In this era, those who can pass the township examination are all people who have good ability in a certain small area.

There may be nerds who don't distinguish between grains and four bodies, but most of them are still very smart.

And these smart people didn't mention the matter of Chunyu in a funny way, because they all knew that Xia Jingyun didn't do well in the exam.

Although the results have not yet come out, this is something that can be figured out with your toes.

How can you do well in the exam!

A bunch of things were consuming his energy, and compared with ordinary candidates, there was not much time to study completely;

Then on the eve of the exam, he was put into the black ice platform and locked up for more than ten days, pure and wasted time, not to mention reading books or something in it, if you can eat and sleep well every day, you are all gods;

After being released from prison from Heibing Platform for two or three days, he didn't even eat a few meals before going to the examination room;

After coming out of the examination room, he dealt with Qin Xiang, and in hindsight, I was afraid that I didn't bother to think about these things when I took the exam.

To sum up, if you can do well in the exam, it also seems that these people who study hard are too useless.

Therefore, everyone was amused and tacitly did not mention it.

However, this tacit understanding was suddenly broken, so that everyone suddenly didn't know what to say.

They silently looked at the man who spoke, trying to see if he had other intentions.

And after that person subconsciously spoke, he quickly reacted, his heart was lost, and he was about to open his mouth to explain, but Xia Jingyun had already spoken.

I've been asked this question before, and that's how I answered. Although there were a lot of changes along the way, I feel that I still played my true level, as for what level this real level is in among all the talents, it is not up to me to decide, but by the teacher who marks the papers. ”

He looked around with a smile, "Here today, I also have this answer, no matter whether I can win or not after the list, what kind of ranking it is, I still say so." If you don't do well in the exam, it's because your skills are not as good as others, and you will come back next year, haha! ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Xu Jiaoyu interjected at the right time, "Well said, you young people must not only have the ambition that is higher than the sky, but also have the mind to win without being arrogant or discouraged, Gao Yang is right, so many people, there will always be people who take the middle and some people who do not, and those who are successful must know that there are mountains outside the mountains, and the current results are just the beginning, and they are nothing; Don't feel that life is gloomy if you don't get it, and after three years, you can do it again! ”

Cheng Jiaoyu coughed, attracted everyone's attention, pondered for a while, and said, "Xu Jiaoyu is right! ”

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere was cheerful again.

then talked a lot, talked about poetry, and then turned to "When is the Bright Moon", "Seeing Joy", "Resentment";

Later, I talked about the article again, and unconsciously turned to "Shi Shuo" again.

Only then did everyone suddenly discover that Xia Jingyun had achieved many achievements in the literary world that no one had in a lifetime.

admiration is even more admiration, but there are also many people who gradually feel a little sour in their hearts, but after thinking about it, such a person may not be as high as he will try, so he is dark in his heart.

Under these complicated thoughts, under the persuasion of the teachings, although the people talked a lot, they only drank a few glasses, and a feast was dispersed.

Sending everyone out as gifts, Xu Dapeng said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the talents in other states don't have any shelves, and they are quite approachable!" ”

Zeng Jimin said softly: "That's because Brother Gao Yang is here, that's why they are so easy to talk." ”

Xu Dapeng nodded, "Yes, only strong can win respect!" ”

Xia Jingyun smiled, "This is the general reality, but being strong does not only refer to power or wealth, just as I still admire Brother Zize's gentlemanly style, and I also respect Brother Boyi's frankness and purity." ”

Xu Dapeng and Zeng Jimin were both slightly stunned, Xu Dapeng was surprised and delighted, "Really? ”

Xia Jingyun nodded, "Of course it's true, for me, good character is more permanent than any power and wealth, more rare, and more worthy of our pursuit, this is my point of view, and I hope you can not forget your original intention after becoming an official in high school." ”

These two people are friends who have known each other since Jiang'an County, and their own abilities are not bad, so they will naturally move closer to Xia Jingyun, and he naturally hopes that these two can become his assistants in the future, so he said a few more words.

Xu Dapeng and Zeng Jimin didn't say anything after listening, but took half a step back and bowed deeply towards Xia Jingyun.

On the carriage on the return trip, Bai Yunbian, who had watched the whole process, complained with a pout: "Sell fame and reputation, invite people to buy people's hearts!" ”

Xia Jingyun, who knew Baiyunbian's temper, was not angry, and joked with a smile: "I am so good at inviting people to buy people's hearts, why haven't I bought you yet?" ”

Bai Yunbian snorted coldly, "How can this son be the kind of person who is at your mercy!" Don't look at how powerful you seem now, in time, when this son is in full swing, you will definitely not be as good as this son, but don't worry, this son will take good care of you. ”

"Bai Gongzi is grateful for his kindness, and he is really a model for my generation." Xia Jingyun arched his hand with a smile, and then suddenly said, "I heard that the Jade Tiger Princess" is coming back. ”

Bai Yunbian subconsciously trembled, and his mouth began to purse up.

immediately looked at Xia Jingyun's smiling face, and pounced, "You dare to entertain this son!" ”

Xia Jingyun resisted with a smile, "Hahahaha, I just heard, maybe I heard it wrong, hahahaha!" ”

Next to the carriage, Chen Fugui looked at the slightly swaying carriage and smiled at the Bai family guards on the side.

After laughing for a while, Xia Jingyun hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, don't make trouble, let's talk about something serious." ”

Bai Yunbian was still a little angry, but he didn't listen to persuasion like kraft candy, and sat angrily, "What serious words can you spit out of your mouth?" ”

Xia Jingyun restrained his expression, "Did your father reply to you?" ”

Bai Yunbian was also honest when he heard this, and shook his head, "I haven't received it yet." ”

Xia Jingyun patted him lightly on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I also sent a letter to the Su family, and Mr. Su also analyzed it with me, with Ling Zun's temperament, there should be nothing to do with Qin Wei, at least not on the surface." Even if there is anything, as long as it is not too deeply implicated, I will go and ask His Majesty for a favor, and it should be fine. If it is really not involved, this trip is stable, and maybe you can touch the position of the state pastor. ”

Bai Yunbian didn't care so much about these officialdom things, but he also nodded, turned his head to look at him, held back for a long time, and still whispered thank you.

"What? Didn't hear clearly, let's talk about it? ”

Bai Yunbian kicked over.

"Okay, don't make trouble, get a good night's sleep, I have to go to the guild hall tomorrow!"

"Get out, you can make trouble if you want, if you don't want to make trouble, don't make trouble, what do you think of my son!"

There was another commotion in the carriage, filled with a cheerful air.

Wanbao Building.

With Xia Jingyun's remarkable economic expansion results, plus the slaughter of two fat sheep of the Shi family and the Xiangfu one after another, Emperor Chongning's pocket has rarely bulged in recent years, and the gap in Wanbaolou is naturally not a problem, and the construction is progressing rapidly.

Emperor Chongning looked at it with satisfaction, but in his mind, he couldn't help but recall the words that Qin Sichao scolded him angrily in the beginning.

The anger had just risen, and the appeasement behind Xia Jingyun resurfaced in time.

That timely and accurate sentence can be regarded as defining the thief's words.

Presumably with that sentence, there will be less criticism between the government and the opposition, and there will be more clear names in the history books.

Thinking of this, he suddenly said, "Eh, tomorrow is the tenth day of the third month, right?" ”

The day of the Great Xia Dynasty's examination list is the tenth day of the first month of March, and the day of the palace examination is the first day of the fourth month, so Gao Yi, who has been silently observing the change in Emperor Chongning's complexion, immediately heard the song and knew the elegant meaning, "Tomorrow, the Ministry of Rites will hand over the list, and it will also be posted outside the Tribute Academy." I'm afraid I can't wait, and I'm going to catch my son-in-law in advance. ”

"There are a few real sons-in-law that they can catch."

Emperor Chongning snorted coldly, and then said, "Did you say that Xia Jingyun passed the exam?" ”

Gao Yi said softly: "Xia Gongzi's poetry is unparalleled, and he was in the Spring Festival Courtyard of Guozijian before, and there was such a Xiongwen coming out, and he will definitely be able to go to high school." ”

"It's not that easy to try." Emperor Chongning shook his head, and then lightly patted the case, "That's it, each has its own blessings, even if I don't blame him, let him ask for more blessings in this matter!" ”

"Tomorrow, the list of the Ministry of Rites will be sent and I will show it immediately."

"Yes."

——

Changle Palace.

Concubine De leaned on the couch, her curvaceous figure was exposed under the increasingly clean clothes, which was even more attractive, her hair was like a waterfall, her eyebrows were like paintings, and the whole person showed the ultimate style of a mature beauty.

It's a pity that no one can see the flowers blooming deeply.

Mama Yuan walked over slowly, helped sort out the incense in the incense burner, and said with a smile: "Is Niangniang worried about Xia Gongzi?" ”

"Yes, this will be released tomorrow, whether he can take this step well or not is related to his future!"

For this kind of thing, Concubine De didn't need to force her composure to calm people's hearts, and frankly expressed her sorrows.

Mama Yuan chuckled and said: "What kind of character is Master Xia, we just want to be a Jinshi, and we don't need a high ranking, with his talent, it must be possible." ”

Concubine De shook her head lightly, "If you have the talent to learn, you can get the first, how can there be so many talented people throughout the ages, I'm afraid of the worst situation, after all, he hasn't been very good at reviewing the book." ”

She sighed and sat up slowly, "What's more, with his heart, how can he be willing to be only the bottom of the list." ”

——

Under the same moonlight.

In Sujiawu on the shore of Dongting Lake, Su Yanyan, who was dressed in white, looked at the moon alone, looking worried;

On Baiyi Mountain, Xie Rouge stood on the top of the highest building in Baiyi Villa, knelt down on his knees, and worshiped the moon with incense;

In Jiang'an County, Xia Jingyun's parents folded their hands and prayed silently, and Old Man Yun put his hands behind his back, and his expression was a little worried.

Jiang'an Hou Mansion, the lonely lamp is like a bean, Feng Xiuyun silently pretended to be a red envelope color head, she firmly believes that he will definitely win the first place, and tomorrow will send these red envelopes all over the Hou Mansion.

Early the next morning, Xia Jingyun, who had slept soundly all night and was refreshed, went out with Bai Yunbian, who had heavier dark circles under his eyes, and went to the Surabaya Hall.

This is also a consistent tradition, although it is said that watching the list is a very lively thing, but a class of candidates is less than one or two thousand, more than three or four thousand, it is impossible to squeeze all to the small square outside the Gongyuan to see.

And some candidates are under too much pressure, and some candidates want to be reserved as a reader, and for various reasons, most of the movers choose to wait in their own guild hall, and the guild hall will also send someone to copy the list and send it.

The vast majority of the people who really gathered outside the Gongyuan to wait for news were still the lively people of Zhongjing, as well as some wealthy merchants who wanted to improve their lowly merchant status by virtue of their status as Jinshi, or the declining nobles who wanted to continue or revive their family scenery.

Because the Yunmeng Hall and the Surabaya Hall are close to each other, they are all familiar with each other these days, so they simply watch the list together.

While the picture is lively, it also implies the same comparison as always.

It is precisely because of this scene that is more lively than the rest of the halls, yesterday's Yu Daoxing and others also readily agreed to Xia Jingyun's invitation and came over together to wait to see the list.

Therefore, when Xia Jingyun and Bai Yunbian came to the door of the hall, they saw that the hall was already crowded with people.

When everyone saw their figures, they all got up to greet them, and Xu Dapeng and the others also hurriedly beckoned them over.

When they were seated, everyone continued to talk about the topic of the conversation, but at the same time, they were all a little absent-minded, drinking one sip of wine.

That posture made the teachings on the side couldn't help but remind: "You guys take it easy, don't get drunk first before you look at the list for a while." ”

The examination is quite special, it is the most important dragon gate for these candidates, but because of the existence of the palace examination, it has actually become a palace examination qualification examination, and the real ranking and glory are left after the palace examination.

So, this is a tense but not so formal situation, and these people can still drink two glasses to relieve anxiety.

Those who were said to be said also said helplessly: "Teaching, I don't want to either, but I'm panicking, if I don't hit, it will be another three years, and there can be several three years in my life!" ”

Xie Yuan Yu Daoxing of Longshou Prefecture said with a smile: "This is actually very normal, among countless scholars, thousands of talents, and three hundred tributes from thousands of talents, how many can be achieved in one fell swoop?" Brother Gao Yang said it well yesterday, he is not arrogant when he wins, he is not discouraged when he falls, and he will fight again in the coming year. ”

Yunmengzhou's Cheng Jiao also hummed, "Yes, we have seen a lot of success or failure in the state school, you must be in a peaceful state of mind, perseverance, and not affect your own mood because of temporary gains and losses, so that you can achieve stability and far-reaching." ”

Xia Jingyun smiled, "Let's think things better, maybe everyone in the hall can go to high school today!" ”

Of course, everyone knew that this was impossible, but everyone liked to listen to good words, and when they heard it, they laughed and raised their glasses in unison.

In the midst of laughter, Cheng Ziyun, who was also sitting in the hall, lowered his head and pouted silently.

"Laugh, see if he can laugh for a while."

"In case people are thick-skinned and don't care what the ranking is, just win!"

"That's no problem, people are shameless, the world is invincible!"

Even if they knew that with Xia Jingyun's talent, even if there were so many difficulties, it was not very likely that they would not be successful.

It's just that at that time, I'm afraid it would be difficult for him to stand in the focus of everyone's attention so cheekily, talk and laugh freely, point out the country, and scold Fang Xuan.

The inexplicable hatred that came from the original controversy, and the indelible jealousy in their hearts now, drove them to pray more and more for Xia Jingyun's defeat.

"It's time."

With the gentle words of Xu Jiao in Surabaya Prefecture, the atmosphere in the audience suddenly became tense.

A moment later.

The sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, stopping in front of the Surabaya Hall, and a rider rushed into the lobby and handed a roll of paper to the lobby shopkeeper.

Of course, the shopkeeper in the lobby would not let go of such an opportunity to show his face, stood on a chair, and said in a loud voice: "Chongning twenty-four years, Bingchen Branch, will take the exam, the two hundred and fifty-first to the third hundredth, the following old men are high school!" ”

As he spoke, he shouted his name.

Then there were a few cheers in the hall.

The 300 places were allocated to thirteen states, and although there were two states here, there were not many people, so only a few of them won the fifty places.

Seeing this situation, the people who filled the entire lobby were even more nervous.

Before the shopkeeper could finish reading, the second list from two hundred and one to two hundred and fifty came back, and he read it directly and seamlessly.

"The old man of Surabaya Prefecture, Xu Dapeng, is the second and eighth in the high school Bingchen branch examination!"

Xu Dapeng was overjoyed and shouted excitedly, "I've won!" I'm in! ”

Cheng Ziyun said disdainfully on the side: "Look at him like that, there are more than 200 of them, what are you doing!" ”

"Eh, these two hundred to three hundred, there is no Xia Jingyun's name, isn't he still doing well in the exam?"

"It's possible, it seems that people's skills are still high!"

However, next, from the one hundred and fifty-first to the second hundredth, the one hundred and one to the one hundred and fifty, and the fifty-first to the hundredth, Cheng Ziyun, Zeng Jimin and others also took the spot, but Xia Jingyun's name still did not appear.

Many people couldn't help but have a thought in their hearts: Xia Gongzi won't really fall off the list, right?

Because Huiyuan was to be announced separately, when the next fast horse arrived, it sent a list of second to fiftieth places.

In this list, Yunmeng Prefecture Xie Yuan Baiyunbian, Sixiang Prefecture Xie Yuan Tong Xingrui are among them.

However, there is still no name for Xia Jingyun.

Similarly, there is no name of the Dragon Shouzhou Xie Yuan Yu Daoxing.

Yu Daoxing couldn't help but look at Xia Jingyun, Bai Yunbian, Xu Dapeng, Zeng Jimin and others also looked at him, and many people also silently turned their eyes to Xia Jingyun.

Combined with the actual situation, whoever chooses between these two people will also think that Huiyuan will be the Xie Yuan Yu Daoxing from Longshou Prefecture, where the literary style is at its peak.

"Hahahaha!"

In the silence, there was a burst of mocking laughter.

Xu Dapeng got up angrily and looked at the laughing person, "Cheng Ziyun, what do you mean?" ”

Cheng Ziyun didn't panic at all, "What do you mean?" Lao Tzu has won it, isn't it happy? How? You're so domineering, don't you make people laugh? ”

Then he looked at Xia Jingyun with a sudden realization, "Oh! Sorry, I didn't notice that Mr. Xia fell off the list. It was my fault! Forgive me! Oh, it's a pity to say, if it weren't for so many changes, Xia Gongzi might have been able to win it. But as you said before, don't be discouraged, just fight again next year, right? In the year after that, Xia Gongzi has to work hard! ”

Bai Yunbian and the others all frowned, but it was not easy to attack.

Just as he was hesitating, another sound of horses' hooves sounded.

But this time, it was not the previous person who rushed into the room first, but Gongsun Jing, the chief butler of Jiang'an Hou's Mansion, who glanced at Xia Jingyun and saw where Xia Jingyun was, with an excited face, "Childe, great joy!" ”

Everyone's hearts jumped.

Behind Gongsun Jing, the messenger rider of the Surabaya Hall also rushed in and handed the note in his hand to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper looked at it and read aloud: "Surabaya Prefecture Master Xia Zhen Jingyun, high school Bingchen will try the first place in Huiyuan!" ”

Cheering, jubiling, shocked, bewildered, discussing, congratulating.

After a moment of dead silence, the whole hall erupted into a deafening uproar.

It's not good to divide chapters, it's two in one.

(End of chapter)