Li Mingying went upstairs and pushed open Meng Yeluo's room. He saw the young man packing his luggage. His face was red from holding back his luggage, as if he was very angry. He quickly asked: "Thirteenth Master, where are you going?"
Meng Yeluo said angrily: "I can't live any longer. I'll go stay at the carriage shop."
Li Mingying laughed loudly and said: "Why bother getting angry with those sour scholars? The more they make trouble, the more we have to live there. Your ninth brother asked me to take care of you. If you leave, where will I put my face?"
After all, Meng Yeluo was young. Although he was good at studying, he was not experienced enough in dealing with people. He calmed down after being persuaded by Li Mingying for a few words. He saw the eldest entourage of the Li family moving books and pens into the house.
Then he asked curiously: "Brother Li, are you also here to participate in Qiuwei?"
"Me? Do you think I look like a scholar?" Li Mingying laughed at himself a few times, and suddenly said seriously: "Actually, I really came to take the exam. Dad spent money to donate me a supervisor. If I didn't come to take the exam,
, wouldn’t it be a waste?”
These days, the rich are poor in literature and military, and the children of rich families do not need to take the scientific examination. Of course, they can be a serious candidate. The status of Jinshi is perfect, but Li Mingying has never read a few serious books.
Asking him to write an article is harder than asking a donkey to climb a tree. It is a waste of time for such a person to take the exam.
Seeing the surprise on Meng Yeluo's face, Li Mingying added: "Even if I don't study, I can still pass the exam. Daddy has already prepared it for me. My name will definitely be on the list by then. How about it?"
Do you want me to do some for you?"
Meng Yeluo hurriedly waved his hand. His reputation as a scholar was truly obtained by himself. Master Zhizhou also said that with his talent and learning, he has a good chance of being ranked in the provincial examination, so he cannot cheat.
Li Mingying greeted Meng Yeluo and said, "Let's go, my brother will treat you to a drink."
Meng Yeluo quickly shook his head like a rattle. He knew the habits of Mr. Li very well. He was greedy, lustful, and an absolute ****. He would have the exam in two days. How dare he follow this brother to fool around?
Seeing that he refused to go, Li Mingying stopped pushing and said, "Then, my brother will ask someone to bring you a banquet. You can just eat in the inn without delaying your reading." After that, he led the way.
People are gone.
Not long after Li Mingying left, the door was pushed open again. Meng Yeluo was reading a book. When he looked back, it turned out that the shopkeeper came in with a licking face. When he was about to speak, he saw a familiar figure standing behind the shopkeeper.
Then he shouted happily: "Brother Ninth, why are you here?"
The person who came was none other than Yuan Feng. At this time, Yuan Feng was no longer the skinny and withered boy he was two years ago. He was a handsome and upright seventeen-year-old boy. Although he was wearing coarse clothes, he had an extraordinary bearing. At first glance, he was not an ordinary person.
The shopkeeper smiled apologetically and said, "You two take your time and chat while the younger one goes."
The shopkeeper closed the door outside, and Yuan Fengcai said: "I just came back from Xining, and I'm here now. It's a big event for the thirteenth to participate in the provincial examination. How can I not come to cheer for my brothers?"
When Ninth Brother arrived, Meng Yeluo felt more at ease. He told what Li Mingying had said about cheating just now. Yuan Fengkai explained: "This is normal. You don't need to worry about it. I have already asked someone to take care of it.
We don’t cheat, but we can’t let people squeeze us out, so just take the exam with confidence.”
…
Two days later, the provincial examination began, and a long queue formed at the gate of the Gongyuan. The guards searched their bodies one by one to check whether they were caught. Meng Yeluo lined up in the queue with a basket of stationery on her shoulders. She saw with her own eyes that several people had cheat sheets hidden in their shoes and buns.
Although many people were expelled from the examination room, they were only allowed to pass after a casual inspection. It was obvious that they had paid bribes in advance.
When it was Meng Yeluo's turn, the guard looked at his name slip, fumbled around on his body and said, "Next one."
Meng Yeluo found his room in the tribute courtyard and was taking out pens, inks, paper and inkstones from the basket when he suddenly saw Li Mingying and a government servant in black and red robes walking past and into the toilet in the distance.
After a while, Li Mingying came out wearing the uniform of a government servant, and the previous government servant put on Li Mingying's brocade robe and entered the dormitory with a basket. When Li Mingying walked in front of Meng Yeluo,
She even winked at him and smiled.
Meng Yeluo lamented, with such a trend, there was nothing he could do, so he had to quietly take out his stationery, spread out the white paper and write his article.
The exam was divided into three sessions: Four Books and Five Classics, Policy Questions and Poems. Each session lasted three days, a total of nine days. Meng Yeluo handed in the paper on the first day of each session, and then fell asleep with his head covered. He was smart and eager to learn, and had a photographic memory of what he read.
His condition was excellent again, and the articles he produced really looked like flowers. I felt quite satisfied. After the nine-day examination period, I came out with a basket. A large group of people had gathered at the entrance of the park, including Yuan Feng and others.
When they saw the thirteenth brother coming out, they gathered around him and asked, "How was the test?"
Meng Yeluo said: "I will write the article again when I go back and you will know after you read it."
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Seeing the calm expression on his face, everyone knew that he was still alive, so they cheered: "Let's go, have a drink, and celebrate the success of the candidate."
…
In Gongyuan, a group of academic officials were correcting test papers. The names on the test papers were all blurred, but each of these examiners had their own methods. They could tell whose paper it was by relying on the secret marks on the paper.
There are also many collusions between each other. You give me face, and I will give you face. In short, everyone just needs to take care of all the people involved. Meng Yeluo is the first to hand in the paper every time, so the examiner is very impressed. See
His article was indeed wonderful. The examiners read it one by one and praised it for being well written. It ranked first in this Gansu Provincial Examination.
The papers were read by the examiners first, and then the good ones were selected and handed over to the deputy examiner and the examiner. The final decision was still in the hands of the examiner. Meng Yeluo's paper was the first to be handed over to the examiner Yan Xuedao.
After reading it again, I was amazed and said that this person can be taught. One examiner said that this person not only has good literary talent, but also has good calligraphy. Not to mention Gansu, it is rare even in Jiangnan. If you understand Yuan Dynasty through this point,
, it is very likely that next spring we will become a high school member. If we get the top prize again in the palace examination, we will win three prizes in a row, and we in Gansu will be proud and proud.
The examiner, Mr. Yan Xuedao, laughed loudly and was convinced. He read the paper again and was still full of praise. He wondered: "I have been in charge of Gansu's academic affairs for many years. Why don't I know that there is such a genius in this province?"
An examiner said: "My lord, I don't know. This boy is a new scholar from Tongcheng Prefecture. He is only fourteen years old this year. This is his first time to take part in the provincial examination."
"What, a scholar from Tongcheng? Could it be that little pony thief appointed by Liu Zhizhou himself?" Yan Xuedao suddenly changed his expression, threw the paper to the ground and said: "Be unconventional, sensational, and won't win!"
The examiners were angry when they saw Yan Xuedao. They didn't know how this scholar had offended the adults. It would be a pity not to accept it. However, no one dared to come forward to persuade him. The official level was overwhelming, and Yan Xuedao was from Governor Wen. Who could
Dare to stroke his tiger beard.
Three days later, the Gui list was released. Meng Xiaodong came all the way from his hometown to read the list with his brothers. Meng Yeluo's article had been read by others. After reading it, the old scholars were astonished and said that it was every word.
Zhuji is unprecedented. If such a good article cannot be selected, they are willing to eat the inkstone.
Everyone was full of confidence and came to the list with Meng Yeluo in their arms. They read it from beginning to end more than ten times. They just didn't see the name of the thirteenth brother. Li Mingying, an unlearned guy, was high on the list.
On the list, the ranking was relatively high. The brothers panicked and asked people from Gongyuan if there was another list. The answer was naturally no, it was the only one on the list.
Everyone was like eggplants beaten by frost, and Meng Yeluo was even more depressed. When Meng Xiaodong saw the gloomy look on his beloved brother's face, he patted his head like he did when he was a child and said: "Don't be discouraged, little brother, we are still young, next time."
Just come back and take the exam again."
A group of people returned to Tongfu Inn in silence, and just in time the news came. Four or five horses rushed to the door. The person who reported the news shouted: "Good news: Mr. Li Senior High School ranked seventh in the Gansu Provincial Provincial Examination, Asian Yuan." Six feet.
A long piece of red silk was hung at the door of the inn, and the chief attendant of the Li family was even more joyful, and took a large ingot of silver to pay tribute to the person who brought the good news.
Suddenly Li Mingying rushed out of the inn, tore off the red silk that announced the good news and shouted: "What bullshit, it's all just deception. Even a cheat like me can get seventh place. Thirteenth brother is so talented and practical."
You can’t win, it’s really ridiculous! I don’t want this bullshit fame anymore!”
Tongfu Inn was completely silent. Both those who passed the exam and those who failed were all astonished to see this "Seventh Asian Yuan in the Provincial Examination" who had openly given up his fame. The second young man of the Li family must have been too arrogant. He spent money to buy a
Forgetting the fame of being elected, he actually stated the unspoken rules in public and gave up the fame. He must have been kicked in the head by a donkey.
Only Yuan Feng and others knew that Li Mingying's move was entirely to avenge Meng Yeluo. In fact, it was not easy for Li Mingying to participate in this provincial examination. He was not from Gansu Province. It was not easy to arrange personnel across provinces to take care of everything. Hua Hua
The second young master of the Li family is really a good and loyal brother.
Yuan Feng also said angrily: "We don't care about this fame. Let's go and have a drink."
Meng Yeluo also calmed down at this moment, and he said calmly: "Originally, I just wanted to win an exam to shine on my family, but now it seems that the exam is worthless. I can just do things with my brothers. It's a blessing in disguise.
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The young people in Shibalibao were so open-minded that they threw away fame and wealth in just a few words. A group of people walked out of Tongfu Inn to drink while arming themselves with each other, under the surprised eyes of the scholars.
In order to comfort his thirteenth brother, Yuan Feng specially chose Tianxiangju, a restaurant with the best location and the most expensive food in Lanzhou Prefecture. He asked for the largest private room, ordered five jars of good wine, and a table of dishes. The brothers had not yet moved.
Where were the chopsticks? The door curtain was raised and the waiter came in and said:
"Sorry everyone, the shop has been booked by Mr. Jieyuan. Guests, please go elsewhere."