The east is not bright and the west is bright, the main team of Yanying Academy suffered a heavy defeat in Zone A and was eliminated in the first round, but the deputy team won with full honors in Zone B and defeated Yuqing School.

This made the master of the Liu courtyard overjoyed, although there were still huge challenges ahead, but the victory over the Yuqing Academy gave the master of the Liu courtyard a hard breath of evil in his chest.

At the end of the first day of the competition, the pattern of District A has been clear, and the Affiliated School of County School, Evergreen School, and Yuqing School won the first place in each group and entered the top four.

The other place in the semi-finals will be determined from Zone B.

In the first round of the second round, the vice-teams of the four schools performed well, except for the vice-teams of Yuqing School, which was eliminated, the vice-teams of the other three schools will enter the second round of competition.

The winner of the second round will receive the final ticket to the semi-finals, and the final winner will be in the spotlight.

When leaving the county school, Xu Ji quickened his pace and hit Fan Ning's shoulder from behind, and he hurriedly supported Fan Ning, "I'm sorry!" It's me who walks too fast. ”

He apologized, but when he was helping Fanning, he whispered in his ear: "The mountains don't turn, one day you will fall into me, and then I will take care of you!" ”

Fan Ning smiled coldly and replied to him: "Each other, but then I will kick you down the dung pit and make you stink for the rest of your life!" ”

"You!" Xu Ji was suddenly furious and clenched his fists.

At this time, the Liu courtyard master behind suddenly realized that something was wrong, and shouted angrily: "Xu Ji, what are you doing?" ”

Xu Ji let go of his fist, he turned his head and glanced at Courtyard Master Liu with great resentment, and then said to Fan Ning: "Boy, let's see!" ”

He dropped a sentence and quickened his pace and left the county school.

Master Liu stepped forward, gently supported Fan Ning's shoulder, looked at Xu Ji's back and said: "I used to value him very much, but now I have seen through his character, his heart is not right, he has no room for people, at most he has a little shadow of his father and ancestors, and he will not be able to do great things in the future." ”

Fan Ning smiled and said: "Courtyard master, my heart is quite right, and the amount of tolerance is also large, but I have been a little tight recently, if I get the ranking in this competition, is there any heavy reward?" ”

"Go! You little money fan, let's talk about it when you get the ranking! ”

Fanning was willing to let him go, and stretched out his hand to beg for money, "There is no heavy reward in the army, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit, if you want the horse to run fast, the horse must be well fed, I know that the master of the courtyard has always been more frugal, but even if you draw a cake!" ”

Courtyard Master Liu was so entangled by him that he had to smile bitterly: "I've never seen a cheeky student like you, so be it!" If you can win the first place for me this time, as a reward, your father's rent in Yishengtang will be free! ”

Fan Ning was stunned, "Yishengtang is also your old man's property?" ”

Master Liu patted his chest and smiled: "Am I not like the person who runs a medicine shop?" ”

Fanning rolled his eyes, "I think you are like a pawnshopkeeper who specializes in exploiting me, a poor student baby!" ”

"You stinky boy!" The master of the Liu courtyard was so angry that his beard was crooked.

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After Xu Ji and the three were eliminated, they each went home, Xu Ji's home was also in Wu County, and he locked himself in his room and sulked after he went home.

If he hadn't been attacked by Fan Ning last night, he wouldn't have gotten sick in the morning, and he wouldn't have played abnormally in the game, and he would definitely be able to defeat Yuqing Academy in the end.

It's a pity that an unwarranted disaster deprived him of his opportunity, and the root cause of his illness was Fanning's bastard.

Thinking that his future would be ruined in Fan Ning's hands like this, Xu Ji gritted his teeth for a while, if he was given a knife, he would be eager to kill Fan Ning and then quickly.

At this time, his room 'slam!' Bang! The ground rang, and Xu Ji said impatiently: "I said don't bother me!" ”

"It's me!" His grandfather's stern voice could be heard outside.

Xu Ji was suddenly startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to open the door, and his grandfather Xu Chong walked in, his eyes were very stern, staring at Xu Ji like a knife.

Xu Ji was very panicked in his heart, he was so frightened by his grandfather's gaze that his whole body was cold, and it seemed that even his blood was about to freeze.

"The game is over, why don't you go to Juxian Tower to have a few drinks and celebrate?" Xu Zhong said coldly.

"My grandson knows my mistake!" Xu Ji lowered his head and whispered.

"You're not wrong, it's me who is wrong, it's me who treats you too strictly, and usually doesn't give you drink, which caused you to get drunk on the eve of the game, it's my fault!"

Xu Chong's tone was very flat, but he couldn't hold back the anger in his eyes.

Xu Ji knew his grandfather too well, and the more flat his tone was, the more it meant the monstrous anger in his heart.

He would rather have his grandfather scolding in a storm than to hear such an understatement from his grandfather.

Xu Ji's plop! He knelt down, and tears of remorse welled up, and he wept bitterly.

"It's the grandson who is wrong, the grandson has done something wrong, and it is too late to regret it!"

Xu Chong looked at his grandson coldly, hoping that his grandson's crying would move him, that would be wrong.

"The third article of the family rules, blame yourself!"

Xu Ji raised his palm and hit him hard in the face, and his left hand was another palm.

Every palm is hit hard, and the face is cleared, this is the family law of the Xu family, since the palm of the mouth is thirty, you must slap the palm solidly, if you dare to slap lightly, then the groom will be punished again.

After slapping thirty times in a row, the originally handsome face disappeared and turned into a bruised fat pig face, and blood marks appeared at the corners of the mouth.

Xu Chong sat down and asked, "I heard that you were plotted, who did it?" ”

Xu Ji didn't dare to say Fanning, that would only make his grandfather look down on him even more.

"Yes..... It was Jupe's tall guard. ”

In fact, there is nothing wrong with it, Lu Youwei was caught by the female guard and thrown back.

Xu Chong frowned, of course the guards would not attack people for no reason, this must have been instigated by Zhu Pei.

"Then why did the little lady do this?"

Xu Ji didn't dare to hide it, so he had to whisper: "She teamed up with the fisherman's son to compete, and her grandson was angry in her heart, so she begged her aunt to persuade her not to participate, maybe she guessed that it was her grandson's meaning and annoyed her." ”

Xu Zhong was so old and spicy, he immediately understood that his grandson's real target was probably the fisherman's son, and after a while, he snorted and said: "You can't do a little thing, and you humiliate yourself, you really let me down!" ”

Xu Ji hurriedly argued: "Wu Jian originally wanted to spend money to buy a few scoundrels to beat him up so that he couldn't get out of bed the next day, but his grandson disagreed. ”

"Ridiculous!"

Xu Chong was so angry that he slapped the table heavily and scolded angrily: "If he reports to the official, once the county order catches a few scoundrels and confesses you, you don't want to participate in the imperial examination in your life, this Wu Jian has no brains, and he will not be with him in the future." ”

"Grandfather, what about my grandson now?"

Xu Ji hugged his grandfather's leg and cried, "My grandson has been eliminated and I can't participate in the children's exam, and my grandson's future is ruined." ”

Xu Chong snorted coldly, "You know that you are in a hurry now, since you know that the future of the imperial examination is important, why do you want to drink?" ”

Xu Ji was full of remorse in his heart, and he couldn't wait to slap himself thirty more times.

Xu Zhong looked at his grandson's swollen face like a pig's head, and his heart was suddenly full of anger.

'Liu Yantong, do you really treat my grandson as dough, and you can pinch it if you want? ’

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As night fell, Fanning sat alone in his room reading a book, he changed into a white linen gown, and still wore a scholar's scarf on his head.

He was so fascinated by the book that he didn't notice someone walking into the room.

"What are you reading? So fascinating! Someone asked with a smile.

Fan Ning raised his head and was immediately startled, it was actually Zhao Xuezheng who came.

He hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Student Fanning, see Xuezheng!" ”

"You're welcome, Fanning, Li Xianling came to visit you!"

Behind Zhao Xiuwen was the county commander Li Yun, looking at Fan Ning with a smile on his face.

Fan Ning's head was big for a while, if this county order gave him another reason, would he still want to sleep tonight?

But at this time, he was not allowed to think too much, he hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Students see Lord County!" ”

He is visiting the county magistrate as a student, and it is not rude not to kneel, if he is an old farmer in the countryside, then he must kneel and salute.

Li Yun has been a county magistrate in Wu County for four years, and he has just reached a turning point in his career.

It is precisely because it is a critical moment in his career that he attaches great importance to some things that are conducive to his image and reputation, such as this prodigy selection competition.

The prodigy selection competition in Wu County has been held for fifteen years, and practice has proved that its effect is very good, and there have been three young prodigies who were born in Jinshi in a row.

The Divine Power Selection Contest had a great impact in Pingjiang Mansion, and was even concerned by the Imperial Court Rites Department.

Today is the first day of the prodigy competition, and of course Li Yun has to come to inspect.

He wore a lilac regular dress today, with a leather belt around his waist, but he still wore an official hat on his head, and his smile was amiable, and he smiled slightly: "Let's sit down and talk!" ”

Fan Ning hurriedly asked the county magistrate to sit down, and Li Yun glanced at the book he was reading, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

It was actually the "Collection of Famous Essays of the Provincial Examinations of the Great Song Dynasty", and this book was also enshrined as a divine book back then.

"Is this book Fan Shaolang's?"

Li Yun pointed to the book and said with a smile: "It's hard to buy it in the bookstore now, but it can still be bought in Bianjing, and Pingjiang Mansion was sold out three years ago." ”

Fan Ning gently stroked the cover of the book, he liked this book very much, and he was indeed a little reluctant in his heart, but he had to return it to Pei Guang tomorrow.

"This is not a student's book, it is lent to the student by one of our teaching assistants, who is bored in the inn and reads books to pass the time."

Li Yun smiled slightly, "I have this book, I'll give one when I go back." ”

Fan Ning was overjoyed, and hurriedly got up to thank, "Thank you for your kindness!" ”

Li Yun laughed, "Listening to Zhao Xuezheng, today Fan Shaolang answered another question and wrote a couplet with persuasive significance, can Fan Shaolang write a couplet for me as well?" ”

Fan Ning hurriedly said modestly: "The student is only a shallow learner, how dare he make an axe in front of the Jinshi, the county gentleman should not make fun of the students." ”

"I'm not kidding you, just write one, as long as you don't write couplets like the old beast has hooves."

Fan Ning was shocked, and looked at this Li County Commander in surprise, he actually knew what happened to him in the capital last fall.

Li Yun looked at Fan Ning with a smile, he just clicked to the end, but he didn't say anything.

Li Yun only learned about this incident from his father-in-law's letter not long ago, but his father-in-law repeatedly told him in the letter that this matter was related to the face of the national father-in-law Zhang Yaozuo and should not be passed on.

Since there is this relationship, Fan Ning is no longer modest, he smiled and said: "The county gentleman does not think that the students are low in knowledge, and the students are willing to write a picture." ”

He spread out a piece of paper, thought about it, and then took a pen and wrote on the paper:

There is no wonder in the world, only loyalty and forgiveness;

There is a way to govern the family, diligence and frugality.

"Good!"

Li Yun gave a thumbs up and praised: "There is no wonder in the world, only loyalty and forgiveness, it really speaks to my heart." ”

He picked up the couplet and read it twice, the more he read, the more he liked it, this couplet went back to a famous artist to write, framed and pasted it for his father-in-law as a birthday gift, and his father-in-law must like it.

Zhao Xiuwen next to him was also itching, he also wanted to ask Fan Ning to write a couplet, worthy of being a prodigy of the old Fan family, writing couplets is really powerful.

However, in front of the county order, it was difficult for him to open this mouth, and he would find an opportunity to ask Fanning to write a couplet in the future.

Zhao Xiuwen reminded in a low voice: "County Jun, it's not early, and I have to visit other schools." ”

Li Yun nodded, carefully put away the couplet, and said with a smile: "Rest early, I wish you to continue to play well tomorrow and reach the semifinals!" ”

"Thank you for your encouragement, the students will definitely do their best!"

The two of them encouraged Fanning a few more times before leaving the room.

As soon as the two officials left, Fanning pinched his face that was smiling a little sour.

At this moment, his stomach suddenly made a gurgling sound, and he suddenly felt unbearable hunger, and then he remembered that he had not eaten dinner yet!