"Niangniang, presumably the Spring Festival banquet has begun at this moment, right?"

In the Changle Palace, the female official said while helping Concubine De to work on the materials for the medicinal diet.

Concubine De hummed softly.

Seeing that the mother seemed to be worried and not interested, the female officer hurriedly explained, "His Royal Highness the King of Jiaodong County is very smart, and he has Xia Gongzi with him, he can make the three old gentlemen change their minds before, and he must have some words with the three old gentlemen, this time His Royal Highness will definitely be accepted by the three old gentlemen, maybe the three gentlemen will still rush to ask for it at that time!" ”

There are not many mothers who don't like to listen to other people's praise of their son, even Concubine De, who has always been sensitive and wary of these words, is no exception, she forced a strong laugh, and silently bused herself with the work in her hand.

She naturally has complete trust in Xia Jingyun, and she is also full of confidence in his ability, and she also agrees with the words of the female official, but.

If it weren't for the news that came from yesterday, and without the arrival of the great Confucian who was a senior disciple of Mr. Wanlin in Longshou Prefecture, all this would have been great.

After all, he is the real Wenkui of Yizhou, in terms of talent, prestige, and familiarity with the three old gentlemen, he is not comparable to Xia Jingyun, a fledgling young man!

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but blame herself for her recklessness, if she had been more cautious, she would not have let the situation become so bad.

Gradually, her movements slowed down, and the melancholy silently climbed between her beautiful eyebrows, and then slowly invaded the entire Changle Palace.

"Niangniang, you have a ruddy complexion, a smile on your face, and you look in a good mood today?"

In the imperial garden, wearing a purple palace skirt, the lady concubine, who was more delicate than flowers, was surrounded by several palace maids, and walked slowly with a dignified but somewhat bewitching step.

After listening to the palace maid's praise, she smiled, "Can I not be happy?" Today, my Shao'er is about to become the closed disciple of Tushan Sanjie, from now on, Shilin's prestige, talent progress, and network support, which one is not a step to the sky, I see how that slut competes with this palace! ”

The master and servant are one, and the palace maid naturally has no thoughts of feeling sorry for Concubine De and the king of Jiaodong County, and said with a smile: "There is a mother inside, a grandfather outside, and His Royal Highness is very smart, they are powerless to compete with the mother!" ”

Concubine Shu snorted softly, obviously agreeing with this conclusion.

"But Niangniang, I heard that Concubine De's righteous brother has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, will he make any moths this time?"

Concubine Shu sneered, "Luck doesn't favor one person forever. This time, my father invited a really powerful master, in front of the public, with real skills, he is just a teenager who has never even been in the spring festival, how can he compare to the real literary world. ”

She stretched lazily, stretching her moving posture while dispelling the spring sleepiness, "Concubine De has a shallow foundation after all, even if she can reach this level, she can't do anything, she can only rely on this hairy boy." Think about it for this palace, after this incident, this palace has to say something to her, so that she can repay the hatred in her heart that day. ”

Several palace maids chuckled, helped with suggestions, and chirped, like sparrows, and disappeared into the depths of the flowers.

"Gaoyi."

"Your Majesty."

Emperor Chongning, who was leaning on the soft collapse and casually flipping through the various documents handed over by the center and the secret report of the Black Ice Platform, raised his head, "Has the Guozijian started over there?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the Spring Festival Banquet has begun, and it's already time at this moment."

"Well, do you think the prince can handle this errand?"

Gao Yi rolled up his sleeves, but remained silent.

"It's slippery, I don't dare to answer this point!"

Emperor Chongning scolded angrily, "Then who do you think can succeed in becoming the disciple of those three old gentlemen?" ”

Gao Yi arched his hand, "The two highnesses are both dragons and phoenixes among people, and they have the help of talents and talents, so it's not a problem to think about it." ”

"You" Emperor Chongning looked at this old thing speechlessly, and said softly to himself: "Lu Lifeng, I haven't invited anyone to move, but I was invited by the Lu family, and I really have some ability!" ”

Gao Yi bowed his head slightly, silent as a pillar.

"Xia Jingyun is afraid that it will be difficult this time. It is also good for young people to be beaten and beaten, so as not to be arrogant and suffer greater difficulties in the future. ”

He picked up a piece of pastry, put it in his mouth, and looked at the piece again.

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In the square of Guozijian, the thick and distant shouting slowly dissipated, making everyone's heartbeat involuntarily speed up.

said that it was a Spring Festival banquet, but everyone knew what the main topic of the day was, so when they heard that no one wanted to eat or drink, they all turned their heads and looked at the stage quietly.

His Royal Highness the nominal presiding prince just sat with a smile, without the slightest idea of dominating the guests.

The first one to stand up was not Mr. Linxi, who has always been in charge of external affairs among the three heroes of Tushan, but Mr. Wanlin, who had a very little speech.

He first got up and raised his sleeves and saluted respectfully to everyone, and everyone avoided the table and got up to salute in return.

Then, in the field of his vision, he said loudly: "The three of us, who are originally engaged in the countryside, do not seek to be known to the nobles, but the Holy Son of Heaven does not regard us as despicable, but loves us more; Concubine De Niangniang doesn't think we're shallow, every time we have more blue eyes; The teachings of the ancestors always come from the heart; The love of the people of the time is heavy, and I feel it repeatedly; A handsome person once said that if you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are good, you will help the world, and we think it is true. The past can not be chased, the coming can still be sought, the three of us, although the intelligence is thin, although the knowledge is shallow, but also willing to use this to teach the world, preaching to all sentient beings. Today, this banquet will be held to teach the best, live up to the emperor, and live up to the earth; live up to the king, live up to the people; Live up to the world's scholars' efforts to learn, and live up to our past ambition to ask questions. ”

Then Mr. Kongbi also stood up, and said in his characteristic rough voice: "In today's Shilin, the heart of the imperial examination is gradually dimming, the ambition to respect teachers and learn is declining, and the number of students in the state is decreasing year by year; The number of unethical Confucian scholars is increasing day by day. People with aspirations in the bitter cold have no intention of learning; Those who read poetry and books are intoxicated with profit; The wealthy and powerful belong to the teacher, and they are ashamed to learn from their teachers. This is the big disadvantage of Shilin! We are only weak and weak, but we are also willing to use our own bodies as candles to shine the light of the dark room, and I hope that from now on, everyone in the world will learn, everyone will respect the teacher, and the peak of the style of writing will help the country to prosper! This is the responsibility of our generation, and I encourage you together! ”

In the end, Mr. Linxi, who was sitting in the middle, also stood up and smiled slightly, "Both of them have said everything that should be said, I am only a shallow learner, and my eloquence is not as good as theirs, so I won't say so much." ”

Everyone eased up from the previous impassioned solemn atmosphere, laughed, and the atmosphere in the field was light.

"I'll just talk about the rules for accepting apprentices this time."

"We wait for three people, each ask a question, and all those who pass the primary selection will write the answers on a piece of paper, and the person who will accompany the exam can answer them."

"Why is this so, because the person who can accompany the exam must be the person recognized and obeyed by the student, and the person's level of knowledge and vision will directly affect the student's ability to behave.

Speaking of this, he looked softly at the more than ten lonely teenagers behind the case, "Everything in this world has never been absolutely fair, but we must believe that with our own ability, we will not lose to others, if our ability is still a little worse, it is the motivation for our struggle." ”

Seeing that those young people who were originally faintly angry gradually calmed down, he said aloud: "In the end, the three of us will select the last five people who are the most suitable for their eyes and hearts, and they will be able to enter the door." ”

Xia Jingyun and everyone understood it as soon as they heard it, anyway, it was the meaning that the final interpretation belonged to the three old gentlemen.

At this moment, a powerful person couldn't help but speak: "Three gentlemen, this is not fair, this is here, what else is the test?" The three of you are just going to do it! ”

"Bold! This is the gentleman's apprenticeship, and it is up to them to decide what they must not! ”

Without waiting for the three old men to speak, His Royal Highness the Prince, who smiled indifferently, turned cold and opened his mouth to scold!

Everyone looked at the man speechlessly.

Mr. Linxi didn't pay attention to him at all, but said lightly: "This first question starts with the old man." ”

The huge square was quiet for a moment, and countless pairs of eyes looked at Mr. Linxi fixedly, waiting for the first key question of this grand gathering of disciples in the Heavenly Sect, all excited and curious.

Xia Jingyun also raised his head, and on the desk next to him, Lu Lifeng, the great Confucian of Longshou Prefecture, also had burning eyes.

The prince, the English prince, and the prince of the kingdom all waited quietly, and no one urged them.

"The old man's problem is that there are princes and county kings, high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and peddlers and pawns here, and there are many disparities in identity, ability, and temperament.

Everyone was stunned after hearing this, what is the problem?

It's not that hard, but that simple?

This is almost really a question that a reasonable child can answer!

But Lu Lifeng seemed to have expected it, he understood that these three literary giants who can be called the Tianxia Sect, and the selection of students really doesn't care about your previous skills, anyway, I don't have the ability, no matter what the talent is, I can also teach Confucianism, so most of the exams this time will not pay attention to the examiner's own academic level.

Mr. Linxi didn't seem to see everyone's surprise, and said with a smile: "A quarter of an hour, please answer!" ”

Everyone immediately grabbed the pen, licked the ink, and began to write on the paper.

Dongfang Bai waited for a while, but he didn't see Xia Jingyun move his pen, so he touched it quietly and whispered, "Uncle? ”

Xia Jingyun turned his head to look at him and whispered in his ear, "Let me think about it." ”

The British Duke sat on the high platform, seeing that Lu Daru was already helping his grandson write a book, while Xia Jingyun was still stunned there, and his heart was light.

Of course, he knows that such a simple question is not difficult for the young man who claims to be expected to win the championship in this year's Spring Festival, but he is also a smart person, and he understands that sometimes, being smart is mistaken by being smart, and always wondering if there is any deep meaning in it, so it is not uncommon for even the simplest things to be done.

On the other side of the stands, many people in Surabaya Prefecture naturally paid more attention to the situation of Xia Jingyun and the king of Jiaodong County.

"Don't worry, Gao Yang must be fine, he's just brewing a whimsical idea at this moment!"

Xu Dapeng comforted everyone, and as time passed, his heart couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Dongfang Bai in the field was the most nervous, but he was only six years old, but he unexpectedly carried the pressure and anxiety, and sat calmly on the futon, without urging or making trouble.

I don't know how long it took for Xia Jingyun to let Dongfang Bai lift the pen, and then held his little hand with his hand, as if teaching writing, slowly and leisurely, and wrote a line on the paper unhurriedly.

When he puts down his pen, the spring breeze blows through the ink, and the bell that signals that the time is up will also ring.

Two young men who had served in Tushan walked down, put away the thirty-six answers, and handed them in.

When he received the answers from Xia Jingyun and the king of Jiaodong, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

This subtle anomaly has not escaped the gaze of many sharp-minded people.

The British public couldn't help but smile, it seems that he was really smart but was mistaken by cleverness!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had a calm face, but his eyes were also looking straight at this famous young man who had made him hear about it, and he didn't know what answer he could give.

Xia Jingyun was there, and he pulled Dongfang Bai to whisper a few words, as if he was quite confident in his answer.

The outcome of everything will await the three old gentlemen to reveal.

Mr. Linxi read the manuscript papers one by one, and from time to time took out a few and divided them aside, and everyone looked at them with great amazement, but they didn't even know whether the ones that were divided were selected or eliminated.

After they had chosen, Mr. Linxi had a little discussion with Mr. Wanlin and Mr. Kongbi, and let them look at the answers they had chosen.

The whole process took about a cup of tea.

Then Mr. Linxi cleared his throat, "There are more than ten copies of those who are quite like the old man." Time is limited, so the old man will not recite them one by one, but choose the best three of them and enjoy them with you. ”

He first picked up the first copy and handed it to the disciple on the side, and the disciple read aloud with interest: "The students are here to study, whether they are powerful or rich, they are all dust to the master, and it is not important to the students. Student Xun Feihong paused. ”

After the disciple finished reading, Mr. Linxi smiled and said, "What do you think of the answer?" ”

At this time, the prince smiled and said: "Such a transparent wisdom, such a pure heart, such an ingenious answer, Mr. Linxi's insight and talent, it is really a good story." ”

At first, everyone was surprised to hear this saliva, but when they thought about it, it was true.

The most important thing is that the person who answered the questionnaire dared to write such an answer at such a time, and this transparent and exquisite heart was indeed amazing.

Even Xia Jingyun couldn't help but be curious, who is this student named Xun Feihong, and I am afraid that he will be able to achieve success in the future.

Mr. Linxi did not disclose it, but picked up the second copy, "This one, which is also very well written, please listen to it." ”

"Don't read the inconsequential nonsense in front of you, just read the text."

The disciple nodded and took it, cleared his throat, and said, "If you know its preciousness, you will think of self-esteem and self-reliance; If you are strong, you should think about yourself and do not commit crimes; Thinking of their poverty, they will think more than enough and help each other; If you feel weak, you will help each other without deception; If you want food and clothing, you will think about it in order to be at ease; Lepanyou, then think about the original intention to focus; When he sees his impulse, he thinks a lot to persuade him; If you know its gentleness, you will think clearly and judge it; If you are worried about its slackness, you will think of yourself as a model; Considering their diligence, they will follow suit and spur together. In general, the ten thoughts of the trip, the judgment of people from all over the world, rich and poor, the weak and the weak, each do their best, will be able to learn the road of the three families, and become a good story. ”

He paused and read out the inscription, "King of Linjiang County, Dongfang Tai." ”

Everyone nodded their heads again and again, and when they heard the answerer, there was a lot of applause in the middle of the field, especially the voice on the side of the powerful stand.

Lu Rusong stroked his beard with satisfaction, and looked at his own family sitting upright in the middle of the scene with satisfaction.

Sure enough, as soon as the master made a move, he knew if there was one.

Xu Dapeng and other people who supported Xia Jingyun immediately became nervous, the strength of the other party's state Wenkui is really not covered, this answer is written, that is to have literary talent, to have an attitude, the key is to have something, closely follow the theme, Brother Gao Yang just wrote so many strokes, how can it be compared!

In the stands, Mr. Linxi smiled, "Looking at everyone's reactions, it seems that I don't have to comment too much, hehe." ”

Everyone chuckled, apparently in agreement.

Xia Jingyun didn't seem to be panicked at all, and turned his head to look at Dongfang Bai, who was sitting obediently, "You're not worried?" ”

Dongfang Bai calmly tightened his little face, "It's useless to worry, so there's no need to worry." ”

Xia Jingyun smiled, "Good boy." ”

Seeing that Xia Jingyun was still laughing, Lu Rusong squinted, and a henchman on the side sneered, "So it's mysterious!" ”

On the stage, Mr. Linxi picked up the third piece of paper, "But although the answer is good, the old man thinks that this answer is the best." ”

The disciples on the side wanted to take it, but Mr. Linxi waved his hand, "Just one sentence, I'll just read it." ”

One word? Optimum?

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and they became more and more curious about this sentence.

Mr. Linxi stared for a moment and said: "See the virtuous and think together, see the unvirtuous and introspect!" ”

He glanced at everyone and said slowly: "Answerer, Dongfang Bai." ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then pondered carefully, as if there was indeed some subtle meaning in it.

Seeing the virtuous and thinking together, seeing the unvirtuous and introspecting, it does contain a lot of content, and even most of the answers of the Linjiang County King are covered by this sentence, which is indeed a lot stronger than the first answer, but if you want to say that this can be absolutely the best, it seems to be a little unfair to the Linjiang County King, right?

"Sir! The student is brave and asks sir, why is this answer the best? ”

Just when everyone was skeptical, Lu Lifeng, the great Confucian of Longshou Prefecture, who accompanied the king of Linjiang County, opened his mouth to question, and four words were clearly written on his face: This is not fair!

Several paragraphs in it are written by myself, which is really a bit brain-consuming.

It's only a shallow study.,There are some mistakes and omissions.,Let's just look at it.,It's still that sentence.,There really has to be something that writes at the same level as the articles that have been passed down through the ages.,I'm not going to write online articles.。

This stuff is a bit of a drain, so I'll grind it down slowly in the next chapter.

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