The title on the lantern is a sentence: Zi is Yan Yuan said, use it to do, give it up and hide it, but I am a husband with you!?

The title of the imperial examination is only allowed to find a paragraph, a sentence, or a few words from the original text of the four books, namely "The University", "The Mean", "The Analects", and "Mencius", and the county examination is no exception.

Although Cheng Zhong is familiar with the four books, he is still afraid that the county test will graft around and make problems that he does not know. But fortunately, this is a "whole chapter question", that is, the whole sentence. It should be Hai Rui who considered that this was only a county exam after all, and he couldn't make the question too obscure.

This quote is from the Analects. The chapter is what Confucius said to his best student, Yan Yuan. It means that when the state uses you, you will use your talents to implement your own ideas according to your own ideas; When the country doesn't use you, you put away your ideas and ideas. It seems that only you and I have this cultivation and style that can do this naturally and frankly.

In fact, the moment he learned that Hai Rui was the county magistrate, Cheng Zhong had already thought about the topic of this article!

Among all the exam-taking Tong Meng, he has no outstanding literary talent, let alone a profound background, all the reliance is just a temporary cramming of rote memorization for more than a month, if it is placed in the exams of later generations, it will indeed have some use. But in the imperial examination, this role is minimal, if there is no chance, then the result of Cheng Zhong's county examination has undoubtedly been decided. But now that Cheng Zhong knows that his opportunity has come, if he can do what Hai Rui likes, the result will be a lot more variables. It can be said that the understanding of Hai Rui is Cheng Zhong's biggest hole card.

What Cheng Zhong didn't know was that in fact, in Hai Rui's heart, Cheng Zhong also left a deep impression on him.

Punishment is not shocked, this is Hai Rui's first feeling. If it is placed on the body of himself at the age of forty, it is naturally lackluster, but if it is placed on such a young man who is not less than a weak crown, it is commendable. If this son can enter the official career, I am afraid that the future is limitless.

Of course, the premise is that he can pass the guò imperial examination, otherwise every qiē will be in vain.

Although he had already thought of the theme, but spread out a blank piece of paper, Cheng Zhong still didn't write for a long time, it was such a simple blank piece of paper, it was possible to determine the trajectory of his future life, which was really a very ridiculous thing, but Cheng Zhong couldn't laugh.

After pondering for a long time, Cheng Zhong finally began to start writing-

"It is advisable for the saint to hide, and for those who are able to begin to reveal it." Cheng Zhong used this to solve the problem, and then used what he had learned for more than a month to explain the importance of integrity. Although the rhetoric is not very gorgeous, the meticulousness of logic and the profundity of understanding still make Cheng Zhong a little complacent.

At the end, Cheng Zhong added a paragraph that basically meant that as an official, it is far from enough to know that honesty and self-preservation are far from enough. The first priority of a "parent" is to benefit the people, and this is something that cannot be achieved by honesty. Therefore, honesty is only the first step in becoming an official, and it is the basic. If you are not honest, you will not be a good official, and if you are honest, you will not necessarily be a good official.

When transcribing, Cheng Zhong was a little hesitant, do you want this last paragraph? If Hai Jui approves of it, this passage may add a lot of points, but if Hai Jui does not approve of it, then this passage may be a snake and a dog's tail continues to be mink, which has the opposite effect.

For Cheng Zhong, this is a gamble, if he wins the bet, he may pass the guò county test, and if he loses the bet, he can only return in gloom, and the bold words he said before are a joke.

In the end, Cheng Zhong still dipped the tip of the pen in some ink, fortune and misfortune are determined, life and death are up to him, damn, gamble!

With the last stroke of the transcription, Cheng Zhong breathed a long sigh of relief. Whether it's success or failure is up to him! If he really can't do it, he really has to find another way, he doesn't want to be like what is written in the ancient books, he is still studying for the exam at the age of sixty or seventy, and he can't get along with himself! Although he still has no strengths, he doesn't believe that he can't even make a living with his own ability!

This county test was a gamble for Cheng Zhong, but he had to do it, otherwise he really wouldn't have even the slightest hope.

Cheng Zhong is not too late to hand in the papers, but it is not too early, most of the people in Huating County who are discussing together are Tong Meng, who is taking the test, and the topic is naturally the advantages and disadvantages of the idea and language of the article.

Some even argued with red faces. In this regard, Cheng Zhong could only say that they really couldn't think about it. The paper has already been handed in, and now it's too late to regret it, so instead of discussing it here, it is better to find a place to rest.

The trial hospital provides boiling water, and Cheng Zhong plans to go to the boiling water room to get a bowl of hot water and eat the pastries that have already cooled down.

However, when he got out of the test hall, Cheng Zhong saw Cheng Xueyi who was still waiting outside the door.

"What? Cheng Lian, haven't they handed in the papers yet? Cheng Zhong walked in front of Cheng Xueyi and said with a smile.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Xueyi said: "They have already finished the exam and gone back." I listened to their articles, I'm afraid ......"

Cheng Xueyi shook his head gloomily, even Cheng Lian, who he valued the most, was still a lot worse in the idea of the article, I am afraid that it was hopeless to pass the exam.

Seeing Cheng Xueyi's frustration, Cheng Zhong's heart couldn't help but feel happy.

"Tell me about your article." Cheng Xueyi said. Although he knew that Cheng Zhong's hope was slim, Cheng Xueyi still wanted to hear what kind of article Cheng Zhong would write after enlightenment.

Cheng Zhong was also quite complacent about his article, so he recited the entire article to Cheng Xueyi almost word for word. In his mind, Cheng Xueyi would definitely be very surprised.

However, to his surprise, Cheng Xueyi listened to his article, said nothing, sighed and turned to leave.

What's going on with this Nima? What do you mean by not saying a word? Now it's Cheng Zhong's turn not to be calm, good or not, you should give a happy word. Don't let us be careful with fifteen buckets of water, seven up and eight down.

Far away, Cheng Xueyi just dropped a sentence: "You can do it yourself." ”

After listening to Cheng Zhong's article, Cheng Xueyi knew very well that the reason why Cheng Zhong wrote like this was completely to cater to the taste of the county order Hai Rui's integrity, utilitarian, and even a little shameless. It seems that he didn't listen to what he said at all, since this is the case, it is useless to say more, and he can only hope that he can do it well in the future.

The results of the county test are not so fast. After the examinee has handed in the test paper, in order to worry that the examiner will know the candidate's handwriting and will cheat for personal gain, a special person will use a red pen to copy the test answered by the examinee with a black pen, which is the so-called red paper. Then the examiner can mark the paper. Usually the results are a few days away.

Despite this, Cheng Zhong did not go back immediately. This is the first time he has come to Huating County, so he has to take a good look at everything, maybe there will be some good opportunities.

Although Huating County is still rich, it is still a lot worse than Cheng Zhong's expectations, which makes him a little disappointed.

At this moment, three young talents wearing long shirts and scarves walked in front of them, and at a glance they knew that they were Xiucai from the county school, and they should have come out at this time to see the jokes of the candidates.

The three of them talked loudly, with an expression of no one else, especially the person in the center, who was elegant and self-conscious, and was obviously the center of the three.

The candidates on the road saw the three of them unconsciously let go of the side. There are also some who want to get up and try to set up, but the three of them don't pretend at all, which makes the person who accosted them quite embarrassed.

"Brother Lu, Brother Li, Brother Meng is so coincidental." At this time, a ten-year-old young man stepped up and greeted him.

In the face of the young man, the three of them did not ignore the answer as before, but stopped.

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