"You..." Yu Lu's whole body trembled with anger, and he was about to speak when he heard another shout from below: "In the 17th year of Chengshou's Linhua County Examination, I came in 11th place... Su Zi Ji."
After finishing the water, Zhu Bo started to recite the top ten names again. Although the list was posted with five people at the top and fifteen at the bottom, this was only for those who came out on top. For ordinary scholars, they can
It's a good thing!
Many people who thought they would not be in the top five are eagerly waiting for the fifteenth list to be announced.
Su Ziji didn't expect that the eleventh person being remembered was himself.
"Congratulations to Brother Su, congratulations to Brother Su!"
"Brother Su, you won, congratulations!" Yu Lu and Zhang Sheng reacted, but Su Ziji's heart suddenly fell back into his stomach.
At least he won. As for who won, to be honest, Su Ziji didn't care. The list of nine people who followed was read out one after another. As expected, Zhang Sheng was not included.
Su Ziji and Yu Lu comforted each other, but Zhang Sheng thought openly: "This has been expected for a long time. Don't worry, I will be disappointed at most, but I won't be sad. But you, a county case chief,
If you are ranked eleventh, you need to treat me to a meal and celebrate."
The people in the restaurant who had won the prize were also congratulating each other. Mr. Zhang, who was sitting in the corner, looked so embarrassed that it would be an exaggeration to say he was the color of pig liver.
"Boss..." The thugs were also confused at this time. They looked at each other hesitantly, and then they saw a student shouting: "You villains, don't pollute this place. Brother Su, I will lend you a tael!"
"Brother Su, I'll lend you two taels!" Some people came to their senses and generously donated their money. They had fifteen taels of silver left, and within a moment, they had collected twelve taels.
There are still three taels, but it is also difficult for the students to take them with them.
"There are still three taels missing!" Cao Jincai's heart almost jumped out of his chest just now. He knew something inside. He knew that Boss Zhang was not just after these few taels of usury, but wanted to seize the boy's ancestral tomb, and he also had the Taoist priest of Tongshan Temple.
You can't mess up your wrist.
At this time, spittle flew everywhere: "We have to follow the rules on the road. We don't take a penny from what we can't take, and we don't be afraid to see the official for what we should take!"
"Don't say that you only won the boy's child, or that you won the father-in-law. That's what I say!"
"Either you pay me back now, or I use your graveyard to pay you back. If that's more, I'll give you thirty-six taels of silver!"
"How about it? I signed the contract quickly. Not only can I pay off the debt, but I can also give you three taels of silver so that you can go to school and take the imperial examination."
At this point, the matter was clear. A few outsiders showed no anger and touched the bags, but as soon as Boss Zhang glanced at it, several people watching the excitement shrank their hands.
They are not students, they have the dignity of scholars, and it will be painful if they are targeted by Boss Zhang.
Seeing the mutes everywhere, Cao Jincai laughed and tried to threaten him again. He only heard someone say: "Wait a minute!"
"Who?" Cao Jincai felt that everything was not going well and roared. He saw this man was of medium height but very young. At this time, he glanced coldly, turned to Su Ziji and said: "I am from Taoguan, and I also read
I passed some books, but unfortunately I didn't win the exam. You won the Tongsheng exam. I wonder if I can read your article?"
Su Ziji just had the draft with him. When he looked over, he saw that although the young man spoke kindly, he was still vaguely stern. He had some enlightenment, so he smiled and said, "Please give me some advice!"
As he spoke, he took out the draft and handed it to the person. The young man only glanced at it and smiled: "Your handwriting is acceptable, but it is a bit square and smooth but rigid and rigid. Even if you want to learn Guange style, it must be round, plump, elegant and round."
Fusion is the entry point.”
Guange style refers to the common font used in examination rooms due to the imperial examination system. It has appeared in the previous dynasties. However, since it is universal, it naturally has the disadvantages of being uniform and consistent.
But when it was written to the extreme, it was right in the middle, elegant, beautiful, and so-called harmonious. Su Ziji had heard of this, but he was also helpless. He was just a scholar from a poor family and had only been here for a few days. There was really nothing he could do.
However, the young man said something, took the manuscript, and sat down to read it carefully. Cao Jincai was furious when he saw it. He thought that each one was more arrogant than the other and was about to scream, but he was stared at by Boss Zhang and stopped immediately.
The young man read the manuscript for a long time, then gave it to the middle-aged man and said: "Your basic skills are quite solid, but this is not uncommon. The casual article is a bit popular. There are eleven talented students in Linhua County.
Is the level of martial arts so strong?"
The middle-aged man also read without saying a word, looked over, and nodded: "The classic articles are indeed acceptable, but the five-character test poems can only be said to be mediocre."
Su Ziji said: "Poetry is valuable in talent, but my talent is poor."
The young man laughed loudly, touched his sleeve, and with a "pop" sound, he threw a piece of silver cake and hit it on the table. Everyone looked and saw that it was a complete piece of official silver, five taels heavy, with a white background.
Thin and deep, with ninety-eight colors of silver.
"Is there enough money?"
"Who are you?" Cao Jincai asked angrily.
The young man sneered and said: "The money has been paid back. As for asking for my name, and if you are not convinced, you can come to the Chen family's old store to find me. Now, you have stained my eyes, why don't you get out!"
Cao Jincai still wanted to speak, but Boss Zhang glanced at him for a few times, but sweating a little, he stood up, collected the money, and went downstairs.
After walking a few steps downstairs, Cao Jincai was puzzled and shouted: "Boss?"
Before he finished speaking, there was a "pop" sound, and Boss Zhang received a heavy slap in the face: "Asshole, show the highlights of your moves - Lao Zhuang, tell me."
"Yes!" Lao Zhuang had a sad face and took out the silver to show to everyone. Seeing that everyone was depressed and confused, he said in a low voice: "This is official silver from Chengping County. It is glowing with green and is of perfect quality. Look at the words on it.
Seal, this is the official silver minted this year!"
"What is official silver? It is minted by the government and handed over to the treasury, which then distributes it for use. This level of official silver can only be minted for a month, so why is it circulating now?"
"Who else can circulate?
Lao Zhuang's nickname is "Bao Da Da", and his lips are trembling when he says this.
"You mean, this is someone from the government above?" Cao Jincai was not a stupid person. He thought about it and took a breath.
"Ninety-eight, eight, ten," Boss Zhang said through gritted teeth, "It's still a nobleman who can use official silver."
"Then what should we do now? How can we explain to the Taoist priests at Tongshan Temple that they really have magic and are very evil." Cao Jincai said unwillingly.
In fact, the Taoist priest of Tongshan Temple even promised him money in private.
"No matter how evil you are, are there any powerful officials? Tell Tongshan Guan that if these two people don't leave, don't think about us taking action." Boss Zhang glanced fiercely.
This group of idiots don't even remember that in the past few years, the county was raided and the government did not send out iron armor. The three inspection departments simply joined forces and rained down arrows. It only took one day for the Feiyu Gang, which has been in the world for hundreds of years, to
The smoke flew away and the clouds disappeared, and the famous Eighteen Arhats were shot by a volley of arrows, and they all fell in a pool of blood.
Although the leader of the gang, Duan Sicong, escaped and counterattacked, killing the county magistrate, it aroused the anger of the imperial court, and a large number of arrests were made. More than a thousand soldiers were organized and a trap was laid. Although Duan Sicong was a strong martial artist, he fought for three days and three nights.
He killed 109 people in a row, but finally died of exhaustion in the dragnet.
Are you seeking death by fighting against the government?