He was drunk all night, but when he woke up the next day, Xu Yan felt a headache.

This hangover tastes really bad.

He has little alcohol tolerance, so it seems that he still has to drink more leisurely in the future.

Xu Yan got up and washed up, changed his clothes and ate a meal, and then went out.

Chen Maoli from the neighboring house came and said, "Yi Shi, I heard that the Grand Master has entered the city."

It turned out that Chen Maoli had been drunk last night and slept until midnight before getting up. However, when he heard the scholar in the neighbor's room discussing there, he hurriedly found Xu Yan.

Xu Yan thought that Lei Li had arrived in Ningbo Prefecture for the past few days, what was there to be surprised about?

"According to the old rules, the Grand Master will be in seclusion for several days after arriving in a place, and the discharge test questions will be given. At this time, please don't want to go out to wander around the streets, causing trouble."

Xu Yan shook his head and smiled and said, "Brother Lu Qing, it turns out that you are worried about this. Do you think I am a person who is causing trouble for nothing?"

Chen Maoli waved his hand quickly and said, "I don't mean that. I'm afraid of brother Shi Shi..."

"Brother Lu Qing, I just went out for a walk, and I was almost suffocating when I stayed in the house all day long."

Seeing that Xu Yan could not be persuaded, Chen Maoli had to settle down and said, "Since that's the case, brother Yu and brother Yi Shi will go together."

Xu Yan didn't refuse, and accepted it happily.

But Xu Yan took Xiaoshutong and Chen Maoli to the streets together.

He actually didn't want to hang out, but wanted to see how the collection of poems and essays that Chen Maoli said yesterday was sold on the market. It was just that he was not good at saying it to Chen Maoli, so he made such excuses.

Unfortunately, Chen Maoli followed him, so Xu Yan felt embarrassed to go to the bookstore to read it again.

As soon as the three of them walked past the palace, they saw more than a dozen scholars coming towards them.

Standing in the middle was Zhang Yinian, Yin County.

He was also stunned when he saw Xu Yan.

The two sides were more than ten steps apart, but they both stopped.

Xu Yan thought to himself that this is really an enemy, and he can meet Zhang Yinian if he goes out for a walk.

Xu Yan's office took the head of the case during the examination, and Zhang Yinian "ranked second" and naturally felt very unwilling.

He hesitated for a moment, but took the initiative to come forward.

"Young Master Xu, don't be fine."

Xu Yan smiled and said, "Mr. Xu is naturally fine, but I don't know if Mr. Zhang's lung disease has cured?"

Zhang Yinian knew that Xu Yan was implying that he was so angry that he coughed up blood, and mocked him for leaving behind the root of his illness, so he responded coldly: "Young Master Xu doesn't bother you."

He paused for a moment and then continued: "The Grand Master is in Ningbo and will preside over the hospital examination soon. I guess Mr. Xu is confident about this hospital examination, right?"

Seeing that every word he had was thorny, Xu Yan said coldly: "At least there is more confidence than some people."

"Since that's the case, can Mr. Xu dare to gamble with Zhang?"

Zhang Yinian shouted.

Xu Yan was not in the mood to be angry with him, but Zhang Yinian said everything to this. If Xu Yan did not gamble, he would seem to be afraid of Zhang Yinian.

"What are you betting on?"

"Just bet on the future."

Zhang Yinian gritted his teeth and said.

"If Zhang's ranking is higher than you, you will go back to Dinghai County and no longer covets the business."

"What if I win?"

"Mr. Zhang will never go to the provincial examination again in his life."

Xu Yan thought that this bet was a bit interesting.

However, Chen Maoli pulled Xu Yan's sleeves and hinted that Xu Yan would not bet with Zhang Yinian.

"Why, are scholars in Dinghai County so timid?"

Zhang Yinian sneered.

"Okay, Xu will bet with you."

The reason why Xu Yan bet with Zhang Yinian was that he was very interested in his intentions. But more importantly, he knew that Zhang Yinian would not be able to get a very good ranking.

Although the Zhang family is a prominent family in Yinzhou, Zhang Yinian is also quite talented and knowledgeable.

But so what? This son has talent but no virtue and has a very bad reputation.

After the government examination, Zhang Yinian even initiated regional mockery and attacked scholars in Dinghai County, and his reputation was already so bad.

The great master Lei Li is a person who values ​​virtue over talent and knowledge.

Even if Master Lei gives Zhang a face and lets Zhang pass the exam in the New Year, his ranking will definitely not be high.

Xu Yan has Qian Dehong and Zhao Ruohai, so his ranking will never be bad.

Of course, Zhang Yinian didn't know this, otherwise he wouldn't have made such a ruthless bet with Xu Yan.

This is what you asked for.

Xu Yan said secretly.

"good!"

Zhang Yinian was overjoyed when he heard this.

"You can all testify."

He looked around for a week and said loudly: "Stop anyone regretting denying it."

After saying that, he laughed loudly and shook his sleeves and left.

A group of friends followed him.

After Zhang Yinian left, Chen Maoli frowned and said, "Brother Yishi, why bother with such a person?"

Xu Yan shook his head: "If he just provoked me, I wouldn't have the same knowledge as him. But he even brought the entire Dinghai County scholars. If I don't stand up, the Dinghai County scholars wouldn't have poked my backbone."

This is the same for Chen Maoli’s heart.

"It's better to be careful."

"Don't worry, Brother Lu Qing, I can't lose."

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Among Ningbo Prefecture School, Lei Li, the official from Zhejiang Examination, looked solemn.

He attached great importance to this hospital examination, so he arrived at the capital city early and began to go into seclusion to ask questions.

Compared with the county examination, the government examination and the hospital examination are the last level of the mistress level, and the selection function is naturally stronger.

Candidates who pass the college entrance examination can get the reputation of scholars and officially enter the official school.

With a responsible attitude towards the court, Lei Li decided to increase the difficulty of this college examination, that is, to only take the Four Books and Five Classics questions.

Compared with other questions, the Four Books and Five Classics questions are obviously more difficult and can better reflect the candidates' comprehensive qualities.

Although this will greatly increase the number of papers for the examiner, Lei Li thinks it is worth it.

Lei Li decided to write two four books and one five classics.

When you open the Analects of Confucius, Lei Li happened to see the chapter on politics.

"The Master said: It is not a ghost who sacrifices it to him, but a flatterer. If you don't do justice, you will have no courage."

Seeing this sentence, Lei Li nodded.

Not afraid at the moment, do what is righteous, sacrifice one's life for righteousness, and kill one's own life to achieve good deeds. This is what an open-minded gentleman does.

On the other hand, there are countless people in the court who are facing major issues but not fighting each other, and who are in partnership with friends to siege the offenders and advise against the offenders. They are really dirty villains.

Lei Li was inspired and wrote the first question - not being brave enough to see righteousness.

If an Analects of Confucius comes out, naturally no longer the Analects of Confucius comes out.

Lei Li opened Mencius again.

After seeing the "Prince of King Hui of Liang", Lei Li calmed down.

Since ancient times, sages have been able to rule the world by a mere 100 miles. Why?

Isn’t it just that you can win the hearts of the people by exercising benevolent policies. You can save punishments and light taxes to win the hearts of the people.

Thinking of this Lei Li, he wrote down the second title of the Four Books - the penalty for saving punishment.

Later, he gave five questions based on the Five Sutras for candidates to choose from.

After completing it in one go, Lei Li finally breathed a sigh of relief.

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ps: What kind of answer can Xu Xiaolangjun deliver in the last level of the mistress? Let’s wait and see, and ask for votes by the way~
Chapter completed!