Chapter 35: Return to Chang'an

"May I ask, are Brother Wanrong here?" Chen Wanrong was holding the bowl when he heard Huang Boming's voice sound. Today is the big day for Chen Zairong to enter Beijing, but he can't be so early that he even brought breakfast to his hands, and he didn't even hit the diner!

Chen Wanrong hurriedly put down his bowl and welcomed him out. Huang Boming and Qi Xianming stood side by side and clasped their fists at Chen Wanrong: "My brother Wanrong is all ready? The county hall is waiting."

"It must be ready, but there is something to do in Wudian Temple." Chen Wanrong patted his stomach twice, meaning that he hadn't eaten yet.

Qi Xianming was afraid that Chen Wanrong would misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained: "Brother Wanrong, please don't misunderstand. Although our school is not good at being successful, there are still some students sent to the Imperial College, but none of them are as outstanding as Zairong. Therefore, we are all a little anxious. Sir, the students gathered together early."

Chen Wanrong was not angry about this and said with a smile: "Mr. Qi is so serious. Have you used it too early? If you haven't used it, let's have something together."

"This..." Huang Boming only said two words and there was no further text.

Chen Wanrong knew that they had not had breakfast either, and these people were really good. No matter how busy they were, they had to have dinner. He smiled and said, "I'll ask you two gentlemen not to refuse. Zairong, please invite you two gentlemen to sit down!"

Chen Zairong responded and saw him with his disciple's courtesy, guiding the two into the house and sat in the upper seat. Chen Wang hurriedly brought the porridge, served steamed buns and side dishes. Huang Boming and the other two thanked him and ate them honestly and unceremoniously.

After eating breakfast, Chen Zairong didn't need Huang Boming to urge him to carry the package on his arm. In fact, there was nothing in the package, mainly some food, which was made by Chen Laoshi and his wife. There was a lot of food in Chang'an, so there was no need at all. But in the eyes of a loving mother, what a big deal for his son to travel, it would be impossible to bring it.

Otherwise, Meng Jiao's "the thread in the hands of the loving mother, the clothes on the wandering son's body are sewn tightly before leaving, and he is afraid that he will return late. Who said that the heart of a grass can repay the spring sunshine" would be so deeply rooted in people's hearts. Although the loving mother has limited power, what she does is not big or trivial, she has a warm force that makes people unable to refuse even if they want to.

"Uncle, aunt, you have to go too." Huang Boming invited him.

Chen Zhen was really unthinkable about this and hesitated: "What are we going to do? Just have Wanrong."

"What my uncle said is, elder brother is like father!" Huang Boming praised first, and then said: "It's just that my uncle and aunt have worked hard all these years to be proud of one day to be successful. Today is a great day for the greatest honor, and it is also yours. Our county court should thank you for sending such outstanding children to the county court."

The scholars of the Tang Dynasty were highly respected. Once they ascended to the Emperor's Hall, their parents, brothers and sisters would benefit from it and be superior. If they were not invited now, once Chen Zairong gained power, they would not be able to live in their face. Although it was a bit tricky, it would be reasonable in terms of human relations.

Chen Wang hesitated and said, "That's the old man. I am a woman, how can I go to the county hall?" The Tang Dynasty women had open ideas and showed up in public. However, Chen Wang had never read books and could not even recognize a lot of big words. It was really inappropriate to go to the county hall.

Huang Boming smiled and said, "Auntie is so serious! Every time there are students in our county hall taking the exam, they will invite their parents. If the aunt doesn't go, we will break the rules." This is like the "farewell party" in modern society, and parents get the venue.

This is done according to the usual practice, and there is nothing to shirk. Chen Wanrong said, "Mom, just go. Over the years, it is worth it."

"Wanrong, what are you saying? Mom has endured hardships. Mom goes to change her clothes. Old man, you can also change it." Chen Wangshi pulled Chen Laoshi and quickly left.

This was too reasonable. Chen Chen couldn't help but change his clothes without thinking, so he had to change his clothes. Not long after, he changed his clothes and put them on his body, and he became much younger.

The family followed Huang Qi and the others out and went straight to the county hall. Xiao Shangrong and Chen Zairong have been in good condition since childhood. Han Huahua is a close relative, so she must believe it. She went straight to the distance and then went back to help with the supervision work.

I saw the county hall from afar. Someone was looking out at the wind. Seeing Chen Wanrong and the others coming, I hurried into the county hall. I thought I had gone to report the message. When I came to the county hall, I looked inside, and hundreds of people were standing in two corners, looking up, as if I was looking forward to the hero's return.

Two fires were raised inside the door, and they were burning vigorously. There were many bamboo bursts next to the fire, and the preparations were very detailed.

This made Chen Wanrong think of modern schools, especially those that have not been admitted to college for many years and have never been given "talented". Once someone gets admitted to college, it will be a lively event and the ceremony will be quite big.

Shen Que and a group of people from the county government stood in front of him, and the gentlemen from the school followed him, and the students were behind him. Chen Wanrong looked down on Shen Que's enthusiasm for pursuing the camp, but he still had to give him face today. He clasped his fists and said, "The working master, the people are in panic!"

"Where did Brother Wanrong say?" Shen Qi hurriedly replied: "It is the responsibility of our county to go to Brother Chen Nian. Brother Chen Nian, congratulations! Our county wishes Brother Chen Nian to become a pillar of the court in high school!"

Chen Zairong returned the gift: "Thank you for your good words! Chen Zairong is so stupid that he dare not be a good words!"

Under the guidance of Huang Qi and the others, the group passed by and went directly to the school hall. As soon as they entered the school hall, Chen Wanrong thought he had entered the bridal chamber. There were red paper flowers hanging in the school hall, colorful paper was pasted on the wall, and melons, fruits and pastries were placed, and they were full of joy.

Under the guidance of the teacher and the students, Shen Que and his county yamen sat in the front row. Of course, Chen Wanrong and his family sat in the middle. Today is their festival. Where can they sit without sitting in the middle? Chen Houshi never dreamed that the person who could not read a big word would have such an honor, and even forgot to test whether his face was hot.

Chen Wangshi kept having fun, not much better than Chen Laoshi.

Chen Wanrong sat calmly, as if this was not an auditorium, but a hotel.

The second row is sitting with the gentleman, which is what we now call "teacher". Behind them are the students.

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A crowd of cheers interrupted his speech, accompanied by bursts of chess of chess and praises, one after another. After a while, it calmed down. Huang Boming continued to say: "Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the court has given scholars extra preferential treatment. It is the grace of the court. This has been the establishment of this school museum for nearly a hundred years. In the past 100 years, this school museum has cultivated a lot of talents for the court. There are 239 people entering the Imperial College. Chen Zairong must have 240 people here!"

Another cheer sounded, and the students were even more envious. The number of people in the Imperial College has strict regulations and generally does not change. More than 200 people in a county hall entered the Imperial College, which is indeed worth boasting about.

This is a cliché, an example. I asked Chen Que to speak after he finished speaking. After he finished speaking, he said it with enthusiasm and encouragement, which won the audience's cheers. Chen Wanrong wanted to doze off when he heard it. The leader spoke in this way, spoke the court's grace and kept silent. In contrast, Chen Zairong's personal ability was ignored.

After Chen Que finished speaking, Huang Boming asked the representative of the Chen family to say a few words. This matter must be Chen Wanrong. This is a formality and has no practical meaning. Chen Wanrong casually said a few words of thanks.

This is the highlight after that. Chen Zairong thanked his teacher for his kindness and kowtowed to Huang Boming and Qi Xianming and other gentlemen. He kowtowed one by one, and it took a lot of time.

Chen Wanrong felt pity in his heart. Fortunately, Chen Zairong had practiced martial arts and was strong. If he were himself, he would have been so tired that he would have been separated. Such a chore made the students' eyes red, and the person who wanted to kneel on the ground and kowtow was himself.

Chen Laoshi and his wife looked at Chen Zairong with great pride. Poor people! Chen Wanrong sighed. In modern society, thanks to his teacher for his kindness at most, they can only put a few tables, drink a meal, and toasts. They are much more enlightened!

As soon as they knocked down, everyone was very happy and they all laughed from ear to ear, except for Chen Wanrong.

Huang Boming held Chen Zairong's hand and said reluctantly: "Zairong, you must be more attentive when you go this time and must bring glory to the county hall. My teacher believes in you and will definitely become a pillar of the court! My teacher will have nothing to do? Tell me to me, and I will help you complete it."

The words were absolutely beautiful, as if the teacher and student had a long relationship and were hard to let go. The gentlemen and students' eyes were full of hope, staring at Chen Zairong and not speaking, as if Chen Zairong owed them treasures.

Logically speaking, Chen Zairong only needs two words "no" to solve the problem. Chen Zairong looked at Chen Wanrong hesitantly, without saying anything for a long time, with a look of embarrassment.

Chen and his wife didn't understand what Huang Boming meant, so they couldn't help but wink at Chen Zairong, meaning that they just wanted him to say something thankful. Chen Wanrong was much smarter than them, and they were obedient and listened to the voice. Huang Boming was not reluctant to give up. They were clearly quarreling, fighting Qiu Feng, and asking Chen Zairong for benefits.

Now we keep saying that reading is too expensive and cannot afford to read. This is the truth. In fact, scholars in the Tang Dynasty worked harder than modern people, and the cost was even higher. Just by entering the Jinshi exam, socializing would cost huge amounts of money. There are many names for the Jinshi banquets in the Tang Dynasty: big acquaintance, second acquaintance, small acquaintance, hearing joy, cherry, moonlight pavilion, peony, Buddha's teeth, and pass banquet.

The most famous one is Guan Banquet, also known as Qujiang Banquet. Not only are the delicious foods gathered, but the mountains and sea delicacies are all served, but also the music shop is invited to entertain you, and all the food, drink and fun are included.

During this period, there was a more luxurious Jinshi banquet called "tail-burning banquet", which was widely popular. The word "tail-burning" was taken from "Fish leaping on the Dragon Gate", which means "the dragon burns its tail, and goes straight to the green clouds". Longmen is in Jin County, Shanxi Province. It is said that Longmen was chiseled when Dayu controlled the flood. Every spring, carp gathered and went up the Dragon Gate. However, the water in the Dragon Gate was fast and often could not swim. After many attempts, the carp would change to leap, slashing the waves, and pass the Dragon Gate in one fell swoop. At this moment, the carp would be bombarded by lightning, burned down its tail and turned into a real dragon.

Therefore, the word "burn tail" is synonymous with the rise to the top.

Modern college students have to find jobs by themselves, make their own way of making a living, and set up street stalls and wear leather shoes if they are not doing well. The scholars in the Tang Dynasty were different. After passing the imperial examination, they were pillars of the court. The court was responsible for officials. If they were doing well, they could be sent out and become officials in the area. They would be no problem to receive gifts. Even if they were plundering people’s wealth, they could really afford the term “golden house in books”.

They have a bright future, and they don’t have a big banquet and eat and drink. Even if they don’t have money, they have to slap themselves in the face and make them fat, and borrow money from everywhere to piece together.

When studying in the Tang Dynasty, eating and drinking became popular in the world, the tail-cooking banquet became even more powerful. The dishes and the fine workmanship were almost as good as the "Manchu and Han banquet". There were 58 kinds of dishes that were circulated in the world, and it was unknown how many of them had not been passed down.

Thanks to the teacher's kindness is a very important part. Huang Boming's words meant "Chen Zairong, your family is rich now, should you invite us to have a drink?" But he said it in a tactful manner. With such a clever expression, who else can the family of four understand besides Chen Wanrong? Chen Zairong had to ask Chen Wanrong for help.

The Chen family used to be alone and had a problem with eating. The reason why such a big change occurred was Chen Wanrong's contribution. Chen Zairong knew that Chen Wanrong was generous and understood the rules, but he could not agree to anything privately. This idea had to be taken by Chen Wanrong.

If it were in the past, Huang Boming knew that the Chen family was poor, he would never say this, and might even support some money. Rather than saying this was said to Chen Zairong, it would be more accurate to say that it was said to Chen Wanrong.

Chen Wanrong never expected that Huang Boming, who was usually close to his brothers, would do this. Looking at the gentlemen and the enthusiastic expressions of the students, they also understood Huang Boming. This is the rule and the trend, and he just said it to everyone.

After taking out ten taels of gold, Chen Wanrong handed it to Huang Boming and said with a smile: "Mr. Huang, some things are not respectful, so please accept them. Zairong has spent so much effort in studying in the county hall over the years. You are about to thank you, but you can't help but cannot accompany you personally. I am really sorry. Please ask Mr. Huang to prepare a few banquets and apologize on behalf of Zairong. If you go here, if you can be promoted, you will definitely thank you!"

This sentence is very skillful, especially the last sentence implies that they will have benefits when they return from Chang'an. How could they not hear it? Ten taels of gold are only one hundred taels of silver, which is enough for them to have a good meal, and they are all very happy.

Huang Boming wanted to accept it, but he had to pretend to be so impressed and hurriedly stuffed the gold back into Chen Wanrong's hands: "Brother Wanrong, what are you doing? We cultivate Airong to contribute to the court, not to a glass of water and wine."

This is a fake politeness, and gentlemen will not believe that Chen Wanrong will take back the things he took.

Chen Wanrong smiled and stuffed the gold back into his hands: "Mr. Huang is not willing to repay his kindness. Chen Wanrong was very touched! If there were more men like you in the Tang Dynasty, why would the Tang Dynasty have no talents? But this money is not for Mr. Xie, but for all the men who worked hard for Zai Rong, and helped Zai Rong's classmates!"

Huang Boming frowned and thought about it over and over again, then he stopped "sorry": "Since that's the case, I will thank Brother Wanrong for the gentlemen, and the students."

He openly invited me and asked me to give in. He was really good at performing. Chen Wanrong laughed in his heart, but said something righteous: "As a teacher for one day, a father for life, isn't it necessary for you to be filial to you?"

The matter has been done here, and Chen Qi stood up and "end" and praised: "Mr. Huang is very kind and humble again and again. Brother Wan Rong respects his teachers and insists on asking for help. This affection touched Chen! In the eyes of the teachers, I sincerely hope that students can learn talents and become pillars of the court. This is teacher ethics! In the eyes of the students, respecting teachers is the obligation to fulfill. The teacher is deeply kind and the students are grateful to each other, which is enough to move the world and set an example for future generations!"

He was really talking lies with his eyes open. Chen Wanrong threw a long list of swear words in his heart to Chen Que, and he had to say, "I'm just a little bit of my heart, I dare not be a great honor to him!"

"This trip to Chang'an is a hundred miles away. It's not short, but it's not short. No matter how proud you are, you can go on the road! Lead the teacher and the students will see you off! Set off firecrackers!" Huang Boming got the benefits, and he sold the cheap, and he was satisfied.

Chen Zairong responded to the words "Thank you for your kindness". After seeing everyone off, he left the house and walked towards the door. Several students were busy setting firecrackers into the fire.

The firecrackers were put down, but they didn't make a sound. It was not lively to leave now. I had to wait for a while, and the firecrackers made a banging sound. Chen Wanrong led the blue and white porcelain, Chen Zairong and his parents, Huang Boming, and Chen Que and others said goodbye.

After Chen Laoshi and his wife told Chen Zairong, they would remind Chen Wanrong to take good care of Chen Zairong. Chen Wanrong had a thousand guarantees and ten thousand guarantees, and the two elders let him go. Before leaving, Chen Laoshi and his wife were reluctant to leave and couldn't help but cry. Huang Boming and the others tried to persuade him to go back.
Chapter completed!