Chapter 118: The Book of Waiters
Because Xu Gang was about to take the exam, Shopkeeper Li didn't bother him much, but he also told him that he would take him to the capital when he finished the exam!
The students of Shouchang Academy are also nervously preparing for the exam, they heard that Xu Gang also lives in Jucai Building, and they call him together every day to study poetry and songs, and the way of strategy! Wu Ling'er's relationship with him also played a good role, these students pay more attention to poetry and rhyme, which is very different from the Su Shi brothers, their poetry is completely for scientific research, which benefits Xu Gang a lot!
In the ardent anticipation of tens of thousands of candidates, we finally ushered in the spring season! The gate of Kaibao Temple has been rearranged, the gate is hung with the ink plaque of "Bianjing Gongyuan", the candidates assemble according to the road outside the gate, wait for the roll call to enter, all the steps are no different from the solution to the test, after singing the name, hand in the exam, register the address, you can enter the venue! The only difference is that the search is very strict!
The exam is also divided into three sessions, Xu Gang still adheres to the fast style, and the answer speed is so fast that even the invigilator secretly smacks his tongue, and he is surprised again and again! After every exam, all the students of Shouchang Academy will always gather around Xu Gang and ask him how he did in the exam, Xu Gang said modestly every time: "It's okay!" ”
The three exams will end soon, and most of the students, whether they do well or not, relax and play! Until before and after the release of the results, the spirit of all the students was highly nervous, although they knew that the number of places was limited, but they also hoped that they could be admitted.
Xu Gang also felt a little nervous in his heart, although he only needed to get a place in the palace examination, but since he participated in the scientific examination, who didn't want to get a good ranking?
The Ministry of Rites soon announced the list, and at the same time recruited a large number of reporters, divided into countless teams, and went to all corners of the capital, rushing to report the good news to the new nobles......
For a time, the horses ran to the people, and the whole capital was restless to the extreme!
Soon a name became a sensation in the capital, because this name represents this year's Huiyuan!
"Xu Jieyuan, oh no! Xu Huiyuan, congratulations! In the Jucai Building, the students of Shouchang Academy came to Xu Gang's side one after another, and their eyes were full of envy and admiration!
Xu Gang endured the excitement in his heart, and returned the gift to the person who congratulated him very gracefully.
At the same time, the name of Meizhou also resounded throughout the capital, more than 20 people came to Meizhou for this session, and there were as many as 19 people who obtained the qualification for the palace examination.
The students who were selected were very happy, because Zhang Yuandian failed to judge the country, and since then, the palace examination has only determined the ranking, and generally does not dethrone the candidates.
Xu Gang sent away his classmates who were not admitted to Meizhou, and just returned to Jucai Building, he received an invitation letter from the examiner, inviting him to have a banquet tomorrow night in Hongyun Pavilion on the third floor of Xiangman Building in the east of the city!
"Are you finally going to meet?" Xu Gang wore a white robe, stood downstairs with a smile on his face, walked in, and soon went up to the third floor under the guidance of his buddy.
"Xu Huiyuan, I'm waiting for you, hurry up!" A man who was dressed the same as Xu Gang and had a soft-footed head on his head greeted him when he saw him, very enthusiastic.
Xu Gang nodded at him with a smile and followed him forward.
"Xu Huiyuan, my name is Shen Hao, the word is neutral, and I am from Jiangning Mansion!" Shen Hao introduced himself while leading the way in front.
"Hello Brother Zhonghe, my name is Xu Gang, the word is Zhengyuan, and I am from Meizhou." This man gave Xu Gang a sense of familiarity, and after thinking about it, it turned out that he had met him several times in Jucai Building.
Soon Xu Gang came to Hongyun Pavilion, and when he entered the door, he saw a delicate screen, and there was a picture of a lady with a fan on the screen.
The room is very spacious, there is a tea table for guests to rest on the left, a row of flowers and plants are placed by the window, there is a large carved round table in the middle, next to the round table is a table of eight immortals, there are three cold dishes on the table, very exquisite, a chair is placed on each side, the main seat is a middle-aged man who is about forty years old, kind eyebrows!
This man is not a great good, or a great evil! This is Xu Gang's evaluation of him.
Opposite the middle-aged man sat a scholar, because his back was facing away, so he couldn't see his appearance clearly, Xu Gang looked at his dress, and guessed that he was also a candidate for this year.
"It seems that Shen Hao and this scholar, like me, are probably the same as me, they are both people who were selected by the King of Shu and will be entrapped!" Xu Gang thought to himself and set his eyes on the middle-aged man.
"Chen Shilang, this is the famous Xu Huiyuan!" As soon as Shen Hao came in, he pulled Xu Gang to the middle-aged man and introduced Xu Gang to him.
"Xu Huiyuan, this is this year's trial tribute, Zhongshu Shilang, and Zhaowenguan University scholar Chen Shilang!" Shen Hao began to introduce Xu Gang again.
Unexpectedly, the power of the King of Shu has been so deep, and even the dignified second-rank real power is also his person! Xu Gang was secretly stunned, but there was no stagnation in his movements, he took a deep look, and directly greeted the teacher and student: "Student meet Mr!" ”
Chen Shilang stroked his beard, nodded with satisfaction, and looked at Shen Hao and the scholar opposite him meaningfully, thinking that it would be good if these two people also had Xu Gang's enlightenment!
Because Shen Hao and the others called him a squire from beginning to end, they did not call themselves students, and they did not meet each other as a teacher, which made him a little disappointed!
"Zhengyuan, please sit down! It's all your own here, so feel free! Chen Shilang got up and held Xu Gang's hands, helped him up, and then led him to sit on his left head, the whole process was a posture of a corporal Lixian.
Xu Gang thanked him again, and when he sat down, he only dropped half of his buttocks, and he did enough etiquette, and he saw Chen Shilang nodding frequently!
"Brother Zhengyuan, this is Zhang Duzhi'an!" After Shen Hao sat down on Chen Shilang's right head, he introduced to Xu Gang.
"Hello Brother Dui!" Xu Gang got up and smiled and saluted.
"Hello Brother Zhengyuan, please take care of me in the future!" Zhang Duizhi got up and returned the salute.
"Okay, don't be polite there, move your chopsticks!" Chen Shilang interrupted them with a smile and asked Shen Hao to order the men to serve hot dishes.
Soon, plates of exquisite dishes were served, and everyone chatted while eating. Under the guidance of Chen Shilang, everyone talked about anecdotes from all over the world, and never mentioned things like the status of teachers and students, political factions, etc.
In fact, there are some things that don't need to be mentioned, everyone knows very well in their hearts, since they are sitting here, it is equivalent to acquiescing in the relationship between each other, the relationship between students and teachers, and the relationship between students! From now on, everyone will be people in the same boat, grasshoppers tied to a rope!
"All three of you are excellent, but you still can't let up! After your gold list is named, the old man will celebrate for you! With that, Chen Shilang got up and drank a drink with everyone!
He set up a banquet today and only invited the three of them, because the three of them are the top three in this year's examination, and they must express their importance to them and understand their attitudes at the same time! Seeing that the goal had been achieved, Chen Shilang encouraged them a few more words, and the banquet dispersed! (To be continued.) )