The world of rebirth

In the next few days, Ning Yunjin will go to Ouhou Mansion.Although this matter needs to be kept secret, there is no need to hide it from grandpa and father. After telling them about Mr. Ouhou, they all sighed and agreed with his actions very much.

The old man is aging at a speed visible to the naked eye. It may be due to the decline of human body functions. The trauma on his body heals very slowly, and the residual toxins in his body tortured the old man to a very haggard state. He fell into a deep sleep most of the time. No energy.

He was about to die, and he had no close relatives around him, so the old man did not refuse Ning Yunjin's approach, but he only let Ning Yunjin come to his place in the morning, and that was the only time of the day when his spirit would be better.

Every morning Ning Yunjin would rush to Ouhou Mansion early, serve the old man to eat, wipe his body and apply medicine.Sometimes when things are done and the old man doesn't want to talk, he will sit by the kang with a book and watch.Sometimes when the old man is in better spirits, he will listen to the old man rambling about things about his youth.

The old man’s life was longer than most people in this age. He also had a time when he was angry with horses in fresh clothes. He had been to many places, and his footprints had almost covered the entire Great Xia. He even went abroad to see the vast grasslands and magnificent land. The sea stretches from Russia in the north to Malacca in the south.

There are so many people and so many things in his life, but in the end they all became passers-by in his life. After the founding of the Great Xia, the bloodlines withered from generation to generation, and there was no new grand master, so he could only stay in the capital for the sake of his clansmen. , living the most ordinary life.

In Ning Yunjin's view, this is like a great bondage, such responsibility does not make the old man lose his freedom.Among the four great masters, Bi Canglang lived a dignified life, Wu Qianyi lived a reckless life, and Shi Yuchun lived a happy life. Only the old man lived the most low-key life. He lived a lonely life without any outstanding achievements. , Even the newborn children of the Eight Banners almost forgot his existence.

But it was the seemingly insignificant old man who defeated Bi Canglang, who was regarded as a god by the Fengwu people, without saying a word. Ning Yunjin felt that this teacher was really amazing, and he asked himself that he couldn't do it no matter what. So selfless, wanting nothing to do anything to the ethnic group.

The old man's mind gradually became a little chaotic with the aging of his body. In the last few days of his life, the one who nagged the most was the desolate Lin Hai in his hometown, and a person named Dong'er.

Just after Ning Yunjin stayed with the old man for twelve days, when he arrived at Ouhou Mansion early the next morning, he saw the young servant waiting for him with red and swollen eyes.

On December 18th, the [-]th year of Tianshou, Ouhou Xiuji, the great master of the Fengtian clan, passed away at the age of [-].

The unspeakable regret in Ning Yunjin's heart was that he was only a moment late because he was delayed by something when he was going out, but he didn't expect that it was because of this that he didn't even fulfill his wish to send the teacher off for the last time.Hearing from the boy that the old man had been waiting until the time when he usually arrived, he took his last breath. He was so guilty that he couldn't stop crying.

Wen Zhen happened to see this scene when Wenzhen arrived. The young man's eyes were full of tears, and his body was full of mourning.

The most beautiful thing is a beauty crying, Ning Yunjin just stood quietly outside Ouhou Xiuji's room door, letting the tears slide down his cheeks.There was no loud cry, no sorrow that screamed, but anyone could see the fragility that could be pierced by the young man's finger.

This suppressed silent crying frightened the servant who had finished speaking, and this scene was like a sledgehammer hitting Wen Zhen's heart hard.He has seen Ning Yunjin in many ways, laughing and willful, pretending to be silly, smart and sensible, or even magnificent and beautiful, but he did not expect that this child would have such a big reaction to the death of the teacher.

As if under a gu, Wenzhen stepped forward, stretched out his fingers to wipe away the tears from Ning Yunjin's face, "Don't cry. The teacher left very peacefully, this is a happy funeral."

"It's just one step late. If I had gone out earlier, I would have seen the teacher for the last time, so as not to let him go alone..." Ning Yunjin looked up at Wen Zhen and murmured.

Ouhou's death alone Ning Yunjin would not have had such a big reaction in the first place. He didn't spend much time with the old man in the past. Although he had more than enough respect, he was not close enough. It was only during this time that he could feel that the old man really treated him As kind as a child, so reciprocate.The old man is like a mountain that cannot be lifted up, even if he loses his strength, Ning Yunjin feels that it is impossible to collapse so quickly.

Yesterday he even felt that the old man's spirit had improved a lot, at least he talked about the incident when he and that man named Dong'er sneaked into the woods to hunt when he was young.But at the most unexpected time, the old man left without a sound.

This was like a bomb that shattered the hard shell he had built countless times, and the longing and regret buried deep in his heart instantly surrounded him.If I didn't go out that day, if I spent more time with my family, wouldn't I feel better psychologically...

Just like plants will follow the sunshine to grow, people will also miss the warmth they once gained. Compared with the big summer where they have lived for so many years, Ning Yunjin misses the days when he became Yangcheng, but he can never go back , How can he not regret it.

For so many years, he thought that he would never be able to find out his own position, even though he was born in Daxia, he couldn't actively love her.Even though there was so much knowledge beyond the present in his mind, Ning Yunjin didn't bring it out. Even the newspapers that were produced by the shock at the beginning were let go after they got on the right track.

But the old man's death today made him see the reality clearly. If he keeps thinking about the past, he will not even cherish what he has now.

Wen Zhen didn't know his complicated thoughts, but he only thought that he valued love and righteousness, and comforted him, "Your filial teacher sees it in his eyes, and he will not regret it as an old man."

Ning Yunjin raised his hand to wipe away his tears, only to realize that he hadn't saluted Wenzhen yet, so he quickly confessed his crime.

How could Wenzhen blame him at this time, and walked into Ouhou's room while holding Ning Yunjin's right hand.

The old man's funeral was doomed not to be arranged indiscriminately, and he didn't have a filial son or daughter to change his clothes, so Wen Zhen personally wiped his body and put on a small coat, and Ning Yunjin shaved the old man's hair and face.The two of them were doing things silently. Although everything was kept simple and concealed, they couldn't wrong this generation of grandmasters, and they couldn't lose the courtesy they should have.

The old man's last wish was to be cremated and his ashes buried in his hometown. Wenzhen originally arranged for someone to do this, but Ning Yunjin wanted to go there himself after the exam.Wen Zhen couldn't resist him, so he agreed.

After finishing all this, Ning Yunjin's small face turned sharp, but the determination in his expression became more and more obvious.Those who know the news of Ouhou's death only think that he grew up after experiencing the death of his parents, and only he himself knows the reason.

Although there was no way to mourn for the old man in an open and honest manner, Ning Yunjin still consciously changed all his clothes into plain clothes, stopped drinking and eating meat, and stayed at home all day long to study behind closed doors.Seeing him like this, Wen Zhen only loved him in his heart, so he gave up on the matter of calling him to the palace to accompany him often!

In a flash of time, it came to April of the 19th year of Tianshou. With the coming of the provincial examination, the capital was boiling again.The exam day this year was set on the nineteenth day, and as soon as the tenth day arrived, Ning's family began to be busy with Ning Yunjin's affairs.

The provincial examination is no better than the provincial examination. The examination will last for nine days and seven nights. During the examination, you can only wear single clothes and trousers, and you must prepare food for digestion.After all, none of the Ning family had participated in the imperial examination, and after inquiring about the necessary supplies, they had already doubled their purchases several times.

On the day of the exam, Ning Yunjin was sent to the exam room by his father and brother in person. Thinking about the fact that the servants of the family have to tiptoe even when they pass by their own yard these days, and they are not allowed to make any noise, he can't help but feel funny, but it warms his heart.

The examination room of the provincial examination is located in the Gongyuan in the capital city, and the conditions are much better than those of the rural examination. Although it is also a small room without doors and windows, and there are only two wooden boards in it, there is no such heavy musty smell and spiders at all. net.After a more rigorous search than in the township examination, Ning Yunjin finally found his room number.

Maybe it was Wen Zhen's signal, the little official who checked him was very respectful, but when Ning Yunjin saw him turn his face, he pulled out the people behind him, and even picked up the quilt to check carefully.There was a really unlucky ghost who wrote the cheat sheet on the inside of the vest with mouse whiskers, and was dragged away crying after checking it out.

Hearing that the water in the number room is only supplied once a day, the Ning family prepared a big urn for him, but he didn't expect that there was a broken basin in it.Seeing that the broken basin was still clean, Ning Yunjin also took some water and wiped the room, after all, it was a place where he would stay for a few days, so it was a little bit more comfortable.

When the time came, the exam papers were handed out, and Ning Yunjin went to check the questions first.Policy questions are a bit like modern question-and-answer questions. You can start thinking after reading them first and then answering the previous ones.

After scanning all the topics, Ning Yunjin found that this year's policy topics are related to poetry and prose.The title of the poem is: "In the first month of the 19th year of Tianshou, when I went to the Imperial Palace of Supreme Harmony, the great merchants sent envoys to submit the letter of credence, so I wrote the poem "Caisai Laixiang". As for the matter, he only guessed Wen Zhen's thoughts a little bit, and he knew the purpose of setting the questions in this year's imperial examination.

This "Quan Sai Lai Xiang" comes from Emperor Xuandi of the Han Dynasty's "Yi Xiao Wu Temple Music Edict".According to the usual practice, most of the poems and prose are used to praise the merits of the emperor, as long as they don't deviate from the topic and praise towards the unified outside the Great Wall.But Ce Wen has dug a hole. If you only see the big discussion and the peaceful side of Spring and Autumn on the surface, then it must be correct.

He already knew Wen Zhen's policy thinking, and he knew the things behind the great business and the establishment of the country. After thinking about it in his mind, he started to write with energy!