Early morning.

The sky is unknown.

Outside the eaves, rain poured down, drops of water hit the stone steps, splashing in all directions, and occasionally a few spring thunders rumbled.

The study room was silent, and the three teenagers sat on the desk, holding a pen on their wrists, writing hard, and it was the three Wei Chen who were preparing for the government test in the Sheng Mansion.

The three compete with each other, and in the same amount of time, compete to see who writes more articles.

As the morning passed, the winner was decided.

Wei Chen easily wrote four articles, General Sheng Changbai wrote three, and Chen Jun hurriedly wrote only two.

Wei Chen looked at Sheng Changbai and Chen Jun proudly, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled, both of them shaking their heads helplessly.

At the end of the day, it's just a little fun they find for boring learning, and no one takes it seriously.

After a short time, a servant from the Sheng Mansion came in to deliver food, and the three of them stopped writing and prepared for lunch.

The food on the Sheng Mansion does not have the three soups and five cuts of the hairpin family as Wei Chen imagined, it is just ordinary home-cooked side dishes, and Sheng Changbai, as the young master of the Sheng Mansion, eats the same as himself.

Wei Chen guessed that this might be Sheng Changbai's attempt to take care of himself and Chen Jun while creating a peaceful and comfortable atmosphere.

It can also be seen from this that the sincerity of Sheng Changbai and Wei Chen's friendship does not have the stinky problem of the children of the family who think very highly of themselves.

Wei Chen picked up the bowl, took a mouthful of the thick egg drop soup, and then poured half a bowl into the rice, stirred it, and ate the dish.

After eating a big bowl of rice, Wei Chen smashed his mouth with satisfaction and gave a long burp.

"Brother Wei, it's insulting!"

Chen Jun glanced at Wei Chen with disdain.

Wei Chen patted his stomach absentmindedly, shook his head and said, "Leisurely heart, it's hard to talk to you!" ”

It turns out that watching people eat can really boost appetite.

Seeing that Wei Chen ate so sweetly, Sheng Changbai and Chen Jun were also itching, and couldn't help but follow suit, poured the egg drop soup into the bowl, and ate it with the vegetables.

A bowl of rice went down to the stomach, and both of them unconsciously burped.

"Hiccup————

The hiccups were loud, and Sheng Changbai and Chen Jun, who were aware of it, looked at each other, and there was an aura of embarrassment in the air.

Wei Chen laughed.

"Insult Sven, insult Sven!"

At this time, someone knocked on the door outside the house, and the voice of the steward came: "Second young master, Master Qiu of Jiangning Mansion asks to see you." ”

Sheng Changbai immediately put down the chopsticks when he heard this, called the female envoy to wipe his face with water, and then went out in his clothes and greeted him at the gate of the courtyard.

"I have admired Mr. Qiu's name for a long time, Changbai is not well entertained, so Mr. has waited for a long time, and I hope Mr. is not strange."

Sheng Changbai greeted Master Qiu for a while, and then invited him into the main hall.

After taking his seat, Master Qiu saw that there was no one left and right, so he lowered his voice and said, "Xiaoyou, Dong Weng asked me to inform you, I am afraid that this year's government examination is different from previous years." ”

Hearing this, Sheng Changbai's heart jumped slightly, and Wei Chen and Chen Jun, who were standing behind the screen, also held their breath.

Sheng Changbai got up, made tea for Mr. Qiu, and asked, "But what's the rumor?" ”

Master Qiu nodded and said, "Little friend, you also know that in the junior level, the township test is the most difficult, and in the junior level, the government test is the most difficult." As the head of a government, Shen Futai has to be thoughtful in all aspects.

This Jiangning Mansion is different from other places, there are dragons and crouching tigers hidden in the house, there are many famous families, each family went to Shen Futai to ask for help, Shen Futai promised not to, and refused either, after all, the government tried to get only those fifty places, and there were more monks and less porridge! ”

Sheng Changbai nodded when he heard this, as a child of an official eunuch, he naturally knew that he was tired of this little three passes, and someone cheated even in the strict examination of the township examination, not to mention the government examination that was not vague?

As long as they are in the officialdom, they are inextricably linked with each other, teachers and students, the same year, fellow villagers, friends, and old friends, layer upon layer, and no one can escape.

The examiner is also a human being, so it is naturally difficult to avoid vulgarity.

For example, the Master Qiu in front of him is the staff of the Jiangning Mansion's general sentence Shao Guang, and Shao Guang is the same year as Sheng Hong......

Sheng Changbai knew that his father had probably greeted Feng Zhixian and Shen Zhifu a long time ago, and asked them to take care of him a little when he was admitted.

This is almost an unspoken rule in officialdom.

It's just that the situation of this Jiangning Mansion is special, the wealthy families are gathered, and they are all staring at the fifty places, and it is also difficult for the Shen Governor's Mansion, who is the chief examiner, to take care of this, and if you can't take care of that, you have to complain.

Sheng Changbai asked, "Mr. Qiu, what countermeasures does Shen Futai have?" ”

Master Qiu sighed and said, "Lord Futai has decided to publish a list of questions after the government examination. ”

"Title?"

Sheng Changbai was surprised: "Isn't that only available to the township test and the meeting test?" ”

Master Qiu took a sip of tea and said in a deep voice: "On the list of questions, the articles of the students in the middle school entrance examination are at a glance, those who do not have real talent and real learning, even if they pass the government examination, as long as the article is published, it will inevitably be criticized, and even the reputation of the family will be shamed." ”

Master Qiu has said everything about this, Sheng Changbai naturally won't understand.

"Lord Futai is using this method to refuse those famous families who ask for help in disguise!"

Master Qiu nodded: "That's what Lord Futai meant, in short, whether it will be selected at that time depends on the quality of the article." ”

Sheng Changbai arched his hand sincerely: "Thank you, Mr. for informing." ”

Master Qiu waved his hand: "I am also entrusted by Dong Weng, what kind of thank you are talking about!" ”

After Sheng Changbai sent Master Qiu out of the door, he returned to the hall, called Wei Chen and Chen Jun out, and told them Master Qiu's words carefully.

After listening to this, Wei Chen said thoughtfully: "I think that Master Qiu is here, not necessarily just to deliver the news in good faith, maybe there is also the instruction of Shen Futai to use these relationships to warn the major families." ”

Sheng Changbai nodded approvingly: "Shen Futai's meaning is already very clear, either everyone will lose face together when the question list comes out, or no one will sell their face, and everyone will take the exam fairly." ”

"The most important thing for the family is the reputation of the family, and Shen Futai is pinching them by three inches!" Chen Jun exclaimed: "This Shen Futai is really a good person, he solved a problem so easily!" ”

Sheng Changbai shook his head and said: "Shen Futai is also a helpless move, the Jiangning family is intertwined, he can't bear the pressure of the family, so he can only use this method of ending up together to force the family to comply." ”

"All in all, this government exam is probably about fairness."

Wei Chen looked at Sheng Changbai and said with a smile: "This is a good thing for me and Brother Chen, but it is very disadvantageous to you, brother, you are also a member of the family!" ”

Sheng Changbai glared at Wei Chen, and said angrily: "My Sheng family has a little reputation in Youyang, how can it be considered a family in Jiangning Mansion?" Those wealthy families eat meat, I'm afraid my Sheng family won't even be able to drink a mouthful of soup. Now I go to the house with real talent and learning, and that is really beneficial to me! ”

"Brother is so confident?"

"That's nature!"