After listening to Cui Xiang's explanation, Zhang Baoer understood. www.biquge.info It turns out that there are many categories of imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty, mainly the Ming Jing and Jinshi. The main test of the Ming Jing is to paste the scriptures, that is, to paste a part of the text of a certain paragraph of the classic work with paper, so that the candidates can answer the content of the original text, and the test is rote memorization. In order to increase the difficulty, the examiner began to choose some remote and cold passages as the test questions. But those who are intelligent often do not go to the Ming Sutra, and in their opinion, the Ming Sutra is too unpopular to show the ability of Anbang to govern the country. Compared with the Ming Jing, the Jinshi exam is much more difficult. There are three examinations for the Jinshi examination, the first one is a test of poetry, the second is a test of the scriptures, and the third is a test of the text. The comparison of the difficulty of the two examinations of the Ming Jing and the Jinshi, for example, people have the saying of "thirty old Ming Jing, fifty young Jinshi", which means that a thirty-year-old person is already an elderly candidate in the Ming Jing, and a fifty-year-old can be considered a young person who can be admitted to the Jinshi.

Only then did Zhang Baoer realize that she only knew a rough idea, and there were so many ways in this scientific examination.

"Since the Jinshi exam is so difficult, then you must not be able to endure less hardship!" Zhang Baoer asked Yang Chengyi.

Yang Chengyi sighed and said: "This is the seventh time I have taken the Jinshi exam, a serious illness after the last scientific examination almost killed me, I finally recovered from my illness in Chang'an, this has been more than half a year, I simply lived in Chang'an to continue to study hard, waiting for this scientific examination." I've been away from home for three years, and I don't know what happened to my family. ”

Zhang Baoer was a little sympathetic to these people, and he said insincerely: "Brother Yang has his own celestial phenomena, and his family must be fine!" ”

Zhang Bao'er was in a heavy mood, and he was about to get up and leave: "Brothers, you still have to review your homework after breakfast, so don't bother!" ”

Chang Jingzhong had a good impression of Zhang Bao'er, and he smiled: "Don't get in the way, we will go to Longshou Mountain together later!" ”

"What are you doing in Longshou Mountain?"

"To touch the willows?"

"Touching the willows?"

"It is said that as long as you touch the golden willow, you will have continuous pen power in the examination room, and you will continue to think endlessly, and you will go to high school in one fell swoop."

"And that said?"

"Of course, this is what Tanhualang said from the last scientific expedition, how can it be wrong, we spent a tael of silver to buy this secret!"

Leaving the Tianxiang Inn, Zhang Baoer couldn't help but ask: "Brother Cui, you can go to high school by touching the willows, do you believe it?" ”

Cui Xiang smiled, "Of course I don't believe it, this must be Kuai Zhengpeng's crooked idea!" ”

"Kuai Zhengpeng?" Zhang Bao'er asked strangely: "Who is Kuai Zhengpeng?" ”

"Kuai Zhengpeng is the Tanhualang of the last scientific expedition that those people just said, speaking of this Kuai Zhengpeng, there are still some stories in it!"

Zhang Bao'er was interested, and hurriedly said, "Brother Cui, tell me about it!" ”

Kuai Zhengpeng won the third place in the last scientific examination and became a popular tanhualang. Seeing that the champion and the two fellow subjects have been released as officials outside the ministry, and the jinshi ranked behind him have also embarked on their official careers, Kuai Zhengpeng, who was waiting for the news, really couldn't sit still. He found Qiao Weiren, the secretary of the ministry, and asked, but he didn't expect Qiao Weiren to roll his eyes and say disdainfully: "There is no vacancy at present, you go back and wait!" ”

As soon as Kuai Zhengpeng inquired, he realized that Qiao Weiren was a well-known corrupt official, with no money and filial piety, and if he wanted to ask him to release himself, it was simply moving a ladder to the sky - there was not even a door!

Kuai Zhengpeng has no silver to give Qiao Weiren, even if he has, he will not give it. When he saw Qiao Weiren prevaricating himself, he was so angry that he scolded Qiao Weiren in person. Because Kuai Zhengpeng is famous, Qiao Weiren didn't dare to really do anything to him. In the end, he was really annoyed by the scolding, so he had to order his subordinates to push Kuai Zhengpeng out of the yamen of the ministry.

Qiao Weiren gritted his teeth and said: "This crazy life, I really don't know how thick the sky is, as long as I am in office for a day, I will not let go of the official and him for a day, and let him wait in Chang'an for ten or eight years, see if he is ruthless or I am ruthless!" ”

His Majesty has the final say on who is Tanhualang, but who is the official is the final say. Even if Kuai Zhengpeng stabs this matter in front of His Majesty, there is no vacancy, let alone the emperor, even if it is an immortal, there is no way.

After that, Kuai Zhengpeng came to the ministry every once in a while to make a noise.

Zhang Baoer smiled: "This Kuai Zhengpeng is a little interesting, where does he live, let's see!" ”

Cui Xiang took Zhang Baoer to Kuai Zhengpeng's residence, which was a side house of a family, which was very simple and did not even have a place to stay.

Kuai Zhengpeng is also dressed very plainly, if he hadn't known that he was the Tanhua of the last scientific expedition, Zhang Baoer would really regard him as a person in the market.

Zhang Bao'er revealed his identity, and Kuai Zhengpeng gave Zhang Bao'er a deep salute and said, "Kuai Mou has seen Master Zhang!" ”

Although Kuai Zhengpeng hated Qiao Weiren, he was quite respectful to Zhang Baoer. Zhang Baoer's actions above the court were spread throughout Chang'an City, and of course Kuai Zhengpeng also heard about it.

Zhang Baoer asked about the lifters touching the willows, and Kuai Zhengpeng said the truth of the matter with a wry smile.

Last winter, when it was freezing cold, Qiao Weiren's father had an asthma attack, and thick phlegm blocked his throat, and he died without taking a breath. Qiao Weiren found a feng shui gentleman and chose a feng shui treasure land in Longshou Mountain outside Chang'an City. After Qiao Weiren buried his father, he bought more than 20 rare golden silk willows and planted them in front of the grave at a high price.

Kuai Zhengpeng has been spending money in Chang'an, and the money is almost gone, not to mention gifts, whether he can live in Chang'an in the future, I'm afraid it will become a problem. Kuai Zhengpeng was depressed in his heart, and went to the tavern on the street to drink two taels of soju, and with the strength of the wine, he came to the yamen of the ministry again. The officials already knew him, and knew that he was a former Tanhualang, and they didn't dare to embarrass him very much. Kuai Zhengpeng shook his body and came to Qiao Weiren's inner study, Qiao Weiren still had a bitter face, and opened his mouth to say that there was no vacancy, and told him to continue waiting.

Kuai Zhengpeng pointed at Qiao Weiren's nose and roared: "Kuai someone has been patient with you for a long time, seeing that Enke is going to be opened again this year, and there will be a large number of people waiting to be released to be officials, if you don't find me a good place again, don't blame Kuai someone for being unkind to you!" ”

Qiao Weiren prevaricated a few words about Kuai Zhengpeng, and ordered his subordinates to set up the half-drunk Kuai Zhengpeng out of the yamen of the ministry again. Qiao Weiren made trouble because Kuai Zhengpeng came every now and then, so he had long regarded his words as wind in his ears. In his eyes, Kuai Zhengpeng is a rotten loach in a small ditch, how much wind and waves can he set off!

Kuai Zhengpeng returned to his residence, fell on the bed, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, seeing that the lifters who went to Enke for the exam this year had rushed to Chang'an one after another, and his former Tanhualang was still stupidly waiting here for the officials to send officials, Kuai Zhengpeng couldn't sleep over and over again, until the rooster crowed, Kuai Zhengpeng got up with a bone, but his head hit the crosswood on the top of the bed with a "bang", this collision, it knocked people over, he clapped his hands and shouted: "There is!" ”