Ye Sheng from Huaiyang, whose name is unknown. His articles and poems were among the best at that time. Unfortunately, he had bad luck and failed in the imperial examinations many times. At that time, Ding Chenghe from Guandong was ordered to come to Huaiyang County to take office. He saw Ye Sheng's articles by chance and thought it was unusual.

, overjoyed, he summoned Ye Sheng to his residence for a chat, and after a conversation, he felt very happy. He immediately invited Ye Sheng to stay, ordered him to study hard, and secretly provided money to support Ye Sheng's family, wife and children.

Not long ago, it was time for the scientific examination, and Ding Chenghe strongly recommended Ye Sheng in front of the academic envoys. With this relationship, and Ye Sheng's true talent and learning, at the end of the college examination, he easily won the first place.

Ding Chenghe had high expectations for Ye Sheng. Not long after the provincial examination was over, he wanted to come to Ye Sheng to read the manuscript carefully, praise every section, and applaud loudly. Unexpectedly, fate played a trick on him, and he failed on the day when the results were released.

Ye Sheng felt unhappy and felt ashamed of his confidant. He was as dumb as a puppet. Ding Chenghe heard this and comforted him with kind words. Ye Sheng couldn't help but shed tears of gratitude. The two agreed that when Ding Chenghe finishes his three-year term, he will take Ye Sheng with him.

Born and went to Kyoto.

Ye Sheng was naturally moved. He said goodbye and returned home. He stayed at home and concentrated on studying. Unexpectedly, he fell ill due to overwork and fell seriously ill. He sought medical advice and took hundreds of prescriptions, but he didn't show any symptoms.

Later, Ding Chenghe was dismissed from his official post because he offended his superiors by speaking out. When he left, he sent a letter to Ye Sheng, which roughly said: "Brother Yu is about to return east soon. The reason why he has been reluctant to leave is because of his unwillingness to leave."

In order to wait for you. If the wise brother arrives in the morning, the foolish brother will die in the evening."

When Ye Sheng received the letter, he cried with joy and sent someone to reply, "Thank you for your kindness. Unfortunately, I am ill. Please leave first." Ding Chenghe refused to leave alone and waited patiently.

A few days later, Ye Sheng suddenly came to visit. Ding Chenghe was overjoyed and welcomed him into the house. Ye Sheng said: "Because I was sick in bed, my eldest brother stayed away for a long time, and I really feel sorry for him. Now that I am cured, let's set out together."

." So he packed his bags and returned to his hometown.

On that day in his hometown, Ding Chenghe ordered his son to worship Ye Sheng as his teacher, and consulted him day and night. Mr. Ding's name was Zaichang, he was sixteen years old, he was talented, he could read and write two or three times, and he had a photographic memory, which lasted one year.

After that, he was able to write down his writings. With his father working in the county government, he soon entered the county school and became a scholar.

Ye Sheng had no talent, so he focused all his attention on Young Master Ding. He devoted all his life learning to imparting knowledge. He also copied all the essays he had drafted when he took part in the imperial examination one by one, and ordered the young master to memorize them carefully. As a result, the first place in the provincial examination came out.

The seven test questions were all within Ye Sheng's expectations. Mr. Ding easily won the second place.

On this day, Ding Chenghe said to Ye Sheng: "Sir, with just a little training, the dog became famous. On the contrary, I feel depressed. What are you going to do in the future?"

Ye Sheng said: "It is destiny that I have failed in many tests. Although I have been in decline for half my life, I can use your son's articles to make me proud and let the world know that I am not a useless scholar. That is enough. And I am lucky enough to have a close friend like my eldest brother. What more can I ask for?

?Do you have to put on official robes and seek fame to be considered successful?"

Ding Chenghe said: "But my dear brother, I have been studying hard for decades, how can I achieve nothing? The annual examination is coming soon, my dear brother should go home as soon as possible, and don't delay the examination period."

Ye Sheng shook his head and said: "I am already disheartened. We will talk about this later."

Ding Chenghe sighed, said nothing, and secretly told his son, "When you come to Beijing to take the examination, go to the Imperial College to donate some money and donate a prison student for the teacher. This way, he can stay in the Imperial College with you."

learned."

Soon Mr. Ding passed the imperial examination and became an official in Beijing. He took Ye Sheng with him to take office. In the blink of an eye, a year passed. During this year, Ye Sheng stayed in the Imperial College every day and studied hard. Then he took the Shuntian Prefecture Township Examination and finally passed the Juren Examination.

.I happened to meet Mr. Ding who was sent to Nanhe to work as a magistrate. He told the teacher, "I am going to take up my post. The administrative office is not far from Huaiyang. Mr. Ding has achieved great success and is just in time to return home in glory."

Ye Sheng happily agreed, chose the auspicious occasion, and rode back to his hometown. Seeing that the house was in a shabby state, he couldn't help but feel sad. He slowly opened the door and entered the courtyard. His wife happened to go out with a dustpan in her hand. When she saw her husband, she was so frightened that the dustpan dropped.

, and ran away.

Ye Sheng rushed over and asked, "Now that I have a distinguished status and haven't been home for three or four years, you don't recognize me anymore?"

The wife said: "You have been dead for several years, how can you say you are noble? Because your family is poor and your children are young, your coffin has been parked in the hall and has not been buried. Since you have become a ghost, don't come out to scare people.

, at most I swear, I will let you rest in peace tomorrow."

When Ye Sheng heard this, he felt inexplicably melancholy. He walked into the hall to check, and saw the coffin. With a loud cry, he threw himself to the ground and died. The soul went to the underworld to report, leaving only clothes, shoes and socks on the ground.
Chapter completed!