The first test paper was sent to the principal and deputy examination office, and Li Shihong and Duan Cizong were extremely serious. There are about 300 copies of the recommendation papers sent by the eighteenth room, probably because Yi Shi surprised many people, so there are not many good works. The two sat opposite each other in two, and studied carefully.

Duan Cizong concentrated on recruiting talents for the country, but Li Shihong focused his main attention on the secret notes of the agreement, and sure enough, he saw the words of the agreement appear in the titles of the four books one after another. It seems that these people are in place, and the transcriptionist has copied the words exactly in a few agreed positions, and the same examiner also knows the meaning of it, and smoothly recommends the examination papers.

The papers made by the examinees are called ink rolls with ink pens, while the scrolls copied are made with cinnabar, which is called the scrolls. The test papers are divided into five grades, and the recommended papers sent by the house official are the first grade, with circles on them, and criticism is set, Li Shihong and Duan Shizong pick out the satisfactory test papers and put them aside. Li Shihong thought that he would have to pick one of the papers that Duan Cizong failed to choose, but he couldn't miss those who had opened the joints.

Secretly mark those papers that have found their way, but fortunately, those people only need to be successful, and there is no requirement for ranking. The only one who has requirements for the ranking is Wei Youcheng, the grandson of Wei Xiang, and Wei Youcheng is famous for his Fu, thinking that the "Sun Five Colors Fu" must be written well by Wei Youcheng, who takes him first, which not only pleases Wei Xiang but also does not lose his name.

"Virtue moves the sky, auspicious opening the sun. Keep the three lights and serve the benefits, and show the five colors and be commendable. What Sweden should do...... Set up images to enlighten saints, and preach essence to show virtue. The candle is far from the emperor, and it is ready to be colored in the square color. Therefore, it is said that only the sky is great, and my monarch is the rule. ”

Li Shihong read it in one breath, and exclaimed: "Wonderful and good, the text is elegant, concise and powerful, and the classics are fine, and it is really a masterpiece through the ages." This endowment can be the first. ”

After finishing speaking, he picked up the pen and was about to mark, Duan Cizong hurriedly said: "Brother Li, slow down, I also have a good article here, Brother Li, you might as well take a look first." ”

"The Rui Xi of the Yang Essence, but the Jia of the Rui, the first three lights and the commission, prepare five colors to connect the Hua...... The Rui of the great man can be like the virtue of the king, and he is recommended in the spring and is fortunate to be in the country. ”

After Li Shihong read it, he applauded again and again, and Duan Cizong over there also read the "Dedong Tianjian", and couldn't help nodding his head in approval. For a while, Li Shihong couldn't tell which article was made by Wei Youcheng, and he didn't dare to tick it off with a pen.

Duan Cizong said with a smile: "Brother Li, I haven't read half of the recommendation papers, it's too early to make a decision at this time, and it's still the first one, so it's better to wait for a comprehensive comparison after all the exams." ”

Li Shihong was right to think about it, and the two continued to bury their heads in reading the volume, and sure enough, another good endowment appeared, "The holy day is a blessing, and the virtue is added." The five colors of the cloth are glowing in the four ...... Looking up to its glory, Xi Xu is a woman; Pour out its heart, than the growth of sunflower weed. The surplus light can be borrowed, and the yin can be gained."

Li Shihong covered his head and groaned in pain: "It's hard to be dead, these three fu are all the best choices, who should you choose?" What Li Shihong wanted to say in his heart was, which of these three fu was made by Wei Gongzi?

Duan Cizong didn't think much about it, and said with a smile: "These three people are all excellent, but they will have three trials, and they can't just rely on the endowment, wait for the three tests, gather the three test papers of the three together, and then evaluate the high and low." ”

Li Shihong was a little apprehensive in his heart, and sighed: "It has to be like this." ”

In the Tongfu Hotel, Jiang Anyi and the three of them slept beautifully after washing, and the snoring of the three of them was like thunder, one after another, making Zhang Yuzhu and Shi couldn't help laughing. Tonight, the snoring in the imperial capital of Yongchang was particularly loud, and it became a sleeping city.

After sleeping and eating, the three of them naturally had to sit in one place to face each other's texts, and take out each other's answer sheets to compare the levels.

The first is Fu, what Jiang Anyi did was "Dedong Tianjian", and Zhang Zhicheng did "Yang Jingzhi Ruixi", Fan Shiben sighed again and again after reading the masterpieces of the two: "I regret that I shouldn't be in the same department as you, with these two "Sun Wuguang Fu", how can other people live." He didn't know that there were three wonderful articles in this subject.

Zhang Zhicheng carefully read Jiang Anyi's Fu several times, and said: "Anyi's Fu is still above me, Anyi, you not only write poems well, but this Fu is also extraordinary, and the foolish brother admires it very much." ”

Jiang Anyi said a little listlessly: "Except for this fu, I am not as good as you." It seems that it is difficult to get this subject, alas, I should have listened to Master Fan's words earlier, and I should have come back after three years of studying, my heart is too anxious. ”

The other theories and strategies of the three of them are high in Zhang Zhicheng, Fan Shi this time, Jiang Anyi studied under Fan Yanzhong, and the level is naturally there, but compared with these two people, they are inferior, at most they can be called Zhongping, so Jiang Anyi is a little depressed.

Zhang Zhicheng comforted him and said: "Anyi, although your article is a little immature, but some points are thought-provoking, if you meet the examiner to appreciate, maybe you can be in the circle, now the overall situation has been decided, everything is arranged by heaven." ”

Fan Shiben also said: "Exactly, I heard my father say that there are too many people who can take the test, the time is pressing, the examiner will not be too fine, and the first one is very important, so An Yi, you may be much bigger than me." I haven't been discouraged yet, you don't need to sigh, return 10,000, even if you don't win, Anyi you are only eighteen years old, and you will only be twenty-one years old in three years, and you will be sure to hit at that time. ”

The two of them were relieved, Jiang Anyi put down his thoughts, and said with a smile: "That's it, as Brother Zhang said, listen to the destiny of heaven." Now there are more than 20 days left before the release of the list, we can't sit still, little brother, please eat, drink and have fun. ”

The stone jumped up happily on the side, and Zhang Zhicheng's brother and sister knew at this time that although Jiang Anyi was dressed plainly, he was a veritable rich man, familiar with it without formality, nor politeness, so he nodded in agreement.

Jiang Anyi put down his mind in the hotel, but Li Shihong in the Gongyuan was full of sorrow, and the papers of the three of the three exams were brought.

Li Shihong scratched his ears and cheeks, and he couldn't pull out the ink scroll to tear open the seal of the three of them, and see who was Wei Youcheng, probably Wei Yishen didn't expect that the Son of Heaven changed his poems to Fu, which made it difficult for Li to take the exam.

Duan Xingzong was dedicated to winning talents for the country, and said: "What's the difficulty, among the three, since the "Yang Essence Ruixi" is the highest, then it is better to take this person as the first." ”

Among the three, "Yang Jing Ruixi" is the most spicy and thoughtful, and it doesn't look like what a twenty-year-old young man does, so among the three, Li Shihong first excluded him, but how to tell Duan Cizong about this thought.

Li Shihong thought for a while, and said in a close tone: "Brother Duan, there are some things you don't know. A few days ago, the household department was ordered to clear the acres of land, and Wei Xiangjin said that some young people were selected to serve in today's scholars. Judging from the article of "Yang Jing Ruixi", this person should be not young, and if he takes it as the first name, I am afraid that he will not like it. ”

Duan Xingzong was just about to refute, Li Shihong hurriedly continued: "This is one of them, in addition, Brother Duan, you also know that Wei Xiang's grandson Wei Youcheng participated in the exam, and this son moved the capital at the age of sixteen with the name of "Kyoto Fu", and it is estimated that one of these three works is from his hand. Brother Duan, I know that you are upright by nature and are not bent by power, but you must know that Long Live is very fond of Wei Youcheng, I heard that this time the poem is changed to Fu, that is, Long Live intends to fulfill Wei Youcheng, you and I are the main examiners, and we are also selected for the country, and we are also selected for the Son of Heaven. ”

Duan Xingzong was silent, only listening to Li Shihong continue: "Besides, these three people are all talented people, even if they are slightly up and down, it is not obvious, and it is not known who is higher and who is lower over time." But these three people will inevitably be officials in the same dynasty as us in the future, and if we choose young people, we will be able to take care of you and my children and grandchildren. ”

Thinking of the power of the Wei family and his six-year-old Xin'er, Duan Xingzong's heart softened, sighed, and did not say anything more.

Seeing that Duan Xingzong was no longer speechless, Li Shihong was very happy and said with a smile: "Since Brother Duan does not object, my opinion is based on this "Dedong Tianjian" as the first. ”

Li Shihong thought to himself, this article is the highest under the three articles, and it is estimated that the Son of Heaven will be happy to see it, and among the exams in this department, only Wei Youcheng wrote the Fu to be famous all over the world, and it is very likely that this article was written by him. Other articles are also good, a little immature, which is related to Wei Youcheng's age, after all, he is just the age of the weak crown, many of the insights in the article are outstanding, I think it is the guidance of Wei Xiang on weekdays, comprehensive all kinds of possibilities, Li Shihong is full of confidence The author of this article is Wei Youcheng.

The first place is circled, and the second place Li Shihong wants to take the "Holy Day Ceremony" for the sake of insurance, this time Duan Xingzong will not agree to anything, and it is against the original intention to let the first place out, if the second place is also given out, it will be too aggrieved "Yang Jing Ruixi". Seeing that Duan Xingzong insisted on refusing, Li Shihong had no choice but to give in, and circled "Yang Jingzhi Ruixi" as the second, and "Shengri Chengzhen" as the third.

The other rankings are easy to determine, there are many people who participate in the examination in this department, a total of 316 Gongshi are selected, and the eight people entrained by Li Shihong have successfully won the test, as for whether the others have entrainment is unknown, but on the whole, it is fair.

The discussion has been decided, all the officials were convened, everyone focused on Jukuitang, and after checking the ink scroll, they began to fill in the list. The first place on the list, Huiyuan, everyone was extremely attentive, listening to who the leader was, and even Li Shihong was worried in his heart.

The seal official opened the seal, and someone recorded it next to him, and the small official read it out loud, "The first name will be Yuan, Dezhou Xinqi people's family, Jiang Anyi."

Li Shihong and Duan Cizong looked at each other, feeling that they had swallowed a fly into their stomachs, and they were extremely nauseous. Time is also fate, and Jiang Anyi actually won Huiyuan by mistake.

It was difficult to change it in front of everyone's eyes, so he had to make a mistake, and then read "Second place, Qianzhou Qihua people's clan, Zhang Zhicheng", Li Shihong's face was like earth, and Duan Cizong's face looked better.

"Third place, Yongchang Wei Youcheng." Hearing that Wei Xiangzhi's grandson was in third, Li Shihong let out a sullen breath, and it was better to talk than nothing.

Note: The three articles of "Sun and Five Light Fu" are all from "Quantang Wen".