The Luming Banquet is a banquet hosted by the state and provincial governors who win the exam or the day after the announcement, and host the examiners, deacons and new candidates[8].

It has lasted for several dynasties, and it is an old custom since ancient times. It is also known as the Qionglin Banquet, but the latter is a banquet for new scholars, and the level is higher.

But everything is a grand and lively banquet.

This year, there are more than 2,000 students admitted to the examination in this province, and more than 100 Juren were finally admitted. With the addition of some old Juren and officials, I am afraid that the number of candidates will be very impressive. In other words, no one can refuse such a glorious and proud ancestorbeautiful thing!

Yi Shuyun opened his mouth to persuade him, but Song Haocheng pressed him under the table in time, "Okay, I think it's okay to bring someone with me."

Lu Lizhi was not very self-confident, "If it's difficult, there's no need to fight for it. I just want some people to know the reason why I didn't participate."

The hearts of the three men present couldn't help but Jiang Baiye felt deeply moved.

Li Zhi was still the black-bellied, decisive, lonely and persistent Li Zhi.

As soon as this matter was brought up, it was naturally opposed by many people, especially those who hated masculinity from the bottom of their hearts, felt ashamed of it and felt that Lu Lizhi would never forgive him anyway, and they really did not want to associate with him.

Lu Lizhi's appearance also aroused their anger, "He really has a big temper, is it really amazing to be a little Xie Yuan!"

"Let's not talk about it, it's really amazing." Someone secretly complained, this is not the Jieyuan obtained after taking numerous provincial examinations, nor is it the Jieyuan obtained after several years of preparation.

It's that they prepared for a year, no, they also participated in water control and epidemic control during the period. It is said that they didn't stay in the government school for half a year, and they almost relied on self-study to solve the problem.

If they didn't know about his talent before, they would just be shocked by his talent.

But it is said that Lu Lizhi had only been preparing for the imperial examination for a few years, and had never thought of taking the exam before that, so he mainly studied poetry and painting, and spent most of his time on these elegant things.

And he is only nineteen years old, it is rare to accomplish one thing in one's life, he grasps it with several hands, nothing is left behind, and everything is pure.

"It's no longer a thing that can be summed up in one word!" Sighed, all sighed, and those voices who accused him seemed isolated and helpless.

But they were still angry, "His attitude is clearly to challenge us! He deliberately made us look bad, as if he didn't come, it's our fault!"

"Isn't it? You are not the ones who speak bad words? You are not the ones who spread rumors? You also said that Lu Lizhi had several concubines, and that his concubine was in a brothel, so humiliating to others..." Even more obscene remarks, theyCan't say it out of mouth.

"Fortunately, you are still scholars, so you don't have such tolerance!"

"Guess why the imperial court allowed two men to marry?" Scholars are not all pedantic, on the contrary, they have broadened their horizons, and many of them are extremely broad-minded.

"At the very least, when Qian'an gets along with us, he is an upright and normal man."

"Even when he took a shower and changed his clothes in the township test, I'm afraid he said that for the sake of everyone's reputation..."

In this way, more and more people spoke up for Lu Lizhi, even if there were some critics among the officials, the governor finally agreed to his proposal.

"What's the point of the Luming Banquet in a province, even if Xie Yuan isn't here? What's more, the person he wants to bring has been awarded by His Majesty himself! I don't know where the arrogance of those sour literati came from. If it weren't for them and that HuichunTang, the epidemic spread in the beginning of spring, and I don't know how many people it will affect!"

Maybe he, the governor, would have to be relegated. After all, it was under his jurisdiction. Unexpectedly, this matter was settled by Jiang Baiye and others without even letting him go.

For this, the governor is still very grateful. Without this Luming Banquet, he would also invite them to talk and express his thanks!

Just when the guard of honor sent by the provincial government arrived at Xuanhe Mansion to announce the good news, on this day, the Luming Banquet was also carefully prepared by many parties and held in an idle mansion garden on the outskirts of the city.

Yo Yo Luming, the apple of the wild food, the deerming banquet is mainly food, and the food is mainly venison, implying "lu", supplemented by exchanges between literati, not only singing "The Book of Songs Xiaoya" during the banquetThe deer singing poems, and the Kuixing dance, it was very lively.

But when they saw Lu Lizhi coming alone, no, he was actually surrounded by a lot of people who made good friends with him, but the mistress, bah, partner was the only one, everyone was surprised.

There was a lot of trouble before this matter, the governor and others couldn't help asking.

Lu Lizhi clasped his hands in salute, "The Luming Banquet is an important process of the imperial examination, and it is also a major banquet for our scholars. He said, this is our occasion... come here when we are almost done."

In fact, Jiang Baiye said a lot, to the effect that he didn't want to disturb their elegance, not his relationship with Lu Lizhi, but his identity, and it was not suitable for him to appear on such a solemn occasion.

The imperial examination literati circle has always attached great importance to etiquette and rules, Li Zhiwei would not hesitate to offend a lot of money for him, how could Jiang Baiye not think about it for him.

Everyone listened, not to mention those who didn't reject them, even those who frowned and felt that they were not interested and even wanted to leave the stage early were a little bit hard to understand.

Rather, they have lost their temper.

Most of the bad feelings faded away, and an indescribable shame and emotion came to their hearts, making them silent for a while, some people finally felt sad about the test in their hearts, and went forward to apologize to Lu Lizhi in person.

"It's so narrow!"

"Both of you are rare talents, bless you both!"

On this day, although Jiang Baiye hadn't appeared on the stage for a long time, his name was heard in every corner, no longer a gesture of contempt and contempt.

And more is to treat each other differently.

When these arrogant literati look at a person seriously, they will easily find out what this person has done before and what is so great about it.

The more they discussed, the more they discovered that this person was not inferior to the talented Lu Lizhi in different aspects.

Jiang Baiye has been taken seriously, and there are many fewer people who use him as a basis to ridicule and despise Lu Lizhi.

But Lu Lizhi couldn't be happy, he didn't want Jiang Baiye to suffer any grievances, even a slight step back would be a disrespect to him.

Therefore, the next Wendou became the Shura field for these people. Lu Lizhi killed all directions and changed his style greatly..

"Li Zhi is so scary!" Yi Shuyun clicked his tongue and trembled, to the point where he couldn't distinguish between himself and the enemy.

"I'm their steadfast supporter, and I've helped them speak a lot. If Jiang Baiye won't come, I even persuaded you a few words..." As he was speaking, seeing Lu Lizhi looking at him, he hurriedly shrank behind a screen, I was afraid that if Lu Lizhi pointed it out, I would be embarrassed in public.

After this move, he discovered that Song Haocheng was not behind him, but another person hiding behind him.

This man had belittled Jiang Baiye's status as a businessman before, Yi Shuyun's eyes flashed, and he quietly moved the screen to move around. The man didn't react, and was immediately exposed to Lu Lizhi's eyes.

"Ah, I admit defeat!"

The only one who could maintain his composure on the court was probably Tu Huanwen, but he was a little bit dumbfounded, he was about to be hollowed out.

People who don't want to admit defeat keep asking him for help, so there are so many of them, but Lu Lizhi can't do it alone.

The governor and other officials looked at this scene and almost laughed from ear to ear, "This year's Luming Banquet is really special!"

"To the extent that it can be recorded in the annals of history, have you just written down Qian An's poems just now? It turns out that his best creative state is anger. This is really a golden sentence frequently, good pairing again and again!"

Just when everyone was complaining, and even Tu Huanwen wanted to take advantage of Sanji to escape, Lu Lizhi, who was full of evil spirits, saw something, and suddenly softened like spring wind and rain.

Everyone looked towards them, and when they saw that strange tall figure, they quickly thought of a possibility.

Someone actually didn't choose what to say, and waved and shouted: "Savior, we are here!"

Woohoo, this is not a savior, this is clearly the nemesis of the devil!

The devil stretched out his hand softly, "You are here."

Jiang Baiye originally thought that they had already drunk a piece, and was a little worried whether Li Zhi would be persuaded to drink, but he didn't expect to drop a piece, and many of them were still hidden under the table.

"What's the matter?" Jiang Baiye held his hand, so naturally and tenderly, everyone was not surprised when they saw this scene, they only felt relieved that the devil was about to be subdued.

"It's nothing, busy now, are you hungry?"

Jiang Baiye not only stayed with Lu Lizhi in the provincial capital for more than half a month, he also opened a medicine shop here that he had prepared for a long time before, and these days he often met with Ding Yue who was sent here.

Tomorrow is another opening, so he was very busy before coming.

Jiang Baiye met with all the officials present, and the governor took special care of him, and asked him a lot about the medicine shop, which involved him selling medicine at a low price. Now, after a year of hard work, he has almost beaten the price of medicines in the same industry.Down, benefiting many people, is also a merit!

"This is what it should be." Jiang Baiye said modestly. Anyway, he didn't make less money. He improved production capacity and efficiency, increased quality and increased quantity, and gradually stabilized the market. In addition, with His Majesty's imperial name, rejuvenationWith Tang leading the way, there are not many pharmacies that can compete with Jichun.

A group of literati listened to him talking with the governor and others. Most of the words were business theories they didn't understand and some things that were not in the books. Some of them were keen, and they were shocked.

For those who are dull, it can be seen that this guy has already left the ranks of nouveau riche businessmen depending on how much the governor and the others value him.

The Governor is a good official. Compared with Yan Zhifu, who is still struggling to climb up, he pays more attention to the development of the people under his command and the provincial government. Talking with Jiang Baiye, he actually got something different from these literati.

In short, at his age and experience, he can benefit a lot, which shows that Jiang Baiye is really not easy.

I love him in my heart, and praise him more and more.

Even the highest governor treats him like this, no one on the field complains or despises him anymore.

At this time, the governor waved his hand——

"Let's have a banquet!"

Lu Lizhi whispered to Jiang Baiye, "I deliberately delayed until this time, so that you can have a warm meal."

Jiang Baiye smiled and said, "You are such a clever little ghost."

Little, little clever ghost?Those who sat in the row behind them suspected that they had hallucinations, and they were obviously terrible devils!

The banquet of the Luming Banquet is the highlight, and the people who bring the dishes come in an endless stream. Every dish is carefully prepared, which is quite different from many modern dishes made by Jiang Baiye, which focus on taste and novelty..

The dishes at this banquet can be called a state banquet. Each dish has a lot of processes, such as coral pigeon breast, multicolored silver needles, phoenix official swallow, white fungus chicken waist, sea fairy, plum blossom skirt, mandarin duck spiral skirt...

It's even hard to tell what ingredients are used, but after entering the mouth, it's really delicious and enjoyable!

This is also one of the reasons why many poor people feel that this day is the pinnacle of their lives.

Jiang Baiye couldn't help feeling that the wisdom and craftsmanship of the ancients were no worse than any modern period, especially this kind of dish may have to be cooked for several hours or days, which is absolutely unique.

Naturally, good wine is indispensable for meals, and the governor and other officials often congratulated and urged the candidates present, "It's up to you for the test next year. I hope you can save us a sigh of relief. You can't be the last one every time!"

"Let's not talk about playing against Jiangnan, which is the champion. Anyway, I have to be in the top three!"

On the Jiangnan side, in addition to the developed economy and superior geography and humanities, more literati can be bred. The most important thing is that Jiang Yilu's family, which supports half of the literati in Daning, is there, and they have imported too many talents to the court.

"Every year the number one scholar is from there, and we even have the fewest tribute scholars." Yi Shuyun said.

Lu Lizhi squeezed the cup tightly, and soon, the governor gave them an analysis of the strong opponents in other provinces, just like the former Prefecture Governor Yan.

"The most noteworthy and vigilant one is Lu Qingchuan of Jiang Yilu's family. At the age of seventeen, he is like the best seedling that grows in the most fertile soil and is watered with the most fertile water."

Sometimes Lu Lizhi wondered, if everything was really as Granny Li said, and his grandfather hadn't left Jiang Yi back then, would these words be used to describe himself.

What is it like for yourself and your family?

He didn't dare to think about it, and he didn't want to think about it, because then, he might have everything, but he would never have Jiang Baiye.

In the end, the governor left Lu Lizhi for a while, placing high hopes——

"Taking Huiyuan, you should be able to do it. With your talent, you are no less than Lu Qingchuan! Hey, speaking of this, did you Lu family grow up eating books?"

Lu Lizhi never fought uncertain battles, but once or twice, he challenged his limits.

Instead, he was inspired with infinite determination and courage, especially when he had no worries behind him, was accompanied by someone, and in his stomach...

"Don't worry, Governor, the students will definitely do their best!"

The cause of his father's death should also be found out...

Jiang Baiye helped Lu Lizhi drink a lot of wine, he was a little drunk, but he still reminded with a sober smile, "I'm almost busy with things here, should we go back and tell my parents, they have grandchildren?"

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[8] Selected from Sogou Chinese.

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