Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 423
Zhou Jichang is middle-aged, and his official position is Runzhou Sihu Cao Shenjun, who is in charge of household registration, Dao Tianqing, marriage and other matters. In the imperial examination, he was also a second-class Jinshi, but he was ranked later in the second-class position, and he was sent to the local government to work in politics. After 17 years of experience and promotion, I have reached this seventh-rank official position.

When he saw "The Story of Yueyang Tower", he was shocked by the literary talent of the article, and even rudely applauded it.

"Worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later!"

This sentence is indeed lethal, and all the officials in the room feel like a bell resounding, deafening.

"Hurry up, take a look!" Someone couldn't wait any longer, and began to urge for the test paper.

The second judge in this group was an official from Runzhou Changshi, who was also a Jinshi. After receiving the test paper, he glanced at "Yong Mei", then he was stunned, and even read a few words lightly .

"I have no intention of struggling for spring, and I will be jealous of all the fragrances. Scattered pieces are turned into mud and dust, only the fragrance remains the same."

"Good words, this is the best word I've ever seen Yong Meili."

When he saw the Lou Ji article again, he was immediately attracted in, his eyes widened, and he was very surprised.

After reading it, I sighed again and again: "This is an article comparable to the poet Wang Bo's "Preface to the Pavilion of the King of Teng", and it can definitely be passed down through the ages."

The official who judged the "Furong Tower" just now, named Wang Ziyang, a doctor of Confucian classics from Runzhou, also walked over quickly after hearing the words, took the paper, watched it carefully, and couldn't help reading a few words at the end. sentence:

"Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself. If you live in a high temple, you will worry about your people. If you live far away in the rivers and lakes, you will worry about your ruler. It is also worrying about advancing, and worrying about retreating. But when will you be happy?"

"It's so well written. Compared with the story of Furong Tower, this Yueyang Tower is like heaven and earth!"

Xu Xuan, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, and the prefect of Runzhou weighed it, and were also alarmed.

The two came over, took the test papers, and after reading Yongmei Ci and Yueyang Tower articles together, they could see the admiration and shock in each other's eyes.

Among the imperial examination papers, it is really rare to be able to write famous essays through the ages.

"In my opinion, this is Jiangzuo Sulang's test paper!" Xu Xuan couldn't help laughing.

"That's right, it must have been written by Jiangzuo Sulang, otherwise, no one would have been able to write such a masterpiece of literary talent."

"It shouldn't be wrong!"

The officials who judged the papers were in high spirits, and they were proud to be able to judge this kind of papers.

Xu Xuan said with a smile: "Haha, if anyone doesn't believe it, you can take a gamble. I will conclude that it was written by Su Chen. The odds are [-] to [-]. Can someone place a bet?"

In fact, all the officials thought it was Su Chen's test paper, but when they heard the odds of [-] to [-], some people still took chances. One official bet [-] coins, while others offered [-] coins or [-] coins. , a total of five people, together betting some, it will be happy to accompany Mr. Xu.

Xu Xuan is not interested in money, but to build momentum. Once this trivial matter is spread, the gossip will be stepped up in the streets and alleys, and the spread of this test paper will be stronger and more topical.

After a while, five people bet, about 150 taels of silver, about [-] taels of silver.

"Okay, those who haven't graded the test paper, you can grade it first, and then unpack the names, just look at the names of the candidates in this test paper."

"This article must be on the top."

"Yes, Shangshang, no matter who it is, it is absolutely top-ranked!"

In the end, the people in charge of judging the papers all gave "upper" grades.

Xu Xuan is the chief examiner of Runzhou Qiuwei, so he has a lot of power, so he said directly: "Come on, let's break the names!"

"Yes!" A bureaucrat stepped forward and opened the paste, revealing only the name of the examinee on this test paper.

Impressively written there is Su Chen, whose name is Yixuan, from Liushi Lane, Runzhou.

"Haha, it really is him, Su Yixuan!"

Xu Xuan cheered up and was very happy. With these two articles alone, Xie Yuan was absolutely safe.

The content of the most important article is likely to set off another wave of heated discussions in Jiangdong, and it is worthy of being written by Jiangzuo Sulang.

"Congratulations Master Xu, you won the bet!"

Someone took the opportunity to congratulate Xu Xuan, after all, he got 150 taels of silver.

Xu Xuan smiled and said: "This small gamble is just for fun. You adults have worked hard to review the papers. After all the papers have been judged, I will be the host. I will use the 150 taels. Let's go to the restaurant to reward you all."

"Thank you Master Xu for your generosity!"

Everyone was happy, after all, there was a restaurant banquet, and they could have a feast of food and drink.

Zhou Jichang suggested: "Why don't you stay in the Bairun Building? I heard that there are three couplets left by Jiang Zuo Sulang there. Anyone who matches them can get a free meal and eat in the luxurious room on the top floor. It's a pity that after more than ten days, no one can match."

Xu Xuan stroked his beard and nodded: "Oh, then go to Bairunlou, I'll go see it later, how difficult it is."

.......
Judging day is drawing to a close.

All the candidates are anxiously waiting for the release of the rankings, the announcement of their results, and whether they have passed the government examination.

Only after passing the government examination can one have the opportunity to go to Jinling to participate in the palace examination.

And after the mansion test, he has the title of "juren". Even if Chunwei can't get a Jinshi in the future, he can still find a job in the local government office when he returns to the village.

Early in the morning, Xu Qingwan hurried to Su's mansion by car, blocking the talented Su who had just had breakfast.

"You wrote Yongmei and Yueyang Tower?"

This was Xu Qingwan's first question when they met.

Su Chen was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the two words in the other party's words were the contents of the paper he wrote in the Qiuwei exam.

"Yeah, what's the matter? The list hasn't been released yet, how do you know?"

Xu Qingwan rolled his eyes at him, showed an incomparably beautiful smile, and replied: "It wasn't last night that Mr. Xu came to my Xu Mansion for dinner, had a drink with my father, and then mentioned that there was a word and an article in the Qiu Wei exam paper, which shocked everyone. But he refused to say who wrote it!"

"However, after he read out a sentence from Yongmei and Yueyang Tower, I guessed that it must be written by you. Besides you, who can write such poems and proses? ?”

Hearing this, Su Chen didn't know what to say, the more he saw Xu's talented woman adoring him so much, the more guilty he felt.

After all, my own talent and fame were not written by my own ability in poetry and prose, they were all copied!

"Actually, I don't really want to write poetry anymore." Su Chen said awkwardly.

Xu Qingwan was stunned, and asked curiously, "Oh, why?"

Su Chen made an excuse and said: "A person's talent and inspiration are limited. I seem to have used up [-]% of my talent in the past two years. I'm afraid I won't be able to write so many good works in the future, and the pressure will double. So, be careful in the future. Be cautious in your words and deeds, and reduce the number of times you write works."

"This..." How much Xu Qingwan hopes to see Su Chen often write shocking works and popular poems. As a talented woman, it is an indescribable feeling to be able to stand beside such a man and see famous works come out. enjoyment.

If Su Chen sealed his pen, wouldn't he miss a great joy in life?

"Then can you just write for Qingwan once in a while?" Xu Qingwan held his arm pleadingly.

I'm just afraid of you staring at me!
Su Chen was speechless in his heart, but he didn't want to show it. He said perfunctorily, "Don't worry, I won't completely close my pen. I just write less because I have nothing to do."

Because he has memorized countless famous works, and there are only a limited number of excellent works that can be popular in the ancient literary world. They used up in the first year, and they will really run out of talents in the future.

(End of this chapter)