Time passed by and soon all the students were arranged to go to Jinling to prepare for the exam.
This time I went to Jinling without Zhang Jingxian's escort of Japanese ships.
But the teacher Li Zhijie specially sent his family to send Xu He to Jinling with his official ticket.
After Xu He arrived in Jinling, he found the Zhuangyuan Building and settled there with peace of mind.
The Zhuangyuan Building is a restaurant that Yangzhou Fuxue has arranged for a long time to provide food and accommodation for the students during the examination period.
Xie Liangcai built a courtyard behind the Zhuangyuan Building for his upper room.
A room had already been reserved for Xu He.
The two of them met just for greetings, then went back to their rooms to study hard.
At this time, no one was in the mood to talk, after all, he ranked first in the provincial examination.
In the evening, Xu He was reading "Mao's Poems" when there was a knock on the door. Ding Ze said: "Master, thank you for inviting you to eat out!"
It turned out that Xu He had just arrived, and Xie Liangcai was worried that he would have a hard time traveling and not eat and drink well, so he asked the store owner to prepare a banquet and invited a few familiar scholars to have a good meal together.
When Xu He arrived, he found that apart from Xie Daozhi and a few other students, Gao Guoguang and Ouyang Jun were also present in the room.
When Ouyang Jun saw Xu He, he stood up and said sheepishly: "Speak loudly."
Ever since Xu He repaid him with kindness in the last annual college entrance examination, Ouyang Jun has been very grateful to him. During the Chinese New Year, he specially prepared a generous gift and sent it to Xu's family in Zhuangyuanfang.
Xu He and Ouyang Jun were originally from the township party. Besides, although the last annual exam was a bit conflicting, the final result was satisfactory. Therefore, Xu He also accepted Ouyang Jun's goodwill, and the two have since settled their differences. It has also become a good story in Fu Xue.
Xu He smiled and said: "Brother Keyong, how are you preparing? Are you sure about this provincial examination?"
Ouyang Keyong sighed and said, "I don't know what I'm sure about, but I'm telling you, you should be sure of it this time, right?"
After everyone gave in, Xu He sat between Ouyang Jun and Xie Daozhi.
Because he was about to take the exam, Xie Liangcai did not ask for wine. After dinner, several junior students and Zeng Sheng whom Xie Liangcai was familiar with went back to their rooms to study.
Xie Liangcai, Xu He, Gao Guoguang and Ouyang Jun were the only four people left in the private room who had not finished eating.
Gao Guoguang said while drinking soup: "This time the examiner is Zuo Chunfang Zuo Shuzi Hanlin Academy editor Gu Shouyuan,"
Xie Liangcai nodded and said: "Gu Shouyuan is also the concubine of Chunfang. Although the Hanlin Academy has not mentioned it, after this provincial examination, he should be able to transfer to the Hanlin Academy to study."
Maybe many people don't understand what Chunfang Bastard is.
Chunfang is actually the name of the Prince's East Palace. In the Chinese Dynasty, it specifically referred to the small [Hanlin Academy] of the Prince's East Palace.
After the early Republic of China, Hanfang merged, and Chunfang officials were generally responsible for the transfer of Hanlin Academy. Gu Shouyuan's situation was typical.
First, he should be promoted to the title in the Prince's East Palace, and then he could be promoted to the position of the Hanlin Academy after the experience.
There are so many people in the Hanlin Academy, but being able to serve as Chunfang official means that the emperor still values you very much and puts you next to the prince for training. If nothing goes wrong, Gu Shouyuan will have the possibility of joining the cabinet.
Xie Liangcai looked at Gao Guoguang and Ouyang Jun at this time, as if he didn't care, and whispered in Xu He's ear: "I heard that Mr. Gu was a Jinshi in the last years of Ding Dynasty!"
Xu He didn't pay attention at first, but when he heard Ding Mo Jinshi, Xu He immediately became interested.
After chewing on the meaning of Xie Liangcai's words, he suddenly realized that his teacher was a Jinshi in the last years of Ding Dynasty, and this Master Gu should be the same year as Li Zhijie.
No, it might even be a good friend, or... one of the "Ten Sons of Ding Mo".
Thinking of this, Xu He's heart moved.
But he soon calmed down.
The news that even Xie Liangcai knew could not be hidden from anyone who was interested.
I must be cautious in this provincial examination and not make any mistakes.
At this time, Xie Liangcai and Gao Guoguang also finished eating. After they left, only Xu He and Ouyang Jun were left in the room.
Just as they were about to leave after eating, they suddenly heard two small voices coming from the private room next door.
One of them said: "Sir, don't worry. In our business, we are very passionate and have enough money to get things done. I won't delay your work after all!"
Hearing this, Xu He and Ouyang Jun didn't take it seriously at all. They just thought that someone might be discussing some business.
But then I thought about it, this is not right, the Zhuangyuan Building has been taken over by the students from Yangzhou Prefecture, who among the students would discuss any business at this time?
But Xu He didn't want to meddle in other people's business and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, the person on the other side spoke again: "Eight hundred taels of silver is already a lot. Don't worry, I'm not a greedy person. I won't give away goods to others. I can't keep it safe." You, Jieyuan, will be clear after the test."
When Xu He and the others heard this, they didn't even dare to move.
Unexpectedly, during the meal, I actually heard about someone cheating.
Xu He thought to himself that he might have seen Xie Liangcai and others leaving. The two people thought that there was no one next door, so they were here to communicate.
At this time, another person said: "There are only two words above, both are missing!"
After finishing speaking, there was a rustling sound coming from the next door. Xu He and Ouyang Jun held their breath and did not dare to make any sound. After a long while, when there was no more noise, they walked out of the private room with solemn expressions.
The matter was so serious that the two of them had no idea what to say.
As Xu He walked, he was thinking about the conversation between the two people just now.
Especially in the last sentence, there are only two words mentioned above, both of which are few.
It’s easy to understand from the beginning. The so-called superior should be the person who leaked the questions. As for who it is, it’s hard to say. It may be the examiner, it may be the promoter, or it may even be the printing officer.
But without these two words, it would be difficult to guess.
Xu He probably doesn't have the same word as "Du Shao", it's just the same pronunciation.
When the two of them reached a quiet place, Ouyang Jun suddenly stopped and said: "Liangsheng, this..."
Seeing that he was about to speak, Xu He quickly shook his head to signal him to stop talking.
The two went to the backyard to have sex and went directly to Xie Liangcai's bedroom.
Seeing Xie Liangcai reading by the bed, Xu He waited for Ouyang Jun to come in and quickly closed the door.
Xie Liangcai saw that the two people looked ugly and mysterious, so he asked: "What's wrong? What happened?"
So Xu He told what happened after he left.
Xie Liangcai was shocked when he heard this: "How could this happen..."
Everyone was silent again. It was the first time for them to encounter such a thing, and they were also at a loss.
At this time Xu He suddenly said: "I know what that person said."
Ouyang Jun asked: "Liangsheng, did you mean [Du Shao]?"
Xu He nodded and said to him: "Du Shao is not [Du Shao] at all, but Dou Shuo!"
"Douzhuo?"
Xu He nodded and said: "Shi Liao Lu: Qiao Han of the Southern Dynasties" says: "Bi said: 'The weapons used by ministers to fight rice dumplings are not worth mentioning. The talents of this dynasty are better than those of ministers, and the amount of buckets carried in the carriage can be counted!" "
The two still didn't understand what it meant.
Xu He explained: "Both the bucket and the rice dumpling are weighing instruments for holding grain!"
Xie Liangcai suddenly realized: "Are you talking about the [Douzhuo] of [Douzhuo disciples, how to choose]?"
Xu He nodded.
