Because Chu Ci and Zhang Songnian have old age, they are generous and generous, he was not isolated by everyone because they came from a small place like Zhangzhou Prefecture. At the dinner, he was even as free as a living fish entering the water.

Because everyone present was full of poetry and books, while drinking, they couldn't help but drink to help them liven up. At the beginning, all the adults were still hiding their shortcomings, and the sentences they said were either ordinary or directly used by the ancients. But after the game, the literati's desire to win and lose was getting worse, so they didn't care about these things.

Chu Ci has always been bad at poetry, so he just sat happily and listened to them. Seeing this, Zhang Songnian took advantage of the reason for going out for a breath of wind by the wine, and quietly signaled Chu Ci to go out with him with gestures.

Chu Ci understood and took advantage of the time when everyone was drunk, he quietly left the seat.

Zhang Songnian drank more wine tonight and was a little excited at this time. When he saw Chu Ci coming out, he felt very satisfied.

"Master Chu, do you know what I asked you to come out and do?"

"The teacher can call me A Ci, but the student cannot call me like this. As for why the teacher calls me out, the student does not know and dare not speculate on it."

"Haha, you don't have to be so restrained. In fact, nothing is serious. I just saw that you didn't seem to like drinking too much, so I asked you to come out and have a walk together."

Chu Ci noticed this: "Don't the attendant like to practice drinking orders?"

"It's not that I don't like it, but I'm not very good at it, and I don't have any interest. I remember. A Ci is not good at writing poetry and writing lyrics, right?" Zhang Songnian suddenly smiled, "Your answer to the provincial examination back then was good everywhere, but only One of the failures is the poem you wrote, which really makes people wonder how to evaluate it.”

Chu Ci smiled awkwardly. He used the poem he had to use in a slight way. Fortunately, the provincial examination did not pay attention to poetry, otherwise his position as Jie Yuan would have to hand over someone.

Seeing this, Zhang Songnian gave him some face: "Since we are not good at poetry, then we will only talk about articles and not poetry. I am afraid that no one will know about the matter of ancient Chinese style?"

Zhang Songnian was very helpless. He was the chief examiner of the provincial examination and could not escape the fate of being guessed. Those people were about to ruin his family and liked to add fuel to it. His favorite articles were even more People interpret word by word. Forgive him, those interpretations are ridiculous.

"It is true that people know that you like ancient Chinese style. But I'm afraid they are not so sure now." Chu Ci smiled maliciously when he thought of their tangled and sad appearance, because he was the root cause that made people undecided. .

When people understand Zhang Songnian, in addition to reading his articles, they should also know his deeds. When they know that there is no article in the articles on the Jie Yuanlang test paper that Mr. Zhang won, they may laugh. I'm afraid that Zhang Songnian is one of the main complaints of candidates in Xijiang Province today.

Zhang Songnian also remembered the surprised and shocked expressions of the group of people when the re-study was re-studyed: "How can I let them guess so easily? If you want to achieve fame, you can only take shortcuts. Even if such a mediocre person enters the court, I'm afraid it's just a wine bag."

Chu Ci is not good at making many comments, so it can only draw the topic away: "Compared with ancient style, students prefer essays from ancient times. However, no matter which article, as long as they can express their feelings and express their opinions, they will be good articles."

After hearing this, Zhang Songnian sighed slightly: "A friend of mine said this. It's a pity that Lu Weixue and I were young and energetic at that time. We always argued day and night, and we couldn't listen to his advice at all.

.It was not until Lu Weixue retired and returned home that I regretted it. If I had understood this truth as soon as possible, I could have made more friends, learned more about the benefits of modern prose, and integrate it with what I learned, and maybe I could have realized it.

More truths.”

"There is no regrets to be a teacher. In the past, students once heard the old man's words, living until he is old and learning. As long as he is determined to study, it is not too late. On the contrary, those people are just wasting their time in the school." Chu

Remark to comfort me.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I invite you out. In addition to walking together, I also want to test your knowledge again. Listen..."

The two of them answered while walking, and they returned to the hall after the third update and the banquet in front was about to part. Most of the night was enough for Zhang Songnian to reach the bottom. The more he asked, the more he became more interested, and he asked.

The question also crossed from the Four Books and Five Classics to other things. He felt that Chu Ci's answers always gave people a refreshing feeling. After discussing with him for a long time, he even had a new view on some things.

Chu Ci also felt that Zhang Songnian was indeed a Hanlin bachelor who reads poetry and books. His understanding of the article never surfacingly, but digs deep into the meaning it wants to express and communicates with him. Some of his original original

Things that you don’t understand can be solved easily.

In the next few days, Zhang Songnian often called Chu Ci to exchange knowledge during his spare time, and sometimes summoned everyone to discuss issues. Everyone held their own opinions and tried their best to convince each other, so they were like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea,

If these people express their supernatural powers and skills, if they copy and spread them on paper, they will immediately become a popular masterpiece.

It was only then that Chu Ci realized what kind of people were the winners of the imperial court. Although they were either flattering or upright, cunning or dull in their lives, their business abilities were not enough to be extensive.

It's so good. Chu Ci couldn't help but imagine what kind of fighting would be like if these people participated in the imperial examination together.

Time passed, and soon it was the fifth day of the August 2018. Early that morning, the governor of Nanjiang Province posted a notice outside the yamen of Nanjiang Province notified all candidates to the examiners and accompanying team of the provincial examination. Zhang Songnian and others finally changed to the government office and left.

After leaving the villa, he was welcomed into the inn.

At this time, Nanjiang Province selected people to participate in the provincial examination and visited the examiner in a steady stream. The selected people have been investigated heavily. Among the people who can be selected, no one must have participated in the provincial examination that year.

Some students were removed on the grounds of avoiding suspicion.

The horse banquet was held on the evening of the fifth day of the lunar month, and the gate was closed on the sixth day of the lunar month. Before dawn on the eighth day of the lunar month, the candidates were already waiting in the area circled by various prefectures to wait for inspection.

After three gongs, the four-year Nanjiang Provincial Examination in Tianhe officially kicked off...

Besides, Nanmin Province on the other side also started to check the entrance in an orderly manner. In the examination room, some people found that some students seemed to be particularly calm. When they entered the examination number, the first thing they did was to clean the examination number and clean it.

After that, they sat inside and closed their eyes to regain their energy. The expression on their faces was particularly calm. It seemed that they were not in a key place to determine their destiny at this time, but in any place.

It’s okay if the candidates who are old and have experienced things look like this. Some of them seem to be the first time they enter the venue at a young age, but they can be so calm. This kind of mind is amazing.

However, what they didn't know was not the first time these people entered the venue. The three mock exams in Zhangzhou Prefecture had already turned them into "old fried dough sticks" in the exam room. At this time, they were familiar with every process, even outside.

They also guessed exactly when the guards will come to deliver water. The reason why people are nervous is nothing more than their fear of unknown things. Once the unknown becomes known, those nervous emotions will slowly fade away.

.

These students are very grateful to Chu Ci at this moment. If they had not been given three mock exams with their academic ability and had been dismissed by the public, they would have been as anxious as other candidates who entered the venue for the first time, and their mentality would have been very different from usual.

If you become restless and impatient, it will definitely affect your mood for answering the paper. It is conceivable what the exam will be like.

Thinking of the efforts and care of the officials in the palace, the students of Zhangzhou Prefecture became even more determined. Next, they must take the exam seriously and repay those who are full of expectations for them by achieving fame and fortune.

...

On the evening of the eighth day of the lunar month, all the candidates from Nanjiang Province were barely checked. Chu Ci looked through the list and was surprised to find that there were half more candidates in Nanjiang Province than their Xijiang Province, with a total of six or seven thousand people.

Participated in this provincial examination.

Judging from the number of people who were recruited to the government in the past, the winning rate was about 95 to 1. This time the emperor allowed to take more people, so in the end, Zhang Songnian and the governor of Nanjiang discussed the winning rate was about 80 to 1.

That is to say, among the students present, at most, there are only more than 90 people who can achieve the reputation of Juren.

After Chu Ci calculated clearly, he couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable when he looked at the candidates with expectations on his face. Most of them should know that they had no chance to go further, but they still came and held their hearts.

That slight expectation is coming.

Some of these people have already been blessed with weather, while others are still childish. There are masters and disciples in the same place, fathers and sons in the same place, and even three generations of grandparents and grandchildren come to take the exam together. Chu Ci couldn't imagine that they had

Know what kind of mood you will feel when you fail the exam.

No wonder people always show admiration when they hear that someone is admitted to Nanjiang Province. In fact, their competitive pressure is much greater than the difference.

"Mr. Chu, do you feel a little reluctant to look at the expression on your face?" It was Xu Yizhou who was patrolling with him. When Chu Ci looked at him before, he thought he was only twenty-five or twenty-six years old. Unexpectedly, when he asked later, he was only twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

It was amazing to know that he was in his thirties and his children were as old as Chu Xiaoyuan.

Chu Ci nodded: "When I think of them coming with hope, but they can only leave with disappointment, I can't help but feel uncomfortable for them. It would be great if the court could take more people."

Xu Yizhou also sighed, who said it was not? His father’s biggest regret in his life was that he failed to get a juren exam and shines his family. Although this wish came true with him, he watched his father stand on his juren every time.

With the lonely look in front of the plaque, Xu Yizhou wanted to give his fame to his father.

Seeing that his mood had also become worse, Chu Ci felt a little guilty: "Mr. Xu, don't worry, I'm just sighing a few words casually. Anyway, no matter how many more people the court takes, there will always be regrets and sadness for this.

.I hope they can recognize the reality as soon as possible, find a career to support their families, and it will be better to try their best to try their best in this provincial examination field year after year."

After all, there are very few examples given by Fan Jinzhong.

The author has something to say: Update! Thank you for the little angel who voted for me or irrigated nutrient solution from 2020-08-25 22:21:26~2020-08-26 23:50:24~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the landmines: Study~, Mu Qing 1;

Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution: 80 bottles of mango mango; 60 bottles of Zhangang; 36 bottles of Xixiaokou; 20 bottles of stray dog; 10 bottles of turtle that are roaming; 10 bottles of picnics,

5 bottles of glutinous rice dumplings; 3 bottles of oil bottle, temporary bottle;
Chapter completed!