Gift words without intention
This scene happened to fall in the eyes of the examiner, who was originally looking at Gongyanghuai from the capital. But the two's trumpets were connected to Qi Yan and they caught his eye, and Qi Yan's subsequent actions successfully shifted the examiner's attention to her.
This time, the chief examiner of the proposition was quite helpless. Even Ding Yi could carry it with his arrogance, but he could only bow down when the captain spoke in person.
I just hate that Ding Fengshan let the military officer not do it, but he chose to follow the text!
Sure enough, the examinees had different expressions when they got the test questions, some were ecstatic, some were puzzled, and even Gongyanghuai from the capital had a different expression.
Only Qi Yan calmly stared at the test paper for a while, then took the test for a long time.
The examiner couldn't help sighing: I'm afraid that such a simple test question can be answered by a yellow-mouthed child who has just opened the door. Just when he was about to look away, Qi Yan started to write.
When the examiner saw her writing like flying, her expression was extremely calm, and she couldn't guess what she was thinking.
What surprised him even more was that this 14-year-old boy was at a loss as to how to write, and completed the three exam questions in one go!
The chief examiner, Gao Xing, is the dean of Yunzhou's official school. He has taught for more than 30 years and has three champions. His students are all over the world, and he has asked himself countless people, but he has never seen a young man like Qi Yan.
The topic is not like dictation, and even he himself can't do three articles in a row without a single stroke! If this young man is not fussy, he has absolute confidence!
Gao Xing couldn't hold back his curiosity and got up and got off the high platform. The experienced man did not come directly to Qi Yan, but first went to the trumpets in the distance to inspect one by one. When Gao Xue approached Qi Yan, he had already packed up his things and waited for the gong to be rolled up.
"So early to organize things, but already written?"
Qi Yan got up and saluted: "The student has already written it."
"Oh?" Gao Xing, Fang Mu, who pushed aside the pressure paper, lifted the straw paper, and when he saw Qi Yan's test paper at first glance, he couldn't help but praise: "Good word!"
Qi Yan lowered his head and said nothing, Gao Xing glanced at the trumpets on both sides with the test paper in hand: "Don't be distracted!" .
He looked up and observed Qi Yan several times, if it wasn't for the young man who wrote it under his watchful eyes, he couldn't believe it was written by a fourteen-year-old boy!
This good handwriting is not something that can be achieved by hard practice alone, it must have transcendent talent and xinxing! Words aside, the content of the test paper is impeccable!
In particular, although the third issue of strategy theory is still in a bit of a fire, and the wording is somewhat restrained, it is rare to be able to euphemistically raise concerns in a limited space.
It might not be enough for such an article to be tested in the Chunwei Association with this good handwriting, but it is definitely an upper-level article in the Qiuwei Township Test. What's more valuable is that he did it in one go. If he was given a little more time, he would not know what to write.
Gao Xing sighed and put down the test paper: If this child has another three or five years of experience, and even the first to get armor in front of the palace, it is very likely.
But this time he didn't say too much, just said lightly: "After writing, sit still and wait, don't affect others."
Qi Yan bowed again: "Yes."
At dusk, the examiner rang the golden gong.
To Ding Fengshan's blessing, for the candidates, this children's test is very happy.
After leaving the examination institute, Qi Yan was patted from behind, and when she turned her head, it turned out to be Gong Yang Huai.
"Brother Shiraishi, how was the test?"
Gong Yang Huai pouted, pulled Qi Yan out a distance and said dissatisfiedly: "The official school of Yunzhou Prefecture is this level? I am afraid that these three nonsense questions can be answered by children who are just starting out."
Qi Yan smiled and said the same sentence before: "I arrived in Yunzhou at the beginning of the next day, and I don't know anything about it."
"I heard that the Zuibai Building in Yunzhou City is good. Brother Qi, would you like to go there together?"
Qi Yan accepted it happily but added: "Brother, I suffered from a serious illness when I was young and couldn't touch alcohol. I hope Brother Baishi will not take offense."
Gongyanghuai said generously: "A gentleman does not make friends with wine and meat, let's go."
The two came to Zuibai Building and sat down at the window on the second floor under the guidance of the second storekeeper. Gongyanghuai ordered a few special dishes and made a gesture of invitation, and Qi Yan ordered two more vegetarian dishes.
He asked for a pot of Zhu Yeqing himself and ordered a pot of Junshan Silver Leaf for Qi Yan, and the two chatted with each other.
Gongyanghuai was very happy to see Qi Yan's extraordinary conversation, humility and courtesy, and took the initiative to report his birthday, and the two were actually the same year.
Gong Yanghuai said, "Since you and I are the same age, you can call me directly, let's get rid of the word "brother"."
Qi Yan nodded, and Gongyanghuai asked curiously, "You already have the will to become an official, so why didn't your honorary character give you a character before you go out?" The juniors can call them by their first names. Generally speaking, in order to facilitate walking, the students who take the scientific examination will be given characters by their fathers or elders in the clan before they go out.
Qi Yan sighed softly: "To tell the truth, both parents in my family died on the way to escape, and all the clan members of the same family lost contact."
Gongyanghuai remembered Qi Yan's ancestral home and asked, "But the plague in the first year of Jingjia..."
Qi Yan nodded and said again: "I am not here with Gaotang, and I am not as good as the weak crown to take the words without authorization, but I have had a nickname before or can be used as a substitute for the word, but it is a bit vulgar."
Gongyanghuai asked curiously, "What is it?"
"Tiezhu." This is not Qiyan Agula's nickname, but Qiyan's deity. "If Baishi doesn't dislike it, you can call me Tie Zhu."
Gongyanghuai laughed heartily, but there was no contempt at all, and Qi Yan also laughed along with them.
Gongyanghuai said sincerely: "Tie Zhu, you have a lofty mind and a real talent and practical learning. I believe that you will soon succeed. If you achieve good results in the Spring and Autumn Period, there will naturally be adults willing to choose characters for you. With this This friendship will benefit a lot in the future, and before that I dared to call Tiezhu for a while."
"it is good."
Gongyanghuai has been raised in the capital since childhood and is very interested in rural anecdotes. Fortunately, Qi Yan did his homework and Gongyang Huai listened with relish, and told Qi Yan a lot of local customs in Beijing.
The two chatted all over the place, and they didn't eat a few dishes on the table.
After the conversation turned around and returned to the scientific examination, Gongyanghuai asked, "Tie Zhu, you chose to take the Tongsheng examination this year, but what rumors have you heard?"
Qi Yan shook her head, Gongyanghuai leaned over and said in a low voice, "I heard from others that the sage is very likely to open Enke."
Qi Yan raised her eyebrows, and her intelligence channel after leaving Wuminggu was also cut off. Gongyanghuai continued: "A few days ago, the only direct descendant of the emperor had just passed his tenth birthday. The emperor not only gave him a title, but also built a mansion for Princess Zhen Zhen outside the palace with a size comparable to that of a prince. Let the emperor ask Talent is thirsty; many people are guessing whether they will take this opportunity to open Enke."
Qi Yan thought for a while and replied, "I don't think so."
"How to say?"
"In the first year of Jingjia, the Enke was opened once, and in the second year of Jingjia's Qingfengchan, the Enke was set up again. It has only been less than three years now, and it will be the year of the big exam in two and a half years."
Gongyanghuai's face fell: "If I don't open Enke, I will go home in a while."
"Is Shiraishi going to take the next big exam?"
"Of course! How about you?"
"Me too."
Gong Yang Huai slapped the table: "With Tie Zhu's talent and learning, he will definitely be able to enter the Spring Festival. When the time comes, I will entertain you when you come to the capital."
Gong Yang Huai rubbed his hands and looked at Qi Yan expectantly. The latter asked, "Does Baishi have something to say?"
Gongyanghuai chuckled: "I just heard the examiner compliment your writing well, can you allow me to appreciate it?"
"The examiner is overrated." Having said that, she still opened the box, took out the four treasures of the study and placed it on the table, researched the ink and said to Gongyanghuai, "I got a small order while playing a few days ago, and it's ugly."
Qi Yan picked up the pen and wrote: There are willows, willows and rains, and spring is at Mingmeng. Lou Erte is too small to hide her worries, and several times went to find a boat with Yunfei. Heaven takes pity on Kezi's hometown far away, and borrows flowers to relieve sorrow. Begonia red is almost green and dry, and the red curtain was rolled up, but it was cold in the evening.
Qi Yan had just finished writing the last word when Gongyanghuai grabbed her arm and pulled out the manuscript, carefully holding it in front of him, and said excitedly: "Good word, good word! Words contain heaven and earth, no wonder the examiner would lose his temper."
Qi Yan's calligraphy was taught by masked people, and she had never been praised in the Valley of No Name before. Now that within a day, both of them said that her handwriting was beautiful, she was a little surprised.
"If Shiraishi likes it, I will send it to you."
Gongyanghuai's eyes lit up: "Really?"
"nature."
"I wonder if Tiezhu has a seal?"
"I just left the house, I'm not ready yet."
"It's a pity... Who did Tie Zhu learn from?"
"I was rescued by a master back then. My teacher was an old man who lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests. He passed away last year. I wanted to be filial for three years, but before his death, the old man told him that he only needs to be filial for one year before going out to work."
Gongyanghuai tore off the jade pendant from his waist: "This jade pendant was given by my brother on my birthday. I hope Tiezhu will not dislike it. In the future, you will go to the capital as a token."
Qi Yan took Gongyanghuai with both hands and took out a white paper fan from her rucksack. She laughed and said, "Tie Zhu will give me another fan before the ink is dry!"
Qi Yan wrote the small order on the fan, and Gongyang Huai happily accepted it. At this time, there was a commotion from downstairs. Ding Fengshan was slumped on the shoulder-carrying sedan like a boneless man, and was heading to the Zuibai Building.
Gongyanghuai spat: "It's really bad luck."
"With his temperament, he must choose Linchuang, why don't he leave today."
Gongyanghuai said angrily, "What are you afraid of him doing?"
"Although I've just arrived here, I've heard that the Ding Mansion has deep roots in Yunzhou. Why should you and I be unhappy? Besides, it's not early, Baishi, listen to me."
The two got up and went downstairs. As Qi Yan expected, Ding Fengshan clamored to go down to the second floor as soon as he came in, and told the guys to clear the room.
Qi Yan and Gong Yang Huai said goodbye to each other. After walking for dozens of steps, the smile on Qi Yan's face gradually disappeared, and the gloomy amber eyes seemed to be dripping with water.
When Gongyanghuai asked Shicai several times, she did not directly say that this test question was related to Ding Fengshan. But she guided her without a trace, and believed that Gongyanghuai's mind would soon figure it out. This person has a straightforward and straightforward personality, and he will definitely mention it to his father Gong Yang Zhong when he returns home.
This is enough.