Chapter 13: Childhood

"You ......" Yu Luqi's whole body trembled, and he was about to speak, but he heard the following continue to shout: "Chengshou seventeenth year Linhua County County Test, eleventh place...... Su Zi's nationality. ”

After drinking the water, the main book began to read again after reading the top ten, although the list was posted on the top five, and the bottom was posted fifteen, but this is only for the people who have won the first place, for the average reader, it is a good thing to be able to win!

Many people who didn't think they would be in the top five waited for the fifteen list to be announced.

Su Ziji didn't expect that the eleventh person was reading himself.

"Congratulations to Brother Su, congratulations to Brother Su!"

"Brother Su, you have won, congratulations!" Yu Lu reacted to Zhang Sheng, and Su Ziji's heart fell back into his stomach at once.

At least it was won, as for the number of winners, to be honest, Su Ziji didn't care, and the subsequent list of nine people was also read out one after another, not surprisingly, there was no Zhang Sheng in it.

Su Ziji comforted Yu Lu, but Zhang Sheng thought about it: "This is something that has been expected for a long time, don't worry, I will be disappointed at most, but I will not be sad." But you, the head of a county and the eleventh one, have to invite me to a meal and celebrate. ”

And the people in the restaurant were also congratulating each other, and Boss Zhang, who was sitting in the corner, looked embarrassed, saying that it was not an exaggeration to say that it was pork liver.

The "boss ......" thugs were also stunned at this time, and looked at each other hesitantly, and saw a student shouting: "You villains, don't pollute this place, Brother Su, I'll lend you one or two!"

"Brother Su, I'll lend you two taels!" Some people came back to their senses and donated generously, and the remaining fifteen taels of silver, within a moment, made up twelve taels.

There are still three taels, but it is also difficult, and the students can't take it out.

"There are still three taels missing!" Cao Jincai's heart was about to jump out just now, he knew something inside, and he knew that Boss Zhang was not greedy for these taels of usury, but to take the ancestral tomb of this child, and he also had the wrist of the head of Tongshan Guandao, so he couldn't mess it up.

At this time, the spit was splashing: "We are on the road, and we have to follow the rules, we don't take a penny if we can't take it, and the officials who should take it are not afraid!"

"Don't say that you just won the child, that is, you won the Xianggong, I still say this!"

"Otherwise, pay back the money now, or use your cemetery to pay it back, count a little more, and give you thirty-six taels of silver!"

"Well, if you sign a contract, you can not only pay off your debts, but also give you three taels of silver, so that you can go to school and take the entrance examination in the house. ”

Having said this, the matter has become clear, a few outsiders showed no anger and touched their pockets, but Boss Zhang's eyes swept away, and a few people who watched the excitement shrank their hands.

They are not students, they have the dignity of scholars, and it is painful to be targeted by Boss Zhang.

Seeing the dumbness around, Cao Jincai laughed, and was about to threaten again, only to hear someone say: "Slow!"

"Who?" Cao Jincai only felt that everything was wrong, and roared angrily, only to see that this person was of medium stature, but very young, at this time, he glanced coldly, turned to Su Ziji and said: "I am from the Tao Pavilion, and I have also read some books, but unfortunately I have not been lifted, you have been a child, I wonder if I can read your article?"

Su Ziji happened to be carrying the draft, and when he looked at it, he saw that although the young man spoke kindly, he was faintly solemn, and he realized something, so he smiled and said, "Please advise!"

As he spoke, he took out the draft and handed it to the man, the young man only glanced at it, and then smiled: "Your words are acceptable, but some of them are square and smooth but rigid and rigid, even if you want to learn the pavilion style, you have to be uniform and plump, and you can only get started if you are elegant and round." ”

The pavilion style refers to the general font of the examination room formed due to the imperial examination system, which has appeared in the previous dynasty, but since it is universal, it naturally has the disadvantages of being the same.

But it is written to the extreme, it is elegant in the middle, beautiful and gorgeous, but the so-called harmony, Su Ziji has heard of this, but he is also very helpless, he is only a poor scholar, and he has only been here for a few days, there is really no way.

But the young man said something, took the manuscript, sat down and read it carefully, Cao Jincai was furious, thinking that one was more arrogant than the other, and he was about to scream, but he was stared at fiercely by Boss Zhang, and stopped at the moment.

The young man read it for a long time, and then gave the manuscript to the middle-aged man, and said: "Your basic skills are quite solid, but this is not uncommon.

The middle-aged man was also speechless, looked over, and nodded: "The Jingyi article is indeed acceptable, but the five-word test poem can only be said to be mediocre." ”

Su Ziji said: "Poetry is valuable in talent, but my talent is poor." ”

The young man laughed when he heard this, touched his sleeve, and with a "snap", a piece of silver cake was thrown over and smashed on the table.

"Enough silver, right?"

"Who are you, who are you?" Cao Jincai asked angrily.

The young man sneered and said, "The silver has been returned, as for asking my name, and if you are not convinced, you can come to the old store of the Chen family to find me, now, you have stained my eyes, don't get out of here!"

Cao Jincai still wanted to speak, but Boss Zhang glanced at it a few times, but he was faintly sweating, stood up, collected the money, and went downstairs.

After walking a few steps downstairs, Cao Jincai wondered, so he shouted, "Boss?"

Before the words fell, I only heard a "snap", and slapped Boss Zhang hard: "Bastard, your tricks are highlighted-Lao Zhuang, you can talk about it." ”

"Yes!" Lao Zhuang made a bitter face and took out the silver to show everyone, seeing that everyone was depressed, he said in a sullen voice: "This is the official silver of Chengping County, glowing with green energy, it is full of color, look at the stamp on it, this is the newly minted official silver this year!"

"What is the official silver, it is the government that casts it and hands it over to the treasury, and then the treasury distributes it for use, and this Chengping official silver is only a month old, why is it circulating now?"

"And who can circulate?

Lao Zhuang's nickname is "Bao Inquiring", and when he said this, his lips trembled.

"You mean, this is someone from the government above?" Cao Jincai is not a stupid person, so he thought about it and gasped.

"Ninety-eight is not far from ten. Boss Zhang gritted his teeth and said, "It's still a noble person who can use official silver." ”

"Then what to do now? How can I explain to the Taoist master of Tongshan Temple, they really have spells, and they are very evil. Cao Jincai said unwillingly.

In fact, the Taoist chief of Kiriyama Temple privately promised him silver.

"No matter how evil it is, is there a powerful government? Tell Tongshan Guan, these two people don't leave, don't think about us doing it. Boss Zhang glanced at it fiercely.

This group of fools, I don't remember a few years ago, the county was swept away, the government did not produce iron armor, and the simple three inspection divisions joined forces, and the arrows rained down, and it only took one day, and the Flying Fish Gang, which had been inherited for a hundred years on the rivers and lakes, was wiped out, and the famous eighteen Arhats all fell in a pool of blood under the volley of arrows.

Although the gang leader Duan Sicong escaped, and counterattacked, killing the county order, but instead aroused the anger of the imperial court, famous arrests gathered, more than 1,000 soldiers, laid a net, although Duan Sicong was strong in martial arts, he fought for three days and three nights, killed one hundred and nine people in a row, but finally died of exhaustion in the net.

Fighting with the government, looking for death?

It's not a troubled time now!