When the time came, everyone lined up according to the ranking of the hospital examination and entered the main hall.

When everyone stood in a row, there were officials from the yamen shouting: "There are fifty new talents, salute Master Zhao and Lu Shanchang!" ”

Everyone bowed deeply to Zhao Liang and Lu Jiuyuan, who were sitting at the top.

Zhao Liang was fine, with a smile on his face, and his eyes were full of relief and encouragement.

But Lu Jiuyuan hit Du Jinning when he entered the door, and the whole person was in a state of stunned, looking at Du Jinning's eyes straight. If it weren't for the fact that Lu Jiuyuan had urgently inquired about Du Jinning's situation when the candidates hadn't entered the door, Zhao Liang would have thought that he had a crooked mind when he saw that Du Jinning was too beautiful.

At that time, Lu Jiuyuan's words were full of admiration for Du Jinning's article, and Zhao Liang also saw the admiration in his eyes, so he had a narrow thought, and he didn't say Du Jinning's real age, but only praised Du Jinning's excellent performance in the government examination, which made Lu Jiuyuan more and more curious about Du Jinning.

At this time, seeing Lu Jiuyuan's eyes staring at Du Jinning, and there was a strange sound coming from the curtain not far behind him, Zhao Liang couldn't help but want to laugh.

Shi Xiu and Peng Shicheng are neither examiners nor markers, they are just "curtain friends" brought by Lu Jiuyuan, and they have no right to enter here to accept the salutes of the new talents. Originally, the two respected and talented old gentlemen also disdained to participate in this kind of activity, but they were too up-to-date to the new head of the court, Du Jinning, and wanted to see him for the first time. Lu Jiuyuan had no choice but to talk to Zhao Liang and let them peep in the curtain behind the hall.

At this time, it was obvious that Du Jinning's youth and beauty not only made Lu Jiuyuan stunned, but also made the two old gentlemen peeping behind him make a noise because of their gaffes.

Fortunately, there are a lot of fifty shows, even if everyone has a solemn expression and does not dare to make any small movements, it is still inevitable that some clothes will rub against each other. And because everyone lowered their heads, they didn't dare to look up at Zhao Liang and Lu Jiuyuan directly, and they didn't notice Shi Xiu and Peng Shicheng, who had raised the door curtain high at this time.

After everyone finished saluting, Zhao Liang cleared his throat and said some words of encouragement. After speaking, he also deliberately glanced at Lu Jiuyuan.

Lu Jiuyuan came back to his senses when Zhao Liang coughed, sighed secretly in his heart, concealed his disappointed look, and cheered up to deal with the situation in front of him.

The hospital examination is not a township examination, and there is no deer singing banquet. After Lu Jiuyuan finished speaking, Xu Yan signaled that everyone could withdraw.

But when he was about to retreat, Lu Jiuyuan left Du Jinning behind: "The head of the Du case, please stay." ”

Du Jinning was stunned for a moment and stopped.

Looking at Du Jinning's immature face, Lu Jiuyuan was embarrassed for a while.

He had already decided that the two articles and the poem were not written by Du Jinning.

It's just that at this time, the head of the case has been released, and Zhao Liang has no suspicions, and it is obviously very unwise for him to raise objections to the authors of these two articles, thus setting off a big storm. Those two articles, even if they weren't made by Du Jinning, were also written by his elders or teachers, right? If the real author were to be involved in a fraud case, wouldn't the little hope they had just raised academically be extinguished again? Moreover, it was he himself who sent the people who wrote these two articles to be beheaded.

Is it really necessary?

If you don't do this, how long can this matter be hidden? Do they have to publish the articles they wrote in relation to these two corresponding ones? When the time comes, will anyone come to investigate this source?

All kinds of thoughts swirled in Lu Jiuyuan's mind, making his heart feel like a mess.

Seeing that Lu Jiuyuan was staring at Du Jinning for a long time, Zhao Liang glanced at him in surprise, turned his head and smiled at Du Jinning: "We met in April at the government exam, but I didn't expect to see you again after four months." Du Jinning, you are not simple, you took a small three yuan at a young age. It seems that two years later, the township test will take a solution to the yuan, but it will be expected? ”

"The teacher is falsely praised, and the students are ashamed." Du Jinning arched his hand, his face full of modesty, "Students can achieve a little achievement, it all depends on the support of all the teachers." Students would like to thank all the teachers for their support. As she spoke, she bowed deeply.

Only then did Lu Jiuyuan remember that Du Jinning was a junior Sanyuan, and the head of the government and the capital of the court were obtained under the supervision of Zhao Liang.

Zhao Liang, he still understands this person. Although this person is a politician, his talent and learning should not be underestimated. And this man is extremely stable in his work, and his heart is quite right. He would never do such stupid things as cheating in the field and joke about the future of himself and his descendants.

It's just that......

Before his tangled energy could get up again, Zhao Liang smiled again: "Master Lu Zao praised the two articles and test poems for your first test, what do you have to say to Master Lu Zao?" ”

Du Jinning turned to Lu Jiuyuan and made a deep gesture: "Student, thank you Master Lu for your appreciation." ”

Seeing this, Lu Jiuyuan took a deep breath and decided to take the school Du Jinning. Even if he didn't expose this matter, he could use this to remind Zhao Liang so that he wouldn't be caught off guard when something happened in the future.

He first asked, "At what age did you start studying?" Under whom? ”

Hearing the sound of the strings and knowing the meaning of elegance, Du Jinning knew that Lu Jiuyuan was suspicious of her as soon as she heard it. Those two articles are so out of step with her age that everyone has to be suspicious.

She arched her hand unhurriedly: "If you go back to Lu Zashi, the student started studying at the age of ten, and the teacher's surname is Guan Lehe, the former head of the Boyue Academy in Lishui County. ”

"Ten?" Lu Jiuyuan looked at Du Jinning in surprise and asked her, "How old are you this year?" ”

"I'll be thirteen after the New Year."

"Thirteen?" Lu Jiuyuan became more and more surprised: "You have only been studying for three years, and you took a small three yuan?" ”

Zhao Liang said with a smile: "Chief Lu doesn't know, this little guy is talented and intelligent, and he can't forget it. The books he has read are not only memorized, but also integrated. The most rare thing is that he is still very diligent. In just two years, he read through all the books in the library of Boyue Academy. Coupled with the fact that his teacher Guan Lehe was a 'singer and talent' who caused a sensation in the capital back then, it is not surprising that he can write good articles. ”

Du Jinning, who looked down at the ground, heard this, and his eyelashes trembled slightly.

Zhao Liang had understood her so carefully, which was not surprising to her. In April's government examination, Zhou Dongping targeted her in the examination room, and was finally relocated, and it was impossible for Zhao Liang not to investigate her.

Immediately afterwards, I heard Zhao Liang sigh: "I went to Beijing to take the examination and stayed in Beijing to take up a post, and the 'Song and Talent' had already left the capital and returned to Lishui, and I only heard his name, and I didn't have the opportunity to see it, which is a great pity; Fortunately, I was able to see the splendid articles of his students, and finally got a glimpse of the style of 'songs and talents' from the side. ”