As the sky was dawn, the big rooster wearing a red crown was urging the chicken concubines to get up and dig for food, the entire Xu family rushed to Fushouju.

The old lady looked expectant, and while giving orders to pass on the meal, she kept reminding Xu Ji to be calm, calm down during the exam room, calm down and perform at the scene, and never be nervous. Other elders interrupted from time to time and repeatedly reminded him.

All the bedding and food boxes required for the examination room have been prepared. Compared with Xu Ji's attention, Xu Hao seems to be somewhat unattended. No one takes the exam for a child student in his heart.

Of course, the most uncomfortable thing is the eldest brother Xu Wen. Seeing that his second and third brothers were all seeking fame and fame and being valued by the whole family, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous. He was determined to hope that the Wang family would find a military position for him. Over the past few days, I don't know how many trips Wang has returned to his parents' home and how many gifts he has given, but there is always no movement there.

Xu Hao knew that after Duke Song Feng Sheng was recalled to Beijing for seclusion, the head of the Wang family, Wang Bi, the Marquis of Dingyuan, and other soldiers, were sad, and were trembling with the death of the rabbit and the fox. He was trembling every day and was trembling as an official, so he dared to find a way out for future generations in private at this critical moment.

He gave his second brother Xu Ji a bamboo fan and a box of fragrant ink to his second brother Xu Ji in person. Xu Ji replied to a set of the Four Books and Five Classics he had used.

Since Xu Wen returned home, he has been busy studying all day long and has almost never left home. He has not met Xu Hao much. When he met him today, he saw that he had grown taller, but he was caught up with him and slightly overtaken by himself. It seems that he will be further and further away in another year or two. Currently, he is about the same height as Xu Wen, who is interested in martial arts.

Xu Ji's face looked a little pale, his eyes were very heavy, and his skin color was a kind of unhealthy pathological condition, probably because he worked too hard and could not see the sun. His spirit looked good, his temperament became more and more elegant, his movements and expressions became more and more reserved, and he was a little proud.

After the meal, the two brothers walked together. Xu Hao got off the car in front of the county yamen school, and Xu Ji continued to rush to the capital to take his scholar exam.

At this time, lights were decorated in front of the school gate, and hundreds of students gathered around. Half were teenagers, among which eleven or twelve years old, and although they were young, they were very gentle and gentle. They were basically the so-called prodigy of outstanding students recommended by the village; most of the other half were young people in their twenties, and some adults and even some elderly people in their sixties.

Soon Xu Hao found Mu Ang surrounded by his servants. Mu Ang was wearing a new literati blue shirt and smiling at the fun of others. Xu Hao also looked at the nervous expressions of the students around him. He and the heartless Mu Ang looked relaxed, thinking that the two brothers would come over, and they didn't have to worry about their future, but they had to compete with other students who worked hard to study, which was unauthorized.

Later, Master Xuezheng gave a speech in public. According to the license plate, Xu Hao and Mu Ang were assigned to the lobby examination in the county government office. The invigilator was the youngest magistrate of Shujishi County that day.

The magistrate Xu Hao already knew his name, and he was a very famous figure in history, Xie Jin. Unfortunately, Xu Hao did not understand Xie Jin's life, but had heard of this name. It is said that he was about to go to Beijing to serve as the supervisor of the seventh rank.

In the Ming Dynasty, the censor was a small official and powerful, with a greater and heavier authority than in previous dynasties, and could manage almost anything. Like the six ministries, it was an emperor's purpose in the local and courts. Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to the role of the Censorate and raised the rank of the Censorate several times, but while giving him the right to speak casually, the punishment after failing to supervise was also very heavy, and if he made a mistake, he would be considered guilty.

As the crowd slowly walked into the examination room, Xu Hao gave a deep bow to Xie Jin, who was sitting upright, and reported to his house. Xie Jin looked up and down at Xu Hao's appearance, and his average level was slightly up. He smiled with satisfaction: "I have been acquainted with you for a long time. It's not convenient to talk today. Go and find a seat and take the exam carefully."

Xu Hao had a little toothache and complained that he had done something stupid that day, and it would be better not to know each other. Now, Xie Jin ordered that he would not be able to be compatible in public.

Today's exam is just the first step. In order to create a relaxed environment for underage students, you can sit at any seat without much supervision, and it is not as cruel as the future exams.

The test paper is important, but more importantly, it must pass the interview with the invigilator, just like studying at the Mu family that day. Don’t think that you can get away with it. If you don’t have real talent and learn it, you will be exposed. Of course, it is easier to engage in favoritism and fraud, but you will have to continue the exam in the future. Few officials will be willing to give up their own black hats.

Anyway, Mu Ang will definitely not pass the test. Xu Hao was too lazy to care about him, so he chose a seat with his own basket. He has indeed made great efforts in the past six months, and a talented man like Zhou Peng and Zhao Hesong personally taught him, and his level can be basically equivalent to an ordinary teenage child.

When the paper was sent, Xu Hao was surprised when he saw the question. Unexpectedly, he was lucky enough to be suppressed by Zhou Peng. He looked up at Mu Ang sitting beside him, and saw that the boy was already overjoyed and was almost dancing.

It turned out that he was moved by Mu Ang's stupidity. Xu Hao asked Zhou Peng and others to press the questions separately, and then let Jiang Song instill the entire test paper into Mu Ang's head. However, Mu Ang was unwilling to learn, but he was actually very smart. In order to play as soon as possible, he had to recite several test questions with a bitter face.

In fact, as the first stop for the start of the Shilin Academy, the topics you choose will naturally not be very rare. It is not difficult for students who have been studying for a few years. The difficulty is the writing and neat dialogue. Whether the article is written in a stable manner or taking a different approach, or being implicit and elegant or showing its sharpness, you must meet the appetite of being the chief examiner.

Xu Hao recalled a little. It is not difficult to recall the details of the two articles with nearly 800 words. He did not plan to copy them completely, but first thought carefully and put in a draft. Based on his experience, he slowly selected words and used words. At most, he was two works of the mean, but the mean also had the beauty of the mean.

Mu Ang ignored it and wrote down everything in his head word for word. This was Zhou Peng's hard work, so he could naturally pass the level of understanding Jin smoothly.

Just as Mu Ang was proudly preparing to hand in the first paper, Xu Hao glared at him fiercely and signaled you to sit for me.

Mu Ang curled his lips impatiently. After all, Xu Hao has become his fucking brother. He can report to Mrs. Mu at any time and obediently pick up the brush and play with it.

One hour later, students began to hand in the papers one after another. Xie Jin was very talented and could judge the ranking with a slight look. He never tires about each student one by one and advised him. Those who passed the exam immediately took the interview and asked for the pair or poems, and answered it and said congratulations. Those who did not answer correctly and those who failed were encouraged to leave.

From time to time, students kneel down and ask him to give him a chance. Xie Jin is very easy-going and ponderes a little according to his own article. Some passes and some fails. Anyway, some are happy and some are lost.

Seeing that more than a hundred students had gone there, Mu Ang finally couldn't help but carry the papers. When it was his turn, Xie Jin saw that he was a pillar of the country and the article was written well. It was all tailor-made for Mu Ang, which was in line with Mu Ang's age at this time.

However, Mu Ang is too young and is only twelve years old this year. It is not a good thing for noble children like him to come out too early. Pride and complacent can easily slack off in wealth and thus waste a bright future.

Therefore, Xie Jin said softly: "With your qualifications, you will definitely be within ten next time after studying hard for three years. It is not difficult for the three-tier cities to go."

Unexpectedly, Mu Ang stopped doing it and shouted, "I dare not go back. My mother must beat me up, but it hurts. Sir, be fine, give me a chance."

Xie Jin was amused by his unreasonable trouble and said, "Okay, let me test you 'Then you have a slogan of 'Greatness is late'."

Xie Jin didn't know that Mu Ang was not good, so he was a strength for his pair. Mu Ningxue taught him step by step when he was very young. Mu Ang only listened to his sister alone in his life and was willing to do anything for his sister. With Mu Ningxue's talent, what kind of pair had he never taught him?

"The long one is to bend the short one." It's almost without thinking, Mu Ang, a good memory, opened his mouth and came.

Xie Jin had no choice but to say, "No, I'll order you," he said reluctantly, "It's good, I'll order you."

Mu Ang was overjoyed and bowed to Xie Jin in a rare way, turning around and disappearing.

Xu Hao, who had just finished writing the last word, looked up and saw this scene, secretly glad that he had put all his efforts into today. Otherwise, even Mu Ang had passed, wouldn't he have lost face? How could he have the attitude to see Ningxue?

As a test-oriented education background, Xu Hao has sufficiently rich experience in the exam room. He is still not arrogant or impatient at this moment. He lowers his head and checks carefully for any typos. He breathes a long sigh and stands up confidently.

Xu Hao's calligraphy has always been good and is a talented person. He has made great progress in practicing brushes this year. Even if he can't show it in the eyes of experts, it is enough to deal with the scene.

Xie Jin had great hope for him. He took it and looked carefully. His brows frowned slightly. Xu Hao's two articles were barely considered to be average. The advantage was that the parallelism was extremely neat and very rhyme, but there was nothing outstanding about the whole article.

Xie Jin, who was a little disappointed, raised his head and said, "It's okay. You can probably get accepted if you have written words of about 100 or more than 200. However, it doesn't meet the expectations of this official. I'm afraid I can't call you this time."

Xu Hao smiled and said calmly: "Mr. I have never liked eight-part articles in the future, and I have never spent any effort on it. It is better for me to take some real skills and knowledge. If my answers do not satisfy me, I will never set foot in the exam again in the future."

Xie Jin was stunned. Unexpectedly, this person with extraordinary courage actually took advantage of his future and asked with interest: "Eight-legged articles are not considered real and real, so what is considered real and real?"

Xu Hao suddenly laughed and said, "I dare not comment on the eight-legged essay. I only ask the sir. Everything is inferior to the level of reading. Is this right or wrong?"
Chapter completed!