Be second!

As soon as the news came out, many scholars who failed the exam were in an uproar.

In their original guess, Lin Haoran was the person with the best chance of getting the case among the five counties. After all, his talent and knowledge were fully proved in Pan Xian Poetry Club. But who would have thought that Tang Zhifu would designate him as the second

, announced in advance that he would not be eligible for the government examination case.

If this is the case, then it is probably a certainty that Maoming students will win the title. Although the government officials have reduced the number of children from Maoming students, they are still giving preferential treatment to Maoming students.

"No, that's not fair!"

"We demand fair treatment!"

"The Lord is so partial, let's go to the government office to condemn him!"

"How can you say that I have no clothes? I share the same robe with you, let's go together!"

…

The scholars of this era seemed to have infinite fighting power. As soon as the news came out, they began to organize people in the city and decided to protest together in front of the government office.

It only took half a stick of incense from initiating the movement to organizing it, which is really incredible. "It takes three years for scholars to rebel," it seems to have expired for them.

As soon as the blood of the setting sun faded, the twilight soaked this ancient city.

Lin Haoran only found out about this on the way back, but he could accept being ranked second. After all, Magistrate Tang had shares in Gaosheng Gambling House, which he had not thought of beforehand.

This Tang magistrate seemed to be incompetent, but in reality he was an old fox. Over the years, he probably deliberately gave some simple questions and then looked after the students in Maoming, making it difficult for anyone to find fault.

The same is true for today's policy topics. The Japanese pirates topic was easily picked by everyone, and other topics were also very popular. But in this way, it was difficult for everyone to excel. In the end, it was completely up to him to decide who was the leader of the case.

At this point, there was nothing he could do, and now that the imperial examination was over, he was a little homesick, missing the cute little girl at home. When he was walking around the streets these days, he bought a lot of things, and he just wanted to give it to her

The little girl brought a little surprise.

After returning to the inn, he made sure that Jiang Ronghua had returned to Jiangcun only after the results were released. He told him to remember to take him with him that day, and then prepared to go back to the room to rest.

"Are those idiots still yelling at you? Isn't it right for you not to go and take a look?" Zheng Shijie sat in the lobby and looked at him with a smile on his face, a look of victory on his face.

"You seem to be happy too early, right?" Lin Haoran tilted his neck and said, looking at him.

"Are you still determined to give up? Thanks to your twenty taels of silver, my case is sealed!" Zheng Shijie smiled and took a sip of water and said proudly towards him.

Lin Haoran struck hard and said: "Don't be complacent! If the trouble continues like this, the Palace Master will naturally not point to me, but he will definitely not point to you, but to the person next to you!"

After Zheng Shijie heard this, his expression suddenly changed, and he turned to look at his companion, who was still pondering Lin Haoran's words, but seemed to suddenly realize it, and couldn't help showing a look of ecstasy on his face.

The government official will naturally let Gaosheng Gambling House lose, but in order to appease the grievances of the scholars, or for more benefits, he will most likely choose someone else from among the students in Maoming County to be the chief criminal.

puff!

Zheng Shijie looked at his companion's overjoyed expression and almost vomited blood. This guy really thought he could compare with himself. He immediately poured the wine in the glass over, but the scholar was no longer cowardly and started to fight with him.

Lin Haoran watched the two fighting each other, whistled, and walked back to the room proudly.

After putting the things away, he sighed deeply and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. It wasn't that he cared about the position at the head of the desk, but that he felt sorry for the twenty taels of silver.

what to do?

Lin Haoran knew that Magistrate Tang was definitely not a good official, and he was still an old fox. It would undoubtedly be difficult for him to name him as the head of the case. However, he also discovered a weakness of the Magistrate, that is, he cherishes his current status.

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In order to cater to his wishes, he even chose an unlucky day like the fourth of April to start the exam; in order not to find fault with others, he never asked questions that were off-topic; in order to prevent candidates from mutiny, he defeated many Maoming candidates in the second session.

The paper... This all proves that Magistrate Tang is a cautious person.

The square in front of the Gaozhou government office has been invaded by night, but the two red lanterns hanging high in front of the government office are brightly lit, and nearly a hundred candidates gather there.

"Chief Lin, you're finally here, great!"

"Chief Lin, I know you have been wronged, and we support you!"

"Chief Lin, please lead us. As long as you stand up and shout, the students from the five counties will definitely respond!"

…

When everyone saw Lin Haoran appear, they felt as if they had been given a shot of blood. Some felt inspired, some comforted them, and some encouraged him to become the leader.

This person was organized, but they discovered that a team had no leader, so it was undoubtedly just an ordinary team. Now looking at Lin Haoran coming over, it was as if they had found a backbone.

However, Lin Haoran, the backbone of the group, reacted indifferently. He bowed his hands to everyone indifferently, and then walked to the wall of the government office.

"Chief Lin, are you afraid of affecting your future?"

"Shou Lin, you don't have the character of a scholar. I misjudged you!"

"Chief Lin, I'm going to stand up for you, but you're going to be a coward?"

…

Some people saw that Lin Haoran was not excited, so they started to quarrel with each other again. They only hoped that this man would raise his arms and shout loudly, and then lead everyone to capture the government office and promote the prestige of the literati.

Lin Haoran smiled helplessly at these words. Although he felt sorry for the twenty taels, he would not be so irrational. He took a writing brush from Zhao Dongcheng's hand and wrote four lines of words on it.

"Bamboo Stone"

Don't let go when you stick to the green mountains, and keep your roots in the broken rocks.

It has endured countless blows but is still strong, no matter how strong the wind is from east to west or from north to south.

…

This is a poem that uses objects to describe people and expresses ambitions through objects. It is also a poem in praise of objects.

This poem focuses on expressing the tenacious and persistent quality of bamboo, and supports the tenacity of rock bamboo, saying that it is upright, upright and unyielding, and has an iron-clad backbone.

Just putting it here is another interpretation.

Faced with "unfair treatment", Lin Haoran did not show any negativity. Instead, he stuck to his original intention - his roots were still in the broken rock. So what if you don't name me as the head of the case? I have endured many hardships and am still as strong as bamboo.

Standing tall and proud.

"Thank you for your support, but I'm really fine. Please leave!"

Lin Haoran bowed his hands to everyone, then turned around and left, looking as firm as a scholar.

"I suddenly want to cry!"

"A role model for our generation!"

"That's all, let's just disperse as Mr. Lin said! ...But it is still strong despite being attacked by the east, west, north and south."

…

All the candidates looked at Lin Haoran who left proudly, and felt a deep feeling of admiration. This man was not only talented and learned, but also had such resilience, which Zheng Shijie and his like could not compare to.

As Lin Haoran left, the candidates gathered in front of the government office dispersed one after another, but the resentment in their hearts did not dissipate. Instead, they followed the poem and set their roots in the broken rock.

That night, the lights in the Gaozhou government office were on until late at night. A clerk came out to copy the poem, and then hurried back to the government office. A sigh soon came from the signature room of the government office.

The turmoil has stopped, and these students will not make trouble again tomorrow, but they will face even greater problems.
Chapter completed!