Seeing Xu He handing in the paper, Li Zhijie felt angry: "Silly boy, the prefect is getting angry after seeing so many rubbish papers. If you hand in the paper now, isn't that going to hurt him?"
But no matter what, this is the government examination room, not the back hall of his county government. There is Peng Ruyu watching over him. Although Li Zhijie is anxious, he does not dare to say a word.
At this time, Peng Ruyu's face was neither sad nor happy, and even looked a little gloomy. When the candidates in the audience caught a glimpse of this scene, they couldn't help but secretly laugh at Xu He for not knowing what he was saying, and they were all waiting to see his joke.
Xu He came to the hall and bowed to the teacher and Magistrate Peng.
At this time, a clerk from the ceremonial room came to his side, took the paper to the hall and handed it to Magistrate Peng.
Peng Ruyu took the paper and did not open it immediately. Instead, she turned to Li Zhijie and said, "Master Li, do you have any experience in writing? Can you give me a copy so that I can let my children at home study Master Li's masterpiece someday?" "
Li Zhijie was confused after hearing this and couldn't figure out what Peng Ruyu meant by what he said at this time.
But he subconsciously replied: "Since the magistrate thinks so highly of the official, the official will sort it out in detail and send it to you after he returns to the Yamen."
Although he said the beautiful words, he still couldn't figure out why Peng Ruyu suddenly said these words.
Peng Ruyu smiled and nodded at Li Zhizhi, seeming to acknowledge his affection.
Only then did he open Xu He's article and read it.
As soon as he opened the test paper, what caught his eye was a dignified, rigorous, neat and elegant small script.
This small regular script is not the style of the four regular script masters in the traditional sense. It lacks some charm and personal style, but it is neat and legible.
Just now Peng Ruyu watched Xu He draft the draft, but at that time Xu He had a thousand words in his heart and wrote like the wind, without considering the beauty of the font at all.
So the impression given to Peng Ruyu is that his handwriting is very average.
But when he saw Xu He's words on the official examination paper, the contrast between the two immediately surprised Peng Ruyu.
"This, this word is..."
Seeing Peng Ruyu so surprised, Xu He couldn't help but feel funny.
In fact, the font he wrote was the famous Guange style in later generations.
This font does not have the thousands of faces of calligraphy works, but it is very suitable for document delivery and examination writing.
Because his strokes are very regular and neat, and he has no arbitrary personal style at all.
Perhaps, he couldn't call it calligraphy, but there is no doubt that after reading so many fonts with distinctive personal styles, the examiner suddenly saw such a refreshing and neat scroll. There is no doubt that neatness is a bonus.
Xu He once copied Shen Du's calligraphy in the Ming Dynasty in his previous life, and he was the master of Guange style.
Guange style originated in the Song Dynasty. The reason why it became a special font for examinations in the Ming and Qing dynasties is because Zhu Di liked this font very much. What is good at the top will be worse at the bottom. In addition, this font is really easy to use. That’s why it was gradually popularized by later generations.
Then, there was no Ming Dynasty at all in this time and space, and naturally there was no Zhu Di, so the appearance of Xu He's pavilion body undoubtedly surprised Peng Ruyu.
"Be careful, your student's handwriting is really good!" Peng Ruyu said with emotion.
Li Zhijie came forward to take a look, and suddenly looked at Xu He with some curiosity. During the county examination, the regular script used by Xu He had a flavor similar to that of Yan and Liu. It was beautiful, but not as neat.
He cast a questioning look at Xu He.
What can Xu He do? It would be hard for him to explain to his face that he was too nervous at the time and didn't think of this level of the pavilion, right?
He came well-prepared for this government examination and had already simulated everything in the exam. Of course, he also thought about the extra points such as fonts.
so……
Peng Ruyu sighed in his heart. His articles were well written, his poems were well-known, and his calligraphy was also a bonus. If a student like this came to take part in the government examination, wouldn't he be the one who beat everyone in the hall?
For the sake of fairness, Peng Ruyu read Xu He's article carefully, then sighed and handed it to Li Zhijie.
Li Zhijie took the test paper with anxiety.
It doesn't matter at first glance. Just like Peng Ruyu just now, this novel eight-legged writing method, this writing technique of Du Yishu, this outline of the topic, it's simply...
At the level shown in this article, I can't teach Xu He at all!
etc!
What did Magistrate Peng mean by what he said just now?
Let yourself make a copy of the composition for the descendants of the Peng family to study?
Could it be that he misunderstood that Xu He's article was taught by him?
"I..." Thinking that he had agreed to Peng Ruyu just now, Li Zhijie suddenly felt a sense of crisis that he was about to die.
The key is that Peng Ruyu doesn't know about this. At this time, his eyes when looking at Xu He have become gentle.
He turned to Li Zhijie and said, "Shen Xing, you are a well-known talent in our dynasty. Please comment on your student's writings!"
Li Zhijie did not answer immediately, but studied it carefully.
Finally, he put down the test paper and took a deep look at the students in the hall.
Then he turned to Peng Ruyu and said, "Master Peng, you better tell me. I'm afraid it will be unfair if I say it!"
Good guy, when the officials at the government office heard this, they immediately complained in their hearts: "Master Li, your silent praise is better than your loud praise!"
But Peng Ruyu nodded after thinking, showing deep approval.
Then, he turned to Xu He and said: "Xu He, your article starts with the title "shao", which is noble and solemn.
"The first four ratios are written perfectly, every sentence is like Shun, and every sound and volume are different. It can be said that every word cannot be changed..."
His words were sonorous and powerful, and his heart was obviously agitated.
The candidates in the audience who had not yet submitted their papers were dumbfounded.
"That's not right. Did you agree to be strict? Did you agree to see so much rubbish and feel bad? Doesn't the prefect just play his cards according to the rules?"
Peng Ruyu continued: "The last four chapters are perfectly written, and the last two chapters have a sighing look and all the themes are revealed."
"The whole text reflects its chapters and its lyrics are brilliant, so it is both beautiful and good."
When Li Zhijie heard Peng Ruyu's comments in the audience, he no longer had any scruples and nodded in agreement. Apparently, it was because Peng Ruyu, a second-ranked Jinshi, said what he wanted to say from the bottom of his heart.
Peng Ruyu then commented: "Your article has a solemn and peaceful style, a mellow and indifferent aftertaste, and the form of analysis is new in the country. I will definitely post this article next to the government office list for reference in the future. It is used as a reference for students in this province to study!”
"Wow..."
As soon as Magistrate Peng said this, all the schoolchildren who were taking exams in the audience were in an uproar.
They had only heard that their teachers asked them to study the writings of their predecessors, but they had never seen a teacher ask them to read the writings of a fifteen-year-old boy.
"So, didn't Magistrate Peng compare that young man's articles with those of the great writers of the time?"
"Isn't this too outrageous?"
