The children who took the exam waited in the lobby, but the prefectural lord did not arrive for a long time.

Silent lowered his head, worried about the crisis in the southeast, he wanted to do something for his country, but he couldn't think of what to do.

Seeing that Shen Mo was a little absent-minded, Tao Yuchen secretly rejoiced, and said in his heart: "It's you who are not in the state, don't blame me for not being able to win!" ’

When everyone was thinking about it, the scribe of the ceremonial room who led them in went and returned, "Lord Xianzun is waiting for you in the back garden, you can come with me." So he took them to the back garden of the county government.

The north is still in the ice and snow, and the south of the Yangtze River is already full of spring. The willow trees in the back garden have given birth to tender green leaves, the breeze blows, the willow gently blows the turquoise lake, and a pool of spring water ripples.

Li Xianling was still sitting in that pavilion, wrapped in thick cotton clothes, and he didn't feel the breath of spring at all, looking at his expression, he seemed to be sick.

The students lined up in several rows to salute the teacher, and after the salute was over, they heard the county lord hiss: "Because of the recent situation in Shaoxing, the student can't come as promised." However, he sent someone to bring a message, saying that he would wait for the test in the hospital, and then try your catties and two...... cough, cough, cough," he coughed violently as he spoke, and it took a long time to ease up and say: "You have also seen that the official occasionally feels cold and lacks energy, so today the exam is not according to the routine, you write a poem with the eight words of 'spring, summer, autumn and winter, joy and sorrow', and then show it to me." With that, he closed his eyes and wandered away.

The candidates looked at each other and said in their hearts, 'The seniors all said that Li Xianling attaches great importance to scholars, and every time he mentions the hall, he must feel at home, which makes people feel like the New Year, why don't they even have a seat this time?' 'Scratch the wound, the poem must be composed.

When they were about to write, they found that there was no paper, so they had to look at Master Si Li pitifully, and then the scribe went back to the house to get back a stack of white paper, and distributed two sheets per person.

Some candidates said: "Master Jingcheng, can there be tables and chairs?" ”

Gou Shuren smiled apologetically: "The yamen is very busy, and I haven't prepared it for you, so you can just take a break." ”

Candidates tried to find it themselves, but were told not to leave the place. In desperation, they had no choice but to spread the paper on the ground, pouting their butts and lying down, and began to bite the pen to conceive.

Silent as an immortal meditating, sitting cross-legged on the ground, carrying a pen but not polishing the ink for a long time, obviously his mind did not know where to fly.

When Tao Yuchen saw this scene, his confidence increased greatly, and for a while, his thoughts flowed, and he wrote eight trial poems with wonderful pen and flowers...... Although the county magistrate did not stipulate the rhythm, Tao, who had undergone strict test-taking training, still chose the most standardized poetry style.

But he was not in a hurry to hand in the papers this time, because after summarizing the lessons of the last time, he felt that this Li County Commander seemed to like to be old and steady, so he also learned to be silent, sitting cross-legged on the ground, and patiently relying on time.

Wait, wait, wait until his ass is cold and cold, his stomach is gurgling, and then look at the silence, still sitting gracefully, there is no discomfort at all, Tao Yuchen secretly gritted his teeth and insisted, and said in his heart that he must not lose to him!

At this time, other candidates began to hand in the papers one after another, and Li Xianling took it to take a look, and did not seek to rhyme, as long as the sentence was smooth, it was considered to be passed, which completely violated the purpose of his mouth of 'learning is no trivial matter, and words are big things'.

Those candidates who passed were still dangling in front of his eyes, and Li Xianling said impatiently: "Why should you go, are you still waiting to take care of the rice?" ”

Many people were dumbfounded, many of them were born poor, and in order to wait for this good meal, they have been hungry since last night, but they have nowhere to reason, so they have to cover their stomachs and go back with a sad face.

After persisting for another half an hour, the candidate had already walked seventy-seven-eighty-eight. At this time, Tao Yuchen's face turned purple, and he said in his heart that if I waited any longer, I would have to pull my pants, and it would not become a laughing stock for a lifetime?

He got up cautiously, hunched over, and walked in front of Master Li. As soon as Li Xianling saw him coming, he made an exception and raised his head to take a look, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Yu Chen, what's wrong with you?" Didn't you eat last night? ”

Tao Yuchen is a son of a solid family, and his heart says that I am as good as that? But it's even harder to tell the truth, so I had to nod and smile reluctantly: "Student, ...... I'm fainting from hunger, can my husband let me go back quickly...... Do you have a meal? ”

Li Xianling hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, I still know your level, and you are exempt from inspection." "I couldn't help muttering in my heart: 'Why is this kid so unproductive?'

Tao Yuchen smiled ugly at the county magistrate, then turned around and moved out in small steps. Those two poems written with excellence were simply not handed in, not forgotten, but really of other use.

At this time, Shen Mo finally stood up for Shi Shiran, and Tao saw that there was a schoolbag under the buttocks...... Tao really wanted to cry without tears, so he could only go out quickly with his stomach covered, find a quiet place shaded by flowers and trees, and vent his anger in his stomach.

Shen Mo looked at classmate Tao inexplicably, and said in his heart, "It seems that I have a bad stomach." Then he handed the poem he had written to the prefectural magistrate.

Li Xianling took it, and he was listless at first, but when he saw "Fu Sad Poem", he couldn't help but chant silently: "The green lotus helps the summer out, and it is as tender as a baby." The spring breeze wants to give up, and it is said that it is blowing. It hurt my heart about this, and tears flowed down my face. Does heaven want me to be poor? Does the heavens want me to fail? It is said that the moon has seen a lot, who can hold it. The bald-tailed finch on the edge of the appendix destroys the old and looks at the crowd. The same is true for small things, talk about resuming wine. ”

Repeatedly, 'The bald-tailed finch on the edge of the appendix, destroying the old and looking at the crowd.' The same is true for small things, talk about the resumption of wine. At this sentence, suddenly two lines of old tears flowed unconsciously. Suddenly aware of his gaffe, Li Xianling hurriedly wiped away his tears and said: "You have done a good job in this poem, why don't you ask the old man to 'talk about the wine'." ”

Shen Mo arched his hand and smiled: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ”

After a while, the list of results of the county examination was finally posted on the wall outside the county office. The people crowded in front of the wall saw that at the top of the list, there were four impressive characters written separately, 'Silence at the head of the case', and below him was the first nineteen...... The first of them is Tao Dalin, and the second is Shen Xiang. There are also 70 in the second class, 140 in the third class, 300 in the fourth class, 200 in the fifth class, and the rest are not in the class.

The head of this county examination will participate in the Shaoxing government examination to be held in two months together with the top 20 candidates of the first, second, and third classes.

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