The annoying spring rain drizzles, sprinkling on earth. The raindrops are like mists, floating in the air, just like a curtain of dreams.

Kaifeng Prefecture is now also trapped in a prosperous dream. This dream is a title on the Golden List, a son-in-law be captured on the list, a banquet given to Qionglin, a parade of praise for officials, and a supreme glory pursued by countless scholars in the Song Dynasty.

From February 29th, when the Imperial College entrance examination was released outside the Imperial College, the entire Kaifeng Prefecture seemed to have entered a dream, with all kinds of good stories, legends, and inspirations emerging one after another, all around the 561 good men.

Wu Haogu sat with his back against the window, with an easel in front of him, and a freshly-drawn color photo was stuck to the drawing board of the easel.

This time I was painting not a woman, but a young man with a handsome face, with a lively expression and elegant elegance. The person in the painting was named Li Bu, whose character is Yuanliang, and he is the second in the provincial examination in this subject. He is also the most popular among the top scorers!

Wu Haogu had heard the rumor that he was "free from the palace examination". Empress Dowager Xiang, who was in charge of the government, believed that Zhao Ji had no power and was mourning, so he was not very suitable to preside over the palace examination. It would be better to be exempted from the palace examination and the ranking of Jinshi according to the ranking of the Ministry of Rites. It seems that his younger brother Wu Haowen has no chance to win the top scorer, but the second-level first place is enough. After all, he is an official with a big backstage in the court!

Since this year's Provincial Yuan Jiyi is an official candidate, it is unlikely that he will be ranked first, so Li Bu should be promoted to one place and win a world champion.

Therefore, Wu Haogu has devoted himself to the literary event of painting the Jinshi masters since February 30th.

Of course, it is impossible for all the 561 Jinshis to let Wu Hao paint fine brushwork and color designs in ancient times. A good fine brushwork and color portrait can't be finished in a few days. If he had to paint them, it would have to be painted for at least a few years!

Therefore, Wu Haogu was only responsible for drawing pencil sketches of the first and second Jinshi, as well as the white and fine-brush color portraits of the top ten Jinshis.

The pencil sketches of the third, fourth and fifth Jinshi will be drawn by Mi Youren, Du Wenyu and Zhang Zeduan. In addition, except for the top ten Jinshi, the other 551 Jinshi can only leave a white-scan picture with pencil sketches as a sample - it was also taken by Wu Haogu's three disciples.

According to Wu Haogu's plan, 561 Jinshi white-scan portraits and 10 Jinshi fine-brushed portraits will be hung in the "Editor-in-Chief Building" of the monthly magazine "Wenquxing" in the future, as the treasure of the building.

The editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine "Wenquxing" Wu Haogu planned to build it within the future "Qionglin Palace New City" next to the new site of the Imperial College.

At the same time, the album of "The Courtesan" will also have its own editor-in-chief building, which will be built in Kaifeng Prefecture. Wu Haogu wanted to take down part of the land of the old Door's Office during the demolition and reconstruction of the "Duting Post" to build the headquarters of the album of "The Courtesan". Portraits of previous sacred courtesans will also be hung inside!

In addition, the main store building shared by the Book of Christie's and the Republic Headquarters - the original "Chic's Club" and the four-story "Skyscraper" have now officially started construction.

The previous construction of the "three-story tube building" has accumulated valuable experience for the construction of Wanjia Real Estate, a subsidiary of the Republic Headquarters, and has also trained a construction team. Now this team is under the supervision of Huang Zhisheng's younger brother, Huang Shusheng, Huang Jiawuro, to build the Republic Walk's main store building next to Huaxian Temple in the west of Kaifeng Prefecture. The construction has been underway throughout the winter. Now it is time to "upload the house beam". When Wu Haogu returns from Jiehe Commercial City, the Republic Walk's main store building should be renovated and put into use.

The "Senate House", "City Office", "Police and Patrol Office" and other buildings built by Huang Zhisheng in Jiehe Commercial City are all mixed with tube building and main store building. The height is three-story and brick and wood structure. The interior layout is similar to the main store building, and the decoration is very simple and simple. Therefore, the construction time will not be too long, and it should be completed in a few months.

At that time, Wu Haogu will personally go to Jiehe Commercial City to supervise the commercial city's construction.

And isn’t this bourgeois capital of sin that was erected by Wu Haogu’s butterfly wings? Isn’t this Wu Haogu’s dream for the future?

If the dream comes true, the Jingkang Incident in more than 20 years will become an opportunity for Chinese civilization to take another leap!

However, when Wu Haogu thought of the suffering that hundreds of millions of people in the world would suffer because of this leap, he could only sigh quietly.

"Dalang, what's wrong? Isn't the drawing good enough?"

The person who spoke was Pan Qiaolian. She was sitting next to Wu Haogu with her big belly, looking at the lifelike portrait on the drawing board, and asking questions with a smile.

"Okay, why is it not good?" Wu Haogu held up the teacup and took a sip of the tea. "Even if it is not good enough, it doesn't matter. This painting will still attract the attention of millions of people and become a masterpiece of celebrities' Qing history."

"Why do you say that?" Pan Qiaolian asked.

"Because I painted the dream of thousands of scholars all over the world."

"Is the top scorer in the high school?"

"Yes." Wu Haogu nodded.

"But..." Pan Qiaolian suddenly frowned and said to the person on the painting, "But I always feel that there is an indelible sorrow in this person's gaze."

...

If you have won the top scorer, why are you still worried?

Fan Zhijin felt strange. He was obviously on the list of gold and won the palace examination, but why was there an indelible sorrow that was pressing on his heart?

Could it be because of the blood hatred in the family? If you become the top scholar, how many days can the adulterer Yin’s wife be free? Moreover, Mr. Han has already said that after the national mourning, he will marry his daughter to him. Then he will be the son-in-law of the Han family in Xiangzhou!

With such a brilliant future, what reason is there to worry?

And...what are you drinking? Why is it so bitter? And...well, cough, cough!

Fan Zhijin suddenly started to cough loudly, and then everything in front of him, the top high school student, a bright future, and the female princess of the Han family were immediately gone.

Fan Zhijin, who had been in a coma for three days, was awakened by a bowl of bitter medicine!

"Wake up, wake up..."

"Fortunately, it's okay that this cuoda will not die in our Daxiangguo Temple."

"Shaozhuyuan, who do you think is Chow Da? Didn't he just fail to pass the Jinshi?"

"Wang Dalang, don't get angry, is it okay if I am not right?"

Fan Zhijin heard in a daze that someone was talking in his ears. One of them seemed to be Wang Fu, and the other didn't know who it was?

"He...can't he have a stroke?"

"I don't know, why don't you try it."

"How to try?"

"Doctor said he had a needle... he had the needle?"

"Take it, bring it."

"Then let's get a pussy."

"Where do you want to pierce?"

"What did the doctor say? Is it an eyeball?"

When Fan Zhijin heard this, he screamed and immediately jumped out of the bed, "Don't pierce, don't pierce... How can you pierce your eyes? You'll be blind if you pierce!"

Wang Fu and a fat monk beside him looked at each other and laughed.

"Brother Jinzhi, you finally woke up." Wang Fu said with a wry smile, "You have been fainting for four days, and Huang Maohe and I are both worried that they are bad."

"I..." Fan Zhijin looked around. The room he rented in Daxiangguo Temple was still in a mess and emitting an unpleasant odor. Obviously, it was not the place where the top scholar should live.

"I didn't win?"

Wang Fu laughed, "Of course I didn't win... I'm going to hit you and you're still so fainting?"

"Oh, it's over." Fan Zhijin sat on the bed and tears fell.

"Why is it over?" Wang Fu glared, "Isn't it just that I didn't pass the Jinshi? I'll take the next exam!"

"Test?" Fan Zhijin sighed, "I starved to death if I don't have the next subject!"

"Starting to death?" Wang Fu was stunned.

The monk Shaozhuyuan from Daxiangguo Temple suddenly frowned after hearing his words, "Mr. Fan Langjun, are you not rich, right?"

Fan Zhijin knew that the monk was worried about the money in his house, so he had to give in a sorry state, "I am really short of money... I will pay for this money in my house first..."

"Forget it, forget it." The monk waved his hand, "Every time, there are always a few candidates who have no money to settle the bill, and they are used to it... Since they have no money, they don't have to stay in Kaifeng Prefecture. Go to the Imperial College to ask for some post coupons and go home quickly."

The poor scholars are poor. If the court does not give post tickets, someone will starve to death on the way to the exam and go home...

"There is no home," Fan Zhijin sighed, "I can't go back."

Wang Fu was stunned for a moment, "Is it washed away by the flood?"

He knew about the flooding of Daming Mansion last year.

Fan Zhijin nodded. He couldn't say that he had gone to Liangshan, otherwise he wouldn't have sent it to Kaifeng Prefecture to question him?

"There is no one at home?"

"There is also an old mother, two children, just..."

I just couldn't get up and down in Liangshan.

"This, I think about it..." Wang Fu, who ranked sixth in history, is actually quite friends enough, and is really trying to find a way for Fan Zhijin.

"Can you let go of your face?" Wang Fu asked after thinking for a while.

"Face?" Fan Zhijin smiled bitterly, "Did you want me to beg for food, right?"

"Begging for food?" Wang Fu was amused by him, "Where can you do it? Brother Jinzhi can't do anything else except begging for food?"

Fan Zhijin actually thought about it seriously, then shook his head.

What else can he do begging for?

Oh, and going to Liangshan to be a thief... In fact, it is not a thief, but an endorsement of a thief!

"You are a scholar, Jie Yuan from Daming Mansion!" Wang Fu shouted, "You can read money!"

Is that true? Fan Zhijin thought to himself: Why don’t I know?

"Do you know Pang Kuan?" Wang Fu asked.

Fan Zhijin shook his head.

"Even if you enter the Nei Provincial Department, everyone knows Pang Kuan," said Wang Fu, "He is your famous fellow townsman!"

A eunuch Fan Zhijin thought, was it because Wang Fu wanted to cut off his life and enter the palace? This matter... can be considered.
Chapter completed!