Idle courtiers

Chapter 285 Everyone Thinks They Have Won
Xu Yangda started studying at the age of six, and he has gone through countless exams until now.There are monthly exams in the school and annual exams at the end of the year.County examinations, government examinations, hospital examinations, township examinations... He is the one who has experienced many battles.

Question sea tactics and rich experience in the examination room should make a person mature.

But he was just nervous, and when he got nervous, he couldn't even read the topic clearly, let alone write a composition.

After coming down, he also analyzed this problem, but he still couldn't find the reason.

Until last month, the family invited a so-called eminent monk to come and explain.He finally came to his senses: "Almsgiver, you are too attached to gains and losses, let it go, let it go!"

Yes, the heart of gain and loss.

He wants to succeed so much, wants to become famous all over the world.

When he clashed with Zhou Nan outside the Gongyuan earlier, he raised his arms and shouted that he was a poor scholar.Because, in this era, poor people are natural justice, and I am justified when I am poor.

In fact, he came from a wealthy family in Changping.There are many Jinshi and officials in the family, and there are no white people in their contacts.This kind of family puts a lot of pressure on him. If you can't succeed, you will be an unfilial son and a scum in the eyes of your family.

Whenever he took the exam, he would imagine how he would look after the Chinese style, and he was inevitably a little excited.But when he thought of the consequences of losing his reputation, he felt breathless.

The tremendous pressure overwhelmed him, and in the end he didn't know what he wrote on the paper.

Failure after failure made him painful, annoyed, and then gradually numb.

Yes, in fact, it shouldn't be difficult to win a Jinshi at his level, the key is to put your mind right.

But letting go of these two words is easy to say, but hard to do!
At this moment, I heard a low "snap". It turned out that Zhou Nan in front probably made a typo, so he reached out and patted his forehead.

"This guy can't do it either... That's right, I just need to win him today. This bird man is really disgusting, I really want to see him lost, happy, happy... As long as I win him, as for being able to It doesn’t matter if you can’t get the qualifications for the township examination. Anyway, I’ve tried many times, and I’m not bad this time.”

Thinking of this, the intense hatred suppressed all the negative emotions in Xu Yangda's heart.

This sound seemed to be a medicine primer, causing the elixir that Xu Yangda had taken earlier to boil up.

His whole body was hot, and his mind was spinning a little faster than usual, but his heart was peaceful, like an ancient well.

This is a mysterious realm, as if being pulled by an invisible hand, Xu Yangda's right hand moved rapidly involuntarily.

He knew that this feeling came suddenly, and he didn't know when it would disappear.

Xu Yangda knew that he had to be fast, the sooner the better.

Soon, the three articles were completed in one go.

Looking closely, it is exceptionally good, even better than what I usually do.

Suddenly, Xu Yangda wanted to cry: So there is no need to think too much about this essay, just write it, your heart will naturally guide you.

At this moment, he is like a god possessed, like an expert who has suddenly realized the Dao.

Zhou Nan was writing hard, so naturally he didn't know Xu Yangda's mental journey.Otherwise, I'm afraid they will scold: Are you a Saiyan, you have to be angry to show your strength?You are cheap!

After Xu Yangda finished writing the paper, he reckoned the time, only an hour had passed.

These three articles are the product of his inspiration and need not be revised.Anyone who has experience in writing knows that articles are born naturally and can be obtained by chance.If it is modified again, it will inevitably stick to the craftsmanship and lose its natural agility.

He came here to make a name for himself today, so he didn't delay, he stood up immediately and handed in the paper with his head held high.

This kind of unambiguous, discretionary exam, the first to hand in the paper is very eye-catching.Generally speaking, the first paper is either a good-for-nothing who has given up completely and just wants to deal with errands and go home early, or a Jasic with great talent.

In any case, the examiner will take it seriously.

Seeing Xu Yangda coming up, Duan Tixue took the paper and read it, but remained silent for a long time.

All the yamen servants of the book office found that something was wrong, so they all looked at it intently.

After a long time, Duan Tixue let out a long breath, and said, "Yes, very good. I have heard for a long time that Xu's poems and rites in Changping are handed down to the family, and he taught his children well. This topic is solved very well..."

I couldn't help but chanted: "There is a natural human relationship, and there is a natural way of the sky. The living beings of Gaitian, if there is something, there must be something. Following the human relationship, each has its own nature, why..."

Realizing that this was an examination room, Duan Tixue immediately shut his mouth, picked up a pen and drew a circle on the paper, which was regarded as being admitted on the spot.

When the candidates below heard this broken question, they all applauded in their hearts. To be honest, the topic "Father and Son Are Relatives" in "Mencius" has been written badly, and there are not many model essays published in the anthology.Even the Great Ming Dynasty's guild examinations were given twice, so it was difficult to write something new.

Xu Yangda's solution to this problem is unique, and it really is.

He was admitted on the spot and was praised by the chief examiner. It seems that the number one in today's exam has a winner.

Xu Yangda was proud of himself, thanked Duan Tixue, and once again appeared on stage with a high profile.When it was time to leave, he took another look at Zhou Nan.

However, Zhou Nan is still struggling to revise.

Xu Yangda thought in his heart: Don't bother, you won't hit it.Hatred is such a good thing, it actually made me enlightened in the examination room.It's great to win the enemy and win yourself!
After appearing on the stage, he went back to the inn to stay, waiting for his classmates who came to Beijing to take the exam with him.

When it was time for the application in the afternoon, more than fifty scholars from Changping returned to the inn, and they all came forward to congratulate Xu Yangda, saying that brother Xu's article was so clever that he could win the top prize even if he got it in the provincial examination room.It's just that we didn't hear it all, brother Xu don't want to cherish himself with his broom, he will read it all soon.

Xu Yangda drank a few glasses of wine and felt happy. After reading the article loudly, he naturally received another sound of admiration.

Seeing the classmates shaking their heads and admiringly below, he sneered in his heart: With my composition level, I should have entered the provincial examination room a long time ago, but I want to take the additional examination with you, and I am ashamed to be with him.

During the banquet, some scholars talked about Zhou Nan and said with a smile: "That Zhou Nan from Miyun, this time he has lost face."

Xu Yangda: "How to say?"

Another scholar interrupted with a smile: "It's almost time, and everyone is handing in papers, but this guy is still dawdling in writing. When he saw his papers, he scolded him again, saying that his essays were well written. Childish, boring, and boring. When it comes to excitement, ask someone to kick him out."

"Haha, of course he won't win this time. It's ridiculous that the scholars in Miyun even pushed him out to fight Brother Xu. We in Changping will beat Miyun over them in the future."

"Brother Yu can't wait for the three days to watch the rankings. I really want to see Zhou Nan and the Miyun candidates with their own eyes."

"Extremely, that's the joy!"

All living beings laughed at the same time.

Xu Yangda drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, feeling that the wine in this inn was extraordinarily delicious.He even had a slight regret, if he had known earlier, he would not have made a bet with Zhou Nan on whoever would lose and would have withdrawn from the imperial examination.Hatred is the driving force for my progress. With such a bastard, my son's exam status is exceptionally good.

However, this guy is not a scholar, even if there is no such bet, would he be able to enter the Qiuwei examination room?
……

Let's say that after Zhou Nan handed in the papers, he went home in a carriage.

On the other side, Xun Fangyu had been notified in advance by his subordinates that Mr. Zhou would go home and stay for a while after taking the exam.

Seeing her husband, Xun Fangyu hurriedly welcomed him back to the house, served tea, peeled oranges and fed them to Zhou Nan, but did not mention the exam.

Zhou Nan was a little impatient, and said with a smile, "Miss, don't you care how I do in the exam?"

Xun Fang said: "So what if it is good, so what if it is not good; what if it hits, what if it doesn't hit? Zhou Nan is still the same Zhou Nan, neither increasing nor decreasing, neither dirty nor clean. Life is still the same."

Since the trip to Biyun Temple in Xishan, she suddenly fell in love with Buddhism, and often read the scriptures for a long time.Less words, better character.

It is simply a young girl of the Buddhist family.

Zhou Nan: "My lady has a good attitude, but if you don't ask, I feel a little bit disappointed."

Xun Fangyu smiled and said: "The master is in a hurry to pass the test, obviously he did well in the exam, so why should I ask more questions."

Zhou Nan laughed: "Observing the details, you are wise and caring. However, you should ask a question anyway, otherwise I will be very disappointed."

Xun Fang said: "Then, how did the master do in the exam?"

Zhou Nan said seriously: "It seems that... it's over."

"It seems that if you pass it, you pass it, and if you don't pass it, you don't pass it."

"That's over."

"Congratulations, sir."

Zhou Nan was a little disappointed: "You are not sincere!" He told Xun Fangyu about today's exam from beginning to end.

Xun Fangyu was amazed: "Master, when you entered the examination room, you were first reprimanded by the chief examiner and searched. After you handed in the paper, you were reprimanded again. No matter how you look at it, you are going to lose your name, but you said you must pass. It is very strange."

Zhou Nan smiled and said nothing, how can you, a little girl, know about the affairs of the officialdom.If Duan Tixue was being polite to him today, calling Mr. Zhou one by one, that would be troublesome.

He was not pretending to himself, he just did it for others to show that Duan Tixue was very disgusted with Zhou Nan, a candidate.

The reason why he was chosen later was that the internal actions did not avoid relatives and the external actions did not avoid enemies, and he was just and strict.

In this way, others have nothing to say.

The only thing I'm worried about now is the ranking, and I don't know if Duan Tixue understood his hint and gave me the first place.

However, with old man Duan's cunning temperament, he should be able to understand my thoughts.

I will definitely win the competition with Xu Yangda.

According to the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty, even if there is an additional test, after the test, Duan Tixue will close the Gongyuan for marking the papers, and the door will not be opened until the day when the results are released.

Even if you want to work in private, you can't get in.

Then, just wait!Tired these days, just stay at home with my wife and children.

(End of this chapter)