Although the prestige of Ji Jiu, the head of the Banshan Hall, is seriously insufficient, and many people are not convinced, but the branch trial is imminent, and since Zhang Shou has personally named him, they can only ignore this stubble for the time being. Even though some people think that Ji Jiu's father doesn't love his mother or his mother, and he doesn't have Zhang Chen to rely on like Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu, trying to blackmail him to help cheat, Ji Jiu has another trick.

As a result, the freshly baked substitute fasting chief actually avoided the difficult days two days before the branch exam.

However, on the day of the branch exam, the wind and the sun were beautiful, and Zhang Shou announced that when he was taking the exam in the middle of the mountain, he didn't know how many knife-like eyes stabbed at Ji Jiu. However, even in the Mid-Levels Hall, most people can't find a chance, because this place is already large, and each table is nearly a foot apart from each other, so how many people can see other people's scrolls with such good eyes?

What's more, Xu Heikui from the rope hall personally took two small officials to inspect the invigilator, and those who wanted to cheat could only cry out in vain.

When the roll came down, several fast-moving prisoners quickly swept their eyes, ignoring the solemn atmosphere at this time, and let out a low wail, and this strange sound spread in an instant, until the sound of the awakening wood came from the lecture hall, and the huge half-mountain hall was silent again.

Whether the topic is difficult or not, I can't see it for the time being, but everyone realizes one thing, and that is...... There are many topics!

Before the exam, Zhang Shou had already revealed the mystery - most of the questions were written by Xu Heikui, and a small part was given by the emperor, so when the emperor was not there in person, Xu Heikui naturally became the object of fire by those eye knives. It's just that Xu Heizi, who is famous in the rope hall, didn't seem to notice it, and still patrolled the examination room like an eagle falcon inspecting the territory.

It's just that he is still quite grateful to Zhang Shou in his heart - although he is famous, he is not as famous as Dr. Guozi He is a noble scholar, but he is at the end of his miscellaneous duties, and it is his duty to deal with the inmates who have violated the school rules, but he is not qualified to give the inmates questions. After secretly auditing Zhang Shou's so many classes, he now has a feeling that he has not listened in vain.

Therefore, Zhang Shou asked him to increase the amount of questions, and he unceremoniously came up with a full three papers of exam questions, and finally even used five small officials to copy the papers in the small black house - for the sake of secrecy, people have not released it yet. From Zhang Shou's first lecture on history, to later nature and mathematics, all are included. Although the difficulty is not high, it is not easy to answer because of the large number of questions.

Xu Heiyu was not born as a jinshi, but he also fought all the way out of the science field, and the county government test was tested all the way to Xiucai, but he failed repeatedly when he was examined, that is, at that time, he heard that Taizu stopped the imperial examination in the early years, and the county school in the world was the best of the best, and the best of the best schools in the first level were pushed up, and finally the country was awarded the official after the Guozi Supervisor, and he was greatly surprised by this system.

Therefore, after nearly forty squares passed the examination, he gave up the idea of being admitted to the Jinshi, worked hard for qualifications, and finally entered the Guozijian Rope Hall. But the situation of the Guozijian made him very disappointed, and over time, he became more and more strict with the prisoners, but he was a black-faced and selfless prisoner, but he could not save the Guozijian who was gradually showing his declining appearance.

Until Zhang Shou became Dr. Guozi.

This young Dr. Guozi, just like the catfish that Emperor Taizu once compared to the ministers in the court, stirred up the entire Guozijian that was originally a pool of stagnant water, and moreover, people even mixed up the pool of spring water in the court.

It's really a newborn calf that is not afraid of tigers...... What was he doing at his age? is only reading the books of the sages, and is struggling to hone the art of making all kinds of things, the official article? In fact, at that time, he also thought, can this kind of article be written to govern the country? He thinks he can't, but who cares about him?

Therefore, Zhang Shou twitched the children of the noble students who could only eat, drink and have fun in the Banshan Hall like a spinning top, and made everyone turn around, from the Banshan Hall to the Jiuzhang Hall, the tradition of reading dead books was gradually changed, although Xu Heiyu just stood from a distance to watch the excitement, but he was very in favor of it.

When you are young, don't you go out and do something useful, do you wait until you have smoothed out the acute angles before doing it? By that time, most people had already become idle beetles!

Xu Heikui thought as he stood behind the prisoners, browsing their papers. The type of question was informed to him by Zhang Shou in advance, so he came up with a large number of fill-in-the-blank questions that imitated the scriptures, and then the noun explanation. And the last three questions and answers are from the emperor's imperial pen. All three parts of the question have a total of 100 points, and each question has a different score, which is also the first time he has encountered it.

When he passed behind Ji Jiu, his eyes only swept away, and the steps he had taken were retracted, and he couldn't help but stand there and look at it for a while, and finally determined that in less than two quarters of an hour, Ji Jiu had almost finished the hundred fill-in-the-blank questions he had made. It's not uncommon to do it, and the accuracy rate is very high, which is unusual!

Xu Heiyu quickly realized that he had been standing behind Ji Jiu for too long, and quickly moved behind another person, and after standing for so long, what he saw was a miserable fallacy and blankness. So, when he saw a few more people and finally came to Zhang Shou at the end of the lecture hall, he couldn't help but laugh.

"They are all from noble backgrounds, and they used to be mediocre in their studies, but now Dr. Zhang, you have been teaching for so long, but you have divided the advantages and disadvantages of the highs and lows, and the gap is still so big, I really didn't expect it."

"Xu Jiancheng, you are just an observer, and you can easily control the topic, but they listen to lectures and homework every day, but if they can't do it, then it is enough to prove that they have no intention of studying. Those who still know the way forward on the halfway side of the book mountain, of course the half-mountain hall needs it, but those who are unwilling to climb the mountain while lying at the foot of the book mountain are better to change places as soon as possible. ”

"Of course, some people are not interested in economics, history, arithmetic, and the like, but they are gifted and interested in other things, and it is not unavoidable. Anyway, at least the children of the official eunuchs, there are a few who like winemaking, carpentry, iron, and flowers...... That's also a good thing, as for those who don't want to learn anything, just be a simple rich salted fish. ”

When Zhang Shou said this, he arched his hand to Xu Heiyu apologetically and said, "This time, the question, the invigilator, and the patrol are all bothering Xu Jiancheng. After the exam, there may be people who will be angry with you. The emperor also knows that you have been in the national prison for many years, you are selfless and selfless, and you have worked hard, if you have the heart to take on a foreign position, you can ......"

"No, I don't want to go anywhere except Guozijian, to be precise, I don't want to go anywhere."

Xu Heiyu smiled, and his tone revealed extraordinary resoluteness: "I also want to take a good look at this lifeless Guozijian again, and it has become a thriving and vibrant Guozijian during the Taizu period." I'm waiting to see Dr. Zhang bring out a different group of students, so I'm willing to keep the prison of the Rope Hall as well. ”

Zhang Shou didn't expect that Xu Heizi, who had always been said to be unkind, would still have this side, compared to the former Shuntianfu Yin, who he was also familiar with, and Wang Jie, the current governor of Xuanda, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and those who were strong and iron-faced were paranoid.

He nodded happily and said with a smile, "If that's the case, then it's naturally best." Although it is inevitable that some unscrupulous children who have been deposed hold grudges, but at the feet of the Son of Heaven, it is not a place where a few powerful children can be presumptuous, and I will take precautions. ”

"Don't worry." Xu Heiyu smiled casually, and said lightly, "I spent too much time studying, and now that my parents are dead, my wife and two sons are studying in the countryside, and they are not in the capital, if they can cross the mountains and mountains to find trouble in my house, it will be their ability!" ”

Zhang Shou didn't have a deep understanding of Xu Heikui's family background, but he had always admired this person for being similar to Wang Datou who was not afraid of taking the blame, and in order to prevent others from slandering him behind his back for being unfair in the exam, he thought of asking this Rope Hall Supervisor who often wandered outside the Banshan Hall and the Jiuzhang Hall to ask the question. At this time, hearing these indifferent words, he couldn't help but be a little speechless.

"Mrs. Zun and Ling Lang are separated from you, don't you miss them?"

"Living in the capital, it's not easy, I'm a little bit of money, if I don't go to greedy ink, how can I feed them? What's more, Dr. Zhang, why do you think that some of the children of the eunuchs who took office in the capital with their fathers and ancestors have become successful instruments, while others are like mud that can't be put on the wall? The capital is like a black dye vat, and people with uncertain hearts will be dyed black in the blink of an eye. Of course, the same is true of the prefecture and county seats. ”

"And in the countryside, if you have money, you can only buy some knick-knacks from the merchants, and you have to go out of the mountains for days without a cart or horse, and that place is suitable for reading, especially for children from poor families. Since he is a farmer, he should have made a living by farming and studying. ”

Zhang Shou couldn't agree with Xu Heikui's too clear theory of cultivation and reading. Even if Xu Heikui's so-called cultivation and reading is probably not the most primitive while working in the field and reading at the same time, just like a person who reads "The Teacher's Table", don't take Zhuge Liang's "ploughing in Nanyang" seriously, it is just a kind of self-humility of scholars.

Even if it is a so-called scholar who is cold and vegetarian, nine times out of ten, the family has hired at least three or two long-term workers to take care of the fields. Because if you want to master the history of the scriptures to the point where the melons are ripe and can go to the field, there is absolutely no time to farm in person...... There are very few farmers who go to farm in person, and they can be admitted to the Jinshi.

But Zhang Shou finally felt that Xu Heiyu threw people in an isolated mountain village in order to make his sons concentrate on studying, which was really a bit extreme. He has always believed that knowledge and experience are directly proportional to vision, and it is impossible to read dead books.

So, he thought about it for a while, but after all, he still didn't have too much scruple to make a shallow statement, and sincerely persuaded him: "Even if Xu Jiancheng can't take them to settle in the capital, it is difficult for Shanju to meet like-minded friends. Moreover, although the world is not changing with each passing day, there are many new things, and you should not be too strict with them. ”

"The countryside is cold, as much as you can be friends, I would rather not have those so-called scholars who claim to be full of economy, but in fact sink into the Qinglou Chu Pavilion to take them to learn badly."

Xu Heiqi smiled rarely: "As for the new things you said, Dr. Zhang, such as those books of Master Ge and those books of yours, they really didn't exist before, I am interested in them myself, and of course I hope my sons can take a look." However, books in the capital are expensive, and I can't afford them as a poor Beijing official, so I will copy some by hand when I have time, and when I get together a box, I will ask someone I know to bring back to my hometown. ”

Regarding Xu Heiqi's theory of friendship and reading, Zhang Shou could only smile bitterly.

As for giving you two books, which is a very useful trick to make friends in later generations, he thought about it and gave up.

Don't look at Xu Heikui's self-deprecation of poor Beijing officials, and even can calmly say that he can only copy books if he has no money to buy them, but the more such a person, the stronger his self-esteem, and the words "no merit and no luck" can be said to be engraved in his bones. So he ended up saying something different.

"I still have two books in the pipeline, and I will use them as teaching materials in the Mid-Levels Hall and the Jiuzhang Hall in the future, and I don't guarantee that the inmates of the Jiuzhangtang will take them out and teach others. I plan to ask Lu Sanlang to copy a few manuscripts and give them to the teacher and Mr. Qi and Mr. Chu, and when the time comes, it is better to transfer a copy to Xu Jiancheng, I want to hear the pertinent opinion of you, an outsider. ”

The students were struggling to take the exam, but Zhang Shou chatted with Xu Heiqi with great interest about the future teaching materials.

"You know, Master Ge has always been partial to me, a closed disciple, as long as the point of view is novel, he often says it is good; Although Mr. Qi and Mr. Chu are picky, they are too professional to be picky, and ordinary people can't see it at all; As for Lu Saburo, he applauded loudly whatever I wrote. So, I'm worried that no one will give me an opinion on this textbook. ”

Xu Heikui was slightly stunned, and then said thoughtfully: "My wife's beauty is my own, and I am private; The concubine who is beautiful to me is afraid of me; The beauty of the guest is me, and the desire is also in me. ”

When Zhang Shou heard the original text of this "Zou Ji Satirizing the King of Qi's Admonition", he couldn't help but laugh dumbly: "Xu Jiancheng's words are wrong, Mr. Ge is private, and Lu Sanlang is afraid of me, but Mr. Qi and Mr. Chu can't be said to be asking for me." ”

"Elder Qi and Elder Chu and Master Ge have been like-minded all the way in the past few decades, although they have also seen no less than those who have a talent in mathematics, but none of them can use this talent to teach and educate people. Because they want to see where you can take Jiuzhangtang, they do have a request for you, and they will naturally spare no effort to encourage you. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Heiyu nodded and said, "You asked me, an outsider, to read your manuscript first, just to know what ordinary people think." Naturally, I am responsible for this matter, and I want to thank you for saving me the effort of copying books. ”

Since Xu Heiyu is an understanding person, Zhang Shou will not say much at the moment. Just when he glanced at the more than 100 people in the examination room, and then planned to make a round, he suddenly heard a loud voice: "Zhang Wuji, you are so bold, you dare to cheat in this mid-mountain hall!" ”

At this moment, Zhang Shou couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Lu Sanlang also dislikes that his name is not good, and there are many strange names among these people in the Mid-Levels Hall! Zhang Wuji...... His father is not called Zhang Cuishan, but from the Zhang family, who has an enmity with Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing, the third son of Xiangyang Bo, an eight-foot man in Angzang, commonly known as Zhang's big brother!

However, before he could speak, he only heard Xu Heiyu shout suddenly: "Sit all down for me, look left and right, make a noise, and the results of the branch test will be immediately deducted by ten points!" If you leave your seat and try to move around, your test results will be invalidated! ”

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