After a night, this morning the county academy reposted the gold list, attracting many onlookers.

"It's high school! Lu Ming is really in the gold list of high school, and he is still ranked second!"

"The head of the case is still Yan Weiqing? Strange, didn't the scholar of Zhenzhou University say that Lu Ming can compete for his top spot? Why is he still ranked behind Yan Weiqing?"

At this time, Yan Weiqing in the crowd laughed and said, "Haha...... What a joke! Just because that Lu Ming also wants to take away my first name, it's just a fool's dream!"

"Huh, where is Lu Ming, why didn't he come?"

Everyone looked at each other, but they couldn't find Lu Ming's figure.

......

Jiang County, in a dilapidated house.

Lu Ming had just finished washing up and was about to buy two steamed buns to fill his stomach, but when he just opened his door, he was suddenly startled.

I saw that nearly 100 neighbors had gathered in front of me, all of them crowded out of the door with some gifts, smiling a lot.

"Congratulations to the second scholar in the Liangguo County Examination of Lu Ming High School! Congratulations!"

"Although Lu Shusheng's results are inferior to the top case, he is a god-given scholar, and he is not weaker than the head of the case at all, which is really amazing!"

"I said a long time ago that Lu Ming, this kid is talented and intelligent, and he must be a blockbuster, and now it seems to be true!"

Lu Ming was a little overwhelmed for a while, his eyes swept over everyone, his eyes were a little confused at first, and then turned into disgust.

Most of these neighbors had bullied Lu Ming before, so Lu Ming naturally didn't have a good impression of them.

But after all, they are here to congratulate, and although I hate them, I can't drive them away, right?

After a while, Lu Ming had an idea and said to everyone: "Thank you folks for coming to congratulate you, it's just that the students' families are poor, and there is nothing to entertain you." ”

"Hehe, Lu Shusheng is serious, but we didn't have anything to help you before, so I feel ashamed!", a white-robed man led by him said with a smile.

Lu Ming said with a smile: "Thanks to your enthusiasm, Xiaosheng can't repay it, why don't you write a couplet and give it to everyone?"

"Okay, then ask Lu Shusheng to give the union!", everyone was overjoyed.

Lu Ming nodded, then took pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and began to write couplets.

A moment later, a couplet was written, and the paper was handed to the white-robed man at the head.

The white-robed man took it happily, and hurriedly read: "Recall the famine of the last year, the firewood and rice were scorched, and I couldn't get credit, I couldn't owe it, although I had close relatives and distant relatives, who sent charcoal in the snow." ”

Speaking of this, the audience was silent and silent, and most of the people turned red and showed shame.

"This ...... This is the couplet written by Lu Shusheng?", someone said in disbelief.

"That's right, that's exactly what Shanglian wrote!"

The white-robed man's face was ugly, and he didn't dare to continue reading the next couplet, so he threw the paper to the door, brushed his sleeves and left.

"What's wrong with him? I haven't finished reading the next link, why did he leave?"

"That's right, it's too rude to leave without saying a word!"

"Hmph, I left inexplicably because of a couplet, this guy took the wrong medicine, right?", someone sneered.

Lu Ming's eyes were cold, he picked up the couplet from the ground, glanced at everyone, and said slowly: "I don't know who wants to read this couplet?"

"I'll read it!"

A person walked over, grabbed the paper directly without saying a word, his eyes swept over the upper link first, followed by the lower link, and when he was about to open his mouth to read, his face suddenly turned red, and he couldn't hold back a word.

"Hey, what are you doing, read it!", someone urged.

"This ...... This ......"

The man's face became more and more ashamed, and finally he gritted his teeth, ruthlessly threw away the paper, and quickly left the crowd.

"Hey, what's this guy's nerves, too?"

Everyone was even more curious, so others came to see this couplet, but when they saw the next couplet, they all fell silent and walked away.

"What the hell is this couplet, and why did everyone go away in obscurity?"

"I don't know!

"Strange, really strange!"

In the end, this couplet was passed to a man with sword eyebrows, who looked at this couplet and was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "This couplet is really well written, no wonder no one can be cheeky to read this couplet!"

"This voice is familiar!"

Lu Ming looked forward, and immediately bowed and saluted: "I've seen Zhenzhou University Scholar!"

The others were stunned for a moment, and then someone recognized him and saluted.

"No need!", Yang Xiuyuan waved his hand.

"How do you know my house is here?"

"Come with the people. ”

Yang Xiuyuan smiled slightly, glanced at the others, and said, "Since you don't dare to read this couplet, let the old man read it for you!"

"Listen up, the next link is: this year's lucky imperial examination, the gold list is in high school, the name is also Yang, the surname is also Yang, and the three Li Si are not restricted, which is the icing on the cake. ”

"This ...... Is this the next link?"

The others blushed when they heard this, as if they had been slapped in the face, especially the sentence "No restriction on three or four, the icing on the cake" is full of irony.

This sentence is as ironic as a knife, except for outsiders, which of these neighbors has the cheekiness to read this couplet? That is definitely a slap in the face.

"I'm ashamed!

When even if someone leaves on their own initiative, the others are silent and leave.

Yang Xiuyuan appreciated it very much in his heart, this Lu Ming was really not simple, using couplets to give an eviction order was even more ruthless than driving them away on the surface, but they had nothing to say, so they could only hold it in their hearts.

After a while, many neighbors all left, only Lu Ming and Yang Xiuyuan.

"This person's future achievements are immeasurable, the old man has really picked up a treasure! Even if this person can't be used by me, he must let his reputation and status surpass that of me, a scholar of Zhenzhou University, and contribute to the country and the human race!" Yang Xiuyuan thought.

"Scholar Yang, if you don't dislike it, can you go to the cold house and sit?"

Lu Ming opened his mouth hard, the other party is a scholar of Zhenzhou University and has a great reputation, but he can't open the pot in his own home, inviting him into the house will definitely snub him, but if he is not invited to come in and sit, it will be a loss of etiquette.

"No need, the old man came to congratulate him, and he has something to tell you!"

"University scholars, please speak, students listen to me!"

"Although you are in high school this time, you did not compete for the top spot. ”

"Why?"

Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, he remembered that Scholar Yang said that he could win the top case, why couldn't he fight for it?

"This matter has a lot to do with it, although you have the talent to compete for the head of the case, but Yan Da Shoufu and other officials do not agree, not to mention that you are from a poor background, if you fight for Yan Weiqing's case, I am afraid that Yan Da Shoufu's face will be lost!"

"What is the relationship between Yan Weiqing and Yan Dashoufu?", Lu Ming asked puzzled.

Yang Xiuyuan replied: "Don't you know? Yan Weiqing is a descendant of a branch of the Great Yan family, and Yan Weiqing is naturally a relative of Yan Shoufu. ”

"I see!"

Lu Ming suddenly realized, in fact, he was still wondering what kind of power the so-called Yan family was, why he could let the county order dare to do something to deceive the saints, it turned out that there was Yan Da Shoufu behind them to support them.

"I have here a letter from the Ministry of Culture and Culture of the Imperial Court, giving you the title of 'Jiangxian University Talent', although it is only a title, but it can make Yan Shoufu's subordinate officials dare not touch you easily. ”

Yang Xiuyuan said as he took out a document and handed it to Lu Ming.

Lu Ming took a look, and it was really a document from the Imperial Court Academy, and there was a large seal of the Imperial Court Department of Literature and Culture underneath.

Yang Xiuyuan said: "This document will be released in all counties of Shaoming Mansion soon, and I will also send your two poems to the literary list, others will definitely not have anything to say, you just have to rest assured!"

"Thank you, scholar!", Lu Ming thanked gratefully.

"Today noon is the auspicious time for the opening of the temple, and according to the past practice, new scholars must recite their own poems or couplets when talents descend from heaven, so that they can sense their talents with the help of the temple and receive the empowerment of talents. ”

This student knew that if someone robbed him of his talent in the middle of the process, it would be difficult to open up a literary platform and he might not be able to obtain a formal academic degree. Lu Ming said.

"That's right, you have made a feud with Yan Weiqing now, you are a god-given literary position, he will definitely not be able to take it away, but he will definitely try his best to take away your talent, so that you can't open up the literary platform. ”

"The students had expected that I would take the opportunity. ”

"That's good, the old man will be relieved!"

Yang Xiuyuan nodded with satisfaction, and was about to turn around to leave, but suddenly thought of something, turned around and asked, "Let me ask you, what are your plans after you finish worshipping the holy temple?"

"This ......"

Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, he really didn't think about what happened in the future, and immediately fell into thought.

After a long time, Lu Ming said: "After the scholar examination, it will be the imperial examination of the scribes, and I plan to go to the Shaoming County Literary Academy to study, and at the same time prepare for this year's government examination." ”

"What is there to go to, why don't you come to our State Academy!", Yang Xiuyuan said with a smile.

"Thank you for your kindness, but the people who can enter the State Academy of Literature are all famous talents, and I don't have the ability to go to the State Academy of Literature, otherwise, Yan Dashoufu will definitely be the first to disagree. ”

"Haha...... What a smart Lu Ming, I didn't see the wrong person!"

Yang Xiuyuan laughed and said: "Okay, you choose your own path, and the old man doesn't say much else, so you can do it yourself!"

After finishing speaking, Yang Xiuyuan turned around and left.

Lu Ming immediately asked, "Scholar, where are you going?"

"Where are you going? Of course, it's back to my state academy, my student Han Xiao has rushed to Jiang County to take up his post, he is a person of good moral character, I believe it will be a good county order, if there is any difficulty, just look for him!"

Yang Xiuyuan didn't look back, continued to walk forward, and soon disappeared from Lu Ming's sight.