Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 102: Who is the winner in chatting and drinking?
"Is this still screening?"

Listening to the two peaceful yet tit-for-tat voices, all the disciples of the aristocratic families looked at each other with an unspeakable feeling, feeling that this examination was developing in a strange direction.

Among them, there were a few people who suffered the most. The first ones to bear the brunt were Chen Xuan and Chen Shu, Chen Zhi's cousins.

The two people were sitting next to Chen Zhi. Now the examiners had gathered around and were hanging around, making them feel particularly awkward. Even if they didn't have any intention of cheating, they couldn't feel comfortable and didn't dare to drive them away.

On the other hand, the two were surprised that Chen Zhi did not fall behind Lu Ying. They also noticed that during the debate between Chen Zhi and Lu Ying, other celebrities and sages would interrupt from time to time to explain one or two opinions.

In such a situation, where the examiners are still examining the school candidates, it is clearly a group of celebrities talking about mysteries!

"My seventh child has reached this point?"

The other person who suffered was Peng Lin.

"Chen Zhi is indeed as Liu Miao said, he can talk to celebrities on an equal footing!"

This hero of the Peng family wanted to compete with Chen Zhi. Even if Liu Miao suggested that he and Chen Zhi get back together, Peng Lin didn't immediately agree. He just pinned his hopes on today, to prove that he is the leader of Pengcheng's younger generation, and then he will do it in an upright manner. Intersect with Chen Zhi.

Unfortunately, Peng Lin didn't have to wait until the screening was over. He only looked at the performance of several examiners and the two people chatting. Peng Lin knew that the winner between him and Chen Zhi was already clear.

Suddenly, a bitter feeling grew in my heart.

It's not that Peng Lin has never lost before, but this time he felt powerless.

The other children of the aristocratic families were not in the same mood. Their views on Chen Zhi became more and more complex, and their thoughts changed.

They are also descendants of Pengcheng, why should they exclude Chen Zhi?

However, they are also worried about whether they and others can still penetrate Chen Zhifa's eyes now.

The least surprising among this group of people are the brothers Liu Miao and Liu Gang. The two brothers had experienced similar situations as early as in Wobing Tower. Of course they were not surprised. Instead, they took it for granted and looked at Chen While Zhi was discussing Taoism with Lu Ying, he still felt an inexplicable sense of pride in his heart.

"I, among the scholars in Xuzhou, also have talented people, so I won't let others dominate me!"

In the different thoughts of everyone, time passed slowly.

"Hey! Look, what time has it been? Let's forget about the business." Soon, Zhang Yong was the first to come to his senses, clapped his hands and laughed, looking free and easy.

Liu Kan and others were stunned when they heard this, and then they couldn't help laughing. However, they were unruly and did not take the constraints of trivial rules to heart. Instead, they felt that breaking the rules in this way would only lead to clear ideas.

Xu Zhize said: "Shouyi, you and Nephew Lu Xian will discuss it first, and we have to take responsibility, otherwise today's screening will become a joke." After saying this, he looked at each other and smiled with several others.

But his smile made several children from aristocratic families who answered the questions next to him couldn't help but slander them in their hearts——

After doing it for a long time, this screening is dispensable for you!

The situation is now clear.

By the time all the examiners returned to their invigilation work, it was already noon.

Except for Chen Zhi, Peng Qi, who made the fastest progress, could only reach the tenth question, and the others were even slower. In fact, several question makers also miscalculated the candidates' answering speed when setting the questions. After all, no experience.

It's just that there is no shortage of food in the academy. The servants brought lunch and placed it on the candidates' tables. Everyone moved their index fingers, put down their pens, and started laughing and chatting, just like going on an outing.

Mr. Guijing and others took a look and thought of some temporary rules, such as no free movement during meals, no talking, etc., and finally controlled the situation.

On the other hand, the boy walked back and forth while getting food, which attracted the interest of many academy students and scholars.

"Hey, who do you think will come out on top in this screening?" Several academy students gathered in the corridor and started talking.

Not far away, Chen Wu was sitting upright, eating the lunch brought by the boy. When he heard this, he couldn't help but pay attention. He didn't even bother to eat and pricked up his ears.

I heard another voice say: "If you ask me, it must be Brother Peng. If nothing else, his good calligraphy wins the first three points. In addition, he is well-informed. Who else can we give up? "

"Bah! When it comes to calligraphy, who can compare with my young master? You really don't know how great the world is!" Chen Wu put down his job, muttered in a low voice, and then continued to sound.

Then a third person spoke: "You can't say that. I heard that Chen Zhi of the Chen family also has good calligraphy. I heard people from the ancestral home talking about it, saying that Chen Zhi's calligraphy can be praised by everyone! If things happen It’s true, Brother Peng may not be able to compare with him.”

"This man has good vision and good knowledge." When Chen Wu heard this, he became happy and smiled.

At this time, the second speaker spoke again: "You can't say that. You and I know very well what Chen Zhi's reputation is. His reputation has turned around slightly in the past two days. Who knows if it wasn't for the Chen family? Screening, specifically to build momentum? It’s a pity that they don’t know the temperament of the mountain chief. The mountain chief doesn’t like this kind of behavior. Hehe, he is afraid that it will be self-defeating! Do you want to make a bet? "

"That's nonsense!" Chen Wu's expression suddenly changed. Not considering his identity, he was afraid that he would go over to argue in person, "My young master relies on his real ability, so he doesn't need help from you masters! Why is this man so rude? I inquired clearly beforehand, and I just heard it from hearsay, so that’s what I said!”

The man's words made the little book boy very angry. He looked over hard and remembered the speaker's appearance. At the same time, he hoped that his young master would shine in the screening, but he also thought of what the man said, in case Shanzhang Guijing really misunderstood, but it would be bad.

"The key is that it will take a few days for the results of the screening to come out. The person who is talking nonsense will try to slander the young master in these few days, and the mountain chief. I don't know if he will misunderstand me. I hope all the best."

Just when the little book boy was worried, there was another scene in the screening yard.

"The gathering of hundreds of rites must be done with wine! Come on, Shouyi, try this wine. This is the treasure of the mountain chief. If you and Lu Ying hadn't come here, I guess he wouldn't be willing to take it out, so we would also take advantage of it." Xu, the third elder. Zhi was holding a pot of wine and chatting and laughing with Chen Zhi.

Several of them sat around the table and talked cheerfully.But not far away, he could see the wealthy family members sitting at their desks eating, feeling speechless.

This is a screening test, and you guys drank it. Are there any rules?

But no one dared to say these words.

In the New Han Dynasty, banquets became common among the aristocrats. The imperial ban on alcohol had no effect. However, the rise of banquets meant that people could drink freely regardless of the occasion. Today, celebrities gather, including Jiangdong talents and local heroes, such as Mr. Guijing and Liu Kan. People are already very restrained when they haven't summoned guests, gathered beautiful maids, dressed up in clothes, or been bound. How dare you go and spoil their fun?

Moreover, this is not a time when the imperial examination is complete, nor is it a government organization, but is of a private nature. The academy examination selection is conducted on private land. It is also lunch time. Nowadays, celebrities pay attention to sitting in a round position at noon and daytime. Facing each other, drinking more and more.

Absurd?Ridiculous?
But after going through troubled times, Confucianism declined, metaphysics flourished, aristocratic families were more powerful than the royal family, social customs were liberalized, and hundreds of schools of thought were revived. People in this world have long been accustomed to such strange stories.

However, because of Chen Zhi's incident, the atmosphere in the courtyard was a little delicate. When the family members were eating, their eyes drifted to Chen Zhi from time to time. As for his answer sheet, Zhang Kan was holding it and looking at it, nodding from time to time.

Finally, someone couldn't help but whisper: "How can this be a screening? Why not just let Chen Zhi be the examiner!"

Hearing this, everyone else felt the same way, but the brothers of the Liu family looked at each other and smiled wryly. The others didn't know, but the two of them knew very well that Chen Zhi really almost became an examiner.

At the moment, in the eyes of the two of them, it is really a torture for the latter that this person with the ability of an examiner comes to participate in the selection and competes on the same stage with the family members.

On the other side, Lu Ying, a talented man from Jiangdong, also met his opponent this time. When he brought up an opinion, Chen Zhi could immediately argue with it, either by citing the corresponding classics or by explaining pragmatic principles, which made Lu Ying have no choice but to Bring up mental coping.

Therefore, he was extra dedicated and even more motivated to win than when he was discussing Taoism with Mr. Guijing.

However, Chen Zhi gradually grew tired of it. Such talk was too vague and not very practical. If he had not been able to get Jiangdong intelligence and the general trend of the world from Lu Ying through insinuations, Chen Zhi would have said goodbye and left.

As for outside the academy, academy students gathered in twos and threes, paying attention to the screening. They were not allowed inside and did not know the process. They could only predict the results. Many people were waiting to congratulate the Peng and Liu brothers, but there were also some who were curious about their recent fame. Chen Zhi, is there any merit in his fame?

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