Lian Erye's Road to Imperial Examination

In the past few days, rumors about Jia Lian buying two poems from a wandering Taoist priest have spread in the capital. More and more people believe the rumors and curse Jia Lian.

Scandals are often more dramatic than good reviews, and people prefer to hear about scandals. For a while, Jia Lian went from a child prodigy and Wenqu star to a gentle scum.

The servants of Prince Jin's Mansion reported this matter to the fourth prince, who just smiled slightly after hearing this, and didn't take it seriously.

"My lord, won't you punish Jia Lian?" This kid named Jia Lian, who was young and thoughtful, actually bought poems from wandering Taoist priests to participate in the poetry meeting, and won the No.1 in the poetry meeting. Such a gentle scum should be severely punished.

The fourth prince didn't take his eyes off the book in his hand, and asked casually: "Do you believe the rumors?"

"My lord, there are no waves without wind. Besides, he is an 11-year-old child. How could he write such touching and touching words?" The man is the personal bodyguard of the fourth prince. His name is Lin Shaoxiong. Influenced, he also has some understanding of poetry and songs.

"Generally speaking, an 11-year-old child cannot write these two words."

"My lord doesn't believe the rumors, but Jia Lian?" Lin Shaoxiong's tone was a little surprised.

The fourth prince glanced at Lin Shaoxiong from the book, and smiled inscrutablely: "You will know whether the rumors are true or not soon." I hope that kid will not disappoint him.

Lin Shaoxiong was full of doubts when he heard this, and soon knew whether the rumors were true or not, what does the prince mean?

I really wanted to ask when I would know, but seeing the fourth prince reading the book seriously, Lin Shaoxiong couldn't ask any more, so he stepped back to think about it by himself.

The fourth prince stared at the book in his hand, but his thoughts drifted away. He was going to take the county exam in a few days. He wondered what poems that little guy could write in the county exam. He really looked forward to it.

At this time, Jia Lian, who was reviewing his homework, sneezed unexpectedly and rubbed his itchy nose. Who was talking about him?Could it be the old lady scolding him again?

The last time Jiamu wanted to use the family law against him, but Jia Amnesty fooled him by messing around, so Jiamu refused to let him go to pay her respects.By the way, the old lady sent Lai everyone back yesterday to take back the warm jade she gave him earlier, and said that she didn't want to see him, the grandson who humiliated the Jia family, again.

The old lady disliked him so much, why didn't she just sever the grandparent relationship with him, so that he would have a fair reason to leave Jia's house.

He originally wanted to leave Jia's house alone, but during this time, Jia She, a cheap father, defended him, and he wanted to leave in the future, bringing Jia She with him.

Jia Amnesty may be reluctant to part with his title, and may not be willing to go with him, and he will think of a way when the time comes.

Forget it, it’s meaningless to think about it now, let’s read the book carefully.

Mrs. Wang was talking to Jia Mu in her room about Jia Zhu. Jia Zhu had been in Qingshan Academy for ten days, and she sent a servant back today with a letter.

Jia Zhu said in the letter that he was very good at Qingshan Academy and made many friends according to the list given by Jia's mother.The environment in the academy is good and the food is good, so don't worry about him.Finally, when it comes to Jia Lian’s purchase of lyrics, he said that he just went to the academy, and because of Jia Lian’s purchase of lyrics from the wandering Taoist priest, he was ridiculed by his classmates, which made him feel ashamed.Fortunately, everyone found out that he was different from Jia Lian, so they changed their views on him.

"Brother Zhu said that he was bullied by his classmates, so he must have been bullied a lot." Madam Wang's eyes were red, her voice was a little choked up, "If it wasn't for Brother Lian, how could Brother Zhu be laughed at? Brother Zhu is really wronged."

Angrily, Mother Jia slapped the small table on the kang, cursing with a gloomy face, "That beast..." Mother Jia regretted that she hadn't molested Jia Lian at that time, and at that time she should have held that beast in custody. Beat up.

Mrs. Wang said that her eyes were wet again, and she raised her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes: "When I think of Brother Zhu being laughed at and pointed at by others, I feel uncomfortable as a mother." He looks sad, but his heart is actually full of joy.During this time, Jia Lian was scolded by others and his reputation plummeted. Mrs. Wang ate two extra bowls of rice every meal when she was in a good mood.

Jia Zhu was loved by Jia's mother as a baby since he was a child, and he couldn't bear to let him suffer any grievances. Now, because of Jia Lian's affairs, he was canceled by his classmates. Jia's mother felt very uncomfortable, and his face became more and more ugly.

"You go back and pack some things and let the boy go back to the academy tomorrow morning and bring them to Brother Zhu."

Mrs. Wang was a little displeased to see that Jia Mu didn't mention Jia Lian's affairs and asked her to go back, but she didn't dare to say anything. She stood up and saluted Jia Mu, and then left.

Back in her room, Mrs. Wang changed her face and scolded, "That boy Jia Lian is cheap." She always wanted Jia Mu to punish Jia Lian, preferably to death.

Zhou Rui's family poured a cup of tea for Mrs. Wang, and comforted him: "Ma'am, now everyone in the capital is scolding Young Master Lian, his reputation has been ruined."

"I know, but I still want the old lady to make a move on him and beat him to death." Only after being beaten to death can he die without being suspected.

Hearing this, Zhou Rui's family felt a chill in their hearts, and there was a flash of fear in their eyes, but they didn't show anything on their faces: "Ma'am, the old lady also wants to teach Young Master Lian a lesson, but how could the old lady dare to say that when the old man said that?" Use family law against Young Master Lian."

Mrs. Wang waved her hand: "Forget it, that kid is already ruined, and he won't stop Brother Zhu anymore."

"Yes." Zhou Rui's family knelt down and beat Mrs. Wang's legs, but they were a little scared in their hearts.

When Mrs. Wang received Jia Zhu's letter, she was not very happy when she saw that her son had met many children from famous families.Some time ago, Jia Lian made a big splash at the Nanlan Poetry Conference and was appreciated by the fourth prince, but her son could only make friends with those famous children in a low voice, she was very unconvinced.

Her son is ten thousand times better than Jia Lian, so why can't he be appreciated by the prince.She must think of a way to make her son famous in the capital and appreciated by the prince.

Mrs. Wang twirled the beads in her hand, thinking about how to make Jia Zhu famous.Suddenly, he had an idea and thought of a good idea, and his face was filled with joy.

"Have you gone to see the master is back?"

Zhou Rui's family went out to ask, and came back to Mrs. Wang: "Madam, the master just came back and is now in the study."

"Okay, I'm going to find the master now."

Mrs. Wang came to the study and told Jia Zheng the idea she had just thought of.

After Jia Zheng heard this, he reprimanded him with a stern face: "It's ridiculous, you actually want to publicize that Brother Lian's two poems were written by Jia Zhu, do you have any brains?"

Mrs. Wang thought that Jia Zheng would agree to her method, but she was taught a lesson, and she was very unwilling and dissatisfied: "As long as Jia Lian's two poems were actually written by Brother Zhu, Brother Zhu will be famous in the capital. You will be appreciated by the Fourth Prince."

"Stupid woman, you asked someone to spread rumors that Brother Lian's two poems were bought from a Taoist priest wandering in the sky, and now you should say that Brother Zhu wrote them. Do you think people in the capital will believe it?"

"Why don't you believe it? Don't everyone now believe that Jia Lian's two poems were bought from Taoist priests? We now say that Zhu Geer wrote them, and everyone will understand. After all, Zhu Geer is smarter and more talented than Jia Lian." " Mrs. Wang thought that her idea was very good, not only ruined Jia Lian's reputation, but also made Zhu Geer famous.

"You're pushing Zhu Geer into the fire pit. If Zhu Geer did it, why didn't you say it before, and why did you talk about wandering Taoist priests?" Jia Zheng was furious at Mrs. Wang's stupidity.

"We can say that Brother Zhu didn't want everyone to think that Jia Lian's two poems were plagiarized. Now everyone is scolding Jia Lian for plagiarism. Brother Zhu couldn't bear to be misunderstood by his younger brother, so he stood up and said that he wrote it."

"no!"

"why not?"

"My Jia Zheng's son actually used other people's words to become famous, it's too embarrassing!" Jia Zheng's self-esteem couldn't accept this, "Brother Zhu is now studying at Qingshan Academy, I believe he will be famous in the capital soon. "

"But……"

Seeing that Mrs. Wang was still determined, Jia Zheng stared at her coldly: "Brother Zhu is arrogant, he will not accept your method. You are not helping him, but humiliating him."

Mrs. Wang thought of her son's temperament, so she shut up and stopped talking.

Seeing Mrs. Wang's silence, Jia Zheng snorted coldly, "Hmph, you're so stupid!"

Mrs. Wang defended herself softly: "I also want Brother Zhu to be appreciated by the Fourth Prince."

"With Brother Zhu's intelligence, it will be a matter of time before the fourth prince appreciates him. What are you in a hurry for?" Jia Zheng has great confidence in Jia Zhu.

"Master is right, I was wrong." Yes, her brother Zhu is smart and talented, how could he not be appreciated by the Fourth Prince.If the Fourth Prince doesn't appreciate Brother Zhu, then he is blind.

After hearing this, Jia Zheng's face softened a lot, but he still warned Mrs. Wang: "Don't have such stupid thoughts again in the future."

Mrs. Wang sneered: "No more."

"I'll write a letter to Brother Zhu later. If you have anything to say to Brother Zhu, write to him as well."

"I'm going to write."

After a few days, the rumors that Jia Lian bought lyrics from the wandering Taoist priest faded away. After all, the people in the capital had to live and the students had to study, so how could they have so much thought and energy to focus on this matter.Besides, there are many interesting things happening in the capital every day, and the common people can't gossip, who remembers what happened to Jia Lian.

"I have really wronged you during this time." Because of the rumors, his students have been scolded miserably during this period, and have suffered a lot of grievances. Li Daoqing's heart aches to death.

Jia Lian shook his head indifferently: "I'm not wronged."

Li Daoqing admired the minds of his students, but he didn't care about being so slandered, and he didn't feel any grievances.If it were him, he would have died of anger.

"They scold me now. After the county test, I'll see if their faces hurt." He is looking forward to the face slap after the county test, especially Jia Mu and the second uncle's family.

"After the county has tried, you will be able to restore your innocence."

"Don't talk about it, sir. Let's continue with the class. The county test will be taken the day after tomorrow."

"it is good."

The day before the county examination, Li Daoqing gave Jia Lian a holiday and asked him to rest and relax at home.

The county exam is held on the fourth day of February every year, and there are five exams in three days.

After learning what the county examination was about, Jia Lian's mood at that time could only be described as loveless.In my previous life, I have gone through various major and minor exams, and I am not as perverted as the county exam. Not only are there five exams in three days, but there are also a lot of exam content. It is no wonder that ancient students often fail the rankings.

Fortunately, the system modified his brain before, which made his memory much better, otherwise he would be finished.

The county examination is the first examination in the imperial examination, and it is the most basic examination. It can be said that it is the simplest of all imperial examinations.If he can't even pass the simplest exam, what kind of imperial examination will he take?

However, this month, Mr. Li gave him a lot of county examination questions from previous years for his weak guidance, which made him improve a lot.

Jia Lian, who has gone through the college entrance examination, is not nervous about tomorrow's county examination, and his mind is very peaceful, but Jia She and the others are very nervous.

Mrs. Xing commanded Madam Zhao and Feng'er to check whether they had brought all the things for the county examination, whether they were missing or missing anything.

Because I can't leave the examination room for three days, I have to bring food and supplies to the examination room.

Zhao Nanny and Feng'er prepared a lot of dry food for Jia Lian, and they were all easy to digest.Fearing that Jia Lian would get cold in the examination room, he also prepared warm clothes and bedding for him.

Afraid of getting sick during the exam, such as diarrhea or something, he prepared pills for Jia Lian, just in case.

Jia Lian, the person involved, watched Zhao Mama and the others rushing in and out, feeling moved and helpless. He just took an exam, which made him look like he was on the battlefield.

For the people in Dafang, Jia Lian's participation in the county examination is no different from going to war on the battlefield. You must bring what you can.

After checking countless times and confirming that everything was in place and nothing was missing, Mammy Zhao and the others stopped.

Jia Zhen from Ningguo Mansion brought Youshi and Jia Qiang to cheer for Jia Lian.But none of Jia Mu and Jia Zheng came, which is really chilling.

"The young master is the grandson of the old lady. He is going to take the county test tomorrow, but the old lady doesn't care about it. When Master Zhu took the county test, the old lady not only prepared things for him, but also held him in her arms. Tell me again and again." Mother Zhao didn't expect Mother Jia to be so ruthless, she felt wronged for Jia Lian, "They are all grandsons, how can the old lady be so partial."

Mrs. Xing was also very angry, but as a daughter-in-law, she couldn't do anything.

"The old lady never regarded our master and Brother Lian as her own."

Jia Lian didn't feel anything, so he comforted Mrs. Xing and the others: "It doesn't matter if she asks or not." Jia Mu was a stranger to him, she had no feelings at all, and didn't care what she did to him.

Jia Amnesty was also pissed off by Jia's mother: "Son, you have to fight hard, this time the county test must be the top of the case, let them look good."

"Father, don't worry, I will take the exam well."

Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing gave some more instructions, and only left when they saw that it was getting late.

Regarding Jia Lian's participation in the county examination tomorrow, everyone in the second room is waiting to watch a good show and laugh at the people in the first room.

Jia's mother took a break early and didn't care about Jia Lian's county test tomorrow.She didn't like Jia Lian's grandson in the first place, but now because of Jia Lian's plagiarism, she has disgraced the Jia family and has become disgusted with this grandson.In her heart, Jia Lian is a mouse dropping.

After Jia Lian washed up under the care of Zhao Nanny and Feng'er, she lay down on the bed and got ready to sleep.Before going to bed, Jia Lian asked the system if he won the first place in the county test, would he be rewarded.

"Of course the host will be rewarded for completing the task."

Jia Lian asked curiously, "What's the reward?"

"The host will know when the time comes." The system put a hold on it.

Jia Lian gave it a supercilious look at the system's appetizing behavior, expressing contempt.

Jia Lian soon fell asleep, had no sleep all night, and woke up on time the next morning.

Zhao Nanny and Feng'er saw that Jia Lian got up early and ran around the yard as usual, and they didn't see any nervousness and anxiety before the exam.

Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing also woke up early in the morning and deliberately had breakfast with Jia Lian, which moved Jia Lian a little.

After breakfast, Jia Amnesty personally sent Jia Lian to the examination room.On the way to the examination room, Jia Amnesty repeatedly told him not to be nervous, saying that it didn't matter if he didn't do well in the exam, as his old man could afford him.

Jia Lian was dumbfounded by Jia Amnesty's comforting words, how can I say something about my son failing the exam before the exam.

"Father, you go back."

Jia Amnesty patted his son on the shoulder and said gently, "Take the exam well! After the exam, I'll invite you to have a feast at the Second Under Heaven Restaurant!"

"Okay, I'll go first."

"Go." Jia Amnesty sent Jia Lian to the gate of the examination room, and seeing his son walking into the examination room, his heart felt inexplicably sour, and his eyes were slightly red.

After a long time, Jia Amnesty turned around and got into the carriage to leave.

Not long after Jia Lian and the others left, Mrs. Wang took Jia Yuanchun to greet Jia's mother and mentioned that Jia Lian had participated in the county examination today.

Jia Mu said indifferently: "I don't want to hear about that beast when I mention what he is doing."

Seeing that Jia's mother hated Jia Lian so much, Mrs. Wang and Jia Yuanchun were very happy.The more Jia's mother hates Jia Lian, the more beneficial it is to them.

No one in the Ningrong and Rongfu prefectures believed that Jia Lian could pass the county examination, not even Jia Amnesty and the others.

Having said that, after Jia Lian and Jia She said goodbye, they entered the examination room.A lot of people came to the yard, and they were all queuing up for inspection, and there were government officials beside them maintaining order.

While queuing up, Jia Lian looked at the other people curiously, and found that he seemed to be the youngest in the audience, and they were basically fifteen, sixteen, or thirteen or fourteen-year-old children.

Others also noticed Jia Lian's existence. After all, he was really good-looking. As soon as he came in, he became the focus of the audience.

Everyone saw that he was good-looking and young, and couldn't help but wonder which family he was from.Although everyone was curious about Jia Lian's identity, they were not in the mood to ask.

The temperature in February is still very low. Even wearing a padded jacket, I feel the cold wind is a bit biting.In addition, the sun had not yet risen, and Jia Lian's hands and feet were cold after standing for a while.In order to warm up his body, he stood on the spot rubbing his hands and stomping his feet, not daring to move too much, otherwise he would be caught by the government officials and think there was something wrong with him.

After a long time, it was Jia Lian's turn. First, he handed his identity documents and test cards to the soldiers on one side for checking, and then handed the package he brought to the soldiers on the other side for checking.

The soldier opened Jia Lian's identity document and stared at the portrait on the document while staring at Jia Lian to see if the person in the portrait on the document was Jia Lian.

Jia Lian's peach blossom eyes are very characteristic. The soldiers looked at it two or three times, and they were sure that it was Jia Lian himself.

After checking the identity documents and test cards, the soldier asked Jia Lian to take off his clothes and shoes to see if he had cheated in his clothes or shoes.

She took off her whole body with only her underwear and trousers left, and she stood aside with bare feet, making Jia Lian shiver with cold.Fortunately, the inspection was done quickly, otherwise it would be frostbitten.

After getting dressed and taking the inspected package, Jia Lian took his test card and found his place under the leadership of the yamen servants. To be precise, it was a small house.

The house is small and narrow, with a table, a bench, and a basin of clear water beside the table, probably for washing pens.There are also a few thick red candles, which should be used for lighting.There was a wooden bucket in the corner of the room, and Jia Lian thought it should be a toilet.Thinking of himself eating, drinking, sleeping and taking exams in this room for three days, his heart became very heavy.

In fact, in the past, there was no need to stay in the examination room for three days in the county examination, and one could go home after one day of the examination. However, when the first emperor was in power, cheating occurred in the county examination, and there was a lot of trouble at that time.The first emperor was very angry, and stipulated that candidates must stay in the examination room during the county examination, and they could only leave after the examination.

Jia Lian comforted himself in his heart, although it was simple, but fortunately it was clean.He scanned for a while, then took out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and prepared for the exam.

He didn't know that because he was a first-class lieutenant general, he could be allocated such a room with such good conditions.The rooms assigned to some people were broken and dirty, and might leak.Others were assigned to number rooms, which were dark and damp.

Jia Lian sat down at the table, and while waiting for the test papers to be issued, he went through what he had learned before in his mind.

Soon, the examination papers were distributed. After Jia Lian got the examination papers, he checked the examination papers from the beginning to the end to see if there were any unclear, missing or unfinished parts.This is a habit before exams in my previous life, and sometimes there are problems with the exam papers.

Checking the examination papers, there were no problems. Jia Lian did not rush to do the questions first, but scanned all the examination questions, knowing it well.

After reading the exam questions, Jia Lian was relieved a lot, because they were all what he had learned.What the husband said is right, the county examination questions are very simple.

After Jia Lian studied the ink well, he started to do the questions.