Lian Erye's Road to Imperial Examination

The exam questions are basically fill-in-the-blank questions and quiz questions, and the content is all in the Four Books and Five Classics, which is not difficult for Jia Lian, after all, he has already memorized the Four Books and Five Classics by heart.

Unsurprisingly, the last question in the examination paper is a poem question. The title is very simple: Plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums have been known as the "Four Gentlemen" since ancient times. Please write four poems and songs with this theme.

Jia Lian immediately searched the poems about plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum in his mind, and suddenly there was darkness in front of him. He looked up and saw a handsome middle-aged man in his forties standing in front of him. This man was wearing an official uniform. It should be the county magistrate who presided over the county examination.

The man stood in front of Jia Lian's room and saw that the examination papers in front of him were basically filled, except for the last poem question, which he hadn't written yet, so he should be thinking about it.

The man had heard about Jia Lian's rumors a long time ago, and he liked the two poems written by Jia Lian very much.Some time ago, he also heard the rumors about Jia Lian buying two poems from the wandering Taoist priest, but he didn't quite believe it.

He knew that Jia Lian was participating in the county examination and was very curious about him, so he couldn't help paying attention to him.At first he was not in a hurry to come to see Jia Lian, and he endured it for a long time before walking in front of Jia Lian.

Seeing the magistrate standing in front of him and not leaving, Jia Lian couldn't help muttering in his heart, could the magistrate be watching him for fear that he would plagiarize?After all, the news about him buying two poems from the wandering Taoist priest was spreading in the capital. The county magistrate knew that it was normal for him, and it was normal for him to be wary and wary of him.

Unaffected by the magistrate, Jia Lian continued to search for poems in his mind.

Seeing Jia Lian, the county magistrate was a little surprised and surprised when he saw that he didn't react nervously or uneasy.Then seeing Jia Lian ignoring his existence, frowning and thinking about writing a poem, I couldn't help but admire Jia Lian's calmness.

He stopped for a while in front of other candidates, and those students were so nervous that they were at a loss.This Jia Lian is only 11 years old this year. It is really surprising to see him so calm.

Not to mention anything else, it is this calm and calm, which is not something ordinary people can do.

The county magistrate was very interested in Jia Lian's poems, but he also knew that it was not good to stay in front of him for too long, so he left.

Jia Lian was searching for poems in his mind, and didn't notice that the county magistrate had left.

Soon I found a poem about plum blossoms: "White Plum"

This body is in the ice and snow forest, with different peaches and plums mixed with dust.

All of a sudden, the fragrance was released overnight, and it scattered into the universe and thousands of miles of spring.

"orchid"

There is a beautiful woman in the empty valley, who suddenly embraces loneliness.

When the east wind blows it, the fragrance is far away and fragrant.

《Bamboo stone》

He insisted that Qingshan would not relax, and Ligen was in the broken rock.

Thousands of blows are still strong, let the wind from southeast to northwest.

"Autumn Chrysanthemum"

Qiuju can be proud of frost, and is full of evil.

The natural performance is cold-resistant, but what about wind and frost?

After writing these four poems, Jia Lian let out a long breath. There were too many poems provided in the system, which made him dazzled.As an illiterate man, he didn't know which poems were good, so he chose these four poems, which were catchy and easy to understand.

After Jia Lian finished writing, he found the county magistrate standing in front of him, which shocked him. Could it be that he has been standing in front of him and did not leave, right?

Before, the county magistrate could not stay in front of Jia Lian for too long, so he left and continued to inspect.

After patrolling for a while, the county magistrate couldn't help but walked in front of Jia Lian again. He wanted to see Jia Lian's poems for the first time.

The county magistrate came to Jia Lian again, and Jia Lian had just finished writing the second "Orchid".After reading the two poems written by Jia Lian, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he looked at Jia Lian with admiration.

When he finished "Bamboo and Stone" and "Qiu Ju", the county magistrate's face was flushed red, his eyes were wide open, his mouth was wide open, and he looked stunned and did not respond for a long time.

Jia Lian saw the county magistrate looking at him with green eyes, which made his heart shudder. Why does this county magistrate have the expression of a puppy seeing a bone?

The county magistrate was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses, then smiled gently at Jia Lian, and left slowly with his hands behind his back.

Jia Lian looked at the back of the magistrate leaving with a very confused expression. What's the matter with the magistrate? He seemed to be in a good mood when he left just now?

While making his inspection tour, the county magistrate carefully savored the four poems written by Jia Lian in his heart.

This child named Jia Lian is really not simple. The four poems vividly express the gentleman's character of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum.

Mei: Exploring waves and Aoxue, cutting snow and ice, with a proud body, is a noble person with lofty ideals;

Lan: The empty valley is quiet, the solitary fragrance is self-admiring, fragrant and elegant, and it is for the world's sages;

Bamboo: sieve the wind and enjoy the moon, live a chic life, elegant and indifferent, for a modest gentleman;

Chrysanthemum: Ling Shuang is elegant, maverick, not going to the heat, and is a hermit outside the world.

This kid is not only talented, but also has the character of a gentleman.Without the character of a gentleman, these four poems cannot be written.

The rumor about the two poems that Jia Lian bought from the wandering Taoist priest is really ridiculous.This kid is so talented, does he still need to buy lyrics from the wandering Taoist priest?Those who believe in rumors are even more stupid.

The county magistrate was the first and the first to see the four poems written by Jia Lian, and he was very proud, and he also had a sense of superiority that he saw earlier than others.

Jia Lian didn't know that the county magistrate had a high opinion of him. After he finished writing the examination paper, he checked it carefully several times from beginning to end, and reassured himself after repeatedly confirming that there were no mistakes.

When he was free, he secretly watched other people.The person opposite him should be a kid from a rich family. He is dressed very expensively, he is round and cute, but he is scratching his head and cheeks and blushing, making him look like a monkey.

The person diagonally opposite should be a child from an ordinary family, dressed in rough linen, although the clothes are clean, they look old.As if noticing Jia Lian's scrutiny, the person diagonally opposite looked up at him.The eyes of the two collided in the air, and Jia Lian was not embarrassed to be caught peeking, and his eyes met the probing gaze of the person diagonally opposite him openly.

Seeing Jia Lian staring at him with clear eyes, the people diagonally opposite couldn't help feeling puzzled, without a trace of disdain, contempt, or curiosity, as if they didn't understand why Jia Lian was staring at him.

Taking a deep look at Jia Lian, the person diagonally across from him withdrew his gaze and continued to do his own exam paper.

Jia Lian stared at the person across from him for a while before looking away.In fact, when he first entered the examination room, he noticed the person diagonally opposite, not because the person diagonally opposite was good-looking.

The person diagonally opposite was very ordinary-looking, dark-skinned, not tall and thin, the kind you couldn't find in the crowd.Why did he notice him?At first it was because of his back, which was straight, like a bamboo.Secondly, his eyes, calm but sharp, like... yes, the eyes of a beast.

The person diagonally opposite looked not much older than him, probably thirteen or fourteen years old, how could he have beast-like eyes?

Jia Lian was a little curious about the person diagonally opposite, so he couldn't help but take a few more glances.If it were someone else who was stared at by Jia Lian for a long time, they would definitely be very unhappy, and then stare back viciously.However, the person diagonally opposite just glanced at Jia Lian casually, and then looked away as if nothing had happened.

After looking around for a while, Jia Lian withdrew his gaze, pretending to check the exam papers, and waited for the exam papers to be collected.

Because I have to stay in the numbered room for three days and can't go anywhere, even if I hand in the papers in advance, I can only stay in the numbered room.

At noon, the exam was over, and the yamen servant collected the exam papers.The quiet examination room suddenly became lively.Many people leaned out and asked people they knew nearby how they were doing on the exam.Although the exam is over, candidates cannot leave their number rooms.

When Jia Lian heard other people answering the questions, he couldn't help but think of his previous life. After the exam, everyone gathered together to check the answers.It seems that no matter in ancient times or in modern times, all candidates have the same mood.

Feeling a little hungry, Jia Lian took out some pastries and some jerky from the package.The thought of being locked up in this small house like a prison for three days made him a little depressed.

Fortunately, the pastries and jerky tasted good. Jia Lian was eating with relish, when a foul smell came from a distance, which immediately made him lose his appetite.

Fuck what bastard is shitting in public.

Fortunately, it is not summer, otherwise the examination room will have all kinds of smells that make people go crazy and collapse.

Jia Lian was so disgusted that he couldn't eat anything.He took out a towel to block his nostrils, lay on the bed on the floor, and was about to take a nap.

The afternoon exam will start at the end of the day, and there is still more than an hour before the end of the day, so hurry up and sleep for a while, and the mental exam will be in the afternoon.

For a long time, Jia Lian couldn't hear any sound and fell into a deep sleep.

Before the exam, Jia Lian woke up on time and washed his face with cold water. The biting cold water splashed on his face immediately made his brain very clear.

At noon, the afternoon exam starts on time.

In the afternoon, the test was Mo Yi, which was to test the meaning of some sentences or passages in the Four Books and Five Classics, which was still very simple for Jia Lian.

During the exam in the afternoon, Jia Lian found that the county magistrate walked up to him from time to time, and then stayed in front of him for two or three minutes before leaving.He felt that the county magistrate was afraid of him cheating because of the rumors, so he often came to hang around in front of him.

You hour, the exam is over.After a while, the yamen servants will distribute some hot water to the candidates so that they can drink hot water and wash their hands.

Jia Lian originally thought that there would be no hot water, but he didn't expect hot water to be produced. He felt a little excited. After all, it was still very cold. He ate cold dry food all day, and if he didn't drink some hot water, his stomach would feel very uncomfortable.

After drinking some hot water, Jia Lian took all the remaining hot water to soak his feet.Although he was dressed warmly, he couldn't stand the cold weather, and his hands and feet were cold all day long.

After soaking his feet in hot water, Jia Lian felt his whole body warm. He sat on the bed and read a book before falling asleep.

On the second day, the scope of the content of the test became wider and the difficulty increased a lot, but for Jia Lian, it was still very simple.

On the third day, the test was about scriptures and meanings.The meaning of the scriptures is to use a sentence from the Four Books and Five Classics as the topic. Candidates compose to explain their understanding and understanding, which is similar to the reading comprehension in the modern Chinese test.

Li Daoqing once said to Jia Lian that when examining the meaning of the scriptures, it is best to quote from the scriptures, and the literary talent is gorgeous, which will add a lot of points.

Jia Lian can still do it by citing scriptures, but he can't do it with gorgeous writing.

His writing style is relatively simple and concise, because Li Daoqing still had a headache for a long time because of this, let him read some more literary articles in the future to improve his writing style.

Jia Lian didn't think it was necessary, as long as the writing style was simple and capable, what was the use of writing so many gorgeous rhetoric.

The scriptures and meanings of the county examination are not difficult, and Jia Lian can easily handle them.

At unitary hour, the exam was over, and the three-day county exam was finally over.

When the county magistrate announced that the exam was over and everyone could go home, everyone screamed excitedly, and some even cried exaggeratedly.

The three days were like a prison life, which made people miserable.Hearing that they could go home, everyone was as excited as a prisoner being released and regaining freedom.

Jia Lian was not as excited as the others, and exhaled heavily, as if vomiting out all the aggrieved and depressed people who had been locked in the cell for the past three days.

After packing up her things, Jia Lian couldn't wait to leave, she wanted to go home immediately and take a good shower, from head to toe several times, to wash off the bad smell on her body.

"Hey."

Just as Jia Lian was about to leave, he was called by someone diagonally opposite.

"you call me?"

The person diagonally opposite nodded slightly: "What's your name?"

Jia Lian didn't expect that the person diagonally opposite would take the initiative to look for him, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes: "My name is Jia Lian, what's your name?"

"My name is Lian Gensheng."

Rooted?

It's an interesting name, and meaningful.

His parents really knew how to pick names.

"During the exam, why did you look at me?" Don't look at Lian Gensheng's indifferent appearance at that time, in fact, he cared very much in his heart, he didn't understand why Jia Lian was staring at him?Still a little curious, where did I attract the attention of this noble young man.

Jia Lian was taken aback by the question, he didn't expect Lian Gensheng to ask so directly.

"It's nothing, I just think your eyes are very beautiful."

Lian Gensheng couldn't help being stunned by this answer, and looked at Jia Lian in astonishment, his eyes are very beautiful?

Jia Lian walked up to Lian Gensheng, and habitually stretched out his right hand: "Lian Gensheng, nice to meet you."

Lian Gensheng came back to his senses and saw Jia Lian stretching out his right hand towards him, with a dazed expression on his face, not understanding what his action meant?

Seeing that Lian Gensheng didn't shake hands with him for a long time, Jia Lian realized that his actions were too modern. He withdrew his hand in embarrassment, rubbed his nose and said with a dry smile, "Nice to meet you."

"You..." Lian Gensheng was shocked by Jia Lian's words. Jia Lian looked like a noble son, how could he say such things to a poor man.

Jia Lian saw what Lian Gensheng was thinking, and said with a smile, "You should say that I am also very happy to meet you."

Lian Gensheng repeated blankly: "It's nice to meet you too."

Jia Lian was amused by Lian Gensheng's stunned look, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's getting late, I should go back, I hope to see you again next time." He was about to be overwhelmed by the smell on his body Smoked to death, and it was about to itch to death.

"kindness."

Jia Lian waved at Lian Gensheng, and then ran out as fast as he could.

As soon as he left the yard, he saw Jia Amnesty waiting at the door, Jia Lian was slightly stunned, and then a warm current penetrated from his heart to his limbs and bones, warming his frozen body.

His eyes were hot and his nose was sore, Jia Lian was afraid that he might cry, so he raised his head and forced his eyes back.

Seeing his son coming out, Jia Amnesty immediately showed a bright smile on his face, and then hugged his son in his arms.

Suddenly being hugged, Jia Lian was stunned, and his body froze involuntarily.

Jia Amnesty hugged Jia Lian for a while, then let go of Jia Lian, and then carefully examined Jia Lian from head to toe with his eyes like a scanner.

"Thin."

This sentence is thin, Jia Lian managed to get back the tears that were forced back, and wet his eyes: "Why didn't I find out?"

"Let's go home. I'll prepare a table of delicious food for you." Jia She felt pitiful when he thought of his son's three days in prison, eating cold dry food and drinking cold water.If it were him, he would not be able to bear it.

"After three days of eating pastries and jerky, my mouth is watering." Hearing that there was something delicious, Jia Lian's eyes lit up and his mouth watered.

Jia Amnesty was amused by his son's gluttonous appearance: "Then hurry back."

"Before eating, I need to take a shower. I think I have lice." I ate and drank in one room for three days, and the whole examination room was filled with the smell of urine and excrement.

"So miserable?"

Jia Lian and Jia She got into the carriage and told Jia She what happened in the examination room.

After hearing this, Jia Amnesty looked disgusted: "Go back and wash it several times." Fortunately, he was smart when he was young and didn't go to the exam, otherwise he wouldn't be able to bear the crime.

When he got home, Jia Lian went straight to his own room and asked Mammy Zhao and the others to boil water quickly. He wanted to take a bath, but Nanny Zhao had already prepared hot water for him.

Jia Lian washed it three times, and even sprinkled flower petals while washing. He was not satisfied until his washing smelled delicious.It's not that he likes to take flower petal baths because of his sissy, but that he thinks he stinks too much.In ancient times, there were no scented soaps and shower gels, so flower petals could only be used to create fragrances.

After taking a bath, Jia Lian went to Jia Amnesty's room for dinner.

Jia amnesty until Jia Lian likes to eat the roast duck from the No. [-] Restaurant in the World, so today he specially sent someone to buy two.

Jia Lian was hungry and greedy, so he ate hard with his head down.

Mrs. Xing was stunned when she saw Jia Lian looking like a starving ghost. Then she thought that he had eaten cold dry food for the past three days.

"Brother Lian, eat slowly, don't choke."

Jia Lian desperately stuffed meat into his mouth as if sent from a refugee camp.He hadn't had a warm meal for three days, and now that he had it, he was about to cry out of happiness.

Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing were affected by Jia Lian's good appetite, and they both ate an extra bowl of rice.

Basically all the big fish and meat on the table went into Jia Lian's stomach.

When Jia Lian couldn't bear it any longer, he stopped, smashing his mouth with an expression of unsatisfactory expression.

Mrs. Xing was dumbfounded when she saw that almost all the food on the table had been eaten. When did Brother Lian become so good at eating?

Jia Lian leaned back on the chair, touched his chubby stomach, and instantly felt that life was complete.

"Who made you want to take the imperial examination?" Jia She felt that Jia Lian would inherit his title in the future, so there was no need to torture himself to take the imperial examination.

Jia Lian looked satisfied: "It feels like I haven't eaten so well for a long time."

"How did you do in the exam?" I didn't have the chance to ask Jia Lian this question before, but now that I had the opportunity after dinner, Jia Amnesty immediately asked.

"The test is not bad." This time the county test was all the content he had memorized. Jia Lian was very confident and felt that he should be able to pass the test.

"Really good or fake good?"

Hearing this, Jia Lian couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "Of course it's really good. It's absolutely fine to pass the county test."

Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing were very happy to hear what Jia Lian said was so sure.

"Okay, okay!" Although Jia Amnesty did not approve of taking the imperial examination, he would still be very happy if Jia Lian passed the county examination.

"Our brother Lian is smart." Mrs. Xing was really happy, after all, she had depended on Jia Lian all her life, and if Jia Lian was promising, she would have a better life in the future.

"Don't publicize it for now, wait until the results are announced." Jia Lian was really afraid that Jia Amnesty couldn't help it and would show off everywhere.

Jia She glared at Jia Lian: "Of course I have to wait until the results are announced." The results have not come out, no matter how much he flaunts, no one will believe his words, and he will even be laughed at.

"I'm afraid that your old man will talk about it when he's happy."

With a straight face, Jia She said with a cold snort, "You said that it doesn't count if you do well in the exam, so why should I be happy about it?"

After eating enough, Jia Lian felt a little sleepy, and stretched out without image: "Father, mother, I'll go back to my room and sleep first. I'll talk about it tomorrow afternoon if I have anything to do."

"Brother Lian hasn't slept well in the past three days, go back to sleep quickly."

When Jia Lian returned to his room, seeing Zhao Nanny and Xing'er looking at him eagerly, he knew what they wanted to ask, but he was not in the mood to tell them about the exam right now.

"I'm sleepy. Let's talk about something tomorrow afternoon."

Upon hearing this, Mother Zhao and the others hurriedly told Jia Lian to go to rest quickly.

Jia Lian lay on the soft bed, rubbed his face against the pillow, closed his eyes and fell asleep immediately.

When Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang heard that Jia Lian had returned from the county examination, they were all waiting to see the joke.

Jia Lian didn't wake up until noon the next day, and went to Jia Amnesty's house to eat a sumptuous meal.

It stands to reason that after Jia Lian finished the county examination, he wanted to come back to greet Jiamu, but Jiamu said before that he did not want to see him and would not let him go to greet him, of course he would not go to greet him foolishly.Besides, he didn't have the slightest liking for that old lady, so not going to ask An was exactly what he wanted.

After lunch, Jia Lian went to Li Daoqing's house. Li Daoqing was very anxious these three or four days.

Seeing Jia Lian coming, Li Daoqing couldn't wait to ask: "How is the exam, have you finished all the questions?"

"Don't worry, sir, the topics are all things I have memorized, and I have finished them all."

Hearing this, Li Daoqing felt relieved a lot, and asked Jia Lian what questions he had.

Jia Lian had a good memory and memorized most of the exam questions, and told Li Daoqing one by one, including how he answered them.

Li Daoqing analyzed after listening: "This county test is as simple as previous years, not difficult."

Jia Lian nodded in agreement, "It's not difficult."

"What is the poetry test, and what poems did you write?" Whether your student can pass the test depends on how well his poems are written.

"The test of poetry is plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, so I have to make four poems." Jia Lian recited the four poems he wrote to Li Daoqing.

After listening to Li Daoqing, he was completely relieved: "These four poems of yours are very well written, expressing the gentleman's demeanor of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. It is very likely that you will be the first in the examination this time. "

"Students think so too." If he fails the chief case test, he will be wiped out by the system. He doesn't want to die at a young age, so he must pass the chief case test.

Li Daoqing asked Jia Lian if anything unusual happened during the exam, and Jia Lian told him that the county magistrate often stood in front of him.

"I think the county magistrate wants to see your poems, not because he is afraid that you will cheat."

Jia Lian didn't quite believe it: "Really?"

"I know the county magistrate who presided over the county examination this time. He is a person who likes poetry and Fu. He paid attention to you because you wrote two butterfly love flowers. He was curious about what kind of poems you could write in the county examination. It’s not because I’m afraid you’ll cheat.” When Emperor Xian was in power, there was a big case of cheating in the county examination. The emperor was so angry that he killed many people. He rectified the county examination and made it more stringent. If someone cheated, not only the candidates themselves would be punished, but even the county magistrates, yamen servants, soldiers, and several other people in charge of the county examination would also be severely punished.

The punishment of the first emperor made all the imperial examinations clear, no one dared to cheat, and no one dared to cover up cheating.

"It would be great if that's the case." After all, whether he can pass the test depends on the county magistrate.

The master and apprentice were discussing the county examination all afternoon, and there was no class.

The results of the county test will be announced in five days, and these five days are like years for the candidates who take the county test.

Finally, wait until the day when the results are announced.

Early in the morning, Mrs. Wang and the others got up, waiting to see Jia Lian's jokes.

"Ma'am, it's not good. Young Master Lian won the test." After Zhou Rui's family received the news, they immediately ran over to tell Mrs. Wang.

The author has something to say:

"White Plum" was written by Wang Mian, and "Orchid" was written by Ming Dynasty poet Sun Kehong. "Bamboo and Stone" was written by the famous painter Zheng Banqiao. After searching for the poem "Autumn Chrysanthemum" for a long time, I found it written by Chen Yi. Yes, it was written by Generalissimo Chen Yi.