"Here you come!"

The last servant appeared at the door, and everyone present immediately gathered on him. Du Shouyi and Su Laoquan were naturally expectant, and the degree was slightly narrowed.

Although he had no malice to Du Ruo, he had heard many times in his life that Cheng Zhicai's three brothers said about how Du Ruo's character was corrupt and how he was just a false reputation.

Therefore, he had no good impression of Du Ruo in his heart. In this competition, he really didn't want Du Ruo to occupy the first place in the academy like Su Cheng's family.

The servant did not scream as soon as he entered the door like the previous two. Instead, he lowered his head and walked to the hall and bowed to Du Shouyi and the other two, "Report to the master, the young master's name is not seen on the Meizhou Academy list."

Upon hearing this, Du Shouyi's expression was frozen, and Su Laoquan was a little surprised. He looked at Du Ruo with a slight contemptuous look.

In places like Meizhou Academy, you can't even enter the top five, so you may not be able to win the answer next year.

"puff!"

In the audience, the three brothers Cheng Zhicai laughed disdainfully when they heard this, while Su Shi and Su Zhe were comforting Du Ruo. Du Ruo was mentally prepared and did not reveal too much disappointment at this time.

"Maybe it was because I didn't perform well on the spot, so it's okay." Su Laoquan took the initiative to help Du Ruo relieve the siege.

Da nodded and smiled, "Even if you don't enter the top five, you should have entered the top ten."

He was kind to him and his face was like spring breeze. In fact, he felt a little disdainful of Du Ruo. He believed what the three brothers Cheng Zhicai said to Du Ruo 50% or 60%.

Du Shouyi also felt that Du Ruo should have lost occasionally and had definitely entered the top ten. He was not depressed, but said with a smile: "I'll make you laugh. Now that the only boy in my family is not on the list, so according to the agreement, he should write a poem."

After saying that, he looked at Du Ruo and said loudly: "Du Ruo, come out and write a poem, you can use the insights from this exam as the topic."

Du Shouyi was afraid that Du Ruo would not be able to write a poem temporarily, so he deliberately reminded him to find inspiration from the examination. The first time he experienced the examination in the same way as the imperial examination process, he inevitably had many insights, and it was easy to produce poems and good poems.

After Du Shouyi finished speaking, Du Ruo had to get up and go to the hall, promising that although it was seven steps to become a poem, it was just a statement. Even if Du Ruo thought for a long time in the hall, no one would urge him. But this was a banquet after all, and he couldn't think about it for too long.

Du Ruo originally wanted to recite a poem from the Ming and Qing dynasties to fool him, but Du Shouyi's prompt restricted him, and he couldn't remember it for a moment.

Seeing Du Ruo's face appearing embarrassed, the Cheng family's Erlang Saburo also signaled Cheng Zhicai's eyes to get up and go to the hall, and measured Du Ruo with a smile on his face.

Then, the two bowed politely to Du Ruo and said jokingly: "Brother Du, please learn from Cao Zijian and start writing poetry in seven steps."

After Du Ruo made this happen, Du Ruo had to write a poem within seven steps. Du Shouyi and Su Laoquan on the seat did not stop him, but instead looked at him with interest.

"Du Ruo, I'm optimistic about you!"

Even Su Shi and Su Zhe looked at Du Ruo for a while.

Little did he know that Du Ruo was about to die of embarrassment. Although he had studied metrical verses recently and could write poems, he was far from the point where he could write poems on the spot.

The words and sentences he thought of about this exam in his mind were just: The scientific exam is really difficult! Ah, my knowledge is not enough! Alas, memorizing the book is not enough, and I have to keep working hard!

These sentences made him very difficult to form vernacular poetry.

step!

Under the pressure of everyone's eyes, Du Ruo took a step and his brain was running rapidly.

Two steps!

Still couldn't imagine it.

Three steps, four steps!

Everyone still looked embarrassed when they saw him, and their eyes had begun to change. Of course, Du Shouyi, Su Laoquan, Su Shi and Su Zhe were thinking about how to help him rescue him.

What I think is that this guy is really just a false reputation, and he doesn't really want him to write poems that are of concern like Cao Zijian. He can write a poem at will, and as long as he can pass it, he will be considered passing.

But he took four steps and still had no clue. He was not as talented as the local rumor in Meizhou.

He looked at Su Laoquan and picked up his beard. His expression seemed to be saying: Look, is it still my son-in-law of the Cheng family outstanding?

At this time, Du Ruo had already taken the fifth step, and everyone was suddenly surprised to find that the blemish on his face disappeared in an instant, replaced by a faint smile.

"Thinking of it?"

Du Shouyi breathed a sigh of relief, and his son finally thought of it.

"But in such a hurry, even if I think of it, it's probably not a good poem."

Su Laoquan and others agreed that Du Shouyi, regardless of whether the poems Du Ruo wrote were good or bad, as long as he could write them.

“Have it.”

Du Ruo bowed to everyone slightly and said aloud: "I just thought about a poem called "Thoughts on the Examination", please listen to it-

The ancients had no choice but to learn,

Youthful and old age will be achieved.”

After Du Ruo recited the first two sentences, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Cheng Zhicai and other juniors didn't think there was anything. These two sentences were nothing amazing, and they were even a little pale.

On the seat, Du Shouyi, Su Laoquan and the other three looked at each other, and they could see the feelings in their eyes. Although Du Ruo’s two lines of poetry were plain, they reached their hearts. The older they were, the more they knew that they were not knowledgeable enough, and saying “Old is successful” was considered exaggerated.

None of them expected that Du Ruo could recite such mature verses as soon as he opened his mouth, and he couldn't help but look forward to Du Ruo's subsequent verses even more.

In the hall, Du Ruo continued to recite the last two sentences:

"It's always shallow to learn from the paper.

You must practice it yourself if you know this.”

"It's amazing!"

After Du Ruo chanted the last two sentences, Su Shi was the first to slam high and praise him. Then Du Shouyi and Su Laoquande were also applauded and applauded.

"I always feel that I have learned it from the paper. I have to practice it myself! It is really a famous quote!" said Degree. He had already forgotten all the words of Cheng Zhicai to discredit Du Ruo. This poem alone is enough to show Du Ruo's level.

"I failed the exam in one meeting and got this good sentence. It's so worth it!" Du Shouyi laughed.

Su Laoquan said with great emotion: "The top spots in the three academies are not as good as this poem!"

This sentence made Su Shi, Cheng Zhicai, who won the first place in the audience, feel a little embarrassed, but Su Shi immediately didn't care, while Cheng Zhicai had a gloomy face and was extremely dissatisfied. However, seeing that the three elders praised the good poem, he could not refute it, so he picked a sting from the poem's sentence.

"I dare to ask Brother Du, I always feel that it is shallow and I know that this matter is pure. How can I explain this sentence?" Cheng Zhicai stood up, seemed polite but aggressive, and asked: "All our scholars' knowledge comes from paper, and the words of Saint Confucius are recorded on paper. How can I say "shallow"? Could it be that Brother Du is questioning the words of the saint?"

Cheng Zhicai gave Du Ruo a big hat as soon as he came up. In the era of Confucianism, questioning the words of sages would be regarded as an alien.

It is common for juniors to debate on Taoism. The elders of the three families on the seat were not easy to interrupt, so they watched quietly from the side.

Du Ruo looked at Cheng Zhicai coldly and thought to himself that this guy would make trouble for him every time he appeared. He was really mean, and he would be punished one day sooner or later.

"How did Brother Cheng get the first place in Songlin Academy?" Du Ruo asked first, took the initiative, and then slowly said: "The shallow in my poem refers to my own understanding of the content of the articles in the book. You have to study things to understand. What does it have to do with the saints? Brother Cheng's ability to understand can also get the first place in Songlin Academy. Could it be that the teacher who corrected the papers is your relative?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Cheng Zhicai's face turned red and his superiors showed embarrassment. Du Ruo was right, and the head of Songlin Academy was really a relative of the Cheng family.

Su Laoquan nodded and said, "The Great Learning says: If you want to be sincere in your mind, you must first get your knowledge. To be able to learn from things. If Du can say such words as 'only to study things, you can only get your knowledge', which shows how deep his understanding of the original text is, even I feel ashamed of myself!"

"Hahaha!" Du Shouyi laughed and said, "My son likes to investigate things the most, so people often misunderstand him as a playboy. In fact, he is seeking knowledge. For example, the fingerprint method he studied in "The Book of Zhou" by "Corresting letters with quality agents and stopping lawsuits"!"

Du Shouyi blew up the bull, but was stunned. He looked at Du Ruo, who was graceful in the audience, and then looked at Cheng Zhicai, who was blushing and speechless. He felt embarrassed.

The degree is to Du Shouyi: "Brother Du has a good son. Although he is not in the School Academy today, he will definitely be able to get an easy answer in the future. It is no problem to be a Jinshi, but it is just a pity..."

He changed his subject and said, "I heard that Du Ruo has already been honored with the official position, so he will not be able to get a chance with Yijia. Otherwise, with Du Ruo's talent, it would not be difficult to get a Jinshi."

He said this, Cheng Zhicai, who returned to the seat from the audience, felt a little better. Cheng Zhicai has also shown amazing learning ability since childhood, so the Cheng family treated him as the top scorer. Cheng Zhicai's name has always been not on the Cheng family's list.

Therefore, he had the opportunity to pass the Jinshi period.

In addition to approving Du Ruo, this statement from Demo is more about encouraging his son: Don’t worry, so what if Du Ruo is talented? At most, he won the second place.

"Don't worry, Brother Cheng, my son has already submitted a letter to resign from his official position of grace." Du Shouyi said lightly.

After saying that, Li and Su Laoquan widened their eyes.

"Didn't you? Why?"

Du Shouyi smiled faintly, but did not answer, but said to Du Ruo: "Ruoer, you can say it yourself."

Du Ruo was ashamed. He just didn't want to take the exam, not because he was inflated. At this time, Du Shouyi asked him to tell the reason in public. He could not reveal the truth, he could only...

"Because I want to pass the imperial examination!"

Du Ruo stood up and said this loudly without any expression on his face.

"Okay! Good ambition!"

Su Laoquan praised it, and Su Shi and Su Zhe looked at Du Ruo with admiration.

Da smiled and praised Du Ruo for a few words, but Cheng Zhicai's expression seemed to have eaten a fly. He cursed in his heart: If you can't pass the exam, it will be a joke! I wish you will not pass the Jinshi even if you die!

Thinking of this, Cheng Zhicai felt a little better. He would not have been a second time in the official position. If Du Ruo failed to pass the Jinshi exam, he would always be a lower-class white body!

At this moment, Du Shouyi's personal follower reported that the imperial envoy came to Meizhou and wanted to find Du Ruo to announce the imperial edict.

"I think it's Ruoer's official Ci Enyin who was allowed by the official family."

So Du Shouyi ordered to invite in and everyone was in the same order. The protagonist was Du Ruo, and Du Ruo was of course standing in the C position in the middle.

The envoy of the Imperial Execution did not bring any imperial edict, but only a document. The imperial edict was very grand in the Song Dynasty. Unless he was granted a title, he would not be issued easily.

"...Du Ruo resigned from the court to Fenglang and left his official position. He remembered that his fingerprint technique had a great achievement, but he was unhappy if he didn't appreciate it. He specially gave him a silverfish bag."

After reading the imperial edict, the envoy took out a sandalwood box and handed it to Du Ruo, which naturally contained a silver fish bag.

Du Ruo's expression was calm and he thought to himself that he would give him a gift. The official family was too simple.

The Du Shouyi and Su Laoquan and the other two behind him were already shocked. They never expected that the official family would be so kind to Du Ruo and gave him a silverfish bag!
Chapter completed!