As soon as the sky was bright, when the big rooster wearing a red crown was urging the chicken concubines to get up and go to eat food, the whole family of the Xu family rushed to Fushouju.

The old lady looked forward to it, and while ordering the rice, she kept telling Xu Ji to be calm, calm down in the examination room, and don't be nervous. The other elders also interjected from time to time and repeatedly admonished.

The bedding boxes needed in various examination rooms have already been prepared, compared to the attention that Xu Ji has received, Xu Hao seems to be somewhat uncared for, and no one cares about a child's exam.

Of course, the most uncomfortable thing is the eldest Xu Wen, seeing that the second and third brothers are all asking for fame and fame, and being valued by the whole family, it is inevitable that he will be a little jealous. He was bent on hoping that the Wang family would find a martial arts position for him, and these days, I don't know how many times the Wang family has returned to his parents' house and sent many gifts for this, but there is always no movement over there.

Xu Hao knew that after Feng Sheng, the Duke of Song Guogong, was recalled to Beijing and was claustrophobic, the head of the Wang family, Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi and other commanders and generals, they were trembling and being officials outside every day, how dare they seek a way out for future generations in private.

He gave his second brother Xu Ji a Xiangfei bamboo fan and a box of fragrant ink in person. Xu Ji replied to him with a set of four books and five classics that he had used.

Since Xu Wen returned home, he has been busy reading all day long, almost staying at home, and he has not seen Xu Hao much. When I saw him today, I saw that he had grown taller again, but he was caught up by his healthy development and slightly overtaken, it seems that in another year or two he will be further and further away, and his current height is about the same as Xu Wen, who is fond of martial arts.

Xu Ji's face was slightly pale, his eye bags were very heavy, and his complexion was the kind of sickly state that was not very healthy, probably because he worked too hard and didn't see the sun. The spirit looks good, the temperament is becoming more and more elegant, the movements are becoming more and more reserved, and there is a faint arrogance.

After dinner, the brothers walked together, Xu Hao got off the car in front of the county government, and Xu Ji continued to rush to the capital to take his talent exam.

At this time, hundreds of students gathered around, half of them were teenage boys, among them eleven or twelve-year-olds abounded, although the age was small but the demeanor was very adult-like, basically the outstanding students recommended by the township so-called prodigies; The other half are mostly young people in their twenties, but there are also some adults and even some elderly people.

Soon Xu Hao found Mu Ang, who was surrounded by his subordinates, Mu Ang was dressed in a new scribe green shirt, smiling and looking at the excitement of others. Xu Hao also looked at the nervous looks of the students around him, just he and Mu Ang, who had no heart and lungs, looked relaxed, and said that the brothers would be redundant, and they would not worry about the future, but they would have to compete with these hard-working students, which was very inauthentic.

Later, Lord Xuezheng gave a lecture in public, and according to the number plate, Xu Hao and Mu Ang were assigned to the hall of the county government for the exam, and the invigilator was the young county master of Shujishi County that day.

This magistrate Xu Hao already knows his name, and he is a very famous figure in history, Xie Jin. It's a pity that Xu Hao doesn't know Xie Jin's life, but he has only heard of this name, and it is said that he is about to enter Beijing to serve as the superintendent of Zhengqipin.

In the imperial history of the Ming Dynasty, the officials were small and majestic, and the powers were larger and heavier than those of the previous dynasties, and almost anything could be managed. As in the Six Departments, it is the existence of the emperor's ears and eyes in the local and court courts. Zhu Yuanzhang attaches great importance to the role of the Yushitai, and has raised the grade of the Yushitai several times, but while giving him the right to speak casually, the punishment after negligence is also very heavy, and the slightest mistake will be punished.

As the flow of people slowly walked into the examination room, Xu Hao bowed deeply to Xie Jin, who was sitting upright, and reported to his home. Xie Jin looked Xu Hao's demeanor and appearance up and down, the average level was slightly higher, and he smiled with satisfaction: "This official and you have been friends for a long time, and it is inconvenient to talk today, so go find a seat and take the exam carefully." ”

Xu Hao had a toothache and complained that he had done something stupid that day, so it was better not to know each other. Now it's okay, Xie Jin will not be accommodating in public.

Today's exam is only the first step, in order to create a relaxed environment for underage students, the seats can be sat casually, and there is no supervision, which is not as cruel as the future entrance exams.

The paper is important, but the more important thing is to pass the invigilator's interview, just like reading with the Mujia exam that day, don't think that you can pass the test casually, if you don't have real talent, you will show your feet if you don't have real talent. Of course, it is easier to cheat for personal gain, but in the future, the exam will continue, and few officials will give up their black hats.

Anyway, Mu Ang, this kid will definitely not pass, Xu Hao is too lazy to care about him, and chooses a seat with his small basket and sits down. In the past six months, he has really worked hard, and with great talents like Zhou Peng and Zhao Hesong personally teaching, the level can be basically equivalent to that of ordinary teenagers.

When the volume was sent, Xu Hao was immediately surprised when he saw the question, but he didn't expect to be lucky to be pressed by Zhou Peng, and looked up at Mu Ang who was sitting next to him, and saw that this kid was already overjoyed, so he almost danced.

It turned out that he was feeling Mu Ang's stupidity, Xu Hao asked Zhou Peng and them to press the questions separately, and then let Jiang Song cramm the whole volume into Mu Ang's head, and Mu Ang didn't want to study, but he was actually very smart, so in order to play as soon as possible, he had to recite a number of test questions with a bitter face.

In fact, as the first stop of Shilin's start, the selected topic will naturally not be very obscure, and it is not difficult for students who have studied hard for several years, but the difficulty is to write and fight neatly. Whether the essay is flat or different, subtle or sharp, in short, you have to meet the appetite of the examiner.

Xu Hao recalled a little, two articles of nearly 800 words, it is not difficult to recall the details. He is not going to copy it completely, but first seriously thought about it and made a draft, and slowly chose the words according to his own experience, at most two works of the mean at his level, but the mean also has the beauty of the mean.

Mu Ang didn't care about it, and wrote out all the things in his head word for word, this is Zhou Peng's painstaking work, and he can naturally pass the level of unraveling Jin.

Just as Mu Ang was triumphantly preparing to hand in the first paper, Xu Hao glared at him fiercely and motioned for you to sit down for Lao Tzu.

Mu Ang pouted impatiently, but now that Xu Hao has become his godbrother, he can make a small report to Mrs. Mu at any time, and obediently pick up the brush and play.

An hour later, one after another, students began to hand in the papers, Xie Jin was talented, and he could judge the ranking at a glance, and he took the trouble to comment on each student one by one, and gave advice and advice. The winner immediately interviewed and tested the pair or poem, answered and said congratulations, and the wrong answer and the one who did not win were encouraged to let him go.

From time to time, some students knelt and begged him to give him a chance, Xie Jinren was very easy-going, and muttered slightly according to his own article, some passed and some did not, anyway, some people were happy and some were lost.

Seeing that more than half of the more than 100 students went, Mu Ang finally couldn't help but step forward with the scroll, and when it was his turn, Xie Jin saw that it was a pillar, and the article was also well written, it was all specially tailored by Zhou Peng for Mu Ang, which was in line with Mu Ang's age at this time.

However, Mu Ang's age is too young, only twelve years old this year, it is not a good thing for a noble child like him to come out too early, and it is easy to slack off on wealth and wealth and waste a great future.

Therefore, Xie Jin said softly: "With your qualifications, you will definitely be able to get within the top ten next time you study hard for three years, and it is not difficult to get the top three, go ahead." ”

Unexpectedly, Mu Ang quit and shouted: "I don't dare to go back, my mother will definitely beat me, but it hurts." Sir, you are all right, give me a chance. ”

Xie Jin was amused by his nonsense, and said: "That's okay, I'll test you with a sentence of 'atmosphere is expensive in late blooming'." ”

Xie Jin didn't know that Mu Ang couldn't do anything else, so he was a strong point in pairs, when he was very young, Mu Ningxue taught him hand-in-hand, Mu Ang only listened to his sister alone in his life, and he was willing to do anything for his sister, and with Mu Ningxue's full talent, what pair didn't teach him?

"The long is the only way to succumb to the short." Almost without thinking, the memory is extremely haode Mu Ang opened his mouth and came.

Xie Jin had no choice, and he didn't appreciate his son's family at all, so he had to reluctantly say: "Yes, I'm ordering you." ”

Mu Ang was overjoyed, and he bowed to Xie Jinyi rarely, turned around and disappeared.

Xu Hao, who had just finished writing the word zuihou, looked up at this scene, and secretly congratulated himself that he had done his best today, otherwise even Mu Ang would have passed the test, wouldn't he have to lose face if he didn't pass? How can you have the face to see Ning Xue?

As an exam-oriented educator, Xu Hao has enough experience in the examination room, and he is still not arrogant or impatient at the moment, bowing his head and seriously checking whether there are any typos, and he breathed a sigh of relief for a long time and stood up confidently.

Xu Hao's handwriting has always been good, he is a talented person, and he has made great progress in practicing the brush this year, even if he can't do it in the eyes of experts, but it is enough to deal with the scene.

Xie Jin had great hopes for him, and when he took it and looked at it carefully, his brows furrowed slightly, Xu Hao's two articles were barely decent, and the good thing was that the battle was extremely neat and very rhyming, but the whole article did not have any brilliance.

Xie Jin, who felt a little disappointed, raised his head and said, "It's okay, I estimate your text, about a hundred people outside of two hundred, and you can probably be admitted, but it doesn't meet the official's expectations, I'm afraid I can't point you this time." ”

Xu Hao smiled and said calmly: "Mr. Hui, I have always disliked Bagu articles in the next step, and I have never worked this. If my answer is not satisfactory to him, I will never set foot in the examination room again in the future. ”

Xie Jin was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect this person to be bold, and he actually took a chance on his future, and asked with great interest: "The Bagu article is not a real talent, so what is a real talent?" ”

Xu Hao suddenly smiled and said: "I don't dare to comment on the eight shares, I only ask Mr. one sentence, everything is inferior, only reading is high, is this sentence right or not?" ”

"This." At this moment, Xie Jin's expression changed.