In history, there have been many victors in scolding battles. Perhaps the most famous one is Zhuge Liang scolding Wang Lang to death.

But after all, that was an old story at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the beginning of the Three Kingdoms. To the people of the Song Dynasty, it was relatively far away. In this dynasty, there was also a high-ranking man who was good at scolding and fighting.

That's right.

That's Su Shi.

Su Shi has been naughty since he was a child, and he was a bit overly excited when he was a child. Adults often pointed at Su Shi angrily and scolded him, "If I didn't think you were smart, I would beat you to death!"

"If I didn't think you were good-looking, I would have beaten you to death!"

These memories did not bring much warning to Su Shi. Instead, he became more serious when he grew up. He scolded the emperor, the prime minister, and the ministers. Anyway, he seemed to always have people he couldn't stand and irritated him, which made him couldn't help but say

The last two sentences. And his cursing articles and poems are all very profound.

It is said that the Yushitai did a lot of homework in order to collect charges against him.

"Isn't it because I have forgotten the taste after hearing the news? In the past three months, I have eaten without salt" - scolding the salt policy.

"If the East China Sea knows its purpose, it should be taught how to scold the young crops and turn them into mulberry fields."

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Some of them are famous sayings throughout the ages, all of which were played by Su Shi to mock people.

Moreover, he often made the emperor's life uncomfortable. There were only two most important festivals in the Song Dynasty, one was the Mid-Autumn Festival and the other was the Shangyuan Festival. There is an old saying that goes, 'The clouds cover the Mid-Autumn moon, and the rain falls on it.

Yuan Deng', this is probably the most embarrassing thing in the year. But Su Shi would give the emperor eye drops on such an important festival. In the fourth year of Xining, Su Shi did something that no other courtiers dared to do.

Apply eye drops to the emperor, and the time is set before preparations for the Lantern Festival last month.

"Recommendation to buy Zhejiang lanterns" made Emperor Shenzong so angry that he had to reduce the budget of the lantern festival. Su Shi was overjoyed and even cried. The comfort in his heart was that the emperor could also be educated. Ever since it emerged in his mind,

unstoppable.

So after the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, he wrote another memorial, "A Book of Ten Thousand Words from Emperor Shenzong". He still criticized the emperor. The emperors of the Song Dynasty were well-educated, and so was Emperor Shenzong, but he couldn't stand it at all. Obviously

I have accepted it humbly, why is this Su Shi still reluctant to let go?

The original plan of transferring him to Beijing suddenly became cold.

With such a great god sitting in charge, if Li Kui can't even defeat a country scholar, what would this be called - an insult to his master?

The highest level of a scolding war is when you scold the other party and the other party looks confused, but has realized that the words are not good, and then hypocritically tells the other party that it is recorded in that book. You should read this book more, it will benefit you a lot.

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According to the courtesy of scholars, you must express your gratitude.

Unfortunately, Tan Min did not show any expression of gratitude, which disappointed Li Kui.

After finishing the classics and meaning test, you have to wait for the results to be released one day later.

If you pass the test, you can start the next exam. It can be said that Jingyi is just the minimum requirement of the court for scholars, and it is the bottom line of knowledge. If you don't even pass this hurdle, you will be looked down upon among scholars.

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After Li Kui handed in his paper, Li Yun also ran out. As he ran, he shouted, "Second brother, we have a pair of questions. I'm a little worried about a few questions."

Li Kui hated answering the questions after the exam. This affected his mood greatly after the exam and before the results were released. But if it was just one day, he didn't care. Before answering the questions, he couldn't help but mock Li Yun, "If you have doubts, it's probably because

You did it wrong. Your kid’s county test failed.”

This is true. The classics and meaning questions are in the major counties of science and technology. If you get one question wrong, your score will definitely be low. If you get two questions wrong, you will probably have to go home and continue to study hard for three years. Li Yun heard this and felt as if he was mourning for his heir.

He looked around worriedly, but fortunately Li Qing was not nearby, otherwise, he would have been miserable.

"Second brother, have you done everything right?"

Li Yun has always known that he is not as good as Li Kui in studying. Anyway, he has always been poor. There is no shame in being compared to Li Kui.

In the past, Li Kui would have told Li Yun that this was nothing, it would be a piece of cake. But the problem was that Li Kui was not sure about a question and was about to go back and look for a book to read.

"Second brother!"

"Well... it doesn't matter if you failed. The key is to accumulate experience in the imperial examination." Li Kui's uncharacteristic relief made Li Yun very uncomfortable. He had suffered so much from Li Kui. When would Li Kui be kind enough to forgive his mistakes?

Suddenly, Li Yun seemed to have discovered a new world, and shouted to Li Kui, "Second brother, is there anything you can't do? I just said, this question is too difficult, and I got several questions wrong."

Seeing Li Yun so excited, Li Kui felt uncomfortable. When he had a disagreement, he shouted to Li Qing who was not far away, "Uncle Qing, are we here?"

Li Qing came running quickly to ask for information. Before he could stand still, he asked Li Yun urgently, "How did my son do in the exam?"

"I……"

Li Yun secretly glanced at Li Kui, the old god, and his heart felt like a yard full of weeds, only for the insects to scream. He was no longer the Li Yun two years ago, who always praised himself as being like Yishui River

There is no rival in the county. Of course, these are all lies, and when the lies are exposed, the consequences will be very dangerous.

He thought about it for a while, then he had to bite the bullet and said to Li Qing, "Dad, my child is preparing for the next exam and has to go to his second brother's village to study hard."

Li Qing was stunned, with a bad feeling welling up in his heart. His son's reaction was so familiar to him that the result was about to come out. Fortunately, he also knew that his son was already a sixteen-year-old boy outside.

If a quarrel really breaks out, my son will be embarrassed, and I will be even more embarrassed. I can only say to Li Yun with a stern face, "That's fine, the results will be released tomorrow anyway."

When Li Yun heard this, he suddenly felt that the great terror was getting closer and closer to him.

After Li Qing left, Li Yun complained to Li Kui dissatisfiedly, "Second brother, you are too insidious."

Li Kui didn't answer. He was still worried about his first performance. Unlike other students, it had only been about two years since he fully integrated into the status of a scholar in this era. How could he compare to other scholars who had worked hard for more than ten or even twenty years?

Reading results?

According to what their uncle Li Lao said when they were studying in Yangzhou, it might take three years for them to make a mistake in the first game. Judging from the conclusion, they were already standing on the edge of the cliff.

As for Li Yun, Li Kui said to him angrily, "Are you still prepared to tell Uncle Qing that you couldn't even pass the first round of the county examination?"

At the same time, Li Kui also became worried. Four people from the Su clan were eliminated. If half of the results were lost in the first game of the county examination, this would definitely become the biggest laughing stock of the scholar-officials this year.

And Gao Qiu's grades are not as good as his.

Once the first county examination is held, Su Men will lose eight out of ten. The tragic result of four people losing three people is simply unimaginable. What will the good-tempered Su Shi do? Will Su Shi who is far away in Yangzhou suffer from this bad news?

, was pissed to death in advance.

That night, in the marking room, the county magistrate Zhou Yuan and the county professor Zou Xuan were grading the papers.

The process is that after Zou Xuan reads the paper, he will draw a circle if he passes it. Then after Zhou Yuan re-examines, if he still passes, he will draw a circle again, otherwise, he will make a cross. There are more than 100 papers, and some papers have just been received.

More than half of the questions either did not answer the question or were left blank, and two huge crosses were clearly visible at the beginning of the paper.

As for copying papers and the like, it is completely unnecessary, and there are not so many manpower available.

Zhou Yuancai had been approving for less than an hour, but he had almost completed more than half of the papers. He was a little frightened. He secretly complained in his heart, "Isn't this Yishui County's martial arts so disappointing? Half of the papers can be thrown away after just one glance.

There are twenty or thirty copies. I originally hoped to get some extra points in the imperial examination so that I can get a good score in the civil service examination later in the year."

"I'm afraid that after this subject, even the middle and upper grades will fail. If the evaluation is average, I'm afraid that the next appointment as the magistrate of Yishui County will be a luxury."

Zhou Yuan let out a long sigh, and suddenly felt that being an official was not easy. Then he raised his head and asked Zou Xuan, "Brother, do you have any good students who are studying there?"

Zou Xuan didn't understand what Zhou Yuan meant. In contrast, Zhou Yuan could rely on his political achievements to gain some sense of existence. But he is a professor, and literature and education are his main business. If Yishui County's county examination is really unbearable,

It seemed that he was determined to become a professor again. They were all Jinshi, and no one wanted to be stuck in the position of a ninth-grade sesame official.

Just as Zou Xuan was about to sigh, he suddenly became energetic and said, "Look, Lord County, this paper seems to be good."

Zhou Yuan hurriedly stood up and walked to Zou Xuan, picked up the paper and looked at it. As soon as he saw the words, he recognized it. It belonged to his disciple Li Kui, and it was pretty good.

correct.

correct.

correct.

Huh……

Fortunately, Li Kui's entire paper contained one wrong question. If it were placed in a large county where the imperial examination was conducted, it would be really difficult to pass the county examination. After all, the county examination would only take a dozen or twenty people, and no more than thirty people at most.

There are four counties in Yizhou. This year, the quota for each county is 30. Together, there can be 120 people to participate in the exam in Yizhou.

If it were in another place, Li Kui's paper would probably be able to participate in the next round, but Zhou Yuan was roaring in his heart.

Li Kui studied with his teacher Su Shi for two years. Is this his level?

When Zou Xuan saw the county magistrate's face turned pale, he felt extremely heavy.

It wasn't until midnight that the cook Fat Chun brought a late-night snack, and Zhou Yuan finally made a list of candidates for the next round of county examinations. He said to the clerk who was waiting aside, "I've just taken these papers. I'll make a list after dawn."

Post it at the gate of the county school."

"master!"

Fat Chun followed the county magistrate Zhou Yuan for a few steps. She was already pregnant, but the birth would still be a few months away. Zhou Yuan didn't know what he was thinking as a cook, so he thought to himself, "Girls are outgoing. They are not married yet."

When you enter the Li family, you already have your heart set on the Li family."

However, Zhou Yuan is not as familiar as Pang Chun. After all, he is the old man in the family. He does not look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face. Uncle Xu is the old man in the family who raised him since he was a child.

Zhou Yuan stopped and said leisurely, "They all took it!"

"Both Li Kui and Li Yun passed the county examination?" Fat Chun was full of joy, and the excitement on his face was a bit carried away. This made Zhou Yuan feel very disgusted. He passed the examination back then, and it seems that Fat Chun was not so happy, right?

But he was an old man from the Zhou family after all. Zhou Yuan hesitated for a while and then said concernedly to Fat Chun, "It's so late. I'll ask the coachman to take you back."
To be continued...