The county examination in Donggu County was presided over by the magistrate Zhu. On the 20th of the first month, the county government issued a notice that the examination time would be set on February 20. Then, students who were preparing to take the test had to go to the county government to register.
Yan Jing had already prepared and understood the process. The next day, he took Wei Lingxiu and the three students who were on bail with them to the county office to sign up.
After signing up, he took Wei Lingxiu directly to the Wei family bookstore.
Although they have books at home, they are not many. If you want to study, it is better to go to Weijia Bookstore.
More importantly, shopkeeper Wei strongly invited them, and even offered them room and board.
As for why shopkeeper Wei did this, of course, it was for the big characters he wrote!
The Wei family's bookstore is not only in Donggu County, but also in Fucheng and other counties. If you can hang a few famous calligraphy works in such a bookstore, it can attract many scholars to stop!
Although Shijing is not a famous master, his words are not inferior to famous masters at all!
A few years ago, shopkeeper Wei sent a character written by Yan Jingze to his family, but he was personally received by the head of the family and asked him to try to get more characters...
Yan Jing is now unwilling to be given some money by others, so he writes for others. The shopkeeper Wei approached him and asked him to live in the backyard of the bookstore, with food and lodging every day. .
Yan Jing readily agreed.
His impression of Shopkeeper Wei was quite good.
The original owner was indeed a scoundrel. When he first came out of the Wei family, Wei Lingxiu had a bad reputation. The shopkeeper Wei was willing to accept the books they copied. .
Yan Jing happily wrote a few large characters to Shopkeeper Wei, and after a while, Shopkeeper Wei brought some annotations to books for him to read.
The circulation is inconvenient these days, and it is difficult to publish books. Some literati have annotated a certain book. If they have great confidence in themselves, they will not publish it. Even if it is published, only a few hundred copies will be published, and ordinary students simply cannot buy it.
Even a poor scholar like Zhao Xiucai could not see the notes that these shopkeepers Wei took out.
Yanjing was very grateful to the shopkeeper Wei. He read them all, took the essence, and wrote a copy for Wei Lingxiu to read.
In addition, of course, we must urge Wei Lingxiu to endorse it.
After the two signed up, they just cradled for a month, and they didn't even go out these days. Only when Li Xiucai and others came over, they discussed their knowledge with Li Xiucai.
At first, Yan Jingze's knowledge was far less than that of Li Xiucai and others. Li Xiucai wanted to befriend him, so he took the initiative to come to his door and answer his doubts, but after half a month, Yan Jingze could also help Li Xiucai. Answered some questions.
He is unforgettable, has strong comprehension ability, and the growth of his knowledge is very amazing.
And facing a man like him...
The Li family where Li Xiucai is located, and the Wei family where the shopkeeper Wei is located, sent him some things such as the exam questions from previous years, as well as the answer sheets that were written silently by their family's scholars afterwards.
People from ordinary families have no access to these things at all, and only big families who have produced many scholars have it. If Yanjing hadn't had the talent he has now, he would have never had the chance to see these things. thing.
It was Wei Lingxiu, who had never seen anything like this before—his father had never shown him this.
While Yan Jingze and Wei Lingxiu were immersed in their studies, the news that Wei Lingxiu and Yan Jingze were going to take the county exam also spread.
Most people in Donggu County do not believe it.
It's normal for Wei Lingxiu to take the county exam, but Yan Jing... Yan Da changed the name, and they couldn't even call it out! As for this man, they have watched him grow up since he was a child. When he was very young, he robbed other people's children for food. Later, when he grew up, he did a lot of messy things. How many people in Donggu County are afraid he
Just such a person, actually want to participate in the imperial examination
"Just kidding? If Yan Da can take the imperial examination, so can I!"
"I heard that Yan Daxian is very smart..."
"I don't believe it anyway. If Yan Da has this ability, my son can be admitted to the top spot!"
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Ordinary people think so, and even the Wei family thinks so.
Mrs. Wei gritted her teeth with hatred.
Wei Lingxiu's mother didn't take her seriously back then. Later, Wei Lingxiu's uncle scolded her face to face. She had no affection for this grandson at all.
This grandson is not like her son, only like her daughter-in-law, and her daughter-in-law has a bad reputation... Who knows if this is her son's seed!
"He made so many rumors, he must be unwilling, and he wants to come back!" said Mrs. Wei.
Because many people have said recently that Wei Lingxiu was kicked out of the Wei family by Mrs. Wei. Mrs. Wei has been having a hard time recently, but she can't talk like Mrs. Wei in front of people...
Mrs. Wei said, "Mother, don't be angry..."
"Can I not be angry? He even has to go to the county exam... Does he want to disgrace my Wei family?" Old Mrs. Wei said, "I heard that he is going to take that Yanda with him? No! You guys Find someone to stop them!"
Mrs. Wei responded quickly. She knew very well in her heart that Wei Lingxiu was not really ignorant. If not, she would not have wanted to spend money on Yan Dao to harm Wei Lingxiu.
This Wei Lingxiu went to participate in the county exam, what if he was lucky
Early in the morning on the day of the county test, all the candidates came to the test center.
Yan Jing and Wei Lingxiu came together. Among the candidates, Yan Jing stood out from the crowd and saw a piece of overhead.
The three students who signed mutual insurance policies with Yan Jingze and Wei Lingxiu saw Yan Jingze at a glance, and quickly squeezed over: "Mr. Yan, are you here?"
"Mr. Yan, have you eaten?"
"Mr. Yan..."
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The three were taken by Yan Jing to the magistrate's place, and after "seeing" them with Li Xiucai, they were respectful to Yan Jing.
But the people around were stunned.
"Yan Da is really coming to the exam?"
"Why can you come to take the exam?"
"We actually want to share an exam room with Yan Da?"
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Scholars are all arrogant and arrogant. Although Yanjing has been calm and has not tossed anything recently, everyone still remembers what the original owner did in the past!
"Mr. Yan has great talent." A student beside Yan Jingze spoke for Yan Jingze.
When the people around him heard his words, they thought he was crazy: "Are you crazy? You actually said such nonsense!"
"Can he still be talented?"
"He's here, humiliating the sages!"
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Just as he was talking, suddenly a group of people dressed as servants came and said to Wei Lingxiu, "Master, the old lady told you to go home!"
Those people said that they were coming to arrest Wei Lingxiu.
The words of the people around him, Yan Jing did not care at all.
These scholars all pay attention to their face, and even if they don't look down on him, they will at most say something "humiliating" and "humiliating the sages". What does it matter when they say something like that
When he finally got good grades in the test, he slapped these people in the face.
But now someone is going to arrest Wei Lingxiu... He can't bear this!
Yan Jing stretched out his hand, grabbed a nearby householder, and threw it to no one beside him!
The people gathered here today are all scholars, and these servants of the Wei family dare not come here with weapons—what if they accidentally hurt someone
So they were bare-handed and wanted to capture Wei Lingxiu.
It's so beautiful!
Although Yan Jing is addicted to reading these days, he has not neglected his body.
For example, when he lived in a bookstore this month, before going to bed every night, he would use the stone used to cover the manhole cover in the store to practice his strength.
No way, if he doesn't use up his energy... The person he likes is lying next to him, he's afraid he can't hold back!
He even called Wei Lingxiu to exercise together.
The county exam is not bad, there are four exams in total, and each exam is taken in the morning and come out in the evening. Later exams are not so comfortable, and the rural exam is directly in the exam room for nine days... I can't stand it without a good health. !
In addition, these days, Boss Wei prepares all kinds of delicious chicken, duck, fish and meat for them every day... Yan Jing felt that his strength not only did not decrease, but instead increased.
It's really easy to deal with a few family members!
One by one, most of the family members who came were thrown aside by Yan Jingze and fell to the ground screaming again and again.
As for the rest of the small part... Those little guys threw it away without waiting for Yanjing, and ran away by themselves.
Wei Lingxiu, who was a little scared at first, said: "..." Brother Yan is really amazing!
Seeing this scene, the surrounding students who were still very opinionated about Yan Jing stepped back one after another, wishing to slap their former self.
This man is so powerful that they dare to accuse him!
Just don't die!
They bowed their heads and walked away one by one, fearing that Yan Jing would pay attention to them, and then be thrown out... That was really sweeping the floor.
At this time, the yamen who maintained the order came over.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way! What happened here?" the headed yamen said.
"Master, they want to hit me!" Yan Jing said.
"How dare you do something to the students who came to take the exam!" Those yamen swarmed up and tied up those servants - these are all extra money! If no one comes to pay the ransom, they won't let them go!
As for Yan Jingzhi...
"Yan Da, take the test well." These yamen looked at Yan Da and said, they used to deal with Yan Da, and the relationship between the two sides was good, so they were willing to help Yan Da speak in front of the county magistrate, but now Yan Da wants to Exams, they are also looking forward to Yan Da can pass the exam.
"I will do my best!" Yan Jing said.
These yamen took those servants away like this.
At this time, except for Wei Lingxiu and the three students, there was no one else around Yanjing. It is foreseeable that they will be very clean in the next few exams.
"Brother Yan, are you okay?" Wei Lingxiu asked, looking at Yan Jingze's hand.
"Mr. Yan, those people misunderstood you, don't be sad!" The three students also comforted Yan Jingze.
In the past, Yan Jing was misunderstood because of his strength and ability to fight, right? It's unfortunate for a good scholar to be called a thug!
Those who knew these three students and happened to be standing not far away, heard their words: "..." Are these three crazy
No matter what, Yan Jing entered the examination room well.
The shopkeeper Wei is a person who does things properly. Not only does Yan Jingze and Wei Lingxiu have everything they need to take the exam, he also finds two sedan chairs. When Yan Jingze and Wei Lingxiu finish the exam, he will pick them up. bookstore.
After an exam, most people are so tired that they just want to lie down. At this time, it is very comfortable to have a sedan chair, but Yan Jing was not tired at all during the exam, but the sedan chair made him uncomfortable.
In this way, I took the test for four days in a row.
For the past four days, shopkeeper Wei didn't ask Yanjing how he did in the exam, and he didn't ask until Yanjing finished all the exams.
Yan Jing said, "It's too simple!"
Even Wei Lingxiu thought it was too simple.
Also, after passing the county examination, one has to pass the prefectural examination again to become a child student, and to pass the academy examination to become a scholar.
This county test is just the first level, it's really easy.
And basically, as long as the handwriting is clear, the article can pass smoothly!
Of course, in a county with a prosperous literary style like Donggu County, the county test will be a bit more difficult, but it is not difficult.
But this is simple, for Yan Jingze, who never forgets it, and Wei Lingxiu, who studied in the Li family since childhood...
On the day when the results came out, the students who took the test gathered together again, and many students felt it was difficult: "I silently showed the essay I made to the teacher, and my teacher said that it was a nonsense."
"I was supposed to memorize everything, but I remembered it thoroughly, but unfortunately I forgot it when I was in a hurry during the exam."
"When I copied it, I made a few corrections..."
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These people groaned and began to speculate on who would be the first criminal.
Of course, when speaking, everyone will also mention Yan Jingze: "That's a big word, and most of them handed in no papers!"
As he was talking, the result came out.
The county case chief is... Yan Jingze
Who is Yan Jing
Everyone was wondering, someone said, "That's a big word, isn't it called Yan Jingze?"
Everyone: "… "