As we all know, the military examination of the state capital on Fujian Road, the recruitment ratio of each subject is one out of a hundred, which can be called cruel.

It's just that the number of admissions is small, and it is also rich in exams and scholars.

For example, the Xinghua Army on Fujian Road, but only five miles away, there were fourteen people in the imperial examination in Shaoxing in the eight years of the gold list, and what is even worse is that the champion and the list are Huang Gongdu and Chen Junqing of Xinghua military status respectively.

Song Gaozong Jin Diance asked Huang Gongdu and Chen Junqing, how can you be the top champion in a place where your Xinghua Army has a big palm, it is really beyond my expectations. Then he asked the two of them what souvenirs do you have in your hometown?

Chen Junqing replied: "The land is thin and the pines and cypresses are planted, and the poor children are studying!" ”

There is no other reason, because of the poverty of the place, there are many people who read and are particularly motivated.

With Zhang Xu's talent, even if he overpowers Pucheng County, people who have seen him such as Chen Xiang, Zhang Heng, and Zhang Youzhi all praised him, saying that he will definitely be able to be named on the gold list in the future.

No one dares to guarantee that Zhang Xu will be able to pass the military test of the state capital on Fujian Road, and he will really give you a way out of thousands of troops.

Even if you are lucky enough to get rid of it from Fujian Road? There is also a provincial test, the provincial test is called the Shangshu provincial test, the Ming and Qing dynasties are called the exam, the first name of the provincial test is the provincial yuan, that is the answer to the people from all walks of life together, the first test of the word Tianzi, the difficulty is self-evident.

In the end, the Song Dynasty palace test will also sift people.

Zhang Yuan, the Xiangguo of Western Xia, killed the township test and the provincial test, but he failed in the palace test, and defected to Li Yuanhao as a traitor in a fit of anger.

In case you fail in the provincial test and the palace test, you have to go back to Fujian Road to take the test again.

can fight out of the encirclement from the group of death twice, it is simply a son of luck, and he can compare with Liu Xiu.

In contrast, the probability of solving the Cao test for the children of official families is much higher, and last year the Fujian Lu Cao test was three out of ten, and it was not until the third year of Jiayou that it was changed to 15 for 100 people.

Zhang Xu's talent is famous in the clan, and Zhang Yu, who is Zhang Xu's father and uncle, lived in Pucheng for several years before he became an official.

Zhang Zijun's fifth son, Zhang Renche, is the same two Zhang Yu, the great-grandfather of Zhang's father, and Zhang Yue's generation has not yet produced five suits.

But it was said that Zhang Xu's second aunt had no children for many years after marriage, and at that time there was a succession of Zhang Xu to Zhang Yu, but later Zhang Yu was admitted to the Jinshi, and four years later, Zhang Yu's father, Zhang Gao, was awarded the Jinshi again, and the two families gradually had a high and low, and Zhang Yu's concubine gave birth to a son to him, and the two families then dismissed their plans.

After that, the second aunt moved her family to Suzhou, and there was gradually less contact between the two sides. However, fostered at a young age, the second aunt has always regarded Zhang Xu as her own and has a lot of concerns, and Zhang Yu also heard that Zhang Xu was rarely talented, and he showed his talent for reading at a young age, so he moved the idea to let Zhang Xu go to Suzhou to join his official register.

Although Suzhou is also a difficult place for the imperial examination, and many talents have been buried since ancient times, it is much easier to take the Cao test than the military test of the state government. With the talent of the second brother, it can be said that he is on the list.

After Zhang's mother passed away, the second aunt went from Suzhou to Pucheng to mourn and put forward this proposal, but was opposed by Zhang's father and Zhang Shi.

They all think that with Zhang Xu's talent, it will be a matter of time before the title of the gold list is titled in the future, and the military test of the state government is the same for Zhang Xu, yes, it is all the same.

Zhang Yue didn't remember much at the time, but remembered that the second aunt left from Zhang's house with tears in her eyes, but the second brother didn't say a word about it from beginning to end.

However, no one in the family cared about it at the time. And because of this incident, Zhang's father and his second aunt had a disagreement, but Zhang Shi always told Zhang Yue that the second brother didn't like the Yang family's snobbery, so the two families broke off.

If it weren't for the sudden mention of this matter, Zhang Yue would have always thought that the two families broke off their relations because of the second brother's own idea!

Zhang Shi loves his second brother, but he only knows how to create conditions for reading, and he doesn't ask about the rest.

Now the second brother is released in Suzhou with an official status, and he will soon enter Beijing to try his ......

"So, I ...... Did my second brother go to Suzhou to find my uncle-in-law to change his nationality? ”

Zhang Heng frowned when he heard this: "Uncle? It's my uncle. ”

Zhang Yue smiled bitterly, this relationship is a bit messy.

"Thank you for telling me, but I don't know where did I know that? The second brother can't write a letter to the chief of the fast, right? Zhang Yue asked Zhang Heng.

Zhang Heng smiled slightly: "San Lang doesn't know, I am from Hangzhou, and I have been to Suzhou many times. This is what my uncle Zhang Qianfu said in a letter......"

"Husband? Is it a table word? ”

Zhang Heng nodded and said: "The cousin is a husband, named 楶, and he also lives in Suzhou. ”

If nothing else, this person is called 'the most in the West' by later generations, and his side skills are enough to make Xia Zhu, Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan and other bigwigs embarrassed, and one of the 'two chapters' is a husband.

When he guarded the northwest, he presided over the battle of Pingxia City, which was the greatest victory since the Northern Song Dynasty fought against the Western Xia, and the Song Dynasty fully occupied Hengshan and Tiandu Mountain, which were only imaginable and unattainable in the past.

After the Battle of Pingxia City, the Western Xia was in a state of semi-annihilation, and finally the Liao State came forward to mediate and threatened the war to prevent the Great Song Dynasty from destroying the Xia, and the Great Song had to be forced to negotiate peace with the Western Xia.

楶 means bucket arch, is the square wood that supports the girder. Zhang Qi can be said to live up to his name, a true pillar of the minister.

"Speaking of which, Zhang Qianfu and you are also not out of five suits."

Zhang Yue smiled, the descendants of the Zhang family have multiplied a lot, and it is said that the five suits have not been released, but in fact, they are far away.

However, the Zhang family can be described as a famous minister.

What a majestic name Pingxia City is, it is enough to wash the mouth of the three rivers, and the shame of the good water river. But now the Great Song Dynasty is still buying peace for Western Xia and Liao coins every year.

"What do you think?"

Zhang Yue said bitterly: "If my brother knows the whereabouts of the second brother, he will break his leg." ”

Zhang Yue felt that he had gone through the bitter water of half a year, and he couldn't finish spitting it out. From beginning to end, it was an internal problem in the family, and the second brother had any opinions about the family, but I was innocent, and I was shot while lying down.

"Yes, Chu Ming's escape from marriage, no matter what the reason, is a no-...... action"

Zhang Yue thought to himself, scolding is scolding, that is also scolding himself, what are you scolding as an outsider? Well, it's also a brother of the same kind.

Zhang Yue said: "But I don't know anything about Zhai Chang, isn't it a fake second brother when he goes to Suzhou to get an explanation?" Wouldn't such an explanation cause discussion? ”

Zhang Heng smiled: "Yes, but this case is only for the state military test, not for the Cao test." Officials can be shaded within five uniforms,

If you are a brother and a husband of the Ru clan, that is, you are the uncle of the clan, and the official of the Gongyin is the master of the craftsman. ”

That's right, his brother Zhang Qi is now an official, and he is the official shadow of his father Zhang Dexiang.

Zhang Yue still said more seriously: "But the uncle of the clan is a dignified prime minister." ”

Zhang Heng smiled: "You don't know what it is!" Officials can guarantee that a doorman will go to the Cao exam, not to mention that the children in the five suits can change their nationality to take the exam, as long as it is not too much. Your cousin's uncle, your cousin's uncle's family is two jinshi, and the imperial court's investigation of impersonation is only for the state capital's military examination. ”

Zhang Yue said in his heart, no wonder the Great Song Dynasty is the Son of Heaven and the scholar who share the world. But the meaning of sharing the world with scholars and doctors is not to share the world with small people.

Being an official can really be so cool. And it is so difficult to be from a poor family, and the only way to change your life is to be a scholar or take the path of the second brother.

"I see, thank you for telling me." Zhang Yue said.

Zhang Heng said lightly: "I'm just talking to you, so as not to look bad when I see your second brother in the future." So you don't have to thank me. ”

"Alright! Even if the chief of the Zhai is unwilling to admit this feeling, he will not dare to thank him, so he wishes the chief of the Zhai to go to Bianjing......"

Zhang Heng raised his hand to the sky and said: "I have heard the words of the title of the gold list ......"

"Dominate the world!"

Zhang Heng smiled slightly, this is a new idea, others wish themselves the title of the gold list, but this son wishes himself the champion.

The allusion of the great kui world is also new, when the name of Song Qi Jinshi, a bachelor of the dynasty Hanlin, happened to be listed as the first in the exam, and the consequence really won the big kui, this metaphor is a good luck.

"But what does it mean to be dominant?"

Zhang Hengxin said, isn't it, there is no such allusion at this time? No, this is said to be from the Yuan Dynasty, so the Song Dynasty must have been quoted, but it may not be widely extended.

So Zhang Yue said: "I heard that there is a relief of the fish on the front steps of the palace, and the champion of the new department must stand on it to salute the emperor. Therefore, I would like to take the lead. ”

Sure enough, Zhang Heng smiled and said, "You are really a little crooked, thank you Jiyan." ”

Zhang Yue smiled, how can it be so easy to win the champion, I reverse Q wave, anyway, even if you don't win, you can't blame me.

Immediately, Zhang Hengpin left with Zhang Yue's sentence of 'dominance'.

A few days later, he set off with Lin Xi and the others.

The academy was fine, and Zhang Yue and Guo Lin also went home early.

Talking about Zhai Chang Zhang Heng, Guo Lin suddenly said: "Senior brother, I think Zhai Chang is a good person. ”

"How can Senior Brother say that?"

Guo Lin said: "Senior brother, you were dissatisfied with the fact that the chief was in the maid's book for you, so you felt that you were harshly criticized afterwards. But it is true that you are not very good at writing, and if the chief of the fast has mercy on you for a while, will there be another person who writes better than you and is not allowed to be hired by someone from a poor family. You want to say that he is unfair, but he is not prejudiced against me, and you are only to blame for this matter. ”

"And today he doesn't have to talk to you about your second brother at all, but he still said that you still accepted his love in this matter."

Zhang Yue listened to Guo Lin's words and thought about it carefully, even though his heart was so reluctant to turn the corner for a while, but in all fairness, Guo Lin was right.

So Zhang Yue nodded slowly beside Guo Lin and said, "What Senior Brother taught me is that I am wrong. ”

Guo Lin smiled when he heard this: "Eh, junior brother, don't take your senior brother's words to the bottom of your heart, you are already stronger than too many people in terms of knowing that mistakes can be corrected." ”

Zhang Yue smiled secretly, the senior brother still thinks too highly of himself, and he has always accepted criticism with an open mind and resolutely does not change.

Zhang Yue suddenly pointed to a mountain peak and said: "Senior brother, we have never walked this mountain when we went home before, and it is still early today, so why don't we explore him!" ”

"Okay, junior brother has this Yaxing, I will definitely accompany him!"

"Senior brother, let's compare who goes up this mountain! I'll go first! As he spoke, Zhang Yue was already running up.

"Senior brother, you are deceitful again." Guo Lin shook his head helplessly and quickly followed.

Zhang Yue and Guo Lin climbed the mountain and shuttled here, but saw strange rocks and strange pines along the way.

At first, the two brothers competed to climb the mountain, but later they were attracted by this spectacle, and unconsciously walked slowly, and when they reached the top of the mountain, they saw that the wind was fierce, and the sea of clouds came from the bottom of the mountain.

This scene can really be described as "the twilight is vast and pine, and the chaotic clouds are still calm!" Zhang Yue couldn't help but say, and then stood still with Guo Lin and looked north.

But under the twilight, the distant mountains are a strange scene of red haze covering the sky.

This is the main road to Fujian, Xianxialing.

Zhang Yue shouted at the top of the mountain, until he was hoarse, and there was a sudden echo of emptiness and silence in all directions.

"Senior brother, one day I will be like Ziping, the second brother, and I will go out of Fujian from now on!" Zhang Yue gasped, his eyes full of red xia and said to Guo Linyan.