This year's Chrysanthemum Garden Poetry Meeting, because of Gu Haotian's four chrysanthemum poems and famous, literati scholars, Qinglou Chu Pavilion, all sung, even with Gu Haotian and Wang Lun's poems story, also spread all over the streets and alleys.

The Gaosheng Inn has also been visited a lot these days, but they have all gone to the empty space. At this time, Gu Haotian was in the backstreets of Liangshan, shopping, watching training, reading Dongpo anthologies, and living a leisurely life.

It turned out that the day after the Juyuan Poetry Club, when Yan Junqing sent the "Dongpo Anthology", he reminded him that he was now a celebrity in Jeju and asked him to be ready to visit from all walks of life. Gu Haotian's head was big when he heard it, and he saw that it would take a long time to release the list anyway, and Liangshan was not far from here, so he fled and came back.

Regardless of Gu Haotian's leisurely life for the time being, and in the Jeju Tribute Courtyard, the examiners have been busy eating and dressing these days. Everyone gathered around thousands of exam papers, busy day and night.

"This kind of writing skills also came to participate in the township test, which is really misleading."

At this time, an official who was reading the paper picked up a test paper and looked at it a few times, said something disdainfully, and threw it into the bamboo basket on the side.

"What a test paper makes Brother Liu so disdainful."

At this time, an official passing by, he curiously picked up the paper and looked at it.

I saw him look at it, his expression gradually deepened, and he also found a seat, sat down and read quietly.

"Brother Shi, how can you look at such a bad scroll with relish, there must be embroidered flowers."

The examiner surnamed Liu, seeing that the examiner was facing a waste paper at that time, but the more he looked at it, the more interesting it became, and he couldn't help but ask curiously.

"There is no embroidery, but these strategies, in my opinion, are really full of flowers, Shen Bo is beautiful, even the provincial test, the palace test is also taken."

At that time, the examiner seemed to be very fond of this paper, and he was very respectful in his speech. However, Examiner Liu was not happy when he heard it, he had just deposed this paper as an inferior paper, but the examiner said it so well, didn't it mean that he had no vision.

"Brother Shi is exaggerating, although I haven't looked at this volume carefully, but the text is really unbearable, and based on this alone, it should be degraded." Examiner Liu said unhappily.

"The text is indeed a little deficient, but the flaws are not concealed, Brother Liu can read these two trial strategies, 'Jin is a young tiger, Liao is an old wolf, Zhou is a field horse, if you help the wolf to resist the tiger, or there is vitality, if you drive the tiger to swallow the wolf, it is the food of the tiger's mouth', such profound remarks, and whether it is correct or not, who can think of ordinary scholars." It is precisely because of the content of the policy that the examiner insists on his own opinion.

"Arrogant words, I don't know that they are not grandstanding and eye-catching." Then the examiner of the Liu family can be regarded as carrying it with the examiner of the Shi family.

The dispute between the two attracted the attention of the surrounding examiners for a while, and some people looked around the paper. Later, these people also expressed their opinions, perhaps because the volume was too special, and in the end two opposing factions were formed, saying that the good ones were highly respected, and those who said they were not able to belittled them. After the two sides disagreed, they unanimously asked the prefect to decide.

In the inner hall, Jeju Governor Jang Shuye was reviewing the papers, and suddenly heard a commotion outside, and was about to ask someone to go out to ask, but saw several examiners coming in with a paper.

"Wen Bin, as a professor, because you know the rules, how can you make noise in the Gongyuan." When Governor Zhang saw the leading Shi examiner, he opened his mouth and asked.

"Wen Bin is abrupt, but this is a good volume, and he is unwilling to fall down, so he fights."

It turns out that this examiner is called Shi Wenbin, if Shi Gu Haotian listened, he must know that this person is the later Yuncheng County Order, and the Water Margin commented that he "is an honest official, honest and honest, every compassionate, often has benevolent thoughts, and is called the county magistrate, and he is actually the parents of the people", and he is one of the court officials who are rarely praised in the book.

"My lord, this volume is not only incomprehensible, but also full of absurd words, so it should not be taken." Examiner Liu argued.

"Leave the volume, wait for me to read it, and go down to do things, you must know that your thoughts and deeds are related to the life of the scholar." Governor Zhang took the volume and commanded solemnly.

Several examiners bowed and retreated, and Uncle Zhang's prefect spread out the paper on the case, and he was also a little curious in his heart, what kind of paper was this, which caused so much controversy among many examiners.

He first read the scriptures and Moyi, and found that there was no word for word, thinking that this scholar's foundation was good, and then he looked at the poems, and felt that they were average, and then he looked at the scriptures and theories. At a cursory glance, sure enough, the text is plain and has no ancient rhyme, but the advantage is that the words can reach the meaning and be clearly organized, so he read it patiently. After reading the two test scriptures, he realized that there was some meaning in this volume, and then went on to read the two test papers, and he didn't expect it to be a unique vision, when he saw the end of Sui He's pro-test theory, the sentence "If the Han family has a good son, why do you need a weak girl out of Yangguan", Deng Shi felt infinite emotion. Where is the Han family's sons and daughters now? Where is the Han family's sons and daughters now? He couldn't help but ask himself several times in his heart.

After reading the scriptures and theories, there were only the last two test strategies left, and Zhang Shuye no longer doubted its level at this time, he just thought about what kind of shock these two strategies could give him.

The first article is about the Huai Shui disaster relief, the river control strategy proposed in the article seems to be customized for the Huai Shui water, all of which talk about the key points, especially the conclusion mentions that "natural disasters are actually man-made disasters" is even more deafening.

Uncle Zhang closed his eyes and calmed down for a while, and then set his eyes on the last trial. As one of the few people of insight in the Great Zhou court, he has always been worried about the external troubles in the north, so he didn't have any expectations for such a question in this township examination, but this scholar gave him too many surprises in front of him, and he couldn't help but have strong expectations.

"Jin is a young tiger, Liao is an old wolf, Zhou is a field horse in the circle, it seems to be tall, but it is useless, if you help the wolf to resist the tiger, or there is a glimmer of life, if you drive the tiger to swallow the wolf, it will be the food of the tiger's mouth sooner or later."

Rural students, they can still see it so clearly, why no one understands why the princes in the court and the middle of the court are rolling. When he finished reading the article, Uncle Zhang's mood could not be calm for a long time, and the DPRK wanted to form an alliance with the Jin State to deal with the Liao State, he had already heard about it, although he was not optimistic, but he did not think too badly, and now after reading this trial strategy, he was shocked into a cold sweat. "Circle in the field"! "Circle in the field"! He muttered silently, and suddenly picked up the pen and wanted to write a letter to the court, but when he wanted to put pen to paper, he sadly found that he wanted to go to the east and west of the court, but there was no one to talk to.

"The government is like this!" He muttered a word and sat down.

"My lord, this is a newly selected volume, please take a look."

At this time, Liu's examiner came in with some papers, and he saw Master Zhang leaning on the chair listlessly, thinking that the first paper must not be the adult's favor, so he couldn't help but be proud in the dark, and casually took the paper on the table, turned around and went out.

"Lord Liu, what are you doing?" Uncle Zhang suddenly came back to his senses when he saw him take away the desk file at night.

"Isn't this a fall?"

"Who told you that?"

Thinking that this person almost ruined a talent, Uncle Zhang's tone was a little heavier, but he embarrassed the person surnamed Liu.

By 1 October, the Jeju Gongyuan Appraisal had finally ended, and a total of 36 people had been selected.

"Mr. Zhang's text in this volume is mediocre, and the admission is still reluctant, and he is the first name, so I think it is inappropriate."

When the examiner of the Liu family saw that he had not only taken the paper that had fallen, but also named it as the first name, he suddenly felt that he had lost all face, and he was very dissatisfied, so he came forward to oppose it.

"Lord Liu, why do you think the scholars of the dynasty are so important?" Seeing his objection, Governor Zhang asked.

"Naturally, it is a general policy theory, which can soothe the people, secure the environment, and govern the country."

"Then let me ask you, if you are used as an envoy to govern Huaishui, what should be done?"

"In this ......, I have no experience in water control, and I have never been in Jianghuai, so I have no good plan for a while." The examiner of the Liu family hesitated for a moment and replied in a snort.

"You have been an official for more than ten years and still don't know the strategy of controlling the water, and listen to the words of this white-clothed gentleman to control Huai, you will know why I named him the first name, Wen Bin, you and read the strategy of the scholar to everyone."

Shi Wenbin already likes that strategy, and this will read even more subdued and catchy. It is the half-written text that not only does not lose its literary brilliance, but makes it easier to understand. In just a few hundred words, the causes, countermeasures and difficulties of the Huaishui flood are clearly analyzed. Where to build dams, where to cofferdams, where to dredge, thousands of miles of water seem to be placed in front of people's eyes.

"Lord Liu, if you are asked to cure Huai again, is there a good plan?" Uncle Zhang asked the examiner of the Liu family again.

"Subordinate...... subordinates ...... "The examiner of the Liu family was suddenly choked and his face was red, and he couldn't speak."

"Ladies and gentlemen, I will name this scholar as the first name, but there are still objections." Uncle Zhang ignored him at night, looked around at the examiners and asked.

"We have no objections."

At this time, no one in the hall dared to object, one of the strategies was indeed well written, and the other was that Examiner Liu had learned from the past, and he didn't have enough ability, who was willing to touch the mold.

"Then let's open it."

With Uncle Zhang's order, the thirty-six admitted papers were torn off one by one, and the names of the middle winners were revealed. The first name is Gu Haotian of Yuncheng County, a name that everyone pays attention to, and finally appeared in front of everyone.

Gu Haotian, as soon as Uncle Zhang saw this name, he suddenly remembered the words of his old friend Xu Churen, "This son is so wise and close to a demon, it is definitely not a thing in the bag", isn't he talking about this person. Then he looked at his age again, and sure enough, he was a twelve-year-old boy, and he knew that there was no mistake. But thinking about naming a twelve-year-old child as the first person is not a good thing for him, he thought about it again and again, and put up a pen to change him to third place, and Yan Junqing, who was originally second place, was lucky to be promoted to the first place.

So far, the autumn of Jeju Mansion in the eleventh year of the Great Zhou Chengping has finally come to an end after several twists and turns, and some of the stories that happened during this period have been passed down as good stories in later generations.