On February 25, the county trial release list.

Shen Rui didn't go over to see the list in person, but he couldn't hold back his longevity, so he went to the county office early to watch the list.

Just after the morning, the county yamen gathered a lot of people, all of whom were family members of candidates, and everyone was waiting for the list to come out

The second housekeeper took Changshou to sit in the teahouse not far from the county office, ordered a pot of tea, and waited for the county government to come out of the list

Although it was still early, there were already a few tables of guests in the teahouse. Most of them are green clothes and green hats, looking like servants, and they should be waiting for the county government to release the list.

Facing the table of the second housekeeper and longevity, there are two Confucian students, one is in the year of the sixtieth year, and the other is not confused after the year, and the clothes are a little shabby, but they are full of mouths.

Changshou was looking out of the window, and he heard the word "Shen Rui", and it turned out that these two people mentioned the "red list" of the county test.

The second housekeeper also heard the name of his son, and he also raised his ears and listened carefully to the two Confucians.

Lao Ru said: "In previous years, the ⊥ list remained unchanged, this year, the county respected took office for the first time to preside over the county examination in Jingxian County, and it is ...... if you don't know the rules."

The middle-aged Confucian snorted coldly: "The county order of Beijing County is the sixth grade, and the capital is important, and those who can take over the county order are all people with outstanding political achievements among the parents and officials in other counties, haven't they ever presided over the county examination?" It is nothing more than a speculative heart and a door to the powerful. Poor poor scholars, ten years of hard study is not as good as having a good family background, sad and lamentable......"

Lao Ru said: "If the county exam is not good, who dares to do anything?" Brother Xian's words are also fallacious. ”

The more the middle-aged Confucian said, the more annoyed he became: "This fang is stupid, and in order to climb the power, he even loses his shame." Let's see what happens to him? The best place in the capital, how can he be allowed to bend the law for personal gain? ”

Lao Ru said: "Don't be annoyed, don't be annoyed, and look at the list, and look at the list"

The middle-aged Confucian said: "If you have to be promoted to the 'head of the case', why change the red list and move the son of Jingtang to the first place?" Moved from the third to the first, rìrì see Ken, but cover your ears and steal the bell"

Hearing this, the second housekeeper and Changshou both changed their faces.

The name of "Shen Rui" has been at the top of the list since the "Red List" on February 21, and it is not uncommon for his background to be inquired about. It's just that this "yù plus sin" is disgusting.

The Shen family's scholarly family, inherited for more than 100 years, has been a scholar and a person from generation to generation, and now even the champion has come out. It is the second room of the Shen family, the eldest master, the second master is a jinshi, and the third master and the late eldest brother are all lifters.

Just a boy test, will there be cheating in the drill camp?

Changshou was furious, he served Shen Rui for five years, and watched Shen Rui's diligence in reading. It can be said that in the past five years, Shen Rui has not been studying, his hands have not released the papers, and he has never shifted his mind to two purposes.

followed Wang Shouren to learn the Four Books and Five Classics, and with Shen Li doing Shiwen, wasn't the "head of the case" in the county test to be caught?

The second housekeeper was frightened, but the capital was a land where there was no wind and three feet of waves. His lord is on the throne again, how many pairs of eyes are staring.

Even if they know that these rumors are just nothing, others don't think about it.

The last time Chūn got out of the fraud case, he killed a waiter of the Ministry of Rites and abolished a school administration, and the root cause was nothing more than the "rumors and rumors" of the officials.

The crowd in front of the yamen was noisy, and when the second housekeeper saw this, he didn't think much about it, so he hurriedly took out a handful of money to settle the tea money, and took Changshou to see the list.

Several officials came out with a sign with a red sè list on it.

The county test list is issued according to the results, but the arrangement is not the common right to left, from top to bottom, but the behavior is unique, called "round list".

According to the wheel pattern, every 50 people form a circle, and the last less than 50 people also form a circle, that is, the names of the people are written loosely, and they are also made in a circle style.

There are more than 200 people in the county test this year, and there are five wheels on the list, one on the top and four on the bottom.

The middle of the first circle is at the top of the red list, and it is written that it is the name of the first place in this year's county examination, which is the "head of the case".

When he saw the word "Shen Rui", the second housekeeper gasped and called for longevity to rush back.

Longevity is also dumbfounded.

If you hadn't heard Fang Cai's sour words of "righteous indignation", this would have been an unexpected joy.

has been the first on the "red list" twice in a row, and it would be a lie to say that he didn't look forward to Shen Ruide's "case head", but thinking of Fang Cai's "rumors", this limelight is not easy to come out, so he is also worried......

Shen Rui finished the exam on February 23, and he didn't stop for a while, so he picked up his homework again.

The prefectural exam is only the first step, and the prefectural exam is in April.

Although if he was lucky enough to get the head of the case this time, he would not be deposed in the government examination, but if the ranking is too low, he will not look good on his face; If you can't get the first place in the county test, then you need to work harder in the government test.

When the third master knew, he sighed and said to his wife: "With such heart and perseverance, how can you not make achievements in the imperial examination?" If I had such perseverance in my studies, I would not have wasted all these years. ”

The third wife thought of Shen Jue and said: "If Brother Rui passes the exam in one breath this year, he will have to go down to participate in the township test the year after tomorrow Brother Jue and Brother Rui were originally in the same year and month, and I heard the master say that the two of them have similar homework, but now they are going to be left behind by Brother Rui......"

When the third old man heard his wife mention the next township test, he thought of himself, clenched his fists and said, "It's not just Brother Jue...... Brother Jue's enlightenment was late, and others studied hard for ten years to seek fame, and Brother Rui has only studied for four and a half years...... After three years, I can't say that the article has been done well. When the time comes, my uncle and nephew will all be gone, and I, as an uncle, don't be left behind by my nephew......"

Although it seems that Shen Rui's articles are far inferior to those of the third master, he is so diligent and diligent in his studies, and no one knows what will happen in three years.

The third master was not only pleased that the Shen family had a successor, but also had a sense of urgency......

The team of the county government "good news" has not yet arrived, and the second housekeeper and Changshou hurriedly returned.

The eldest master was not at home, the third master did not dare to alarm, and the second housekeeper went directly to the second gate to ask to see the housewife; Longevity is here, and he also sent a message to Shen Rui in Jiuruyuan.

Because Shen Rui is not young, he began to socialize outside, in addition to having an inner study in Jiuru Courtyard, this year he opened Chūn Xu Shi to clean up an outer study for Shen Rui in the front yard.

Reading in plain life, people can be a place to entertain.

However, Shen Rui reads early and late, and still uses the inner study more often.

Seeing the bitterness on Changshou's face, Shen Rui's heart was excited, and he had a bad thought, and asked directly: "Is it unknown on the list?" ”

Changshou hurriedly shook his head and said, "The second brother was hit by the case."

Shen Rui frowned and said, "Then why are you worried?" But what's wrong? ”

The stakes were very high, and Changshou didn't dare to hide it, so he told the "rumors" he heard in the teahouse, and mentioned the matter of the second housekeeper asking to see his wife.

When Shen Rui heard this, he was overjoyed.

Fortunately, he didn't make anyone ask about the county order before, otherwise this would be the opposite scene in the eyes of others.

Nowadays, although it is "wood show in the forest", it can be better than "righteous and strong".

He stood up and walked out of Jiuruju and went to the main courtyard. Along the way, he mentally calculated the gains and losses.

The dust has long since settled on the "Jingcha", and now the officialdom of the capital has formed a delicate balance.

Even if there is an imperial historian who wants to impeach the eldest master on this matter, the county test is only a county test. To say that chūn is full of scholars in the world, there is no first place in the text, and the list is easy to be controversial; The county test is here, and even the market teenagers who can only fill in the blanks will participate, which shows the low level.

Shen Rui's articles are all done with heart, and this case is not empty-hearted.

Under the eldest lord sits the position of Shangshu, not the old man of the three pavilions, in other years, it is impossible to say that there are really people who "use the topic to play" and want to get rid of the eldest master.

However, this year is the year of the chūn, and the scholars gathered in the capital, and after the farce of the "imperial examination fraud case" three years ago, the court and the outside court must not want anything bad to spread about the scientific examination. Otherwise, people will follow the clouds, attract scholars and clouds, and cause trouble.

Thinking of this, Shen Rui's heart was steady.

Otherwise, if he was lucky enough to get the head of the county trial, he would cause the Shen family to get into trouble, and it would be more than worth the loss

The second housekeeper had already arrived in the upper room and told the Xu family about Shen Ruizhong's "head of the case" test, as well as the slanderous remarks of the Confucian students of the poor family against the county order and the Shen family.

Although Xu Shi frowned when he heard this, he was not in a hurry, and only said: "Second brother is angry, this is a good thing...... You don't have to panic, it's mediocre not to be envied. It's just a few rotten sour words, and I can't embarrass the Shen family......"

The eldest lord of the Shen family is a Beijing official, and he has also experienced ups and downs over the years, and seeing that the Xu family is calm, the second housekeeper is also at ease.

Xu said: "The person who reports the good news is estimated to be coming, and he is going to ...... reward" Speaking of this, he paused and said: "The in-laws and the palace are at the other end, send someone to report the good news......"

The second housekeeper went down in response and bumped into Shen Rui in the courtyard.

"Congratulations to the second brother," the second housekeeper bowed.

Shen Rui glanced at the second housekeeper and said with a light smile: "These rì have also made Uncle An tired, so I changed it to invite Uncle An to eat and drink......

The second housekeeper said "don't dare" and went down to Zhang Luo to reward money.

A maid had already seen Shen Rui, and while passing the words inside, she picked up the curtain.

Seeing Shen Rui come in, Xu hurriedly beckoned him to come forward, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect to get the 'case' first, it's really a good start, our second brother is lucky."

Shen Rui hesitated for a moment and said, "Mother, will it cause trouble to my father?" ”

Xu smiled and reassured: "Although it is the practice of 'county test, taking cultivation and reading children', there is no law that stipulates that the children of eunuchs cannot do it." Although the officialdom in the capital is not peaceful, you also have to believe in the master. can be in the Jingtang position, can it still be pulled down by a few scholars on trumped-up charges? In addition, this year is the year of chūn, and how sensitive the impeachment is about malpractice and the like, even if a small fish and shrimp pop out, they can't make a big move. ”

These words were thought of with Shen Rui.

Although Xu's xìngzi doesn't like publicity, he is a little unhappy when he thinks that someone is eyeing the Shen family on this matter.

She wasn't worried about her husband, but Shen Rui.

If this matter is made into a fuss, whether it is innocent or not, it will hinder Shen Rui's reputation.

Shen Rui was concentrating on the exam as a child, but because of his outstanding results, he was talked about, and he couldn't say that he was worried in his heart, so she didn't want him to be angry again.

Xu smiled and instructed the servant: "Go, pass the word to the second housekeeper, prepare a basket of firecrackers to come out, and when the person who announces the good news comes, the family will also help the artillery......"