Chapter 65 65 Thirty-five
Wei Guangde did not attend the next few county examinations, but stayed in Pengze County to study.
Because there was no telling when Qianhusuo's soldiers would set out, Wei's mother was unwilling to return to Bengshan Castle, so she could only send her eldest brother Wei Wencai back to look after the family.
During these days, Wei Guangde looked through the sample essays he had collected and the papers he had done before. He also looked through the books to find some questions that he had not done before.
I didn't do it before because I couldn't find a sample essay. Wei Guangde didn't know how to write an essay for a while.
It’s different now. When taking an exam, no one knows what questions the examiner will ask. Even if you don’t do well, you should at least write an article first. When you have time, go back to Madam Sun and ask Master Sun for advice.
Staying at home will definitely not waste your time. Wei Guangde still has a study plan.
The county examination of Pengze County Government outside the door is still in full swing. Of course, it will not be affected by Wei Guangde's absence.
In fact, this kind of thing has not happened in previous years. After passing the main examination, it means that the candidates can take the government examination. Except for the high-spirited candidates who want to compete for the top of the county examination case to ensure that they can pass the government examination. , there are too many who are absent from the next exam.
At the beginning of the second exam, there were only more than forty candidates entering the venue, and some of them were at a similar level to Wei Guangde, and they voluntarily gave up the opportunity to compete for the county head of the case.
But what Wei Guangde didn't know was that his absence had also attracted the attention of Tang County Zun.
Tang Xianzun noticed Wei Guangde, naturally not because of how good his articles were.
To be honest, although the two articles Wei Guangde wrote on the paper were judged by Master Sun to be able to pass even the government examination and have a chance in the college examination, in the eyes of Tang County Zun, they were actually very average.
There is no way, Master Sun is just a scholar, but Tang County Zun is a Jinshi. Although he is only in the top three, he is still a Jinshi, so naturally they are not the same.
However, Wei Guangde was lucky. The few papers he submitted before were really eye-catching.
If Wei Guangde had been a little thick-skinned that day and stayed in the hall for a little longer until Tang Xianzun was looking at his test paper, he might have actually seen Tang Xianzun take the exam in class.
Yes, a moment after Wei Guangde walked out of the county government lobby, Tang County Zuncai took a look at Wei Guangde's test paper and reached out to throw it into the pile of waste paper. Fortunately, the part about solving the question saved his life.
"It is better for a saint to reveal what he has hidden until those who are able to do so."
It was a bit interesting. When Tang Xianzun saw the broken question on Wei Guangde's paper, he felt that it was well written. He continued to read down, and then he saw the following title, "It is not easy to regulate the journey of the saint, and it can only be followed by Yan Ziji." That’s it.”
Unknowingly, Tang Xianzun finished reading the first article written by Wei Guangde, closed his eyes and thought for a while, then turned to the first page and read it again. He didn't read much of the rest, and just picked up the ink pen next to him on the paper. Drawing a circle means that Wei Guangde was admitted by him.
In the afternoon of the next day, when Tang Xianzun put the circled test papers together and looked at them again, he noticed that the Five Classics questions and test poems at the end of Wei Guangde were really not very good.
However, Mr. Tang County is also an open-minded person. Since he has drawn circles and named people in class, he is too lazy to go back and find another paper that he likes at this time, but he remembers this candidate in his heart. .
In the next few exams, he will have to pay more attention to the candidate's answer sheet. If he doesn't answer the questions well, he will be at the bottom of the list.
Yes, Wei Guangde was able to pass the county examination only because of Tang County Zun's willfulness and the support of his peers.
Of course, this does not mean that Wei Guangde's answer sheet is not good, but it is only at a passable level, and whether he can pass the level depends entirely on luck.
Perhaps this is the blessing effect of the protagonist's halo.
In the second exam, Tang County Master did not see the candidate with "Tianzi No. 12" on the list of candidates. He was very surprised. He called the clerk in the ceremony room to inquire and found out that this candidate had not signed up for the second exam. This meant that he chose to give up and directly prepare to take the government examination.
Tangxian Zun is naturally indispensable, and he has already ordered it anyway.
However, scribes also came to ask questions. When the county magistrate asked, he thought it was Wu Zhankui who asked the county magistrate Tang. Maybe he wanted to get the top of the county trial case or the top ten in the county.
As a person in the ceremony room, I am naturally very familiar with these numbers, especially the candidates who have been selected by the county magistrate.
"Sir, should I go find Wu Qianhu and ask?"
Hearing what the clerk said, Tang County Zun knew that this person had misunderstood, but he also heard from the words that this person was from Wu Zhankui's family.
He was naturally familiar with Wu Zhankui, who was higher than him in terms of rank, but he was just a vulgar martial artist.
"No."
Waving his hand and telling the clerk to exit, Tangxian Zun also threw aside the list of more than forty examinations.
What questions will be asked tomorrow to make these exams difficult?
This is his biggest concern.
Even if I finish my term in Pengze County next year, I have no idea whether to stay in Tang County or not.
But no matter what he chooses in the end, he will find some friends in the same field to help him walk around on it this year.
It doesn't matter if you recruit someone from an official family, it's better than those who are poor.
With the end of the county examination, the candidates' answer sheets have been opened, and it is time to determine the examination rankings.
Naturally, Tang County Zun couldn't do anything special for Wei Guangde, and he didn't have Wu Zhankui's money, and he was absent from the exam. He would definitely not be the top ten in the county exam.
However, Tang Xianzun also changed his initial plan and raised Wei Guangde's ranking to thirty-fifth. Finally, he was not allowed to hang on the tail of the car and make the list.
It looks much better this way.
On the day of the incident, Wei Guangde naturally went to see it with his cousin Wu Dong. Thirty-five was not a low ranking. Of course, this was because Wei Guangde did not take part in the subsequent exams.
"Xiao Er, you really should take the next exam. Even if you can't win the case, there is still hope for the top ten. If you can get into the top ten, your chances of passing the government exam will be much better."
Wu Dong regretted it after seeing Wei Guangde's ranking. Although Wei Guangde also told the truth in private that he was not confident in competing for the top ten, but in the long case, judging from Wei Guangde's ranking, it seemed that Wei Guangde's article was very consistent with Tang County Zun. appetite.
"Forget it, it's over now, it's time to prepare for the upcoming imperial examination."
Soon, they saw Zeng Yuanrui in the crowd. This time he was the only one who came to see Zeng Yuanshu. Zeng Yuanshu had gone back to Jiujiang Mansion.
Zeng Yuanrui won sixth place in the county examination, ranking very high. If there were no accidents, he seemed to be able to pass the prefectural examination smoothly.
"Go back and pick some gifts. Tomorrow you will also go to Tang County Zun to perform the apprenticeship ceremony. Then come over and go with Guangde."
When Zeng Yuanshu was away, Wu Dong naturally had to remind Zeng Yuanrui, although his elders must also know.