Be a master through ancient times

Zhong Liqing finally gave up Zhong Liyu, and Kou Jing swore in return that she would never disclose Zhong Liqing's affairs to outsiders.

Even though Zhong Liqing got such a guarantee, he was still wary of Kou Jing, and even sent someone to watch his movements, and if he had the possibility of leaking secrets, he would come back and report.

He also thought about whether to tell the second prince about this, but when his face appeared in front of his eyes, Zhong Liqing automatically dismissed this idea.What happened this time was that he didn't handle it properly. Once he informed His Highness the Second Prince, even if Kou Jing would be punished, he would not be able to protect himself.

Kou Jing was actually very trustworthy, he didn't tell outsiders about this matter, he only told insiders.He wrote a letter and sent it to Chuci. Kou Jing became more vigilant because the last letter sent to Butler Xu was intercepted midway. The letter was also sent directly to Zhangzhou Mansion from outside the capital through a secret channel.

After receiving the letter, the "wife" Chuci said that everything was within his expectations, and based on the appearance of the eldest prince, if he hadn't let him occupy the eldest son, he really had no competitiveness.As for Zhong Liqing, although he didn't have much contact with him, the image he pieced together from the crowd showed that this person should clearly have the same attributes as the second prince, and they were both smiling, but actually ruthless.

Knowing that Kou Jing directly brought up the matter, Chu Ci immediately wrote back, telling him to be careful not to be framed by the Second Prince and his gang, because his action this time may attract the attention of the other side.Kou Jing said that since the second prince planned to frame Chu Ci, they have been at odds with each other. At present, the struggle of the second prince is generally placed on the harem and the court, and he can't get involved in the military camp.This is also the reason why Zhong Liqing wanted to help the second prince win over Kou Jing.

Kou Jing also said that Zhong Liqing was suspicious by nature, he would not completely trust anyone except himself, and naturally he would not fully trust the second prince.So he won't tell them the whole story, he can only secretly instigate right and wrong.These little tricks are nothing to fear.

Chu Ci wrote back and asked him if he had found any definite evidence for his disfigurement.Kou Jing told Chu Ci that there was some clue about this incident, but all the important witnesses he found died "accidentally" within the past few years, which shows that the perpetrators acted very cautiously and cruelly.In his opinion, relying solely on Zhong Liqing, it is impossible to do this. I am afraid that both the county lord's mansion and the county prince's mansion have intervened in this matter.Muting a child is a felony, so they must be more careful.

Chu Ci asked him to be calm and calm, saying that as long as they did this, they would definitely leave clues, and it was only a matter of time before they were discovered, and the bad guys would definitely get their due retribution and give her justice.Kou Jing said that she was very happy to be comforted.

Well, the last sentence was summed up by Chu Ci himself. An introverted person like Kou Jing usually doesn't show his emotions too much, but from the letter he wrote to Chu Ci, it can be found that his words are full of joy.

Time passed quietly in the Feishu teaser between them coming and going.

At the end of June, Zhangzhou Prefecture's three-model results were posted on the wall of the list. Zhang Wenhai entered the top three this time. After seeing the results, he was very excited.If he can get such a result in the official township examination, then he will be able to get the fame of Juren at his fingertips.Some friends who made friends here came to congratulate, Zhang Wenhai thought that it should be fine for just one day, so he went with them to the restaurant.But day after day, Zhang Wenhai has not read for four days.

Seeing that Zhang Wenhai was a little flustered, Chu Ci immediately poured cold water on him.

"Hundreds of miles is half of the time. Although you have achieved a little bit now, you can't relax a day before you go to the real rural examination field. You don't understand the truth that learning is like sailing against the current?"

Zhang Wenhai heard that his enthusiasm had faded, and he knew that he was a little proud.That's right, even a child prodigy like Brother Chu always lights up the lamp and reads at night before the exam, and never relaxes for a day. How can he be complacent because of his small achievements?

"Thank you, Brother Chu, for your reminder. I've been a little slack these days. Don't worry, I'll go to study now." Zhang Wenhai was half guilty and half moved. Having Chu Ci as a good teacher and helpful friend should be the best thing in his life. luck.

"Hey, don't be in a hurry. It's late at night, and there's no point in staying up late to read. Remember the time schedule I gave you? You just need to follow the above." Chuci pulled him back and let He is going to wash up now, have a good rest, and come back to study tomorrow.

At this time, less than forty days were left before the township examination. According to regulations, Zhang Wenhai had to return to Xijiang Province to take the examination.Unavoidably, due to the rush of time, he could not perform properly. As soon as July [-]th arrived, Chuci began to chase people away.

Zhang Wenhai doesn't have mother-in-law either, he knows how important the rural exam is.After he packed his bags and bid farewell to Chu Ci and the others with Xiao Chengzi, he took a boat to Wuchang Mansion in Xijiang Province, and then from Wuchang Mansion to Yangxin Mansion to meet Fang Jinyang.

As soon as Zhang Wenhai was sent away on the front foot, the task of Chuci came on the back foot.The township examination is a major event across the country, and he is studying in a prefecture, so naturally he cannot escape.

According to the regulations of previous years, the chief examiner of the rural examination will be appointed by the emperor himself from the Imperial Academy, and the deputy examiner will be appointed by the capital education department from among the academic officials of each province.Generally speaking, the proctors from provinces with strong imperial examinations will be appointed as deputy chief examiners, while those from weak provinces can only become deputy chief examiners, and the rest can only be co-examiners.

For example, Southern Fujian Province has always been a weak province in imperial examinations. Even if it is to study abroad, it is often looked down upon by officials in strong provinces.This chain of contempt has always existed, but this year, the list prepared by the capital is somewhat different.

Among the people who served as the deputy chief examiners in South Fujian Province, apart from Qi Luzhi and Du Yu who went to Xijiang Province and Nanhe Province respectively to serve as the deputy chief examiners, they also appointed Chu Ci to serve as the deputy chief examiners in Nanjiang Province. This was beyond everyone's expectations. .

You must know that Nanjiang Province has been a strong province of imperial examinations since ancient times, and those who can go there to serve as deputy chief examiners are generally the students of the provinces.Nanjiang Province has fertile land and is known far and wide as a land of fish and rice. The people here are much wealthier than those in other places.As the saying goes, if you have enough food and clothing, you know honor and disgrace, so they discuss articles and poems here. Basically, every household has scholars. Even the students from Ludong, who are always proud, have to admit that the style of study in Nanjiang Province is better than theirs. .

In fact, the selection of proctors in the capital city must follow the regulations.Let’s take Chu Ci as an example. First of all, he is from Xijiang Province, and he is in charge of education in Zhangzhou Prefecture. So in order to avoid suspicion, Xijiang and Nanmin must be excluded first.

Another one, the deputy chief examiner of Chuci’s provincial examination at the time had two officials from Shandong Province, one from Nanhe Province, one from Shuanghu Province, and one from Wan’an Province. can be ruled out.

Then there are only seven provinces that are better choices, and after removing the few that are too far away from Nanfu Province, they finally decided on Nanjiang Province for Chu Ci.

Of course, in addition to the above reasons, there are other factors, that is, the officials of the Department of Education believe that Chu Ci's knowledge can meet the requirements, and there will be no controversial dismissal due to misjudgment.

Chu Ci was a little dazed when he received the news, but he still had to resign himself to pack his luggage and prepare to rush to Nanjiang Province to meet with the chief examiner to formulate standards and plans for invigilation and grading.

Since the itinerary had to be kept secret, when Chu Ci held a meeting to arrange work during his absence, he only said that he was going to invigilate the exam and did not disclose other information.

Naturally, the officials below obeyed the arrangement obediently. They reassured Chu Ci that during the time he was away, they would ensure that all work would be carried out as usual and would never violate the regulations.

After arranging the outside affairs, Chu Ci began to arrange the family affairs again.He is planning to take Zhang Hu with him for the invigilation this time, and the others will have to ask Steward Xu to take care of them.Butler Xu naturally wouldn't refuse. His age was the time when children were the rarest. Now that there were four children of different ages and personalities in front of him, he could only be happy.

It was inevitable that he had a few minor academic setbacks during his absence. Chuci spent a few days asking out many questions, and asked Steward Xu to send them to them according to the time, and collect the homework on time, and he will correct it when he comes back.

After everything was arranged properly, the time came to July 20th.At this time, there are only more than [-] days before the exam on the ninth day of August. It will take Chuci more than ten days to rush, and the rest of the time will be used for work.

Chu Ci took Zhang Hu on a journey day and night, non-stop by water and land, and finally arrived in Nanjiang Province at the end of July.At this time, the chief examiner in the capital was already in Nanjiang Province. When Chuci found the other courtyard mentioned in the letter, he saw the real face of the chief examiner, and then he knew what a coincidence was.

It turned out that the examiner appointed by the emperor to invigilate the examination in Nanjiang Province was actually the teacher of Chu Ci's rural examination that day—Master Zhang Songnian.

When Chu Ci was just a scholar, Zhang Songnian was the chief examiner of Xijiang Province.Times have changed, and now Chu Ci is also the deputy examiner, but Zhang Songnian is the chief examiner of Nanjiang Province.

The status of Nanjiang Province is different from that of other places. After Zhang Songnian invigilates this time, he may be in the cabinet.It seems that in the past few years, everyone has made progress.

Chu Ci had countless thoughts in his mind. After he calmed down a little, he stepped into Zhang Songnian's study room, bowed down slowly with a respectful student salute, and said in his mouth: "Student Chu Ci, I have met Mr. Master, Long time no see, is everything okay, Master?"

Everyone else in the study looked at him in surprise, Zhang Songnian was slightly taken aback, and then laughed loudly: "Please rise, please, now that you and I are colleagues, there is really no need for such a grand ceremony."

Having said that, he is still very happy, which shows that Chu Ci is a person who knows how to be grateful. Who in this world doesn't like people who are affectionate and righteous?

When he saw the list, he actually recognized Chu Ci at a glance.This man is really impressive. When he was captured in Xijiang Province, Zhang Songnian had a premonition that this son must not be someone in the pool.

But he didn't expect that this day would come so quickly, and Chu Ci would be appointed by the emperor as the No. [-] scholar, and he was also the first person in the Great Wei Dynasty with the highest rank.Even Zhang Songnian was envious of such luck.

It is true that there is God's will in the dark, otherwise, how could he, who is good at ancient writing style, take a person full of modern writing style as his interpretation?If he hadn't obtained the position of Jieyuan from him, then Sanyuan Jidi would not have existed.

It turned out that his magical writing that day was to add a rich touch to the history of the imperial examinations of the Wei Dynasty. Presumably, when future generations recall this Sanyuan Jidi, they will also mention what he did that day by the way, right?