The first list of the county test is scheduled for the morning of the ninth day of February.

On the first day, the state government summoned the local gentry to a meeting, and the person who attended on behalf of the Zhu family was Zhu Wanjian, the second eldest of the Zhu family.

When Zhu Wanjian returned to Zhuangzi outside the city, it was late, and he was called to the back hall by the old lady as soon as he entered the door.

"Didn't you send someone to the city to inform you that you don't want to come back tonight?"

When Zhu Jiashi was alone with his son, his tone of voice was much softer, although he still reprimanded, but he was more angry.

Zhu Wanjian said: "What did my mother say, business has not been good recently, and Liuli can't find a market, so I'm busy negotiating with foreign merchants." ”

Zhu Jia's face was not good.

She knows very well that her son's so-called negotiation is a group of people eating and drinking together, and Qinlou Chu Pavilion is a frequent visitor.

"What did the state government say when they went to the local gentry?" Zhu Jiashi asked.

Zhu Wanjian pouted: "It's not a cliché?" said that the surrounding bandits were rampant, and they wanted each family to contribute money and food, Kuang Zhizhou was about to leave, and I heard that he was transferred to the prefect...... No one knows if it's true or not, and it's possible to get a ticket before leaving. ”

"That's all?"

Zhu Jiashi felt that things were not so simple, after all, the movement of the state government this time was a bit big.

Zhu Wanjian thought for a while, and then said: "It also said that the major households outside the city should strengthen their vigilance, which probably means that there are bandits flowing over to the Anlu Prefecture...... Who knows if it's true or not? Isn't our Zhuangzi a high wall and a heavily guarded fortress? What are you afraid of? ”

Zhu Jiashi suddenly said: "Speaking of which, the rumors that there are thieves crossing the border are not groundless, but true...... It seems that it is necessary to recruit people to strengthen the guard of Zhuangzi, and if it does not work, move the women and children of the house to the city first. ”

In the Ming Dynasty, there were often robbers in various places, and these groups of bandits liked to attack the manors built by large families in the local area, which asked for money, money, food, and food, and they would definitely make a windfall if they broke it......

As for attacking the county seat? Most of these bandits don't have that ability.

However, the bandits are basically not afraid of the encirclement and suppression of the officers and soldiers of a county, unless the matter is too big, burning, killing, and looting so that it causes local shocks, the imperial court exerts pressure, or the local governors, feudal lords, or something to make political achievements, they will mobilize the guards to suppress the bandits, and the consumption of manpower and material resources is very large.

So generally speaking, ordinary people have to be careful when they make trouble with bandits, and wait for them to go and live a normal life, which is basically the same routine.

"Mother, every year we talk about robbers, our Zhuangzi is near the state city, where is it so easy to be remembered by robbers? If there are really bandits, the officers and soldiers will be there when they say it, and the risk of coming to attack our Zhuangzi is not ordinary. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Wanjian shook his head again and again, quite disapproving, "The yamen is just using this as an excuse to raise money and food, besides, where are there so many places to live in the city?" Could it be that the whole family moved to live in the third child's house? ”

Zhu Jiashi heard his son mention the matter of the third room, and his face was grim: "Tomorrow, you will go to the three-room courtyard in the city again......"

"What?"

Zhu Wanjian looked unhappy.

Every time I go to see Zhu Niang, I will touch a gray nose, and now he has learned to be obedient, if I don't go, I won't touch my head naturally, see how witty I am?

Zhu Jiashi said: "Tomorrow the county trial case, how can the kid of the third family have the ability to pass?" It was expected that the palace would let him participate in the county exam, but it was just convenient to drive him away...... When the time comes, you just intercept the people back, remember to bring a few more people......"

Zhu Wanjian's face was full of reluctance: "That kid is now in and out of the world, there are a lot of people around him, is it so easy to intercept?" Besides, if we intercept people back, do we still have to make offerings? ”

Zhu Jiashi slapped the table and made a "bang", which scared Zhu Wanjian all over, but the old lady said in a fierce voice: "The third room has now become the laughing stock of my Zhu family, if you don't bring the little guy back, how can you let that woman retreat?" This time, from the house to her business, she will take it back to the Zhu family! ”

Zhu Wanjian's face was full of disdain, his eyes glanced to the side, and muttered in a low voice: "It's beautiful, why did you go earlier?" Her collapsed house business is all borrowed from others, what's the use of getting it back?

Speaking of this, he raised his voice, "Mother, I'm going to sleep, I'll talk about it tomorrow, let the fourth child go with me then, he doesn't speak in a hurry or slowly, I'm afraid that as soon as I get angry, I will do ......it again."

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Release date.

The sky was bright.

There were many people in the city and outside the city who went to the tribute courtyard to wait for the release of the list, but Zhu Hao stayed in the palace and did not go out.

Watching the list is the most unstylish thing, so many people stay there, just waiting for the list to be on the list to compliment each other, or experience the disappointment and crying after the list, or even painful...... There are many people watching, but few people passing, and it is better to stay away from the kind of occasion full of sadness.

Even if you don't go in person, someone will inform you of the results.

Zhu Hao was still as usual in the morning, when he arrived at the school, but there were only two people in the class, he and Jing Hong, that day was a day off, Zhu San, Zhu Si and Lu Bing would not ask for trouble to come to class, and Yuan Rulin also stayed at home that day and did not enter the palace.

"Zhu Hao, isn't it released today? Why didn't you go? ”

Tang Yin first went to the dormitory of the West Courtyard to see, but he didn't see anyone, so he came to the school house to find Zhu Hao with the mentality of trying it out, and sure enough, he was blocked.

thought that Zhu Hao was studying seriously, so he approached the desk and read what Zhu Hao wrote...... It's not a script, but it seems to be talking about this kind of thing, Tang Yin suddenly felt that he overestimated Zhu Hao's desire to learn.

Zhu Hao shook his head: "There are too many people, I don't want to join in the fun." ”

Tang Yin smiled: "Are you bottomless in your heart? Or is it because of nervousness? It's like this when the list is released......"

Jing Hong next to him reminded: "Mr. Tang, I see that Zhu Hao has eaten well and slept well in the past two days, which is no different from usual, maybe he really doesn't want to join in the fun." ”

The smile on Tang Yin's face froze instantly.

If you want to say that the person who knows Zhu Hao the most, it must be Jing Hong, a classmate in the same dormitory who usually lives with Zhu Hao.

Even Jinghong said so...... That can only show that Zhu Hao either hid it well, or he really didn't take the results of the county exam seriously, or Zhu Hao's mentality is very stable, and he has a very weak view of fame and fortune.

"Zhu Hao, aren't you looking forward to the result?" Tang Yin frowned and asked.

Zhu Hao shrugged: "The exam is over, and the decision is not in my hands, and whether I expect it or not can't change the result, so what the hell am I doing?" ”

When Tang Yin heard this, he almost wanted to hit someone.

"Then I'll go with you to watch the list, are you willing?" Tang Yin asked again.

Zhu Hao shook his head: "If you don't go, you won't go, if Mr. Tang wants to go and see the list, I won't stop it, someone will tell me the result, if there is really no one, I will ask the people around me to help me take a look in the afternoon, and it will not be too late to know later." ”

"Hey ......"

Tang Yin found that his old fist was all hitting the cotton with one punch after another, and he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh lightly: "It's up to you, I'll take a look for you first, I hope you can pass the county exam successfully, otherwise it's really in vain that I recommended you in front of Yuan Changshi and others before." ”

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Tang Yin left, anxious to see the results of Zhu Hao's county test.

As a party, Zhu Hao was not in a hurry at all, Jing Hong asked curiously when he saw this: "Zhu Hao, even I want to know if you have passed, you are so careless?" ”

Zhu Hao smiled, continued to write, and did not reply.

Mr. Tang looked desperate to know the outcome...... Why is he in such a hurry? ”

Jing Hong looked in the direction of the door, slightly puzzled.

Zhu Hao replied casually: "This year's county exam, I was not going to participate, he tried his best to drum, if I can't pass, it means that there is a problem with his vision, and it will damage his face a lot." ”

"Tinkering with ......"

Jinghong was even more puzzled when he heard this, thinking that Zhu Hao might have an opinion on Tang Yin, or maybe Zhu Hao really didn't want to become famous at a young age?

Obviously has that level, even Fan Yikuan, Yuan Zonggao, Zhang Zuo and others in the palace feel that Zhu Hao has no problem passing the county exam, why is Zhu Hao not in a hurry?

"Alas!"

Jing Hong knew that it was useless to ask, so he simply lowered his head and read seriously, he learned to write Bagu Wen, and tried to catch up with Zhu Hao as soon as possible.

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The list is placed outside the Gongyuan.

There were a lot of people who went that day, including the candidates, their relatives and friends, and many who passed the county exam and prepared for the government exam, and even the students...... They want to know who the people who have passed the county exam this year, whether it will hinder their way to school in the future, and see who they can make friends with......

In these years, scholars make friends, pay great attention to each other's talent and cultivation, it is useless to just pay attention to their background, and the sons and daughters from large families will not make friends with the children of the poor family no matter how talented they are...... Unless you're really a great learner.

Even Zhu Wanquan was waiting for the release of the list at the scene.

The Zhu family is concerned about whether Zhu Hao can pass the county test, and even hopes that Zhu Hao can pass the test in one fell swoop, only Zhu Wanquan.

When he came here, he wanted to meet Zhu Hao and ask this nephew what his exam experience was, but after he came, he found that the teahouses, chess clubs, and wine shops around Gongyuan were all full, and it was very difficult to find Zhu Hao's figure among them.

"Fourth Master Zhu, it's been a long time!"

Next to him, an official son-in-law appeared in front of Zhu Wanquan with two servants.

Zhu Wanquan remembered that this was the son of the Liu family who took the government exam in the same year as him, and after many years, he even forgot the other party's name, but he vaguely felt that the other party had not passed the government exam...... I don't know if I've ever passed later, and it looks like I'm not a student yet.

The two of them greeted each other briefly.

Zhu Wanquan said: "There are so many people today. ”

A young man next to him was full of smiles, and said to Liu Gongzi and Zhu Wanquan with a stammering tone: "What I said is that there are indeed a lot of people today, and this is not just a case, and the list was just posted, so they all rushed to look around." ”

"Oh?"

When Zhu Wanquan heard that the case had been reported, he didn't want to greet Liu Gongzi and the others anymore, and wanted to go to the notice board to see it in person.

But I heard someone next to me: "I don't know what the world is, it's actually a child who is less than ten years old and is admitted to the county head!" The county's education is over! ”

Zhu Wanquan was stunned.

A child under the age of ten is admitted to the county case?

Isn't it...... His eldest nephew Zhu Hao?

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