The old east wind comes to dream

Chapter 14 The nightmare is not Nanke, the dragon gate is across the river

A few days later, on this day, Fu You sneaked out of the Imperial College after the afternoon class break. Gu Zizhan naturally covered him and sent away the servants who were patrolling the house.After dinner, Fu You ran back, kicked off his boots as soon as he entered the door, and ran to Gu Zizhan on his soft shoes.Excitedly said: "Brother, brother, do you know what I found today?"

Fu You has a unique mind, and the name of Gu Zizhan also changes every day. Yesterday, he still called her Zizhan's brother in a serious manner, but today he changed his name again.Gu Zizhan corrected him lazily, flipped through the book, and lazily responded: "Young master Fu found out something important?"

Fu You didn't care about her perfunctory attitude, and still said with high spirits: "After so many days, I finally discovered the secret of that kid Wang Shuli! It turns out that there is an extra capable person in his house. It is said that His copying skills are top-notch, whether it is handwriting or coloring, he can imitate exactly the same!"

Without taking his eyes off the book, Gu Zizhan asked lightly, "And then?"

Fu You scratched his head, "There's nothing left to do!" He sat down and took a sip of water, then squinted his eyes and smirked, and took out a scroll from his pocket.

Gu Zizhan took it, opened it, and found that it was "Preface to Songhe Celebrating Birthday", and she immediately understood that it should be the one in Wang Shuli's hand.Looking at Fu You suspiciously, he saw a proud face, raised his chin, and said, "Look carefully, too."

Gu Zizhan took a closer look, but didn't see any tricks.

Fu You chuckled, and continued: "This fake "Songhe" should be made by this capable person. It is indeed a talent. Even the young master was almost deceived by him, but it's a pity that he didn't go the right way. But I also blame Wang Shuli, this little bastard is really ruthless, I heard that in order to kidnap this person back to the mansion, he sent servants to take the lives of the whole family as a threat, I am so shameless!"

Gu Zizhan was a little surprised, "He went to great lengths to tie him back just to copy calligraphy and painting for him?"

Fu You curled his lips and said, "Who knows? Probably because his Wang family's ancestors have a bad brain."

Then he said: "This matter is no longer a secret at the painting and calligraphy shop in Xishi. It has been passed on for a long time, and many people know about it. But outsiders can't help it. The Wang family took out all the commitment contracts of the family, saying that it was two In the end, I could only sigh a few words and parted ways. However, it is said that the Wang family has spoiled Wang Shuli, the youngest son, so sooner or later he will spoil him like a waste!"

Gu Zizhan frowned, feeling very displeased with this kind of thing.Returning "Songhe" to Fu You, he said: "This thing is also troublesome. If Wang Shuli finds out, he will have to trouble you again."

But Fu You smiled again, "Don't worry, you haven't seen the mystery in this picture yet!" Turning over the "Preface to the Song and Crane Celebration of Birthday", he took the candlestick and put it under it to slightly smoke it. Xun, I saw four brown words "Dingguo Gongfu" printed in the lower right corner of this picture.

Gu Zizhan was taken aback, picked it up and looked at it carefully.These four characters are completely different from Mr. You Jun's handwriting that he copied. Gu Zizhan couldn't recognize them, but he felt a little familiar.Looking up at Fu You, "It looks like that person did it on purpose."

Fu You laughed, "Of course! This person is definitely not willing to let this little bastard Wang Shuli bluff and deceive with fake things, leaving traces on purpose! Not bad! He has backbone, I like it!"

Gu Zizhan choked suddenly, and didn't want to say anything more.

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That night, Gu Zizhan slept a little late, probably because she had read too many books before going to bed. She felt dizzy in her head, and she couldn't sleep well. Suddenly, she started dreaming.

It seems to be in a big cave, with five steps and a torch, illuminating the cave.But some mountain wind came from nowhere, and the wind blew the torch a little bit, faintly, a little more unreal.

Gu Zizhan only felt that he seemed to be hiding in the dark, holding a long sword in his hand, and vaguely saw a few people approaching, all of them were vicious, like bandits in a cottage.She couldn't help subconsciously trying to hide, but found that her body was completely out of her control, and she still stared at these people motionlessly.One of them said: "Second leader, this time we swallowed a big one in one gulp, thanks to that high official in the capital! Hahahaha, this time we are really going to get rich!"

The young man who was called the second head of the family smiled and said, "Of course, we will ask the brothers to set up a fire, and after the melting, we will share it with the brothers. It will be enough for us brothers to eat for ten or eight years." Already!"

Several people laughed loudly when they heard the words, and another person asked: "Second leader, those little ladies who were intercepted on the way, give us a share too! Maybe I, Hu Laosan, can have a son Woolen cloth!"

Seeing these people walking away slowly, the vulgar words of the men and the cries and cries of the women can be heard in the distance.When Gu Zizhan was burning with anger, he felt his body move suddenly.

As the sword light flickered, the torches in the cave shook more violently, blood spattered, stumps were everywhere, filled with the pungent smell of blood and ear-piercing screams.Gu Zizhan was so dizzy that he could only subconsciously feel that he had killed many people, and the hot blood spattered all over his body.There seemed to be quite a few people behind her, and for a moment she couldn't tell whether it was an enemy or a friend. The sound of footsteps shook the cave, and the scene in front of her was flickering. There seemed to be something hidden in the shadow of the torch, but it was no longer clear. .

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Gu Zizhan sat up suddenly from the bed and found that his whole body was covered in cold sweat. It was almost October now, and he was shocked by the cold air in the room, and his body was soaked in sweat, which made him feel even more chilly.

Gu Zizhan opened his eyes round in the dark night, breathing heavily.She was still immersed in the dream just now, and the scene in the dream was so terrifying that she couldn't recover for a long time.

It wasn't until his eyes gradually adapted to the darkness and he heard the snoring from Fu You that Gu Zizhan slowly regained his senses.She couldn't find this memory in Gu Che's memory, and she wasn't sure if the scene in the dream was Gu Che's previous experience, but the clear picture as if she was there still made her a little breathless .

She put on her clothes and got up, and got herself a glass of water. The cold tea flowed down her throat and flowed into her body. Although she shivered from the cold, she was at least quite clear.Went to the outhouse to boil hot water, locked the doors and windows, wiped his body, and changed his clothes again, only then did Gu Zizhan feel better.Looking at the time, it was just two quarters of the ugly hour, but she was completely out of sleep, so she lit a candle in the outer room and read a book, forcing herself to divert her attention.

Not long after, Fu You came out in a daze and got up at night.Pushing open the door of the outer room with half-closed eyes, holding the barrel with one hand and preparing to untie the trousers with the other, he suddenly felt something was wrong, opened his eyes, was startled by the candlelight in the room, his hands trembled, and the trousers almost fell off.

Seeing Gu Zizhan sitting under the lamp clearly, Fu You couldn't help yelling: "Gu Che! Staying awake in the middle of the night will scare your Grandpa Fu to death!"

Seeing his disheveled appearance, Gu Zizhan felt a little embarrassed on his face. When he scolded him, his temper also came up: "What a ghost! Quickly put your trousers on for grandpa, how decent you are like this!" She After staying with Fu You for a long time, I also learned a little bit of his swearing tone by accident.

Fu You woke up when he heard this, and he was a little embarrassed to see himself like this, so he hurriedly took the Gong bucket into the house to solve the problem, and then took it out to wash it up under Gu Zizhan's scolding, and then ran back briskly .Now, he didn't feel sleepy at all.

Sitting down opposite Gu Zizhan, Fu You yawned curiously and said, "I said, Brother Gu, you are also the prince's heir after all, do you have to work so hard? There are only ten places in the annual exam. Anyway, you have a family business waiting to be inherited. Why do you have to fight with us?"

It's normal that Fu You can't figure it out.The titles of Dazhao are divided into prince, county king, duke, marquis, and uncle. Princes and county kings are all relatives of the royal family. Conferring meritorious ministers and the emperor's in-laws, etc., are also inherited by the legitimate sons, and other heirs can only enjoy the name of nobles without actual titles.Dazhao showed justice, and none of the heirs of these families could participate in the imperial examination.

In the Guozijian, there is only Gu Zizhan, the prince's son, and the others are basically non-heirs selected from the families of the princes, marquises, and uncles, such as Fu You, who was born in the Queen's mother's family, An Guogong's mansion, and the first empress mother's family, Ding Guogong Wang Shuli of the government.Fu, Wang and others were unable to inherit the family business, so they were begged by their parents for grace and sent to the Imperial College. After passing the annual examination, they could enter the court and become officials. .

Gu Zizhan is different from them, she is the eldest son, and sooner or later the title and family business of Prince Yu will be hers.That's why Fu You wondered why Gu Zizhan would work so hard, as if desperately wanting to use his knowledge to enter the court as an official.

Gu Zizhan didn't want to explain more to him, so he just smiled and interrupted: "Since Master Fu is awake, you can study with me. You will fail the exam this year, but even the Imperial College can't stay." Most of the students are generally no more than 20 years old. Fu You is [-] years old this year. In another year, if you still fail the exam after passing the crown, you will be taken home to find another way out.

Fu You blushed, and had no choice but to pick up a book and flip through it.But I was thinking in my heart, I heard that King Yu mentioned that Gu Zizhan was not in good health, so he sent Gu Zizhan to the mountain to practice with an expert early on. Maybe the real reason was that this son was not favored by King Yu. Annoyance threw her out to fend for herself.

The more Fu You thought about it, the more he felt that Gu Zizhan was pitiful, and he couldn't help looking at her with a bit of sympathy, thinking that he must treat this little brother better in the future.

Of course, Gu Zizhan didn't know what Fu You was thinking, and she was still hurrying to study hard.

During this period, Gu Qing came to deliver food and letters many times, and even Gu Hong wrote a few letters along with him. Deceitfully told him to love his elder brother and respect others.

The correspondence between Chu Lan and Gu Zizhan has also been maintained, and she gave Gu Zizhan many manuscripts written by herself, and marked the extension and perception of the classics.The more Gu Zizhan watched, the more he felt that with Chu Lan's knowledge, it was a pity to be buried outside the temple.

At the beginning of October, Chu Lan asked Fu You to bring something to Gu Zizhan for the last time.When I opened it, I saw a sachet and a dish of sweet-scented osmanthus cake.The talisman paper in the sachet was obtained from Baoguo Temple on the outskirts of the capital, and the sweet-scented osmanthus cake was made by Chu Lan himself.

Gu Zizhan's eyebrows and eyes were stained with a smile, and he didn't care about Fu You's doubts, so he ate the sweet-scented osmanthus cake by himself.The sweet taste is more heart-warming, and the heart of the warm person is hot.

In a blink of an eye, the annual exam is here.

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The annual examination of Guozijian is much simpler than the imperial examination. It only examines policy theory, not poetry.The topic of this year's exam was taken from "University". This large passage happened to be the most familiar part of Gu Zizhan's memorization, and it was also the part that Chu Lan specially marked and explained to her.With a smile in his eyes, Gu Zizhan closed his eyes and held his breath for a moment, then opened them.

The boy's eyes were bright and confident, he spread out the pen and paper, and began to answer the paper.

She herself had learned calligraphy, but now that she was using Gu Che's identity, she could only write according to Gu Che's handwriting.Fortunately, she has a good foundation and quickly adapted to the new handwriting. Compared with Gu Che's original handwriting, the style of the handwriting is more calm and majestic.

After taking the exam for a whole day, Gu Zizhan's essay was finished.When I stopped writing, I raised my eyes to look at the horizon, the setting sun was just right, and the sky and the earth were golden.

After walking out of the examination room, Gu Zizhan sensed a gust of wind behind him, turned sideways, and saw Fu You rushing out from behind, staggered and almost fell.He didn't think there was anything, and wanted to climb Gu Zizhan's shoulders again. After being slapped off his arm, he had a flattering face:

"Why is Eldest Young Master Gu treating him so fiercely?"

Gu Zizhan laughed angrily at him, didn't bother to pay attention to him, and strode out.

But Fu You followed behind her self-consciously, the smile on his face couldn't be hidden, and he kept talking all the way: "This young master has performed very well this time. After taking the annual exam for so many years, it's just this one time. I actually answered all the papers! This is not finished, but after I finish, I feel that I have written very well!"

"Hahaha, thanks to your good classmate, I have been influenced by my ears and eyes all day long, and I have been motivated a lot. Let me see, if I sleep with you for a few more years, my literary talents will probably be comparable to those of Jinshi Already!"

Although Gu Zizhan kept ignoring him, Fu You said that he was very happy and didn't feel bored at all.

Suddenly, Gu Zizhan, who was walking in front, stopped, and Fu You didn't pay attention, and bumped into him directly.

So, Chu Lan saw Gu Zizhan, who was smiling pleasantly after seeing her, suddenly staggered and half threw himself into her arms.

Fu You poked his head out behind him, and saw Gu Zizhan hugging his little cousin, his jaw almost dropped in shock.