Chapter 79 Haigang Peak from Hainan (available on Monday)
In December, the city of Beijing is covered in snow, and everywhere is white, as if the whole world is covered in ice and snow. In the past, The bustling streets and alleys are now sparsely populated.
But even so, it still could not stop the Juren students from the 13 provinces of the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty, who were not afraid of the wind, snow and frost, and rushed to Beijing this winter to prepare for the Jiajing 29th The imperial examination was held in the year of Gengxu.
The students from Qiongzhou, known as the end of the world, were almost frozen to death after seeing the bone-chilling cold in the north.
But there is one person, who is dressed in thin gray clothes and still stands upright with unyielding pride, like a proud plum blossom in the snow that Ling Han has opened alone, standing in front of the city gate queuing up to enter the capital, not taking advantage of himself The prerogative of the candidates to jump in line must be verified in advance when they are introduced into the city.
At this moment, even the beard under his chin was frozen with ice, the tip of his nose was red from the cold, and his ears were frostbitten, but his bones were still not frozen down, and he remained as normal as ever. With his upright and unyielding figure and peaceful and tenacious character, he has never wavered in any ray of righteousness in his heart.
So even the ruthless wind, snow and frost could not make him let go of his unyielding righteousness and bow his head and arms to the cold wind like the people around him.
"Ru Xian, please hurry up and wait for me to go here first to verify Jurenwenyin and enter the city quickly. The capital is different from Qiongzhou. Qiongzhou is like summer all year round, but the capital has four distinct seasons. Now it is also It’s snowy and cold, so don’t be stubborn anymore.”
The brothers who came from Qiongzhou together with Hai Rui couldn’t stand the biting cold wind, so they couldn’t stand it anymore. He called Haigangfeng, who was still abiding by the rules, to jump in line with them and go into the city.
But Hai Rui was unmoved. Hai Rui said: "The imperial court did not give us the status of being a member of the imperial court, so that we can enjoy privileges. The ancients said: Heaven will give great responsibilities to these people, and they must do so. We have toiled our minds, worked our bones, and starved our bodies. Now we are just suffering from the wind and frost. How can we compete with the people to enter the city first? "
Hai Rui's words made the faces of other Juren students who were traveling with him suddenly show an air of resentment. One of the elders scolded Hai Rui: "Since ancient times, people in agriculture, industry and commerce, since we have had the title of Juren, Naturally, you are a scholar. Since you are a scholar, what's the problem with us introducing the text into the city? If you are still so stubborn, don't blame us for abandoning you without respecting the friendship between fellow villagers. "
Hai Rui proudly continued to line up where he was, and replied in a calm tone: "Please do it."
The Juren who were with us were furious when they heard what Hai Rui said. They had never seen someone like Hai Rui. For such an awkward person, I don’t know if he is stupid because of reading.
Isn’t it that everyone has studied hard for ten years in order to stand out and be superior to others?
Now it is clear that you can use your status as a juren to enjoy priority entry into the city, but this Haigang Peak is like a bastard who is eating a weight, unwilling to use his privileges for his own personal gain.
After traveling thousands of miles north to the capital for several months, the students from Qiongzhou who were traveling with him were almost driven crazy by Hai Rui's torture.
In such a cold weather, he actually has to abide by the so-called rules and line up behind these lowly country people to enter the city. How can this not make people angry?
A fellow traveler said angrily: "If you really want this, then you can line up here and I'll say goodbye soon!"
Hai Rui didn't even look at these fellow villagers, but still Stick to the rules and morals in your heart and line up where you are.
Seeing this, the people who were traveling with him rushed away one after another, quickly jumped in line to the front, and used their status as a scholar to enter the city.
After entering the city, these people discussed again: "Let's find an inn to stay first. Tomorrow I will go to meet the old master of Xiaoge. I hope that I can get some advice from the old master of Xiaoge, so that I can be named on the gold medal and return home in glory. "
"It's absolutely true, it should be so." Hai Rui was abandoned by his companions in front of the city gate. It wasn't until afternoon that he lined up in front of the city gate to verify that Wen Yuan had entered the city.
The guards responsible for verifying the text were startled when they saw Hai Rui, who was wearing such thin clothes and having a frosty beard. This was the first time they had seen the old man in many years of guarding the city gate. Juren who had been waiting in line to enter the city at this time.
After Hai Rui entered the city, the city gate guards on duty couldn't help but whisper, "Have you seen it? A Juren from Qiongzhou actually lined up to enter the city in the cold winter. It's really rare!" ”
The guard who heard the words followed the voice and took a look at Hai Rui's straight back, and couldn't help but comment: "Perhaps he is stupid because of studying. He is a good candidate for a good job, and he is just like a beggar. He really doesn't know what's going on in his head. What do you think?"
"Shh, keep your voice down, they haven't gone far yet."
Hai Rui looked at the unfamiliar streets in front of him after entering the city gate. Time doesn't know where to go, and the money he has left now doesn't give him much room to think. After all, if he fails the high school entrance examination, he still has to leave money for his return trip.
So the place Hai Rui could go to was naturally the most common place in the capital, the west side of the city.
Despite the cold wind, Hai Rui didn't hesitate at all and headed straight towards the west of the city.
That area was a gathering place for civilian craftsmen in the capital. Renting a temporary cabin there only cost a few taels of silver. For Hai Rui, this was also the most affordable place for him.
"Your Majesty, it's too cold, let's go back."
Meng Chong, who was wearing a leather jacket and a dog-skin hat to protect his ears, followed Zhu Zaijing in a low voice. reminder.
Zhu Zaijing, who was also dressed in casual clothes, turned around and greeted Meng Chong, "Call me young master, it's hard to come out once, but you haven't started shopping yet, why do you have to go back?"
However, although Zhu Zaijing's casual clothes look ordinary, they are expensive. The inner lining is mink fur sent as tribute from Liaodong, and the outside is ancient moon-colored Nanjing Yun brocade with top-notch weaving and embroidery skills. It can be said to be low-key luxury. It has connotation. If you are not a member of the royal family, you will not need this kind of fabric.
Meng Chong listened to Zhu Zaijing's words and couldn't help complaining in his heart, what does it mean to be difficult? In the past half year or so, I have to go out for almost half of the time. I just went to Shunyi Industrial Park the day before yesterday. I just had a day of rest. Isn’t it time to go out to visit the west of the city?
Meng Chong continued to persuade: "Master, there are people in the west of the city. What will happen if there is an accident?"
Zhu Zaijing said nonchalantly: "We don't want to take them with us. Guards? What could happen if they follow me? Besides, I have grown a lot stronger in the past six months and have grown by more than three inches. If it is really dangerous, Shuntian Fuyin should die. "
After Meng Chong heard Zhu Zaijing's words, he also smiled awkwardly, "Young master is really good at joking, how can there be a villain at the emperor's feet?"
Zhu Zai? Jing Heng said: "Since there are no villains, what are we afraid of? Later we will go to Liulichang for a walk. I have thought of another good thing. If we can find a suitable item in Liulichang, our business will be great next year. We can reach another level.”
(End of this chapter)