Chapter 49
Everything went smoothly. Ma Shaoqian began to train him to write these official documents a long time ago, and Dayue Lu Zhouyi even memorized them fluently. A few small cases with established rules did not bother him. As for the arithmetic problem, it may be that the officials of the Dai Viet Dynasty were not good at these numbers. Li Boyong directly chose the problem of the chicken and the rabbit in the same cage in the nine chapters of arithmetic, and the number did not change. After swiping a few times to finish answering, he came to his most troublesome poetry question.
Guang'an County is also known as Zhuxiang. As the name suggests, there are naturally many bamboos. This time, Li Boyong directly used bamboo as the theme to compose a poem.
bamboo? There are quite a few famous poems about bamboo in Zhou Yi's mind, but he didn't intend to use them for doctrine. He believed that when fame and strength did not match, it meant trouble was coming. Zhou Yi was most afraid of trouble, so in the end he even picked After breaking his scalp, he managed to compose a four-line poem.
The exam ended at noon. Zhou Yi finished the questions early, waited for the bell to ring, handed in the paper, and walked out of the exam room.
Wang Yan and Zhou Laoer always thought that he had worked hard in the exam, so they kept making up for him in the past few days when the results were released, and his face turned round.
The release of the rankings was still on the third day after the exam. During the few days before the announcement of the rankings, Zhou Er Er could be said to be fidgeting, worshiping the Bodhisattva from time to time, while reassuring Zhou Yi not to be nervous, while walking around the house anxiously.
"Father, don't worry, I won the first round, so the county test shouldn't be a problem." Zhou Yi had no choice but to persuade Zhou's second son.
"I know, I know, I'm not in a hurry..." Zhou Lao Er said while walking around the room.
Forget it, just wait for the announcement.
On the third day, the county test released the rankings. This time, Zhou Yi learned his lesson and asked Wang Yuan to go directly. Zhou Yi was supported by Wang Yuan on his shoulders as usual. Wang Yuan was born abnormally tall. A direct view of the mountains and small mountains is particularly eye-catching in the crowd.
After all, more than a thousand people have been scrolled down, so naturally there are not so many people watching the list, but people's emotions are even crazier. Everyone is pushing forward desperately, and there are shouts everywhere.
But Wang Yuan's physique is like a mountain, even if there are many people crowded, he can still be as still as a clock. Zhou Yi's sense of security surged.
"Squeeze what, step back, the list is posted, the list is posted..." The gongs and drums sounded, and the yamen servants chased away the spectators who were desperately pushing forward, and only after leaving a space, they posted the list .
Zhou Yi saw it more clearly this time than last time, his name was neatly listed first.
desk! Zhou Yi grinned, and the Long March finally took its first step.
"The leader of the case, Zhou Yi is the leader of the case!" Someone exclaimed. At this time, Zhou Yi's name is no longer as unknown as it was in the first round of the exam. It caused extensive discussion, especially when he took the top spot at the young age of ten, which was even more topical, and now he took the top spot directly, which made Zhou Yi even more eye-catching.
"There has never been such a young candidate in Guang'an County who has ever been given the title of a case." Someone lamented.
Wang Yuan was illiterate, and when he heard others comment that Zhou Yi took the case, he hurriedly asked joyfully, "Liulang, you took the case? Great, great..." But his rough voice was too penetrating , causing everyone to look at them.
"Are you Zhou Yi?" Someone standing next to them asked.
Zhou Yi rubbed his nose and cupped his hands on Wang Yuan's shoulder: "It's a fluke, a fluke." After speaking, he hurriedly said to Wang Yuan: "Brother-in-law, let's go quickly." "Oh." Wang Yuan didn't understand why Zhou Yi told him to go
quickly , but he still complied, relying on his burly physique, squeezed out of the crowd in two or three strokes.
Because someone stepped on his leg while watching the list last time, Zhou Er Er was in pain for several days when he went back, so Zhou Yi didn't let him go this time, and asked him to wait outside.
Seeing Zhou Yi and Wang Yuan coming back, Zhou's second child hurried up to greet him, and asked anxiously, "How are you, have you passed?"
Before Zhou Yi could speak, Wang Yuan grinned and said, "Come on!" It’s over, it’s over, it’s still at the top of the list! Liu Lang took the first place in the exam, it’s amazing!!”
"Really!!!" Zhou Lao Er almost jumped up in joy, and immediately rubbed his hands, not knowing what to say. Seeing that many people were already looking at him, Zhou Yi hurriedly said, "Father, let's go back quickly. Mother must be waiting at home." "Yes, yes, let's go home.
" , your mother will definitely be very happy when she finds out."
Zhou Yi didn't want to show off, and went home after reading the list, which also made Zhao Yuwen, who came here specially to see who he was, to run away.
After being squeezed to second place in the first round, Zhao Yuwen vowed to perform well in the fourth round. For this reason, he specially wrote a poem that he thought he was proud of, and hoped that the magistrate would appreciate his poetic talent. His case.
But he unexpectedly became the second place again, and was firmly suppressed by Zhou Yi.
"Forget it, at the student banquet three days later, we will know how good our chief is." After all, Zhao Yuwen is a teenager at heart. Everyone said before that he would get the chief of the case, but when the time comes, The cooked duck flew away, and no matter how humble and low-key he was taught by his family, he still felt ashamed and couldn't swallow it. Thinking of the student banquet three days later, Zhao Yuwen made up his mind to frustrate Zhou Yi's spirit and let him This hairless kid knew that it was just bad luck to win the case. With so many great talents in Guang'an County, how could he not be as good as a little baby like him.
Zhou Yi naturally didn't know that someone was plotting to give him a good look, he was in the midst of endless troubles, and when he arrived at Xiawan Village, Zhou Lao Er publicized the fact that he had won the top spot.
There was also a lot of crackling firecrackers, and the depression that could not be shown off for the first time was severe.
The second uncle and the third uncle came hand in hand. These two old men are almost seventy years old, and their backs are getting old. The third uncle had a serious illness a few years ago, but after recovering from the illness, he became more and more energetic. Well, judging by the vigor of the two of them, I'm afraid they won't be a problem if they live another ten years.
It's time to be an adult.
"Hahaha, I knew that Liu Lang would be successful. Look, he took the case at a young age and counted it all over the country. Who will be as successful as my Zhou family's children and grandchildren!" The second uncle smiled wrinkled Layer upon layer, leaning on a cane with a proud face.
The third uncle also looks like Maitreya Buddha.
The two old men were just the beginning, and not long after, the fathers and uncles from the other houses of the Zhou family came to the door one after another. The county examination case leader is a special case and does not need to take the government examination, which means that a child student has already been obtained. Although Da Lang and Zhou Lao Si have already passed the Tongsheng, they both took the exam many times and narrowly passed with the results at the bottom of the crane. The gap between the two can be seen naturally with the eyes.
After the other members of the Zhou family came, people from the village came to the door one after another. Seeing that most of the people in the village had come, Zhou Er simply waved his hand and held a water feast.
It's not too much to hold a banquet with a Tongsheng who got it.
This generous act aroused cheers from the villagers, and the congratulations became even louder. Zhou Yi followed behind Zhou Laoer, and he drank tea while others drank.
Almost every household in the village sent representatives. When Zhou Laoer decided to have a banquet, he invited Mr. Zhou and a few brothers, but no one came to the house of Zhou's family. Zhou Yi didn't care, but Zhou Laoer After being slapped in the face by Zhou's family, he was severely angered. Zhou Yi comforted Zhou Laoer: "Forget it, Dad, we have separated. As long as we have fulfilled our responsibility to support our grandparents, no one can say anything. If we invite him, if he doesn't come, others will only talk about it." They." This is not wrong, Zhou Laoer asked Wang Yuan to invite Mr. Zhou and a few brothers in front of many people in the village, but as a grandpa and uncle, he threw cold water on such a happy event. It was discussed a lot. "Forget it, I don't have that kind of relationship, so I don't want to worry about it." Putting aside the disturbing things, thinking that Zhou Yi took the case and became a child without taking the government examination, Zhou's second child was very happy. How much effort did the fourth child take to take the test for children! Still his son is smart. Three days later, the student banquet. Wearing a brand new green shirt, Zhou Yi and the other students were led into Li Boyong's mansion by servants, which was also the residence of previous magistrates of Guang'an County.
After so many repairs by county magistrates, the house has long been decorated beautifully, with pavilions, terraces, small bridges, flowing water, fragrance of flowers and singing of birds, everything is not bad. There are many gardens in Liangyuan Province, and the garden of this mansion has also been put in great effort. Every step and every scene, Zhou Yi, a bumpkin, was amazed.
Everyone stepped across the small bridge and entered the garden of the mansion. The flowers that can't wait are already blooming in the chilly early spring, and the fragrance hits them. Scholars, and Zhou Yi, who has no literary talents, are not the same. Similarly, they all naturally have some poetic and picturesque tastes. Some people don't know whether they are really motivated by sex, or they want to show their talents, and immediately start to recite poems shaking their heads. Zhou Yi watched them reciting poems while shaking their fans, and thought, it seems that the students of the Dayue Dynasty fanned their fans in cold weather! It's so cold, why not let him hold the charcoal stove in the house to keep warm! Passing through the winding path in the garden, we came to a large open space. Li Boyong sat at the top, and there were about 50 tables below, and two low stools were placed behind each table. Zhou Yi followed the students to thank the banquet together: "Student Zhou Yi (so-and-so), thank you teacher." It was Li Boyong who ordered them to pass the county exam, and he was right to say that they were the teachers of these candidates. Li Boyong was a little serious, nodded, said a few words of encouragement, and let everyone sit down. After the candidates were seated, the servants served the dishes in an orderly manner. The dishes were custom-made at the famous Yuxiangzhai in the county. Smelling the fragrance, Zhou Yi, who had the mentality of eating rich and didn't eat lunch, couldn't bear it. He secretly swallowed his saliva. Since Zhou Yi is the head of the case, he sat on the lower left side of Li Boyong. This happened to be seen by Li Boyong. The county magistrate had a little smile in his eyes. After all, he is a child, quite naive. Cute, she immediately raised the corners of her mouth and said, "Let's eat." Hearing that Li Boyong said it's time to eat, Zhou Yi immediately picked up the chopsticks, and put a dish he had long fancied in his mouth. Hmm~~, Zhou Yi closed his eyes, this sea bass dish was prepared by Yuxiangzhai with three flavors, it was fragrant and tender, it melted in the mouth, and after swallowing, it left a fragrance on the lips and teeth. So Zhou Yi speeded up the frequency of picking up vegetables. He ate quickly, propped up his two thin skins, and looked like Chu Dong's little hamster.
This appearance, in the eyes of gentle people, will only see the cuteness of children, but in the eyes of prejudiced people, it will naturally look like a country bumpkin who has never seen the world, no matter how you look at it, you will be bored .
Zhao Yuwen was sitting opposite Zhou Yi, and when it comes to this student feast, seeing the county magistrate is the second priority. Anyway, his family is also a scholarly family, and a district county magistrate doesn't need him to curry favor with him. Meeting Zhou Yi is the main purpose of Zhao Yuwen's visit. Seeing Zhou Yi's appearance that had never seen the world, and thinking that he was trampled on the soles of his feet by such a dusty little doll, he became even more annoyed. He coughed and successfully attracted everyone's attention. In fact, Zhou Yi noticed Zhao Yuwen's eyes that were not turned into reality early in the morning. Seeing him sitting in the first row on the right, he knew that he was the second child in the county examination. The second child has some opinions on him as the boss. It's normal, who would admit that he is worse than others, let alone Zhao Yuwen, who is known for his talent. But it has nothing to do with him, the soldiers come to cover up the water and the earth, if this guy can't think of troubles for him, then just block back. He was afraid of trouble, but when trouble came to him, he would naturally fight back fiercely! Anyway, he is a child who has never seen the world, even if he does something out of line, it's nothing! In fact, this kind of student banquet is the first time for most people to see their parents and officials. They are a little trembling, thinking that they should not lose their bearings in front of adults. Few people really eat and drink like Zhou Yi. They were all drinking lightly and listening to all directions. Sure enough, when Zhao Yuwen coughed, everyone else looked at him. Zhao Yuwen was born in a scholarly family, and because his talent spread far and wide, he has long been used to being watched, I saw him shaking his robe, standing up gracefully, cupping his hands to Li Boyong and saying: "My lord, today is my Guang'an county." When outstanding people get together, it would be a little boring to eat wine alone, how about meeting friends with literature and adding to the fun?" The Zhao family is a gentry in Guang'an County, and someone in the family is a magistrate outside. The county magistrate will naturally make some friends. Li Boyong looked at Zhao Yuwen kindly, and asked with great interest : "Oh, how to make friends through literature?" If we write poems to add color to this early spring? Brothers, what do you think?"
"Okay, okay..." Immediately, other people responded one after another. They also wanted to show themselves in front of these students and county magistrates who had passed the county examination together. It's a beautiful thing.
"Okay, let's compose a poem." Li Boyong smiled and nodded in agreement.
Seeing that Li Boyong agreed, Zhao Yuwen looked at Zhou Yi, "Guang'an County is famous for its elegant bamboo, let's use bamboo as the topic. Naturally, the talent and learning of the chief of the case is beyond my reach, so let's start with the chief of the case." , let me wait and pay my respects."
"Okay, let's start with the top of the case." Zhao Yuwen was not the only one who disagreed with Zhou Yi taking the top of the case at such a young age, and immediately agreed.
Li Boyong couldn't tell that Zhao Yuwen was a fool because he was targeting Zhou Yi specifically. He had seen Zhou Yi's naive look before, and thought he was innocent and cute, but his answers to the test papers were very sophisticated, which was very to his taste. After reading Zhou Yi's test paper for the fourth round, Li Boyong also knew that Zhou Yi was not good at composing poetry, and he was a little displeased with Zhao Yuwen in his heart. If he targeted a child like this, first of all, his temperament would be inferior. But as a county official, he naturally couldn't have any obvious preference. He kept his face calm and asked with a smile, "What do you think Zhou Yi?"
Zhou Yi has been eating and drinking since Zhao Yuwen encouraged everyone to write poems. Eat, Zhao Yuwen specifically asked him, and didn't let Zhou Yi put down his chopsticks, until Li Boyong asked, Zhou Yi wiped his mouth reluctantly, stood up and said embarrassedly: "I don't know how to write poetry!
" Why be self-effacing, could it be that you look down on me and think that I am not worthy of appreciating your masterpiece?" Seeing what Zhou Yi said, Zhao Yuwen said immediately.
"That's right, we all make friends through writing, why should Zhou be so disappointing!"
"That's right, that's right..."
Zhou Yi seemed a little at a loss when he heard the echoes of these people, he scratched his head and looked at Li Boyong: "Master County Magistrate, I really don't know how to write poetry, but everyone is so enthusiastic, I have to make a fool of myself, but if I don't do well, please laugh at me." "No, no...
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In fact, even if it proves that Zhou Yi can't compose poems, so what? He is the county magistrate.
But people are like this, even if they can't change the result, it will be more gratifying to see someone who is stronger than themselves make a fool of themselves. Promote it well. Presumably, Jinke County tried the first case, but the poems and essays are nonsense. There should be many people who are interested in this anecdote. After all, the gold content of the first case obtained among the many academic masters in Guang'an County is naturally not that of those remote prefectures and counties. Comparable. Zhou Yi coughed and smiled at Zhao Yuwen. For some reason, seeing Zhou Yi's smile, Zhao Yuwen suddenly had some bad premonition. Sure enough, the premonition came true. Zhou Yi cupped his hands to the surroundings, and put his hands behind his back. His slightly embarrassing appearance suddenly changed, and he looked at the sky at forty-five degrees. "Green is all over Xiaoxiang, sparse forests and jade dew are cold, and phoenix hairs go straight to the end." This poem was written by Zhou Yi, Zhang Juzheng, a famous man in the history of time and space, before he was thirteen years old. It is rare, so it is necessary to go straight to the blue sky. This poem vividly shows the self-confidence and ambition of this man, but at the same time, it also reveals his conceit and arrogance. Because of this, the chief examiner Gu Lin, who was afraid that his young name would be floating, dismissed Zhang Juzheng who was supposed to be Jieyuan, and let Zhang Juzheng study hard for another three years, and he was elected at the age of sixteen. It is already unimaginable for others to be elected at the age of sixteen, but for Zhang Juzheng, who is famous through the ages, it can be said to have given him a blow in the head at that time, but these things are not clear, maybe if there is no Gu Lin Maybe Zhang Juzheng really became Zhong Yong again! As soon as the poem came out, the audience was silent. The poem was so good that they didn't know how to answer it after that. Who said the desk leader can't compose poems!
After Zhou Yi finished reading the poem, he smiled embarrassedly, and instantly became that shy boy again, as if the boy's high spirits and unconcealable ambition were just everyone's illusion.
He rubbed his nose and said with a smile to everyone: "I said that I don't know how to compose poetry anymore, it's just that everyone's kindness is hard to refuse, and it's a shame."
His words caused everyone in the yard to twitch their mouths. If you can’t compose poetry, what do we call it? shit?
Zhao Yuwen stared blankly at Zhou Yi, he thought he couldn't compose this poem, and even deeply felt that Zhou Yi was simply his confidant, didn't the poem talk about him!
Li Boyong was the most surprised at the scene, because after reading Zhou Yi's answer sheet, he preconceived that Zhou Yi had no accomplishments in poetry, but today's poem really surprised him. Amazing, although the words are not sophisticated, but the aura is compelling, and the great ambition displayed in it is far from Zhou Yi's shy appearance.
Could it be that he is hiding his clumsiness on purpose? Li Boyong thought about it, and thought he knew the reason. He looked at Zhou Yi with more interest than before. It also showed his high spirits, such contradictions and unity gathered in the young boy in front of him..., this boy is not a thing in the pool!
Seeing that everyone was shocked by his "written" poems, Zhou Yi murmured in his heart: I'm sorry, Brother Zhang, this thief Zhao is really abominable.
Although it was Zhao Yuwen's idea to compose the poem, with Zhou Yi's masterpiece, it was naturally anticlimactic and ended in a hurry.
But who is Zhou Yi? He is not someone who is passively beaten. When someone else punches him, he can't wait to kick back. Those people in the Zhou family are because in this era of ethics and filial piety, they Nothing to do right now.
But Zhao Yuwen, I'm sorry, he is not Zhou Yi's father, if he offended Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi would naturally fight back.
So after the poem was finished, Zhou Yi stood up, with a childish face, and said with a soft smile: "I just listened to the masterpieces of your brothers, and I was deeply touched. I am very interested in arithmetic trails, I have an interesting little question here, and I came up with the answer after thinking about it for a long time, I wonder if you are interested in listening to it?"
This sentence caused other people to look at each other, and through the contact just now, these students all understood that this newly released Regardless of their young age, their hearts are filled with sesame seeds. They clearly write better poems than any of them, yet they have to compose each of them. Isn't this taking their faces off and stepping on the ground again!
What kind of moth is going to come out now!