Bachelor

Chapter 366 Waiting
The next morning.

The lobby of the Shuntianfu Gongyuan.

The deputy chief examiner, Zhao Jian, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, sat upright in front of the long case, pulling the cuff of his right hand with his left hand, exposing his bare right arm.

And his right hand is steadily holding on to a top-quality pine smoke ink ingot, and is steadily grinding the ink.

Three circles to the left and three circles to the right are like grinding a mill.

In a short while, the huge Duanyan ink pool was filled with black and shiny ink, which seemed to be sticky with silk.

His expression was calm, as if he was studying in the study on weekdays.I don't know, seeing the situation in front of me, I definitely don't think that this is the examination room of the National Examination, the place of the National Talent Rotation Ceremony.

Unlike Zhao Shangshu, the same examiner, Sun Yingkui, and several assistant examiners sat on the side with anxious expressions, holding teacups in their hands, and drinking water in a low voice.

"Lord Zhong, this second round is over, how is Sun Jingyuan doing?"

An examiner smiled: "Master Xiang, it's strange to say. In the first round, Sun Jingyuan answered the questions very quickly, but she finished all five questions in just over a day. It seems that this Sun Dan is a fast player. However, strange to say, Sun Dan slowed down in the second round."

The officer surnamed Xiang who asked the question said in a low voice: "We have also seen it before. The second test questions seem to be very simple on the surface, but they are not. Then Sun Jingyuan did it so slowly, hehe, I guess he also smelled it. What's up?"

The examiner surnamed Zhong nodded: "If Sun Dan did it as fast as before, it would be a bit worrying. In fact, I took a look. Among the candidates, all the talented people, such as Zhang Cong, Ping Qiuli and others all wrote very slowly. But..." He said with a smile, "Master Xiang seems very disappointed."

Mr. Xiang said embarrassingly: "Why am I disappointed, aren't you also waiting for Sun Dan's new poems?" While speaking, he intentionally or unintentionally cast a glance at Sun Yingkui, who was a little out of his mind.

Master Zhong also looked at Sun Yingkui, and suddenly laughed, and said, "Master Sun seems to have lost his soul these days."

He called out: "Master Sun, Master Sun."

"Ah, what?" Sun Yingkui has behaved very abnormally these two days. Ever since he read Sun Dan's poems, it was as if someone had sucked his soul into him.After he came down, he only knew to repeat Sun Dan's three poems all day long, until his voice became hoarse.

This opening was a hoarse voice.

Master Zhong suddenly felt a little sympathetic to Sun Yingkui: "I said, Master Sun, you don't need to wait any longer. You have been waiting for three days. Sun Dan is busy with the questions, and no new poems have come out. According to my opinion, Sun Jingyuan The talent is amazing, and the poems are naturally top-notch in the world. But it is a pity that such poems are probably only written by Sun Jingyuan in a flash of inspiration, and they cannot be forced by human beings. For ordinary people, having such a poem in a lifetime is enough to make him His name has been immortalized through the ages. Although Sun Jingyuan is great, don’t expect him to come out like a spring and write songs every day.”

"Yes, yes." Lord Xiang nodded again and again: "It is our luck to witness the publication of these three poems, so what else can we demand?"

"Impossible, impossible, how could such a poem be composed like this?" Sun Yingkui suddenly became excited, and loudly refuted the two people: "Sun Dan is not an ordinary person, with his talent, he is definitely not the only one Three poems came out. I have a strong premonition that there will be new works coming out in this examination room. I also firmly believe in this, and I will never waver. Sir Xiang, Master Zhong, although you say so, you are not Are you waiting here? You are starting to laugh at me. Then, let me ask, what are you waiting for here?"

Xiang and Zhong were both speechless at the same time.

Unknowingly thought: Yes, even though that is the case, what are we waiting for here? Are we still wishful thinking that Sun Dan has a new work to come out, do we firmly believe in this in our hearts?
At this time, Zhao Shangshu finally polished the ink.He glanced at his subordinates with some dissatisfaction: "My lords seem to be very busy, and you look like you are waiting for the steamed buns to come out of the pan. Have you done the paper work?"

Then someone replied: "My lord, the assistant chief examiner, the papers for the second round have already been transcribed. The papers for the first round have been transcribed, and the names of the candidates have been sealed and filed away. It is time to review the papers."

Zhao Shangshu: "So, how is the order in the examination room?"

"Returning to my lord, everything is normal. The book office, yamen servants and several fellow examiners are all on duty outside, so there can be no chaos."

Zhao Jian was still a little dissatisfied: "You guys are intentionally waiting here for Sun Dan's new work, hmph, you have also seen the second scene, Sun Dan did it very slowly. And today is the last one of the undergraduate spring curtain. The field is of great importance, and Sun Dan has no intention of singing the wind and playing with the moon."

"But it is not." Sun Yingkui's hoarse voice sounded again: "You adults have also seen the second test questions. It seems very simple, but in fact it is very difficult. With Sun Dan's talent, he naturally knows how powerful it is. It's understandable to be slow in doing the questions. But the stereotyped essay in the third round, hehe... To put it bluntly. It's just a stepping stone, and it's easy to do. Even if you change the adults here, who is not He can write ten or eight articles at will by picking up a pen. As far as I know, is Sun Dan good at stereotyped articles?
It's just three questions, counting [-] words for each question, a total of [-] words.

In my opinion, Sun Jingyuan can finish it in one morning.

With two and a half days left, how many exquisite poems do you think Sun Dan will publish? "

"Yes, yes, that must be the case!" Everyone was commotion, all looking forward to it.

None of these examiners were conferred Jinshi or came from the same Jinshi background, and they are all veterans in the examination room.For them, stereotyped essays are not very difficult, but historical theory, policy theory, and current art are somewhat more difficult.

Sun Dan passed the school entrance examination in one breath, and now he has entered the general examination room, and he is also a master of the questions.

The stereotyped questions in this subject are also simple, and it's just a flick of a finger for Sun Dan.

Hey, there are two and a half days left, let's see what Sun Dan does?
Judging from the situation, this meeting may really wait for Sun Dan's new work.

"Hmph!" Zhao Shangshu was extremely angry, and it was even more unpleasant to see his subordinates.

However, he is a senior official of the second rank and a veteran of the three dynasties.I have read books all my life, cultivated my vitality all my life, and I have excellent self-cultivation, and I don't want to offend people in my daily life.

Besides, everyone here is from different yamen in Beijing, and they are also the essence of each department hall.It's just that because of this meeting, he was temporarily transferred to listen to him. Although it is a superior-subordinate relationship, everyone may not regard him as a real boss.

This is nothing more than an organizing committee, preparatory office or office temporarily established in modern society.As long as you don't make mistakes of principle, who will you follow?

Therefore, even though he was angry, Zhao Jian didn't want to say anything more.He just picked up the pen and wrote on the paper, trying to calm down the anger in his heart.

At this time, Sun Yingkui suddenly poked his head to look at the words written by Zhao Jian, suddenly laughed hoarsely, and read: "Look at the red mountains all over the world, and the forests are all dyed... Haha, Mr. Zhao also loves Sun Dan deeply." I'm waiting for his new poems!"

He has a close relationship with Zhao Shangshu and speaks casually.

All the examiners laughed softly.

Zhao Jian was so angry that Sun Yingkui's rude behavior made his white beard tremble. He slapped his pen on the table vigorously: "Master Sun, how can you behave like this?"

Sun Yingkui was also a little angry, and said: "Master Zhao, you are also a reader of sage books, and you are full of praise for Sun Dan's poems, why are you acting like this today, but you don't agree with yourself. I have been studying for a lifetime. It is right to know and act in one way in everything. I also know that although you are not convinced in your mouth, you have copied a copy of Sun Dan's poems in private."

Sun Yingkui spoke so bluntly that the lobby was silent.

Zhao Shangshu was also blushed by what he said.

After a long time, he said angrily: "Master Sun, I studied Zhu Cheng's rites. I have never studied Lu Jiuyuan's books. Wang Yangming is my junior. I don't like your mind studies."

Seeing that the two of them were about to have a very unpleasant fight because of the dispute of ideas, one of them rushed in happily for the first time.

It was Mr. Mu who came. As soon as he entered the lobby, he smiled and said, "My lords are all here. I have some good news for you. Sun Dan has already answered the last three questions."

Sun Yingkui lifted his spirits: "Is this serious?"

"Seriously." Master Mu replied: "I see it for real. Once Sun Jingyuan got the paper, she didn't stop working, and she finished the three questions in one go."

"So... what is Sun Dan doing now?" Zhao Shangshu hurriedly asked without caring about trying to control his anger with Sun Yingkui.

The official surnamed Mu panted and replied, "Returning to your lord, the next official saw that Sun Dan finished the questions and hurried back to report. I don't know what he is going to do next?"

Sun Yingkui was upset, and interjected: "Why are you panicking, so what if you wait for a while?"

The officer surnamed Xiang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Okay, Sun Jingyuan finished all the questions in just half a day, there is still so much time left, haha, what should he write?"

"Yes!" Everyone looked forward with anticipation.

Before everyone calmed down, a fellow examiner ran in again: "Are all adults here?"

Zhao Shangshu: "What's wrong?"

The official said: "It's started, it's started, Sun Dan has started to write a new work."

"Really?" Sun Yingkui jumped up suddenly.

The man replied: "Of course, I can see clearly. His first sentence is 'Kyushu wind and thunder'."

"Okay, it's finally started!" Everyone stood up, all excited.

"Let's go and have a look." Zhao Shangshu stood up abruptly and left the lobby without saying much.

Everyone was stunned, and they didn't expect Mr. Zhao to be so righteous just now, but now he acted quickly.

Everyone didn't delay any longer, and followed Mr. Shang Shu towards Sun Dan's Kaoshe.

(End of this chapter)