Through the ancient dark horse strategy

Even if Wang Yong is a big mountain, Ye Xiaoyi has to go over it.To beat your competitors, you must first understand them.

It is said that this little boy Wang Yong was a child prodigy since he was a child. He was able to write poems at the age of three and literature at the age of six.However, his parents thought that he was still young, so they didn't let him take the scientific examination immediately, but let him go on a tour of mountains and rivers.

As the saying goes, "read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles", it is best to travel all over the world to broaden your horizons, understand the people's feelings and society, and then come back to take the exam.

The past few years when Wang Yong disappeared in the rivers and lakes happened to be the time when Ye Xiaoyi traveled here. No wonder Ye Xiaoyi had never heard of him before.

Now, a battle that has been entangled for three years has blown up this great master, and he just happened to compete with Ye Xiaoyi for the Jieyuan of this year's provincial examination.

Those who knew Wang Yong felt that he was the number one in this year's provincial examination.Almost no one remembered that three years ago, there was a candidate named Ye Xiaoyi who won ten first places in a row.

Because in the past three years, Ye Xiaoyi has mostly been studying in seclusion, and has not left any poems in the "literary world".

On the contrary, the high-achieving students from county schools, government schools, and Guozijian are more famous.Because they show their faces a lot, any good article they write will be circulated all over the street, and there will be serious gentlemen to comment on it, which is extremely high.

It's no wonder that people forget about Ye Xiaoyi, because he just passed the hospital examination and won the top scholar.

Scholars are divided into three, six, and nine grades, and only the top-ranking scholars "endowed students" can be sent to study in prefectural and county schools, and to study in politics.Ye Xiaoyi is only the most junior student, how can he compare with the seniors in the government school who have studied for three years?

The national first-level school here is Guozijian, and the local schools are prefectural and county schools.They are all concentrated places of shade students, official students and tribute students.Yin students are descendants of prominent families, official students are the children of officials above the seventh rank, and Gong students are high-achieving students recommended to the Imperial College from prefectural and county schools. Which one is not more powerful than Ye Xiaoyi?

Moreover, these people are all in prefectural schools, and they can finally participate in the rural examination after going through the serious selection of the yearly examination and the selection of the scientific examination.

Ye Xiaoyi, a candidate who was directly recommended for the provincial examination and did not hang out in a government school, was forgotten by everyone.

Ye Fangtian took the list of the top five (leaders of the Five Classics) in the provincial examination, which was inferred from the market, and laughed at Ye Xiaoyi: "You don't have your name, brother, you have been too low-key these three years!"

Ye Xiaoyi didn't mind at all, the government school said that he was a student of the Xuezheng (Hanlin), but how could such a big official teach you in person?Besides, all the people who took part in the provincial examination were worshiped under him, so how could he care about it?

It's just a reputation, you can't really learn anything, and you have to spend time entertaining the powerful.It's better for him to study the previous test questions and the previous few papers at home, and then improve his writing skills.

Now that the provincial examination is approaching, Ye Xiaoyi just wanted to quickly find a way to defeat his opponent, Ye Xiaoyi stretched out his hand and said, "Speculation is useful, what are you doing with the examination, wouldn't it be faster to get the number one by guessing?

There is no need to worry about such unreliable things. Have you got the articles I asked you to help collect? "

Ye Fangtian handed over a stack of papers: "Hey, the articles of the top ten candidates are all here. Brother, there is nothing you can't get."

Ye Xiaoyi was very happy holding a stack of Wang Yong's essays and poems, as well as the essays of other talented students.

Very good, know yourself and your enemy, win every battle.I know the articles of all of you, but you cannot get the articles of Lao Tzu.Even if there is, it is still at the level of Lao Tzu three years ago. You can't guess where my level is now?

Lao Tzu is a dark horse right now. When you all wrote your articles, you didn’t think of beating me, a pervert who researched papers and studied madly.

But I have figured out all your ways, and I can copy your routines and overcome your shortcomings.

The outcome was decided before the start, Ye Xiaoyi finally made up his mind.

On the first day of the township examination, there was no examination, but the students were searched and entered.

Because there are three exams in the whole township exam, and each exam is three days, you have to live in a cubicle for nine days!Candidates need to enter the venue in advance and get used to the environment. In fact, they need to buy necessities from the examination room first.

For example, do you need a quilt?Do you need a hot bath?As long as you need and you have money, you can customize these services with the examination room.

The rural examination is the same as the college examination, except for the admission ticket and money, you can't bring anything into the venue.Meals, tea, quilts, pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and toilet paper for going to the latrine are all provided by the examination room.

How many sets of pens and inks, how much toilet paper, what grade of meals, etc. need to be ordered with the examination room in advance, and will be delivered according to the order.Once the exam starts, candidates can no longer talk to the yamen, and even the servants who deliver meals and items have to be searched by the yamen.

Early entry is to let you pay first and customize the service.After a rural examination, the examination room can usually make a lot of money for the children of officials.

Ye Xiaoyi brought enough money and waited in a long queue outside the tribute courtyard to be searched.There are an unprecedented number of candidates for this exam, and the four exam rooms "Tiandi Xuanhuang" in Yangzhou Gongyuan have all been opened. This is probably the most popular rural exam.

This time Ye Xiaoyi watched other people's body searches, and his mood was not as relaxed as the last time he took the hospital examination.If among these people, there is a hermit like him...

Then, who is the last dark horse may be uncertain.If there is a strong opponent that he doesn't understand, it will not be so easy to win.It's really stressful.

"Ye Chen! Ye Chen!" Someone called Ye Xiaoyi as the npc's name, and Ye Xiaoyi turned his head to answer.

Wang Gaojun waved to him excitedly: "Hey, Ye Chen, I'm also here to participate in the contest."

When Ye Xiaoyi saw this person, he suddenly found a way to relax.Ye Xiaoyi probably guessed how he got in, so he said, "Did you also donate money to get in?"

Wang Gaojun ran to Ye Xiaoyi's team and whispered to him: "Yes, the price is not low. After my father donated money to me, he told me that if I failed the exam again, he would beat me to death!" "

Ye Xiaoyi asked: "Then will you know it? How are you going to take the test?"

Wang Gaojun said in a low voice: "I brought the copy. As long as I pass the test silently and win the last-ranked candidate, I can go to the county to be an alternate county magistrate."

Bring a cheat sheet?Ye Xiaoyi frightened him: "I heard that the body search is very strict, and even copying words on the belly will cost you fifty bucks. But I know there is a place to hide things, and the clerks will definitely not find them!"

The little bastard Wang Gaojun asked curiously, "Where?"

Ye Xiaoyi whispered to him: "Go to Gong's place."

Wang Gaojun immediately covered his mouth, and praised in a low voice: "Ye Chen, you are so clever, I will hide now!"

After all, Wang Gaojun happily left the team and went to the latrine.

Ye Xiaoyi, who was still in line, was Sparta, this little bastard really wanted to hide his fart.Go in the eyes?Really hurt for him...

After being interrupted by this little bastard, Ye Xiaoyi really felt much more relaxed.This time he was still in the Tianzihao examination room. When he finally checked the people and was able to enter the venue, he was patted on the shoulder from behind: "Brother Xiwu, it's me again. Let's get acquainted. My name is Ren Qifeng. My name is Ren Qifeng." Xiuzhi."

Tsk!Why so many old acquaintances?Ye Xiaoyi doesn't remember who he is at all?He just replied politely: "Brother Xiu, my name is Ye Xiaoyi, I don't have a name."

Here is to be 20 years old, the man will perform the coronation ceremony, and then the elders will bestow the name.Both Ye Xiaoyi and Xiao Mo were not old enough to take their names.

As for Xiao Qian and Ye Fangtian, they were used to calling each other by their first names when they were young, and now they are still in their twenties and are affectionately called by their real names, and Ye Xiaoyi also calls them by their first names.

Ye Xiaoyi is really not used to addressing others with "words".

Ren Qifeng laughed: "You don't remember me at first sight. Three years ago, you were allowed to answer questions under the sycamore tree in the Gongyuan. We all know you. I even talked to you."

Ye Xiaoyi immediately realized that someone approached him three years ago and said, "He is Feng Qiwu, and you are Qiwu, a weak scholar in white clothes. We all know you."

Boss Ye pretended to be a scholar, bowed to the scholar and said: "Brother Xiu laughed at that. At that time, my younger brother was tired from traveling and was not feeling well, and he didn't want to miss the exam, so he made a statement to the magistrate.

The magistrate is kind enough to allow me to answer in the open space, but I am ashamed that everyone laughed at me when I didn't think about it. "

Ren Qifeng wondered: "You really look like a modest gentleman, just as Confucian as your article three years ago. But why do I always feel that your temperament should not be like this?"

Brother, your eyes are really poisonous!Ye Xiaoyi said with interest: "Then brother Xiu thinks what kind of temperament is this little brother?"

Ren Qifeng only replied with four words: "Ru Li Zang Feng."

Ye Xiaoyi laughed, he really is a talent, this guy's sensitivity to people's hearts is extraordinary, he can even recognize the subtle expression that he doesn't remember who he is.

Ye Xiaoyi wanted to take in his younger brother again, so he said, "Brother Xiu, let's go have dinner together. I'll treat you."

The two sat down in the canteen of the Gongyuan. The lowest food here is green vegetables and tofu with rice. If you think it is too vegetarian, you can add a fried egg for extra money.Higher-end meals include chicken legs and duck meat, and even higher-end dishes include supplementary soups such as fish, pigeon, sambalone, and bird's nest.

Ye Xiaoyi proudly ordered ten dishes, big fish and meat, vegetables and radishes, ginseng soup, chicken soup, keel soup, these soups were full of water and desserts.

Ren Qifeng's eyes almost fell out: "Someone really order these chicken soup and ginseng soup? A bowl of chicken soup here can buy two chickens outside.

Brother Xiwu, you are too prodigal.There are only two of us, why order so much soup? "

Ye Xiaoyi took it for granted, "Take it home and drink it. The tea here is too bitter, and you can't sleep after drinking it. Later, we'll each take two cups of soup back to drink, and take these pastries back for supper."

The Gongyuan cafeteria closes at Xushi (7:[-] p.m.), and there will be no one to eat at that time.Ye Xiaoyi's desk was never short of snacks such as melon seeds and candied haws, and when he was sleepy, he regained his energy after taking a few bites.Otherwise, if he retreats here for nine days, his drowsiness will not be able to survive.

Ren Qifeng was speechless, he really didn't see that this kid was a rich man.He thought that those expensive expenses were prepared for the sons of officials, but he didn't expect that his "male god" was also rich.

While waiting for the food, the two ordered some examination room services with the clerk in the cafeteria.

Ye Xiaoyi saw that Ren Qifeng's quilt and hot water had all been crossed out, and he also chose the lowest-grade vegetables and tofu for meals, so he proudly ordered nine days of first-class meals for him, and paid for the hot water and quilts. up.

Ren Qifeng had a complicated heart, and said to the male god: "Actually, I have the money to order these, but it's only August now, and I can sleep with clothes on. The quilts here are too expensive, so I crossed them out.

As for hot water and food, I feel that I have to make a fuss, and I don't have so much time to bathe and eat, so I just let it go.Brother Xiwu really doesn't need to spend money for me. "

Ye Xiaoyi replied with a smile, "Courtesy is less important than affection, this little money is not worth anything. I just think Brother Xiuzhi is a talent and deserves better care, so I took the liberty of ordering these things, Brother Xiu Be mindful."

Ren Qifeng has a very high EQ, he didn't say that he is high-spirited like those sour scholars, you are insulting with money.humiliate me.Ren Qifeng knew about Chai Migui, so he immediately accepted the male god's kindness, and he and Ye Xiaoyi became loyal brothers, chatting together.

Ren Qifeng is very good at talking. When eating, a crowd of people surrounded one person into the cafeteria. Ren Qifeng said in a low voice: "That is Wang Yong. Wang Xie's descendants are very talented. It's a pity that his arrogance ruined him."

Ye Xiaoyi glanced at that person, this Wang Yong is just a brat, and the person he wants to defeat is this brat.Ye Xiaoyi leaned over to Ren Qifeng's side, and said in a low voice, "What should I say?"

Ren Qifeng closed his eyes, took a deep breath and said, "Brother Xiwu, you smell so good."

Ye Xiaoyi was embarrassed for a moment, the spices brought back by his caravan, 13-year-old Ye Xiaomei liked it very much.Every time I dry clothes in the cage, I love to dry his and Grandma Ye's clothes fragrantly.

According to her words, she is the only one who smells good. She is embarrassed, so she must drag her brother and grandma to wear the fragrant clothes together.Asked by others, she can also say that the clothes in my house are so fragrant.

This brother Ye Xiaoyi can only accompany his sister to smoke incense loyally, but he tries his best to use hidden incense, why is this dog's nose so good?

Ye Xiaoyi could only say what Ye Xiaomei said: "All the clothes in my house are incense."

Ren Qifeng took a look at the male god's white skin, thin neck, elegant appearance, and beautiful appearance, and felt a little moved.

This kind of person is born to attract men, but this can't be known by the male god. Ren Qifeng turned to discuss Wang Yong: "Wang Yong is a descendant of the Wang family of Langya. However, the burden on him was too heavy, which ruined him.

The ancestors of the Wang family used to have power in the government and the opposition, but it is a pity that it has been in decline for a long time now.Unlike the Lanling Xiao family, it can retreat to become a business, run across the sea of ​​business, turn its hands into clouds, and turn its hands into rain.Langya Wang's writings are excellent, and they have always only served as officials, but it is a pity that they have never been reused.It's hard to come up with a genius child prodigy, but he is burdened with the task of revitalizing the Wang family.

Others say that Wang Yong's articles are brilliant, but they don't see the sad meaning revealed in them. His articles are often sad about the past and full of injustice.The Wang family has talents, but they are gradually declining and cannot be reused, and their writing is also sad.

The most tragic thing is that Wang Yong's poems and essays from his travels in the past few years did not let him see the people's livelihood, but instead fostered his arrogance.

It's a pity that those gentlemen who commented on his articles praised him for his noble integrity, let alone let him realize what kind of talents the court needs. "

rely on it!It seems that this guy is his competitor!With Ren Qifeng's awareness, Ye Xiaoyi felt that his essay must be more to the examiner's appetite than Wang Yong's.

Ye Xiaoyi asked him: "Then what kind of talents do you think the imperial court needs?"