On the second day. Early morning.
The sky was just beginning to brighten.
All the villagers in Xishan Village had already woken up.
Miss Chen pulled the little guy up. After washing up, she stuffed an egg into the little guy's mouth.
In the Tang Dynasty, the ancients did not have the habit of eating breakfast.
And this egg was sent by the Muramasa family last night.
Today was the day of the imperial examination results.
Muramasa gave Xiao Wa an egg, hoping that it would bring him good luck.
Chen An ate the egg as he followed his mother outside.
At the village entrance.
Many villagers came.
Everyone sent the mother and son off with their blessings.
"Little child, remember to come back early after you finish reading!”
"Little child, regardless of whether you pass or not, don't be discouraged!”
"Yes, little baby. You're still young. Even if you don't get in this time, you'll still have a chance in the future!”
The villagers spoke up one after another to comfort the little fellow.
After all, it was unheard of for a seven-year-old child to take the imperial examination.
Even the boldest villager would not dare to guess that Xiao Wa would be able to pass the exam.
How was this possible?
How can ordinary people like us take the imperial examination?
It was better to farm obediently.
That was what the villagers thought.
His thoughts were very kind and simple, but they carried the limitations of the lower class.
Under the villagers 'farewell gazes, the Miss Chen took the child and set off.
The father and son of the Xu family escorted the mother and son to the county town.
Time
flew by.
Two hours later, the four of them finally arrived safely at Jiangling County.
East of the city. At the entrance of the county examination hall.
The crowd surged forward, and black heads were everywhere.
Everyone was waiting for the results to be released.
At about 7:00 PM (7), the gate of the examination hall opened.
Under the protection of two bailiffs, the county clerk walked out of the examination hall and came to the bulletin board. He started to post the news of the county examination champion.
The information was divided into three parts, which were the
information of Wen Kui in the county examination,
the content of Wen Kui's "Poem and Fu", and the
content of Wen Kui's "Ce Lun".
The entire scene was silent.
Everyone was anxiously waiting for the scribe to post it.
Some of the people who were far away stood on their tiptoes, hoping to see the contents of the bulletin board.
Under the concerned gazes of the crowd, the scribe quickly finished posting and then turned around to walk into the examination hall without saying anything.
The moment he left, the entire scene was in an uproar.
Countless people rushed forward to get close to the bulletin board.
Especially the examinees and their families from yesterday. They were the craziest.
After a desperate rush, a scholar was the first to approach the bulletin board.
"Stop squeezing, stop squeezing!”
"My fellow countrymen, I am a scholar of the Jing State. Zhao Yuanchen. Everyone, stop squeezing me. I'll read it to everyone!”
As soon as the name of Jing State Scholar was mentioned, the crowd suddenly stopped.
Everyone stopped pushing forward, and pairs of eyes looked anxiously at this local scholar.
"Cough cough!"
Under everyone's concerned gazes, the scholar coughed and began to read aloud,""Zhenguan three years. Jingzhou Jiangling County County test article chief is: Xishan Village scholar-Chen An.”
"Chen An, male, from Jingzhou, Jiangling. He was seven years old and lived thirty miles east of the county town. "Although his child is young, he is sensitive and studious. He opens his eyes to the sun and knows autumn when he sees a leaf…"
The scholar read out Wen Kui's message loudly.
Everyone
was stunned.
What was that?
Jiangling Wenkui was a child, only seven years old this year?
Heavens!
Did the county magistrate make a mistake? How could a child be admitted to the imperial examination?
He was still a child!
"No, I can't! I can't believe this!
"Do you believe me? There must be something wrong with this county examination. I want to see the magistrate!”
"How can a child pass the imperial examination? What a joke! We want to see the county magistrate, we want to report this!”
When they heard that Wen Kui's name wasn't their own, but a child, the examinees from yesterday were all furious.
The surrounding commoners were also dumbstruck and in disbelief.
Was the county magistrate crazy?
How can a child be selected as the first name of the county examination?
Who would believe this?
Who could submit?
At this moment, Zhao Yuanchen, who had finished reading Wen Kui's information, was also dumbfounded.
Seven?
Child prodigy?
Top in the exam?
Hiss!
This was something that had never happened since the founding of the Great Tang.
Oh, wrong, not just the Great Tang. Even in the Qin and Han Dynasties, such a bizarre thing had never happened.
Not only did everyone not believe it, even if this matter reached the imperial court, even the emperor would not believe it…The
imperial examination was as difficult as climbing up to the heavens.
Many scholars spent their entire lives failing the imperial examinations and passing the county examinations.
And today.
The Jiangling County of the Jing State was named after a seven-year-old child?
Heavens!
Did the county magistrate take the wrong medicine?
"
I want to see the magistrate!"
"We want to see the county magistrate!"
The examinees from yesterday all shouted loudly, their hearts surging with endless anger.
A seven-year-old child had actually overshadowed him.
How could he be convinced?
"Quiet down! Quiet down!"
"There must be a reason for County Magistrate Wu to do this…" Zhao Shizi shouted
.
"Yes! What was the reason? Could it be that a young child could compare to ten years of hardship?”
"Zhao Shizi, didn't the scribe post the examination paper for the first place? Read us the contents of the paper. I want to see how a child can get first place.”
"Yes! Read it quickly!"
"Read it quickly!"
The scholars shouted angrily.
Zhao Shizi nodded and turned around.
"Good! This scholar came to take a look at his examination paper. Let's look at the "Poetry and Fu" first. Hiss…what beautiful calligraphy! She was as graceful as a swan and as graceful as a swimming dragon. This word is ten times better than mine, more than ten times!”
Zhao Shizi was shocked at first glance.
As soon as he said that, the scene instantly fell silent.
The scholars were shocked. Could it be…could it be that the champion was really a prodigy?
"Cough cough! I, Zhao, have started reciting! "Pity the Peasants…"
"Hoeing the crops at noon, sweat dripping down the soil. Who knew that every grain of food on the plate was hard work.”
Boom!
It was as if a thunderbolt had suddenly appeared in the clear sky, and the color of the sky changed.
Prince Zhao was stunned,
the examinees from yesterday were stunned, and
the citizens of the county were stunned.
It was as if a pair of invisible hands were pinching everyone's hearts.
At that moment, everyone's hearts stopped, and they even forgot to breathe.
What was an eternal quatrain?
This was it.
What is the poem of a child prodigy?
This was it.
Even ordinary people who could not read could understand the poem and appreciate its meaning.
"This poem…This poem…This poem
…"
A loud roar broke the silence.
After a while.
Countless people followed suit and roared.
His words were full of praise.
"Good poem! Good poem!"
"Once this poem appears, there will no longer be a 'Poem of Farming' in the world!”
"Prodigy! This is a well-deserved prodigy!"
Amidst
the praises, the examinees from yesterday all lowered their heads, their faces full of shame.
We have nothing to say about his inferior skills.
There was no need to look at the policy theory, just based on this poem.
Jiangling Wenkui's reputation as a young child is worthy of the title of the emperor.
"Admit defeat! I admit defeat!"
"I, Li Sanlang, also admit defeat!”
"I, Wang, also admit defeat!"
The group of scholars cupped their hands and admitted their defeat.
However, there was another question,
"Is our Jiangling's Wen Kui here today? Please come out!"
"Yes! Little prodigy, please come out!"
"Little Wen Kui, please come out!”
…
(Next announcement: Young Lady Zhao is stunned!）
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