He Chang, a scholar of the Academy of Literature and Taoism, is a middle-aged man in his forties, with a long beard under his chin, looking full of bookishness, he appeared in a neat scribe uniform in the examination room of calligraphy, and after a simple inquiry about the official investigation, he stood respectfully behind the county commander Xu Hao.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Great Song Dynasty has taken the emphasis on literature and the suppression of military force as a national policy, and literati and scribes have received unprecedented attention.

At the local level, the official character of Xuezheng of the Wendao Academy is the same level as that of the parents, although Xuezheng is only a mess in the management of the college, but because everyone has the same grade, and the local scribe students are their own students, they often do not take their parents and officials seriously.

But this situation does not exist in Xiayi County, because Xu Hao is from the sixth rank and has a regular literary position, whether it is an official product or a literary position, he is one level higher than He Chang, a Jinshi of the seventh grade.

Moreover, Xu Hao was born in a famous family, and many people in his family served in the court, several of whom were important ministers of the imperial court, and the highest was the privy envoy, who was second only to the three princes and held real power.

In this world parallel to the earth, the scribes were divided into three orders and fourteen classes.

In the first stage, the first level of children, the second level of Xiucai, the third level of lifting, the third level of semi-tribute, and the fourth level of jinshi.

In the second stage, the fourth level is a half-regular student, the fifth level is a Hanlin, the fifth level is a half-bachelor, and the sixth level is a university scholar.

The third stage, the sixth level of the Half-Void Saint, the seventh level of the Half-Saint, the eighth level of the Sub-Saint, the ninth level of the Saint, and the tenth level of the Most Holy.

Among them, Gongshi, Shuchang, Bachelor and Void Saint are more special, and they belong to the transition stage between the two levels, so they are counted as half a level. The highest tenth level of holiness has only been obtained by three people from ancient times to the present, namely Confucius, the most holy of Confucius, the most holy of Taoism, Lao Tzu, and the most holy Huineng of Buddhism.

"County Zun, has the murder case been investigated a few days ago?" He Chang asked in a low voice.

Similar things happened not only in Xiayi County, but also in all seven counties under the jurisdiction of Nanjing Prefecture, where hundreds of young children born that day were killed, including their parents.

Xu Hao's face sank, gritted his teeth and said, "It was made by the Liao." ”

He Chang was taken aback, his eyebrows wrinkled, and he said, "They dare to go deep into the hinterland of the Great Song Dynasty to commit crimes, they simply don't take us seriously, and the culprit is caught?"

Xu Hao shook his head and said, "The other party is prepared, and he will leave as soon as he succeeds." Qin Tianjian deliberately concealed the news, and the prisoner took the opportunity to flee with his family, and the Liao people began to prepare a few months ago, sending experts to infiltrate our country, monitoring all the families waiting to give birth in our Nanjing Prefecture, waiting for an opportunity to do it. ”

He Chang's eyes widened, with an expression of disbelief on his face, and he said, "The Star of the Holy Dao has just come to the world, and it was killed by the Liao?"

Xu Hao smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "Although the official doesn't want to admit it, but it's true, they are afraid that the Star of the Holy Dao will grow up and prosper the Great Song Dynasty, so they will be ruthless." His Majesty sent someone to investigate this matter, believing that those people would not have a chance to return to Daliao alive. ”

He Chang frowned, looking unwilling.

The matter has come to this point, it is useless to say more, and I hope that this county test can produce one or two talents who have passed through the heavens and latitudes to comfort people's hearts.

In the examination room, each candidate gets the same standard brush, which is a special Zizhu Spring and Autumn pen for the county examination, the purpose is to treat every candidate fairly, avoid the use of high-grade pens by wealthy families, and take the lead.

Spring and Autumn pen, one of the four famous pens of calligraphy, the pen barrel is engraved with various characters, mainly the predecessors of the saints, which can increase the user's literary power and enhance the role of the pen.

And the Zizhu Spring and Autumn Pen in everyone's hand, just the most common one, does not have the above two functions, the only advantage is that the pen barrel is light, the pen tip is soft and hard, and it is easier to get started.

But after all, it was a new brush, and it took some time to get used to, so the candidates chose the corresponding bookcase in the order of roll call, which was covered with felt and a piece of low-grade rice paper for practice, as well as ink, inkstone, and pen wash.

A candidate in the east was full of arrogance, eager to face others with his nostrils, and the person next to him said in a flattering tone: "Xu Shao, you must be the first in the calligraphy category in this county examination." ”

The person who was called Xu Shao smiled and said, "That's certain! When the exam is over, Young Master Ben will be the east, call your group of fox friends and dog friends, and let's go to the restaurant for a big meal." ”

The other party smiled all over his face: "Okay." ”

The examiner looked around and said loudly: "Candidates start the test for a quarter of an hour. ”

The ancients divided the day into twelve hours, each of which was divided into four quarters, and a quarter of an hour was equivalent to half an hour in the Hereafter.

Time was pressing, and the candidates poured water into the inkstone one after another, and then picked up the ink strips and began to grind the ink, and Qin Mo was no exception.

The fast person has already begun to write, Qin Mo is not in a hurry, after moistening the pen, remove the floating hair on the pen, carefully dip the ink, take a deep breath while lifting the pen, calmly put down the pen, and write down the word "country" in the willow body one by one.

Xu Hao and He Chang are the main and deputy examiners of the county examination, Xu Hao is a calligraphy scribe, and He Chang is a calligraphy and painting student, so the two attach great importance to calligraphy candidates.

Qin Mo's writing is very standard, as far as the true biography of the willow body, after the last pen was written, he felt a whirlwind hanging in the Wen Palace, and when he looked inward, he found that a white vortex was rapidly forming.

The fourth cyclone is generated!

He was excited, he thought that there would be no new cyclones in a short time, but who would have thought that there would be another one at the exam site.

It may be because there are too many people around, and the Holy Dao Star automatically hides, but the cyclone is still under its force.

It's just that he doesn't know what this mental cyclone represents.

Xu Hao and He Chang, one is a Shuchang and the other is a Jinshi, and they belong to middle-level scribes, so this change naturally can't escape their eyes.

"Epiphany in the examination room!" He Chang's eyes widened, and his excitement was beyond words.

Xu Hao stroked the U tiger whiskers on his chin and said with great relief: "This kind of thing is rare, how many years has it not happened in the examination room of this county?"

He Chang thought for a moment, and replied excitedly: "The last time was during the Taizu period, and it has been more than one hundred and fifty years since now. ”

Epiphany in the examination room refers to the fact that the scribe has gained something in the examination room, and you must know that the exam is a very stressful thing, and it is not easy for the candidate to perform normally.

How many people are because of abnormal performance, which leads to the failure of the examination room, and finally falls to Sun Shan.

Being able to have an epiphany in such an environment shows that this person's psychological endurance is better than that of ordinary people, since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, anyone who can get an epiphany in the county examination can often achieve something.

The most obvious example is Su Sansheng of this dynasty, who had an epiphany in the county examination that year.

Su Sansheng refers to the famous Su Dongpo of this dynasty, he was canonized in both books and paintings, and at the same time made countless popular poems, known as the word saint, Su Sansheng got his name.

The eyes of the two bigwigs in the county examination room were all attracted to Qin Mo's side.

Xu Hao smiled and said, "He is Qin Mo who asked for an official investigation just now, does He Xuezheng have an impression of him?"

He Chang frowned, and said unembarrassedly: "Qin Mo from Muyang Town Public School?"

"That's right. Xu Hao nodded.

He Chang's expression became complicated, and he said: "He is a celebrity at Muyang Town Public School, and he has participated in the county exam seven times before, but this is the eighth time he has participated in the exam. ”

Xu Hao is even more interested in Qin Mo, it stands to reason that this kind of person should belong to the obscure type, under normal circumstances, those who fail the five tests are basically destined to have no chance of passing the exam in this life.

The previous official investigation has been beyond imagination, and now he has an epiphany in the examination room, which shows that he is an extraordinary person, but what happened if he failed the seventh test?

His eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice: "I feel glad to think about it now, if he was ordered to leave the scene because of the matter of the Bao, how could he have the epiphany now." Judging from the fluctuation of Wen Li just now, the new cyclone he obtained should be [Force Through the Back of the Paper]. ”

He Chang nodded: "Xiaguan also thinks so." ”

Qin Mo put down the brush, and the people around him stopped when they saw that he had only written one word, and they all showed disdainful looks, especially that Xu Shao.

A quarter of an hour passed quickly, and the examiner announced: "The exam has officially begun, and the first item is pen power!"

After speaking, he took out the official seal and put it on the table in front of him, put his hand on the seal button, and the power of the palm fluctuated.

Call...... Bang!

The ground trembled slightly, and suddenly countless translucent walls were erected, separating the candidates one by one, and after a few breaths, these walls turned into solids, looking no different from ordinary blue brick walls.

More than 200 pieces of white Shu brocade fell from the sky and landed accurately on the table in front of the candidates.

The so-called pen power test, pay attention to the filament, the specific process is to use the pen to write on the Shu brocade, the word needs to be woven compactly, the toughness of the Shu brocade for the pass, can be handed in for scoring.

There is a knack for testing this project, and the most practical thing is to leave blank, that is, to leave the first few grids and not write, start writing from the back, and when your own writing power can control the Zizhu Spring and Autumn Pen, you can go back and write in the blank space, so that you can achieve the effect of the first few words to complete the filament, which directly affects the level of the score.

Many people do this, some leave three or four spaces, some simply leave a vertical line, and even Xu Shao, who is determined to be the first, is no exception.

Qin Mo didn't do this, he dipped the brush in ink, took a deep breath, and Wen Li poured through the four fingers holding the pen through the barrel, and then wrote directly in the first grid.

He wrote the character "Yong", with the glyph of European style and the brushwork of Zhao style.

When learning the introduction to calligraphy, you must practice the most basic Yongzi Eight Methods, which is very familiar to calligraphy candidates.

Although it is the foundation, there are not many people who really master it completely, and they are often forgotten in the corner, especially young students who are in the stage of lofty ambition.

Qin Mo's writing speed is not fast, but the rhythm is well mastered, each stroke is just right, from the point of the first stroke to the last stroke, all eight strokes are transparent.

Looking at other candidates, there are not many people who can do all the strokes of a word through the silk, including the one who is very young, he wrote several words in succession, only barely did half of the strokes through the silk, and then turned to the blank space to write, the first word is the pen through the silk, but the second word has two strokes that are not transparent, and the third word is even worse, only two strokes reach the penetration.

But even so, it was enough to make him excited, because if the first word was completed, he would definitely get a good result.

Some people because of nervousness, wrote more than a dozen words in a row but failed to reach the filament, the more anxious the more helpless, seeing that the whole Shu brocade was about to be written, or failed to find the feeling.

When the time came, the examiner announced with a blank face: "Everyone stop writing and close the papers!"

More than 200 exam papers flew up at the same time, finishing their sorting in the air, becoming a stack of tables that fell in front of the examiner.