Chapter 3 Title of Chapter 2 Gold List

The title of the second chapter of the first chapter of the Southern Chu Zhuangyuan Gold List In June of the sixteenth year of Xiande, Jiang Zhe entered Jianye. In August, when he was listed on the gold list, Jiang Zhe, one of the top names, went to Qionglin for a banquet. In December of the sixteenth year of Xiande, Princess Yong Changle entered Chu, and in the first month of Wuchen, the seventeenth year of Xiande, His Royal Highness Zhao Jia held a grand wedding, and made Princess Changle the crown concubine. Princess Changle, fifteen years old, her mother's eldest grandson, the noble concubine of Yong Gaozu, has always been favored by the emperor.

- "The History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties."The Legend of Jiang Suiyun" When I came out of the examination room, I stretched my limbs. Alas, I have worked so hard these past few days. The test room is narrow and small, and I don’t have any money. So on the third day, the room is basically full of toilets. If it wasn’t for the fact that I lived with my father in exile and suffered a lot, I’m afraid I wouldn’t even be able to eat, I’m afraid that I’d be frugal until today, and I wouldn’t even have a copper coin on me. For half a month, what should I do these days, whether I should sell calligraphy and paintings or write letters for others, I seriously thought about it.

When I got back to the inn, I calculated that the rent for tomorrow would be gone, so I took the Four Treasures of the Study and decided to go to the Confucius Temple to set up a stall. When I arrived at the Confucius Temple, I made friends with the owner of a small teahouse for a long time, and agreed to write two books for him. He set up a stall at the entrance of his teahouse, but unfortunately, the business is not very good, and the people who write letters here are all illiterate, who cares how well you write.I waited for a long time and there was no business. When I was in distress, a little woman in Tsing Yi came over. I saw her attire, and I knew she was a widow, but she was only eighteen or nineteen years old. What a pity.She timidly said: "Sir, my family wants to write a complaint." I picked up the pen and said, "What kind of complaint, who do you want to sue?"

She said with some embarrassment: "Unfortunately, the husband of the slave family passed away. The slave family wants to remarry, but the father-in-law does not agree." Daddy, plums in the melon field, marry or not?" She looked at my handwriting inexplicably, and asked: "Sir, these few words are too few." I said triumphantly: "Don't worry, hand this certificate up, Guarantee that the government agrees to your remarriage." She gave me ten copper coins, and I looked at the copper coins gratefully, thinking, I have dinner today, but I have to work hard, don't I have the money for tomorrow?Then I have no business again.Less than an hour later, the little widow came back beaming, and said gratefully when she saw me: "Sir, thank you for your testimonial. My lord will approve it as soon as he sees my testimonial." I thought to myself, then Of course, the current Jianye Jing Zhaoyin attaches great importance to ethics and morality. If a widow remarries, but one person loses integrity, if an incest scandal occurs, it will be a big deal.As soon as the little widow left, my business improved. At night, I saw that it was enough for two or three days of rent. Of course, I didn’t dare to write more petitions. He doesn't want to sue, it's not for other reasons, writing too many lawsuits is to damage my reputation.

I wrote a letter in Confucius Temple for a few days, I think it is almost enough for me to close the stall in Jianye until the list is released, and listen to people chatting and laughing in the small teahouse. Anyway, a pot of tea can keep me staying for a day. The business is over, and if someone comes to me to write a letter, I can still do it, but I will charge a few more coppers.Anyway, killing time.After a day or two, my hands were itchy for a while, and I used my knowledge of the I Ching to test and tell fortunes. To be honest, I was not very accurate in fortune telling, but with a little bit of I Ching and my observation ability, it was very easy. It’s so fast that it becomes a fortune teller. Of course, I only need enough money to spend, so I only count three lessons a day, and I also give away one lesson every day. It’s strange to say that I have aroused the curiosity of many people, so the money is rolling like water. Come.Of course, in order to deceive others, I changed my attire, and made some changes in my appearance, that is, I used medicine to paint my face to make my complexion yellow.

It was almost noon today, and I had already counted three lessons, and decided to close the stall after I finished the free lesson. At this time, a young man came in a hurry and said, "Sir, I am a businessman. A message from a fellow countryman said that my wife is about to give birth, but she is not in good health. I hurried back, but I haven’t returned home yet. It's safe, is it a man or a woman." I made up my mind for a long time before I said: "No problem, you will be safe if you are in a little danger, Mrs. Madam is a bit dangerous, but you and your husband have been doing good deeds on a daily basis, so the birth should be smooth. You are the destiny of both children. Ge, man is really lucky." Ask me how I know, I really don't know, this kind of thing can't be calculated, but you can't say bad things, what to do if he is in a hurry, but I think he looks honest According to his tone, the husband and wife are quite harmonious, so there shouldn't be any problems with the children. As for his wife's health is not very good, of course, she is about to give birth, and her husband is not here, so how can he be in a good mood? , as soon as his wife is happy, she will definitely give birth smoothly.As for whether it's a boy or a girl, I didn't say it clearly, so it's easy to prevaricate when the time comes.This young man was about to give money and leave happily. I told him that this lesson was a gift. He was thanking me. A middle-aged man ran over and said happily: "Sir, you are back, brother and sister students Come on, a pair of twins, go back quickly, go back quickly." Hearing this, the young man was stunned for a while, then suddenly ran away.I let out a sigh of relief, and when I was rejoicing, the people next to me looked at me with adoring eyes, which made me feel embarrassed.

At this moment, a man in gray clothes who was sitting at the door stood up, walked up to me, and said calmly, "Sir, please teach me a lesson." I looked up, and saw that this man was only about twenty-seven or eight years old, with a tall and vigorous body, and a calm expression on his young and handsome face. Behind him was a middle-aged man in green clothes and a man in black clothes. entourage.I hesitated and said: "I've already filled up my hexagrams today, this..." The man in gray said lightly: "I also know that sir is in a difficult situation, but I will leave Beijing tomorrow, so please do it reluctantly."

I looked at these three people, the gray-clothed man's eyes were full of orders, he must be a person who ordered the prohibition, while the green-clothed man was somewhat disdainful, but also had some expectations, as for the follower, his face was full of threats.Seeing that I can't afford to be offended, I counted the days and the rankings will be opened the day after tomorrow, so I said, "Forget it, I happen to be going out of business too, so this hexagram can be regarded as my masterpiece." The man in gray was a little surprised, he seemed to think that I was forced to do this because I wanted to tell his fortune, but he was puzzled, so he could only ask, "I'm about to travel far, may I ask whether this trip is auspicious or inauspicious?"

I made up my mind for a long time, and said: "Kan hexagram is on the sixth, it is tied with a badge, and it is in the thorns. It is not good for three years old. It is fierce. I am afraid that there will be many obstacles in your trip." Speaking of this, I took a peek at him. look, I thought to myself, you are a person who is usually confident and slow, since you are hesitant to ask for divination, then things must be difficult.The gray-clothed man's expression was gloomy, and he said after a while: "Excuse me, sir, where is the obstacle?" Two people, one should be a staff member and the other should be a guard. This person's identity should not be simple. Is there any major matter in Nanchu now? No matter what the major event is, I just need to be vague. Thinking of this, I said: "There are disputes inside. There are strong enemies outside, and things are difficult, if you are cautious, it may be possible." Although I said vaguely, it just catered to the psychology of the man in gray and the court situation.The man in gray sighed, turned around and left. The man in blue took out a bank note and put it on the table. I waited for them to walk away and took a closer look. It was one thousand taels, and I almost cried out. In his arms, close the stall and leave.

A few days later, it was already the 15th day of August. Today is the day when the gold list will come out. I am a little hesitant. If it was a few days ago, I would certainly look forward to being named on the gold list. So I didn’t look at the list, I was flipping through my poems in the room. Not long after, I heard the sound of crackling firecrackers outside. A clerk and shopkeeper excitedly pushed the door in and announced loudly: “Congratulations! Master, congratulations to Master Jiang, congratulations to Master Jiang for being the number one scholar in high school, the shop is really flourishing, and please ask the master to write a few words for the shop when he has time." I looked out the window in a little confusion, not knowing what the future holds .After thinking about it, I may not catch up with the subjugation anyway, and I heard that the library of the Southern Chu Imperial Academy has millions of books, which is the largest library in the world. Calligraphy and painting, to establish the Chongwen Temple to pass on from generation to generation, I think I will have the opportunity to participate.

When it was almost You o'clock that night, I took my number plate to the gate of the Examination Institute. The new Jinshi gathered at the gate were all dressed up and in high spirits. When I arrived at the gate, everyone looked at me strangely. Some even had a look of jealousy.I was just wondering, a scholar with big ears came over and asked: "Is this brother a new Jinshi who went to Qionglin Banquet?" I nodded and said: "Exactly, what's the matter? Hearing this, the man showed a respectful look and said: "It turns out that the champion of the new department has arrived. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm Liu Kui, who is really the second place in the first class of the undergraduate." It turns out that before I came here, all the other seventy-nine Famous Jinshi, only after I became the number one scholar, did I understand why so many people have strange looks in their eyes.Those new scholars came over to say hello one by one, and I just couldn't handle it.Hearing three bells, a senior official came out with some examiners, one by one checked our name tags, verified our identities, and asked us to line up and follow him into the palace. Naturally, I, the number one scholar, walked in the front, and the second place was on the left and right behind me. He Tanhua, while the other seven Yijia Jinshi followed behind us, and the other seventy Jinshi lined up in a row of seven.Walking on the road to the imperial city, there are people watching the excitement on both sides of the road. Wherever we passed, there was thunderous cheers. The team entered the inner city of the palace at Chaoyang Gate. Chaoyang Gate is the gate of the inner city. Except for the emperor No one can walk, except for the emperor, only us Xinke Scholars can walk once when we go to Qionglin Banquet.Walking into the inner city, I saw women laughing behind the rockery and flowers from time to time, presumably those court ladies were peeking at us. We finally arrived at Qionglin Court, where we were seated under the arrangement of the officials of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. After all the Jinshi and examiners sat down according to their rankings, we only heard the eunuch of Ceremonies screaming: "The lord is here." There was only one The old man in a dragon robe came in under the service of a group of court ladies and eunuchs, and I knelt down on the ground with everyone, and shouted very seriously: "Long live the king, long live the king." The king said weakly: "All the gentlemen "We stood up, the Qionglin Banquet is finally about to start.After following the etiquette, we can finally taste the imperial meal with peace of mind. It is really delicious. If possible, I really want to get the cook from the imperial dining room home to cook.After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, everyone let go. At this time, Zhao Sheng put down his chopsticks and said to the examiner: "Shi Aiqing, please introduce the top three in this subject." The examiner quickly got up and saluted: "I obey the order." Then pointed at me and said: "Report to the country Lord, this is the No. 1 Scholar in the First Division of the National Examination, Jiaxing Jiangzhe." I hurriedly left my seat and knelt down and said, "Chen Jiangzhe kowtowed to the Lord." Zhao Sheng smiled and said, "Okay, it really is." Young and talented, your article is well written, especially the song "Feelings under the Moon", I have already ordered someone to compose the music again, and let everyone listen to it later." The examiner pointed to the second place and Tanhua: "Report to the Lord , this is the second place Jiangning Liu Kui, and this is the third Tanhua Huaiyang Fu Yulun." Zhao Sheng praised a few words one by one, and then told us to return to our seats.When we were seated, Zhao Sheng waved his hand, and after a while a group of female musicians floated out from the back hall, some were playing flute and playing the piano, some were dancing, and after a while, a woman sang in a graceful voice: "When will the bright moon come? Blue sky. I don’t know the palaces and palaces in the sky. I don’t know what year it is. I want to go back by the wind. I’m also afraid that Qionglou Yuyu, the heights are too cold, dancing to make clear the shadows, it seems to be in the world. Turn to Zhuge, low Qihu, illuminated without sleep, There should be no hatred, what is long and farewell? People have joys and sorrows, and the moon has dark eyes. This matter is difficult to complete in ancient times. I hope that people will live a long time and share the joys and joys of thousands of miles." It was my work during the exam.All the people in the temple were immersed in the beautiful feelings. At this moment, an eunuch came in to report: "I want to report to the lord, the prime minister is asking to see you." Zhao Shengman said: "What's the matter, Gu is holding the Qionglin Banquet here, let him deal with other state affairs first." The eunuch said: "Your Excellency said that there is something urgent." Zhao Sheng nodded helplessly and said: "Okay, let him in." After a while, an old man wearing a first-grade official uniform came in hastily, and when he saw Zhao Sheng, he knelt down and said, "Congratulations to the lord, congratulations to the lord, Dayong sent an envoy here In the court, convey the will of Emperor Yong, and want to marry us in Nanchu." Zhao Sheng said with joy, a little in disbelief: "This is true." The old man nodded and said: "That's right, Emperor Yong has a beloved daughter. Fang Jiji is willing to betroth the crown prince of our country as a concubine. From then on, the two countries will reconcile and never go to war." Zhao Sheng said happily: "Today is really a double blessing. I have a new pillar of talent in Southern Chu, and I have a good relationship with Dayong. Come on. People, quickly summon the envoy Yong to have an audience." After finishing speaking, Zhao Sheng got up and drove away. The only Qionglin banquet in my life ended in such an anticlimactic manner, but everyone heard the good news with joyful faces.But I was a little puzzled, why Dayong would suddenly marry Nanchu, could it be as I planned, impossible, I shook my head. In the next few months, the court was very busy, so I entered the Hanlin Academy according to the usual practice, and happily threw myself into the library. I only vaguely heard that the daughter of Emperor Yong, Princess Changle, was beautiful and was very much loved by Emperor Yong. But I think how beautiful a little girl who is just fifteen or sixteen years old can be. At the time of Huadan, Princess Changle officially married the Crown Prince of Southern Chu. I was honored to attend the wedding as the number one scholar in the new discipline. After the wedding, when His Royal Highness and Concubine received the worship of the officials, I finally saw the true face of Princess Changle , is really graceful and luxurious, stunningly beautiful, although she is still young, she is a little immature, but she is really beautiful.In comparison, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince next to him, although in his early twenties, should not be overshadowed no matter how you look at it.Of course, at this time everyone is talking about "a man with a talent and a woman with a beautiful appearance, a match made in heaven" and other nonsense.But I think Emperor Yong will not be so ruthless, and use his favorite daughter to make a false knot. I still hope that Nanchu will not fight with Dayong. There will be a few more comfortable days, so I pray sincerely.I hope that Dayong will really get married with Nanchu, so that I can live a peaceful life for decades. While I was praying sincerely, the music officer began to play the music, and what I sang was the new work "Sapphire Case" by my newly released Hanlin scholar. "Dongfeng night puts thousands of flowers and trees, and blows down, stars are like rain. BMW carves are fragrant all over the road. Fengxiao sounds, jade pot lights turn, and fish and dragons dance all night. Moths, snow willows and golden strands, laughter is full of fragrance. I searched for him thousands of times in the crowd. When I looked back suddenly, the man was there, in a dimly lit place." The palace ladies danced to the music, I looked up, but saw Princess Changle turned her head slightly, and from the corner of her eyes, a drop of crystal teardrop fell silently into the dust.I felt a chill in my heart, this lonely girl will spend her whole life in a foreign country from now on, and she will not be able to see her parents and family from now on. I hope not, but I'm not so sure, then what a harsh ending this girl will face.At this time, I saw His Highness the Crown Prince bowed his head and said something in the princess's ear. Although it was too far away and his voice was messy, I still vaguely heard His Royal Highness telling Princess Changle about the song "Sapphire Case"."Yuan Xi" is the work of Jiang Zhe, the champion of the new department.Princess Changle followed His Royal Highness' eyes to look at me, and smiled slightly. That smile was like a spring flower blooming, which made my heart tremble, and I quickly lowered my head. For some reason, there was an inexplicable feeling in my heart.