"Fan Xiucai! I haven't seen you for more than a year, look at your complexion, you should have wealth and return home, right? ”

"Where is there any wealth, but the boss's auspicious words should not be far away."

"Okay, okay, then come today, or ...... The old rules? ”

"Well, the silver carp has a tail, and the bear's paw has a side."

In a small food shop in the east gate of Guangzhou City, two plates were on Fan Jin's table, chopsticks were pinched, Fan Jin nodded to the plate on the left: "I want the fish", and then nodded to the right: "The bear's paw is also what I want".

The smooth and tender white jade tofu was sprinkled with shallots, and the aroma of the golden and oily fried tofu was rising, and Fan Jin muttered with satisfaction: "Wouldn't it be nice to have both fish and bear's paws......

Talking to himself, his mind was ethereal, time seemed to turn back, and he went back to a year or two ago, it was still early winter...... "It's really interesting, tofu is tofu, and no matter how much you talk about it, you can't become a fish." ”

At that time, he was also enjoying himself like this, but someone at the next table laughed, and when he turned his head, he was a beautiful young man. With a crisp and pleasant voice, coupled with a stretched high chest, and the big black braid under the melon skin hat, even if Fan Jin is clumsy, he can also see that he is a Xibei goods.

"Zi is not tofu, Anzhi tofu can't become fish? The son is not me, and it is not a fish in my belly? ”

Fan Jin refuted seriously, and then thought that the other party was a woman, so he didn't say much and buried himself in eating fish...... Bean curd. Unexpectedly, the young lady sat straight over, stretched out her hand, and threw Fan Jin's plate of "fish" to the adjacent table.

"So, if it's empty, you can eat it as a fish?"

The young lady said narrowly.

Fan Jin was stunned for a moment, but what caught his eye was the girl's white jade palm, and he subconsciously pointed with chopsticks: "Where is it empty, there are still fish here...... No, bear's paw. ”

Then he realized that it was not good, and when he looked up, he saw that the young lady was frowning and annoyed, and her eyes met, and time froze.

The moon is like a shuttle, and in the blink of an eye, the world has changed for a while, but after all, the dark clouds have dispersed. Pulling his thoughts out of his memory, Fan Jin sighed with satisfaction, compared with memories, a bright future is more worth looking forward to.

Today is the scientific examination before the township examination, there is a cold-faced academic history and direct supervision field, which is a scientific examination that has gone through the motions, and the atmosphere has become extremely sluggish. Many students were trembling, and they were still nervous when they left the examination room, but Fan Jin was sure in his heart. He knew that he would never be brushed off, and this self-confidence not only came from his previous hard study, but also from his experience in England and Germany for more than a year, which also made great progress in his heart. When the bandits attacked Li Zhuang at night, he held a spear and guarded the door of the classroom, and from then on, a mountain was erected in his heart, rising to the sky little by little.

This is also thanks to Li Shi, who is four or five years younger than him, and Fan Jin admires him very much for having his current career. It's just that...... What kind of capital monster, what three believe, he has also heard some things that Li Xi said, and vaguely feels that it is not only in line with the words of the sage, but also contrary to the way of the sage. Anyway, this Guangdong atmosphere is weird, and there are all kinds of strange theories in the countryside, and he doesn't pay much attention to it. I just feel that they are all things like grass people, businessmen, craftsmen, etc., Li Xi and him, after all, are not all the way.

After eating tofu and throwing down a dozen coppers, Fan Jin hummed "Angry hair rushes to the crown, leaning on the railing, Xiaoxiao rain rests, look up at the ......" and walked towards home leisurely.

In Guangzhou Fuxue, some people are in a terrible mood, don't rap songs, it's not because of their identity, they have already scolded their mothers.

"I don't even know how to raise my face and avoid it, it's full of more than ten mistakes, can such a person still be a child!?"

"Only the sincerity of the world is the great ...... that can make the world prosperous Enter!? I didn't even memorize Zhou Zheng's book, and I still want to go to the township exam!? ”

Even if he was forced to suppress himself, Shi Yizhi was about to roar, and when he saw that he was about to draw a big fork, the professor who was standing hurriedly shook his hand. 【1】

"My lord, in the previous scientific examinations, there is a quota for all the dethroned, and adults want to break this old routine, but it is a big taboo."

Hearing this, Shi Yizhi stopped, his eyes flickered, and the scene of studying in Shaozhou Mansion before came to mind again.

"He only dethroned with shoddy pen and ink, not to mention the prefect, he can knock on the door of the constitution of Taiwan. My lord, if there is no obvious mistake, why bother to stop this person? Besides, in all fairness, he didn't ask a gunman to take the test for him, he took the test with his own knowledge, and his awe of adults and his devotion to school far surpassed others. ”

He was about to cross a paper with ugly calligraphy, when the professor held down his pen and said this to him.

As soon as he heard this, Shi Yizhi knew that there was an article, and when he opened the title column of the volume, he saw two words: "Li Xian".

Shi Yi didn't know who Li Xian was, and the professor of Fuxue said in a low voice: "It's Li Beijiang", and he suddenly realized. In Guangzhou City, Li Beijiang still heard of the deeds of Li Beijiang bringing rice and grain merchants in Huguangjiangxi, but he only regarded him as a wealthy businessman, but he didn't want to be an eighteen-year-old child...... After carefully flipping through the volume, Shi Yizhi felt a chill in his heart, and at the same time branded Li Shi as a "cunning person". Because the answer to this volume is even, with his academic attainments, it can be seen at a glance that this is the article that the veteran has done first, and he asked himself to be very strict with the Academic Administration Department, and it seems that even if it is not a leak, the scope of the topic that he has delineated in advance has also been passed on to this person by his subordinates. 【2】

Angry and angry, coupled with the disgust of this hand-twisted penmanship like iron wire, Shi Yizhi almost split a big fork straight on the scroll, and the words of the professor of Fuxue were churning in his mind again.

Yes, why bother, after all, there is no obvious fault of people, and there is no trace of cheating. There is no evidence for this kind of thing, and if you dig deeper, you may have to implicate yourself, which is too harsh.

Suppressing the unwillingness in his heart, Shi Yi hated the pen and wrote a big word on the volume: "Ke".

Thinking back, now in the scientific examination of Guangzhou Prefecture, in the face of unsightly papers, and trying to cross the crosses happily, Shi Yizhi's depression in his heart almost broke Baihui.

Although the professor's words were selfish, they were also kind to him. The imperial court has always paid attention to the economic system, both openly and secretly. Shi Yizhi can make his own cliff with an iron face and a stone heart, and control the money and money, but the matter of going to school involves the overall situation of the court and politics, and he really wants to make a big move in the scientific examination, and the court may really give a "harsh matter" to his comments.

Picking up in a pile of papers that were originally going to be rated as failing, ready to dethrone the most unsightly papers, a fourth-grade official entered the door, but it was Ye Yang, the prefect of Guangzhou.

The scientific examination is not as strict as the township examination, the regulations are not so strict, and it is not taboo for Ye Yang to come to the house to study. But at the time of the examination of the examination papers, after all, it was a little abrupt, Shi Yizhi was about to say a few words to drive this Eighth Elder Brother away, but Ye Yang instructed the professor to find a copy of the papers, and went straight forward and whispered: "Tieya, you can be deposed of this person." ”

Shi Yizhi frowned, this is too direct.

Strongly supporting himself with a gentlemanly demeanor, Shi Yi went directly to the volume and looked at it carefully for a while. Well, the penmanship is handsome, the style of writing is calm, and there is no big problem with knowledge, in this large pile of volumes, although it is not said to stand out from the crowd, but the word "excellent" can bear it. According to Shi Yizhi's judgment, if nothing else, this person should also be on the list in the later township test.

Flipping through the name column, the word "Fan Jin" was written.

"Ye Fuzun, is this person a thief or a thief? If you want to depose him, you have to have an explanation. ”

Shi Yi asked in a deep voice.

"Say, that's not a matter of Iron Cliff's words?"

Ye Yang didn't take it seriously, and responded casually.

"Ridiculous! I Shi Yizhi didn't vote under any elder brother, the court law is like the sky, how can I act like this!? ”

Shi Yizhi was finally annoyed, although he was only a student from the Wupin Hanlin Academy, he could be released to study politics in a province, even the governor couldn't control him, and he didn't care about the prefect of Guangzhou.

Ye Yang is a middle-aged man in his forties, with a round of goatee trimmed very neatly, and his appearance is quite upright. Shi Yizhi scolded, but he didn't care, just sighed softly.

"Iron Cliff, that's why you've been in the Hanlin Academy for more than ten years."

These words were like a stick, knocking Shi Yizhi's head dizzy.

"Don't talk about this, I'll tell you the truth, this person has some entanglement with the daughter of General Guan of Guangzhou, this statement is not enough?"

Then Ye Yang's words made Shi Yizhi sober up, not only climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix, but also involving the affairs of the flag and the Han, but he wanted to come out by himself, why is this!?

"As I said, there is a court law in itself, and this matter must not be mentioned again!"

Shi Yizhi refused in a deep voice, and at the same time secretly hated in his heart, who is rare for your banner women!? It is really hateful that the students have been studying hard for ten years, and they are going to ruin their future for this little thing.

"Such a needle-point trivial matter, you also have to stiffen your neck? Iron Cliff, I, Ye Yang, am a small person, you don't have to worry about it, even if you care about adults, you can not give affection. can manage the adult's daughter, and it has already been arranged. If you don't want to reach out to help, the eighth elder brother in Beijing is graceful and generous, so naturally he doesn't care, but those villains in the ministry are going to stare at you. ”

Ye Yang shook his head, because Shi Yizhi's lump of oil and salt is not worth it.

"If you still want to continue grinding in the Hanlin Academy, please do it. If you stretch out your hand and let the eighth elder brother remember it, the next time you release it out of Beijing, maybe it will be the future of Gaotai. ”

Ye Yang is not a dead-faced person, after saying that, he arched his hand and left.

The words before and after made Shi Yi stand up for a long time, the iron cliff, the law, the fame, the favors, the circle of things and things in his mind, the difficult memories of being a student, reflected in this Fan Jin, just against Ye Yang's face and the things behind that face, and they couldn't let go.

"What the hell do I want?"

In the chaos, such a question popped up, and the entanglement suddenly collapsed, what do you want? To fame and fortune! Go down in history!

But as soon as the thought was condensed, there was something in Shi Yizhi's heart that fell straight into the abyss, and he only felt extremely empty and uncomfortable.

"Those who achieve great things are not informal", "When the water is clear, there are no fish", a series of sage words are like life-saving ropes, swinging through the hands one by one, but they are not enough. He even pulled out ropes like "the small cane accepts, the big cane goes", and "the gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall".

His eyes swept around vacantly and unconsciously, and suddenly he touched the book on the desk, and the word "The Mean" on the cover was like a thick iron chain, straight into his heart, and finally pulled his falling heart.

Shi Yizhi picked up Fan Jin's scroll again, looked at it carefully, and finally found a mistake in raising the grid. Originally, this kind of lifting method was right or wrong, it depended on how the examiner judged it, but he let out a long breath, and a big cross stroked down, as if he didn't want to touch the roll again, and threw it into the deposed roll pile with a bang.

(To be continued)