"It's okay if it's okay, then Fang Jifan..."Xu Jing looked left and right, and lowered his voice: "It's really hateful, this time, are you sure?" It must not be under the three protégés of this Fang Jifan, otherwise it will ......"

Tang Yin's eyes flashed with anger: "The foolish brother is a little sure. ”

When friends reunite, there is always a lot to say.

Xu Jing then began to feel sorry for Tang Yin: "If you don't encounter an accident, that night, you can go with me to visit Master Cheng, Master Cheng is also one of the examiners of this subject, you don't know, this Lord Cheng, admires Bohu very much, knows that Bohu did not come, it is a pity, we are fellow villagers with him, he is very enthusiastic about the foolish brother, and he has asked people to post several times to invite me to go to Chengfu to play chess." This time, if you can go to high school, with the support of this right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, there will not be so many hardships and dangers in your career. ”

Listening to Xu Jing's tone, Cheng Minzheng did not have an appreciation for Xu Jing, and even Tang Yin felt regretful, yes, if he didn't encounter changes, he would have become a guest of the Cheng family, what a spring breeze to be proud of.

Xu Jing smiled again, blinked, and said in a low voice: "On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, I also went to Chengfu, used three hundred taels of gold, begged from Lord Cheng, and Master Cheng wrote a book, but it is unique, that ink treasure, I still hide it now, and I will take you to appreciate it next time." ”

Tang Yin listened to it, and couldn't help but admire Xu Jing's exquisiteness.

The so-called begging is actually just an unspoken rule of some kind of human exchange.

It is naturally inconvenient for scholars to meet some ministers, and it is naturally inconvenient to give gifts, after all, the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, but if they leave empty-handed every time, it will not be interesting enough.

It is necessary to give gifts, but also to be elegant, therefore, this begging text came into being, nothing more than to say, so-and-so public you calligraphy is good, I think about it, I want to ask for a piece, posted in my own home. So so-and-so wrote a word, and this word was naturally given for free, collecting money? Are you insulting me? And you are still a late-born junior, how can you talk about money about cultural people.

But the beggar has to send an honorarium, not to let people work in vain, not to mention the culture of this thing, naturally can not be measured by money, you send a silver of one or two taels, it is an insult to a certain public, such a good word, it is worth this money? Therefore, the higher the price, the more cultural value is revealed.

The Xu family is a wealthy family in Nanzhili, and Xu Jing is three hundred taels of gold, which is indeed generous, it can be seen that Xu Jing feels that he has great hope for high school this time, and there are many things in the future, and he still needs to be taken care of by Cheng Minzheng.

Xu Jing said regretfully: "Hey, if you were here...... would be fine" and shook his head.

Tang Yin listened to it, and he was also very regretful, Cheng Minzheng is a high-ranking official, even if he can't enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister in the future, he will sooner or later become the head of the first section and rank at the top of the court.

Such a person misses the opportunity, and when he is released on the list, after high school, he will visit again, and he will appear powerful.

After all, a low-level official visits a high-ranking official, which is called flattery. But if you are not an official, the scholar meets the seniors of the same country, which will not give people a sense of abruptness.

Now that Cheng Minzheng is one of the examiners, he will obviously be extremely busy in the next few days, and when he is done, it is time to release the list.

That's it......

Although Tang Yin was a little annoyed, but quickly, he shook his head, after all, he is a free and easy person, when his father was still there, he has always been very proud, in the past few years, he has lowered his posture a little, and he also began to want to learn some tactfulness, but now that he has lost the opportunity, what is the use of regretting? He said to Xu Jing: "Now that the exam is over, you and my brother are reunited, we should have a few drinks." ”

Xu Jing raised his eyebrows: "Dare not obey your fate." ”

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When Ouyang Zhi, Liu Wenshan, and Jiang Chen came out of the Gongyuan, it was much colder outside.

The three of them glanced at each other, and they knew what they had done before, and this time they were in the middle of the test, which was a miracle.

They are honest people, they didn't think too deeply, and obediently returned to the house.

Kyori is already boiling.

Especially Tang Bohu's good word made Manjing boil.

Tang Xie Yuan said that it was good, it must be good.

Many gambling houses in Beijing have opened, and the vast majority of people are optimistic about Ying Tianfu's Xie Yuan, after all, Ying Tianfu Xie Yuan, this is a symbol of strength, and for Shun Tianfu's lift, it is almost equivalent to the advantage of crushing.

Li Dongyang, a scholar of the cabinet and a scholar of the household department, ordered the paper to be sealed, and then ordered someone to copy the answers, and then together with the examiners, he read the papers on the spot in the tribute courtyard, and there were still heavy guards in the tribute courtyard, with three layers inside and three layers outside, and not a single fly was allowed to enter or exit.

As the chief examiner of this time, Li Dongyang also has expectations for the popular candidates for this examination.

Especially that Tang Yin, because of a gamble, it was known to the whole world, he had read some of Tang Yin's articles, this person is a very talented person, if this subject can be successful, the future ...... If you enter the Hanlin Academy, you can also cultivate.

Cheng Minzheng is also responsible for reading the questions, he is in a good mood, this time he is not only the examiner, but also adds a stroke to his qualification book, not to mention, before the exam, he also met a few fellow villagers, these fellow villagers, all of them are talented, and when they are in high school, it is also a good thing to be able to recruit them into the door. The new scholars need to vote for a backer, and for the bigwigs in the court, who doesn't want their protégés and former officials to be all over the world? No matter how high-ranking an official is, someone must carry a sedan chair, right?

……………

As soon as the exam was finished here, someone on the other side rushed into the palace to report.

Emperor Hongzhi pinched his fingers, and knew that this time was almost over, and then, after Li Dongyang and others read the papers, he released the list, and the result was ...... And that's it.

At this time, he was discussing with Liu Jian and Wang Ao, and when he heard the eunuch's report, Emperor Hongzhi said with a smile: "It's really unbearable to release the list." If you want to come to Master Wang, you must have a lot of feelings. ”

Wang Ao listened dumbfounded, he was indeed unbearable, after all, his nephew had finished the exam, the past few days of the list, it was really anxious, the Wang family wanted to prosper, it was necessary to get some talents, in this way, in order to inherit the Wang family's family business, he had several sons, one of them was lifted, and then he took a few exams in a row, and there was no hope, he was old, since he couldn't get in, he simply recommended him to the Ministry as a lifter, and finally gave a county master book, so that he could slowly sharpen it, and there was one, so far he was just a showman, think about it, There is not much hope.

On the contrary, it is this nephew, but he has the best chance of high school, and in the future, the one who will shine on the lintel may be this nephew.

Wang Ao said honestly: "The old minister is ashamed. ”

He didn't deny it.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said, "I am actually quite curious about the examination of this department, oh, that Tang ......"

"It's Tang Yin......," Wang Ao added.

Xie Qian is also quite interested in Tang Yin, he is a native of Zhejiang, not far from Wuzhong: "It is reported that a few months before the exam, although he is in the sickbed, he is also studying hard, and he is closed to the guests. ”

Emperor Hongzhi lowered his head and thought for a moment: "Then, what about the three Ouyang Zhi, in my opinion, the three Ouyang Zhi are also not to be underestimated, after all, they have been trained by Fang Jifan......"

Speaking of Ouyang Zhi, Wang Ao and Xie Qianju both laughed.

Liu Jian's old god couldn't help but smile bitterly.

I'm really afraid of something.

Liu Jian is a northerner, to be honest, the literary style in the north is indeed not prosperous, which he cannot deny, but the current wind direction is clearly in the direction of the competition between the north and the south readers, which makes him quite worried, after all, ...... He is a northerner, and no one likes to enjoy being hanged and beaten.

And the reason why Wang Ao and Xie Qian lost their laughter was only because ...... In their eyes, Ouyang Zhi and the three of them are really not worth mentioning, and it is really ...... to compare them with Tang Yin, who is a member of the Southern Zhili Xie Yuan

In terms of exams, Xie Qian and Wang Ao, these Jiangnan people, are still very proud, and since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has been proved countless times that none of the northern scholars can fight. This is still a place where there is a north-south list, if there is no north-south list, it will almost be hung up or hung horizontally and vertically, and the arbitrariness of letting go of oneself will be rubbed by others.