Xu Shijin, the prefect of Shaoxing, sat in the lobby, the professor of Shaoxing Mansion and the county school teachers of Shanyin and Huiji counties sat on both sides, and there were a few Confucian children who asked for an interview under the hall, Xu Shi went in and out of a pair to let those Confucian children pair, and when he saw Zhang Yuan coming in, he didn't care about the Confucian children, called Zhang Yuan to come forward, and asked: "Zhang Yuan, you have a mouthful to occupy the Jiecai, this government thinks you will be the first to hand in the paper, is this time the topic difficult?" ”

Zhang Yuan bowed and said: "The students only concentrate on the composition, write carefully, and don't think about competing for the first paper." As he spoke, he handed over the exam papers.

Xu Shijin nodded, first looked at Zhang Yuan's "Zhao Mengzhi's place", his eyes swept away, Zhang Yuan's small block letters were not bad, and read: "The body is expensive and forgets what is cheap, and it is also saved by those who say it in vain——"

This is a problem-solving, although the summary is precise, but there is no dazzling surprise, Xu Shijin remained silent, and was about to continue reading, but he heard a Confucian boy interject: "Fuzun, the student has already come out - the long talent succumbs to the short control." ”

Xu Shijin said with a smile: "The long talent succumbs to the short control, and the big instrument is expensive in the late bloomer, and this pair is still obtained." He wrote the word "Ke" on the Confucian boy's examination paper and said, "Take you, and you all step down." ”

After a few Confucian children retreated, Xu Shijin continued to read the title of Zhang Yuan's art: "Mrs. is not expensive, don't wait to be cheap-" Turning his head to look at the professor of Fuxue and the two county school teachings, the three scholars nodded together, and they all felt that this topic was smooth and concise.

Xu Shijin read again: "However, it can be so cheap, so the gentleman does not care about people's opinions." Now from the heart of people's desire to be noble, it is not as expensive as its unique price, and even if it is not as expensive as its eternal price; One expensive is not to make people cheaper, and far less expensive than the beginning, but it is expected to be a matter of consideration, and the merit is also reasonable. In this world, the song of logging is unheard, and the Son of Heaven does not seek friends; The trick of the warping car is sent, and the princes do not worship the teacher. Do you want what is more precious than this world? What is the strength of Dr. Weiqing? ——”

Thinking of this, Xu Shijin praised the case: "Wonderful! ”

The Lord of Fuzun called it wonderful, and the professor of Fuxue and the two county schools praised "Miaozai", and the professor of Fuxue said: "The momentum is strong, and it is taken from the Qin and Han dynasties; Smooth and bright, get Ousu - Lord Fuzun really knows talents. ”

The reason why he wrote this eight-strand essay is so laborious, because he deliberately took the rich shop of the two Han Dynasty to write the text, mixed with four or six pun texts in the eight-strand category, vertical and horizontal, his composition is by no means reckless and rebellious, but for the surname, Xu Shijin is a Jinshi of the twenty-third year of Wanli Yiweike, Zhang Yuan went to the bookstore a few days ago to find out the ink scroll of the Yiwei department, and carefully read Xu Shijin's seven arts. I found that Xu Shijin's eight-strand essay has a characteristic, that is, he likes four or six sentences, and the art has a kind of scratching body, and he likes to play with words, and Xu Shijin is the same list of Jinshi's uncle Zhang Rulin also said that Xu Shijin likes Sima Xiangru like that gorgeous endowment - Wang Siren once taught Zhang Yuan that if he wants to pass the scientific examination successfully, the first is that the eight-strand essay must be done well, but if the eight-strand essay is done well, it may not necessarily be appreciated by the examiner, why? It is because of the difference between the examiner and the examinee in the aesthetic style, the poem is not up to the mark, although there are certain evaluation standards for the eight-strand text, but the person who marks the paper will always be affected by its preferences, an examiner who advocates concise penmanship certainly does not like the article of the word, this is normal, Zhang Yuan is to take into account all the factors that can be taken into account, and try to find the most convenient and safest way to the imperial examination, so Zhang Yuan voted to the prefect of Xu, and this eight-strand essay is also a bit of a style of scratching the body - that the prefect of Xu recited Zhang Yuan's eight-strand text, The more I read, the louder the voice becomes, obviously very resonant and very cheerful: "——The husband and the daughter do not hide the seat, the favored minister does not hide the Xuan, the bed is unhappy, and the Hui Xinyan is like this, the uglier it is. The frustrated people on the way, the mentality of the nobles, and then the love is said to retreat, and the courtesy is deepened and the taboo is deepened-"

Xu Shijin read quickly, panting a little, took a pause, looked at Zhang Yuandao: "The future is terrifying." And he read: "...... And the past is also great, now it is falling, and the Confucianism of Fu Weida, picking pepper orchids in the water; The elegant house, Fuqin Ming is in the room. If there are heirs in the Yan and Huang dynasties, the righteousness is not thin; The axe is still self-pleased, then the dream of the rooster is not frightened, Hu Weihu is also the autumn whistle, and the temple is repentant and stingy permanently, and the white horse is ...... It is the cause of the situation that exists for the other, and the one who exists for the other is difficult; Those who think that they are meritorious because of their surnames are stored in me, and those who are saved in me are able to cultivate, and they are expected to be established. ”

After reading it in one go, like drinking fine wine, Xu Shijin was full of smiles, and Gu left and right Xueguan said: "How is this article, can you take it?" ”

The three scholars looked at the red-faced appearance of Lord Fuzun, and said in unison: "Congratulations to Fuzun for winning this excellent protégé." ”

Xu Shijin laughed and said to Zhang Yuan: "Zhang Yuan, when you come to see this mansion in the future, you must be commensurate with teachers and students." The meaning of this could not be clearer, Zhang Yuanfu passed the test.

Zhang Yuan said happily: "Thank you very much. "Kneel down and salute.

Xu Shijin twisted his beard and smiled, and said: "It's rare, you are also involved in the two Han Dynasty at a young age, and you have read through the "Zhaoming Anthology", right?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "The students recently started to read the "Zhaoming Anthology", and they liked the colorful chapters of the two Han Dynasty, so there was some extravagance in the making of art. ”

Xu Shijin said: "If it is well laid out, the juvenile composition should be unbridled and talented——"

A scribe hurriedly came to the hall and said: "Fuzun, there is a candidate in Xuntang who suddenly foams at the mouth and has convulsions, which is very scary, and the little official is worried——"

Xu Shijin frowned and said, "Let someone carry him out and pass the doctor for treatment." ”

The little official hurriedly went out, Zhang Yuan also resigned, and walked towards the dragon gate with the examination basket, and saw two messengers carrying out a young Confucian boy from the Xuntang examination shed, the young Confucian boy was no longer convulsive at this time, broke free and stood up, wiped the white foam on the side of his mouth with his sleeve, and said: "I haven't transcribed it yet." He ran towards the examination booth again.

A scribe and two errand officers were dumbfounded, seeing that it was a dying person who was jumping alive and jumping to the exam again in a blink of an eye, didn't he die after the exam?

Zhang Yuan walked over and said: "It must be a sheep epilepsy, and it will have an attack every three or five times, and if it happens, it will be fine." ”

The scribe recognized Zhang Yuan and arched his hand: "Zhang Gongzi is erudite and knowledgeable, and he really scared me." He added: "Zhang Gongzi will have to wait for a while to get out of the examination room." ”

Dozens of candidates who handed in the papers in front of them put the first card out, the dragon gate was closed again, and it took half an hour to put the second card, Zhang Yuan waited by the dragon gate for about two minutes, the military official came to open the door, and he went out of the examination room, first saw the tall and burly yellow-bearded man Mu Jingyan, Mu Jingyan was surrounded by Mu Zhenzhen, who was dressed in shabby clothes but radiant, and suddenly two young children ran over and shouted: "Uncle Jiezi, Uncle Jiezi." "But they are the two little brothers who are pure and clean.

Lu Chun and Lu Jie followed Wu Ling and the two maids who took care of them in the afternoon to the Fuxue Palace to wait for Uncle Jie Zi to come out of the examination room, the child's surname was anxious, and he kept asking, "Why hasn't Uncle Jie Zi come out yet?" When the first card was opened, dozens of candidates rushed out, and the two little brothers didn't see it clearly, and they shouted "Uncle Jiezi", but they didn't see the uncle come out, so I was not disappointed, this second time I opened the dragon gate, and finally saw Uncle Jiezi come out, and I was overjoyed, jumping to greet each other, and the joy of children was so pure, and the things that were not worth the joy at all were also happy - Zhang Yuanzheng bowed his head and bent down to talk to the two little nephews, but he heard someone behind him ask: "Senior Brother Jiezi, did the scientific examination go well?" ”

Zhang Yuan hurriedly turned around, and saw Wang Yingzi in a scarf and a Confucian shirt, holding a folding fan, and looking at him with a smile.

"Baby-why is Brother Wang Xian here?" Zhang Yuan asked in surprise, looked left and right, and there was a sedan chair parked not far away, and a maid stood next to the sedan chair.

Wang Yingzi didn't answer, and asked eagerly: "Did the senior brother use that craft?" She had already learned about the exam questions from the candidates who appeared before, and at that moment she really couldn't hold back the happiness in her heart, but she was worried that Zhang Yuan would not use her eight-strand article.

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "Are you in such a hurry, do you want to ask for a pen fee?" ”

When Wang Yingzi heard Zhang Yuan say this, she knew that Zhang Yuan had really copied it, and her eyes suddenly smiled even bigger, and asked, "Then why didn't you put the first card out?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Of course, the other article must be done better with all your efforts, otherwise you will not be ashamed." ”

Wang Yingzi said: "Senior brother, can you recite that 'Zhao Mengzhi' to me?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Ming said that I am going to meet the teacher to give the Ming Mansion the test situation, and then I will write it out for you to see." ”

But at this moment, Zhang Yuan heard his sister Zhang Ruoxi's voice: "Xiao Yuan, did you do well in the exam?" ”

Zhang Yuan looked back, his sister Zhang Ruoxi is also a scarf Confucian shirt, just like the infant sister - Zhang Ruoxi likes men's clothing before he goes out of the pavilion, his father Zhang Ruiyang is not at home all the year round, and his mother Lu is good-tempered, Zhang Ruoxi will take his younger brother Zhang Yuan to Dashan Temple and Longshan City God Temple, and after marrying Qingpu, he has converged a lot, he is a good wife and mother, and occasionally travels with Lu Tao. I wore the previous Confucian shirt, and asked Yiting to accompany him to the Fuxue Palace, but I saw my younger brother Zhang Yuan talking to a young scholar, Zhang Ruoxi was careful, and she was a woman dressed as a man, and immediately found that this young scholar was a woman, and she couldn't help but be surprised, although she also went out in men's clothes when she was a girl, but except for following her younger brother Zhang Yuan and Zhou's mother, she never talked to outsiders, who is this woman?

Wang Yingzi also looked at Zhang Ruoxi with some surprise, Zhang Yuan was a little embarrassed, of course it was not good to introduce the two of them, but said to Zhang Ruoxi: "Sister, Fuzun has seen my craftsmanship, let me call him a teacher in the future." ”

Zhang Ruoxi said happily: "That is to pass the government test, great, great." As he spoke, he looked Wang Yingzi up and down - Wang Yingzi's face was slightly red, and he arched his hand towards Zhang Yuan and said, "Senior brother, then I'll go back first." He waved at Zhang Ruoxi again, hurriedly returned to the sedan chair, got on the sedan chair and left.

(To be continued)