042: More Flattering
Hearing Cheng Qing's name, Chen Xuedao hummed softly.
"Authors for learning Taoism, many scholars outside the door are proud to be able to see adults. Compared with a mere 100-two silver prize, the opportunity to receive adults' teachings is more precious. Cheng Qing finally solved thirty questions. If you don't see them--"
Meng Huaijin didn't say much tonight. Before he passed the imperial examination, he was not qualified to sit in the flower hall.
Once he passed the imperial examination, he became a provincial Jie Yuan, and Meng Huaijin's status would have been completely different. If he had not been filial piety suddenly, Meng Huaijin should have participated in the previous examination and passed the Jinshi long ago.
He was already a reserve officer of the Great Wei Dynasty and was also a Jieyuan in the province. His weight in front of Shen Xuedao was even better than Master Wu.
Chen Xuedao really values him very much.
If Meng Huaijin speaks for Cheng Qing like this, it will be difficult for Shen Xuedao to be stern:
"You are a senior brother, so I am afraid that I will neglect your junior brother from the academy."
"I'm more for your sake."
He is beautiful and talented, and he seems very sincere in everything he says. Even though Chen Xuedao knew that Meng Huaijin was helping Cheng Qing, he would rather believe him when he looked at Meng Huaijin's face.
"You... let Cheng Qing come in, we will also meet the young talented man tonight."
Chen Xuedao said that "a little talent" was a joke, but when Cheng Qing entered the flower hall, everyone found that Cheng Qing was really young.
That thin figure is said to be a little bit bad for the boy.
"Cheng Qing has met you all!"
His attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and he did not embarrass Nan Yi Cheng's family.
Cheng Qing had quickly looked at the flower hall. Master Cheng Wu and Meng Huaijin were known to her. Although Cheng Shanzhu of the academy did not know her, she had seen him from afar. A middle-aged man looked a little like Yu San, and he should be the prefect Yu... There were two others, one with a smile on his face and the other with a serious expression. Which one was Shen Xuedao?
At the critical moment, Meng Huaijin gave her a hint of hinting eyes, and Cheng Qing bowed deeply again:
"Students have met Grandmaster Shen."
Chen Xuedao had a serious expression, "Cheng Qing, I heard that you have solved many math problems. How could you think of studying math at a young age?"
Is it wrong to be good at math?
If you learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well, you will not be afraid of traveling all over the world. This is like brainwashing. It was something that Cheng Qing's generation heard from childhood. When she was studying, she participated in various competitions and the trophys she won also laid the foundation for her future competition for her heirs. She can certainly buy a diploma and gilt it, but if she takes the exam with her skills, she will be valued even more by her family... Good mathematics is often the same as her brain. Once upon a time, she was proud of her, but after traveling through time, she would be questioned by others.
Cheng Qing was extremely depressed.
If she could choose, she wouldn't want to stay in Dawei. She has wiped out her efforts for more than 20 years. Everything has to start from scratch, but it is still a completely different judging standard!
"When I was young, the student was naughty. My father said that I was uncertain and it was difficult to learn the righteousness of the saints, so I used calculations to sharpen the students' minds and natures."
For some reason, Cheng Qing had an intuition that Chen Xuedao seemed to dislike her.
Chen Xuedao’s questions may be a trap, and she must answer them carefully and not be found fault with others.
Anyway, no matter what she learns, she will sharpen her mind and lay the foundation for the righteousness of the saints. This is definitely the standard answer!
Chen Xuedao did not comment and took the exam for Cheng Qing on the spot.
Cheng Qing must have not figured out the Four Books and Five Classics. She must have such great ability. She not only won the 97th place in the T-type class last time.
But she memorized the book, and she could basically answer the questions when Chen Xuedao took the school exam. She was just the right one, and Chen Xuedao could not find any faults. After taking the school exam, Chen Xuedao's expression was much more relaxed:
"The basics are OK, but the meaning of the scriptures still need to be understood in depth."
"Students follow the teachings of the master."
Cheng Qing was well-behaved and listened to the lecture. Prefect Yu laughed: "Don't be too serious. You are still a young boy. As long as you don't delay the imperial examination, it's an advantage to study well!"
Everyone was carrying the flower sedan chair. Cheng Qing was a child of the Cheng family. County Magistrate Li was also talking to Cheng Qing. Chen Xuedao finally calmed down his face and nodded to Cheng Qing:
"You are indeed good. Don't be distracted by miscellaneous students in the future. You can try it next year's examination!"
If you pass the college entrance examination, you will be a scholar.
All provinces say that she can try to take the exam for scholar next year, and Cheng Qing feels that she has great hope.
Master Cheng Wu smiled, and Meng Huaijin also nodded slightly at her.
Cheng Qing is used to big scenes. As long as these people put aside their preconceived prejudices, she is at ease in such occasions and is generous in words and deeds. How can it be annoying?
Cheng Qing is not good-looking, but she is Cheng Zhiyuan's son... But after talking to her, it is easy to ignore these two points.
The evaluation of the prefect Yu gave her was "inside show". Magistrate Li was very jealous. The Cheng family in Nanyi really had many outstanding children. A thirteen-year-old Cheng Qing had such a performance. Why worry about not prospering?
When the maid reported to him that there was a second person who solved the thirty questions, neither Chen Xuedao nor Li Zhixian cared so much. The treatment of the second place must be different from that of the first place. They had already met Cheng Qing, the most urgent talent below the juren tonight, and the rest was just a formality meeting.
Magistrate Li casually said, "Are he a child of the Cheng family?"
Cheng Qing smiled and replied: "Sir, he is Cheng Qing's cousin."
County Magistrate Li still had an impression of Cheng Gui, "I was a scholar who passed the exam last year. You are cousins who came out of the same room!"
They both went out of the same room, but the relationship was not good.
Nanyi County is well-known to Cheng Qing when he returned to his hometown to help his spirit and was rejected by his second wife, and of course, Magistrate Li has also heard of it.
Not to mention how Cheng Zhiyuan's case will be judged. Cheng Qing is really good, and it would be a pity if he is implicated.
The second house of Cheng's family made a big deal, but it was not humane. County Magistrate Li treated Cheng Gui with slight slightness.
Cheng Gui didn't understand why, just as Cheng Qing said something unfavorable, his fist clenched in his sleeves. Chen Xuedao also took the exam. Cheng Gui answered no worse than Cheng Qing, but he couldn't stay in the flower hall for too long. Master Cheng Wu touched his goatee:
"The moonlight is beautiful outside, and you young people should go to watch the moon and make friends."
Li Zhixian smiled and said, "Huai Jin is just in his prime. Let's go to enjoy the moon together, and you don't have to waste time with us old men."
When it's the year of the crown?
It turns out that Senior Brother Meng just turned 20 this year.
He is so young, even younger than she guessed.
Cheng Qing thought Meng Huaijin was in her twenties, and it was Meng Huaijin's reassuring calmness that misled her.
Meng Huaijin was kind and followed the advice of Li Magistrate Li and took Cheng Qing and Cheng Gui out of the flower hall. Yu San and others were waiting in the yard. Seeing that Cheng Gui came out so quickly, he felt bad. Cheng Gui nodded slightly:
"Master Shen took a routine exam."
Routine school exam?
Shouldn't it be a big show!
I worked hard to solve thirty questions, and only spent half a cup of tea in the flower hall, which was too unworthy.
But Cheng Qing, who has been in the flower hall for so long, has he stumbled on Cheng Gui?
Yu San's eyes were fierce, and Cheng Qing was unmoved.
Chapter completed!