After lunch and putting on a brand new lake blue sweatshirt, Wei Chen left the house and went to school in the county.
The county school was the examination room for the previous Weichen county examination. The so-called study to enter school actually refers to the county school. Only those who have obtained the title of scholar and become a student are eligible to study in the county school.
The reason why Fengzhi County wants to meet the students who passed the county examination at the county school is probably to encourage them to continue to work hard, achieve good results in the government examination and college examination, and strive for Youyang County.
In fact, Feng Zhixian also knew that only a small number of these students would eventually get the title of scholar, but they still had to do what they should.
Wei Chen walked all the way to the county school, only to find that dozens of students were already standing in the courtyard of the main hall, all of whom should have passed the county examination.
Wei Chen searched around and only saw Chen Jun, but not Sheng Changbai.
With Sheng Changbai’s knowledge, he shouldn’t be able to pass the county examination, right?
Is it too late?
When Wei Chen was worried about Sheng Changbai, Sheng Changbai stumbled in, breathing heavily.
Sheng Changbai drooped his head and said quietly: "Brother Xian, you are one step ahead of me. If Brother Yu falls asleep and fails to thank the county magistrate by mistake, he will be punished by his father to kneel down in the ancestral hall when he returns!"
Wei Chen burst out laughing when he heard this. It was clearly Sheng Changbai who held him back last night and refused to let him go. He insisted on talking to him by candlelight.
The two of them talked about poetry, poetry, astronomy and geography, and the art of war and agriculture. When they got excited, they even had a few glasses of amber wine to cheer them up. They talked like this until dawn, before Wei Chen left with a yawn.
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Sheng Changbai probably fell asleep after Wei Chen left, so he almost missed the time to thank the county magistrate.
Seeing Sheng Changbai panting, Wei Chen couldn't help but laugh in his heart. Bo Lan's embarrassment was not that easy to see, and I'm afraid it would be difficult to see him again in the future.
I just regret that there is no camera in this world, otherwise Wei Chen would have to take a photo to commemorate it.
I was just about to say a few words to tease Sheng Changbai, but I heard a professor from the county school say loudly: "Are everyone here?"
A yamen servant bowed respectfully to the professor and said, "Sir, all the students on the list are here."
The professor nodded: "Go and invite the county magistrate!"
The yamen officer responded and took the order and left.
Not long after, Feng Jing, the magistrate of Youyang County, dressed in casual clothes, walked into the courtyard with square steps.
He glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "You are all the students who have passed the county examination. You should remember the teachings of the saints, respect your teachers, study hard, and prepare for the next government examination..."
Feng Zhixian spoke a lot of mandarin words. It is hard to say whether the effect of persuading students to learn is good, but the effect of hypnosis is very significant.
Wei Chen hadn't slept all night, but he had been trying to keep himself up. After being hypnotized by Feng Zhixian, he felt even more drowsy.
"Wei Chen, Wang Yaochen, you come with this county."
In a daze, Wei Chen suddenly heard someone calling his name. It wasn't until Sheng Changbai slapped his shoulder hard that Wei Chen realized that this was Feng Zhixian calling him!
"Students..., students obey orders!"
Wei Chen suddenly woke up with a jolt. He didn't care to look at Sheng Changbai's proud look of "you have a day too", and followed Feng Zhixian into the main hall of the county school with a few steps.
Entering the main hall, Feng Zhixian coughed lightly, looked at Wei Chen and said: "I have read your article before. It is clever in solving the topic and has a profound idea. The article is also sophisticated and tactful, and it is to the point. This article cannot be the first of the case. It is unacceptable."
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Wei Chen didn't know what Feng Zhixian meant by boasting about himself like this, so he just stood humbly with his hands tied and listened to Feng Zhixian's teachings.
Seeing this, Feng Zhixian nodded approvingly, moved his eyes to Wang Yaochen who was standing aside, and asked: "This time I chose you as the second place, do you feel dissatisfied?"
Wang Yaochen didn't dare to say anything, but judging from his demeanor, it was clear that he was respectful but unconvinced.
Feng Zhixian shook his head, placed the two papers from Wei Chen and Wang Yaochen side by side on the table, and opened them together.
"Actually, in terms of literary talent alone, there is not much difference between the two of you. But from these two articles, I clearly see a young genius who is ignorant of the world and is arrogant about his talent, and the other is equally talented, but strictly self-disciplined.
A pillar of talent who is neither arrogant nor impatient!
What the former needs is a basin of cold water, and the latter, even if I don't give him the title of the case, he will definitely be named on the gold list in the future and soar to the sky! Boyong, do you know now why you can't get the title of the case?" p>
After hearing what Feng Zhixian said, Wang Yaochen felt as if he had just woken up from a dream, and was covered in cold sweat. He immediately knelt down and thanked him: "My lord, the county has worked so hard, and the students understand everything. Thank you for your kindness in nurturing me!"
"Children can be taught."
Feng Zhixian helped Wang Yaochen up, then stroked the three long strands of beard under his chin and nodded with satisfaction.
If his teacher, Mr. Shannong, and Wang Yaochen's teacher, Luo Bingkun, were not close friends, he wouldn't have spent so much time instructing Wang Yaochen, a stupid young man!
But now it seems that the Number One Scholar's vision is still very vicious. After this experience, if Wang Yaochen can wear away his arrogance, he will be a promising talent in the future.
Wei Chen on the side was also stunned when he saw this scene. Only now did he realize how lucky he was to be the leader of the case.
If Magistrate Feng hadn't deliberately sharpened Wang Yaochen's character, the case might not have fallen on him so easily.
After half a stick of incense, Wei Chen and Wang Yaochen slowly walked out of the main hall with Feng Zhixian, and the students in the courtyard cast envious glances at them.
The treatment of first and second is good, and you can also get individual teachings from the county magistrate.
Wei Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart: "There's nothing to envy, I'm just a tool..."
But he can't blame anything. After all, they have given up the position of head of the case to you, so what else is there to say?
Alas, that's all, after all, this is the first case that Wei Chen got after taking the imperial examination. Although this case is very different from Wei Chen's imagination, the commemorative significance is still very important.
Wei Chen could only warn himself secretly in his heart, he must guard against arrogance and impetuosity, concentrate on his studies, and don't just stick his tail up in the air after getting the first prize in the county examination.
If nothing else, let’s just say that Wang Yaochen, after this experience, will definitely be a strong rival in his imperial examination in the future.
Feng Zhixian was a busy man in Youyang and had a lot of official duties. He didn't say anything to the students and left quickly.
As soon as Feng Zhixian left, everyone's eyes fell on Wei Chen.
"Congratulations to the leader of the Wei case, I, Youyang, will definitely produce another scholar!"
"What kind of Jinshi? I think Brother Wei has the talent to be the number one scholar!"
"That's that, maybe the head of the case, Wei, will hit three yuan in a row?"
"This makes sense..."
Everyone praised Wei Chen, and many of them praised Wang Yaochen outside the examination room that day. Now that Wang Yaochen was ranked second under Wei Chen, they all turned to Wei Chen.
In the courtyard, the leader of the case, Wei Chen, was praised by the stars, while the second, Wang Yaochen, was ignored and stood aside, ignored.
However, Wang Yaochen's mood changed drastically at this time. When he saw this scene, he just sighed and lamented his previous immaturity, then he shook his sleeves and walked out of the county school.
Wei Chen didn't want to listen to the noise of this group of people here, so he bowed his hands politely, then found Sheng Changbai and Chen Jun, and fled with them quickly.