"I remember you read, right?" Xu Jingchang asked with his hands behind his back.

Xu Qin, who was on the other side, said with a tense face: "I have read it, let's go to Guozijian together, you always have a stomachache, so I will read it myself." ”

Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids, it seemed that there was such a thing, but I forgot about it.

"Then how are you reading, are you sure that you will be admitted to Enko?"

Xu Qin's face was even more ugly, he was obviously two years older than Xu Jingchang, but he was questioned by this kid like a teacher, it was really not big or small...... And he is the eldest grandson of King Zhongshan, my grandfather is Xu Da, do you know? It is the god of King Xu's temple!

Let me take the imperial examination, you are kidding!

When my grandfather went down to Jinling with Emperor Taizu, he finished the work of several lifetimes.

Let me fight those guys?

What do you think?

Look at the sky-sweeping lines on the master's brain!

Xu Jingchang saw that he was not convinced, so he smiled and said: "I said cousin, last year, there was no one in Xu Mansion, where are you?" ”

Xu Qin was asked, last year, his father was arrested and imprisoned in the prison. He was frightened and anxious, so he hid with his sister-in-law and begged for shelter.

It wasn't until his father was released that he returned to the mansion.

It's just that even if he comes back, he doesn't dare to make trouble, so he can only go out of the door.

Until Xu Huizu went to the Golden Palace once, Zhu Di was considered to have restored his title, Xu Qin resurrected again, and your family Xu Shaoguo came back.

Things are good, the only problem is that during the time he was dormant, his cousin, the former follower, dragged two buckets of snot and ran behind the little cub, actually became the Duke of Dingguo, and was on an equal footing with his father.

Facing him, I couldn't even raise my head.

"What do you want to say? I admit that I was scared at the time, but I really couldn't be without fear ......"

Xu Jingchang stopped him, "It's useless to say more, you'd better figure it out, this noble identity can't really shelter you from worrying." The Xu family's courtyard is not so unbreakable. You can't always think about what your family has given you, you have to think about how much you have contributed to this family! ”

Xu Jingchang really taught a primary school student, "This Enke is the best opportunity, you go to the test to make a name for yourself, and then enter the court as an official...... With my current example, it will not delay your succession. On the contrary, if you make some achievements and impress everyone in the world, it is natural to inherit the title at that time. Even if you can't make a performance, you can learn more in the officialdom, master some real skills, and understand the minds of the courtiers, and in the future, you will not be blinded and understand nothing, don't you say? ”

Xu Qin said with a dark face: "What you said makes sense, but why don't you go to the merit test?" Why be me? ”

Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids, and then sighed lightly: "I will most likely be the marking officer and review the exam papers for you." ”

As soon as he heard this, Xu Qin was even more dumbfounded, "I'm not going, I'm definitely not going!" ”

He shook his head desperately, but Xu Jingchang smiled faintly, I'm afraid I can't help you!

Sure enough, just as the two of them were discussing, Xu Huizu suddenly slapped the table, Xu Qin closed his mouth in fright, turned his head to look at his father, and his eyes were full of fear and awe.

"Listen to your brother, you have to take the exam in this subject!"

Finished!

Xu Qin was about to cry suddenly, "Father, it's not that the child doesn't want to go, it's just that the child's knowledge is really not good, I'm afraid of embarrassing your old man." ”

"If you're afraid of being embarrassed, go to school! Go now! Xu Huizu said angrily: "As the eldest grandson of the Xu family, you are twenty years old, and you are indeed so unproductive." If one day, your father dies, can you support the Xu family's court? ”

Can you?

It doesn't seem like so.

It's just that the Xu family doesn't still have Xu Jingchang!

Xu Qin subconsciously looked at Xu Jingchang, and then his face couldn't help but flush.

Do you really have to rely on your cousin?

It's a shame.

"Dad, the child is willing to take the exam, but the child can't learn, and I'm afraid he won't be able to pass it."

Xu Huizu snorted, "Wasteless waste!" In the early years, when you were asked to study, you didn't know how to work hard. Look at your cousin, he is on the Golden Palace, quoting scriptures, confronting courtiers, never suffering, you are two years older than others, but the result is such a waste, you can't even pass the Enke test, what do I want you to do? ”

As he spoke, Xu Huizu picked up a wooden stick and shouted angrily: "Kneel!" ”

Xu Qin was so frightened that his legs were weak, "Dad, spare your life!" ”

Xu Qin was at a loss, he didn't even have the courage to escape, so he could only stand at a loss and stupidly.

Xu Jingchang looked a little pitiful, he walked over and took over the family law from Xu Huizu's hands.

"Uncle, you give it to me, I will supervise his reading when I go back, if he is not honest and obedient, I will beat him when the time comes, you can rest assured, I will not show mercy."

Xu Huizu raised his eyebrows and hesitated: "Are you sure?" ”

"There should be a 30% chance, unless he's too uncompetitive."

"That's good!" Xu Huizu decisively agreed, "You just go and teach him, how many beatings this kid has been beaten by you, and I will double it for him when he comes back!" ”

In this way, Xu Qin fell into the hands of the evil ghosts of the eighteenth layer of hell.

Xu Jingchang first took stock of this kid's basic situation.

If you can't even write, you can't do it.

However, after Xu Jingchang's preliminary test, he was surprised to find that Xu Qin's calligraphy was very good, at least better than him...... Many.

"Handwriting is the façade, and I have been practicing calligraphy since I was a child, but you, when I was a child, just thinking about going up the tree to dig out birds, I didn't care at all."

Xu Jingchang unceremoniously raised the wooden stick in his hand.

"If you dare to mention the things you did when you were a child, I will serve you with a big stick!"

Xu Qin was so frightened that he stuck out his tongue and didn't dare to talk nonsense.

"I don't expect your scripture learning skills, four books and five classics, you definitely can't."

Xu Qin blinked his eyes, he really can't do it, but you kid may not be better than me, or let's compare?

Xu Jingchang ignored him, "Da Ming Law, do you understand?" ”

Xu Qin was stunned, "I understand, I've carried it." ”

"Really?"

"Well, when Emperor Taizu was there, that time we went into the palace together to celebrate his birthday, Emperor Taizu asked me about the Ming Law, and I replied, I got a gold ingot, you ......"

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Jingchang lifted the stick, which frightened Xu Qin and quickly shut up.

"Besides Da Ming Law, do you know anything else? For example, nine chapters of arithmetic or something? ”

"Understand."

"You know that, too?" Xu Jingchang was curious.

Xu Qin said: "Since my father's heir, some family affairs have been handed over to me, and I must always understand the accounts of the palace so as not to be deceived." ”

"Yes, too...... So what else would you have? For example, the current politics, do you understand? ”

Xu Qin rolled his eyelids, and suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Is it okay to publish an article in Di Bao?" ”

"You wrote in the newspaper? What article? Xu Jingchang was shocked.

Xu Qin said triumphantly: "It's about the Nishan Hongru Association, I made up a lot, and I got the manuscript fee!" It's not much, but it's the first time I've made money, and I feel pretty good. ”

"Wait a while, ......" Xu Jingchang hurriedly stopped him, everyone else is a poor scholar, you want to earn some living expenses, you are the eldest son of the prince, what are you making a fuss about?

Xu Qin said: "What's wrong with this? I also want to be a literati, can't I? ”

Xu Jingchang looked at him seriously for a long time and nodded, "A young man in his twenties who has achieved nothing is easy to imagine that he is a writer!" ”

"You!" Xu Qin was furious, "Xu Jingchang, don't go too far!" I'll write you in when I get back. ”

Xu Jingchang snorted, "Is it useless for you to threaten you, don't forget what I'm doing, Jinyiwei is still in my hands, be careful that I throw you into prison!" ”

This frightened Xu Qin, and he shut up and stopped talking.

Xu Jingchang was quite curious, "You write articles, do you have a pen name, tell me." ”

Xu Qin was stunned, even if he didn't say it, Xu Jingchang could find out, he could only say helplessly: "I am going to inherit the title, so I will name it Chengen." ”

"Seung-eun?"

"Well, it's called Wu (I) Chengen."

Xu Jingchang was surprised, and suddenly the whole person was not good.

"That, cousin...... Do you know Monkey King? ”

"It's the perverted monkey in the miscellaneous drama, I've seen it, but I think the book is a bit vulgar and not interesting."

Xu Jingchang pondered, "Then are you interested in rewriting a story about learning scriptures from the West?" ”

Xu Qin thought for a while, "It's hard to say, I still plan to write a book of true and fake descendants of Confucius now, maybe I will write it in the future." ”

Xu Jingchang nodded, "Okay, I'll talk about it in the future, you give me a good study first, and deal with Enke this time." ”

I don't know if it's an illusion, Xu Qin suddenly found that his cousin was a lot more polite, and he didn't speak harshly, but just kept moving books in front of him.

The first is the imperial edict, which is the foundation of Enke this time, and it must be read and comprehended by heart.

Secondly, arithmetic, which is also a key assessment item.

Finally, there is the view of the current situation.

The specific questions of the exam are still Zhu Di, but Xu Jingchang can guess some of the general scope...... This is the biggest problem with the imperial examination.

In fact, those who have a deep relationship can know the general scope of the main exam in advance, and then they can also collect the articles of these examiners when they were young, and then they can review them.

And in the end, even if the article is dethroned, there is a chance to be resurrected...... In short, the children of those big families have more opportunities than ordinary people.

Xu Jingchang didn't know if he had violated the law by tutoring Xu Qin like this. But there is one thing, if the people who come out of Enko this time are not deep enough, they are likely to be bullied.

No way!

Just suffer a little!

From morning to night, even the time to go to the toilet is determined, and I can only sleep for an hour and a half at most.

Head cantilever, tapered strand...... Xu Qin grew up so big, so he didn't suffer from this.

I don't want to fucking learn, so if I don't make the list, I'll fall off the list!

Whenever he was rotten, Xu Jingchang's stick fell unceremoniously.

He didn't know how many days had passed, and suddenly Xu Jingchang told him to go to bed early today.

Xu Qin was stunned, thinking that this kid had finally become a person!

Who knew that the next sentence made him stunned again, and the day after tomorrow it was Enko.

Xu Qin was under pressure in an instant!

In a blink of an eye, when it was Enke's day, it was still dawn, so Xu Qin carried a basket and carried the applied things to the Gongyuan.

At this time, the street is lit with lanterns, like a string of fireflies.

Under the light of the lanterns, the faces of vicissitudes of life.

This is the master scribe who came to catch the exam!

They have been called for most of their lives, and they think that they have long since lost their edges and corners, and they have already accepted their fate. Who would have thought that there would be a chance for the salted fish to turn over.

Whether you can be on an equal footing with your own commander depends on this time!

Xu Qin felt the flames from the eyes of these people!

He was shocked, he couldn't help but pull the placket of his clothes, lowered his head, and followed the crowd into the tribute courtyard quickly......

(End of chapter)