Four watches.

Qingwen stumbled up, put on her clothes and tiptoed over, and just approached the head of the bed, Li Weijian said: "Wake up, wake up, don't scream." ”

Qingwen immediately said with concern: "The fourth master didn't sleep well?" ”

Li Weijian said annoyedly: "It's too quiet." Besides, you guys, I wasn't nervous, but I was nervous. ”

Qingwen had no choice but to say: "I just entered the venue today, and if I want to take the exam, I will have to take the exam tomorrow night, the fourth master should get up and wash up, Hongyu will go to get food now." ”

Li Weijian yawned, let Qingwen wait, and got up in a daze. Before she sat down, Hongyu returned with a steaming food box.

The chef of Rongguo Mansion is doing his best this time, Hongyu had done it earlier, and Jia's mother had ordered it again, and the eldest sister Li Kun couldn't rest assured, so she made someone do it again. The benefits are sufficient, and the cooks and others have done their best.

Li Weijian felt that today's meal seemed to be more delicious than usual.

Eat too early, clean up, and seeing that it was about to be five watches, a few maids urged Li Weijian to go out quickly. Today's Gongyuan has gathered Bafang real bachelors, no less than the township test some time ago, don't go faster, if you want to enter the venue, you have to wait slowly.

Li Weijian had no choice but to walk out of the small courtyard quickly. Unexpectedly, when he went out, he bumped into the eldest sister Li Kun, who led the maid to see him off.

"Brother Frugal."

"Big sister, I said yesterday that I didn't need to send the exam, why did the big sister come again?" Li Weijian snorted.

Li Kun smiled and said: "It's always a big day for a thrifty brother, where is the reason why I don't come to send it?" Got all the stuff ready? Have you double-checked your food? Now that the summer is just over, you have to prevent the taste of food from changing. When you enter the room, keep an eye on it, and if it doesn't smell right, you can vomit quickly. ”

"It's saved, the big sister has said it several times."

After a few words, Li Kun accompanied Li Weijian to go out. After walking through the road, I arrived in front of the door of Deyi, and saw two maids coming up from left and right.

The one on the left is tall and plump, and he is the chess player next to the second girl; The one on the right looks petite, and it is the snow goose next to Daiyu.

Na Siqi came over first, handed over a sachet, and said: "Fourth brother Jian, our girl is afraid that the fourth master will be assigned to the left side of the thatched house, this is a specially prepared sachet with ice chips in it." ”

"Well, thank the second sister on my behalf."

At the time of the handover, Si Qi vaguely hooked Li Weijian's palm, and then retreated affectionately. Xue Yan stepped forward and said with a smile: "But coincidentally, my girl is also afraid that the fourth master will be smoked, so she also prepared a sachet." ”

Li Weijian immediately took it and said with a smile: "Thank you Sister Lin on my behalf, this sachet doesn't take up space, it's good to prepare more." ”

The two maids didn't say much, and after giving something away, they each withdrew. Li Weijian and Li Kun had just left the ceremony, and there was a maid in front of them, but it was Ying'er next to Baochai. Sister Bao thought it through, but what she gave was some pills to relieve heat and cure dysentery.

Later, a maid who cherished spring and explored spring came over and said a few auspicious words, and dragged it for a long time, and Li Weijian got into the carriage.

The eldest sister Li Kun carefully explained to Wu Haiping, and then she watched the carriage and horses go away.

At this time, the sky was bright, and although it was cold on the street, there were also many scholars on foot, on horseback, and in cars, gathering towards the Gongyuan in the east.

Li Weijian was planted in the carriage, Wu Haiping drove the car, and the Ding brothers and Wu Zhong rode horses to open the road. The group shouted and drank, walked through the streets and alleys, and arrived outside the Degong Courtyard in a short time.

Wu Haiping had already instructed, and the Ding brothers immediately squeezed in, handed over the release voucher to the little official, and quietly stuffed a silver barley when they passed it.

The little official understood, and immediately put Li Weijian's voucher on the top, and the first person to enter the market was Li Weijian.

After a while, the little official began to call the number. Xu is someone gave more money later, and Li Weijian was the sixth to be called. The Ding brothers and Wu Haiping escorted Li Weijian and pushed through the crowd to the front.

The little official verified his identity, and then waved his hand and let him go. Later, there was a search in front of the Gongyuan, Li Weijian was worried, he had heard that when he encountered soldiers with brain problems, he even had to look at the back door, which was really disgusting.

Fortunately, the two soldiers only looked at the basket they were carrying and checked the food, which allowed Li Weijian to enter. At this time, the sky was bright, Li Weijian looked for the number room according to the surname of the hundred families, looked left and right, fortunately, it was very far away from the latrine, and it was not smoked to see the wind direction.

yawning all day at the moment, Li Weijian first nailed the top of the tarpaulin, hung the gauze tent and curtain, and saw that there were indeed brick supports on the left and right sides of the room, so he put the two boards on it, laid the futon, and then turned over to bed, covered his head and fell asleep.

There are so many scholars from all over the country who are rushing to take the exam, and when they all enter the venue, I am afraid that this day has passed. The exam questions for the real study will probably be released tomorrow on the fourth watch.

Fortunately, the practical study of the autumn is not like the autumn study of the nine days of the exam, only 19 days of practical study questions, 20 days of policy discussion, and the end of the exam is considered liberation.

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The Mansion of the Loyal and Brave King.

King Zhongyong was eating breakfast with the county lord Li Mengqing early in the morning, and the father and daughter were happy, and the eunuchs and female historians who were waiting on the side couldn't help but smile on their faces.

Chen Fu quickly walked into the hall, and saw that the father and daughter were talking and laughing, so he hesitated. King Zhongyong caught a glimpse, took the handkerchief handed over, wiped his hands, and said, "Something?" ”

"Lord Wang, Wu Qian of the Criminal Division sent someone to deliver the message, and that person was recruited."

King Zhongyong was in a trance, and Huo Ran got up: "Recruited?" Prepare the horse, this king is going to the Punishment Division! ”

Chen Fu received the order and immediately issued an order. In a moment, the King of Loyalty galloped away on a high-headed horse.

When he arrived at the prison of the Shen Penal Division of the Denei Mansion, Wu Qian was already waiting in front of the door. The two of them talked as they walked, walking along the passage in the prison.

"How did you confess?"

Wu Qian said: "Back to the prince, a neighbor merchant once saw that Sun Shouliang had gone to the fourth house in the outer city of Biandan Hutong several times. The next person sent someone to visit, and there were only two mothers and sons in that family, and there were two maids and mothers-in-law, which were expected to be Sun Shouliang's outer room. ”

"Go on."

"The lower official said in front of Sun Shouliang, this guy is hysterical, and he just wants to die quickly and not implicate his family."

King Zhongyong paused and snorted coldly: "Think beautifully!" ”

The case of the abolished prince has lasted for more than half a year, and all the clues on the bright side have been cut off, and it looks like an accident. But under heavy protection, the accidents that can happen are not accidents!

The abolished prince has long been in decline, and he can't toss any storms. The loyal and brave king, and even the emperor Zhenghe, are afraid that someone will use his name to stir up the wind and rain.

And the abolished prince committed suicide by swallowing gold, and let the saint bear the infamy, where is the emperor Zhenghe, who has always had a good reputation, willing to be willing?

The clue on the bright side is broken, so you can only stare at the kite. In the past six months, the Department of Prudent Investigation and Secret Investigation has finally obtained clues and taken people. Unexpectedly, this person is a hard bone, no matter how he tortures, he just refuses to confess.

A few days ago, Wu Qian was ruthless and directly threatened his son in person, but Sun Shouliang didn't eat oil and salt, as if he didn't care about his son's life and death at all. Wu Qian immediately became suspicious, and ordered someone to investigate carefully, and then found out his outer room.

Wu Qian said: "This person is a dead soldier raised by the abolished prince more than ten years ago, after the abolished prince was abolished, this person went incognito, changed his face, and fraudulently used the body of Zhili Xiucai." I didn't dare to marry a wife and have children, so I only raised an adopted son from the nursery to live, and only said that it was my own to the outside world.

privately hooked up with the female owner of the pickle shop, and the two had no matchmaker and gave birth to today's evil seeds. ”

The loyal and brave king bowed his head and walked forward with a calm face. The jailer opened two prison doors, and the Loyal King reached the deepest part of the dungeon. In the prison, there was a railing and three walls, and a bloody figure was curled up inside, and when he heard someone coming, he got up and looked at it, and hurriedly got up and walked to the fence: "I confess, I confess, don't harm my wife and children!" ”

Wu Qian sneered: "Yu Dahong, who instructed the kite?" If you say it, the official will keep it for you to be happy, and it will not implicate your wife and children. ”

Yu Dahong shook his head miserably: "My lord, there is indeed no one to instruct you." I, I just thought it was too ...... The waste prince has long since died, so he tried it with a kite. ”

King Zhongyong looked at Wu Qian, and Wu Qian bowed his head helplessly, meaning that this statement was probably true. Yu Dahong, who changed his name to Sun Shouliang last night, had a nervous breakdown, poured beans into the bamboo tube, and said everything that could be said and could not be said.

From then on, everything is known and spoken.

"Murdering the abolished prince is a sin of stealing the family and destroying the family. Yu Dahong, you have thought about what the result will be if you take the charge yourself. ”

"This, this—wait, there's another inside story down there."

"Say."

The jailer brought a chair, and the King of Loyalty, Dama Jindao, sat down, and listened to Yu Dahong say: "When the abolished prince went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he once favored a woman, and then gave birth to a son and a daughter. ”

"When?"

"Twenty-seven years of Mingde."

King Zhongyong made a little calculation, wasn't that twenty-one years ago? Immediately, he said, "You go on." ”

Yu Dahong said: "In the thirty-third year of Mingde, the prince was deposed, and someone privately found the son and daughter and sent them to Beijing. ”

"Who is someone?"

"This ...... It's Prince Yizhong. ”

King Zhongyong frowned suddenly. Wu Qian asked excitedly on the side: "Then what?" ”

Yu Dahong shook his head and said: "I am humble and only know this, and then I heard that the son and daughter were sent to the nursery, and the rest is unknown." ”

Wu Qian immediately said excitedly: "Lord Wang, my subordinates asked for the order to take Prince Yizhong for questioning. ”

King Zhongyong thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Don't worry, you need to interrogate carefully, and you must have something to do." This king will immediately enter the palace to face the saint! ”

"Yes."

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slept all day, and at night, Li Weijian really couldn't sleep.

picked up the lamp, cooked the shredded chicken noodles in a small pot, and a small bowl of belly was warm, and it was really full. After that, it was hard work, and it was not until the third watch that there were small officials outside holding signs and torches to show the practical topics.

Li Weijian was not in a hurry to answer, he called the little official in a low voice, and stuffed two taels of silver in the past, and the little official understood it, and after a while, he sent a copy of the copied question.

With the help of the candle, Li Weijian carefully observed, hmm...... Algebra, trigonometry, quartermaster calculations, surface area calculations, except for the last two that may require calculus, the rest of the problems are a piece of cake for him.

Li Weijian immediately put pen to paper to check and answered. There are a total of 20 questions, the difficulty is different, they have been carefully calculated one by one, and after all the answers are completed, Li Weijian asked the hour, and it was less than four watches.

This can make Li Weijian embarrassed, this real study paper can be handed in early, and he can't leave the Gongyuan after handing it in, but he can leave the number room of more than one square meter, and he can go around nearly four times to the left. But it's only the fourth watch, and he can't go all the way to the second day, right?

Besides, the gun shot the first bird, and his mentor Yan Xiyao is now incompatible with the New Party, who knows if he will make people do anything if he submits the papers early?

Because Li Weijian can only endure hardship. Coincidentally, after the fifth watch, the sky outside was getting brighter, but it was a cloudy day. Thanks to the eldest sister Li Kun and a handful of maids, Li Weijian took a jacket and wrapped it.

Then he asked the servant to buy some charcoal with the money, and to make a small stove, so that it would be warm.

Li Weijian shrank in the room and slandered, this practical learning is different from Confucianism, it will be will, and it will not be not. The partial court had no experience at all, so it could only follow the rules of Confucianism, because it was given a day alone.

was slandering, and saw an acquaintance coming out of the alley, it was Yan Fengzhen, the second son of the Yan family. The second son stretched his body, paced with his head held high, and walked out of the alley of the number room with the little official, turned his head to catch a glimpse of Li Weijian, and suddenly bared his teeth with joy.

Li Weijian raised his eyebrows, this guy handed in the papers so early? Oh, there's something he regrets later.

Don't look back, the second son will regret it after the sky is bright. After handing in the papers, you can't go back to the number room, let alone contact the examiner, and you can't go around in the tribute courtyard, because after wandering around for a while, the second son looked for a small official, moved a small horse and sat under the porch, holding his hands and hissing, so miserable.

This time it was Li Weijian's turn, and he bared his teeth at Yan Fengzhen again and again. hated the second son so much that his teeth itched, but he couldn't do anything about it.

finally survived the day, and when it came to the start of the exam, the second son finally returned to the number room.

This policy discussion is said in one place, but in fact it is a policy question and a political discussion, the former asks and answers, and the latter requires candidates to speak at length.

Li Weijian had already prepared, and after reading the question, it was really about changing the law. He didn't want to be in the limelight, he just answered with a glance; The latter political discussion actually asked about the use of troops in the northwest, and Li Weijian thought about it for a long time, and first made a draft, and then carefully copied it.

From the fourth watch to the day, until near noon, Li Weijian put aside his pen and ink. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, it's better to learn in practice, and I will finish answering in an hour. Where is it like this strategy, racking his brains and chewing words, with this kung fu, Li Weijian feels that he has even experimented with tire distribution.

Hungry, Li Weijian ate a few meals of shredded chicken noodles in a row, and really didn't want to cook noodles anymore. looked around, and suddenly saw Yan Fengzhen come out with a smile, handed over the volume, and walked away with a smile.

Li Weijian blinked, the second son is in trouble?

It was easy to pass another hour, and seeing that some candidates had handed in the papers one after another, Li Weijian got up and called the officials to seal the papers.

Shi Shiran carried the basket out of the tribute courtyard, and Li Weijian felt quite relieved. Crowded outside, there are not only the people watching the excitement, but also the family members who welcome the candidates, and the rich man who catches his son-in-law under the list.

Li Weijian just came out, and a few people surrounded him.

"This son, my young lady is twenty-eight years old, good looks, the lord operates leather goods for a living, and has a wide range of family assets, if the son is willing to marry my young lady, the lord is willing to distribute a dowry of 30,000 taels!"

(End of chapter)