On the second day, when Yin Zhaoxian and Shi Yusheng got up and washed up, they were told by old man Chen that Ji Yuan had already rowed away and said he would wait for them at Zhuangyuan Ferry.
Compared with rowing them to Zhuangyuandu and then to the other side, it would definitely make more sense to meet at Zhuangyuandu and then ferry them to the other side.
After breakfast at Chen’s house, Chen Jinghong, the son of old man Chen, took two scholars to Zhuangyuan Ferry. They originally wanted to drive the bullock cart, but the speed was not as fast as walking.
Chen Jinghong was originally a village man, and the two scholars were trained to travel long distances to take exams, so the three of them walked very slowly, covering more than ten miles in more than an hour.
The closer you get to Zhuangyuandu, the more people flow. It seems that people are slowly converging here from all directions. It is not that they are all tribute teams, but more of them come here to worship at the Jiangshen Temple. Empress Jiang Shen.
Before reaching Zhuangyuan Ferry, the man from the Chen family stopped, pointed to two places in front of him and said to the two scholars:
“The building with white walls and black tiles over there is the Tongtian Jiangjiang Temple. Although it is not the largest temple on the entire river, it is one of the best in terms of incense. In particular, many scholars have left messages and poems there. And this is Zhuangyuan Ferry, Mr. Ji must be at the small pier in the north, just look for it!”
After Chen Jinghong said this, he was ready to leave. He had nothing to do there, so there was no need to follow him to the end.
“Thank you, Brother Chen, for sending me off! Yes, thank you, Brother Chen. I, Shi Yusheng, will definitely repay you when I become an official in the future!”
“Hey, okay, I wish you two high school, I’ll leave first, take care!”
Chen Jinghong smiled, and when he saw the two of them bowing their hands, he returned the favor before turning around and leaving. He had seen many such scholars, and each one of them dreamed that he would be the next number one scholar after passing the No. 1 Scholar Crossing.
Yin Zhaoxian and Shi Yusheng waited for Chen Jinghong to leave, then they each tightened their bookcases and walked towards Zhuangyuandu in the slight cold wind. It was not that they didn’t want to see Jiangshen Temple, but they didn’t want Ji Yuan to wait for a long time.
Both Yin Zhaoxian and Shi Yusheng have seen Chunhuifu Pier. In their eyes, this Zhuangyuan Ferry is naturally far inferior to Chunhuifu Pier, but look at the looming pier on the other side. Over there is the water transportation of Gyeonggi Prefecture. The hub is even more magnificent than the outer harbor of Chunhui Mansion.
It’s just that unlike Chun Hui Fu, which has many cruise ships, it is a real cargo hub. There are very few flower boats. In addition, it is the severe winter at this time, and there are not many cargo ships. Only one occasionally docks…
The black-topped boat is parked next to a small pier to the north. Although the boat next to it is smaller than other parts of the pier, it is still a big boat compared with the black-topped boat.
Ji Yuan was sitting on the bow of the boat, reading the “On the Imperial Doctrine” by himself, while listening to the noise at the ferry terminal in the port.
It seems that because the name of this ferry is Zhuangyuan Ferry, it also brings with it a sense of culture. There are sellers of four treasures of study and calligraphy and paintings here. When Ji Yuan looked up while reading, he discovered that there were many mixed Qi. There is a faint aura of crape myrtle in it, which stands out among the many mixed auras.
‘Is it possible that there is some favored prince in this Zhuangyuandu? ’
Although this crape myrtle aura is very light, it appears to be very pure and not mixed with too many colors, which shows that at least his character has not been infected by the stale and extravagant atmosphere of the court. At this time, a person with crape myrtle aura can be regarded as a The word “Ming”.
Ji Yuan frowned and thought for a moment, then looked at the direction of the dock.
The interesting thing is that Yin Zhaoxian’s awe-inspiring righteousness is also conspicuous, and the two energies seem to be pulling forward while rising.
‘It seems that what “The Legend of Hereticism” says is true, those with “clear” Ziwei Qi will attract virtuous ministers! ’
Ji Yuan jumped from the bow of the ship to the dock, ready to see if there would be an interesting encounter…
Next to a Four Treasures stall in Zhuangyuandu, a handsome man in his thirties, followed by many followers, was walking and observing the surroundings.
One of the servants saw the man rubbing his hands and breathing, and immediately expressed concern.
“Third Young Master, if you feel cold, we will go to the boat. There is a heater and furs inside…”
“Hey! You’re here again, disappointing!”
The man waved his hand to stop his servants from talking, and then wandered forward again. Today, he came to the Jiang Temple to see if there were any new and exquisite inscriptions, but found nothing, so he came to take a look at the Zhuangyuan Ferry. .
Those scholars who come to Beijing to take the exam, there are the most scholars gathered at this time. They are all people from various states who have passed the exam based on their talent and learning. It is also very interesting to see the expressions of these so-called talents from each state as they face the Zhuangyuan ferry. If you can find one or two Interesting people are even more interesting.
At this moment, the man saw Yin Zhaoxian and Shi Yusheng, who were just walking into the pier carrying book boxes. Judging from the way their hands and faces were red from the cold, it looked like they had walked completely by themselves?
The nearest market to Zhuangyuan Ferry is thirty miles away, and the nearest village is twenty miles away. This scholar is at least the first two to walk such a long distance in the cold wind so early in the morning.
The man pointed at the two scholars and said to others: “Do you think these two came on foot or in a carriage and horse?”
The servant next to him looked closely at the scholar not far away, and after a moment he answered:
“Reporting to the Third Young Master, although the steps of these two people are still steady, their steps are soft. They must have walked a long way and their fatigue is obvious.”
The man just said “Oh” and found that the two of them were walking towards this side. He also took a look at the calligraphy and paintings listed at the stall next to him, but he did not stop.
Just when he was about to pass by the man, Yin Zhaoxian suddenly stopped and looked at him, and then unexpectedly took a few steps forward, reaching a dangerous range, which caused several servants around the man to narrow their eyes. Blinded.
Several fierce people focused their attention here, which made Shi Yusheng panic and hurriedly went to pull Yin Zhaoxian.
“Sir, what is there on my face?”
The man asked Yin Zhaoxian, and Shi Yusheng pulled him, making him feel like he was waking up from a dream and apologized repeatedly.
“Please forgive me, Yin was distracted just now. When I saw this young master, I felt very kind, but I must have never seen him before. I just felt that it was very strange…”
Yin Zhaoxian lowered his voice and found that the other party had two servants standing behind him and Shi Yusheng. Two other people suddenly grabbed their arms, and the people behind them opened the book box and rummaged through it. try to find.
“What are you doing? Stop! Stop!”
Shi Yusheng shouted in panic. Yin Zhaoxian calmed down but his face was not good-looking. He looked at people a few times and got into trouble. His eyes kept wandering around the dock. He knew that Mr. Ji must be nearby, so he also No panic at all.
The surrounding vendors and others obviously had the same attitude that doing more is worse than doing less. They guessed that the two scholars must have provoked some powerful person. This kind of thing is not uncommon in Zhuangyuandu.
After searching the two book boxes and then searching the body, no murder weapon was found. A servant handed two pieces of official documents to the third young master, who opened them and looked at them and asked them.
“Who is Yin Zhaoxian?”
“I am!”
After Yin Zhao responded first, the third young master looked up and down at him with interest.
“It’s actually Jizhou Jieyuan? Interesting…let them go!”
Hearing this, the servant released the hands that locked the two of them. The first thing the two scholars did was to rub their arms. The second thing was to put down the book box and pick up the books that had just been knocked off the ground.
The third young master glanced at some of the books on the ground with strange titles, and he squatted down curiously.
“What kind of famous book is this? I’ve never seen it before!”
Yin Zhaoxian saw where he was pointing and answered:
“”The Theory of Birds” and “The Meaning of Knowledge” are my humble works, not books by famous writers.”
The third young master directly picked up a book from the ground. The cover said “On Birds – A Tong Sheng’s Reply” in beautiful calligraphy. Looking at the other three books, they were “On Birds – Night Tour”, “Theory of Birds – A pair of weak crown books” and “Theory of Birds – Fengming Wutong” still seem to be a series.
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“Yin Jieyuan from Jizhou, why don’t you sell these books to me?”
The third young master spoke to Yin Zhaoxian very seriously, and the latter and Shi Yusheng were stunned for a moment.
“Uh…how many copper coins do you plan to pay?”
Yin Zhaoxian can write a few more books of this book at any time. Now the two of them are just short of money, so it would be good if they can be sold.
The third young master hooked his hand at the servant, who immediately took out two ingots of silver from the purse in his arms. Judging from the size, each ingot should be at least four or five taels.
“Are these enough?”
“These are a bit too much…”
“Enough, enough, enough!”
Before Yin Zhaoxian finished speaking, Shi Yusheng rushed to answer. The man smiled, took the silver from the servant and put it on Yin Zhaoxian’s book box, then reached out to him. The latter reacted and quickly put the other three volumes of ” “On Birds” and a volume of “Zhizhiyi” were handed over to the other party.
When those people left on the wrong side, Yin Zhaoxian and Shi Yusheng still felt unreal. They might have gotten ten taels of silver from selling these books, and the winter in the capital was very easy.
Ji Yuan stood in the crowd in the distance just like other people watching the excitement from a distance. However, when others saw the conflict and did not get up, they dispersed, but he kept looking at the direction in which the prince was leaving.
At the moment when the “Third Young Master” took over Master Yin’s handwritten book, the crape myrtle energy above his head surged slightly. Although the change was not obvious, it was particularly powerful.