Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Seeing Su Ruisheng throwing out his old manuscript, Su Mu was a little embarrassed, but he burst into anger and laughed: "Ruisheng, I can't tell you care about me, thank you brother."

How could Su Mu's anger hide from Su Ruisheng? He leaned close to Su Mu and whispered in a low voice: "Su Mu, actually, your article is well-written and well-conceived. Many things are refreshing, and even my younger brother is quite jealous. ! Such an article, any examiner will like it, but it's a pity..."

He deliberately paused, thinking that Su Mu would subconsciously ask, "What a pity."

But after waiting for a long time, only to see that Su Mu still looked calm and breezy, Su Ruisheng became annoyed.He snorted, and continued: "It's a pity that your writing is really bad. It looks like your foundation is really bad. Your writing is good, but this rubbish writing can ruin a pot of soup with a grain of rat shit. Just go to the examination room like this, It is also self-inflicted humiliation. I am short of you, so I should study for a few more years, so that I can sculpt and write, and it will not be too late to take the exam."

The more he talked, the more complacent he became: "As for me, hehe, this time I must hit."

Su Ruisheng's expression turned mysterious, "To tell you the truth, this time the Provincial Xuezheng came down to take the exam in Baoding Mansion. In the past few days, my father and the gentry in the mansion have accompanied me throughout the whole process. Every sentence of the Xuezheng Master has been firmly memorized. Think carefully in my heart. It should be my luck. The gentry have been deliberating for a few days, and finally grasped some clues, and roughly guessed the direction of the question of Xuezheng. Haha, it is like a big battle, I, Su Ruisheng, are sure to win this time because I know myself and each other well, and I have made careful plans. At that time, our Su family will produce another scholar, but my cousin, Su Ruisheng, will not be able to achieve the glory of your cousin."

Su Mu's heart was shocked when he heard it. At the beginning, he thought that Su Ruisheng had got the test questions beforehand, but after hearing it later, he realized that he had hit the test questions.

This is also a method used by local nobles in the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty. Whether it is the courtyard examination or the rural examination, after the examiners are dispatched by the higher authorities, the local gentry and celebrities will accompany them.

If you are interested, you will naturally have to carefully ponder the words and deeds of the examiner to see if you can catch a clue.

For example, during the Henan Provincial Examination during the Xuande period, when the central school officials were sent to preside over the test, the rich families in Henan flocked to welcome them with good wine and meat, and accompanied the examiners to travel around the mountains and rivers.

The examiner is a nerd, no doubt there is him, he is happy all day long.

The topic of his exam has been drawn up long ago, and the topic of the test post poem uses a line from the Tang poem "Bashan Night Moon Rising Autumn Pond".One day, when I was drunk, I saw the lotus pond in the courtyard. I felt something in my heart, but I couldn't stand the compliments of the gentlemen, so I wrote a poem with this poetic line.

So, the topic was leaked out like this, and the word "Zhangqiuchi" was everywhere in the exam.

It seems that Master Su San and the gentry are using the same method.

No wonder Na Su Ruisheng looked so confident.

However, since this guy guessed the title, he might really be on the list, so Su Mu was helpless.What can I do? He is the young master of the third bedroom and has a lot of resources at hand.In addition to money, this resource also has connections and prestige among scholars, and it is not something that I can compare with.

Su Ruisheng was even more proud, and continued to hit Su Mu: "Su Mu, do you want a topic? If you want it, just say it. For the sake of being from the Su family, if you make me happy, maybe I will tell you. However, the exam is about to start, even if you know the topic now, it is too late to prepare, haha, haha!"

Having said that, Su Ruisheng finally burst out laughing.

Su Mu sneered in his heart, Su Ruisheng really got mad when he was successful, and actually played a psychological war with me.

If I don't fight back today, I will really be looked down upon.

Also, I, Su Mu, am not fully sure of this exam, but you, Su Ruisheng, don't even think about going smoothly.If you want to play with your mind, you should be more tender, and watch me fight an eye for an eye and an eye for an eye.

At that moment, Su Mu also put his mouth close to his ear with a smile, gritted his teeth and said, "Ruisheng, now your father just guessed a few questions, and if he really entered the examination room, who will be able to explain clearly .Don’t type the wrong questions, but you can’t do the new ones, that’s the real big joke. There’s more!”

He said leisurely: "Also, have you returned the shares of the Hu family's warehouse? It's more than 1000 taels of silver, and you will fill in the old books of the third room. I'm afraid that the third uncle has no family law in private. Serve you, my cousin. The reason why the third uncle didn't beat you to death is probably because he was afraid of affecting your exam. According to Brother Yiwei, if you pass the exam as a scholar, it will be a good thing. , if you don’t win, I’m afraid Third Uncle will settle the old and new scores together. Cousin, if it’s really that unfortunate, how will you face Third Uncle’s anger?”

According to Su Mu's knowledge, Hu Baihu has been very prosperous recently since he became a Jinyiwei Baihu.Qianhu in Baoding saw that he was the candidate for Commander Mou's appointment, and thought he had superb skills, so they were very polite to him.

Hu Baihu is now gearing up to work hard in this position, and the warehouse will not be opened, so as not to be taken advantage of and delay his career. According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, military personnel are not allowed to do business.

As for the shares of Su Family Sanfang, according to Hu Shun's bad temper, it is unlikely that he will be refunded.

And because they didn't look at the warehouse, the third room of the Su family naturally had no dividends to receive, so they could only hold their noses and admit the huge loss.

After hearing Su Mu's words, Su Ruisheng's expression changed.

He caused such a big disaster last time, which caused a huge loss to the family. His father had been yelling in distress for several days, and almost beat him to death. If it wasn't for his mother who stopped him and said that the hospital exam would be coming soon, If it is broken, wouldn't it be a missed exam, and I'm afraid I'll have to lie on the bed for a while.

As for the eldest brother Su Ruitang, he even fanned the flames beside him, looking at him with hatred in his eyes.He is the eldest son and he is a heir, so all the money in this family belongs to him.

If he doesn't do well in the exam this time, Su Ruitang doesn't know how many ghosts he will make.

Father will not forgive himself easily.

Thinking of this terrible prospect, Su Rui was stunned, his face turned pale, and his hands kept trembling.

I was confused for a while: did I really guess the question correctly, can I get it, can I get it?

Seeing this situation, Su Mu couldn't help laughing out loud, feeling a burst of joy in his heart.

Judging by Su Ruisheng's current state, it's good to guess the question correctly, but if he guesses wrong, the prospects are not very good.

Su Ruisheng's eyes were full of anger: "What are you laughing at?"

"I laughed at myself. If you can't hear me, just go by yourself. It's strange to wait here to listen to my laughter."

"You, you, you..." Su Rui stomped his feet and got on the sedan chair.

Seeing that he suffered a loss, a group of people were a little frustrated and walked away weakly.

Su Mu was carrying the test basket on his back, walking forward in a graceful and unrestrained way.

There are more people on the road. In the early morning, the streets are full of noisy people. Most of them are scholars and family servants who are going to take the family exam.

There are even early sellers hawking picks all over the street. This morning is so lively, but it is different from the past.

Su Mu couldn't walk a few steps, when he met a large group of people, someone shouted: "Zi Qiao, Zi Qiao, what luck, I met you here, let's go together!"

Looking closely, it was two students from the cram school, one surnamed Mu and the other surnamed Sun.

These two fellows, Su Mu, know that they are from Zhao County. Their family is quite rich and well-off. Prepare for the exam.

No matter how hard these two guys went to take the exam, they brought a large group of servants with them, making it very impressive.

The three of them walked and talked together. Su Mu remembered what Su Ruisheng said earlier, and couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Brother Mu, Brother Sun, you are also the children of local prominent families. This time the examiner is here in Baoding, is there someone from your family who will go to Baoding?" entertainment."

Both of them nodded at the same time, saying that the elders of the clan have had a few drinks with the chief examiner and done two literary meetings.

Su Mu whispered again: "Brothers are not interesting, I heard that someone has already typed out the questions for this exam, and you didn't say anything in advance."

The two called Tian Qu at the same time, and they both said that guessing the question and answering the question was a blind cat catching a mouse, they were not sure at all, and before they got the question, they couldn't take it seriously.Besides, this time everyone can guess all kinds of questions, there are more than 30 questions in the market, who knows which one is true and which one is false.Rather than worrying about this, it is better to make Mr. Shao's topic easy to pretend.Why bother to waste time on such non-existent topics, and delay your studies instead.

Besides, with our talent and learning, is it necessary to ask questions?

Both of them were full of arrogance.

Su Mu felt deeply in his heart, and after talking for a long time, he walked slowly. He was about to make the two of them quicken their pace, but from the corner of his eyes, he saw a slender and tall shadow flashing past. The figure seemed to be Hu Ying .

My heart beat unsatisfactorily, and I turned around suddenly, but I didn't see anyone, and I felt a burst of melancholy.

After a few more steps, the figure flashed again.

Looking back this time, it was Xiaodie.

Su Mu smiled wryly in his heart: It turned out to be Xiaodie, but I saw the wrong person earlier, could it be that I can't let go of that tall woman with big eyes?

He waved his hand at Xiaodie: "Why are you here? Didn't you say that you can come and send it off? Go back!"

"No, I didn't come to see you off. I just got bored staying in the house. Come out for a walk. Young master, you go your own way, and leave me alone." Still following in a leisurely manner.

The two scholars, Mu and Sun, laughed softly at the same time: "The people in Ziqiao's room are really nice!"

Su Mu was a little embarrassed by what his classmates said, turned his head and said loudly: "Go back, Xiaodie, if you are following, I will be under a lot of pressure, and I won't come back if I fail the exam!"

Xiaodie was taken aback, so she stopped in her tracks.

Mu and Sun laughed again.

After a short walk, we arrived at the Gongyuan of Baoding Prefecture. This was Su Mu's second visit here, and he was familiar with the land. He easily found other candidates from Qingyuan County and stood among the crowd to wait for the roll call.

Su Ruisheng's condition was even worse, he seemed a little cold, and wrapped his clothes tightly, obviously because of heavy psychological pressure, which made Su Mu feel a little sympathetic to him.

There are many more people in the hospital examination than in the government examination. By the time all the candidates enter the arena, the sky is already bright.

The first round officially started, and when he got the topic paper, Su Mu saw that he could do it.