In the first year of Wanli, when the golden osmanthus was fragrant, almost all the inns and hostels in Nanjing were full, and the students from all counties who came to the examination of Zhili Township in South this year were naturally full.

Among the hundreds of students in each county, there are more than thirty or forty people who can get the qualifications for the examination, and one or twenty less. And all the prefectures and counties combined, there are about two or three thousand people in total, and it is said that there can be tens of thousands of people with the entourage's families.

And the total number of lifters that can be admitted by the entire South Zhili, that is, the amount of relief, although it has increased several times, is only one hundred and thirty-five, which is the same as that of the North Zhili. Therefore, in order to make it easier for most of the children of official eunuchs, they will often send their names or borrow their hometowns to try the easy Shuntian Mansion. Compared with Nanzhili, the other two Devil Township test provinces are Jiangxi and Zhejiang, one with a solution of 95 and the other with a solution of 90.

Therefore, the students who have read the books of sages since childhood and take it as their responsibility to enter the officialdom want to kill them from the three places of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi, and they are all the elites of the elite!

There are so many prefectures in Nanzhili, and the talents of the prefectures who have been in the forefront of the township examination over the years often arrive in Nanjing, and there are various literary fights to warm up before the exam. From poetry and song to piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, all of them are full of energy to suppress others. Among them, the six counties of the local government are quite barren, but the Hui merchants are rich in other places, and nine out of ten times they are the targets of attack. Although there are a lot of talented people in Huizhou's six counties, they can barely stay behind, but they are always distracted. But after participating in the Zhuangyuanlou Heroes Banquet this year, these students who came to Nanjing to participate in the township test are blessed, because they have a companion who is too strong in combat!

That's the little official of Songming Mountain!

At the end of last year. After three months of intensive training. Relying on the magical question Mr. Fang. Wang Fulin once again ranked first class with Cheng Naixuan in the scientific examination presided over by the great master Xie Tingjie. Of course, this time their rankings have finally moved forward a little, although they are not difficult brothers and sisters at the end of the list, but the rankings are still magically next to each other, in Xiaobei's joking words, it is difficult to separate. And when the chief examiner of the township examination in Nanzhili came down this year, Mr. Fang and Mr. Ke immediately clapped their hands and celebrated.

Originally. This chief examiner is none other than Geng Xiang, who once served as a great master of learning in Nanzhili, and personally escorted Geng Xiangxiang, who returned to Jixi, after Hu Zongxian's coffin was thrown on the side of the road by his son Hu Songqi. Geng Xiang used to ridicule the shallow and immeasurable Shoufu when Gao Gong was in power, and Gao Gong, who was resentful, was driven out far away by the inspection of the officials, and now Zhang Ju is in power, and most of the old people who were reprimanded by Gao Gong were activated, Geng Xiang was first transferred to Hengzhou Mansion as a pusher, and then transferred back to Beijing to gild, and this time he was released as the chief examiner.

Of course, the most important thing is. Geng Xiangxiang, like Xie Tingjie, belongs to the Wang Xuetaizhou School!

So. Wang Fulin and Cheng Naixuan went to Nanjing this time, and Ke Fang and the two followed. Of course, they didn't expect to be able to be accommodating from Geng Xiang's side and get some exam questions to cheat, but they had the intention to try the questions again. For these two people to do this wholeheartedly, Wang Daokun in the DPRK and China sent a letter every month, and Wang Fulin had no choice but to let it go. The only thing that made him very helpless was that from those relatives and friends in Huizhou, to the people around him now, they all concealed that he had already created a momentum in Nanjing, so that he was smashed before he first came to Guidi to figure out what was going on.

However, in this way, he won a good reputation among the scholars of Huizhou Mansion who hated the same enemy.

Hui merchants are rich, in Nanjing is also built a Xin'an hall, usually for Huizhou businessmen to come and go, the imperial examination is provided to the examination of Hui Xiucai, although not as in Yangzhou, in Hankou town so ostentatious, but in the inch of land in this Jinling land, for the poor scholars who came to take the examination, it is already a first-class welfare. The only drawback is that there are only a few dozen rooms here, and it is often necessary for two or even three people to share a room, but even Xiucai from a well-off family prefers to live here, so as to strengthen the connection with each other and cope with various situations together. As for the scholars and servants with them, they are placed in nearby hostels or homestays.

Of course, Wang Fulin and Cheng Naixuan lived in the same room, and on this day they came back from a so-called literary meeting, and told Mo Xiang to go to Mr. Ke and Mr. Fang to investigate, Wang Fulin followed Cheng Naixuan into the house, and stretched his waist with a knock on the door with his heels.

"If it goes on like this, I'll do it for Jiang Lang!"

"Who made you not famous in the poetry and literary world, but you are not famous in other places, and it has something to do with the defeat of the former Danyang Shao hero?"

Cheng Naixuan picked up the teapot and poured two cups, pushed a cup for Wang Fulin, picked up his own neck and drank dry, then wiped his mouth and said: "But then again, it's a mule or a horse, after all, you have to enter the tribute courtyard to tell the winner, Mr. Ke and Mr. Fang don't even have a figure recently, what they said before is it reliable or not?" ”

His family knows his own affairs, Wang Fulin knows very well that he has to talk about the power to achieve changes and deal with the crisis, he has been in the society for so many years in his previous life, and few of those who read the books of sages and sages can compare with their own, but when it comes to art articles, even if he is barely at the moment, he can be regarded as having a full head of four books and five classics, and he has studied hard behind closed doors for a year, but his foundation and thinking mode are different, and he is not as good as those guys who have been immersed in it since childhood. If it weren't for the strong support of Mr. Fang and Mr. Ke, senior test takers, from strengthening to betting questions, Cheng Naixuan might still have some hope, his level is definitely enough!

Therefore, for Cheng Naixuan's doubts, he could only smile bitterly: "How do I know?" Anyway, last year and this year, I have been grinding the gun for nearly a year, and it is useless to be in a hurry now. ”

"You really want to." Cheng Naixuan sat down in distress, supported his chin with his hands and said, "You know, my father-in-law is from Xie Yuan, and now he is the right Zanshan of Zhan Shifu, a Japanese lecturer, every time he writes to ask me about my son-in-law's schoolwork, and he also asks me questions from time to time." If I can pass the exam, then I can breathe, but if I can't pass the exam...... You don't know that my mother-in-law said that she will take me to Beijing when she catches up with Ming'er! You must know that the tutors of the Xu family are reading, reading and reading, but I don't want to learn from them. I just want to learn from my dad! ”

"Your father was just as good at the beginning. And it's counted as being one more than your father-in-law. It's just that I didn't have good luck, I didn't pass the Jinshi test, and I just changed direction after two times. Wang Fulin reminded Cheng Naixuan with a smile, seeing that he was like a punctured ball, and suddenly lying on the table The boss was not energetic, Wang Fulin thought of his father-in-law who was famous in Huining Dao, and couldn't help pinching his fingers and counting.

To say that Ye Junyao's first term as a county magistrate has only been more than two years, and he has been promoted to three levels in less than three years. Now Huining Dao has only been in office for less than two years, and if you want to be promoted again, I am afraid that this time I must have completed my term. And the sub-patrol road is not as important as the state and county chief to cover all aspects, Mrs. Su at the end of last year because she let him prepare for the exam with peace of mind, she specially invited a master who is proficient in criminal names, and now this father-in-law does not need his help. Now it is his own problem that is relatively big, how difficult it is to occupy a place among the 135 lifters!

Just then, there was a banging knock on the door. Wang Fulin saw that Cheng Naixuan was listless, so he could only stand up and open the door. Pull open the door. He saw that the old and unserious Mr. Ke was standing outside with a smile, but he didn't see Mo Xiang who they had just sent to find someone. The hallway was full of people. He didn't ask much, and after letting people in and closing the door, he smiled and said, "Looking at Mr.'s proud appearance, what is the good news?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Cheng Naixuan sat up straight all of a sudden, and looked at Mr. Ke who Shi Shiran was sitting down with expectant eyes, only to see him take out a book from his arms and put it on the table with a smile on his face. Cheng Naixuan snatched it without thinking, and after flipping it over, he said like a treasure: "Only ten model essays? Great, after memorizing it, you don't have to worry about this township test! ”

Wang Fulin knew that Ke Fang and the others had always been on the wrong side, but they were not as optimistic as Cheng Naixuan. Sure enough, the next moment, I only heard Mr. Ke smile and say, "Memorize it?" You don't have to, just take a closer look at me, and when you go back to the country, you must not use any of these sentences, especially the arguments and gist of this article! ”

"Huh?"

Not to mention that Cheng Naixuan was stunned at this moment, even Wang Fulin was taken aback. He hurriedly snatched the book from Cheng Naixuan's hand, and after flipping through it, he put it in front of Mr. Ke and asked in a low voice: "Why, is it such a collection of model essays, which Geng Xiang Geng saw for the exam?" ”

"Historically, whether it is a scientific examination or a township examination, there will always be someone who relies on dozens of model essays on their backs and then passes the test with this. Of course, there are fewer people like you who rely on the question, but there are others. Mr. Ke ruthlessly pierced this layer of window paper, and when he saw that Wang Fulin and Cheng Naixuan were all quite calm, he couldn't help but smile slightly. In any case, a self-aware student is a good student. After a pause, he continued, "Therefore, in order to reduce the chance of being fooled, most of the examiners will also collect some such books, so that other examiners can have a number in their hearts after reading them together. As for this one, it is something that is currently only circulating in a small circle, and it is called wonderful. ”

How to get this kind of thing, of course Wang Fulin will not delve into it, but as soon as he flipped through it roughly, he already felt that these articles were about ten thousand essential oils, and many four-book questions could be put on the side. And hearing that he didn't memorize all this thick book, although Cheng Naixuan was taken aback just now, he also breathed a long sigh of relief at this time. But then, Mr. Ke took out another thing: "Here are a total of ten questions, four questions and four book questions, and the rest are theories, judgments, and current policies." You do your best to make it as soon as possible, and I and the old party will give you a review and revision. Go all out! ”

Is this the real question this time?

Wang Fulin and Cheng Naixuan's four eyes all glowed a little, but Wang Fulin still asked one more question: "After that Geng Master was admitted to Nanjing, he hadn't seen anyone in the locked courtyard, right?" ”

"Of course, although Geng Xiang said that this person sometimes has a big mouth, he will naturally be cautious when he should be cautious. Although he is from the Wang Xuetaizhou School, since he was ordered to set off, he has never seen any of his former teachers and friends. Speaking of this, Mr. Ke added, "However, before your uncle Mr. Nanming went north last year, he went to Hengzhou Mansion to see him as the governor of Huguang, and he mentioned the scientific examination and township examination in the middle of these years, and even the two of them did a lot of articles on a whim. Geng Xiang is very shrewd, he must know that you will participate in the township test this time, even if it is to avoid gossip, those things that he is most proud of will be discarded. So, by the method of elimination......"

Wang Fulin was speechless. He didn't know if Geng Xiangxiang was going to take the Nanzhili Township Exam this time, and whether Wang Daokun was working too hard behind his back, but such psychological warfare was really breathtaking!

"All in all, it's impossible to grasp such a big thing as the township test, after all, the probability of solving it is almost one in a hundred, so even if it's thirty percent, the two of you have to fight hard!"

When Mr. Ke said this, he felt a little emotional. I thought that I was invited by a proud disciple to come over to be Mr. Gate, but it was just to relieve my boredom, who knew that I would gradually become so concerned. Whether it is the Ganquan School of Zhan Xue, or the Taizhou School of Wang Xue, there are countless Confucians, but the demons who are young but have changed their power are really impossible to find. The most important thing is that no matter which school of thought is a little too loose, and it is funded by people, in the long run, when the imperial court does nothing, once the imperial court tightens that rope, which school can stand alone? (To be continued......)