Jiang Xing'er is like a gentle little daughter-in-law, carefully tying Zheng Lang's clothes and twisting the placket.

Cui Xian's worries are not unreasonable, she has been in love for a long time, and the two little beautiful girls are so obedient and gentle, how can they not occupy an important place in Zheng Lang's heart?

Zheng Lang played with her green silk with his hand, and said softly:

"Xing'er, I don't want to leave in the future...... Just stay. ”

"Zheng Lang, you just drive the slave away and the slave won't go, it's really not good, the slave will reason with a few mothers."

"What if the little lady of the Cui family doesn't agree?" Zheng Lang joked.

"That's simple, the slave and Si'er joined forces to deal with her, so that she knew what it meant to be a lady. Si'er, right? ”

"Yes," Si'er nodded.

Zheng Lang smiled.

Actually, not necessarily, Cui Xian is not so easy to deal with, but the three of them don't know. Even Si'er took the initiative to protect Cui Xian:

"Sister Xing'er, the little lady of the Cui family is very good, she speaks slowly and softly, just like the eldest lady."

Zheng Lang's ears foamed when he heard this sentence, but he felt a little regretful in his heart, he hadn't seen it at a glance until now...... I had the opportunity to meet each other, but at this time, the rules were not so strict. When Zheng Lang was beaten, Cui Xian was very worried, and at that moment she wanted to rush to Yanji Inn to take a look at her future little husband's injury. But that chance encounter made Cui Xian embarrassed to go, and she didn't let her brother tell Zheng Lang that she also went to the capital.

This matter is often taken out by a few brothers to make fun of, the ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her in-laws, this time I am afraid, in the future, the cave room will spend candle nights, and the Zheng family Xiaolang will unveil the hijab, what should I do then? After saying that, he pulled his legs and fled.

Of course, none of these three people know. is Cui Xian that Si'er saw, she was still young at that time, and when she grows up, her appearance will change somewhat.

Walking out of the gate of Zeng's house, Song Bo prepared a carriage and drove the three of them to the examination room.

At this time, the imperial examination was very important, but it was not as important and standardized as in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Not only Zhengzhou, but most state capitals have taken this measure to cope with the exam.

Before the door of the mansion opened, Zheng Lang jumped out of the carriage.

That's a lot of people!

First impressions.

In the past, only a few hundred students came to participate in the normal examination in Zhengzhou, but this time it may have reached one or two cadres. glanced at it, and thought in his heart, what about Xie Yuan, so many people are fighting for more than 100 places, and the acceptance rate is also very low. That's a good time in the exam!

Immediately, someone recognized Zheng Lang and gathered around one by one.

Some students still admire it, in their eyes, Zheng Langfei is a human being at this time, and even his body is not wrapped in flesh and blood.

What's that wrap for? It is a poem, a word, a piano, a painting, a scripture and an article, a righteousness of heaven and earth, a pen holder, and a teapot...... But there are still many people who are not convinced and want to compete, these people are a little talented, thinking that although Zheng Lang is smart, he is still young. Could it be that he has been reading books for two or three years, not as good as Zheng Jiazi for one year? So sensational, it is precisely because of the young age that everyone is strange. When you go to the exam room, is it possible that the examiner can give you extra points when you are young?

There are also people who lack talent and can only be jealous.

I thought that Zheng Lang was small, although some people had a polite cold noise, the meaning in their eyes was naked, and they didn't hide it. Even Jiang Xing'er attached herself to Zheng Lang's ear, and said unhappily: "Zheng Lang, those people are uneasy and kind." ”

Zheng Lang also whispered in her ear: "It's not that I'm uneasy and kind, it's that I'm jealous, the so-called wood shows in the forest, and the wind will urge it, that's exactly what it means." Don't ignore them, there are only three days to solve the exam, and after the exam, it will be the provincial exam, and that is the real talent. "Hmm," Jiang Xing'er nodded heavily.

Suddenly, a young man squeezed in, and someone in the crowd knew him, shouting, "Sun Jialangjun." ”

Sun Jialangjun squeezed in front of Zheng Lang and said, "I saw the article where you talked about benevolence and righteousness, but I have some questions, can you ask for advice?" ”

Jiang Xing'er's eyes showed anger, she was not asking for advice, the imperial examination is about to take place today, Zheng Lang has the energy to talk about benevolence and righteousness! Besides, if you lose the advice, then you may lose a lot of face.

Pull Zheng Lang's clothes.

Zheng Lang shook his head, motioned for her not to speak, and asked:

"Your Excellency is ......"

"Guan Cheng Sun Gu."

I know, the good old man who came later, a typical peacemaker, a conservative, said that the soldiers, the murder weapon, can not be reckless, and there will be regrets if he moves recklessly. He would rather negotiate peace with the party than send troops from the imperial court. But in general not a bad officer.

Unless this grandson is not his grandson. can see his age, which is very similar to the Sun Gu recorded in history, a man in charge of the city, sixteen or seventeen years old. Most of it is that Sun Gu.

"What are you going to say?"

"Stealing that the only benevolent person can be a good person and a wicked person can be an evil person is just an attitude, and what is evil is not a punishment. Rigidity, perseverance, wood, ne, near benevolence. What Xiao Lang said seems to be slightly misinterpreted. ”

This can also be said, rhetoric, people like this are rarely benevolent, resolute, decisive, simple, cautious in words, these qualities are very close to benevolence. Here, too, benevolence refers to an attitude, a thought, not a measure.

In fact, it is very close to what Confucius wanted to say at that time. However, Confucius did not make clear many problems back then, and only one thing was certain, he was also against being a good person. Not only that, Confucius is not very exclusive to military affairs, look at the six arts, royal and archery, although it is a gentleman's imperial shooting, there is a force factor. But under the deformed policy of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zheng Lang did not dare to say it. He has not yet reached that status, throwing out these topics that involve national policy controversy.

Zheng Lang smiled slightly and said, "The so-called wood is a simple solution, right?" ”

"Yes."

"That's a little bit of a solution, isn't it?"

Not to mention, besides, Confucius also emphatically mentioned that the clever words are colorful, fresh and benevolent! So who said that? Those who are virtuous must have words, and those who have words do not have to be virtuous. The benevolent must have courage, and the brave do not have to be benevolent. ”

A virtuous person will inevitably have wonderful words, but a person who can say wonderful words may not be virtuous. Those who are benevolent must be brave, and those who are brave are not necessarily benevolent. The simplest point, if you can't speak, how can you promote your ideas to the world?

"What I am talking about is not only punishment, but also morality, righteousness is only the festival of benevolence, but benevolence is the essence of righteousness. The two are relatively inherited, and the yin and yang of the sky and the softness of the earth, constitute the universe cycle, which is the origin of the avenue. Therefore, the Han Dynasty established three laws and won the country, but Zhuge Liang and Wang Meng used strict laws and were called virtuous ministers by the world. Benevolence-oriented, different times, different potentials, different directions and weights of righteousness, depending on the time and season, and because of the situation. Just as the master said that the villain is prosperous and the gentleman accepts trouble, and the righteous and prosperous gentleman assists the king and the king, this is the original meaning of the master."

With his views on Confucianism, wouldn't it be too easy to stump Sun Gu at the moment.

Sun Gu was very confused, he still didn't agree with Zheng Lang's point of view in his heart, but he didn't know where to start, Zheng Jiazi said three historical facts, the meaning of the front and back, and there were relevant remarks in the Book of Changes. Can't refute!

"Don't think about it so much, I only have a superficial taste in the capital, and I don't dare to say too deeply, because I don't have enough knowledge. Take the exam well and try to get a good ranking. Zheng Lang persuaded. Judging by the way he looks, it is possible to enter the examination room immediately, and what kind of benevolence and righteousness will be thought, and the result will be terrible.

The yamen opened.

The officials led the students into the temporarily arranged examination room.

It was divided into several rooms, but it was crowded because there were too many people.

The first day of the scientific expedition was the easiest for Zheng Lang. Among them, it is easier to post scriptures, which is to fill in the blanks, such as the virtuous person quoted by Zheng Lang just now, and the person who has words does not have to be virtuous. The benevolent must be brave, the brave do not have to be benevolent, and those who are missing a paragraph in the middle do not have to be virtuous, and then the students fill it in. Moreover, it was stipulated that the students of the Jinshi Department would only post the Analects. Even if you stick the Five Classics, Zheng Lang can do it.

Then the ten ink meanings of the "Spring and Autumn" or the "Book of Rites" are pasted with a Yin sentence, and the palm is asked to explain it in a short sentence. It's not difficult at all. But here Zheng Lang should pay attention, he can't be unconventional and use some controversial words to explain, then it may be counterproductive when he encounters an examiner of Jiban.

When I entered the examination room and sat down, there were many students and I had to squeeze together. The two students on the side looked at Zheng Lang curiously. One is about a rich family, not near Zhengzhou City, Zheng Lang doesn't know.

Wearing a satin gown, a square head, and two pieces of beautiful jade falling on the side, it seems that the family is in good condition. But on the other side, the student looked very down, the Confucian shirt was made of burlap, with a few patches on it, in his thirties, and his face was miserable.

The latter is a true portrayal of the disadvantages of the scientific examination, and in the end, many students were stunned.

As usual, the judge of Zhengzhou City took the official to invigilate the examination.

When the test paper was issued, Zheng Lang glanced at it, it was not difficult.

It's not difficult for him to be a pervert, but there are already palms frowning.

But there is no sloppiness, every time I do a question, I think about it before doing it.

Suddenly, Lu Xuan shouted: "What do you see!" ”

As soon as Zheng Lang looked up, it turned out that the poor Confucian student next door couldn't think of the answer, and he was close, so he looked at him and saw him on the table.

"Judge Qiyu, Xiaomin loves calligraphy and has admired the handwriting of the Zheng family Xiaolang for a long time, but it is a pity that the grass people are not fortunate to see the authentic handwriting. When Xiaomin was thinking about it just now, he saw his words, the dragon flew and the phoenix danced, so he saw God, please forgive the sin! "Arch sang a big fat song.

The audience burst into laughter, if you plagiarize, you will plagiarize, and you can still say it so justifiably, brother, you are a cow.

But how? If you catch it, it's better to be cunning, and the judge may be able to open the grace.

Zheng Lang was also stunned, and then looked at this benevolent brother with a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, his eyes were still full of grievances, innocence, and wrongs, and he looked as pitiful as he looked, looking at the rich expression on his face, Zheng Lang couldn't help but bend down and burst into laughter.

Dude, you're so funny.