The literary style in Jiangnan was prosperous, and middle-aged families in Jinling all had children studying.

There are many official and folk academies, and everyone is familiar with the talented people of the younger generation.

In addition to the young master of Jinling Academy, everyone also mentioned the two of them.

One of them is the guest of honor for the first prostitute in Qinhuai River. He has written many romantic songs and is a "Liu Sanbian" character.

One is the closed disciple of the director of Jinling Academy, and a prodigy who passed the boy's test at the age of ten.

All three of them participated in the official test of the prefectural office and were regarded as favorites to win the championship.

Privately, I got the ranking of these three people when I opened a bet on the bet.

Although this official sounds unrestrained, this is the first time in Jinling, and it is different.

After all, the Chuzhou army needs to thank the former prefect of Jinling.

If the new magistrate hadn't exploited the places in Jinling, all the gentry and merchants would have been abandoned, and scholars would not have despaired at the court and would have accepted the Chuzhou army so easily.

...

A plate of five-spice broad beans, a plate of osmanthus root, a plate of sauce duck, a plate of white chopped chicken, and a pot of tea.

Huo Bao and Master Lin both dressed up in ordinary clothes, and they were very inconspicuous when sitting at the window.

As soon as I arrived at Si Zheng, there was a servant dressed as a book boy and ran to Wangjiang Tower.

"Young Master, it's out!"

"Young Master, it's out!"

They are all slightly richer families, and they send their servants to guard the list at the gate of the prefect's office.

“Who is the top spot?”

"Xing Qing!"

"Secret of Xing? Which family is this?"

"Which academy is from?"

For a moment, I whispered to each other in the lobby and asked about this person.

As a result, after asking around, no one heard of it.

"The nameless person? How can he get the top spot? There is no dark side, right?"

"That's it! If you have an appointment, you have to take an exam. Isn't this a joke about me?"

After all, many people were indignant.

"I'm not familiar with the top of the list, what about the second and third? They will always be unknown people who appear in some unknown place, right?"

"Second Zhen Wencheng, third Wang Meixu..."

“…”

The lobby was quiet for a moment.

These two people are the top candidates mentioned by the previous Confucian scholars.

Zhen Wencheng is the eldest son of Jinling Academy, a juren and a son of the Zhen family.

Mei Xu is a "child prodigy" who passed the Tongsheng exam at the age of ten, and she is still a "little Sanyuan". However, her luck was not good before, and her parents died one after another, and her filial piety delayed the provincial examination twice. This year, she is still a scholar.

These two people ranked second and third. If there was a shady story in Jinling, the scholars would be unable to say anything.

But with these two people, it makes the mysterious and extraordinary person of "Xing Qing" the top list.

"Didn't it mean that the tribe of Taiwei Huo ended up? What's the ranking?"

"The front is too eye-catching, I guess the tenth one is behind!"

"Yes, it's so unremarkable that no one questiones justice!"

"I shouldn't have applied for the exam. I have a backer background, so why should I compete with us for this place?"

"It may be said that it was just a deliberate application. Then it was not on the list. It was not that the list was fair? Then it should be an official and an official. Who would let someone get a good surname for nothing?"

"Tsk tsk! That's not the case!"

“…”

Scholars become sour, they curse without swearing, and make up lies as if they are real.

After listening for a while, Huo Bao felt boring.

Hober's character was there, and he was implicated and slandered for nothing.

Who made his surname Huo? No matter how they really want to behave in their hearts, they are on the same boat as Huo Wu and his son.

Huo Wu and his son are rich and noble, and their tribe members within the five regiments will follow the chickens and dogs to heaven; Huo Wu and his son are in a state of decline, and they will be unable to survive.

A moment later, someone copied the list.

The list is divided into list A and list B.

Forty people on the A list and sixty people on the B list.

Some of them are on the list and are very happy.

Some are not named on the list and you have to say a few sour words.

In addition to the two talented men, Zhen Wencheng and Mei Xu, the romantic talent mentioned before was also on the list, but it was only on the second list.

Some people with sharp eyes discovered the name of Huo Bo.

"Is this Binjiang Huobo a member of the Taiwei Mansion?"

"It should be impossible to be wrong. I heard that the Taiwei is the descendant of the Huo family in Binjiang, the fifth commander's nephew. He inherited the fifth commander's "The Fifth Army Strategy" and then he became a strong soldier!"

"Not only the "Fifth Army Strategy", but also the fifth general's purple gold mace... Even under the command of Taiwei Huo, there are also many descendants of the heroes of Fancheng..."

"This guy has made Sun Shan!"

"Haha! I believe the fairness of this list!"

"Huo Bo is a student of Jinling Academy and a disciple of Chief Zhen Shan. Zhen Wencheng and Mei Xu's brothers are not surprising. What's strange is that he has become the last one!"

“…”

Compared with the nameless Xing Qing, it is obvious that Huo Bo, the Taiwei clan, is more likely to be eye-catching.

But the result is not bad. With this mountain chief disciple as the name, no one questioned his position as "Sun Shan", but instead regarded it as a joke.

...

"Did you hear anything?"

When the two left Wangjiang Tower, Master Lin asked Huo Bao with a smile.

Huo Bao praised: "Sir, it's not ordinary!"

The old man in front of him knows the effects of public opinion well.

If those words of Taiwei Huo were the successors of the Fifth General, if someone hadn't secretly led them, how could they have spread throughout the Jinling Shilin?

It was just a layer of gold paint on the Chuzhou army.

In terms of this dynasty, the Daning Dynasty was the northerners who went south to seize the Han people's territory, and in terms of this, the Northern Barbarians.

This is also the reason why the previous dynasty was destroyed by the people and the legend of loyalty and martyrs was also thrown away by the people for seventy years.

In the eyes of the gentry and the people, the previous dynasty was orthodox Han people, and the current dynasty was a foreign race.

This is also the reason why the Maitreya religion spread rapidly in the Jianghuai area.

Also, the Binjiang Huo family has also made Huo Wu a child of a "gentleman".

If it was said directly that it was the butcher Huo Wu, the gentry would only despise behind their backs and be cautious in public, because everyone is not the same type of person.

Master Lin himself is a scholar and knows the strengths and weaknesses of scholars best.

There is also this list, which is a ranking personally designated by Master Lin.

Not to mention other positions, only the four people, Sanjia and Sun Shan, have a lot of knowledge.

This is the case when manipulating people's hearts.

Master Lin shook his head and said, "It's just a small way! Everyone has the desire to admire the strong. The fifth master holds a hundred thousand troops in his hand and occupies the Five Prefectures and has the same power in Jiangnan. This is the reason why everyone is willing to accept it. What else can I see?"

"The court...the hearts of the people have lost..."

Huo Bao thought for a while and said.

A scholar knows "loyalty and righteousness" after reading books.

Compared with the people who are satisfied with food, scholars pay attention to "loyalty".

However, they took the Chuzhou exam with confidence and had denied today's court from their hearts.

The people rise up, but they are actually useless. They are just scabies, which are easy to calm down.

Only when scholars lose their hearts will they completely cut off the foundation of the dynasty because they have the right to wealth and discourse.
To be continued...