Zhengde's three-year examination is another ceremony where scholars gather. The white-haired old man, the young man, the middle-aged man who raised his eyebrows and pondered, and the Jiangnan student who talked loudly...... When the scholars who had gathered in the streets and alleys, talking about the death of Liu Jin, the death of King Ning, and the death of many clans before, were all imprisoned in the Tribute Courtyard, even the guys in the restaurant, the restaurant and the teahouse felt a little lonely. After all, all the noise in my ears disappeared all at once, and I was really not used to this kind of depression and purity.

The person who presided over the examination in this subject was just like Xu Xun's promise to Zhang Cai, and Liu Jin's promise to Zhang Cai, the main examiner was none other than Zhang Cai, who hung the title of Guozi Priest with the title of Priest of the Ministry of Officials, and the deputy chief examiner was a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. But in the face of Zhang Cai's strength, that person could inevitably only fight on the side. Especially in the last of the three games, when Zhang Cai got up to inspect the whole field, he not only did not follow, but breathed a long sigh of relief.

This evil star is too powerful! Zhang Cai was only one of the five rank langs in the ministry two years ago, but now he is suddenly in the second grade, but instead of the panic and anxiety when ordinary officials are suddenly promoted from low grades to high officials, he is at ease, as if he has experienced more than ten or twenty years of career as an official in the ministry. He kind of understands why all the subordinate officials of the subordinates are only looking at Zhang Caima, this kind of chief official is too dazzling, and that kind of condescending gaze can force people to be ashamed of themselves!

Zhang Cai paced slowly, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the lifters in the room. This is not the first time he has inspected the examination room, and he has stayed for a lot of time in front of many people who have stayed before. Especially when he walked in front of Jiangyin Xu Jing, he stopped and looked at the handwritten scroll for a long time, and saw that the third question was answered extremely beautifully, so he walked forward with satisfaction. Although Xu Xun never mentioned it, he had his own account in his heart.

This kind of test ceremony, those old adults' sons and nephews have a lot of old ones, and Xu Xun is such a private person. And Xu Jing, which has undergone great changes, is indeed brilliant. Even if he can't promote people to Huiyuan, it's more than enough to give people a top ten!

When the three nine-day examinations finally came to an end, and the unkempt lifters came out of it, some were depressed, some wept bitterly, some called friends, and some were complacent...... Relatives and friends who picked up people on Gongyuan Street directly blocked this place. At this time, a rare spring rain was coming, and almost the entire street of relatives and friends were all holding all kinds of oil-paper umbrellas, pushing and scraping each other. Many people are half wet. However, in the midst of this crowded crowd, there was only one place where a few people stood out, and instead of borrowing a place there, they all wanted to hide away.

Among the many oil-paper umbrellas, the oil-paper umbrella on the top of the silver floating tutu is particularly eye-catching, and among the two capitals, only the prince and the first and second officials can have this kind of treatment. And on such a good day as the end of today's exam. Hui Hui condescended to the Gongyuan Street. And that young one, that person's name is naturally about to come out - who else is not Pingbei Marquis Xu Xun?

Xu Jing, who opened the oil-paper umbrella and came out of the tribute courtyard, saw Xu Xun over there at first sight. He was stunned for a moment, and when he realized that the person Xu Xun was waiting for should be himself, he only felt that his face turned red all of a sudden. It wasn't an embarrassed red, it was an excited red. Carrying Tang Yin's personal preparation basket, he hurriedly came to Xu Xun in the attention of countless people, and just as he was about to give a salute, he was pulled by Xu Xun under the wide silver floating top oil-paper umbrella.

"Bohu said that he was going to come to greet you, and I am now an idler. Since it's okay, I'll just pick you up. Xu Xun smiled as if no one was around, looked at Xu Jing again and asked, "How, this time you can be sure." ”

Xu Jingqiang resisted the excitement of returning to the Gongyuan in his heart, and said in a hoarse voice: "I have written all the articles of the three fields well, and the title should be expected." ”

"Nonsense. Who asked you if you were in the top 10? Xu Xun was afraid that there were other people around, his voice was suppressed, and it was not loud, but seeing that Xu Jing was stunned for a long time, and then showed some indescribable embarrassment, he said with a smile, "It's okay, since you have returned to the science field, then there will definitely be good luck this time, let's go, I have prepared a table at home to congratulate you on your departure from the Tribute Academy, and when I go back to the trial list, there will be more people to make fun!" ”

Xu Jing promised to thank him, and on the other hand, he glanced at Tang Yin, and saw that he really had no regrets, as if he really gave up the idea of the imperial examination, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for his friend. When he arrived at Xu's house, he was relieved to see that Kang Hai and many other experts were waiting there, he was still a little embarrassed, but when he saw that everyone was surrounding Xu Xun and asking about the so-called retirement, he was relieved, but he was also stretching out his heart to measure the ranking this time.

After returning to his hometown for a few years, he has picked up all the stepping stones such as the Eight Strands of Current Affairs, as long as he has not played abnormally, no one has dethroned him because of his origin, this time...... It should be possible!

The marking of the papers in the few days after the examination is the most intense, and it is more tense than the college entrance examination papers in later generations. After the name is confused, a dozen or so paper readers have to judge as many as thousands of test papers, and it is naturally impossible to say how to read the article carefully. Among them, those who are good at calligraphy always have a natural advantage, and the second is to quietly make scrolls of hands and feet when they are confused. Therefore, when Xu Jing's paper was undoubtedly circled by the examiner in the room, and then sent to the desk of the chief examiner Zhang Cai as a recommendation paper, the Shangshu selected by the head of the ministry couldn't help but show a smile.

Non-Hanlin is not allowed to take the main exam, this is an old rule for many years, but this kind of rule is not suitable for him!

Three days later, the apricot list was finally released on Gongyuan Street. The students who were waiting to see the list rubbed shoulders one after another, pushing and pushing each other, and seeing their names were either shouting and shouting, or crying and crying uncontrollably, of course, more carefully looked at the list three times from beginning to end, and finally fell off the list with a sad face.

Xu Jing wanted to look for him from the back to the front, but he was forced by Tang Yin, so he had to look from the back with a trembling mood, but he didn't expect to look at a few people, and he found his name all at once. In disbelief, he swallowed his saliva and counted again, and when he saw that he was actually the fourth place on the apricot list, his knees suddenly went weak and he almost couldn't stand steadily. The old man on the side was also so excited that even his voice trembled.

"God has eyes, God has eyes...... If the old grandmother and the lady found out, they would be very happy. ”

Tang Yin also breathed a long sigh of relief. Seeing Xu Jing's pale face, he remembered that this friend had never been in good health, and now he was afraid that he would not be able to bear the good news at first glance, so he hurriedly beckoned the old Tibetan head to hurriedly take someone out. When he got outside, he heard the wind and set up the vendor who set up the tea stall and helped Xu Jing sit down. Another bowl of piping hot tea made people drink slowly. Only then did he see that Xu Jing was relieved.

"Father Heng, you almost scared me to death!"

"It's me who is excited, Brother Bohu, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Xu Jing hurriedly arched his hand, and then took a long breath, "I only thought that there was no hope in this life, and I never imagined that there would be this day of resurgence, and I was finally worthy of my grandfather and father in heaven...... Let's talk about it. It was I who met the nobleman back then! ”

"Okay, if the Hou Ye knows, he will be even happier, you should prepare well, if you can get a champion back on the day of the palace test, then it will be the real glory of the ancestors!"

Seeing that Tang Yin said that the champion of the palace test was as easy as exploring the bag and taking things, Xu Jing couldn't help but smile bitterly, but he thought that he had survived even such a desperate situation, and now he must not be ashamed. I can't help but cheer up. That's when it happened. I saw two Gongshi, who were about the same high school students, coming in from outside, talking happily.

"The main examiner of this department is no one else, it is Lord Zhang, the secretary of the ministry, with such a teacher, it will be much more convenient for us in the future!"

"Yes, I'm going to meet the master tomorrow, but I have to be well prepared."

Xu Jing remembered that he and Zhang Cai had already met, but now Zhang Cai and Xu Xun were strangers. At this time, he suddenly hesitated. However, after returning to the Xing'an Hou Mansion to celebrate that day, early the next morning, he still visited Zhang's Mansion with other Gongshi who would take the exam. The housekeeper of the Zhang family on the door smiled and groaned, but the words he said were not accommodating.

"Ladies and gentlemen, my lord said it, the protégé of the lord. Originally, you should not have said goodbye. My lord has the emperor's trust to order the main examination of this subject, and he will do his best, but he is also one of the examiners of this palace examination, and now he does not dare to judge his protégé by his likes and dislikes. After the palace test list is released, you are divided into the top three, and when the time comes, you can talk very happily. ”

As soon as these words came out, the protégés, who were still a little annoyed and embarrassed, were suddenly relieved, and left after saluting one by one, Xu Jing was even more relieved. On the day of the palace examination on March 15, hundreds of officials gathered in front of the Fengtian Palace, such as the court ceremony, and after the salute, the tributes entered the palace to worship the Son of Heaven, and Zhu Houzhao waved his hand to let people issue the examination questions of the palace examination.

I have heard that the people should take the law, but the heavens are the ancestors. The kings of the three generations of Tang Yu are all the ancestors of the law and the law to become prosperous, and they can be examined in the scriptures. It is said to be the day of the day, the day of the constitution, the day of the grid; There are ancestors who say that they are the ancestors, they are said to be the ancestors, and they are said to be the ancestors, which is the same? Or is the so-called Dharma ancestor for the sake of success, what will he do if he starts a business? After the Han, Tang and Song dynasties, the way of law and heaven has come to an end, how can those who are easy to say be able to govern it? Or are there also those who have their own laws and their ancestors, how to cure them? It's not ancient. If I have been conscientious since the throne, but the mandate of heaven is the degree, and the ancestral training is the formula, there are still those who are not easy to complete. The way of heaven is vast, I don't know what is the law today? It is said that the punishment is similar to the heavens, and the mercy is to serve the heavens. The entrepreneurship of Emperor Taizu Gao, the vertical rule of Emperor Taizongwen, and the rule of law in the holy places are spread in the world of canonical broadcasting, and they cannot be cited. I don't know what is the law of the day that comes first? And it is said that the history is urgent, the body is motivated, the morality is respected, the loyalty is upright, and the ancestors are virtuous, is it feasible? I want to promote the administration of the Tao to rely on the blessing of the family, extend the Zuo of the long for hundreds of millions of years, the son of the doctor, should be used on time, there should be a person who supports me, and its respect is not ignored.

When Xu Xun, who went home comfortably and continued to rest, took such a theme of current affairs, a smile appeared on his face. Because he knew that Zhu Houzhao called Kang Hai, the champion, and a few old Hanlin people from the Hanlin Academy, and painstakingly drafted them, he only felt that Zhu Houzhao's heavy irony came to his face.

The so-called Dharma Ancestor is to imitate the ancestors and abide by the laws of the ancestors, but where to follow the ancestors if they start a business and lay down the country? As for what emperor has trembled since the throne and so on, it is almost the opposite, where is Zhu Houzhao a person who respects the heavens and the ancestors? Speaking of which, I remember that he said to Xu Jing that there should be no less quotations from the classics, but it is better to be less obscure, and there is no need to compare and so on too much, it is best to write the article in a simple and understandable and inflammatory manner, and I don't know if Xu Jing has remembered it.

The top ten volumes, Zhu Houzhao has to read in person!

PS: The questions of the exam are copied from the Ming Shilu by me, and they don't count the words. But...... This sentence is broken by myself, because the original text has punctuation at all, and everyone who has added the wrong thing to include, and my ancient text is the one in high school, and I have been completely exposed to it in college......