Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 409 Situation
Seeing that Guan Jiaze was also heading towards his small courtyard, Xu Chengyuan turned his head to look for a mule cart to go back to the county hall, when he caught a glimpse of a middle-aged man standing behind him out of the corner of his eye.

"Brother Yuan, are you going back together?" he asked.

This middle-aged man is also from Lishui County. He is 45 years old this year. He has already become a grandfather, but he is still a child.He passed the government examination more than ten years ago, but he has been stuck in the hospital examination, unable to survive.

This time, he ranked No. 60 in the first test, which can be said to be in jeopardy.If you do better in the re-examination, you may pass the college examination and get the honor of a scholar;

Although Xu Chengyuan felt that this person had a gloomy personality and didn't like to associate with him, he still sympathized with him very much.

Moreover, it is quite far from the county hall, and the two of them can save half of the car fare when they go back.For Xu Chengyuan, who has always been thrifty, carpooling is a good idea.

Yuan Zhongqiu avoided answering his question, but instead asked: "I was behind you just now, and I heard that Master Guan praised Master Du for his strength, saying that he passed the exams. Did you hear some rumors? Do you know?" topic?"

Xu Chengyuan became nervous when he heard it, and said with a serious expression: "Brother Yuan, you can't eat indiscriminately, and you can't talk indiscriminately. The person who wrote the question was Xuezheng, and he only asked the question after he entered the Gongyuan. Who would know? Du Jinning just analyzed the questions of the rural and general examinations over the years, and found that there were more and more legal tests, so he reminded us to read more about the law."

"The number of questions in arithmetic increased greatly during the last government examination. It can be seen that the imperial court also attaches great importance to arithmetic. He reminded us a few words, saying that arithmetic must be studied hard. There must be some in the college examination. No, Except for the etiquette question, he was right about the content."

He stared at Yuan Zhongqiu: "That's what Young Master Guan said just now. Don't be obedient, misinterpret and make random guesses, and put the blame on others. This crime is not a small one. It's going to kill everyone. It has been implicated for several generations. Not only the Du family, but even the Xuezheng adults are also involved. Therefore, Brother Yuan, please be careful with your words and deeds, and never let trouble come out of your mouth."

He sneered: "You have to know that Master Guan is from the Guan family, and Du Jinning is a direct disciple of Master Guan Shan, and he also has close friends with Master Qi and Master Liang. Master Xuezheng is a third-rank official in the court. If it is because of you There are rumors outside that Du Jinning and Mr. Xuezheng are innocent, and nothing will happen. But it’s hard to say what about your family. The Guan, Qi, and Liang families can pinch you to death with just one finger. You should do it yourself Bar."

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding." Yuan Zhongqiu's family background is average, with dozens of acres of land and a small courtyard, he is one of the most ordinary people in Lishui County.With such a living environment and his age, life has already worn away his edges and corners.

Hearing Xu Chengyuan's words, he didn't dare to say anything, he just cupped his hands with a smile all over his face and said: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, I'm a servant. Brother Xu, don't be angry, I won't talk nonsense, don't worry, don't worry."

Xu Chengyuan stared at him and nodded: "I hope so." He said with a calm expression, "Then brother Yuan, would you like to go back to the county hall with me?"

Yuan Zhongqiu shook his head and said with a smile: "I still have something to do, I have to meet a friend in front. Brother Xu, you go ahead, I will go back later."

"If that's the case, I'll go first." Xu Chengyuan cupped his hands and walked towards the mule cart next to him.

In fact, he was not short of money.Not to mention that when he came to rush for the exam, Mrs. Xie was worried that he was too poor and would be looked down upon by others, so she stuffed him with a lot of money, even Du Fangfei also gave him ten taels of silver.

Xu Chengyuan wanted to carpool with Yuan Zhongqiu, but it was just a matter of habit.

He got into the mule cart, reported the address of the county hall to the driver, turned his head and looked at Yuan Zhongqiu worriedly, and saw Yuan Zhongqiu looking around, as if he was looking for someone.

Thinking of Qi Siyu's embarrassment to Du Jinning before the exam, Xu Chengyuan's heart jumped and he became vigilant.

At this age, Yuan Zhongqiu didn't pass the examination as a scholar, and this time he got such a ranking in the preliminary examination.If he took the speculation just now and surrendered to Qi Siyu, wanting to fight for his future, wouldn't that cause Du Jinning big trouble?

You must know that many candidates in Lishui County saw Qi Siyu's hostility towards Du Jinning when he entered the exam.

Under the influence of Du Jinning in the past two years, his vision and thinking have long been different from before, and he will think deeply about everything.

The consequences of this incident are too serious, even if you are careful, you can't be too careful.

After thinking for a while, he stopped the mule cart, took out twenty copper coins and stuffed it into the driver's hand, told the driver the address of Du Jinning's small courtyard, and said, "When you get there, find Young Master Du and tell him to come along with you." The young master hurried to the gate of the Gongyuan and said that I have something very important to tell him. I can't get away now, so I asked you to go. After the matter is completed, I will give you a coin."

Du Jinning's small courtyard is very close to the Gongyuan. You can get twenty Wen for a trip, and there is still one silver in the back. arrive."

Xu Chengyuan waved his hand and didn't have time to pay attention to the coachman anymore.Because he saw Yuan Zhongqiu walking towards Qi Siyu at this time.

Qi Siyu was the last to hand in the paper under the urging of the soldiers because he failed to solve a math problem.So Du Jinning and the others have left, and he only came out now.

Du Zheyan was waiting for him outside.

Seeing his conjecture come true, Xu Chengyuan was angry and furious, and ran forward quickly, shouting while running: "Brother Yuan, why are you still here? Brother Fan is looking for you everywhere."

Yuan Zhongqiu is a common man who spends all day studying, and has no place to practice his old-fashioned and slippery skills.Otherwise, he would not have asked Xu Chengyuan face to face, but had surrendered to Qi Siyu quietly.When something happens, as long as Qi Siyu doesn't bite him out, he will be fine.

Now that he was walking towards Qi Siyu, it was just a spur of the moment, a kind of resentment that he failed in the college entrance examination for more than ten years, and a kind of panic about the results of this entrance examination.What Xu Chengyuan said made him feel as if every step he took was like a heavy weight, and after only a few steps, he was already in cold sweat, making him want to stop.

Hearing Xu Chengyuan's call, his whole body was shaken, his feet went limp and he almost fell to the ground.

Xu Chengyuan ran to Yuan Zhongqiu's side at the fastest speed in his life, and grabbed his arm.The force was so strong that Yuan Zhongqiu exclaimed, "Ouch."

Du Zheyan looked over after hearing the sound, and saw Xu Chengyuan grabbing an old man with gray hair, and almost threw him to the ground.He knew that Xu Chengyuan was Du Jinning's brother-in-law, so he couldn't help but sarcastically said, "Ah, are you trying to bully the old man?"

　This article was really hard to post.I was on duty for a week and stayed at school all day, so I planned to post this article at school.As a result, there was a problem with the school network before get off work; when I got home, I found that I forgot to bring the U disk back.I went to school to watch the evening self-study, the school network is still not available, and I can't open the folder on my mobile phone.After evening self-study, I took leave with my colleagues and came back early to post an article (students had to go to the dormitory to make a call after going to bed, and it took ten o'clock to go home), but found that the elevator at home was out of power, and the lights in the corridor were not on. I climbed up the eleventh floor in the dark, and I was worried about a power outage. Fortunately, it didn't stop, so everyone can see the update of this chapter.

　　Today is really full of situations.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)