Shen Xi took the prefectural examination at the age of ten, which is the biggest anecdote of this year's Tingzhou Imperial Examination, and it is easy for candidates to talk about it when they gather on weekdays.

Others may not know who the head of the case in the counties of Tingzhou Prefecture is this year, but when it comes to the name of Shen Xi, everyone knows it. And Shen Xi also did something out of the ordinary, in the first exam of the government examination, he was the only one who appeared in the first arrangement, which was even more a joke for the candidates.

Others naturally don't think that Shen Xi is outstanding in learning and can answer the questions in advance, but think that he doesn't know what he has taken**** and passed the county exam, and when he arrives at the government exam, he can discern that he really has no real talent, so he just put out the row and walked out of the examination room.

Shen Xi was ridiculed, but he was not ashamed, he had long been accustomed to being looked down upon coldly. Su Tong smiled and comforted: "Brother Shen, don't mind, a few people over there have not passed the government exam seven or eight times, and their psychology is very dark." ”

Shen Xi smiled and asked, "Then Su Gongzi thinks that he will be able to pass this house test?" ”

Su Tong was stunned by the question, he thought about it, and said with a serious face: "If Brother Shen really passes this government test, I will only feel relieved for Brother Shen." ”

Shen Xi didn't know how sincere he was, and he couldn't allow him to think about it at this time, because someone over there was already going to come over to give Shen Xi a "tea".

"Little champion, in the future, you will be in Jinbang High School, but don't forget about us, we are all candidates of the same year, so we have to take care of it more after becoming an official, right?"

Shen Xi saw that he was clearly here to serve tea, but in fact he was here to entertain him.

This person may really be as Su Tong said, because he couldn't try a few times, his psychology has been bent, as if he can elevate himself by suppressing others.

Someone came to serve tea, how could Shen Xi have to "express", he really took the tea handed over by the other party, and drank it with his neck tilted.

"Good tea."

Shen Xi wiped his mouth, "I have memorized the words of this son, but I don't know the name of the son?" ”

That man didn't expect Shen Xi to drink his tea so shamelessly. He was stunned for a moment before sneering: "It's inconvenient to tell you the name below, you will always have a chance to know it in the future." ”

This is quite a rhetorical statement, and the name will not be told to you now. In the future, I will be famous all over the world, and you will definitely know. Shen Xi nodded and said, "I don't know if I can wait until that day." ”

The man came over to toast a cup of tea, what a courtesy, and he got close to you as if he really wanted to help each other in the future. But a discerning person knew at a glance that he had bad intentions, and he deliberately came to see Shen Xi's jokes.

Everyone else was waiting to see Shen Xi's embarrassment, who knew that Shen Xi's counterattack was also extremely ingenious.

You are bold and want to be famous in the world. I'll just reply to you, I don't know if you can wait until that day.

-for-tat, but without showing traces.

"You!" The man's face changed first.

Shen Xi replied with a blank expression, as if what he said was unintentional.

Judge from above!

"Hahaha......" The laughter next to him sounded again, but this time it was not Shen Xi who was laughing, but the unlucky guy who came to serve tea since touching his bad head.

The man sneered, "We'll see." ”

After finishing speaking, he brushed his sleeves and left, and the store guy hurriedly followed: "Guest officer, you haven't settled the bill yet......"

So there were more people laughing.

Send one away, Shen Xi sat down, and someone next to him came over to salute: "Shen Gongzi, I hope you and I will pass the game." Leave your name and me on the long case. ”

This person spoke with a youthful childishness and cold arrogance, and Shen Xi turned his head to see that it was Wu Xingyu, a fourteen-year-old boy he had seen before.

To say that the person just now came to be sarcastic, and Wu Xingyu came over purely as a courtesy, Shen Xi didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly got up and returned the salute, and watched Wu Xingyu go out under the guidance of the servant.

"It's such a big show, and he has to bring a house slave to see a case, this is to show that his Wu family is different?" Someone at the table spoke with disdain.

Shen Xi asked, "Who is this person?" ”

The man at the table asked in surprise, "You don't know?" His grandfather was the prefect of Tingzhou, and now he is the political envoy of Shanxi. I think I'm a lot of scenery, but I'm just a concubine. ”

Shen Xi heard that this person's grandfather used to be the prefect of Tingzhou, and his surname was Wu, so he thought about it carefully. You know who you're talking about. Shen Xi had read the Changting County Chronicles in his previous life, and knew that this person was Wu Wendu, who had a disagreement with Liu Jin in the early years of Zhengde and resigned because Liu Jin asked for bribes.

Wu Wendu was a jinshi in the Chenghua period, a native of Quanzhou, Fujian, and migrated to Jiangning with his father. Shen Xi expected that it should be when Wu Wendu was an official in the local government. The family migrated. Wu Wendu was the prefect of Tingzhou, which was not far from his hometown of Quanzhou, and there were people in the Wu family who took root in Tingzhou.

"Even if it's a concubine, people are also eunuchs, and they are different from us." Shen Xi said with a smile.

Su Tong sighed slightly, and said: "There are many descendants of the Wu family, and he is a concubine, I am afraid that he will not be able to get the budding shade of Lord Wu, otherwise he will not be able to take the entrance examination and go directly to the national prison." ”

was originally talking about Shen Xi, but because of Wu Xingyu's appearance, the topic turned to Wu Xingyu.

As the artillery battle sounded outside, there was a sudden noise in the teahouse, which indicated that the case had begun to break out on the side of the government.

Shen Yongzhuo stood up and was about to go out to see the case, Su Tong reminded with a smile: "Shen Gongzi, there are too many people in front of the prefect's yamen, or wait for someone to disperse a little before going over, what should I do, if I want to participate in the recruitment tomorrow, it's always good to come out today to relax, why rush back to study?" ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Shen Xi, "It's still Brother Shen's calm and leisurely cultivation." ”

Shen Xi grinned and said, "I know I can't pass the test, so I'm not in a hurry." ”

The people at the same table couldn't help laughing together, even if some people felt that their chances of passing the exam were very slim, but they all had expectations in their hearts, this is human nature, and those present didn't care at all, except for Su Tong and Shen Xi.

Even Su Tong was thinking in his heart: "But I don't know why he is not in a hurry, could it be that he ......"

After waiting for half an hour, the people in the teahouse gradually finished walking, and the people who had been sitting still couldn't help but join the crowded army of watchers one after another.

Su Tong sighed: "This is not a long case, there is not even a name, those who can't get it will not give up, and they will definitely look at the case paper three or five or seven times." But at noon, I'm afraid we won't be able to squeeze in. ”

Sure enough, as Su Tong said, more than an hour after the first result occurred, there was no decrease in people at the entrance of the government office. More than 1,000 candidates, around those two or three pieces of paper, found their seat number is good, but those who don't find it are really unwilling. Even if you look at it five or six times and walk away a few steps in frustration, you have to go back and look at it two or three times to make sure that your seat number is not on it.

By noon, Shen Yongzhuo couldn't bear it. said to Shen Xi: "Seventh brother, can you wait for me, eldest brother will go over and see it first." My mother's ......."

Shen Xi nodded in understanding, Shen Yongzhuo had an anxious wife like the Wang family, and it was difficult for him to calm down. Shen Xi said: "If the eldest brother is in a hurry, go over and see it first." I'm fine. ”

Shen Yongzhuo hurriedly went out to the government office, and as soon as he went out, he joined the crowd of people.

Not long after Shen Yongzhuo left, the people at the same table saw that there were fewer scholars outside to see the list, and they all left one after another, only Su Tong sat with Shen Xi.

"Brother Shen, how do you think the difficulty of the two exam questions this time?" Originally, there was no small talk for a while, and when the people at the table were gone, Su Tong suddenly asked Shen Xi with a straight face.

Shen Xi thought for a while, and naturally replied, "It's quite difficult." Although it is four books and texts, they are all the titles of the "Book of Songs", although my book is not decided, but I follow the teacher to learn more "Spring and Autumn". ”

"Oh?" Su Tong frowned slightly, "Then Brother Shen's second topic, this 'learn and learn, there are bandit gentlemen', I don't know what to say?" ”

Shen Xi smiled: "Su Gongzi, is this going to test me?" ”

Su Tong waved his hand: "Don't dare, I just want to discuss one or two, but I said that the next scripture happens to be the Book of Songs." It's also a counterpart. When you see the candidates who are taking the exam together, you will inevitably want to ask for advice. ”

Shen Xi looked at Su Tong's appearance and felt that Su Tong would not ask questions for no reason.

As far as Shen Xi knew, this Su Tong was the son of an official eunuch. He himself is a popular candidate for the head of this government examination, and Hui Niang also mentioned that Su Tong has relatives who work as errands in the prefect's yamen.

Shen Xi thought to himself, what rumors had Su Tong received before the case?

In terms of grading the prefectural examination papers, I want to rely on the prefect to review more than 1,000 answer sheets and read more than 2,000 articles in two days. Not to mention the selection of the good and the bad, it is a question of whether you can read it or not.

Therefore, the marking is generally the staff of the government, the subordinate officials and the teaching, discipline and entrustment of the government to help, after screening, those who answer the question are eliminated first, and then select excellent examination papers to send to the prefect, if the prefect is responsible, or will read this part of the examination paper, but if it is not responsible, maybe the following staff say which article is good, which one to choose.

Shen Xi thought for a while and said, "If I didn't answer well, I won't be ugly in front of Su Gongzi." ”

Shen Xi originally wanted to wait for Shen Yongzhuo to come back and then go over to see the release list, but Shen Yongzhuo seemed to think that even if he came back, Shen Xi would be gone, so even if most of the people in front of the yamen had dispersed, he didn't see Shen Yongzhuo's figure.

Su Tong stood up and said, "Brother Shen, come over and take a look?" ”

"Okay."

Shen Xi and Su Tong went out of the teahouse together, and it had been almost an hour and a half since the case was committed at this time, and Shen Xi himself didn't expect to be able to sit down with Su Tong and talk for three hours.

As there were fewer people, it was much easier to walk, and it didn't take long for Shen Xi and Su Tong to go to the case paper.

"Yikes! It seems that there are very few people who take it. Shen Xi said suddenly.

Originally, Shen Xi estimated that about 100 people should be admitted to this government examination, and there should be more than 200 people in the main case and the deputy case combined, but at a glance, there were only two pieces of case paper in total, and there were two circles of people on it, no more than no less than 100, which was less than the number of places recorded in the trial case in Ninghua County.

Su Tong seemed to have known it for a long time: "I heard that there are very few people who have tried it in the government this year. ”

Shen Xi nodded, and then he went to look for it seriously, and soon, he found the "T-shaped Yiwu" among the twenty seat numbers circled in the main case, which was his seat number, which meant that he was the same as the county test, and it was another one-time pass.

Shen Xi was pleasantly surprised: "Young Master Su, I found my own." ”

"Congratulations, Brother Shen, it seems that in next year's college exam, you and I will take the same exam again, so you may not be able to enter the list of students?" Su Tong said with a smile.

Shen Xi deliberately didn't say whether he saw his seat number in the inner circle or the outer circle of the main case just now, but Su Tong was very sure that he had passed the government test, which showed that Su Tong had learned the news in advance.

From the seat number of the government test alone, it is impossible to distinguish who is who, but Su Tong can clearly know, which shows that Su Tong is indeed "powerful".

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