After Zeng Gong agreed, within two days Sheng Hong led brothers Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng to the Li Mansion with gifts to study with the Zeng brothers.
Sheng Hong has indeed done a perfect job in saving face.
But later, as Li Hao thought, Sheng Changfeng really looked down on Zeng Gong's writing style, which was good at strategy and theory, with a natural and simple form of composition, and emphasized substance rather than literary talent. In his mind, the article was just The flowers are clustered together, with the popular Taixue style as the highlight. In addition, because Zeng Gong was good at policy argumentation and was less interested in writing essays than in exams, he had the experience of failing in many trials, so he looked down upon Zeng Gong's preaching.
A few days after the results came, I don’t know what I said to Sheng Hong. Of course, it may be that Sheng Hong really didn’t think what Zeng Gong said was good, so he didn’t want to put all his eggs in one basket. So Sheng Hong said that Sheng Changfeng should go back to Zhuang Xuexue to study and let Sheng Changbai stay here alone.
But it just so happened that Sheng Changbai was very compatible with Zeng Gong in this regard, and later, with the consent of Zeng Gong and Li Hao, he also brought Gu Tingye over.
This naturally divides people into two groups. Sheng Changbai and Gu Tingye here are the ones who can pass the test in the play. However, Sheng Changfeng and Qi Heng, who were left behind by the Sheng Mansion, did not have the chance to take part in the examination. To use the words of the play, their articles were just a bunch of flowers and flowers, missing the backbone.
You must know that Ouyang Xiuben was one of the leaders of the reform of literary style in the Northern Song Dynasty. He despised Taixue style's pretentiousness and showoff of words. If he really had the talent to write out the outline, it would be fine. But he only knows its form but forgets its meaning. Basically, how can you pass the exam?
But Li Hao didn't want to worry about this. Anyway, they suffered a lot later in the play, so they changed it. In addition, it is a big taboo to communicate with someone in a superficial way. If you really say something, you may not be remembered well, so you should not do such a thankless thing. And even if you do, years of writing habits cannot be changed in such a short period of time. Furthermore, if Qi Heng really passes the exam, it will be even more difficult to settle the confusing debt with Minglan.
In particular, Li Hao, who had watched Zhifu TV, felt that Qi Heng was not a good match for Ming Lan after all. If Qi Heng really got married and was desperate to marry Ming Lan, Princess Pingning might really be able to grit her teeth and agree. But due to the disgust of Princess Pingning, Minglan was married by Qi Heng. Qi Heng's weak character could not protect Minglan.
But looking at Gu Tingye, who is now studying in the Li Mansion, this marriage may have been too thrilling. Since he and Minglan were siblings in name, and coupled with the uneasy feelings he felt when watching the show, he thought that he would have to try to change something in the future. After all, it was a rare time to travel through time.
In the midst of this back-and-forth reading, the exam was slowly approaching. Li Hao didn't have time to think about this. When there were two days left for the exam, the school in Sheng Mansion also stopped, and Li Hao's Sheng Changbai and Gu Tingye didn't come either. Everyone was preparing for the exam at home.
When the Li family was preparing the test items, of course it was not just Li Hao who was preparing them. Li Jian and the Wei family also helped prepare the test items for the Zeng brothers. At this time, Xiao Tao sent Li Hao a pair of knee pads made by Minglan from Sheng Mansion, which reminded Li Hao of this item that appeared frequently in the drama. It turned out that before the exam, it was Changbai and Changbai. Feng and Qi Heng each have a pair. This time there is one more for me, so I wonder if Qi Heng still has one. But I still think about it. After all, I haven't changed anything since I came here. Minglan probably still likes Qi Heng.
When the day came for the examination, the Li family went out to Gongyuan together, riding in two separate carriages. Li Hao's family took one car, and the Zeng brothers took one, and walked all the way to Gongyuan. When everyone was about to arrive, there were not as many people around Gongyuan as there were for the original rural examination, so they could park all the way to the wall of Gongyuan. They might have traveled a long distance to Beijing. Except for those who were from Beijing themselves, few people who came to Beijing to take the exam had many relatives and servants. reason.
When everyone got out of the car, Wei, Li Jian and the other five people gave their blessings and told them to take care of themselves and take the exam well. Then he handed the prepared book boxes and quilts to the five people, and asked Li Hao and others to prepare to enter.
When the five people were about to go to the Gongyuan to wait in line for the search, Li Hao suddenly heard Xiao Tao's voice and stopped and turned around to look. Seeing this, the Zeng brothers also stopped and waited.
Then Ming Lan got off the carriage, went to the carriage in front and said something to Mrs. Wang, then took Xiao Tao and walked towards Li Hao.
When everyone met and greeted each other, Minglan asked Li Hao to the Zeng brothers: "Cousin, is this the Zeng brother that the second brother mentioned?"
Li Hao said: "Yes, this is the Zeng family brother." Then Li Hao introduced Minglan one by one.
After hearing this, Minglan saluted one by one, and then said: "My two brothers have already lined up to go to the tribute courtyard, so I won't delay my cousin and several brothers. I wish my cousin and several brothers to drink plenty of water in the examination room. ,have a good rest."
Li Hao and the Zeng brothers laughed when they heard this, and Li Hao said: "Yes, you must drink more water."
After saying that, Minglan said goodbye and left to go back to the carriage, while Li Hao and the others went over to wait to search and enter the examination room.
The process and content of the general examination are basically the same as those of the provincial examination. Everyone has done it for a long time, so they answer the questions step by step. They can also take care of themselves in their free time, as long as they don't do anything out of the ordinary.
When the three days had passed, everyone was asked to leave the room and gather at the entrance of the Gongyuan. After the examiner inspected the Gongyuan, they were released together.
So naturally, people gathered in small groups and chatted with familiar people. It was the same scene as modern times after taking the exam and answering the questions. Li Hao, the Zeng brothers, Gu Tingye, and Sheng Changbai gathered together. Gu Tingye also made an appointment with everyone to have a drink in Fanlou after the results were released.
After opening the door and leaving the Gongyuan, Li Hao saw his parents and the Sheng family together, so he went over with the Zeng brothers and Sheng Changbai, then each picked up the family and took the car back home. The rest of the days were spent at home waiting for the results to be announced. However, the capital was peaceful for a while, because the children of each family who took the scientific examinations were under supervision at home, and the remaining people did not dare to tease the nerves of their elders at this time. Wire. As for the children from poor families, they don't have the capital to cause trouble in the capital.
After finally releasing the list, everyone gathered together again to look at the list in front of the Gongyuan Gate. When Li Hao and the others arrived, the front of the list was not only crowded with students and servants looking at the list, but also many businessmen who were preparing to capture their son-in-law.
On the way here, Li Hao was still thinking about whether Mrs. Wang's most classic fall on the ground would happen again. But this time Minglan had a good reason to come to read the rankings for Qi Heng. After all, it was reasonable and reasonable to read the rankings for his cousin. No one would pay special attention to it, and the old lady didn't need to find reasons for Minglan anymore.
When everyone here wanted to squeeze in to see the list, Li Hao heard a voice that sounded like Ming Lan. Tell me what hit you.
Li Hao stood on tiptoe and looked around. When he saw Minglan and Rulan over there, he led others to squeeze through. When they approached the edge, Minglan also saw them and said: "Cousin, you have made the list, ranking seventh. The other brothers of the Zeng family have also made the list. All five of you have made the list. Congratulations to all of you." Brother." Ru Lan also said: "Congratulations to my brother and several brothers."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked up and looked at the list to confirm. At this moment, people around heard the news and came over to congratulate them, and many people came over to stop them and tell them how good their girls were and that they were going on a blind date. So everyone hurriedly pushed away the people around them and squeezed out first.
After going out, Li Hao asked Minglan: "Did your two brothers get hit?"
Minglan replied: "My elder brother Bai is the winner, but elder brother Changfeng doesn't seem to see his name."
After hearing this, Li Hao said: "Oh, today I will go back to my hometown to announce the good news. I will go to Fanlou with Chang Bai to celebrate the next day. Then my sixth and fifth cousins will also go together."
"Okay, then it's settled." Minglan didn't speak, but Rulan said it first.
"Okay, if that's the case over there, we'll leave first." Then everyone went back to Li's Mansion.
However, on the way back home, Li Hao saw many scholars gathering together, and he was very excited as if he was about to do something. Li Hao thought it was the emotions of the fallen scholars venting, but he did not expect that it was the beginning of a turmoil in the court, and It’s also related to Li Hao.
