Because they couldn't figure out where this person came from, these seven or eight Lang officials didn't speak for a while.

Instead, they all stared at his back.

The strange man picked up the bowl again and poured the last bit of bean rice with the soup in his mouth.

Then he wiped the corners of his mouth with his shiny black sleeves, and said very disdainfully: "As long as you have real learning, whether it is verbal or literal, it is not a deaf ear, if you want to stand out from it, you have to put in a lot of effort, thinking about doing crooked ways, I am afraid that in the end it will hurt you." ”

"The first department of archery countermeasures in Taixue is not something that anyone can take if they want to."

The resentment and ridicule in the latter sentence are quite heavy, obviously in response to the fat official's remarks just now.

The fat Langguan was enraged, stood up and said: "You are just a peddler and pawn, I am afraid that you can't even read a word, and you dare to bark at the dog, and then you are so debauched, I will sue you for the crime of insulting the court officials." ”

With a rank of 600 stones, he is so arrogant, no wonder he is in his forties, and he is still a Lang official.

From this point of view, the criteria for selecting officials in the Han Dynasty are not too bad, and some people can still be excluded.

The strange man was not angry, he stood up directly, and while preparing to go downstairs, he said: "Although I am dressed in rags and dusty, I can't hide it, five years ago, I did take the A exam once. ”

"You? Dare to release such wild words, it is simply a crime, the doctoral disciples who are admitted to the first department are all famous and surnamed, can you dare to say your name? ”

"Hmph, why don't you dare, I won't change my name, I won't change my surname, Xiao Wangzhi of Lanling in the East China Sea." Xiao Wangzhi said this, went downstairs without raising his head, and threw the stunned Confucian students behind him in place.

The Confucian scholars couldn't say a word.

Xiao Wangzhi, this name is known to everyone in Lang Guan, and no one knows it.

This Xiao Wangzhi is the most famous person in Lang Guan in the past few years, but he is also the most miserable person.

But no matter how miserable it is, these Lang officials don't dare to talk about him behind his back, because they are not qualified.

So they could only swallow back the words on their lips and continue to discuss the imperial examination.

……

Xiao Wangzhi, who came downstairs, has been studying "Analects" and "Dress" with Xiahou Sheng since he was a child, and he is quite capable in schoolwork.

At a young age, he was selected to enter Taixue and became a doctoral disciple.

After two years in Taixue, he achieved good results in the first division of archery.

Subsequently, because it was a family, he was quickly promoted to the official of Tianzilang.

At the age of twenty-five, he became a promising Lang official.

With the name of the article, it naturally attracted Huo Guang's attention.

……

One day, Huo Guang summoned some outstanding Lang officials and doctoral disciples at that time, and wanted to take them for his own use, and Xiao Wangzhi was one of them.

At that time, Huo Guang had just experienced Shangguan's rebellion, and he was quite cautious, and all those who met Huo Guang were to be searched naked and searched, and the guards hijacked him left and right.

The rest of the Lang officials had no objection to this, only Xiao Wangzhi did not listen to the mercy and left directly, shouting "I don't want to see it" when he left, and was almost imprisoned.

Later, the rest of the Lang officials were reused, but Xiao Wangzhi was assigned to guard a small gate in Weiyang Palace.

When the former classmates passed by, they hugged each other and said proudly: "If you don't want to follow the usual behavior, how did you become a janitor!" ”

Xiao Wangzhi replied calmly: "Everyone has their own ambitions. ”

dared to be disrespectful to the general, and made Xiao He's seventh grandson more famous.

But such a fame is meaningless, and in the end, Xiao Wangzhi was implicated because of his brother's crime and lost his position as the official of Tianzilang.

Fortunately, when he was an official in Lang, Xiao Wangzhi was quite appreciated by Guanglu Doctor Bingji.

Bingji recommended him to Wei Xiang and gave him a subordinate.

This at least allows Xiao Wangzhi to have a bowl of rice to eat.

It's just that since then, Xiao Wangzhi's career has been doomed to be bumpy.

……

Xiao Wangzhi came to Chang'an today, naturally not because he came to take the imperial examination - where is the dismissed Lang official qualified to participate in the imperial examination?

He came to Chang'an because he heard that his teacher Xiahou Sheng had been imprisoned.

Although Xiao Wangzhi also thought that Emperor Xiaowu should be given a temple number, but one day as a teacher and a lifelong father, so as soon as he heard that Xiahou Sheng suffered this catastrophe, he hurriedly took leave and rushed to Chang'an, intending to meet Xiahou Sheng.

Unexpectedly, Xiahou's house refused all visitors.

didn't see his own teacher, but Xiao Wangzhi accidentally knew about the imperial examination, so he stayed and inquired.

Soon, he decided that this was a good way to select talent.

So I didn't hold back for a while in the wine shop, and I quarreled with those Lang officials.

It was a happy thing to have the upper hand in the quarrel.

But when Xiao Wangzhi walked out of the wine shop, looked at the pedestrians coming and going in Chang'an City, and then thought about the Lang officials who were preparing to take the imperial examination.

Only then did he realize that he was a little confused.

These mediocre people have the opportunity to contribute to the country, why can't I hope for it?

Could it be that my whole life has passed?

Xiao Wangzhi was unwilling.

After a moment on the side of the street, he finally thought of a place to go.

Only by going to Dr. Guanglu Bingji may be able to think of a good way out for himself.

Around the twilight, Xiao Wangzhi came to Bingji's mansion.

For Xiao Wangzhi, Bingji is also a teacher and friend, and he is a trustworthy person.

But Xiao Wangzhi didn't see Bingji immediately, because in the past few days, Bingji has been in charge of the first imperial examination of the Han Dynasty, leaving early and returning late every day, without a moment's rest.

So Xiao Wangzhi waited until the time came, and finally waited for Bingji to come back.

After Bingji knew Xiao Wangzhi's intention, he was in the dining room, and talked with Xiao Wangzhi while eating in a hurry.

Xiao Wangzhi looked at Bingji's hurried appearance and felt very strange.

On weekdays, although Bingji is also conscientious, he has never been as diligent as he is today.

"Changqian, what is the purpose of coming to Chang'an from Henan this time?" Bingji opened his mouth first.

"I heard about the prison of the tutor, and I was very anxious, so I came to take a look, and now although the tutor has turned the corner, but he is closed, I still can't rest assured."

Xiao Wangzhi's biggest advantage is that he knows how to repay his kindness, no matter who he is, if he has the grace of food, he will keep it in his heart.

"This matter is fine, let alone any more waves, after some time, I think Xiahou Gong will be able to figure it out."

"I hope it will be like what Gong Bing said."

"You came just in time, I want to ask you, in Henan County, the matter of giving Emperor Xiaowu the temple number is going well, is there anyone making trouble?"

"There were a few Confucian scholars who made trouble for a few days, but in the end they were all driven away by Wei Xiang, when I came, the county had already chosen a place to repair the temple, many wealthy people, and also took the initiative to donate money and food, and the people were also quite enthusiastic."

Bingji nodded while chewing the bean rice and said, "It seems that Your Majesty is on the side of the people." ”

"Well, I'm afraid it's not just for Xiahou Gong's business, did you hear something in the city?" Bingji asked with a smile.

"Gong Bing is like a god, I was already planning to get up and go back, but in the wine shop, I heard some people talking about the imperial examination, and I felt that this was the way to do something for the imperial court, so I specially wanted to ask Gong Bing, can a criminal official like me participate?"

Bingji put down the dishes and chopsticks, he knew that Xiao Wangzhi was a person with great ambitions and real learning, otherwise he would not have recommended him to Wei Xiang at that time.

However, it was Huo Guang who Xiao Wangzhi offended, and it would take a while to reuse it.

"This imperial examination is only for the incumbent Lang officials, and Changqian may not have the opportunity to participate."

Xiao Wangzhi was not surprised by this result, but he was still a little disappointed.

"The county officials can think of using the imperial examination to select talents, which is a clever trick, which can avoid cronyism, and can also select some talents who are beneficial to the country and the people, but I, Xiao Wangzhi, have no chance to participate in this grand event." Xiao Wangzhi smiled a little miserably.

At this time, Bingji finally finished eating the half bowl of cold bean rice, and he ordered the idlers in the dining room to wait for them to leave, and then said quite mysteriously: "Changqian doesn't have to be lost, I dare to guarantee that it won't be long before you can return to Chang'an next year at most." ”

Xiao Wangzhi's eyes lit up, but then they dimmed again, and he said self-deprecatingly: "Although the general is quite conscientious in governing the country, he is a narrow-minded person, and it has only been two or three years since then, I am afraid that he has not forgotten my offense against him." ”

"Hehe, Chang Qian is too pessimistic, the county official proposed this imperial examination system in order to promote talents like Chang Qian, I dare to assure Chang Qian that this imperial examination will soon be used in all inspection subjects."

"When the time comes, the talent will still be recommended by the county and the state guard, but what position to hold will be decided by the imperial examination, and Wei Xiang will definitely recommend you, and when the time comes, with your talent, it will not be difficult to come out on top in the imperial examination, and the general will not be able to stop it if he wants to."

Bingji's words ignited Xiao Wangzhi's heart again, and he asked excitedly, "Does the county official really have the courage to do this?" ”

"You don't see the matter of going to the temple for Emperor Xiaowu, there are lessons from the past, who dares to block too much?"

In Dahan, if the Son of Heaven wants to do something, he doesn't need the approval of the whole people, he only needs the approval of some people to do it.

The temple number is the same, and the imperial examination is the same.

"And how long the Huo clan can run rampant in the court is also unknown."

"What does Binggong mean ......" Xiao Wangzhi's face was full of anticipation.

"Since ancient times, the imperial power has been privately enjoyed, and even if the general is powerful, he must return to the county officials after all, otherwise he will kill himself!"

Bingji had already said it very tactfully, but Xiao Wangzhi had suddenly opened up and saw the problem clearly.

"Then how should I prepare when I go back?"

"Read the scriptures well, pay more attention to the political affairs around you, and ask Wei Xiang more if there is anything you don't understand."

"The county magistrate doesn't tell anyone about the topic in advance, but he has repeatedly told me that the people to be selected are people who have been used in the world?"

"Practical?"

"Yes, it is necessary to apply what you have learned to govern the country, and you should not bury your head in the pile of old papers."

Xiao Wangzhi couldn't help but stand up and clap his hands, what the county official said was exactly the same as he thought.

"What a time-honored one!" Xiao Wangzhi said excitedly, "I'll go back right now to prepare for next year's imperial examination!" ”

Before the imperial examination was launched, Bingji prepared another Qilin Pavilion Eleventh Hero for Liu He.

……

After more than ten days of preparation, the first imperial examination of the Han Dynasty was finally completed and began in the Mingguang Palace in the east of Chang'an City.

Four more than 10,000 words, more finished!

(End of chapter)