Li Quan knelt behind the table, in all fairness, this poem was not the best, but it had a sense of openness and grandeur, which caught his eyes.

Li Quan took the lead in stroking his palms, and repeated the two most powerful lines in Gu Lin's seven-character quatrains, "That's right, is there anyone here to try it?"

"Come here, student." As soon as Li Quan finished speaking, a well-looking man in his twenties stood up. He first saluted Li Quan and the Fujun, and after a while he composed a seven-character quatrain .

Compared with Gu Lin's poems, this student's poems are much more spiritual. Even if Li Quan appreciates Gu Lin, he still thinks this poem is better.

He looked at the student: "What's your name?"

This student knew that his poetic talent was better than Gu Lin's, and he had a good understanding of Gu Lin's understanding of Yuan. He cupped his hands and said to Li Quan, "Student Ouyang Jiang."

Hearing his name, Li Quan remembered that he was the one who got No.2 in the provincial examination.

He is a good poet, but the current affairs policy is too colorful. It looks good, but there are some generalities in it, and not many can be implemented.

Thinking of this, Li Quan couldn't help thinking of Gu Lin's current affairs policy. He stroked his beard and told Ouyang Jiang to sit down. After all those who were willing to write poems had finished, Li Quan suddenly pointed to the rich food on the table and said, "Just now, everyone Or use the cold lake, or use the wind, or use flowers, plants, trees, birds, insects and fish to make poems. Now it is better to look at the things on the table in front of you. Whether it is poetry or composition, talk about what you want to say. of."

"It's just me doing it at will, everyone, don't take it seriously."

There are table cases in front of everyone. These table cases are selected and brought in by the government. Naturally, the workmanship is exquisite, the patterns are exquisite, and the paint on them is also bright.

On the table, there are seasonal fruits, chicken, duck, and mutton of this season.

Ouyang Jiang immediately stood up and wrote a poem praising the situation, comparing Shen Yanfeng to the Heavenly Palace, the people here to the people in the sky, and the objects on the table are naturally not found in the world.

The words are gorgeous, complicated and exquisite, and there is an aura that is not tacky, which makes people feel good when they hear it.

Li Quan, who was sitting high on it, smiled and nodded: "Okay."

He looked at the other students and encouraged them to get up and display their talents.

For a while, all kinds of quatrains, fu, and essays in five characters and seven characters made people unable to respond.

Fujun suddenly looked at Gu Lin, the meaning was obvious.

Gu Lin stood up, and cupped his hands towards Li Quan and the Fujun: "Your Excellency, Fujun, all the students have written poems, fus, and essays, so I will discuss some strategies."

"My lord refers to the table case, not only the table case, but also the things on the table case."

"The thing on the table is food. My lord wants to hear from the students about the drought that happened last year."

The smile that had been hanging on Li Quan's face deepened a bit.