Before the exam was over, the teacher marking the papers on the stage announced the first place in this session's exam.
What kind of life experience is this?
There is no doubt that thunder is rolling in the hearts of all the candidates who are still writing hard.
In particular, several candidates who had thoughts about the beginning of the case sighed deeply and felt as if their hearts were dying.
Looking at Huang Youcai again, he was frozen on the examination bench, his mouth open as if he could stuff an egg into it.
He had failed to frame him just now and had already angered the county magistrate. Although for the sake of his eldest brother, County Magistrate Li did not pursue the crime of framing him and allowed him to take part in the county examination, but it was obvious that his reputation in the heart of the county magistrate was already bad. The street.
He was originally unable to study, but this time he just wanted to rely on his elder brother's reputation to pass the county examination.
But now that he has lost all control, he can no longer write.
There was a leak in the house and it rained all night. He accidentally dipped some ink on his sleeves and smeared the entire roll.
When Huang Youcai saw this, he panicked and wiped it with his hands, but how could the ink be wiped away by his hands?
The more he applied it, the darker it became. The darker it became, the more anxious he became, and his movements became louder unconsciously.
Hearing the commotion, County Magistrate Li, who was immersed in good poems and articles, couldn't help but look up. The first thing that caught his eye was the annoying Huang Youcai. This man had a bad character and framed Xueyou. If it weren't for the fact that his eldest brother was a Jinshi in the same ranking, For his sake, Magistrate Li had already punished him.
Because I didn't want to offend the same year when I first entered the official career, I just held my nose and let him take the exam.
Unexpectedly, this guy was still restless. He made loud noises in the examination room and was so proud that he totally embarrassed his elder brother Huang Wangwang.
County Magistrate Li couldn't bear it any longer and shouted loudly in front of all the candidates: "Huang Youcai, what are you doing? Make a lot of noise, disrupt the county examination, be bold, someone will take it down!"
The yamen officer who was at each row of seats to prevent candidates from cheating received the order and immediately rushed to Huang Youcai like a wolf and dragged him from his seat. The test papers were also taken away and sent to County Magistrate Li.
The county examination tables in Hailing County are all made of bamboo benches. When the government officials pulled Huang Youcai out of his seat, all the candidates in the row were staggered and almost fell down.
The commotion got louder and louder, and the candidates also complained and made strange remarks.
Magistrate Li's face, which had been overjoyed just now, now turned grim: "Quiet! Anyone who makes a noise will be punished as a fraud!"
As soon as this statement came out, it was indeed extremely lethal. Several older candidates who had just taken the opportunity to speak immediately shut up.
When Huang Youcai was pulled in front of County Magistrate Li with a pale face, Magistrate Li was holding his "paper" in his hand!
I saw that the paper was "muddled" and dirty, and the more than 100 words that had been written were crawling all over the paper like earthworms.
Magistrate Li frowned and said in disgust: "Can you call me a scholar with your handwriting? The shepherd boys in the village used branches to write on the river beach, and their handwriting is more beautiful than yours!"
Huang Youcai couldn't help but look embarrassed when he heard this.
"Pull him out and then-"
Magistrate Li stopped mid-sentence. Originally, he wanted to drag Huang Youcai out, tie him up at the entrance of the examination booth, and shackle him until the end of the examination.
There is a shackle in the shape of "Ya" outside the examination room. Generally, scholars who disturb the examination room will be tied to it for public display.
But after all, County Magistrate Li still took into account the ideas of the other side in the same year, so he temporarily changed the punishment to punishing the talented ones by kneeling at the Longmen!
The penalty of kneeling at Longmen has much less impact than the shackles at the gate. Outside the gate is the Panchi of the Academy, and the people around are coming and going, so the impact is too bad.
But the penalty of kneeling at Longmen was inside the academy and outside the examination room. Although the people from the county government and the candidates rushing to take the exam could all "appreciate" it, it was still slightly better than the other punishment.
However, even this is still very... embarrassing.
Huang Youcai was dragged out of the examination room, crying and begging for mercy at the top of his lungs. The tears and snot stuck on his face as if they were free... It was a bit disgusting.
All the candidates couldn't help but feel sad, and no longer dared to move, they just went to work hard on their composition.
After dealing with Huang Youcai in this room, Magistrate Li finally remembered that Xu He was still waiting here. He suddenly changed his face and said with a smile: "How long have you been practicing writing articles and poems?"
Xu He recalled, "Only half a year!"
The social studies master had just taught him how to solve questions half a year ago, and Xu He didn't lie.
As soon as this statement came out, County Magistrate Li was immediately shocked: "Half a year? Can you write this article in half a year? Can you write [Release the Three Gorges Danger, and a Spring of Autumn] in half a year?"
Although his words were a question, he obviously wanted to express more of surprise.
The chubby county magistrate on the side raised his hand and congratulated him: "My lord, when you first came to this county, you recognized talents in the grass. As expected, your eyes are as sharp as a torch, and I admire you!"
For a county magistrate, the county's culture and education are included in the annual performance evaluation indicators. Xu He wrote poems and essays like this in March that even a Jinshi felt good... What does this mean?
This shows that little Xu He may also become a Jinshi in the future!
In the future, when Xu He is admitted as a scholar, a scholar, or a Jinshi, won't he be the magistrate with the [intelligent eye] to discover talents?
Thinking of this, he smiled and nodded, and the beard on his hand almost started to smoke when he stroked it.
The county magistrate is a man who knows how to get things done. He immediately winked at Xu He, who was sitting in the hall: "Why don't you thank the magistrate? Not only did you avenge your grievances, but I also promoted you to be the chief prosecutor of this county. What a great grace it is." ah?"
Xu He complained in his heart that if he hadn't been able to recite the Four Books, he would have been counting cockroaches in the prison by now.
But think about it again, although Magistrate Li is a soft-spoken person, he is not a sinister person. If he encounters magistrates who are deeply in collusion with the squires, it will be useless even if he recites the Thirteen Classics.
Thinking of this, he bowed his hands with sincerity and said: "Thank you for your kindness!"
Magistrate Li smiled and nodded.
But the county magistrate deliberately said angrily: "Xu He, what is your title...?"
After Xu He reminded him, he immediately saluted again and said: "I have thanked the teacher, I have thanked the county magistrate for the advice!"
It turns out that as long as you pass the county examination and are named as the head of the case, it means that you are the person admired by the county magistrate. At this time, according to the rules of previous years, the head of the case can call the county magistrate "teacher", and he can also call himself in front of the county magistrate. "student".
Although this kind of "teacher" and "student" relationship is not as close as the relationship between the candidates, Jinshi and the examiner after the provincial examination and the joint examination, the person who can call the county magistrate "teacher" is considered to be the kind of person who can go sideways in the local area.
However, what Xu He didn't expect was that Magistrate Li didn't just want to be his teacher in name only.
"Since you call me teacher, if you have any questions about learning in the future, you can come to the county government office to see me. I will definitely give you advice as long as I am free!" County Magistrate Li said with a smile.
These words once again aroused envy from the surrounding people.
Why?
Because the teacher's sentence just now can be said to be the practice of the Wei Dynasty, Xu He and County Magistrate Li did not have a true master-disciple relationship.
But County Magistrate Li just spoke, and he is really willing to teach Xu He knowledge. As the saying goes, a master and apprentice for a day, a master and apprentice for life. This is because County Magistrate Li really loves talents and accepted Xu He as his apprentice.
Who is County Magistrate Li?
He is less than thirty years old, and a genuine Jinshi officer will have an unlimited future. As long as Xu He is someone who can cling, he will have a worry-free life!
