There are three major academies in Meizhou, namely Meizhou Academy, Songlin Academy, and Zhongyan Academy. These three academies are all official academies. Students must study in the academies for two years before they are eligible to participate in the answer test.

The most advanced academy among the three academies and the most difficult to enroll is not in Meizhou Academy in Meizhou, but in Zhongyan Academy in Qingshen County, Meizhou. Su Shi and Su Zhe studied in this academy. Wang Fang, the chief of the academy, is Su Shi's future father-in-law.

At that time, Du Shouyi also wanted to put Du Ruo into Zhongyan Academy, but Wang Fang was a great scholar in Shu and did not sell Du Shouyi's face at all. After Du Ruo failed to even pass the lowest-level Ding class, he flatly refused Du Ruo's admission.

So Du Ruo entered Meizhou Academy in Meizhou. Meizhou Academy had a special class to accept playboys in Meizhou City. The tuition fees were so high that they could enter with money.

The college is also well received by the college to subsidize poor students with tuition fees from these playboys.

As for Songlin Academy, although it was also selected as an official, it is actually the Cheng family's family academy, which only recruits the Cheng family's children. Regardless of distance, you can enter the school as long as you are close to the Cheng family. Because the Cheng family is rich and willing to spend money on education, Songlin Academy is only slightly inferior to Zhongyan Academy and much better than Meizhou Academy, which is of varying quality.

Although the three colleges only teach students for two years, they organize an examination every May, which is equivalent to a simulated solution test. Students who have graduated but have never taken the solution test can take the examination.

The top five list will be announced in the examination, and the remaining ones will not be ranked. The main purpose is to familiarize students with the scientific examination process.

Although only the top five were announced, based on years of experience, the top five academies are almost certain to pass the list and get the answer. Therefore, the outside world attaches great importance to this exam. There are only a few dozen quotas for a state to get answers. If the fifteenth place in the three academies is left, there are not many left.

In early May, Du Ruo also took the exam with his teeth.

He has already recorded the scientific examination textbooks, and has spent time studying policy theories and metrical poems. This time he took the examination to verify his learning achievements over the past few months.

Although the examination process was a bit tormenting, Du Ruo's answer was quite smooth. Those Mo Yi Sutras were just selected and memorized and dictated, which was easy for him to do.

It is rare to be a regular verse and policy discussion.

It’s not that Du Ruo can’t write metrical verses and policy theory. The metrical verse has strict rules and just use words to make sentences to put them in. Du Ruo also memorized many famous works in his previous life, and the "Theory of the Qin Dynasty" is still catchy.

The hard thing is to solve the problem.

The topics of metrical poetry and policy theory are selected from a certain sentence or an allusion in the vast sea of ​​classics and history. First of all, you need to know where the sentence or allusion comes from, what it says, and what thought it expresses, and then write poems and policy theory based on the thoughts.

The topic of this meeting was "Only the fate is not the same as usual". This sentence actually comes from "Kang Gao", but Du Ruozhi's memory did not even remember any sentence in "Kang Gao", and he did not pay much attention to this book.

Fortunately, he memorized the Book of Rites and remembered that he quoted this sentence in the Book of Rites, so he wrote a policy statement according to the meaning of the Book of Rites, and I don’t know if he could pass it.

This is nothing. In addition to poetry and policy theory, there is also a fu to write.

Fu is a gorgeous match, and Du Ruo spent a lot of time studying the words, but it was almost impossible to complete it in the end.

In short, after this exam, Du Ruo realized that his level was far from enough. The scientific exam was not as simple as he thought. Even if he had talent, he still needed to work hard.

Fortunately, there is more than a year left before the formal solution test, and Du Ruo still has time in this year.

But this time, Du Ruo knew that he would not be able to enter the top five in Meizhou Academy.

He was only glad that the academy did not announce the overall ranking, otherwise he would be embarrassed.

………

The three academies issued the list on the same day, but the day the list was released was also the day when Du Shouyi was about to leave Meizhou and go to Chengdu Prefecture to take office. His colleagues from the state yamen have already held a banquet for him. Today, Meizhou’s old friends held another banquet to see him off.

As an old friend and a prospective in-law, Su Laoquan naturally attended, and Su Shi and Su Zhe also followed.

Similarly, the three brothers Cheng Zhicai also followed his father Jiangning Prefecture, who returned to his hometown to visit relatives, and appeared on the table.

Du Ruo didn't want to see Cheng Zhicai, but the Cheng family and the Su family were two relatives after all, so his father Du Shouyi was on the same level as the Jinshi. He should have appeared here for reason.

The banquet was divided into separate meals. Du Shouyi sat in the main seat, and Su Laoquan was placed in the left and right. The rest were arranged in order of seniority. Du Ruo deliberately sat next to Su Shi and Su Zhe, and opposite were the three brothers Cheng Zhicai.

"Hahaha! When Ruoer and her younger sister get married, our three families will be relatives!"

On the stage, Du Shouyi was happy and was drinking with Su Laoquan. He was so happy.

"The descendants are all talented people, and the future is promising!"

I looked at the three brothers Cheng Zhicai in the audience with satisfaction, as well as Su Shi, Su Zhe and Du Ruo. Although Cheng Zhicai is a bad guy, his level is still good, otherwise he would not have become Du Shouyi's friend.

"Brother Cheng, do you mean to take the junior exam?"

Du Shouyi looked at the junior below with appreciation and asked actively that he was Du Ruo's number one fan now, so he wanted to have a literary fight wherever he went so that Du Ruo could show off and make his face shine.

Du Ruo below gave him a blank look when he heard this.

Although I am not afraid, it is better to avoid such things.

"Why would you please let them compete?"

Su Laoquan was also energetic. He was still white, but he was arrogant and arrogant. At this time, he was also a little uncomfortable being caught between two senior officials at the prefectural level.

If the younger generation fights, he is confident that Su Shi and Su Zhe will definitely win him face.

Just as Du Ruo was crying secretly, he shook his head and said, "No need, they are young and energetic, and their moods must be sharp. They should not be encouraged to grow a qi of fighting."

After saying the degree, Du Shouyi and Su Laoquan nodded secretly, especially Su Laoquan. After looking at the following people, he thought to himself that the two are my sons and my son-in-law, what's the same?

The degree spoke again: "But in the field of science, we still have to strive for the best. Isn't the three academies today a day? I think it's not difficult to enter the top five of our juniors with our talents. Why not compare this to who is the lowest ranking and who writes a poem in seven steps to enjoy it? "

The competition was not fierce, and the punishment was just an understatement, so it naturally won the unanimous agreement between Du Shouyi and Su Laoquan. The three brothers Su Shi, Su Zhe and Cheng Zhicai agreed, and Du Ruo couldn't say anything.

So Du Shouyi sent three servants to the three academies to wait for the results and notify them.

Although the locations of the three academies are different, the review and approval of the papers are all supervised and managed by the academic officials of the state, so the listings are all issued in the Meizhou branch, and they are all at noon.

Now, the list is about to be released.

After the three servants left the restaurant, the three parents were naturally full of confidence. Du Ruo was worried in the audience. To be honest, he had no confidence at all, but he longed for miracles.

On the other hand, Su Shi, Su Zhe and Cheng Zhicai all looked calm, and even the rude Erlang of the Cheng family looked like I was sure to be on the list.

"Zhi Mom, even if I am not as good as them, I am not as good as you?"

He glared at Erlang of Cheng's family, and Du Ruo also calmly. That guy was not afraid of embarrassment, what was he afraid of?

"Here you come!"

Soon, a servant ran into the hall. He was the servant who went to see the list of Zhongyan Academy. The Zhongyan Academy office was closest to the restaurant.

"The results were released! I won!"

The servant was panting, paused, and blushed and reported the good news: "I won, Mr. Su Shi is the first among the Yan, and Mr. Su Zhe is the fourth among the two!"

Upon hearing this, Du Shouyi and the Late on the stage congratulated each other. After Su Laoquan returned the greeting, he did not show much surprise. He just nodded to Su Shi, and then looked at Su Zhe quite sternly.

Su Zhe immediately lowered his head and whispered to Su Shi and Du Ruo: "I'm afraid I'm the last time this time. You two should help me think of a poem. I'm not Cao Zijian, how can I make a poem in seven steps?"

Su Shi smiled and comforted Su Zhe, saying that there was still a second child in the Cheng family. Du Ruo also smiled and comforted him a few words.

I thought to myself: "My third brother is too much. This is the fourth place in Zhongyan Academy!"

After a while, another servant ran in and shouted, "I'm beaten!"

"Congratulations to Mr. Cheng Zhicai, the first in Songlin Academy! Mr. Cheng Zhixue, the fifth in Songlin Academy!"

This was to report the news to the Cheng family, which made Du Ruobai happy. The third brother of the Cheng family and the third brother were still studying in Songlin Academy, so only Cheng Dacheng Er took the exam.

"Okay! OK! OK!"

All four sons of Su Cheng and his two families were on the list. Although their rankings were high and low, the parents were still excited.

Du Ruo was the only one left, and the servant who was looking at the list of Meishan Academy has not come back yet.

Du Ruoxin raised his throat, but Du Shouyi was still full of confidence and had already discussed with Su Laoquan whether Du Ruo was first or second.
Chapter completed!