Not long after, a small official served a cup of wine, Shen Du drank the wine all, and waved his hand to Master Tang beside him with a smile.

"You have also taken Xiucai, and you are proficient in writing, so you can take this article and take a look."

"Yes, Dong On."

Master Tang took the article from Shen Du's hand, read it carefully, and praised after reading it: "What a good article!" Straightforward and straightforward, rigorous in rhythm, reading it is like drinking sweet liquor! ”

Shen Du smiled and asked, "Then what do you think this article can be taken?" ”

Master Tang looked hesitant: "I don't dare to say this." ”

Seeing that Master Tang didn't say anything, Shen Du didn't force it, shook his head with a smile and said, "If you don't dare to say it, then go and ask Teach Lu to come over." ”

Soon, an old man in his fifties came over, this person was Lu Jiaoyu of Jiangning Mansion, who was born as a scholar and read poetry and books.

In terms of erudition, among the officials of Jiangning Mansion, there is no one who has been able to surpass this old teacher.

Shen Du picked out two articles from the file on the case and showed them to Lu Jiaoyu, who compared them carefully and read them.

He pointed to the first article and said: "This article is extremely dangerous, and it is thrilling to read, and it can be described as treacherous!" ”

He pointed to the second article and said: "This document is pure and dense, the tone is skillful, and it is stable and stable, which can be described as the right way!" ”

After that, he looked at Shen Du and asked: "The old man thinks that the talents and learning of these two candidates are enough to take the lead in the case, but the two of them have their own strengths, and it is difficult to distinguish between Xuan and nephew, so I still have to ask Lord Futai to decide." ”

Shen Du smiled without saying a word, and pulled out another volume.

"Please read this one again."

Sect Lu was a little puzzled, but he still nodded and looked at it again.

After a while, he raised his head, his eyes were shining, and he clapped his legs and exclaimed: "This text is strict and neat, the rhetoric is clear and beautiful, and reading it is like reading the mourning Jiangnan of Yu Xin, such a good article, it is difficult not to take the first!" ”

Shen Du stood up and asked: "Old Lu, you are a famous Confucian in this mansion, you have always read poetry and books, and your vision is far beyond ordinary people, if you take a closer look, you may see which Cheng Wen this third article came from?" ”

Lu Jiaoyu said with a smile: "Lord Futai is too worried, the old man has read no less than tens of thousands of articles in this dynasty and the previous dynasty, and there is absolutely no such article. ”

Hearing this, Shen Du's doubts disappeared.

Shen Du actually had a plan in his heart about who was the head of the case, but he was cautious by nature, for fear that this article would be attacked, and when the time came, it would be pointed out in the title list, then he Shen Futai would laugh at the world.

Therefore, he had to find the teachings of the old Rulu, who had been immersed in the scriptures for decades, and close this last insurance.

Now with the assurance of Lu's teaching, Shen Du finally let go of his heart.

Sending off Lu Jiaoyu, Shen Du sat back in front of the desk, he flipped over the paper, looked at the word "Wei Chen" in the column of the candidate's name on the back, and said to himself: "If this son is really talented and learned, I should be ......."

Speaking of this, Shen Du suddenly paused and smiled dumbly: "That's it, but this mansion is too anxious, let's see how he writes the next few articles." ”

Wei Chen in the hall didn't know anything about this, he had already finished writing the second question at this time, and after blowing the ink dry, he carefully checked it several times to confirm that the words and sentences were correct and the rhyme was smooth, so he transcribed it on the scroll in pavilion style one by one.

After this article is written, the remaining Five Classics questions and five-word and eight-rhyme poems are also completed in one go, and at this time, most of the candidates are still immersed in the questions.

Wei Chen didn't think about it, he rolled the scroll, took it in his hand, and went straight to the court.

The prefect Shen Du sat behind the case, and there were more than 20 officials and scribes standing on the left and right.

Several people in front of Wei Chen had already submitted their papers, and at this time, one of them was being interviewed by Shen Du in the court.

This person is Zhou Yu, the head of the case in Jiangpu County, he has always been a highly praised young hero in Jiangpu County, and he is also extremely confident in this home test, feeling that he will be able to win two yuan in a row, and even win the small three yuan in this province.

Zhou Yu presented the scroll, smiled reservedly, and saw that the eyes of the Lord of Futai really stayed on his scroll for a while, and his heart was complacent, and the corners of his mouth grinned to the root of his ears.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, his roll was beaten back.

The smile on Zhou Yu's face instantly froze, and he opened his mouth wide and asked, "Lord Futai, what does this mean?" ”

Shen Du didn't raise his head, and said lightly: "Don't take it." ”

"But I'm the head of the county trial!"

Case leader Zhou was shocked and angry: "According to the usual practice, the head of the county test must pass the government test!" ”

Shen Du was unmoved, but said coldly: "Look at the comments." ”

Zhou Yu looked down and saw a gorgeous line written on the scroll: "Please ask Qin Xuan to come, and this official will be admitted together." ”

Zhou Yu's face suddenly turned red.

It turned out that his first big question was to attack the Yuan Qin Xuan Zheng from this dynasty to the Ping period!

This Zhou case leader was born with a good memory, and he has thousands of essays in the middle of his abdomen.

During the county examination, he had an article that was attacked, but the county magistrate of Jiangpu and the school officials did not see it, so no one noticed it so far.

Therefore, Zhou Yucai repeated his old tricks and wanted to continue to use this opportunistic method to try to pass the test in the government.

Unexpectedly, Shen Du saw through it at a glance.

Zhou Yu lowered his head, blushed and stuffed the test paper into his arms, saluted to Lord Futai, and then left in a hurry.

Seeing this scene, Wei Chen, who was queuing in the back, secretly rejoiced.

Fortunately, I didn't rely on my amazing memory to blindly memorize Wenfu, otherwise I would have ended up with the same fate as the head of the case this week.

When it was Wei Chen's turn, Wei Chen held the scroll in both hands and presented it, and the scribe on the side took the scroll and spread it on Shen Du's case.

"Just your upright and beautiful pavilion body is enough to show off your talents!"

Shen Du glanced at the scroll and said with a smile: "This mansion only asks you one sentence, why do you want to raise a career?" ”

Wei Chen said loudly: "Students who seek to be successful will live up to the Son of Heaven and live up to what they have learned." ”

Hearing Wei Chen say this, all the officials in the hall showed approving looks on their faces.

Nowadays, most students like to use Zhang Zihou's four sentences of Hengqu as their ambition, which seems to be high-spirited and impassioned, but in fact, they are empty-eyed and big.

"Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations."

Such a great ambition, let alone ordinary students, even those heroes and heroes who can leave a name in history, how many people can do it all?

And Wei Chen's ambition does not sound as magnificent as Hengqu's four sentences, but it is heartfelt and down-to-earth, and it is easier to be favored by the officials present.

The goal of a scholar is to become an official, and there is really nothing to deny about it.

Shen Du admired it in his heart, but his face was silent, he picked up Wei Chen's scroll and looked at it, nodded happily after reading it, and then picked up the red pen and drew a few circles on Wei Chen's scrolls.

"Wei Chen, your article has already been taken by this government, and the ranking will be determined after the case is reported."

Wei Chen raised his hands and said, "Lord Xie Futai!" ”

Shen Du smiled and waved his hand: "Stand down!" ”

Wei Chen took a few steps back towards Shen Du, then slowly turned around, held his head high, and strode away.

When he was about to go down the steps, Wei Chen looked down and saw hundreds of candidates hanging their heads and answering questions.

Wei Chen's sleeves flicked, and his heart was full of pride.

Compared to them, I am a child!

Above the public court, Shen Du looked at Wei Chen's back as he gradually moved away, and suddenly sighed: "It's a pity, I'm still young, and the words are still lacking." If one day, his literary style is great and unique, and he will be able to achieve a generation of Wenzong, at that time, I am afraid that readers all over the world will compete to copy his articles! ”

Everyone present was taken aback when they heard Shen Du's words.

A generation of Wenzong?

Lord Futai's evaluation is a little too high!