Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

In fact, what He Jingming said meant that Su Mu could understand what was going on without thinking about it.

If there is no accident, there will definitely be many prominent figures in Shaanxi coming to me tomorrow to ask questions.

According to the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty, the provincial examinations in a province were all written by the principal and deputy chief examiners.The chief examiner has to answer three questions in the Four Books, and the deputy examiner has five questions in the Five Classics.

The results of the township examination are related to whether a scholar is qualified to be an official. Once you pass the exam, no matter how poor you were before, you will immediately become the ruling class, who want money and status. ,

Because of the importance of the relationship, every time the chief examiner arrives in the provincial capital of the provincial examination, many people try to get the questions out of him.Even if you can't get it out, it's good to find out.

The main examiners are all powerful figures in the Beijing officials. A new academician like Su Mu has a bright future, and Mr. Shi is of high rank, so naturally no one would dare to come over and offer bribes.But people always slip up, especially after drinking.

One can imagine what will happen tomorrow.

On such an occasion, Su Mu had already expected it.Now that he pays attention to his reputation, he naturally doesn't want to mix with local gentry.This is also the reason why he only entered Xi'an City when the exam period was approaching.

Unexpectedly, he still couldn't escape this scene.

The problem is that Su Mu has to attend tomorrow's banquet. According to He Jingming, the team is led by the governor, and the whole province will still have to give him face.

The governor is in charge of the civil affairs of a province and must have a good relationship with the local gentry.The gentry wanted to invite him to meet the chief examiner, but they had to agree, and they had to help them in the future government affairs.

The governor naturally has his considerations.

After a day of exhaustion and another day of heat, Su Mu had to go to bed after taking a bath.

In the end, he still didn't forget to say something to Mr. Shi, saying that something might happen tomorrow, so he asked him to pay attention, and the gentry carefully sniffed him out.

In fact, since yesterday, both the principal and deputy examiners have discussed the topics of the current rural examination, and they already have drafts.I plan to wait until I enter the Gongyuan and close it, and then take out all the questions.

"Understood, I understand, Chief Examiner Su, but don't worry. When it comes to entertainment, this old man is really not good at it. When it comes to this kind of occasion, he doesn't know what to say, so he simply keeps silent, making the scene a bit awkward. If The old man is as eloquent as a editor, why is his official career so difficult, he is still a sacrificial wine at this age." Master Shi sighed with emotion.

Today Mr. Shi's waist was stuffed with money bills, all of which were issued by the Development Bank for 100 taels each, and he became dizzy as if he was drunk.

This night, he suffered from insomnia and walked around the yard all night, which made Su Mu extremely annoyed.

Just as I was about to remind Mr. Shi not to disturb the rest of others, I thought about it, this old man is also pitiful, after all, he was born in the Imperial Academy of Sciences, but in the end he didn't suffer in such a poor place as the Imperial College.With so much money today, it is understandable that I feel agitated.

Besides, he is of the third rank, and Su Mu is of the seventh rank, so you should be more polite to him.

The second day was also luck, it was a cloudy day, and the weather was much cooler.

In the evening, Su Mu and Master Shi, as before, both inner and outer curtain officials had to enter the examination room, and were not allowed to come out until the end of the examination.

He deliberately didn't enter Xi'an a while ago to avoid many unnecessary entertainments.

It was easy for me, but the gentry in the city were very anxious. For them, today is the last chance.

As a result, this day was a miserable experience for Su Mu.

The governor of Shaanxi didn't know why he was crazy, he came early in the morning to invite, and then introduced groups of strange gentry to Su Mu.Next, it is natural to invite dinner, so that everyone can talk at the wine table.

It is said that if I knew that Chief Examiner Su was a famous person, he would like places of interest and historical sites wherever he went, so the location of these banquets is also very strange.Huaqing Pool, Daming Palace Ruins, Afang Palace Ruins.

Poor Su Mu and Mr. Shi were running back and forth in the city in a carriage. Su Mu was younger and stronger, but Mr. Shi was motion sick and his face turned pale.

At the beginning of the banquet, it was not bad. There were a lot of delicacies in Guanzhong, and Su Mu was full of interest at the beginning, but the three meals a day were just to meet the physiological needs.Six meals a day is a painful torture.

Moreover, he continued to eat and drink, and at the end of the meal, the whole person was extremely drunk.

He couldn't remember what he had said or who he had met.

All I know is that the people who come here are all from some background, whether they are the children of senior officials, or famous families, or they are well-known local celebrities, big landlords and big merchants with fame.

People kept coming over to pass films and say good things, and people kept coming over to tease and stuff inexplicable things into their sleeves.

After the banquet, Su Mu and Mr. Shi shook their clothes in the rest room, and a lot of bills fell out, some were 100 taels, some were 300 taels, and the most was 500 taels.

Su Mu smiled wryly in his heart: These people gave me money innocently, but I also laughed at that time, pretending to be confused, nodding my head indiscriminately, I don't remember what I said at all.

Mr. Shi was also very drunk, and when he saw money, he stopped smiling with his mouth open.

No matter what you ask him, always hehe as usual.

Su Mu couldn't help calling him, "Hehe, my lord."

Master Shi still let out a "hehe", which made Su Mu very boring.

Su Mu is tight-lipped, Mr. Shi is dull, and the country gentry are naturally unwilling to reconcile to nothing.

In the evening, the banquet moved to the top of the city wall.Everyone knows that this is the last chance. After the seats are over, the two great masters will enter the Tribute Academy and the gate will be closed. They will not come out until the exam is over.

Therefore, more people come.

There are lanterns all over the city wall, and the cool breeze blows, which makes people feel refreshed.

After eating five banquets in a row, Su Mu's stomach was so distended that even his breath had a sour taste, so he naturally refused to move his chopsticks and drink another glass of wine.

He said he was not feeling well, and he and the governor took a walk on the city wall.

Behind, dozens of gentry followed.

In summer night, Xi'an is full of lights, deep and vast.The good wind sang, and the lights rolled up, and there was a trace of the atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, which made Su Mu's chest suddenly agitated.

The governor said that he had heard that chief examiner Su was a master of poetry, and your poems had already been sung in the city of Xi'an for a while.It's rare for you to come to Shaanxi, and you have to leave poems anyway, so that you can make a good story.

While talking, he recited poems and composed Fu without listening.

Su Mu's heart is clear, the governor is deliberately trying to set the title of the poem in the examination post.

He didn't pay any attention, and simply imitated Mr. Shi and kept "hehe".

The two major examiners at the same time haha, it makes the governor very boring.

Just laughing, suddenly a bright moon rose from the south.

Su Mu was stunned, and a word suddenly sounded in his heart, "There are two circles between a person and a moon".I have been in Shaanxi for more than half a year. According to the plan, it is considered early to be able to return to the capital within a year.

When they left, Mrs. Wu and Hu Ying were pregnant, and now a pair of children have come into the world.When I return to Beijing, I'm afraid I will be able to walk.

Didn't know they were okay.

A ray of thoughts emerged from the bottom of my heart, which could not be stopped.

Su Mu was already drunk, and couldn't help but chanted: "A piece of the southern moon, that's seen from outside the ridge. In the past, I tasted the trees in the north, but now I only shine on the southern crown..."

But Su Mu couldn't figure out what to do next.He was not good at poetry at all, and this time he expressed his feelings, all relying on his own poetic thoughts, once the inspiration was gone, he didn't know what to do next.

The great master wrote a poem, everyone on the city wall quieted down and waited quietly.

But after waiting for a long time, there was nothing to say.

At this time, a loud voice came: "It's hard to ask ten thousand miles away, and it's easy to be cold in the middle of the night. The children's road in the dream, don't recall the old Chang'an."

The poem was so good, Su Mu was taken aback, looked back, and couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "So it's Jun Fu."

That's right, it was Xie Tianran and Xie Junfu who took over the second half.

"Good!" At this time, the crowd cheered loudly.

"The upper and lower five-character poems are perfectly matched, seamless, good poetry, good poetry!"

……

Xie Ranran hurriedly stepped forward and worshiped on the ground: "Student Fengxiang Prefecture Fufeng County Candidate Xie Ranran, I pay my respects to the Grand Master!"

Su Mu laughed loudly, helped him up, and couldn't care less, said: "Junfu, you and I came back to Xi'an from Ningxia together, it's fate. We are inseparable, so there is no need to perform such vain rituals."

When everyone heard what they said, their hearts were terrified, but they didn't expect that this scholar surnamed Xie and the Grand Master were old acquaintances, so they all listened carefully, for fear of missing a word.

"Thank you, Great Master." Naturally, Xie was not pretentious and straightened up.

Su Mu asked: "Junfu, have you come to participate in the township examination?"

"Back to Grandmaster, Xiaosheng happens to be taking this exam."

"Good, good, take the test hard, and fulfill our teacher-student relationship." Su Mu laughed, and talked to him for a long time, but he couldn't hold it anymore, so he went back to the Gongyuan with the support of his long follower.

When we got to the ground, the governor, He Jingming, and the inner and outer curtain officials all arrived.

The gate of the Gongyuan was slowly closed. From now on, until the end of the exam, no one is allowed to go out of the Xi'an Gongyuan.

……

At the same time, the five-character poem written by Su Mu and Xie Ziran on the city wall quickly spread among the gentry.

Almost as long as there are aristocratic families with candidates, they will not sleep tonight.

Numerous scholars are holding the newly recorded poems carefully under the lamplight.

This is the only poem made by Su Mu after he came to Shaanxi. If there are any joints in it, it must be in it.

A piece of the southern moon, that is viewed from outside the ridge.In the past, I tasted the tree in the north, but now it only shines on the south crown.

Thousands of miles away, the sky is hard to ask, and the shadow of the third watch is easy to be cold.In the dream of sons and daughters, don't recall the old Chang'an. ,

……

Well, in this poem, the images used are nothing more than moon, night and shadow.Sanpingyin, the rhyme of Jinke's test post poems must be one of them.

There is no shortage of talented people in famous families, and soon, some people will master the questions and ask candidates to memorize them carefully.

Poor Su Mu didn't have this idea, he woke up the next day, discussed with the chief examiner, each randomly chose a topic from the book, asked the craftsman to print the topic paper, and waited for the candidates to enter the venue.