In the afternoon of the next day, he rushed to the prison of the Criminal Department again to "persuade" Zhou Xingyuan.

I don't know if I ate a reassuring pill yesterday, or if I have wine and meat to eat, Zhou Xingyuan is in good spirits, and he is the same as when he first met yesterday afternoon. Han Xiufeng has been idle in the Yamen Gang for so many years, and he has seen too many well-dressed hypocrites, but he admires a real villain like Zhou Xingyuan, and the more he talks, the more speculative he becomes.

"I knew that my brother could eat anywhere, but I didn't expect that as soon as my brother came to the capital, he would do the first thing in the Chongqing Hall, Zhou admired!"

"What's there to admire about this, the first thing in the guild hall, it sounds good to say, but it's actually still an errand to serve people."

"It also depends on who is serving!" Zhou Xingyuan put down the wine jug and said with a smile: "Brother Han, it's not like I haven't lived in a guild hall, and I know very well that this is not something that anyone can do if they want to. The people you are dealing with now are not only the big and small Beijing officials from Chongqing, but also the people from the 14 prefectures and counties of Chongqing Prefecture who have entered Beijing to take the examination, as well as the civil and military officials who have come to Beijing to serve as candidates. ”

"I'm not afraid of Brother Zhou's jokes, our Chongqing Mansion and even the entire Sichuan have a bad literary style, there are not many Beijing officials, and even fewer are extremely popular ministers."

"There are few benefits, if there are more, you can come over as you deserve it, can you get it? As for not having a few big officials, it's not a bad thing, brother, you are a smart person, it's impossible not to know that the icing on the cake is far less good than sending charcoal in the snow, and only in this way can you have the opportunity to burn the cold stove. ”

Han Xiufeng couldn't help but laugh: "That's right." ”

Zhou Xingyuan took a sip of wine, and asked curiously: "Brother Han, it looks like spring is coming, is there anything new outside?" ”

As long as you are a reader, no one doesn't care about Enko, who is about to take the exam. Besides, he is not only a scholar, but he has also taken the exam three times, but he didn't pass the exam, Han Xiufeng thought about it and sighed lightly: "I went to the provincial hall a few days ago, and I heard that the director of our provincial pavilion Zhang said that there were six or seven thousand people in the examination today, and the large and small examination halls in Beijing were all full, and many of those who came late for the examination could only stay in guest houses or rent houses outside.

I heard that a Taiwanese candidate died in a storm while crossing the strait, and a Hunan candidate died in a boat capsized while crossing Dongting Lake! Our candidates from 14 prefectures and counties in Chongqing Prefecture are okay, and there were no accidents on the way to Beijing. It's just that one candidate is not accustomed to the water and soil, and he will be sick as soon as he arrives in the capital. In the morning, I just invited Lang Zhong to the guild hall to take a look, and helped him prescribe a few pairs of medicines, but I don't know if a few pairs of medicines can get better. ”

"This is also normal, every time I take the exam, someone abandons the exam due to illness." Zhou Xingyuan thought for a while, and then asked: "Brother Han, you are the head of the guild hall, you should know a little about the candidates in your Chongqing Mansion, do you think there are any candidates who can be Chinese this time?" ”

"Brother Zhou, I'm not an examiner, I don't know who can win and who can't! Besides, I haven't studied for a few years, so I really don't understand how well their articles are doing. ”

"It's not the same thing as whether you know how to make a fuss." Zhou Xingyuan touched his chin and said with a smile: "All the people who can come to the test are lifters, and they have all participated in the re-examination before coming." On the article, each one will do. If they don't do well, you Sichuan Xuezheng won't let them come. ”

Han Xiufeng couldn't hear the meaning of Zhou Xingyuan's words, thinking that he had been privately guessing who was more sure of passing the exam these days, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "There are eight candidates in our Chongqing Mansion this time, one is sick, one is old, and a few others don't seem to be sure. There is another one who has some talents, but he is not good, and he has some festivals with me, and he doesn't live in the club, but lives outside. ”

"So there's no particularly outstanding character?"

"No, don't say that we don't have it in the 14 prefectures and counties of Chongqing Prefecture, and it seems that there is no one in the whole of Sichuan. A few days ago, I went to the Provincial Pavilion, and Director Zhang of our Provincial Pavilion also felt that this time, Enke, the champion, the top eye, and the tanhua would have no chance with us in Sichuan. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Xingyuan couldn't help but smile and said: "The director of your provincial pavilion is really whimsical, and he is also the champion, the leader, and the flower!" If I remember correctly, from the Shunzhi Dynasty to this year, a total of 89 subjects have been opened, and most of the champions are from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and none of you are in Sichuan, and the same is true for Bangyan Tanhua. If it weren't for the imperial court's regulations on the number of candidates in each province, you Sichuan would be able to pass the test in a few true two words, hahahaha! ”

The imperial court opened a branch and selected scholars, not according to the article.

If you only talk about whether the article is good or not, it is estimated that the candidates from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Huguang with a prosperous literary style will be able to win the apricot list, and the candidates from Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other remote provinces are estimated to not be able to pass the test. Therefore, according to the number of candidates in each province and the Manchu and Mongolian, Han army and clan to participate in the examination, the imperial court set the amount of Chinese style in each province in proportion. For example, in Taiwan, if there are 10 candidates taking the entrance examination, at least one of them will pass the examination, no matter how well the essay is done.

Thinking that from the Shunzhi Dynasty to the present, there has never been a champion in Sichuan, Han Xiufeng said helplessly: "Who made our Sichuan literary style not prosperous." ”

Zhou Xingyuan suffered two big losses in Sichuan, thinking that Sichuan would not be able to produce the champion this year, he spontaneously felt an inexplicable sense of superiority, thought about it and asked: "Brother Han, is there any news from Guangxi these days?" ”

"It is said that the thieves occupied Yong'an City and divided the kings. After the fall of Yong'an, Saishan'a, who was ordered to quell the rebellion, actually said, 'The congregation was forced to disperse, broke into the city of Yong'an, pursued the army, and now the siege has been defeated'. The rebels had already raised their banners to rebel, and he even called them 'congregations' in his recitals. The battle was obviously lost, and even the city of Yong'an Prefecture was captured by bandits, but he still turned defeat into victory, and there was an uproar after the news spread, and I heard that Han Zhan Kedao was impeaching him these days. ”

Zhou Yuanxing was not worried about Jiangshan Sheji, but about his own safety, and muttered: "Yong'an has fallen, so the imperial court is short of money." ”

"Quelling the chaos naturally costs money, but Brother Zhou shouldn't worry too much, because there is also good news."

"Good news."

Han Xiufeng turned around to look at the end of the corridor and said quietly: "When I came at noon, I heard from the master of the Criminal Department that another batch of Yunnan copper arrived in the capital in the morning. Brother Zhou, you will have a companion soon. ”

Zhou Xingyuan was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted: "This is good news." ”

Han Xiufeng didn't want Jiang Haoxuan, who was outside, to wait for a long time, so he got up and said, "Brother Zhou, I should go back, I don't know if there is a chance to come again, you cherish yourself." ”

"Let's go?" It's rare for someone to speak, and Zhou Xingyuan is a little reluctant.

"I can't talk anymore, and if I talk about the old men outside, I will be suspicious."

"Yes, yes, we can't make them suspicious, let's go quickly, we'll meet again!"

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PS: I always stayed up late a few days ago, I didn't rest well, and yesterday I had another migraine, so I didn't write.

I got up early this morning to code words, and I uploaded a chapter of code words first, and the second chapter was later.

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