For Cheng Yan to get Yayuan in this township examination, everyone in the Gu family did not expect it at all, and while they were shocked in their hearts, they couldn't help but look at him with admiration, and their eyes on Cheng Yan were a little more inquisitive and respectful for a while.

The first time he participated in the township examination, he took the Zhongya Yuan exam in one fell swoop, and according to Gu Yunji, Cheng Yan was enlightened at the age of ten, and now he is only seventeen years old, and in just seven years, he has completed the leap from Bai Ding to Juren, this is not only a genius, but a ghost.

If you really want to talk about it, even Gu Mingxuan, who is proud of the Gu family, is far inferior to Cheng Yan.

Thinking of this, Gu Zhengde, who has been in the limelight for decades since he became an official, rarely regrets it at this moment.

If he didn't care so much about the Gu family's face at that time, if he took a little care of Cheng Yan's feelings, if he could trust Gu Yunji's vision of making friends, he would pay more attention to Cheng Yan...... Isn't that a different situation today? At least, Cheng Yan would not be so repulsive and alienated from the Gu family.

It's just a pity that there is no if.

It is better to bully the white-headed man than to bully the poor youth. It's ridiculous to think that he, Gu Zhengde, is smart all his life, but when he is old, he still makes such a mistake of rashly looking down on others. Gu Zhengde sighed imperceptibly, and his eyes gradually dimmed.

Looking at Cheng Yan, who was surrounded and flattered by everyone, but was still calm and humble, and did not have half of the arrogance, Gu Kaiqi's eyes were more appreciative, and he couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.

At the age of seventeen, he was able to pass the examination, and with Cheng Yan's talent, it is almost a sure thing that he will be selected for Hanlin in the examination, even if he enters the cabinet one day and becomes an important minister near the Son of Heaven, it is not impossible.

At the beginning, it was clear that he was only a little close, so he could recruit Cheng Yan and let him become the help of the Gu family, if it weren't for Gu Ming'an......

Thinking like this, Gu Kaiqi's eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression became cold.

There are many people who have similar thoughts to Gu Kaiqi. So in an instant, Gu Ming'an in the corner was suddenly locked by several cold gazes, and he shivered with ice, he shrunk his neck for some reason, buried his head lower, and tried to reduce his sense of existence.

After saying hello to Cheng Yan, the noise in the hall gradually dissipated, and as the familiar silence returned, everyone in the Gu family continued to fall into great anxiety and tension.

The township test reports the good news from back to front according to the ranking, and Cheng Yan is the second place, which means that only Xie Yuan is left, but it has been so long, and there is no news coming, is Gu Yunji not hit?

Time passed little by little, Gu Yunji was wrapped in death-like silence, and his hands and feet slowly became cold.

Rao is as calm as Gu Zhengde, but he was also so tormented that he couldn't sit still at the moment, so he beckoned someone to come: "Did the person who was sent to the Gongyuan to see the list come back with the news?" ”

The attendant bowed his head and replied, "Go back to the old lady, not yet." ”

Gu Kaili stood up irritably: "Then send someone to urge again!" Regardless of whether you are in the middle or not, you have to send a message back, and you can't call the people in our room to wait like this! ”

The list is released later than the good news, and the family can't wait for the news of the lift, can you still see the name out of thin air on the list? The attendant silently slandered, but he didn't dare to really say it, and after complying, he turned around and went out.

"Ding, knock—ding, knock—ding, knock—"

A mechanical bell came, Gu Yunji's empty eyes radiated a little brightness, and he turned his neck stiffly to follow the sound, and saw the Western clock in the corner swaying the pendulum, and the hands on the clock face just stayed on the twelve Roman numerals - according to the time of the Great Xia Dynasty, four o'clock in the afternoon arrived.

In the concept of the people of the Great Xia Dynasty, three minutes in the afternoon is the heaviest time of the day, and many important affairs that need to be carried out in the morning will be finished before this point in time.

Now that three o'clock in the afternoon has passed, and the time has come to four o'clock in the afternoon, this means that the township test has ended and they can't wait for the good news officer.

In an instant, Gu Yunji suddenly felt as if his throat was choked, and his whole body sank into deep water, and the indescribable feeling of suffocation hit him like a mountain and a sea, making him breathless. In just a few moments, despair appeared in his eyes, and his face showed a look of defeat.

"Impossible...... Cheng Yan shook his head in disbelief and muttered, "It's impossible for Yunji to miss......"

As a friend and classmate who lives and studies in Luxi Academy, in addition to Xu Chengyu, Cheng Yan is the person who knows Gu Yunji's strength best. In the past few years, Gu Yunji's results have been among the best, and most of the time his ranking is higher than Cheng Yan.

Now that even he has been admitted to Yayuan, how could Gu Yunji not win?

Not only Cheng Yan, but also the rest of the Gu family found it difficult to accept this result.

From the head of the county trial case to being accepted as a disciple by Xu Chengyu, and then to being rewarded by the emperor, Gu Yunji refreshed the Gu family's perception of him little by little. Correspondingly, the Gu family's expectations for him are also rising little by little.

Gu Yunji, who showed extraordinary talent in front of everyone, made the Gu family subconsciously think that he would definitely be able to pass the township test this time, Gu Kaili even prepared the banquet and firecrackers, and waited for the good news to arrive, so that the neighbors knew that the Gu family had another genius.

But looking at the current situation, he is afraid that he will not have this opportunity.

Gu Zhengde frowned, and after being silent for a while, he said, "...... Could it be that Yunji accidentally soiled the volume, so you couldn't get into the book, so you didn't have any results? ”

Gu Zhengde has read many articles by Gu Yunji, whether it is his own literary ability or his familiarity with the questions of the imperial examination, he is at the top level, and it is impossible to fall off the list under normal circumstances. Unless—something happened.

The imperial examination has extremely strict requirements for candidates' answer sheets, there can be no omissions, no defects, no unclear handwriting, no dirty papers, and even a slightly larger ink ball.

Hearing this, Gu Yunji's expression did not fluctuate at all, and his eyes were still empty and empty, like an empty shell that had lost its soul, and he slowly shook his head for a while to deny it.

He has been preparing for the township examination for three years, and how can he not know the relevant requirements of the volume, he was careful and careful during the entire township examination, and he checked each paper repeatedly to make sure that there was no problem with the volume.

Seeing Gu Yunji shaking his head, Gu Zhengde's face became solemn: "Since there are no dirty rolls and waste rolls, it may be that there are gaps in the rolls in the process of transfer, or something else has gone wrong." No matter what, we can't just admit it, we have to have a result. ”

Saying that, Gu Zhengde stood up and made a gesture to go out: "Let's go apply for a score review, I want to see what went wrong!" ”

At this moment, a small servant walked in the door and reported: "The eldest lady, the eldest master, and the scholar Meng Yuanjin is visiting." ”

Hearing that Meng Yuanjin, the scholar was coming, Gu Kaili was stunned for a moment, then a wry smile appeared on his face, and he sighed resignedly, and said, "Please come in." ”

According to the usual practice, after the end of each township test list, the school promotion officer will be the representative of the state government's school administration, and personally go to the homes of the top three to encourage the children, showing the importance and concern of the government and the court for the scholars.

Meng Yuanjin came to visit the Gu family at this time, and Bacheng came to visit Cheng Yan specifically, which also shows from the side that the township trial list has indeed ended, and Gu Yunji has no chance.

Hearing this, Gu Yunxiao and the others, who still had a glimmer of hope, suddenly died completely, and the light in their eyes went out.

And Gu Yunji was still silent, silent, not talking or laughing, like an emotionless puppet, Cheng Yan was very distressed to see. I wanted to come forward to comfort him, but I was worried about the upcoming guests, so I had to restrain my emotions and look at him worriedly.

Disappointment is disappointment, but Gu Kaili is an old fritter who has been in the officialdom for more than ten years, and he will not write his mood on his face. In order to get by on the scene, he quickly packed up his emotions, put on a kind smile, and greeted him warmly:

"Brother Meng! Rare guests! ”

Meng Yuanjin was dressed in a straight official uniform, with a smile on his eyebrows, and shook Gu Kaili's hand back cordially, and quipped: "Look at what Brother Gu said, didn't I bring my family to eat and drink on the old man's birthday last year?" Where is a rare guest? ”

Gu Kaili and Meng Yuanjin were in the same year, and they were both Jinshi in the same imperial examination, and their relationship with each other was also close. Although Gu Kaili's official rank is higher, the two don't have too many polite words when they meet, and they get along more casually and naturally.

"Are you too embarrassed to mention it? When did my old man celebrate his birthday? It's been almost a year, not to mention walking around a lot! Gu Kaili pretended to be angry and raised his eyebrows, and glanced at the official uniform on his body, "This time I came to the door for business trips, right?" ”

Meng Yuanjin smiled slightly: "Exactly." I heard that Cheng Yan is currently temporarily residing in your mansion in this year's township examination, and as the official of Songjiang Mansion who is in charge of science and politics, how can he come to express his concern and encouragement to the new recruit. ”

As he spoke, Meng Yuanjin raised his head, and his gaze slowly swept over everyone in the hall.

He is very familiar with the Gu family, and there are only two strange young people in the hall who have not seen it at the moment, one standing quietly on the side, still holding the scroll of the good news in his hand, it is Yayuan Cheng Yan; The other sat on the chair without saying a word, looking a little depressed, it should be Gu Kaili's little nephew Gu Yunji.

Meng Yuanjin's gaze froze on Gu Yunji, the corners of his lips seemed to be smiling, and a look of appreciation appeared in his eyes, and after a while, he looked away and turned to Cheng Yan next to him: "This ...... It should be Cheng Yan, right? ”

Cheng Yan stepped forward in response and bowed: "Student Cheng Yan, I've seen Master Meng." ”

Meng Yuanjin nodded with satisfaction: "Well, look at this all-round bearing, it is really a young talent." I read your article carefully, and it is full of flowers, and the pen is profound, far beyond ordinary people, and I think I will try to get it next year. ”

Cheng Yan bowed his head slightly modestly: "The adult has a good reputation, Cheng Yan will definitely work harder in the future, concentrate on studying, and will live up to the expectations of adults." ”

Meng Yuanjin laughed heartily: "Hahahahahaha, good, ambitious!" This is the good offspring of my Songjiang Mansion, if you are on the high school gold list next year, I can add one more stroke to Meng Yuanjin's political performance book, then it is really the light of Cheng Gongzi! ”

Gu Kaili listened to it for a long time, and finally couldn't hold back and pulled Meng Yuanjin in front of him, and said tentatively: "...... It's already halfway through the afternoon, Brother Meng should have been to the children's homes, right? I don't know who the top three flowers in this township test are? ”

"Not yet! I just came out of the third house. Meng Yuanjin waved his hand, "The third name is Bai Xingjia, twenty-one years old this year, not from a family, but a son of a Zhuang family. Although his family is not poor, he is not rich, and his family lives on dozens of acres of land, and in order to provide him with education, life is tight. ”

Fortunately, the kid was angry, and he was not discouraged when he failed the first time he returned to his hometown, and he went back to study seriously for three years, and he was third in the second exam. When I went to his house, his family was crazy with joy, and they were busy killing chickens and sheep. ”

Gu Kaili was a little absent-minded, hummed a few times perfunctorily, and asked again: "What about that?" ”

"Yayuan is Cheng Yan!" Meng Yuanjin nodded in the direction of Cheng Yan, "The main thing is that Bai Xingjia lives on the outskirts of the city, and the road is far away, and it took me a lot of time to come and go, otherwise I would have come to your house a long time ago." ”

Looking at Cheng Yan's handsome and upright figure, Meng Yuanjin was in a good mood and sighed: "Speaking of which, the new recruits in our Songjiang Mansion this year are all very young, which is a good sign, indicating that the local literary style is becoming more and more prosperous!" ”

"The local scholars are angry, and I, the scholar, also have a light on my face, if it goes on like this, maybe I can get a good grade in the next evaluation." Seeing that Gu Kaili's face was not good, Meng Yuanjin patted him on the shoulder as if he was appeased, "Of course, this is also your credit, if you really want to talk about it, how can you forget to allocate money to our academic affairs?" ”

Gu Kaili didn't have the heart to listen to his compliments, and asked urgently: "What is the credit that is not credited, I am asking the first place - Xie Yuan, who is it?" ”

"Oh, Xie Yuan......" Meng Yuanjin looked suddenly enlightened, nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly changed his words, his eyebrows narrowly raised, "Or- guess?" ”

"I guessed that!"

Gu Kaili had long been impatient when he heard Meng Yuanjin talk about his idle days for so long, and at this time, seeing that he was still hanging his appetite, his heart became more and more depressed, so he didn't bother to go around in circles, and simply said openly: "...... I don't really care much about who the top three are, mainly because I want to ask my nephew who is not on the list, where is the difference in his article? ”

"You are a school official, you have read all the articles of the scholars who are taking the exam in this house, and you know it in your heart. It doesn't matter if you don't pass the township test, the important thing is to know your own shortcomings, you give my nephew some mention, it's best to let him understand the gap between him and others, so that he can learn a lesson and encourage him more in the future. ”

Meng Yuanjin smiled mysteriously when he heard this, and said meaningfully: "If you want me to say, your little nephew doesn't need to learn a lesson. ”

Gu Kaili didn't know why: "What do you mean?" Don't...... He's hopeless? ”

"It's not hopeless, it's unreachable! Brother Gu, congratulations on getting another unicorn in your family! ”

In the stunned eyes of everyone, Meng Yuanjin laughed heartily, took out a scroll from his sleeve and unfolded it without hurry, and then solemnly said in a loud and clear voice: "Good news!" ”

"Jingfeng won the first place in the Songjiang Township Examination in four years! Huating County Nationality - Gu Yunji! ”

The progress of these chapters is a bit slow.,The original intention was that the exam and the release of the list would appear several times in this article.,I want to write the difference.,But it's really a bit of a drag.,Sorry.。 I won't say that I will add more, just two chapters in one chapter, and there will be a 4,000-word chapter tomorrow morning.