Two days later.

In front of the Jiangning Mansion, fifty scholars gathered here, all of them were full of energy.

Of course, they have the capital to be proud of, because they are all outstanding people who stood out from more than 3,000 candidates, and they are children who have been admitted to the new subject of this government examination.

Today, the Shen Governor's Mansion will hold a banquet in the government to entertain these new children, and everyone has changed into new clothes and came to the government early to wait.

When they got bored, a few of them inevitably started gossiping to pass the time.

"This time you tried Youyang, but it was in the limelight, four of the top ten were Youyang nationals, and the top three were directly taken over by Youyang students! I'm afraid that the county edicts of the other eight counties are disgraceful! ”

"I heard that Weichen is the Youyang prodigy who wrote the poem "Bamboo and Stone" last year, I didn't expect him to come to participate in the government examination at such a young age, and he also won the first case, I am really ashamed!"

"Alas......, if the head of this case is to let a famous genius like Wang Yaochen, Weng Dingfan, and Tang Henian win the case, I have nothing to say, how can I let a yellow-mouthed son snatch it away!"

"This young brother, you can't say that. Wang Yaochen is a native of Youyang, but Weichen County was still the head of the Youyang case during the test, and now Weichen has taken the head of the government test, which is enough to prove that his talent is extraordinary. Could it be that Brother Nian is questioning Feng Zhixian and Shen Futai's vision? ”

"This ......, ahem, I'm just joking, why should Brother Tai take it seriously? Anyway, why haven't we arrived yet? ”

……

In a teahouse not far from the mansion, Wei Chen was drinking tea with Sheng Changbai and Chen Jun.

Sheng Changbai took a sip of hot tea, glanced at the sky outside and said, "Brother Xian, it's not too early, let's leave quickly, don't let the co-defendants wait for a long time." ”

Chen Jun said: "It doesn't hurt to let them wait for a while, one of the two of you is the head of the case, and the other is the second leader, although I am not talented, I am also considered to be in the top ten, we are not there, where can they enter the government?" ”

Wei Chen explained to Sheng Changbai with a smile: "Brother, I'm too young, and sometimes, it's necessary to put on music, otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to control the scene!" ”

Sheng Changbai looked at Wei Chen, shook his head helplessly, and said, "You, you, you have a crooked belly, you don't look like a scholar at all!" ”

The three of them drank tea for a long time, and when they saw that the time was indeed almost there, they got up and walked towards the front of the mansion.

At this time, a group of new science students were already impatiently waiting.

The clerk in the government office saw the arrival of Wei Chen, the head of the case, and then opened the middle door, played elegant music, and more than a dozen officials in red clothes lined up on both sides, standing solemnly.

"Lord Futai has an order, please invite the scholar to the banquet!"

At this moment, none of the scholars stepped forward.

The previous wait had made them understand that they were not the protagonists of this banquet.

Wei Chen didn't have the conceit and arrogance when he was in the teahouse at this time, his face was solemn, and he respectfully made a gesture towards the same case on all sides, and said loudly: "Everyone, take the first step ahead!" ”

Whether everyone was willing or unwilling, they all bowed their hands in return, and said in unison: "Brother Wei, please first!" ”

Then the crowd retreated to the sides like a wave, leaving a path for Wei Chen.

Under the gaze of everyone, the eleven-year-old boy, dressed in navy blue, slowly climbed the stairs and walked into the middle gate of the mansion.

Behind Wei Chen, Sheng Changbai and Wang Yaochen followed one after another, one on the left and one on the right.

The rest of the scholars lined up in three columns and followed them slowly.

The moment they stepped into the palace, almost everyone was excited.

For most of the children present, they may only be able to go to such a banquet once in their lives, which is the honor of a scholar's life, and it can be mentioned to future generations even before they die.

As for the higher-level Qionglin Banquet, Deer Ming Banquet or Hairpin Flower Banquet, many people don't even dare to think about it.

The government is two grades higher than the county government in terms of regulation, and the vastness and delicacy of the building are not comparable to the county government.

The scholars entered the middle gate, entered the second gate from the main road, and then entered the courtyard in front of the house, that is, the location of the government office.

When you pass through the courtyard in front of the house, you can see the instrument gate that is exactly the same as the main entrance.

Entering the Yimen is the lobby, and after the lobby is the second hall, which is the place where the prefect holds a banquet.

At this time, Lile stopped, and the salute official on the side stood up and said loudly: "Wei Chen, the head of the current case, lead the new scholar to meet the Lord of Futai!" ”

At that moment, Wei Chen led the scholars behind him to pay homage together.

After the ceremony, everyone stood up, and Shen Du, who was sitting in the hall, smiled and said something to the scholars about studying hard and doing their work hard.

The scholars held their breath and listened to the teachings at the bottom of the stairs.

In the end, it seemed that Shen Du also felt that he had been talking for too long, and said with a smile: "It's not too early, it's not too late for us to talk about anything at the banquet, let's start the banquet!" ”

After that, the sound of ritual music sounded, and everyone followed Shen Du into the banquet.

According to the ancient rites, the banquets after these big competitions are all one person and one case, and they are seated in strict order of respect and inferiority of the elder and the youngest.

Although Wei Chen is young, he is the head of this government examination, so his position is on the edge of the prefect Shen Du.

As for the rest of the dozens of scholars, they were separated from Shen Du from afar, and the seats at the back were dozens of meters away from Shen Du, and it was difficult to say a word to the Lord of Futai.

Under Wei Chen, there are still nine seats closest to Shen Du, which is the top ten positions in this government exam.

The second Sheng Changbai, the third Wang Yaochen, these Weichen have long known.

It's just that he didn't expect that Tao Dazhi was actually among the top ten, and he was also sixth, which was higher than Chen Jun, who was in the middle of the question.

As for the fourth and fifth, they are called Weng Dingfan and Tang Henian respectively, both of whom are from famous families and are famous, and Wei Chen has also heard of it.

In fact, before the government trial case, these two people and Wang Yaochen were the hottest contenders for the position of the head of the case, but no one expected that in the end, it was Wei Chen who came out of nowhere and snatched the head of the Jiangning Mansion.

Weng Tang and Wang Yaochen have known each other for a long time, and they are next to each other, and after the banquet began, they naturally chatted together.

They knew that Wang Yaochen and Wei Chen were both from Youyang, so they asked Wang Yaochen about Wei Chen's situation.

"How about the article you asked Wei Chen?"

Hearing the questions of the two, Wang Yaochen pondered for a while, he is now much calmer than when he took the county test in February, his demeanor is neither humble nor arrogant, and his speech is also very measured.

He said slowly: "At the time of the county test, Wei Chen and I were not on par, and it was still between the two who was the head of the case. I thought I would be ashamed of myself during the government exam, but in the end I still lost. ”

Weng Dingfan hurriedly asked, "But that Wei Chen is too lucky?" ”

"It's not." Wang Yaochen shook his head and said seriously: "It's his article that has benefits, and the speed of benefits far exceeds mine, which I am convinced." ”

"Huh?"

Weng Tang and the others were surprised when they heard this.

You know, who is Wang Yaochen?

Born in a family, a famous teacher and a high apprentice, he has always been above the top!

It seems that except for his teacher Luo Bingkun, he has never convinced anyone.

Now he is actually convinced by Weichen?

It's incredible!

Wang Yaochen saw the surprised expressions of the two, and said with a smile: "It's better than it, maybe when I take the hospital exam, I still can't compare to Wei Chen, but even if I give him a small three yuan, so what?"

The township test in three years will be the real big competition, and I will not repeat the mistakes of the past! ”

Weng Tang and the others were stunned when they heard this, and immediately said in awe: "Boyong, what a frank gentleman!" ”