The emperor values ​​​​heroes, and his articles teach you. Everything is of low quality, but reading is good. If a young man studies hard, his articles can establish himself. The nobles and nobles in the dynasty are all scholars. Learning is gained by hard work, and there are thousands of books in the window. Three winters are enough for today.

, who laughs with an empty belly. He has learned a lot since childhood and is born with high ambition. Don’t carry a sword, I have a pen like a knife. I am a farmer in the morning, and I ascend to the emperor’s hall in the evening...

Xu Jin was wearing the jade-colored blouse of a student student and a square scarf on his head. He was walking calmly on the tree-lined avenue of Yuzhang Academy. The sound of books and the cries of summer cicadas could be heard in his ears, as if he had returned to the college entrance examination in those days.

The turbulent green years before, the tense, practical and unforgettable youth.

Today is June 15th, and he will take part in the provincial examination in less than two months. Xu Jin got up early as usual and went to Wen Tianxiang Hall to pay homage to Sun Sui and Xu Kui.

The tablets were temporarily enshrined there, and then they rushed to Yuzhang Academy to attend classes.

It is said that since receiving Xu Tai and Zhang Zhong last month, Xu Jin stayed behind the county government office and concentrated on studying and preparing for the exam. He ignored all the affairs of the county government office and went to Yuzhang Academy on time every day to attend. Occasionally, he also accompanied his beloved wife and beautiful maids on outings, and lived a good life.

Be at ease and at ease.

The Four Books and the Five Classics are the content of the imperial examination. The Four Books must be read through and must be familiar with. However, the requirements for the Five Classics are not so strict. You only need to choose one to specialize in, which is called the classic. Xu Jin chose

The original scripture is "Spring and Autumn", and it happened that the chief of the mountain of Yuzhang Academy was also responsible for "Spring and Autumn". He was a famous Confucian with profound knowledge. Xu Jin came to listen to his lectures today.

"Hey, isn't that Xu Sanyuan? The mountain leader is giving a lecture on "Spring and Autumn" today, so he probably came to listen."

"God rewards hard work, and the ancients never deceived me. No wonder Xu Ziqian was able to connect with elementary and middle school students for three years. Look at his hard work. Even though he is a county magistrate, he still studies hard."

"What else do you think?"

Xu Jin is well-known now, and he often attends lectures at Yuzhang Academy in the past few months, so most of the scholars here know him and say hello when they meet him.

At this time, Xu Jin passed by a pavilion, and a scholar who was reading in the pavilion saw him. He immediately closed his book and came out, bowed his hands and said, "Good morning, Brother Xu!"

Xu Jin returned the greeting with a smile: "Good morning, Brother Li!"

The scholar in front of me is Li Zhe, the head of Yuzhang Academy. It is said that in the academy examination last August, scholars from Nanchang Prefecture and Guangxin Prefecture competed in the Tengwang Pavilion. Li Zhe was the leader of the scholars from Nanchang Prefecture.

, the two sides were not very happy. However, after the college examination, the scholars from the two houses held a banquet in a restaurant to celebrate. Everyone settled their differences, discussed poetry over wine, and finally compiled the recorded poems into a collection of poems.

During this time, Xu Jin was attending Yuzhang Academy and became very familiar with Li Zhe, the head of the academy.

Li Zhe was in his twenties, already a scholar, and was about to pass the Jinke Provincial Examination. His academic foundation was quite solid, and he happened to specialize in "Spring and Autumn".

Li Zhe smiled and said: "Brother Xu must have come to listen to the lecture by the mountain leader today, and we just happened to go together."

Xu Jin nodded, and the two of them walked together in the direction of Zhi Zhitang. Zhi Zhitang is where the mountain chief usually lectures. Its name comes from a sentence in the Analects of Confucius: Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, it is knowing!

The two of them chatted while walking, and Li Zhe joked: "Brother Xu has become the first person in our dynasty to win the title of Sanyuan in the 150th year since the founding of the country. If he wins the provincial examination this time, it will be even more extraordinary."

Xu Jin smiled and said: "We in Jiangxi have outstanding people and countless talented people. Brother Li's knowledge is far superior to that of others. How dare Xu Jin make false claims about Jieyuan? He will be lucky to pass the provincial examination."

Although Xu Jin is confident about passing the provincial examination, he still has self-awareness. He was lucky enough to win the first prize in the last provincial examination, so he has never thought about solving the problem in the provincial examination this time. As far as knowledge is concerned,

, Senior Brother Wei Yang alone is above him, and the Li Zhe in front of him is also more powerful than himself.

Moreover, during the past few months of attending Yuzhang Academy, Xu Jin also took part in the academy's monthly exams, and his scores were only in the top 30, so he felt that there were so many strong opponents and so much pressure!

Li Xi laughed and said: "Brother Xu is too modest. By the way, Brother Xu also holds the post of Nanchang County Magistrate. If he leaves the field to take part in the provincial examination, he will probably be unprecedented and unprecedented."

Although the county magistrate is only a seventh-grade county magistrate, only scholars with Jinshi background can hold the position. Now Xu Jin is only a scholar, but he is sitting in the county magistrate position and taking the provincial examination. It is an unprecedented spectacle!

Xu Jin smiled and said: "Master Futai will probably return to Nanchang soon. Before signing up for the provincial examination, I will resign from the post of county magistrate to Futai University next week."

A flash of envy flashed in Li Zhe's eyes. Everyone was a student. Xu Jin was nearly ten years younger than him. Look at the people he was interacting with. He was either a pavilion elder, a governor, or a prefect or an inspector.

It’s okay not to be convinced!

It can be expected that if Xu Jin can pass the imperial examination, win the title of Jinshi, and enter the court, he will definitely rise to prominence. If nothing unexpected happens, there is a 100% chance of becoming a cabinet minister in his lifetime.

However, can Xu Jin pass the provincial examination this time?

Although Li Zhe complimented Xu Jin on the surface, he was not very optimistic about it in his heart. Xu Jin had taken the monthly exam of Yuzhang Academy before, and his scores barely ranked in the top thirty. You must know that in Jiangxi, the strength is comparable to that of Yuzhang Academy.

There are three comparable schools, namely: Ehu Academy in Qianshan County, Bailudong Academy in Lushan, Jiujiang, and Bailuzhou Academy in Ji'an. However, there are only about 50 or 60 candidates in the rural examination, which is at Xu Jin's level.

I have to say that it may be a bit difficult to pass the provincial examination.

Xu Jin and Li Zhe were walking outside the Hall of Knowledge when they met a scholar walking past in despair. His clothes were messy, his hair was fluffy, and his face was lifeless.

Li Zhe called twice, but the scholar seemed to be deaf. He walked past the two of them with straight eyes and staggered away.

Li Xi sighed and said: "What a pity He Zhimin, it was all caused by that eunuch Zhang Zhong and that bastard Xu Tai!"

The name was He Zhimin, whose courtesy name was Xingyu. He was a famous scholar in Yuzhang Academy. He had a reputation as a scholar. He was originally going to take part in the imperial examination, but now everything has been ruined!

It is said that since Zhang Zhong and Xu Tai came to Nanchang, they arrested Prince Ning's "accomplices", tortured the prisoners, and extorted money, making the whole city a mess and everyone in danger.

The cruelty of Zhang Zhong and Xu Tai was even worse than when King Ning was in power. The gentry and common people in Nanchang City were tortured into misery, and countless families were ruined and their families were killed.

The father of the scholar He Zhimin was originally just a craftsman in the Nanchang Vanguard. When King Ning rebelled, the Nanchang Vanguard surrendered to King Ning. However, after Wang Shouren put down the rebellion, he promised to pardon all the soldiers in the Nanchang Vanguard and punish only the culprits!

However, as soon as Zhang Zhong and Xu Tai arrived, they immediately captured the ordinary sergeants of the Nanchang vanguard as rebels. Those who gave money were removed from the list of rebels and were immediately released. Those who did not pay were imprisoned in the prison of Prince Ning's Mansion.

Tortured severely.

Scholar He Zhimin's father was also captured in Prince Ning's Mansion and was beaten to death because he could not pay the ransom. When He Zhimin's mother heard that her husband had been beaten to death, she ran outside Prince Ning's Mansion and cursed Zhang and Xu.

One of them hit the stone lion outside the door and died.

Despite this, Zhang Zhong refused to let go of the He family and actually sent troops to confiscate all the He family's valuables. Two soldiers from the Beijing camp even raped He Zhimin's newlywed wife, who couldn't bear the humiliation and committed suicide by drowning.

What was originally a happy family and a promising scholar was destroyed in this way. The family was ruined and everyone was dead. How could it be so tragic!

Afterwards, Wu Wending angrily killed two soldiers from the Beijing camp who committed adultery. Students from Yuzhang Academy went to the Ning Prince's Mansion to demonstrate in a furious manner. Zhang Zhong and Xu Taicai restrained themselves a little.

Although Xu Jin sympathizes with He Zhimin, Wang Shouren is not in Nanchang now, and Wu Wending can't suppress Zhang and Xu. With Xu Jin's identity, he can't do anything to them. Now he can only hope that Lao Wang will come back soon and put these two plague gods away.
Chapter completed!