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Zhuangyuan Building is located at the east end of Iron Lion Street, the building is three floors high, all wood structure, simple and elegant, quiet in the middle of noisy, has a history of 100 years. In this north and south city full of philistine atmosphere, www.biquge.info like an orchid grass among leeks, it won the hearts of the people, and it got such a cheesy name for it.

And this cheesy name attracts students who enter Beijing to take the exam, and they all want to get a touch of this cheesy and get out of the top list. It is somewhat ironic that in the past hundred years, there has not been a first-class champion, and even the second-class is a once-in-a-few encounter, let alone a champion. Therefore, this building got a nickname called 'Tongjin Shi Building'.

"But as the saying goes, 'the country has its own talents, and a generation of new people replaces the old', and there are always generations of freshly baked people, who have gathered from all over the world and nine provinces to the central capital and come to this champion building...... Even if you don't win the champion, it's good to pay tribute to the Mobao of the fallen predecessors. "On the third floor, by the large round table near the window, Qin Lei, Le Buyi, Fang Zhongshu, and six or seven Shanbei Juzi sat around in civilian clothes. That Fang Zhongshu learned a lot of miscellaneous and eloquent skills, and there was a burst of laughter and scolding, which caused a circle of laughter.

The scholars on the table next to them looked at each other with displeasure, if it weren't for the brocade-clothed young man who had a group of fierce bodyguards, I am afraid that someone would say something strange again, but now they can only listen obediently, or settle the bill and get out.

The red-faced scholar who provoked Le Buyi at the beginning pointed to the countless inkblots on the three white walls and sighed: "On this wall, there are both hesitation before the exam, and full of resentment and frustration after falling behind, the most natural and sincere, touching and heartfelt, it is a projection of my thousands of students, hundreds of years of joy, anger and sorrow are condensed here, how can there be no reason not to worship?" This was said so sincerely and emotionally that even the scholars who had been angry on the side quieted down and listened to him quietly.

Qin Lei cast his eyes on the opposite wall, looked at one at random, and whispered: "The flowers are full of willows and dark nine doors deep, and I am full of tears when I drink sad songs." The warbler flowers are all falling for a few days, and a spring is sad to a heart. After reading it, I couldn't help but sigh softly: "It's a good season for 'flowers and willows', but it's a good time to drink sad songs' and 'full of tears'; 'a rejuvenation to a sad heart', how sad, frustrated, and desolate it should be, what Gong Chun said is not false...... "The red-faced scholar's surname is Tu, his name is Gong Chun, and they have already introduced each other. Qin Lei called himself Qin Wu, and he was a rich and noble son in Beijing.

The red-faced scholar Tu Gongchun sighed when he heard the words: "This is also a portrayal of the hearts of many Luodi scholars, if you don't really taste it, you can't write it." ”

Fang Zhongshu interjected: "If you talk about realism, this white description is the most poignant," and then he whispered: "Nine times a night, the dream is short, and you can't go home." Chang'an Mo twice, the empty general saw tears. ”

A few people on the side also expressed their opinions, and some said, 'Fifteen can enter the west of Qin, and thirty are homeless passers-by.' The fate of the Ming is not closed, and the cloth is empty and Luoyang dust. 'Atmospheric; Some said, 'Zhong Ling was drunk for more than ten years, and saw Yun Ying's upper body again. I am not famous, I am not married, and I may not be as good as others. 'Be free. And so on and so forth, but it is obvious that the poems and sentences on this wall have aroused the resonance and sigh of the scholars present.

At this time, on the table next to him, someone finally couldn't help but say aloud: "These people are too entangled, and they won't be pulled out and beheaded if they fail the exam," Yan Yan pointed to the wall and said: "It's a big deal, because of the North Mountain Trail, return to the East Pitian." One of the people sitting with him also said: "Yes, you can also 'shoot the wolf star with a bow and arrow, and Hugh will read poetry and books.'" Even throwing a pen from Rong is much stronger than 'tears and empty sighs' here! ”

Here, Tu Gongchun sneered at each other when he heard this: "The two brothers said easily, I have been studying hard for decades in the cold window, in order to 'once mention the name of the gold list.'" As he spoke, he laughed and said, "When you 'wipe away your tears in front of the list, and have no face to Jiangdong', don't 'who is more haggard and crying Qin Jing." 'Ahh This drew laughter from upstairs.

The two scholars on the other side didn't expect him to be so venomous, and they couldn't help but feel angry in their hearts. A fair-skinned sneer: "Could it be that my brother thinks that you can be named on the gold list?" ”

This Tu Gongchun seems to like to talk to people very much, and when he heard this, he straightened his neck and said: "I didn't wait for that day, who would dare to say that there is no me on the list?" ”

The two scholars looked at each other and smiled, and the other laughed softly: "I dare to say that there is no you on the list!" He sneered and said, "Brother, if you say that, it means that you don't understand the Tao here." ”

"Ball, like you're from here." Tu Gongchun glared. The other side didn't show weakness, and said with a scorched face: "This is the fourth time for the two of us, can it be regarded as a person who has come over?" "The people on both sides of the aisle said something to me.

Qin Lei interjected with a smile: "Why don't you two come and sit side by side, how tired it is to stretch your neck and talk." ”

Tu Gongchun also smiled: "That's it, come and tell us what kind of Tao it is." The two men laughed and said, "What are you afraid of doing?" Then he lifted the wine jug and came over, saluted Qin Lei first, and then sat down on the two new seats in Qin Surabaya.

The two sides first reported their names and origins, and the two of them were Longyou, the one with a burnt yellow skin was called Shang Dezhong, and the one with a white face was called Xin Litong, both of whom were thirty or forty years old. After introducing his name and hometown, Shang Dezhong smiled bitterly at Tu Gongchun: "Our brothers are from Zhaowu for five years, and it has been thirteen years now, and it is indeed impossible to live any longer." He arched his hand at Qin Lei and said, "A little complaint, it has blocked the nobles." "He has experienced many vicissitudes and tasted hardships, and this bit of eyesight is still there.

Qin Lei smiled gently: "It's okay, the two of you have commendable perseverance and rich experience, and you will definitely be able to go to high school this year, a long-cherished wish." ”

Xin Litong sighed indignantly: "I don't have expectations for a long time, it's just like Brother Tu said, after studying hard for 20 years, it is useless to be a scholar." What else can I do besides the exam? It's just a matter of talking about personnel and leaving it to fate......" There is endless sadness and pain in the words, and endless exhaustion and helplessness.

That Shangde pointed at Xin Litong and said: "Brother Xin is the treasure of my Longyou, talented and full of wealth, and he won a list of Xie Yuan at the age of fifteen. Saying that, he excitedly buckled the table and said: "It's not that you can't learn, it's not bad luck, it's **." ”

Qin Lei asked gently, "**? ”

Shang De nodded and said, "Yes, it's '**'," said with a smile and said to Qin Lei: "The son is of noble birth, so naturally he doesn't know these dirty things." Say nothing, lest you stain your ears. ”

Qin Lei knew that he had scruples, and laughed loudly: "The speaker is not guilty, and he should be relieved, just say it." ”

Shang Dezhong sighed and said: "On the basis of the previous dynasty, my Great Qin adopted the four methods of 'imperial examination', 'conquest', 'simple pulling', and 'shadow supplement' to take scholars in parallel. Originally, in order to take care of all aspects, the grandfather of Tai made the commoners, the high-ranking scholars, the virtuous and famous people, and the old families of meritorious heroes and honorables all be used by the imperial court, and the starting point was excellent. ”

Qin Lei knew that he wanted to suppress the first Yang, so he took a sip of the teacup, and listened to him continue with a smile: "But the last three are small paths, not journeys in the end. If you weren't from a Jinshi background, even if you become a prime minister, you will inevitably regret it. ”

Xin Litong nodded and said: "If there is a little possibility, those children of high-ranking families will also try to drill into the camp to be a Jinshi, and only when there is really no way, will they succumb to the latter three." And the Jinshi who are all in the court will also regard them as outliers, not to mention that they are discriminated against, and it is impossible for them to be the prime minister. ”

Qin Lei also bowed his head and said: "Indeed, among the six departments of the Five Academies, those who wear red robes and above, without exception, are all from Jinshi. ”

Shang Dezhong said with a gloomy face: "Whether it is a famous family, a meritorious person, or even a relative of the emperor, they all come to squeeze this single-plank bridge." Said proudly: "If everyone uses their real skills to make an article and compare the six arts, the students will not be able to enter the first grade, and it will not be a problem to take the second grade." "Because Qin Lei is here, he can't criticize the powerful too much. If it was usual, he would have scolded 'the secretary of mind is like a dog, and the book is shameless'.

But although he didn't say this directly, Qin Lei understood it, and said softly: "I heard that the magnates control the imperial examination, and the first and second grades seem to have been decided. But isn't the top three with the largest number of people still left to everyone to compete fairly? After glancing at a few lifters, he said softly: "Since the Jinshi are all internally determined, and Wenqu Xing can't pass the exam, then there is nothing to be ashamed of with the Jinshi." ”

Who knew that the two of them laughed dumbly and said: "Childe is the old emperor's calendar, and now even the top three have organs." Even Fang Zhongshu, who had never interjected, said bitterly: "The son is of noble birth, of course, he doesn't have to bend his waist for five buckets of rice, and it's normal to not know." Tu Gongchun was stunned, obviously not knowing.

Qin Lei said strangely: "Why did you get to the waist of five buckets of rice again?" Saying that, he glanced at Le Buyi, Le Buyi shook his head and smiled: "Don't ask me, it wasn't like this eighteen years ago." ”

When Xin Litong heard this, he slapped his hands and sighed: "In this gentleman's words, such crooked winds have been blowing in the past ten years. I happened to be unlucky to experience the whole process. ”

Qin Lei smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that we are inseparable from the Prime Minister again." ”

Xin Litong nodded and said in a deep voice: "Yes, twenty years ago, when I went to Beijing to take the exam, I went to the top three, and I could win one or two hundred people a year, and there were some officials of six, seven or eight grades, but after Prime Minister Wen Cheng assisted the government eighteen years ago, this good thing will never return." "When Qin Lei heard the 'Tong Jinshi' from Lu Yanwu, he remembered that he looked down on this 'Tong', but in the mouths of these people, it turned into a 'good thing', which shows how big the gap between the two sides is.

As soon as he mentioned 'Wen Yanbo', Shang Dezhong gritted his teeth and said: "The thief got the right to decide the first and second grades, but he was still not satisfied, and stretched out his hand to the top three. If you want to pass the exam, you must bow down to the door of his minions, grovel and become inflammatory, otherwise you will be like me and Brother Xin who have repeatedly tried and failed to win the blank head. ”

Hearing this, Xin Litong finally couldn't help but have red circles in his eyes, and hissed: "Towards the door of the powerful, follow the fat horse dust at dusk." The remnants of the cup and the cold burn, everywhere lurking sorrow. ”

Listening to Xin Litong's mournful voice, Shang De slammed the table and shouted hatefully: "The thief is not dead!" There is no peace in the country! Those of us who want a little more face will never come out! ”

Hearing the 'literary thief' Qin Lei's eyes suddenly lit up, and he smiled: "Oh? How did I hear that Prime Minister Wen Cheng is a 'master of the literary world and a master of a hundred officials', and he is the most respected person among scholars in Daqin? Saying that, he looked at Le Buyi and said, "Isn't it?" But he didn't want Le Buyi to be a little distracted, and when he heard the words, he said, "Yes, yes, yes." ”

Qin Lei wondered in his heart: "Which word touched this guy?" But this is not the time to ask, only to hear Shang Dezhong snort fiercely: "Fart Master! Fart! It's a bunch of wagging tails and begging pugs! It's a goddamn corrupt and perverted the law to form a party for personal gain! ”

Xin Litong had already woken up from his grief and indignation, and hurriedly pulled him and said, "Brother Dezhong, I am sincere, this is not at home!" After he reminded him, Shang Dezhong also regretted it a little: "It's just nonsense in my heart, everyone is all about me farting." "But someone already has it in mind, and maybe it will turn it out and disgust him at some point.

Qin Lei saw that everyone's expressions were different, and said lightly: "I have long said it first, 'the one who speaks is not guilty', if anyone does not know each other and takes this matter seriously, or will use it to frame the Shang brothers in the future, the mass grave twenty miles south of the city is the place where he will live for the rest of his life." Although his voice was soft, it was very majestic and sonorous, and there was no doubt that he would do what he said.

If it were not for the perennial immersion in power, it would not have been possible to achieve this effect by mere posturing. Only then did a Confucian student know that this suave boy was not as simple and harmless as he seemed. Hurriedly expressed his heart and said: "How can it be, the same enemy!" ”

Qin Lei looked back at the rest of the tables, squinted and smiled: "It's better for everyone to shout with me, even if you shout, you will have the same hatred." Everyone didn't know why, and they asked, "What words?" ”

As soon as Qin Lei beckoned, Qin Surabaya hurried over, and Qin Lei gave a few words in his ear. Qin Surabaya was puzzled: "Isn't it okay? I'm very low-key. Qin Lei chuckled, "You can also shout 'Li Hun is a bastard.'" ’”

Qin Sishui wrinkled his chrysanthemum face and said depressedly: "It's still the former." As he spoke, he suddenly raised his hand and shouted: "Wen Yanbo is an old turtle!" ”

The room is quiet, and the entire third floor can be heard...... Everyone looked at Qin Surabaya like a monster. Qin Sishui wanted to cry without tears, scratched his head and pointed at Qin Lei embarrassedly: "It was my son-in-law who made me shout ......."

Everyone followed his gesture and looked at Qin Lei, who had a gentle face, only to see him get up and say calmly: "Everyone! Looking at the clothes, everyone is rushing to take the exam, and it is the most shameful thing to know that hurting the same kind of person is the most shameful thing. Saying that, he pointed to the staircase and said with a smile: "My guards have sealed this floor, no one knows what will happen above, as long as everyone doesn't go back and talk nonsense, what's the point of shouting?" "There was an implicit threat in his words: 'Lao Tzu has already taken this place, and if you don't obey, you don't have to leave.'"

A scholar is the most sensitive, how can he not understand Qin Lei's extraneous voice? And after listening to the two of them, they were also unhappy with Wen Yanbo, and their hearts were already open. If it weren't for the heinous power of the thieves, they would have scolded without Qin Surabaya leading the singing.

Everyone wanted to scold but didn't dare to scold, and they were a little hesitant for a while.

But there are always people who dare to be the first in the world, only to see Tu Gongchun stand up, smash the cup, and say in a throat: "If you want to lick other people's buttocks, Lao Tzu would rather go home and farm!" As he spoke, he shouted: "You are afraid of Wen Yanbo, but I am not afraid!" Wen Yanbo is an old turtle! ”

Le Xiang Gu clapped his hands and praised: "If there is a martyr's wind, I should be with it," he also opened his throat and said: "Wen Yanbo, the old turtle, give birth to a son called a turtle son, and give birth to a grandson is ......" Qin Lei was a little strange, how could this guy look like he had a grudge against Old Man Wen?

"Turtle grandson!" Xin Litong laughed and said, Shang Dezhong is his best friend, of course, he must support it.

Seeing that they scolded, others also scolded you and me, and gradually it became a crusade against literary thieves.

Qin Lei looked at Fang Zhongshu and said with a smile: "Everyone said it, why is Brother Fang silent?" ”

Fang Zhongshu grinned and said, "The student is thinking of a pair, but he wants Mr. Le to be harmonious. ”

Le Buyi smiled: "I am very happy." ”

"Shanglian is, all the Jinshi are superior and majestic, and they have to recognize the thief as their father!" I only heard Fang Zhongshu laugh cheaply.

"The next link is: Prime Minister Wen is obscene and despicable, and the whole family is a turtle!" Le Buyi didn't blink, and laughed and scolded loudly.