In the same examination room, the layout is different, the examination number is one room, the partition is more distinct, and there are invigilators standing on the road, patrolling with sharp eyes, once the existing candidates cheat, they will be taken down immediately -- in all dynasties, the punishment for cheating in the imperial examination is very severe.

Chen Sanlang was arranged in the No. 56 examination room, located in the middle of the row, sitting inside, looking up to see the main examination seat at the front.

That's where the students are sitting.

Before this, the biggest official Chen Sanlang had ever seen was Su Guancheng, the prefect of Nanyang, and now that he had the opportunity to meet the University of Xuezheng, he refused to let it go.

The scholar is in charge of the education affairs of a state, and holds the power of the examination, and for the scholar, he is a more parental official than the parent official, and if any scholar can be appreciated by the scholar and the government, the future is bright.

Yangzhou Xuezheng is a person from Zhongzhou, surnamed Du, named Heng, the word "hidden words", just 45 years old this year, it can be said that he is in the prime of life, and his future is unlimited. He was born in the Hanlin Academy, and was appointed by the saint as a role model in the temple examination that year, and became famous for a while. He is a recognized talent, especially good at words. He once made a "Preface to the Cry of the Warbler", two hundred and four crosses, neat and orderly, and was widely recited.

I saw that he was of medium stature, with three strands of beard, his official uniform fitted, and his black yarn was upright, and he was a talent. Come to think of it, the top three in the palace test are not only outstanding in the article, but also very important in terms of body shape and appearance. Dwarf winter melon pockmarked face, even if it is a wonderful pen, it is unlikely to be favored by the saint and selected as the champion of the list of eyes.

There was an example in the previous dynasty, there was a scholar who was amazing and brilliant, and the text was on the same list, but because of the rude appearance, the saint didn't like it, and the pen went around, directly from the first circle to the second class. The scholar felt that the treatment was unfair, and he was so angry that he hit his head on the pillar of the Jinluan Hall and protested with his death.

In this regard, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all embarrassed, and the government and the opposition were in an uproar.

But sigh and sigh, as usual, it is impossible to change the convention of "judging people by their appearance".

Like Chen Sanlang's current appearance, he is too thin and has a sharp face, if he can't raise it well in the future, even if he gets the palace exam, his ranking is not expected to be high. Fortunately, his congenital embryo shape is still good, thinness is only a temporary appearance, slowly recuperate, raise for a year and a half, and the lines will slowly plump.

Before the hour came, Du Xuezheng, who was sitting on the main examination seat, was a little absent-minded, and his thoughts flew to the party with his friends Song Zhiyuan and Zhou Fencao yesterday.

In order to catch the wind for Du Xuezheng, two friends specially set up a banquet in Sanxian Building and invited Du Yinyan to drink. The three of them are on the same list, they became confidants, and they sat on the Sanxian Building, which was really happy and exciting.

As he spoke, he talked about a news in the literary world of Nanyang Mansion that was born a while ago.

Three years ago, Zhou Fencao visited Yingfeng Beach, went to Chaoshan Temple, and occasionally got inspiration after drinking, and wrote an upper couplet on the wall of the temple, but no matter how keen he thought about it, he couldn't think of the lower couplet, so he had to leave suddenly. This association has become an absolute and has become a hot topic in the literary circle of Nanyang Mansion.

Song Zhiyuan and Du Yinyan both knew about this matter, and they also thought about making the next link to complete the regret of their friends, but it was always a good sentence.

Not long ago, when Du Xunyan was traveling in the mountains and rivers, he suddenly felt something, and finally thought of the next link: Hitachi Transsound, the heart of the sound, the meaning: the spring water drops around the aftersound.

After thinking of it, he was happy in his heart, and he was ready to tell Zhou Fencao after he arrived at Nanyang Mansion to give him a surprise. But at yesterday's banquet, when Du Yinyan said the next link, he was told that someone had already said it, and he belonged to the second answer.

didn't grab the first place, which made Du Yinyan feel quite depressed, so he asked who came out first and what the content was.

Zhou Fencao said that the couplet is: "Two trees into a forest, the forest is forbidden, and the clouds are forbidden: the axe enters the mountain forest at the right time." ”

This sentence and what Du Yinyan came up with can be said to be quite consistent with Zhou Fencao's uplink in form, with no obvious flaws and quite neat. But in terms of content, Du Yinyan's lower link seems a bit deliberately vague and somewhat insufficient.

In comparison, the sentence "the axe enters the mountains and forests at the right time" is sharp, and there is a block in the chest, which is especially good.

is not as good as others, Du Xuezheng felt depressed, so he asked who the author was.

But Zhou Fencao shook his head, said with a wry smile and said that he didn't know.

He really didn't know.

On the same day in Chaoshan Temple, although Chen Sanlang put pen to ink in public, he wrote the following couplet. But everyone present, Qin Yushu knows a few of him.

was slapped in the face by Chen Sanlang, how could Qin Yushu help him preach the truth?

When the news spreads, people will not be able to find anyone who is the right one. The most crucial reason is that Chen Sanlang did not sign his name at the end when he waved his hair - this is an uncommon phenomenon. But all literati and, go to scenic spots to play, have good poems and good words, and after they are written, they will definitely leave their names.

Then the witnesses remained silent and did not say anything.

In this way, it is not unusual for Zhou Fencao and others to know the author of the next couplet. After all, there are so many tourists coming and going to Chaoshan Temple, and the crowd is complicated, so it is difficult to figure it out.

Besides, this is not a shocking case, even Zhou Fencao will not spend too much energy to inquire about the investigation, just as a matter of rank in the literary world. The couplet itself, compared to poetry, is a small way, and a riddle. After tea and dinner, it can be used for entertainment, but it is never the mainstream.

But Du Yinyan didn't think so, he took great pains to come up with a link, but he was cut off, and his mood was inevitably depressed.

While!

A bell rings, and the time for the college exam is coming.

The sound of the bell pulled the thoughts of the scholar back to reality, and he tightened his face, putting aside the messy thoughts, the college examination is the most important thing. If it is because of some trivial problems, it will be a big thing and live up to the expectations of the court, and the sin will not be forgivable.

Thinking of the current situation of the imperial court, the saint of the unintentional politics, and the faintly separated history of the Kyushu assassination, he couldn't help but sigh again: The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband, not to mention the scholars?

waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Announce the exam questions." ”

Immediately, three officials entered the examination room with a sign in black and white, clearly writing the questions of the college examination.

The college exam has one more exam question than the county exam, which is equivalent to writing one more article, mainly about the current policy.

There are more exam questions, but the exam time has basically not changed, and invisibly, the pressure on candidates is greater.

This rule-making is not the same as some memories in my mind, there is a relatively big difference, but when I think about it, I am relieved: how can the system remain consistent when time and space are different, and it must have changed.

No matter how it changes, just adapt to it.

Staring at the exam questions on the sign, the words came into his eyes, and his whole body and mind were immersed in it: at this moment, he was engrossed and entered the state very quickly.

Compared with the monk who recites the scriptures, and the Taoist priest who is too void in the fugue, he is even more pure.

Thinking about the first question, Chen Sanlang pondered and comprehended, and it didn't take long to pick up the pen and start writing the draft - the time was relatively tight, and he had to write quickly.

And this is his strength.

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