At the beginning, there is smoke coming out of the ancestral grave, and the woman is busy in the imp

There seemed to be a dark cloud covering Linyuan City, and a storm was coming. The city is crowded with people and lonely.

It wasn't until the day when the Gui Bang was announced that the candidates went out together one after another.

Outside the long street, the teahouse was full of high-pitched conversations.

"Have you heard that it was the Jin Yiwei who assassinated Marquis Jiangling in Rigongyuan that day! There are many Jin Yiwei in the city."

"Yes, there is an old official living next to my house. I heard that he has been working in the government office for more than 20 years. He was arrested by the government officials in the middle of the night last night. It was a very embarrassing scene." A man in blue said Zi shook his head and talked about his knowledge.

The scholar next to him twitched his mouth, "Brother, you just returned to Jingzhou recently."

"As you know, my ancestral home is Nanyang, Jingzhou. But I have been living in Yizhou with my wife before. I thought I would try to see if I could win the prize, so I would come back."

As he said that, the blue-clothed scholar looked at him in shock, "You, you, you know so clearly, it couldn't be the Jin Yiwei."

All the scholars in the hall were speechless. With your accent, do you really need Jinyiwei? Anyone who is not deaf can hear it.

"Then Marquis Jiangling's performance this time is not worrying?"

Anyone who can still perform stably after being assassinated will probably have to shake even the hand holding the pen.

"Hey, in this case, it is none other than Lao Peng who can solve Yuan." The scholars all looked at an old man in the corner.

Peng Weilan is nearly in his prime, and he was once a well-known genius boy in Guiyang County.

Unfortunately, he was tortured by Jin Yiwei and lost the ability to move his legs. If he became disabled, he would lose the qualification to die. Last year, I heard that he was cured by Dr. You.

At this time, Peng Weilan's face was calm, drinking his tea calmly, and looking at everyone as if he didn't hear anything.

Seeing that the old man was silent, the scholars started talking again. "The son-in-law of the He family also has the style of unifying the Yuan Dynasty, and it has been accumulated for many years. He is no better than these new melon eggs."

"I think it is possible for Meng Ziyi. He has been in Xie's Academy for three years, and he probably received a lot of guidance from that adult."

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Xie Mansion.

Meng Ziyi, who has been mentored by Master Si for many years, is playing chess with Xie Chunxi.

"Brother Meng, you said I would be so shameless if I missed." Xie Chunxi sighed, feeling a lot of pressure as he listened to the laughter of the juniors coming from the courtyard next door.

Meng Ziyi stroked his beard and laughed, "I thought your wise brother was as shameless as a city wall, so he wouldn't care about such trivial matters."

Xie Chunxi smiled bitterly. His family had become more and more beautiful, and from time to time he would go out with Dr. Wu to work as a traveling doctor.

If he, as a father, cannot stand up, what will happen if Zhiyi is bullied in the future? He cannot point at Xiao Yuheng to support him in everything.

Seeing that he was still frowning, Meng Ziyi slipped the chess piece in his hand into the chess box and said sternly: "My dear brother, don't worry, although you are not a talented person, you are better than hard work, and you will definitely be on the list."

Xie Chunxi: "...Thank you Brother Meng for your comfort."

It's a good comfort, don't comfort me next time!

About two cups of tea later, the Gongyuan opened the gates that had been closed for many days and came out to read the Guibang.

There are also people from the government's ceremony room nearby, just waiting to make a good list. All of them were riding tall horses and holding high colorful flags and banners. Along the way, people fired cannons, played music, played and played, and it was as lively as if they were getting married as they headed towards Xie's Mansion.

There are usually no less than three people who go to the home of a scholar who has passed the examination to report the good news, but it is shocking that there are more than ten people in the team.

Some sharp-eyed children hurriedly called their friends and chased the team. This family has a lot of rewards!

The sound of gongs and drums was heard from a long way away. The young people stopped flying flowers and ordered people to open the door and carry out the wedding money that had been prepared.

A total of thirteen people from the Xie family participated in the Autumn Palace, and no one could miss the prize, so they had already prepared the money for the wedding.

Mei Xingyun held a piece of Liangzhou mutton jerky in his mouth and put his hands behind his head, "Hey, happiness belongs to you all and has nothing to do with me."

"Silly boy, it doesn't matter. You can have a few more bowls of rice at tonight's dinner." Zhen Youqian patted him on the back, laughed and caught up with the team in front.

But he said that the gate was ringing with gongs, and three big horses were about to stop at the door. The soldiers quickly dismounted their horses and shouted: "Please come out, Mr. Xie, high school!"

The concierge scratched his head and said, "There are many people named Xie in our house. Which one are you looking for?"

"I am the Marquis of Jiangling. Thank you, Yuheng."

"And Mr. Xie Mingli, the third best economics student in the high school provincial examination!"

Waiting for Xie Yuheng and his entourage, they turned around and turned around the large marble screen with a huanghuali wood frame.

The posters have been hung up in the hall, and the one in the center is "Good news for Mr. Xie Yuheng, the high school Jingzhou provincial examination first place Xie Yuan."

After counting, there were actually twelve applications. You must know that Jingzhou is a major imperial examination state, and the quota for the rural examination is only 120, so Xie Mansion accounts for one-tenth.

The soldiers congratulated the soldiers who came out with a heavy red envelope and grinned behind their ears.

"Congratulations, sir. Congratulations on your high school success." A soldier sincerely congratulated Mei Xingyun, his face full of joy.

When he looked up, he was frightened by the resentment on Mei Xingyun's face and took a step back.

Mei Xingyun said faintly: "What a coincidence, Xie's College took the reference of eleven people, and the only one who missed was me."

The soldier wiped the non-existent sweat on his face, then raised a smile and said: "The one who is close to Zhu is red. I think the scholar will be in high school soon, high school!"

After saying that, he quickly ran away. He planned to go to the gambling house tomorrow to play a few games. Forget about his luck.

On that side, the young man who was the new county magistrate of Jingzhou came to see Xie Yuheng with a note. "On behalf of my lord, I would like to congratulate Marquis Jiangling for winning the provincial examination."

Rong Shi immediately handed over a red envelope, and the boy took it, thanked him, and hurriedly handed over the post, "Tomorrow the government will hold a banquet of deer singing, and I hope the Marquis of Jiangling will reward you."

The "Lu Ming Banquet" is a banquet held on the day after the results of the provincial examination are released. It is a banquet for new imperial examination candidates, academic officials and local officials. Because the song "Lu Ming" must be played before the banquet, it is called the "Lu Ming Banquet".

Xie Yuheng motioned to Rong Shi to take the post and said that he would definitely attend the banquet by then.

It's just that the newly promoted lords behind him have different expressions on their faces, and they all light a candle in their hearts for the person sitting next to Xie Yuheng at tomorrow's banquet.

Even Meng Ziyi, who came in fourth place, suddenly felt that it was just like winning the imperial examination. In fact, it was okay not to go to the deer roaring banquet, or to run away tonight.

The boy outside the door was scattering copper coins, causing the children to snatch them.

An uncle pointed to the plaque of Xie Mansion and taught the children. "There is Xie Jieyuan in there. He has won four yuan in a row this year when he is only eight years old. You have to learn from him! Don't just go to cockfighting for one day. You have no future."

The child was unmoved and rolled his eyes, "Then you and mother didn't give me a brain as smart as Xie Jieyuan."

"Hey, you little brat."

The uncle became so angry that he raised his hand to show off his child.