After having breakfast, the students all came to the entrance of the government office.
Qi Jing's eyesight was very good, and he could see almost ten lines at a glance. After a few brief glances, he laughed and said, "I passed, and I am still ranked in the middle this time."
"It's good if you pass. The case leader and Sun Shan are the same. There is no need to pursue rankings." Qi Yu said seemingly nonchalantly.
"Yes!... Hey! Congratulations, brother Qi, you actually ranked ninth in high school."
"Ah...really?"
"..."
Qi Yu counted along and found his name as expected.
However, he was happy for a moment and then felt sad again. Yin Jun ranked third this time, beating himself!
Alas!
Alas!
After being pressed by him for two consecutive games, my glass heart was about to break.
I had told him before that the real master is the one who laughs last. Why do you feel that this generational hierarchy is going to be in chaos?
How dare you go to see Jiangdong's elders?
...And the lady?
calm down.
He hasn’t taken the third exam yet! What if he fails?
In the end, we still have to look at the comprehensive ranking of the three games!
Thinking that there was still hope of making a comeback, Qi Yu's face suddenly brightened again.
"Brother Qi, please help me look for Liu Jincheng's name on the list. You look at it from this end, and I look at it from the other end."
"good!"
The two of them focused their attention and looked twice in succession, but still couldn't find it. It seemed that he failed the list this time.
The imperial examination is a sad road, it depends on who can persevere and go further and more steadily.
After reading the list, Qi Yu looked specifically at the crowd, but still couldn't find Liu Jincheng and Yin Jun. It seemed that they had already left.
Leaving aside Yin Jun, my brother-in-law came to this foreign land alone, and I had to take care of him no matter what. Now that he has failed the exam, he is probably about to leave for home. How about sending him off?
Qi Yu first went to the inn where he was staying to ask, and then walked somewhere outside the city alone.
Outside the east gate of the city, there is a lush green area, with peach blossoms in bloom and apricot blossoms in decline, willows lingering, and foraging birds flying overhead.
The government has regulations that failed candidates must go out through the east gate, and then turn onto the main roads going in all directions. This facilitates management and guidance, so Liu Jincheng will also pass by here.
Qi Yu was wearing a plain gown, holding a white folding fan in his hand, and was leisurely looking at the bees gathering nectar on the peach blossoms.
Liu Jincheng saw him as soon as he walked out of the city gate, and then turned his head deliberately.
"Jincheng, walk slowly!" Qi Yu called him.
"What's the matter?" Liu Jincheng glanced at him and said coldly: "Did you deliberately make fun of me when you saw that I didn't fail the exam?"
"How could it be? I'm your brother-in-law. Of course I hope you get well." Then, Qi Yu said with admonishment: "Brother-in-law, I know you don't like me very much, but as your brother-in-law, I have the responsibility to say
Say a few words to you."
"Are you trying to persuade me to study hard? Or are you trying to persuade me to drop out and start over? If these are just the words, there is no need to be verbose." Liu Jincheng said impatiently.
"Okay, that's all I'm going to say." Qi Yu pursed his lips, and then said meaningfully: "You are now at the age of Shao Mu and Shao Ai, and my brother-in-law has some thoughts that he wants to share with you. Ahem.
! To be honest, women are really good, but they are much more interesting than men..."
Liu Jincheng looked confused: "Huh??...Of course I know women are good!"
"Well, you're right to think so!" Qi Yu nodded in approval and said with a wink: "If you are really good at it, if you can't, just go to the Nanfeng Pavilion and have fun. I will never tell your sister.
There’s no need to show off your face.”
"Pfft..." Liu Jincheng suddenly smiled, "I understand, you saw that Brother Yin and I were too close, so you thought I was... good as Long Yang?"
"Isn't it?" Thinking of Yin Jun's pretty face, Qi Yu nodded without comment.
"You are thinking too much. I am very normal. For now, I am only interested in beautiful women."
Fortunately, okay, the brother-in-law hasn't been bent by that guy yet, Qi Yu let out a long sigh of relief.
"In that case, I won't mention women's matters. Well... I have one more thing to ask you. You have always been in conflict with me. Could it be that I have offended you somewhere?"
"snort!"
Did not say?
Qi Yu smiled: "I have always believed that your character is not bad, but you must have been instigated by Yin Jun, so you misunderstood me."
"No, this matter really has nothing to do with Brother Yin."
Qi Yu wondered: "What's the reason?"
"Why? Because your whole family is a big liar!" Liu Jincheng's eyes turned red and he said angrily: "Back then, your second uncle came to my house to propose marriage, so my parents asked me to inquire about your family's financial situation. Huh! No!
Knowing what tricks Zhou Dashui used that week, he got me involved in a confused way. After I got back, I told my parents that you were a good man, Qi Yu, and the marriage was settled."
Qi Yu was startled, he really didn't know these things?
Second uncle...is indeed a man with flexible means.
"But what's the result? Not only did you overturn the table during the banquet back home, but you also offended the elders of the Liu family, who all scolded you for being a matchmaker. I was the one who inquired about this matter, and I got scolded a lot for it! You said,
What are your whole family if they are not liars?"
Well……
Qi Yu sighed and said seriously: "You also know that I was not in a good state of mind before and often did some stupid things, which was not my intention."
"Humph! I have my own mind on right and wrong!" Liu Jincheng turned his head and prepared to leave.
Qi Yu hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Wait, you haven't said yet, why do you want to hang out with Yin Jun?"
"This is my private matter, I can't tell you." Liu Jincheng rolled his eyes and said.
Qi Yu was startled and showed a sinister smile: "I'd better tell you the truth, otherwise I'll tell people you're good at cutting off your sleeves... Huh? Why are you glaring? I'm not trying to scare you.
, if you don’t believe me, try it!”
"you……"
I didn’t expect my brother-in-law to be so evil!
Liu Jincheng felt frustrated and made a compromise: "I said, I have a crush on Yin Jun's sister Yin Tao..."
Oh, I see!
"So I thought of a way to get close to the Yin family. Yin Jun had been engaged to my sister before, and we knew each other before. After meeting at the Dao Huisi two years ago, we gradually became familiar with each other." Liu Jincheng said very clearly.
Be concise and to the point.
Qi Yu thought for a moment and then asked: "Then why does he miss your sister so much? He even came here to harass her a few years ago?"
"He was angry. Although his engagement was broken off by the Liu family due to some misunderstandings, he still felt very embarrassed. He wanted... to ask his sister to apologize to him in person, and to ask her if she regretted it.
"Liu Jincheng stopped hiding anything and told the truth.
"What? He wants my wife to apologize to him? He also asked her if she regrets it? Bah!" Qi Yu suddenly turned into a ruffian, and hummed: "He doesn't even urinate and take pictures, except that his face is better than mine
Apart from being a white person, other than knowing how to grow old, what other sense of superiority do you have?"
Liu Jincheng was stunned, why did his brother-in-law suddenly become like a common man and use bad words?
"The idea that he asked Sun Dacai to ask me to paint was also your idea, right?"
"Well... that's right!"
So? That’s for sure.
In this way, they were connected. Yin Jun and Sun Dacai did not know each other, and they were not on the same road. Without someone else to help them, they would never have peed in the same pot.
Right now, the focus is to stabilize the brother-in-law first and improve their relationship.
"I will come up with a solution regarding sister Yin Jun. If I encounter a suitable opportunity, I will help you find out."
Only ghosts believe you!
Liu Jin babbled: "Okay, I'm leaving!"
"Wait!"
Qi Yu waved to the city gate, and a carriage drove over, which he had specially prepared for his brother-in-law.
Although his elbows are turned outward, he is his brother-in-law after all! You must take care of him when you are away from home.
Liu Jincheng didn't appreciate it. He stooped as if he was lighting a firecracker. But in the end, he was screwed into the car.
"By the way, have you paid the toll?"
"Don't worry, I've already paid!"
"That's... not bad!"
Now, Qi Yu finally understands Yin Jun's thoughts and motives.
His purpose, hum! Don’t even think about it!
I won't even give him that chance!
If I hadn't been suppressed by him in the previous two games, I would have wanted to go over and ridicule him now!
No, we have to turn over!
Otherwise, he should be ridiculed!
Thinking of this, Qi Yu's pace back home accelerated a bit.
After the eliminations in the first two games, there were not many people left in the apartment, and Qi Yu also moved from the upper bunk to the empty lower bunk.
Next is the third test, which is also the most difficult of the three.
Main examination category: Policy theory!
The so-called policy theory refers to the candidates’ opinions on national politics, as well as their opinions and suggestions.
The purpose is that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Even if you are an insignificant match, you must exert the heat you should.
This test requires two consecutive days of exams, eating, drinking and sleeping inside. It is a truly tough battle.
Qi Yu found Qi Jing: "Is there still much of that medicine left?"
Qi Jing took out the small porcelain bottle, looked at it and sighed: "How many? Not much!"
Ahem... I really want to smash you to death with a fennel bean!
If it's not much, just use it sparingly. After grinding for a while, I finally got Qi Jing's consent and took another sip.
Qi Yu knew in his heart that these were all small paths, and the key to whether he could turn over or not depended on his true ability.
It was a nice sunny day again when the exam started, with a gentle south wind and neither cold nor hot.
The students all looked cautious and did not dare to be careless.
As long as you pass this test, you will have the status of a child student, and you must do your best.
The exam has started!
Enter, search, and issue papers.
The excrement in Gong's bucket is still there, and the strong smell that can only be felt but cannot be described can no longer be described in words.
Take a deep breath!
Calm down and focus on nothing else, the exam is the most important thing!
There are two questions in total in the policy discussion.
The first question is, ‘On the restraint of craftsmen’.
The second question: ‘On the pros and cons of strange people and strange practices’.
Solve and review the questions first.
The first question is about whether the profession of craftsmen should be suppressed or supported?
Craftsmen generally refer to people in special industries such as masons, carpenters, blacksmiths, potters, etc., commonly known as craftsmen.
As far as the current era is concerned, the status of craftsmen is even lower than that of farmers, and they are not valued much. But from the perspective of social development, these people determine the current production technology, so should they be supported?
If it is supported, it will directly challenge the authority of agriculture as the mainstay. If everyone goes to learn crafts, who will farm?
This is contrary to the traditional concept of focusing on agriculture and mulberry, so this question is not easy to answer.
The second question means that it is a good thing or a bad thing for strange people and strange people to participate in the imperial examination?
Strange people and strangers generally refer to the current industry and commerce, and also include the craftsmen mentioned in the first question.
This question is also a problem left over from history. In the Song Dynasty, the policy was relatively open, allowing outstanding craftsmen and businessmen to participate in the imperial examination, which was the beginning. In the previous dynasty, it was even more liberal.
However, this policy has been debated for hundreds of years, and no public conclusion has been reached yet. In other words, there is no fixed answer to this question.