24. Wenchang (Seeking Follow-Up Reading)

"No!"

"It's not just about relationships!"

Xu Xing calmed down.

Imperial examination fraud is not a small matter.

Magistrate Wu has no relationship with him, so he won't joke about his official hat.

The reason why his test paper was accepted in class at this time is inseparable from the content of his test paper. He is not a hopeless person. If his test paper really has nothing to recommend it, Magistrate Wu would at most put him on the vice list out of personal preference, instead of treating him like this...

After the first exam of the county exam, there are two lists, one for the main list and the other for the vice list, with 50 people each. In the last two exams, the 50 people who remain on the main list will be included in the group exam.

Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for the 50 people on the vice list to squeeze into the main list.

Similar to the minor and major exams of Weijing Academy, in order to show fairness, the accepted test papers must be made public.

In this way, favoritism and fraud can be eliminated.

"What a good plan! What a good plan!"

"You are worthy of being the father and mother official of a county..."

Xu Xing sincerely admired Magistrate Wu.

There were only more than 20 people from Weijing Academy who came to Jingyang County to take the imperial examination. After all, Weijing Academy is an academy for Qin Province, and there are many people like Chen Jianan who go to the county where they are registered to take the imperial examination. Apart from the students, there are not many students in the academy who are from Jingyang County.

There are only more than 20 people.

Therefore, it is not difficult for Magistrate Wu to remember them all.

This is also the reason why Magistrate Wu cheered up and read the papers after seeing him hand in the papers...

Say that his "articles are mediocre" is actually just a rhetoric...Combined with the words of the clerk before the exam, it is hard not to think that Magistrate Wu admitted him on the spot for the sake of Dean Liu and Weijing Academy.

In this way, if the candidates are not well-versed in the world, they will certainly be grateful to Magistrate Wu.

If what he said today gets out to the outside world, it means that County Magistrate Wu has given Weijing Academy a face.

If someone questions that County Magistrate Wu is partial to someone for personal gain and commits fraud..., the test papers of the candidates of the academy are not untestable.

At most, he can say "select the virtuous without avoiding relatives".

With a few simple words, he earned fame, profit, and favors.

A true official veteran!

"Student Xu Xing, thank you County Master for your red robe and forehead today."

Xu Xing bowed loudly.

Although thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind, in reality, he did not hesitate at all.

Red robe and forehead, means being favored by the chief examiner and being selected in the imperial examination.

Red robe, Tang Dynasty system, below the third rank, above the fifth rank wears red robe. Red means red.

"Hmm..., not bad, he is a talented person."

"My Jingyang County is also thanks to Liu Shanzhang's school, otherwise... my cultural and educational performance will be the lowest among all the counties in Jingzhao Prefecture. Well, I won't talk about this with you, a young man..."

Wu County Magistrate shook his head, praised Xu Xing briefly, and ordered him to leave.

"This is also the credit of you, the father of the county..."

"You are too modest..."

Several clerks on the side heard the elegant meaning and immediately flattered him.

Father of the county is another name for the father of the county magistrate.

...

Step out of the examination room.

The left foot just hung in the air on the threshold of the dragon gate.

A word that is condensing appeared on Xu Xing's panel.

【Wenchang (white)↑】

He stared at the second-level page of the new fate.

【Wenchang (white↑): Wenqu is hidden in fate, he is very clever in learning literature, and he writes without adding any punctuation. 】

"The white Wenchang fate... seems to be of no use to my situation in the real world."

"But this fate can be promoted..."

"The county exam has not yet ended. If you get the first place in the county, you may be promoted to a red fate. The red fate is more noble than the white fate, and it will bring more benefits."

Xu Xing retracted his gaze and began to think about how to seize the first place in the county.

Although he was admitted to the official list by Wu County Magistrate, he knew that in the first county exam, his chance of getting the first place was very small. Otherwise, Wu County Magistrate could not say that the first place's test paper was "mediocre" no matter what.

The only chance is the next few exams.

But..., basically, after the first candidate in the exam becomes the first place, he will basically be the first place in the future.

Compared with the first exam of the county exam, the next two exams are not very important.

The first exam is called the main exam, which shows its importance.

"Brother, please make way."

At this time, the candidate behind Xu Xing couldn't help but urge.

It was already Shenshi, and hundreds of candidates were piled up behind the dragon gate. Xu Xing, thanks to his early submission of the paper, left a step earlier, so that after a short hesitation, there were people behind him.

"Please..."

Xu Xing nodded slightly to the middle-aged scholar behind him and stepped half a step to the left.

The next moment, candidates swam past him like a stream of carp.

"Dragon Gate!"

"One step earlier, one step later."

"We are all carp leaping over the dragon gate, why do we have to compete for the first place?"

"The first rafters to stick out will rot first!"

Xu Xing suddenly realized something.

Although winning the first case would make him glorious for a while, after winning the first case..., there would be many dangers.

First, he would be the first to enter the sight of the elders of the Gelaohui, and unpredictable dangers would surely follow. Secondly, if he remembered correctly, a big event would break out in June this year - writing on the bus!

The reason why Kang and Liang were able to submit their petition successfully was inseparable from the help of two people, the headmaster of Weijing Academy Liu Guyu and the censor Song Bolu...

"Wait!"

"Wait a little longer!"

Xu Xing waited for the candidates to file out before he slowly walked out.

Outside the examination room, the crowd was sparse at this moment. Only a few Confucian scholars, regardless of the cold night, chatted with each other about today's exam questions. When they met him leaving the examination room, several candidates also asked him how he solved the Four Books and Five Classics questions.

"My talent is mediocre. It was already Shen time when I finished writing the paper."

Xu Xing couldn't stand it, and he couldn't scold and drive these candidates away, so he said tactfully.

Unlike Jia Dao's Ku Yin School, most people are mediocre in talent. Even if they ponder for a long time, it is difficult to find any wonderful sentences. After all, "articles are naturally formed, and they are occasionally found by masters."

"Sorry, I brought up your sad story."

Seeing this, several candidates stopped pestering Xu Xing and let him go.

Although the person who leaves the examination room last may not fail, he will definitely not get a good score. These candidates nominally came to exchange knowledge, but in fact they were also taking the opportunity to build relationships.

People without value will naturally not be retained by others.

…

As a rule.

The announcement day is the third day after the regular exam.

During this period, Xu Xing stayed in the dormitory, preparing to review his studies. Although he had memorized the Four Books and Five Classics and other Confucian classics, reviewing the old to learn the new, the imperial examination does not rely on dictation, but on the foundation of writing.

Writing eight-part essays is inseparable from the understanding of subtle words and great meanings.

Secondly, this attitude can also leave a good impression on classmates and teachers in the academy.

Xu Xing did not forget the opportunity that Master Ma mentioned.

It's not that he doesn't want to relax.

Going to spend money and wine.

It's just... if his character is too bad, even if he has the title of scholar, it is not certain that Dean Liu will recognize him as a student of Weijing Academy and a descendant of Guanxue.

Wang Mang was humble before he usurped the throne.

Furthermore, under the pressure of life and death threats, Xu Xing could only suppress his restless heart.

However——

An accident happened.

Xiaoyi Hall sent a letter asking him to kill someone! Kill the official!