Chapter 95: Romantic scholars (2)

Zhu Zhishan is not the one who failed the seventh test of the Spring Examination. He can only be like Tang Yin, and he has a literati in the literary world. He has a Confucian robe and a Confucian hat. He looks like an ordinary scholar. He can't even see the talent-holding and arrogant people that are common in the so-called talent-oriented and arrogant people.

Perhaps in the past few years, Zhu Zhishan, who came to Beijing with a high spirit, felt that his reputation was within reach, but he would have arrogance. But just count the time. In addition, he had already passed the third consecutive time in the spring exam last year. Even if he was not desperate, he made him feel introverted and warm. This is not the "Zhishan Lao Qiao" who can only express his feelings for his landscape paintings, but also Zhu Yunming who is determined to be an official.

Even though Shen Rui and his wife were just half-aged, they stood beside him, and Zhu Yunming couldn't see it anywhere.

After meeting the old woman, Zhu Yunming looked at these teenagers.

The most eye-catching of the few people is the one wearing a red brocade robe. The boy smiled on his face, but he looked a little familiar with his eyebrows and eyes.

Zhu Yunming felt sad in his heart. He saw the boy's self in this young man. Once upon a time, he was as proud as this young man. He was taught by his grandfather since he was a child. His grandfather resigned from office and returned to his hometown. Under the guidance of two old men, he could write large characters in the square at the age of five, wrote poems at the age of nine, and became famous at the age of ten. But at the age of twelve, his grandfather passed away, lost his mother at the age of sixteen, and sent off his father and grandfather one after another in his early twenties. He grew from a proud boy to a debauchery young man, and unknowingly reached the age of forty, and still achieved nothing.

In a daze, Zhu Yunming felt a gaze staring at him, and when he looked over, he saw Shen Rui.

Shen Rui had no idea about Zhu Yunming. Even a great scholar like Wang Shouren who had been famous throughout the ages had been with him for more than half a year. When he saw the talented man, he became calm.

Seeing this, the old woman pointed to the teenagers and said, "Xizhe, Xiao He almost caused trouble just now. Thanks to these guys coming forward to help, we both did not suffer any losses."

When Zhu Yunming heard this, he held his hand and bowed, "Zhu Yunming from Suzhou thanked several young men for taking action for justice."

Because of these teenagers, Shen Jue stood in front, and the other two were behind him, and the book boy and the like were slim. Therefore, Zhu Yunming said "a few guys" and was actually looking at what Shen Jue said.

Shen Jue was not willing to be greedy for nothing, so he looked at Shen Rui. Seeing that he had no intention of speaking, he said, "Boy Shen Jue, you have met Mr. Wen, but the boy has not done anything. It's all me... My brother is kind-hearted and has to face up to solve the predicament of honoring relatives."

Zhu Yunming was wearing a Confucian uniform and a Confucian scarf on his head, so Shen Jue called him this. When he spoke on weekdays, he did not admit that Shen Rui was his elder brother, but it was difficult to call him randomly in front of outsiders.

Shen Rui was pushed out and had to say, "It's just a matter of raising hands, Mr. Wen doesn't have to take it seriously."

He was different from Shen Jue's young man. Zhu Yunming was happy that he was steady and did not think he was a child, but he still thanked him solemnly.

Shen Rui calculated the distance from Suzhou to Songjiang in his heart, which was more than 300 miles away, and he planned to go to Nanjing next year. Even though he knew that Zhu Yunming would go to Beijing to participate in the spring examination four times in the future, unless he specifically looked for it, it would not be easy for the two of them to meet again, so he said with a shameless face: "It's a trivial matter, but Mr. Wen is so serious, and the boy is uneasy. If Mr. Wen is cheap, can you give me a gift of ink?"

Zhu Yunming was stunned when he heard this and hesitated: "Does Brother Rui know about Wen?"

Shen Rui calculated the time in his heart. Tang Yin had been removed from the household registration. Zhu Yunming began to take the exams continuously, Wen Huiming kept taking the provincial examinations, and the last Xu Zhenqing also began to experience the pain of losing the exam. However, he lost the exam fewer times than the other three. It seemed that the second time was that he passed the Jinshi three times when he participated in the spring exam, and then died of illness a few years later. Judging from the ages of these four, Zhu Yun was over again next year. Tang Yin and Wen Hui were over again next year, and the youngest Xu Zhenqing was also crowned. The name of "the four talents in Wuzhong" should also have some signs.

Shen Rui nodded and said, "I heard that there are four talented men in Wuzhong, Mr. Wen is among them. I am honored to see Mr. Today."

Zhu Yunming laughed at himself and said, "Wen is just a frustrated person in the imperial examination. How dare you be a talented man? Huating is the top scholar and the second best money, but he is the most talented man in the world."

When he heard about Shen Li, Chen Jue and Youxuan said, "Mr. Wen, does Suzhou Prefecture also know about my six-sect brothers?"

Zhu Yunming said: "It became famous in one fell swoop. Only three years later did a top scholar be produced. Not to mention Suzhou Prefecture, even the prefectures and counties in the world know its name."

Chen Jue was a little proud, but Huating had only produced a top scholar. Suzhou's literary style was so prosperous. In the past two or three decades, he also produced three tripods. There were countless Jinshi, so he took away the pride. Although he had never heard of any "four talents", he thought that since Shen Rui had heard of it, most of them were the top scholar brothers. Chen Li had been mourning in recent years, and a scholar from Suzhou Prefecture came to make friends with literature. If the top scholar brothers mentioned it, the designation was not an ordinary talented man.

Because Shen Rui wanted this pen and ink, Chen Jue's eyes turned and said, "This place is messy, it's not a place to speak. Since Mr. Wen came from afar, can he enjoy his face and have a tea together? It's also convenient for Mr. Wen to give ink?"

Looking at the little adult-like social interaction, Zhu Yunming twitched his lips. Thinking that these two were both Shen boys, he looked at the old woman and said, "Auntie, look...

The old woman smiled and said, "I am tired, and I just want to ask for a cup of tea with Xizhe's light."

Dong Shuang was in a hurry to go home and did not follow everyone to the teahouse. He made an appointment with Shen Rui to meet, so he left with everyone and took the book boy away.

The others, led by Shen Jue, walked to the teahouse.

It’s okay for others to let go. The little boy He Taizhi had been eaten by Chen Jue. Even if Shen Rui and others were protected, he was still a little unfair. He whispered to the young man named Wei: "Cousin Wei, you have read a lot of books, have you heard of Xingyiquan?"

A young man surnamed Wei shook his head and said, "It's the first time I heard about it. What kind of boxing technique is this?"

He Taizhi curled his lips and said, "It is said that the health boxing technique was circulating in the Zen temple. The ancestor was Yue Wumu. He imitated the five beasts, five animals, one reptile, one sea produces twelve forms, and the Five Elements boxing technique is combined into Xingyiquan. He doesn't know how to fight against the enemy, but health should be good." Speaking of this, he pointed at Shen Rui's back and whispered: "That person is originally a premature baby, and he is in poor health. He has improved after practicing this prescription."

He originally didn't believe Shen Rui's words, and felt that the so-called ancestor Yue Wumu's statement must be far-fetched, so he mentioned this matter with his cousin and wanted to find someone to meet him. But as he spoke, he was a little confused.

Not to mention the other side, Shen Rui stopped the strong beggar just now, and he was not an ordinary person's aura. In addition, after spending time with Shen Rui, he saw that he was not a boastful personality. He Taizhi unconsciously believed most of the words of Xingyiquan in his heart.

When Wei Jiao heard the sentence "premature baby", he became thoughtful and carefully looked at Shen Rui who was walking in front. After paying attention, he found that his differences were different. Shen Rui walked very steadily, his body was almost motionless, and his foot was light and silent. The people in front were chatting while walking. Zhu Yunming and Chen Jue were vague in their pronunciation because of the walking and talking, and only Shen Rui's voice was very clear and clear.

Everyone walked back and forth, and the cousins ​​whispered, how could Shen Rui not hear it? Listening to the little boy's tone, he went from disdain to hesitation to recognition, and he was very amused.

However, this old woman traveled without children and grandchildren, but with her nephews, and she was a nephew of three families. This is really not common.

Zhu Yunming's grandfather is the chief minister, so isn't his aunt the chief minister's daughter? According to the current marriage rules, we should be in a good match. The old woman's husband's family should also be an official family. No wonder the old man has the power of the superiors.

Shen Ruihou remembered this after realizing it. Xu Youzhen had no sons, had nine daughters, and three nephews were famous in history. One was Zhu Yunming, one of the "Four Talents", and the other was Wei Xiao, one of the "Four Gentlemen of Nandu". Looking at the surname, he was either his brother. There was also Jiang Tao who died at the age of fourteen but still left his name in the Shilin.

The group walked downstairs to the teahouse. Before they could get in, they saw Chen Bao and Chen Qin coming towards them. The servant Shutong behind them was full of holding his shoulders, and they were not free in their hands.

Seeing Chen Jue, Shen Rui, Chen Qin cheered: "Brother Jue, Brother Rui, come and help the boss, I'm really exhausted."

Seeing that he was carrying a string of paper bags in his hand, Chen Jue went forward to pick it up and said curiously: "What? I brought so much? Did Brother Bao buy something delicious?

Chen Qin rubbed her wrist and said, "There is everything. Aunt Liu has prepared it. She is a little careful about eating and has old clothes to wash. Aunt Liu said that there are many beggars at the temple fair. If she brings the money out, even if she gives it to them, she will not be plundered. So she prepared these and let us bring them here."

Shen Rui also took the paper bag from Chen Bao's hand. Chen Bao gasped and said, "I didn't expect there were so many people. The carriage could not enter when it reached the entrance of the street and alley in front of him."

The clan brothers were talking when they heard someone say, "Brother Rui, Brother Jue..."

Looking at the sound, he saw the window on the second floor open. Chen Quan leaned out and said with a smile: "Are you guys together? Come up and have tea."

When Chen Jue heard this, he looked at the old woman, Zhu Yunwen and others, hesitated, and looked up and said, "Brother Quan San, my brother has foreign customers here, I'm afraid it's not cheap."

Chen Quan was stunned for a moment, looked at the old woman and looked at her side, and then retreated.

The waiter of the teahouse saw a guest at the door and greeted him. However, he heard that he wanted a private room, so he said: "There are only two empty tables in the hall. The private room upstairs is either full or someone has booked it."

At this time, Chen Quan came out of the lobby and said to Chen Jue: "There are many people in the temple fair today, and there are many people coming to have tea and rest. It is not easy to find a private room. Brother Jue would like to invite the guests to go up first. My mother will go home later, and it will be vacant for you to use it."

Because there were female relatives and boys among the guests, Chen Quan did not expect that the "foreign guest" was a foreign guest, but only thought it was a relative in-law of the clan, so he reported to Guo and came down to invite him.

Chen Jue saw that Zhu Yunming and his party were headed by the old woman, so he looked at the old woman.

The old woman nodded kindly and said, "The guest follows the master's order, and the old man is disturbing the emperor's kiss."

Chen Jue looked at Chen Bao and Chen Qin again and said, "What are you doing with the two brothers? Do you ask me to give these things to yourself?"

Nowadays, many female relatives believe in cause and effect, and this giving is also a matter of accumulating merits.

Chen Bao waved his hand and said, "No, I can't walk anymore without me. I have to take a break with Brother Jue. But these things are carefully prepared by my mother. I have to borrow a few people from Brother Quan and give up the things first." The latter sentence said to Chen Quan.

Chen Jue and Shen Rui had only two little book boys behind him, so it was useless. Chen Baofang spoke to Chen Quan.

Chen Quan was completely silent and asked the two male servants to carry things and Chen Bao according to Chen Bao's instructions. Chen Qin's servant left.

When the little boy saw that the boy was all brothers, he ignored his surnames and said in a low voice to Wei: "Cousin, they are all from the Shen family? Why are there so many brothers?"

Wei said: "Shen is a Songjiang clan, and has been passed down for six or seven generations, with many children."

The downstairs was not a place to speak, so everyone went to the second floor private room.

Just now downstairs, Chen Jue had already told Chen Quan about Zhu Yunming's identity. He heard that he was a famous scholar in Wuzhong. Shen Rui wanted to seek calligraphy, Chen Quan was slightly surprised, but he still sent the servant to find the pen and ink.

After entering the upper floor, Chen Quan took a few steps first and entered the private room ahead of time.

The private room is not big, but there are screens in the middle, which can separate men and women. No wonder Guo knew that there were outsiders among the guests, so he sent everyone down to invite him.

Chen Quan whispered to Guo: "Mom, Brother Jue's guest is not a family friend of the Zongfang, but a distant guest, a talented man from Wuzhong and his relatives whom he met at the temple fair. Listening to Brother Jue's words, Brother Rui highly praised this person."

When Guo heard this, he couldn't help frowning. Because Chen Jue was young, he was worried that he would be coaxed. However, thinking that this place was Songjiang, the guarding family was in the area, and Shen Rui was optimistic about it. The word "talented man" was a bit of a name, so he said, "Since there are elders, I'm disrespectful, so I'll go out to welcome you."

She was already forty-year-old, with her son accompanying her, and she met her nephews' new friends, so there was no need to avoid much.

Chen Quan hesitated for a moment and wanted to remind Guo, Chen Jue and Shen Rui brought "new friends" who were middle-aged and felt that they were sour and rotten, so they made people look forward to Sister Fu and helped Guo out by himself.

Everyone was already waiting at the door of the private room. When they saw Guo and his son coming out, the old woman's mouth was curved and she showed a little smile.
Chapter completed!