This time the government test was more than a month after the county test, that is, on the fifth day of October. As with the previous prefectural exams, they were all brought forward from next year's chūn season to this year, and the schedule was very tight.

The location of the government test is naturally in the city of Fu. The government of Yanzhou Mansion is located in Jiande County, in the lower reaches of the Xin'an River, more than 100 miles away from the county seat of Chun'an County.

Fang Yingwu carried the package on his back and set off for Fucheng two days in advance. From Chun'an to other places, the land route is not easy to walk, but the waterway is extremely convenient. There are several wharves along the Xin'an River in the county, all of which can go directly to the downstream, the nearest ones can go to Fucheng, and the far ones can go to Hangzhou.

Fang Yingwu boarded the boat at Qingxi in the south of the county, curled up in the cabin that night and took a nap, and arrived at the Fucheng South Wharf at noon.

Like the county seat of Chun'an, the capital city of Yanzhou was also built in a basin surrounded by mountains, but it had a strong city wall as high as two feet and four feet, unlike the county seat of Chun'an, which was almost undefended. After all, it is necessary to defend the western part of Zhejiang, and the weapons that should be there must be there.

Fang Yingwu got off the boat, and what he saw was a long causeway made of huge stones, firmly blocking the river and defending the city wall of the city. I heard that this causeway is a major project that the prefect Zhu personally presided over after taking office.

On the embankment again, there is an east-west street along the river, and there are all kinds of tea shops on the side of the road, selling both loose tea and tea. It's so lively, it reminds Fang Yingwu of places like a bar street in his previous life.

But Fang Yingwu did not linger, and entered the city through the clarification gate located directly south of the city wall.

The examination facilities in Fucheng are naturally not comparable to those in a small county like Chun'an, and there is a special examination field for all kinds of examinations, also called the examination institute. In addition, whenever the provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Scholar came to the Mansion, he was also stationed here to preside over various examinations.

Fang Yingwu inquired about the location of the field, and after finding a place, he found a place to live around. Fortunately, his luck was better, and there was a hostel specializing in candidate business not far away, and there happened to be a room left in Zuihou.

Fang Yingwu didn't say a word, and quickly paid for it and moved in. If you can't find a suitable hostel, you will have to find a local family to rent a house nearby, which will cost several times more.

At present, Yingwu has just escaped poverty, and it has not yet reached the level of wealth, so it is a little bit to be able to save a little. It can be seen that the imperial examination is a cost-consuming business, and this is just a government examination, as the saying goes, "the poor don't study, the rich don't teach" is reasonable.

Fang Yingwu has no interpersonal relationships in Fucheng, so he didn't go out to travel, of course, there are reasons why he doesn't have a lot of money, and there is no scene if he has no money. So in addition to resting, he quietly reads in the room.

Until the early morning of the third day, after the fourth watch, Fang Yingwu got up, this hostel is occupied by school children from all over the county, and there is a special wake-up service.

The sky was still dark, and Fang Yingwu went to the field with a lantern in one hand and an examination basket in the other.

Outside the gate, many tall lanterns were lit, hanging high in the air, and the name of the county was written on each lantern, including Chun'an, Jiande, Fenshui, Shouchang and so on. Schoolchildren from each county gather under their own lanterns, line up for search, and wait for a search after being named.

Under the lantern in Chun'an County, Fang Yingwu met the high-achieving student Wu Xuangongzi and encountered a cold snort.

After the search and verification, the candidates passed through the dragon gate, received the test paper from the hall hall, and then entered the examination booth in the courtyard of the department to find their seat according to the test number on the test paper.

After this series of tedious processes, Fang Yingwu felt a little tired when he sat down in his seat, and he took a nap to recover some jīng strength.

There are seats every two feet in the examination booth. The table is rectangular and the stool is a three-foot bench. The wood used was thin and wobbly, so Fang Yingwu was always worried that the tables and stools would suddenly collapse.

"It must be that when the Yamen officials bought tables and chairs, they ran out of funds, so they used such thin wood!" Fang Yingwu touched the table and complained in his heart.

While he was thinking wildly, a few drums sounded, and the exam questions came out.

Fang Yingwu hurriedly went to look at it, and saw that there were two questions, one of which was: "The gentleman is benevolent and courteous." The benevolent love others, and the courteous respect others. Those who love others will always love them, and those who respect others will always respect them", from Mencius.

The other is: "A gentleman has all for himself and then asks for others, and without himself he is not for others." What is hidden is unforgiving, and what can be said to others, there is nothing", from the university.

This time, no one leaked the question to Fang Yingwu in advance, so he could only think about it honestly and answer the questions word by word on the draft.

However, Fang Yingwu has no psychological pressure, he is the head of the county case, no matter what the answer is, as long as he does not commit taboos, he will definitely be able to pass, so he is very decisive and happy when he writes, and he does not need to be too particular and considerate. In addition, Fang Yingwu is originally a smart and clever character, so the speed of answering questions is still faster than others.

In the morning, I wrote a few hundred words on each of the two questions, and I saw that it was almost the same. By noon, Fang Yingwu couldn't sit still.

During the county exam, he was weak and didn't dare to be in the limelight, and he didn't dare to be the first to hand in the paper after answering. But he had nothing to do with the government test this time, so he transcribed the test paper and checked that there were no mistakes, so Fang Yingwu got up and handed in the paper.

As is customary, in the Primary 3 exam, the first few people who submit their papers can have a cordial conversation with the examiner and request an interview. But Fang Yingwu didn't have this mind, and it was really not necessary, anyway, he was escorted.

Zhu Zhifu is about fifty years old, slightly chubby, with a round face and an amiable bearing. Fang Yingwu said a few words with him, and was about to say goodbye, but he heard the old man of the mansion stop him: "You slow down, wait until the mansion reads your article." ”

Is this to take the initiative to interview him? Fang Yingwu had to stand aside respectfully, waiting for Fu Zun to speak.

Fu Zun read Fang Yingwu's two test papers, frowned and thought for a while, then raised his head again, "This mansion wants to test you, you came from Chun'an Qingxi to take the test by boat, so I will make a poem with this topic." ”

Fang Yingwu looked sad and hollowed out his mind and turned around the hall a few times before he held back a song and replied: "The guest is Xu Kai, Qingxi Gudutou." The forest is dusk and the moon is falling, and the water is clear and the smoke is floating. The sail shadow surrounds the sandy shore, and the bell rings across the temple building. The crow listens farther and farther away, and the soft oar goes leisurely. ”

"The poetry is good, and it comes out quickly, and the talent is really there." Governor Zhu nodded in appreciation.

Fang Yingwu lowered his head and accepted the praise, and there was a little refreshment in his heart, and sure enough, the poems were also the golden fingers of Shilin.

Syllable! Zhu Zhifu suddenly slapped the case violently, startling left and right. But seeing that his face changed, he scolded Fang Yingwu and said: "Er is not only the head of the county, but also talented, and he is the parent of the undergraduate Xie Yuangong!" So why is today's article mediocre and lackluster? ”

Depend on! This prefect is too serious, I don't know what it means to go through the motions! Fang Yingwu really didn't know how to answer, so he had to hang his head lower, pretending to be humble and teachable.

Scolding and scolding, anyway, his father is Xie Yuan, he is the head of the county, and you are not afraid of the slander of the Shilin of this mansion and will remove him from the ranking, Fang Yingwu thought without fear.

Besides, if he has superhuman first-class strength in writing Baguwen, does he need to go to great lengths to cheat to get a county case?

Zhu Zhifu continued to reprimand: "Presumably you are unwilling to do your best, deal with it indiscriminately, and do it deliberately!" Do you think that this official is jealous and jealous and cannot tolerate others? ”

Fang Yingwu can be seen that the subtext of the mansion is that you kid looks down on me, the prefect? So try to fool Lord Ben with this kind of rotten article in the house?

This is a great injustice! Fang Yingwu had a bitter face and couldn't argue, could he tell the prefect that his strength was like this?

These two eight-strand texts are his true level, and the poems can be copied from impressions, where can the eight-strand text be copied from? In the previous life, who would have nothing to memorize a bunch of eight-strand texts?

But thinking of this, Fang Yingwu still has a little unhappiness, what he wrote is despised, and no one will be happy. But he is really not brilliant in this regard, and there is a bit of a gap between the aura of Yuan Gongzi and the Yuan Gongzi, and there is no way.

After thinking about it, Fang Yingwu could only helplessly step forward and said: "Thanks to the lesson of the boss, the kid knows that he is wrong!" ”

Zhu Zhifu's face softened, "But at a young age, you also know how to hide your edge, show people in a low-key manner, and become unsurprised after being reprimanded, knowing your mistakes and admitting your mistakes, this old way is mellow and commendable, and it is worthy of praise." ”

Good becomes bad, bad becomes good, this time the attitude is another 180-degree turn, which makes Fang Yingwu stunned, what does the prefect want to do?

Zhu Zhifu picked up the pen, wrote a few words on Fang Yingwu's test paper, and said: "Don't take it as an example, this time I will win you!" But the head of the government can't give it to you, so I'll take you second! ”

Isn't it an example? Can he have the next government test? Fang Yingwu shouted silently in his heart, Xiaosheng, I didn't think about being the head of the house, nor did I think about the second and third places, don't act as if you owe favors, boss!

"Ah, there's one more thing." Zhu Zhifu said casually: "Shang Xianggong has returned to his hometown, he is almost at the mansion, you Xie Yuan Gongzi is his little fellow countryman, don't be in a hurry to go back after the list, and then greet Shang Xianggong in the mansion with this official!" ”

Can you deal with the Prime Minister of the Three Elements? It's really a big man! Fang Yingwu was overjoyed, swept away all the slanders of Zhu Zhifu, and bowed with tears in his eyes: "The boss has a life, and the kid dares not obey!" ”

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