Great Song Super Scholar

chapter 60
The inn where Fan Ning lived was called Wenyuange Inn. At the entrance of the inn was a slender tree with a hundred years of age, like a giant standing guard, staring at the gate of the county school on the opposite side.

The owner of the inn is surnamed Hu. It is said that he is the descendant of the first generation of the county school.

Wenyuange Inn is directly opposite the gate of the county school, covering an area of ​​about five acres.

To be precise, it is a part of the county school, and its architectural style is consistent with the county school, with blue bricks and black tiles, high walls and deep courtyards, but it is incompatible with the surrounding houses, and it stands out from the crowd.

For this child prodigy competition, almost all the students lived here, and Dean Liu specially rented a five-room courtyard.

Zhu Pei didn't live here, and Xu Ji didn't live here at night, so the courtyard became three students living in one room each, two teaching assistants living in one room, and dean Liu living in one room alone.

Meals are provided by the inn, and the meals come from the county school. They are of high quality and low price, with a wide variety, and the guests can eat at any time.

In the room, everyone sat together and listened to Director Liu's introduction of the competition.

Zhu Pei was a little tired, so he went home first, while Fan Ning sat alone on the farthest east side, and three middle school students sat on the farthest west side.

Several contestants are like enemies, making Dean Liu very troubled, but there is nothing he can do.

As the head of the school, he needs to maintain the school's image of unity and solidarity externally. It is impossible for them to live in the same place. Internally, he also needs to try his best to mediate the conflicts between the two parties.

Even if the conflict cannot be reconciled, Dean Liu will let them meet as little as possible, but both parties must attend the rule explanation session like today.

Fan Ning and the three middle school students still didn't speak when they met, as if they didn't know each other. Fan Ning wouldn't even glance at Xu Ji, but Xu Ji glanced at Fan Ning from time to time, with a trace of deep hostility in his eyes .

At present, some rumors in the school have been confirmed. After Xu Ji participated in this competition, no matter whether he was selected as a county magistrate or not, he would leave Yanying Academy and go to the county school to study.

In the words of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, since someone is unwilling to publicly apologize to Xu Ji, there is no need for Xu Ji to stay in Yanying Academy any longer.

The three middle school students whispered to each other from time to time, and occasionally looked at Fan Ning mockingly. Obviously, Fan Ning played as a substitute this time, which made them very disdainful.

The three people's inattention caused Dean Liu's dissatisfaction. He knocked on the table and raised his voice.

"There are 24 participating teams and [-] students in this child prodigy competition. Except for our Yanying Academy, the other three schools are also divided into two teams to participate.

According to this year's new rules, it will be divided into two districts, A and B, to compete separately. In the end, the top three in A and the No.1 in B will enter the finals.

There is no divisional draw yet, but I hope that the two teams from our Yanying Academy can meet in the final four. "

Fan Ning raised his hand and asked, "Major Liu, how will the competition be held? Is it a written test or something?"

Headmaster Liu was taken aback, "Didn't you research it beforehand?"

Fan Ning looked at the rules in his hand, "The above is relatively simple. It just says that every four teams will compete at the same time, and the one with the most points wins. It doesn't say how to compare."

Dean Liu smiled slightly: "The competition method is actually very simple, very similar to Dou Jing, except that the four teams fight together, and the one with the highest score wins, and then the next round will proceed."

When Dean Liu mentioned Dou Jing, Fan Ning immediately remembered what happened to Yuan Ye. He quickly glanced at Xu Ji, who happened to be looking at him too. Their eyes met, and Xu Ji's eyes flashed with hatred .

After the battle of Shangyuan Ye, the conflict between the two has become difficult to resolve, so that the two cannot stay under the same roof.

Fan Ning snorted coldly in his heart, raised his hand and smiled and said, "Can the master give a simple example?"

Dean Liu nodded, "Take the competition in District B as an example. There will be about twelve teams competing, and the time is tomorrow. The twelve teams will be divided into three groups, and No.1 in each group will enter the next round.

The second round will be held the day after tomorrow, and the three winning teams from the first round will compete again. The winner will participate in the final semi-finals as the No. "

Speaking of this, Dean Liu asked assistant teacher Pei Guang, "What time is it now?"

"It's almost noon!"

Headmaster Liu said to everyone: "I'm going to draw lots now, you go to eat, you can go for a walk in the afternoon, but it's better to be nearby, not to go far."

Headmaster Liu hurried out, and when he reached the door, he suddenly turned back and said to everyone with stern eyes: "I warn you, no more infighting, no drinking, no causing trouble, otherwise I will punish you severely! "

After Principal Liu left, Wu Jian suddenly smiled and asked Pei Guang, "Assistant Pei, where is Xiaoguan Zhu? Why don't you see her?"

Pei Guang smiled, "Her grandfather seems to have an arrangement! Not to live with us, I don't know the details."

Lu Youwei also smiled and said, "That's right! What is your identity, why would you live with us scholarly children and fisherman's sons?"

The three of them glanced at Fan Ning and laughed together.

Xu Ji smiled and said, "I'm treating guests. Let's go out for lunch and try the most famous Luo's squid lung soup in Wu County."

The three walked away, and Pei Guang said to Fan Ning worriedly: "These three are trying to provoke you on purpose, so don't be fooled!"

Fan Ning smiled faintly, "If something bites me, I can't bite back!"

Pei Guang gave a thumbs up approvingly, and said with a smile, "Let's go! I'll take you to dinner. The food in this inn has a wide variety of food, and the taste is really good."

The two got up and walked to the dining hall ahead.

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The three of Xu Ji walked out of the inn, and Xu Ji said coldly with a gloomy face: "I didn't expect this bastard to come to the competition."

Wu Jian hurriedly said: "He's out of shit luck. If it wasn't for Mr. Zhu who wanted his granddaughter to participate in the competition and persuaded the magistrate to change the rules, it would be his turn!"

Xu Ji gritted his teeth and said, "But as soon as I saw him, I couldn't suppress my anger. It's best to think of a way to kill him and make him disqualified from the competition."

Wu Jian smiled darkly, and said in a low voice: "I know a few street thugs, if I don't find a chance to break his hand, he won't be able to compete."

Xu Ji sighed for a while, "I really want to do this, but the risk is very high. Once the government catches the scoundrel, we will be in danger. We still have to find another way."

Lu Youwei knew Xu Ji very well, since he said so, there must be a solution.

Lu Youwei smiled and said, "Old Xu, tell us about your tricks."

Xu Ji smiled triumphantly, "My plan is called a plan to draw the salary from the bottom of the pot. Tomorrow morning, let that bastard want to cry without tears. Let's go to eat first, and I will do the trick after dinner!"

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After lunch, Fanning wandered alone in the nearby streets.

He strolled to the Confucian Temple Square, where Fan Ning fought with Xu Ji on the evening of the Shangyuan Festival. At that time, the square was crowded with people watching the lights and watching the excitement, and it was very noisy.

But now the square is very quiet, and the warm afternoon sun shines on people, making people feel extraordinarily leisurely.

There are five or six shops on both sides of the square, two bookstores, three study shops, and a porcelain shop.

The scale of the shops is quite large, almost covering an area of ​​about one mu. The shops have cornices and painted buildings, with beautiful and simple shapes, which are integrated with the solemn and solemn Confucian Temple.

In the afternoon, there were not many customers in several stores, and the shopkeepers and shopkeepers were enjoying the afternoon sun, and they were all depressed.

Fan Ning walked into a bookstore, but heard snoring like thunder. When he looked up, he saw the owner lying behind the counter, a ray of warm sunlight shining on him, sleeping soundly.

One of the guys came up and pointed 'Shh! With a sound, he said in a low voice: "Young officials can read whatever they want, and just call me for any book they like."

The layout of the bookstore is similar to that of the later generations. In the middle are several large tables placed side by side, with stacks of new books placed neatly on them. The walls are surrounded by wooden shelves, and on the wooden shelves are densely packed books of all kinds.

Looking around, they are basically all kinds of imperial examination books, the provincial examination papers and comments over the years, the first-ranked essays, and the examination papers of major state capitals.

Then there are the Five Classics and the works of various schools of thought, as well as the collections of poems published by poets of the Tang Dynasty, as well as various notebook novels.

Fan Ning walked to the big wooden table, which was full of books. These books should be the most popular and popular books.

At this time, the owner of the bookstore who was taking a nap had woken up. He was a middle-aged man with fair skin, three strands of black beard under his chin, a slightly fatter figure, and a gentle smile.

He slowly walked up to Fan Ning and said with a smile, "Young official, long time no see!"

Fanning also felt that he looked familiar, but he just couldn't remember where he had seen him.

"I should have met my predecessors, but I just can't remember."

"Of course you've seen me!"

The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Shang Yuanye, aren't you just fighting scriptures with Xu Xiaoguan in the colorful shed I set up? I drew the lottery for you."

Fan Ning suddenly remembered that he was the host of the Dou Jing, Fan Ning hurriedly saluted, "This junior didn't remember it for a while, senior, please don't blame me!"

"It's okay! It's okay! The petty official is here to participate in the selection of county officials!"

"Exactly, this junior is a student of Yanying Academy in Mudu Town, and his surname is Fan."

The middle-aged man nodded, "My surname is Dong, this small shop is my business, let's manage it poorly!"

"Senior is too modest."

Fan Ning knew in his heart that he must be a wealthy family who could afford the Wujing crossword shed, otherwise he would not be able to afford it. It can only be said that this bookstore is one of his properties.

The middle-aged man handed him a book, "Little official, this is just printed, the county school entrance examination questions from ten days ago, if you are interested, you can buy a copy."

"I'm still early from the county school!"

Fanning needs to study in the school for five years, which is still far away from the county school.

The middle-aged man smiled slightly, "If you choose the county magistrate, the county school is not far away. For those who can answer both the top two, the county school is just the starting point of the journey for you."

"Thank you senior for your praise!"

Fan Ning flipped through the book in his hand. He was not interested in the entrance questions of the county school, so he picked up a thin book next to him.

This is a collection of Pingjiang Mansion's solution test questions in the seventh year of Qingli, that is, last autumn's solution test questions. Fourth Uncle Fan Tongzhong failed in this solution test.

At this time, an unfamiliar name suddenly popped up in Fan Ning's mind. He thought for a while and asked, "Is last year's Xie Yuan called Yang Yi?"

"Exactly! Yang Yi from Wujiang County School."

Fan Ning was taken aback, and he tentatively asked again: "No.2 is called Zhang Wenjin, and No.3 is called He Yuanzhi."

The middle-aged man smiled and nodded, "The little officials are right, they were the top three in the test last year."

Fan Ning was stunned, and after a while he asked again: "Is the solution to last year's test question "On the Benefits of the Jiangnan Canal"?"

The middle-aged man stroked his beard and smiled: "This question was a topic of solving the test strategy last year. It seems that the little official has already read it."

Fan Ning quickly opened the collection of test questions in his hand, and found the topic of understanding the test strategy, which was "On the Benefits of the Jiangnan Canal".

Fanning was completely stunned, of course he hadn't read it, but. ． ． ．How can I know this?
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