The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 97
The prefectural examination was held on the eighth day of May. The magistrate served as the chief examiner. There were only three exams, but it was more stringent than the county exam. Candidates were not allowed to bring their own pens, ink, and food. All were provided by the exam room, and the third round had to be taken consecutively. For two days, candidates had to spend the night in the examination room, and the mosquito nets were also provided by the examination room. During these two days, candidates ate, drank, slept, and slept in their seats. In addition, it was midsummer, so it was not ordinary hot and weak. I can't stand it at all.

On the eighth day of May, Jia Huan also got up before dawn, washed and dressed, and had a hearty breakfast before rushing to the ethnology school empty-handed, but Jia Jie was already waiting there.

Since Jia Chen, Jia Tong and Zhou Zheng failed the county examination, only Jia Huan and Jia Jie participated in the government examination this time, while Jia Dairu seemed much calmer this time, probably because Jia Huan passed the county examination First of all, the government exam is a must, there is no suspense, so this time he did not personally send the two to the exam room, but told them a few words of encouragement before going back to catch up on sleep.

Let’s say Jia Huan and Jia Jie went outside the examination room and found the same crowds. It can be seen that the number of candidates taking the prefectural examination is no less than that of the county examination, because there are two counties under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture, namely Wanping County and Daxing County. Candidates from both counties came, plus the previous candidates who passed the county examination over the years, it is conservatively estimated that there are 800 people, and the number of people admitted to the prefectural examination this time is also about 50, so the competition is still fierce.

Looking at the long line of examinees in front of him, Jia Jie said with envy and anxiety: "The third master is the chief case in our Wanping County. According to the rules, he must pass the government examination, but I'm afraid it will be difficult. There are too many competitors. I hope it doesn't look too ugly in the exam."

Indeed, after all, Jia Jie only passed the county examination at the end of the crane, belonging to the bottom group of people, and the candidates who participated in the government examination are all masters of the county, so it is really difficult for Jia Jie to stand out at the bottom of the level, unless Go above and beyond.

Jia Huan encouraged him with a smile: "There is nothing difficult in the world, as long as you climb bravely, Brother Yu, don't underestimate yourself. Whoever has one head and two hands must be better than the other? There will be times when you ride the wind and waves, hang your sails straight to help the sea!"

Hearing this, Jia Jie cheered up, nodded and said: "The third master is right, I will try my best to give it a try today, even if I can't pass, I will try to get a good ranking."

"Jia Anshou said it well. Scholars of my generation can be powerless, but they must have the spirit to give up me." A familiar voice suddenly came from behind, and it was Liu Yi and Liu Shouzheng. A dozen or so scholars from Pinecui Academy followed behind, including No.2 Zhang Zhilong in the county examination.

"Chief Jia, we meet again. I thought you wouldn't take part in this government examination." Liu Yi bowed his hands to Jia Huan and was beaming with joy. I don't know if it was purely because he was happy to see Jia Huan, or I am happy to have the opportunity to beat Jia Huan in the government test.

"I've seen Jia's case!" The scholars of Diecui Academy were in mixed feelings, and they saluted Jia Huan one after another. The first trial case deserved its name, so everyone still gave Jia Huan the respect he deserved.

Jia Huan looked calm, and returned the salute one by one without being humble or overbearing, while the candidates from the other team were all from Daxing County, they all cast strange glances at Jia Huan, and whispered: "So this kid is the chief case of Wanping County this year. ? You don’t look very old, are you ten years old?”

At this time, suddenly a group of people came straight over, and the person at the head actually laughed and said: "It seems that there is really no one in your Wanping County, and you let Xiaotong take the head of the case, Liu Shouzheng, you are so disappointing to me." Well, to lose to this half-grown kid, it shows that you are also a person who has earned a false reputation."

As soon as this remark came out, all the scholars in the Diecui Academy showed anger. Jia Huan frowned and looked at him, only to see that there were about a dozen people on the other side, all dressed in uniform, and they probably were students from another academy.

Sure enough, Jia Jie immediately showed surprise and said in a low voice: "They are candidates of Daxing Donglin Academy. The leader is Gu Liben, whose name is Xingbang. He is the leader of this year's Daxing County Examination and this year's government examination. Liu Shouzheng may not be able to win against him."

Jia Huan's heart moved, it turned out that he was the head of the Daxing County Examination, no wonder he was so arrogant, but what is Donglin Academy?Donglin Party?Dajin also has the Donglin Party?

At this time, Liu Yi said indifferently: "There is a sequence of hearing, and there are specializations in art. Since ancient times, heroes have been born as teenagers. It is too superficial for Brother Gu to judge success or failure based on age. I think Wanping County has outstanding people and talented people. Jia Although the chief of the case is young, he is a child prodigy that has never been seen in a hundred years, so it is so strange to win the case.”

Candidates in Wanping County cheered and applauded, and some even laughed and said: "The surname is Gu, Shaogou sees people as inferior, wait until you get the first case of this government test, and then you will be proud, don't lose to you then!" The half-sized child in the mouth, it would be a shame to throw it to grandma's house."

Gu Liben glanced at Jia Huan contemptuously, and said proudly: "Just this young boy who wants to overwhelm me? It's just a dream. I must be the leader of this court trial. If you don't believe me, just wait and see." After speaking, he raised his head and walked away go.

Jia Huan touched his nose very speechlessly. He doesn't like publicity, but the tree wants to be quiet and the wind doesn't stop. Wearing the name of the county trial case chief, it is impossible to keep a low profile.

Liu Yi bowed his hands to Jia Huan and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I've got Jia involved in the case."

"Brother Liu has a problem with this Gu Xingbang?" Jia Huan asked curiously.

Liu Shouzheng shook his head and said: "That's not really the case, it's just a different standpoint. The head of our Diecui Academy and the head of Donglin Academy have different political views, and their academic philosophy is also different. Naturally, the students of the two academies usually compete in secret. "

Jia Huan suddenly said: "So it is."

At this time, Zhang Zhilong, No. 2 in the county examination, took a look at Jia Huan and said, "Last year's government examination, ten people from Diecuishu County passed, and nine people from Donglin Academy passed, one less than us. Being won by people from Donglin Academy, if Jia can win the government trial and slap Gu Xingbang hard this time, I will definitely be happy to see it happen, and I will be grateful!"

The other scholars of Diecui Academy also smiled and nodded in agreement, but it was obvious from their expressions that they were insincere, but it was no wonder that Jia Huan was too young, and it was because of Liu Shouzheng's mistake that he "picked it up." "Come" was largely due to luck, so they naturally didn't believe that Jia Huan would have the ability to win the court case.

If there were no accidents this time, there would be a high probability that Liu Shouzheng and Gu Xingbang would be the first case in the government trial. As for Jia Huan, it would be good to be in the top ten.

Jia Huan smiled lightly and said, "Everyone is flattering you. My county trial lead is all based on luck. How dare I hope that the government's trial lead will be satisfied if I can get out of the circle in the first round."

"Hehe, the chief case officer Jia is too modest. In my opinion, you are the chief case case in this government trial." Zhang Zhilong and the others complimented with a smirk.

Jia Huan hated these unnutritious and hypocritical mutual flattery, so he stopped talking and waited to enter.

After a while, the gate of the examination room finally opened, and the examinees entered in a file. The procedure was similar to that of the county examination, but the chief examiner of the roll call was replaced by Yin Lubing of Shuntian Prefecture, and one more guarantor was added. , a Paibao.

After a series of cumbersome procedures, Jia Huan entered the examination room smoothly. This time he got the seat number "Tianzi No. [-]", which was the front row and happened to be the outer edge of the examination booth. I hope it doesn't rain , otherwise it will be a bit troublesome.

Jia Huan found the Tianzi No. [-] seat and sat down with his eyes closed to rest his mind, and soon a patrolling yamen servant brought pens and ink.Brush and ink are like weapons of a warrior, they all rely on them to kill the enemy, so there must be no sloppy, Jia Huan checked very carefully before accepting it if there is no problem.

After all the candidates had entered the hall, the examination papers began to be distributed, the sound of the board sounded, and the first round of the government examination officially started.

After Jia Huan got the test paper, he glanced through it quickly, and suddenly his eyes showed a strange look, because he had done the first four-script essay, and it was one of Lin Ruhai's dozen or so stereotyped essay exercises. Tsk tsk, this is good luck It was too much, but when Jia Huan looked at the title of the five-character and eight-rhyme test post again, he realized that there were more excessive ones, and he even did it himself!

Even though Jia Huan was calm, he couldn't help screaming at this moment - damn it!
This is not God rewarding me with food, it is simply God chasing me to feed me!
This time, the ancestral grave was really full of smoke, and Jia Huan was not polite, so he picked up his pen and began to write. Of course, he would not be so stupid as to directly copy Lin's father's article, but after integration and reorganization of the language, the level may be It will be a little inferior, but it is estimated that it will be no problem to hang the audience.

In the afternoon, with about half an hour left, Jia Huan finished writing ahead of time, and still kept a low profile until the end of the exam before handing in the papers and leaving to meet Jia Jie in front of the Dragon Gate.

Jia Jie seemed to have done well in the exam. When he saw Jia Huan, he said happily, "How did the third master do in the exam?"

"It's okay." Jia Huan asked back, "What about you?"

Jia Jie said with a bit of color: "It's okay, I guess it's no problem to advance to the next round."

Jia Huan smiled and said, "Congratulations, brother Jie."

"Haha, each other!"

The two walked out of the Longmen talking and laughing, and met Liu Shouzheng, Zhang Zhilong and others on the way. It seemed that they all did well in the exam, and the first exam questions were easy.

Two days later, the first case of the government test happened. Jia Yu also ran to see the list early in the morning, and found that he was on No. 80 of the sub-list. Although he did not get out of the circle, he was still very happy. Waiting for Jia Huan's arrival.As a result, almost all the people who read the list were gone, so Jia Huan appeared unhurriedly. He just glanced at the list, and immediately frowned.

Seeing this, Jia Jie asked anxiously: "Has the third master left the circle?"

Jia Huan nodded and said: "Out of the circle is out of the circle, but the ranking is not ideal!"

Jia Jie hurriedly asked which place he got, Jia Huan sighed and said, "Temporarily ranked second."

Jia Jie almost fell head over heels, No.2 is not ideal, is it?You let me be 88 in the sub-ranking list, where will I save my face?

Jia Huan was not pretending, but was really surprised. He thought that No.1 was a sure thing, but he didn't expect to only get second. It can be seen that the opponent is really strong. He ranked second in the first game. It will be difficult to overtake in two games.

(End of this chapter)