Li Du's poems have been passed down orally by thousands of mouths, and they are no longer new. There are talented people from generation to generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years.

This "On Poetry" was written by the Qing Dynasty poet Zhao Yi, and the last two sentences can be said to be popular. "It has the same magic, contains a kind of pride that is self-sacred, in other words, it is filled with a taste of being alone and seeking defeat.

As the so-called scholarly spirit, scolding Fang Xuan, Xu Jin chanted such an arrogant poem, but did not make all the scholars present feel dissatisfied, people are the county test, the government test, the hospital test three heads, won the Jiangxi Province unprecedented small three yuan, plus the name of the poem, fully qualified to chant such a poem, not to mention anything else, just the majestic, heart-wrenching "Linjiang Immortal" is enough to be proud of the entire Ming poetry circle.

So for a while, it was full of applause and admiration!

Yuan Cheng said with a smile: "There are talented people in the country, each leading the way for hundreds of years, and now it's our turn to lead the coquettish in Jiangxi Xu Ziqian!" ”

Zhu Qingshan echoed: "What Brother Yuan said is very true, everyone will call Xu Fengcoque, the head of the Xu case in the future!" ”

The scholars of the two mansions all burst into laughter, Xu Jin couldn't help crying and laughing, and hurriedly said: "Everyone can call me Xu Dingding, Xu Case Head, Xu Jiangxian, and Xu Sanyuan, but you can't call me Xu Fengcoque, lest others think that they are a woman in the dust when they hear it!" ”

The candidates laughed again, and some people coaxed: "Case leader Xu, it's okay if you don't call you Xu Fengcoque, how about three glasses of wine?" ”

Xu Jin had no choice but to drink three cups as he said.

The fourth floor of Taibai Building is full of private rooms, if there is no status, even if you have money, you are not qualified to feast here.

At this time, in a private room on the fourth floor, sandalwood is curling, and next to the coffee table carved from the entire wooden stake, there are three people drinking tea and talking, and they are all wearing Taoist robes and hair tied in a bun, one of them is Li Shishi, who served as a judge in the Tengwang Pavilion that day.

Li Shishi is in his sixties, with gray hair, ruddy and spirited face, and a bit of a dusty smell of crane hair and childish face. Li Shishi once served as an official to the imperial history of the Imperial Inspectorate, and later because he was not used to the frolicking nature of the current Zhengde Emperor, he was angry and returned to his hometown Nanchang, and is now a guest of the Ning Palace. As mentioned above, Li Shishi is proficient in Feng Shui and is a representative of the Feng Shui school "Luan Tou School".

At this time, the two people who talked to Li Shishi were both Jianghu warlocks raised by the palace, one was named Li Tiantian, and the other was named Li Rifang.

It is said that these warlocks like to give themselves the surname Li, perhaps because Li Chunfeng of the Tang Dynasty is too famous, this and Yuan Tiangang are known as the two great gods of the early Tang Dynasty, and the famous prophetic book "Tui Bei Tu" is co-authored by these two people.

Li naturally claimed that he could know the "Mandate of Heaven", and the reason why Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, had the heart of rebellion was not unrelated to this Li nature, because this guy once told Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, that he had the appearance of the Son of Heaven, and Zhu Chenhao believed it.

Another Li Rifang claimed to know the art of looking at qi, and once said that the southeast corner of Nanchang City had the qi of the Son of Heaven, so Zhu Chenhao built a Yangchun Academy there to store the dragon qi of the Son of Heaven.

At this time, the three Li Daxian were leisurely drinking tea, talking about some mysterious feng shui physiognomy, and there was a sudden noise downstairs, and it was getting more and more noisy.

Li naturally couldn't help frowning and said, "Who is making noise here and disturbing people's tranquility!" ”

Li Shishi smiled and said: "Today's college examination list is probably just a banquet for those candidates to celebrate, Li Daochang is a cultivator, why bother to meet these ordinary people!" ”

Li naturally suddenly felt a little unnatural, as a "master of the world" who cultivated the Tao, he didn't have any qi cultivation skills, and he really lost the price, so he took a teacup and took a sip to hide his embarrassment.

"If what the Void Dao Master said is extremely true, as the so-called Dao Law is natural, how can a person with a stable Dao heart be easily influenced by others!"

Li Rifang next to him said with a smile, the meaning of ridicule is obvious, the so-called peers are enemies, not to mention that the two are both "masters" who eat together in the palace, so they usually don't look at each other, and naturally they will not let go of the opportunity to sarcastically hit each other.

Li Shishi is an old bureaucrat in his sixties, and he can't see the open and secret struggle between the two, so he doesn't take Li Rifang's words.

At this time, a junior came in to heat the water, and Li Shishi asked casually, "Who is making noise downstairs?" ”

Xiao Er smiled and said: "Today's trial list of the hospital, the downstairs was chartered by the students of Guangxin Mansion and Nanchang Mansion, which disturbed the tranquility of the three Taoist leaders, I am really sorry." ”

Li Shishi smiled and said: "It's okay, the head of this college exam is a candidate from Nanchang Prefecture?" ”

Xiao Er smiled: "That's not it, it's Xu Jin Xu Gongzi of Shangrao County, Guangxin Mansion." ”

Li Shishi's heart moved: "Oh, it's him, wouldn't that be even three yuan!" ”

Xiao Er nodded violently and said admiringly: "No, it is said that although this Xu Gongzi is young, he is only eight years old, and he has been the first of the three cases of the county test, the government test, and the hospital test. ”

The first case of the third child test is called the "little three yuan", although the gold content is far less than the "big three yuan", but it is also quite remarkable.

This little second is obviously a talker, and the chatter box can't be closed when it is opened, and continues: "When the little one added water just now, Xu Sanyuan was chanting poetry:

Li Du's poems have been passed down through the ages, and they are no longer new. There are talented people from generation to generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years.

Tsk, the head of the case is worthy of being the head of the case, even if we don't understand poetry, we feel momentum when we listen to this song! ”

Li naturally said lightly: "It's just that he has taken the fame of Xiucai, and he dares to be so arrogant, it seems that he is just a shallow and frivolous person!" ”

It is said that Li naturally ate and hung up just now, and he was very unhappy with the candidates who made noise downstairs, and he couldn't help but ridicule at this time.

The shopkeeper smiled wryly, Li Shishi smiled and waved his hand, "You should step down!" ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly withdrew with the kettle, pursed his lips after closing the door, and said secretly: "Phew, Bull-nosed Taoist, what are you pretending, a shallow and frivolous person?" If you have the ability, you can also take a small three-yuan test! ”

In the room, Li Shishi drank tea thoughtfully, he was proficient in feng shui, and also studied physiognomy, that day when he saw Xu Jin on the Fujiwang Pavilion, he felt that this son had a strange face, and after returning home that day, he also deliberately turned over a lot of physiognomy books, and studied it repeatedly for a long time.

However, the more he studied, the more confused Li Shishi became, according to physiognomy, this Xu Jin should be the appearance of Fu Bo's early death, but now he is alive and well, and the life palace is bright and clean, Zhongyue Xiu is very ruddy, his eyebrows are clear, and his expression is shining, this is a sign of great wealth and prosperity. Now Xu Jin Lianzhong Sanyuan just proves this.

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In the east courtyard of King Ning's Mansion, Prince Ning smashed a teacup to the ground, and the tea in the cup splashed at the feet of Liu Zhong, the superintendent of the imperial history.

A layer of fine sweat oozed from Liu Yushi's head, and he sat on the seat tremblingly and didn't dare to move.

Ning Wang Shizi's face was extremely gloomy, and he pointed at Liu Zhong and scolded loudly: "Waste, look at the good things you have done!" ”

The task given to Liu Zhong by King Ning was to make Xu Jin unable to pass the hospital examination, and in the end, Xu Jin not only did not fall to Sun Shan, but topped the list of the college examination.

Liu Zhong was bitter in his heart, and said helplessly: "Your Royal Highness, the lower officials didn't expect Xu Kui to be so stubborn, and he actually named Xu Jin as the head of the case." ”

King Ning's eyes were hideous, and he said sharply: "Xu Kui, don't eat and drink for toasting, don't you know what is dead or alive." ”

It is said that on the night after the second test of the college exam, Liu Zhong came to the door to find the examiner Xu Kui, and euphemistically expressed the meaning of Ning Wang Shizi's request for Xu Jin to fall off the list, but who knew that he was scolded on the spot by the smelly and hard Xu Kui.

Moreover, Xu Kui also stopped Liu Zhong's qualification for marking the deputy examiner the next day, and he directly connected with the marking personnel, and the examination papers were no longer reviewed by the deputy examiner.

In other words, Xu Jinyuan's ranking in the second test was sixth, but Xu Kui did not hesitate to point Xu Jin as the head of the case.

Originally, Xu Kui did not agree with Xu Jin's concept of governance, even if Xu Jin won the first place in both games, he would not point Xu Jin as the head of the case, but Xu Kui is upright, to put it bluntly, he is a stone in a pit - smelly and hard.

Ning Wang Shizi secretly dealt with Xu Jin, and asked Liu Zhong to "threaten" Xu Kui, which instead committed Xu Kui's stinky temper, so Xu Kui simply pointed Xu Jin as the head of the case, which had an element of vindictiveness.

Didn't you Ning Wang Shizi want Xu Jin to be off the list, didn't you warn me that I couldn't admit him? The official wants to admit him, and he will be named the head of the case, what can you do with the prince of Ning Wang?

Therefore, Xu Jinbai picked up the head of a hospital test, but Ning Wang Shizi was so angry that he was chrysanthemum pain!

Ning Wang Shizi groaned for a moment with a dark face, and suddenly smiled cruelly: "Didn't the candidates of Guangxin Mansion openly discuss the system of the guard before the exam?" The first policy theory of the government examination was tested with similar questions. Liu Yushi, you go to the Political Department to report Xu Kui for leaking the exam questions, and then go to the book to impeach him, and the rest will be handed over to this prince. ”

Liu Zhong's face changed, and he hurriedly said: "Your Royal Highness, the prince, can't!" ”

Although Liu Zhong was forced to cling to Ning Wangfu under pressure, he didn't want to go too far, even if he was a candidate in Xu Jin, once Xu Kui was impeached, the implication would be too wide, and the consequences would be very serious, and hundreds of candidates in Guangxin Mansion would probably be stripped of their reputation.

The key is that Liu Zhong himself is not clean, and once this case is investigated, if Xu Kui is not defeated in the end, he is afraid that he will be counterattacked.

King Ning's face sank and said, "Why not?" ”

Liu Zhong persuaded bitterly: "Your Royal Highness, once you report that the examiner has leaked questions and is too widely implicated, a large number of candidates will inevitably be punished, I am afraid that the prince will not agree to do this!" ”

Ning Wang Shizi was silent for a moment, although his level was not good, but he also knew that his father was currently vigorously wooing readers, if the candidates of a mansion were eliminated at this time, those scholars would probably be even more hostile to Ning Wangfu, saying that the last kidnapping of Xu Jin, there were still a few scholars who were not afraid of death running to the palace and scolding!

Liu Zhong saw that King Ning no longer insisted, and couldn't help but sweat secretly.