In the thirteenth year of the establishment of the military, the county test was held in February.

On this day, it happened to be drizzling.

Gu Mengping and Gongsun Yuan Gu Boyue held umbrellas to see off Gu Shaohua and Gu Xingyun.

"Take the exam well and strive to come back with a small three yuan." Gu Mengping smiled and encouraged the two of them.

Gu Xingyun pursed his lips disdainfully, to show that he didn't care about the county test at all, "What is Xiao Sanyuan?" I'm going for Da Yuan San. He patted his chest as if he were in it.

Everyone laughed at him, and the nervousness before the exam was swept away.

At the beginning of Mao (five o'clock in the morning), some officials walked out of the gate of the county college and announced the start of the imperial examination. There are five consecutive county examinations, each of which lasts for one day. If you pass all five exams, you can take the provincial examination held in April, which will be held in Runing Province for three consecutive examinations. If you pass both the prefectural and prefectural examinations, you can take the college examination presided over by the provincial school administration or the school.

After passing the college examination, you can obtain the qualification of students.

It is also commonly known as Xiucai.

Regarding Gu Mengping's inability to participate in this year's county examination, Jiang Sixian and Gao You both regretted it.

In terms of talent, Gu Mengping is not inferior to any student in this reference. But due to mourning, he could only choose the next imperial examination.

In order to be afraid that Gu Mengping would have a decadent mind, Jiang Sixian's wife Kong Shi personally came to the outer third room.

For Kong's arrival, the outer three rooms were very unexpected. Lao An people were busy sprinkling and sweeping the courtyard, cleaning up the inside and out.

Kong's intention was very simple, he came to appease Gu Mengping.

"If you have knowledge, you have talent. What is missing now is precipitation, which is the topic of the county, government, and college examinations over the years and the scriptures, historical theories, and poems made by the students, and you can take it and think it carefully. Kong pushed a gold-painted black lacquered rosewood box in front of Gu Mengping.

Gu Mengping shook his head deeply.

Sending Kong away, Gu Mengping plunged headlong into these topics.

For his diligence, Gongsun Yuan expressed his understanding. If it weren't for his identity, he would probably be a member of this imperial army.

The five-day period ended quickly, and Gu Shaohua and Gu Xingyun walked out of the examination room exhausted.

"I'm tired of being a dog!" Gu Xingyun screamed miserably at his family and friends who had come to pick them up.

Gu Shaohua didn't say anything, but looking at the dark circles under his eyes and his vain steps, he could see that he was extremely tired.

"Let's go home and rest! The list will be released in three days, and we will get together again after the list. To speak, not in a hurry at this moment. Gongsun Yuan proposed.

Gu Boyue also said: "Extremely, don't be in a hurry, it's important to rest, when I took the county exam, I also slept with my head covered for two days and two nights." ”

Everyone nodded hurriedly and escorted Gu Shaohua and Gu Xingyun home.

Then they dispersed.

When I got home, a carriage stopped in front of the street, and a roadmaid stood by the carriage and waited.

Seeing Gu Mengping come back, the little Taoist servant was full of surprise, and stepped forward and saluted: "I've seen a little official." ”

"But what's the matter?" Gu Mengping recognized this as the little Taoist servant beside Daochang Zhang, and hurriedly returned the salute.

"Our Taoist has a new Jiaowei piano, and I want to invite a junior official to come over and evaluate it." The little Taoist smiled and asked.

Gongsun Yuan on the side was a little embarrassed, since Zhang Daochang met Gu Mengping, he came to invite him twice in three days. Sometimes if Gu Mengping went to study at Jiang Sixian's place, he would leave a message and invite him another day. Thinking that he was a dignified third prince, he was also a universal response in Beijing, but he didn't expect that in this distant Suiping County, he would become a transparent person.

After Gu Mengping left with the little wayman, he sat in the study for a while, and did not come back to his senses until Yijing came to invite him.

The old monk sat cross-legged in the upper room, and when he saw him come in, his face was loving.

"Sit." The old monk pointed to the futon in front of him.

Gongsun Yuan gave a salute, then sat down respectfully, and served another cup of tea to the old monk.

The old monk took the tea from Gongsun Yuan, drank it for a while, and said, "Qu Zhi, you have been here for almost half a year." ”

Gongsun Yuan lowered his head in response, his face was calm and waveless, but his eyes flickered slightly.

"A few days ago, the people who returned to Beijing before returned to Suiping, you have been a little unstable in the past few days, but you have the intention of leaving?" The old monk took a sip of tea slowly, and frowned.

But Gongsun Yuan in front of him was shocked, and he involuntarily sat up straight. The so-called Gongsun Dechang is actually Dou Dechang, his cousin, the relationship between the two has always been good, and he is also a person he trusts very much. was able to escape from Jinling City last year, which was also the reason why Dou Dechang desperately rescued him.

"When the gentleman collapses in front of Mount Tai and does not change his color, the elk is happy on the left and does not look instantaneous, and then he can control the interests and harms, and he can treat the enemy."

Hearing the old monk say this slowly, Gongsun Yuan's expression calmed down.

"Brothers are on the wall, and they are in the same room, which has always been a taboo for monarchs. Have you figured out what you're going to do in the future? The old monk Huo Ran raised his eyes and looked at him.

"I don't know, I still hope that the master master will teach me." For the first time, Gongsun Yuan showed his true name and identity in front of people.

After saying this, Sun Weizhan threw himself to the ground and bowed deeply.

Although he didn't know who the old monk was, he respected the old monk very much. Any Confucian can teach a talented student like Gu Mengping, but the talent that Gu Mengping tries to hide cannot be taught by any Confucian.

During the poetry meeting of Rongshan Mountain, the words of 'thick black learning' that Gu Mengping said aroused his great interest. But since that day, Gu Mengping rarely talks about it anymore, even because he missed his mouth.

The old monk can teach a disciple like Gu Mengping, as long as he is willing to instruct himself, he can be of infinite use.

"Filial piety! You only need to keep your heart, do everything with filial piety, and do nothing else, you can be invincible. The old monk smiled.

As long as you see through the falsehood and see the true appearance of things, you will have the right judgment to do things, and this requires observation. Gongsun Yuan? Oh no, what Sun Weizhan lacks is observation. Can you hide here for the rest of your life?

Since he had successfully provoked the dissatisfaction of the Manchu civil and military forces with the eldest prince and the second prince, he should appear at a suitable opportunity.

"The truth is often right in front of your eyes, but unfortunately, sometimes your eyes are blinded......" The old monk ended today's conversation with a sentence.

"Before you go, come back to me."

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Gongsun Yuan was talking to the old monk in the upper room, and Gu Mengping also arrived at the Lin Mansion in Hexing Town at this time.

Daoist Zhang Xubai really got a guqin from the Tang Dynasty, and Xiao Wanyi was trying the piano for him.

Xiao Wanyi sat in the Maolang Pavilion, wearing six Hunan skirts embroidered with red plums on a white background, combing a split bun and hanging buns, waving her fragrant sleeves, flying green onion fingers, and her eyes slightly closed, as if she was immersed in music.

Gu Mengping was the first time to see Xiao Wanyi playing the piano, and he was a little surprised, standing outside the pavilion for a long time and reluctant to move.

The artistic conception of the piano is far-reaching, the music is long, the melody is simple and elegant, just like the river breeze, the flowers and plants are swaying, which makes people feel like they are in a trance. Immediately after, the sound of the piano accelerated, like a rainbow flying across, from far to near. Just when I was worried that the strings would not be supported and that they would break, the sound of the piano stopped abruptly and returned to calm. The sound of the piano passed like a surging river, the light boat gradually disappeared on the river, and the night sky was quiet and serene......

At the end of the song, Gu Mengping was still standing steadily.

At this moment, Zhang Xubai and Xiao Wanyi discovered Gu Mengping at the same time.

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