"Second brother, you came first in the exam again, now the quota for the exam is available!"

Li Yun chased after Li Yun and shouted, as if he was afraid that the passers-by on the road would not know. But Li Kui was waving the fan in his hand and swaggering without looking like he was going to stop.

It's almost winter. Isn't Li Kui worried about catching a cold when he's so sick?

Don't think about it, Li Kui's body is like a small stove in his belly. Everyone in Yishui County has a cold, but he may not get sick.

Li Yun chased after him for two steps, but when he saw that Li Kui had no intention of talking to him, he couldn't bear it anymore and asked Li Kui: "Second brother, why didn't you ask me how I did in the exam?"

Do you still need to ask?

Li Kui turned around and muttered: "Am I blind?"

Li Yun's name was right behind him. When he saw his own name, he naturally saw Li Yun's ranking. Instead, Li Yun babbled: "Second brother, you are sure about this test, but I'm a little confused...

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This guy said so much just because he wanted to say that he was ranked second in the county and asked for praise. Unfortunately, Li Kui had no intention of making Li Yun proud. Didn't he know about his own affairs?

They guessed the test questions, and they didn't guess it themselves, but...hehe. Besides, even if they had the intention, they didn't have the ability.

"You're not a little hung up, but quite hung up." Li Kui didn't give Li Yun any face. Although the test is to take ten people from one state, there are four counties in Yizhou, and each county is allocated two places, and there are two

A rich quota. Together with Linyi, the prefectural government, all the quotas are allocated. But the test is not that simple.

The Song Dynasty had 287 states and 1,135 counties. The population was nearly 10 million. There were 20 prefecture-level administrative districts, which governed more counties. For example, Kaifeng Prefecture had 17 counties within its jurisdiction.

In an ordinary state, the area under its jurisdiction is much smaller. An ordinary state usually covers three or four counties.

Yizhou can govern five counties, which is one of the few states in the Song Dynasty in terms of administrative area. Unfortunately, although Yizhou has a large jurisdiction, it is located in the Yimeng Mountain area and has a small population. In addition, the literary style is not prosperous, and there is no

It may become one of the areas under the care of the imperial court. Besides, all states in the Song Dynasty have the same number of exam places, ten. No matter how many people there are, the state includes how many counties.

If you are first in the county examination, you will not be among the top ten when taking the interpretation test. As long as your score is not too bad, the prefecture will consider it as appropriate. At least one quota should be allocated to each county. This is not cheating, but giving it to the local government.

hope. At the same time, it also gives face to the county magistrate below. Unless it is really illogical, inconsistent, and unable to be promoted.

Li Yun felt the strong malice again.

He knows his own business, and the reason why he and Li Kui succeeded was not at all because of their real talent and practical knowledge, but because of guessing questions.

The success in guessing the test questions allowed them to succeed in the county examination. Otherwise, the ranking of these two brothers would be difficult to say. Li Kui was a little better, and he could pass the county examination no matter how he applied for it. But Li Yun was really in doubt.

Li Kui waved his hand and said to Li Yun unfavorably: "Each go back to your own home and find your own mother. You kid, don't always follow me. If your father knew that you got second place in the county examination, he would go crazy with joy."

"By the way, I will go to the county government office with me to study from tomorrow."

"Why?"

"Believe it or not, I asked my teacher to give you a separate retest to get rid of you?"

Li Kui didn't care about Li Yun's reaction at all, and directly pinched Li Yun's painful foot. Li Yun was shaking angrily. He finally escaped from the 'Devil's Cave' in Yangzhou. Could he return to his hometown, Yishui County, and fall again?

Enter another 'Jedi'?

As for resistance, there is no such thing.

Li Yun left angrily and returned home. In fact, he hadn't even arrived home yet. Just outside a few alleys near his home, he saw a sea of ​​people. In addition, the alleys were small, and there was no place to step down.

Thinking with his feet, Li Yun could guess that this must be a banquet held by his family because he stood out in the county examination and ranked second.

In fact, it happened once a few days ago.

After the first game of his county examination, his father held a banquet for guests, but the scale that time was nowhere near as big as today.

The scene was quite lively, with loud gongs and drums, firecrackers blasting, red flags waving, and huge crowds of people... Lao Li's family brought in all the loudspeakers they could. Fortunately, there were no local cannon celebrations in this era, otherwise it would have been a joy to celebrate.

The crazy father and grandfather invited him. Even Li Yun, who had no idea about money, felt a little nervous when he saw this scene. How much would it cost?

Soon, two people squeezed out of the alley, wearing red and green. It was very festive.

It was Li Qing and his old man Li Li De who came. They called Li Yun from a distance and said, "Yun'er, why don't you come in when you get home?"

"My dear grandson, tell me, how many people took the county exam this time?"

"second!"

Seeing his own grandfather showing off his power like a bullfight, he was afraid that others would not know, shouting loudly. How could a grandfather ask his grandson's grades?

Everyone knows that Li Li De's grandson came second in the county examination. Unfortunately, the neighbors around him were all indifferent foodies, eagerly waiting for the food and wine to be served, without any regard for the fact that the host needs to be praised in order to eat and drink well.

Angrily, Li Lid spat angrily, and the sticky substance stuck to the earth wall, and said angrily: "A bunch of idiots!"

Seeing his grandson in the blink of an eye, Li Lid's mood suddenly improved. He pulled Li Yun and asked: "This time, I came in second in the county exam, and I didn't have to worry about solving the exam. Your father was thinking about preparing you for the provincial exam, but he just missed a good horse."

, if you spend more money, you will always have something. By the way, my dear grandson, if you are a Jinshi in the future, you will probably have less money to go home, right?"

well.

Li Yun is very smart.

He found that his father and grandfather's expectations for him were so high that he didn't dare to talk randomly. Fortunately, as people get older, they talk more, and Li Lid did not find that he was so nagging that Li Yun had nothing to say.

situation.

"My dear grandson, don't be discouraged if you come second in the exam. This time you are unlucky and let people compete for the first place. By the way, what place did Li Kui from Baizhang Village take the exam?"

"Topping the list!"

"The first place is not bad, at least it is better than the second place..." Li Lid was stunned, and then he realized that the first place means the first place, and the first place seems to be slightly better than the second place. This is not the key point, the key point is,

Can he still be arrogant in front of his third uncle?

If you can't become the most arrogant old man in Yishui County, why do you spend so much money to provide delicious food to these blind foodies around you?

Suddenly, the old man felt very disappointed and said to his son Li Qing: "This money is not worth spending."

Only he knows whether it is worth it or not, and Li Qing can only smile bitterly. Who would have thought that the Li clan members in Yishui County would fight with each other over reading. This is as unreal as a dream.

Not to mention Li Yun and Li Kui.

Both families are now quite prosperous, especially the Li family of Baizhang Village, who has accumulated a fortune of millions in the past two years. But outsiders don't know it. When there is a happy event, it is natural to entertain guests, plus running water banquets and the like.

Quite lively.

But one person fell into deep confusion.

After the county magistrate Zhou Yuan completed the county examination in Yishui County, he became more and more confused. Could Li Yun and Li Kui have spent two years worth their own ten years of hard work?

Let alone Li Yun, Zhou Yuan did not see the possibility of Li Yun becoming a scholar.

As for Li Kui, he's not that much better than himself, right?

No matter how I put it, I was also a second-ranked Jinshi, and the most elite scholar in the Song Dynasty.

Is it possible that you can really make such rapid progress by studying in front of a teacher?

Fortunately, it only takes one day until Li Kui comes to the county government office tomorrow to reveal the answer. In the past, because of avoiding suspicion, Li Kui almost never went to the county government office before the county examination.

The next day.

Zhou Yuan sat in the back office and told Uncle Xu that when Li Kui and Li Yun came, he would go outside to stop people. No one would be seen today.

At three o'clock in the morning, Li Kui and Li Yun came together. Zhou Yuan was in the study, sometimes looking at his disciple Li Kui, and sometimes at his junior disciple Li Yun.

After thinking about it for a long time, he finally said: "I have read all your articles. They are not bad. They are of great literary talent. It takes several years of hard work to reach this level. It shows that you still study very hard in front of the teacher. But..."

Zhou Yuanqiu mooted for a while, but he couldn't tell. Li Kui and Li Yun, two living treasures, were almost catching up with him, a Jinshi, in terms of writing skills. He suspected that Li Kui and Li Yun had cheated.

Li Yun's eyes were evasive and he did not dare to look at his uncle Zhou Yuan, but Li Kui said to Zhou Yuan generously: "Teacher, my disciple's answer to the test paper is better, mainly due to the contribution of several uncles."

"What?" Zhou Yuan looked at Li Kui in surprise, but then shook his head and said: "Impossible, I came up with the test questions, how could you know in advance?"

Li Kui didn't say anything, mainly because he was afraid of hurting Zhou Yuan by speaking out, but Li Yun kept winking at Li Kui, fearing that Li Kui would reveal what he said, in case his uncle Zhou Yuan unkindly changed their number one and number two.

What should I do if my second grade is taken away?

The two families invited almost everyone from half of Yishui County.

If his joy was all in vain, Li Yun didn't care. He didn't think he could do anything if he became an official. It's just that his father Li Qing and his grandfather Li Lid couldn't bear the blow!

As for why Zhou Yuan was so unkind in Li Yun's impression?

Back when my father was working as a police officer in Yishui County, this uncle did a lot of tricks on his father. If he hadn't been a confused official, how could he have done such a shameless thing?

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Even though Zhou Yuan was a good-tempered person, he couldn't help but get angry and growled: "Say, I am your teacher or your uncle." Zhou Yuan pointed at Li Kui and Li Yun and continued.

: "The county examination has ended, and I will not deprive you of your results. Is there anything else to worry about?"

Li Kui also knew that Zhou Yuan would not go back on his word. Besides, who would reveal the final result? Or slap himself in the face. Therefore, it was a certainty that he and Li Yun successfully passed the county examination.

’s matter.

When Li Kui thought of this, he immediately felt relieved and said, "Teacher, in fact, Uncle Chao, Uncle Li and others have guessed some questions you may be asked and asked us to do some in advance."

"Chao Buzhi and Li Lao?" Zhou Yuan's face changed, and he was worried. The talents of these two people seemed to be a little better than his own, especially since they both admired Liu Zongyuan's writing style as much as he did, and they were similar to him.

The writing style is not surprising either. But the question is, how did they guess the topic of the essay?

Ce Wen won't go into details, because the county examination will definitely not be too rigorous, and it won't be surprising to be guessed.

But the discussion was different. How could the test questions he had worked out for a long time be leaked? Zhou Yuan was greatly puzzled and said in a low voice: "Chao, senior brother Li Erwei has a sharp writing style and a very deep rhetorical skills.

, When I was in the capital, my teacher and my two senior brothers often recited poems and wrote poems. Although the three of us were good friends and had the ability to learn from everyone's strengths, we couldn't guess the questions asked by our teacher, right? But if there were too many guessing questions,
To be continued...