The sound of crackling firecrackers suddenly sounded in the streets, and the green and wilting city of Chang'an City under the scorching sun of May was stirred.

"What's wrong again?"

"What's wrong?"

"Is Mr. Qingxia's case solved?"

"Has the murderer pleaded guilty?"

The people on the street asked in surprise, mentioning Mr. Qingxia, there were shallow eye sockets and tears, and it had been a few days since I learned the news of Mr. Qingxia's death, and I couldn't help but feel sad when I thought about it.

It's too sudden, why did you die, or was killed, it's too miserable, it's too infuriating.

The Lin clan has already gone to Beijing, and there were countless people in Chang'an Mansion at that time, and now they are sinners who are ambushed, and the revenge has been avenged?

"No, it's the Guo family who made offerings in the City God Temple. ”

The news came quickly, and the people on the street also saw a group of servants carrying offerings with cannons, led by the old men of the Guo family, all of whom looked excited.

"What kind of offerings are you making at this time?" some people were puzzled.

"Today is the entrance examination, the son-in-law of the Guo family, Xue Qing is going to take the top prize. Someone reminded.

The people suddenly forgot about this incident because of Mr. Qingxia's accident.

The sound of firecrackers in the street did not stop, and the sound of gongs and drums sounded on the other side of the city, and many people ran in the direction of the gongs and drums.

"Come and see, the Liu family has set up a stage to sing a big opera. ”

"They also have people in their family to refer to. ”

"It's not for their kid, it's for Xue Qing. ”

"Then are they congratulating Xue Qingzhong for winning the championship or not?"

Because Xue Qing claimed to be admitted to the champion and then marry Miss Guo, the Liu family made a contract with Xue Qing to say that he would not be able to marry Miss Liu.

"If you are admitted to the exam, you will congratulate Xue Qing, and if you can't get it, you will congratulate your son-in-law, and you will get it, and Mrs. Liu will not delay it. ”

"Come and see, please Ding Xiaohammer from Taiyuan Mansion, who can turn one hundred and eight heels. ”

For a while, adults and children on the street rushed to the front of the Liu family, there was no one on the side of the City God Temple, and no matter how rich the Guo family's tribute was, it was for the gods to enjoy, so they might as well go to watch the big opera.

This made Guo Baoer even more angry.

"Dad, I just said that I was also putting on a show, so how could the Liu family kindly congratulate him on being admitted to the top prize? ”

"It's really infuriating, one spring dawn is not enough, and the Liu family is also annoying. ”

With the news of Mr. Qingxia's death, there was naturally a reaction from everyone in the capital, especially the candidates from Chang'an Mansion, so everyone knew about Xue Qing drinking and chanting poetry with Chunxiao in Qinglou.

Others don't care, Guo Baoer was about to take a car into Beijing at that time, and was scolded by Master Guo Do you want him to fail the top exam to marry Liu Wuer, in the end, it is difficult to calm down.

"I said that I was asked to go to the capital with me, but you didn't listen. ”

Master Guo turned around and scolded Guo Bao'er: "Go later." He added, "Pray well to Lord Chenghuang, otherwise you won't be able to stay in Chang'an City." ”

If Xue Qing fails to pass the exam and really marries Liu Wu'er, then her Guo Bao'er's face in her life will be lost, and Chang'an City will have nowhere to stay, Guo Bao'er will no longer stomp her feet and walk next to Guo Ziqian noisily.

"Bao'er, don't worry, Brother Qingzi will definitely be able to win the championship. Guo Ziqian handed her the futon and said.

Guo Bao'er snorted: "He'd better be admitted, don't come back if he can't pass the exam." ”

Mrs. Guo reminded her not to speak, the two quieted down, the drums played, the temple burned incense and prayed in front, Guo Huaichun looked at the curling green smoke, his expression was covered with a layer of solemnity, his eyes were a little trance, Mr. Qingxia was dead, it was really unprepared and shocking.

Things must have reached the point of urgency and danger, so dangerous that Mr. Qingxia jumped off the building to seek his death, and his identity must have been exposed.

Since Mr. Qingxia left and Ge Chuan and the others left, his news was cut off, and he didn't know anything, but he still learned a lot of things because Guo Ziqian received letters from his partners from the capital.

Guo Huaichun looked back, the second master Guo and the third master Guo were half-squinting, obviously wandering into the world, I don't know whether to think of last night's good wine or think about the fun after today's end, and then the young girls of the Guo family knelt and talked in a low voice, and the ladies of the Guo family on the other side looked dignified and pious and prayed for things related to themselves...... Once something happens, there are no eggs under the nest.

Guo Huaichun retracted his gaze and looked at the statue of the god Chenghuang high above, the incense seemed to be real and illusory, do you ask the gods and Buddhas to bless it? Since it is his own choice, he has no fear or regrets, Guo Huaichun straightened his back.

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The sound of firecrackers on the street dissipated, and the choking of gongs and drums was still faintly heard, and the noise could be heard standing in the prefect's yamen.

"It was the noise of sadness and disappointment before, but now it is the noise of joy and anticipation, life. The little servant stood under the porch and looked at the sky in the corner of the house and sighed.

The maid who was watering the flowers on the side said: "It's a bit like an old man dying and a child is born at the same time, Xue Qing happens to be a disciple of Mr. Qingxia. ”

The little girl sighed and said, "I didn't expect to see Mr. Qingxia again, I knew that even if the adults were angry, I would give him a cup of tea." ”

The maidservant wanted to laugh but was a little sad, straightened up, looked at the door opposite, and whispered, "My lord also looks sad." ”

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Naturally, it is sad, it is sad that the traitor succeeds and the gentleman is punished, and it is also his companion.

Li Guangyuan stood by the window, listening to the noise outside, his eyes were a little sad, who would have thought that going to the gentleman to try this farewell was goodbye.

"When Mr. Qingxia was left in the capital, I felt that there was a problem. The old servant on the side whispered, "It turns out that I was targeted at that time." ”

"It's not just him. Li Guangyuan said, "After the incident, the black armor guard immediately searched for Mr. Qingxia's students. Turning to look at the old servant, "What does that mean?"

It means that they have touched the location of the emperor, and in the short time since entering Beijing....

"It's the most dangerous place to be. The old servant muttered in a low voice, looking at Li Guangyuan with a slightly uneasy expression, "My lord is also in danger." ”

After Mr. Qingxia's accident, for safety, they cut off contact with the capital, so I don't know what happened now.

"Why don't you avoid it?" said the old servant in a low voice.

Li Guangyuan smiled and said, "Avoid? What am I afraid of when a gentleman walks on the avenue? How can I avoid it? Mr. Qingxia, who they dare to force, to jump down from Wangxing Tower, I also dare to jump from Liudaoquan Mountain." He stroked his sleeves and looked at the official uniform, "The matter of eating the king's loyalty to the monarch will die without regrets." ”

The old servant responded, seeing Li Guangyuan walk to the table and sit down, pick up a pen and write, the booklet was already densely packed with more than half, the old servant knew that this was a recital written for the imperial court about Mr. Qingxia, introducing Mr. Qingxia's high righteousness, expressing his grief, calling on the imperial court to severely punish the murderer, and he did not avoid this incident in the slightest.

The old servant brushed his sleeves and studied, and said, "At this time, Young Master Qingzi has already started the exam, I hope everything goes well." ”

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"The exam will start on the fourth watch, and there will be seven questions, and at Xue Qing's speed, he should have answered two questions now. ”

In the grass shed under Liudaoquan Mountain, Leting took a feather duster to clean the bookshelf and said.

There is no change in the Zhizhi Hall in the summer, only two more bookshelves, which are full of books, except for the one that Xue Qing left for Le Ting, Zhang Liantang added a lot after taking over the Zhizhi Hall.

Leting doesn't have much time to read every day, but it will be cleaned every time, so the room is clean and tidy.

Guo Ziqian sat on the mat and said with a relaxed face: "Of course, Brother Qingzi is very powerful. ”

Leting sat down and didn't read like he used to do, and said, "Huiyuan, it's not easy to take the test." ”

"It doesn't matter if it's good or not, anyway, Brother Qingzi has done so many difficult things, and it's no problem this time. Guo Ziqian said.

Le Ting smiled at him, nodded and said, "Yes, since he said it, he can do it, wait for his good news." ”

Guo Ziqian said: "Don't worry about Brother Qingzi, it's you Leting." Looking up at him, "What are you going to do?"

Mr. Qingxia is gone, Liudao Quanshan Social Studies will definitely not be like now, those students who are attracted because of Mr. Qingxia will definitely leave, so that there will be less than half of the students in the social studies, and there are many gentlemen who are also admired, and they will inevitably leave.

Without students and without a well-known gentleman, Liudao Quanshan Social Studies will be the same as other social studies, and even slowly inferior to those social studies.

Leting's time for study is limited, and without the guidance of a famous teacher, it will be even more hopeless to read this book, and half of the ten-year period has passed.

Leting took the mountain spring water from the tandoor and brewed the tea, and said: "It's okay, there is no famous teacher, I will read slowly and ask more, if it doesn't work in five years, there will be five years, ten years and twenty years." ”

Reading is so interesting, what is not good, it is difficult to understand, then let him go, Guo Ziqian said: "If you have any difficulties, just tell me, we know that Zhizhitang has a hall fee, and Brother Liantang told me before he left that it can be used to help members." ”

Leting smiled and thanked him: "If I can still be self-sufficient, I should pay the money." ”

Guo Ziqian waved his hand: "I'm in charge, you can postpone the payment for a few months." With a smug expression, now he is in charge of the affairs of the Zhizhitang of Chang'an Mansion, although there is nothing to do, mainly to contact the new members, urge everyone to study, and tell them what happened in the capital according to Liantang's instructions, and encourage everyone to study for the imperial examination like Xue Qing Liantang and them.

It would be great if they could be promoted to the Jinshi in Liantang this time, not to mention that Xue Qing won another champion, it was really an unprecedented event, and there must be more people who wanted to join Zhizhitang, Guo Ziqian was excited.

"Why did you go so slowly. He looked out the window and shook the fan vigorously, wishing that the sun would set and the exam would end.

Leting smiled: "People who take exams don't feel slow, they just hate that there is not enough time." ”

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"Lack of time, not hot and not delicious. A voice said in the room.

A soldier stood under the porch and watched the young man at the door of the number room, the young man was wearing a green cloth shirt, squatting by the stove and fanning with the fan in his hand, and the small pot on the stove was tumbling mung bean porridge.

"Master Jun, you can taste it later. She continued, "It's delicious." ”

"Young Master Qingzi, what kind of food did you bring?" someone in the other room leaned over and asked.

Xue Qing turned around and smiled at him, and said, "Mung bean porridge, green onion cake, braised shredded beef, do you want to taste some, Young Master Suo?"

Suo Shengxuan's eyes smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay." ”

Xue Qing asked the army to divide the food on the table and bring it to Young Master Suo.... It's not that this soldier is called, but the army wants to check, so as not to cheat the candidates, the army quickly brought the food to Suo Shengxuan, and Xue Qing himself also served porridge and sat in the room to eat, but more candidates were squatting or standing outside to eat, worried that if the test paper was accidentally damaged, it might be ruined in this life.

Suo Shengxuan's admiration came from next door, and he asked if he wanted to eat his food, Xue Qing did not refuse, and the army soon sent a stack of yokan, and Xue Qing also praised it after eating it.

The army stood outside the number building and shook his head, these two candidates are really.... Other candidates are not at ease eating their own food, for fear of diarrhea, not to mention eating other people's, everyone else here is an opponent.

Fortunately, the two did not talk again, and continued to answer the questions after eating and cleaning up, and when they did the questions, they were both focused and serious, no different from other candidates, and performed better than most candidates.

The daylight slowly flowed, and the handwriting on the scroll paper slowly increased, and when the sunset was setting, Xue Qing finished transcribing the seven inscriptions, and finally wrote his name on the frontispiece.

looked at the word Xue Qing written by herself, and then looked up at the glow outside the room, fate is really impermanent, although she keeps saying that she wants to read, she never thought that she would read such a day, and she is really going to be the champion.

The daughter sung in the lyrics of the drama has come true, the county test avoided the body search with fame, and jumped through the third-level exam to enter the final pass of the gentlemen's test.

Champion.

If you win the champion, you will really be ecstatic if it is really Xue Qing.... How many students can be accepted, and they will eat the name of this champion for a lifetime.

Xue Qing smiled, but if she was the real Xue Qing, she would not have come to this point, this step by step is because she is not really Xue Qing, until today.

Had to hit.

Although the road was not chosen by her, this step was taken by her, Xue Qing put away her smile and wrote her age and place of origin seriously, and stood up.

"I'm done answering and handing in the papers. ”

On the other side, Suo Shengxuan's voice also sounded, and there were constant chaotic sounds all around, and the glow shrouded the rows of numbered rooms in Guozijian, and students poured out one by one, but there were also many lights and candles in the number rooms, and there were many candidates who did not finish answering.

And this is only the end of the first day of the exam, there are two more days to go, and the three days of the exam are a great test for the candidates.

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On May 14, with the opening of the Dragon Gate, a group of candidates poured out, and the three-year examination of Jianxing was over.

There was an uproar outside the prison, and there were shouts and greetings everywhere.

Xue Qing squeezed through the crowd and went straight to the ancient willow tree at the door, Zhang Liantang and a few others were already standing there talking, this was the meeting place agreed by the candidates of Zhizhitang.

“... Of course I didn't finish answering..."Zhang Shuangtong, who watched Xue Qing come over, lowered his voice and spoke loudly, "... Why should I finish answering, if I don't finish answering, I'll lift someone...", and then the voice stopped and was quiet, and turned his head.

Zhang Liantang looked at Xue Qing and said, "Finished answering?"

Xue Qing nodded and said, "It's over." "Look at them again.

The teenagers all nodded: "That's it." ”

Xue Qing said: "Okay, then let's go." Looking at everyone again, "How many are left?"

Zhang Liantang said: "Four." ”

The teenagers beside him stretched out their hands and pointed, "Here they are, here they are." ”

Xue Qing turned around and saw that four teenagers were hurriedly squeezing over from the crowd and stood still with excitement.

Xue Qing nodded at them: "Let's go." He didn't say anything more, turned and walked forward.

Zhang Liantang followed, and the other teenagers also followed, during which you look at me and I look at you, everyone looks relaxed, probably the reason why they have unloaded their burdens after the exam, but their eyes are solemn and excited, as if they are about to take the exam again.

"Hey, where are you going? Zhang Shuangtong said in the back, followed and flicked his sleeves, "Do you want to go to the restaurant for a good meal first?"

The teenagers in front didn't reply, they just raised their hands and waved, no.

The examination is over, and the examination has just begun.

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In the Song house, when the lights and candles were lit, the woman at the desk got up, put down the pen in her hand, and relaxed her upright posture.

"Finally finished. Song Ying said, "This will try, but it is really not something that ordinary people can withstand." ”

The little maid next to her grinned: "Miss is not an ordinary person. ”

Song Ying stood up, nodded the forehead of the little maid, and said, "Flattery." Walking to the side, another little maid held a copper basin, and Song Ying washed her hands.

The little maid at the table put away the test paper and shouted Ji Zhong to the outside world.

Ji Zhong pushed the door in.

"Let someone send it to the country. The little maid said.

Ji Zhong responded and took it out.

"Let's see how many places the young lady can get. The little maid smiled, looking expectant.

Song Ying smiled slightly and said, "The ranking is not important, the important thing is to do this." ”

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The Guozi Prison where the candidates poured out was not empty, and at this time, nearly two hundred examiners, thousands of soldiers and thousands of people sorting out the test papers were busy.

Today's answer sheet is today's collation, and the previous two days have been presented to the examiner.

Candidates take the exam here for three days, while the examiners are locked up for even longer.

The lights in the Guozi Prison were bright, the officers and soldiers were strictly guarded, and not even a fly seemed to be able to fly into the reading room.

But there was a figure swaying and walking, and in the bright lights, he always fell in the shadows, step by step, and seemed to arrive in front of the corner door where the marking room was located in the blink of an eye.

There were four soldiers standing in front of the door, and suddenly I saw that the person who appeared was not an officer or an adult in an official uniform, but a teenager, who came out of the shadows, his face made the lights dark.... The officers and soldiers also lost color, because they were frightened and guarded, and they raised their knives and guns in their hands, and faster than them was the token that the young man raised his hand and handed over.

Under the lights, the bats on the tokens are all black, and they are ready to fly.

The knives and guns of the officers and soldiers were put away like flowing water, and they retreated without squinting, and the young man put the token behind him and stepped over the threshold, and disappeared into the shadows in the blink of an eye.

The examination is over, and the examination has just begun.

In addition to the bright lights of Guozijian, there are also many houses in the capital that are brightly lit and are waiting for the end of the examination.

But the lights in the Qintan public duty room were going out.

Grandpa Qin Tan stepped out of the house, since Qin Mei wanted to live at home with his father, he hadn't spent the night in the palace.

The black-armored guards by the door spread out in all directions, and some people came from the front, unhindered until they were in front of Qin Tangong.

"Grandpa, the little grandpa has entered the reading room. He whispered.

Qin Tangong snorted and said, "Maybe he should be allowed to act at will?"

Laidao: "Yes, it's all arranged." Raising his head and hesitating under the lamplight, "It's just that I don't know what the little grandfather is going to do, he said that he won't take the exam, but he went into the reading room, do you want to ask..."

Qin Tangong walked down the steps with the jade belt and said, "No, let him feel free to do whatever he wants." ”

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(I don't always have a change, it's a change, the number of words is enough for two changes, except when I say a change, Mo Mo Da, today five thousand three, dare to show his face to ask for a guaranteed monthly pass, thank you, thank you, trouble everyone.) ）