The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 133 The Junior Brother Who Didn't Get Through
An official office in the city was specially approved by the emperor for Wang Jia and Liu Chance to meet the current Juren of Nanzhili.

Because some Juren have to wait for years to arrive in the capital, there are only about 50 people who came to the meeting this time.

"Everyone, how are you?"

Every time a person came, someone would surround him and say hello.

Tang Yin came very early, and sat on the side looking alone.

Just like Zhang Zhou's arrogance and unruliness, he, Tang Yin, also gained a reputation as a loafer after he arrived in the capital. Others treated him with superficial politeness.

They probably think that we can't afford to provoke you if you are so awesome.

When Wang Jia and Liu Ji came, basically the same people could come.

"Lord!"

Everyone gathered around.

The students didn't expect Wang Jia and Liu Ching to be so approachable, they showed their faces together when they said they would show up, and they didn't let anyone know and put on airs.

Especially now that Wang Jia is still studying for a bachelor's degree, he has been promoted a lot compared to his previous official position. With Wang Jia's reputation, this year's Jiangnan provincial examination candidates will also have more face. The future is bright.

"Bohu!"

When Wang Jia came this time, the two people he cared about the most were Tang Yin and Zhang Zhou.

But Zhang Zhou hasn't appeared yet, so he can only say hello to Tang Yin first. Wang Jia admires Tang Yin very much, and even regrets not taking Tang Yin as Xie Yuan.

Tang Yin quickly saluted Wang Jia.

At this time, someone suddenly asked: "Two masters, after entering the courtyard today, I saw a lot of Jin Yiwei, why is that?"

A question made the atmosphere of the scene a little depressing and tense.

Wang Jia and Liu Ji couldn't help but look at each other, obviously they couldn't answer this question directly.

Do you tell them that this meeting was actually arranged by His Majesty, and Zhang Zhou was specially asked to meet us?As for the arrangement of Jin Yiwei, is it because you are afraid that some conflict will arise in a while and you will go up and beat him up in groups?

Those of us who are teachers, used to be able to talk and give advice in front of the students, but today it is different, we are also ordered to match that person.

"Don't worry about things outside the window, today we only talk about knowledge and nothing else." Liu Ji laughed.

"coming!"

Just as he was talking, someone came to deliver a message.

Wang Jia and Liu Ji probably knew who was coming, but none of the students present knew.

They were all thinking, even the two masters didn't need to pass through to enter the arena. Who is so arrogant?
……

……

After the person came in, some of the scholars recognized him immediately.

"Zhang Bingkuan!"

There was an uproar at the scene.

Zhang Zhou didn't expect that he would become a celebrity not long after he entered the capital.

He didn't come here alone today, because outside... there is a brat waiting for him...

These Jin Yiwei were not here to protect him, but Zhu Houzhao insisted on coming with him, Zhu Youtang couldn't handle it, and finally sent someone to protect Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Youtang made an agreement with his son three chapters in advance, stating that he would listen to Zhang Zhou's orders on this trip, and Zhang Zhou would not bring Zhu Houzhao along when he came to meet his classmates.

After meeting the teachers and classmates of the same subject, Zhang Zhou will go to the Imperial College to participate in a round of "interview".

At that time, Zhu Houzhao will follow.

Liu Ji and Wang Ji are both his husbands, so it would be a serious matter if he was told that the prince followed him out for a stroll.

Zhang Zhou stepped forward, looking very high-profile, and directly bowed to Wang Jia and Liu Ji and said, "Student Zhang Zhou, I have met the two teachers."

"Ah."

Liu Ji smiled and nodded, he had no prejudice against Zhang Zhou.

On the contrary, Wang Jia's face on the side was tense, and it could be seen that he seemed to regret promoting Zhang Zhou to Xie Yuan now.

Since Zhang Zhou became the Jieyuan, his behavior has completely exceeded the scope of a scholar. Wang Jia, like those old-fashioned Confucians, does not support his students to engage in those godly things, and he does not want Zhang Zhou to be in the limelight. .

If Zhang Zhou had visited him earlier, he would have been able to persuade him, and perhaps he would not have such a sense of alienation. Now that the two meet again, Wang Jia seems to want to put on a clear-cut appearance with Zhang Zhou.

"Sit down!" Wang Jia just greeted Zhang Zhou in the most usual way.

Then the students present took their seats.

There was no ranking, the first to sit in the front, and the later to sit in the back, so Zhang Zhou sat in the last seat.

……

……

In the routine meeting, Liu Ji and Wang Jia just made some expectations for everyone's next year's exam, so that everyone can go back and prepare for the exam.

nothing to say.

It was even more lackluster than the Luming Banquet, and there was no banquet. After a brief confession, Wang Jia went to the back hall first on the grounds that he still had something to do.

Liu Ji smiled and greeted all the students, and finally encouraged Zhang Zhou, saying that Zhang Zhou had the "talent of the top scholar" and he had completed the errand given by the emperor, and then he also entered the inner hall.

"The top talent?"

When the two masters left, Zhang Zhou instantly became the target of public criticism.

Zhang Zhou was not interested in this group of people at all, his eyes only fell on that skinny Tang Bohu.

Different from the arrogance that Tang Yin provoked him several times in the past, the Tang Yin he saw this time was very low-key, sitting there gave people the feeling of being in a prison, and he didn't greet anyone.

Wang Jia and Liu Ji left, but he didn't say that he would come over to fight or something.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Everyone, I did something earlier and delayed the Luming Banquet. After arriving in the capital, I didn't intend to have a literary meeting with you. First, I would like to express my apologies. There is still a small difference between me and this Tang Yin. Personal grievances need to be resolved."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Zhou walked up to Tang Yin in full view.

Tang Yin also stood up.

Zhang Zhou took a good look at Tang Yin, and felt that this Tang Yin was a little "unattractive", with a thin and wrinkled face, maybe because Tang Yin didn't adapt to the dry weather in the north, and Tang Yin still had a goatee... he was not yet 30 years old. It feels like a little old man in his 40s.

That's it?A romantic wit?
"Brother Tang, I finally have a chance to meet you." Zhang Zhou said with a smile.

Tang Yin's face was gloomy and cold.

I spent so much effort to find Zhang Zhou before, and I went to the gate of the Guozijian to block people, but I didn't meet him.

Now knowing that Zhang Zhou did not follow the usual path and was appreciated by the court through the fight against the plague, Tang Yin was a little apprehensive when he learned about the situation from Wang Jia, but Zhang Zhou appeared on his own initiative.

Tang Yin said: "Your Majesty invited me several times before, why didn't you come?"

"There are too many things." Zhang Zhou said with a kind smile on his face, "I heard that brother Tang has always wanted to discuss with me about academic matters. It's better to meet me by chance. It's rare to meet you today. Why don't we discuss it on the spot?"

Tang Yin frowned.

It's not that he doesn't dare, but that he wants to deal with it in a low-key way now.

Zhang Zhou's publicity has attracted so much criticism, but Zhang Zhou is qualified to publicize it. Tang Yin is just a sub-yuan of Jiangnan Township Examination, and his gold content is not enough.

What qualifications do you have to challenge Zhang Zhou?

Tang Yin said coldly: "We will try to see who is superior. This seems to be what Zhang Gongsheng said."

"Hahaha, that's right. Too many people knew that I was just a regular prisoner. They thought I was a soft persimmon. They wanted to compare my knowledge with my subordinates. But what is the comparison with knowledge? Ben, isn't it more useful to compare yourself with each other than now? But I still feel that there seems to be some grievances and grievances in the past life with you, brother Tang, so we must compare ourselves!"

"Better than what?"

Tang Yin was instantly aroused with the desire to win.

Be more polite to you, do you really think that I will hold back and dare not compare?Just compare!

Zhang Zhoudao: "It's still up to the next year's spring to decide whether to win or lose. In this way, if I can't be named on the gold list in the coming year, then I, Zhang, will accept the promotion and release me from office, and I will never take part in the test again!"

"what!?"

The people at the scene were just watching the excitement.

After listening to Zhang Zhou's words, the group of people seemed to have been beaten to death.

Someone with good deeds at the side hurriedly pulled Zhang Zhou and said: "Zhang Jieyuan, even if you are talented, there is no need to make such an oath. How can you only take the exam once? If you fail...you will have a lot of opportunities in the future."

Tang Yin didn't expect Zhang Zhou to dare to say such cruel words.

According to the normal betting agreement, then he Tang Yin should also be fair.

But Tang Yin thought that if he didn't pass the exam...how could it be possible if he didn't pass the exam in the future?

Is it that easy to get a Jinshi?How many talented scholars have experienced the baptism of several examinations, even those who are old in the pavilion, dare not say that they can pass the Jinshi examination once.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Why, Brother Tang, don't you dare to take it?"

"you……"

Tang Yin originally asked if he would lose to Zhang Zhou, but just by setting a flag, he felt that he had lost.

But he still gritted his teeth and said, "Why don't you dare, if I, Tang, fail the exam, then..."

"and many more!"

Zhang Zhou called Tang Yin to stop.

Tang Yin breathed a sigh of relief. He was put on fire just now, and he was almost about to make an oath in public that he would never take the exam again after failing once.

This kind of thing can also be denied afterwards, but in the future, it is estimated that you will not be able to raise your head and be a man.

Fortunately, Zhang Zhou stopped him.

But it was only a temporary stop, who knows what Zhang Zhou is thinking.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Brother Tang, I didn't intend to waste too much time in the examination room to make this kind of oath, but you are different, you don't have to make the same oath as me."

"What do you mean?" Tang Yin felt his head was a little big.

Are you betting with a lunatic?

If you fail the exam once, I won’t pass the exam next time, and you are so desperate and ignorant of the future, it’s really unprecedented!

Zhang Zhou naturally had the confidence.

He knew that if he didn't pass the exam, there was no need for him to prepare for another exam in three years. Even the emperor had arranged another path for him to enter the imperial court, so why didn't he change his mind?
If he really had to prepare for another three years, he was afraid that the state of the exam would not be as good as it is today, and one class would not be as good as the previous one. He didn't want to be a repeat student, it was too tiring.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Brother Tang, how about this, I don't pass the exam and don't take the exam, but you don't pass, or you rank lower than me after passing, from now on, you will join the same teacher as me, what do you think?"

When the people around heard it, they all talked about it.

What kind of competition is this?
Tang Yin sneered and said, "You want me to worship you as a teacher?"

"Wrong, I just asked you to join me in the same sect. From now on, you will be my junior, and I will be my senior. In the future, we will have a caretaker in court, or you have to listen to me in what you do in the future."

Tang Yin gritted his teeth and did not agree.

Someone on the side reminded: "Zhang Jieyuan, you seem to be at a disadvantage by doing this."

"Yeah, if you don't pass the exam, if you don't take the Jinshi exam, he doesn't pass or ranks lower than you, but he is just your junior, what is that?"

A group of people were talking.

It seems that this competition is very unfair.

Zhang Zhoulang said: "Everyone, everyone has his own aspirations. Why should he think about it? I just want to take the general examination once. If I fail, I will never touch the imperial examination again. But Tang Yin's ambition is in high school. If he fails, or his ranking is lower I humbly... I am willing to advance and retreat together with him, opponents in the literary world can also become brothers of the same school, why not?"

This was Zhang Zhou's last protection for Tang Yin.

Now the chief examiner has not changed, you Tang Yin also went to see Cheng Minzheng early, you are still so flamboyant, in case you are destined to be involved in the test case, I want to save you with a clear eye.

If I say that you are my younger brother who has never been trained... Does this sound like a good reason?
As for the disciples...

It's a bit ridiculous for the same imperial examination people to rashly accept others as disciples.

But if you join the same master, the master is just made up by me, then in the future, it will not be my brother who says what he says?
Zhang Zhoudao: "Brother Tang, do you dare to accept this competition?"

Tang Yin was looked around by everyone, and found that all of them looked at him with malicious intentions.

Originally, he could have just walked away, but thinking of the previous visits to Wang Jia, Wang Jia felt sorry for him, thinking of the previous few times when he failed to challenge Zhang Zhou, and was despised by Zhang Zhou... Now he doesn't want to Accept, also accept.

"Okay!" Tang Yin agreed without hesitation.

Now the crowd became lively.

Someone persuaded: "Bohu, you have to be careful, it's not a good thing to be someone's junior."

Someone also asked: "Which one do you worship as your teacher?"

They don't even know who the master is, they only know that they want to be from the same family. This kind of invitation to bet on the conditions is unheard of.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Okay then, I'll just wait for Brother Tang, you are in high school. Let me take my leave!"

"and many more."

Tang Yin said, "If you and I are the same Jinshi, my rank is higher than yours?"

Tang Yin thought that in this competition, there seemed to be some fulfillment conditions that were not included in the final assembly.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "At that time, you and I were ministers in the same palace, taking care of each other, and you still had to compete? Brother Tang, you don't have the guts, do you?"

"Why don't you dare!" Tang Yin can't come down now, and can only be led by the nose by Zhang Zhou, "This agreement was made in public, and you, Mr. Zhang, had better not break your promise. If you break your promise... if you take me as your teacher, I will follow you." I don’t care about your oath not to take the exam.”

Tang Yin can also be regarded as "merciful".

A "back road" was left for Zhang Zhou.

If you fail the exam, please accept me as your teacher, and I will treat your oath today as void.

Zhang Zhouxin said, "I'm going to break the contract, why don't I break the oath to worship you as my teacher together, and keep one and break the other?"Is there a string in your head, Tang Yin?

Are you stupid to read? !
Zhang Zhoudao: "Then everyone, I will go back and study hard, so as not to fail in the next year and even lose the qualification to participate in the Spring Festival in the future! You can also spread today's events to everyone in the capital, and I will do it This is the last fight! I will encourage you all!"

The same imperial examiners present looked at each other in blank dismay.

It is said that Tang Yin is unrestrained, but when he meets Zhang Bingkuan, it is really insignificant.

Today is an eye-opener.

(End of this chapter)