With Tang Shunzhi's habits in the Zheng family, there is no need to care about some vulgar etiquette, only the old lady is very dissatisfied with this person who has been looking unpleasant to the eye and appears at home to eat and drink, and does not give Tang Shunzhi a good look, Tang Shunzhi has long been accustomed to this attitude, and he is willing to take the test for Zheng Guang's homework for two or three days, and has a few questions, simulating the assessment of Zheng Guang's level. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Well, to take the prefectural exam at such a level, as long as the prefect of the main exam is not specifically aimed at you to embarrass you, there is no problem in passing the test, and it is not difficult to play better, and it is not difficult to get another case." Tang Shunzhi put down the paper in his hand with a smile, and praised Zheng Guang's level approvingly, Zheng Guang also breathed a sigh of relief, whether the new soul could perfectly control the previous knowledge, he was still a little worried, and now it seems that these knowledge are as familiar as being engraved in the soul.

Tang Shunzhi has always treated the examination and being an official separately, teaching Zheng Guang the skills and knowledge of the examination room during the examination, and teaching Zheng Guang the professional ability that he really needs to be an official when he was an official, which is very separated, and has also warned Zheng Guang many times that if he becomes an official, he must not bring his scholarly spirit into the officialdom.

"To take the exam at such a level, there is no problem at all with the government exam, and the college exam is also between the two and the middle, and it is not troublesome, so the real test is still in the township examination and the examination, however, the selection criteria for the township examination and the general examination are not the same, maybe you will be easier to take the exam than the boy exam, all in all, the teacher is earnestly hoping that you can pass the exam and get the name of Jinshi and even Shu Jishi, you have to know ......"

Tang Shunzhi is like an ordinary elder, teaching Zheng Guang earnestly, imparting all his experience and knowledge to Zheng Guang, for fear that Zheng Guang will not accept it completely, repeatedly, keep talking, without hiding any selfishness, and this is also an important factor for Tang Shunzhi to win Zheng Guang's love from the heart.

Seeing Tang Shunzhi's chatter, Zheng Guang suddenly felt a little distressed, this excellent teacher was originally also a jinshi, an excellent jinshi, he could be an official, he could enjoy glory and wealth, but he suffered a huge setback and blow in the government and the opposition, so he resigned and went into hiding, living a poor life in the mountains and rivers of the south of the Yangtze River, sleeping on the door panel, eating meat once a month, cultivating wasteland and farming by himself, starving and satisfying, still constantly reading and improving his knowledge.

This is an important factor in Tang Shunzhi's transformation, and it is precisely because of this that he mentioned more points about himself in the officialdom struggle, repeatedly reminding himself to be kind to others, not to easily conflict with anyone, and to tell himself the wrong practices when he was young and vigorous as a joke, and to influence himself as a negative teaching material.

is such a teacher, who is still living a poor life, living in the rivers and lakes, but not forgetting to worry about the country and the people, he doesn't seem to have thought about anything for himself.

"So, Guang'er, always take the Jinshi exam and be selected as a Jishi, you must also be careful and not indulge!" Tang Shunzhi finished speaking, and Zheng Guang spoke: "Students understand, students keep it in mind, but, Master, haven't you considered becoming an official again?" ”

A gentle inquiry made Tang Shunzhi stunned for a long time, and it took a while to react, looking straight at Zheng Guang, showing a gentle smile: "Grow up, I've been watching you grow up, even if you're sixteen years old, I still think you're a child, but as a result, the child has grown up, hehe...... As a teacher, it's not that I don't want to be an official, I have studied for so many years, and I have been taking exams for so many years, but what I do is just to be an official and stretch my ambitions.

However, for the teacher to enter the officialdom with enthusiasm, but was driven back in embarrassment, now think about it, still feel lucky, at least saved his life, and retired to the rivers and lakes peacefully, these years, for the teacher in the mountains and wilderness did not forget to observe the government and the opposition, but how to look, how to feel disheartened......" Tang Shunzhi's face showed a lonely look, then raised his head, looked at Zheng Guang, and said: "You are different, you are still young, if you can be admitted to the Jinshi, but seventeen years old."

Peers have just been admitted to the Jinshi, you are twenty years of old officials, in the officialdom, young is one of the biggest confidence, for the teacher experienced, you go, will definitely go through it all, but people are different, you don't feel that the teacher retreated to the mountains and forests, you also feel disheartened, that's not good, this, you don't see the teacher as a teacher, at this point, the teacher is not worth your learning, the teacher does not want to fight, does not want to fall into the struggle for power, just want to ensure his innocence.

But in life, you can't even distinguish between black and white, so how can you talk about innocence...... I don't know what will happen to you as a teacher, but at least one thing, you don't want to learn to be a teacher, you want to resign and retire when you encounter some setbacks and pain, your talent is better than that of a teacher, you should be able to go further than a teacher, higher, a scholar is an official, logically speaking, in order to seek the well-being of the people, you can live for the teacher for more than 40 years in vain, but in the end, you only save yourself.

A talent to learn no micro country to do anything for the people, this alone, for the teacher is actually not worthy of being your teacher, when you are admitted to the Jinshi, become an official, if you are lucky, you can also enter the Hanlin Academy, at that time, you will really understand what it means to be an official, for the teacher to think about a lifetime and not think clearly how to be an official, hopefully, you can understand this truth, how to be an official. ”

On the day of the opening of the government examination, Tang Shunzhi's words were still echoing in Zheng Guang's ears, Tang Shunzhi's thinking, Tang Shunzhi's helplessness, Tang Shunzhi's hesitation, these truths that Tang Shunzhi himself did not understand, or that no one in the whole world understood, Zheng Guang naturally couldn't understand, at least not now, but Tang Shunzhi still told Zheng Guang about this problem, or rather, this is Tang Shunzhi's expectation.

In the end, how to be an official, what is the original intention of being an official, why should you be an official, what should you do after becoming an official, how to choose when you encounter the contradiction between power and conscience, and how to do it when you encounter the contradiction between reputation and life, these ultimate questions are unimaginable to Zheng Guang now.

At the beginning of April, the warm spring breeze swept through Suzhou City, under the bright spring light, Jiajing 25 years of Nanzhili Suzhou Prefecture Government Examination officially began, Suzhou City as the government of Suzhou Prefecture, naturally it is also the examination place of the government examination, so the students of Wu County and Changzhou County who live in Suzhou City are still relatively lucky, Wu County and Changzhou County County are also in Suzhou City, which means that the county examination is the home battle, and the government test is still the home battle, no need to leave the familiar hometown, face the unfamiliar environment.

Of course, in order to prepare for the government examination, there are also many students who have passed the county examination from a wealthy family have already rushed from all over the place, book a room in a relatively good inn in Suzhou City, and study and prepare for the exam with peace of mind, so as not to be crowded with those who rush to take the exam when the government examination is approaching, and suffer that kind of sin.

For this examination, the Zheng family also made full preparations for Zheng Guang, looking for experienced people who had participated in the imperial examination everywhere to ask about various precautions, preparing various examination equipment for Zheng Guang, in addition to pen and ink, they also prepared a lot of food, and even prepared soft cushions - grandma heard that the chair was very hard during the exam, so the butt would be very uncomfortable.

Of course, if the first test is good and is selected, you don't need to take the next two, but basically you have to take the test all day, and more people set off to prepare for the position before dawn, it can be said that from dark to dark, three meals still have to be prepared, otherwise no one cares about you when you are hungry and faint in the examination room, and naturally some people will buy food and sell it from outside the examination room to earn some extra money, but the price is expensive, the taste is not good, or you are prepared steadily.

Grandma and her family prepared a series of food for Zheng Guang, such as steamed buns and dumplings, for fear that Zheng Guang would be hungry in the examination room, Zheng Guang was quite helpless, looking at a big food box and very depressed, but the women in the family said that they couldn't do more for Zheng Guang, they could only work on this kind of thing, so they looked at Zheng Guang Zheng Guang helplessly and could only accept it.

Early in the morning of the day of the examination, on the fourth watch, Zheng Jiang called Zheng Guang up to bed, Zheng Guang himself was quite excited, after all, it was the first time to participate in the imperial examination, and the previous memory was very real, but after all, it was not a real feeling, the nine years of the Great Song Dynasty were at war, and no one held the imperial examination.

Rao is heart has been prepared, the moment he opened the door, Zheng Guang was still stunned by the spectacular scenery in front of him, on the street at the door, I don't know how many people held lanterns and torches, gathered into a thick long dragon, slowly moving towards the direction of the examination room, all kinds of sedan chairs, carriages, ox carts and even donkey carts emerged in endlessly, crowded on the street, so that only the feat of traffic jam that can occur in a modern metropolis has also reappeared in Suzhou City in Jiajing for 25 years through time and space.

"This is really a single-plank bridge crossed by thousands of troops!" Zheng Guang was moved, and the third uncle Zheng Jiang beside him chuckled: "Isn't it?" At the beginning, when I came to the exam with your father, it was even more spectacular, we got up late that day, and we didn't go out until dawn, and as soon as we opened the door, we drank! The people in line have already blocked from the examination hall to the gate of our house, pity the hearts of parents all over the world, how many families are sent out by the family, just for a child to participate in the imperial examination. ”

Zheng Guang smiled and shook his head, and Zheng Jiang merged into this rolling flow of people, fortunately, the distance was short, and after a while, Zheng Guang had arrived outside the examination institute, the appearance of the crowd was really spectacular, but most of them had been blocked by the officers and soldiers who had been dispatched in advance, and only the candidates for the examination could enter the interior, Zheng Jiang and Zheng Guang commanded, saying that they had already said hello to the official messenger who guarded the door, as long as he reported the name of Zheng Guang in Wu County, there would be an official messenger to help him get the examination basket food box to a good position, When the time comes, you just need to go in, and you don't have to worry about not having a good position.

This is also an unspoken rule, the management is not very strict in the children's test, some money people spend some money to the errand in charge of the physical examination of some money, let them help take their test basket into the examination room in advance, choose a good position to occupy, although the environment of the examination room is better, but the exam seats are still superior and inferior, such as windy, such as the sun is big, and even there is a "smelly" next to the toilet, then it is confused.

Zheng Guang doesn't mind spending some money at all, since he is allowed, then use it, and the stupid pursuit of fairness will only bring unhappiness to himself, in case he catches the stinky number, who will he reason with?

Approaching the examination institute, Zheng Guang looked around for the red Fuzi lantern, according to the rules of the government examination, it is a county by county candidates gathered together, roll call admission, so candidates have to find their own leader, that is, the county school teachings, before Wu County's teachings and the candidates who took the examination have been instructed, find the red Fuzi lanterns, that is the gathering place of Wu County candidates, eighty candidates who passed gathered together, waiting for the roll call.