Just in case, Fan went to the study to have a private talk with Magistrate Qiao.

Special care for Bai Meng.

Prepare a record.

County Magistrate Qiao did not want Bai to turn things around, so he did not think too much, so he followed Fan's opinion and told his master to compile a case record.

Fan breathed a sigh of relief, stroked his temples and said, "Maybe we have thought too much, and we still have to pay attention to talent when studying, and Bai Meng may not be able to pass the exam."

County Magistrate Qiao smiled and said, "Mr. Xuezheng and I are from the same county and Jinshi, and have a good relationship. He comes to Baoyuan Prefecture City this time and we have to visit him."

"That's what it should be." Fan felt more at ease.

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Bai Meng arrived at the capital that day and was about to find an inn.

A man dressed in a servant, holding the portrait in his hand and looking at Bai Meng for a few times. He came forward and asked respectfully: "Are you Bai Meng, the eldest son of the Bai family?"

Bai Meng stood still and looked at the servant, "Who are you?"

"I am Jiang Xiaoyu, a servant from Duan Mansion. The master sent a young man to welcome you here. Please stay in Duan Mansion during the scientific examination these days." Jiang Xiaoyu held an important task and persuaded: "The master is Miss Bai's master. Miss Bai is preparing for the competition and is concerned about your scientific examination. The master wants her to do her best, so she will place you in place, so Miss Bai can also feel at ease." Looking at the endless stream of people, "There are thousands of people participating in the scientific examination, and the inn is probably full of people long ago, and you can't calmly recite the book."

Bai Meng sighed and relied on her younger sister to earn money to study at home. When she went out, she still couldn't let go and arranged everything for him.

"I'm working hard." Bai Meng did his best this time, hoping to achieve good results. Jiang Xiaoyu's words were reasonable, so he did not refuse this kindness and moved into Duan Mansion with Jiang Xiaoyu.

Duan Mansion placed Bai Meng in a quiet bamboo garden, with all the tools in it, and even the Four Books and Five Classics necessary for scientific examinations were all available.

He took out a book, which had unique insights, which made him fascinated. Unconsciously, it was already evening.

Jiang Xiaoyu brought food.

After Bai Meng finished his meal, he carried his bag to the tribute court for a walk.

Jiang Xiaoyu followed Bai Meng, introduced him all the way, and led him to the tribute court.

The vermilion gate of the Gongyuan was closed, and eight large golden characters on both sides were shining brightly at night.

"I will seek scholars in the Ming Dynasty and seek talents for the country."

Bai Meng's heart is hot.

He looked at these eight big words and then withdrew his gaze for a long time.

"Young master, do you want to sit in the restaurant for a while? At this time, candidates from all over the country will sit in the restaurant for discussion." Jiang Xiaoyu asked carefully.

"good."

Jiang Xiaoyu led Bai Meng to the restaurant.

The restaurant is full of people and the sounds are full of people.

All the candidates sat together in groups of three or five, discussing their knowledge, and their opinions were contradictory, and their faces were red in a quarrel.

The reason was that the son of a butcher was selling pork. As long as he was a knowledgeable person, he would give him two pounds of meat with a book. Such a business could not be completed and his studies were not good at studying, but the son of the butcher also came to participate in the college examination together, which caused criticism from everyone.

After hearing this, Jiang Xiaoyu couldn't help but say, "A pound of meat costs thirty cents, and teaching him a book is sixty cents. And not necessarily everyone is a person with real talents and knowledge. Why don't he go to the academy like this?"

"The world is the same and has different paths, and has a lot of thoughts." Bai Meng smiled and said, "Everyone who studies has his own learning experience, and they must learn from the sons of the butcher. They must summarize their own experiences and take the solutions that suit them, and even learn better than what the Master taught."

Jiang Xiaoyu scratched his head. He had never studied, so he didn't understand these things. "It is not a gentleman to talk about others behind his back. I'm afraid that the butcher's son will pass the exam, so they will not be convinced."

Bai Meng shook his head and did not comment much. He turned around and walked out of the restaurant.

Jiang Xiaoyu chased after him and asked, "Young Master, don't you discuss with them?"

Bai Meng smiled and said, "No need."

Most of them show off their talents and discuss the right and wrong of others. If so, he might as well go back and read more books.

Thinking of Bai Wei saying that he would pass the exam, he couldn't help laughing and strive not to fail the exam!

Bai Meng left in a carriage.

A middle-aged man wearing a silk brocade robe looked at the carriage in the Duan Mansion, "When did the Duan family have such a young son?"

Duan Yunlan has a leg disease, which is well known to everyone.

Chang Sui said: "It may be a distant relative who came to participate in the imperial examination."

The man nodded slightly, and when he thought of hearing Bai Meng's words in the restaurant, he couldn't help laughing. He was a wise man.

In the past two days, Bai Meng has not gone out and has finished reading a few books at home.

As the day of the scientific examination approached, he was waiting in front of the Gongyuan during the Yin period.

The weather in early spring is still cold and drizzling.

Each candidate holds a lantern in his hand and a test basket in his hand.

Bai Meng looked at the gate of the Gongyuan, and there was a long table. The invigilator was the prefect of Baoyuan Prefecture City, sitting high behind the long table. He wore a red tasseled hat, a dark blue robe, a black jacket, and a string of court beads hanging on his chest. He raised the red strokes and followed the list and began to name the name. He clicked each name, and the person standing next to him sang the candidate's name in a long voice.

After hearing his name, the candidate agreed loudly, and the student who was the guarantor immediately shouted and the proof of the title. The prefect looked at the candidate and did not make any mistakes. He used a red pen to add a red dot to the candidate's name. The candidate went up to search and confirmed that he had not hidden his personal robbery, so he put him into the examination room.

Bai Meng was relatively backward, and the exam room was ranked according to the Xuanhuang of Heaven and Earth. It was his turn after half an hour.

When the prefect Wu saw Bai Meng's hometown, he couldn't help but look at him more.

Bai Meng took the number sign in and found his seat to sit down.

The college entrance examination is divided into two sessions. The first session is formal, with two essays and one poem. The second session is a re-examination, with one essay and one poem, and a part of the "Sacred Edict and Guangxu" is written dictated.

Because there are many candidates, the questions are not issued, but are lanterns made of white paper. The questions are written on them and candles are lit. The candidates can see the questions clearly from afar. Walking them back and forth several times will not allow the candidates to miss the questions.

Bai Meng's eyes were not clear about the object, and he narrowed his eyes and identified it several times before he could barely write down the topic.

He had already remembered the Four Books and Five Classics to memorize, so when he saw the topic, he thought about it briefly and did the questions in a smooth manner.

In the last scene, his eyes were too tired, and he pinched the corners of his eyes. The topic on the lantern seemed to have several shadows. The clearer it became, and only the first few words were seen, and the person had already walked away.

By the time he finished the exam, it was the final stage.

Most of the candidates have already left.

Jiang Xiaoyu waited from a distance, watching the other candidates being depressed and depressed, and not doing the exam well. He was worried. The first group of candidates who left were all refreshed and were tired, but they showed that they did well and were extremely confident.

He saw Bai Mengyuan falling from behind and came out, and hurriedly met him, handing him a bamboo tube of warm water, "Young Master, how did you do the exam?"

Bai Meng looked pale and very tired. He took the bamboo tube and drank half of the water to moisten his throat, and then said, "It's okay."

Many questions are about guessing the ends and I feel a little confused.

If you guess the question correctly, you will be 70% or 80% sure.

If you guessed wrong...

Bai Meng pinched the corners of his eyes and said, "Let's go back."

Jiang Xiaoyu hurriedly rushed back to Duan Mansion, told Bai Meng about the situation to the housekeeper, and wrote to Duan Luochun.

When Duan Luochun received the letter, Bai Wei happened to encounter a bottleneck and was discussing carving techniques with him.

After reading it, he handed it to Bai Wei.

"My brother's letter?" Bai Wei took the letter and frowned, "Let it go."

Duan Luochun said: "There are two months left, you will participate in the Jade Competition. You will still complete half of it. Put your mind on the work and don't let other things separate your mind. If you win, even if Bai Meng can't pass the exam, it would be good to run a shop for you."

"That was a helpless move. My elder brother was not determined. If he could, I hope he could be the first to be a gold medal. Do his best and let him do his best! If I fail to get the chance, I would think more, but I would just add more trouble." Bai Wei laughed and said, "I was worried before that County Magistrate Qiao would do anything, but now it seems that he is worrying about it."

"There has not been a result yet. You are worried about it here. Maybe it will be a surprise in the end?" Duan Luochun glanced at Bai Wei, "You are too impatient."

Bai Wei was embarrassed and held the artwork to discuss with Duan Luochun.

After Bai Wei left, Duan Luochun thought about Bai Wei's words, wrote a letter and sent someone to the prefect Wu.

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Bai Meng was waiting for the announcement of the results, but he still lived in the bamboo garden and never went anywhere.

He read all the Four Books and Five Classics and explained them all, and gained a deeper understanding.

Jiang Xiaoyu brought the breakfast. Seeing Bai Meng still reading the doctrine of the mean, he wrote down his experience in a booklet, and couldn't help but say, "This set of booklets was written by our head of the family. He was fourteen years old and got a Jie Yuan. He was originally planning to participate in the spring exam, but his health was not good. So he inherited the family business, made drastic tidy, and dried up his essence and blood, and now he is in the city to recuperate."

Bai Meng smiled and said, "Your head is doing a good job in knowledge." After seeing it, he benefited a lot.

"That's natural." Jiang Xiaoyu brought out a bowl of rice porridge and two side dishes, Xiaolongbao, and whispered: "Young Master, today's results are released. Are you not going to take a look? The slave has sent someone to see it."

Since Bai Mengdao remembered, he has been devoted to reading books of sages and making a name for himself.

After something happened to Mr. Bai, he did not stop thinking about it after failing the exam. After Gu Shi passed the exam, he saved money and went to the imperial examination.

However, afterwards, his family changed, allowing him to re-enter the academy as he wished and concentrate on studying and taking the science exam.

He wanted to study with the money earned by his younger sister.

But after going through the exam again, his eyes blurred and the test questions made him lose confidence.

I look forward to the release of the results, but I am afraid of the release of the results.

When this day really came, he didn't want to go to the tribute school to watch the list like he did in the first exam.

"I'm working hard." Bai Meng silently used breakfast with a bowl of porridge.
To be continued...