Rebirth of the Great Power

Chapter 73

When he woke up the next morning, Mu Yuan was still in a daze.

The wine is good wine, even if I was drunk all night, I didn't feel particularly uncomfortable, but I was affected by the alcohol, and I felt a little confused when I woke up.

Mu Yuan opened his eyes and recalled, the last memory of last night was drinking and talking with Ji Jin.They talked a lot last night, and they can't remember what they said before they got drunk.But after lying down, before going to sleep, he seemed to hear someone call him "Yun Zhi" and what else he said, and he seemed to answer it himself, but he couldn't remember the details.

After getting up, he found that he was only wearing his middle coat, and his shoes and socks were also taken off, so he couldn't help being a little embarrassed.After the age of five, the matter of dressing has never been left in the hands of others, even when I first came to this era when my injuries were not recovering, and I have never had the experience of being drunk before.Maybe it was Tian Yuan's help, Mu Yuan paused in his heart and then passed.

After getting dressed, Mu Yuan opened the door, and saw Lao Yu waiting outside with a bowl of tea on his head, and Huzi beside him was holding a basin of clear water in his hand.

As soon as Mu Yuan opened the door, old man Yu greeted him: "The old man is thinking that it's time for Master Mu to wake up. This is the sobering tea that has just been prepared. Master Mu washes his face before drinking it."

Mu Yuan hurriedly let the two into the room, and said politely: "Thank you for being so thoughtful, old man, for keeping you two waiting for a long time."

Old Yu put the tea bowl on the table, waved his hands and said, "Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it, the two masters gave special instructions to the old man last night before leaving, and I really dare not take credit for it."

Mu Yuan twisted the veil to wipe his face, and asked casually, "When did the two masters leave last night?"

"It's about midnight, and I just heard the beeping sound."

After cleansing my face and drinking tea, my mind became clearer, and the feeling of hangover was completely gone.

Lao Yutou and Hu Zi were packing up the dishes and leaving, while Tian Yuan and Yan Yu were coming in hand in hand.The two of them probably slept in their clothes last night, and they hadn't changed after getting up, and their clothes were a little wrinkled and messy.

Tian Yuan was a little annoyed: "Teacher, Tian Yuan drank too much last night and woke up in his own room. I don't know who helped him. Did Tian Yuan lose his composure?"

Yan Yu also scratched his head in embarrassment: "Students too."

Mu Yuan smiled: "It's probably because of Mo Yan's help. They travel all over the world, and they drink better than us after all. I drank too much as a teacher last night. It's okay, they are all from our own people, so don't worry about it." From this point of view , the one who helped him back to his room and changed his clothes should be Ji Jin.For some reason, Mu Yuan subconsciously ruled out the option of ink inkstone, and also subconsciously felt a little more relieved because of this knowledge.

Mu Yuan turned his head to look at Old Yu's head: "Master, do you have any extra sober tea?"

"There are some, and they are still warm on the stove, so let Hu Zi bring them to the two young masters."

"Excuse me, please also prepare more breakfast. Yu'er, let's have some breakfast together here. The old man's craftsmanship is very good." The latter sentence was said to Yan Yu.

"Okay, teacher." As Yan Yu said, he also bowed to Lao Yu, "Please trouble the old man."

"It should be, it should be, don't bother." Old Yu smiled and went down.

After breakfast, and discussing chess for a while, Yan Yu suddenly said: "By the way, teacher, I forgot to tell you when I came here yesterday. Daddy said that the official letter for the selection of chess has been prepared. Do you remember Chenshi three days later?" , Go to the Chess Office and report your arrival."

Mu Yuan was overjoyed: "Really? That's really great, please thank your father for being a teacher."

The Chess Office is one of the institutions under the Imperial Academy, and the Imperial Academy is in the imperial city, near the emperor, so the Chess Office is also in the imperial city.

Before Chen Shi, Mu Yuan had already brought Tian Yuan to the north gate of the imperial city.The Tiaoliuzi Lane where he lives is not too far from the imperial city, about half an hour's walk away, the location is excellent, and the housing price is naturally not low.Compared with many ministers with ordinary family backgrounds, not to mention living in different places, they have to go to court at the fifth watch every day, I am afraid that they can afford it before the fourth watch, and they have to dangle in the carriage for more than an hour, which is really comfortable. much.

At this time, the north gate was also very lively, except for people like Mu Yuan who had to enter the imperial city to work at Chenshi; most of them were servants and servants, waiting with their horses or carriages. The masters of the upper court.

There were so many carriages and horses that the huge square was packed to the brim, and people who knew each other greeted each other and got together to chat.Mu Yuan has just arrived, and there are no familiar faces, just huddled in a corner with Tian Yuan, waiting quietly.

When the time came and the main gate opened, the originally noisy square immediately fell silent, and a road was quickly cleared outside the gate.

The civil and military officials of the next dynasty came out slowly, and the people outside the city gate bowed their heads respectfully to welcome them.Taking advantage of the remoteness of the location, Mu Yuan quietly raised his eyes after paying a salute, and at a glance he saw the leader in white robes and silver crowns.

As if feeling something, Mu Yuan didn't have time to look back when he saw Ji Jin suddenly looking in his direction, separated by many figures, there seemed to be a momentary convergence.

Mu Yuan's heart skipped a beat, the man had already looked away, and the people around him seemed to say something, but he only smiled lightly and did not answer.

Soon, the courtiers of the next court left one after another, and those who were waiting to enter the imperial city to work also entered the imperial city with their cards in their hands, leaving only Mu Yuan and two outside the city gate.

Mu Yuan stepped forward, took out the official letter of the candidate chess that was sent by a few people the day before yesterday, and said to the city guard guarding the gate: "Mu Yuan, this is the first time to report for the candidate chess."

The guard took the official letter, verified it was correct, and handed it back to him.

Just as Mu Yuan was about to ask about the location of the Chess Office, a little yellow man came over: "Is this Mr. Mu Yuanmu?"

"Exactly."

Xiao Huangmen bowed and said, "Mr. Mu, please come with me."

Mu Yuan explained to Tian Yuan in a low voice, and followed Xiao Huangmen's footsteps.

After all, he is someone who has visited the Forbidden City. Mu Yuan is only a little curious about the imperial city. He carefully memorizes the route, and there may not be someone to lead the way next time.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Mu Yuan followed the little yellow gate into a courtyard. There was a plaque on the gate, with the words "Chess Waiting for the Office" written on it.

The courtyard is divided into left and right hatchbacks, and there is a wing room in the middle, with the words "Zangyi Pavilion" written on it.

Xiao Huangmen introduced: "The room on the right is the candidate waiting room, and the one on the left is the main selection waiting room. The main selection waiting room has always been full of 20 people; now the candidate waiting room has 12 people, including you. This year, there are three newcomers. The main candidate needs to be called every day, and there is a rest every ten days. If there is no order on that day, they can study and play games by themselves. However, if there is no special order, they are not allowed to leave the house at will. The waiting list is much more relaxed. It only takes three days and one game, and there are not many restrictions on what to do. If you want to play chess with the candidates, you need to apply in advance and wait for the arrangement. This "Zangqi Pavilion" is a collection of chess records collected over the years, and there are also some wonderful games nowadays. The collection can only be borrowed on the same day, and cannot be lent out to the edict office."

Xiao Huangmen said and walked to the right wing: "Mr. Mu, please log in to the candidate list first, in exchange for a hand card. In the future, you will need to use your hand card to enter and exit, and you must not lose it. Without an edict, you can't walk around at will, especially you can't enter the palace gate."

Mu Yuan bowed his hand: "Thank you for the reminder."

Although it is not clear whether every newcomer to the imperial city has someone to guide them, but Mu Yuan can probably guess that not everyone who guides them can be as respectful and considerate as this little yellow gate.Whether it's his nature, or someone deliberately confessed, he deserves a word of "thank you".

Entering the right wing room, the space behind the screen is clear at a glance.In addition to a desk in the front right, there are twenty chess tables arranged in an orderly manner.The spacing is fairly spacious, not cramped.

At this time, apart from a lazy middle-aged man sitting behind the desk, there are about eight or nine people in the room, sitting in front of their respective chess tables, most of them are arranging the chess pieces.

When they heard someone entering the room, everyone couldn't help but look up, except for the lazy middle-aged man.

Xiao Huangmen seemed to be used to it for a long time, walked over and knocked on the table, and raised his voice slightly: "Maofu, someone is here."

Only then did Sun Maofu raise his eyes, and replied lazily: "It's little Size, did someone bring it?"

Little Huangmen Jiang Size nodded, stepped back to the side, and gave way to Mu Yuan who was standing behind him: "This is Mr. Mu Yuan."

Sun Maofu didn't even raise his head. He glanced at Mu Yuan and raised his hand lazily.

Mu Yuan immediately handed over the official letter knowingly.

Sun Maofu only glanced at it, then put it away, turned it over on the table, and handed it over to him.

Mu Yuan took it over and took a look. His name and the chess office he belonged to were written on it, and the word "alternative" was also marked on it.

Then I turned out another booklet, and turned to a page with today's date on it. There were already several names on it.After tapping the blank space with his finger, Mu Yuan picked up a pen and wrote his name on it.

Sun Maofu pointed behind him again: "There, you will be here in the future. If you want to play chess, you can also borrow it from the next door. You can borrow it on the same day and return it on the same day. You can't take it out. One o'clock every three days. Others are optional."

After speaking, he lay down lazily again.

Jiang Size said in a low voice: "Mr. Mu, don't mind. Although Mao Fu looks a little lazy, he is very kind. If you need anything in the future, you can find him."

Mu Yuan smiled slightly, expressing his understanding, and thanked Xiao Huangmen again.Whether Sun Maofu is good or not is unknown, but the friendship between the two is really good.

After Xiao Huangmen said goodbye, Mu Yuan walked to the place Sun Maofu had pointed out to him just now, and the eyes around him abated a little, and he only secretly glanced over curiously.

Mu Yuan didn't care about other people's gazes, and he didn't want to make friends under such exploration, so he sorted out the chess pieces by himself.Clinker's eyes suddenly darkened, and someone sat down in front of his desk.

Mu Yuan looked up and saw that it was an old friend.

The author has something to say: I have been a little bit stuck recently, and I have been out of updates for a few days, I am really sorry.In the future, it may not be possible to update every day, but we will still try our best.I want to save some manuscripts, strive for full attendance next month, cover my face...