To The Land of Nevernight

Tang Shen was chased and scolded by Sun Yue for three days, and he agreed to invite Fatty Sun to eat the big meat buns at the gate of Ziyang Academy, and the fat man relieved his anger.

Sun Yue: "Where are you the young master of the Tang family? You must have been involved in Zhenbao Pavilion!"

Sun Yue is not a fool, there are many rich people in Gusu Mansion, but to enter Ziyang Academy, at least he must pass Zheng Shanzhang's eyes, and have a little real talent and learning.Tang Shen uncovered the red cloth with Mrs. Tang in front of him, how could he not know Tang Shen's identity?

After thinking about it, the little fat man was still puzzled: "You have to treat me to three meals!"

Tang Shen: "That's all you can do!"

The two laughed.

After eating the buns, the two talked about the county exam five days later.

Sun Yue said: "Are you sure about the county examination in five days' time?"

Tang Shen thought to himself: This is not a question of whether you are sure or not, it is a question that you must pass the exam.

"It shouldn't be a problem," Tang Shen asked back, "What about you?"

Sun Yue let out a long sigh: "I came to the government school last year to study, and now I have studied for a year and a half. In addition to the seven years of private school at home, I have studied for more than eight years. You are only fourteen this year, and I have already Fifteen. Do you know that my cousin is a scholar among the 15 years old."

Tang Shen said: "There is no harm without comparison, I understand."

Sun Yue stared straight: "You understand? What do you understand! Good Tang Shen, I thought we were grasshoppers on the same rope, advancing and retreating together. Who would have expected you to be admitted as a scholar!"

"Isn't this a test yet?"

Sun Yue: "You can definitely pass the exam. God, why did you let me be your classmate? If you don't pass the exam, it's fine. If you pass the exam, my mother will definitely say me. I have studied longer than you ,I am far behind you in learning! Brother Tang, my brother Tang, can you spare me this time?"

Tang Shen calmly said, "You are not the only child who has been pissed off by Brother Tang since childhood. Go study hard, Fatty Sun."

"What?"

"It's nothing. Do you still eat meat buns?"

"Go!"

Tang Shen is certain that he will win the county examination this time.

Five days before the county exam, Ziyang Academy had a holiday, allowing the students to study on their own.Almost all the students in the prefectural school are well-known and are scholars, but there are also a few Tang Shen and Sun Yue, who have to take the county examination.

Tang Shen originally wanted to study hard at home for five days, reviewing the past and gaining new insights.Unexpectedly, early in the morning on the first day, a carriage stopped in front of his house.Tang Shen went out to greet him, Liang Song got out of the car, and said, "Yuzhi is going to Jinling to do something, I'm going to Shazhou County in a few days, can you come with me?"

Tang Shen was stunned: "Sir, the kid will take the county exam in five days."

Liang Song: "You failed the exam?"

"No."

"Then what?"

"..."

I want to be admitted to the top ten! ! !

Tang Shen couldn't say these words, Liang Song looked at his awkward expression of holding back his words, after all he had the appearance of a young and immature boy.Liang Song smiled and said, "Let's go. If you fail the county exam, don't call yourself my student in the future."

Tang Shen took the order, packed up his things and left with Liang Song.

The carriage left Gusu Mansion and headed north all the way.The weather is getting warmer, but also a bit cold.There was a small heater in the carriage. Tang Shen remembered that when he went to pick up his husband at the gate of the city a month ago, his husband gave him this thing to warm his hands.

The teacher and the student didn't speak in the car, and they read books separately.Sometimes Liang Song would ask Tang Shen to answer a few questions, and Tang Shen would answer them one by one, and Liang Song would then point out the omissions.

In the evening, the two arrived in Shazhou County.

Shazhou County is the northernmost part of Gusu Prefecture.The snow in Gusu Mansion stopped three days ago, but Shazhou County is still covered with snow.The endless fields are covered by silver-white snow, and several villages are dotted in the endless white.The coachman drove the carriage to one of the farms.

The carriage stopped in front of a small courtyard, and before getting out of the carriage, the owner of the house came out to pick him up.

This is an old man with gray hair and a stooped figure. He walked to the carriage with a cane, bowed to Liang Chan, and said, "Daru Liang."

Liang Song got out of the car and returned a salute: "Zhao Juren."

Tang Shen was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect this old man with ordinary appearance and ordinary family background to be a Juren.

Zhao Juren invited them to be guests and arranged a room for them.

Liang Song: "I came to ask him to borrow two books, and I will take a look in Shazhou County by the way, and we will leave the day after tomorrow. As a teacher, I am dizzy, and I am no longer at the age of reading and writing. If I am not stupid, you will replace him and help me write these books. Copy the two books and let me take them away."

Tang Shen smiled wryly, "Yes."

Dare to arrest him to do hard work!

Zhao Juren gave Tang Shen two copies of Shazhou County's customs, customs and sentiments, and Tang Shen copied them carefully with a small hairpin pen.He couldn't write fast, especially when writing such small characters, he had to hang the pen in the air.After copying a few pages, I felt a little tired.Tang Shen rubbed his arms and continued to copy.

Liang Bowen is a great contemporary Confucian, but the books he likes are varied.

Tang Shen once went to the teacher's study room, where thousands of books were hidden.From astronomy and geography to poetry and songs, legends, Confucianism, everything.Liang Bowen never sticks to any kind of book, he is knowledgeable and knowledgeable.

When Tang Shen copied the second book, it was already dark.

"When writing the hook, then restrain the inside forward."

Tang Shen was taken aback for a moment, and almost made a typo, but it was unavoidable, there was a small ink dot on the book.He raised his head: "Sir?"

Liang Song stood beside him at some point, quietly watching Tang Shen write by candlelight.

Tang Shen never liked studying at night, as the so-called reading at night with the lamp on, Tang Juan once joked about it, saying that his brother was not diligent enough and he didn't want to go to school.However, Tang Shenli said boldly, "On the light of the oil lamp, you want to study, do you want your brother to be short-sighted?"

Ah Huang didn't know what myopia was, but she could see Tang Shen's firmness.

The warm candlelight flickered gently, Liang Song stood by the table, Tang Shen sat copying books.

Liang Song: "Go ahead."

"Yes."

Tang Shen wrote more carefully, concentrating on it.Halfway through the writing, Liang Chan said: "It is really helpful for you to practice big characters every day, but you always show your sharpness when you write."

"Is Lu Feng not good?"

"It's not good to show your sharpness. But you only show your sharpness slightly, so it's not a big problem, and you have more character. If you feel too strong, wouldn't all the masters in the world be full of sharpness and no one in their eyes? But Tang Shen, just remember, you are just a Bai student with no fame, if you want to enter the exam, you must be able to write Guange style."

Liang Song held Tang Shen's hand and led him to write. In an instant, black and beautiful characters appeared on the paper.

Perhaps in this era, many fathers have held the hand of their sons and taught them patiently: "Founder is round and round, beautiful and beautiful. It is not out of line, and it is not exposed. Every word is large and detailed. You must write with one hand. A good style of pavilions, otherwise even if you are reborn as a Wenqu star, you will not be able to pass on the golden palace."

The room was silent.After a long time, Tang Shen said: "Sir, when did I say that I want the Golden Palace to pass on the people?"

Liang Song scolded with a smile: "You rascal, the implication is that if you think the Golden Temple Chuanhe will be able to pass the Golden Palace Chuanhe? Are you afraid that you can't even pass the exam!"

Tang Shen thought very seriously: "If the kid fails the Juren exam, wouldn't it be a bad name for Mr. Am I the first student Mr. who fails the Juren exam?"

"You're done!"

"Eh!"

Tang Shen was taken by Liang Song to write two pieces of paper, and Liang Song asked him to write a few more.

"Okay, go to bed first, and write tomorrow."

Tang Shen: "Write for a while."

Liang Song: "Go to bed. We have to get up early tomorrow, so let's go and look around in Shazhou County."

Tang Shen had no choice but to take orders.

Resting at Zhao Juren's house for one night, the teacher and the student took a carriage to Xiangshan in the north of Shazhou County.The carriage reached the foot of the mountain, and the two got off and walked along the path.Xiangshan is the highest hill in Shazhou County, more than [-] meters high.There are yew and masson pine in the mountains, the green trees cover the sound of the stream, and the white snow is covered with the sound of birds.

Tang Shen was young and strong, so he didn't find it difficult to walk with his luggage on his back.However, Mr. Liang was getting old, he would pant heavily when he came to Peach Blossom Stream, and listen to the singing of pine trees when he got there.I saw the green pines all over the mountain were buried by silver snow, and when I stepped down, the snow did not reach my ankles.

Liang Song stopped: "I really can't walk as a teacher, Tang Shen, go up the mountain by yourself."

Tang Shen was stunned: "Sir?"

"I'm old, and I'm still some distance away from the top of the mountain, so go up by yourself."

Tang Shen didn't want to go up again.He came to climb the mountain with Liang Song, Liang Song didn't climb anymore, what else did he climb.But Liang Song also said that he had already climbed here, he had more energy than energy, Tang Shen might as well climb to the top and see the scenery of Wudi.

Tang Shen climbed up alone.

"Where is the beauty that Mr. said!" Tang Shen didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

In fact, this Fragrant Mountain is just an ordinary hill in Shazhou County, Gusu Prefecture. Tang Shen climbed Mount Tai, the first of the Five Sacred Mountains, and Mount Hua, famous for its ruggedness and steepness, in his previous life. Compared with the former, Fragrant Mountain is nothing to mention.

After descending the mountain, Liang Song asked, "How is the scenery on the mountain?"

Tang Shen thought for a while: "The mountain is high and the air is cool, and today it is cloudless. Although Gusu Mansion cannot be seen after climbing to the top, Shazhou County can be seen clearly, and the scenery is pretty good."

"Compared to the mountains, the top of the mountain can see a new look, can you get a glimpse of the big picture?"

Tang Shen was about to answer when suddenly he was taken aback and stared straight at Liang Song.

"Sir... bringing the kid out, isn't it just for fun?"

Liang Song asked back, "When did I say I was just playing for fun?"

Tang Shen laughed himself first, and said: "So that's the case! Mister asked the boy to copy the book to test his calligraphy skills, and asked him to write a small calligraphy. It's just that now Mr. took me to climb the mountain, and I But I don't understand."

Liang Song: "You're going to take the county exam in the future, but are you worried?"

"It would be deceiving sir to say that you are not afraid, but you are not very afraid."

"You are arrogant, but you are also honest. Tang Shen, you have been in Gusu Mansion for half a year, and you have been worshiping me as a teacher for four months. During these four months, you have written more than 200 articles on making arts. What do you have? experience."

Tang Shen thought carefully: "Sir, do you think I can't write well?"

"No, you write very well."

"gentlemen?"

"Do you know what your strengths are and what your weaknesses are."

Tang Shen didn't know why.

Liang Song: "Your shortcoming is that your writing is mediocre, and occasionally there are small mistakes such as unevenness. But your advantage is that you are unrestrained!"

Tang Shen suddenly realized.

In the past four months, Liang Song asked him to write more than 200 stereotyped essays.He taught Tang Shen what it means to solve a problem and what it means to be in the stock market.Stereotype essays have a certain format, and even in some minor details, occasionally the words and sentences are required to be smooth.Liang Song was like any strictest teacher, forbidding Tang Shen to make any mistakes.

But he never taught Tang Shen how to write stereotyped essays!

What he taught was the format, the neatness of words and sentences, and the form and template that stereotyped writing must require.

But he never corrected Tang Shen's thoughts.

"Shen'er, when you solve problems, you are often insightful. You are always unconventional, just like the saying 'Heaven and earth have righteousness, mixed with manifolds', you have your own spirit! You see farther than many people, than many people Broad, even more comfortable and broad than being a teacher. As a teacher, I hope you will remember that there are thousands of mountains in the world, and you should never stick to one mountain. You have to climb to the top and see its grand view.”

Tang Shen looked at Liang Song steadfastly, and said loudly, "Students will remember the words of the teacher's teachings in their hearts."

Liang Song said with a smile, "Go back."

Along the way, Tang Shen thought carefully about Liang Chan's words, and suddenly he became more confident in the county exam the day after tomorrow.

In the past four months, Liang Chan has always been able to pick out the gaps in the poems he wrote about art and test posts.But now he finally understands that the gaps picked by the teacher never mean that the content of his writing is not good, but that he can express his thoughts in a better form.

Compared with the ancients, what are the advantages of Tang Shen?He is superior in that he has a free mind and soul that transcends the times!He will not be shackled by this era, and his vision will always be a step higher than the people of this era.This is his greatest advantage, and perhaps one of the reasons why he was accepted by Liang Song.

Tang Shen had some thoughts about the county exam, and suddenly he remembered something.

"Sir, are you really unable to climb Fragrant Mountain today?"

Liang Song was taken aback, and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Tang Shen: "Sir, you just want me to go to the summit alone?"

Liang Song: "Haha, you kid, you think a lot. I'm old as a teacher, and I really can't climb it. The mountains stand still, and the scenery stops. Although I can't reach it, I yearn for it!"

The teacher and the student stayed at Zhao Juren's house for another night, Tang Shen copied the book, and the two returned to Gusu Mansion one day before the county exam.

On the day of the county examination, outside the examination room of the five counties of Gusu Prefecture, a group of students gathered before dawn.

Under the sky full of stars, the government officials guarded the entrance of the examination room, and the local county magistrate came to the examination room in person.The governor of Gusu Prefecture is Liang Bowen, but during the scientific examination, it was merged into Wu County together with the adjacent Wu County for the examination.Jia Liangsheng, the county magistrate of Wu County, arrived early, wearing an official robe, a black gauze official hat, and holding a white jade long wat.

Jia Liangsheng was sitting in the middle of the entrance of the examination room. At this time, one gate and two side doors of the examination room were all opened.There was a table and chairs in front of the main entrance, and Jia Liangsheng was sitting there.The two side gates are guarded by officials.

When the time came, Jia Liangsheng shouted, "Candidates enter the arena."

The county magistrate took the order, took a step forward, and called out the examinee's name.Every time he called five candidates, the five candidates answered together, walked out of the ranks of candidates, glanced at each other, and confirmed that the other four were correct.The county magistrate shouted again: "Who is the guarantor?" At this time, a well-known scholar stepped forward and called out his name, explaining that someone from a certain county was the guarantor.

This is the five-person continuous guarantee system of the ancient imperial examination.

Before the exam, five candidates must be found to jointly guarantee each other.These five people find a scholar together, and ask this scholar to help themselves as a guarantee: to ensure that the examinee is himself, with a clean net worth, and three generations of innocent people.If any of these five people and the guaranteed scholar cheated, the other five people would all be disqualified from the exam and their honors, and they would be sent to prison for trial.

The county magistrate shouted: "Sun Yue, Li Jin...Tang Shen!"

Tang Shen stepped forward, and the four of them confirmed each other's identities with Sun Yue.With another scholar as a guarantee, their group will be over.

The county magistrate confirmed that all the examinees had guarantied each other, and the county chief Wu stepped forward.Every time he called out the names of two candidates, the two candidates each walked towards a side door.

Gusu Mansion is a wealthy place, and it is also an important place for scientific research, with many talents and students.Each examinee walked to the side door with a long-eared test basket and handed his face book to the official.After the official post review, they can be released into the examination room.

"Gusu Mansion, Tang Shen!"

Tang Shen walked to the side door on the left, and an official took his test basket to check if there was anything in it that he should not have brought.Another official took his face book and observed his face.

It was written in the face book: Tang Shen, tall and thin, without beard or birthmark, with a fair face and good looks.

"Pass!"

After the body search, Tang Shen entered the examination room carrying the examination basket.

After all the candidates had entered the examination room, they gathered in the open space in front of the examination room. Jia Liangsheng, the magistrate of Wu County, walked in and ordered the entrance of the examination room to be closed, and the three doors were immediately closed.After Jia Liangsheng finished checking, everyone took their seats according to the number plate they were issued.

There are a total of 120 seats in the examination room, arranged in ten columns and twelve rows, sorted by the heavenly stems and earthly branches.Tang Shen's position is Ding Wei, which is the fourth column and eighth row.

This examination room is quite different from last year when Liang Song brought Tang Shen to see it.In addition to 120 extra tables and chairs in the examination room, a ceiling was also built to prevent the examination papers from being exposed to the sun and rain.However, no matter how well-prepared the yamen is, when 120 people are seated, the examination shed will soon become dull and smelly.

Tang Shen sighed, already very content.

Gusu Prefecture is an important place for imperial examinations. The officials attach great importance to imperial examinations, and they have the conditions to provide candidates with more than 100 tables and chairs and build a roof.Put it in some poor and remote places, not to mention building a roof. Candidates even have to prepare tables and chairs by themselves, and carry them into the examination room.Sometimes the children from poor families couldn’t find a table at home, and even rushed to borrow the tables and chairs from restaurants and teahouses to use them as exam tables and chairs.

All the students sat down, and the officials began to distribute examination papers and answer sheets.

Hearing a crisp gong, Tang Shen opened the examination paper and saw the questions clearly.

The first question: "There must be auspiciousness in the prosperity of the country."

Tang Shen was taken aback.

This topic is so simple!

The county examination is the only examination in which the county magistrate can set questions independently among all the examinations in the imperial examination.In order to show their erudition and talents, many county magistrates will come up with some strange and weird questions, such as the rumored interception questions.Tang Shen thought for a while and realized that Jia Liangsheng, the county magistrate of Wu County, was only 26 years old this year, and he only came to work in Wu County last year.He has no roots in Gusu Mansion, nor is he an old-fashioned old county magistrate, so he doesn't mean to embarrass candidates.

This sentence "the country will prosper must have auspiciousness" comes from "The Doctrine of the Mean Chapter 24". The original sentence is "the country will prosper and there will be auspiciousness; There are auspicious signs; when the country is about to perish, there will be monsters.

The test is not biased, and the meaning of the question is very clear.

The questions are simple, so that students are not easy to make mistakes.But the simplicity of the questions also makes it more difficult to get high scores and rankings.

The teacher once said that his greatest advantage is that he can see farther and think more openly than people of this era.

After thinking for a long time, Tang Shen opened his eyes and wrote the first sentence on the draft paper.

"People have a period of prosperity, and heaven has a response. Heaven and man respond, and the opportunity is very unpleasant. It is said that heaven is coming, not a sign of human affairs. I don't believe it."

After writing this sentence, Tang Shen carefully examined it.This time he broke the problem very aggressively, if he made a wrong step, he would make a wrong step.But this is what he wants to say: I don't believe it!

After solving the topic, Tang Shen has an article in his chest, and if he writes with spirit, he will start quickly, and then finish the opening, middle, back, and binding in one go.

After finishing writing, he checked carefully to make sure there were no typos, and then took a pen to copy it into the examination paper.You can scribble freely on the draft paper, but there should be no stains on the examination paper.If there are traces of modification and smearing, at most one point will be deducted in future generations, but in this era, it can directly turn an excellent article into waste.

After transcribing in Guange style, Tang Shen was already sweating profusely.

He looked at the second question again.The second question is not difficult. The title is "Your Marriage in Wu", from "The Analects of Confucius Shuer", the original sentence is "I heard that a gentleman is not a party, but a gentleman is also a party? The king married Wu with the same surname, so it is called Wu Mencius, but the king knows the propriety, who doesn't know the propriety?"

It is a passage of Chen Sibai's criticism of Confucius.

Chen Sibai asked Confucius if Lu Zhaogong was a man of etiquette.Confucius said yes.After Confucius left, he said to Wu Maqi, I heard that a gentleman (Confucius) never protects others. Will a gentleman protect others?Duke Zhao of Lu married a man from the state of Wu who was also surnamed Ji, so he asked him to change his name to Wu Mencius.Lu Zhaogong also knows etiquette?

Tang Shen didn't intend to take any more risks with this question. To be conservative, he broke the question with "Mr. Lu married the same surname and tabooed it, so he doesn't know how to be polite", and quickly wrote a neat and tidy art.

It was already noon when the second eight-legged essay was finished, and some candidates took out dry food and started eating.

Tang Shen carefully copied the articles on the draft paper into the examination paper.He wants to do as many test questions as possible while he is in good health and the environment of the examination room is good.Otherwise, it will be too late when someone has a problem.

After copying this question, Tang Shen took out the dry biscuits in the test basket and ate them.He had just eaten half of it when he smelled a foul smell.

Tang Shen: "..."

Whose fart is this, it stinks to heaven! ! !

Immediately, the mood for eating was gone, Tang Shen looked at the last test post poem.

When posting poems in the examinations of the previous dynasty, candidates were only required to write a five-character six-rhyme poem according to the topic.But in this dynasty, on the basis of the previous dynasty, the first emperor required that test post poems could be added to stereotyped articles.That is to say, when candidates write poems for test posts, they can only write poems, regardless of the content.But if there are stereotyped arguments in the poems written by candidates, it is not just poetry that can get high marks.

Whether it is crafting or test post poetry, there are four grades: A, B, C, and D.That is to say, if you want to get the first grade in the test post poems, you must write stereotyped test post poems, otherwise, even if the poet is reborn, you can only get the second class at most.

The title of Jia Liangsheng's test post poem is "Qi Ji Chang Ming".

Qi Ji, Maxima also.

An ancient text "Ma Shuo" immediately appeared in Tang Shen's mind!Han Yu's "Ma Shuo" did not exist in this era.

There are lovers, and then there are thousands of miles.A thousand-mile horse often exists, but Bole does not.

Is it true?In fact, I really don't know horses!

Tang Shen immediately had a draft in his stomach, and he started to write: "Qi Ji Xin's confidant, his neighing is abnormal..."

After finishing writing, he figured out the words and sentences, changed a few words, and copied the poem into the examination paper.

After finishing all this, Tang Shen looked up again and found that the sun had already set.At this point, the stipulated time for handing in papers has passed.Six candidates had already handed in their papers and sat in their seats to wait.Every time there are enough ten people to open the door and let them go, the first ten candidates who hand in the paper are the most prestigious, called "the first card".

Tang Shen checked the paper, confirmed it was correct, and handed it to Jia Liangsheng.

Jia Liangsheng glanced at Tang Shen, took his paper, and put it on the desk.He glanced at Tang Shen's test paper.The first thing he took aim at was Tang Shen's test post poem "Fu De Qi Ji Chang Ming".Jia Liangsheng's eyes lit up and he nodded frequently.Then he looked at the second question "Your Marriage to Wu", and his expression didn't change much.

When he saw the first question again, "A country will prosper, there must be auspiciousness", Jia Liangsheng was stunned, stunned.Then, as if struck by lightning, he no longer peeked in astonishment, but held the examination paper in front of him in a grandiose manner, and read this art seriously.

This scene was seen by the examinees who had already handed in their exam papers. They were all startled, knowing that the magistrate Jia's reaction was that the exam papers were either shocking or stinking like mud.However, among the seven people who had already handed in the papers, only Tang Shen didn't notice Jia Liangsheng's actions, because...

He was about to be stunned!

Tang Shen lay down on the table, covered his mouth and nose with his hands and sleeves, felt stares in his eyes, and was about to pass out.

Farting doesn't stink so much, it's because the two candidates on his left and right just got together... out of Gong, and pulled it into the jar he brought with him!

Even if the jar is sealed with a lid, if the candidates sit too close to each other, the smell will inevitably spread.

Tang Shen was dizzy from the smoke, his "white and beautiful" face was as black as the bottom of a pot at the moment.All he wanted was for three more hand in papers to come quickly, and everyone to leave the examination room early together!

After waiting for another quarter of an hour, perhaps some people couldn't stand the smell coming from everywhere in the examination room, and finally three more people handed in the papers.The county magistrate called out the names of ten people and wanted to take them out of the examination room.When he called Tang Shen from Gusu Mansion, Jia Liangsheng suddenly raised his head and said, "Who is Tang Shen?"

Tang Shen was holding his nose, in pain.He was startled when someone called his name suddenly, and found that it was Jia Liangsheng who called him.He put down his sleeves, bowed upright, and said: "Return to your lord, student Tang Shen from Gusu Mansion."

Jia Liangsheng looked at Tang Shen, he did not expect such a young child.After being stunned for a while, Jia Liangsheng said, "Let's go."

Tang Shen was confused, and left with the other students.

As soon as he left the examination room, Tang Juan and Yao San rushed to greet him.Seeing his family, Tang Shen couldn't hold on any longer, and fell down directly, being supported by Yao San.The stench still lingered on the collar of the skirt, and it lingered for a long time.Throughout the day, Tang Shen only ate a mouthful of biscuits, did not drink a drop of water, and spent his time writing two essays on stereotyped crafting and one poem on stereotyped test posts.

It was always said that the ancients took an imperial examination once, and it was like going to hell, Tang Shen understood now.

Yao San: "My little boss, are you okay?"

Tang Shen staggered: "No, it's okay...Yao San, I'll sleep for a while, and after the county test results come out, you can come and tell me whether I got in the top ten or not."

Yao Sandao: "What are you talking about, Xiaodong? This is the first county exam, and you have four more exams!"

Tang Shen sat up in shock from his dying illness, and said in horror, "There are four more games?!"

"Yes."

Tang Shen closed his eyes, kicked his legs, and really passed out this time.

What Yao San said was right. In Gusu Mansion, even those who don’t study, know that the scientific examination is not just one test each time, it usually takes five days in a row, and the results will be released after seven days.The first test of each test is the most important, which basically establishes the ranking of future results. However, if the next four tests are missed, the results will be invalidated.

But as long as the first test is passed, as long as the next four tests do not break the big taboo, the ranking will be determined.

After the first round of the Gusu County Examination, Tang Shen was carried by Yao San to a nearby pharmacy. Tang Juan anxiously asked the doctor to see his brother.Tang Shen was still in a coma. Over there, Jia Liangsheng and the county magistrate had returned to the government office with their examination papers.In the government yamen, the students from Gusu Prefecture and Wu County have already arrived, waiting for approval.

The three exams in the children's test are all quizzes, and no names are required.As soon as Jia Liangsheng entered the room, he carefully placed an examination paper on the desk and said, "My colleagues, this paper is set as the top desk for this county examination. Do you have any objections?"

As soon as these words fell, the audience was in an uproar, and the scholars and politicians stepped forward one after another, wanting to take a look at it.

"People have a period of prosperity, and heaven has a response to rest. Heaven and man respond, and the opportunity is very uncomfortable. It is said that heaven is coming, not a sign of human affairs. I don't believe it..."

"In the past, "The Doctrine of the Mean" talked about sincerity and foreknowledge, but now it is said that the country will prosper, compared with those who have auspiciousness..."

After reading the first article on crafting, the academics were stunned, unable to speak for a long time.

"I don't believe it?"

"I don't believe it's such a good one! The idea is novel, the style of writing is sharp, and there is a disease like a horse and a soldier!"

There was also a political student who said: "I don't believe it, this examinee... His name is Tang Shen, isn't this Tang Shen too boastful and arrogant?" "The writing is quite satisfactory, without any problems, it can be rated as the second one. As for the last article "Fu De Qiji Changming", although it has the meaning of stereotyped art, it is in the form, but in the heart. And you see These two sentences..."

Everyone followed his finger to look.

Xuezheng said: "These two sentences are flat, wrong."

Jia Liangsheng: "Hey, I didn't pay attention."

Jia Liangsheng didn't expect that Tang Shen would be so amazing and talented, that there would be such an inappropriate mistake.How did he know that Tang Shen couldn't be blamed for this.The flat tone of these two sentences will be placed in later generations, and it is the correct flat tone.In today's era, Pingze is different from later generations. No matter how careful Tang Shen was, he accidentally made a mistake when he was stunned by the stink.

Another Xuezheng said: "It's not wrong. This word is polyphonic. It also has the sound of 'Xiang' in "Shan Hai Jing."

"The "Shan Hai Jing" specifically refers to mountain monsters and ghosts, so I read it as a 'fragrant'. I think the first article of this person is too sharp, and the second article is indeed a good one. Try posting poems There are stereotyped minds, no stereotyped souls, and there is an insignificant flaw. If he is the top case, why don't you read this exam paper again."

Everyone looked up again.

Xuezheng said: "This person's two works are steady and steady, with clear intentions. Let's look at the third test post poem. It is wonderfully written! There are horse bones that are shocking, but no one's eyes can see for a while... Who knows how to plant in the bright moon, and the clouds don't ask. Cheng. The salt cart is willing to take off now, and travel thousands of miles for the king. Good scenery, good intentions, absolutely poetic!"

Jia Liangsheng looked at the second student's test paper, nodded and said, "That's right, this test post poem should be the first in this test."

It took one night for everyone to read all the candidates' examination papers for the county examination.

Jia Liangsheng rubbed his eyes, and said: "Colleagues, in this exam, everyone must have reached a conclusion on who should get the three first grades. I think that the second art "The King Married to Wu" The first class should be given to Tang Shen of Gusu Mansion. The test post poem "Fu De Qiji Changming", the first class should be given to Yang Zhifan of Wu County. As for the first art work "The country will prosper and there will be auspiciousness"...A class should be It's Tang Shen from the Gusu Mansion!"

Xuezheng said: "This Tang Shen's article is too arrogant, is there something wrong?"

Jia Liangsheng pondered for a moment: "Then according to your opinion?"

It was still dark, and the government office was brightly lit.

Naturally, these had nothing to do with Tang Shen. It was still before dawn. Yao San and Tang Juan carried him to the entrance of the examination room with his legs up and holding the examination basket.

The handsome Xiao Erlang looked at the closed entrance of the examination room, and then at the fellow candidates around him.

Tang Shen almost cried.

Don Juan: "It's really strange, brother. The doctor said that you are not sick at all, you are just hungry and you need to eat something. Why are you still so weak today?"

Tang Shen gasped like a silk: "What do you know? The shadow on the soul is a hundred times more painful than the wound on the body!"

Tang Shen will never forget in his life, when he was eating hard scones, the candidate next door suddenly took off his pants and started shitting in front of him.

this!born!No!forget!

Yao San also heard about the difficulty of the scientific examination, he said: "Little boss, let's get through it, there are still four games left."

Tang Shen: "..."

You really can't open which pot and which pot to lift, four games!There are still four full games!

Tang Shen deceivingly cheered himself up: "Yes, there are still four rounds left. As long as I get to the top ten in the exam, I will win."

Tang Shen's eyes showed hope, as if he saw hope.

Four days later, he staggered out of the examination room, passed out again, and was caught by Yao San.Before passing out, Tang Shen's last words were: "In this life, I, Tang Shen, must invent the flush toilet! In this life, I will definitely!!!"

After the county exam on the [-]th, Tang Shen lay at home for a whole day before recovering.He was already considered lucky enough to be in good health, and Yao San and Mrs. Yao had prepared enough for him.In the examination room, some candidates from poor families and weak health had only taken one exam, but they were seriously ill and missed the county exam.

Tang Shen first visited Liang Song and told the teacher about his experience in the exam.He didn't mention the exam answers he wrote, because Liang Song said: "The exam papers at the head of each scientific exam, as well as all the first-class articles and test post poems in that exam, will be made public."

Tang Shen: "..."

Okay, I will definitely get the first grade, just wait.

Then, Tang Shen spent two days forgetting all kinds of things in the examination room. In the early morning of this day, a few uninvited guests suddenly visited.

As soon as Mrs. Tang entered the yard, she said to her son: "Tang Yun, how dare you say now that Shen'er has done anything wrong to our Tang family? Do you know how to repent? Tell your brother what happened that day and how did you do it?" He misunderstood him and made a big mistake!"

The author has something to say: In this chapter, Yang Wanli is quoted in "A Country Will Be Prosperous", and Tang Bohu is quoted in "The King Married to Wu".Two test post poems quote Chen Quji and Meng Haoran~