When Zhang Zhou came out of the official office, Zhu Houzhao was already impatient.

"Is it over? It's time to take Hongu to a fun place, right? When Zhu Houzhao saw Zhang Zhou come out, he immediately jumped out of the carriage with a look of anticipation.

The last time he came out, he made trouble in Zhang Zhou's laboratory for an afternoon, and this time he had a clear goal, which was to follow Zhang Zhou out to see.

Zhang Zhoudao: "The minister wants to go to the Guozijian." ”

Zhu Houzhao shouted: "Why are you going to that kind of place again? Didn't you say that there was a speechbook? It's said that it's to make money, you take this palace to take a look! ”

For Zhu Houzhao, when he finally got out of the palace, and then went to the school and other places where literati gathered, he would feel like he had just come out of the tiger's mouth and entered the wolf's den.

Zhang Zhou said: "It's up to you whether you go or not, the prince please take care of yourself!" ”

For Zhang Zhou, if you don't come out to coax the child, you have to rely on it, the emperor has said that it doesn't matter if the boy said it, so wouldn't it be very cowardly to be restrained by you?

"Don't go, let's discuss, let's find a good place to play the head office after coming out of the country?"

……

……

Zhang Zhou took Zhu Houzhao to Guozijian.

At this time, Tang Yin and the others walked out of the official office, and their carriages were ordered to the corner of the street by Jinyiwei, and they themselves were very strange why their carriages had moved their positions.

"Master, I heard that someone from the official family came before, so we can only go to the side first, and it is very big."

The house slaves of the Tang Mansion were still driven by Xu Jing's carriage.

Tang Yin was actually in the middle of the family by this time, and it was all thanks to Xu Jing's appreciation that he could enjoy extraordinary treatment.

Tang Yin was still immersed in the atmosphere of the previous bet with Zhang Zhou, and he didn't come back to his senses for a while.

"That's Jinyiwei, right?"

Zhang Zhou and Zhu Houzhao left, and Jinyiwei naturally had to withdraw.

Some of the people who had never seen Jinyi Guard before, and suddenly saw a group of people passing by, and they were still stopping to watch.

Xu Jing was waiting for news in the nearest place, and when he heard that this side was over, he hurriedly came over: "Bohu, how is it?" ”

Tang Yin told him about his bet with Zhang Zhou.

Xu Jingdao: "I just heard that there is a tribute selection in the Guozi Prison this year, guess what?" That Zhang Bingkuan actually participated. ”

"Really?"

Tang Yin was not small in shock.

Zhang Zhou actually did what he said, and bet with him here, he also felt that Zhang Zhou was too arrogant, and he was likely to repay his debts when he turned back.

Now listening to Xu Jing say this, he knows that Zhang Zhou is real.

"I haven't figured it out, you said that he is this age, the first time he took the entrance examination, and he didn't even take the examination, he had to accept the selection and release of officials with tribute, what did he want? Bohu, you don't have to worry, with his condition, he will definitely not be able to get the Jinshi. ”

Xu Jing saw that Tang Yin was worried, afraid that Tang Yin was worried about the bet with Zhang Zhou.

Tang Yin said: "Not necessarily. ”

Xu Jing smiled and encouraged: "The entrance examination is good if there is no way back, how can he participate in the selection of tribute and participate in the examination at the same time?" When he is distracted, he will definitely not pass this test, and I think he is just looking for a step down for his incompetence. ”

As he spoke, a carriage stopped.

Tang Yin looked over, and the other party was the carriage of the official family.

Wang Wei lifted the curtain and beckoned, and Tang Yin hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Bohu, I heard about the bet you made with Bingkuan, and I told you something, the prince's car just left." Wang Wei said.

"Prince?"

Tang Yin didn't figure out the situation for a while.

Wang Wei said bluntly: "Although no one has said it explicitly, as far as I know, Bingkuan entered the East Palace to give lectures as early as when he arrived in Beijing, and then went in and out of the palace many times. You shouldn't fight with him for a while! ”

Wang Wei is a bachelor in the end, and he occupies an important place in the East Palace Daily Lecture, and he knows a lot of news, but he will not mention it to others in the past.

When Tang Yin heard this, the others stood there blankly, as if their souls had been drained for a while, and they became puppets of the walking dead.

"Bohu, I have thought that he may not be out of malice, he may not be fighting with you, or he can inspire you to move upward, and he does not mean to make things difficult." Wang Wei has extraordinary insight in the end, at first he didn't want to have too much to do with Zhang Zhou, but when he heard about the process of Zhang Zhou's bet with Tang Yin, he seemed to be able to understand Zhang Zhou's "deep meaning" best.

Tang Yin said: "The students don't understand. ”

Wang Wei smiled bitterly.

There are some things that can't be explained to Tang Yin.

Do you tell him that even if you lose, it will be your honor to worship Zhang Zhou's disciple? I'm afraid you still don't know how much His Majesty respects Zhang Zhou now!

I'm afraid that if someone else wants to have a relationship with him, it's no fun.

As for why Zhang Zhou lost and no longer participated in the exam...... Even Wang Wei seems to feel that with Zhang Zhou's experience, this examination may also be Zhang Zhou's only chance to take the right path to the imperial examination, and as Zhang Zhou is worried about, if he fails the exam this time, it will be difficult to calm down to take the exam in the future.

Just that the emperor has nothing to do to go to the door to find it, can this still make people feel at ease to prepare for the exam?

Wang Wei didn't answer, and left.

After Wang Wei left, Xu Jing leaned over and asked, "Who is that?" ”

"Seat teacher, bachelor of Hanlin Academy, bachelor of Zhan Shifu Shao Zhan Shiwang." Tang Yin replied.

Xu Jing said in surprise: "Bohu, it seems that you are lucky, even Bachelor Wang admires you so much, if you can be ranked in high school, it will be easier for someone in the court to enter Hanyuan, and you will have a bright future in the future." ”

Tang Yin suddenly said in amazement: "Can I really be on the high school list?" ”

These words also surprised Xu Jing.

Tang Yin, who is wild and uninhibited and self-confident, actually had a psychological distortion after meeting Zhang Zhou, and he actually doubted whether he could be admitted to the Jinshi?

"Bohu, others may not have confidence in you, but as far as I can see, your talent is comparable to those Hanlin who have been in Hanyuan for a long time, this list, you will definitely go to high school!"

Xu Jing is friendly with Tang Yin, which is more of an investment.

He himself didn't have much confidence in the meeting, but he was full of confidence in Tang Yin.

……

……

Inside the National Prison.

At this time, an "interview" is underway.

The Hanlin Academy sent a five-person team headed by Liu Chun, the editor of the History Museum of the Hanlin Academy, to be responsible for interviewing and assessing the more than 50 eunuchs who had been shortlisted before.

The seven examiners were all from the Hanlin Academy, and Lin Han had the highest official position, so Lin Han was very confident, and he felt that with his prestige, it was too easy to strangle Zhang Zhou in the last round.

The content of the examination is also the same as that of the ordinary imperial examination.

The question was written on the spot, everyone sat behind the desk, wrote an article within one hour, and handed in the paper.

Before Zhang Zhou came in, he noticed that the average age of the tribute who came to participate in the selection this time was above fifty years old...... They are all the kind of people who have been a person for half their lives, feel that there is no hope of being admitted to the Jinshi, and have served in the Guozijian for many years and have some experience in reading and educating people.

Most of them will be kept in the national prison or sent to the local county school in the capacity of "Xuezheng" and "Teaching".

Of course, excellent people may also be promoted after a few years of work, generally based on local magistrates, county magistrates, etc., and better ones may be placed in positions such as general judgment and state tongzhi, as for those who want to stay in the six departments, unless they are special talents, they are basically no play.

When Zhang Zhou appeared, the people present were actually very tired.

They didn't even know why there was a selection exam, only that it was temporarily added by the emperor.

Zhang Zhou came the latest, sitting in the corner, he was different from others, at least he didn't need to bear too much pressure, and this group of old Gongsheng seemed to regard this selection as the last chance in their lives.

……

The previous selection relied on writing articles by yourself after the questions were written, not answering them on the spot, so it could not reflect the level of knowledge, so the final round needed to answer the questions on the spot like the imperial examination, but there was no need to seal and transcribe the papers.

The topic was personally written by Lin Han.

It's a matter of policy.

After the opening, Zhang Zhou sat in the corner and picked up a pen to write.

Lin Han inspected the field and found that most of the Gongsheng were thinking, and the person he cared about the most in the corner had already worked hard to write.

Lin Han walked over, he didn't know what Zhang Zhou was writing, and said coldly: "Don't be too anxious to write!" ”

Zhang Zhou looked up and grinned at him.

When Lin Han saw Zhang Zhou's smile, he became angry, and returned to his seat after patrolling the field and sat down.

After only half an hour, Zhang Zhou came over to hand in the papers.

"You!" Lin Han raised his head and glared at Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou shrugged, roughly meaning, I'm done, I'm done, I'll hand in the papers and leave!

Liu Chun, who was next to him, took Zhang Zhou's exam paper with a smile, and after seeing Zhang Zhou's title, his expression stiffened slightly, and then he just pressed the paper under the white paper.

After Zhang Zhou turned around and went out.

Lin Han wanted to go over and take a look at Zhang Zhou's scroll, but was blocked by Liu Chun.

Liu Chun said in a low voice: "Elder Lin, you are the chief examiner for today's exam, but the selection is done by the Hanlin Academy, you know." ”

It means that although the questions are written by you, the quality of the exam papers has nothing to do with you, it is the business of the five of us in the Hanlin Academy, and you should not participate in it.

Lin Han said coldly: "Can't the old man take a look?" ”

"No!" Liu Chun seems to be very principled.

Lin Han sighed and didn't say anything more.

……

……

After Zhang Zhou left the examination room, he first went abroad to listen to Zhu Houzhao's commentary.

After collecting the papers, Liu Chun and the others had to take the exam papers back to the Hanlin Academy for review.

Lin Han grabbed Liu Chun and said, "That Zhang Bingkuan's roll ......"

"We'll be impartial! And the decision is not up to us, but also to report to Mr. Cheng. ”

It means that although the five of us are the examiners, the decision seems to be on Cheng Minzheng, and Cheng Minzheng may not have the right to decide.

Lin Han almost said that I would also participate in the grading.

But Liu Chun didn't give him any face, and he looked like he was businesslike.

……

……

Afternoon.

Cheng Minzheng got more than 50 exam papers after being commented on by five marking officers.

He opened the wooden box containing the exam papers, and then looked sideways at Xiao Jing, who was sitting on the side with a smile on his face, and he knew what was going on.

Then he took out the exam paper.

The most important one is Zhang Zhou's.

"Father-in-law Xiao, the volume of Zhang Bingkuan you wanted." Cheng Min Zhengdao.

"Really?" Xiao Jing raised his interest and leaned his head over to take a look.

But seeing the blank space on the side of the paper, the five examiners of the Hanlin Academy all gave comments.

Because this paper is the most appreciated, so that the evaluation of the five marking officers is very high, otherwise it would not be placed in the top position.

Cheng Minzheng said: "First. ”

Xiao Jing said with a smile: "Let's just say, Mr. Zhang is quite good at learning, and he should try to solve the yuan in Tianfu Township by his ability, if it is just compared with a few perennial tribute soldiers, how can there be a reason not to win the championship?" Mr. Cheng knows how to write this note, right? ”

Cheng Minzheng nodded helplessly and said, "I know." But I don't know how many people to choose besides the first? ”

"Just choose four or five people, don't be too bad, go back and report to the ministry, or give a magistrate and county official, just treat it well! I didn't expect it to be so easy, it seems that Your Majesty and our family are too careful! ”

Originally, he wanted to teach and receive it privately, but Zhang Zhou easily won the first place in the exam of a group of old tribute students.

The matter was successfully resolved, and Xiao Jing was very satisfied.

The next thing is to report the matter, and if Zhang Zhou fails to pass the annual meeting in the coming year, he can choose an official position.

Cheng Minzheng sighed: "With this way, what else does he take the Jinshi exam?" If you don't win the top armor, it is better to be selected for the Hanlin review, which is better than the museum selection for three years, and you have to pass the level of the museum selection...... Alas! ”

(End of chapter)