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"Of course I know about the legendary relationship between Mr. Fan and Mr. Zhen Jinlian, but what is my identity, Gu Tingye, and how can I be compared with Mr. Fan?"

Gu Tingye said in a frivolous tone, and he was very firm in his refusal. The choice of marrying Mannia never existed in Gu Tingye's mind.

"Then you should find a way to change your reputation. If you don't have a good reputation, what are you going to do to marry a famous girl?"

Sheng Changbai replied perfunctorily, saying the answer that everyone knew.

From Sheng Changbai's point of view, Gu Tingye does not lack a wife.

There is a concubine outside, and there are a lot of friends in the brothel Chuguan, so there is really no shortage of women.

The family is distinguished, the holy family is not bad, and there is no need for political marriage so much.

What Gu Tingye did seems to make people feel very divided.

On the one hand, I don't pursue family status, but only pursue love. As long as I like it, any kind of woman can accept it.

On the other hand, he insisted on marrying a docile noble daughter as his main wife.

The main wife of a noble daughter has to accept her own concubine, as well as a pair of concubine children.

"I have lived in Bianjing City for more than ten years, and this reputation has been passed down for more than ten years. How can it be so easy to change." Gu Tingye shook his head and said.

Millions of people know Gu Tingye's reputation as a libertine, and it's a little difficult to change it.

"From now on, many people know that you have returned to Tokyo. If no one has seen you in the brothel before the imperial examination, someone should say that you are a prodigal son. Even if no one says, I will help you." Say it."

The famous "fat tiger effect" means that no matter how many unconscionable bad things a person has done before, as long as he does one good thing, he will be considered "in fact, he is not bad at heart".

No matter how many things a person has done to be worthy of his conscience, the world, his friends, or his lover, as long as he does one dirty thing, he will be considered as "the kindness he has always been pretending to be".

If bad people want to learn well, society is always more tolerant, and it is always easier.

Sheng Changbai's purpose was to persuade Gu Tingye to stay at home peacefully.

"Zecheng, don't try to persuade me. If you really want to help me, just ask your fiancée, Hai Shi, if he has any friends in the boudoir, and just recommend me."

"Then I can't help you. With Hai's family style, let alone recommending you, it would be nice if I could help other female relatives and be careful of you." Sheng Changbai firmly refused.

Sheng Changbai and Haishi just met each other a few times and chatted through letters and pens.

It's not good to talk about something in the letter, what to talk about to recommend Gu Tingye to the girl.

Birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups. If you recommend Gu Tingye more, Sheng Changbai himself should be unclean.

"Then let's not talk about it. Drinking wine, we will not go home today if we are not drunk. We can't eat wine while studying in the academy. I have been hungry for the past few years."

Drinking is no problem. The alcohol of the Dazhou Dynasty is not high in alcohol, which is equivalent to the alcohol of modern beer.

Sheng Changbai didn't get drunk at all, his stomach couldn't hold it anymore, and he could use the small world to cheat. He was never afraid of anyone when he drank.

When Gu Tingye came to look for him, Sheng Changbai took Gu Tingye to a wine shop to drink.

Gu Tingye reduced the number of visits to Sheng's house after feeling that it was not very interesting to play with Sheng Changbai.

In this way, time passed day by day, and it was Qiuwei.

Many people Sheng Changbai knew started from this subject, Sheng Changfeng, Qi Heng, Gu Tingye.

There are also some people of the same age that Sheng Changbai met when he came to Beijing. They were all around 20 years old, and it was the first time for him to understand.

For poor families, participating in the Fajie Exam is a difficult hurdle.

But for the children of noble officials and eunuchs, it is a process.

It's just a test that has nothing to do with fame and fame. The emperor has listed all the children of officials and eunuchs separately, and they will take part in the "Bietou test" alone, not occupying the quota of civilian candidates.

Candidates from poor backgrounds also have to gather together as usual to yell, yell, and call out for injustice.

Of course, this is of no use. Being able to take separate exams is already the greatest fairness to poor candidates.

After these candidates can really pass the Jinshi examination and become officials, they will adapt to this rule.

The local state examination is not easy to be supervised by the imperial court, and it is really not divided, so that local officials have room to manipulate, and poor candidates have no chance.

Although Changfeng is a bastard, in the Sheng family, he is treated the same as Sheng Changbai.

Because Changfeng wanted to take the imperial examination, the Sheng family once again entered the pre-examination state.

The servants kept quiet, and the master's house kept quiet, which was quite reassuring.

Sheng Hong still didn't pay much attention to the "other test".

Households of officials generally don't pay much attention to this, the exam is not difficult enough, and passing the exam is not considered a big achievement.

Examinations at this level, that is, taking the general state examination, the scores in the top few, and even only one state Jieyuan, can get a certain amount of attention.

On the day of the exam, that is, Lin Haoshuang and Mo Lan went to the exam institute to send Chang Feng off.

On the surface, they seem to be a family, but in fact, whether they are adults or children, the Sheng family clearly distinguishes between close and distant.

A mother is born, it is considered a family.

"Chang Feng, your ranking in this time is not very good. Before you arrive at Chunwei, you should not go out and study hard at home!"

Sheng Hong was obviously not that satisfied with Sheng Changfeng, who had just passed the other test and got a middle-ranked result.

The measure taken was to lock Sheng Changfeng at home to study.

After turning fifteen, Sheng Changfeng had the right to freely withdraw money from the accountant.

It's also been a long time of cool days.

Every day besides being in school, I don’t read much or read books. I just go out to participate in some literary and poetry meetings all day long.

Those who write some sour poems and bad prose can also be praised by some people because they are born in officials and spend a lot of money.

Under the admiration of a group of people, Sheng Changfeng lost himself and became adrift.

All day long, I pursue writing poems and odes more, leaving aside the classics, policies, theories, and articles.

The classics and meanings of the imperial examinations are really sailing against the current, if you don’t advance, you will retreat.

Sheng Changfeng's performance in the imperial examinations was really not as good as last year.

It wasn't that Sheng Changbai's grades were so good that Sheng Hong's appetite was spoiled, it was simply because of the middle rank in Bietou's exam, which showed that Sheng Changfeng's academic level was really not very high.

The children of officials who have passed the "Bietou Examination", most of the candidates who rank in the middle and bottom, are far lower in quality than the poor candidates who took the state examination.

It's just a bunch of bastards, it can be said that there is no possibility of passing the provincial examination and participating in the palace examination.

Sheng Changfeng's grades can only be regarded as better among this group of bastards.

The top one or two hundred people in the Bianjing Bietou test are the real elites, and most of them can pass the Jinshi examination.

If you fail this subject, you will always pass most of the next few subjects.

The level is much higher than that of the poor candidates in the ordinary state test.

If the emperor didn't encourage poor families and liked to be the number one scholar among the poor families, Jie Yuan, who was in Bianjing, would be a popular seed for the number one scholar in every subject.

"Father, the new imperial examination is about to enter Beijing. It's the time when I should go out more to participate in literary and poetry meetings, and make a name for myself. How can I not go out?" Sheng Changfeng obviously wanted to struggle.

Because Chang Feng was most similar to Sheng Hong in every aspect, whether it was his background, appearance, or personality.

Sheng Hong has a lot of preference for Chang Feng, and it is quite useful for Chang Feng to talk to Sheng Hong about some conditions.

"Yuan Wenming, what literary name do you give, and what kind of poetry meeting do you attend, will it make you a Jinshi? Let me tell you Sheng Changfeng, you can't go anywhere, so just study for me honestly at home, If you dare to go out in private, I will cut off your right to withdraw money from the accountant."

Sheng Hong said with a bit of anger, the matter of the imperial examination was not discussed here at Sheng Hong.

"Bai'er, if you have time, teach Feng'er more homework. If Feng'er can be a Jinshi, it will be a great help to you in the officialdom. A single thread does not form a thread, and a single tree does not form a forest. Only when you brothers are united can you be able to make a living." Prosper our Sheng family."

In terms of imperial examination knowledge alone, Sheng Changbai has already surpassed Sheng Hong.

After the imperial examination, Sheng Hong was no longer proficient in classics and righteousness, and started to develop various hobbies in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

What Sheng Hong is best at is writing good handwriting, that is, the old emperor who has seen too many good handwriting.

Seeing Sheng Hong's words, he would also give a compliment.

During the more than ten years that he was released, Sheng Hong never saw the emperor, and it was because of his good handwriting that he left an impression in the emperor's heart.

"Yes, father, the boy will urge Chang Feng to prepare for the exam."

Sheng Changbai readily agreed.

It's not that she wants to discipline Sheng Changfeng too much, she simply agrees with the decision not to let Sheng Changfeng go out.

"You two go."

After the lesson was over, Sheng Hong drove Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng out, and he wanted to go to Lin Oshuang for comfort.

"Second brother, you didn't talk to me just now. My father won't let me go out. I'm going to stay at home for the past few months."

After going out, Sheng Changfeng pulled Sheng Changbai with a sad face.

"What do you want me to say for you, let you go out and go to the brothel Chuguan? You go to these places, hang out for a few months, can you pass the provincial exam?"

Whether it is a poor literati or a son of an official or a gentry, the first choice for holding a literary meeting is a brothel.

It's just that there is a difference in the level of the brothel.

The whole social atmosphere is like this, and Sheng Hong has no objection to Sheng Changfeng going to these places.

It's just because Sheng Changfeng is young that Sheng Changfeng is not allowed to indulge in these things.

The second is that some high-ranking families, in order to attract talents, to make their children famous, and to make more talents for their children, will also hold some literary meetings in their own courtyards and other courtyards.

But the same is indispensable, the performances of singing girls and dancing girls.

To put it bluntly, this is still a social occasion for eating, drinking, watching singing and dancing.

The most important thing is, whoever organizes it, everyone eats, drinks, and plays for nothing. To save face, praise the host.

After a long time, when he understood it, Sheng Changbai also saw through these literary clubs, the essence of poetry clubs is such a thing.

The organizer spends so much money to hold an event, and it always has its own purpose.

If it weren't for such an unspoken rule, Sheng Changfeng would not have held a poetry meeting because of spending money. No matter what poem he wrote, there would be a bunch of people tout it.

That is to say, there are some cultural gatherings for going out of the city, going out in the green, enjoying flowers, and enjoying snow. In general, this is an activity that Sheng Changfeng doesn't like to participate in.

"Second brother, my father doesn't know my level of scriptures, don't you? I didn't get a good ranking this time because I didn't perform well. When it comes to the provincial test, as long as I perform normally, I can get a better score." Ranking is not difficult at all. My academic level is already sufficient, so I only need to make a name for myself in Bianjing, let the examiners hear my literary name, and when ranking, put me as far ahead as possible."

As a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child, it is easy to swell after listening to too much praise.

Sheng Changfeng now has a sense of self-confidence in his whole body.

Not only to blame outsiders, but also to blame the family. Because of Chang Feng's status, the school teacher usually praises Sheng Changfeng.

Sheng Hong gave Sheng Changfeng an encouraging education, which made Sheng Changfeng unclear about his position.

"Sanlang, did you really perform abnormally in the Fajie test this time? Is it possible that you are at this level yourself, and you are not good at your studies, so you can only get this ranking?"

Sheng Changfeng still has a certain level, even if he goes to take the real state examination, there is a certain possibility that he can get a quota of candidates in a serious manner.

Considering Sheng Changfeng's age, compared to his peers, his studies are actually pretty good.

But the reason why Sheng Hong was not satisfied with this result was because of this result.

It is meaningless to compare with peers. The imperial examination is taken by all literati in the whole Dazhou.

Sheng Changfeng's achievement was not the result of going all out.

There is still a lot of study time that could have been used, and Sheng Changfeng was paddling.

In the case of better results, Sheng Hong can certainly be dissatisfied with this result because Sheng Changfeng is playful.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, I just failed to perform properly." Chang Feng said confidently.

"..." Sheng Changbai: "Yes, I believe it."

The provincial exam has not been too long, which is equivalent to the sprint time of modern students' college entrance examination. Sheng Changbai is not suitable at this time, and it will hit Sheng Changfeng's self-confidence too hard.

Confident students, relatively speaking, are still more likely to perform a little better than normal.

To attack Sheng Laosan and let Sheng Laosan recognize his own affairs, we can wait until after Chunwei.

Not much to say, Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng separated and went back to their respective courtyards.

"Second son, Mr. Qi is here, and the old lady told you to come over."

As soon as Sheng Changbai walked to the gate of his yard, he met the maid from the old lady's yard calling for someone.

"Why is Young Master Qi here?"

Without Zhuang's pedantry, the Sheng family will no longer be attractive to the Duke's Mansion, and Qi Heng can't come to the Sheng family twice a year.

"Young Master Qi also won the exam this time. He came to our house this time to thank our family for borrowing." The female envoy replied.

"Okay, I'll change and go to Shou'an Hall."

Sheng Changbai responded and was ready to go there in a while.

According to the customs of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Sheng Changbai, Sheng Changfeng, and Qi Heng are classmates taught by a master, but they are actually very close.

In particular, the Sheng family is a private school with small class teaching, and the relationship between classmates is closer than that of students educated in large classes such as colleges, county schools, and state schools.

Regardless of Qi Heng's status as the Duke of the future, when Qi Heng came to the Sheng family, it was only right for Sheng Changbai to receive him.

Hometown, classmates, the same year, this is the basic network of a scholar's network after entering the officialdom. (end of this chapter)