In early spring and February, the cold winter gradually withdraws from the heavy land.

The lively New Year's Eve has passed, leaving an unfinished aftertaste. The men who have traveled home for a few days began to reluctantly bid farewell to their hometown and loved ones.

The most nervous thing for the students is the upcoming examination room.

The children's examination is divided into three parts in total, including the county examination, the government examination and the hospital examination.

The county examination is generally presided over by the county magistrate, and the children in the county must pay the corresponding fees for reference and be guaranteed by a scholar in the county before they can take the examination.Candidates take four exams in a row, and the content includes poems, poems, strategies, etc. After passing the exam, they can take the government exam.

The government examination is presided over by the prefect or prefect, and the prefect of Zhili Prefecture or Zhili Office is assisted by the same magistrate. The content and time of the examination are the same as the county examination.

The college examination is presided over by Xuezheng, which is divided into main exam and re-examination. Only after passing the college exam can one be called a scholar, which is also the first step for students to enter government schools and formally participate in the imperial examination.

On the third day after Xu Ran paid the fee, Jin Cheng sent him to the examination room. There were seventy-year-olds and six-year-old children in the examination room. .

"Brother Wang, I have admired your name for a long time!" A man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks strode forward, with a sinister smile on his face.

Xu Ran was vigilant.

"This is the Li Wenfu you mentioned a few days ago." Jin Cheng reminded him in a low voice.

The original owner and Li Wenfu had met several times, but they didn't meet each other, so they didn't have much impression of Li Wenfu.

"So it's Brother Li, and he's taking the exam today?" Xu Ran raised his hand to signal.

Li Wenfu opened the fan in his hand with a "swish", and the icy wind swept in, Xu then took a few steps back, "Brother Li, I am weak."

"Oh! That's really embarrassing." Li Wenfu put away his fan indifferently, looked Xu Ran up and down with his mouse eyes, and said domineeringly, "You just took home the property, so you should rest at home and run away." What are you doing here?"

Xu Ran lowered his head and covered his lips with his hands and coughed a few times, but the corners of his lips under his arms drew a cold arc, "I'm not at home, I'm just out to have fun."

When Li Wenfu saw how sick he was, he gradually relaxed his vigilance. He probably wouldn't last until the end of the exam.

"It's not brother who said you, you should rest at home with such a weak body! But we met because of fate, I can be very experienced here, if you don't understand anything, just come to me, this time I am very confident in the exam!"

Li Wenfu was so excited that he almost started patting his chest.

Xu Ran coughed again, his body swayed back to normal, "Then thank you Brother Li, it's windy outside, why don't we go in earlier."

"Yes, yes, you go in first."

Li Wenfu moved out of the way, Xu Ran took the test items in Jin Cheng's hand and walked in slowly, and from the corner of his eyes, he could see the compliments of the remaining candidates surrounded by Li Wenfu.

Originally, not many people participated, most of them chose the literary test because they couldn't pass the military test and didn't want to be unknown here.If you are lucky enough to have a clear eye, you can build a good relationship with the military officer. In any case, although the civil officer is weak, he is still much better than ordinary people.

The number of participants in this children's test is even less. In contrast, Li Wenfu, who has participated for more than ten years, has almost a 100% chance of winning.

Whoever can show his face in front of Li Wenfu may be favored by the other party, and it would be even better if he can get a promise similar to the one in front of him.

Li Wenfu looked at the direction Xu Ran was leaving, spat in disdain, and cursed in his heart, "Bah! What do you think you are, how dare you be so noble in front of me."

There was not much time, and other candidates hurried into the examination room, and Li Wenfu was naturally among them.

His seat was on the same level as Xu Ran's. The two seats were far apart, and there was a wooden board in the middle to prevent cheating in the exam.

This county magistrate is about 60 years old. He has not been in office for a long time, and it is said that he was promoted by someone.

After the test papers were handed out, there were guards all around them, and the examination room was so quiet that only the rustling of bamboo paper pages could be heard.

As soon as Xu Ran got the test paper, he started to write and answer the questions. As long as he saw the beginning of the question, he could know the answer. He wrote quickly and smoothly, with almost no pause.

Such a confident picture is in stark contrast to the scratching of others.

The only one who could barely keep up with his rhythm was Li Wenfu next to him.

Li Wenfu has rich "combat experience". After writing a little bit, he raised his head to observe the progress of others. Seeing that many people were still on the first side, he couldn't help but chuckled. It seemed that he was the first one this time.

Soon, his eyes rested on Xu Ran who was next to him. Li Wenfu narrowed his eyes and saw that the bamboo paper on Xu Ran's desk had been written densely, and Xu Ran's face was very relaxed, as if he was very sure.

Li Wenfu was shocked. As far as he knew, Wang Yuanzhi only went to a private school for a few days, and was driven home later. How could he answer the questions so quickly and easily? It must be made up, right!It must be made up!

It seemed that after giving himself a psychological hint, Li Wenfu felt that he was full of confidence again, and returned to the paper to answer the questions.

He is a person who has been in the exam for more than ten years, and he will definitely get the first place this time!

During the exam period for the candidates, Zhixian was also wandering around. When he passed by Xu Ran, he glanced at Xu Ran's test paper inadvertently. One point.

The four rounds of exams were soon over, and under the constant urging of the examiner, the rest of the people hurriedly stopped the pens in their hands, and faced the answer with regret on their faces.

Li Wenfu threw away those who wanted to pester him, and walked quickly to Xu Ran's side, "Brother Wang, how did you do in the exam today?"

Xu Ran replied lightly, "It should be okay."

"Hey, I understand your pain. I have experienced it too. Study hard and you will surely get through it in the future. Don't be discouraged." Li Wenfu patted him on the shoulder pretending to be comforting.

Xu Ran lowered her eyes, "Yes."

On the contrary, this posture made Li Wenfu take his guess in his heart seriously, and the corners of his lips kept curling up.

He just said, but he is a mentally ill person, and before Zhiyuan specially asked someone to warn him about the other party's ambition, it seems that to have ambition you must have the corresponding strength.

Zhiyuan was really a little surprised.

After the two parted ways, Xu Ran got into his own carriage. He closed his eyes and leaned against the plush and warm fox fur cushions on the carriage, holding the hand warmer given to him by the students in his hand, and said wearily, "Let's go." Bar."

The weather has been bad recently, Xu Ran's interest has not been very high, Jin Cheng didn't dare to ask more questions, and served Xu Ran carefully.

The first thing he did when he got back to the room was that Xu Ran lay down on the warm bed and told him that no one was allowed to call him until he woke up.

After he fell into a deep sleep, Zhao Zhiyuan, who was once again rejected by the door, hammered the wall outside angrily.

Three days later, the results of the county examination were released, and a notice was posted on the city wall by a special person. Some students who were more concerned immediately went over to check the above examination list.

Both the county examination and the government examination only post the list of students who have passed, and only the college examination will inform the candidates of their scores and rankings.As soon as the results of the county examination came out, some people were happy while others were worried.

When Li Wenfu received the news, he happened to be drinking and having fun with Zhao Zhiyuan in the garden at home. Hearing the names on the list sternly described by the servants, the wine glass almost spilled.

"What did you say? Wang Yuanzhi passed too?!"

The servant was so frightened that he immediately knelt down, his body was shaking like chaff, and he replied tremblingly, "Yes."

As soon as Zhao Zhiyuan heard Wang Yuanzhi's name, he became angry, "Are you sure you read it right?"

"If you borrow 1 guts from a villain, you won't dare to deceive the young master!"

Li Wenfu immediately realized, "There are still some people on the list who are just pretending to be numbers. I'm afraid he has better luck. You can go down."

The servant retreated tremblingly.

Zhao Zhiyuan came back to his senses, nodded approvingly, but quietly clenched the wine glass in his hand, "That's right, it should be the county magistrate in order to meet the required number of reports."

For example, the local government clearly stipulates that the number of people who have passed the county examination must be reported, and the number of people must not be less than or equal to a certain number. In many cases, the number of participants is unstable, and there are also those who fail to meet the standards after reporting and cheat.

So the two quickly regarded Xu Ran's passing as good luck.

"This Wang Yuanzhi is lucky. You seemed to have a good relationship with him before." Li Wenfu said in a neutral tone.

"I was just playing around with him."

Zhao Zhiyuan lowered his eyelids, looked at the exquisite and small glass cup in his hand, and continued, "I'm afraid he really has some talent."

"Huh? How is it possible?" Li Wenfu retorted without thinking, and raised his head to take a sip of the flower wine, "He answered the questions without thinking that day, and he answered so quickly, he must have made it up."

The two quickly put this matter behind them again. Wang Yuanzhi was lucky in the county test, but the next government test is not so casual, and they will be more comfortable when the other party is brushed off.

Not long after, the wine was gone, Li Wenfu was too drunk to walk and cry, Zhao Zhiyuan was thin and thin, but he was not very drunk, and left the house with a clear expression.

Walking to the dark corner in front of Li's Mansion, Zhao Zhiyuan turned his head and glanced at the plaque of Li's Mansion with a gloomy expression, "One day, I will pay back a thousand times and a hundred times what I have suffered today."

As for the Li family that brought down the behemoth, only the shallowest and most familiar Wang family is the most suitable option.

Wang Yuanzhi, don't blame me for being cruel. It is the glory of you and your family to bring down this extremely dark Zhao family.

This small episode will soon pass, the weather will warm up, the earth will rejuvenate, and everything will recover.Xu Ran began to resume teaching, while preparing for the second government examination.

In the intensive arrangement, Xu Ran soon ushered in the second exam in this world - the government exam.

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