Outside the Academy.
Guo Xuetu and Zhang Shi were chatting away, while Zhang Qiu ran to the Fengchi to watch the fish in the pond.
Fengchi is located between Xuegong and Qianyuan Temple, so this half-acre square pond is used as both a pan pond and a life-releasing pond.
Zhang Shi glanced at Zhang Qiu, who was playing by the pool, and immediately said: "Be careful not to fall into the water."
Zhang Qiu responded, obediently ran back to Zhang Shi, and threw himself into his arms.
Zhang Shi smiled and said, "Is this fun?"
"Fun!"
"I want to study here from now on!"
Zhang Qiu raised his head and said, "Come here to study? Is it like my second uncle?"
"Second uncle? How do you know that second uncle is studying here?"
Zhang Qiu said with a smile: "Second uncle took Ah Xi to play here before!"
"Oh, when?"
"I played once in March and April this year. My second uncle told me that this is Fengchi, which is also the Panchi of the Academy. He also taught me how to write the character "pan". It is one and a half characters to the right of "three o'clock water". I learned it right away. ." Zhang Shi said.
"My son is so smart," Zhangqiu asked again, "Second uncle will bring you to play, why haven't I heard of it?"
"Mom knows."
"Second uncle also told me a lot about his studies in the county school, but I couldn't understand them."
Zhang Shi let out a long sigh after hearing this.
Zhang Qiu asked: "Dad, where has the second uncle gone? Why is he not back?"
"I told you that my second uncle is going to study."
"But that day someone told me that my second uncle was arrested..."
Zhang Shi said angrily: "You heard people talking nonsense, who said it to you?"
Seeing Zhang Shi's serious expression, Zhang Qiu burst into tears and cried, "Daddy, don't be angry."
"Da Langjun, the academy door is open!" Guo Xuequ said.
…
A group of scholars flocked to the gate of the academy.
Zhang Yue stood waiting with a book box in hand.
There were a group of people standing on the left and right, and by chance, a few of them, Zhang Yuezhang knew, were several of his former classmates in elementary school.
Zhang Yue remembered that day after he was expelled from Meng Xue, all of his classmates, except for Peng Jingyi, looked like they had cut off their robes and separated themselves from each other, drawing a clear line between them.
Therefore, Zhang Yue ignored them and stood by the academy gate waiting for the door to open.
These classmates didn't see Zhang Yue, so they were talking there. Those who took the Jinshi major came out late, but the Economics major has almost handed in the papers. Most of them are objective questions. If you can do it, you can do it, but if you can't, you can't. Unless you can peek at the answer, there is no use sitting until the last moment of the exam.
A classmate said: "Those who are courteous to their king behave like a filial son's adoptive parents. How can you be right?"
A classmate said proudly: "Yihu! Anyone who is rude to his master will be punished like an eagle chasing a bird."
At this time, a person came forward and said miserably: "It's over, it's over, who are the seven authors of the Analects of Confucius and Mo Yi? I don't know any of them."
The classmate just now continued to show off: "It's so easy, don't you know?"
Another person said: "I can't remember which seven people."
The classmate put his hands behind his hands and said: "Master said, if you don't lower your ambitions, you won't dishonor your body. Boyi and Shuqi. Liu Xiahui and Shaolian. If you lower your ambitions, you will dishonor your body. If you speak up to ethics and act with care, that's all. .Yu Zhong and Yi Yi lived in seclusion and spoke freely. They were pure in their bodies and abolished their power."
The classmate bent his hands and counted: "Bo Yi, Shu Qi, Yu Zhong, Yi Yi, Liu Xiahui and Shaolian are six, and there is one more person, Bo Da!"
Zhang Yue shook his head when he heard this and couldn't help but said: "It's Zhu Zhang."
Zhang Yue's voice was not loud, but the classmate just now heard him.
"Zhu Zhang, yes, it's Zhu Zhang. Boda is one of the Eight Scholars. I've made a note of it."
The classmate realized that he had made a mistake in Mo Yi, which was a sure thing, and he couldn't help but said in frustration: "It's over, this time it's over."
The gate of the academy has been opened and Zhang Yue is about to go out. After seeing clearly, this person said: "Who am I talking about? Isn't this Zhang Sanlang? Sanlang stays."
Zhang Yue was about to leave but was stopped. He couldn't do it without saying hello.
He nodded: "It's me!"
"I haven't seen Sanlang for a long time since he was fired by my husband that day. It's really a three-day separation that made me look at each other with admiration..."
Zhang Yue reminded: "Brother Shaozhong, we actually met that day, Jingyi was also there..."
"Huh... I don't remember," the other party said, "Why did Sanlang also take the exam as a Confucian scholar?"
The other party's tone was a little teasing, and several classmates also laughed. It seems that you can also take the classics examination, and also want to go to the county school.
Zhang Yue didn't seem to hear it, he just smiled and said, "Just give it a try."
"That's fine. I'll just say that after three days of separation, I looked at you with admiration and felt a little more ambitious. We happened to have a drink together after the exam."
"Let's go some other time. My brother is waiting for me to come home."
"No, has Saburo changed his temper?" A classmate laughed.
Zhang Yue's classmate, who he called 'Shaozhong', said: "In the past, it was Sanlang who invited us, but now we also invite Sanlang in return."
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Brother Shaozhong, although I am short of money, I should treat you all to this meal. Let's wait for another day."
Everyone snickered, Zhang Yue was still so generous.
"You can't deny it, let's settle in Cuilou the day after tomorrow."
Zhang Yue nodded: "That's fine."
Zhang Yue thought about it and really should invite them to dinner to balance the mood of others. After all, they were just classmates.
Zhang Yue raised his hand and said, "Take a step first and say goodbye."
"Brother Zhang takes his leave," the scholar named 'Shaozhong' watched Zhang Yue leave, his smile suddenly turned pale and he said, "If Zhang Yue can pass the county school, I will eat a load of shit!"
Several classmates laughed when they heard this.
"Ha ha."
"Brother Shaozhong, haha..."
After laughing.
"Are you going to Cuilou tomorrow?"
"Of course we have to go with Brother Lan. Where are the others?"
"He will be admitted to the Jinshi Department later, not to mention Cao Cao."
But I saw a scholar in his twenties slowly walking downhill and walking to the gate of the academy.
Everyone raised their hands.
"Brother Lan, where are you going to celebrate tonight?"
The scholar surnamed Lan shook his head and said, "What are you celebrating for? This time, most of the time... it fell into the sand."
"Brother Lan, let's not say anything depressing. Guess who I saw just now? Zhang Yue, that Zhang Sanlang who was expelled from the elementary school for looking at pornographic paintings. He actually came to take the county classics examination. Do you think it's ridiculous? Is Yelang arrogant?"
The scholar surnamed Lan changed his expression and said: "You have also seen Sanlang, why don't you call him."
"Why is he not from the same group as us?"
"Apart from eating and drinking, no one wants to talk to him on weekdays."
The scholar surnamed Lan paused and said: "He was picked up by your Majesty just now in the hall, and he still got it all!"
"got it?"
"All access?"
Everyone was stunned, including Brother Shaozhong, whose mouth was wide open.
At this moment, outside the academy gate.
"Dad, the child is unfilial. The child got three questions wrong." Guo Lin said while crying.
Guo Xuexiu consoled him: "If you are wrong, you are wrong."
"My children's books can be read more familiarly. It's all because I didn't study hard! If...if I could read a few more pages, why couldn't I then? Otherwise, I would not have answered wrongly."
Guo Xuejun patted Guo Lin on the back and said, "Don't think too much after the exam. We may not fail."
Guo Lin raised his head, wiped his tears and asked, "Dad, do you think the child is useless?"
"No, it's because dad is useless. If dad hadn't been ill, you wouldn't have been copying books for two or three months..." Guo Xuexiu said while wiping his tears.
"Daddy blames me."
"No, it's still daddy's fault."
"Dad, I'm sorry for you!"
"Lin'er, daddy is sorry for you too!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Seeing the scene of Guo Xuexue and Guo Lin, father and son holding each other's arms and crying in deep love, Zhang Shi was hesitant to speak but could only stand aside and worry.
Finally, Zhang Shi couldn't hold it anymore and asked: "Guo Lin, please don't cry yet! Have you seen our third brother?"
Guo Lin wiped his tears and shook his head: "He and I were not taking the exam together. Hasn't he come out yet?"
At this time, Zhang Qiu said loudly with pointed eyes: "Daddy, daddy, third uncle is out."
But seeing Zhang Yue carrying the book box among the crowd, he walked out with a solemn expression.
Zhang Shi first looked at Zhang Yue's face. His brows were furrowed and he thought he didn't do well in the exam. He stepped forward and said, "It doesn't matter, third brother. It doesn't matter if we don't pass the exam the first time. We will pass the exam next time." .Generally, county schools admit children over the age of fifteen."
Zhang Qiu said: "But dad, my second uncle entered the county school for the first time when he was twelve years old."
"Can your third uncle compare with your second uncle? Third brother, that's not what I mean. No, Axi doesn't mean that either. What I mean is that if you want to go to the county to go to college, you can wait until you are fifteen."
Zhang Shi said to himself: "Anyway, I have to serve in rural service at the age of sixteen, and I have to serve in the state and county service at the age of twenty. It's still early..."
"Brother, I passed the exam."
"I said it doesn't matter if you pass the exam...what? Passed the exam?"
Zhang Yue nodded.
"Sanlang (junior brother), did you pass the exam?" Guo Xuexue and Guo Lin both looked over.
Zhang Yue nodded and said: "Yes, I ordered you to take it in front of the class, and I was grading the papers on the side. I got a pass!"
"All access?"
"Nothing wrong?"
Guo Xuexue and Guo Lin asked quarrelsomely.
"Yes, all pass. Thanks to senior brother for reminding me to memorize scriptures more... Senior brother, be gentle, my shoulder is broken... Sir, don't hug me so tightly..."
Zhang Yueyue broke away easily, but saw Guo Xuejun squatting on the ground wiping tears, not looking like a scholar at all.
Guo Lin's eyes were also red.
"What are you doing...don't you just want to pass the county school?" Zhang Yueyan said.
Zhang Shi said to Zhang Yue: "What nonsense are you talking about? Is it easy to enter the county school?"
Zhang Yue was shocked to see his elder brother being so fierce.
Zhang Shi wiped away his tears and said: "Mr. Guo, we are not the same as him. Come to my place now, get a few bottles of good wine and let us have a good drink. Let me thank you deeply. Third brother, help your husband, no?" Your husband, your senior brother, can you be where you are today? Don’t forget, who can you rely on to be successful today?"
After being scolded by Zhang Shi, Zhang Yue remembered that he had forgotten to thank his husband, so he quickly saluted: "Sir..."
Guo Xuexuan had already stood up, supported Zhang Yue and said, "Dalangjun, please don't say that. I have been teaching all my life, but none of my disciples have achieved anything. Only Zhang Yue...Zhang Yue passed the county school examination alone."
"From now on...I...will no longer be afraid of what others say. Did Guo Lin see that Zhang Yue has passed the county school? As a senior brother, you should...you should also strive for success and earn face for me."
Guo Lin nodded beside him, feeling both happy and a little disappointed.
Zhang Shi waved his hand and said: "Then let's go home. Third brother, why didn't you just tell me that you passed the exam? If you looked unhappy, I thought you didn't do well in the exam. Are you trying to trick people?"
Zhang Yue explained: "It's not that I'm unhappy, but I just looked at the spring list and there was no second brother's name among the Jinshi in this state."
