As Cui Wuniang said before, there is no certain time for the Jingzhao government test, ranging from July to September over the years, but when the time of this year's government test was announced, it made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. August 12 has passed the particularly hot and dry season of early autumn, and it is not as cold as late autumn, which is just right for the exam. Especially those seniors who have experienced the Jingzhao Mansion test, they still have lingering palpitations when they mention the snowfall in September that year, and some people even show the scars of chilblains on their hands to others during the literary meeting.

The examiner who presided over this year's Jingzhao Mansion Examination was originally Guo Quan, but in July, he fell from a horse and injured his leg, although the relevant affairs of the Wannian County Party can still be handled, but he wrote to the Jingzhao Mansion Examination to resign. Jingzhao Yin Yuan Qianyao was helpless, and after careful consideration, it was not until the end of July that he suddenly announced that he had requisitioned Lantian County Cheng, and Yu Feng, who was born in a poor family in the south of the Yangtze River, presided over the Jingzhao Mansion Examination. This temporary change of generals is certainly unexpected, but Guo Quan's refusal to redeem the post in the Wannian County Test, as well as the second of the Shitong Six Directions Test, made many people angry. Even if he inquired about Guo Quanxi and those scholars in advance, he was greatly relieved.

This year, the day of the Jingzhao Mansion test is good, and the test officer has suddenly changed one, and I may hope even more!

However, for Du Shiyi, he couldn't care about this sudden change of examiner for a while.

Facts have proved that he put Duan Yan and Song Yanmo in Qianbao Pavilion to sell, which is indeed the most Haode choice. Liu Jiaodong intended to sell well, vigorously publicized it at the Doubao Conference, and there was Zhang Xu's signboard, and it was rumored that the kings of Song Wangqi and Princess Yuzhen had replaced their desks with this new set. And he improved the ink kiln, the formula of the Wangwu pine smoke ink, compared with the ink made by the northerners today, its quality is as hard as jade, its color is fuller and brighter, calligraphy everyone praises endlessly, even the painters also love to use, the original thirty ingots have long been gone, even the limited edition of the grass hall ten Zhi ink, there are only three pieces left.

And what Du Sanniang said about the bookstore, Du Shiyi initially thought that the little girl was too naïve, but after thinking about it, she actually felt that this idea was wonderful!

In the capital, there are not a few scholars who have tried and failed year after year but still hope that the carp jumps over the dragon gate, and some of them are poor, and some are all funded by their families, even if they are poor, but the cost of buying books will never be saved, and some people even pawn their robes, just to buy books! As for the poorest ones who can't afford to buy and can only copy, they have to pay a lot of money for the bookstore. And he copied books to strengthen his memory, and he rarely needed to read them again after copying, but these books were extremely important to others!

Thinking of this, now that he is no longer short of money, he rented three houses facing the cross street on the east side of the south gate of Pingkangfang, and opened a small bookstore, but he did not sell books. The bookstore is open to everyone, and all the books he copied in Songshan, Luoyang, and Chang'an in the past three years are all placed on the shelves in neat and neat thread-bound book plates, and as long as the poor scholar opens his mouth, all of them can be copied on the spot in the bookstore. Within three days of opening, the bookstore was almost squeezed through the threshold, and although some people indignantly said that it was a show, many people who went in to experience it in person became the most haode proof.

The handwriting of those hand-copied wire-bound books was indeed the work of one person!

And people with magical powers got Du Shiyi's handwriting, which finally confirmed this matter. The person who copied hundreds of books was undoubtedly Du Shiyi!

In this case, even if it was widely rumored that Du Shiyi would be the son-in-law of the Cui family, he was able to win the championship in Wannian County, this kind of criticism was a little weaker than his reputation for a while. Jiang Du also fulfilled his promise, and Du Shiyi's old house in Fan Chuan and Du Qu burned down, because he lived in Cui's family because of his friendship with the Cui family's eleven lang, so the explanation was naturally popular.

It was the eighth day of the first month of August, seeing that the Jingzhao Mansion test was imminent, knowing that these three were not easier than the county test, Du Sanniang began to prepare clothes and test tools many days in advance, and Qiu Niang discussed with Zhuying what kind of snacks to bring to eat, and even argued about what kind of slurry to prepare at that time in the afternoon. And Du Shiyi, who had been going out less and less for several days, stood in the library building, and had to sigh in her heart for the fire in the old mansion.

Although it is not as famous as the Cui family's successive generations of eunuchs and rich collection of books, the Du family has also accumulated a lot of scriptures for several generations, but the result is burned, which is a pity!

"Du Langjun, Du Langjun!"

didn't hear the knock on the door, but heard this shout that seemed to be loud, Du Shiyi was stunned for a moment, and the next moment, he saw that the door was pushed open regardless of it, but it was Liu Mo who rushed in with a staggering step. Recognizing that this gray-faced and tired person was Su Gui, who had returned to Luoyang with a letter earlier, Du Shiyi was stunned for a moment, and before he could ask, Su Gui had already knelt on the ground with weak knees.

"Du Langjun, please ......"

Seeing Su Gui's hoarse and choked voice, Du Shiyi suddenly had the worst thought, and he couldn't help him with his hand, so he asked in a loud voice: "What's going on, you say it quickly!" ”

Zhao Guogong ...... Zhao Guogong passed away......"

Although Liu Mo helped Su Gui all the way in, he only heard Su Gui say that there were 100,000 urgent big things, but he didn't know what a big deal it was, and when he heard his wriggling lips say those words, he also stood there as if he had been struck by lightning, his face was full of disbelief, and he kept muttering to himself: "This is impossible...... No way! ”

Du Shiyi had already prepared for the worst just now, and although he was still shocked at the moment, he had to ask with a suppressed emotion: "When will it be?" ”

"The third day of August." Su Gui barely straightened his waist as he spoke, and suddenly leaned over and slammed his head twice at Du Shiyi, who was caught off guard, and then pleaded with a crying voice, "Du Langjun, please go back and persuade Eleven Langjun!" Since Lord Lang passed away, Lang Jun has been kneeling in front of the spirit without eating or drinking, and he doesn't listen to anyone who speaks, as if he is a living dead! Wu Niangzi originally instructed that after August 12, Fang Xu galloped to the capital to report the funeral, but he really couldn't stand the appearance of Lang Jun, so he secretly ran out of Yongfeng, and rode a horse all the way to Chang'an for two nights and one day! ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Mo couldn't help but instinctively whispered: "But August 12 is the Jingzhao Mansion test this year, if Du Langjun goes to the Eastern Capital, he will ...... this year."

Su Gui pulled the corners of his mouth for a while, revealing a wry smile, but he lowered his head and didn't make a sound. At this time, Liu Mo suddenly realized that he was a servant of the Cui family, and the Cui family was the real master, and he couldn't forget the distinction between master and slave for a while because Du Shiyi took them in and out these days and treated them kindly and generously. But if he wanted to persuade Du Shiyi, he couldn't say anything.

Although he lived in Cui's house, this year's momentum from before the county test to before the government test was created by Du Shiyi himself, and the help of their Cui family was insignificant! Not to mention that Du Shiyi also solved such an extraordinary predicament for Cui Twenty-five Lang in Taolin County before, which made people easily give up this year's government test, which was nine out of ten, and he really couldn't open that mouth!

"Liu Mo, go prepare the horse, double horses and double saddles."

Du Shiyi's deep words suddenly gave Su Gui infinite hope. He raised his head suddenly, and seeing Du Shiyi's calm face, he couldn't help but stammered and asked, "Du Langjun...... Did Du Langjun agree? ”

"The Cui family has suffered such a big change, I have always benefited a lot, and I naturally can't treat it as if I don't know...... Liu Mo, go! ”

Seeing that Du Shiyi had made up his mind, Liu Mo only felt that his heart was hot, and he immediately ran out without thinking. And Du Shiyi gently pressed Su Gui's shoulder, who seemed to be prostrating, and said lightly: "You come all the way non-stop, and go back after a day of rest, I will go back to the room to change into plain clothes, and I will leave for Luoyang immediately!" ”

Su Gui saw that Du Shiyi strode out after speaking, and was stunned for a long time before moving his knees in the direction he left, but he knocked his head three times in a row again. When it was time to get up, he didn't care about the tiredness and red and swollen forehead on his body, and stood up with difficulty on his knees, but he struggled to walk out step by step.

After sorting out the clothes and examination tools to be used in the examination room, Du Shisanniang was sewing the amulet from the Great Ci'en Temple into the sachet in the room, but suddenly she only heard a bang, and when she looked up, she found that it was Du Shiyi who broke in. Seeing that her brother was dressed in plain white, she couldn't help but be puzzled, but after listening to the first words of her brother in the next moment, she was stunned.

"The eastern capital Yongfengli has just sent someone, Zhao Guogong Cui Fuqing...... Passed away. ”

Du Sanniang came to her senses with a spirit, and couldn't help but cover her mouth tightly with her hand, which stopped the irrepressible exclamation. Realizing the reason for her brother's plain clothes, she suddenly put down her hand and shouted, "Brother, are you rushing back to Luoyang?" ”

"It's Su Gui, the son of Cui Shiyilang's nurse, he said that Cui Shiyi doesn't eat or drink to find death and life, if that guy really has a mistake, even if I win the solution this year, I will be happy for the rest of my life, so I have to go this way!"

Although he knew how exhausted and difficult his brother Jinke had been to get to this point, at this moment, Du Sanniang clenched his fists, Zuihou gritted his teeth and said, "Then brother, go quickly!" The grace of dripping water should be reciprocated by the spring, not to mention that the Cui family has helped our brothers and sisters a lot! ”

Du Shiyi thought that he would have to go to great lengths to convince his sister, but he was immediately relieved to see her so reasonable. After nodding, he instructed Du Sanniang a few words, then immediately turned around and walked out, and disappeared from Du Sanniang's sight after a while. It was only at this time that Du Sanniang could no longer stand the straight back just now, and suddenly collapsed on the ground, and actually fell to the ground and cried bitterly.

She didn't know if it was for Cui Wuniang, who she regarded as her own sister, Cui Jianxuan, who always smiled like her own sister, or for her brother, or for herself. I don't know how long it took, but when someone pushed and shoved herself, she opened her misty eyes and raised her head.

"Lady, what's the matter, why did Lang Jun hurry out with a few people, and it was one person and two horses? It's almost August 13, do you want to go out at this time? ”

Du Sanniang wiped her eyes vigorously, and then said word by word: "You don't have to worry about this matter." Brother went to Jingzhao Mansion to try the things to prepare, you and Qiu Niang should take care of them first! You stand down, see if Brother Ke took Tian Mo away, if not, call him over. ”

When Zhuying agreed to retreat with a puzzled face, Du Sanniang went to get a pen and paper, and then sat down to write the letter one by one, and soon Tian Mo's voice came from outside, she took a deep breath, sealed the letter and got up to take the bamboo tube out herself. Seeing Tian Mo standing under the eaves with a puzzled face, she bit her lip lightly, and then opened her mouth and ordered: "You go to the palace of Guangdefang and bring this letter to Cui Twenty-five Lang for me." Go on horseback, be quick! On the way back, I went to Qianbao Pavilion once, and told Liu Jiaodong about the death of Zhao Guogong and the return of my brother to the Eastern Capital, and then told him...... Brother will try his best to rush back to the Jingzhao Mansion test this year, and ask him to build momentum for Brother A! Let's go to the bookstore and make sure that we keep it there. As long as Brother can come back in time to take the exam, I must help Brother take it down! ”