The time is coming, say goodbye to Lin and Ziying, say goodbye to Xu's mother, and take Ruolan and Sanjiu on the road to catch the exam. Outside the county town, there is a township school holy institute, most of the children of high-ranking officials and nobles learn knowledge and enlightenment here, it is also the most prestigious township school place in Dongyangzhou, there are many students who come here every year to catch the exam, and the children of both excellent character and wealth are expected to study Chinese culture, and after completing the official residence, the official career can be described as smooth sailing, and those children of the poor family, even if they are full of economy, learn to be rich and rich, after the selection, they can only serve as local low-level officials.

The carriage and horses will travel all night, and the next day they will arrive at the Xiangxue Holy Courtyard, and the group will dismount, but see:

The belly of the mountain is curved, the smoke is filled, the green trees are shady and stand in the sky, the flowers are like splendid peaks and mausoleums, the mountain gate is majestic and Lingling, the white stone is carved and the dragon is played, the holy courtyard is majestic and deep, and the horizontal Ge is reckless and reckless.

"Wow, the place of Confucianism is really extraordinary." Ziying was amazed, the woman's temperament was fully revealed, and she said to Lin Fu'er: "Don't forget that you are now the son of everyone, a man..." Ziying immediately sank his throat, strutted in front of the fan, and he told Sanjiu and Ruolan not to shout the wrong name.

The inscription on the stone wall on the left and right of the mountain gate says: Ten years of cold windows know thousands of volumes, and the world will hear about the fame. Xiang Lin shook his head and sighed: "The words are conclusive, and there is really injustice. "The stone beam is engraved with the four big characters of 'Dongyang School Palace', which is the name of the Holy Academy, and the word Dongyang is taken from the name of the county.

Dongyang Xue Palace is the most prestigious holy courtyard in the counties of Dongyangzhou, the imperial court also attaches great importance to it, and every year it promotes a lot of moral talents into the Chinese culture, once it is selected into the holy land of the capital Jiankang, after which the imperial court has appointed high power, fame and fortune are not a problem. Because of this, thousands of students have broken their heads and continued to move forward.

"Yo, isn't this Xu Dacai." Xiang Lin was still sighing, and a man dangled in front of him leisurely, glancing at him with his head raised and lowering his eyes, and there were several dog-like scholars and seven or eight servants standing beside him. "It's you!" Ziying huffed angrily as if she didn't want to see him, and hurriedly interjected with Lin frowned: "What are you doing?" "The man is Qin Hancai, this swinger who loves to look for flowers and ask willows, and has no ink on his chest came to take the exam under the scolding of his father, and he dyed the flowers and willows last time, and it is his blessing that he did not die.

"This school palace was not opened by your Xu family, why can't I come?" Qin Hancai sneered, stared at Ziying for a long time in a blink of an eye, and said, "What a handsome little boy, I have no grievances with you, why are you angry with me?" Ziying was afraid that he would recognize him, so he hurriedly turned his face sideways.

Xiang Lin hurriedly blocked in front of Ziying and said, "You look fierce, whoever sees you will probably be angry." Qin Hancai didn't seem to be angry, and said: "That's it, I, Qin Hancai, don't bother to bother with you." By the way, this Dongyang School Palace, I think it's you who shouldn't come. After saying that, the group laughed and left, Xiang Lin didn't care about his words, pulled Ziying aside, and said something in his ear.

"Xiaosheng meets his husband." Anyone who refers to the scholar must first visit the head of the palace, and the head of the house will check the name of his family and register it in the register. The husband is called Wang Chong, who is a doctor of the Five Classics promoted and appointed by the imperial court, and later sent to serve as the head of the Dongyang School Palace.

"Xu Xianglin... The genealogy is presented. Handing over the family tree to Lin, Wang Chong checked it with a straight face and said coldly: "Ling Zun is?" Xiang Lin Yan: "My father, Xu Zhao, once served as the chief inspector before his death. Wang Chong was stunned and said in surprise: "Ling Zun is deceased? Xiang Lin Yan: "Don't hide it from my husband, my father died of illness last month." Wang Chong pursed his eyes, stopped talking, and took a sip of tea: "Who is this son?" He saw Ziying, who always attracts the attention of others.

"Husband Hui, this son is the foolish brother Xu Xiangjie." Ziying and Ruolan Sanjiu bowed their heads and were silent, Wang Chong looked at him for a long time, and said: "The virtuous brother has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and he is a talent, but... Zishan, arrange for them to live in the upper room. Wang Chong seemed to have something to ask, but he still didn't speak, and then the superintendent Zishan led them out of the hall.

The dormitory of the scholars in the palace is divided into upper, middle and lower classes, the upper room is for the children of official families above the sixth grade, and the middle room is for the children of the wealthy families below the sixth grade, while those of the flat families and the children of the poor family can only stay in the lower room, and the daily meals are also different. On the surface, the school palace is professed and does not distinguish between dignity and humility, but due to the laws of the court, just the food and accommodation have been clearly distinguished, which can't help but make people sigh and chill.

Xiang Lin didn't know that there was such a level difference, Zishan led the way, and a large group of Confucian scholars looked around, whispered, and stared straight at a few people. Zishan led them into the bedroom, and after a few respectful words, he smiled and retreated.

But it is said that the upper room of this school palace is like the main hall of the mansion, spacious and bright, clean and dust-free, Ruolan said: "Childe, this room is brighter than our main hall!" Sanjiu said: "Yes, the two sons can be comfortable now." Ruolan was dressed as a man, Ziying said: "Xiang Lin, why are so many people staring at us?" Xiang Lin pondered and said, "I don't know, I have the right to stay, and I will ask my husband tomorrow." "Sanjiu and Ruolan are servants and live in other rooms.

In the crowd of onlookers, there was a rich kid who came with Qin Hancai, this person was called Li Xian, who didn't look like a scholar at all, he looked like a thief, he saw Xiang Lin and his party enter the upper room, so he hurriedly informed Qin Hancai. Qin Hancai was shocked and angry when he heard this, thinking about how a mere Xu Xianglin was arranged in the upper room, but he could only live in the middle, talking about the status of the family, his Xu family looked at it, how could it be compared with my Qin family, the more Qin Hancai thought about it, the more angry he became, he had to ask his husband for an explanation.

The next day, Qin Hancai angrily looked for the theory of the husband, and Xiang Lin was also in the hall, and was about to ask one or two, when Qin Hancai grabbed the conversation and said: "Master, the student has something to ask." Wang Chong seemed to have forgotten what his name was, and then asked his name and relatives, and then Qin Han said: "Master, why does he allow Xianglin to live in the upper room, and I can only live in the middle?" ”

Wang Chong smiled: "Does the ancestor have an official family?" Qin Hancai purred his eyes and said, "The ancestor has never been an official, so..." So what? "It's unreasonable, but it's justifiable. Wang Chongyan: "Xu Xianglin's father is a master of the guard, and the official residence is of five grades, where should you let him live?" Qin Hancai suddenly refuted: "The husband doesn't know, the Xu family has now become a flat family, and it is not a rich family, not to mention that Xu Zhao is dead, he is just a commoner's son, how can he deserve to live in the upper room." Qin Hancai said a lot of nonsense, clever words, and he didn't say it at all.

Wang Chong said with a smile: "This is a bad word, although Xu Zhao is deceased, but Xu Xianglin is still his son, there is nothing wrong with such an arrangement, don't say more, you can step down." Qin Hancai was so angry that he blushed, he couldn't say a word, he shook his hand and squeezed out of the lobby and left, the Confucian students of the onlookers laughed and whispered, and Zishan then drank them away.

Xiang Lin followed Wang Chong into the side hall, and respectfully said: "The right husband is the best for Xiaosheng..."Wang Chong waved his hand and said: "Qin Hancai is lonely and arrogant, just to kill his sharp spirit, so as not to cause any trouble." Xiang Lin said: "Husband, it's better for Xiaosheng to live in the middle, so as not to end up in the mouths of others." Wang Chongyan: "Okay, with the old man here, no one in this Dongyang School Palace dares to chew the root of the tongue." ”

Xiang Lin pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Xiaosheng first met the husband, but why did the husband fall for Xiaosheng?" Wang Chong looked at him carefully and said: "The old man looks at you as a talent, elegant and polite, and your ancestors are officials, but you just act according to the rules." Xiang Lin Yan: "Dongyang School Palace is a Confucian holy house, why even the students' dormitories are secondary, such a move doesn't chill the hearts of the children of the Pinghu family." ”

Wang Chong sighed and shook his head and said, "When the rules of the law of the dynasty are outlined, how can you and I easily change them. By the way, in three days, the officials of the state will come to the school palace to invigilate, and you will have to behave well at that time. Xiang Lin said yes, and then bowed back.

Qin Hancai lost face in front of his husband, and when he returned to the room, he summoned Li Xian and others, and whispered together, it was Wang Chong who humiliated him, but he had a grudge against Xiang Lin, and several people secretly plotted to make him suffer a little.

As early as when Xiang Lin was young, Xu Zhao intended to send him to Dongyang School Palace to study and study, but Xiang Lin was stubborn and cried and did not want to go to school.

On weekdays, there are children of dignitaries and dignitaries in the school palace to study and study, and those ordinary children can afford to study for two, so they have to study hard in the cold window, and the school palace is just a place for them to take exams.