County magistrate's office.

The minor official welcomed the top three scholars into the flower hall.

"The three young men waited, the wife was handling official duties. After a moment, she would take time to meet the three young men."

"Thank you!"

The three of them met and were extremely jealous.

The three of them clearly distinguished themselves and looked at each other.

He Ji wanted to get close to the two young men Ling Cui, but judging from each other's attitude, he was a little nervous for a moment.

So, wisely did not speak first.

Cui Xiucheng looked He Ji from top to bottom and smiled, "I guess you are Mr. He Ji He, who comes from the He family in Dongyang County."

He Ji quickly bowed, "You must be Mr. Cui, and this must be Mr. Ling, the top-ranked one. Today I will be lucky to meet the two masters here."

"You are kind! Scholar, it seems that you have real skills to be able to suppress me. It's better for us to compete again tomorrow."

Cui Xiucheng directly issued a letter of war.

"This..." He Ji was obviously hesitant, and he was actually eager to try it out.

If he could defeat Choi Xiucheng in public, his reputation would definitely be further improved.

As the saying goes, if you step on the shoulders of your predecessors, you will make your reputation successful. If the other party takes the initiative to deliver the opportunity to your door, how can you refuse?

but……

You can't seem too anxious, so that people mistakenly think that he is a competitive person.

Therefore, he pretended to be hesitant and looked embarrassed.

Cui Xiucheng smiled and said, "Is there anything difficult for Mr. He? You can be ahead of me in the scholarship, and I think you must have real talent and knowledge. Or is it a lucky thing to take the second place this time."

As soon as he finished speaking, He Ji's face showed a humiliated expression.

He gritted his teeth and said seriously: "Since Mr. Cui doesn't dislike me as vulgar, please confirm the time. I will definitely go to the appointment at that time."

"Okay! It's refreshing! The time is set in three days, Songshan Academy. Let the students of the academy witness together."

"Very good!"

He Ji looked serious on his face and even showed dissatisfaction.

But I was so happy inside.

In front of the students of Songshan Academy, if he wins, his reputation will spread throughout the three counties and throughout the world.

Ling Changan held the paper fan and patted him on his palm a few times.

He leaned into Choi Xiucheng's ear and whispered: "The other party is clearly using you to gain fame, beware of capsizing in the gutter."

Cui Xiucheng also lowered his voice, "I'm not afraid of him! The He family in Dongyang County never discusses his good academic knowledge. I don't believe it. I can't beat him up. I must let him make a big ugly."

"Don't underestimate the enemy! I checked his test papers, with a solid foundation, reasonable and informative strategy, and quite knowledgeable. I also sent someone to check his background. I followed his elders from a young age and traveled around the world. I can be said to have extensive knowledge. It may not be really worse than you and me."

"Brother Ling is increasing the prestige of others and destroying his ambitions. It's not appropriate."

"I'm just reminding you not to be careless."

The two young men whispered, and the flower hall was so big, and one or two words always fell into He Ji's ears.

But he kept smiling and pretended not to hear anything.

Ling Changan suddenly spoke, "Mr. He came to participate in the imperial examination. Has he received the support of his elders in his family?"

He Ji was very surprised, but he didn't expect Ling Chang'an would take the initiative to talk to him.

He nodded with a smile, "Of course I received the support of my elders in my family."

Ling Chang'an seemed to be smiling, "As far as I know, the situation in Dongyang County is a bit tense. Many aristocratic families are not very satisfied with Mrs. Yan's actions and keep making small moves in private. Mr. He will participate in the imperial examinations now. If it is transmitted to Dongyang County, will it attract attacks from other aristocratic families? Being treated as betrayal?"

He Ji was not too slow and retorted loudly, "This is a bad statement! Our He family has never been loyal to anyone before, so how can we betray it? Good birds choose trees to live on, and our He family has just taken the right path."

Very talkable.

Ling Changan smiled, "Young Master He's words are reasonable, and I'm worried about it in vain. Since your elders support you in the imperial examination, you are ready to deal with various consequences. I wish you a bright future!"

He Ji suddenly seemed a little helpless, and he quickly bowed back his greeting, "Mr. Chengling, Ji Yan. I am all lucky and dare not compare with the two masters."

"You are too humble! If you can defeat Xiucheng in the imperial examination, you are qualified to be comparable to us. Let us see your true knowledge so that everyone knows the talent of the He family in Dongyang County."

He Ji was both excited and a little nervous.

He is also afraid of capsizing!

If he falls into the boat, his second place in the imperial examination will be greatly reduced, and he may even be suspected of being faked.

In short, this is a competition that must be bet on the future and reputation.

What if Choi Soo-cheng lost?

Not so!

Cui Xiucheng's talent and reputation are not only available today, nor this year.

But it has accumulated over the years and has been recognized by literary giants.

In addition, the Cui family is a top family in the world. A small defeat will not have any impact on his future.

Therefore, He Ji was very nervous.

Choi Xiucheng was very calm.

At this time, the little official walked into the flower hall.

"Mrs. I asked the three young men to go to the signing room to discuss the matter."

"Please lead the way."

The three of them followed the clerk to the signing room.

Everyone in the signing room was in and out, but fortunately they were already busy to the end.

The clerk signaled the three young masters to go in, "Madam is inside, let's go in!"

The three of them entered the signing room.

"See Madam!"

"Please to your wife!"

Yan Yunge looked at the three of them, all of them were handsome.

She smiled and said, "Sit down and talk! You three, you know each other. Do you still need my wife to introduce you to you?"

"I have known each other. I don't know what the wife calls us to come?" Ling Changan asked first.

Yan Yunge gently tapped the table, "It's like this. The original plan was to hold the autumn examination this fall. However, because the situation has changed, the autumn examination this fall will be cancelled and changed to next year. The spring examination will also be postponed for one year.

You are the first to know about this news among the students. I asked you to come here to ask you, whether you are here to work as a yamen while preparing for next year's exams. Or go back to the academy to concentrate on studying.

My wife has high hopes for all three of you. The yamen urgently needs all kinds of talents. Maybe you can study while working as a job, and you will still be the first in the autumn exam next year."

He Ji didn't say anything, he wanted to listen to the decisions of the two young men Ling Cui first.

Ling Chang'an stood up, "Madam, why did the autumn examination time be postponed?"

Yan Yunge thought about it, "As sooner or later you will know, and I will not hide it from you. The students of the two counties missed this year's scholarship and won't be able to win a scholarship.

Therefore, the two counties will organize the scholarly examinations to be selected one after another, and the time may last until autumn. In this way, the students of the two counties will definitely not be able to catch up with this year's autumn examination.

Therefore, I can only postpone the autumn examination until next year. Not only are you, but you, the number of people, will increase several times next year. But I still have great confidence in you."

Ling Changan immediately stood up and bowed, "Congratulations to Madam, congratulations to Madam. The imperial examinations of the two counties mean that the people of the two counties have been gathered. The wife not only occupied the territory, but also occupied the people's hearts, which is gratifying."

Yan Yunge smiled and said, "It is too early to talk about winning the hearts of the people of the two counties. But Mrs. I am happy to listen to you. How about it? Should I study while working as a job and preparing for next year's autumn examination? If I feel that my energy is limited, my wife will not force me. After all, it is more important to be an imperial examination, and it is OK to be an official at any time."

Ling Cui and the other two exchanged glances.

Ling Changan said: "Although Brother Cui and I have barely solid knowledge, we are full of talents in the world and we dare not be careless. If we ignore our opponents, we will often fall apart.

However, with the wife's kind invitation, we must not be ungrateful.

Brother Cui and I are willing to encourage our wife until the end of the year. We will go back to the academy to concentrate on studying and prepare for the autumn examination until next year!"

"Very good!"

Yan Yunge was very satisfied.

She has seen the knowledge and ability of the two young masters Ling Cui, and she has high hopes for it.

If you can train these two people and use them for your own use, haha... it is such a blessing.

She was very happy and looked at He Ji again, "Mr. He has decided whether to go to the academy to concentrate on studying, or to study while working as a job. Just like Ling Cui and the other two, they will work until the end of the year, and only serve as a training session. In the future, you will officially become an official, and the experience of these few months will definitely be of great help to you."

He Ji was a little panicked and nervous.

He weighed the pros and cons again and again, and finally said, "Thank you, Madam, for my kindness! My foundation is not solid enough and I dare not slack off all day. I still want to go back to the academy to concentrate on studying. When I get to the future of the list, I will encourage my wife."

"Okay! Mrs. I respect your ideas. It's great to concentrate on studying!"
To be continued...