Fortunately, Liu Weining controlled his excitement, cleared his throat and said, "Brother Fool really didn't expect it. I thought there was no hope. Thanks to Brother Ning Xian's constant encouragement, I insisted on finishing the remaining two exams, otherwise wouldn't it be a brush with fame? ”

Ning Xiu said with a smile: "What, I see that Brother Liu means to invite me to a meal?" ”

Liu Weining immediately patted his chest as a guarantee: "No problem." Don't say one meal, it's ten meals, and a hundred meals as long as Brother Ning Xian is willing to ask for it. ”

Ning Xiu scolded with a smile: "Don't mind, I'm not a foodie, so it's like I deliberately cheated Brother Liu." A light meal, just the meaning. ”

Liu Weining even claimed that it was.

"By the way, I just patronized Brother Liu to report the good news, and I forgot to look at the list."

Ning Xiu patted his head and hurriedly looked forward from the ninety-eighth position.

Ning Xiu was still very satisfied with his exam status, and his estimated results would not be too bad. He felt that his ranking should be in the top 50, and the specific ranking depended on the mood of the examiner.

After all, the imperial examination essay is too subjective, and the examiner's personal preference sometimes occupies the decisive factor.

Eighty, seventy, Ning Xiu was very calm.

Sixty, fifty, Ning Xiu still looked indifferent.

From fifty onwards, his countenance became serious.

Qian Zhan's name has already appeared, and his should be soon.

One by one, I found a lot of familiar names, most of which were scholars from Jingzhou Mansion. It seems that the performance of the scholars of Jingzhou Mansion in this township test is very good.

In the thirtieth place, Ning Xiu still didn't see his name, and he was indeed a little anxious.

However, if the examiner likes his style of writing, it is possible to set his ranking in the top 30.

Ning Xiu exhaled and continued to read.

Twenty-six... Twenty-three... Eighteen... Fifteen......

Even in the eleventh place, Ning Xiu's name did not appear.

Seeing that Ning Xiu's face was as cold as ice, Liu Weining patted Ning Xiu's shoulder and comforted: "Brother Ning Xian can definitely be ranked in the top ten." ”

Ning Xiu nodded and smiled faintly.

Yes, no matter how you say it, he's also a good traverser, and the protagonist's aura still has it, so it's impossible not to even be able to pass the test. What about the top 10? The momentum that should be there must be taken out!

Ning Xiu took a deep breath and continued to look up.

Ninth, eighth, seventh......

These are all unfamiliar names from the outer provinces.

Sixth, Fifth, Fourth......

Why hasn't it appeared yet?

In third place, a familiar name finally appeared.

Changsha Prefecture student Cui Fanhe!

Nima, Xiao Cui is worthy of being a high-achieving student who has studied in Yuelu Academy, it is really unusual. This time, he actually took the third place in the township examination, which is really envious, jealous and hateful.

Who said that private learning can't be compared to official learning!

Ning Xiu was really a little desperate now.

There are only two people left on the next list, only two places, can there be a place for him?

Although Ning Xiu was very confident, he was not conceited enough to think that he could rank in the top two of the township exam.

He really didn't dare to look any further......

This shows the importance of having a good brother.

Liu Weining plucked up the courage to look towards the top of the list.

"Hit, hit! Brother Ning Xian's high school Xie Yuan! ”

No way! This Liu Weining can't be crazy. Xie Yuan? This thing has nothing to do with me.

Ning Xiu glanced at Liu Weining resentfully, and Liu Weining patted Ning Xiu's shoulder with a smile: "Brother Ning Xian can see it for himself if you don't believe it." ”

Nima, just look at it, and it won't make flowers. Could it be that a solution could really fall from the sky.

Ning Xiu straightened his neck and looked at the top of the Gui Bang...... It's really stupid now.

Nima, the first place position really has his name written on it.

Jiangling County, Jingzhou Prefecture, student member, Ning Xiu!

If it is fake, Tong Suo is not deceived Xie Yuanlang!

Did I really win? Not only did you win the move, but you also had to understand the yuan?

Ning Xiu only felt that the sky was spinning for a while, as if he was about to faint, but fortunately, Liu Weining's eyes were quick and he helped him in time, which avoided the embarrassment of Xinke Xie Yuan fainting happily.

Lao Tzu is Xie Yuan!

Ning Xiu really wanted to let out a hysterical roar, was he really as lucky as the protagonist of the Internet?

In the Ming Dynasty, lifting people is a very valuable capital, and Jinshi is the envy of countless people.

And Xie Yuan is even the envy of Jinshi.

There are only a handful of Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty who know Yuan Buzhong, and Ning Xiu only has the famous Tang Bohu in his impression.

And among those who won the Jinshi, probably only one of the twenty people was born in Xie Yuan.

Therefore, Xie Yuan is far more valuable than Jinshi. This time, Yuan Ningxiu really woke up laughing from a dream......

As usual, Xie Yuanlang from high school had to go with the rest of the people to visit the lord, the deputy examiner, and a group of fellow examiners, which had a prescribed process and could not be omitted.

However, before that, it also left enough time for the people to enjoy the joy of Chinese style.

After all, everyone is from the past, and the examiners also understand that it is not easy to study hard, and happiness at this moment is the best reward for years of struggle.

Liu Weining has become a tearful person at this moment.

"I said a long time ago that Brother Ning Xian must not be a thing in the pool."

Ning Xiu's mood couldn't calm down for a long time. Now that he has gold and silver, he has added to his fame, and now he has gained fame. From the poor show who just came to Daming, he has come to this point, relying on his hard work step by step, during which only he knows the warmth and sorrow.

But now all this hardship is over, and in a very vulgar and fashionable saying, it is that 'a better tomorrow is just around the corner'.

To describe it in elegant poetry, it is 'the spring breeze is proud, and you can see all the Chang'an flowers in one day'.

He and Liu Weining hugged each other tightly and enjoyed this hard-won glory.

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The ceremony of the 140 members of the new section to meet the master was scheduled for the early morning of the second day.

The people who changed into brand-new Confucian shirts were led by the official messenger to assemble in front of the Gongyuan, cross Silk Street, and cross the Yinbian Bridge all the way to the temporary residence of Zhao Minghe, the chief examiner of the township examination.

The reason for taking this route is because this is the most prosperous section of Wuchang City, and the people of the new imperial examination deserve to be cheered by the people on both sides of the street.

Walking at the head of the team is naturally Xie Yuanlang Ning Xiu, and after a night, his mood has calmed down a lot. After his observation, there was no Wuchang Mansion scholar led by Liu Wenguang among the people in the new imperial examination. It seems that the words of Wu Daoyan, the prefect of Wuchang, still had an effect, and Qiu Ying, the student examiner, and Zhao Minghe, the chief examiner, finally excluded these sven scum who were adulterous and innocent people from the laurel list.

These well-dressed beasts and beasts failed to make the list, and most of them couldn't keep their fame. What awaits them will be reduced to white bodies and severely punished according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of Ning Xiu's mouth.

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The chief examiner of this Huguang Township Examination, Zhao Minghe, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, is sitting in the hall with Qiu Ying, the political officer of Huguang Academy, waiting for the arrival of a group of new imperial examination people.

Sitting and waiting with them were also the same examiners of this autumn festival, that is, the room teachers of each room.

To be reasonable, they are the ones who really review the candidates' papers and deserve more gratitude.

But officialdom is an unreasonable place, and whoever has a big official position has the right to speak.

Then, the teachers of the new imperial examination should be the chief examiner Zhao Minghe and the deputy chief examiner Qiu Ying.

If there is only one, it is Zhao Minghe.

Soon, the officials led the new imperial examination people to the courtyard.

Ning Xiu, who was the leader, took the lead in walking towards the chief examiner, Zhao Minghe, and bowed deeply and said, "Student Ning Xiu greets the teacher." ”

He knew the great grandmaster Qiu Ying, so the person who sat next to the great grandmaster and gathered thousands of eyes was naturally Zhao Minghe, the chief examiner of the undergraduate township examination.

Ning Xiu bowed down without hesitation and performed the disciple salute.

Zhao Minghe sat there with a gentle attitude and accepted this salute, and the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked into a smile.

"Ning Jieyuan, your article is very appreciative. Huguang has produced a talent like you, and this official is gratified for the court and His Majesty. ”

said that he helped Ning Xiu with a hand.

Ning Xiu's heart is good, after all, he is an official from the Jingshi Hanlin Academy, and the work on his lips is really unusual.

Don't look at Zhao Ming and Fang Cai, they only said a few words, but they expressed a very clear meaning - your Xie Yuan was selected by the official, and you were able to soar because of the official.

Since then, Ning Xiu's body has been labeled as Zhao Minghe.

You must know that the relationship between teachers and students is the most important relationship in the Ming officialdom.

It's not just a personal relationship, it's a political connection.

Officials in high positions always want to promote their protégés, and as a result, factions gradually form.

The party struggle in the late Ming Dynasty arose to some extent because of this teacher-student relationship.

The ancient teacher is as important as the father, and there is a saying that one day is a teacher and a father for life.

But divisions and divisions are also different. Daming has a professional teacher, and there is also a teacher. The so-called karmic teacher refers to the teacher who preaches and receives karma to solve doubts.

This kind of person is generally a teacher who enlightens students, or a clan teacher of clan studies, a teacher of a private school, and a discipline officer of the county government and state school.

These people are, of course, the most knowledgeable to their students, but their status is far inferior to that of the teacher.

This is determined by status.

The Ming Dynasty was a dynasty that paid great attention to seniority.

No matter how good the professional ability of the teacher is, at most he is a student official of the local government school, how much help can he have for the future of the student?

Not so with the Throne Master. At least, the township test master is also at the level of a great grandmaster, and some are even senior members sent by the Beijing division. As for the examination, it is even more impressive, and the chief examiner of the examination is usually a cabinet member, a waiter of the Ministry of Rites.

Therefore, it is easy to understand that the status of the examiner is higher than that of the township examiner, and the status of the township examiner is much higher than that of the industrial teacher.

There is no doubt that Ning Xiu can be pointed out as Xie Yuan, which is the meaning of this Lord Zhao.

The same examiner can nominate the person who is selected, but he cannot determine the ranking, and even the great master Qiu Ying only has the power to suggest. So Ning Xiu had to understand that Yuan really had to thank Zhao Minghe.

It's just that Ning Xiu doesn't like this feeling that you give me a favor and I am tied to you, and I feel like selling promotional meat......

"Thank you for the love of the teacher, the students will definitely live up to the expectations of the teacher!"

Ning Xiu arched his hand, said some soup scenes, and then flashed aside respectfully.

It's not that he doesn't want to be in the limelight, but this Bai Xie Master has a strict process, not how he wants to come.

He has already thanked the master as the new science and technology solution yuan, so it will be the turn of the other lifters.

If Ning Xiu didn't know how to advance or retreat and took out the limelight alone, it is estimated that these fellow people would be eager to tear Ning Xiusheng apart.

Of course, the treatment of the rest of the people was far inferior to Ning Xiu, and after they bowed down to meet them, Zhao Minghe only bowed his head slightly, and he didn't even bother to pull his mouth.

It took almost half an hour for all 140 people to meet the master. Ning Xiu looked intently, only to see that Zhao Ming and Lord Zhao were still sitting there uncertainly, and he couldn't help but admire.

Don't care what this Lord Zhao's character and official character are, at least they have done a good job. It seems that if you want to mix in the Ming officialdom, one of the most important qualities is patience and good qualitativeness.

As the saying goes, if you endure loneliness, you won't become a legend.

Looking at the great master Qiu Ying sitting on the side, he looked a little pitiful. It can only be said that his life is hard, and under normal circumstances, the chief examiner sent by the imperial court to preside over the township examination is a temporary decision, and the official position will not be very high. In this way, the local student officer has a great right to speak, although he is nominally the deputy chief examiner, but it is also equivalent to half a teacher.

But this time, the chief examiner sent by the imperial court to Huguang was a Hanlin minister.

What kind of place is Hanlim-in? It was an incomparably noble upper-class yamen, and the "output" was all promising "reserve cadres".

Zhao Minghe served as the chief examiner of the Huguang Township test this time, which is obviously more experienced, which is equivalent to gold plating.

Qiu Ying has been immersed in officialdom for many years, how can he not understand this truth?

Therefore, he has always been humble, but whenever he disagrees with Zhao Minghe, he follows Zhao Minghe's intentions.

There is no way, the limelight that should not be out must not be out. If you steal the limelight from someone Zhao, you may not be able to wear small shoes.

After that, the Zhuju people thanked the deputy chief examiner and their respective room officials, and finally Zhao Ming and Lord Zhao lectured.

Zhao Minghe is a Hanlin minister, but he has no ability to speak in other things, but he is a must.

Ning Xiu couldn't help but sigh with emotion, the "advantages" of the Chinese people have been inherited in the same vein since ancient times. When the leader spoke, it was really like a surging river, endless......

In fact, what Zhao Minghe said was nothing more than some persuasion and loyalty to the monarch and the country.

The reason why there is persuasion is because it is not enough to raise people after the exam, and there will be Jinshi next, and we have to make persistent efforts.

The reason why there is a loyal monarch is because lifting people in the examination is equivalent to stepping into the officialdom with one foot. Although the person only has the qualification to be an alternate official, and will not be directly conferred on the official, the basic officialdom common sense must still be had.

In feudal dynasties, the idea of loyalty to the monarch was naturally the most important.

After Lord Zhao finished speaking, the people of Zhuju bowed to him under the leadership of Xie Yuanlang and Ning Xiu, saying that the words of the teacher are better than reading ten years of books, and our generation must abide by the teachings.

Zhao Minghe naturally stroked his chin and short hair with great satisfaction, and nodded lightly from time to time.

At this point, the activity of thanking the teacher is almost over, but it would be a mistake to think that the township test will be completely over at this point. Because the next thing is the main event, the deer feast!

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