Zhang Yutang looked at Dr. Xu who walked in with a dark face, asked about the reason, smiled and comforted:
"Doctor Xu, this is a good thing. Once the matter is clarified, it will be more obvious that Xu Xian's knowledge is superb, and his reputation will spread far and wide."
"Besides, real gold is not afraid of fire. Xu Xian got the fourth place with his real talent and learning. There is nothing to worry about."
Dr. Xu smiled sheepishly after hearing this, and then said calmly:
"I have lived to such an old age, but I have not seen it as thoroughly as you, a child. I am knowledgeable about worldly things, knowledgeable about people, and good at writing. I am worthy of ranking first in this big exam, and a teacher of literary saints."
"Ashamed!"
Zhang Yutang smiled slightly:
"I am not the first in the exam this time. Since my colleagues are making a fuss, I will take the opportunity to push this first place away."
"If you don't mind, I'll call you my nephew."
Doctor Xu looked at Zhang Yutang in surprise:
"This exam has been witnessed by tens of thousands of people in Qiantang with their own eyes. It has been written down in writings and hundreds of saints have chanted in unison. You deserve to be number one in the exam. How can you argue?"
"Uncle Xu doesn't know something."
Zhang Yutang said:
"There are two questions in this exam. The first question is about writing words about the Mid-Autumn Festival. The second question is about writing about the way of heaven and man and the words of saints."
Doctor Xu listened quietly and did not interrupt, knowing that there was more to come.
"There is no problem with the second question. It's just that the first question requires the words to talk about the Mid-Autumn Festival. There must be no moon, no Mid-Autumn Festival, and the words "three or five". The first sentence of my poem is "When will the bright moon come? Ask the wine to the sky."
, it really broke the rules.”
"Really good words should be eclectic and should not be restricted by rules."
Dr. Xu argued for Zhang Yutang:
"What's more, a sentence of "I hope that people will live forever and share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles away" expresses the feelings of many people. If such a word is not the first, who would dare to rewrite the song of the water tune?
Zhang Yutang stood up and gave Dr. Xu a gift:
"Thank you very much, Uncle Xu, for your compliments. It's just that there is no rule without rules. I must not block the future of others just because I broke the rules."
"Let's go, Xu Xian, let's go together and give a fair answer to the students who have studied hard for ten years."
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Only those with great courage can have a big picture and achieve great achievements. If Jiaoer is lucky enough to follow you, I will be relieved."
Seeing Zhang Yutang, Xu Xian, Xu Jiaorong, Li Yong, A Bao and others leaving, Doctor Xu let out a feeling of relief and said three good words in a row.
Perhaps due to excitement, a trace of flush appeared on his fair face. Doctor Xu coughed, took out a snow-white handkerchief, and gently wiped the corner of his mouth, but a shocking blush appeared.
…
In front of the examination booth, there was a crowd of people, like turbulent waves, surrounding the surroundings, shouting loudly, and the sound penetrated the sky.
fair!
Be fair!
Want this world to be fair as it has never been.
When Zhang Yutang arrived here, he saw Zhou Bowen and Su Dingfang from a distance. Now among the seven people on the list, only Chen Dashao and Qian Baishun were left. Wu Renxiong had not arrived.
The four of them looked at each other from a distance, nodded, smiled knowingly, and walked forward.
"It's the literary tycoon Su Dingfang here!"
"The upright Zhou Bowen is here!"
"Master Zhang, the teacher of the literary saint, is here too!"
"Get out of the way and let them do justice to us!"
The students surrounding the examination booth scurried out of the way like an ebbing tide.
The handsome young man, as beautiful as jade, smiled and nodded at the students around him, walked slowly, and walked to the examination booth.
Among the four, only Zhang Yutang stepped forward and asked:
"The big exam is over. If you don't go back to review your homework and wait for the next big exam, what are you doing here?"
At this moment, a student came forward:
"In this major exam, the examiner Chen Lun secretly manipulated and bought and sold the rankings. It is really an insult to the way of sages. We still ask the teachers of saints to uphold justice."
"Business list?"
Even Zhang Yutang never thought of such a thing:
"How could it be possible? Mr. Chen is in charge of the government and has benefited all the people. He is also a serious man who has read poetry and books. How could he do such a dirty thing?"
"The Holy Master doesn't know something."
The student said:
"This matter was said by Li Yuan's son in Yinfeng Tower. He said it with precise words. He said that he gave Chen Lun a thousand taels of silver to get it done, but Qian Baishun and Wu Renxiong were on the list because they gave more money.
As for Mr. Chen, there is no need to waste money in the rain and clouds?"
As he spoke, the student's mood became high:
"The college entrance examination list is the honor of all learned people. It is as noble as the sun and the moon. How can it be tarnished by a mere yellow and white thing? We, the scholars, will not let it happen even if we die."
"Oh, there is such a thing."
Zhang Yutang frowned slightly:
"Except for what Li Yuan's son said, do you have any evidence? Talking nonsense is not the style of scholars like us."
"Of course!"
The student's eyes widened and he looked in all directions, but did not find the person he was looking for. He reluctantly withdrew his gaze and said:
"The scholar in Qiantang County doesn't know what kind of lazy people Qian Baishun, Wu Renxiong, Chen Yihua and others are. They are ignorant and ignorant.
However, nine out of ten things are understood, and one thing is still unclear."
"How could such a person get into the top seven in the exam? We are not convinced and believe that the exam papers should be made public to show fairness."
"If they really have some real talent, they might as well set up a stage and let us students see their level."
Zhang Yutang nodded and said:
"The things that scholars should do are to establish a destiny for the people, to establish a heart for heaven and earth, to continue learning from the past saints, and to create peace for all generations. For the sake of justice, this is the way it should be. I also ask Mr. Chen to make public our examination papers."
"I've made the test papers public, let's see if you have anything else to say."
Chen Lun looked at some of the students who were losing control, but he was not in a hurry. He asked the master to take the test papers and post them one by one. The first paper was Zhang Yutang's. It said when the bright moon will come, and ask the wine to the sky.
The second volume is by Zhou Bowen, and the third volume is by Su Dingfang, Xu Xian, Qian Baishun, Wu Renxiong, and Chen Dashao.
The articles written by these people are all beautiful and impeccable, and they have become the top seven in this exam with an overwhelming advantage.
Especially on the first three test papers, every word is blooming with light, flowers are blooming, white rainbows are rising into the sky, and there are faint sages reciting ancient morals.
"This is impossible!"
Looking at the articles on the test paper, many students shouted:
"This is not what they did. If a careless person like Chen Yihua could write such words, a sow would be able to climb a tree and fly into the sky."
"Someone must have done these papers for you."
"We demand a competition on the spot!"
"Competition on the spot!"
Chen Lun inside heard this, his face turned livid, and he asked himself how could this be done on the spot.
Once the competition started, those idiots were immediately exposed.
Looking at the excited crowd, Chen Lun slowly walked out:
"Are you competing? Who is competing?"
"We all want to compete!" Many people shouted loudly together, with overwhelming righteousness.
Chen Lun's eyes were like a knife, he swept around, and his deep voice slowly sounded: "My son was killed by gangsters and entered the underworld. If any of you want to go to the underworld, try to compete with him. I completely agree. You can also do it for free."
I’ll give you a ride.”
As he said that, he stared at Zhang Yutang for a while, then turned his head, but Zhang Yutang was stunned:
"Did he find out that I killed Mr. Chen?"
"My lord is joking."
Zhang Yutang greeted him with stern eyes:
"Young man Chen Fang Shiliu was in his prime, how could he die?"