Domineering husband

Chapter 106 The test questions are too big

The location of the examination is the Shengjing Gongyuan.

The procedure is the same as that of the township exam. There are three exams in total, and each exam lasts three days.

At the beginning of the second month of the lunar calendar, spring was cold and chilly. When Li Qiao, Tao Zhu, Zhuang Jia, Xu Ying, Shen Hua, Meng Yue, Han Ning and others arrived at the gate of the Gongyuan, it was still dark.

The chilly wind hit the person's face, making Li Qiao subconsciously wrap her fur coat tightly around her body.

"There are so many people." Tao Zhu looked around, and couldn't help but squeezed closer to Li Qiao.

It was crowded, and it seemed that there were more people than in the rural examination.

Li Qiao smiled: "That's right, the entire Dasheng event has come, and there must be tens of thousands of people." "

Then you have worked hard."

Tao Zhu couldn't help but squeezed to his side again, and stood next to him Then, the hand that was not carrying the test basket quietly took his hand under the cover of the fur coat.

Li Qiao couldn't help laughing, Brother Zhu was getting bolder today.

He grabbed Tao Zhu's warm, somewhat rough hand, and said softly, "There is no moon tonight."

Now that there are no stars above the head, it is likely to be cloudy today.

"I don't look at the moon, and it's so cold. I try to go to bed as early as possible. If I can't sleep, I just think about it. I won't go out and run around. Don't worry, just concentrate on doing the questions."

Tao Zhu also said softly.

"Okay." Li Qiao smiled, grabbed his hand tightly, and stayed close to him.

Meng Yue was only two steps away from Liqiao Taozhu, he had a sad expression on his face, he had no bottom in his heart, no bottom at all.

Xu Ying and Shen Hua stood not far away, and Xu Ying also told Shen Hua not to wander around these few days, but to stay at home honestly.

The Xu family beside him looked impatient, but they didn't dare to argue at the gate of the Gongyuan, so they could only have a gloomy face, as if someone owed them money.

Shen Hua was too lazy to talk to the Xu family, but just looked at Xu Ying and listened carefully to Xu Ying's explanation.

Ever since he married Xu Ying, he has been inseparable from Xu Ying, and now they will be separated for three days, and he wants to sigh before they are separated.

Zhuang Wen had already adjusted his mentality, and he was the best in the exam, even if it was the end of the crane, he was super happy.

It doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam, the fame of Juren is already a glory of the ancestors.

Therefore, at this moment, he felt more fresh than nervous. He looked around to see what other candidates were doing.

Other candidates are like them, either talking to their family members accompanying the test, or talking to candidates they know about people and things related to the test.

As soon as the word "Pengci" came out, Li Qiao really offended all the candidates this year.

Even if he told the truth, the other candidates would feel upset.

He really thinks highly of himself, his face is so big, Xin Zhi, the proud son of heaven, has never held such a high profile before, but Li Qiao, a little country bumpkin from a small place, raised his tail.

Hmph, really thought Shengjing was a small Yuanhe Province?

This time I will try to teach him how to be a man!

Not far from Li Qiao, several examinees formed a circle, mocking Li Qiao.

"In Shengjing, the most indispensable thing is the leader of the case, Xie Yuan. Does he think he is special? Xiao Sanyuan only has one article to sell, so what is the pride?"

"No, the level is not worthy of the fame. If it were someone else, he would definitely be low-key and humble under the shame. But he is proud. He is proud instead of ashamed. He even touches porcelain. Heh, this is a big move. I don't even bother to talk to him at all the gatherings in the room, and I can't support him alone, let's see how long he can be proud." "

Yes, yes, Yuanhe Province only promotes him for the sake of the Holy One, and the other side praises him It's too high, so that he doesn't know how much he weighs. This test will let him know that he is nothing, and there are many people who can overwhelm him this year." "Xin Gongzi's

calligraphy The essays, poems, and policy essays are all exquisite, so he should be the number one candidate for the champion!" "

Brother Gu's essays are also exquisite, and if the champion falls on him, he will be convincing." "

There is also the Guozijian..."

These few days I personally began to count the seed players who have the opportunity to overtake Li Qiao this year.

Hearing these words, Li Qiao's expression did not fluctuate in the slightest, and he entered the examination room immediately, let's think about the topic of this policy first.

Soon, soldiers in armor came to maintain order.

Both the Tongsheng Examination and the Rural Examination are performed by the servants of the local county and government offices to maintain order and do chores, but the general examination is different. The imperial army is responsible for maintaining order in the general examination.

As soon as the imperial army came, the gongs and drums sounded, and the entire gate of the Gongyuan became silent.

Next, the examinees lined up to enter the Tribute Academy, and the others waited to retreat.

Li Qiao and Tao Zhu bid farewell, carrying the test basket with both hands, and stood in the long queue.

There are 10,000 people in this test, which is more than 3,000 more than in the rural test, so the speed of entry is very slow.

It was almost noon when Li Qiao was in line.

Because of the cold weather, they did not take off all their clothes during the body search, but because the clothes were thick, the soldiers checked very slowly and meticulously, touching the candidates from head to toe.

Hair was let loose, shoes were taken off, every inch was spared.

After the body search, Li Qiao took the number plate of the dormitory he had just drawn, and carried the test basket into the Gongyuan.

The layout of the Shengjing Gongyuan is similar to that of the capital's Gongyuan. After crossing the Mingyuan Tower, Li Qiao walked to the house on the east.

This time he still drew Dongwenchang, Qingzi Pai No. 58.

There are a total of sixty houses in each row, and he drew number fifty-eight, which is a bit late.

When he came to his own dormitory, he looked around and saw that the toilet was more than ten meters away from his dormitory, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't want to smell like toilets when he ate.

The house in Shengjing was newer and tidier than the one in the capital, but it was the same cramped. Li Qiao couldn't stretch his hands and feet when he sat in it.

There is still a lot of time before the exam starts, Li Qiao is bored and can only sleep.

The weather was gloomy and cold, the dormitory had no door, and the wind whizzed into the dormitory, but he was not afraid, he was a supernatural being, and he was wearing thick clothes, he fell asleep quickly lying on the wooden board.

When I woke up, it was dark, and it was getting dark.

At this time, the sound of gongs came from Mingyuan Building.

Hearing this voice, he suddenly regained his energy, and the examination officially began.

Soon soldiers came to distribute test papers, toilet paper, candles, and charcoal fire. By this time, it was already dark, so Li Qiao lit the candles and began to read the questions.

In the first round, only Mo Yi and Tie Jing were tested. Compared with the questions in the last rural test, the questions this time were normal, and there were no weird questions like the Dujiangyan Principle.

Li Qiao scanned all the questions and felt relieved. He began to grind the ink, and wrote the answers on the straw paper first, and then copied them to the test paper after finishing writing.

Three days passed in a hurry, and the first game ended.

When they left the examination room, most of the people looked very relaxed. After all, they were candidates. They had already passed the children's examination and the rural examination. The questions this time were of little interest to them.

The second game will start soon.

This test is about poetry and policy theory.

Poetry is Li Qiao's weakness. He was in so much pain, racked his brains, and exhausted his mind. After most of his brain cells died, he finally wrote two poems that were above the passing mark.

As for policy theory, two sentences were drawn from "The Analects of Confucius" for candidates to write related articles.

This is really too simple, "The Analects of Confucius", every sentence has been tested countless times, and writing related articles is really easy for candidates.

What is important in the test is the strategy theory of the last round, so in Li Qiao's view, the strategy theory of this round is above the passing line.

He picked up the pen and finished it in one go.

The second test is over.

Just like at the end of the first round, most of the candidates looked very relaxed. This year's questions are quite simple.

Meng Yue was very happy, she came to Li Qiao's house with Xu Ying at night, she smiled so much that her white teeth were exposed: "This time the topic is simple, I think I still have hope."

"I think tomorrow's strategy topic will definitely be difficult." Li Qiao said with a sigh: "I'm not trying to hit you, but you think, the first two games are very easy, so how can we widen the gap? We can't make this time All the tens of thousands of candidates have been admitted."

"If you want to widen the gap, you can only rely on tomorrow's policy essay. Don't you think so?"

Meng Yue: "..."

The smile on his face froze.

Xu Ying on the side sighed and said: "I am also worried about this, Brother Meng, tomorrow's policy topic will definitely be even more difficult."

Meng Yue: "..."

He couldn't laugh anymore.

"Do your best and resign yourself to fate. Anyway, everyone has tried their best."

Li Qiao comforted Meng Yue.

"Yes, anyway, I tried my best, and I will come back in three years at most." Meng Yue frowned, and this time was not in vain. She not only saw the hustle and bustle of Shengjing, but also gained experience.

Meng Yue adjusted her mentality, and when she went back, the sorrow on her face had disappeared. Anyway, the last test is tomorrow, so don't think about it! Meng Yue and Xu Ying left, Tao Zhu looked at Li Qiao, a little worried

: "Will tomorrow's policy theory topic go to the 180th level of hell?"

Kai, said with a smile: "The soldiers come to cover up the water and the soil, at worst we will come back in three years."

Tao Zhu: "..."

He couldn't laugh.

Li Qiao is different from Meng Yue. Li Qiao offended all the candidates in this year's class by touching porcelain. Other candidates are waiting to see Li Qiao's jokes. Under such circumstances, Li Qiao can't really become a joke...

Li Qiao worked so hard on weekdays!

"Let's go, let's make dinner. After we're done, we'll go to bed early, and we have to get up early tomorrow."

Li Qiao was also a little uncertain, but he didn't want Tao Zhu to worry, so he could only drag Tao Zhu to do other things. attention.

Tao Zhu couldn't understand what Li Qiao was thinking. After dinner, the two of them washed up and went to bed.

Before going to bed, he kissed first, and when the kiss was over, he lay in Li Qiao's arms, put his ear on Li Qiao's heart, and said seriously: "No one is qualified to laugh at you for this year's candidates. If someone laughs at you, we If you quarrel with him, you will definitely win."

"Huh?" Li Qiao was amused by his words, and raised his hand to stroke his hair: "How do you say?" "

These questions asked by the Holy One, it seems, are nothing more than For the sake of the common people, you have already handed over the answer sheet of Hexi Mansion with practical actions, do other candidates have similar answer sheets?" "If

not, then what right do they have to laugh at you?"

Li Qiao: "..."

He Startled for a moment.

"Besides, we came from a small place, and we are still young. We are inferior to others in terms of vision, experience, and background." "It's unfair to you to sit in the same

examination room with them. They If they win against you, that's what they should be. If they are able to let them also be born in a small mountain village, and pass customs all the way to Shengjing in just five years." Tao Zhu pursed his lips as he said

.

In the past few days, he was outside the court and heard a lot of cynicism. If he was not afraid of affecting Li Qiao's exam, he would definitely quarrel with those people.

"As expected of my brother Zhu, he is devoted to me." At this moment, Li Qiao's heart was hotter than the kang under him, and he patted Tao Zhu's back: "If other people really laugh at me, then we will make peace like this." They are arguing."

"Look up, let me kiss you."

Tao Zhu gave a heavy hum when he heard that, he had already thought of his words, he was not afraid of anyone!

He arched his body upwards, and looked up to find Li Qiao's lips.

I want to kiss a little longer, and I have to say goodbye to Li Qiao in the early morning of tomorrow.

The next day, the weather was fine, and when we went to Gongyuan, we could see the stars all over the sky.

Like the previous two games, Li Qiao searched his body, went to his dormitory, and waited for the test papers to be distributed.

In the evening, the soldiers who distributed the test papers finally arrived. Li Qiao took the test papers, took a deep breath, and then looked at the words on the test papers.

Today's game is only about policy theory.

The topic of the strategy comes from a short composition freshly released by Shengshang last month.

On the sixth day of last month, the Holy One wrote a new essay, lamenting that governing the country is not easy, and the taxes collected every year have not been sent to Shengjing, so he has arranged where to spend them.

When I wrote such a small composition on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, everyone was wondering if the Holy Majesty was in a bad mood.

But there was no other news from the palace, so many candidates, including Li Qiao himself, didn't take this little essay seriously.

Because this little essay has no substantive content, I heard that it was written by the Holy Spirit at night, so Li Qiao felt that the Holy Spirit was an emo in the middle of the night, so he wrote a purely nonsense article.

But I never expected that the topic of this test would come from this short composition!

Li Qiao has good ears. He heard a lot of gasping, teeth grinding, and clapping on wooden boards. Obviously, everyone was shocked by today's topic.

Because it's really...shameless.

Before the topic of the canal and the Yellow River, the Holy One used the imperial examination to solicit good ideas from scholars all over the world. This is understandable, because whether it is the canal or the Yellow River, it is related to the fate of countless people and is a major event that affects future generations.

But today's topic is how to enrich the treasury!

This is reaching out to the world to ask for money, right?

In the examination room, begging for money from all the scholars in the world, the Holy One can really do it!

However, this topic was given by the Holy Majesty, sitting in the tribute courtyard in Shengjing, who would dare to scold the Holy Majesty?

No one dared.

Candidates can only express their dissatisfaction with actions such as gasping for air-conditioning and slapping the table.

Such a big issue as filling the national treasury is actually entrusted to a bunch of petty experts for discussion? Thank you Holy One for looking up to them.

Li Qiao supported his head with one hand, and lightly clicked on the words "filling the national treasury" with the other.

Filling the national treasury is a bigger problem than canals and the Yellow River. It is the treasury, the entire big money bag.

It is really difficult to fill up this money bag and overwhelm other candidates.

No wonder the first two games were so easy, they were all waiting for today.

However, although this topic is big, it is not biased. Seriously speaking, this is actually a question that every Dasheng official should ponder.

With such a big topic, it is too easy to widen the gap, and it is too easy to see the true level of a candidate.

But that doesn't include him.

Tao Zhu felt wronged for him, and felt that it was unfair for him to put him in the exam with people like Xin Zhi and Gu Lianghan.

In fact, it was Xin Zhi, Gu Lianghan and other candidates who were really treated unfairly, because he was competing with these people with the vision and information of his previous life.

This is a dimensionality reduction blow.

All I can say is thank you, my lord.

If there is no sage, then his road to the imperial examination will really be as difficult as the blue sky.

He got up and made a bow towards the palace, then he sat down and rubbed the ink, he already had a general outline in his mind.

Write the outline, fill in the details, and make a draft.

Polish, then write a draft.

After confirming that it was correct, he began to copy it on the test paper.

By the time he finished transcribing, it was not yet noon on the third day.

He couldn't hand in the examination papers in advance, so he had to wait.

Bored, he kept his ears open to listen to the other candidates.

The other examinees are struggling at this time, filling the national treasury is too big a problem, and the conventional means of filling the national treasury have been done in the past dynasties.

For example, the monopoly of salt and iron, the monopoly of alcoholic beverages, the reform of tax laws, etc. Now let them think of a bunch of people who have never been officials.

How on earth is this written?

Bald!

big head!

Li Qiao listened to the movements of the other candidates, and couldn't help but look in the direction of the palace again. The Holy One is really his bole!

After sitting in the evening, when the exam was over, soldiers came to collect the test papers, and many candidates lined up to leave the exam room.

Today, many candidates are no longer as relaxed and high-spirited as they were in the previous two rounds. Almost everyone is downcast and sighs.

Li Qiao didn't pretend to be serious, he immediately laughed when he saw Tao Zhu when he came out of the examination room.

Tao Zhu observed the expressions of the other candidates and knew that the exam questions were very difficult. He was worried, but when he saw Li Qiao's smiling face, he couldn't help laughing too, jumped up and waved to Li Qiao.

Anyway, the exam is over, let's go home first!

It was already dark when we got home, and we were about to make dinner when Zhuang Wen, Meng Yue, Xu Ying, Shen Hua, and Han Ning all came.

Although Zhuang Wen was exhausted to the point of death, he still managed to get through. He really wanted to know Li Qiao's answer.

Meng Yue's mentality has been adjusted, he laughed: "I wrote it very simply, kill corrupt officials!" "

Copying corrupt officials' homes will surely bring out a lot of money, what a good way."

Xu Ying couldn't help but He also laughed, but there was obviously helplessness in his smile: "I wrote about earning rich people's money, like Brother Hua. The clothes he designed are very beautiful. When he was shopping in the clothes, several people specifically asked him." In addition to

traditional He really couldn't think of any other way to increase his income, so he wrote down the Shen paintings around him.

He was a bit lacking in confidence: "If the imperial court came forward to build a cloth shop, and this cloth shop sells beautiful clothes that no one else has, then there should be many people buying it?" "There must be many people buying it! The clothes I

made It's so beautiful, even Brother Qiao is satisfied."

Shen Hua couldn't help looking at Li Qiao, with a bit of complacency on his face, hey, Xu Ying actually wrote him on the paper.

This makes the Xu family mad!

Li Qiao nodded generously: "The clothes designed by Brother Hua, Brother Zhu look very good on them, I like them very much. Brother Hua is very talented in this area."

Shen Hua was immediately overjoyed when he heard that: " Did you hear that? Brother Qiao said yes!"

Seeing his smug face, Xu Ying couldn't help laughing, "Brother Hua is very good." "

Of course!" Shen Hua shook her head and smiled. Eye.

"Tsk, I wrote about my farmer's small furniture business. This small business didn't make a lot of money at first, but then many foreign traders came to Pingcheng. Many of these traders rented houses, so my house can be dismantled. The small furniture here are very popular."

Zhuang Wen also laughed, although he didn't earn much, but it was a new method, different from traditional methods.

"Brother, what are you writing?"

Zhuang Wen finished laughing and looked at Li Qiao.

"That's right, hurry up, brother Li, what are you writing?" Meng Yue urged.

Xu Ying also urged: "Brother Li, don't hide it, speak quickly." "

"My, what I wrote is also simple. What I wrote is the milk pastry made by brother Zhu recently. Haven't you all tasted it? If the imperial court came forward to build a dim sum shop specializing in milk pastries, it should be able to earn a lot of money Bar. "

Li Qiao really didn't pretend to be a joke, and said the content of his article freely.

He didn't know much about Dasheng's system, so he didn't think about reforming the system. Besides, reforming the system would inevitably violate the interests of some people. Why put him and Tao Zhu in danger because of his small move.

The milk snacks are so good, they won't offend other people's interests, and the effect is quick.

The milk desserts he was talking about included, in addition to conventional milk desserts, chiffon cakes, old-fashioned chicken cakes, and toast bread.

Needless to say, the profit of cake and bread.

If the imperial court came forward to monopolize, the profits would be much higher than vermicelli.

Think about it, if he opened all the cake shops in the country, it would be really cool.

"This is what you wrote?" Tao Zhu was very surprised, his water eyes widened.

"Yes, I wrote this, Brother Zhu, although you didn't go to the examination room, but the test paper this time was really completed by the two of us."

Li Qiao said with a smile.

Tao Zhu: "..."

Great joy enveloped him, he couldn't control the smile on his face, it turned out that Li Qiao wrote this!

He was worried all the way just now.

He couldn't help but reached out and grabbed Li Qiao's hand, and gave a heavy hum, yes, although he didn't enter the Gongyuan, he really helped!

The people on the side had long been used to the two of them being obnoxious, and now their attention was on what Li Qiao said about the dim sum.

"Hey, is that the fresh milk bread?" Han Ning said, "That's delicious, it's delicious. If Brother Zhu sells that bread, I'll definitely buy it every day."

Every time Tao Zhu made a new milk snack, he would send a copy to his family. During this time, their family ate a lot of snacks.

One of my favorites is the dessert called Fresh Milk Bread.

The bread is bulging, very soft, smells like milk, tastes soft, and the taste is really amazing. His whole family loves it to death.

"I'll buy it, I'll buy it too!" Shen Hua hurriedly said.

As Tao Zhu's neighbor, he has eaten a lot of milk snacks these days, and his favorite is the fresh milk bread.

Naturally, Meng Yue also ate it. He thought it was the most delicious dim sum he had ever eaten. If he had money in the future, he would definitely buy it for his family.

He couldn't help giving Li Qiao a thumbs up: "I am convinced, you will definitely earn a lot of money and use it to fill the treasury, which is perfect."

Zhuang Wen also boasted: "Brother, this topic is simply for You tailor it, it's too simple, I don't believe anyone can beat you."

"How-key, low-key, the result hasn't come out yet." Li Qiao waved his hand.

Wouldn't it be embarrassing if some god of learning really beat him.

Keep a low profile first.

Wait until you really get the Huiyuan and then turn your tail.

"It doesn't matter, let's have a big sleep tomorrow. When we have enough rest, let's go shopping. We have been in Shengjing for more than two months, and we haven't done shopping yet."

Li Qiao arranged the itinerary for the next few days.

This time, he offended this year's candidates with the word "Pengci". There should be no one to visit him, and he doesn't need to socialize.

That being the case, rest first, and then go shopping.

That night, Li Qiao had a good sleep, and when he woke up the next day, he was relaxed and dragged Tao Zhu to stay in the room all day.

Finally being able to have a good time with Tao Zhu, he wants to get back some of the shares he lacked in the past.

On the third day, Juzi from Yuyuanhe Province came to visit Li Qiao.

Several candidates from Yuanhe Province didn't have a bad impression of Li Qiao. Li Qiao was telling the truth. He was the most famous candidate in this year's exam.

They gave a smiling face, and Li Qiao naturally smiled back. After two days of socializing, he and Tao Zhu brought the newly made old-fashioned chicken cake, chiffon bread, and fresh milk toast to the Zhao residence to meet Mr. Zhao.

He is very grateful to Mr. Zhao, and he is still a third-rank official, so it is definitely right to make more connections with him.

After finishing his work, he started shopping with Tao Zhu.

Han Ning bought the special products he asked the Han family to bring back to Pingcheng last time, and now he wants to buy them himself.

Moreover, he also wanted to buy things for him and Tao Zhu.

During the Chinese New Year, he and Tao Zhu had fun playing Miracle Brother Zhu. Brother Zhu changed into one suit after another, and each suit was so beautiful that he couldn't take his eyes off it. This aroused his desire to shop, and he wanted to buy Good-looking jewelry, buy good-looking fabrics, he wants Tao Zhu to look better.

Li Qiao praised himself for being good-looking every day, and Tao Zhu was so beautiful that his heart was bubbling. He was very supportive of Li Qiao's shopping behavior, because he also wanted to buy for Li Qiao.

Li Qiao is also very good-looking~

The two people who grew up on each other's aesthetic points lived a fulfilling and happy life before the release of the list. They bought, bought, ate and drank during the day, and were shameless and happy at night. .

The days slipped away day by day, and soon it was the day to release the rankings.

The place where the list is released is still in the Gongyuan.

Because the rented yard was not too far from the Gongyuan, Li Qiao and the others walked to the Gongyuan.

Along the way, I met many candidates who were also going to the Gongyuan, and everyone had a bitter face and was depressed.

It's too childish for His Majesty to come up with such a question for a test that determines the fate of a child's life.

well!

Soon, a group of people arrived at the gate of the Gongyuan.

There are more people here today than during the exam. During the exam, there are only candidates and accompanying exams, but today there are more people watching the excitement.

This is an attempt to release the rankings. It is a lively event only once in three years. Many people came to watch.

There were too many people, so Li Qiao and his party did not push forward. A group of people stood in a corner, a hundred meters away from the entrance of the Gongyuan.

"I heard that there are more than 1300 people who participated in the examination, but only 180 people were admitted."

Han Ning said.

"It's okay." Li Qiao nodded, about 60 people out of 1, last year's provincial examination was 180 people out of 1.

"I hope I'm among the 180 people." Meng Yue clasped her hands together and began to pray.

"I hope there is me too." Seeing this, Xu Ying also smiled and clasped his hands together.

Shen Hua quickly followed.

Zhuang Wen laughed: "Since you are here, let me add one more."

At this moment, a disharmonious voice came: "What kind of dream do you dream in the daytime? Those who come from the countryside don't even know how much they weigh, which is embarrassing."

Li Qiao: "?"

He looked towards the source of the voice.

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