Chapter 45: A Blow to the Head
Insist that the green mountains are not relaxed, and the roots are in the broken rocks.
Thousands of blows are still strong, and the wind blows from east to west, north and south.
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This poem called "Bamboo and Stone" fell on the wall at the entrance of the government, attracting more and more students to come to watch, aside from the meaning of the poem, this is undoubtedly a stunning poem.
The official of the government seemed to be aware of it and wanted to wash off the poems on the wall, but the bucket that was put forward was kicked to the ground, and the officer was even beaten, and the scholars of this era were a mess.
It is precisely because of this that the poem is well preserved on that wall, and it has become a scene of the palace. Some well-known talents or juzi also inscribed below, and resolutely regarded the wall at the entrance of the government as a wall of heirlooms.
It's just that this poem has become a heart problem for the Tang prefect, and he wanted to ask someone to erase the poem several times, but in the end he gave up, worried that it would damage his official reputation, so he could only look up and hope for rain every morning.
The rain in April did not come, but the day of the release of the list has arrived.
There was a sea of people in front of the Fuxue Palace, and this time it was not only the candidates, but also some people who liked to join in the fun. In order to be able to know the result as soon as possible, everyone stayed here early and waited.
If there is anyone who cares the least, it is Lin Haoran, because he has been set as the second in the government examination in advance. It's just that he was pulled over by Gu Qingfeng and others and accompanied them to watch the list.
If it weren't for Gu Qingfeng's constant scramble to pay the bill during this time, he categorically refused this unreasonable request.
"Brother Lin, how are you doing?"
"Brother Lin, please come over here!"
"Hey, a few of you let in, let Lin Dacai go inside!"
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When these scholars saw Lin Hao, they greeted him warmly and took the initiative to let him go inside.
Literati have minor faults, but if you convince him, then he will be humble to you everywhere. After a farce that night, Lin Haoran's talent and fame suddenly rose to a new level, and he faintly became the leader of the students in the five counties.
If you talk about the charisma of the entire Gaozhou Mansion, Lin Haoran is undoubtedly able to squeeze into the top three, at least far above the previous Maoming case, and naturally above Zheng Shijie.
"Thank you! Thank you very much! ”
Lin Haoran was not polite, and constantly thanked the people who gave way, and resolutely nodded and smiled everywhere he went, and walked into it with Gu Qingfeng.
Zheng Shijie was surrounded by several Maoming students and stood at the forefront, holding the picture scroll, looking personable, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.
In order to occupy a good position, he came after breakfast, and now seeing Lin Haoran walking into this best area so easily, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous in his heart.
"Huh...... Isn't this Lin second? Someone immediately said in a strange manner.
"Who should be the head of the case, don't you have a point yet?" Gu Qingfeng even fought back.
"I naturally knew that it was definitely ours...... Brother Zheng! The man raised his chin triumphantly, and then made a long bow to Zheng Shijie next to him.
Zheng Shijie was like eating honey, and even said proudly: "Hehe...... I'm just defending the honor of our Maoming scholars, after all, I'm the head of Maoming County! ”
Oh......
When everyone heard that even though they were sick to their stomachs, some people almost threw up.
Gu Qingfeng wanted to taunt, but Lin Haoran stopped him and shook his head at him. It's not that he likes to calm things down, but in the current situation, it is difficult to take advantage of his tongue.
But at this time, there was a sudden movement at the gate of the Fuxue Palace. I only heard a gong, and several officials in soap suits blew suona, and a scribe with a list in his hand came out of it.
When everyone saw that they were going to put up a list, they took the initiative to spread out to both sides and made way for them to make an aisle.
This provincial test also has a list of A and B, and now the first thing to post is the B list. In fact, there is no essential difference between the B list and the A list, and they will both be a new child in the Ming Dynasty.
The list was large, taking up half of the wall, with the names of eighty people written on it.
The crowd suddenly boiled and began to search for their names on the list. Voices of ecstasy came one after another, and everyone who saw the names on the list had their eyes lit up, as if they had drunk soju.
Ten years of cold window, for this paper fame.
After Gu Qingfeng looked around on it, he finally sighed deeply, and he fell off the list.
According to the usual tradition, the candidate who participated in the third re-recording can only be selected for the B list, and now there is no name on the B list, which proves that he was defeated this time, and the possibility of being selected for the A list is very small.
It's just that he wasn't too sad about this result, as if he had been mentally prepared for a long time. Gu Qingfeng was actually not interested in the imperial examination, and he had long had the idea of going out to do business, but now this result made him firm in his determination.
"The fourth to twentieth places in the first class of the government trial case are all here, and you and others will avoid it!"
A scribe walked out with the list in his hand, and watched the crowd gather in front of the second list, and shouted at the top of his voice.
There are only 20 places on the government examination list, and now the fourth to twentieth places are posted, which is the "elite" of the entire Gaozhou Prefecture, and it is also the seed player in the competition for people in various prefectures.
It's just a pity that the "seed players" of Gaozhou Mansion over the years have been embarrassed to play the role of escort in the township test, and there are very few people who are lifted, let alone be able to title the gold list.
"Fifth place: Zhao Dongcheng!"
"Twentieth place: Jiang Ronghua!"
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Lin Haoran was very surprised, Zhao Dongcheng actually squeezed into the fifth place in the first list, and Jiang Ronghua was worthy of the twentieth place.
There are three candidates in Shicheng who squeezed into the first list, which set the best results in the Shicheng Mansion Student Examination, and two of them are in the top five, which is something that was unimaginable before.
There are people from other counties who have entered the first list, and they are no longer the only ones in Maoming County, it seems that the Tang Governor has made a lot of concessions in order to calm the grievances of the candidates in the five counties.
"Let's go!" Lin Haoran said lightly. Now that he has accompanied them to see the list, and his ranking has already been determined, he is urging everyone to go back to the inn.
"Brother Lin, why don't you watch it?" Zheng Shijie looked at him and asked proudly.
"It's your business!" Gu Qingfeng was in a bad mood and said in a deep voice at him.
"You are a student who has fallen off the list, what qualifications do you have to talk to the head of this case!" Zheng Shijie's face changed, and he said contemptuously towards him.
Gu Qingfeng was angry, but as soon as he had an idea, he snatched a scholar's brush and immediately wrote on the wall.
"Wolf Stick"
"The son is a wolf in the middle of the mountain, and his ambition is rampant."
"I'm a Qiankun stick, and I'm a stick."
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When the poem is completed, it is to stand with his hands in his hands, and by the way, he secretly throws away the pen that has been in the way. Looking up at the sky like a talented man, deep and talented, just waiting for those overwhelming praises.
After a long time, Zhao Dongcheng said weakly: "Brother Gu, your money bag has fallen!" ”
"It doesn't matter!" Gu Qingfeng glared at him fiercely, blaming this girl for ruining the atmosphere that had been brewing so hard.
It's just that the praise he was waiting for didn't come, but Zheng Shijie laughed and said: "Are you writing about me with this broken poem?" Come on! I'd like to see how you've made me smack! ”
Zheng Shijie relied on his body to be stronger than him, but he patted his head and continued to provoke: "You don't want to pull me, I want to see how he makes me a slap in the face today!" ”
The scholar who was pulling his clothes did not let go, but used his hand even more, pointed to it tremblingly, and said, "No...... You...... Look at the list! ”
Zheng Shijie found that the top three on the list had been posted, so he looked up at his companion's fingers.
"First place: Lin Haoran!"
The red and black letters are particularly conspicuous!
Bang!
These six dazzling characters were like a big stick swinging down on his head, and he only felt a black eye.