Chen Xiang smiled and said: "The outside is made of Ruo leaves to support the base. When steaming, the fragrance of Ruo leaves will be mixed into it. The filling inside is glutinous rice, so it is safe."

“Yes, it’s Chinese New Year.” Zhang Yue said with a smile.

At this time, there was a knock on the door. Chen Xiang said with a smile: "Your senior brothers are here. When they give you something, don't refuse it. Just accept it."

 “Okay, sir.” Zhang Yue said.

 After Chen Xiang pushed the door open, he saw a group of scholars had gathered outside the door...

 “I’ve met Mr.”

 Zhang Yue saluted and said: "I have met senior brother..."

 “What? Didn’t hear...”

 Zhang Yue looked at Chen Xiang, who smiled and said: "This person is your senior brother Wu Daowu. He is the most unruly..."

Zhang Yue knew that the most famous member of Chen Xiang's family was Sun Jue, but now he was an official abroad, followed by Zhang Dun and Wu Dao, and the rest were not well-known.

 But everyone was smiling and not at all restrained. Zhang Yue felt that the atmosphere in his sect was just right for him.

 The wine has been prepared in the hall. Chen Xiang, Zhang Yue, teachers and students gathered together, chatting over wine, and they were having a good time.

Jiayou’s three years passed uneventfully.

Jiayou arrived in the fourth year of his reign.

  The spring comes after the beginning of spring in the fourth year of Jiayou's reign.

Compared with Jiayou’s second-year ranking, Jiayou’s fourth-year ranking has a slightly dimmer star, but it is still a battle between dragons and tigers.

The results of the rankings came out, and the number one winner was Zhang Yue's chief, Liu Ji, who changed his name to Liu Hui.

Although Ouyang Xiu did not take charge of the provincial examination, he was the examiner of the palace examination. Before marking the examination, he said to his left and right: "It is our duty to eradicate evil, and now we must scold those who are frivolous and frivolous in order to eliminate the harm caused by our essays."

At that time, a scholar wrote an article in the palace examination and said: "The Lord collected the essence and hid it under the crown."

Ouyang Xiu read the paper and said confidently to his left and right: "I have already won Liu Ji." After saying this, he was about to dismiss this person.

 The title of the palace examination at that time was "The Fu of Yao and Shun on Nature and Benevolence".

One examinee said: "Therefore, being quiet can prolong life, which is the longest life span of the Five Emperors; being active can lead to courage, which is the punishment for the four sins."

Ouyang Xiu greatly praised him and considered him to be the number one scholar, so he was promoted to the first place.

 Later, when I changed the name, I found out that the number one scholar was Liu Hui. Others told Ouyang Xiu that this was Liu Ji who changed his name to Liu Hui.

As for the article that Ouyang Xiu mistakenly thought was written by Liu Ji, it was actually written by Xiao Ji from Wu.

Ouyang Xiu was stunned for a long time when he learned the truth.

However, Ouyang Xiu still admitted his failure with great grace. He found the Liu Jijuan again and saw a sentence in it: "The virtue of accumulating safety and conduct within it is a blessing to heaven." Ouyang Xiu thought that the word "accumulation" was close to learning, so he mentioned The pen was changed to the character 'Yun'.

As for the second place Hu Zongyu, he is the nephew of Hu Su, the chief examiner of the provincial examination.

 As for Zhang Dun, who had abandoned his studies in the previous subject, he got the first and fifth place this time.

  It can be said to be Gaudi.

Many scholars don’t understand why Zhang Dun got such a good name despite his arrogance and abandonment of the imperial edict.

 But because there were too many redundant officials, the emperor wanted to suppress the number of junior officials.

Except for Liu Hui, the number one scholar, who was awarded the title of Judge of Dali Temple, and Hu Zongji, who was the second best scholar, and was awarded the title of Guanglu Cheng, the rest of the Jinshi were not allowed to be officials in the capital, and they were all selected to be released.

 Although Zhang Dun was the fifth Jinshi, he was only awarded the magistrate of Shangluo County.

In addition to Zhang Dun, among the people Zhang Yue knew well, Cai Que also became a Jinshi and served as the manager of Pizhou to join the army.

This is the lowest level of official positions for selecting people. There are prefecture managers, sihu, judicial officers, household officers, law officers and soldiers, etc. Although they are state officers, they are at the same level as county chiefs and county captains, and lower than the county magistrates. Even lower than the county magistrate.

 Even so, Zhang Yue was still happy for Cai Que.

 Besides Cai Que, there is another person who is from the same house, Xiang Qi.

 The lower rank of Xiang Seven is only the fifth one, and must be elected, but even if it is elected, if nothing happens, he will still be an official in the future.

Looking at the list that day, Zhang Yue burst into tears of joy on the spot when he saw Xiang No. 7 Middle School Jinshi. Then he was spotted by five or six businessmen, who surrounded him and fought for a while, and staged a scene of catching his son-in-law under the list.

 Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi felt shameless and a little envious when they saw Xiang Qiyu refusing to greet him.

As for Liu Zuo, who was a classmate and good friend, he just smiled.

Zhang Yue thought to himself, one of his two friends won the Jinshi, and the other went home to do business. From then on, Yunni was no longer the same.

“Sanlang, Shiro, what are you doing standing there in such a daze? Chief, no, Lord Zhuangyuan has invited us to have a drink at Qingfeng Tower tonight!”

All the classmates burst into laughter, and someone on the side asked enviously: "Are you the classmate of the number one scholar in this subject?"

 One person smiled and said: "Not only are we classmates, we are also in the same room."

"I admire you!"

The custom in the Song Dynasty was that everyone admired scholars from top to bottom, and the number one scholar was even more admired. When the common people heard that Zhang Yue and the others were Liu Hui's classmates, they immediately made way for them.

 All the students were smiling.

 “Let’s go, let’s go to Qingfeng Tower for a drink.”

 Zhang Yue also smiled and was about to stride away, but when he looked back, he saw Liu Zuo looking into the distance.

 Zhang Yue followed his gaze and saw that it was exactly where Xiang Qi was.

Liu Zuo saw Zhang Yue smiled and walked over and said, "What do you think about Xiang Qi being a Jinshi?"

 Zhang Yue said: "I'm a little envious."

Liu Zuo smiled bitterly and said: "I feel uncomfortable. Thinking about bragging to Xiang Qimei about something that happened in the examination in the future, my heart will ache when I think about how I failed. I'm afraid this friend will have nothing to do..."

 “The head of the house…”

Liu Zuodao: "Don't blame me for being stingy. I'm just speaking from the bottom of my heart. Xiang Qi is very good. Although his family is poor, he has always been holding back his energy in his heart. He wants to make a blockbuster one day and let people who looked down on him in the past look at him. His current situation. Now he has finally come to the end of his hardships. I am really happy for him from the bottom of my heart, but I just hope that he will not be happy in front of me."

 Zhang Yue said: "Chief, you really will never return to Taixue from now on."

Liu Zuo nodded and said: "I will go back and take care of things, Sanlang. I have told you this before, but our friendship cannot be broken. You are a kind-hearted person. If you become successful in the future, I will only be happy for you. There will never be any jealousy."

 Zhang Yue said sheepishly: "If the head of the house really thinks highly of me, it's good that he will come to see me more often in the future."

"Of course, if there is any difficulty in Bianjing, Sanlang can let me know."

 After speaking, Liu Zuo looked at Xiang Qi again.

However, I saw a wealthy and powerful man who relied on the strength of his crowd to force Xiang Qi into a sedan chair and drove away playing music and singing. Others laughed and pointed along the way, and several children clapped their hands and sang happily.

 That night of Zhang Yue, Huang Haoyi drank all night long in Qingfeng Tower.

Liu Ji was also very capable. After drinking, he summoned twenty or thirty more official prostitutes. These were all well-known official prostitutes in Bianjing, many of whom were excellent in both sex and art. On weekdays, many high-ranking officials and nobles were seen casually.

There were less than one, but now they all came for the sake of the No. 1 Scholar.

Everyone stayed up all night eating, drinking and having fun. After returning to the studio, Zhang Yue also slept until the sun was shining.

On this day, Taixue will be very reasonable and will not check the dormitories, allowing students to spend the night outside.

　At noon, I saw Xiang Qi coming back.

Yesterday, Xiang Qi was still wearing a plain coat, but now he was wearing a brocade robe and fine satin leather boots, and returned to his studio in splendor.

 Zhang Yue saw Xiang Qi and hurriedly pushed Huang Haoyi to wake him up.

“Qilang, are you an uncle now?”

Xiang Qi laughed, but did not say anything directly. He immediately sat on the chair and said, "I don't have any water to drink. I'm dying of thirst."

Huang Haoyi said kindly: "There is water in the clay pot, go get it yourself!"

Xiang Qi complained: "Silang, you don't even look at me at all. I'm going to be an official now, and you don't know how to serve me. How can I support you in the future?"

Huang Haoyi laughed and scolded: "Well, Xiang Qilang, you are just a fifth-level person, and you are just pretending to be here with me and Sanlang."

Xiang Qi laughed and said, "It's just a joke. We are common friends. No matter what happens to me in the future, you and I will still forget our friendship."

After speaking, he cupped his hands to Qi Xiang and Zhang Yueyi and said, "Sanlang, I have received more kindness from you, Xiang Qiping, and I will definitely repay you well in the future."

 Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Qilang, what do you mean by these things? I don't think I have done anything to help you on weekdays."
Chapter completed!