After the palace examination, the candidates relaxed one after another and began to invite each other to drink, have fun, or drink and have fun.

In short, all kinds of exciting programs are arranged.

If nothing else goes wrong, these "same year" people will become officials in the same court. This is an important link connecting interpersonal relationships, not much worse than the relationship between teachers, students and clan members.

Chen Youniao is young, has a handsome appearance, and has an elegant and otherworldly temperament, which makes it easy for people to fall in love with him, so he keeps getting invitations.

The circle of scholars was first divided by region, with a strong sense of locality. If they came from the same county, they were basically from the same division. This was another layer of relationship blessing, which meant they were in the same camp and had a stake in the interests.

Chen Youniao was a special one. He left Haidai County soon after winning the imperial examination and did not participate in many social interactions.

But at this stage, proper communication is necessary.

Not many candidates from Haidai County could pass the examination. Including Chen Youniao, there were only five candidates in total, which was far lower than the average number of admissions.

There is no way, there are thirty-six counties in the world, some of them are Ketou towns, and the number of people who pass the exam each time is more than ten, or even twenty or thirty, such as Shou'an County; while some counties are not able to do it, and usually only a few people can take the exam.

Numbers, such as Haidai County.

There is also an advantage to having a small number of people, it is easier to stick to each other.

Chen Youniao quickly found out the situation of the other four Haidai County scholars——

Cao Xinghe, you can tell by looking at his surname. He is from the Cao family, the same clan as Cao Yuanqi and Cao Peng. The difference is that he is not a direct descendant, but a collateral descendant.

This is the third time that Cao Xinghe took the exam, and he finally passed. He is 33 years old, so he is not young anymore.

When he was in Haidai County, Cao Xinghe heard about the conflicts between the clan and the Chen family, mainly with Chen Youniao, but he did not get involved and only focused on reading his own book. Later, he received a summons from his family,

It is said that Cao Peng died suddenly and Cao Yuanqi suffered a stroke and was paralyzed, which greatly affected the clan and was overtaken by the Chen family.

After hearing the news, Cao Xinghe felt that he had the same hatred as the enemy.

However, now, after going to high school with Chen Youniao, Cao Xinghe's resentment has long since dissipated.

A man knows that his uncle Cao Yuanqi, as a county guard, cannot fight against others, so what can Cao Xinghe do?

The matter has been settled. What Cao Xinghe should do is to make good friends with Chen Youniao to repair the relationship between the two families. After all, with the age gap here, it is obvious who has potential and who has a better future.

Li Zitong, who was just 30 years old, was born in poverty, studied diligently, and changed his destiny through gaining fame. He was introverted, unsmiling, and took books with him when he went to drink wine. He was an out-and-out nerd;

Feng Ke, this person is a wonderful person, he calls himself a "romantic talent", he can recite poems and make jokes, he can make jokes, he has broad communication, and he is a well-rounded person;

The last one is called "Bai Encheng", also known as "Old Bai", because he is sixty-one years old this year, in his sixtieth year, and he is also the oldest person to take the exam this year.

In the Dayin Dynasty, there was no age limit for the imperial examinations, so in the examination room, you could always see some gray-haired candidates who were said to be old and ambitious.

However, due to the law of development of things, it is often difficult for older candidates to pass the exam. After all, every exam requires very high physical and mental requirements on the candidates, and it is difficult for the elderly to support them, which greatly affects their on-the-spot performance.

Bai Encheng performed exceptionally this time, and because of his daily boxing practice, he is both civil and military and has a good physical foundation.

At the beginning, there were dozens of scholars from Haidai County who set out together to enter the capital together. A group of them failed the examination and returned home. The remaining four became real "same year" and formed a small circle.

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Now Chen Youniao has been invited to join.

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The spring weather in March is perfect, the grass is growing, and it is suitable for an outing.

Chen Youniao and five other people traveled together and went to the southeast suburbs for fun.

In fact, Chen Youniao was not very interested in such activities. It was too monotonous and boring, so he just regarded it as a walk.

Feng Ke pointed elsewhere and sighed: "We should also bring our female companions out, that would be interesting."

On a day like this, of course, they were not the only ones who went out for an outing. There were also many people, including scholars, and even the children of officials in the capital. Men and women formed groups and were well prepared.

In comparison, the five of them really looked a bit shabby.

Li Zitong held a book in his hand, took a step forward, read a line, and said without raising his head: "A gentleman should stay away from villains and women, why do you need those?"

Everyone has long been accustomed to his pedantry and uprightness, but when the wind blew in his ears, Bai Encheng touched his long gray beard with a serious expression: "Where can we get a female companion? Whether it is Huichun Tower or Mingyue Pavilion, the price

They are really expensive and cannot be afforded. As for the low-level ones, they are vulgar and shameful."

This man is a typical "old man but never old heart". He is actually a grandfather, but last year he even took in an 18-year-old concubine.

Cao Xinghe said: "I heard that talented people who can write good poems are very popular, and girls are vying for them. Not to mention that it doesn't cost money to take him out for fun, or even spend the night."

Bai Encheng spread his hands: "I don't know much about poetry. I have to rely on Brother Feng for this matter."

Feng Ke smiled bitterly and said: "The poems I wrote are just limericks, which cannot be put on the stage, and it is even harder to compose into music. When it comes to writing poems and lyrics, no one among us can compare with Chen Xiandi."

Cao Xinghe quickly praised: "Indeed, when I was in the county, Chen Xiandi was very talented and was deeply appreciated by Master Meng. The poems he wrote were widely recited, and even one word was worth a fortune."

What he was talking about was exactly what Hu Ning had done, which attracted many good people to come to the door to ask for calligraphy, and even stood outside the door, just to grab the garbage and see if there were any discarded pen and ink inside.

However, the popularity of this matter did not last long, and the real reason behind it was even less known.

I have never heard of Li Zitong and Bai Encheng. After all, for those who aspire to take the imperial examination, poetry is a minor path and is not worth paying close attention to. But now that the imperial examination fame has been obtained, poetry can be the icing on the cake.

Bai Encheng asked anxiously: "Brother Cao, please tell me, what is the 'one word, a thousand gold' method?"

Li Zitong stopped reading and pricked up his ears to listen.

As a scholar, gaining fame is of course the ultimate goal, but I also hope that I can write beautiful articles and leave a name for generations to come. In addition, in recent years, poetry has become more and more popular, and it is regarded as a must-have for elegance, and it has become more and more popular.

Cao Xinghe was determined to flatter Chen Youniao and get closer to him, so he immediately started talking vividly.

In fact, Cao Xinghe had mostly heard about the calligraphy purchase at that time, so it was inevitable that he would add some exaggeration to the story, which only added to the legend.
Chapter completed!