Zhanzhan Yangtze River goes, and the drizzle comes.

The first rain of April, pouring from the gray sky on this ancient city, wet the star fruit tree at the entrance of the inn, and the sound of the rain was melancholy.

Lin Haoran became famous, but his life has not changed much. During the day, he likes to visit this Gaozhou city, and at night he will practice calligraphy and devote himself to studying Baguwen.

After the people sent by Gu Qingfeng to Guangzhou Mansion came back, it seemed that his mind was no longer on the exam, and he even took the time to run back to Shicheng. As for Jiang Ronghua and Zhao Dongcheng, they are diligent in Wen Shu, but they are influenced by Lin Haoran, and they will always follow him to wander around the city and taste the food in the city, so happy.

Since it was a rainy day, the three of them went back to their rooms after having a drink in the lobby of the inn.

The nib of the pen travels across the white paper, light and spiritual.

Lin Haoran was empty-minded, unaffected by the sound of rain outside the window, and actually entered the realm of selflessness.

Beginners of calligraphy brush pursue "hand control of the pen", can simply copy some calligraphy works; After being proficient, it is the pursuit of "the unity of hand and brush", in which the top copying can reach the point of being fake; It's just that a true calligrapher must achieve "the unity of heart and brush", that is, what is written in the pen is what is in the heart.

Now Lin Haoran relies on the solid foundation laid by the original owner, and has an advanced vision, so his calligraphy has achieved the ultimate in "hand-pen integration".

In the evening, the dripping rain painted the city with a light ink color, and Lin Haoran was stained with a cloud of thick ink, and the words that fell seemed to have flesh and bones, and there were thousands of forms.

A calligrapher was born......

The fourth day of the fourth month of April, an unlucky day.

The venue of the prefectural examination is in the Gaozhou Fuxue Palace, which is the officially founded academy. It covers an area of nearly 10,000 square meters, deep and four-in, belongs to the Lingnan style building, and the outer wall is red.

Lin Haoran followed Gu Qingfeng and the other three people together, and when they arrived at the gate of the Fuxue Palace, the east was only slightly bright, and there were a sea of people in front of the Fuxue Palace, and more than 100 officials were maintaining order.

Compared with the county exam, the number of candidates is much higher. Not only the candidates who have newly passed the county examination in the six counties, but also the candidates who have failed in the government examination in previous years, there are nearly 1,000 new and old candidates.

It's just that there are more people, but the process is almost the same as the county exam, the front inspection is mainly to prevent candidates from cheating, and the two students who guarantee candidates prevent impostors from coming out.

Along with the prefectural examination, the chief examiner of this prefectural examination is the highest administrator, the prefect of Gaozhou Prefecture.

"Senior brother, don't come to harm?"

"Senior brother, please stand ahead."

"Senior brother, we must win glory for our stone city!"

……

Seeing Lin Haoran's arrival, those Shicheng candidates greeted him warmly, as if they wanted to respect him as the boss.

In fact, this is an unspoken rule of the imperial examination and officialdom, where seniority is no longer emphasized, only seniority and imperial examination rankings are emphasized.

Lin Haoran, as the head of Shicheng's case, a student who was "escorted", is extremely talented in his own right, so he is naturally their senior brother.

At the gate, Lin Haoran took a photo with Zheng Shijie and other Maoming students.

Zheng Shijie looked quite confident, looking at Lin Haoran provocatively, faintly meaning to compete and compete with him. It has long been a practice for the head of Maoming County to be the head of Gaozhou Mansion, which is his proud capital, and he intends to regain his glory in the government examination.

In this regard, Lin Haoran just smiled indifferently. , and walked inside with the crowd.

There are four columns in the procession, and each yacha has a red lantern in front of them, leading the candidates to their respective examination rooms.

Following the county exam, the examination room is full of tables and chairs, both good and bad.

Lin Haoran's seat was slightly forward, and the wooden paddles on the table were smooth, but there was a finger-sized slit at the joint of the wooden plank, and his luck was not good.

There are three exams in the prefectural examination, the first one is the main exam, which examines four books and five classics, and lasts for one day.

"After admission, the door is locked, and the candidates are not allowed to make noise!"

After a metallic sound, a yacha shouted, and then the door was closed.

At the same time, an official wearing a black veil and an official uniform led several subordinate officials to the front of the hall and offered incense to the Confucian saint on the main hall.

The official uniform is embroidered with a white pheasant, so this is the five-rank official of the Ming Dynasty, this rank is nothing in the capital, but it is undoubtedly a feudal official in remote western Guangdong.

Governor Tang's gaze slowly swept over the audience, and he began to lecture, and then announced the start of the exam.

There are three questions, two questions of the four books and one question of the Pentateuch.

This time, there are no super-outline questions, they are all decent Four Books and Five Classics, and everyone's usual skills are very exquisite.

The first is from the Analects: "The wife of the king." ”

The second way is from "Mencius": "The way of Confucius is great and knowledgeable, and disciples cannot observe it all and know everything, so they can learn everything and get close to their nature." ”

The third way, from "Spring and Autumn": "Moles eat suburban cattle, and the cattle die." ”

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Candidates undoubtedly like this kind of orthodox question, and once they happen to bump into the passage they have memorized, they can write it with their eyes closed.

Looking at the above three questions, the first and third questions are quite interesting.

The first question is about the king's wife, and there is an allusion involved here.

It is recorded in the Analects: "When the son sees Nanzi, the son does not say anything, and the master says: 'Whoever denies it, there is no tirelessness!'" Insatiable! ’。 ”

Meaning: Confucius went to see Nanzi, the wife of the monarch who defended the country, and Zilu was unhappy about it, and then Confucius swore an oath: "If I do something wrong, God will be disgusted with me!" Heaven will repudiate me! ”

It is only because of this small record that later generations have come to their senses, and many people think that the relationship between Sage Kong and Nanzi, the wife of Wei Guojun, is ambiguous.

The third is from the allusion of "moles eat cows", moles are the smallest of the rodents, the cow is bitten without noticing, the bite wound becomes a sore, and then the cow dies, until death is somehow, metaphorically a hidden arrow hurts people.

Figuring out the meaning of the topic, coupled with hundreds of articles in my head, soon came to an accurate answer.

Twisting his sleeves and splashing ink, he answered all three questions with enthusiasm, but he did not deliberately show off calligraphy. After all, this is an era of humility, and if the prefect thinks that you are showing humility, you will not be able to mark the test paper down.

Before the first time the row was released, Lin Haoran handed in the papers and left.

To his surprise, Zheng Shijie actually came out with him, and it was obvious that the questions were also very smooth.

"I bet that Brother Zheng will definitely be at the top of the high school list!"

"Huh...... I'm afraid that some people in Stone City will not be convinced! ”

"What could he be discouraged from? I just watched him in the examination room, just like Brother Guozhi, he either eats and sleeps, and he is a waste! ”

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A few students who came out with Zheng Shijie talked about Lin Haoran, who was far away, and looked very disdainful.

Zheng Shijie shook the painting fan proudly, because he also saw that Lin Haoran didn't put much effort into the exam papers, and more often he was dozing.

At this time, seeing him walking like a fly, I guessed that he had rushed back to the inn to sleep.

Boom la la la......

Lin Haoran unbuttoned his pants and shot angrily on the bricks, and his whole body felt comfortable.

As a talented man with a little cleanliness habit, there are some things that I can't bear, such as the smelly toilet. Some things can be endured, such as the stunned eyes on the carriage behind.