Knowing that Jiang Thorn Shi would personally teach the way of learning and the strategy of taking the examination at Jimin Academy on 30 July, the readers of the entire Huazhou were in a sensation, not to mention that the scholars who participated in the township examination tried their best to come to listen to the lectures, and even those who did not participate in the examination, the children, and even the scholars who did not pass the county examination were also moved, and more than 2,000 scholars flocked to the green mountains, and as far as the eye could see, a green onion, taking away the color of the old pines in the mountains.

There are many monks and little porridge, and the mountain chief Lu Wenwen had to urgently announce that he would give priority to the students of the academy and the students of the school, followed by the scholars who participated in the examination. The students of the college have become hot, and many of them ask relatives and friends to invite them to give them benefits, and find acquaintances to bring them into the college to listen to the lectures, which invisibly makes the students of the college feel superior, and even walk to bring out the wind.

On July 30, the Jimin Academy was unprecedented, with colorful flags fluttering, gongs and drums noisy, green shirts covering the green mountains, and laughter startling the birds. At the beginning of Chen, Lu Wenwen took the lecturers of the academy and others to the mountain gate to greet Jiang Thorn Shi, and the students who did not participate in the examination were sent to maintain order.

Lu Wenwen's face was full of red light, Jimin Academy was opened for only three months, and it ushered in such a grand event, after the grand event, the students of the government school and the county school would want to run to the Jimin Academy. If you can take advantage of the Dongfeng Qiuqiu taught by Jiang Thorn History to pass the examination and win two or three more exams, then the reputation of Jimin Academy will spread, and as a mountain chief, it can be said that you will gain fame and fortune.

At the end of the day, Professor Jin arrived with 88 students from the school, and he was both jealous and glad to see the grand occasion of the Jimin Academy. Jin Shuiyuan and Lu Shanchang were noisy without nutrition, thinking in their hearts that they would ask Jiang Tingshi to give a lecture specifically for the students of the Fuxue, so as to cage people's hearts, the Fuxue is an official school, and Jiang Tingshi should not turn his arm out, if it is really not good, he will pull the top and intercede, and he will always have to give some face to Jiang Tingshi.

At the end of the morning, Jiang Anyi and Fang Shishu arrived with the officials of the government, and saw the green mountains from a distance, from the mountain gate to the academy in the middle of the mountain, there were green shirts everywhere, and there were people everywhere, not to mention 2,000 people, which really surprised the accompanying officials.

Fang Shishu said with a smile: "Anyi's name in Shilin is known to everyone, even the old man wants to hear what you have to say, but unfortunately my son is far away in Pingzhou and missed the opportunity." ”

Lu Wenwen and others stepped forward to greet him, hugged Jiang Anyi and walked to the academy, along the way the Tsing Yi students bowed down to say hello, Jiang Anyi nodded and smiled, and sighed in his heart, in ten years, he has changed from a Tsing Yi student to a thorn in the fate of the student, along the way there are laughter, tears, luck and ups and downs, and there are countless dangers behind the envy, among which only he knows the ups and downs.

The lecture hall of 300 people was crowded into more than 500 people, and even the aisles were full of people, so that some people had to listen to the lectures in front of the windows and at the door. Jiang Anyi started from the academy's cultivation of talents who "help the people through the world", excerpted the articles in the "Collection of Calendars and Sports" and analyzed them, explained to the students who were taking the exam how to answer the questions and write strategies, and finally encouraged the students not to stick to the classroom, but to travel thousands of miles to broaden their horizons and appreciate the people's livelihood, so that they can really have something to say and the articles are loud.

An hour and a half of lectures were constantly interrupted by applause, sitting in a corner of the academy head Lu Wenwen secretly admired, there is no vanity under the fame, no wonder Jiang Anyi can become the champion of the three yuan and the first, this person in recent years, the top three articles of the examination, the palace examination are like a number of treasures, he also read a lot of articles of the top three when he was a doctor in the Guozijian Simen, but most of them are for appreciation, never have been carefully pondered, Jiang Anyi thoroughly analyzes these articles, compares the similarities and differences, and has a strong reference for the students who should take the exam, which makes people give birth to " Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years".

In the applause of half a column of incense, Jiang Anyi ended his lecture and stepped down on the return journey under the farewell of the students. Finally getting rid of the lively students, Jiang Anyi wiped his sweat and joked: "This scholar makes me nervous more than Rong Mi's light ride, I almost thought I was going to be trapped in the academy." ”

As soon as he returned to the second hall, Liu Yixing came to him and said, "Master Jiang, I am going to take a few days off and study quietly at home to prepare for the exam." ”

When he came to Huazhou, Liu Yixing had already moved his family's household registration from Dezhou to Huazhou to show his determination. At the beginning of this year, Jiang Anyi told Liu Yixing that Wen Qi had already gone to join the army, and asked him to strive to succeed Wen Qi to join the army.

The words are over, but Liu Yixing understands it at all, this is Jiang Tingshi's intention to cultivate himself. He has been in the officialdom for a long time, and he knows the inside story behind the imperial examination, and there will be one or two places in the hands of each township assassin Shi in his hands, and Jiang Tingshi asked himself to take the exam to take over the post of joining the army, so he naturally deliberately arranged it for himself.

Thinking of entering school at the age of seventeen and now over forty years old, decades of hard study, and his father's helpless sigh after failing to make the list, Liu Yixing couldn't help but feel sour, if he hadn't met Jiang Anyi, he could only be a small official in Texas in his life.

Liu Yixing is a steady person, and his wife didn't tell him about the matter, but he studied hard until the third watch every night. His eldest son Liu Tianjian and second son Liu Tianshe were both studying in the house, and they were deeply moved to see that their father was still studying hard at an old age.

Seeing that the exam was about to take place, Liu Yixing was uneasy in his heart, and took the excuse of asking for leave to explore the history of Jiang Thorn. Jiang Anyi knew it and said with a smile: "Brother Liu, just rest assured to take the test, I have read your article, and I will definitely win." ”

A heart fell back into his stomach, Liu Yixing couldn't bear the excitement in his heart, bowed to the ground, and slowly withdrew from the second hall. Standing under the corridor, he was happy and sad, and the old father didn't know how to be happy if he heard the news of his promotion, but unfortunately his mother couldn't wait. Feeling that there were tears in his eyes, someone came from the other side, Liu Yixing quickly wiped away his tears, a smile appeared on his face, and calmly walked towards the official office.

Jiang Anyi picked up the briefcase on the side of the table, which was an official document sent from the political affairs hall, and the chief examiner of Huazhou was Qiu Anqing, a Langguan from the secretary province. The name of the examiner has long been spread in the community, and the scholars who participated in the examination inquired about the preferences of the examiner, from the article to the font, from the place of origin to food and clothing, everything was done, and many people figured out the preferences of the examiner, hoping to follow the examiner's wishes and thus go to high school in one fell swoop, such things are not uncommon.

Jiang Anyi dealt with Qiu Anqing when he was the secretary of the provincial school administration, this official year is over forty years, a round cake face, full of smiles like a rich man, but he is a good hand at seeing the wind and steering, the sycophant secretary right supervisor Qi Guowei and the right young eunuch Li Xingshan, this time to Huazhou as the chief examiner I don't know whose face is entrusted.

Qiu Anqing is living in the post house of Lingzhou Sulin County, starting from the Yongchang Imperial Capital on July 12, traveling almost 80 miles a day, and entering Huiye Mansion on the fourth day of the eighth month. According to the court system, there is a special person to arrange and be responsible for the journey along the way, and there is a post house reception for food and accommodation, and it is not allowed to contact outsiders, so as to eliminate the possibility of favoritism and fraud.

There are policies and countermeasures, before leaving Beijing, the Ning family and the Ma family sent the process instrument, and on the way, the Cui family and the Liu family secretly passed the message through the post officer of the post house, but Qiu Anqing's tone was very tight. Huazhou is a lower state, and this time only 20 people can be selected, according to the normal rules, he can occupy two to three places, and then give up two to three places to the local state capital, such a ratio is the safest in the officialdom by default.

In order to be the chief examiner, Qiu Anqing sent a thousand taels of silver and a painting of a famous Wei Dynasty to the right supervisor Qi Guowei, hoping to be assigned to Shangzhou or Zhongzhou as the chief examiner, so that the relative number of places can be two more, but it backfired, not only in Xiazhou, but also in Huazhou, which is one of the three states he is most unwilling to go to.

Qiu Anqing, who was sitting alone in the room and drinking tea, did not have a smile on his face, coming to Huazhou to be the chief examiner is both an opportunity and a risk, Huazhou people have money, and one place should not be less than five thousand taels, and two places can be worth four to five in other states. Thinking of the six thousand taels of silver that Ning Shilang promised to his cousin, Qiu Anqing couldn't help but feel hot in his heart, hearing that the relationship between the Ning family and Jiang Anyi was very good, and it should not be difficult to get the six thousand taels of silver. The silver of Baihuahua is good, and the key depends on the attitude of Jiang Anyi, the assassin of Huazhou. Jiang Anyi's temperament is elusive, this person is called "two stunned", he has fought all over the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, the noble family of the family, and there are many civil and military generals who have lost in his hands, he doesn't want to be the next one, Qiu Anqing's brows are furrowed, how to probe this person's tone, so that he knows it in his heart.

Knocking lightly outside the door, Yicheng Xu Ming came in with a plate of melons, and said with a smile: "My lord, the weather is hot, eat a piece of melon to eliminate it." As he spoke, he turned the fruit bowl around, placed it on the table, and bowed away.

Qiu Anqing's heart moved, saw that the melon was cut into eight petals, one of which was larger than the others, reached out to pick it up, and saw that the melon was pressed under the letter, and opened the letter, but it was Hedong Cui's who sent the letter again, with an IOU: In the seventeenth year of Fengle, Qian Zhong and eight thousand taels of silver were owed, and the word was set up as proof. Eight thousand taels of silver, looking at the bright red handprint, Qiu Anqing was moved, gritted his teeth, put away the IOU and folded it into his arms, and then wrote the word Jide on the back of the envelope.

Two quarters of an hour later, Yicheng Xu Ming came in, and Qiu Anqing said coldly: "This official has a bad stomach, so take down the melon." Xu Ming went out with the fruit pot, and after a pillar of incense, the envelope with the word Jide was sent to the small courtyard of the Qingfeng Inn in the county seat, and the old man in the small courtyard saw the two words on the envelope and said with a smile: "Young Master Zhonghe will be successful today." ”