Chapter 20 Early Morning
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Xu Ping felt that as soon as he lay down, he was awakened by Lin Su Niang before he could even have time to do a dream.
He barely opened his eyes and looked at Lin Suniang sitting on the bed next to him, dressed neatly and even tidy up his jewelry. Xu Ping thought he was dazzled.
After rubbing his eyes, he saw that Lin Su Niang was really sitting there. Looking out the window, the moonlight was hazy. Calculated that it was still early by dawn, he couldn't help but say to Lin Su Niang: "You haven't been asleep? We did it after last night - after that, it was already late at night? It's still early by dawn, why did you get up?"
Lin Suniang blushed and said to Xu Ping: "I will call you if you don't get up this morning!"
Xu Ping was stunned and remembered that he was going to go to the morning court with his father today, and it was no longer the time to use his own temperament in Yongzhou before. He gritted his teeth and struggled to sit up from the bed.
Lin Su Niang didn't say anything, silently helped Xu Ping put on her clothes and just waited for her to wash up. She said softly: "Go early and come back early, just eat when you go back. Don't eat outside with your father-in-law."
Xu Ping agreed, and when he arrived at the door, he suddenly hugged Lin Suniang.
Lin Suniang blushed suddenly. Before she could react, Xu Ping had already smiled and left the door.
Xu Zheng was already waiting there in the yard. When he saw Xu Ping coming, he said seriously: "Morning court is a first-class event for the minister. Today is the first day, so don't get up so late in the future!"
Xu Ping laughed in his heart. He just went to make up for the numbers. When I took a leave today, I would like to start when I would start. In the middle of the night, didn’t I understand how to mess with people? Isn’t it that people can live a normal life?
Outside the yard, Gao Daquan and Liu Xiaoyi each led a horse. When they saw Xu Ping and his son coming out, they hurriedly bowed and bowed.
Xu Zheng and Xu Ping turned over and ordered the two of them and left the door.
The Xu family is not far from Yu Street, and there are Gulou servants from Kaifeng Prefecture on the streets and alleys. There is no need for servants to follow. The father and son beat horses out of the alley and came to the street by the Bian River, heading eastward.
It was the hour of Yin, and even the darkness before dawn had not arrived. The road was quiet, only the wind blew across the Bian River, and the gentle sound of water reached my ears. This was also the coldest time of the day, when the wind blew. Xu Ping couldn't help but shivered.
Tianfeng City is still sleeping, the road is quiet, and there is not a single figure.
Xu Ping felt a little strange and a little panicked. When he got up this time, he hadn't passed for many years. He was dark around him and always felt that the world had changed.
The morning court time was set by the Imperial Heavenly Prison, which was very particular. But Xu Ping could not accept it no matter what. What time? According to his previous life's concept, it is less than four o'clock in the morning. Who can stand it when he gets up every day? No wonder the emperor is unwilling to attend court every day, who can stand this kind of life!
As we slowly approached the Imperial Street, we began to get lively. The sellers of various snacks were already open. It was very open that officials would drink a bowl of wontons and eat a bun. They had something in their stomachs to drive away the coolness of the morning.
Xu Zheng never ate at this time. He rushed to Wende Hall early and came out to eat after the court was dispersed. Xu Ping naturally followed his father in everything and acted according to his habits.
There were many people in the two corridors of Yu Street, all of whom wanted to go to the morning court. Many of the big men who went to the Chuigong Hall did not walk on the Yu Street. Most of the people walking here were officials like Xu Ping who did not work in the box, which was naturally much shabby than going to the Chuigong Hall.
It is easy to be a business officer without a box office, but only the principal salary is that the prices in Kaifeng City are expensive, so it is really difficult to live. Most of them ride horses like the Xu family’s father and son. There are also many riding donkeys, and some people can’t even afford to hire donkeys and walk with their legs spread out.
Xu Zheng almost never held a morning court, and he met many people. People kept saying hello along the way. Xu Zheng replied to the greetings one by one, and did not forget to introduce his son to everyone who greeted him. He just came back from Yongzhou and would take the Bachelor's College exam in a few days. As for what Xu Ping did in Yongzhou, he didn't need to say anything. Now the capital has spread all over the capital, and even the common people know Xu Ping's name. People in Kaifeng City are waiting for a while. Li Foma and a group of Jiaozhi monarchs and ministers were taken from Yongzhou to Kaifeng City, and the emperor was surrendered on the Xuande Gate Tower. That would be a big day in the capital.
With Xu Zheng's command, Xu Ping saluted his father's so-called colleagues and friends one by one. In terms of official rank, Xu Ping is definitely among the top ones among this group of people, and he doesn't have to choose and don't have to waste it like this. Treatment is what these dreams are. Seeing such a big man calling himself a junior in front of him, many small officials are flattered.
It was like this, and before I knew it, I arrived at Xuande Gate. With the abortion, Xu Zheng and his son dismounted and entered Xuande Gate together, heading east to Wende Hall.
There are also east-west doors here, and they are formal doors. Most of the etiquettes related to doors are held here. However, the emperor easily did not control the Wende Hall, and the doors here only had etiquette functions.
As his father went to the gate to sign the painting, Xu Ping thought about coming to ask for leave after leaving the court, but he had to think about how to tell his father. Xu Zheng was so precious to get such an opportunity to attend court. If he knew that his son had been here once and asked for a long vacation, he would be afraid that his face would be bad.
Since there is no serious business, the morning court in Wende Hall is messy and the vegetable market is like. The officials who come here are chatting with friends, and they don’t care about the rankings. The Censorate and the staff of the gate are used to it, and they are too lazy to suppress them. They just watch back and forth and don’t do anything too much.
According to official positions, Xu Ping should be at the forefront, but there were not many people here who stood seriously, so Xu Ping had to follow his father and take a nap in the Wende Hall silently.
Just as Xu Ping was traveling around the sky, he was suddenly photographed by his father and hurriedly opened his eyes.
I saw a young man in his twenties or thirties standing in front of him, full of surprise: "Yunxing, I heard that you are going back to the capital these two days, but I didn't expect to see him here!"
Seeing that it was Wu Yu of the same year, Xu Ping hurriedly saluted: "Chunqing, are you also going back to the court to report your duties?"
Wu Yu said: "One is to report on his work, and the other is to participate in this year's major science, so he stayed in the capital for more time."
"So that's it." Xu Ping responded, looking at Wu Yu, and was also a little envious.
This is the real talented person. In the fifth year of Tiansheng, the provincial government and Jinshi were not satisfied, and he also had to participate in this year's system. If he didn't get a third-class level, he was really sorry for his hard work. The system is different from the Jinshi, and the breadth of knowledge is very high. He has to use a special learning method to prepare for the exam. Xu Ping didn't even dare to take the idea of participating.
The third-class degree in the course of the subject is equivalent to the top scorer, and as long as you enter the ranking, it is equivalent to the Jinshi. Tianyu is the examination expert of their Jinshi in the fifth year of Tiansheng.
Chapter completed!