Jinyi champion

Chapter 398 Cramps

Zhu Hao had always suspected that Butler Liu was a secret agent who had been placed in Zhu's house by the palace. Now that Butler Liu was driven away, he also said that he died of illness after returning to his hometown.

Could it be that the old lady of the Zhu family is so shrewd that she can find out this secret hidden so deeply?Perhaps it is more likely to be pierced by Zhu Wanhong!
"By the way, Zhu Hao, how is your preparation for the exam this time? I heard from people in Anlu Prefecture that your essays are very well written... to the point, sophisticated, and comprehensive... If you can get on the list in this township exam, it will be a great promotion for my Zhu family. It can be said to be a qualitative leap.”

Zhu Wanquan looked forward to Zhu Hao.

Zhu Hao hurriedly shook his head modestly: "I'm afraid it's not that level. I think there is still a certain gap between my knowledge and my fourth uncle's. Besides, at my fourth uncle's age, my writing skills should be about the same. Now is the right time to take the exam. Xiao My nephew is different, the main purpose of participating in the township examination this time is to exercise..."

Zhu Wanquan said with a smile: "It's really a good thing that you can deal with it so peacefully. I hope that you and my uncle and nephew can be on the list together this time, and the lintel of the family will be honored. It will not be in vain for the Zhu family to cultivate us."

Zhu Hao thought to himself, the Zhu family is cultivating you, not me.

How much trouble do you think the Zhu family caused me during my study?Fortunately, I am self-reliant, so I have the opportunity to take the exam. I want to thank Xingwangfu for their great help.

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The two uncles and nephews sat down to discuss their homework and mentioned some preparations for the examination room. After all, the rural examination was different from the previous children's examination, which ended in one day and had to stay overnight in the examination room.

"...It is generally not allowed to bring bedding when entering the dormitory. This is to prevent people from being caught in the bedding. The exam was originally held in August. The climate in Huguang is quite suitable, but if it is rainy and the temperature drops suddenly, it will be difficult Prepare one more heavy clothes and use it as a quilt when resting at night. Then bring more dry food and water..."

After the Jiutian Township Examination, it is no different from a painful torment for ordinary scholars.

The township examination will be held on the ninth day of August, and it will be divided into three sessions. The second and third sessions will be held on the [-]th and [-]th respectively, but it must be submitted to the Gongyuan one day in advance.

That is to say, on the eighth day of August, you have to enter the examination room in advance, and you have to stay there for three days and three nights for each test, but the real test time is only three days and two nights.

The first exam papers were received on the morning of the ninth day of August, and the papers were handed in on the eleventh day. They left the Gongyuan on the same day and went home to prepare, and returned to the Gongyuan before sunset to prepare for the second exam.

The second exam started on the morning of August [-]th, and the papers were handed in on the [-]th, and they had to return to the exam room that afternoon.

The third session started on the morning of August [-]th, and the exam was over on the [-]th handing in the papers and leaving the Tribute Court.

This means that, starting from the roll call on the eighth day of junior high school, candidates need to stay in the examination room for nine consecutive nights. Although there are three nights without taking the test, it means that the test time is nine days and six nights. I don’t think so much about the candidates from ordinary backgrounds. , those sons who have been pampered since childhood and need to be taken care of in daily life... This is more difficult.

The three exams still use the three four-book essays in the first round as the main criteria for judging the pros and cons.

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The two had a simple meal and came out of the restaurant together. Zhu Wanquan wanted to know where Zhu Hao lived so that they could discuss knowledge together later.

Zhu Hao didn't want to give him a chance.

Although the two are uncles and nephews, Zhu Wanquan has never caused any substantial harm to Sanfang, but his inaction is also a kind of persecution to Sanfang. Zhu Hao does not want to be with Zhu Wanquan.

"Isn't this Brother Zhu? We haven't seen each other for three years. How can you improve your knowledge?"

Just as he was about to say goodbye, someone came over to say hello to Zhu Wanquan. He was accompanied by a few white-faced scholars. He seemed to be the kind of nobleman with a lot of background in the local area. Maybe he didn't have a close relationship with Zhu Wanquan, and he didn't even know the name, so he only called him "Zhu Wanquan." brother".

Zhu Wanquan seemed to still remember the other party, so he hurriedly brought Zhu Hao forward to greet him.

The few scholars on the opposite side didn't take Zhu Hao seriously, maybe they regarded him as a school boy or family member brought by Zhu Wanquan.

"By the way, I don't know where your Anlu scholars usually gather? I have free time these two days, and I want to have some intellectual discussions with the Anlu scholars."

The visitor's surname was He, and Zhu Hao didn't know the exact name, anyway, it had nothing to do with him, so he was two steps behind Zhu Wanquan, and didn't talk to him.

Candidates who come to take part in the local examination usually use a certain inn or building as a contact point, and they usually get together to do essay meetings or take care of each other when they have something to do.

Zhu Wanquan said: "I came back from the capital, and did not go with scholars from Anlu...By the way, Zhu Hao, do you know?"

Zhu Hao thought to himself, there are only two days of preparation time left for the exam, and the exam will officially start in the morning after three days, is he still in the mood to find someone to discuss knowledge at this moment?You guys are so free!
"do not know."

Zhu Hao smiled like a naive child, "I'll find out later when I ask my apprentice."

"Your apprentice? Hehe."

The scholar surnamed He couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

A person next to him joked, "What does your apprentice do? Could it be that he runs errands for candidates from Anlu Prefecture, so he knows where they live?"

Zhu Hao replied: "No, no, my apprentice is also here to take part in the provincial examination. He is usually very close to the scholars in Anlu... You should know if you ask him."

Several scholars on the opposite side looked at each other in blank dismay.

Zhu Wanquan introduced: "This is my nephew, who just passed the college entrance examination in the first two years, and won three consecutive victories in the entrance examination for children in my Anlu land."

Speaking of this, Zhu Wanquan was a little proud.

His knowledge is mediocre, but one of his nephews was able to get a small three-yuan exam, which brought him a lot of credit, and then he added, "His student is named Sun Ru, and he is my Anlu scholar. He is also here to take the provincial exam. of."

The few people on the opposite side had obviously never heard of this incident, Mr. He said with emotion: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it turns out that you are a little Wenqu star, so I wish you another three yuan... Brother Zhu, if you know where Anlu scholars gather, Just let me know, even after the exam, everyone can have a good get together."

Originally, these candidates were quite arrogant, but after hearing about Zhu Hao's background, they immediately kept a low profile. No matter whether it is really high knowledge, or there is money and power trading behind the scenes, at least it proves that Zhu Hao is no ordinary person. , there is no need to provoke a strong enemy for no reason, and leave in a hurry after saying goodbye respectfully.

When the people left, Zhu Hao asked, "Who are they?"

"Then Mr. He came from an official family in the Changde Mansion. I forgot the specific background. When I came to the provincial city and countryside for an examination three years ago, I was invited to have a drink together. During the meeting, I mentioned the family history of the Zhu family... Now the Zhu family has moved to Jingshi, many things are no longer what they used to be, so there is no need to make unnecessary contacts."

When Zhu Wanquan mentioned this, his words were full of sadness.

In the past, relying on the big banner of the Zhu family, he was respected everywhere when he came out, and others would pull him away when they invited guests to dinner, but this time when he came back from the capital, he didn't even know where the local scholars in Anlu gathered, which shows how much he is now. Unwelcome.

Zhu Hao said: "Isn't Uncle still working in front of Jin Yiwei? The Zhu family has never been weaker than before."

Zhu Wanquan sighed: "There are some things that I can't explain to you. The mission of my Zhu family is in Anlu. I leave Anlu and return to the capital... Who will look at our Zhu family seriously?"

This is true.

Zhu Hao knew very well the status of the Zhu family in the imperial court.

Jinyiwei's family of thousands of households is in the local area, and everyone knows that it is not easy to mess with, but now that Zhu Wanhong's dragon has disappeared, and the Zhu family has moved back to the capital, everyone thinks that the Zhu family's loss of power is inevitable. , without a real job, who would treat you as a dish?
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Zhu Hao returned to his residence.

Finally, I saw Sun Ru, who arrived in Wuchang Mansion more than ten days late, who was not with him.

The goal of Sun Ru’s family is to let him be admitted to the middle school. Even if he is still studying hard after the entrance to the middle school, no one probably expects him to be successful again, so that until now, he doesn’t think he has the possibility of being successful. , coming to Wuchang Mansion is more like visiting mountains and rivers and broadening your horizons.

Don't tell me you came too late, but still bluffing and ostentatious everywhere.

"Can't you come to visit earlier, study hard behind closed doors with your teacher, and strive to be in the first list?" Zhu Hao taught in the tone of a gentleman.

Sun Ru said with emotion: "Sir, to outsiders, students will never give in. I must tell them that this rural examination must be a high school, but in front of you...the students will stop pretending. This rural examination is what people like me think about. Can you win? People have self-knowledge!"

Zhu Hao was speechless: "You still have self-knowledge? As a teacher, why didn't you see it before?"

Sun Ru has a thick skin, that's something that the whole Anlu knows, he is a wonderful flower among Anlu scholars, no one thought he could pass the entrance examination as a student, and now of course no one thinks that he can pass the entrance examination.

"Even my mother didn't expect me to pass the exam. Now that I've got a fame, it's already a high incense for my ancestors... As for wanting to go further... just forget it."

Sun Ru sat on the chair, crossed his legs, and shook his head repeatedly.

Although this kind of attitude towards studying and taking exams is not advisable, the relaxed state of mind is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

It's like when a certain candidate is taking the college entrance examination, he sees other people trying their best to study and pass the college entrance examination, while he is waiting to get a high school diploma and go home to inherit hundreds of millions of fortunes... No wonder others ridicule him in every possible way, because this mentality really deserves to be beaten!
"Didn't you go out to embarrass me recently?"

Zhu Hao asked coldly.

Sun Ru shrugged indifferently: "Recently, students go out to meet people every day, and I don't know which time they were ashamed and which time they didn't."

Zhu Hao almost wanted to take out his ruler and beat the kid up.

But after thinking about it, forget it.

"Sir, do you have anything else to do? If not, I'll go back first. I'm going to have a drink with some people today." Sun Ru didn't hide anything from Zhu Hao.

Even if the exam is due in two days, I still drink and have fun, and feel free and easy. Who makes me not want to pass the exam?

Zhu Hao said with a stern face: "It seems that you can't drink today's wine. I have a few questions here. Take a look... and write an article separately."

"What!?"

Sun Ru looked bitter, probably regretting coming to see Zhu Hao today.

"I thought there were two days left before the exam, and my husband wouldn't embarrass me anymore, but I don't know that you still... have a problem. What's the use of cramming?"

Sun Ru didn't expect that after he arrived in Wuchang Mansion, he would do everything possible to avoid it, and finally fell into Zhu Hao's hands, and he complained for a while.

(End of this chapter)