The days of reading are dull, and it will inevitably be a little boring after a long time.

Fortunately, Wei Chen knows how to arrange the time for study and rest reasonably, and when he has nothing to do, he takes Zhang Xu out to play, play chess and fish, or listen to the drama and enjoy the scenery, and the rest days can be regarded as an adjustment.

Summer goes to autumn, autumn goes to winter solstice, and it is the second year that Wei Chen has come to the Great Zhou.

For most of the past six months, Wei Chen has not only read the eight major literary notes and Zhaoming anthologies, but also read all the books in the Yixue Scripture Pavilion, and the amount of reading is far more than any student in Yixue, even Lin Yan is ashamed of himself.

Lin Yan taught Wei Chen once every five days, no matter how cold or hot it was in winter, hot or hot, windy or rainy, Wei Chen never missed once.

During this period, Wei Chen wrote many essays, even he couldn't remember clearly, only that the old manuscripts stacked in the corner of the room were as tall as a person.

Up to now, Wei Chen's master has studied the three generations of the Qin Dynasty, learned from the Tang and Song dynasties, and consciously advanced his articles, although he has not yet reached the realm of a unique family, but it can also be called a house.

As for the calligraphy books, there are countless of them.

If it weren't for the arrival of the amber wine dividend at the end of last year, I am afraid that the cost of this ink and paper alone would have made Weichen go bankrupt directly.

However, these investments are also very effective, and the current Weichen pavilion style is dignified and neat, which is not the same as last year.

In February, Wei Chen sat on the small building and looked out the window.

After preparing for nearly a year, he is finally about to usher in the first fateful exam, and Wei Chen's heart is full of expectations.

This is the first step in the long road of the imperial examination, and you must take it well.

……

Today is the day of registration for the county test.

At noon, the students of Sheng's Yixue set off under the leadership of Lin Yan and arrived in front of the county office.

There are only a dozen students behind Lin Yan, all of whom are natives of Youyang, and students from other places have to return to their hometowns to participate in the county exam.

Lu Qingzhou returned to Shangyuan County, Tao Dazhi also returned to Jiangning, and only Chen Jun and Wei Chen were in Youyang to participate in the county test among the seven people in Shangshe.

The tolerance in the Yali of Youyang County is much more than usual, with three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, to strictly prevent students who do not understand the rules from running around.

Youyang is located in the south of the Yangtze River, culture and education are prosperous, Youyang County is also a rare strong county in the imperial examination in the Great Zhou, every year there will be thousands of scholars in the county examination with the competition, fighting for life and death.

The number of students admitted to the county examination generally ranges from tens to 100, and the admission rate is only less than one-tenth.

Today's county trial registration, thousands of people crowded in front of the county office, the queue formed a long queue, Wei Chen came late, he could only line up, looking at the team that did not move for a long time, and sighed helplessly.

Just as he was waiting a little impatiently, there was a sudden commotion in the team behind him.

"Get out of the way of the front!"

The crowd obediently parted left and right, making way for a five-foot-wide road.

Wei Chen followed the prestige, only to see an official in a green robe with a straight face, with a handsome young man in a white shirt, swaggering in from outside the door.

The crowd, which was originally very quiet, suddenly came with a burst of whispered discussions, obviously very angry at this kind of special queue insertion.

However, there are also people who are knowledgeable, and they laughed and said to those angry students: "Do you know who he is?" He's Wang Yaochen! ”

The students looked sideways, and many of them made a sound of sudden realization.

"Wang Yaochen, it turned out to be him!"

"I heard that he went to study at the age of ten in Bailudong Academy, and studied under Luo Bingkun, the champion thirty years ago, and he studied for five years, and it seems that he has completed his studies and has gone down the mountain!"

"Looking at his posture, I'm afraid it's not for Xiao Sanyuan!"

……

Hearing the reason for the matter, Chen Jun whispered to Wei Chen: "Brother Wei, I'm afraid this person is your fierce rival in this county test!" ”

Wei Chen smiled at the corner of his mouth: "Which is stronger and which is weak, you have to take the test to know!" ”

Chen Jun noticed the sharpness in Wei Chen's words, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, he still knew Wei Chen very well, if it wasn't necessary, Wei Chen would rarely take the initiative to be in the limelight.

Seeing the doubts in Chen Jun's eyes, Wei Chen explained with a smile: "Brother Chen, you have to be low-key as a person, and you must also be low-key as an official, but this imperial examination alone is absolutely unacceptable, the better you get in the exam, the greater your reputation, and the brighter your future!"

Therefore, no matter who comes, I will compete with him for the top spot in this county test! ”

"I see."

Chen Jun scratched his head and said with a shy smile: "I just want to not fall off the list, but this battle for the top spot has nothing to do with me." ”

While speaking, Wei Chen suddenly felt that someone slapped him behind his back, and when he looked back, it was a small official in the yamen.

"It's Wei Chenwei, please come with me."

After confirming Wei Chen's identity, this little official led Wei Chen out of the team, and like Wang Yaochen in front, he began the journey of cutting into the team.

Wei Chen was a little funny in his heart: I was angry with others just now, but now it's my turn.

As expected, there was another angry discussion behind him.

"Damn, there is another queue, if it goes on like this, we won't go to the Year of the Monkey and the Horse Month!"

"Come on, people are different from you and me, he is our prodigy Weichen in Youyang County, and he was appreciated by Xuezheng at the age of ten!"

"Have you heard of "Bamboo and Stone"? That's what he wrote! ”

"It turned out to be him, I said why did you come to the county test at such a young age!"

"This kid looks good, a little more beautiful than Wang Yaochen's little white face."

"What's the use of being good-looking? The scholars and politicians confiscated him as a disciple, can he compare with the serious champions and disciples? ”

"That's right, prodigy, it's not unusual, it's not like we've never been out of Youyang! Hahahaha......"

As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of laughter around.

The deeds of a certain prodigy surnamed Sun are well known in this Youyang area, and if Wei Chen, the new supernatural power, also repeats the mistakes of his predecessors, then there will be fun to watch.

When Wei Chen heard these people's discussions, he couldn't help but turn his head and glare fiercely, his eyes were extremely fierce.

Those people didn't expect a teenager's eyes to be so terrifying, they were all startled, and subconsciously closed their mouths.

Wei Chen looked at the silent appearance of those people, couldn't help sighing, and quickened his pace to leave this place of right and wrong.

Since he got the name of Youyang prodigy, Wei Chen has been accustomed to people comparing himself with his predecessor Sun Zhigao.

But what day is it?

On the day of the county examination registration, Weichen stepped on the first step on the road to the imperial examination!

At this time, mention Sun Zhigao, a fool?

What a fucking bad luck!

……

After Wei Chen was brought into the county courtroom and waited for a while, a clerk in the room stepped forward.

The scribe asked if any of the three generations of Wei Chen were engaged in prostitution, excellence, soap, subordination, and untouchability, whether it was during the period of Ding Wei, and whether they were applying for the examination in the place of household registration......

In this way, a total of more than a dozen questions were asked, and after recording them all one by one, Wei Chen's physiognomy characteristics were written on a piece of paper: "Short body, round face, white face, beardless, very good looks." ”

The scribe pasted the paper on the back of the exam card and asked Wei Chen to press his handprint on the front of the exam card.

Registration for the county exam requires a joint guarantee, which is guaranteed by five candidates in the same county who take the exam at the same time.

If one of them falsifies his identity, the other four will be implicated, and the risks are self-evident.

Another option is to hire a child as a guarantor, so as to avoid the risk of accidents.

Originally, Wei Chen discussed mutual protection with Chen Jun and several other Yixue students, but since he was called in advance, presumably the county government would also make other arrangements.

Sure enough, after a while, the little official who led Wei Chen in went and returned, and said with a smile: "Wei Xiaoguan, the county lord has already found a good student for you to be a guarantor, please come with me." ”

Wei Chen suddenly knew in his heart that this must be Wang Xuezheng's influence at work.

It's only February now, and Wang Wenqing won't leave office until June, how can I say that Wei Chen is also a talent that Wang Wenqing is optimistic about, Feng Zhixian will give proper care during the county examination, and he can win Wang Wenqing's favor, which can be said to be beneficial but not expense.