Yo yo deer chirping, eating wild apples. I have guests, drummers and shengs. Blowing the sheng drum spring, bearing the basket is the will. People are kind to me, show me to walk. Yo yo deer chirping, eating wild artemisia. I have a guest, Deyin Kong Zhao......

In the sound of silk and bamboo music, a group of officials, gentry and new imperial examination people, shaking their heads and singing the deer song of the "Book of Songs", some wild lifters even picked up chopsticks to knock on the dishes to help the fun.

After singing the song, the atmosphere also reached a climax, and the banquet officially began. Xu Jin, as the township test Xie Yuan, according to the convention, is to take the lead in toasting to the chief examiner.

It is worth mentioning here that the examiners who presided over the provincial and township examinations were directly appointed by the emperor, and they were generally officials from various ministries and institutes who were born as jinshi. This time, the person who presided over the Jiangxi Township Test was a Hanlin worshipper, surnamed Liu Tianmin, the expression Xiyin, and a Jinshi who had been in Zhengde for nine years.

It is said that this Liu Hanlin is a square person, and his temper is a little stinky, at the beginning of the year, he was still the head of the household department, because of the letter against the southern tour of the Son of Heaven, he was demoted to Hanlin after the court staff.

At this time, Xu Jin took the wine and first saluted Wang Shouren, the supreme officer present, and then walked to the seat of the chief examiner Liu Tianmin, and respectfully bowed and said: "Student Xu Jin, a glass to the teacher!" ”

The seat teacher is the honorific title of the chief examiner of the township examiner!

Seeing Xu Jin toasting to the chief examiner, the officials and gentry present and the new imperial examination all looked at it meaningfully, because there were rumors that had already flowed out, Liu Hanlin had a lot of complaints about the Son of Heaven bypassing the imperial examination and directly handing Xie Yuan.

Liu Tianmin was about forty years old, with a thin face and a rigid and serious expression, which reminded Xu Jin of Fang Jiao at Xinjiang Academy.

Liu Tianmin waved his hand and said lightly: "Xu Ziqian, you are the emperor's hand-picked township test Xie Yuan, this official doesn't dare to be the official, this cup of thanksgiving wine will be exempted." ”

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the officials and gentry present were wonderful, and people such as Zhou Xu, Xiao Wan, and Gong Xiang almost laughed out loud, and they did not hide their gloating.

Liu Hanlin's words seem to be evasive, but the subtext is that he doesn't admit that Xu Jin is a township test Xie Yuan, hey, Xu Sanyuan is embarrassed now!

A group of officials and gentry looked at Xu Jin with different expressions, all wanting to see how this prodigy, who had become famous in recent years, would respond.

Wang Shouren sighed secretly, the reason why he didn't highlight Xu Jin on the credit book was originally to press it and prevent Xu Jin from coming out too early, who knew that it backfired, and the emperor suddenly ordered Xu Jin to be Xie Yuan, but instead pushed this son to the cusp.

Therefore, today's banquet is a deer banquet for other people, but it is a Hongmen banquet for Xu Jin, if you can deal with the past, you can naturally correct your name and straighten your waist from now on, but if you can't deal with the past, or even make a fool of yourself in public, then you don't want to raise your head in Shilin in the future.

Xu Jin seemed to be unaware of the "malicious" gaze around him, and said with a calm expression: "Mr. Changli has a cloud: before he was born in me, he heard the Tao before me, and I learned from him." After being born to me, he heard the Tao before me, and I learned from him. Mr. Liu is the predecessor of the student, and Wen Dao is also before the student, so it is not an exaggeration for the student to call Mr. Liu a teacher. Students drink first! ”

After Xu Jin finished speaking, he raised his glass and drank it all.

Liu Tianmin's expression slowed slightly, and the sentence quoted by Xu Jin was a sentence in the Song Dynasty's great Confucian Han Yu's "Teacher Said", which can be described as reasonable and modest. Liu Hanlin is an out-and-out saint disciple, and he can't afford to give face to the great Confucian in the previous dynasty, so he nodded and said, "Good, this glass of wine is drunk!" ”

Liu Tianmin took a sip of the wine glass, Xu Jin was secretly relieved when he saw this, this level was passed. Wang Shouren smiled slightly, as expected, this son came prepared.

Xu Jin saluted Liu Tianmin and was about to return to his seat, but Zhou Xu, the son of Anfu County, suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Xu Ziqian is really good at speaking, but Brother Xu won the first place in the township test before the big competition, which is really difficult to convince the public, and it is extremely unfair to students like us who study hard in the cold window." In the next week, Tian is the sixth in the township test, and he intends to ask Xu Jieyuan for advice. ”

"I am not talented in Xia Xiaowan, and I also want to learn a thing or two from Xu Jieyuan."

"In Xia Gong Xiang, ask Xu Jieyuan for advice, and hope that Brother Xu will not refuse."

Everyone present couldn't help but be shocked, Zhou, Xiao, and Gong attacked at the same time, and the big drama was about to start.

"Xu Ziqian, what do you think?" Liu Hanlin looked at Xu Jin with his beard and said lightly, he had no prejudice against Xu Jin, and even appreciated Xu Jin's poetry very much, but he was very dissatisfied with the emperor's bypassing of the imperial examination system and directly hand-picking Xie Yuan.

The officials and gentry present all looked at Xu Jin meaningfully, they had no holiday with Xu Jin, and there was no conflict of interest, but most of them hoped that Xu Jin would have a big heel in their hearts.

Because the imperial examination is a ladder for the people of the world to change their fate and climb upward, it is the "way" that scholars must protect at all costs, which is sacred and inviolable. The Son of Heaven bypassed the imperial examination and gave fame to someone, to put it bluntly, it violated the interests of the world's scholars, because the Son of Heaven can give fame to this today and that tomorrow, so what's the point of everyone still studying hard?

Therefore, as a member of the scholars, all the officials and gentry naturally hoped that Xu Jin would follow him, so as to slap his face as today's son, so as to teach him not to dare to reward him with the fame of the imperial examination in the future.

Xu Jin dared to come to the Luming banquet today, and he was already ready to be attacked by the group, so he replied calmly: "I have no choice, I don't know how a few people want to learn from each other in the same year?" ”

Zhou Xu took a step forward and said loudly: "Su asked Xu Jieyuan's poetry is unparalleled, and last year's song "Linjiang Immortal" in the Tengwang Pavilion was a swan song for the ages. Zhou is not talented and wants to ask Xu Jieyuan for poetry. ”

"Okay, Brother Zhou is a true gentleman!"

Zhou Xu actually chose to challenge Xu Jin's best poems, and was instantly praised by the people present. However, Fei Maozhong, Jiang Yun, Huang Dacan and others showed sarcasm, they were really ignorant and fearless, and they even challenged Xu Ziqian's poems, which was simply beyond their strength. Such as Li Zhe, Yuan Cheng and other Nanchang Mansion raised sympathy to Zhou Xu, this time Zhou Xu is afraid that he will steal chickens and rice.

Zhou Xu listened to the praise around him, and felt a little complacent in his heart, knocking down the other party in the field that the other party is best at, naturally he has a greater sense of accomplishment, and he can better reflect his talent.

Xu Jin said quietly: "How does Brother Zhou want to compare?" ”

Zhou Xu arched his hand to the surroundings, and then said loudly: "Brother Xu is even a junior and junior high school Sanyuan, and his talent is naturally not weak, and it is a pity that he can't get off the field to participate in the township test this time due to a hand injury." Then I will compare the poetry topic of this township test with Brother Xu, there can be no limit to rhyme, no genre, and poetry! ”

As soon as Zhou Xu's voice ended, someone immediately echoed loudly: "It should be like this, Xu Ziqian is Xie Yuan, then there must be a talent for Xie Yuan, it just so happens that all the examiners who read the papers are here, and the superior can make a judgment!" ”

"Release!" Xu Jin said calmly, but he was secretly relieved in his heart.

If it is a trial poem with limited rhyme and limited sentences, Xu Jin is really not sure that he will be able to win, but there is no limit to rhyme and genre, then there are many excellent poems to choose from in later generations.

Zhou Xu arched his hand and said: "Xu Jieyuan is really refreshing, then I will be ugly first." The poem title of this year's township test is: Fu Qiuguang. In the next year, I will not make another work, but use the poems written during the township test. ”

After Zhou Xu finished speaking, he shook his head and chanted: "Give the autumn light to the savage house first"

The autumn light was unconscious, and he found the east of the wild fence.

The weather is clean, and everyone has a trail.

The melon vine moon next door, out of Guo Douhua wind.

Yanxin is in a hurry in the village, and the perch is the same in his hometown.

Liangyuan sent swallows late, and thatched huts chirped insects early.

It is suitable for the suburbs, and it is cool to be in the city.

The dew destroys the shore white, and the frost forces the knotweed red.

The prosperity of the West into the ode, the poetry of the release.

Zhou Xu just finished chanting, immediately won the applause of the house, including Liu Hanlin, all the examiners nodded their heads, Zhou Xu's "Endowment Autumn Light First to the Savage's Home" They have seen it when they read the paper, it is the best work in the township test poem, Zhou Xu's township test ranking can reach sixth, and the score of this test post poem is a lot.

Xu Jin also had to secretly admire, Zhou Xu's trial poem is indeed a good work, the most rare thing is in the case of limiting rhyme and sentences, can write the pastoral scenery so vividly, full of interest, arched his hand and said: "Brother Zhou's good poem, admire!" ”

Zhou Xu hid smugness in his eyes, but he pretended to be modest and said: "Xu Xie Yuan praised, please!" ”

Xu Jin smiled indifferently and said: "Since Brother Zhou has recited the poem, let's compose the lyrics below!" ”

Instantly, all the eyes present turned over, Xu Jin's poems are famous, but only a few people have seen Xu Jin compose poems on the spot. As the saying goes, seeing is believing, hearing is false, it is a mule or a horse, and it has to be pulled out and slippery!

Xu Jin paced back and forth for two steps, and said loudly: "Life is easy to grow up, but it is difficult to grow old............

All the "intellectuals" present, as soon as Xu Jin's first sentence came out, it suddenly protruded like a strange peak, and the majestic breath came to his face, and he pressed Zhou Xu's pastoral freshness without any suspense from the concept.

"The years are chongyang, and now they are chongyang, and the yellow flowers on the battlefield are extraordinarily fragrant. The annual autumn wind is strong, not like spring, but better than spring. The sky is frosty. ”

As soon as Xu Jin finished chanting, the audience was silent, Liu Hanlin, who had been holding his beard for a long time, sat up straight, and even Wang Shouren showed surprise on his face, Xu Jin's poem has the momentum of an emperor!

Xu Jin had already expected the reaction of everyone present, Taizu created New China, a generation of great founders, and his poems are majestic, how can ordinary people have, kill all the little freshness of moaning without disease in seconds!!

Xu Jin arched his hand to the surroundings and said: "Last year, the rebel King Ning suddenly raised troops, Xu Jin was at the right time, escorted the seriously injured Governor Sun to Leadshan County, and the thieves under King Ning chased and intercepted him on the way. Fifty soldiers stained the long slope with blood, and in the end only eleven people remained. Not long ago, Xu Jin personally went to Changpo to worship the heroic spirits of the soldiers, but he saw wild chrysanthemums everywhere, frost-dyed and decayed grass. Therefore, I feel it! ”

Everyone present was shocked, and Wang Shouren couldn't help but blurt out: "Strong, really a warrior!! ”