Outside the Gongyuan, the crowd is no longer crowded.
The initial excitement and bustle has passed. Most of the people who came to see the list, who were directly related to the tens of thousands of candidates, left after confirming the list. In addition, it was time for dinner, and it was the time when the afternoon sun was at its strongest, so the unobstructed sun was too much to bear, so most of the people watching the excitement had dispersed.
Because of this, Mr. Ming, who was in a state of embarrassment, finally squeezed in front of the published test papers. When he took a look, his pupils shrank suddenly.
The handwriting was a handwriting he recognized.
The question was also a question he had seen before, and he was deeply impressed. He spent almost all his energy writing the question for it all afternoon, how could he not remember it.
His first reaction was anger. Someone leaked the test questions in advance!
Before the general examination, even the examiner who will set the questions has not been decided, so the test questions can be leaked!
He is extremely angry!
He had mistakenly spent half his life here, half his life's hard work had been mistakenly committed within the high walls of the Gongyuan, and half his life had been infamous because of it. There were also so many students who struggled so hard, but he never thought that in the eyes of some people, they could be trampled so easily. Where is the law of heaven!
What’s even more sad and infuriating is…
The content of the answer was also unfamiliar to him. It was written by himself, so how could it be unfamiliar to him.
He read through the contents of the four questions and confirmed that they were written by him. Someone copied his answers almost verbatim.
It’s not difficult to guess who the copyist is. He only gave the answer to one person, and that person’s name is on the paper, and it is at the top of the tribute list!
This is his answer. Some people used his answer to get Huiyuan, and some people used his answer to get full Huiyuan!
The anger in his heart turned into a low "ho ho" gasp in his throat, like a violent beast trying to tear everything apart.
He was so full of rage that he almost burned himself to ashes.
His first thought was to report it.
I'm going to file a complaint, I'm going to file a lawsuit!
No matter what your family background is, no matter what your background is, at most we will all perish together, but I still want you to give me justice!
He went too far to deceive others. He just leaked the test questions in advance, but he didn't avoid suspicion. He actually dared to test him. He actually took the test questions that were leaked in advance and asked him to answer them, and then used his answers to get the top spot. It was so arrogant and unscrupulous. , arrogant to the point of being outrageous, blatant, and too deceptive!
I have never seen such a bully...
"Wonderful! This policy essay is really wonderful. It is really insightful and dazzling. The words and writing are smooth and the context is coherent. This is the first time I have seen a policy essay and answers that can be written in one coherent tone."
"Speaking directly to the heart, like the waves of a river rushing thousands of miles away, I think Ashheng must have been very happy and happy when he wrote it."
"This Ashheng is indeed extraordinary, with quick and smooth thinking. I am convinced that this policy paper will get a full ten!"
"Everyone, if my prediction is correct, this essay will definitely be included in the required essays of Imperial College."
The sun was too poisonous. After some discussion around Mr. Ming, several men said they couldn't stand it anymore and greeted each other and left.
As soon as a few people left, someone else came over to watch.
"What a story of 'Once you enter the king's palace, you will lose your reputation before and after death', it is indeed Huiyuan's work!"
"Yes, look at that courage. As long as you let me enter the King's Palace, you will take my name before and after your death. How courageous this is, so heroic!"
"Gong Ming... Gong Ming... Wuwu..."
A man with gray hair on his temples suddenly sobbed and started sobbing on his back, as if he was looking up to the sky with regret.
"Brother Huang, what's wrong with you?"
Colleagues on the side were concerned about the sobbing man.
The man surnamed Huang shook his head, raised his sleeves to wipe away his tears, pointed at the poetry paper, and said in a painful voice: "When I taste it, it has a different meaning. Chaotian Que! Chaotian Que! Isn't this the title of the poem my long-cherished wish back then. Poor. In the first chapter of Jing Hao, the word "gongming" is "gongming" rather than "gongming". I think I took the exam several times and worked hard just for the sake of snowing. "Qinggongming", this word "ming" is simply They are crying blood to the sky!"
Hearing what he said, others nodded: "Yes, this word 'Cry' and 'Cry for merit' have taken away the hardships of so many people. If you sing, it will be amazing, but if you don't cry, all the hard work will become a laughing stock." Blood, this word really screams blood!"
A poem may have different flavors for different people, just because of their different backgrounds and experiences, but it must all be praised.
Standing in front of the horse, Mr. Ming looked up to the sky and closed his eyes. He also seemed to be looking up to the sky with regret. Listening to the various praises from the people around him for his answers to the four questions of 'Ashiheng', there were tears on his face, and the tears were flowing down his beard. It ticks silently.
He was hateful. He was really hateful at first. He dared to steal my hard work and ask for a position. He wished he could rush to the Zhong Mansion to find Yu Qing to fight for his life!
But after hearing all kinds of compliments, I gradually stopped hating and calmed down.
Slowly, images from a long time ago appeared in his mind.
The scene that he seemed to have forgotten became very clear when he closed his eyes.
That was the period when he was at his most high-spirited. He was a child prodigy known to everyone from all over the country and the surrounding counties. He won the first prize in the children's examination for the first time in his later years, attracting countless praises and compliments. It was also at that time that he was selected as the most talented child. The woman you like.
Everything is so beautiful, it feels like the wind gets the wind and the rain gets the rain.
Until the provincial examination, he despised his fellow candidates and uttered arrogant words in public, saying that he was the only one to take the exam!
Unexpectedly, the results of the rankings after the examination gave him a heavy blow. Not to mention Jie Yuan, not even Jing Kui and his like were able to be selected. After he fell into the dozen or so places, he was so ashamed that he became so embarrassed that he became a joke at the time.
It seems that since then, my mentality has undergone a huge change, and I no longer dare to be arrogant.
He is not stupid. It is obvious that no matter how arrogant he is, others will definitely use his previous provincial examination results to ridicule him. He is not stupid enough to humiliate himself.
After that, he went to Beijing to take part in the examination with the mentality of making a name for himself and avenging his shame. After entering the Gongyuan Academy, he carefully considered every word and sentence in his answers. He guessed who asked the question, guessed what the judge liked, and guessed that he would be able to answer the question this way. Will not displease the judge.
The suffering of worrying about gains and losses is still fresh in his memory, and he is afraid of failing again and becoming a joke again.
As a result, he was afraid of what would happen. After the results were announced, he, a former child prodigy and a very young scholar, failed the examination.
This time it wasn’t that I was ranked low in the exam, but that I didn’t even make the list and was directly dismissed.
I was afraid of becoming a joke, but it turned out to be a big joke and I was shameless.
Later, before taking the exam again and again, the scholar would choose the topic in advance and carefully study the examiner's preferences. He studied almost all the civil servants in the capital.
However, the final result of the examination was that he failed again and again, and he failed again and again.
No one could understand what he felt when he saw the gate of Gongyuan. To him, it was a monster with a mouth full of blood and fangs that could eat people.
Later, he didn't dare to go home. He really couldn't bear to see those people who had faced his face, including his neighbors, and so on, so he realized how abominable his face was back then.
Later, he used his dissipation to cover up his shame and gained the reputation of "Mr. Afternoon".
The past events were still vivid in his mind. Mr. Ming, whose face was filled with tears, suddenly opened his eyes and smiled. He looked at the answer sheet on the wall and smiled.
My hatred for Yu Qing was completely gone, I really don’t hate him anymore.
Because he understood that even if it was him who entered the examination room this time, even if he faced the same questions, he would still fail.
The answer sheet displayed on the wall allowed him to find the answer that had puzzled him for many years.
"The real top talent!"
Someone else was amazed after reading Huiyuan's answer sheet.
"The talent of the number one scholar...the talent of the number one scholar..." Mr. Ming muttered these words for a while, then smiled bitterly, raised his sleeves to wipe away the tears on his face, took a deep breath, turned around, and walked out with a look of relief. the crowd.
When he walked out of the open space and entered the street, he passed by a carriage and got out of a carriage. They were Zhan Muchun, Xu Fei and Su Yingtao.
The six of them still smelled of alcohol and had just come from the restaurant after lunch.
Zhan Muchun and Xu Fei's faces were high-spirited, with an unconcealable joy in life, and their detached temperament was natural.
The smiles on the faces of Su Yingtao and the four others were all far-fetched and lonely. The four of them were obviously led by those two, and there was a real distinction between them.
There was no other way. The places where the six of them stayed had sent people to look at the rankings. Zhan Muchun and Xu Fei both passed the examination and paid tribute. They were already appointed officials of the imperial court. They just had to wait for the palace examination and then His Majesty the Emperor to name one or two. Ranked top three.
None of the four Su Yingtao students were spared, and all of them failed. The chance of passing the provincial examination after ranking 20th was not high, and it was not a surprise.
In other words, Zhan Muchun and Xu Fei are about to enter the palace to meet the saints, but Su Yingtao and the other two do not know when they will have this honor. Maybe they will never have the opportunity to enter the palace in this life.
Fortunately, a few people made an appointment to come here today before the rankings were opened, otherwise Zhan Muchun and Xu Fei really wouldn't have time to hang out with them today.
"Brother Zhan, Brother Xu, am I right? This place is relatively empty in the afternoon, and it is difficult to squeeze in in the morning." Su Yingtao pointed to the no longer crowded venue outside the Gongyuan with the folding fan in his hand, and his tone became more humble.
Zhan Muchun waved his hand and said, "Let's go, I really can't wait to see Brother Shiheng's answer sheet."
They had heard about it before, and even heard the whole room talking about it when they were having dinner in the restaurant. A perfect Huiyuan was a rare sight in a hundred years, and it was already famous in the capital, which really surprised them.
The group finally stopped at the archway where the list was posted. Zhan Muchun and Xu Fei both wanted to confirm their rankings, and the other four couldn't help but take a closer look. What if they missed it?
The three words "Ashiheng" that top the list are very obvious.
Zhan Muchun sighed, "It's rare to see this in a hundred years. It's breathtaking. Brother Shiheng did keep a low profile before. It's just that we were ignorant!"
Some of the doubts in his mind seemed to be solved. No wonder people didn't take him seriously as Xie Yuanlang along the way. It turned out that he was confident that his talent was not inferior to him. I was afraid that something happened in the previous provincial examination, so he scored more than 100 points. name.
Seeing 'Ashi Heng''s name and top ranking, Xu Feicai was the one who was most puzzled. Is that guy actually so talented? It’s just a matter of passing the Huiyuan exam, but he actually got perfect scores in four subjects. This exam is too ruthless. He is really ruthless and unreliable!
He thought about the Yu Qing he knew in his memory. He was sneaky and dared to do things under the noses of feudal officials. He dared to fight for money. He dared to kill people with a sword. He pretended to be a ghost and could draw talismans. He could pick up a pen and pass the Huiyuan exam. He still got full marks. , this is too perverted!
