Gao Jingshi came out of the examination room and saw that there were two people standing outside. Judging from where they were standing, Gao Jingshi knew that they were waiting for the drummer to play and beat them back to the inn or fellow villagers' guild hall.
As soon as Gao Jingshi came out, the two people seemed to feel something. They turned around to look at each other. They were both slightly surprised to see Gao Jingshi so young.
However, Gao Pangshi was probably more surprised than the two of them, because the two looked very similar. Anyone who looked at them would know that they must be two brothers, and they are biological brothers.
Gao pragmatic took a closer look and found that the two brothers were probably in their twenties, or at most around thirty. For a middle-level Jinshi, they were already young and talented.
"Brothers Nian came out too early. It seems that the exam went well. Congratulations." Gao Pingshi said with a smile and cupped his hands.
"We are all happy together. Brother Nian is a young and handsome young man. I wonder who he is? I am Xiao Liangyou in Hanyang, Huguang, and his name is Zhan." The older man, who looked a little older, introduced with a pragmatic smile towards Gao, and then towards The man next to him took a look and said pragmatically to Gao: "This is my brother's good reputation, and I am proud of it."
Gao Pingshi was shocked and thought to himself: Now Li Gui met Li Kui, and I, the fake author of "Long Wen Whip Shadow", met the real author. Fortunately, I got the upper hand. His "The Story of Mengyang" could not be written. Yes, I'm so sorry.
Gao pragmatic felt guilty, so he met these two people politely and introduced himself: "I am from Xinzheng, Henan. Gao is pragmatic and seeks truth in every word."
The Xiao brothers were surprised. The younger brother Xiao Liangyu asked in surprise: "Brother Nian is Gao Longwen? My two brothers have admired Gao Longwen for a long time, and the name is like thunder."
Brother Xiao Liangyou seemed to know Gao Pangshi better, and said half-jokingly: "I learned earlier that Gao Longwen had taken Henan Jieyuan, and I was still teasing him at home, saying that he should not come to this year's examination - with Gao Longwen here , how can my brother stand out?”
Gao Pragmatic hurriedly said modestly: "Brother Yizhan, don't try to discredit the younger brother. The younger brother just relied on the shadow of his elders to gain some false fame. How can he take it seriously? When Brother Yizhan was seven or eight years old, he was praised by noble officials. , Huguang has long been known as a child prodigy, and if he comes to Beijing today, he will undoubtedly be on the gold list."
Brothers Xiao Liangyou and Xiao Liangyu were both surprised. After looking at each other, Xiao Liangyou couldn't help but ask: "Liangyou is nothing more than a countryman, how did Gao Longwen know about this old incident?"
It turns out that what Gao Pingshi mentioned just now was Xiao Liangyou's old story. Xiao Liangyou was quite precocious. When he was seven or eight years old, because his father was a magistrate of a certain state, he took him to the official boat to meet a noble official. The noble official wanted to take the child to the school, so he asked him to do something right. The noble official said: "The official boat is bright at night, with two jade candles." Xiao Liangyou said: "The imperial capital is rich in spring and has a golden city thousands of miles away."
The noble official happened to have something else to do, so he said to him: "You will come as soon as you leave. Twenty-four Buddhas will come, twenty-five Buddhas will come, twenty-five Buddhas will come, and twenty-six Buddhas will come." Xiao Liang mistakenly thought that this was a noble official's fault. Dang Ji said: "It is extremely still but moves. One line does not move, the second line moves, the second line does not move, and the third line moves." The noble official was shocked and praised him very much. It became a good story at that time.
Gao Jingshi was trying to find an excuse to excuse himself, but when he couldn't find a reason, he heard someone behind him say "Huh" in surprise and shout, "But my dear brother, Qiu Zhen?"
The voice was quite familiar. Gao Pragmatic immediately turned around to look, only to see a young man in his twenties walking out of the inner curtain of the examination room. When he saw Gao Pragmatic, he laughed and said, "Brother Yu, I wrote very fast today. But I don’t expect that I am faster than Brother Yu in seeking truth. It seems that my thoughts are flowing, and I am determined to go to high school now.”
Gao Pingshi had already seen the person clearly at this time, smiled and said with a cupped hand: "I have met my cousin, and my cousin is in high spirits. It seems that he is confident. Congratulations."
It turns out that this person is actually Zhang Taizheng, the son of Zhang Siwei, who is Gao Pragmatic's out-and-out cousin.
When Zhang Taizheng heard this, he became a little annoyed and said: "There was a sentence just now. I thought it was pretty good when I was writing it. But as soon as I walked out of the inner curtain, I suddenly thought that I could change one word and it would be better after the change. Alas, Misstep, misstep!" Then he suddenly discovered that there were two other people around Gao Jingshi, and then he realized that there was someone else who had handed in the paper earlier than Gao Jingshi.
Zhang Taizheng once heard his father Zhang Siwei say that Gao Jingshi wrote articles very fast. He was the first to submit papers when taking Xiao Sanyuan and Xie Yuan. However, he did not expect that today there is a stronger among the strong. There are actually two people who write articles more quickly than Gao Jingshi. Quick, I can't help but be very interested.
Gao Pragmatic quickly introduced them to each other and exchanged names. When Zhang Taizheng heard that they were still two brothers, he couldn't help laughing and said: "It's a coincidence. Originally, my brother Jia Zheng was also going to take the exam this year. Unexpectedly, he got sick at the end of the year and had no choice but to wait for the next subject." Otherwise, today would be very interesting."
But there was another thing on his mind: the Xiao brothers had submitted their papers in advance, and their faces were calm. They seemed to be quite confident. Fortunately, they were from Hankou, Huguang. The Huguang people were elected to the Nanbang list, which was not the case. Take my place on the North Ranking, otherwise I will have two more powerful opponents.
Then I thought again: But this time the competition in the North Ranking is fierce enough. My father said that although I have succeeded in the article, it is very difficult to pass the pragmatic exam. I think Yuan Ding will have no chance with me... That's all, as long as I can It's enough to get a second-class award. When the time comes, my father will be in the cabinet, even if he doesn't say a word, I should be able to get a bachelor's degree. It will be worthy of my years of hard study.
Who would have known that Zhang Taizheng's words were actually quite prophetic. Before the "Ji Zhu", they actually waited for two pairs of brothers to take the exams.
One pair of brother candidates called themselves Wang Tingzhuan and Wang Tingyu, who were from Huazhou, Shaanxi, and were twenty-six or seventeen years old. The other pair were acquaintances, Zhang Juzheng's eldest son Zhang Jingxiu and third son Zhang Maoxiu.
When Gao Pangshi met the two of them, he was a little embarrassed because he didn't know how Zhang Juzheng arranged himself in front of his sons after being tricked by him and came home. He was a little hesitant for a while and didn't know whether he should go up to see the gift. If they don't show respect on the spot, or even say some bad words, although I can't say I'm afraid, it will make the atmosphere awkward to some extent, which is not beautiful.
As a result, when the two of them saw Gao Jingshi, they looked like they were meeting an old friend in a foreign land. They came over to talk excitedly, and held Gao Jingshi for a while to reminisce about old times.
In fact, one of the disciples of the Zhang family whom Gao pragmatically first met was Zhang Jianxiu, the fourth eldest son. He got to know him through the selection of the crown prince's companion. However, after Gao pragmatically became famous, he also participated in several poems by the children of high-ranking officials in Beijing. Yes, so I know these two, but they are older and more pragmatic, so our friendship is not really deep.
However, at the beginning, the Zhang brothers were the sons of Ge Lao, and their identities were not much different from Gao Pangshi's, but now it is different. Although the elders both sides relied on have passed away, Gao Gong died of illness while serving as the chief minister, and Zhang Juzheng On the contrary, they were dismissed after something went wrong, and were not awarded the original official posthumously until their death. How can they compare to Gao Pragmatism now?
But what's even more strange is that the two of them have no hostility towards Gao Pragmatic at all. At least Gao Pragmatic's ability to observe people's emotions did not detect the slightest bit of hypocrisy in their attitudes. It seems that they really don't know the inside story of what happened back then.
Gao Pingshi couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Zhang Juzheng is indeed Zhang Juzheng. Even if he loses, he can keep his composure and hide the truth of the matter even from his sons. This may have many meanings, but it can at least explain that he does not want to bring the grievances of the previous generation to the next generation.
While admiring Gao Jingshi, he thought: Historically, Zhang Jingxiu and Zhang Maoxiu were two people who won the first place in the first class because of Zhang Juzheng. His name is Zhuangyuanlang. This time I don’t have Zhang Juzheng’s protection, but I don’t know if I can win the Jinshi?
