Chapter 408: Final exam

An Yan stroked her beard and smiled and said, "How can I see this as a fake?"

Di Sanger said: "Uncle An, ignore him, the stinky scholar will talk nonsense."

She wanted to continue talking, Chen Ao glared at her, she was startled and dared not say anything else, and she couldn't help but leaned against An Yan, seeking An Yan's protection.

Chen Ao smiled and said, "It's very simple." After that, Chen Ao picked up the wine vessel and said, "Can Mr. An see the traces of the old ones on the wine vessel?"

Making old is an important link in forging antiques. It can be said that the quality of a fake is ultimately considered whether the old is fine enough. The most common method is to use a mud with fine sand to gently rub the fake. In order to wipe away the scratches, cowhide glue is dipped in oil to polish it. Use this method to make the fake lose its luster and pretend to be an antique. However, this is only the lowest method. At first glance, it looks like an antique, but if you look carefully, you will eventually find flaws. Because ancient porcelain has been rubbed for a long time and has long been rubbed, although it still has bright colors, after all, there are still difficult and leaking places to rub it, and the fake products are all worn out without any bright colors.

An Yan shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, but I don't see any traces of being used."

Chen Ao smiled and showed him the bottom of the wine vessel: "Sir, please look at the base, especially the subtle parts of the four legs, will you find any traces of friction?"

When An Yan calmed down, his face suddenly changed. There were scratches on the four legs on the base. It was strange that the scratches were very clever. If you didn't look closely, you would never recognize them. An Yan couldn't help but say, "This wine vessel is really a fake? Why didn't Mr. Chen say it earlier?"

Chen Ao smiled and said, "If I had said just now, would the sir spend 1,500 jin to buy a treasure?" He smiled and said, "Although this is a fake, if I guess it is right, this wine vessel should be a fake by the Jin people. Although it is not a court item in the Han Dynasty, it is also an antique."

"Is it a fake of the Jin people?" An Yan did not dare to underestimate Chen Ao at this moment and said, "Please give me advice from Mr. Chen."

When Di Sang'er saw Chen Ao's look of awesomeness, she saw An Yan treat him like a god, and she was very unhappy and sat there in a angrily sulking.

Chen Ao said: "It's very simple, please read this inscription."

An Yan looked at the inscription on the wine vessel, and the three words "Jun Xingjiu" were in his eyes. An Yan shook his head and said, "Most of the wine vessels in the Han Dynasty would be engraved with this inscription. What did Mr. Chen think is the mistake?"

Chen Ao reminded: "Look at this character, can there be such fonts in the Han Dynasty? These three characters are small regular script created by Zhong Yao in the late Han Dynasty. They are different from regular script in the Han Dynasty. Therefore, the era of this wine vessel should have been in the Three Kingdoms period. Small regular script was founded by Zhong Yao, but he was not mature when he was founded. It was not until later generations that he gradually improved the small regular script. Looking at this character, the structure of the characters is reasonable, the brushwork is delicate, and the structure is varied. Only in the late Western Jin Dynasty did regular script form this kind of Style.” Then he laughed: “And, the style of this running script is exactly the same as Wang Xizhi’s Wang Youjun’s brushwork. If the students expected it, this lacquer wine utensil should be a wine utensil that Wang Xizhi taught people to cast and use. It is rumored that Wang Youzhi is a hero and loves to drink. He taught people to make a lacquer wine utensil and wrote an inscription for this wine utensil. It makes sense. Mr. An, how about a Wang Xizhi wine utensil compared to the wine utensil in the Han Dynasty?”

An Yan said: "The ink treasures and utensils that Wang Youjun retained in the world are extremely precious, and such wine utensils are unique. Although there are many imperial objects in the Han Palace, there are many wine utensils left in the world. In other words, this wine utensil is even more precious."

Chen Aohe nodded: "That's why the students said that this wine utensil is at least 30,000 yuan. Now, Wang Xizhi has many people who admire it. Even if the price is higher, I'm afraid that someone will pay for it."

Di Sanger saw Chen Ao's words impressed An Yan and said, "We won't sell this wine utensil. You, a stinky scholar, are full of money odor. Humph, you don't look like a good person at first."

An Yan hurriedly said, "Little grandma, don't neglect the distinguished guests." At this time, An Yan looked at Chen Ao differently, and said to the clerk: "Come on the best drinks and entertain the distinguished guests."

Chen Ao quickly shook his hand and said, "The student is already a little drunk. You can no longer drink with the teacher. Let's go another day. In a few days, the Imperial College will have to take the final exam. The student still needs to prepare his homework. Mr., let's go."

An Yan said regretfully: "You can't listen to Mr. Chen's knowledge. An is really sorry. After the final exam, An personally taught someone to invite the master to drink. By the way, I will invite your classmates together." He ordered to the waiter beside him: "In the future, Mr. Chen brings his friends to drink, and the money will be spared."

Di Sang'er pouted and snorted, "I'm going to sleep." As he said that, he left dissatisfied.

Chen Ao said goodbye and went out, returned to the Imperial College and fell asleep. When he woke up the next day, he was not distracted and read with peace of mind.

In another half a month, the final exam will be the final exam. This final exam is not the same as the final exam. The final exam is a bit like a graduation exam, and only after passing the final exam can you be eligible to obtain the quota for the imperial examination.

The Imperial College system is somewhat like the students who are admitted to the Imperial College. Once you have entered the Imperial College, even if you have fame and fortune, you can not take local exams and get the status of a child or a scholar, and you can participate in the imperial examination.

However, if you want to take the imperial examination, you don’t just want to take the imperial examination. The internal regulations of the Imperial College are very strict and have already clearly stipulated that you can only take the imperial examination if you pass the final examination. Once you fail, although it is considered that you have graduated from the Imperial College, the scholar’s ​​fame is still there, but you cannot participate in the imperial examination.

In addition, the final exam is only once. Whether it is a student or a student in the Imperial College, you can read books here for a lifetime as long as you are willing. However, once you choose the final exam, even if you graduate, this is why many talented people such as Cheng Hui of the Imperial College, Xu Wei of the Imperial College, Cai Lun of the Imperial College are still studying. With their knowledge, it is naturally easy to pass the final exam and pass the imperial examination. However, the final exam has only one opportunity, so most people are very cautious when making choices, and would rather stay in school for one more year than take the exam rashly.

On February 11, the final exam paper was released. The general idea was to ask students to register. There were not many people applying for the Imperial College. Wu Bi was the first to register. He was not young and had to pass the imperial examination as soon as possible while his father had not yet retired. He could only get some care during his career in the future. As for others, most of them just shook their heads, and it would be easier to pass the final exam, but after taking the final exam, he would be considered a graduation and would not be able to study in the future. Once he failed in the imperial examination, it would be a big problem.

Besides, news has also been reported from the Imperial Academy that Cheng Hui, Xu Wei and others have also applied for the exam this year. So many strong people have signed up for it, so this year's imperial examination is probably even more difficult, so it's better to wait for the next year.

In order to get the final exam, Tang Yan personally called Chen Ao to Chongwen Pavilion. Now, Chen Ao is his future son-in-law, and Tang Yan naturally cares about his future.

Whether to participate in the final exam is indeed a difficult thing to choose, but Chen Ao had an idea long ago. When Tang Yan asked, he said confidently: "The student has made up his mind and plans to apply for the exam."

Tang Yan originally wanted to say something, but seeing that Chen Ao was very determined, he stopped talking, but just encouraged him to take the exam well and gave him a few more books.

He turned a blind eye to the things outside the window and only read the books of sages. This sentence is a portrayal of Chen Ao's current situation. He worked hard and had a sense of tenacity. After a reasonable arrangement of time, he would not return home even after a rest period and study hard.

There were only 20 people who had signed up for the final exam in the Imperial College, which was the least in previous years. When the students of the Imperial College heard that Cheng Hui, Xu Wei, Chen Ao and Wu Bi of the Imperial College had signed up, they did not dare to compete with these talented men.

Wu Bi simply moved his quilt to Chen Ao's dormitory, carrying a book bag and reviewing his homework with Chen Ao. The two of them were also interesting. In addition to studying, they would make a pot of tea or ask someone to buy a pot of wine. After sitting opposite each other, they would set questions and teach each other to solve the questions and carry them. Whoever lost would be punished for tea or wine.

In fact, Wu Bi's level of classics is not inferior to Chen Ao. Chen Ao's specialty lies in his ability to live, his thinking is often different from ordinary people, and he often solves questions much faster than Wu Bi. Moreover, he has learned the true teachings of Chen Ji and is very proficient in the way of writing lyrics. After solving questions, he can continue to write lyrics around the central idea. Wu Bi's specialty lies in his stability. He is a scholarly family. He has been reading since he was a child, and he is familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics and the classics of the past dynasties. Therefore, sometimes Chen Ao wrote some strange questions and he could answer them smoothly.

When the classmates saw the two of them studying hard, they didn't dare to disturb them. However, there were a few close friends who would occasionally bring some food to reward them, and sometimes they would copy some examples to show them.

As the days passed, the weather became even hotter, and summer gradually came. The mosquitoes and cicadas at night made people unable to sleep. Chen Ao lighted up the lamp, and Wu Bi also rolled over from the bed. It turned out that he was not asleep either. Chen Ao smiled and said, "Why, Brother Wu can't sleep either?"

Wu Bi smiled bitterly and said, "The weather is stuffy and there are many mosquitoes, which makes people feel upset. Alas, I know why the court only needs to conduct spring exams and autumn exams. If you teach people to enter the exam room at this time, I am afraid that the paper will be filled with nonsense."

Chen Ao picked up the wicks, and the room was brighter. He pushed the window and looked out and saw the noise in the awning by the lake in the distance: "Look, they were not sleeping, it was too hot." He suddenly thought of something in his mind. If he prepared anti-mosquito medicines and sold them in various tea shops, he was afraid that the business would be booming. Then he smiled bitterly again, not to mention the troublesome production process of mosquito coils, and this thing needs to be lit at night. At this time, most of the houses were made of wood, and a lot of firewood had to be added. If you really wanted to make them, who would know how many safety hazards would be added. Shaking his head, he said, "Is there any tea in the house? Let's have a little tea to read a book."

Wu Bihe nodded and went to find the tea pot. He found that the tea pot was empty, so he took the empty pot and said, "I'll go find Wang Ming and some people to ask for some tea leaves. Maybe they still have hot water." He left with the tea pot.

Chen Ao sat blankly on the couch, staring blankly alone.

After a while, footsteps moved closer. Chen Ao thought Wu Bi was back, so he said, "Brother Wu, is the tea coming?"

"Young Master Chen." The person who came was a clerk. The clerk was obviously awakened and was a little sleepy. He bowed to Chen Ao and said, "Outside Jixian Gate, someone is looking for you, but it's so noisy outside. He said that there is something very important and you must see you."

Someone came to find him so late, Chen Ao was full of suspicion, not knowing who the person was, so he got up and said, "I'm going to do it for you." After that, he put on an outer shirt and went out with the clerk.

The clerk kept chattering along the way: "I'll ignore him if I didn't come to find Mr. Chen."

These words naturally mean a little flattering. Chen Ao felt like a mirror in his heart. He was the son-in-law of Master Jijiu. Don’t see that Tang Yan couldn’t stand up straight at home, but he was just a word in this Imperial College.

When he arrived at Jixian Gate, he saw a man waiting with a lantern for a long time. Chen Ao asked the clerk to go back and rest first. When he walked over, he saw that the man was just a servant, so he asked, "Are you looking for me?"

Someone in the carriage in a carriage not far away said, "It's me."

The speaker's voice was crisp and familiar. When the man came out of the carriage, Chen Ao saw clearly the appearance of this person. It turned out to be Di Sanger.

In the middle of the night, DiSanger came to find her to do what?

Could it be... to seek revenge?

Chen Ao looked at Di Sang'er, but saw that this little girl was a little different today. Not only did she lose her arrogance, but her eyes were tears, and her eyes were red. She should have cried in the carriage.

What's going on? This young master hasn't slapped her in the past few days.

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Chapter completed!