After the exam, Zhang Yue and the others felt very tired, as if their whole bodies had been drained of time.
Not to mention anything else, it was extremely uncomfortable to sit in the examination room for three days. After getting drunk, everyone lay down in the Taixue. First, they slept in the dark, and then there were all kinds of indulgences before the results were released.
However, there are differences among classmates. Some people are just like normal people. For them, the exam is just a formality.
Like Han Zhongyan, he had a lot of experience in the world. He had a prime minister father to support him at home. He was calm in dealing with big and small matters, including the Imperial Examination.
I heard that the day before the examination, he had a heated relationship with a brothel girl and even wrote several erotic poems. This was widely spread among the scholars in the capital.
On the day of the examination, a servant helped him up from the brothel woman's bed and took him directly to the examination room.
Although Huang Haoyi and others usually despised Han Zhongyan, they secretly envied him when talking about him. After all, in their eyes, those amazing times in the brothel and the women who were engraved in their memories were beyond their reach.
But in Han Zhongyan's memory, it was nothing more than a sweaty exercise, and it may have become a topic of conversation among the yamen after dinner.
Among all the people, Huang Haoyi was the most jealous of Han Zhongyan, but he never dared to say it directly. He arranged Han Zhongyan's words behind his back several times, and for some reason it was spread to Han Zhongyan's ears.
As a result, one time when Zhang Yue was away, Huang Haoyi was met by Han Zhongyan in the restaurant, and a woman's bellyband was thrown on his face in front of everyone.
Huang Haoyi was humiliated and did not dare to say anything. He even did not dare to talk to Zhang Yue.
From then on, Huang Haoyi became much more low-key and did not dare to talk nonsense anymore.
When Zhang Yue found out, he also felt a little sad for Huang Haoyi.
In Taixue, students from poor families like him and Huang Lu were not the worst off, but those like Huang Haoyi who were neither good nor bad were the worst.
He does not have the fierceness of a poor student to draw swords and draw blood, nor is he versatile enough in dealing with people, and his background is not as good as that of Han Zhongyan. Therefore, Huang Haoyi, who is neither good nor bad, is pathetic.
Han Zhongyan and the others usually bullied people like Huang Haoyi.
But having said that, Huang Haoyi now makes Zhang Yue worry a lot.
After all, there is no such thing as a blow to the old man.
After the test, it was Sun Guo who worried Zhang Yue.
A few days after the test, Sun Guo's mentality became increasingly gloomy.
Zhang Yue once couldn't stand it anymore and asked him to chat.
Sun Guo said bluntly: "Zhaizhang, is it true that except for blood relatives, there is no true friend in the world?"
Zhang Yue said: "How can you say this?"
Sun Guo smiled bitterly and said: "I am more open-minded now. Poems and books have misled me for twenty years. Nothing has misled people of ancient and modern times more than the word morality. Do people like Han Zhongyan talk about morality? Otherwise, why do they
But he is the most glorious and proud one in the Imperial Academy."
Zhang Yue said: "Zi Xia said that a great virtue is no more than leisure. A small virtue can go in and out. Although Master Pu has shortcomings in small things, he can still do it in big ways."
Sun Guo shook his head and said: "Zhaizhang, that's not what you said about Shi Pu at the beginning, but now you also..."
Zhang Yue said: "No one can tell right away."
Sun Guo said: "No, the reason why the chief of the prison didn't like Shi Pu was because he challenged your prestige, but now he can benefit you, and you can put in a good word for him."
"Yes, it's a pity that the words "morality" written all day long in poems and books are most misleading. If I had known that the relationship between people in the world depends on the word "profit", I wouldn't have been confused until now."
"How can you say that? Don't think too far."
Sun Guo smiled bitterly and said: "Zhaizhang, you see, the word morality is only for us, the poor people, because we only know how to talk about feelings and face, but what about them? There is only one word for profit."
"It's like I value a person very much, so I treat him well, but if I value him, does that mean he values me?"
Zhang Yue was stunned and asked: "Are you talking about Chunfu?"
Sun Guo said: "I regard Chunfu as a close friend, but he has become more and more distant from me recently."
Zhang Yue said: "I told you, in the past, how did Liu Zuo and Xiang Qi go from good friends to no longer friends?"
"As for Chunfu, he is not such a person, but you have been too much lately... No one will like you if you change like this."
"Yes." Sun Guo didn't expect Zhang Yue to say this, so he looked angry but suppressed it.
Zhang Yue shook his head. He kindly comforted him a few words, but he was blamed.
Zhang Yue patted Sun Guo on the shoulder and said, "I will have a long chat with you after the exam results are released."
"The chief of staff takes care of me the most on weekdays, and I know it from the bottom of my heart." Sun Guoyan said.
Zhang Yue smiled when he heard this and said, "It's not worth mentioning. It's common for you to feel anxious because you haven't released the exam results. If you have anything on your mind, you might as well tell me and Chunfu more."
"Talk too much to hurt people." Sun Guo lowered his head.
Zhang Yue looked at Sun Guo and knew that the other person was a very sensitive person.
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Then you have to speak, and you have to tell the truth like you and I do today. If you are afraid of hurting others, you don't have to tell the whole truth, but you can't tell lies. Lies often cannot deceive people, but they will be deceived."
Own."
Sun Guo was stunned for a moment, then thanked Zhang Yue.
Sun Guo's mood calmed down after that.
Just two days before the results were released, Han Zhongyan suddenly found Zhang Yue and said with a smile: "Sanlang, we are having a banquet on the stage this afternoon, do you want to come?"
Zhang Yue was stunned and said: "Who is coming and going?"
Han Zhongyan said: "We all get together on a daily basis, and you are also familiar with Mr. Liu Lang of the Wen family."
Mr. Wen Liulang was Wen Jifu. After hearing his name, Zhang Yue probably guessed what kind of party it was.
After listening to Han Zhongyan's words, Zhang Yue felt as if he was trying to pull himself into his circle.
Zhang Yue said: "We'll wait until the results are released, but I'm not in the mood right now."
Han Zhongyan smiled and said: "With San Lang's talent, are you still worried about this matter?"
Zhang Yue heard this and asked: "From Brother Han's words, it seems that I already know the solution..."
Han Zhongyan said with a smile: "I didn't say this. Don't make wild guesses. My father knows about it and will deal with me according to the family law."
Zhang Yue knew that a first-class denial was an admission, which was already an invisible first-class hint. In fact, the rankings for the examinations had been announced at this time, but it was just the test results and could not be finalized. The examiner would also discuss with the officials of the Imperial College to decide on the final rankings.
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This is the result of a multi-faceted game. The examiners are appointed by officials and prime ministers. As for the Imperial College, they also have to take a share of the pie. But the preliminary list is already there. For people like Han Yanei, you need to know that the list is
Not difficult.
Zhang Yue said: "How dare I make random guesses? I'm very tight-lipped about what Shi Pu said."
Han Zhongyan smiled and said: "I know that Sanlang is a reliable friend. You also know that although Bianjing is a big place, not many people can be invited to the stage to have a drink by me."
Han Zhongyan's words revealed a sense of superiority, but they were also recognition of Zhang Yue.
A person who wins the lottery and has a net worth of tens of millions will never be recognized by the multi-millionaire circle.
Similarly, just because of his talent in Taixue, Zhang Yue was not recognized by Han Zhongyan and others. There must be other aspects.
