Do you know that it starts with Meng Tong?

"Damn, there's another queue-jumping guy. If this continues, we won't be waiting in line until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse!"

"Come on, he is different from you and me. He is Wei Chen, the child prodigy of our Youyang County. He was appreciated by the academic master at the age of ten!"

"Have you heard of "Bamboo Stone"? He wrote it!"

"It turns out it's him. Why did he come to take the county examination at such a young age?"

"This guy is not bad looking. He is a bit more attractive than Wang Yaochen's pretty face."

"What's the use of being good-looking? Even the Master of Academic Affairs has confiscated him as a disciple. How can he compare with the serious disciples of the number one scholar?"

"That's right. It's not unusual for a child prodigy. It's not like we, Youyang, have never been born before! Hahahaha..."

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding people burst into laughter.

The deeds of a certain child prodigy surnamed Sun are well known in the Youyang area. If Wei Chen, the new magical power, also repeats the mistakes of his predecessor, it will be fun to see.

When Wei Chen heard the discussion of these people, he couldn't help but turn around and glare fiercely.

Those people didn't expect that a young man's eyes could be so terrifying. They were all startled and subconsciously closed their mouths.

Wei Chen looked at the silence of those people and couldn't help but sigh, speeding up and leaving this place of right and wrong.

Ever since he got the title of Youyang Prodigy, Wei Chen has become accustomed to people comparing him to his predecessor Sun Zhigao.

But what day is it today?

On the day of registration for the county examination, Wei Chen took the first step on the road to the imperial examination!

Are you talking about this idiot Sun Zhigao now?

What a goddamn bad luck!

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After Wei Chen was brought into the county government's ceremonial room, after waiting for a while, a clerk from the ceremonial room came forward.

The scribe asked whether anyone among the three generations of Wei Chen was engaged in prostitution, elites, soaps, slaves, and untouchables, whether they were in the Dingyou period, and whether they applied for the exam at the place of household registration...

And so on, a total of more than a dozen questions were asked. After recording them all one by one, he wrote down Wei Chen's physical characteristics on a piece of paper: "Short body, round face, white face, no beard, very good appearance."

The clerk put the paper on the back of the examination card and asked Wei Chen to put his fingerprints on the front of the examination card.

Registration for the county examination requires a joint guarantee, that is, five candidates from the same county who take the examination at the same time guarantee each other.

If one person's identity is false, the other four people will be implicated, and the risks are self-evident.

Another option is to ask a senior citizen to act as insurance, so that you can avoid the risk of accidents.

Originally, Wei Chen had negotiated with Chen Jun and several other volunteer students to provide mutual protection, but since he was called in in advance, the county government must have made other arrangements.

Sure enough, after a while, the little official who led Wei Chen in came back and said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Wei, the county official has found a good villager to be your guarantor. Please come with me."

Wei Chen suddenly realized that this must be Wang Xuezheng's influence at work.

It's only February now, and Wang Wenqing won't leave office until June. After all, Wei Chen is also a talent Wang Wenqing is optimistic about. Magistrate Feng can win Wang Wenqing's favor by giving him proper care during the county examination. It can be said that it is a favor without any cost.

Chapter 35 Bolan

The clerk led Wei Chen through the ceremony gate, through the lobby, and all the way to the second hall.

There were already three people sitting in the hall, and the one sitting in the middle seat was the county magistrate, Feng Jing. On the left was the county magistrate, and on the right was the county education edict.

There were also three people standing in the hall.

One is a little older and is still wearing a t-shirt, and should be a junior student in the county. The other is Wang Yaochen, the top scholar whom I met before.

In addition, there is also a young man with a handsome appearance and a thin body, who is parallel to Wang Yaochen and probably like Wang Yaochen, is a student favored by Magistrate Feng.

Wei Chen respectfully saluted the three Shangguan, and then stood together with Wang Yaochen and the young man.

Feng Zhixian said with a smile: "I've called you young heroes here today, firstly, to ask Yuan Yong to be your guarantor, and secondly, to let you get to know each other. You are all among the best, and they will definitely serve me as great Zhou Dongliangs in the future. , I want to get closer to you in the future."

When the county magistrate spoke, several people did not dare to disobey, so they spoke first.

Lin Sheng is 22 years old, Wang Yaochen is 15 years old, and the other boy is also 15 years old, only four years older than Wei Chen.

Lin Sheng cupped his hands and signed up his name: "I'm Wu Yan, I'm the name of Yuan Yong. I've met you two."

Wang Yaochen smiled and said: "Senior brother, you are polite. I, Wang Yaochen, whose cursive name is Boyong, have met my senior fellow apprentice."

The handsome young man also bowed and saluted: "I am Sheng Changbai, the cursive character is Cheng. I have met my senior fellow students."

The young man smiled heartily at a few people, but Wei Chen looked at him blankly as if he had been shocked by electricity, almost stunned on the spot.

Bolan?

Is he also taking the county exam this year?

Although Wei Chen had a lot of surprises and doubts in his heart, after all, there were only a few Shangguan here, so he couldn't be rude. He quickly adjusted his mood and introduced himself politely like the previous people.

"I'm Wei Chen. The teacher hasn't given me my cousin's name yet. I've met three senior students."

After the few people greeted each other, Wu Yan signed and stamped his signature on the back of the three candidates' test cards, officially becoming the guarantor of the three juniors.

After doing this, Magistrate Feng told the three people: "The fifteenth day of this month is an auspicious day, and I have been ordered to hold the county examination on that day."

Then he encouraged the three young people who took the county examination and told them to study hard and not to be careless.

Seeing that the county magistrate had reached the end of his speech, everyone stood up and left. Magistrate Feng twisted his beard and nodded, leaving only Linsheng Wu Yan to speak.

At this point, Wei Chen's registration journey for the county examination is officially over.

In fact, according to the principle that yamen must collect money when doing things, registration for the county examination requires a regular fee of [-] yuan. However, the three young men are potential stocks in the eyes of the county magistrate, so of course all fees are free.

Wei Chen and the others walked out of the county government office. Wang Yaochen said in a calm tone: "I have already booked the inn, so I won't say more to you. Let's go first."

After that, he turned around and left in a hurry.

So arrogant?

Wei Chen couldn't help but curl his lips, but he didn't pay much attention.

After Wang Yaochen left, only Wei Chen and Sheng Changbai were left.

Sheng Changbai looked at Wei Chen, with a smile on his lips, and chanted slowly: "Stick to the green mountains and never let go. The roots are still in the broken rocks. After thousands of hardships, they are still strong, regardless of the east, west, north, or south winds."

I had long heard from my father and uncle that there was an outstanding person from the same clan as Aunt Wei. She wrote a song "Bamboo and Stone" at the age of ten, which attracted the attention of students from Jiangnan.

Competing to copy.When I saw him today, he was really handsome, smart and extraordinary! "

Wei Chen laughed and said, "Brother Sheng really embarrasses me for saying that. You have studied scriptures since you were a child and have a long history in your family. Just now the county magistrate was praising your talent and learning. You are the real young hero!"

The two complimented each other and smiled at each other, feeling quite sympathetic to each other.

Sheng Changbai had heard of Wei Chen's name when he was in Yangzhou.

One day, when Sheng Hong was teaching his son, he suddenly took out the song "Bamboo and Stone" and asked Sheng Changbai to read it and taste it.

After Sheng Changbai finished reading, he immediately clapped his hands and exclaimed: This poem is written with great force, sonorous and powerful, and the spirit of a gentleman comes out vividly on the page!

Sheng Changbai felt that the meaning of the poem was very consistent with his own ambition, and he couldn't put it down "Bamboo and Stone". He immediately asked Sheng Hong who wrote this poem.

Only after asking this question did I realize that the author of this poem was not a famous poet or a well-educated Confucian, but a Meng boy who was a few years younger than himself. This Meng boy even had some connections with the Sheng family.

From that day on, Sheng Changbai became deeply curious about the name Wei Chen.

This time when Sheng Changbai returned to his hometown of Youyang, apart from the top priority of taking the county examination, the other thing he had to do was to visit Wei Chen and see the true face of this legendary child prodigy in Lushan.

Today at the county government office, Sheng Changbai finally got what he wanted and met Wei Chen. The boy was indeed extraordinary, and Sheng Changbai immediately wanted to make friends with him.

On the other side, Wei Chen looked at Sheng Changbai with straight eyes.

Sheng Changbai wanted to get to know Wei Chen, so why didn't Wei Chen want to get to know Sheng Changbai?

This is the talent of the prime minister who will join the cabinet twice in the future!

Wei Chen is not a person who plans carefully, but when an opportunity is presented to him, he will never let it go.

What's more, Sheng Changbai has good character, is upright, and is a true gentleman. Wei Chen couldn't want to make friends with such a person.

Wei Chen invited him enthusiastically: "Brother Sheng, we are destined to meet each other. How about we go to the humble house to have a casual meal together?"

Sheng Changbai naturally would not refuse and agreed graciously.

"Respect is worse than obedience."

When the two returned to Wei Chen's house together, it was already dark.

Wei Ruyi was cooking in the kitchen. When she saw Wei Chen coming back, she quickly put down what she was doing and said with a smile, "Brother Chen is back? Hey, who is this young man next to you?"

"Aunt, this is the second son of the Shengtong family in Yangzhou."

Wei Ruyi said in surprise: "It turns out to be Brother Bai. We haven't seen each other for a few years and he has grown so big!"

Sheng Changbai bowed respectfully: "Junior Sheng Changbai, I have met my aunt."

"Oh, how can this happen!"

Wei Ruyi was flattered and quickly helped Sheng Changbai up. She smiled and said, "Since you are here, let's have dinner at home today. The slave family will prepare more food."

"Thank you."

Sheng Changbai obviously had a reserved temper, and when he saw Wei Ruyi smiling at him, he blushed for a moment.

Wei Chen saw his embarrassment and pulled him to the second floor of the small building.

The attic on the second floor is Wei Chen's bedroom and study room. Although it is small, it is well-equipped. Wei Ruyi comes in to clean it every day, and the room is spotless inside and outside.

However, in the eyes of Sheng Changbai, a young man from an aristocratic family, Wei Chen's small building can't help but be a bit shabby.

Sheng Changbai frowned and said, "I didn't expect that Xian Di's family is so poor. Although my family background is much better than Xian Di's, my knowledge is much worse. I'm really ashamed."

Wei Chen almost laughed out loud when he heard Sheng Changbai say that his family was poor.

It seems that Sheng Wei, an old fox, kept the matter of his business partnership with him very well. He probably only told Sheng Hong, and even Sheng Changbai, his nephew, didn't know about it.

Wei Chen is poor?

Poor fart!

At the end of last year, the winery received a dividend of 2000 taels of silver, and it is still buried in the backyard!

As long as Wei Chen wanted to, he could change into a large house with three rooms in a minute.

It's just that Wei Chen and the Zhang family both enjoy the fireworks in this small courtyard, and they have feelings for it after living there for a long time. They don't want to move, so they have always lived here.