In the afternoon, Xu He came in and took the test for another afternoon. When it was the prescribed time for handing in the paper, he handed in the test paper.
It's not that he encountered difficulties in the exam, but that of these two exams, one was about memory. It was very similar to the fill-in-the-blank questions of later generations. It was to extract a sentence from the meaning of the scriptures and ask the candidates to complete the sentence according to the context. , Xu He, needless to say about his memory, he answered it quickly, then thought about it carefully, and then copied it onto the test paper.
As for the policy essay, it is a bit like the application essay for the civil service examination in later generations.
It should be noted that Xu He does not seek to be new or different, he just wants to follow the trend and write words that are consistent with the light and the dust.
After all, you are a small child, not even a child student or a student. What qualifications do you have to comment on national affairs?
It's better to be honest and fair.
As the sky gradually darkened, a cannon sounded, and it was time to hand in papers.
There is a rule here: county and government examinations "do not follow the candle".
That is to say, in the county examination and the government examination, when it is almost dark and the lights are about to be turned on, the examination must end. After the cannon is fired, all candidates must put down their pens. If they do anything again, it will be a violation of the examination room discipline. Stop.
Fortunately, Xu He had already transcribed the contents on the manuscript paper onto the test paper, and checked it over and over again more than ten times.
His behavior made Peng Ruyu and Li Zhijie in the hall nod repeatedly.
The first test, Shi Wen Zhi Yi, tests the candidates' understanding and elucidation of the meaning of the classics. This kind of article cannot be picked out.
Only when you write it in one stroke can it be coherent and fluent. If you revise it repeatedly, you will lose the ability to pick out the words.
So they didn't think there was anything wrong with Xu He handing in his papers in advance.
But the exam in the afternoon is to test the candidates' proficiency in reciting the meaning of the scriptures and their carefulness in dictation, as well as some views on current affairs.
Especially when it comes to pasting scriptures, the most important thing is that candidates need to be careful and not make mistakes.
Submitting papers early at this time will give people a feeling of impatience.
Xu He, on the other hand, did not hand in the papers until the cannon was fired. He had been checking and considering the whole process. At this point, first of all, if nothing else was mentioned, his seriousness made Magistrate Peng and Li Tongpian very satisfied.
The government examination was finally over, and when Xu He gathered Chu Yuan and others back to the Yangzhou Guard Command Yamen, Sun Qianshi came out again with a smile on his face.
"Mr. Xu, did everything go well in the exam?"
After finishing the exam, Xu He felt a lot more relaxed. He smiled and said, "Thank you for taking care of me these days, otherwise I wouldn't have had the chance to enter the exam room!"
Sun Qianshi laughed loudly and welcomed a few people in.
At this time, a banquet had been set up in the small courtyard where Xu He and others lived.
As soon as he sat down, Chu Yuan said to Xu He: "Xiaohe, depending on what Master Peng wants, you will definitely get the top spot in this government examination!"
When Sun Qianshi heard this, his heart suddenly moved. He knew that Xu He was the county chief, and he might not be 100% successful in the road test, but as long as he took the government test, he would definitely win.
But he really didn't expect that the scholar named Chu Yuan would say that Xu He would be the head of the Zhongfu case.
He quickly asked: "Why do you say this?"
Chu Yuan then told what happened in the first scene today exactly on the table.
Several other people also agreed and congratulated Xu He in advance.
Sun Qianshi was a martial artist, so he naturally didn't understand why the scholar's article was praised by Lord Peng, but this did not prevent him from being happy for Xu He after hearing it.
He picked up the cup and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Mr. Xu for winning the exam!"
Xu He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "It's not yet the day when the results are released, everything is still undecided, you are praising me!"
After eating, Sun Qianshi took Xu He aside to drink tea alone.
"Mr. Xu, Mr. Chen is really not in the Yamen this time, so I can't see you. I apologize!"
Immediately afterwards, he explained: "I went to Hailing, and Lord Zhang of Haiphong Dao went to invite Lord Chen to discuss the matter!"
Xu He didn't take it seriously when he heard this. With his status, he dispatched you, Sun Qianshi, to receive him. It was already for Zhang Jingxian's sake. No matter what happened to Chen Yingzhao, he was still the commander of Yiwei, not to mention that he was not a child. A scholar, even if a scholar comes, he may not like it.
However, at this juncture, the other party went to Hailing, which is worth pondering.
Sure enough, Sun Qian said: "There is also a second group of imperial envoys from the imperial court who are going to Hailing this time. I heard that their trip is to investigate the collusion between bandits and Japanese pirates."
Hearing this, Xu He suddenly realized that the collusion between the thieves and Zhou Yi, Ge Youli and others was already a certainty.
After the source of the gunpowder was found out, Cao Bangzhu must have been relieved, and the Jin Yiwei then diverted to Yangzhou to arrest the people.
But when the bandits came, there were still Japanese pirates hiding among them.
The court is now investigating whether the appearance of the Japanese pirate was an accident or whether there was collusion.
Also, did Zhou Yi and others know that there were Japanese pirates among the bandits?
Knowing or not knowing, these two possibilities have a great bearing on their future conviction and what crime they will be convicted of. As the commander of the Yangzhou Guard, Chen Yingzhao, it is also necessary for Chen Yingzhao to become famous and bear witness.
"Also, the Nanjing Military Department, together with Master Zhang from Haiphong Road, sent a message to the Yangzhou Guards, led Master Chen to lead two thousand troops, and gathered troops from thousands and hundreds of households around Hailing County to encircle and suppress Qintongli in the west of Jiangyanpu Let’s try to catch all the thieves and bandits this time to prevent them from continuing to do evil in the future!”
Now that Li Zhijie was assisting with the government examination, it was difficult for Xu He to meet him. Undoubtedly, the news brought by Sun Qianshi allowed Xu He to understand the follow-up development of the banditry incident, which was very powerful.
Thinking of this, Xu He asked: "Where are the prisoners Zhou Yi, Ge Youli and others? Also, these people massacred the academy in Hailing County and kidnapped a female historian named Su Yaoguang. Is there any news about this female historian?"
Sun Qianshi shook his head: "Now Zhou Yi and Ge Youli, including their families, are all locked up in the courtyard where Jinyiwei guards prisoners, and outsiders are not allowed to communicate with each other. But today, many officials have been arrested in Yangzhou City one after another, which has made people's hearts beat. Panic! I heard that the Imperial Envoy is interrogating these people to see if anyone who communicated with Zhou and Ge slipped through the net!"
"As for the female historian you mentioned!" Sun Qianshi thought for a while, "It seems that I heard that a woman was rescued and is being questioned in the imperial envoy's chamber. I don't know anything else."
Xu He was relieved when he heard this. Perhaps to all the officials, Su Yaoguang was an insignificant witness.
But to Xu He, she was a living person. Although he had no feelings for Su Yaoguang, they only met once and didn't even exchange a few words.
but,
That's a person,
A living life.
For Xu He, it was really cruel for Su Yaoguang to die like this when he was just over ten years old.
Suddenly, Xu He remembered something again. Sun Qianshi had just said that the imperial envoy was interrogating anyone who had communicated with Zhou Yi and Ge Youli.
He suddenly thought of the Xu family, as well as Xu Dai, Xu Luan and his son.
Thinking of this, Xu He felt a little anxious. Xu Dai and his son just gave it up, but Xu Song, his uncle, was pretty good to him. I heard that he had contact with Zhou Yi before. Zhou Yi even informed the uncle to pay attention when the thieves came. Safety, now that I think about it, Zhou Yi's notice is the risk of exposure.
From this point of view, the relationship between Zhou Yi and the Xu family is no small matter.
What's more, the Xu family has a good relationship with Qin Yan, the first assistant. This imperial envoy is obviously a member of the second assistant Xia Yangqiu. Will they take advantage of this to manipulate the Xu family?
Thinking of this, Xu He's good mood just now became heavy because Zhou, Ge Fufa, and Su Yaoguang were rescued!
