After the Luming feast, the state test is completely over.

The 240 newly promoted students from Lingzhou and the neighboring two states will all take the provincial examination in March next year.

Although it is still early, most of the students will pack their bags and rush to the capital in the next few days.

Tang Ning is not in a hurry, the provincial test will start on March 9, and it will not be too late for him to set off again in February, Lingzhou is not so far from the capital, half a month is enough, for the sake of insurance, it should be foolproof to set aside half a month.

After all, he is different from most candidates, although the difficulty of the provincial test is much greater than that of the state test, but the type of questions will not change, so that his first two games are not a big problem, the only problem is the third game.

Even if the policy is to be reformed, it will not be so fast, and when the provincial test is made, he can no longer be as lucky as the state test, so in the next nearly half a year, the only thing he needs to do is to write the article as beautifully as possible.

His father-in-law specially told him to ask him if he didn't understand anything, Tang Ning thought about it, and still felt that it was better to let Zhongyi teach him to write articles.

After all, Zhong Yi is the first talented woman in Lingzhou, not only writes poems well, but also writes articles full of flowers, and his father-in-law, he has even taken the state exam three times......

When I came back from the deer banquet last night, I went to sit in the favorite room for a while.

At that time, the two had already agreed that Tang Ning would write a policy every day, and he would help him review and correct the grammar, and in a few months, even if he still couldn't write a splendid article like her, he would not be scolded as bullshit.

When Tang Yaoyao came to find Zhongyi, he was very surprised by his diligence and asked, "Are you really going to take the top exam this time?" ”

Tangning nodded.

Tang Yaoyao thought for a while and said, "I remember you said before that you don't want to participate in the imperial examination. ”

"Didn't you smash my head at that time?" Tang Ning looked at her and explained: "What is the difference between a scholar who doesn't want to be a champion and a salted fish?" ”

After he finished speaking, he thought for a moment, then looked at Zhong Yi and asked, "Does what you said that day count?" ”

Zhong Yi's face was slightly red and he nodded.

Tang Ning was finally relieved, and continued to pick up the pen and start writing, not wanting to win the top prize in the book are salted fish, salted fish will not be happy.

For the sake of his lifelong happiness, he is going to write ten articles today, and he can't finish writing without sleeping.

Tang Yaoyao and Zhong Yi walked out of the door and walked into the courtyard, and finally couldn't help asking, "What did you say?" ”

"It's nothing ......" Zhong Yi shook his head and changed the topic: "Did you send the letter I wrote to Miss Qing last time?" ”

"My father had already asked the shopkeeper to send it." Tang Yaoyao patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, in a few days, you will receive a reply." ”

Zhong Yi said a little embarrassedly: "Trouble Uncle Tang." ”

"Nothing trouble." Tang Yaoyao shook his head and said, "Anyway, they often have to run from Lingzhou to the capital, and by the way, they just bring a letter, it's nothing." ”

Zhong Yi shook her hand and said, "No matter what, thank you." ”

"If you really want to thank me, tell me what you said to him?" Tang Yaoyao looked at her with a gossip on his face and said, "It is impossible for him to suddenly think of taking the top prize, this matter must have something to do with you!" ”

Zhong Yi thought about it, and finally made a decision, and whispered in her ear.

Tang Yaoyaomei's eyes widened, looking at her, and said in disbelief: "You, you are crazy, how can this be ......?"

Zhong Yi looked at her and didn't speak.

Tang Yaoyao covered his face, sighed, and then said hatefully: "Cheap him!" ”

"Okay......" Zhong Yi tugged at her sleeve and said, "Xiaoru's shop is almost cleaned up, let's go and see ......"

……

Energetic when he woke up early in the morning, Tang Ning originally wanted to write ten strategic essays in one go, but he was interrupted after only two of them.

It was his father-in-law who interrupted him.

and Zhang Hao, who met Mizube Langzhong yesterday.

They seemed to have something to say last night, but then they didn't say anything, but they didn't expect to chase them directly to the house today.

After Zhang Hao sat down, he said straight to the point: "Tang Jieyuan, this official still has some questions about controlling floods and speeding up shipping, and I want to discuss it with Tang Jieyuan. ”

Tang Ning arched his hand and said politely: "Lord Zhang, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Zhang Hao cleared his throat and said, "Tang Jieyuan mentioned in the policy theory, about the Jingjiang River section......"

……

The number of words in the strategy is limited, and it is impossible for Downing to expand every point to write, and the examples given are concise and to the point, but today they can be expanded in detail.

Of course, he is not a water conservancy major, and he can put forward opinions and explain the principles, but it is impossible to go deep into the roots.

However, for the discussion between the two, these are enough, some modern concepts of water control, to the ancients, are a little unbelievable, but it is not a fantasy, Zhang Hao frowned for a while, suddenly realized, grabbed a few hairs for a while, and patted his thighs for a while......

While listening, he took up the pen to record, and waited until a piece of paper was all written by him, then put down the pen, looked at Tang Ning, and said excitedly: "I thought that Tang Jieyuan's strategy could save at least 500,000 taels of silver for the treasury, but now it seems that it is far more than that!" ”

He grabbed Tang Ning's arm and said happily: "When this official goes back this time, he will definitely show Tang Jieyuan's merits in front of His Majesty......

"Ahem!" Zhong Mingli coughed lightly, interrupting Zhang Hao's passion.

Zhang Hao glanced at Zhong Mingli, then at Tang Ning, and sighed with some regret.

The person in front of him is the state test Xie Yuan of Lingzhou, the first person in Lingzhou and Chen Guo for more than ten years, such a person will definitely shine in the provincial examination, and if he can't become the champion, he can also rank first.

And the Ministry of Industry is in a very low position in the six ministries, not as rich as the Ministry of Households, nor as powerful as the Ministry of Officials, even the most useless Ministry of Rites is stronger than their status, the Ministry of Water as a thankless department in the Ministry of Industry, ranked in the top two Jinshi, who wants to go to a promising Qingshui Yamen?

Zhang Hao cleaned up his mood, bowed down and said: "On behalf of all the affected people, this official has thanked Tang Jieyuan." ”

Tang Ning hurriedly said: "This is all as it should be, Lord Zhang doesn't have to be so ......"

He had long heard that Zhang Hao was upright and short-tempered, but when he saw it today, he didn't feel it, not only did he not have these, but he also didn't have the slightest sleek sophistication, but he only had a sincere heart of modesty and advice.

When Zhang Hao left, Zhong Mingli looked at him and said, "Lord Song suddenly had official business and left Lingzhou early in the morning, otherwise we would have come over together today." ”

Tang Ning nodded, Song Qianguan is not Lingzhou one state, but Jingdong all the way, nearly ten states, it is impossible to stay in Lingzhou for a long time.

In addition to him, Fang Hong, Zhang Hao, Ling Yihong and other examiners will probably leave for Beijing in these two days.

The Lingzhou state test has come to a complete end.

"Officialdom is like a battlefield, make a few more friends, and there are always a few more enemies." Zhong Mingli looked at him and said, "Although Lord Zhang has a straight temper, he is a person who can be befriended; You are kind to the other party, and Lord Fang is grateful to you, and you must be self-controlled, not self-respecting; And Lord Ling, although you are his uncle, he is also a physician, if you can meet him in the future, in front of outsiders, you must save his face......"

Tang Ning nodded, and his father-in-law turned on the nagging mode again, but his nagging was mostly from the bottom of his heart and experience, and there was little nonsense.

Zhong Mingli watched Tang Ning walk out of the mansion, retracted his gaze, and looked into the distance.

Everyone knows that many examiners of the Lingzhou State Examination are going to leave for Beijing today, but few people know that there is still an exam paper that left with them.

Whether this thin exam paper is a gravel that can't splash a few splashes, or a meteorite that can set off shocking waves, is still unknown for the time being.

The expression on Zhong Mingli's face was a little relieved, but more worried.

After a long time, he sighed, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked back to the mansion......