When he entered the building on the west side, Wei Wuzhi's mood was different from Jia Cong and most of the candidates, and he should be the most sure.

Grasp not only comes from the deep foundation of the eight strands, the four books and the five classics. As early as after the scientific examination, before the township examination, he went to Beijing to visit his cousin Luo Min, and talked about Luo Guoqi's unclear death, and the Wanping County Government only reported a file of "horse thieves committed crimes, and Luo Shengyuan had a criminal record", Luo Min laughed angrily.

Also present that day was Xu Youzhen, the deputy chief examiner of the township examination and the waiter of the Ministry of Rites.

Uncle Luo Min played a good hand of dominoes, and vaguely mentioned the promotion of his nephew, Xu Youzhen was silent, and only said: "Two one one." ”

At that time, Luo Min understood: "Xu Shilang, there is no 'one' in dominoes, the smallest is only a two-point land card." ”

Xu Youzhen said with a smile: "The dominoes are two dice, if you calculate it like this, there is one more zero point, one point and zero point are combined, and there will be one." ”

At that time, Luo Min didn't break it, and after Wei Wuzhi went back, he pondered: Two one? What does that mean exactly?

"Two one one, two one one ......" silently recited a few times, Wei Wuzhi slapped the bed in his cousin's room, and suddenly realized: "That's it!" ”

The three words "That's it", in an eight-strand article, are just dispensable tone words, depending on how candidates are used to using them, Xu Youzhen clearly said: As long as the word "that's it" is brought at the end, he is very likely to be admitted!

This is the most commonly used unspoken rule of cheating in the field, and the examiner will not explain it directly, relying on the candidate to understand his words. For example, the "end of this pot" of "I am in the Qing Dynasty" was originally the drinking words spoken by the examiner and the candidates at the banquet, but it hides a mystery, and in the end, all the eight strands of text with "all this (end this pot)" at the end were admitted by the examiner.

"I Daqing" also has a Fujian Xuezheng, at that time, many candidates came to stammer, and the Xuezheng impatiently scolded you "monkeys" for what...... Smart people will understand, all those who have "Monkey King" or "Great Sage Qi Tian" written at the beginning will be admitted!

If you don't break it, it's because of fraud in the field, and you will be dismissed at least and killed at worst, so you can say some pun words, all up to the candidates. Pull the relationship? Fraud? Leaking the question? No, this kind of unspoken rule can't find a crime at all, didn't people just say a word at the right time......

At that time, there were several friends with Wei Wuzhi in the past, some of whom did not comprehend, and some of whom understood, tacitly.

After writing the three words "That's it" at the end of the red grid paper, Wei Wuzhi put down the pen, Yixing flew away, and the spring breeze was proud: "Wei has decided to return to his hometown this time, Jia Cong, Jia Cong, I am afraid you don't have Wei's good luck." My uncle also said that Wang Ziteng's niece does not deal with you, the house is restless, and the outside is troublesome. Jia Cong, you have done a lot of evil, and you are sharp, this time you will inevitably fall from the paradise of prodigies into the abyss of fall...... Cousin, I'll avenge you, wahahaha......"

A test poem was written with a pen and a pen, it was already the tenth day of the first month, and Wei Wuzhi couldn't help but be overjoyed: "With the favor of the deputy chief examiner, I should have the hope of solving the yuan in the township test?" And you Jia Cong, the next Five Classics question, even the house official can't pass it...... Alas...... I want to go back by the wind, but I'm afraid of Qionglou Yuyu, and the high place is too cold! ”

……

On the tenth day of August, the township test show was handed in and appeared.

There is a long distance between Dongcheng and Xicheng, and tomorrow on the eleventh day will enter the market again, so Jia Cong did not go home.

With Sun Fu and Long Aotian, out of the pen holder alley, to the carp alley, this place is the most lively and prosperous alley near the Gongyuan. Legend has a poor person into Beijing to catch the exam, an old man here took him in, the next day it rained heavily, there was a carp jumped to the dragon gate of the Gongyuan, the poor lifted the high school champion, came back to the old man to build the archway, this place is on fire.

The inns in Liyu Hutong are almost overcrowded, and the noisy discussions, ordering and fists are heard one after another.

Kuang Liuhe asked, "How did Zili do in the exam?" ”

"I can't say, it's a matter of skill and luck, there is enough time, and the writing is so-so." In the past, it was very important to be able to connect the three yuan of small and medium-sized schools, in addition to passing the eight-strand text, it was also very important to have a good relationship with Fan Lin, Shen Hao, and Liu Dongsheng in advance, but now the main examiner Yu Jackie Chan and the deputy examiner Xu Youzhen will have nothing to do with Jia Cong.

"I used the words 'Buddha' and 'Zhenguan' in the second and last two comparisons, and I don't know if the examiner will misunderstand." Jia Congcha came to his lips and stopped asking, Wang Yinglin had experience in township tests.

"This is also inaccurate, Buddha and Zhenguan are also mentioned in the Four Books and Five Classics, but at first sight, Buddha is Buddhism, and Confucianism is heaven, Zhenguan is afraid that it will be recognized as Li Shimin's year." Wang Yinglin frowned: "The examiner Baguwen did a good job, but the Baguwen does not mean that Bogu is familiar with the present, and you shouldn't use these two words...... But this is just for the sake of insurance, since the Four Books and Five Classics have a source, if the examiner uses this as a reason, Zili can fight back against him, and use our Shanhai League Book Club to print the manuscript widely and publicize it, if the examiner misjudges, it will be difficult to go home and farm. ”

"Exactly, you are a serious eight-strand foundation, I'm afraid of him as a Rausch!" Zhang Maocai drank in a big bowl: "Our Shanhai League has pulled a few more people in, maybe one day we can compete with Yan She." Is the accession charter to be finalized? You can't fill the number indiscriminately, and you would rather lack it than overuse. ”

"Not bad." Jia Cong spoke: "The conditions for joining the alliance are like this first, recognizing the core of 'for the livelihood of the people and for the meritorious deeds', secondly, not to talk about the government in vain, and thirdly, to carry forward the past and forge ahead into the future, not only inheriting the lineage of Confucianism, but also not excluding other ideas. What I mean by this is that books and discussions on farming, paddy fields, crafts, steel, etc., should be inclusive. ”

Wang Yinglin felt that it was inappropriate: "The latter is just the end, isn't Zili the end of the book?" ”

Xu Guangqi's "Complete Book of Agricultural Administration" and Song Yingxing's "Heavenly Creations" ...... Do they think it's a sacrifice of the basics? This is realistic, and it is much better than just talking about it and not practicing. This is one of Jia Cong's ambitions, to win over like-minded scholars and scholars, and then subtly study practical things, and slowly transfer to science and technology.

After experiencing Jia Cong's wooden cattle, it can be used, Wang Yinglin is not very repulsed now, so he nodded silently.

Zhang Maocai said: "It's good not to talk about the government in vain, like Donglin, it was installed in the name of the party, people were dedicated to lecturing at first, and then gradually formed factions, and the view of the door was not shallow." ”

Whether Donglin is a party or not, the historical circles are arguing, this kind of controversy Jia Cong has no mental understanding, but the Shanhai League is destined to be a faction, and it can't be done without a relationship. Now, however, it is necessary to lead the way and conscientiously manage it, so that before the forces are truly formed, they must not be stifled by others and become the target of public criticism.

Kuang Liuhe listened to everyone's discussions, and he felt that it was nothing to establish an alliance in the name of academic research, and there were countless factions, alliances, and societies nowadays, so the Shanhai League was very safe. He thought more about the township test, his mother's hard work and ardent expectations, he couldn't accept the disappointment of his relatives and villagers.

As he was talking, Wei Wuzhi came suddenly, and the group bowed his hands in a circle: "The old man of the mountains and seas must be sitting firmly on Mount Tai, and in the next Five Classics question, let's divide it again." ”

Jia Cong quietly agreed a few words, Wei Wuzhi left, and Zhang Maocai "cut": "Isn't this Wei Wuzhi just a good uncle?" Look at his arrogance like that. ”

……

On August 11, the second session of the township test began to enter the venue again.