After all, Datong Society has been established for a short time, and the Sichuan literary name is much different from the prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River.

Just on the content of talent and scriptures, although there is the assistance of the space spiritual water provided by Liu Ximing, such as Lei Hong and Ren Yuanjia, these are only equivalent to the middle talents in the Fu Society.

As for Zhao Xiangyang, Du Liangji and others, they can barely be regarded as middle-class assets.

Fortunately, those who were able to participate in the examination this time were the core backbone of the Datong Society, and they were more or less proficient in Liu Ximing's Datong theory, and the two sides at least would not lose the scene when they talked.

Huang Zongxi, Chen Zilong and others are all humble gentlemen, and they have a close relationship with Liu Ximing, but after they came down, they frequently praised the people of the Datong Society.

said that the fortune of Sichuan culture was already in Datong, which naturally caused Liu Ximing to laugh and not take it to heart.

There were only a few days left before the examination, and all the scholars in Beijing were intensively reviewing their books, and the contact between the Datong Society and the Fusha could only be pointed.

Of course, in order to fulfill the promise of Chen Zilong and Liu Ruyi, Liu Ximing found a name and provided Chen Zilong and Huang Zongxi with some space spiritual water.

Although you can't get into the exam with just one drink, you can at least refresh your eyes.

On the way back to the Earl's Palace, Du Liangji sighed to Liu Ximing:

"Everyone is known for the Jiangnan culture, I didn't think it was in Sichuan in the past, but now it seems that I am waiting to sit in the well and watch the sky, that Huang Taichong, Chen Renzhong and several others are rare heroes among people, and my generation is not as good as it."

Liu Ximing saw that everyone's mood was a little low, and hurriedly smiled and persuaded him: "Don't be discouraged, you only know one thing, but you don't know the other." ”

"Since the establishment of the Restoration Society, there have been more than 3,000 members, among which there are naturally outstanding people, such as Brother Taichong and others, but more are mediocre people."

"What we see today are all the core backbones of the Restoration Society, on the other hand, everyone can talk with them without falling behind, doesn't it just show that my Datong Society is also an outstanding person, and there will be a place for us in this meeting."

Liu Ximing's words really cheered up everyone in the Datong Society.

Chen Yiding stroked his beard and laughed, "Yes, where there is a will, there is a way, I have passed thousands of troops, why don't you give it a go this time." ”

"Hahaha, exactly", Xie Wenle and the others all laughed.

On the morning of the eighth day of the first month of February, the gate of the Gongyuan in the southeast of Beijing was already crowded with people.

Nearly 5,000 people from all over the country went to the exam together just to be one of the 300 jinshi places.

Liu Ximing and others also arrived at the scene early, and after a routine inspection, more than 5,000 people rushed into the tribute courtyard.

Chongzhen's hand-picked Ding Chou Kehui examiner Shangshu Xie Sheng and Ministry of Rites Shangshu Kong Zhenyuan had already been waiting in front of the main hall of the Gongyuan, and when all the filial piety and honesty gathered to finish counting, the two took everyone to worship Confucius first.

At this point, the curtain of the examination was opened.

The general examination is the same as the township examination, which is three consecutive examinations, each of which is three days, and the candidates' eating, drinking, lazing and sleeping are all solved in the examination room.

However, the people who participated in the examination were all masters, so naturally they were not as miserable as when they were still poor and showed up to participate in the township examination.

You must know that once you are lifted, someone will immediately come to donate, and there is an endless stream of people giving money and gifts, so all of them have a small net worth.

In the early spring, the capital is still a little cold, but all the 5,000 people have stoves and other things, which is not a problem.

For Liu Ximing, it is even more relaxed, his space is fully equipped with all kinds of materials, so as soon as he arrives at the examination room, he focuses on the test questions.

The first test is four books, with a total of three questions, namely:

"He is respectful in his deeds, respectful in his deeds, beneficial in his support, and righteous in his people."

"Save the people from fire and water, and take the remnants of it."

"The country has a way, and its words are enough to prosper."

Liu Ximing thought about it for a while, and he had a plan about the sources of these three questions, which are from "The Analects of Gongye Chang", "Mencius Tengwen Gongxia" and "The Mean".

The first session of the imperial examination is the most important, because the time for the release of the list is limited, and most examiners have no time to read the candidates' test papers carefully, which is exactly the same as Liu Ximing's college entrance examination back then.

He was already familiar with these things, and immediately began to think about them.

The nine days passed in a flash, and because he couldn't submit the papers in advance, Liu Ximing had to hold back in the tribute courtyard for four days.

"Brother Wujiang, I've finally finished the exam, why don't you go and drink it?"

Before he got out of the examination room, Huang Zongxi's younger brother Huang Zonghui found Liu Ximing with an excited face, the last time he had a pre-exam party, he felt that the time was too short, and he couldn't chat with Liu Ximing, and now he will naturally not let go after the exam.

Liu Ximing looked at Xie Wenle, Du Liangji and others who came out one after another, laughed and folded the fan, "Okay, go together, I'll call all the students of my Datong Society, and everyone will have a happy gathering." ”

At the gate of the Gongyuan, people from all over the country shouted in groups to go to the party.

Liu Ximing and Huang Zonghui and other more than 40 people searched around the city, but they couldn't find a tavern with such a big field.

"It's really unlucky, it looks like we can only get together another day."

After walking through the last Chunfeng Building near the Gongyuan, Huang Zonghui could only propose helplessly.

Liu Ximing's eyes rolled, "Everyone is rarely happy today, and if you can't find a restaurant, how about going to my house to drink?" ”

"Hahaha, yes, your kid has been made an earl, and the court should reward you for your house." , Huang Zongxi laughed and hugged Liu Ximing on the shoulder.

"Brothers, everyone will go to the New Amber Mansion together, and this time he will definitely be poor."

"Hahaha", Chen Zilong and the others burst into laughter.

A group of people arrived at Renshoufang in a noisy manner, and when they saw the plaque engraved with the new Amber Mansion, Gu Yanwu couldn't help but envy:

"It's still a magnificent mansion in Wujiang Brother's house, the house in the capital is expensive, even if we can stay in Beijing as an official, I'm afraid I can't afford to buy a house."

"You have it, who doesn't know that you are rich in Jiangnan, and you can't afford it, so what can other people do."

Huang Zonghui crossed the threshold of the Earl's Mansion with a smile, and said noisily directly in the courtyard: "Don't say anything else, Brother Wujiang, how are you going to entertain us today?" ”

"Hey, hey"

Liu Ximing smiled narrowly, "Since it is on my territory, it is natural to eat our Sichuan specialties, let's eat hot pot today, you haven't eaten it." ”

Without waiting for Chen Zilong and other people in the restoration society to speak, Xie Wenle smashed his saliva twice, revealing a greedy face.

"This is good, this is good, let people arrange it quickly, don't forget that little bit of real immortal brewing."

Huang Zonghui looked at Liu Ximing with some curiosity, "What kind of hot pot is this, but it's like mutton in the capital?" ”

Liu Ximing scoffed, "A hot pot that is not spicy is also worthy of being called a hot pot." ”

Chen Zilong and the others looked at each other, as if they were going to eat something terrible today.

Since the advent of chili peppers, the taste of the Liu family's eating and cooking is getting heavier day by day, and Sichuan is already humid, so continue to use chili peppers to help dehumidify.

So in the past few years, even Du Liangji, Xie Wenle and others, who often go to Liujia Village, also like to eat chili peppers.

When a few tables of hot pot were put on the table, Huang Zonghui, Chen Zilong and others were a little panicked, this is too fucking spicy.

Fortunately, Liu Ximing knew that Jiangnan was fond of sweetness, so he prepared to make a mandarin duck pot, so as not to make jokes about Huang Zonghui and others.

With the help of the Liu family's true immortal brew, the wine table quickly became hot.

"Speaking of this real immortal wine, it is really a first-class good wine, thanks to you, the goods purchased from your family are sold in Nanjing City, Suzhou City, etc., and we have made a lot of money."

Chen Zilong couldn't help but sigh after a cup of belly.

Liu Ximing laughed while getting up to toast, "Since this is the case, then you should buy more from my family, and you can earn money together." ”

"Yes, yes, but today we only talk about elegant things, but we are not allowed to talk about these mundane things." , Huang Zongxi's face was red and his feet were light, and he slapped the table to set the tone.

Huang Zonghu pulled Liu Ximing to his side and sat down, and said to him excitedly:

"Brother Wujiang, the last time I was in Jiangnan, I felt that what you said about the way of Datong is exquisite, and the younger brother studies every day, remembering that you once said that practice brings true knowledge, and I have done some things in the past few days."

Liu Ximing's eyes lit up, and his interest increased greatly.

"What did Brother Zewang do?"

"Brother Wujiang should know that there are many people who teach in the south of the Yangtze River, and the people in its center pay attention to the unity of knowledge and action, so there are often things in the village that are educational."

"That's right, I followed the example of the people of Xinxue, in my hometown Yuyao Village, tried to promote the way of Datong, most of the fields in the village are owned by my Huang family, for this reason I persuaded my brother to take out 500 acres of land, recruited 50 families to build Datong Village according to what you said."