Zhang Yue walked back to his apartment, where he and Huang Lu were alone.
Huang Lu wrote a poem and a poem for Zhang Yue. Zhang Yue thought about it and calmed down before writing.
After finishing writing, the two showed each other the article and then checked the test box.
Afterwards, a drum sounded in Taixue.
They turned off the lights and went to bed to rest.
The wind outside was blowing very hard, and it looked like a storm was about to come.
It got cold suddenly at night, and the two of them relied on the charcoal stove next to the couch to barely dispel the chill.
Zhang Yue tightened the sheets, but he didn't feel much sleepiness. The same seemed to be true for Huang Lu beside him.
Huang Lu recited the "Preface to Send Dong Shao off to Hebei Province" in a low voice for a while, and Zhang Yue heard him recite it for the second time.
Oh!' Then his breathing became heavy and he fell asleep after a while.
Zhang Yue couldn't help but admire Huang Lu, he had the mental quality to be a general.
But Zhang Yue hasn't fallen asleep yet. However, he has also become an expert after taking exams for a long time. If he can't sleep, he can't sleep. Just don't be confused.
At this moment, except for the gusts of wind, everything in the Imperial College was completely silent. Zhang Yue listened to the wind and thought, "The Imperial College is almost certain to be upright, and a green robe is indispensable. There is a ninth-rank official here."
In addition to his salary and salary, it was not in vain to study hard for three years at Taixue.
Therefore, even if I fail this subject, I am still calm enough. What’s more, if you have the official body to clear the next subject, you can participate in the other examinations, and even the imperial examinations can also participate in the locked hall examination.’
But despite this, Zhang Yue became increasingly confused and couldn't let go.
Then he thought of a saying in college, 'Knowing the cessation will lead to concentration'.
The scholar leader Luo Zenan once said that his method of fighting a war was to "know the stop and then have the determination".
Zhi is the state and goal, but Zhang Yue understood it as 'stop', which is the worst result of accomplishing this matter.
If you can accept the worst outcome of this matter, then go for it. In this way, you will not worry about gains and losses, and you will have a fixed opinion in your heart.
However, thinking this way, Zhang Yue did not go to bed until after three drums. In the middle of the night, the wind blew loudly, and then snow began to fall.
The morning sky was cold, and Zhang Yue, who was so excited that he had slept in his arms, woke up in a hazy state, only to hear the sound of dense snow outside the window, like broken jade, ringing softly and heavily far and near.
The more you do this, the better you'll sleep.
I had fallen asleep again, but I didn’t know how long I heard Huang Lu slapping him awake and Zhang Yue said, “It’s time to drum four times.”
Zhang Yue stood up and washed himself.
During this period, Zhang Yue wanted to put up the window, but the wind and snow pushed it down again. He turned his head and smiled at Huang Lu: "It's such a heavy snow."
Huang Lu stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Yes, Li Taibai said, 'The snowflakes in Yanshan Mountain are as big as a mat.' I believe it now."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Not long ago, candidates who were going to the Gongyuan came to knock on the door. Zhang Yue, Huang Lu put his examination box on his back and went out, but his eyes lit up, but the snow was covering the whole world, and it was covered with snow in all directions, and then a fierce wind and snow came.
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"This is also strange." Huang Lu sighed.
Immediately Zhang Yue and Huang Lu rushed from Taixue to Gongyuan in the snow, holding an umbrella.
On the road, I met more and more classmates, and they all complained about the heavy snow.
In front of the university gate, the students got up all night and lit lanterns. At this time, the snow started to fall, and the students spread straw on the ground to prevent people from slipping.
Zhang Yue, Huang Lu, and dozens of imperial eunuchs took a rope and dragged each of them away from the gate of the tribute courtyard. Carriages kept coming in the wind and snow on the road.
However, after a while everyone arrived at the gate of Gongyuan. It was only a quarter of an hour before the dragon gate opened. However, less than half of the thousands of candidates had arrived. Apparently, most of them were delayed by the sudden wind and snow.
Horses neighed and donkeys brayed in front of the Gongyuan, which was crowded with candidates. Heavy snow suddenly fell, making everything a little messy.
Wearing the cold clothes given by the Seventeenth Mother, Zhang Yue didn't feel cold at all. He said to Huang Lu, "We are about to go in. I will go and take stock to see how many classmates have not yet arrived."
Huang Lu said: "I think everyone from Imperial College is here, but I don't know about Guangwen Hall."
Zhang Yue said: "Let me ask."
After that, Zhang Yue asked someone he knew well.
At this time, Zhang Yue saw Wang Kui arriving, and the two nodded to say hello.
At this moment, I saw Wang Kui and several of his disciples hiding under the eaves, looking at the snow scene and chatting about Yuan An's snow, Xie Ting's appreciation of the snow, etc.
When Wang Kui talked about Wang Huizhixue's night visit to Dai Kui, he even laughed together with everyone around him.
A young scholar next to Han Zhongyan listened to Wang Kui's words and asked: "Brother Shi Pu, who is this person?"
The servant was holding an umbrella and patting Han Zhongyan's clothes.
Han Zhongyan took a look, curled his lips and said, "Zhong Feng, he is the Wang Junmin I mentioned to you before, what?"
The man nodded and said: "No wonder I heard that this man has the talent of being the number one scholar, and he has a great reputation. You can see that all the candidates on the left and right are a little embarrassed because they are avoiding the storm. This man talks so much as if nothing has happened. This kind of demeanor is really heartbreaking.
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Han Zhongyan said with a smile: "But I don't know, those who like to talk eloquently have no real talent. Only Zhang Duzhi is considered a figure in Taixue."
The other party said: "I've heard you mention Zhang Duzhi's name many times, but I've never seen it."
Han Zhongyan said: "I will introduce you after the exam."
"It's not too late now!" The man smiled.
"The dragon gate is about to open." Han Zhongyan pointed forward.
At this time, the gates of the Gongyuan were opened, and dozens of officers and soldiers were seen inside the gate clearing snow.
A scholar was surprised and said: "We have entered the Dragon Gate now, but there are still many people on the way."
Another person said: "Yes, shouldn't we wait for this sudden snowstorm?"
At this time, the gate officer had already stepped out and said loudly to the candidates: "The candidates from Kaifeng Prefecture will enter the Gongyuan first with their tickets in hand, and the candidates from Imperial College will follow behind. If there is a missing ticket, those who are overdue will not be allowed to enter."
Standing next to this person were more than a dozen people from the bookstore. They would be responsible for checking the identity of the candidates.
At this moment, the candidates from Kaifeng Prefecture standing in front took out their numbered tickets.
At this time, someone said: "There are still many candidates in Kaifeng Prefecture who have not arrived due to the snowstorm. Please wait for a moment."
The prison officer heard this and scolded him: "Nonsense. The examination period is set by the government. There is no reason to wait!"
The candidates in Kaifeng Prefecture were in an uproar at the scene. Many of the candidates' classmates and friends had not arrived. One person said: "How could anyone expect this sudden snowstorm?"
Zhang Yue had already turned around and came back, Huang Lu said: "How?"
Zhang Yue shook his head and said: "No one from Imperial College is late, but there are more than ten students from Guangwen Hall missing, including my senior brother Guo."
Huang Lu was surprised and said, "What should we do?"
Zhang Yue said: "Senior Brother Guo will act cautiously and will never miss the deadline. It must have been caused by the wind and snow."
At this time, the prison officer shouted: "No more noise! You said that some people were delayed due to wind and snow, but why didn't you see that you were delayed due to wind and snow?"
Wang Kui smiled when he saw this scene. It wouldn't be good if there were fewer people. Many people were absent from the exam because of the snow and wind, so there were few people to fight with me. These people are so ignorant, what else are they defending?
There were many candidates present who had Wang Kui’s feelings.
At this time, Zhang Yue stepped forward and walked up to the prison officer, saluted him and said, "I'd like to ask Zhang Yue, the chief of Yang Zhengzhai Zhai, the Imperial High School, to please me!"
PS: I hope all the book friends in Henan are safe.
