Doctors in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 75 A short gathering before departure

Zhang Jiebin, Tang Xianzu and the others met at the inn with the Hanlin Academy calligrapher and the Siyi Hall translator. A few days passed. On March 15th, the imperial examination was carried out as scheduled. Without exception, the number one winner was Shen Maoxue, and the second place was Zhang Sixiu. .< /p>

After the announcement of the results, there was an uproar throughout the country, and Zhang Juzheng's political opponents seized on another criticism of him.

On this day, the Imperial College, Imperial Hospital, and the Jingwei Martial Arts School were all taking their rest. Shen Yourong was excitedly squeezing in the crowd to look at the results. Behind him, Zhang Jiebin and Wang Minghe were also squeezing forward in the crowd.

In fact, they didn't need to squeeze at all. The people in front of them had already read out their names, and they squeezed even more energetically because they heard the names. It was a pleasure to witness the moment of the top pick, of course.

Behind the crowd, Tang Xianzu did not come forward, but beside him stood Yuan Huang, Zhu Guozuo and others.

After all, there are only a few students in Jinke High School, and there are even more people who failed.

"Yi Yiyuan, I'm leaving." Yuan Huang looked calm. He had known that he would be in difficulty in this subject, so he had a good attitude.

Tang Xianzu, who also knew that he was in trouble, was in a much worse mood and said in his mouth: "I don't dare to lose my virginity!"

After repeated repetitions, Tang Xianzu exhaled and his heart felt much smoother, and then he said to Yuan Huang: "Brother Li Fan, I will still do my duty today and practice it for you."

Zhu Guozuo and others also agreed, and the group turned and left.

After reading the list, the crowd dispersed. Zhang Jiebin and others came out but did not see Tang Xianzu and the others.

Seeing that Shen Yourong was still very excited, Wang Minghe suggested: "Today our brothers and sisters are all resting, and Uncle Shen has won the top prize in high school. It's great to congratulate him. Why don't we have a banquet to celebrate with the master."

"It just so happened that the three of us pooled together some money to hold a big party." Zhang Jiebin also got excited, but as he spoke, he inevitably felt a little disappointed: "Next time I stop bathing, the master will leave Beijing."

Shen Yourong and Wang Minghe were inevitably a little sentimental when they heard this.

"I won't talk about these sad things on this big day. Junior brothers, I will treat guests on my uncle's behalf today. Look, my uncle gave me ten taels of silver early in the morning." Shen Yourong said as he took out an ingot of silver. Come.

"The relationship is so good, you don't know, but the food in the restaurant is terrible." Zhang Jiebin was overjoyed when he heard this, and he didn't forget to complain about the food problem.

"Junior Brother Zhang, just be content. Who in the capital doesn't know that the food in Imperial Hospital ranks among the top three, second only to the Imperial Kitchen and Guanglu Temple." Wang Minghe said with a smile.

"Well, the food at Taiyuan Hospital is ranked high because of its health. Hey, health has nothing to do with taste. Good medicine tastes bitter, so the food at Taiyuan Hospital is only slightly better than medicine." Zhang Jiebin is used to the food cooked by his mother and his wife. If you eat the food in the hall, it will be boring.

Wang Minghe said: "Okay, let's split up. I haven't been out for half a month and I don't know how many brothers are left in the same sect. Senior brother, I have two taels of silver. You can book more tables and the master's wine... ”

"I'll take care of the wine issue..." Zhang Jiebin wanted to go to the last month, but the old housekeeper Jiang Hua gave him a cellar of wine and immediately interrupted. But as soon as he started speaking, he felt that this was inappropriate and he still had to buy wine, so he continued: "...But I still have to buy a few jars. My wine is to honor the master. You should try it at most."

The two of them saw Zhang Jiebin, who seemed to be out of his mind and laughed from time to time, not knowing what he was thinking of.

Wang Minghe was just minding his own business while Zhang Jiebin just said to Shen Yourong: "Then, senior brother, go and order a banquet. I'll go find Wang Xima and the others and call all the junior brothers."

"Okay, then we two will go our separate ways." Shen Yourong nodded in agreement.

The three of them walked in three directions. After walking for a while, Shen Yourong heard a cry of "Brother Shen" coming from behind.

I saw Zhang Jiebin hurried over again, took out his wallet from his waist, opened it, took out a small piece of silver ingot, and stuffed it into his hand. After stuffing it, he weighed his wallet and said with a smile: "Shen Brother, I am richer than you! But I can’t give it all to you, I have to keep it for you to practice next month.”

It turned out that halfway through, Zhang Jiebin remembered that he had not paid out and was about to pour it back. The money was given by his father, his mother, his master Jin Ying and his wife, and even the old housekeeper Jiang Hua made up for the new year's money. .

The total amount was twenty taels. Now I gave Shen Yourong four taels, and there were still sixteen taels left, which was exactly one pound.

Shen Yourong found it funny. He had exactly sixteen taels in his hand right now. But he didn't say anything, he just nodded.

Soon everyone came to the dungeon one after another. Zhang Jiebin noticed that the driver's officer who was previously imprisoned was no longer in the prison, and now the dungeon was empty. Only their masters and apprentices were left, and even the guard who was guarding them was nowhere to be seen.

Zhang Jiebin carefully held the jar of wine. When he saw more than a dozen people in the inner room, he shouted: "Master, let's see what my disciple will do to honor you!"

Before He Liangchen could say anything, he opened the cork of the wine, and the aroma immediately hit his nostrils.

"Good wine! Bring it to Master quickly." He Liangchen's eyes lit up, he shouted and urged.

Zhang Jiebin walked over calmly: "Master, we can't be in a hurry, we can't be in a hurry, we've been waiting for ten years, why are we so anxious for a while? What if we fall? I can't find a second one." ”

He Liangchen took the wine jar, took a slight sniff, and suddenly felt intoxicated. He carefully poured it into his mouth, his eyes widened. He said in disbelief: "How can there be such good wine in the world? I have lived in vain for decades!" ”

"Hahahaha, this is a fine wine from the Hou Mansion. It has been stored in the cellar for eleven years. Master, you will miss it so much in the future! You can't buy it even if you have money. I'm sure you will think of my disciple whenever you drink."

Zhang Jiebin smiled happily when he saw this, and he praised the wine a lot, but he didn't say that he had a cellar at home. But unfortunately, he couldn't get the wine that was more than ten years old, and even the wine that was more than five years old was kept by his father in the cellar. Locked up.

Even if he goes to steal next time, he can only steal some wine that has been stored in the cellar for four years. Compared with the fine wines outside, there is not much difference. There are many wines that have been stored for three to five years. But he made up his mind. A jar of ten-year-old wine will be given to He Liangchen next month. Master Jin can just use his father’s wine collection.

Wang Minghe and Wang Weima have already called the others, including Liu Yaowen, a boy from the lantern shop, and Le Ping'an, a boy from the musical instrument shop.

"Master, why are you drinking alone? The banquet is here, let's have something to eat first!"

Shen Yourong asked strangely. At this time, he walked in with several people carrying food boxes, and soon the two tables were filled.

Each table has three plates of pork, three plates of mutton, three plates of beef, a whole goose, one fresh fish, three plates of sugar pancakes, two candy mountains, one plate of lychees, one plate of round eyes, and one plate of jujubes. A plate of walnuts, a plate of chestnuts, and a jar of bean wine.

"Master, I arranged this according to the banquet standard for a country drinking ceremony. One table only costs two taels of silver. There is another banquet in the afternoon, which is more sumptuous than this. One table has three taels of silver. There are still six taels left. I want to wait. We will prepare two tables again on the first day of next month."

Shen Yourong saw He Liangchen's surprised look and quickly explained.

He Liangchen nodded when he heard this and said nothing more. This meal was already rich enough. Can you imagine how rich the banquet was with an average of five or six kilograms of meat per person? This alone contains twenty-four kilograms of pork, beef and mutton (equivalent to Now (289 pounds), there are also four pounds of fresh fish and 4-8 pounds of large goose.

This is only a seat for six people.

"Just in time, everyone is getting fitter and eating more!" He Liangchen greeted.

After eating for a while, Wang Weima looked at He Liangchen expectantly and said, "Master, can you give me a taste of this wine? I'll just take a small sip."

As soon as Wang fed the horse, everyone stopped and looked at the two of them, wanting to see if the master would give him a drink.

He Liangchen smiled brightly: "Why not? Master and disciple should be blessed together! Come and have a taste of it."

After saying that, he handed it to Wang Feima, who really only took a small sip. After drinking, he said rather embarrassedly: "This seems to be no different from bean wine, right?"

Everyone took a bite and I took a bite. After more than a dozen people came down, and then returned to He Liangchen's hands, half of the altar was missing.

He Liangchen shook his head helplessly, trembling with distress: "What a waste of natural resources! I can't taste the taste."

Everyone was embarrassed, only Shen Yourong and Wang Minghe could taste it. Others, even Zhang Jiebin, only knew it tasted good, that's all.

However, Shen and Wang did not show off.

Wang Minghe asked: "Next month, besides master and senior brother, who else among you will go to Ji Town?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other, and Wang Weima said hesitantly: "I told my father and followed the master, but I just don't know if I can enter the martial arts school in Jizhen?"

"My disciple, if you want to enter, you will definitely be able to enter." He Liangchen seemed to be saying something insignificant.

Everyone suddenly became excited. You must know that there are hundreds of health schools in the world, but there are only five martial arts schools. Apart from Erjing, there are only three in Ji Town. The number of places is limited, and anyone who wants to can get in, but He Liangchen is from Jizhen Guerrilla general, since he said so, he can definitely achieve it.

Five or six people said they wanted to follow, but they had to go home and discuss it with their father first.

"Master, let me go with you, too!" Wang Minghe said.

"Junior Brother Wang, there are martial arts competitions this year, so you're still wasting your time on the road. Isn't that inappropriate?" Shen Yourong said.

He Liangchen didn't have any expression. He was still drinking alone, not knowing whether he heard or not.

Wang Minghe said with a smile: "I won't take the exam this year. I'm still young. I'll study for a few more years."

"No more exams?" Everyone was shocked. For them, whether they are civil or military candidates, they are all extraordinary beings. They are the Wenqu star in the sky and the Wuqu star down to earth.

On the one hand, they give up the exam, and on the other hand, they are not qualified to take the exam. The gap is not ordinary.

"If you all leave, then I'm the only one left in the capital?"

Zhang Jiebin felt reluctant to leave. Although we had not been together for a long time, we were the first people we met in the capital after all. Most of them were missing at once, and he felt very disappointed.

Wang Minghe said: "We are in Ji Town, you can come over at any time. Jingwei cannot train good talents, but Jiubian can."

"Okay!" He Liangchen cheered after hearing this.

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