In front of Qi Mansion.

A pair of seven-foot-two-inch bluestone lions stood under the stone steps, holding hollow hydrangea balls.

With Ningchao Rushi system, a first-rank official can stand a six-foot bluestone lion in front of the door, but the Qi Mansion stone lion is one foot or two inches taller than Rushi system, and is standing side by side with the prince.

Under the night, he stood beside the stone lion and looked around. The servant urged him, "Second Young Master, you should go in quickly, the literary meeting has begun."

All thought about it and said impatiently: "Do I have to wait for someone to understand? I will show my importance when I face him in front of the door. If I weren't afraid of being too deliberate, I should go to the house to wait. When the person arrives, you can shout, and then I will come out barefoot to greet him."

The servant curled his lips secretly.

He looked at him sideways: "Look at your death, there is no rules at all!"

The servant hurriedly said, "No, no, but the eldest son has sent someone to urge him several times."

Qi Zhenjue didn't care about leaning on the stone lion: "It's okay, my brother won't blame me for this little thing."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Ji was walking from the south of Fuyou Street with a black collar, and Xiaoman was wearing a green skirt, holding a little black cat in his arms.

Qi Jingju hurriedly came forward: "Master, where are you? Why did you come one hour later?"

Chen Ji smiled and explained: "This literary meeting was invited by Master Qi Ge, so it is naturally more grand. We were unkempt and had a dirt on our faces for a day. I simply went back to take a cold shower and changed into clean clothes."

He thought about it and said, "Master, you are like going to Qi Mansion and you don't have to pay attention to these things. However, Master, your outfit is more suitable than the silver armor of the Yulin Army. My brother-in-law is right. You have to wear black to make it right. The bright silver armor of the Yulin Army cannot match you."

At this moment, his eyes turned to the little black cat being hugged by Xiaoman and muttered: "So it's not yours."

Chen Ji said calmly: "What?"

"I saw a little black cat in the queen's arms before, and I thought it was the one you were in Guyuan."

Chen Ji smiled: "Didn't I explain it?"

"I misunderstood," Qi Zhenzhuo hurriedly pulled Chen Ji in: "Go in quickly, the literary meeting has begun."

Chen Ji followed him into the threshold of the Qi family that was higher than his knees and asked casually: "Who will come today?"

He responded carefully and said, "The Buddhist son Wuzhai from Pratyekabuddha Temple is coming, but a novice monk came to pass on the message that a great man went to Pratyekabuddha Temple today, so he had to come back later. My family also sent an invitation to Lord Zhang Zhuozhang, but Lord Zhang just sent someone to come here, saying that something was wrong in Mi Lane in Dongjiang, and the officials and the elders of the hall were recruited into the palace to discuss the affairs of the Goryeo envoy. It is said that Mr. Wang Dao had just entered Beijing today and was summoned by the inner court before he even arrived at his residence."

Chen Ji said carelessly: "Mr. Wang has entered Beijing? What chaos has happened in Dongjiang Mi Lane."

Qi Jingju scratched his head: "I don't know. I heard that there were extrajudicial madmen setting fire in the street. The Spy Department has now blocked all that area and stopped many officials from searching for the murderers, but nothing was found. Now the Spy Department has locked the inner city gates and outer city gates, and they are not allowed to enter or exit. Maybe the Spy Department will turn the capital upside down again."

Chen Ji pretended to be surprised: "It's so serious, should our Yulin Army go back to the Governor's Office to stand by?"

He thought about it and said, "Generally, such a major event is not called to our Yulin Army, and any matter of calling us Yulin Army is not very important."

Chen Ji: "..."

Qi Zhenjue sighed: "I don't know where the extra-law madman came from. He dared to set fire in the inner city. He thought his life was too long, right?"

Chen Ji glanced at each other.

Qi Jingju said again: "By the way, I don't know if the court should send reinforcements to Goryeo. My brother-in-law has been thinking about this matter and wants to take our right guard to take the initiative to go on this trip and make achievements. My brother-in-law said that each border town has its own border troops, and there are three imperial camps on the main battlefield of Chongli Pass. If you want to make achievements, you can only find such an opportunity."

Chen Ji thought to himself: "The court will send reinforcements."

"Huh?" Qi Jingju was stunned: "Master is so sure?"

Chen Ji nodded: "Others the elders wouldn't have let Mr. Wang enter Beijing. I think they have already decided on the candidates to command the troops... Let's not talk about this matter for now, go in."

"Okay," Qi Zhenzhuo looked back at Chen Ji: "It's a pity that Miss Zhang Er and Zhang Zheng didn't come, otherwise it would be more lively."

Xiaoman followed behind the two and explained: "My second sister said that this kind of writing would not come, but she would demote her identity."

After considering each other, he felt embarrassed: "Miss Zhang Er is indeed confident to say this. It's better if she doesn't come, everyone can be more comfortable... By the way, there are more than ten famous scholars from the south. The most famous ones are the Jingkui of Yuzhou "Lin Chaojing" and the younger brother of the eunuch party Lin Chaoqing, which is unlucky to mention it. The other is the Wenkui "Shen Ye" of the Southern Tiger Hill Poetry Society. He is really graceful. It is said that this year he will compete with your brother Chen Wenzong for the top scorer. The other is the son of a salt merchant in the south, "Huang Que" who came out of Jishan Academy. Although Huang Que is talented, it is a pity that he cannot go to the imperial examination if he doesn't have a good background these days. He has failed the exam twice, and this time he finally came to vote for the lintel of my Qi family..."

Chen Ji interrupted: "Salt merchant?"

All of them were confused: "Master is interested in salt merchants? His family is just a small salt merchant, and he is not as good as the eight general merchants in Lianghuai."

Chen Ji smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll ask."

Xiaoman's eyes turned around. She had to think more about it after following Chen Ji for so many days. Since the young master asked specifically, he must have focused on business related to salt.

Those related to salt are all big business.

At this time, Qi Jing looked at Chen Ji secretly: "Master, when it comes to talent and talent, I have a sister named Qi Zhaoning. I have been proficient in both qin, chess, calligraphy and painting since I was a child. I have both talent and appearance, but I have a bit of a tough temper... But she is not bad in nature, and she will definitely restrain herself after getting married."

Chen Ji nodded and said nothing.

He lowered his voice: "Master, you are at the age of marriage, do you have a favorite woman?"

Chen Ji paused: "No."

They laughed at each other and happily pulled Chen Ji's arm through the layers of courtyards.

...

...

There is also an elegant name in Qijia Mansion, Koi Garden.

The place where the Wenhui Club is located is in the middle of the Koi Garden. Qijia has opened a Guangchi here, and a several-story Mingse Building stands on the Guangchi Lake.

The pavilions are like cabins, shaped like painting boats, and the lights are brilliantly lit.

Chen Ji was pulled into Mingse Building by consideration, but he saw dozens of people kneeling and laughing in the main hall. The laughter was insignificant, as full of energy as all the officials.

When the two of them stepped into the threshold, everyone suddenly stopped talking and looked at each other.

They look at their clothes first, then at their boots.

After looking at the boots, look at the jade pendant on your waist, then look at the crown on your head, and finally look at the face.

After seeing the appearance, everyone looked back in a vague way.

Only a girl wearing a white jade butterfly hairpin was left sitting on the table, and continued to look at Chen Ji without any concealment, with curiosity and scrutiny in her eyes.

Even when Chen Ji looked at him, the other party's eyes did not avoid it.

He knelt on the left and knelt on the second and third positions. Xiaoman held the little black cat upright and knelt on the back of Chenji's right, and brought him tea and water like other maids, so well-behaved that he was not like Xiaoman.

There is a Persian velvet red carpet in the middle of the main hall of Minser Building, and there is a girl covered with a gauze sitting and playing the lute.

The girl who had seen Chen Ji come in and play the pipa looked up slightly, glanced at Chen Ji and then lowered her head again, unable to see the face under the gauze.

Chen Ji knelt behind the table and glanced over the main hall.

But I saw the only acquaintance, Lin Chaojing, sitting opposite him, looking at the silhouette of the girl playing the pipa unscrupulously across the red carpet.

There are two rows behind him, both of which are young toshihiko whom Chen Ji doesn't know.

When the song was over, the girl playing the pipa was about to step down when the girl wearing a white jade butterfly hairpin spoke, "Don't rush to leave for the first time, and play some gentle songs aside. I remember that the jade hairpin you played was very good, so I'll tell you to listen."

Qi Zhenzhu, who was holding the pipa, was slightly stunned, and then responded softly.

She moved the nanmu round chair to the door and played the pipa on her own.

Xiaoman whispered behind Chen Ji: "Second sister said that the person wearing a white jade butterfly hairpin is Qi Zhaoning. The hairpin is made by the craftsman of the inner officials and supervisors, and is a gift from the Empress Dowager. It is said that the wings of the white jade butterfly seem to flap in the sun. The girl next to her should be Qi Zhaoyun, and her eyes are almost stuck to the scholar on your right hand, and the owner sitting at the end of the red carpet should be..."

Xiaoman couldn't remember it, so he immediately lowered his head and took out a small note from his sleeve. He saw that there were densely written words on it, elegant and exquisite.

She looked on the note for a long time before saying, "It should be the elder brother who has considered it and is the fourth-rank assistant censor."

Chen Ji laughed silently: "Why are there any cheat sheets?"

Xiaoman said embarrassedly: "Second sister knows that my brain is not as good as hers."

At this time, Qi Zhenwu, who was sitting in the master's position, said, "My second brother and his distinguished guests have arrived, let's start? The imperial examination is coming soon. You need to remember that everyone gathers here not just for drinking and having fun, but for scholars from the north and the south to learn from their talents."

He waved to the side.

A maid brought three ivory dice on a tray.

Qi Zhenwu picked up the dice from the tray and said with a smile: "Today's proposition..."

Qi Zhaoning said, "Brother, what's the topic of "Four Dreams of Bianliang" today? A few days ago, my sister and I went to the teaching office to listen to the Four Dreams of Bianliang, but we cried so hard."

Qi Zhenwu shook his head: "Many people have not seen the Four Dreams of Bianliang yet, so it's not appropriate. Today, let's take the topic of war in the border town. This time, this Guyuan victory, I believe that this year's palace examination, Your Majesty will also give questions related to the border town. You have to think about it early. Next, we will use dice to determine the rhyme."

Qi Zhenwu threw out the first dice and scored three points.

The second dice, five points.

The third dice, two points.

Chen Ji was confused when he turned to Xiaoman and asked in a low voice: "What does this dice mean?"

Xiaoman looked down at the small note, and after looking at it for a long time, he explained: "The first dice determines the upper and lower flat tone with odd and even, and the second one determines the third part of the ordinal number determines whether the adjacent rhyme is slapped until six o'clock. So what is determined now is the upper flat tone and five micro rhymes, and the adjacent rhyme is prohibited."

Chen Ji was even more confused when he heard it.

I can only say that if he, a time traveler, could only recite a few poems, and occasionally wrote one to be famous, but if he came to participate in this article, he would really be ugly.

Literary meetings and poetry meetings are far from being as simple as writing poetry.

But Lin Chaojing asked, "Brother Shen comes first?"

A handsome young man beside him smiled, but refused, and immediately called him a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and picked up his pen and wrote: "Only on the beacon tower, I saw the sun was faint, and the things were gone. I haven't read the letters of my family for ten years, so I may have a local accent to call me back."

Everyone in the hall applauded the high-fives, but the poems at the literary meeting may not necessarily be very good. The key is to see who is quick-witted, writes quickly, and is in line with the rules.

Qi Zhenwu smiled and said, "My brother Shen Ye is worthy of being the literary leader of the Huqiu Poetry Society. I originally wanted the servants to bring the poem clock to check the time, but it seems that it is not necessary now. Unfortunately, my brother Chen asked Zong to promote this literary meeting on the grounds of reviewing books, otherwise he could have a discussion with you."
To be continued...