Perhaps Emperor Taizu took this layer into account and came up with the idea of testing candidates in this way!

Lu Shuo put down the brush in his hand slightly, was silent, and thought. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

As far as Lu Shuo knows, the essay is not only a test in the college examination, but also a township examination.

Although the hospital examination and the township examination are only the two links in the middle of the entire imperial examination chain, the fame obtained is not the highest, but it means that the candidate's right to speak is improved.

Although candidates cannot use this to seek a serious official position in the court, they can be more respected locally, and it is not a problem to obtain the official position of a country official.

In this way, Emperor Taizu's application of essays to the imperial examination was also invisibly urging candidates to learn more about their ability to deal with practical problems, so as not to become useless scholars who "are not diligent in their four bodies and do not distinguish between grains", which is of great help to improve the case-handling ability of low-level officials in Daqi.

Thinking of this, Lu Shuo sighed, sighing that although Emperor Taizu was a stallion, he was really clever in doing things, but he had sought a lot of benefits for future generations.

Lu Shuo shook his head, threw these things that had nothing to do with the exam out of his mind, and began to carefully review the questions, and rummaged through the specific cases he knew in his mind, and after thinking about all the questions, Lu Shuo began to write.

From the beginning, although it took some brainpower to solve some problems, it was not able to stump him.

After writing a few essays, Lu Shuo looked at the hourglass outside, and saw that he had already arrived in Shen Shizhong, and he actually completed the previous topics in only one hour.

There are only three policy questions left.

At the beginning, Lu Shuo glanced at all the questions, although it was a little difficult, but it was not to the extent that he couldn't answer, he was relieved, got up from his seat, walked a few steps slightly, moved his hands and feet, and waited for his numb thighs to regain sensation again, he sat back in his seat and continued to answer.

Like yesterday, when the sun began to set, Lu Shuo basically completed the entire re-examination questions, he checked the answers from front to back as usual, and saw that there were no major mistakes, so he received the test paper into the test basket yesterday and placed it at the head of the bed, and he took the meal sent by the little official, and while eating slowly, he raised his eyes and scanned the situation of several candidates in the opposite examination shed.

Seeing that there were not many people like him who had begun to eat calmly, many people had already lit the lights and continued to scratch their ears and cheeks with the faint light.

The most typical is the middle-aged candidate sitting opposite Lu Shuo, while he was immersed in the test papers, he stretched out his fingers and scratched his hair brutely, and his already messy hair was like a chicken nest scratched by him, and the corners of Lu Shuo's mouth twitched a few times.

That's not all, it may be the reason for the unquiet heart, he was sweating profusely, and at this time he had taken off the underwear on his upper body, revealing the flesh of Bai Huahua's shoulders, and a few sticky wisps of sweat flowed down from time to time.

Lu Shuo glanced at it from a distance, and saw that he didn't even want Sven for the test questions, and after laughing in his heart for a while, he glanced at the other people opposite, and saw that they were all the same, and the hand holding the chopsticks couldn't help but pause.

Is it really that difficult this time?

Lu Shuo had some doubts in his heart.

In the first two county exams and government exams, Lu Shuo didn't see candidates with poor qualifications, but that was just an individual, this time he felt good about himself, but these people on the other side had an expression of being stumped by the test questions, could it be that he thought it simple?

Thinking of this, Lu Shuo's brows furrowed slightly.

He is still very confident in himself, he is very careful when examining the questions, and before he just collected the test papers, Lu Shuo checked them carefully, Lu Shuo is now sure that the test papers he did are no problem in the general direction, but these people are like this......

Lu Shuo thought about it while picking up the food in the bowl, and thought for a while, but he didn't come up with an answer, he simply shook his head and stopped thinking about these trivialities.

Lu Shuo slept peacefully this night. First, the test questions have all been completed, but Lu Shuo has a matter on his mind, thinking less about it; second, Lu Shuo slept early, and he was still writing hard in the same year as the snoring and grinding his teeth, so without his interruption, his ears were much quieter.

The next day, Lu Shuo carefully checked the test questions, and after copying them again, he handed in the test papers and left the examination room in advance.

Standing at the gate of the Yan Academy, under the scorching sun, Lu Shuo was dizzy for a while, but fortunately, the white steward and a few small servants were waiting at the door, as soon as he saw Lu Shuo carrying a bookcase out of the examination room, he immediately stepped forward and welcomed Lu Shuo into the carriage, handing a handkerchief and water, Lu Shuo rested for a while, and finally relieved himself.

The carriage traveled very fast, and after a while, it arrived at the Jingguo Mansion, Lu Shuo first went to Songhe Hall to greet Luo Shi Yuan a few times according to the rules, and he didn't stay long before he was urged by Luo to go back to Meixuan to rest.

Lu Shuo was naturally as good as a stream, and took a few little people out of Qi Garden, and went back to Zhiyuan directly, but he did not go back to Mei Xuan to take a nap directly according to Luo's instructions, but first went to Wan Lu Xuan, where Wei Fuzi was.

Pushing open the door, a cool breeze hit, and Wei Fuzi was really already sitting upright waiting for Lu Shuo.

"Sir. ”

Lu Shuo gave a slight salute, and after Wei Fuzi smiled and signaled, Lu Shuo sat down on the bamboo mat opposite Wei Fuzi, picked up the brush that had been prepared on the long table, and wrote down the test questions and answers for this exam according to memory.

Because they are all in classical Chinese, the answers are not long, so although Lu Shuo has been in the examination room for a long time, the speed of dictation is extremely fast, and in less than two hours, he said that everything he wrote was written down.

Wei Fuzi smiled and said nothing, and after handing Lu Shuo a cup of tea, he picked up what Lu Shuo had written and read it.

Wei Fuzi tapped the long case rhythmically with his right index finger as he watched, his expression relaxed and occasionally chuckled, obviously satisfied with Lu Shuo's answer.

"The answer to the previous test was a bit far away, so the student only wrote a rough ...... according to the idea."

Seeing that the smile on Wei Fuzi's face was getting bigger and bigger, Lu Shuo's shoulders that had been tense before also relaxed, and he explained with a smile.

"Just write the main line!" Wei Fuzi smiled.

Lu Shuo's pen power is good, as long as the main line is clear, the general article will not be too badly written.

"Besides, you said the same thing the first two times, but in the end, it is not much different from the answer, and I think it is the same this time. Wei Fuzi said next, obviously very confident in Lu Shuo.

Lu Shuo smiled embarrassedly.

After laughing for a while, he saw that the smile on Wei Fuzi's face was getting deeper and deeper, and suddenly remembered the confusion he encountered in the examination room last night, and hurriedly said a word to Wei Fuzi.

"It's normal!" said Wei Fuzi, stroking his beard.

"This is just the beginning, the more exams in the future, the more this situation will be encountered, this candidate is like a leek, stubble by stubble, but the number of admissions every year is fixed, so there are a lot of screenings in previous years......"

When Wei Fuzi said this, he also looked at the answer in his hand.

He looked up at Lu Shuo, and when he saw that he was thoughtful, he said loudly: "This person, although it is said that he is born once and twice matured, after all, this exam is a lifelong event, and there are very few people who can really deal with it indifferently. Those who failed in previous years will only become more and more cautious in the new round of exams, and if they think about it, they will inevitably delay more time......"

When Wei Fuzi said this, Lu Shuo thought about it carefully, but this is really the truth, most of the people he saw last night who were not "calm" were older, and they should be the kind of people who "took the exam multiple times" as Wei Fuzi said.

Thinking of this, Lu Shuo nodded in his heart, it seems that he was really right to believe in himself yesterday and not follow the crowd.

After Wei Fuzi praised Lu Shuo, he then corrected several inappropriate places in Lu Shuo, Lu Shuo was even more impressed by his mistakes in this way, and he only felt that he had benefited a lot.

Time passed very quickly, and in a few moments, it was time for lunch.

Wei Fuzi eats alone in Wanluxuan on weekdays, and Lu Shuo sometimes goes with him, but today is different, he was locked up in the examination room for three days before he was released, and now at this time, he naturally has to eat with his family, not to mention that calculating the time, Lu Yun should also go to the government at this time, and he naturally has something to say.

Thinking of this, after the mistakes on the test paper were corrected one by one, Lu Shuo said goodbye to Wei Fuzi, changed his clothes and hurried back to Qiyuan.

Lu Yun was really waiting in Songhe Hall, and when Lu Shuo entered, he and Lu Fang were talking with Luo in the Little Flower Hall, and the two of Yuan's concubines were busy in Mingtang and Zhang Luo was setting up a meal for the girls.

"It's just the right time to send someone to call you. ”

Seeing Lu Shuo come in in good spirits, Luo's face became more loving, and he beckoned Lu Shuo to come over.

Lu Shuo first saluted Lu Yun and Lu Fang, and then hurried a few steps to Luo's side and sat down beside her.

Lu Yun has been looking bad since Lu Shuo came in, and when he saw Lu Shuo's lively appearance, he seemed to be relieved again, he watched Lu Shuo open his mouth several times but stopped talking, and finally looked at Luo Che, but he didn't open his mouth after all.

Lu Shuo naturally noticed Lu Yun's change in demeanor, and with just one glance, he immediately guessed what Lu Yun was worried about.

The Yamen of the Household Department is very close to the Ministry of Rites, and Lu Yun must have known about the fact that the candidates of the Yan Academy were bitten to death by snakes.

Lu Yun's eyes were anxious but he didn't ask, he must have been concerned that the Luo clan and the Yuan clan were here, Lu Shuo knew his worries, and nodded at him slightly, signaling that he was all right.

The smile of the meal is so lively.

After the end of this small family banquet, Lu Yun took Lu Shuo directly back to the front yard of Zhiyuan, Luo and Yuan thought that their father and son were going to discuss the matter of this exam, but they didn't think much about it.

Lu Shuo followed behind Lu Yun, the shade of the tree hit the father and son, a chill, under this situation, Lu Shuo's heart was more stable, and without waiting for Lu Yun to ask, Lu Shuo explained the matter before and after.

"Also," at the end, Lu Shuo added, "My son really didn't expect that this time the Xuezheng Lord would actually be Jiang Jinghua Jiang, he is now serving as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, no matter how he is not welcomed, this Xuezheng Master should not be done by him......"

Lu Yun listened to the ins and outs in silence, and did not speak for a long time, but his brows relaxed, and he looked obviously relieved.

"This time, the Ministry of Rites sent Jiang Jinghua to study politics, I know. ”

"You know?" Lu Shuo was a little surprised.

Lu Yun nodded.

Emperor Hui Chong sent Jiang Jinghua to personally invigilate the academy examination, which was a secret, and almost no one knew about it except for the candidates of the Yan Academy and the officials and soldiers who accompanied them.

The reason why Lu Yun knew was that Emperor Hui Chong told Lu Yun when he wanted to use the four institutes to search for the spies of the Jingshi.

"He's not just an invigilator!" Lu Yun stopped, turned around and took Lu Shuo to the pavilion and sat down, and a few little guys saw that the father and son had something to say, and hurriedly retreated three meters.

"Do you remember the hundred little guys with similar descriptions before?" Lu Yun asked directly after he sat down.

Without waiting for Lu Shuo to express his position, Lu Yun continued: "Just a few days ago, the Criminal Department asked something from one of them, they still have the same party in Beijing!"

Accomplice?

Lu Shuo was not surprised by this, he was just wondering, what does this have to do with the party and the hospital examination, is it ......

"Could it be that this fellow party is lurking among the students of this college examination?" Lu Shuo asked suddenly.

"That's right. Lu Yun nodded in agreement.

"Then the dead man, won't it be ......"

"It's not him!" Lu Yun knew what he was going to ask when he heard what he was going to ask.

"This happened yesterday, but the Ministry of Rites only announced the results this morning, and now not many people in the entire Jingshi know about it, and the father also took advantage of the convenience of the four institutes, so he already knew some ......"

Speaking of this, Lu Yun sighed, "Originally, I also thought that Jiang Jinghua deliberately set up a bureau for this matter, but who knew that Jiang Jinghua directly admitted it last night, and this matter was purely an accident...... When I heard the news last night, I thought that you were also in the examination hall, and I kept carrying it all the time!"

Lu Shuo's heart warmed, and he hurriedly told him all about his arrangements yesterday, hoping to make Lu Yun feel at ease.

The father and son talked for a while, and the conversation turned back on track.

"So now, the man still hasn't been caught?"

Lu Yun nodded and said, "I didn't catch it!" Not only did I not catch it, but an innocent candidate died in the examination hall this time, Jiang Jinghua, as the main examiner this time, I am afraid that his head will be big, although the candidate is just an ordinary farmer, but at the moment the head of the Ministry of Rites is Pang Xiuping, and it is not so simple for Jiang Jinghua to get out. ”

yes!Lu Shuo thought.

No matter how humble this child's identity is, but this person is not the only one involved! A poisonous snake crawled out of the examination hall, threatening all the candidates in this academy examination, including many rich and noble, if Prince Xuande holds on to this, it will be enough for Jiang Jinghua to drink a pot!

"It's just a pity that the candidate died in vain!" Lu Shuo sighed.

It is not easy for a farmer to produce an outstanding candidate, and the death of the candidate is at most a joke to outsiders, but for his family, I am afraid that it will be a big deal.

"Time is also fate!" Lu Yun shook his head, "Disaster from the sky, this is also a helpless thing!"