Chapter 38: Announcement
But what is the solution? Do you really want to pick up the Four Books and Five Classics to read? If you rely on your own strength, although Ye Chunqiu believes that his IQ is not low, he knows that if he does not rely on his brain, even if he can learn again, he will probably not be able to stand out among the countless exam masters of the thirteen provinces in the two capitals and thirteen provinces. If you want to use your own strength to play the imperial examination, it is a humiliation.
So although he would extract some information from Guangming to study the general format and rules of eight-legged essays while waiting for the release of the results, he never thought of writing articles by himself. The articles in Guangming are as numerous as stars. No matter what the topic is about or interrogating, there are wonderful articles, and he doesn't have to show his ugliness.
After all, Bajiewen is a stepping stone. What I have to do now is just to use this stepping stone to knock on the door leading to Kangzhuang Avenue.
Practicing calligraphy is his main interest. Even if he has a brain now, it means that he has gone from a "stupid" to a master. But something else can be concealed. However, whether this running script is so sophisticated, it only takes a pen to make people see the level.
Ningbo is a prosperous city. Many candidates start to play around after taking the exam. Whether they are good at making friends with their articles or drinking and having sex with prostitutes, they are all very happy.
Ye Chunqiu was only locked in his room to practice calligraphy. He had seen too much prosperity in his previous life. Ancient cities like Ningbo could not arouse too much interest, which was enough to calm down and slowly use the full ink in his pen to gradually integrate into this era where everything was inferior and had high reading.
Huang Jing would occasionally come and see Ye Chunqiu working hard. He would chat with Ye Chunqiu for a few words. In fact, there was nothing to talk about with Ye Chunqiu. It was just the expectations and encouragement of the elders to the younger generation. This was mainly Ye Chunqiu's concealment. This guy always pretended to be a child who was ignorant of the world and never said some shocking words. In fact, if he was at his age, he would have a thought: "This person is a crazy person."
After slowly understanding the path, Ye Chunqiu has the current way of dealing with the world, taking high-profile exams and being low-key.
This day was the day when the results were released. Ye Chunqiu felt a little nervous. Early in the morning, the inn became noisy. Many candidates who lived in the inn invited each other to look at the rankings. Ye Chunqiu didn't want to go there, and if he passed the exam, he was there, so why bother joining in the fun?
However, Huang Jing was very excited about this. He asked someone to come and invite him, saying that he had hired a vine sedan chair and asked Ye Chunqiu to go to the Confucian Temple together.
Ye Chunqiu could not resist him, and couldn't help thinking, Uncle Huang Shi was really not an ordinary person. He didn't blink when he wanted to mess with people. He insisted on forcing the Ye family to the end of his life before he could give up. But if you want to make friends with you, it really makes you feel like spring breeze. There is nothing that makes you unhappy. After careful calculation, I have only been to Ningbo for ten days and owe him so many favors.
The ancients' rigorous human feelings can be seen.
Ye Chunqiu also showed some interest. He followed Huang Jing out of the door. There were indeed two vine sedans waiting outside. They each got into the sedan chair. When they approached the Confucian Temple, there were already crowds of people, so they had to get off the sedan chair and walk. Huang Jing was obese and was sweating profusely among the crowd. He finally squeezed to the bottom of the list. The time has not yet arrived and the list has not yet been set. Although he was squeezed so hard that his chest was pressed against his back, he couldn't help but say, "Chunqiu, be careful, don't fall. There are many people here. Once you fall, you can't stand the trampling."
Ye Chunqiu was so amused and crying. Uncle Huang Shi, please take care of yourself.
Ye Chunqiu's mood at this time was like a deer rushing around, like a girl in love with her. The articles in her mind had not appeared in this era, so there should be no problem. However, it is said that the examiners each have their own temperaments. Even the articles of the top scholar in decades later may not be able to meet their appetites. If this fails... they really have to go home with a bed, but they don't know what ridicule.
Thinking of this in my heart, a few strong servants drove away the crowd and gathered with several candidates. The one in the lead was Chen Rong. Chen Rong felt hot and did not forget to shake the folding fan in her hand anxiously. Ye Chenliang actually followed behind him. When he saw Ye Chunqiu, Ye Chenliang smiled and said, "Chunqiu, I'm so anxious to see the list."
Ye Chunqiu pretended not to hear it.
Chen Rong put away the folding fan and joked with a smile: "Ye Case, are you ready to give me a reward? The list will be released later. Brother Ye's high school office test, and sent someone to report the good news. This reward is essential, haha..." He was full of mockery. This time, his article was done very well in the house examination. After he returned home, he copied the articles from the house examination based on his memory, and then gave them to the palace palace examination, which received a very high evaluation.
Before the exam started, aristocratic children like Chen Rong had clan relatives and relatives at home inquired about the prefect's preference for literary style. These people concluded that Chen Rong was performing her best this time, and her literary style was very popular with the prefect's appetite. If nothing unexpected happens, the leader of the case will definitely fall into the Chen family.
So Chen Rong looked at the list this time and felt quite relaxed. He continued: "If Brother Ye doesn't have enough money, you can get some from me. After all, he is the head of the house trial. If it is too shabby, it won't sound nice to say it."
He sarcastically said a few words, and the people following him burst into laughter.
Huang Jing was full of anger. Young people were competitive, which was also normal. After all, they were literati, but Chen Rong seemed a little too much. He deliberately pretended not to hear, so that Ye Chunqiu could not be embarrassed. The light from the corner of his eyes glanced at Ye Chunqiu, but saw Ye Chunqiu unmoved. The corner of his mouth curled up slightly, with a smile, as if he was not affected at all. The morning light was revealed in the early morning, and the gentle light reflected in his clear eyes, making this eleven or twelve-year-old boy look like a delicately sculpted young man, who was completely different from the same handsome Chen Rong.
Huang Jing couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He found that his concentration was not as strong as a young man. He couldn't help but laugh, so he calmed down and waited for the results to be released.
After a while, the crowd began to surge. It turned out that the door of the Confucian Temple was opened. Then a red-clothed man came out with the red list. The noisy crowd suddenly became silent. When the man painted rice paste on the wall, he slowly stuck the man's man's list from bottom to top on the wall. Countless pairs of eyes began to rush on the list like crazy.
Ye Chunqiu's heart was raised to his throat, and his eyes were like a beam of light, quickly searching for his name.
The people around him suddenly shouted: "Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen, is in high school, and is ranked first..."
Chen Rong's face was already showing joy.
When Ye Chunqiu heard this excited voice, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. It seemed that the leader of the case was not himself. Alas... he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. It was better to always strive for the best in the exam. Although he was disappointed, he still cheered up. Even if he was not the first, there were still hundreds of people on the list of the test.
Chapter completed!