The third day of September is the date of the 15th year of Chenghua's annual examination in Chun'an County. Although autumn has entered, there are not many fallen leaves yet, only the rustling autumn wind is blowing in the alley.
Before Hong Song and Xiang Chengxian went to take the exam, they came to see Fang Yingwu together. But Fang Yingwu said eloquently: "You must be ambitious! This exam is unfair to me. If I say I can't go, I won't go."
Hong and Xiang could only sigh and leave.
However, it was said that for this annual examination, more than 80 students from the county came to participate. At this time, they gathered outside the gate of the county school and waited for the roll call. Most of the remaining students who did not show up had lost their enterprising spirit and had no thoughts.
I took the annual exam.
More than 80 students will compete for 30 rural examination quotas in the county school year examination. Those who succeed can go to Hangzhou to participate in the autumn festival in August next year. If you are lucky, you can go one step further and get rid of it by then.
He became a scholar and became a scholar.
The rules of the Chun'an County School Year Examination are very simple. All students will be divided into six grades according to their test scores, and the rewards and punishments will be different for different grades.
As long as the Linshan students with the highest privileges among the scholars pass the third class, they can directly receive the provincial examination quota regardless of their ranking. This is the greatest privilege of the twenty Linshan students.
Most scholars who are not Linshan students need to be in the top ten in order to guarantee other places. If there are still vacancies in the places, they will continue to be filled according to the ranking.
But no matter what kind of student they are, if they pass the fourth grade or below, they will be considered unqualified and will be punished.
Hong Song and Xiang Chengxian each held the examination basket, and the old gods stood in the crowd. They were both junior students, so the examination tasks were relatively easy. As long as their scores reached the third level, they could pass.
This is a very simple matter for the two of them. It doesn't matter whether it's the level of the article or the prestige of the family. There is no need to feel guilty like Fang Yingwu, who is not confident in the article and is a newbie.
Xu Huai appeared in front of Hong and Xiang and asked: "Fang Yingwu really gave up the exam?" Hong Song replied calmly: "Of course it is true, what are you waiting for?"
Xu Huai looked around suspiciously. He always had a feeling that Fang Yingwu would appear suddenly, and then...he would have nothing more to do.
At this time, Shen Xunjian, in full regalia, appeared in the middle of the hall, while Meng Jiaoyu stood beside him and was responsible for the roll call. Those whose names were called came forward to be inspected, and then entered the examination room. Most of the imperial examinations were
This kind of routine differs in scale, severity, and severity.
After naming seven or eight people in a row, Meng Jiaoyu called out the next person: "Huaxi Fangyingwu!"
However, no one answered the call, so Meng Jiaoyu called three times in a row, but still no one answered. This was the first person who could not be called. He reported to Shen Xun: "Lin Sheng Fang Ying Wu has not yet arrived."
arrive."
There was a list of students on the case in front of Shen Xunjian, and those who were not present would be crossed out from the list. However, Shen Xunjian did not rush to cross out Fang Yingwu's name, but first turned to ask Meng Jiaoyu: "Fang Yingwu
Why didn't you arrive? Are you sure you gave up the exam?"
Meng Jiaoyu thought for a while and decided to tell the inspector what Fang Yingwu had said truthfully, "Fang Yingwu said that he felt overwhelmed by the recent disturbances, so he withdrew from this year's examination."
Shen Xunjian asked in confusion: "What rumors? I have never heard of it."
Meng Jiaoyu secretly cursed a few words. Do you really not know, sir? Are you just pretending not to know because you want to distance yourself? None of these powerful officials is a simple person!
In the crowd, Xu Huai waited uneasily for Meng Jiaoyu to call out Fang Yingwu's name. Then he found that Fang Yingwu did not appear, and he laughed three times with joy.
Although his talent is average, he was very lucky in last year's annual examination and passed the exam questions and got a first-class result. According to the rules, those who ranked first in the annual examination can be directly supplemented as a rural student, but because the county's quota for rural students was full.
So he can only remain as a substitute.
Now that Fang Yingwu, a junior student, has given up the exam, he has not participated in the annual examination for two consecutive years. According to the rules, he will be a member of the public education system. In other words, there is a vacant quota for junior students, and he, Xu Huai, can naturally do so.
I am a junior high school student! As long as I pass the third grade in the examination this year, I will further obtain the quota for the provincial examination.
Therefore, for Xu Huai, a former top student who had given up hope after several blows, it was a surprise that Fang Yingwu actually gave up on his own initiative, which was an advantage to his rival. There is no better event in life than this.
However, this annual examination has been uneventful since then. The questions are a question on the Four Books and an optional question on the Five Classics. I answered the questions as usual, handed in the papers as usual, and left the examination room as usual. Everything was lackluster.
The list will be released in three days, and the grade will completely determine the life trajectory of the more than 80 students in the county school in the next one or two years.
Time passed by, and on the day when the results were released, Hong Song and Xiang Chengxian went to the county school to read the results together. Dozens of people were already standing in front of the screen, waiting for the results to be posted.
At this time, the crowd was much more relaxed and lively than on the day of the exam. Xu Huai was bragging in the crowd: "Brother, I made a little plan and spread a few rumors, so that the party was helpless and could only leave sadly! This is the art of war.
Go up to the enemy's army to defeat the enemy's plan, and subjugate the enemy's army without fighting."
A group of old friends gathered around Xu Huai again and shouted hello several times after hearing this.
Xu Huai continued to speak boldly: "So this year's annual examination, I will probably make up for Fang Yingwu's junior student quota. After the results are released, I will invite all the students to have a drink to celebrate!"
Xiang Chengxian glared at Xu Huai from a distance, and then asked Hong Song casually: "He said that he consciously spread rumors. Is it true or false?"
Mr. Hong thought for a moment and denied: "Senior Xu is probably bragging and cannot be trusted at all. Think about it, how majestic the patrol censor is, how can Xu Huai control him? How dare Xu Huai dare to use the patrol?
Make an issue according to the censor?
I guess that Xu Huai was punished repeatedly by Fang Yingwu, and it can be said that he completely lost his face and his prestige. So now that he has returned to the county school, he must find a way to get this face back.
So he had to make up some excuses and try his best to prove that he was the one who used the strategy to crowd out Fang Yingwu, and then he would naturally become the winner and regain the lost face."
The two of them were discussing when they suddenly heard several gongs inside. This probably meant that some servants had come out to post the list. They stopped talking and looked carefully.
The County School Annual Examination is not included in the formal imperial examinations, but is only a qualifying examination within the County School. It is very arbitrary, and the list is not very formal, but it does not affect viewing.
This list not only takes care of the ranking of the best students, but also takes care of the needs of academic leaders. It is a successful list, a victorious list, and a harmonious list.
Hong and Xiang quickly glanced at each other and found their names at the front of the list. Hong Song's score was second class, and Xiang Chengxian's score was third class. Both of them obtained the provincial examination quota, and after returning home You can start preparing for next year’s provincial examination.
This result was expected and not worthy of being overly happy. Hong Song said to Xiang Chengxian, "Let's go and have a drink with Fang Xiandi at noon. Let's see him off when he leaves the county."
However, Xiang Chengxian turned a deaf ear and stood still. Hong Song urged him several times, but Xiang Chengxian still did not move. Instead, he pointed at the list on the wall and said: "It seems that something strange has sneaked in..." .”
Hong Song followed Xiang Chengxian's finger and saw that at the end of the list of names for the third class, three small characters "Fang Yingwu" were written. There was also a note next to it: Tentatively assigned to the third class, pending make-up examination.
Hong Song seemed to have seen a ghost. He was stunned and couldn't believe it for a long time.
He and Xiang Chengxian both dared to swear to God that Fang Yingwu had been staying in the yard these past few days without any abnormal behavior. He had definitely not made any preparations for the annual examination and was really planning to leave. Go to the county seat and study hard behind closed doors.
Then how could such a weird thing happen? Why did the examiner Shen Xunjian let Fang Yingwu go without any reason? It was said that it was "tentatively scheduled for three days to wait for the make-up exam". In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is actually a mistake. Make-up exam form. Then officially classified as third class.
In just a few moments, dozens of people present noticed the names at the end of the third-class column. They were all surprised, and even felt horrified. This object was so elusive that it was actually played in a county school year exam. It shows the style of a suspense film with changes in the situation.
How could Xu Huai still have the mood to continue bragging? Even if he wanted to brag, it must be based on facts. He rushed forward with three steps and two steps at a time, almost lying on the list, trying his best but in vain to think It proved that I was dazzled.
But no matter how you look at it, the name Fang Yingwu appears in the third-class column. He knows very well that third-class means that Fang Yingwu passed the annual examination this year, so there is no need to be downgraded, and it also means that he is a substitute for Lin students. The wish is shattered again!
The people who had just gathered around Xu Huai to listen to his bragging quietly and spontaneously took a few steps away from Xu Huai. Looking at the slumped former top student, everyone couldn't help but feel emotional. In front of the unfathomable student Fang, If Senior Xu can be relied on, then the sow can also climb the tree.
Hong Song and Xiang Chengxian jogged all the way to the outer courtyard of Xiang's house, only to see that Fang Yingwu had moved the box and cage to the middle of the main room, and beside them, Sister Lan was casually tying a soft package on the table.
Xiang Chengxian rushed forward and pulled Fang Yingwu into the courtyard and out the gate. He shouted: "Brother Fang Xian, go to the county school and have a look."
Fang Yingwu threw Xiang Chengxian away and said seriously: "I said before that you need to be ambitious! This time I am going to study at Juanju Academy. Before I succeed in my studies, I will not go to the county school for three years!"
Xiang Chengxian excitedly slapped Fang Yingwu, "You're the same size for studying! You're the size for three years! Your name is listed on the annual examination list, and you're third class like me. It's time for us to prepare for the provincial examination!"
"How is this possible!" Fang Yingwu shouted in shock. Is there any reason in the world that you can get good results even if you don't take the exam?
Xiang Chengxian replied: "Do you think we are so boring that we tricked you here? The list also said that you should take the make-up exam! We really want to ask you, what is going on?"
Fang Yingwu didn't answer, and fell into hard thinking. Today's list was too unexpected. What kind of conspiracy was it? But after thinking about it, he still had no clue. For the first time since time travel, Fang Yingwu felt smart.
Not enough.
Hong Song didn't speak for a long time, and kept carefully observing Fang Yingwu's demeanor, and finally came to the conclusion that there was no flaw... Only then did Mr. Hong believe that Fang Yingwu did not know about today's list, otherwise he would never
As for such a reaction.
At this time, if Fang Yingwu can still act to such a realistic level, it would be like Wang Mang and his ilk who have not usurped the throne and have been deceived and admitted it. (To be continued)