Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 26 The magic stick Wang Daoqiu

After Zhang Juzheng and Yin Zhengmao came back from buying wine and food, the four of them sat down as guests and hosts and ate and drank together.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the four of them naturally talked about the topic of trying it out on the second day of next year.

When it comes to these things, the fat man is the most frustrated among the four. I saw this dead fat man holding a wine glass in one hand and lamenting bitterly and bitterly: "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... Chu Juvenile is a genius, and he failed the last exam. Then I, the last one in the Zhejiang provincial exam, do I have any hope in this exam? Alas, my life is so miserable!"

Everyone had a hearty chat, and the fat man knew that Yin Zhengmao, No. 30 in the Nanzhili Township Examination, had already failed the examination twice; the genius Zhang Juzheng also failed in the last examination; who is Zhang Juzheng?He was a genius at the age of 13. Gu Lin, the then dignified second-rank governor of Huguang, was afraid that he would become complacent if he won the imperial examination at the age of 13. Instead, he gave up his ambition to make progress, which became another story that hurt Zhongyong and Tang Bohu.He did not hesitate to violate the national law and let Feng Yushi, the examiner, directly block Zhang Juzheng's provincial examination results in front of Huguang Inspector Chen Shu, who admired Zhang Juzheng!

And who is Gu Lin?That was a well-known great talent in the Ming Dynasty. He, Chen Yi, and Wang Wei were also known as the Three Great Talents of Jinling.Gu Lin is so talented that in this era, the political, literary and artistic circles are the focus of the people all over the country.

Moreover, Gu Lin was the second-rank governor of Huguang in the Ming Dynasty at that time, and would later become the top leader of Hunan and Hubei provinces.Figures like Gu Lin, who were considered bigwigs in the political and literary circles at that time, all valued Zhang Juzheng's talent. This fully shows how talented Zhang Juzheng was.

But even with such a genius, he failed in the last examination.Think about it, even a talented person like Zhang Juzheng failed the exam, and a fat man like this is the weakest in the Zhejiang provincial exam. How can he dare to have extravagant hopes for the national exam?Fatty feels so miserable right now!

So the fat man felt very cold now. He felt that he should pretend to be sick and stay at home this time, and shouldn't have come.

Fatty was so shocked that Zhang Juzheng couldn't even take the test, and his whole spirit was almost paralyzed.Seeing the fat man's dead look, Wang Daoqiu couldn't bear it, so he explained: "Fat man, don't be deceived by Brother Taiyue. Brother Taiyue failed in the last session. It's not because he doesn't have enough brains. It's because of his Nian despised the eight-legged essay which had no practical use, and focused all his energy on reading a lot of books. Considering Brother Taiyue’s genius, if he is willing to spend time on the eight-part essay, will he lose his reputation? "

"So I guess that when others failed the exam last year, they would cry and lament the injustice of fate. Brother Taiyue must have been calm after failing the exam, and even went to visit places of interest in Beijing with great interest. Because others passed the exam If you don’t pass, it’s because your level is not good enough, or your luck is not good. And Brother Taiyue failed the exam, it’s just whether he wants to take the exam or not. Brother Taiyue, my younger brother guessed right.”

"Hahahahaha, you know me well, dear brother Liangzhen! After a certain person failed in the last examination, as my dear brother guessed, he went to visit Beijing's scenic spots and historic sites without caring. Come, come, come, dear brother Liangzhen Raise the cup, Zhang finally found a soulmate today, so I’m convinced."

When Wang Daoqiu told the history books about Zhang Juzheng's events before and after the last exam, Zhang Juzheng immediately made Wang Daoqiu his confidant.Nima, you know yourself too well.

After drinking Zhang Juzheng's toast, Wang Daoqiu continued to pick up the history books in the library. He said to Zhang Juzheng in a joking tone: "Brother Taiyue is a genius. As long as he is willing to work hard, he will be among the top ten." That's correct, so I don't take failing the exam seriously. But I heard my brother say on the boat that your father, like my father, also failed the provincial examination seven times. Brother Taiyue, if I guess correctly, I will fail the exam. When I get home, my uncle must be furious, right?"

"Oh, my dear brother Liangzhen! Things are exactly as he guessed. When I returned home after failing the exam, my father jumped three feet high. He pointed at my nose and angrily yelled: "Your father and I have passed the provincial examination seven times. Do you want to imitate me after failing the exam again and again? I can't bring glory to my ancestors, so you have to disgrace our ancestors and make the elders in Jiangling City laugh at our Zhang family? If so, what will happen to us in the future? How can we face our ancestors when we are under the Nine Springs..."

Wang Daoqiu borrowed the history books in the library and pretended to be a magic stick again. Zhang Juzheng was so surprised that he was completely convinced.I couldn't help but shamelessly publish here what his father had said to him after he failed the exam.

After listening to Zhang Juzheng's self-defeat, Wang Daoqiu said to Zhang Juzheng calmly: "So from then on, I started to concentrate on the eight-part essay. It takes three years to sharpen a sword, and with my talent and intelligence plus three years of hard work, I bet that I will be able to master it this time." He must be among the top ten in the examination, and he will be a good scholar and enter the Imperial Academy." "Oh, my dear brother, are you so confident in being a brother?"

"Of course, if you don't believe it, is Brother Taiyue willing to make a bet with me on the handicap before the exam? The odds are not complicated. If I am right, I will be among the top ten in the second class in the exam next February. , then the elder brother must unconditionally help the younger brother do three things; conversely, the younger brother must unconditionally help the younger brother do three things; of course, these three things must not violate national laws or human ethics. What about Brother Taiyue, how dare you Are you gambling with your little brother?"

"Why don't you dare? Come on, brother Xian, brother Shi Ting and brother Zhi Jian will testify. You and I will give you a high-five."

As he spoke, Zhang Juzheng raised his palm in the air.Seeing that the evil plan was successful, Wang Daoqiu also shouted "Okay" with great courage.Then, under the witness of Fatty and Yin Zhengmao, they gave Zhang Juzheng three high-fives and concluded a relationship that Zhang Juzheng regretted greatly in the future and made Zhang Juzheng look back on his life and feel extremely lucky when he died. bet.

After high-fiving and the bet was established, Wang Daoqiu and Zhang Juzheng both shouted "hahahahaha" to the sky, showing their heroic spirit.

"Brother Liangzhen, you said that Brother Taiyue will be among the top ten in the National Examination next year. Then you have to guess whether I will still fail in the provincial examination next year."

The play between Wang Daoqiu and Zhang Juzheng had just finished, and Yin Zhengmao came up to join in the fun again, asking Wang Daoqiu, the magician, to guess whether he would win the audition next year.

Yes, of course you can win, unless the history books lie!So when faced with Yin Zhengmao's question, Wang Daoqiu said confidently: "Don't worry, brother Shi Ting, your hard work will not be let down by man and nature. With brother Shi Ting's great talent and his ambition to help the world, God will give you a chance." If I don't take you this time, it will be to sharpen my brother's mind and make him stronger. Now that I am strong enough to help the world and bring peace to the people, God will definitely take you as an official this time. Don't worry, Shi Brother Ting, I dare say that Brother Shi Ting will take the exam next year, and he will definitely be a top three scholar. As for the ranking? It should be around [-]!"

"What, Brother Liangzhen, you mean that I will be among the top [-] in the provincial examination next year. The top [-] will be around [-]. If I work harder, I might still be able to achieve it. But this hope is not too great! After all, Brother Wei failed in the first two exams."

After hearing Wang Daoqiu say that he would be among the top [-] in the top three, Yin Zhengmao became a little uneasy.On the one hand, he was confident that if he worked hard, he could really achieve this ranking; on the other hand, his experience of failing the rankings twice before made him doubt himself, could he really do it?Quite contradictory.

Seeing Yin Zhengmao struggling there, Wang Daoqiu didn't bother to persuade him and directly used the trick he used to deal with Zhang Juzheng, high-fived Yin Zhengmao three times, and made the same bet.

Having earned Zhang Juzheng and Yin Zhengmao each serving for him three times, Wang Daoqiu smiled happily when facing Zhang Juzheng and Yin Zhengmao, just like Mr. Xing's signature smile.

Zhang Juzheng and Yin Zhengmao looked at Wang Daoqiu and saw them smiling so stupidly, which confused them.To be honest, if it weren't for the profound impression of genius that Wang Daoqiu left on them on the passenger ship half a month ago.With Wang Daoqiu's silly smile now, Zhang Juzheng and Yin Zhengmao must regard him as the second fool in the village and drive him out.

Of course, when the results of the general examination next year are released, Zhang Juzheng ranks ninth in the second place and Yin Zhengmao ranks 1th in the third place. These results will be displayed in front of Zhang Juzheng and Yin Zhengmao.Both of them were shocked and stunned. Mad, this is so accurate!
Therefore, because Wang Daoqiu had this judgment that could be called heaven and man, he later had disagreements with Zhang Juzheng and Yin Zhengmao on their predictions of the future situation.Zhang Juzheng and Yin Zhengmao always lacked confidence in their arguments with Wang Daoqiu, and in the end Wang Daoqiu won.

(End of this chapter)