Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 67
The east is not bright and the west is bright. The main team of Yanying Academy suffered a disastrous defeat in District A and was eliminated in the first round, but the sub-team won in District B with a perfect score and defeated Yuqing Academy.

This made Headmaster Liu overjoyed. Although there were still huge challenges ahead, the victory over Yuqing Academy gave Headmaster Liu a bad breath.

At the end of the first day of the competition, the structure of District A has become clear. The School Affiliated to the County School, Changqing School, and Yuqing School won the first place in each group and advanced to the semi-finals.

Another spot for the Final Four will come from Division B.

After the first round of District B, the vice-teams of the four colleges performed well. Except for the elimination of the vice-team of Yuqing Academy, the vice-teams of the other three schools will enter the second round.

The winner of the second round will get the last ticket to enter the semi-finals, and who will win in the end has become the focus of all eyes.

When leaving the county school, Xu Ji quickened his pace and bumped Fan Ning's shoulder heavily from behind. He quickly supported Fan Ning, "I'm sorry! I was walking too fast."

He apologized, but when he was helping Fan Ning, he whispered in his ear: "The mountains will not change, and one day you will fall into me, and then I will take care of you!"

Fan Ning smiled coldly, and responded to him: "We are each other, but then I will kick you down the cesspit and make you stink for the rest of your life!"

"You!" Xu Ji was furious and clenched his fists.

At this moment, Director Liu behind suddenly realized something was wrong, and shouted angrily: "Xu Ji, what are you doing?"

Xu Ji let go of his fist, he turned his head and looked at Director Liu with great resentment, and said to Fan Ning: "Boy, let's wait and see!"

After leaving a word, he quickened his pace and left the county school.

Headmaster Liu stepped forward, gently supported Fan Ning's shoulders, looked at Xu Ji's back and said, "I used to value him a lot, but now I see through his character. The most you can get is the shadow of your father and grandfather, and you won't be able to do great things in the future."

Fan Ning said with a smile: "Master, I have a good heart and a lot of tolerance. It's just that money is a little tight recently. If I get a place in this competition, will there be any big prizes?"

"Go! You little money fan, let's talk after you get the ranking!"

Fan Ning was not willing to let him go, and stretched out his hand to beg for money, "There are no rewards in the army, and soldiers have no fighting spirit. If you want a horse to run fast, you must have enough food. I know the master is always more frugal, but even if you paint A cake is fine too!"

Dean Liu was so entangled by him that he had no choice but to smile wryly and said, "I've never seen such a cheeky student like you, so how about it! If you can win the first place for me this time, as a reward, your father will be in Yishengtang's rent." It's free!"

Fan Ning was stunned, "Yishengtang is also your father's property?"

Headmaster Liu patted himself on the chest and smiled, "Aren't I not like someone who runs a pharmacy?"

Fan Ning rolled his eyes, "I think you are like a pawn shop, just exploiting me, a poor student!"

"You brat!" Headmaster Liu was so angry that his beard was crooked.

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After the three of Xu Ji were eliminated, they went back home. Xu Ji's home is also in Wu County. After returning home, he locked himself in his room and sulked.

If he hadn't been attacked by Fan Ning last night, he wouldn't have gotten sick in the morning, and he wouldn't have played abnormally in the game, and he would definitely be able to defeat Yu Qingxuetang in the end.

It's a pity that an indiscriminate disaster deprived him of his opportunity, and the root cause of his illness was that bastard Fan Ning.

Thinking of his future being ruined in Fan Ning's hands, Xu Ji gritted his teeth. If he was given a knife, he would wish to kill Fan Ning soon.

At this time, his room 'bang!boom! ’ sounded, Xu Ji said impatiently: “I said don’t bother me!”

"It's me!" came his grandfather's stern voice from outside.

Xu Ji was startled, and hurried forward to open the door. Grandfather Xu Zhong walked in. He stared at Xu Ji like a knife with stern eyes.

Xu Ji was terrified in his heart. He was so frightened by his grandfather's gaze that his whole body became cold, as if his blood was about to freeze.

"The game is over, why don't you go to Juxianlou to have a drink and celebrate?" Xu Zhong said coldly.

"Grandson knows his mistake!" Xu Ji lowered his head and whispered.

"You're not wrong, it's me who's wrong, I'm too strict with you, I don't usually give you a drink, which caused you to get drunk the night before the game, it's my fault!"

Xu Chong's tone was very flat, but he couldn't hold back the anger in his heart.

Xu Ji knew his grandfather too well, the more flat his tone was, the more it meant the monstrous anger in his heart.

He would rather scold his grandfather like a storm than to hear such an understatement from his grandfather.

Xu Ji'plop! Kneeling down, tears of regret welled up, and wept bitterly.

"It's my grandson's fault. My grandson has done something wrong. It's too late to regret it!"

Xu Zhong looked at his grandson coldly, and it was wrong to expect his grandson's crying to move him.

"The third rule of the family, blame yourself!"

Xu Ji raised his palm and slapped himself hard on the face, and another palm with his left hand.

Every time he slaps heavily, his face is covered with bruises. This is the Xu family's family law. Since you slap your mouth thirty times, you must hit the palm firmly. If you dare to slap lightly, the groom will punish you again.

After [-] slaps in a row, the originally handsome face disappeared, and turned into a bruised and purple face of a fat pig with bloodstains on the corner of the mouth.

Only then did Xu Zhong sit down and ask, "I heard that you were plotted against, who did it?"

Xu Ji didn't dare to say Fan Ning, that would only make his grandfather look down on him even more.

"Yes...it's Jupe's tall guard."

In fact, there was nothing wrong with it, Lu Youwei was caught by the female guard and thrown back.

Xu Zhong frowned, of course the guards would not attack people for no reason, it must be ordered by Zhu Pei.

"Then why did the girl do this?"

Xu Ji didn't dare to hide it, so he could only whisper: "She and the fisherman's son teamed up to compete, and grandson felt aggrieved, so he begged his aunt to persuade her not to compete. Maybe she guessed that it was grandson's intention to put her Annoyed."

How old and hot Xu Zhong is, he immediately understood that the real goal of his grandson might be the fisherman's son, after a long while he snorted and said, "You can't do a little thing well, and you're still humiliating yourself, you really let me down!" !"

Xu Ji quickly argued: "Wu Jian originally wanted to pay a few scoundrels to beat him up so that he wouldn't be able to get up the next day, but his grandson disagreed."

"absurd!"

Xu Zhong was so angry that he slapped the table heavily, and angrily said: "If he reports to the officials, once the county magistrate catches a few scoundrels and confesses you, you will never take part in the imperial examination in your life. This Wu Jian has no brains. He's together."

"Grandfather, what about grandson now?"

Xu Ji hugged his grandfather's leg and burst into tears, "Grandson has been eliminated and can't participate in the boy's test. His future is ruined."

Xu Zhong snorted coldly, "Now you know that you are in a hurry. Since you know the future of the imperial examination is important, why do you want to drink?"

Xu Ji felt so remorseful in his heart that he wished he could slap himself thirty more times.

Xu Zhong looked at his grandson's swollen face like a pig's head, and his heart was filled with anger.

"Liu Yantong, do you really think my grandson is dough, you can knead it if you want?" '

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As night fell quietly, Fan Ning sat alone in the room reading a book. He changed into a white fine linen gown and still wore a scholar's scarf on his head.

He was so engrossed in his book that he didn't notice that someone had entered the room.

"What book are you reading? So fascinated!" Someone asked with a smile.

Fan Ning raised his head, startled him suddenly, it was actually Zhao Xuezheng who came.

He quickly stood up and saluted, "Student Fan Ning, please refer to Xuezheng!"

"You're welcome, Fanning, County Magistrate Li has come to visit you specially!"

Behind Zhao Xiuwen was Li Yun, the county magistrate, looking at Fan Ning with a smile on his hands.

Fan Ning felt dizzy for a while, if the county magistrate explained the truth to him again, would he still have to sleep tonight?
But he was not allowed to think too much at this time, he hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Students see the county lord!"

He met the county magistrate as a student, and it was considered impolite not to kneel down. If he was an old farmer in the country, he must kneel down and salute.

Li Yun has been the county magistrate in Wu County for four years, and he just reached a turning point in his career.

Because it is a critical moment in his official career, he pays special attention to things that are beneficial to his image and reputation, such as the selection of county officials.

It has been 15 years since Wu County's county scholar selection contest was held, and practice has proved that its effect is very good. There have been three young child prodigies with the same background as Jinshi in a row.

The county magistrate selection contest had a great influence in Pingjiang Prefecture, and even attracted the attention of the imperial court's Ministry of Rites.

Today is the first day of the trials, so of course Li Yun will come to inspect.

Today he wore a lavender uniform with a leather belt around his waist, but he still wore an official hat on his head. He smiled amiably and said with a slight smile, "Let's sit down and talk!"

Fan Ning quickly asked the county magistrate to sit down. Li Yun glanced at the book he was reading, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

It turned out to be "The Anthology of the Names of the Provincial Examinations of the Great Song Dynasty". This book was enshrined as a divine book back then.

"Is this book Fan Shaolang's?"

Li Yun pointed to the book and said with a smile: "Now it's very difficult to buy it in bookstores, but you can still buy it in Bianjing. Pingjiang Mansion was sold out three years ago."

Fan Ning stroked the cover of the book lightly. He liked the book very much and felt a little bit sad in his heart, but he had to return it to Pei Guang tomorrow.

"This is not a student's book, but one of our teaching assistants lent it to a student. He was bored in the inn and read a book to pass the time."

Li Yun smiled slightly, "I have this book, and I will give you a copy later."

Fan Ning was overjoyed, and quickly got up to thank, "Thank you for your kindness!"

Li Yun chuckled, "I heard from Zhao Xuezheng that today Fan Shaolang answered another top question and wrote a couplet that is quite educational. Can Fan Shaolang write a couplet for me too?"

Fan Ning hurriedly said humbly: "Students have little talent and learning, how dare they play tricks in front of the Jinshi, and the county lord should not make fun of the students."

"I'm not kidding you, you can write a picture as you like, as long as you don't write couplets like the old beast's hooves."

Fan Ning was shocked, and looked at the county magistrate Li in surprise. He actually knew what happened to him in the capital last fall.

Li Yun looked at Fan Ning with a half-smile, he just pointed to it, but didn't say anything.

Li Yun only found out about this matter from a letter from his father-in-law not long ago, but his father-in-law repeatedly told him in the letter that this matter was related to Zhang Yaozuo's face and should not be spread.

Now that there is such a relationship, Fan Ning is no longer modest, he said with a smile: "The county lord does not think that the students are low-educated, and the students are willing to show their ugliness and write a picture."

He spread out a piece of paper, thought for a while, then picked up a pen and wrote on the paper:
There is no wonder in the world, only loyalty and forgiveness;

There is a way to run a family with diligence and thrift.

"it is good!"

Li Yun gave a thumbs up and praised: "There is no wonder in the world, only loyalty and forgiveness, it really speaks to my heart."

He picked up the couplet and read it twice, and the more he read it, the more he liked it. This couplet will be written by a famous artist later, and it will be pasted and given to his father-in-law as a birthday gift. His father-in-law will definitely like it.

Next to him, Zhao Xiuwen was also very itchy. He also wanted to ask Fan Ning to write a couplet.

However, in front of the county magistrate, it is not easy for him to say this, and he will ask Fan Ning to write a couplet when he finds an opportunity.

Zhao Xiuwen reminded in a low voice: "Mr. County, it's getting late, and I have to visit other schools."

Li Yun nodded, put away the couplet carefully, and said with a smile: "Rest early, I wish you continue to perform well tomorrow and reach the semi-finals!"

"Thank you for your encouragement, the county magistrate, the students will definitely do their best!"

The two encouraged Fan Ning a few more words before leaving the room.

As soon as the two officials left, Fan Ning pinched his face that was a little sour from a smile.

At this time, his stomach suddenly let out a rumbling sound, and he felt unbearably hungry. Then he remembered that he hadn't eaten dinner yet!

(End of this chapter)