Shen Mo has long known that the distance between the county government of Shaoxing Mansion and the county government of Huiji Shanyin County is not more than a hundred zhang apart.

By the time Uncle Yao sent him to the palace, the sun was about to set, and under the golden light, the prefect's yamen looked extraordinarily magnificent. In terms of regulation, a government yamen must be two grades higher than a county, which is reflected in the architecture, which is bigger, more beautiful and more wasteful...... I saw that the wall in the square in front of the house was two zhang longer than that of Huiji County, and it was five zhang long. There is a strong four-pillar archway in the east and west of the wall, its stone foundation diameter reaches six feet, made of white marble, thick and noble; The pillar of the building is more than two zhang high, made of golden silk nanmu, standing on the cloud table.

Naturally, there are also Jingshan Pavilion, Shenming Pavilion and the like, but the time is too tight to take a closer look, Shen Mo glanced at it and hurriedly walked to the main gate of the mansion, after handing over the invitation, the door led him in, after entering the yamen is divided into three roads, the middle road is the prefect's yamen, the left is the same prefect's house, and the right side is the general judgment house.

Shen Mo followed the door from the main road straight into the second gate, and entered the courtyard in front of the house, which was still an office corresponding to the six departments and similar to the six rooms, and only after passing through did he arrive at the instrument gate that was exactly the same as the main gate.

Entering the Yimen is the lobby, and after the lobby is the second hall, the prefect will set up a banquet in the second hall.

When Shen Mo entered, he found that the other four children had already arrived, and they were sitting in the side hall solemnly, waiting for the arrival of the prefect. In addition to Tao, there are two others who look alike, one is very short.

As soon as he saw him come in, Tao Yuchen got up and said with a smile: "Three of you are the same year, my legendary senior brother came. The three of them got up accordingly, and the two sides politely ordered their teeth, and introduced themselves, it turned out that the two similar ones were a pair of brothers in Yuyao County, the older one was twenty-seven years old, called Sun Yan Ziwen, and the three years younger than him was called Sun Ling Ziwenhe. The other short man is from Xiaoshan County, his name is Chen Shounian, the word is Songling, but he is the eldest of several people, and he looks like he is more than thirty years old.

It was another ceremony, and the two sides sat down according to the county test results and the year, Sun Yan was the largest in the first year of the Yuyao case, and sat on the top position; Shen Mo is also the head of the case, but he is young and can only sit in the second seat; Sun Ling and Tao Yuchen are both second leaders, so they sat in three or four places according to the eldest and youngest, and the eldest Chen Shounian could only sit last because he was the fourth leader of Xiaoshan.

Although the seats are about to be rearranged, it is not sloppy at this moment.

After the five of them sat down, they smiled silently at Tao Yuchen and said, "I just heard from you, what kind of legendary senior brother am I?" ”

Tao Yuchen was just about to speak, but Sun Ling smiled first: "I heard the anecdote of Brother Humble Yan early in the morning, and I have been admiring it tightly, so I asked Brother Yuchen, and I asked Brother Humble Yan for forgiveness." His demeanor was calm and elegant, and even if he apologized, he was like a clear breeze and a bright moon...... It's not deliberately pretended, but it seems to be born like this, and if it doesn't, it's strange.

'There is a way that there is a nobleman in three generations, and I don't know what the situation of this Sun family is. Shen Mo said secretly in his heart, and said with a warm smile on his face: "Brother Wen He, it's too late for the little brother to be happy." Said with a ashamed smile and said: "It's just that the little brother is mediocre, except for a few times when he was a child, there is nothing worth mentioning." ”

Chen Shounian interjected and smiled: "Brother Clumsy Yan is too modest, I don't know elsewhere, just talking about our Xiaoshan County, your 'gold plated in the bottle', 'removing trees in the river' and 'breaking the rope in the bottle', that is, women and children know it, and they all regard you as a prodigy like Cao Chong and Wen Yanbo." "The scholars first look at the results and then the order, so Chen has to call everyone brother.

smiled silently: "Fortunately, you didn't see me as Zhongyong and Kong Rong." ”

His modest attitude made everyone feel good, and the atmosphere gradually warmed up, silently observing the three of them...... It was found that although the brothers looked alike, their surnames were completely different. Sun Ling is a turbid son, and his words make people feel like a spring breeze; Brother Sun Yan has a serious face and is silent, only when he has to say it, he will burst out a few words, but every sentence is very admirable.

As for Chen Shounian, it may be because of his age and experience, he can speak well and be sleek, but Shen Mo is quite disliked, but he is full of love and hatred on his face.

As he was talking about the excitement, he heard a servant say in a loud voice: "The prefect has arrived." ”

The five of them hurriedly got up to greet each other, only to see the Tang prefect in civilian clothes, accompanied by two officials in the same civilian clothes, Shi Shiran arrived in front of the hall.

After some salutes, the five of them knew that the two were the same acquaintances and instructors of the mansion.

Now that the Lord has arrived, a servant asks softly, "My lord, can we have a banquet?" ”

Governor Tang smiled and said, "Yes." Then he led the people to the main hall.

The main hall has been set up, and the table is full of ordinary dishes, not many or too many. The tableware is also made of ordinary white porcelain, which is very simple.

Seeing the surprise in the eyes of all beings, the Tongzhi Lord smiled with emotion: "Our lord doesn't like extravagance and waste, but he is really an example for us." "It's obviously to the point where you don't think about it, and you're only one step away from becoming the ultimate ass.

Tang Shunzhi smiled faintly and said: "Who doesn't love Chinese clothes and delicacies, but they will wear down their will." While beckoning the five candidates to sit down, he smiled and said, "If you are not used to eating, you can ask the kitchen to add food." "Shen Mo has seen through it, this guy always looks sanctimonious, but in fact, he is very bad in his bones.

Several people naturally shook their heads again and again, and Chen Shounian said humbly: "The adult's teaching is like an initiation, and the students will definitely lie down and taste their courage after they go back, so as to hone their will." ”

"That's not necessary." Tang Shunzhi still smiled faintly and said, "You guys eat first, let's talk about business later." Then he raised a chopsticks and a dish.

The five candidates started at this time, but they were carrying a deer in their hearts, pounding, and everything they ate was like chewing wax.

Shen Mo wasn't nervous, but he ate as consistently as he did, and he looked as unappetizing as those people.

Governor Tang used a little rice, and seeing that they were so nervous, he smiled mildly: "It seems that this meal is not for everyone's appetite." ”

Everyone quickly shook their heads and said, "It's so delicious." Sun Ling added: "It's just that my stomach is nervous, and I can't fit the food." Caused the Tang Governor to laugh, and everyone laughed together.

"Okay, get down to business and eat later!" Governor Tang took a towel to wipe his hands and said with a smile: "The whole case of this government examination has been decided, and this official has selected 300 candidates from 5,000 candidates as candidates to participate in the hospital examination. And the five of you have deep skills and good writing, and you can ...... for the five leaders of this year" said and sighed slightly: "Shaoxing Mansion is really outstanding, the articles of the five of you, Chunlan Qiuju are good at winning, and they all have the qualifications to be the head of the case, which is difficult for this official." ”

The five of them didn't care about being happy, and they all listened to the prefect with bated breath: "So the official decided to give you an extra test today, and you must always rank it." He took a sip of tea and said: "But the composition time is too long, and composing poetry is not the right way to the imperial examination, so it is better for you to solve the problem in this official examination." He glanced at the instructor of Nafu School again and said, "What does the old professor think?" ”

The white-haired professor of Confucianism said with a smile: "I have read the articles of several handsome people, and the foundation is extremely solid, and I believe that as long as you solve the problem, it is not a problem to write a good article." As he spoke, he gave a thumbs up to the Tang Governor's Mansion and said, "Lord Fuzun's method is to the point, it's really clever!" "It turns out that this is the top fart.

Governor Tang smiled and said, "Okay, that's it." The only one groaned, and then twisted his beard and smiled: "Several of them are veterans who have solved tens of millions of problems, and ordinary sentences are naturally not a problem, but this official, you must not have broken it." As he spoke, he picked up his pen and drew a circle on the white paper that had been prepared on one side.

Everyone was calm, waiting for his next move, but they saw the prefect put down his pen and said with a bright smile: "Break it." ”

Everyone's mouths were like that circle, and the old professor coughed even more and said, "My lord, it seems that the title should come from the Four Books and Five Classics." "The fart spirit also has the insistence of the fart spirit, and as soon as it touches the ancestral family law, the prefect can only be ranked second.

But what kind of person is the Tang Governor's Mansion, it is definitely a person with excess IQ, he asked people to bring a book of Analects, opened the old professor and said: "Look, there is every page." ”

It turns out that books at this time were printed with a '〇' at the beginning of each chapter, indicating that it was separated from the previous chapter, and all printing was in this format, and the Four Books and the Five Classics were no exception.

The old instructor's lips twitched a few times, wiped the sweat on his head and said, "I need to calm down." But he no longer hindered him.

The prefect here is the boss, and if he asks you to break the '〇', you have to break the '〇'.

The five of them began to rack their brains, each holding a pen and drawing on paper in search of inspiration.

Governor Tang held the tea bowl, looked at the five children with a smile while drinking tea, and added: "I forgot to say, a stick of incense is limited to a time, and now it has burned an inch." ”

Only then did the people notice that the servant had brought an incense burner, not a casserole, and said in their hearts, 'Isn't it possible to do it if you are not a function?' If you are not an official, you will be played by an old official. Then they blushed one by one, and began to think hard, and wanted to pull off all their hair...... The kung fu of a stick of incense came in an instant, and the five Junyan each had an answer.

The prefect of Tang looked at the silence and broke it was 'the sage who stood up for words, and the heavenly phenomena were also.' ’

Sun Yan's broken title is: "Before the master speaks, it is empty." ”

Chen Shounian's breakthrough is: 'The sages speak first, and there is no square. ’

Sun Ling's breakthrough is: "There are words in advance, Zhong Ni said, Yue Ye." ”

Tao Dalin is: "Before the sage spoke, he was a Taiji." ”

After pondering for a long time after reading, he finally set the ranking for this government test:

The five leaders Chen Shounian also.

The four leaders are also Sun Ling.

The three Kui Sun Yan also.

The second leader Tao Yuchen is also.

The person in charge of the case will be silent also.

(To be continued)