Jinling City is as prosperous as ever, there are many shops and vendors, and the carriage is moving very slowly in the bustling flow of people.

He is no longer a newcomer, and he has lived in this world for a long time, but in the past six months, he has been preparing for the township exam, and he is busy with the academy, so he rarely has the opportunity to go out, and even if he occasionally comes out, he has no intention of looking at the scenery of the streets, so that when the autumn scenery is slightly bleak after the Mid-Autumn Festival, he has leisure to enjoy the scenery along the way.

"Young master, I don't know when the autumn list will be released?" He An drove the car and asked with a smile.

After Ji Ning finished the township exam, in He An's opinion, Ji Ning had a great chance of being lifted, and he hoped to see his young master become successful in his lifetime.

Ji Ning said: "At the end of August and the beginning of September, when the osmanthus is in full bloom, Uncle An doesn't have to worry too much. ”

He An sighed lightly: "As soon as I am a fool, I hope to see the young master Qiufu High School as soon as possible, and at that time, I will also have the face to meet the lord and lady under the nine springs......"

The tone was very sincere, so that Ji Ning, who still wanted to humble himself a few words, had to regain his temper and nodded: "I'll see you eventually." ”

The carriage finally stopped in front of the Tianxiang Building, although it was only noon, it was not the most prosperous time in Tianxiang Building, there were also many diners upstairs, Xie Tai and Song Rui heard the report of the little maid, and personally came out to greet them, and at the same time there were Tang Xie and Han Yu.

"Brother Ji went out yesterday, and I wanted to visit in person, but I expected that Brother Ji would participate in the autumn test for the first time, and he would be sleepy after coming out, so it was not good to come to the door to bother, but he just sent a greeting post, and it was not strange." Tang Xie came over, bowed and smiled.

Ji Ning nodded indifferently, Tang Xie was not wrong on this point, he first entered the township to try the tribute courtyard, and the small number house was enough to toss people, and he was physically and mentally exhausted for a few days, and the first thing he thought about after leaving the house was to rest, and he had no intention of coming out to participate in the cultural meeting. Even if these people came to the door in person yesterday to invite him, he would not give face.

Han Yu said with a smile: "Seeing Brother Ji's red face, he must have rested, and he played well in this autumn test, right?" ”

"Where, where, I just barely answered, and I didn't hand in a blank paper." Ji Ning said humbly.

I went upstairs between the conversations, and when I arrived in the private room, the tea and tea utensils came up, and everyone was most concerned about the examination questions of this township examination.

Even Tang Xie and Han Yu, who already have a reputation for making meritorious contributions, will ask questions in the past two days, do one or two articles on their own, and then discuss them with the candidates who participated in the township examination.

Three articles and four books are the top priority in this township examination, Han Yu said: "I heard that the main examination of this Jinling township examination is a very virtuous and famous old man who has sent to the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, but I don't know who the Confucian Temple sent this year. ”

When it comes to some virtuous people, they can't be called by name, Ji Ning has heard of this former right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, named Feng Xuanqing, it is said that he is an old Confucian official who is in the court but has no intention of court, he looks very lightly at fame and fortune, but he has made great achievements in learning and educating people, and he has returned to his hometown before the age of fifty, and there are many disciples of the Jiangnan generation.

Even Xie Tai heard about Feng Xuanqing's main exam, and said with emotion: "If you can take Mr. Feng as your teacher, you may be able to help in the court in the future." Who doesn't know that Feng Lao has a wide range of connections in the DPRK and China, and even now there are his old friends and close friends in the six ministries? ”

Song Rui and Tang Xie on the side couldn't help nodding, but this said a truth.

Whoever participates in a certain township examination and encounters a prestigious main exam, and can be appreciated by the main exam, will also be more helpful to select a son to accumulate fame in the court and become an official and a knight. But Ji Ning has never been interested in the court, he doesn't want to intrigue with the politicians in the DPRK and China, he just wants to have a peaceful birthday in a few days, as for the examiner, one is to fulfill the last wishes of his parents, and the other is to establish enough social status for himself to facilitate him to open a school without being suppressed by the powerful.

Song Rui sighed: "It's just that the topic of this autumn exam is not simple, especially the last question of the four books, which is actually a truncated match, and I have been nervous since I came out, but I don't know how this topic is done." ”

In a word, the attention of several people was brought back to the question of this exam, and Tang explained: "If this is not the case, let people prepare pen and ink, and you will write your own articles on paper, how about we discuss it?" ”

This remark was agreed by Song Rui and Xie Tai, and even Han Yu prepared to write an article by himself to compare it with the article of the three candidates. Ji Ning shook his head slightly, with disapproval in his tone: "Now that the Gongyuan is not sealed, there are still candidates in the Gongyuan, and we are here to discuss the test papers and articles, is it inappropriate?" ”

A word to wake up the person in the dream, Tang Xie slapped his forehead, and blamed himself: "Look at my memory, I haven't even thought about this level, in the end, this is the public, if someone makes a fuss about this matter, it doesn't hurt for me and Brother Gongtai, but it has a great impact on the three of them, even if it is to be discussed, it will be after the Gongyuan is sealed tomorrow." ”

"Reasonable, reasonable, today we might as well only talk about the wind and snow, not about the autumn test article, just for the three electors to come out to pick up the wind and wash the dust, how do you think?" Han Yu said with a smile.

This time, even Ji Ning did not object, several people raised their glasses and drank freely, after three rounds of wine, Han Yucai said with a little regret: "It's a pity that it's still daytime, I can't invite Miss Liu to come out and sing a song, if you can listen to the song and taste the wine, then it's called leisure." ”

Tang explained: "Brother Gongtai has a heart, you might as well hold a banquet in Tianxiang Building tonight, by then the Gongyuan has been closed, and a few more people will be invited to come here to discuss the township test article." ”

"Very good, very good!" Han Yu sang and harmonized with Tang Jie, and those who didn't know thought that they had planned it a long time ago, and deliberately sang double reeds here.

Ji Ning didn't have much interest in the banquet in the evening, not that he didn't want to show his article to others, but he felt that some of the wording in the third article of the Four Books might not be suitable for public discussion, and as for the article he made on the topic of current affairs in the third scene, "The Lord Shaoguo is suspicious", it is not suitable to take it out.

The articles of the township examination can only be seen by the examiner and fellow examiners, except for the classic model essays, everything else should be sealed up, which is also the reason why Ji Ning dares to discuss it, but if you have to show it on the bright side, then maybe under the pressure of public opinion, the articles that could have been admitted will also be denied by the examiner, that is, you will die.

But Tang Jie, Han Yu and others were very enthusiastic, they were not in the examination room to solve the difficulties of the candidates, and even Xie Tai and Song Rui did not think that doing so might affect their future.

"Brother Ji, do you have any leisure tonight?" In the end, Tang Xie set his eyes on Ji Ning.