The work of the Tongzhou prefect is really not bad, and he may be born with the ability to lead. He decorated the post house where Yang Tinghe lived magnificently, with all kinds of living expenses, and they were all high-end goods. In a large house, there was a brand-new wooden table that was more than a foot long and five feet wide. On the table were some books and two stacks of thick papers.

The inkstone and pen holder are both precious things, and the most important thing is that the tea cup placed on the table is eye-catching, and it is Yang Tinghe who sits on a large Taishi chair.

Yang Tinghe is really tired these days, the township examination has been for nine days, Yang Tinghe has been staring at the examination room, and after the exam, it is grading, and the marking is naturally inseparable from him. There are more than 3,000 candidates, and although Yang Tinghe does not need to look at every test paper, he has to carefully read the more than 500 test papers screened by the marking officers several times.

Especially after Zhang Bang, there was an endless stream of people who came to apprentice, and Yang Tinghe had to meet them one by one. No, now that it's late at night, there are still eight people left who are apprentices.

"Zhou Zhi, a student from Qingdu County, has seen a teacher!" Zhou Zhilang said, and then bowed deeply to Yang Tinghe. followed by the voices of Fan Jin and others, all of whom had seen their mentors.

Yang Tinghe had already read the list of the eight of them and knew that there was thoughtfulness in it. He and Zhou Zhi have known each other for a long time, and Zhou Zhi, a young man, has long left a deep impression on him. Especially the current cabinet chief assistant Liu Jian and cabinet member Li Dongyang are very optimistic about Zhou Zhi, which makes Yang Tinghe have the idea of getting close to Zhou Zhi.

When Zhou Zhi was the prince's companion, Zhou Zhi came up with theories such as what two iron balls landed at the same time, and which weight is a pound of cotton and a pound of iron, Zhu Houzhao at that time was really difficult for Yang Tinghe. However, Yang Tinghe has some advanced ideas after all, and he doesn't feel as fuss about Zhou Zhi as Li Dongyang and others.

However, Yang Tinghe has always been very strange, Zhou Zhi is young, and he is a countryman, why does he have such knowledge?

In a word, Zhou Zhi is a great person in his heart, and he thinks that Zhou Zhi should have a bright future.

This township test is fair and fair no matter which link it is, and the final result surprised Yang Tinghe, the first place turned out to be Zhou Zhi.

Talent, this is definitely a rare talent.

But now Yang Tinghe is a teacher, so he naturally behaves very solemnly, meticulously, and unsmilingly in front of Zhou Zhi and others. A pair of bloodshot eyes hurriedly swept over Zhou Zhi's body, and then his gaze fell on Fan Jin, Che Lang and the others behind Zhou Zhi. These people are of different ages, but they all passed the examination all at once, which is really incredible.

You must know that Qingdu County is a small county, and there are very few people in each township examination, and it may still be a white spot in some years. But these eight people are all from Qingdu County, and they are all from Gaochang Town, how can people not be surprised.

Sensei said that this is the north, and the imperial examination is not developed in the first place, even in the south, such a situation of raising people will not appear.

There was no favoritism in this township test, and it was impossible to leak the exam questions, but such a thing happened.

In such a situation, Yang Tinghe is not afraid of impeachment by those people in the court. You must know that Yang Tinghe is still very popular with Emperor Hongzhi now, and the emperor is very important to him. Besides, this township test is reasonable and legal, and there is no omission at all, even if you want to impeach Yang Tinghe, you can't find any handle.

This can only show that these people are working very hard, and it is possible that they are all stained with thoughtful light. Zhou Zhi's understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics, and the Eight Strands of Literature can be described as perfect, and Zhou Zhi gives them guidance.

Hehe! Zhou Zhi's friends were admitted to the exam, but Yang Tinghe credited Zhou Zhi with his credit. Thinking about it, if Zhou Zhi knew that Yang Tinghe was thinking like this at this time, he would definitely blush.

However, I have to say that if Zhou Zhi did not help Fan Jin, Lu Xingchuan and others at all, this is obviously not right. But if it is said that Fan Jin and others were only admitted to the examination because of their thoughtful light, this is very exaggerated.

In Zhou Zhi's mind, in fact, from the beginning, Zhou Zhi received a lot of help from Fan Jin, Lu Xingchuan and others.

Eight people stood upright in front of the table, Yang Tinghe looked at it, his heart was extremely comfortable, a slight smile appeared on his face, and said, "This official has already heard that you eight gentlemen have made a lot of movement in Qingdu County, even Peng Ze, the prefect of Baoding, admires you very much. Okay, you don't look like other people, studying for the sake of being an official and chasing fame and fortune, and you can see from the Eight Gentlemen Yicang that you got out of the Eight Gentlemen Yicang that you are all people who care about the people.

Now that I am politically clear, it is the time for scholars to use force, so you must study hard, and you can get a good result in the spring exam next year, and live up to the ardent hope of the official for you. ”

Zhou Zhifan, Jin Che, Lang, Lu Xingchuan and others didn't know what Yang Tinghe said to the other lifting students. I don't know where Yang Tinghe's ardent hope for his own people comes from. In short, they knew that what Yang Tinghe said was the polite words of officialdom, but everyone was still obviously a little excited.

Yes, after passing the exam, his status has been greatly improved from now on, especially when he became a student of Yang Tinghe, and a bright future is shown in front of everyone.

After speaking briefly, Yang Tinghe waved his hand lightly and said, "This official is really tired today, you should also go back to rest, and our teachers and students will have a chance to meet in the future!" ”

The eight people said goodbye to Yang Tinghe very respectfully and left the room.

When he came in, Zhou Zhi was the first in line, but now when he goes out, Zhou Zhi is the last. Zhou Zhi's front foot hadn't stepped out of the door yet, but Yang Tinghe said, "Zhou Zhi, stay for a while, the official still has something to say to you." ”

Today's township test list, Zhou Zhi came to apprentice today, although the time is a little late, but after all, it is still today, which makes Yang Tinghe very happy in his heart.

Zhou Zhi is Xie Yuan, and Yang Tinghe just had a few simple words of encouragement, which was obviously a bit too much.

Zhou Zhi turned around, but Yang Tinghe didn't have any expression on his face, and said, "Zhou Zhi, you can understand this township test." This official has already heard that you are a student of Lord Yang Yiqing Yang, and this official has a good relationship with Lord Yang, but in this exam, this official did not have the slightest hint of favoritism, this is completely your own test.

The official has read the essay on your exam a few times, but it is very different, and the opinion is unique, and your essay is the best in this exam.

But this official sees that you are still very young after all, and you must not breed arrogance. You should know that there are a lot of talented people in this world, and there will be a lot of talented people who will take the exam next spring. As far as this official knows, Liu Kaixian, who is now studying in Guozijian, has outstanding articles, so you can be regarded as an opponent.

Jiangnan is full of talents, and there is a person named Tang Yin who is in the limelight and has outstanding talents. Now there are rumors that he is the champion of the year. There is also a person named Xu Jing, who can also be regarded as a genius.

There are also Lun Wenxu in Guangdong, who have already held back their strength to show their strength in next year's exam and won the top prize.

Zhou Zhi, in the opinion of this official, you have the ability to compete for the champion next year. My Ming champion is always in the south, Zhou Zhina, this official has pinned hopes on you, if you can take the exam next year, it will really move the world, let the world know that the northerners are not worse than the south, and it can be regarded as fighting for the northern scholars! ”

Although Yang Tinghe is a southerner, he can have such a statement and such a mind, which is enough to show that he is a person who has the world in mind. It's hard to say that people like this can't achieve much in the future.

This is Zhou Zhi's idea at this time, as for his own top prize in the exam next year, such an idea cannot be said that Zhou Zhi does not have, but the idea is not very strong.

Now that Zhou Zhi thinks about it, he can be admitted to the Jinshi in the spring of next year, and it is best to get a Jishi, and the future will be even brighter. can successfully become an official, and with his knowledge in later generations, he can do more things for the people of the Ming Dynasty.

In the face of Yang Tinghe's hope, Zhou Zhi could only nod frequently and said, "Students do their best to not disappoint their teachers!" ”

"Good! If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to the official, and the official will do his best to help. Yang Tinghe said very sincerely.

Just this sentence, the relationship between Yang Tinghe and Zhou Zhi has become a lot closer.

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Coming out of Yang Tinghe's living room, Fan Jin and the others were still waiting for him outside. As for what Yang Tinghe said to him just now, everyone didn't ask.

Anyway, everyone has passed the exam, which is extremely happy. Return to the inn, rest for the night, and leave for home tomorrow.