Chapter 159 The Battle of Huiyuan (Part 1) 4th update
Gao Jingshi came out of the examination room and saw that there were two people standing outside. Judging from where they were standing, Gao Jingshi knew that they were waiting for the drummer to play and beat them back to the inn or fellow village hall.
As soon as Gao Pragmatic came out, the two people seemed to feel something. They turned around to look at each other. They were both slightly surprised to see Gao Pragmatic being so young.
However, Gao Pragmatic was probably more surprised than the two of them, because the two looked very similar, and anyone who looked at them would know that they must be two brothers, and they are biological brothers.
Gao Pingshi took a closer look and found that the two brothers were probably in their twenties, or around thirty at most. For a middle-level Jinshi, they were already young and talented.
"Brothers Nian came out too early. It seems that the exam went well. Congratulations." Gao Pingshi said with a smile and cupped his hands.
"I share the same joy. Brother Nian is a young and talented man. I wonder who he is? I am Xiao Liangyou in Hanyang, Huguang, and his name is Zhan." The older man, who looked a little older, introduced with a pragmatic smile towards Gao, and then towards him.
The man next to him took a look and said pragmatically to Gao: "This is my brother's good reputation, and I am proud of it."
Gao Pingshi was shocked and thought to himself: Now Li Gui met Li Kui, and I, the fake author of "Long Wen Whip Shadow", met the real author. Fortunately, I got the upper hand. His "Meng Yang Story" could not be written.
Yes, I'm so sorry.
Gao pragmatic felt guilty, so he met these two people politely and introduced himself: "I am from Xinzheng, Henan. I am Gao pragmatic and seek truth in every word."
The Xiao brothers were surprised. The younger brother Xiao Liangyu asked in surprise: "Brother Nian is Gao Longwen? My two brothers have admired Gao Longwen for a long time, and the name is like thunder."
Brother Xiao Liangyou seemed to know Gao Pangshi better, and said half-jokingly: "I learned earlier that Gao Longwen had taken Henan Jieyuan, and I was still teasing him at home, saying that he should not come to this year's examination - with Gao Longwen here
, how can my brother stand out?”
Gao pragmatism quickly said humbly: "Brother Yizhan, please don't try to discredit the younger brother. The younger brother only relies on the shadow of his elders to gain some false fame. How can he take it seriously? When brother Yizhan was seven or eight years old, he was praised by noble officials.
, Huguang has long been known as a child prodigy. If you come to Beijing today, you will undoubtedly be on the gold list."
Brothers Xiao Liangyou and Xiao Liangyu were both surprised. After looking at each other, Xiao Liangyou couldn't help but ask: "Liangyou is nothing more than a commoner in the countryside. How did Gao Longwen know this old story?"
It turns out that what Gao Pangshi mentioned just now is an old story about Xiao Liangyou. Xiao Liangyou was quite precocious. When he was seven or eight years old, because his father was a magistrate of a certain state, he took him to the official boat to meet a noble official.
When the child was taking the exam, he asked him to make a couplet. The noble official said: "The official boat is bright at night, and there are two jade candles."
The noble official happened to have something else to do, so he said to him: "You will come as soon as you leave. Twenty-four Buddhas will come, twenty-five will come, twenty-five Buddhas will come, twenty-six will come." Xiao Liang mistakenly thought that this was the noble official's fault.
Immediately he said: "Be extremely still and move. One line is motionless, two lines are moving, two lines are motionless, and three lines are moving." The noble official was shocked and admired it so much that it became a favorite story at the time.
Gao Pangshi was trying to find an excuse to excuse himself, but when he couldn't find a reason, he heard someone behind him say "Huh" in surprise and shout, "But my dear brother, Qiu Zhen?"
The voice was quite familiar. Gao Pragmatic immediately turned around to look, and saw a young man in his twenties walking out of the inner curtain of the examination room. When he saw Gao Pragmatic, he laughed and said, "Brother Yu, I wrote very fast today. But I don’t expect to seek the truth faster than Brother Yu. It seems that my literary thoughts are flowing, and I am determined to go to high school now."
Gao Pingshi had already seen the person clearly at this time, smiled and cupped his hands and said: "I have met my cousin. My cousin is in high spirits. It seems that he is confident. Congratulations."
It turns out that this person is actually Zhang Taizheng, Zhang Siwei's son, Gao Pragmatic's out-and-out cousin.
When Zhang Taizheng heard this, he became a little annoyed and said: "There was a sentence just now. I thought it was pretty good when I was writing it. But as soon as I walked out of the inner curtain, I suddenly thought that I could change one word and it would be better after the change. Alas, Misstep, misstep!" Then he suddenly discovered that there were two other people around Gao Jingshi, and then he realized that there was someone else who had submitted the paper earlier than Gao Jingshi.
Zhang Taizheng once heard his father Zhang Siwei say that Gao Jingshi wrote articles very fast. He was the first to hand in papers when taking Xiao Sanyuan and Xie Yuan. But unexpectedly, today there is a strong among the best. There are actually two people who write articles more quickly than Gao Jingshi. Quick, I can't help but be very interested.
Gao Pangshi quickly introduced them to each other and exchanged names. When Zhang Taizheng heard that they were still two brothers, he couldn't help laughing and said: "It's a coincidence. Originally, my brother Jia Zheng was also going to participate in this year's examination. Who knew that at the end of the year? I was ill at that time, so I had no choice but to wait for the next class, otherwise today would be very interesting."
But there was another thing on his mind: the Xiao brothers had submitted their papers in advance, and their faces were calm. They seemed quite confident. Fortunately, they were from Hankou, Huguang. The Huguang people were elected to the Nanbang list, which was not the case. Take up my spot on the North Ranking, otherwise there will be two more powerful opponents.
Then I thought again: But this time the competition in the North Ranking is fierce enough. My father said that although I am successful in the article, it is very difficult to pass the pragmatic exam. I think Yuan Ding will have no chance with me... That's all, as long as I can It's enough to get a second-class award. When the time comes, my father will be in the cabinet, and even if he doesn't say a word, I should be able to get a bachelor's degree. It will be worthy of my years of hard study.
Who would have known that Zhang Taizheng's words actually had the meaning of a prophecy. Before the "Ji Zhu", they actually waited for two pairs of brothers to take the exam.
One pair of brother candidates claimed to be Juren from Huazhou, Shaanxi Province. Their names were Wang Tingzhuan and Wang Tingyu, and they were twenty-six or seventeen years old. The other pair were acquaintances, Zhang Juzheng's eldest son Zhang Jingxiu and third son Zhang Maoxiu.
When Gao Pangshi met the two of them, he was a little embarrassed because he didn't know how Zhang Juzheng arranged himself in front of his sons after being tricked by him. If you don't give face on the spot, or even say some bad words, although you can't say that you are afraid, it will make the atmosphere awkward to some extent, which is not beautiful.
As a result, when the two of them saw Gao Jingshi, they looked like they were meeting an old friend in a foreign land, so they excitedly came over to talk, and held Gao Jingshi for a while to reminisce about old times.
In fact, one of the disciples of the Zhang family whom Gao Jingshi first met was Zhang Jianxiu, the fourth eldest son. He got to know him through the selection of the crown prince's companion. However, later after Gao Jingshi became famous, he also participated in several poems by the children of high-ranking officials in Beijing. Yes, so I know these two acquaintances, but they are older, taller and more pragmatic, so our friendship is not actually very deep.
However, at the beginning, the Zhang brothers were the sons of Ge Lao, and their identities were not much different from Gao Pangshi's, but now it is different. Although the elders both sides relied on have passed away, Gao Gong died of illness while serving as the chief minister, and Zhang Juzheng
On the contrary, they were dismissed due to accidents and were not awarded the original official posthumously until their death. How can they compare to Gao Pragmatism now?
But what's even more strange is that the two of them have no hostility towards Gao Jingshi at all. At least Gao Jingshi's ability to observe people's emotions did not detect any hypocrisy in their attitudes. It seems that they really don't know the inside story of what happened back then.
Gao Pingshi couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Zhang Juzheng is indeed Zhang Juzheng. Even if he loses, he can keep his composure and hide the truth of the matter even from his sons. This may have many meanings, but at least it can explain that he
I don’t want to bring the grudges of the previous generation to the next generation.
While admiring Gao Jingshi, he thought: Historically, Zhang Jingxiu and Zhang Maoxiu were two people because of Zhang Juzheng. The eldest son Zhang Jingxiu won the second-class and thirteenth place in this subject, and the third son Zhang Maoxiu was even more incredible. He took the first-class first place.
Name, that is, the number one scholar. This time, without the protection of Zhang Juzheng, I don’t know if I can win the imperial examination?