There was news from the school that an additional test would be held three days later, and a few students would be tested on the first two days, and it would be the turn of the children in the county on the third day.

When it came to the end, Shen Kan no longer stayed up late to read, but only practiced words for one hour every day to avoid writing typos, and did nothing the rest of the time, so that his brain was completely relaxed.

For the parents of the students in the village, this additional test is undoubtedly no less than a rare opportunity for the township test, most families attach great importance to it, and each family seizes the time to make up for their children, sew new clothes or something, even if the number of admitted places in the county is only six.

In the Shen family, no one took it seriously, it was just an exam, and it happened that Shen Kan didn't want to make a noise, so that no one paid attention.

Even Mr. Qianzhai, who came back, was very indifferent, and he thought that Shen Kan had a good chance of being admitted.

In private, Wu Zixian gave him a song of seven laws.

Ten miles of weeping poplars sandwich the road, late autumn and a look at the life of the day.

The incense is curled with the warm heart, and the wind breaks a branch on behalf of the annoying gentleman.

Mo Dao has no confidants in front of him, and he cries everywhere in front of his horse.

Why is the cold mountain of the bell temple urging guests? Apricot blossoms and fireworks will be spring.

Shen Kan was very happy and proud, so he put this poem in the most conspicuous place in the study, but it was stolen by Shen Yuqin and shown to the old lady.

The old lady showed it to her husband again, and deliberately did not say her name, but only said that she was Yuqin's best friend.

Shen Han touched his beard and said, "This kid is talented, but it's a pity that there is no famous teacher to teach him." If she worships me as a teacher, in a few years, she will become a poetess. ”

The old lady said, "How do you know that there is no gentleman?" Any credentials?"

Shen Han pointed with his hand and said: "This poem is very clear and beautiful, but if you study it carefully, it is all a sentence, such as this weeping poplar sandwiching the road, annoying the gentleman to break a branch, there is no confidant on the road ahead, and the apricot blossoms are raining." But then again, this poem is a farewell poem, and it comes from the boudoir, so it's not good to be too hollow out, and it's everyone's girlfriend to be stable. ”

The old lady said: "I don't agree with what you say, Peiwen and her sisters have been praised by you for their poems, what kind of ice heart takes advantage of the sunset, with cranes full of light clothes, etc., I think it's too much." But look at the poems of this girl, they are not pretending to be elegant, they are clear at a glance. ”

"Huh." Shen Han smiled, "This girl, like Xiao Wu, is a little smart, not intentionally stealing the works of the ancients, but reading the poems well, as soon as she has any feelings, she will naturally fit with the ancient poems, and when she happens to be unable to dissolve it, she will unconsciously use the sentences of the ancients, which is the result of talent over manpower." And those who are willing to work hard have to scrutinize word by word, and they will never use sentences, so I said that she should find a strict master to teach her. ”

Shen Yuqin smiled: "Where can we find Mr.?" Let her bow down to you. ”

"Ugh." Shen Han touched his snow-white beard, "I haven't confiscated a female protégé, and I don't know anyone else." ”

Shen Yuqin laughed and said, "She knows the fifth brother."

Shen Han was puzzled, picked up the poem, carefully looked at the eyebrow criticism below, and suddenly smiled dumbly: "Isn't this Xiao Wu's word?" This nondescript font, compared with other people's good words, is really like a world of difference, thanks to his embarrassment to write below. ”

Yuqin was unconvinced again and asked, "Is the handwriting good?"

"The handwriting is really good." Shen Han nodded heavily, "This hand-written Xiaokai is appropriate." I think this girl must be very beautiful, right?"

"It's not just beautiful." The old lady smiled and pointed to Yuqin, who pouted, "It doesn't look as good as others, and now it's even better than words!"

"Humph!" Yuqin was even more unhappy.

"Interesting." Shen Han laughed, "With such a talented and beautiful girl, is Xiao Wu worthy of marrying someone else?" Qin girl, don't you say?"

Who knew that Shen Yuqin didn't agree, but asked, "Why don't you deserve it?"

Shen Han was even happier, and asked with a smile, "Why are you so enthusiastic?" What benefits did Xiao Wuxu give you?"

Shen Yuqin shouted, "What's in it for me? It's just that they are a good match, it's a pity to miss the marriage, and the fifth brother has always been good to me. ”

"You don't have to be so zealous." Shen Han came down silently, and after a while, he said, "In my opinion, it's better to wait for him to pass the current level first, and then talk about something else."

Shen Yuqin said confidently: "What must be passed is the township test in the coming year, and it will be a talent."

"A child's word." Shen Han was speechless, shook his head, got up and walked away.

In the blink of an eye, a few days passed.

Shen Kan, who arrived at the county school early in the morning, found a corner in the corridor, put soft satin on the stone bench, and sat down to wait.

Soon, I saw that children from all over the county came in one after another, the young ones were only in their teens, and they looked vibrant, and some of them were young and old; The eldest is at least sixty years old, old and long-looking, and he has to rely on people to support him when he walks, but he still has to take the test to gain fame.

There are those with good appearance, and there are also roe head rats, like Shen Kan, there are many well-dressed people, and there are also those who are in rags and have poor families.

Shen Kan looked at an old boy with a white beard and a thin face in the distance, and remembered Fan Jin.

The exam is basically the same as the township exam, when the time comes, Zhou Xuezheng waits for the officials to come out to burn incense and worship, and then orders the children to line up to pass the inspection one by one, and they are not allowed to carry cheat sheets.

It was Li Charen who checked Shen Kan, Li Charen smiled at him, casually searched the basket and clothes he brought, handed him a number plate, and waved him in.

In this way, Shen Kan entered the small room, put away the pen, ink, paper, and inkstones he brought one by one, closed his eyes to recuperate, and soon sealed the door outside.

sent the topic, Shen Kan took a look, the first scene was a historical treatise, the title was "The Northern Song Dynasty knotted gold to draw Yan Zhao, and the Southern Song Dynasty helped Yuan to attack Cai".

This question is quite interesting, and Shen Kan is a little unsure of the meaning of this question.

In order to recapture the sixteen states of Yanyun from the Liao State, the Northern Song Dynasty formed an alliance with the rising Jin people and jointly sent troops to attack the Liao State, but the result was that after jointly destroying the Liao, the Jin people invaded the south non-stop and finally destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, it allied with the rising Mongols to destroy Jin. Soon after, the Mongols launched another attack on the Southern Song Dynasty, and it took nearly forty years for the Southern Song Dynasty to fall.

From the perspective of future generations, these two decisions are very stupid, and self-improvement is the only way out. However, from the standpoint at the time, there was nothing wrong with the strategy itself.

Needless to say, how important the geographical location of the sixteen states of Youyun was in ancient times, since Zhao Kuangyin, the Taizu of the Song Dynasty, ended up with regrets, and regaining it has always been one of the national policies of the Northern Song Dynasty.

At that time, the Liao State was already very weak, and there had been no large-scale southward invasion of the Song Dynasty in a hundred years, when the Jin people were preparing to attack the Liao with all their might, the sixteen states of Yanyun were the foundation of the national interests of the Northern Song Dynasty, and they chose to take the opportunity to send troops to take it back, is it wrong?

Hugh wanted to say anything to help the Liao State, which was the real feud of the Han people at that time. (To be continued.) )