The time for cultivation flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was already evening, and the government examination was almost over, Xu Xian stopped cultivating and went to the Gongyuan again.

This time, it's to pick up He Liang.

He Liang didn't know about the fact that he handed in the paper in advance, the two originally made an appointment to leave together after the house test, if he couldn't see Xu Xianren, He Liang would probably have been waiting there.

After Xu Xian arrived outside the Tribute Courtyard, after half a pillar of incense, the bell for the end of the exam rang.

The original silent tribute courtyard instantly became noisy and noisy.

"Hanwen, did you come out so early?" He Liang walked out of the gate with the crowd and found Xu Xian at the agreed location.

This fat man had a smile on his face that couldn't be concealed, and he was in good spirits three days after the exam, and he seemed to be very excited, patted Xu Xian's shoulder, and couldn't wait to say: "How are you doing this exam? Let me tell you, I feel that I am really going to be admitted to Tongsheng this time! The questions in this exam are particularly appetizing to me, and many of them are all predetermined by me!"

"Then congratulations. Xu Xian said with a smile.

According to He Liang's own real strength, the possibility of passing the government test is very low. If you're lucky, it's not impossible.

"I will definitely be able to pass the exam!" He Liang's chubby face was full of confidence, and he said longingly: "When I am admitted to Tongsheng, the first thing I will do when I return to Qiantang County is to marry Ruiyun!" After speaking, he paused, turned his head sideways and asked Xu Xiandao: "You haven't said how you did in the exam?"

Suddenly, he sensed that something was wrong, circled around Xu Xian, and looked around the neighborhood again, before he raised his head and wondered, "Where is your bookcase?"

"Uh...... Let's put it back in the inn first. ”

Xu Xian said helplessly, originally he planned that He Liang would not ask, so he would not say anything about his early submission.

Because he knows the character of his classmate, if he knows it, he will definitely have to jump up and down to talk about it, which is definitely much more verbose than his brother-in-law Li Gongfu.

As a result, I didn't expect to bring a bookcase, but I was still discovered by He Liang.

"Oh, put it back in the inn......" He Liang nodded casually, not reacting for a while.

After half a ring, he suddenly jumped up like a monkey like a monkey, and shouted in Xu Xian's ear: "Put it back to the inn? You have already returned to the inn! That is to say, you handed in the papers in advance and stayed at the inn for a long time before you came to the Gongyuan to pick me up?"

Xu Xian rubbed his ears, nodded and said lightly: "Hmm......"

"How can you hand in the paper in advance, the question this time is not difficult, you should take the exam well......" After He Liang was really angry and shocked, he began to ramble non-stop, and there was a tendency to keep talking.

However, when he saw Xu Xian's helpless look, he paused for a moment, and stopped abnormally, and did not happily say how good he was in the exam.

He thought in his heart: If he failed the exam, Hanwen must have felt very uncomfortable in his heart, so he should not stimulate him anymore, and should comfort him.

"Just turn in early, it's not a big deal. I didn't pass the exam this time, so I'll continue next year......" He Liang said with relief.

Xu Xian was surprised, in addition to his inexplicable self-confidence, this fat man had learned to comfort people recently.

"Let's go, I'll treat you to Gui Manlou and eat delicious food! In the past three days of the exam, I've been hungry and thin, and I have to make up for it!" He Liang touched his still round belly, changed the topic, and pulled Xu Xian to eat.

Eat, drink, and go home.

In the next few days, Xu Xian and He Liang stayed in Hangzhou City and did not go back, quietly waiting for the government to release the test list.

The exam has ended, so naturally there is no need to review homework day and night like a while ago, these days are mainly about relaxation, He Liang took Xu Xian to take a good walk around Hangzhou City.

Xu Xian did not refuse, he was not in a hurry to cultivate for a while, and the effect would be better if he relaxed one by one.

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Inside the Tribute Temple.

In addition to the numbered examination room, the place where the examiners mark the papers is also here.

The test papers of thousands of candidates were neatly stacked, and twenty gentlemen were reviewing the test papers with stars and moons. The government examination is a challenge for students, and it is also a challenge for these gentlemen who mark the papers.

It is a lot of pressure to read thousands of test papers in a few days.

The test papers of the imperial examination of the Great Li Dynasty did not have clear standard answers like the earth in later generations, and it was impossible to give specific scores.

All the test papers are uniformly 'named', the candidates' names are covered and sealed, and then under the supervision of the chief examiner, Xu Zhengqing, the chief examiner, the master of Xuezheng, the lottery is disrupted and distributed to the hands of Mr. Marker, so as to strictly prevent favoritism and malpractice.

After reading a paper, the grader writes a comment at the back of the test paper. If it is a poor one, if you encounter a favorite test paper, write the reason for the recommendation and submit it to the examiner Xu Zhengqing.

This type of paper is called a 'recommendation paper'.

Xu Zhengqing selected the best 30 of them from all the 'recommended papers' and gave them a place for children.

If it was the previous government examination, Xu Zhengqing would not pay much attention to it, and only needed to wait for all the marking gentlemen to finish reading the papers, and then review the 'recommended papers'. But this time, when the paper was marked, Xu Zhengqing accompanied him almost the whole process, and whenever a marking gentleman presented a 'recommendation paper', he would immediately review it.

The reason is naturally for Xu Xian's test paper that can not only induce the literary qi like a white rainbow running through the sun, competing with the sun for glory, but also quoting the literary qi into the body in the examination room.

attracted the literary atmosphere into the body, and it had not happened for many years in the imperial examination hall of the Great Departure Dynasty, and he was a little impatient to see it as soon as possible.

"Well, this paper is very good. The scriptures and the ink are all correct, and the strategic viewpoints are even more perfect, without any flaws, which is remarkable, and there is even a great demeanor! The quality of this poem is also excellent, and I am afraid that it will be able to circulate in all directions. No wonder, Mr. Marker directly commented: This volume can be listed as the first case!"

Xu Zhengqing looked at the test paper in his hand, his eyes were a little bright, and he was extremely satisfied.

He has been a student in Hangzhou for so many years, and the level of this test paper is the highest in the previous government examinations, and if it was in the past, there is no doubt that this test paper will be listed as the first of the case.

However, this time, Xu Zhengqing had to put it aside for the time being, and did not dare to make a decision immediately.

The test paper was so perfect that he had nothing to say, and he couldn't find any dissatisfaction.

And the name of the test paper was obscured, but the handwriting on the test paper Xu Zhengqing was actually very familiar, this test paper was the test paper of his proud disciple, Fang Zhongyong!

Xu Zhengqing put this test paper on his left hand side, and thought to himself: "Wait a little longer, I want to see how amazing Xu Xian's test paper is, and he can go there beyond my disciple." If it is not too high, it is completely reasonable to list this test paper as the first of the case. ”

He still has expectations for Xu Xian's test papers, and he also believes that Xu Xian's test papers will definitely be amazing.

However, Fang Zhongyong's test paper is really excellent and perfect, so perfect that it is hard to imagine that there is any other test paper that can be surpassed.

It's harder to imagine how to go beyond a big cut!