Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Like the county test, the government test will still release the list three days later.Whether the scholars who take the exam can go to high school or not has to wait until that day, so I feel uneasy.

Of course, this matter has nothing to do with Su Mu, he has already been ordered number one by the magistrate on the spot.

Taking the first place, I am naturally proud of myself.But Su Mu himself also knew that he was able to top the high school rankings, but it was not because of how good he was.Not to mention the county examination, the reason for the lucky pass of the government examination is that Shaotai set the questions in advance and activated the cheating device.With this famous teacher, I can avoid many detours.

Otherwise, relying on one's own ability, things will look different.

The prefectural and county exams have been passed, and the next step is the hospital exam, which is the key to determining one's own destiny.

The college examination, also known as the chapter examination, is an examination for scholars in ancient times to obtain the qualifications for formal examinations.

Only if you win the prize, you can get the fame of a scholar, you can see officials without kneeling, and you will be exempted from all corvee and taxes; only if you win the prize, you can be regarded as squeezed into the privileged class.

The chief examiner of the college examination is generally served by the provincial academic officer.The examination room is not fixed, and the state capitals that are closest to the provincial capital are concentrated in the provincial capital for reference, while other remote areas will take the examination nearby, and the provincial government office will send examiners to hold the examination sequentially.

Also because of this, the exam dates for each prefecture are not fixed.The provincial capital is earlier, and it is possible to be one or two months later in other places.

The administrative division of Baoding Prefecture is quite strange. During the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, it was originally the provincial capital of Hebei.By the Ming Dynasty, the whole of Hebei was under the jurisdiction of Beibei Zhili, while Baoding was downgraded to a sub-provincial city.

Even so, the shelf of Baoding Mansion stands there, and the examination period of the college examination is synchronized with Beijing, the governor's mansion of Zhili, and is scheduled for early May.

Since the goal is to obtain fame, this is both a good thing and a bad thing for Su Mu.

The good thing is that he doesn't have to enter Baoding Mansion in advance like Tongsheng in other counties, and he is exhausted by driving and horses, and is tossed half to death by the bad traffic of the Ming Dynasty.Bad thing ten, it is already April, and he will take the exam in a month, so there is not much time left for him.

After the hospital examination, there will be the rural examination in August in two months.

One exam after another, even the elderly in the examination room will be overwhelmed by the pressure of the non-stop exams, let alone a newbie like Su Mu.

I know my own background, and Shao Tai's ability to pass the government examination questions is based on his understanding of Liu Zhi.No one knows which Xuezheng will be sent by the Beizhili Yamen to take the main exam this time, and what their preferences are.

Besides, no matter how good Mr. Shao is, it is impossible to guess the question every time.Otherwise, he would have passed the Jinshi examination and become an official, and would have stayed in Qingyuan County as a pitiful lecturer?

You rely on the sky, the earth, the teacher, and in the end you have to rely on yourself... No, you still have to rely on the teacher.

After thinking about it, Su Mu had to admit that he was not sure of getting the title of scholar with his own knowledge.But it's not in Su Mu's character to give up at this point.

There is a saying that goes like this: Do your best and obey the destiny.

God rewards hard work, every effort you put in, you will get a reward.

Rather than being troubled here, it is better to calm down and ask Mr. Shao for advice.

However, at the thought of going to Hu's Academy to study again, Su Mu's head grew bigger.He had already completely torn his face with Hu Shun, and he didn't know how to face Hu Ying.

Originally, Hu Baihu's revenge had already annoyed Su Mu.But thinking of Miss Hu's affection for him, Su Mu's heart softened again.Speaking of which, before gaining fame, the reputation he gained from winning two yuan in Su Mulian was nothing in front of a hundred military officers and family power.

If Hu Baihu and the third uncle forced himself into the Hu family, he would have no strength to resist.

It was also because Hu Ying threatened to die, which made Hu Baihu give up this idea.Putting other things aside, Su Mu owed Miss Hu a favor this time.

However, this kind of human relationship is also mixed with the relationship between men and women, which makes things complicated.

However, after thinking about it, Su Mu immediately felt relieved.

Having worked as an accountant in the Hu family for so long, he knows the family background of the Hu family very well.That's right, in the past, Hu Baihu was wealthy and powerful.But after a toss about the patrol.Hu Baihu rushed to Liaodong to avoid disaster, jumped off the building with all the goods on hand, and suffered huge losses.

Up to now, not only has the cash flow been completely cut off, but it has also owed shareholders several thousand taels of share capital and failed to return it. It can be said that the vitality has been seriously injured, and it will not recover within three to five years.

Naturally, he didn't have the financial resources to maintain the school's expenses.

That's fine, at worst, I will go directly to Mr. Shao's home to study in the future, at worst, I, Su Mu, will pay the tuition fee, anyway, we can be regarded as having a small fortune now.

Su Mu is not interested in the current situation of the Hu family either, but there is a vague melancholy in his heart: I will never see that little girl Hu Ying in the future.In a few years, when I, Su Mu, become famous, maybe the little girl will marry someone else early.

But how can this be?

Su Mu admits that he has a great affection for Hu Ying, but this affection does not rise to the height of love.

He also didn't make any promises to the little girl.

This is life!

The world will not revolve around you alone, even the time traveler is no exception.

So far, Su Mu still doesn't know what happened to Mr. Shao's school.

In a short time, he was also a little afraid to meet this strict and rigid old master.Anyway, there are still three days before the list will be released, so why not give yourself a vacation first.

Xiaodie knelt outside the tribute courtyard for a day, tired and hungry, blowing cold wind again, on the way to leave, Su Mu found that the little girl was a little hot.He didn't dare to go to the restaurant to reward himself, so he hurriedly took Xiaodie to see the doctor.

The doctor took his pulse and said it was nothing serious, but he felt a cold occasionally.

Just took a dose of medicine.

After returning home, Su Mu went to the kitchen for the first time, and his tears and nose flowed from the smoke, so he cooked a pot of white rice porridge for Xiaodie.After eating and taking medicine, Xiaodie was sweating all over.

I think Xiaodie is only 15 years old this year, and she has always been in good health.In addition, knowing that Su Mu won the first place in the government examination, it is because people are in good spirits on happy occasions.

After lying on the bed for three days, on the day when the results were released, before Su Mu woke up, he heard Xiaodie jumping outside, quickly doing housework.

Su Mu was taken aback, and hurriedly got up, and saw that the little girl's face was glowing red, and her complexion was three points better than his own.

"Xiaodie, how is your illness, don't hold on."

"It's completely healed." Seeing her young master, Xiaodie smiled without saying a word: "Master, we'll be eating right away, you wash your mouth and face first, and you'll be fine right away."

Seeing that Xiaodie had recovered, Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Don't mess with it, didn't I tell you to take you out for a big meal yesterday, go, go out!"

Xiaodie: "No, it's different to eat at home, and you should be more economical."

Su Mu: "When a gentleman says something, a horse is hard to follow. You must count what you say. Don't worry about money. Xiaodie, today is the day when the list is released. Let's go out and read the list, and have a meal by the way. Let's celebrate this young master." !"

To put it bluntly, she couldn't bear to spoil the young master's interest, and was anxious to see if her young master's name was on the list, so Xiaodie changed into new clothes and went out with Su Mu.

When we arrived at the gate of the Gongyuan, many people couldn't squeeze in because they arrived late.

People kept shouting "I got hit, I got hit" and ran out of it.

Xiaodie's illness just happened, Su Mu was afraid that she would crowd in and cause trouble, so he grabbed a red-faced scholar: "Brother, did you get hit?"

The man laughed hehehehe, and it took a long time to calm down, but his voice was still a little trembling: "So that Xiongtai will know that the late student won the No. 30 sixth place."

"Oh, congratulations, congratulations."

"Congratulations, congratulations!" The man kept returning.

"I still want to ask, who is the head of the test in the current science government?" When Su Mu asked this sentence, his heart was still beating for no reason.

"Who else could it be? Of course it's Su Ziqiao, who has made thousands of miles in the east overnight."

"I hit it, I hit it!" Xiaodie cheered and clapped her hands.

Seeing that Xiaodie was so excited, the scholar looked strange, and was about to ask, but Su Mu had already pulled Xiaodie away.

Anyway, it was a family meal, and there was no need to go to a high-end restaurant, so Su Mu deliberately found a clean and elegant place.

The restaurant is located in the west of the city, named "Qishuiju".The place is not big, only about a dozen tables.

The door is facing a small river, and there is a small bridge on the river, and a clump of peach trees grew on the pier of the bridge.In Zhengyang spring, the flowers bloom brilliantly.In the spring breeze, the wine front dances with the wind.

Look at the walls of the tavern, which are covered with poems written by scholars, which are really full of classical charm.

Because of this, it has always been a place where scholars gather.

Inside, there are about a dozen scholars who are drinking wine to the wind, reciting poems and making fuss.

Seeing Su Mu coming in, everyone stood up one after another and bowed their hands in salute: "Oh, isn't this the first name in the undergraduate examination, Su Ziqiao?"

During the Sumu Mansion Examination, he was nominated by the magistrate on the spot. Although there were not many candidates present, the news quickly spread in the city.

Coupled with the poem he wrote before, Su Mu finally squeezed into the mainstream cultural circle of Baoding and was accepted by scholars.

Both the county and the prefecture took the top prizes. In the next exam, Juren dared not say that a scholar would not be able to escape.

Predictably, a new star is about to rise.

So, everyone stood up at the same time to salute and reported to the house.

Hearing this, most of the people in this group are Gongsheng students who have a reputation as scholars, and a few are classmates who took the government examination in Sumu at the same time.

As for Su Mu's reputation as an idiot in the past, Su Mu's poem was widely circulated, and after he won two first places in one breath, it was self-defeating, and no one mentioned it.

Seeing her young master surrounded by so many scholars, Xiaodie was embarrassed and proud at the same time, her little face flushed with excitement.

Su Mu knew that this group of people represented the public opinion of the people in Baoding, so he naturally put on a modest and prudent appearance, and calmly responded.

He is also slightly proud of himself, whoever says that good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, I just got the first name yesterday, and today it is widely known!

However, being surrounded by so many people, Su Mu was still a little annoyed.

After seeing the ceremony, some scholars enthusiastically invited Su Mu to the table.

It was inconvenient for Su Mu to shirk, so he could only sit with them.

As a result, Xiaodie could only stand behind Su Mu and wait carefully, and Su Mu's promise to invite her to dinner could not be fulfilled.

When scholars get together, that's all there is to it, it's nothing more than reciting poems in couplets or something.To be honest, the former Su Mu didn't understand this stuff at all.Fortunately, there is still the memory of the original owner in the body, and he probably knows the rules.Although the standard of the verses is not high.But on this occasion, that's all there is to it, as long as the rhythm and format are right, it doesn't matter much about the quality.

An yelled in his heart that it was dangerous. When reading time-traveling novels, Su Mu was very worried about the protagonist when he read that the protagonist plagiarized the poems of the descendants and became famous.When scholars get together to write essays, there will be many tricks, such as drinking orders, couplets, social answers, etc., all of which must be based on the occasion and rhyme.This point has been written in detail in "Dream of Red Mansions".And there is no work of later generations to plagiarize this thing, and if one is not careful, it will be revealed.

After drinking a dozen glasses of wine and correcting a few sentences, Su Mu gradually felt that the game was very interesting.

While having fun, Su Mu suddenly saw Su Ruisheng coming in from the door with two scholars.

A few scholars greeted loudly: "Your second son Su just happened to come, and your cousin Zi Qiao is also here, why don't you come over and have a few glasses of wine."

Ordinarily, Su Mu and Su Ruisheng had a lot of grievances before, so this guy should resign.

But Su Ruisheng had a smile all over his face, and he was not polite. He sat down directly on Su Mu's body, looked at Xiaodie behind Su Mu with fiery eyes, and there was a smirk at the corner of his mouth.

Others don't know about the grievances between Su Mu and Su Ruisheng brothers, they all said Ruisheng that you are talented, and there is one month left for the chapter test, so it shouldn't be difficult to get a scholar.And brother Ziqiao has outstanding literary talent, this time he won the first prize, and with the guidance of Mr. Shao's famous teacher, the reputation of a scholar is naturally in his pocket.Maybe the Su family will produce two scholars in this courtyard examination.

Su Ruisheng said a few words politely, and said with a smile: "Everyone is absurd, Su Ruisheng has little talent and learning, and may not be able to go to high school, so he can only do his best and obey the destiny. My elder brother, Qiao, is very talented. If he is not a scholar, it is really God eye!"

There was something in his words, Su Mu raised his eyebrows and ignored him.

Others also felt that the two brothers were a bit dirty, so they didn't interrupt.

Su Rui continued to say to Su Mu in a sour voice: "It's really gratifying to be able to get the first place in the government examination this time. My father was very relieved when he heard about it, saying that you only need to be selected as a scholar in May. Even if the big house of the family is propped up."

While talking and laughing, he glanced blankly at Xiaodie.

It caused Xiaodie to snort, her face full of displeasure.

Su Ruisheng went on to say: "A foolish brother is not successful. No one can tell what is going on in the imperial examinations, so he might be dismissed! My father said that there is no rush for the imperial examinations. We scholars, repair, order, rule, and level. , It is a gradual process. Only after self-cultivation and family management can one talk about becoming an official, and show off his revenge. The foolish brother is eighteen years old, and there are three so-called unfilial things. It is a big deal to have no descendants. Empty, failing to continue the incense for the third room of my Su family is already unfilial."

Scholars call it "Little Dengke", and they are more gossip about men and women. Someone came to the spirit and asked: "Ah Ruisheng is going to marry a wife. This is a great event. You are elegant and romantic, and I don't know which one to marry." Your ladyship?"

Su Mu was puzzled, this Su Ruisheng came here today and made it clear that he wanted to find me unhappy, why did he talk about his marriage now?

Su Ruisheng waved his hands again and again: "There is no rush to marry a wife. After all, you have to wait until you get fame. My father means to take a concubine first."

Everyone nodded and said it was the same reason, Rui Sheng, you are just a boy now, if you are selected as a scholar, you can marry a woman from a famous family, but you can't do things in a hurry.

And those who wanted something good kept asking, Rui Sheng wanted to take a concubine, that's a good thing, I don't know whose family the woman is, it must have already been decided.You are not mean enough, let me punish you with three glasses of wine first.

Su Ruisheng nodded: "That's right, you have to be punished."

After finishing speaking, he stood up, raised his wine glass, and deliberately looked at Su Mu with provocative eyes: "Speaking of which, I also know this woman's cousin, and she is Miss Hu, the daughter of Master Hu of Hu Baihu in Hu's warehouse."