After the provincial examination, in order for students from this province to rush to Chang'an as soon as possible to participate in the tribute examination, the task of correcting the examination papers was carried out intensively.
The ones who corrected the papers were Jiangdu academic officials. They were each responsible for the test papers assigned to them, selected the ten better ones, and submitted them to the three final graders. The three adults selected this year's papers based on the quality of the submitted papers. Ranked among the top ten in the Jiangdu Provincial Examination.
These three graders are Dean Meng of the Provincial School, Zhou Chaosheng of Jiangdu School, and Ma Shouchen of Jiangdu School. They are the head of the three divisions. It can be seen that the provincial exam is very strict and it is very difficult to cheat.
That afternoon, after the last candidate's test paper had been corrected, a junior official took ten test papers carefully selected by several officials, walked up to the three adults, presented the paper and said: "My lords, I will wait. It is unanimously believed that among the thousands of examination papers, these ten people are the best in terms of literature and poetry, so they were selected for your selection."
Putting the ten papers in front of the three adults, the official said: "Among the ten papers, there is an article, I don't know who wrote it, it is the best work I have seen in the past twenty years of reviewing papers. , If it weren’t for the fact that this student’s last test paper was slightly poor, Huiyuan would have been selected for this year’s provincial exam.”
After hearing the words of the marking officer, the three adults above were already moved. I wonder which candidate has such courage that even the marking officer can admire him. It is a must-see.
Dean Meng smiled slightly. He had already guessed whose article could cause such a big effect. He reached out and picked up the ten test papers before the two adults around him, spread them out one by one, and saw at a glance the test paper written in lines. , he handed it directly to Zhou Chaosheng, the academic master next to him, and said: "Master Zhou, please,"
"You're welcome, Master Meng." Zhou Chaosheng knew Dean Meng's true identity. He took a look at it tremblingly and was immediately attracted by the first sentence above.
"Smart and good at learning, and not ashamed to ask questions."
Although this sentence is commonplace, this candidate is very ingenious and can invisibly come up with his own ideas to solve the problem. It is much more concise than those long and protracted articles.
He continued to look down.
"Study is more valuable than erudition, be pragmatic and don't be greedy for too much, be broad-minded but take what you have, accumulate a lot but be short of success,,,,"
When he saw this sentence, Master Zhou Zheng was deeply attracted.
I couldn't wait to read the rest of the content, and Master Zhou reluctantly put down the test paper in his hands.
"As a person, you should be of benefit to the world. In everything you do, you should seek peace of mind. When you enter or leave an official position, you should have no place to live and develop your wisdom. When you are old, you should be strong. It is better to move away from the white-headed heart, to be poor and strong, and not to fall into the clouds of ambition. ,,," He read it several times alone, and then asked: "Do you believe that this sentence was written by a candidate who is less than twenty years old?"
The two adults beside him did not speak, but Mr. Zhou smiled and said: "What does it mean to be an official if you are good at learning? Worry about the country, the people, and the world. We live in temples, but we don't have this understanding. It seems that it is what is written at the beginning of this poem. I’m not ashamed to ask,”
Mr. Zhou confirmed the status of this article with just one sentence. Without stopping for a moment, he directly turned to the second page of the test paper and read the agricultural and business policy topics above. He found that not only was this article first-rate, he even answered all the agricultural and business examination questions. It was so perfect that even arithmetic, which was considered difficult by imperial examination candidates, was extremely proficient.
An all-rounder must be an all-rounder. Mr. Zhou eagerly turned to the last poetry test. If there is another good poem to embellish this examination paper, then there is no doubt that Huiyuan will be selected for this year's provincial examination.
But what happened was contrary to expectations. Mr. Zhou turned to the last page, and there was no word on it. Mr. Zhou couldn't figure out why. He shook his head, put down the examination paper with regret, and began to review the papers of other candidates.
The two adults next to them both knew who Du Ming's paper belonged to. Seeing Zhou Chaosheng's expectant expression, they both knew that this person had no hope of becoming a high school senior.
Dean Meng was not aware of the regret. Meng Xinghe was indeed extremely talented. He was able to get into the top ten after taking the exam for only two days. Even if he failed to win the Huiyuan exam, he was still guaranteed to go to Chang'an to participate in the tribute examination.
I don't know how happy Meng Xinghe would be if he knew about this. Mr. Meng smiled mysteriously, picked up Meng Xinghe's paper and read it carefully.
I had already admired it after hearing a few sentences from Zhou Chaosheng's mouth. Now that I have read it in person, I am even more impressed. His skills in reviewing, solving and answering questions are indeed unmatched. There are endless witticisms in the article, although some The local terminology is a bit lacking and the cohesion is not very good, but overall it is a good article in the examination room.
After the three adults reviewed all the papers, Mr. Zhou selected three from the ten papers, one of which was the one without poetry, and said: "The two adults feel that the title of Yuan in this provincial examination should be given." Give it to the candidate who is suitable,"
Dean Meng didn't say anything. With Meng Xinghe's ability, as long as there are no accidents in the tribute examination, he is still capable of winning the top prize in Jinke this year. He only needs to go to Chang'an to take the exam. If he fails to win the top prize, he may be able to block a lot of limelight. Isn't that a good thing?
Ma Shouchen next to him was different. If Meng Xinghe was the first member of the high school, it would be a matter of time for him to become famous in the future. By then, the Ma family would not be trampled under his feet. He pretended to be upright, picked up a test paper and said: "From the third gate. From the scientific examination point of view, this examination paper should be the best, especially the last poem, which is better than the other nine examination papers. I think this person should be the first one in the case,"
Ma Shouchen is really good at scratching Meng Xinghe's sore feet, avoiding the important and focusing on writing poems. Even if Meng Xinghe's articles are very good, he will not benefit from the overall ranking.
"Mr. Meng, what do you think?" Mr. Zhou said politely. After all, this was a provincial examination, and only three judges could determine the quota. He did not dare to make his own decisions.
Dean Meng had already figured it out in his mind, and said casually: "In my opinion, the test paper in Mr. Ma's hand is indeed good, and he was selected as the leader of this provincial examination."
Two adults came to the conclusion, and Mr. Zhou also agreed that this paper should be chosen as the head of the case. His only regret was that the paper he admired had missed the opportunity to be in Huiyuan because he did not write poems. It was inevitable that he would be a little disappointed.
After a while, under the screening of the three adults, the top ten test papers were determined one by one. They tore open the red paper on the test paper and presented the names of the corresponding students in sequence.
After looking at the names on the test paper at the back of the desk, Mr. Zhou picked up his pen, shook his head and said: "It's a good article, but it's a pity that it was ruined by a poem. If not, not only would the Huiyuan on the paper be his, Even Huiyuan in my heart is him, hey, what a talent, what a pity,"
Mr. Zhou let out a long sigh, and had already written all the names and handed them to the officials nearby to seal them up and wait for them to be announced on the day when the list is released.
"Sneeze, who are you thinking about me?" Sitting on Zhong Yusu's teahouse, Meng Xinghe sneezed happily. After returning from Duangchangpo that day, he suffered a lot of deprivation from Lu Ning during the day, and ran away again at night. Yan Mengdie's boudoir is doing farming. The past few days have been really busy. I finally had some free time today, so I just went to Zhong Yusu's place to drink free tea.
Thinking about it, it has been a long time since I came to take care of Zhong Yusu's business. It seems that I am not loyal enough. Meng Xinghe sighed and saw Zhong Yusu coming from a distance wearing a tight black floral skirt, like a black rose with thorns, for sale | Meng Xinghe laughed at her sign and said, "Miss Yu Su is so polite. Every time I come here, you serve tea in person. Seeing how you've spoiled me, I've become very casual."
Knowing that Meng Xinghe was a very thick-skinned person, and the word "casual" was simply not suitable to describe him, Zhong Yusu laughed and said, "I wish that the young master would come to my teahouse every day," she said, winking at Meng Xinghe, On that petite figure, she has huge breasts and fat buttocks, which look extremely bumpy. People can't help but want to touch two of them to see how big they are.
I don't know if that dead old man Liu Shilang can bear it. At Zhong Yusu's age and figure, I'm afraid ten men can't feed him.
It's still the scent of purple-pink roses. This woman is indeed an unrestrained and cheerful person, but her life is a bit too hard. She is married to an old man and is far away in Chang'an. She is lonely in an empty bed. She still has some feelings for Zhong Yusu. Sympathetic, Meng Xinghe smiled and said: "Miss Yusu, why don't you sit down for a while? It's been a long time since we sat together to have a pure love and chat. It's sunny and sunny today, why don't we sit down and have a long chat? , Oh, by the way, does your Royal Garden still print books? It happens to be out of stock these days. I want to use your relationship to buy a few books and go back to practice more."
The previous words can be ignored directly. When the words "Royal Garden" were mentioned later, Zhong Yusu had a blush on her face, making her look even more attractive. This person is really strange. Today is the day when the Provincial Academy releases the results, and he didn't go to see it. Instead, he came to his own teahouse to eat for free. Could it be that he was confident or that he didn't have any hope?
Unable to guess what this man was thinking, Zhong Yusu refused to talk to him and said: "If you want that kind of book, I will ask someone to send you a few copies to your rouge shop someday. I have something to do today, so I won't chat with you." , I heard that the Provincial Court released the results, you’d better go and take a look, your future is important, don’t waste it on yourself,”
What this little girl said was true, but he already knew that there was no chance, so it would be in vain to watch.
Seeing Zhong Yusu swaying her fat butt and walking away, Meng Xinghe poured himself a cup of hot tea before putting it into his mouth. He saw someone running madly from the corridor opposite. It was Young Master Chai who had gone out to have fun last night and had not returned home.
Chai saw that Meng Xinghe was still drinking tea leisurely, panting and stammering and saying, "Third, third brother, I heard news from Wanhua Tower that you actually... ,bingo,"
"Plop," Meng Xinghe spurted out hot tea, widened his eyes, and said, "What, I got hit, I can't be that violent, I just did it a few times and got hit, I have a strong orgasm,"
"Well, it's a hit. Third brother, you are so powerful. You can hit the mark like this. I'm really impressed." Chai Shao saw a pot of good tea on the table, so he immediately grabbed it and took a sip, with a look of admiration on his face. Just let Meng Xinghe sit down on the stool.
"It's over, it's time to confess to Ning'er this time. Now the news has spread in Wanhua Tower. I've made Yan Mengdie's belly big. If I don't confess, I'll be sentenced to death." Meng Xinghe's face showed no signs of death. I was so happy that I didn't expect that sleeping with that girl for just a few nights would lead to good things. I am really fierce and powerful, no one can match me.
But after all, he was a father. Meng Xinghe regained his composure in an instant, smiled happily on his face, and said: "Second brother, is Mengdie okay? Is there anything that feels uncomfortable or something has happened?"
Thinking of seeing those pregnant mothers working hard to give birth to babies in his previous life, Meng Xinghe worried that the witch Mengdie would lose their bones and blood through carelessness. Even a shrewd person like Mr. Chai could not guess what Meng Xinghe wanted to say. He Guan Mengdie is in high school, so why bother with her?
"Oh, Mengdie, I heard at Wanhua Tower this morning that my third brother had won the lottery. He specially played a happy song for us overnighters for free to express our congratulations. I think that girl is probably fascinated by my third brother. , go over and consummate the relationship another day, you often did this kind of thing in Taoyuan, Third Brother,"
It has been settled long ago, and now it is just a matter of filling in the loopholes as usual. Meng Xinghe cursed in a suppressed voice, carefully trying to figure out the meaning of Mr. Chai's words, and suddenly realized that his head felt like three flowers gathering together and he was extremely dizzy.
He stood up and struggled to grab Mr. Chai's lapel, and asked seriously: "Who was hit and what was hit?"
Meng Xinghe was not sure whether his guess was correct, but Mr. Chai was frightened by his surprise and whispered: "It's you, you won the second place in the provincial examination. If you don't believe me, you can tell by looking in front of the provincial courtyard." , do you know that now even the storytellers under the bridge are praising your name, saying that you are better than this year's Huiyuan, even if you skip the exam, you can get the second place, and they even named you a The name is definitely more bluffing than your Mr. Hualiu. What is it called?" Chai Shao thought for a while, then immediately patted his head and said: "It seems to be called Jiangnan Scholar. Now, third brother, your limelight has overshadowed that scientific examination meeting. Yuan has become a legend in the eyes of countless people,"
Well, after hearing this huge news, Meng Xinghe was in a daze. Then he lowered his hands, lowered his head, and landed heavily on the stool again. Looking at the wide Grand Canal in the distance, he hammered the table several times. He scolded fiercely: "Damn, this happiness comes too suddenly, right?"