The ragged Xu Ping walked into the main hall, tilted his head and stood in the middle of it, and squinted at the beam at 45 degrees.

The head of the family, Xu Yi, had a hot face, and secretly looked at Nie Bao who was in the seat, he was now afraid that outsiders would laugh at him and leave a false pretext for abusing his nephew, and he was also worried that this second-hand nephew would come up with a big moth.

Xu Yi knew that Nie Bao could preside over the Xu family's family examination, which gave the Xu family enough face, after all, Nie Bao was a second-class Shujishi, and it stands to reason that the imperial court would give a six-department official, how could he be assigned to Songxian at once, it is estimated that he may have offended a big person.

"Little brother, first recite a piece of "Spring and Autumn" and listen." Nie Bao spoke.

Xu Ping turned his hand and Shi Shiran turned around and stood still, "At the beginning, Zheng Wugong married Yu Shen, and Wu Jiang ,.................."

In less than a quarter of an hour, Xu Ping finished reciting, and the sentence was not missing, Nie Bao put down the teacup, "How many words are there in "Spring and Autumn"?" ”

"Eighteen thousand two hundred and thirty-seven words."

"Oh?" Nie Bao sat up straight and widened his eyes, "I originally wanted to touch your bottom line, but now it seems that "Spring and Autumn" can be recited, and the rest don't need to be tested, let me ask you how long it takes to memorize the Four Books and Five Classics?" ”

"It's not good, it depends on how long the teacher teaches?"

Nie Bao stood up, pointed at him and laughed, "You don't have to read a book, you can remember it just by listening to it once?" ”

"It's not all, I can remember it once I read it." When speaking, Xu Ping's eyes were always fixed on the beams.

Nie Baoteng got up and walked around the table and walked quickly to him, the corners of his mouth trembled, and he took out a few pieces of paper from his mouth and handed them to him, "Come on, come on, you read this policy again, if you can recite it, I, I, I, I...... I'll ....... ”

Seeing this, Xu Yi hurriedly came over and reported to Nie, "Don't be annoyed, this bad son has suffered from brain disease since he was a child, and his words and deeds are reversed on weekdays, adults don't have to be straight, in my opinion, today's home exam will end here......"

Unexpectedly, Xu Ping suddenly lowered his head and stared at him, "Uncle...... Father, I can memorize it. ”

Xu Yi smiled angrily, "Okay, good, I don't know the depth of things, I will make a fool of myself later, and I will ...... carefully in my family."

Nie Bao smiled slightly, looked at Xu Ping with interest, and did not say a word.

Xu Ping took the paper, glanced at the ten lines, and reported to Nie for a while, lowered his head and thought for a moment, and slowly chanted: "The people are enough, the king is not enough, the people are rich at the bottom, and the king is rich at the top." Not as good as the convergence ............ Why bother to get rich! ”

There was silence in the main hall, Xu Yi's eyes widened, and his chin almost fell to the ground. Qi, who peeked through the crack in the door, was so anxious that he stomped his feet.

Nie Bao's heart shook wildly, and he quickly turned around and took a few long breaths, and when his mood calmed down a little, he turned around and asked, "How many words are in the whole article?"

"Three hundred and eighty-nine words."

"Which sentence is the question?"

"If the people are sufficient, why should you be alone?"

Hahaha, Nie Bao raised his arms and laughed wildly, the sound shook the rubble, "Genius, Su Zi is in the world, people are not born to know it......"

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Four years later, in a teahouse in Nanjing, Li Chunfang, a Xinghua talent who participated in the township examination, and a group of scholars surrounded Xu Jin and asked questions.

"Later, what about later, did Nie County order to accept Xu Ping as an apprentice?"

"Did he show off talent that year?" ……

Xu Jin smiled, looking lonely, "It's not just a showman, people won the move last year." ”

"Could it be that Xie Yuan from high school?" Li Chunfang asked.

"Almost, if he doesn't do that poem, Xie Yuan is in the bag." Xu Jin shook his head and regretted himself.

Li Chunfang was impatient, and couldn't help rubbing his hands again and again, "But I'm in a hurry, what words might as well be read and heard, Brother Xu's township test is still pestering me?" ”

When everyone heard this, they applauded in unison, and they all accused Xu of going in to take the enamel.

Xu Jin shook his head and smiled bitterly, "This is your own recruitment, the scenery of the northern country, thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow." Looking inside and outside the Great Wall, only reckless; …… The past, the number of romantic figures, but also look at the present. ”

"The aura is extraordinary, swallowing the sky and spitting the earth, so domineering! I might as well be more. Li Chunfang heard the words, and there was a bright light in his eyes.

The students chewed the good sentences in the words repeatedly, some hurriedly turned around to find a pen and paper to record, some looked up to the sky and said nothing, and some looked at the face with longing and jealousy......

"Where is Xu Ping now, we want to visit in person to seek advice, and it is a great pity in life that such talents are not seen." Li Chunfang excitedly held Xu Jin's arm.

Uh, ......, Xu Jin looked embarrassed, he was afraid of telling his father to bear the reputation of abusing his nephew, in fact, Xu Ping didn't want to spend the Xu family's money anymore, and went directly to Beijing Guozijian, where there was no tuition fee, and he could mix three meals a day.

Xu Jin drooped his head, and Li Chunfang was even more anxious: "Brother Xu, don't ...... Could it be that God is jealous of talents, what happened? ”

When everyone heard this, they were confused, and they surrounded Xu Jin and asked.

Coaxing Xu Jin only felt that his head was big, and he couldn't stand up and make a round, "Rank in the ranks, don't make any more noise, don't make any more noise, I said it's not possible, Xu Ping went to Beijing Guozijian." ”

Li Chunfang shook his head and sighed, "It's a pity, it's a pity, this move is inappropriate, my Jiangnan Academy is still half a point better than Guozijian in terms of craftsmanship, Xu Ping's move is inevitably suspected of giving up the high and the low." ”

Xu Jin pursed his lips and smiled, "You don't have to worry about the ancients, people are famous in the capital, and they are living a nourishing life." ”

Li Chunfang's eyes widened, "Oh? Xu Ping has any other amazing moves, let's talk about it quickly. ”

"Do you know who recommended him to the country?" Xu Jin asked.

"Who?" Li Chunfang asked.

"Yang Bo, do you know each other?"

Li Chunfang's heart shook wildly, Yang Bo, the right man of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was not only the only three smart people in Dazhen recognized by the small cabinet (the other two were Yan Shifan and Lu Bing, the commander of the Janissaries), but also a disciple of Yangming Gongxinxue, and his status in Shilin was very respected. Xu Ping was so wicked that he actually won his favor.

Ignoring Xu Jin's triumphant expression, Li Chunfang asked again: "Imperial Envoy Yang is a leader of Shilin, Xu Ping is just an ordinary student, how can he be recommended by Lord Yang?"

Xu Jin shook his head, "I don't know, but there are more evil things than this." ”

"What's the matter, tell me quickly."

Xu Jin smiled, took a sip of tea leisurely, and looked around at everyone before saying: "Cut, what is it that confronts the professor in public and flips the table is a trivial matter that can't be put on the table, and what is even more puzzling and jaw dropping is ............"

When everyone saw that he deliberately took the reins again, they immediately coaxed him and did not comply. Xu Jin saw that everyone was angry, so he smiled proudly, and lowered his voice: "Do you know, Xu Ping has been in school for less than a month, and he beat the fourth son of the little pavilion guy with black eyes and blue ......."

Everyone wondered, secretly thinking that Xu Ping's life could not be guaranteed.

I only heard Xu Jin say again: "Surprisingly, the little pavilion guy not only didn't blame Xu Ping, but took the fourth prince home and punished him severely, I heard that the boards were discounted......"