Chapter 138: The Temple Exam

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When the spring flowers were brilliant in April, Brother Hao and Zeng Yi finally entered the palace test. Zeng Yi and Brother Hao were quite far away www.biquge.info the two glanced at each other from a distance and smiled. Only then did they really sigh, they actually grew up together since childhood, and they have been going in and out together, and finally come to this day.

Sit silently and wait for the official start of the exam. Both of them were taught by Zeng Fan, and Zeng Fan had endured hardships, so naturally he would not let his younger brother and brother-in-law suffer again. In the past few years, Guan Xiaoxiaowu has been fine, and he has nothing to do, and let them put two or more in the lobby of his house, so that they can sit on the mat and sit for a few hours. Let the kids play around them. Because it is impossible for them to find an emperor to try, but it is simple to set up interference.

From the beginning of the try, Zeng Yi and Brother Hao felt that life was worse than death, but slowly they got used to it. Now the little monkeys, even if they quarrel on the side, they can't interfere with them. So even if it was Emperor Zhengyang sitting above them now, they didn't even feel that nervous. This is a kind of inertia, after listening to the official of the Ministry of Rites read out the exam questions, Zeng Yi and Brother Hao did not raise their heads, but quietly wrote the questions on the papers.

A set of four books, they have been reading for more than ten years, and every word has been squeezed out of the oil by them.

Of course, Zeng Yi and Brother Hao'er's responses to the palace test are different. These days, Zeng Fan has been dealing with them on the spot, and he asked Zeng Yi to do what the master likes, with Zhongping as the top; But let Brother Hao be slightly more gorgeous.

Zeng Yi knew that he was older than Brother Hao, and he was known for his calmness. Brother Hao, as the youngest scholar this time, wants to show the edge of a teenager. This can't be regarded as a flattery, but in line with the mood of the adults above.

And Zeng Fan didn't tell them that it was Li Ping who made Brother Hao more public. Li Ping secretly followed Zeng Fan and said that he wanted them to take different routes. Brother Hao is young, he must not pretend to be a young man, he must be a little flamboyant.

Zeng Fan also agreed, he had told Li Ping before that Emperor Zhengyang liked scholars to be talented. And Brother Hao is the youngest, and if he is really public, he can be forgiven by everyone. But if it falls into the eyes of the old man, it will be very cost-effective for Brother Hao.

So at this time, Brother Hao stared at the scroll, thinking about his brother-in-law's statement, he actually understood what it meant. He made a marriage with the young lady of Shi Shangshu's family, and for more than a month, it can be regarded as a victory in Beijing. At this time, he went to the palace to try it, and Shi Shangshu might have to operate it well. Therefore, the second sister is really at a loss.

Brother Hao doesn't have any rebellious mentality, the main thing is that he dares to be disobedient, and he is not afraid of failing the exam, but he is afraid that he will be beaten to death by his sister when he goes home. Honestly look down at the topic, and then think about your own arguments, arguments. Entering the state of the exam, nothing outside can bother him.

The time is not used, I enter the palace in the morning, and I can't finish the exam until the evening. There are four questions in total, and more than 2,000 words need to be written. And they are all marked on the spot, and after the first question is completed, someone will come to collect the paper, and then read the second question. The ranking or something, although it couldn't be judged immediately at the time, but most of the excellent ones were able to turn around three times with the master and the emperor. Therefore, the quality of calligraphy is particularly important here, and there will be no one to help with the transcription, everything is on your own.

This Zeng Fan and Li Ping will not worry, Zeng Yi and Brother Hao have copied books since childhood, it's okay, Li Ping also made it a little more difficult for them to copy, and let them copy in a different font. Of course, Zeng Fan and Li Ping are not worried about their family, including Xiaoxi'er's words. They were all trained like this since childhood, and everyone has a good hand. And it is guaranteed to be written quickly and well, which is professionally trained for a long time.

Of course, Emperor Zhengyang is not that happy to be the background, looking at the scholars writing below, he also ran down and took a turn, looking at everyone's words, and by the way, looking at everyone's faces.

It's over, go back to the top and talk to An Xiang, and when the first policy question comes out, he, An Xiang, and Master Cao of the Ministry of Rites will circle the most articles from the papers circulated by the teachers below and send them to everyone.

"This Chen Hao is Zicheng's brother-in-law?" Finally, Brother Hao'er's scroll went up, and Emperor Zhengyang seemed to remember something.

"Exactly, the temperament is not like Zicheng and his wife, Zicheng's daughter-in-law is quite used to this younger brother." An Xiang smiled, he didn't expect Emperor Zhengyang to say that it was Zicheng's brother-in-law at first, not Lord Shi's son-in-law. But he still smiled back. Zeng Fan since he became an editor, although his health is not very good, but he has never missed anything, he transcribed the will for Emperor Zhengyang, or those works on weekdays are deeply appreciated by Emperor Zhengyang, although he did not praise Zeng Fan positively, but he still praised An Xiang.

Sometimes in addition to a job well done, there are some details that are important. For example, Zeng Fan cherishes things very much, whether it is for his own clothes, or for the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on his editing table, he will never care because this is something from the Internal Affairs Office anyway. Emperor Zhengyang himself is such a person, and he also knows that his talent is not enough, so he can only highlight himself from diligence and frugality. Zeng Fan's qualities let him see himself too, and he will naturally appreciate them.

"Said Zicheng's younger brother is also here, bring his scrolls too." Emperor Zhengyang thought about it, and said to the people on the side. They were above and deliberately kept their voices low, so that the soldiers below could not hear them.

An Xiang turned his head and signaled, and soon Zeng Yi's article was also sent, and Emperor Zhengyang's two articles were compared together. The two had very different styles, and Emperor Zhengyang was stunned for a moment, thinking about it and saying to the eunuch next to him, "You go and find one of Zicheng's articles." ”

An Xiang had already seen the difference between the two articles, and naturally understood Zeng Fan's intentions. Over the years, he has not read much of Brother Hao and Zeng Yi's articles, and he is embarrassed by Zeng Fan when he has nothing to do, so he asked Zeng Fan to write one too, and scolded all three by the way. The old man is idle, scolding people and having fun.

But he is very clear about the style of the three of them, looking at Zeng Yi and Brother Hao'er's articles at this time, the old man really feels that Zeng Fan is also cunning now. But Emperor Zhengyang didn't speak, so he couldn't speak first, just watched from the side with a smile.

It will take some time to find Zeng Fan's article back then, and Emperor Zhengyang looked at it carefully for a while, but put the two volumes aside. I went to look at something else first, but An Xiang noticed that the two scrolls were placed separately, obviously, Emperor Zhengyang would take a look at it later.

Sure enough, both of them will put their papers separately, and the masters who read the papers below are not fools, so there are more circles on Zeng Yi's papers. Until the four strategies are over, there is still some time, it is time for Emperor Zhengyang to interview, and sure enough, the first one to point out is Brother Hao.