Idle courtiers

Chapter 475

Yes, the last time Zhou Nan and Wang Xijue were fighting for the leadership of the Daolu Department, the two had already turned their heads.

It was Zhou Nan who scolded Wang Xijue away, and it can be said that the two sides already had enmity.

According to the script of the time-traveling novel, before entering the examination room, the two had to fight a round to decide whether they were male or female.

Although Zhou Nan didn't have the intention to pinch him, since the enemy came to him, it would be unreasonable not to fight.

He took a breath and lifted his spirits.

At this time, suddenly, a young man with a square face beside Wang Xijue exclaimed in surprise: "You are Zhou Zimu, Huai'an Zhou Zimu. I have long admired you. Haha, I have heard of your name a long time ago." For whom is Fenglu Li Zhongxiao' was written by you, so good, so good!"

After all, he couldn't stop nodding his head.Because he was holding a test basket in his hand, he couldn't make a bow.

As soon as he interrupted, Zhou and Wang, who were full of fighting spirit, rolled their eyes at him at the same time: friend, we are fighting, why are you interrupting?Haven't heard that if you can do it, don't compare it?
However, it can be seen that this Chinese face has a high status in Wang Xijue's mind.As soon as he spoke, Wang Xijue could only step aside angrily.

Zhou Nan: "May I ask who this friend is?" Since Guozilian is Wang Xijue's friend, Zhou Nan doesn't want to give him a good look.

With a Chinese face, he took Zhou Nan's hand and said excitedly, "Xu Shixing in Xiachangzhou, I read your poems by chance before, and I wanted to visit Huai'an, but I heard that you are here." Beijing. It’s a coincidence that I met you here unexpectedly after a year. By the way, was it written by you or your wife? What kind of state of mind, why do you think of such a sentence... Hey, life would be as good as the first meeting, and naturally there would be no love and hate later. On the surface, it seems to be about the love between men and women, but in fact it is about the hearts of the world... ..."

Zhou Nan was taken aback. It turned out that this person was Shen Shixing.No, he should be called Xu Shixing now.This person won the first prize in Chunwei this year. He was born in a famous family in Suzhou, and later became the chief assistant of Wanli's cabinet.

No matter from the historical records or from the immediate observation, Shen Shixing is a generous and honest man.

Unexpectedly, for such a great talent, the honest man saw him with star eyes and the appearance of a fanboy, which greatly satisfied Zhou Nan's vanity.

He hurriedly said modestly: "Poetry is a small way, and moral articles are serious. I have admired Brother Rumo for a long time, and I have also read your Shiwen, and I am deeply impressed."

Listening to Zhou Nan mentioning his own article, Shen Shixing's face flushed with excitement, and he shouted: "Brother Zimu, in fact, not only poetry, but also stereotyped articles are also gossip. After Brother Yu came to Beijing, he often Reading the handouts you wrote when you were teaching in the Inner Academy is like nectar. This is knowledge that can be used in the world economy, and it has explained the truth of everything in the world."

"Yes, I am deeply impressed. If there is no accident, 30 years later, Zimu's theory will become outstanding, and it will be an honor to be able to be in the same year as Zhou Zimu!" ​​Several Suzhou students who came with Shen Shixing When the scholars heard that the person in front of them was Zhou Nan, they were all shocked, and they all stepped forward to salute with reverence on their faces.

For a while, Zhou Nan was surrounded by a large group of candidates, which was really lively.

When Wang Xijue saw that everyone respected Zhou Nan so much, his expression turned ugly.He has also read Zhou Nan's lecture notes, and there are inevitably many deviant points in it, and he is thinking about refusing to catch one of them.

At this time, a door by the side of the road opened, and a person who looked like a family member lined up the crowd and said to Zhou Nan, "But Mr. Zhou Zimu, Zhou Nan?"

It turned out that the streets next to the Gongyuan in Shuntianfu were the residences of residents.It's just that today is the Grand Ceremony of Chun Wei Lun, and the streets are under martial law. The common people have already experienced it and closed the door early, and they dare not come out until the masters of Juren enter the venue.Otherwise, being beaten by the government servants is also a beating.If it’s not good, he will be taken to prison, and he won’t be able to get out until he sheds a layer of skin.

It was a strange thing for a servant to appear suddenly, and all the candidates stopped.

Zhou Nan looked at it intently, and was suddenly taken aback. He actually knew this person, and he was from Princess Jiashan's mansion.

This, this, how did she come here.

Pretending not to know him, Zhou Nan said, "This is Zhou Nan, what's the matter?"

The family Ding said with a smile: "My master has heard about Zhou Zimu's name for a long time, and knows that you are entering the examination room today. It just so happens that my family is here, and I want to see Mr. Zimu's demeanor. I have specially prepared a few good wines, and I will do my best for you. Please appreciate it Into the hospital."

Zhou Nan hesitated, he was about to enter the examination room, it was really inappropriate to meet Jiashan at this time.

In order to see me off, this princess actually bought a house here... Isn't this too arrogant?

Hearing that there is good wine, Shen Shixing's eyes lit up: "Since it is good wine, let's go in and have a drink or two. It's still cold today, so it's just a good time to warm up. If Zimu doesn't drink it, it's a good deal for my brother."

Everyone also laughed loudly: "Yes, yes, go in and have a drink. Anyway, there is still some time before entering the venue, so don't delay, don't delay."

Those who can enter the examination room today are not the sons and daughters of officials from aristocratic families, even if they come from humble backgrounds, they are all elites with amazing talents, they are all people who have seen the world, and they all like to make trouble.

Immediately, everyone crowded together and surrounded Zhou Nan into the courtyard.

When they first entered the courtyard, everyone was shocked, but they saw that the mats and long tables had been set up in the courtyard, and there was a jug of fine wine on the tables.A glamorous and luxurious beauty stood a few behind.

It's not that everyone has never seen a woman before, but the beauty of the woman in front of them still makes everyone unable to open their eyes.

That's right, this person is Princess Jiashan in casual attire.

She was surprised to see so many Juren crowding in suddenly.Then he calmed down instantly, and gave a little blessing: "May I ask who is Mr. Zhou Zimu?"

Shen Shixing tugged Zhou Nan: "It's far away in the sky, but close in front of us, this person is Zhou Zimu from Huai'an!"

Princess Jiashan said softly: "Mr. Zimu for a long time, I love your poems and essays very much. I heard that you are going to enter the examination room today, so I asked my family to wait for me early, just to see my husband, and I will do my best for him by offering three glasses of toasts." .”

Zhou Nan: "Don't dare."

A man laughed and said, "Zimu, don't let the beauty down, we can't come here today, and we have to drink to please."

Jiashan: "Naturally, gentlemen please."

Soon the wine was poured out, she picked it up and touched Zhou Nan, and said in a voice that could only be heard by two people: "Zhou Lang takes the exam well, if you are in high school, the concubine will have a good face, so you can be called the world." People know I picked the right guy."

Zhou Nan was moved in his heart: "I have a heart." No, I didn't choose the wrong person, the son-in-law?It is impossible for me to be a son-in-law, even in my whole life?Could it be that the adulterer was chosen... I will go to that!
Jiashan raised his glass to the sentient beings and said, "Eat one cup, and you won't fall asleep in the examination room; two cups, and your answer papers will fly like flying; three cups..." All the students immediately responded and bowed.

Just after drinking three glasses of wine, someone shouted outside, "The red lantern is up, and it's time to enter!"

Everyone said: "Thank you for the good wine, hurry up, let's go."

Everyone pulled Zhou Nan out of the courtyard, and the courtyard door was slowly closed.

Shen Shixing blinked at Zhou Nan, and asked in a low voice, "Zimu knows this woman?"

Zhou Nan denied it flatly: "I don't know."

Shen Shixing suddenly sighed: "Obviously, I know her. Such a beautiful woman, just to see off Brother Zimu, directly bought the yard next to the Gongyuan. It is really a big deal. What regrets do you have to get such a beautiful woman? Make a beauty appointment under the lamp. !"

Zhou Nan was taken aback. On the surface, Shen Shixing looked honest and honest, but he was a careful person.This Shen Shoufu has learned badly!
Everyone laughed and said: "I must know each other, Zimu is so beautiful! If Zimu can be a high school Jinshi in this subject, and even be admitted to the Imperial Academy, it would not be a good story about a gifted scholar and beautiful lady."

Everyone was joking, which made Zhou Nan a little embarrassed.

Suddenly, Wang Xijue next to him said sourly: "I heard that Zhou Zimu is a womanizer, but she is not a good person. Today you see that this woman is already very old. I think she has already been a married woman. How can you talk about a beautiful woman?"

The sentient beings just saw Jiashan's beauty and drank her wine. After listening to Wang Xijue's words, they felt disappointed and shouted: "Brother Yuan Yu, what are you talking about? Does a woman's beauty and ugliness have anything to do with her age? You said she was a man long ago. How did the woman see it, hehe, it seems that you are also a veteran of Huacong?"

"I heard that Taicang Wang's family is very strict in family education. I don't think so?"

"What is the Taicang Wang family? I only heard that Wang Yuanmei is a famous member of the Taicang Wang family. When did Wang Xijue belong to the Taicang Wang family?"

Everyone yelled and scolded, Wang Xijue couldn't lift his head from what everyone said, and just kept his head sullen and stopped talking.

He felt that this face was completely lost, and he hated Zhou Nan in his heart.In the next few decades in the court, this royal pavilion will always block Zhou Zimu for a lifetime, and everyone will stop this grievance until they retire and return home at the age of 70.

The next step is to search the body, get the test paper, and line up to enter the examination room.

Zhou Nan had already experienced this procedure once, and he was no stranger to it. He quickly entered the venue, successfully found his test room, and sat quietly waiting inside.

When the sky was fully opened, the spring rain in the sky also stopped.

The examination rules of the general examination are exactly the same as those of the rural examination. There are three examinations, each three days.

In the first round, there are three questions in the "Four Books", and four questions in each of the "Five Classics".Candidates are required to choose one of the classics they have studied, which is called "this classic".

The second session is an examination and discussion, the question uses the classics of filial piety, and the sentence is five ways.Edict, imperial edict, and table are selected together.

In the third session, there are five questions on classics, history, and current affairs policy.

Among them, the second and third rounds don't matter, the most important thing is the three "Four Books" questions in the first round.If these three questions are done well, in fact, it doesn't matter in the subsequent exams, as long as the format is correct, you can pass.

Zhou Nan thought for a while, and with his own ability and normal performance, he ranked in the middle among the more than 3000 scholars, not enough to squeeze into the top [-] high school scholars.

If you want the Chinese style, you must perform exceptionally well on one question, coupled with strict care.

He was going to stare in a daze for a while in Koshe, but he suddenly became a little nervous.

After sitting for a long time, about half an hour, the question paper was handed out.

When Zhou Nan looked at the test questions, he cried out in his heart, "I've got a big grass!"

Oh my god, the emperor cheated too!

It turned out that among the three questions, one of Huo Ran's questions was "For me to be the joy of talking between the monarch and his ministers".

(End of this chapter)