Wearing the cannon fodder little koi in the imperial examination essay

Chapter 289 The Enemy's Banquet Is No Good Banquet

Arriving at the Yuezhou Prefecture Examination Institute in August, the entire Yuezhou Prefecture, no matter how many students took the exam in the past, only [-] scholars, [-] endowed students, [-] extra students, and [-] epigenetic students were admitted this autumn.

This time Song Xinglin and Wang Shuisheng were very lucky, especially Wang Shuisheng, neither got a stinking number, nor was there an annoying person next door to disturb people's dreams, and his ranking was much better than the last home test. Proliferation in the upper ranking.

Song Xinglin also performed exceptionally well, closely following in Wang Shuisheng's footsteps, falling behind dozens of places, and ranked more than a hundred in Zengsheng, but at least it was not his turn to be born.

After the exam was over and the day after the rankings were released, the government office of the state government also set up a Kuixing Banquet for the scholars. According to reason, the governor in charge of the Yuezhou government would come to host it. At that time, Song Xinglin was still hesitating whether he should go or not.

Later, he thought that if he didn't go, it would be suspicious. The elder brother also wanted to find out how the governor was. The governor didn't show up at all, and Song Xinglin was still regretting to his family when he came back.

After the Kuixing Banquet, the students began to return home one after another regardless of whether they passed the middle school exam or not. Yu Su and the others did not delay too much. They wandered around Yuezhou for three days, bought some gifts to bring back to relatives and friends, and Yu Baozong searched secretly. After hearing the news about the governor who didn't like to show up, the group hurried back.

After all, after the red list is posted, the list of scholars in the middle ranks will be communicated to the counties and counties below. At this moment, the yamen of the counties and counties below have already received news one after another.

In Wuzhong County, in the back garden of Qian Junshou’s mansion, under the verandah of carved beams and painted buildings, Qian Shoubei held a bird-playing bamboo in his hand, whistled in his mouth, and looked at the birdcage hanging on the corridor with a smile, teasing the bird cage inside. A starling bird jumping up and down.

"Jiujiu, come on, Fugui, tell me something, call me uncle, uncle."

The mynah ran and jumped on his own, but he didn't open his mouth, and the county guard Qian was not annoyed. He used a small spoon with a thin bamboo tip to scoop up a spoonful of yellow rice and put it into the birdcage, and continued to tease, "My dear boy, I'll eat it for you!" Xiaomi, you call uncle, after calling uncle, uncle will catch bugs for you to eat, rich and noble, obedient, come, be good, learn from uncle, call uncle, uncle..."

Maybe it was attracted by Xiaomi, Fugui stopped jumping up and down, his paws were firmly grasped on the hanging bird pole, his head was tilted, and Heidou stared straight at Qianjun outside the birdcage. In his eyes, Fugui opened his mouth, and responded with a snappy hey, County Guard Qian was so angry that he grabbed the thin bamboo and was about to smack Brother Fugui in the cage.

It just so happened that the butler came in a hurry, "My lord, my lord, great joy, great joy!"

Governor Qian, who was busy smoking birds, turned his head and stared at the butler displeased, "What are you doing called Chacha? What else can I have a happy event for?"

Since he had to break his own arm a few years ago, in the past few years, he has two big mountains on top of him. He is asking for gold and silver, and the little one thinks he wants silver and gold. His life is very difficult!Still happy? "Huh! I can't even raise a stinky bird, and I bully me to pretend to be my uncle..."

Seeing that his master's expression was not good, the housekeeper felt a little uneasy, but he still remembered what his master had told him in the study during the previous government examination, so he quickly handed over the things in his hand.

"My lord, didn't your lord tell me to pay attention to the final result of this court test during the previous court exam? My lord is overjoyed! Under your governance, the twelve counties under the jurisdiction of Wuzhong County, this time Thirty-two people are selected as scholars, my lord, the whole state only takes [-], and our Wuzhong County alone has [-], which is higher than the average, my lord, this is because of your good teaching, yes Your contribution! Thirty-two scholars, maybe in the future there will be thirty-two Juren and thirty-two Jinshi!"

Hearing the housekeeper's great joy, it turned out to be this. Fatty Qian's face looked much better. He put down the bird teasing bamboo in his hand, and reached out to the housekeeper, "Oh, there are indeed thirty-two? Bring me the list to see. "

The butler quickly handed over the list with both hands.

Governor Qian opened the list and glanced at it, and saw that there were only three endowed students, his eyes flashed disgust, but thinking of his current situation...

Ever since Liu Zhaoshan, his left and right hand, was sacrificed by himself, everything went wrong for him. Over the past few years, there were either droughts or floods, or banditry.

After finally seeing that Qiu Wei will be reopened next year, he started to select and attract talents, no matter civil servants or military generals, he has to have someone under his command!
He regretted letting Liu Zhaoshan go out, but everyone was already dead and grass was growing on the grave, so it was too late to say these things.

Sheriff Qian thought for a while and handed the list back to the housekeeper.

"Looking at the days, these scholars probably should return one after another. Go ahead and post a post for them all, especially the first three students. It's best to intercept all of them. Come down, no Japanese officials want to entertain them."

As a dog's leg, the housekeeper understood his master's pissing nature very well, nodded in haste, took the list respectfully, and withdrew.

When Yu Su and his party happily arrived in Wuzhong County from Yuezhou Mansion, they were interrogated and entered the city. Song Xinglin and Wang Shuisheng received such a post in their hands.

"What does Fatty Qian mean? Little brother, I'm afraid this is not a Hongmen banquet? Will you go with Senior Brother Wang then?"

Song Xinglin held the post in his hand and smiled, in a playful and evil way.

"Go, why don't you go? Now the enemy is clear and we are dark. Last time I showed up, the fat man never saw me. How could he know who I am? Don't worry, Yuyu, I reckoned, Fatty Qian This is a routine to talk to the scholar of Zhongdi, or to cast a wide net to attract people in advance, it is a routine, there is no danger, I am not afraid of it."

"Oh, that's it, then you go, little brother, just pay more attention and don't be impulsive in everything."

Song Xinglin looked at the little wife with a concerned face and confessed with a smile, couldn't help but raised his hand and rubbed her head, "Don't worry Yuyu, I'll save it, besides, with Fatty Qian's urination, I'm afraid he won't like me This is proliferating."

It's true, but it's not contemptible.

During Fatty Qian's banquet, Fatty Qian carried out the truth that Song Xinglin guessed to the fullest.

There were three seats in the banquet, and Fatty Qian affectionately dragged the three students to the main table, and sat on either side of him. The other people on the main table were all top-ranking Zengsheng, such as Wang Shuisheng. He was accompanied by the column impressively.

The late Zengsheng like Song Xinglin, and the more embarrassing epiphysis than Zengsheng, were all placed at the other two tables.

What else is there to say about this kind of banquet, apart from courtship, it is a time to show off your talents, otherwise people don't know your details, ranking alone is not enough to choose people, you have to communicate with each other and choose each other.

Reciting poems and making a match is naturally indispensable, and the main table almost instantly became the home field of the three students, and the other companions were not to be outdone, and expressed their opportunities one after another.

Wang Shuisheng was very calm, seeing Song Xinglin sitting peacefully on the table next to him, drinking his wine, eating his food, watching his plays, he didn't move, and he didn't move either, he followed through with his brothers and sisters.

Everyone scrambled to show off, and the epiphytes beside them were no exception. Anomalies like Song Xinglin and Wang Shuisheng were more conspicuous.

Fatty Qian may not notice when surrounded by people;

The people around Wang Shuisheng are busy expressing themselves, no one cares;
But beside Song Xinglin, someone noticed.

The thin scholar on the right side of Song Xinglin bumped into Song Xinglin with his elbow.

Song Xinglin, who was drinking, turned around, "Brother, is this?"

The other party cupped his hands towards Song Xinglin, and introduced himself: "Buyunchong Tan De in the suburbs of Xiasanjiangbei, I have seen Xiongtai, but I don't know Xiongtai's name?"

Hearing the word Sanjiang, Song Xinglin squinted his eyes, took a look at Brother Tan De, then put down his wine glass, and bowed his hand to return the salute, "Brother Tan, you're welcome, Song Xinglin in Xiatongyang Baisha Manshan Village."

"Oh, so it's Brother Song, brother Song is very polite."

"Brother Tan is polite."

The two of you came and I exchanged pleasantries, and Tan De then said: "If I remember correctly, Brother Song must have been born. With such a great opportunity, why didn't Brother Song go up and compose a poem to express himself well? So that Mr. Qian can appreciate it a little bit?"

Song Xinglin laughed, and jokingly said: "Brother Tan didn't go up and show a thing or two? Why do you just talk about it?"

Tan De waved his hand, "Hey, Mr. Tan wants to go, but Brother Song, look, there are so many people, you wait for this mere epiphany, just like the one raised by that little mother, with the jewels and jade over there in front, Next? Hehe..."

Seeing the other party shake his head mockingly and sarcastically, Song Xinglin didn't make much comments, but kindly advised: "Brother Tan, don't belittle yourself, the momentary ranking gain or loss doesn't prove anything, the road will be long in the future, everyone just go and see." After Song Xinglin finished speaking, he raised his wine glass towards the other party.

Tan De loved to hear these words very much. Seeing that Song Xinglin didn't dislike him, he hurriedly picked up the wine glass in front of him and bumped one with Song Xinglin.

Both of them drank the wine, and the two had another bite of food. Tan De said again: "By the way, Brother Song, I hit it off with Brother Song immediately, and we will start school immediately. Brother Song will choose to go to the state capital or come to the county Learning? Considering Brother Song's ranking and virtue, I think that Brother Song is probably not the lowest, so he must enroll in this county, right?"

"Well..." Song Xinglin snapped his hands, "I have little talent and learning, and Brother Tan also said that there are many talents here, and most of them are in good ranks. My family is poor and their ranks are also low. Well, our Tongyang County school is also very good, and the county magistrate is also very fair and kind, so I plan to stay at the county school attached to the school, so I won’t join in the fun.”

When Tan De heard Song Xinglin say this, he felt sorry for Song Xinglin, "Brother Song is a real person, Brother Song is generous, he doesn't fight or grab, Tan admires him."

"Hey~Brother Tan's reputation is too high, I just have a little self-knowledge, hahaha, I don't know Brother Tan?"

"Down? Oh, brother Song and Zengsheng are all attached to the county school, and the attached students in the lower district. Oh, don't mention it, don't mention it."

"Brother Tan, don't suffer yourself. As long as you have perseverance and the iron pestle is ground into a needle, I'm still very optimistic about Brother Tan."

"Thank you Brother Song for your comfort. Today Tan and Brother Song hit it off right away. Although we can't go to school together, Tan hopes to have more exchanges with Brother Song. We will go to the village to pay tribute together in the next year. Please don't forget Brother Song when the time comes." .”

"You're welcome, of course not."

Such an occasion is originally a vanity fair, you just listen to what the boss says and does, it's better not to take it to heart.

Like the Tan De in front of him, Song Xinglin didn't think that he was a person who could talk to each other between the lines.

During the feast, most of the people were drunk, like those who showed off, they were happy; like Tan De around him, he was self-pitying.

Fortunately, he was not too drunk yet, Song Xinglin, who was slightly drunk, joined Wang Shuisheng, and hand in hand helped Tan De, who was holding on to him, to go out.

Yu Baozong was troubled by his sister's chanting scriptures, and he was worried that his brother-in-law was in the tiger's den of his enemy Fatty Qian, so he drove a car to wait outside the gate of the sheriff's mansion early on.

Seeing his brother-in-law and Wang Shuisheng coming out, he rushed to meet him.

When he got closer, he found that the two were still supporting someone, and Yu Baozong asked.

Hearing that his brother-in-law said that he met at the banquet, Yu Baozong didn't say much.

It so happened that two scholars who also came from Sanjiang and lived in the same inn with Tan De came out. In the spirit of fellow countrymen, after thanking Song Xinglin and Wang Shuisheng for their care, they helped the drunk Tan De over.

After exchanging pleasantries, the two sides said goodbye, and then dispersed.

Tan De, who was driven by the two, was blown by the autumn wind, and his drunkenness was reduced a lot. He watched Song Xinglin and Wang Shuisheng follow Yu Baozong into the car with sleepy eyes. Seeing the man driving the car, Tan De couldn't help it grunt.

"Yeah? Then, that person? That person... Hiss, why does it look familiar?", Has he seen it before?
Drunk Tan De couldn't help thinking about it.

The fellow villagers next to him couldn't help but feel black lines. If it wasn't for his fellow villagers, they wouldn't bother to care about such a guy.

The two drove Tan De to turn around and leave, and they couldn't stop smelling him while walking.

"Brother Tan, wake up, we just met Brother Song and Brother Wang for the second time today. We didn't talk to each other at the Kuixing Banquet last time. Why do you look familiar with his family members? I see you, this is If you drink too much, it will look familiar to everyone!"

"Yes, is it? Did I drink too much?" Tan De frowned, hanging on his body, still feeling that something was wrong, but what exactly was wrong?He couldn't remember for a while.

Here, after Yu Baozong brought the two great scholars back to the inn where they stayed, everyone discussed it before washing up and going to bed. After all, he had to get up early tomorrow.

Now that the county has received the news of their ranking, it must be time for the county to receive the news as well. If the county gets the news, it will definitely go down to announce the good news.

Once the yamen come to the door to announce the good news with drums and gongs, the whole Manshan Village must know everything they should know and what they shouldn't know, right?
It's inevitable that the best of the old Song family, when they heard that they had done something out of the ordinary in the second place, they had to go back quickly and set off as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)