Seeing Zong Xiu come back, Yi poured away his sword and muttered, "A group of crazy people just came out of nowhere, throwing stones into our yard, and the golden tiger who smashed it screamed." I couldn't get angry, so I came out and drove them away. ”

"Throwing stones? Damn, it's the other way around! ”

Zong Xiuqi scolded.

"Jiang Chen, go and report to the official. No, go find my apprentice Cheng Huailiang and ask him to bring a team of Shenwu Army. Dare to smash Lao Tzu's house, I'm afraid I don't know how to write the word 'death'. ”

The bully came to the house, and dared to throw stones into the yard, Zong Xiu had the feeling of being touched by the bottom line.

This time I threw stones, or I don't teach them a lesson, who knows what to throw next time, maybe just throw the torch.

Zong Xiu shouted twice, but he didn't hear Jiang Chen's answer, and when he turned his head, he saw that Jiang Chen had already entered the courtyard, still holding a piece of paper in his hand.

"President...... It's like a challenge book. ”

"Challenge book? Let me see. ”

Zong Xiu took a look, and it was written on it: Autumn Exam, a showdown, Longyou Zhao Kaijie.

Jiang Chen pointed to the paper-wrapped stones in the courtyard and said, "President, these should be challenge books." ”

Yi Qingqing patronized the nervous and smashed Golden Tiger before, and he didn't look closely, he bent down and picked up a few casually, and after opening it, he said angrily: "Childe, it's all a challenge book." ”

All the challenge books were thrown in with stones, and they all said "Autumn Exam, Compete Best", and the name was left behind.

Zong Xiu looked at the stones in the courtyard, and his teeth itched angrily: "Bastard thing, Lao Tzu has repeatedly put up with it, you dare to fix Lao Tzu!" When this is over, see that I don't skin you! ”

Yi said curiously: "Childe knows who it is?" ”

Zong Xiu gritted his teeth and said, "I have only offended one guy since I entered Chang'an? Who else could it be but him. ”

"Cui Xianwen?" Easy to respond very quickly? The murderous intent in his eyes suddenly appeared: "Childe, or I will kill him." ”

Zong Xiu rolled his eyes: "Can you stop fighting and killing all day long?" You're a girl, after all. ”

Jiang Chen said, "Then you can't let him incite the scholars?" At the very least, this matter should be reported to the court. ”

Zong Xiu shook his head: "What can I do if I report it?" His Majesty will punish him at most? Perfunctory. After all, he was just secretly provoking and wanted to use the mouth of a scholar to force me to participate in the Autumn Examination. Is this really a problem? Instead, I told the truth that I was afraid to take the test. ”

"Then you can't just leave it at that."

The more you think about it, the more you regret it? Regret such a good opportunity yesterday? didn't catch up and kill Cui Xianwen.

Zong Xiuyin said predictively: "It's okay, let him jump for two days first, and after the autumn season, I want him to take off his skin without dying." What the hell? Kind enough to let him go? Turn around and go against me, and you really can't be too soft-hearted. ”

The three of them cleaned up the stones all over the yard, and Yi took all the challenge books to the fire, and it was all three watches after they were done.

Jiang Chen was worried that someone would come to throw the challenge book at night, so why didn't he leave? insisted on staying outside, saying that it was for the convenience of driving away the crazy soldiers.

Zong Xiu can't be persuaded when he sees it? Go straight into the house and sleep. Early the next morning, I heard Yi knock on the door and say, "Childe? The Zhongshu order came, saying that there was something important to discuss with you. ”

"Chu Suiliang? He came quickly. ”

Zong Xiu casually draped the cheongsam over his shoulders and walked out of the bedroom? I saw Chu Suiliang doing it with his empty hands next to the stone table under the tree? I can't help but quip: "That's wrong with you?" How can anyone come to the door early in the morning without a gift? ”

Chu Suiliang was brushing his beard's hand for a moment: "Do you want a gift?" Let's talk about the faculty first. ”

"What teacher?"

"This official personally came to teach you to practice calligraphy, shouldn't you collect some teachers?"

"Teach me how to write? What does Your Majesty mean? ”

"If it weren't for His Majesty's will, do you think that this official has nothing to do, and he will not do the government affairs under his hands, and come to teach you to write? You are really, obviously full of economy, why are the words ugly like that? But if your words can see people, Your Majesty will not let me come. ”

Chu Suiliang chattered and complained endlessly, and even Yi covered his mouth and snickered, Zong Xiu was embarrassed and wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into.

After Chu Suiliang complained enough, Zong Xiucai said: "So Your Majesty also intends to let me participate in the Autumn Exam?" ”

"After all, it is the heart of the world's soldiers, and Your Majesty also has a headache. Because the article of the first three scholars is to be posted, your words are too ugly, and it will inevitably be embarrassing to post it. ”

Zong Xiu: "......"

After thinking about it: No, now there are three or four days before the autumn exam, how can Lao Li be sure that I will definitely be able to get into the top three? Could it be ......

Zong Xiu asked tentatively, "Could it be that Your Majesty ......?"

Chu Suiliang smiled mysteriously: "Your Majesty said, with your intelligence, it is not a problem to get the first place in the autumn exam, just let you concentrate on practicing calligraphy these days." ”

……

Before the autumn exam started, I dared to say that the first name is not a problem, a typical black-box operation.

Is Jong-su like that?

He worked hard for most of the night for the autumn exam, and he had thought of a foolproof strategy to get both fame and money, so how could he rely on cheating to get to the top.

Zong Xiu rolled his eyes: "Practicing calligraphy is not a day or two that can produce results, or you will go back and help me talk to Your Majesty, just say that I have my own way to deal with the autumn exam." ”

Chu Suiliang suddenly became angry: "Shout, boy, you still don't look down on me, do you?" ”

Yi poured affection and persuaded in a low voice: "Childe, in terms of calligraphy alone, Chu Zhongshu is the master of the world, you have to seize the opportunity." ”

Zong Xiu waved his hand: "Words must be practiced, but by no means now." ”

"Why?"

Yi Qingqing and Chu Suiliang both stared at Zong Xiu curiously.

Zong Xiu explained: "Now that the autumn exam is over, Chu Zhongshu should be one of the main exams. I am a candidate, he is an examiner, and he has private contact before the exam starts, and once it spreads, even if he wins the first place, he will be tongue-bound. ”

After speaking, Zong Xiu said to Chu Suiliang again: "Otherwise, you should go back first, and when the autumn exam is over, I will come to the door with a generous gift and ask for calligraphy." ”

"Well, since you have your own plans, this official won't have much to do."

Chu Suiliang sighed, turned around and left. As soon as he arrived at the door, Fu stopped again, as if he remembered something, and turned his head and said: "This time, the autumn examination room is set up in the Ministry of Officials, and the chief examiner is not only the official, but also Liang Gong and Kong Sacrifice Wine. By the way, in addition to the officials of the examination room, Cui Changshou is also among them. ”

"Choi Hyun-moon? Hehe, he'll be able to drill camp. ”

Zong Xiu knew that Chu Suiliang was reminding him, thanked him, and watched Chu Suiliang leave.

Yi said anxiously: "Childe, Cui Xianwen, that despicable villain is the most jealous, and now that the autumn season has not yet begun, he secretly instigated the scholar to find trouble for you, and now he is also one of the inspectors of the examination room, how is this good." ”

Zong Xiu laughed, stretched out his hand and patted Yi Yuan's little head: "What are you panicking about, on the day of the big exam, I don't entrain, and I don't plagiarize, what can he do to me?" ”

"......"

Yi wanted to say more, but Zong Xiu yawned and walked to the house.

"I'm sleepy, I'll catch up on sleep. In the past two days, you have taken the time to keep an eye on the factory in Jiangjia Village, and I want to prepare for the exam, so I will not go. ”

The system of selecting scholars for the imperial examination began in the Sui Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty followed the Sui system, and since the founding of the Li and Tang dynasties, the imperial examinations are still held as usual.

During the Zhenguan period, there was no special examination room for the imperial examination, and at this time the Gongyuan had not yet appeared, and most of them borrowed the venue of the Ministry of Officials for the examination.

Under normal circumstances, the trial is mostly held in the spring, which is held every three years, commonly known as the spring festival; The autumn is a township test.

But this year's situation is a bit special, Xu is Li Shimin is anxious to gather the hearts of the world's scholars, so as to prepare for next year's attack on Tuyuhun, and deliberately set the goal of opening an autumn examination after the spring festival, and select the world's learned people to enter the court as officials.

Under the holy oracle, all the scholars in the world cheered, after all, there was one more opportunity to enter the official career, how not to like it.

After Chu Suiliang left, Zong Xiu really did what he said, never went out of the door once, except for eating every day, he hid in the house and mysteriously tinkered.

In the blink of an eye, it's time for the autumn exam.

Early this morning, Jiang Chen set off early in the carriage, and as soon as he arrived at the door of Zong Xiu's house, he saw the courtyard door open.

Looking through the gate, Yi Qiqing, dressed in red, was standing in the courtyard training the golden tiger.

Jiang Chen shouted: "Girl, will it grow up?" I'll take the president to the examination room."

Yi pent down and grabbed the golden tiger who wanted to run out and hugged him in his arms, and said: "The son left in the middle of the night, he said that he wanted to experience the bitterness of wearing the stars and the moon to catch the exam." ”

Jiang Chen: "......"

Experience the bitterness of wearing the stars and the moon to catch the exam?

In order to catch up with the exam, the poor scholars traveled thousands of miles through mountains and rivers, which is called bitterness. It's only twenty miles from your home to the ministry, what can you experience? Do you want to take a walk after a meal?

Just when Jiang Chen was complaining in his heart, Yi said suddenly and strangely: "By the way, Brother Jiang." When Childe left, he said that you should wait in the shop in the afternoon and take him back. ”

"What? Come back in the afternoon? Didn't the president go to the autumn festival? ”

Although Jiang Chen hadn't read any books, he also knew that there were three exams, and each test lasted three days.

But Zongxiu said that he would come back in the afternoon, isn't this?

Zong Xiu has been mysterious these days, and Yi Qingqing doesn't know what Zong Xiu is thinking, so he shook his head and said, "Anyway, that's what Gongzi said, you just go and wait." ”

"Hey, I'll go and see, what is the president thinking?"

Jiang Chen sighed and drove the carriage to the city.

At this moment, Zong Xiu was wiping the sweat on his head, looking at the long dragon in front of him and muttering to himself: "Are these scholars crazy? Lao Tzu set off in the middle of the night to rush here, and he could still rank outside the hundred. ”

Thousands of people gathered outside the official headquarters, and hundreds of armor-clad Shenwu soldiers were on duty.

All the soldiers who went to the examination were divided into three rows, and several officials wearing official robes were searching their bodies one by one at the gate of the official department to see if the candidates had any things such as cheat sheets.

Zong Xiu saw that he searched carefully, and he didn't know when it would be his turn, so he couldn't help but look left and right.

Looking up, the soldiers in line, regardless of their age or age, were all fanatical.

After all, this is an exam that changes their lives, as long as they pass, it is equivalent to carp jumping over the dragon gate, and from then on they will enter the official career and embark on a new life.

When Zong Xiu was looking left and right, he inadvertently saw the four figures at the back of the team next to him, and his face changed, revealing strangeness.

"What's the situation? Is this deliberately against me? ”