Zong Xiu was very depressed, he participated in the ancient scientific expedition for the first time in his life, and in order to please a good fortune, he deliberately wore a 'new style' of the latest Danhong boy shirt.

But the four people at the end of the line next to him were wearing exactly the same clothes.

If you want to say that one or two wear it like this, forget it, what is the matter with four wearing it together?

I don't know that I thought he had negotiated it with those four people.

When Zong Xiu looked over, the four of them also noticed Zong Xiu, and one of them was the interpretation of the scriptures that they had seen in Shixianfang a few days ago.

Seeing Zong Xiu look over, Xie Jingyi cast a provocative look.

Zong Xiu pursed her lips and muttered: "It's not terrible to hit the shirt, whoever is ugly is embarrassed." Meow, next time, let the girl cut me a unique outfit by hand, and see which of you still collides with me. ”

Seeing this, Shi Congwen, who was chatting with An Boyi and Le Zhengyang, couldn't help asking, "Brother Jie, is that person Zong Xiu?" ”

Interpreter Yi smiled: "Yes, I thought he wouldn't dare to come." Three brothers, this autumn is a good time for us to defeat Zong Xiu in one fell swoop. As long as he is ahead of him, his official position will naturally not be lower than him. ”

“……”

Shi Shiwen opened his mouth and did not speak.

An Boyi, Shi Wen, Le Zhengyang, and Jie Jingyi were originally on their own side, and they were all among the best talents in their respective hometowns. For various reasons, I missed the spring exam.

They thought that if they wanted to enter the official career, they would have to wait for another three years, but they never thought that the Holy Grace gave them another chance to fall in the autumn.

In the past few days, they have all lived in Shixianfang, and they have competed with each other in poetry and endowment, and they are all impressed by each other's talents, and they inevitably reveal a feeling of sympathy for each other, and they directly worship and become brothers.

Among them, An Boyi is the oldest, three out of twenty, and became the eldest brother.

studied under Wen just twenty, followed by the second; Le Zhengyang is one month older than the interpretation of the scriptures, ranking third.

"The eldest brother, the second brother, the third brother, my brothers are no worse than Zong Xiu in terms of talent, and they all missed the Spring Festival. But he relied on the credit of killing a few Qiang thieves, and was appreciated by His Majesty, and became a doctor of the country, and heard that His Majesty gave him a knighthood, so he was not angry. This autumn, we will definitely kill his majesty. ”

The interpretation of the scriptures gushed endlessly, except for Le Zhengyang echoing a few words? An Boyi and Shi Shiwen glanced at each other? Didn't even speak.

can be called a genius, and the IQ must be online.

The four of them are drinking and composing poems in Shixian Fang these days? It's not pleasant. When you woke up this morning? I even made an appointment to come to the exam together.

But the interpretation of the scriptures uncharacteristically took out four sets of red robes and let everyone wear them together? Say a good deal.

An Boyi and his teacher Wen didn't care at first, but when they saw that Zong Xiu was also wearing a red robe? I can't help but be suspicious.

No first? You want to defeat Zong Xiu in the autumn exam, we have nothing to say, after all, we also want to compete with him in the article.

But you even have to dress like him, which is abnormal. We've been in Shixian Square these days? How did you find out that Zong Xiu was dressed today?

The experience of hitting shirts is not only not Zong Xiu? Even An Boyi and Shi Congwen also had opinions on the meaning of the interpretation, but they did not express it.

Time passed minute by minute, and as the scholars were searched one by one, it was soon Zong Xiu's turn.

"Master Zong, please stand up? Routine. ”

An official from the Ministry recognized Zong Xiu and greeted him with a smile.

Zong Xiu put the book basket containing the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the ground? Stretching out his arms generously: "Understood." Search casually, anyway, I didn't bring anything except pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. ”

That official was just about to step forward? I heard a shout from behind the door: "Wait, the identity of the sect master is different?" It's better for the official to come in person. ”

As soon as the voice came out? The officer in charge of the search at the door? There were also taxis waiting in line for a search.

In the eyes of everyone, Cui Xianwen was wearing the official robe of the vermilion family, with a fish bag hanging from his waist, and he shook it out slowly.

"Master Zong, please also open your arms and straddle your legs."

Cui Xianwen walked up to Zong Xiu and said seriously.

"Hehe, since Cui Changzhi wants to search his body in person, the official naturally has to cooperate well."

Zong Xiu sneered.

Cui Xianwen searched Zong Xiu's body in a similar way, but when he turned around, he kicked over the book frame containing pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and the contents were scattered all over the ground.

"You!"

Zong Xiu was about to have a seizure, but Cui Xianwen pretended to say, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I accidentally kicked it over." Don't worry, Master Zong, this official will definitely compensate you for a new set. ”

After speaking, Cui Xianwen turned his head and shouted: "Come on, and send a set of pen, ink, paper, and inkstone to Master Zong." ”

"Yes."

Behind the door, a scholar dressed as a small servant came out, carrying a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and respectfully placed it at Zong Xiu's feet.

Cui Xianwen apologized and said, "Master Zong, forgive me, it was the official who was reckless. ”

"Humph!" Zong Xiu snorted lightly, picked up the book frame and asked, "Can I go in now?" ”

"Yes, why not, this is your number plate, Master Zong, please come in quickly."

Seeing Zong Xiu pick up the new book frame, Cui Xianwen's eyes flashed with the light of successful tricks.

Zong Xiu is not a fool, Cui Xianwen and the scholar who gave pen, ink, paper and inkstone appeared one after another, as if they had rehearsed in advance, to say that there is no trickery in this, it is impossible.

It's just that the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone he brought were kicked all over the place, or kicked by Cui Xianwen, and in front of so many scholars, he would never bend down to pick it up.

That's a shame.

Although he didn't know what trick Cui Xianwen was playing, the scholars behind him had already begun to urge, and Zong Xiu could only walk into the door with the book frame.

After entering the official department, Zong Xiu was about to ask the soldier in charge of guidance where he was seated, when he saw Kong Yingda standing at the foot of the rockery and beckoning to him: "Dr. Zong, come here, the old man is waiting for you for a long time." ”

"Hole sacrificial wine?"

Zong Xiu walked over with a puzzled face and asked, "What are you waiting for me to do?" ”

"Naturally, I will arrange a house for you, come with me."

"Aren't the houses divided by number plates?"

Zong Xiu looked at the number plate in his hand, which said Yi Dinghai.

"That's an ordinary scholar, are you an ordinary scholar? Haha, Your Majesty attaches great importance to you, so your house is different from ordinary people. ”

“……”

Zong Xiu walked behind Kong Yingda, bypassing the offices of the officials and came to an attic.

The door to the attic was open, and there were only four tables and four stools inside. Liang Gongfang, Xuan Ling, and Zhongshu Ling Chu Suiliang were sitting at their respective tables and writing hard.

Seeing this, Zong Xiu couldn't help but be speechless: "I'll go, this dark box operation is too obvious." ”

Kong Yingda didn't hear clearly, and asked, "What kind of black-box operation?" ”

"Aren't they answering the questionnaire for me?"

Zong Xiu pointed to Fang Xuanling and Chu Suiliang, who were writing and painting.

Kong Yingda, who was walking in, almost tripped over the threshold, and walked a few steps quickly before standing firmly, turned his head and glared at his eyes and shouted: "What do you want to help you answer the paper, Liang Gong and Zhongshu Ling are giving you questions." ”

"What? Now for the question? ”

Zong Xiu was speechless, this is also a different treatment. Even if he had not participated in the ancient imperial examinations, he knew that the questions in the imperial examinations were all made in advance, and no one would have to ask them until the examination room.

Fang Xuanling, who was making the question, heard the voice, looked up and smiled: "You kid is here, come and see how I write this handwriting." ”

Chu Suiliang said disdainfully: "Liang Gong, aren't you embarrassing him? With his stinky hand, can he understand the good and bad words? ”

Fang Xuanling threw away the pen, grabbed the white paper full of writing and said: "Shibei should be impressed for three days, maybe this kid is just a simple stupidity." ”

“……”

Zong Xiu rolled his eyes: "Sarcasm people don't bring this." I mean, what do you mean? Could it be that the three of you examiners came here to invigilate my own? ”

"It's not just to supervise you, and even the questions you have to take are different from other scholars."

Fang Xuanling pointed to the piece of paper he wrote and said, "Your Majesty said, if you can answer half of the questions here, I will name you as the first name." ”

Chu Suiliang echoed: "Don't be afraid, if you can't answer the question from Liang Gong, you can also answer me, and if you can answer half of it, you are the first place." ”

Kong Yingda walked to his desk, picked up a roll of test questions and said, "You can also choose me." Dr. Zong, we are all from Guozijian, and the questions from the old man will definitely not be as difficult as Liang Gong and Zhongshu Ling. ”

……

Three examiners, three different test questions, and Zong Xiu was also allowed to choose, which was a bit high.

Zong Xiu carried the book frame to the only empty table, put the pen, ink, paper and inkstone one by one, and after grinding the ink, he took out a piece of rice paper from the book frame and spread it out, and pressed the two ends with a ruler.

Fang Xuanling, Kong Yingda, and Chu Suiliang walked over and handed the test questions they had given to Zong Xiu.

"Why don't you take a look first, and you can make which one you feel?"

They are also kind-hearted, after all, they have Lao Li's secret instructions.

Before the entrance examination, Lao Li deliberately explained: Zong Xiu's participation in the Autumn Festival is related to the face of the imperial court. The topic can't be too difficult, and it can't be too simple, after all, his article has to be posted at the end, so you pay attention to the question when you come up with it, give him more choices, and if he doesn't know it, just click it from the side.

In this way, Fang Xuanling, Kong Yingda, and Chu Suiliang each came up with a test question, waiting for Zong Xiu to choose.

Looking at the three test questions in front of him, Zong Xiu smiled: "Thank you for the three good intentions, but I still want to be myself." ”

Fang Xuanling was stunned: "Be your own?" ”

Chu Suiliang also said: "Zong Xiu, what do you mean by this?" Do you still want to make your own questions and fail to do it? There has been no such rule since the imperial examination. ”

Kong Yingda stroked his beard, stared at Zong Xiu thoughtfully up and down, and suddenly said after a while: "Liang Gong, Zhongshu Ling, since Zong Xiu wants to be his own, we might as well watch from the sidelines, so as to see what kind of volume he gives himself." ”

"Hehe, then please wait a moment for the three adults, my volume is simple, half an hour is enough."

After Zong Xiu finished speaking, he picked up the pen and dipped it with ink, which was a splash of ink.

Chu Suiliang only glanced at it, then shook his head and sighed: "Hey, this stinky word ......"

Kong Yingda and Fang Xuanling stretched their necks and stared at the symbols and words written by Zong Xiu in amazement.

Fang Xuanling: "Wonderful, it turns out that the words can still be recognized like this." ”

Kong Yingda, who is a great Confucian in the world, is even more excited, his eyes are shining, and his whole body is trembling: "As soon as this method comes out, the merits can be compared to the word Shengcangjie, and my country's sub-supervisor has created another feat that benefits the world, which is gratifying!" Congratulations! The old man really didn't see the wrong person, hahahaha...... Zong Xiu, the name of the autumn festival this time belongs to you! ”

Chu Suiliang heard this, stared at what Zong Xiu wrote for a while, and his face changed: "Your Majesty is really worried, you have this talent to learn, and what else to take the exam is a complete waste of time." Go, quickly follow the official into the palace. ”