Chapter 241: Even if You Are Born Like an Ant, You Should Have the Ambition of a Swan (Additional Update)

Chapter 241 Although I am born like an ant, I should have the ambition of a swan (more updates!!)

There were really too many people at the gate of Gongyuan. Not only the candidates going for the exam, but also the escorting family members, coachmen and others were parked on the street. There were dense crowds of heads everywhere, and the roar of people made the clouds disperse.

Chen Heng and others got off the carriage. Seeing that it was impossible to move around, they immediately returned to the carriage and continued to hide. Xue Biao had just stood on the carriage and looked around. As soon as he returned to his position, he worriedly said: "I'm afraid there are not five or six thousand people."

When Jiang Yuanbai heard this, he also secretly complained and said in surprise: "I thought this lineup of examiners could scare away many candidates. Why are there so many people?"

"Your Majesty will change the examination time from February to March. I don't know how many remote scholars in the world will benefit. There will be more people this time, which is normal." Qian Dayou took the initiative to answer. He specially spent a year in The capital master is diligently studying, and now he is not impatient or impatient.

Chen Heng was sitting next to Dayou. Hearing this, he nodded and said: "It's cold in February and the New Year has just passed. Scholars from Guangdong, Guangxi, Bashu and other places die of illness on the road every year just to rush for exams. This time we can Choosing the date to March is really a good thing for the country and the people.”

"Hey." Jiang Yuanbai sighed, how could he not know that this was a good thing. Just thinking that these people will be my competitors makes me feel very subtle.

Seeing that the big exam is coming, how can Chen Heng let his friends have random thoughts and get into trouble. He hurriedly comforted and said: "Why don't you draw a stick in Wenchang Temple and sign it? The temple blessings say that although you have had twists and turns, you are still very lucky. Brother Yuan Bai, please be more at ease..."

These words were more useful than anything else. Jiang Yuanbai immediately smiled and felt that Emperor Wenchang stopped in front of him, winking and smiling at him. Seeing his idiotic look, Xue Biao couldn't help laughing out loud. Jiang Yuanbai didn't take it seriously and instead laughed at him for only having a lucky draw.

Xue Biao didn't care either. He now had the honor of being a successful candidate, and his family was first-rate and wealthy. I came here specially to participate in the examination, just to accompany the window and fulfill Xue Ai's wish. In my heart, I don't have much obsession with whether I pass the exam or not.

Chen Heng has the calmest mentality. His experience in officialdom in the past few years has greatly broadened the young man's horizons. It is a kind of transcendent open-mindedness to no longer be bound by temporary gains and losses, but to do our best and listen to destiny.

After waiting for a moment, everyone lifted the curtain and looked at the situation outside. I saw a few more lines of officers and soldiers searching me. Apparently it was the examiner in Gongyuan who decided to expedite the admission of candidates.

Li Zhi suddenly changed the date from February to March. Both the government and the public are adapting to this new change. Chen Heng watched in the car for a while, wondering whether His Majesty's move was intended to reveal Qiankun's arbitrary temper. For more than a year, the New Party has been really miserable under the pressure of the Gu and Wang parties. If the New Party is so miserable, Li Zhi's life will naturally not be much easier.

The number of candidates admitted to the hospital increased from the original batch of five to a batch of ten, which greatly shortened the number of people queuing outside. Waited for another half hour. The sky was dim and bright, and seeing that the number of people was almost there, many soldiers waiting on the carriage slowly came down.

This time, you have to stay in the Gongyuan for nine days. Every candidate is indispensable for their luggage, both large and small. Chen Heng's things are very complete, all prepared by Sister Lin herself. After the inspector finished checking the things, Chen Heng officially crossed the gantry.

The name is correct. The gate of Gongyuan of the Capital is called Longmen. The naming method is simple and crude. After entering the Longmen, you have to look for the room number according to the number plate. This thing is all based on random selection. You won't get a fixed spot just because you line up early or late. This is also the reason why Chen Heng and others are calm.

Chen Heng was lucky because his exam room was not close to a dry toilet. I checked the house again and found no leaks. Although it is a little dirty, with a little tidying up, it is enough to cope with the nine-day and nine-night exam period.

Take out all the things you carry one by one. Of course, the test materials must be placed in the test basket and placed high. A quilt is also indispensable, and the weather in March is still chilly. After Li Zhi rescheduled the date, he took advantage of the situation and banned candidates from bringing charcoal fire into the venue.

There is a true story worth mentioning here. It is said that the previous examinations were all scheduled in February, which was a very cold day. Students taking exams inevitably light charcoal fires in the Gongyuan to keep warm. During an examination, a candidate fell into a deep sleep at night and did not notice that the charcoal fire had hit the quilt. The flames suddenly spread to the roof of the shed, and a raging fire suddenly broke out.

In this way, the gate of Gongyuan cannot be opened to let people in to put out the fire. Fortunately, the adult who was the examiner at the time discovered it early and responded very quickly. He directly organized officers, soldiers and candidates to put out the fire, and the situation was brought under control. In this way, more than twenty candidates were burned to death.

But now that there is no charcoal fire for heating, in the middle of the night, the candidates can only rely on the candidates' uprightness and quilts to keep warm. It is difficult to argue which one is better or worse. Candidates, please feel free to take the exam.

After briefly tidying up the examination room, Chen Heng closed his eyes and rested in his position for a while. The gongs and drums were beating loudly outside, and the dragon gate of the Gongyuan of the capital slowly closed. Countless officers and soldiers were arranged around the Gongyuan, supervising all the candidates present.

The six top examiners, headed by Wei Yinghong, walked into the main hall one by one and led the candidates to salute and bow to the statue of the Master. Immediately the bell rang, and the officers and soldiers carrying the examination papers were arranged in teams of three, with two carrying and one reading, and gradually distributed the examination papers to the candidates.

At the end of the hour, the sky is bright. At the auspicious moment, with Wei Yinghong's nod and permission, the officers and soldiers showed the test questions and walked around the field holding the test cards. When he reached Chen Heng, the latter immediately took notes and wrote down the questions.

The first is: the people can follow it, but they cannot know it.

The second is: the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least.

The third is: If the person is alive, then his policies will be implemented. If the person dies, then his policies will cease.

These three questions are from "The Analects", "Mencius" and "The Doctrine of the Mean" respectively. Compared with the provincial examination, the questions are simpler and more direct. Even the usual way of cutting and connecting questions is no longer used.

Chen Heng thought carefully and understood that the talented people who can pass the provincial examination are already the best in the prefectures and cities of the world. They are already talented and learned, so there is no need to embarrass them on such details.

The imperial examination is to select the extraordinary from the best. After reading the Four Books and Five Classics to this point, there is no room for tricks. It all depends on their own skills. How much knowledge the candidates have mastered from the saints, how much they can truly absorb and successfully apply to their articles, is where the examiners compare their strengths.

Chen Heng spread the ink in the inkstone, while grinding the ink, he thought about his own way to solve the problem. He is no longer Wuxia Amon, and has experienced several examinations. Let Chen Heng understand that answering the test questions in a standard way is the worst strategy for high school. Writing your own opinions on the test questions is the middle strategy.

Being able to answer the three questions in one breath, which is in line with your original intention of answering the questions and does not deviate from the teachings of the saints. On top of this, it must also conform to the meaning of eight-part essays, which is the real best strategy.

Of course, there are also candidates who don't care about anything and just start writing when they get the questions. But this way, they are a hammer in the east and a pole in the west. If there is a situation where the meaning of the context is contradictory, it will be self-destructive.

This is the joint examination, and it is also the last exam for the Four Books and Five Classics. Chen Heng can't help but pay attention and think deeply. The best point to break the three questions is naturally "people".

So how to use people to break the questions? Chen Heng is not in a hurry, he still has time to think. Only those who plan and act can achieve the goal of taking the initiative after being attacked.

The most difficult sentence in it is naturally the eternal debate topic from the Analects of Confucius: People can be made to follow it, but they cannot be made to know it. When this sentence was first born, there was no controversy. After Dong Zhongshu dismissed the Hundred Schools of Thought in the Han Dynasty, its controversy gradually emerged. After the Han and Wei Dynasties, starting from the Tang Dynasty, there has been no shortage of debates about it, and there is a trend of expansion.

Many of the arguments that people often talk about in later generations have already appeared in the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, when Confucius died, he did not leave the final right of interpretation. Instead, his disciples in later generations held their own opinions and argued endlessly. It can be said that how a dynasty defines this sentence directly determines the fate of the dynasty.

It is often said that people who write well are not bad people. In fact, it is not the case. The real measure of a person is to judge by his words and sentences. A person's article cannot deviate from his experience and knowledge. Chen Heng is also like this. His past and present life experiences, what he has learned and seen along the way. Let him decide his own way of solving the problem in a very short time.

Pick up the pen and dip it in ink, calm down and concentrate. Chen Heng took a look at the question and made up his mind five points. He looked at the three questions again, and his determination increased by three points. At this point, there is nothing to hesitate about.

Go ahead.

Let's try our hand and compete with the world's talents.

The debate of "fooling the people" and "the people are stupid" has been debated for hundreds of years. Chen Heng used "the way of sages to educate" on paper to break the first point. Once these seven words came out, they were more powerful than millions of lions. If you want to argue cleverly, you must essentially deny the fact that Confucius taught and educated people.

If you want to fool the people, why do you need to educate them? If you want to educate them, can you still hide your private interests? The method of reading is to be self-reliant. People who are interested in studying will not stop looking at the wider world as long as someone opens a window for them.

A sentence has been determined. The article is three-tenths of the spirit, and seven-tenths of it is up to God. Chen Heng continued to write and write, because "the people are stupid" should be educated, and only through education can the people be awakened. Awakening the people is the self-awakening of all people. This process must be inseparable from education, and education will definitely lead to awakening the people. This is not accidental, but inevitable.

Chen Heng here emphasizes the importance of awakening the people. In ancient times, the people were ignorant, but the saints did not come out, and the monarchs were not virtuous. In fact, there were few teachers and few people. With vast land and sparse population, how many people benefited from the saints' travels around the countries? Before studying, weren't the saints' disciples ignorant children?

Taking this meaning as the foundation of the middle part, Chen Heng climbed up a level in the purpose of the article. In the first sentence of the latter part, he used "the way is not far from people" as the opening words, and established a peak mountain that overwhelmed the world.

This sentence comes from the Doctrine of the Mean, and it is the most upright sentence in the Four Books. It not only fits the original meaning of education, but also strengthens the significance of education.

If the way has the distinction between noble and humble, the difference between men and women, and the difficulty of wisdom and stupidity, it is probably not the great way. The way will never be far away from people. If someone wants to practice and promote the great way, but considers people's status and intelligence, then his way is not the real way.

From "the saint's teachings" to "awakening the people" to "the way is not far from people", each one is clear and linked. Chen Heng wrote happily and felt relaxed physically and mentally.

After the first question was solved, the next two or three questions came naturally. But Chen Heng is really skilled and bold, and he has the intention of making light of a heavy task. He laid the concept of "people" through education from the first question. When it came to the second question "people are precious", he directly started to use Taizong's "water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn a boat".

The young man used education as a mountain axe and the great way as a sword to the sky. To be frank, Taizong's words, although it has three flavors, are also biased from the true meaning. People are water, yes. The king is a boat, no. Taizong's words still have the meaning of up and down.

But the king and the ministers are actually fish in the water and shrimp in the river. Which is more important, which is better, can be seen at a glance. The king and the people are like fish in water. Fish in water is fish, water without fish is still water.

Don’t you see, the emperors of all dynasties still have the same family name and surname today? The villagers nurtured by the local water and soil still live here from generation to generation.

Holding the sword and slaying another dragon, Chen Heng rushed to the third question with murderous intent. This question can be summarized by the method of solving the first and second questions. From education to the people, from the distinction between the monarch and the people, to the original meaning of being like a fish in water.

Chen Heng paused for a moment and gathered the thousands of threads in his mind into one word and one sentence. To be clear, he wanted to take the lead in this third question.

Politics depends on people. If people survive, politics will survive. If people die, politics will cease. Politics depends on the people. If the people do not die, politics will not stop. This is the law for thousands of years.

To be honest, if it were not for the eight-part essay requirements for the exam. Just this sentence, Chen Heng asked himself that it was enough to hand in the paper. It is not that he underestimated the heroes of the world, but that he had already demonstrated his lifelong learning. The sentences that followed were just embellishments and supplements to this sentence. Although it was to better explain the original meaning, it was inevitably boring to write.

It was the first time that Chen Heng put down his pen and just closed his eyes and thought silently. When he just wrote this sentence, his mind was clear and peaceful, but his pen was as if assisted by God. Thinking about it now, the joy of flying in the clouds and mist still lingers in my heart for a long time.

Ten years of hard study and two lifetimes of experience have all turned into sharp swords and raging fires here, let me be a koi carp that becomes a dragon. Chen Heng opened his eyes, his starry eyes drooped. He didn't care about the officers and soldiers wandering outside. The cards in their hands had become the new Five Classics questions.

But Chen Heng was now focused on the Four Books questions, so he didn't have time to pick up a pen to copy the questions. There was no rush for this thing. During the joint examination, the officers and soldiers holding the cards would wander around in the examination room from time to time, and there was no rush for them now.

The time came to the hour of You, and the sky was dark. Candlelight was hung in the Gongyuan, and stars were twinkling. Chen Heng, who finally finished writing the Four Books questions, finally waited for the opportunity to copy the Five Classics questions.

This is the first day of the exam, and the best energy should naturally be used to solve the questions. Not to mention that Chen Heng's main book is "Spring and Autumn", which is the one with the least number of people among the Five Classics. The questions of Spring and Autumn are mostly excerpted from the vast history.

Candidates who answer questions must not only be familiar with history, but also know the reasons and connect the context, and cannot talk nonsense. Although reading history can make you wise, everyone will complain when answering questions.

I envy the scholars who take "Book of Songs" as their main book, Chen Heng joked to himself, and simply lit the lamp to fight at night. He is now full of passion. Although it is midnight, he can't feel much cold after putting on the quilt.

The candidate facing him in the room was really shocked. This is a candidate over 40 years old. People over the age of 40 are inevitably lacking in energy. He wrote and stopped all day, and he also made a fire to cook lunch and dinner. In the interval between meals, he saw Chen Heng still writing, and he was really envious.

It is said that one should study when young. At such an age when one is tireless and does not know hunger and thirst, one can really feel nostalgic for the past. The old scholar wanted to compete with the younger generation. But in the second half of the night, he still did not have enough energy and finally fell asleep with the quilt.

Chen Heng was doing very well. Although the Spring and Autumn Annals was time-consuming and laborious, it was quite clever to write. As long as you do not remember the historical events wrongly and choose clear words to supplement them, you can naturally get 70% of the meaning. The remaining 30% is all in the choice of words and sentences. The fire accumulated in the past days happened to be ignited one by one tonight.

It can be said that it was like a spring breeze coming overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloomed.

Chen Heng finally stopped writing after writing until the sky was light. In this way, three questions on the Four Books and two questions on the Five Classics were completed. In the remaining two days, only some modifications and polishing are needed.

This is a slow work, and it requires full energy and spirit to treat it carefully. Chen Heng used a weight to press the test paper, and put the wet inkstone under his feet. Then he ate some dried meat, sesame cakes, etc., drank a few sips of water, and lay down to rest.

When the sky was bright, the old scholar opened his eyes and saw Chen Heng finally resting against the wall, and then he was relieved. Humph, I thought you were made of iron, but you still have to eat and sleep.

The competitor rested, and the old scholar was somewhat secretly happy when answering the questions today. It was already noon, and Chen Heng was still snoring. The old scholar was even more delighted, and kept saying in his heart: Sleep, sleep more, good young man. It’s best to wake up and you are already in the arms of your parents.

The passing officers and soldiers were also amazed. The examination room was different. They had seen candidates studying late at night, but it was rare to see someone like Chen Heng sleeping in the sun.

Everyone felt novel and couldn’t help but look at it a few more times. The examiners wandering around also asked the officers and soldiers to keep a close eye on this kid. Such a person is either extremely talented. Or he is a master of stealing and replacing things. No matter which one it is, it is right to be careful.

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The court was holding a talent selection ceremony, but the emperor and his ministers in the court had a moment of leisure. During the joint examination, it was the most important event in the court. At this time, even if there was a murder case, it would be discussed after the end. The only two things that could be ranked ahead of the joint examination were the border war and the death of the monarch.

Lin Ruhai also thought of serving as an examiner, and his student took the exam this time. Lin Ruhai was confident in Chen Heng's knowledge. It was impossible to want Heng'er to fail. The difficulty was only in the examiner, whether he could be fair.

Lin Ruhai wanted to have a good thing for the father-in-law and son-in-law to meet in the imperial examination, but Li Zhi had no choice but to steal the beauty. He smiled and politely declined Lin Ruhai's offer, and selected six more from the previous top-ranking scholars.

The two kings and ministers got together today and were still arguing about this matter. Lin Ruhai's third place was chosen by Li Zhi. Because of this, he missed out on a good opportunity for his students. Lin Ruhai had to say a few more words.

You can take a loss on the chessboard, but you can't take a loss on your mouth. After listening for a while, Li Zhi laughed and said, "No one can escape from your house, so why are you so anxious, Lin Qing? According to what you said, Wei Qing still feels that I am biased in your favor in Zhixing's matter."

"Your Majesty, don't pay attention to him." Lin Ruhai laughed secretly and said, "Brother Wei doesn't understand chess, and he doesn't understand quarrels." When Chen Heng entered Yangzhou to study, he had already been secretly favored by him. How can such a complete and clean experience be considered biased?

Li Zhi was not easy to talk. He always felt that he was hurt by Lin Ruhai's words "I don't understand chess". But thinking that the person playing chess is Lin Ruhai, it doesn't matter if he suffers some losses. Except for this person, looking at the court and the public, whether it is Wei Yinghong or Chen Heng, they are all defeated by me.

Hum, there is only one stone in the world. Mr. Lin and I occupy eight bowls, and the rest share two bowls.

Li Zhi smiled and said, "Lin Qing, do you think Zhixing has a good chance of winning the first prize?"

This is not easy to answer. If he said he was sure, it would inevitably be suspected that the examiner was partial to him. If he said he was not good enough, it would also reduce his own reputation. Besides, Chen Heng's knowledge was indeed impeccable. At present, it was everyone's on-the-spot state. Lin Ruhai thought about it and replied, "The six champions have taken office. Even if Prime Minister Gu came, he would not dare to give or take away the rankings they have selected."

Good fellow, no wonder people say that people who play chess have dirty hearts. You are still shrewd and calculating. In a word, it has pointed out that the examiners selected by His Majesty will handle things impartially. And continue to put eye drops on the leader of the old party.

Li Zhi nodded with great satisfaction. He sent an unprecedented examiner this time. Not only can it strengthen the momentum of the reform of the examination system, but it can also correct the name of the favorite ministers. After passing the imperial examination, Chen Heng will have a smooth road ahead in the palace examination. In the future, it will be difficult for the court and the public to say that Chen Heng's fame is all due to his favor.

But the difficulty of this stage lies in the six champions. If he does not have real talent or does not perform well in the end, Chen Heng will fall out of the top ten. No matter how thick-skinned Li Zhi is, it is difficult for him to directly point him out as the champion in the palace examination. Gu Zaiyong will laugh at him at that time.

There is no way, who asked Cao Tingshou to be mixed in among the six examiners. Li Zhi was determined to be fair, and blocked Gu Zaiyong's means, and naturally blocked himself. Cao Tingshou is a giant in the world's literary world. His reputation in the official circle is almost as good as that of the old Pei Huaizhen and Gu Zaiyong's brother.

If you want this upright Shandong man to bow his head for your favoritism, it would be easier to beat Lin Ruhai in chess.

Li Zhi shook his head and turned the topic to the court and the public today. "After the examination, Lord Sha will resign."

The incident at Wumen was a huge blow to the Minister of War. The old Lord Sha was almost devastated and has been resigning for more than a year. If Li Zhi hadn't dragged it, the position of Minister of War should have been vacated more than a year ago.

Heroes grow old easily, and famous generals grow old. Lin Ruhai also sighed. Now that the position of Minister of War is vacant, the Gu and Wang parties will definitely be determined to get it.

The candidates recommended by the three parties are Shen Tingfang, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Liu Liangcai of Shuntian Prefecture, and Tian An, the prefect of Jinling.

Shen Tingfang has been the governor for a long time. His promotion should have been a matter of course, and he is also the closest to the position of Grand Marshal among the three. But now that the parties are entangled in one place, it is probably difficult to get what everyone wants. Lin Ruhai thought for a while, and finally said: "Your Majesty, it's time to let Tian An go to the capital."

Li Zhi picked up a black piece and dropped it, sneering: "Hmm."

Gu Zaiyong moved his Liu Liangcai, so it's time for him to move his own hidden pieces.

In recent years, although the country's finances have been getting better day by day. But Li Zhi's temper has become worse and worse. He originally wanted to give the four kings and eight officials a break, but since Yuanchun gave birth to the prince. Even Li Xian, who has always been mild-tempered, has some complaints about the behavior of Gu and Wang.

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Taking the exam early is good. Wei Yinghong, as the champion of the first year of Wuding, sat happily in the middle of the hall. On his left was Cao Tingshou, the champion of the third year of Wuding. On his right was Lu Xuan, the champion of the sixth year of Wuding. The other three champions sat in the back in order.

These six were still calm, but the eighteen examiners were trembling with fear. The eighteen of them were all second-place Jinshi, how dare they compete with the number one.

The ranking behind in the joint examination is one place, and the volume of their voices is different. The three top champions are so sharp that the rest can hardly compare to them. Wei Yinghong took the number of people counted by the officers and soldiers and smiled to his colleagues sitting in a row: "There are 6,721 candidates participating in the undergraduate course, which is really a grand event of this dynasty."

Cao Tingshou has always been taciturn, so Lu Xuan took the initiative to say: "It seems that holding the joint examination in March is better than in February. After this joint examination, you can tell your majesty and make this a regular practice."

Wei Yinghong nodded. In previous years, the number of people in the joint examination varied. But most of them were between 4,000 and 5,000. The exaggerated number like this time is really rare.

It's just that with so many people, the number of admissions has not changed. This time, the examination still has 150 places set in advance. If the number is still the same next year, you can report to your majesty and let him have more places.

With this in mind, Wei Yinghong stood up and led everyone around the examination room. This was their job. The officers and soldiers supervised the examinees, and they were responsible for supervising the officers and soldiers. Only by doing this could we avoid favoritism and fraud.

After this night, tomorrow's application time will be the closing time for the first exam. At that time, eighteen room examiners will enter the room first to review and mark the papers. The six chief and deputy examiners will continue to supervise the second and third exams until the end of the nine-day and nine-night exam.

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"God bless, God bless."

Lin Daiyu, who was mumbling something, said this sentence countless times. She walked up and down in front of Xue Baoqin.

The latter just looked at him and had a headache, and said repeatedly: "Good sister, please be more at ease. This is only the third day, and there are still six days to come. If you continue like this, don't let me get sick first before my brother has finished the exam." It’s over.”

Daiyu knew that caring would lead to chaos, but looking at the presence of the old god Baoqin, she still asked curiously: "Sister, aren't you worried about Brother Xue?"

The two girls were hiding in Lin Daiyu's boudoir, and they even ate and slept together in the past few days. Bao Qin laughed when he heard this: "Why are you worried about what he will do, Sister Lin, I bet my brother will fail the exam."

"Why is this?!" Lin Daiyu was very puzzled and hurriedly sat down next to Bao Qin and asked about the reason.

"It's all because of fame." Bao Qin shook his head and told Lin Daiyu about Xue Biao's past years. As a leader of the new generation of Yangzhou painting circles, Xue Biao also had the virtue of being generous and giving away money, and he made a lot of friends. Every time he studied at home for three days, a friend would take him out to drink and paint. Xue Biao never refuses and always goes to any appointment with pleasure.

Under such circumstances, it is a blessing to pass the provincial examination. If you want to rely on luck to pass the examination, wouldn't it be like treating the world's talented people as nothing? Having said this, Baoqin lamented: "The way of heaven is constant, one drink and one peck. When it comes to reading, the most important thing is the strength of the heart. If you don't work hard for one day, you will stop moving forward. If you don't work hard for three days, you will go back to the beginning."

"Our family now has no worries about food and clothing. Although my brother is smart at reading, he is focusing all his attention on paintings, which is definitely not a sign that he will pass the Jinshi examination." Baoqin saw clearly, but was not too disappointed. "But my mother said that as long as he doesn't idle around, this business can still accommodate my brother to take the exam again slowly. If it doesn't work once, he can take the exam two or three times."

They don't expect Xue Biao to sell his paintings to support his family, as long as he doesn't make mistakes and get into bad habits. The Xue family's wealth is completely sufficient for Xue Biao's grandson.

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but shake her head and laugh, and said happily: "If my brother listens to these words, he will bite off so many cheeks."

Baoqin couldn't help but smile, nodded and said with a smile: "There are countless blessings in the world, how can one person enjoy them all? Contentment is always a blessing, just take things as they come."

"Actually, it doesn't matter. If you pass the exam, you can become an official. If Brother Xue is interested, it doesn't matter if he slowly works hard in the officialdom in the future." Lin Daiyu thought of something and suddenly laughed, "I can't say, I can take the exam a few more times. We can also get to know more people of the same age.”

"As long as he doesn't gamble and doesn't care about the brothel, what's wrong with him if he wants to be an idler in the mountains and rivers for the rest of his life?" Bao Qin also laughed.

There are people in the world who admire Lingyun, and there are also people who love Tao Gong picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence.

When hundreds of flowers bloom, it is spring.

The spring breeze was coming, and the second exam was coming soon. More than 6,000 people bowed their heads in unison, leaving only the stars and moon illuminating the inside and outside of the Gongyuan, making the world clean and clear.

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