Bai Gui is a veteran in the exam and knows what to write and what not to write.

But Lu Zhaopeng couldn't do it. The young man was passionate. Although he knew that this exam could not be written as a reform, he still couldn't resist the impulse in his heart and wrote it on.

The two people in front also noticed it, and just sighed softly.

At this time, it would be fine after crying.

wait.

"Let's go."

Lu Zhaopeng wiped his sleeves, wiped his tears, and recovered again. He carried the exam basket and entered the academy with everyone.

The candles behind the academy are lit.

It was Mr. Zhu and his wife Zhu Bai who were waiting.

"I thought you had been taking the exam all day and haven't had a good meal these days. Your master's wife cooked a good meal for you. Come and eat together."

Several people put down the test basket and thanked Zhu Baishi and Mr. Zhu.

Zhu Bai walked out with his little feet pressed down, leaving only a few men on the table.

...

The next day.

County government office, back house.

After getting up early, the Gu County Magistrate was preparing to review the test papers. The test papers of nearly a thousand people were selected by the clerks in the room last night. Some unqualified papers were removed and some test papers with obvious implications were left, with less than 800 copies left.

Thick test papers piled up in the study room.

There is no name on it, only the exam number in the exam room to prevent the examiner from committing favoritism and fraud.

"Reform? Heh!"

The Gu County Magistrate snorted coldly and casually put the candidates who made fierce comments, but when he saw a few candidates who were considerate, he would also show a look of regret and put them aside, but he had not yet finished it.

Most candidates who advocate reform are nothing and only talk about the disadvantages of unchanging, but when it comes to improvement measures, few people can say it.

This is just like Bai Juyi's writing "The Charcoal Selling Man". The words are sincere and the ones who hear it cry, but no improvement measures were proposed later. This is what annoyed the people in power...

But, Bai Juyi's talent is not comparable to that of these people.

“This test paper is good…”

The ancient county magistrate admired it a little. He looked at the four books to solve the problem and couldn't help but recite it gently, "The sage spread the learning of the previous kings, and made up the army in Lu, and revealed the virtues of Duke Zhou. Although Qi is great, Duke Jing cannot sleep."

"No, it's a good idea to solve the problem..."

He looked at what he wrote later and nodded slightly, "Although he tends to be conservative, he still wins my heart."

"But I don't know how the historical theory is written."

The ancient county magistrate skipped the title of the Five Classics and went to read the historical theory, and his eyes lit up. "Feng Jingting (Feng Guifen) said, 'Middle school is the body, Western learning is the purpose.' Later, Xiangshuai explained in the "Encouragement of Learning" what is the body, and Western learning is the purpose of use. Middle school is my Confucianism, which is the way of Confucianism,..."

Xiangshuai refers to Zhang Zhidong, who is named Xiangtao, and is also an important official of the Military Affairs Department, so he is called Xiangshuai.

"The answer to this person's historical thesis is exactly in line with Xiang Shuai's idea..."

The magistrate of the Gu County agreed.

He was a Jinshi who was admitted to the Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty. He had a positive attitude towards studying Western learning, but studying Western learning in full is also negative. He hopes for reforms and is also afraid of reforms.

Simply put, these officials in the Qing Dynasty were originally reformists, but they did not keep up with the times and tended to conservative reforms or improvements, which were conservative schools.

"This volume can be the head of the case!"

The Gu County Magistrate looked through the Five Classics again, and felt that there was no mistake, so he asserted.

He placed this test paper separately.

Just when he was halfway through the examination paper, the maid who was waiting next to him suddenly said, "Master Liu is here."

"Please."

The magistrate of the ancient county said.

Although Master Liu is his aide, his status is not low among him, and he also intends to be respectful and polite.

Soon, Master Liu slowly entered.

When he was next to Gu County Magistrate, he signaled with his eyes, and then Gu County Magistrate passed by with his ears.

"What? A white pheasant appears under the rule?"

The Gu County Magistrate couldn't help but exclaim, got up from the rattan chair, paced back and forth, showing excitement on his face. Now that the Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu were newly mourned, the court was filled with sadness. Without the Empress Dowager Cixi, few people in the court had the reputation to suppress the southern provinces, and they all felt that the Qing Dynasty was shaky.

At this time... if there is a white pheasant under his rule...

That must be a reward and promotion one-stop!

“Where is it?”

The ancient county magistrate calmed down and asked.

"County Master, I've inquired about it. This is a white pheasant that appeared in Bailu Village. I heard that it was a pheasant egg picked up by a widower's son in their village. After hatching, it was a white pheasant. Moreover, the widower's son is now participating in the county examination in the county..."

Master Liu rubbed his hands and was also happy.

Good thing, this is a great thing. Once the magistrate of Gu County is promoted, their staff will also be promoted.

"The Literature of Zhou·Chun Guan·Da Zongbo" said: "The lonely man holds skin and silk, the noble man holds lambs, the doctor holds geese, the scholar holds pheasants, the common man holds turtles, and the business man holds roosters. Now he is participating in the imperial examination, which is a good thing!"

The Gu County Magistrate took a deep breath and suddenly felt that God helped me.

What is a scholastic?

Those who have read a few books cannot be called scholars. Only those who have fame and fortune can be called scholars.

It happened that this person was in the process of taking the science.

Which one is more gimmick when a commoner discovers a white pheasant or a Confucian scholar raises a white pheasant?

"This person must be selected no matter what the article is!"

The magistrate of the Gu County was ordered to make a decision and asked the clerk to immediately get the title and find the person Liu said.

"That man is Mr. Zhu's disciple, named Bai Gui."

"County Master, you talked to him personally at the Confucian Temple that day."

Master Liu said again.

"Is it him?"

The expression of the Gu County Magistrate changed for a while, and he sighed softly: "I know that Brother Meng Zhou's idea is good, and there is room for operation in this matter. Now the court is no longer as usual. In the past, it is said that the release of the servant who built the tombs would definitely be the result of execution, but now it is different. The court may agree to Brother Meng Zhou's letter..."

"But... if these servants are pardoned, then the officials from all over Qin Province will be suffering."

"Brother Meng Zhou may also ask for the death!"

Although he is a small county magistrate, he is also a Bailihou, and the world is very clear.

Once the advice was submitted to the court, in order to prevent the scholars and the people from experiencing heated discussions and humanitarian intervention from foreigners, they might go with the flow to pardon their husbands, but they would definitely punish officials in Qin Province. Why didn't they stop the letter? The court lost face!

So the officials from Qin Province colluded with each other for their own official hats, and this matter was suppressed.

Fortunately, the court is now fighting for power, and it is disorderly and no one has time to take care of it.

"Let's take a look at his article."

The magistrate of the ancient county hesitated.

Shaoqing, the number of the title was taken over, but after searching all the test papers that were being reviewed and had been reviewed, he just couldn't find the test papers of "Di--Ding Chen".

"It's strange, why didn't it?"

The Gu County Magistrate wondered.

"County magistrate, and that test paper..."

Master Liu pointed and placed it aside, and was regarded as the first test paper by the Gu County Magistrate.
Chapter completed!