"Brother, brother!"

Because there is no fixed place for the county test and government test, let alone the word locked hospital, and since the examiner is not temporarily designated, but is known to everyone in the world, the wind of fraud in the test room is much lighter than that of later generations, but it is a meaningful confrontation outside the test room. So after one or two exams that day, all the people who took the exam were sent home, and they should take another one the next day. Still, two days were extremely tiring. This is still Du Shiyi's daily exercise for more than three years, otherwise he would have been unable to support his waist bar for a long time after sitting on that hard single seat all day long. In the next few days, he first recuperated and rested for a few days, and took Du Sanniang to go to the Qianbao Pavilion, which is now crowded with people, for a walk, and naturally regarded him as a guest.

Early in the morning, he was awakened by the shaking, and when he opened his eyes, he found that the sky outside had not yet dawned, and his tone couldn't help but be a little reluctant: "Thirteen Niang, what happened so early in the morning?" ”

"Brother, have you forgotten that today's list will be released!" Finding that Du Shiyi still hadn't woken up, Du Sanniang was anxious, so she had to add, "Today is the day of the trial release list in Wannian County, Liu Mo went to investigate, and said that it would be released early in the morning, although it is not the Jingzhao Mansion test, but it is always the first level that Brother has to pass!" ”

"If you get out, someone will come to the door to report the good news."

Du Shiyi yawned, and when he saw the little girl pouting and her face was unhappy, he was helpless. He has done everything he can do, tried his best after three attempts, passed all the scriptures in one session, and the essays in the second or third sessions were full of flowers, and he was diligent and pragmatic in his theories, and he was not affected at all in the case of such things in the examination room. Even so, he went to Wannian County to watch the list, and he was also watched like a monkey, and he was really not interested.

"That's it, you have to see, brother, I'll accompany you to see it!"

"What accompany me, it's my brother, you take the test, and it's not me who takes the test!" Du Sanniang was angry, it can be seen that Du Shiyi stretched her waist and sat up slowly, she still motioned to the bamboo shadow on the side to get the clothes, seeing that she was dressed, but she also carefully arranged the belt for him. After a long time, she whispered, "Brother, the three sisters of the Feng family all want to come and serve you, but I sent them to the Thousand Treasure Pavilion to help our things, you won't blame me, right?" ”

"Huh?" Seeing that the little girl was a little weak-hearted, Du Shiyi couldn't help but hahadaxiao after the initial stunned, and after laughing, he said seriously in Du Sanniang's angry eyes, "There is a specialization in the art industry, they have followed the grandson for many years, and they are naturally good at singing, but it may not be necessary to serve people!" ”

"Do you want Tian Mo to serve by my brother's side...... Didn't he follow his brother when he was hanging on Songshan Mountain? ”

"Tian Mo was immersed in planting vegetables and picking wild vegetables and mushrooms on the mountain in Hanging Lian Peak, but he never cared about me eating and dressing. He has been busy in the vegetable field behind the Cui family these days, and let him do these things to serve and live, he is uncomfortable and I am even more uncomfortable, and besides, I am used to taking care of these trivial things by myself. Don't worry about it! ”

After washing, Du Shiyi walked out, and when he got out of the house, he saw that the light of the morning light was gradually revealing in the sky at this moment, and the morning drum had not yet sounded, so he turned his head and smiled at Du Sanniang: "The hour is still early, even if you rush to Wannian County, it may not be the result." It's rare to have leisure, can Brother Dance Sword show you? ”

Although the brother and sister have been living under the same roof since they started from the eastern capital of Luoyang, however, such a leisurely time like this moment can only be enjoyed by Du Shiyi after the previous county test. Therefore, Du Sanniang agreed almost without thinking, smiled and watched Zhu Ying hold the sword up, watched Du Shiyi draw the sword in his hand, moved his feet slightly, and danced the sword without hurry.

Different from the Gongsun Auntie's master and apprentice sword dance that she had watched, she only felt that her brother's steps, whether it was the step under his feet or the sword in his hand, was steady most of the time, and occasionally he jumped lightly, and the sword light suddenly turned to sharp, although it was not as beautiful as the Gongsun Auntie's sword dance, but it was still the most powerful in her eyes.

I don't know how long Mo Li watched it, but seeing that Du Shiyi finally slowly gathered her momentum, she hurriedly took the soft towel handed by Zhuying and stepped forward. When Du Shiyi, who was sweating profusely, shook her head and went back to the house to change her clothes, she couldn't help but feel apprehensive in her heart, and asked Qiu Niang who came over in a soft voice for a while: "Auntie, do you say that Brother will have a good result in the county test this time?" ”

"Why is the lady still worried about this!" Qiu Niang said without thinking, "Lang Jun is bound to be able to pass, at most it is a matter of ranking!" ”

"Rankings are also important......

Until she followed Du Shiyi out, Du Sanniang was still muttering in her heart. was delayed by the early sword dance, and Du Shiyi slowly swallowed it when she had breakfast, and now it is already time for the door to open the door and pedestrians on the streets, however, most of the Chang'an nobles of her age will not go out at such an early hour, so the group of people who hug them are particularly conspicuous. When entering the north gate of Xuanyang Fang, Du Sanniang finally couldn't help but ride a horse close to Du Shiyi, and asked in a low voice: "Brother, let's bring so many people today, aren't we...... Too ostentatious? ”

"Before taking the exam before, I naturally had to keep a low profile, but now I want to take my sister to see the list, isn't it wrong for you to be so low-key?"

Du Shiyi said this, but what he thought in his heart was that there were still people in the examination room who dared to use such clumsy and despicable methods, in case there would be people making trouble when the list was released today, how could he bring more people just in case? He didn't show it at all, just chatted and laughed with Du Sanniang, and when he saw Wannian County Party from afar, he saw dozens of people waiting in front of the door and servants. I don't know which sharp-eyed person saw him, but when his line was getting closer, someone took the initiative to give way. Not only that, Du Shiyi also discovered things that had not been discovered before in the eyes of many people.

What a little more awe!

At this moment, the list was still not released, and after Du Shiyi and Du Shisanniang stopped their horses against the north wall of the east-west cross street in the fangzhong, he stretched out his hand and called Liu Mo over: "Is there something that has happened in the past few days?" ”

These days, Du Shiyi is obviously relaxing and entertaining, and Liu Mo will not spoil the scenery, since he was asked at this moment, he said respectfully: "The little official who disturbed the test room before...... It was found that he had received money and was requested, and the amount was not small, according to the law as a hundred rods, if there was no accident, he should not be able to live. ”

Although Du Shiyi also hated the little official who had made a big stumbling block for himself by receiving benefits from others, he still frowned slightly when he heard such a resolute investigation, and it was not a crime of disrupting the test room, but a request for money, he still frowned slightly, and then asked: "Has the Cui family exerted pressure on this matter?" ”

"The family is full of mourning in the eastern capital, so naturally they don't care about it. I heard that it was cut off after Jing Zhaoyuan Dayin personally asked people to track it down, probably to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys. ”

Yuan Qianyao, that good old man, was so ruthless at the critical moment!

Feeling once again that the rumors and impressions of later generations were not reliable, Du Shiyi fell into deep thought for a while, and did not notice that there were more and more people gathered from all sides to watch the list, and there were even many scholars who were deposed in the first game, and Du Wenruo was mixed in the crowd and was looking at him with jealous eyes. However, Qiu Niang found those two eyes and recognized it as Du Wenruo, she was about to open her mouth to remind Du Shiyi, but after thinking about it, she finally held back for the time being.

I don't know how long I waited, but I saw the door of the county party open, and a small official came out with two errand officers holding the list, and posted it in front of the bulletin board. Before they could finish posting, someone shouted.

"It was Jingzhao Du Jiulang who took the lead!"

The ranking of the county exam is far less than that of the provincial and provincial exams, however, what happened on the first day of the exam was full of twists and turns, but it was already rumored in a few days. At this moment, the scholars gathered in front of the list were talking, although someone looked at Du Shiyi from time to time, but no one dared to make trouble in front of him for a while. It wasn't until the initial commotion had subsided that someone suddenly screamed again.

"Du Jiulang, it has never been the most difficult to post scriptures, and it is already difficult for others to pass six out of ten, why can you answer them all!"

Seeing that everyone around looked at him, Du Shiyi was about to answer, but Du Shisanniang next to him was shouted by this voice, and immediately came back to his senses from the initial ecstasy, but his face was red with annoyance, and he suddenly stepped forward and said loudly: "That's because my brother has been studying in Songshan for many years, and he has been copying books diligently every day, and he doesn't know how many books he has copied." If you are not convinced, wait until you have copied a few people's tall books and then ask them! It is because of the convenience of copying books that my brother came up with the method of thread-bound books, and now there are thread-bound books in the market, which are better than scrolls and warp folds. ”

It was the first time she had confronted someone in front of someone, and seeing that the surroundings were quiet for a while, she couldn't help biting her lip, and then plucked up the courage to say: "Brother, just open a bookstore in the future, show all the books you have copied over the years to people, and let people see how much hard work you have spent, lest they don't use their own work, but think that you are lucky!" ”

Looking at Du Sanniang, whose face was flushed with excitement, Du Shiyi couldn't help but laugh dumbly. At this moment, he didn't bother to explain anything, stepped forward to take the reins of Du Sanniang and said with a smile: "The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, and the blade of the sword is sharpened, Thirteen Niang, why bother to confront people about this?" Now that we've seen the list, let's go back! ”

Seeing the crowd give way to Du Shiyi's brothers and sisters again, and seeing those who fell off the list either speechless or just whispering behind their backs, Du Wenruo suddenly felt that his lungs exploded. The name of the third-to-last person on the list was so dazzling, it made his heart sore and painful, and even Guo Quan, the judge of Wannian County, who took the county test, hated it. He clenched his fists viciously, took a deep breath and turned to leave, and when he got on the horse and shook off his servants all the way to the south gate of Xuanyangfang, he suddenly thought of another thing.

Taiyuan Wang Shisanlang is said to be tested in Chang'an County, so what about Liu Ximing, who I saw at the birthday banquet of Doulu Guifei last time? And what about the children of the Jingzhao Du family who he knew and planned to take the imperial examination? Could it be ...... Could it be that they all avoided taking the exam in the other counties of Jingzhao Mansion because Du Shiyi was taking the Wannian County Exam?

"These cunning fellows ......"

Despite all the chatter, he knew in his heart that it was probably the truth. For a moment, he was so angry that even the corners of his mouth twitched.