Datang: Empress mother-in-law sent Li Er to test me

Soon, one after another hissing and gasping sounds sounded again.

Changsun Wuji looked at everyone dissatisfied, and waited until everyone shut up before lowering their heads and continuing to look at Zhang Dun's test questions.

Suddenly, Lang Zhong Si Xun couldn't hold back a chuckle, and said:

"This Zhang Dun, you answered the exam questions of Ming Jing Section very well! You didn't answer one question correctly!"

"Great!"

After finishing speaking, Mr. Si Xun suddenly noticed that Changsun Wuji raised his head and looked at him with an ugly expression, and his heart skipped a beat.

What expression is this?Xiaguan hurt Zhang Dun so much, shouldn't you be happier?

Changsun Wuji stared at him and said, "That's great? What's so good about it?"

Langzhong Si Xun hurriedly said: "Mingjing is the easiest one among the five subjects, but if he has memorized the books of sages and sages, he won't be able to answer a single question incorrectly."

"You are confused!" Changsun Wuji suddenly jumped up, pointed at him and cursed:

"Look at Zhang Dun's answers to the four subjects of Mingfa, Mingzi, Mingshu, and Jinshi, and then think about what subjects he was going to take the exam from the beginning, you should know why he answered like this!"

"He went to test Ming Law and wrote "Tang Law Shuyi". Although he didn't finish it, Li Daozong, Shangshu of the Ministry of punishment, has already brought the paper to the palace to see His Majesty!"

Chapter 128 Zhang Dun's Idiot?Are you and I worse than a straw bag?

"Zhang Dun went to take the examination of Mingzi, and used five different styles of characters to answer the paper. Then each type of font can be called a master of calligraphy!"

"He didn't make a single mistake in the math test, and even asked the examiner two questions, and none of the examiners could answer them!"

"There's also this Jinshi examination paper!"

Changsun Wuji patted Zhang Dun's Jinshi examination papers spread out on the table with his palm, sucked his teeth and said:

"He wrote an article called "Horse Talk" by Chu Qijulang as a masterful article!"

"Do you think that if he answers the paper seriously, he can fail the Ming Jing subject's exam questions?"

"Zhang Dun did it on purpose!"

Hearing this, everyone nodded their heads one after another, and what they said was true.

Changsun Wuji snorted coldly: "He just doesn't want to answer it properly! This old man doesn't believe that he can answer questions as difficult as Mingfa, Mingzi, Mingshu, and Jinshi. Can he answer Mingjing?"

"It seems that he is deliberately unwilling to answer correctly!"

Thinking of this, Changsun Wuji finally figured it out, and at the same time felt even more sad.

You kid, if you don’t want to answer the questions well or take the imperial examinations, you should have said it earlier, and you should just stare at the Ming Jing Ke to take the exams.

What are you doing in other subjects?

It doesn't matter if you take other subjects, don't you want to answer indiscriminately, and you will answer indiscriminately!

Why are you so serious about answering the classics subject and answering the other subjects indiscriminately?

You are regarded as a fool, can't see your real intentions?

Si Xun's face turned red, and the kaogong doctor on the side couldn't help but retort: ​​"Shangsun Shangshu, that's what he said, but this son really didn't answer a single question correctly on the answer sheet of Ming Jing Ke!"

"This is a solid fact!"

Changsun Wuji's expression eased, he sat down slowly, and said, "You're right."

"One matter is another matter. The chief examiner said that Zhang Dun is a mediocre person and an idiot. That is absurd!"

"If he is an idiot, how do you let the people present deal with it?"

"Among you and me present, who can write five different styles of characters? Can each character be praised as a master of calligraphy when it is spread? Who can write "Tang Law Shuyi"? Who can write Can you come up with "Ma Shuo"?"

"If you can't write it, aren't you and I inferior to mediocrity and idiots?"

The chief examiner coughed lightly, cupped his hands and said in shame, "It's the lower officials who are confused."

Changsun Wuji waved his hands, then glanced at everyone, and continued:

"But on the other hand, this son is indeed in the Mingjing Department, and he didn't answer a single question correctly."

"Mingjing is the easiest of the five subjects, but he didn't answer correctly. If he is named the number one scholar, how will he convince the public?"

After finishing speaking, Changsun Wuji glanced at Chu Suiliang, but saw that he not only did not refute, but showed a smile on the contrary, he couldn't help frowning.

"Chu Qijulang, what are you laughing at?"

Hearing Changsun Wuji's question, Chu Suiliang shook his head, cupped his hands and said, "It's nothing, I suddenly thought of something funny."

Changsun Wuji stared at him, "Oh? Tell me about something funny, too."

"How should I put it..." Chu Suiliang pondered for a few seconds, and said, "The old man suddenly thought that the old man's son passed the bed yesterday."

Changsun Wuji was taken aback, what kind of mess is this, and your son peed on the kang?How old is your son? He is older than my son Sun Chong!

Changsun Wuji was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, pointed to the test papers laid flat on the table, and said in a deep voice: "Colleagues, please continue to review the papers. After the review is over, we will enter the palace together."

"I'm afraid His Majesty will have to make the decision to select the number one scholar in the imperial examination this time!"

"No!" Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Lang Zhong Si Xun, Lang Zhong Kao Gong and others stood up one after another, bowed their hands at him, turned and left.

Changsun Wuji looked down at Zhang Dun's Mingjing examination questions, the corners of his mouth slightly turned up, good Zhang Dun, if I knew you didn't want to be the number one scholar, I wouldn't panic just now, don't you want to do it, I will help you !

"Shangsun Shangshu, what are you laughing at?" Suddenly, Chu Suiliang's surprised voice sounded beside him.

Changsun Wuji looked up at him, and said in a meaningful tone: "You should know why I am laughing."

Chu Suiliang stroked his beard with a smile on his face. I wonder if you can still smile when you see His Majesty.

----

The review of the imperial examination papers is carried out step by step in the government office of the Ministry of officials.

After taking the imperial examination, Zhang Dun took Li Lizhi back to Zuixianlou in a carriage.

"Brother Zhang, how did you do in the exam?"

As soon as he returned to Zuixian Tower, Zhang Dun was surrounded by Hu Guang and Hu Quhe. Looking at the expectant eyes of the two, he smiled and said, "I am very satisfied with the exam."

Hu Guang was overjoyed, "Doesn't that mean that you are the number one scholar in the imperial examination this time?"

Hu Quhe's beautiful eyes also shone with excitement.

Zhang Dun was stunned, looked at the Hu family's father and daughter in confusion, and said, "What number one scholar? I took the imperial examination this time just to perfuse my father-in-law. Didn't I say it at the beginning?"

Hu Guang was stunned and said, "Then what did you mean when you said that you were satisfied with the exam?"

Zhang Dun grinned, raised his head and said, "This time, I avoided all the correct answers!"

"..."

Hu Guang, Hu Quhe stared at him blankly, avoiding all the correct answers?Are you proud?

Hu Guang became anxious, looked at Li Lizhi, and said, "Master, why don't you persuade your husband, isn't he making trouble?"

Li Lizhi looked helpless, if she could persuade her, wouldn't the slaves persuade her?But she knows better than anyone else what kind of character Lang Jun is.

If he didn't want to do something, even if someone whipped him from behind, it wouldn't help.

A look of disappointment appeared on Hu Quhe's face, he bit his lip and said, "Sir, if you answer seriously, you will definitely be number one!"

"What's so good about being the number one scholar?" Zhang Dun shook his head, and said, "Being the number one scholar means you have to be an official in the imperial court. You don't know how tiring it is to be an official. You might as well be a cook in Zuixianlou."

"It's useless to be a cook!" Hu Guang said angrily.

Zhang Dun glanced at him and said, "But it can make money."

Hu Guang choked, this is true, since Zhang Dun came to Zuixianlou, the business of Zuixianlou has surpassed all the restaurants in Pingkang Fang, even the original Dingshenglou, it is not as good as the current Zuixianlou.

"How nice it is to be an official." Hu Guang muttered: "After becoming an official, who will dare to mess with Zuixian Tower?"

In the distance, the head of the Ministry of Finance Cao and the head of Duzhi, who just came to Zuixianlou, sat and rested after a few cases, looking at Hu Guang from the corner of their eyes. He is not an official, and no one would dare to come to Zuixianlou to make trouble ah.

Don't we still have us?

We are officials too!It's just that we didn't say it!

Zhang Dun turned his head to look at the director of the Ministry of Finance and the director of Duzhi, and said in surprise: "Why are you here? Didn't Zuixianlou put up a sign saying to rest today?"

The head of Duzhi said in a low tone: "No one informed us, we only found out that Zuixianlou is closed today when we came."

Zhang Dun stroked his chin and said, "It's already here, so don't go back in a hurry, why don't you go to the West Market with Wang Meng and Liu Liang to buy some food and prepare for tomorrow?"

Chapter 129 Your Majesty, Why Do You Have a Test Paper in Your Hand?

"..."

The directors of the Jinbu and Duzhi looked at him angrily. We are the directors of the household department. You asked us to go shopping?

Chief Du Zhi couldn't help but said: "You let the cook under you do it."

Zhang Dun was taken aback, "Aren't you all cooks?"

The two were about to argue, but Hu Guang stared at them and said, "Hurry up, don't be a mother-in-law, and keep deducting your wages!"

"..." The two stared back directly with their eyes. Do you think we count on the little money you gave us to live?

But after thinking about it, the two still stood up, nodded helplessly, and left Zuixianlou after taking the copper coins. They had to bow their heads under the eaves. Staying in Zuixianlou, how can we get close to His Majesty in the future?

At this time, Li Lizhi tugged on Zhang Dun's sleeve and whispered:

"Mr. Lang, my servant has returned."

"It's late to go back, Mom and Dad have to talk again."

Zhang Dun glanced at the sky and said, "I'll see you off."

"Will you come over tomorrow, or should I pick you up at your home?"

Li Lizhi hurriedly said: "The servants come here by themselves."

Watching her leave in the carriage, Zhang Dun suddenly remembered that he still didn't know where Chang Zhi's family lived.

Ask again tomorrow.

Zhang Dun muttered, walked into the lobby of Zuixian Tower, looked at Hu Quhe, suddenly thought of something, and asked, "Qu He, tomorrow you will go shopping with me and your wife."

"Okay." Hu Quhe said crisply.

Hu Guang asked curiously, "Brother Zhang, where are you going to go shopping?"

Zhang Dun smiled and said, "Do you have any recommendations?"

Hu Guang looked at him solemnly, "Suzakumen."

Zhang Dun was stunned, "What are you doing there? The guards outside the imperial city won't let me go in."

Hu Guang rolled his eyes, "Are you from Chang'an City? You don't know about such a big thing? The list will be announced tomorrow."

"The list will be released tomorrow?" Zhang Dun asked in surprise.

The imperial examination has just ended today, how efficient is Datang?

Hu Guang was confused: "Isn't it like this every year? How many students are taking part in the imperial examination? If they delay for a few days, won't the examiners be scolded?"

It's true...

Zhang paused, the current imperial examinations are far less cumbersome than those in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Moreover, the selection of scholars by the imperial court did not select talents from all the people in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but was limited to one or two places, and there were not many scholars who participated in the imperial examination.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow." Zhang Dun shook his head, waved his hands and said, "I'll go back first, and come back tomorrow."

After dusk, with the sound of evening drums, Chang'an City imposed a curfew again.

The gates of all the squares and cities were closed tightly, and the patrolling street envoys led the Jinwu Guards to patrol Chang'an City.

Some people who were still on the street were reprimanded and told to go home, or directly captured and sentenced to crimes.

Tai Chi Palace, inside the Ganlu Hall, is brightly lit at the moment.

Changsun Wuji, Li Daozong, and Chu Suiliang stood in front of the case without saying a word.

After checking the examination papers, Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang came to Li Er with the examination papers.

Sitting behind the case, Li Er lowered his head and looked at the five test papers spread out on the table in disbelief.

""Tang Law Shu Yi", these five different styles of characters, it is difficult for the two questions of the officials and love ministers, and this "Ma Shuo"..."