Tang Shun was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Feng Yuan to say such a thing.

He took a deep breath and said, "If you don't think about yourself, then don't you think about Song Chi? He has already passed the entrance exam and must be valued by the teacher. But now his foundation is unstable, and you don't want to give him another push."

Feng Yuan didn't say anything.

Tang Shun continued, "Your Majesty has decreed a 30% increase in tax revenue this year. If you can collect the tax revenue, you will be the prefect of Ning'an Prefecture. If you can't, you will not be able to be the magistrate either."

Feng Yuan still didn't say anything.

Seeing him so stubborn, Tang Shun said again: "I will leave for Beijing tomorrow. Do you have anything you want me to convey to the teacher?"

"No."

Feng Yuan, who was very frugal with words, uttered two words coldly.

He was very disgusted with this extremely utilitarian junior brother and did not dare to ask him to forward the letter he wrote to his teacher.

"You're on your own."

Tang Shun left immediately after saying that.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

In the past half month, the news that Song Chi became the first in the court's case has spread throughout Jiangzhou and his reputation has risen rapidly.

Therefore, the Donglin Academy, which had always been marginalized, also felt a sense of revival.

However, Song Chi rarely showed up at this time, and even few people could see him.

Some people said that he was preparing for the provincial examination and wanted to win the first place in it.

The provincial examination is the formal imperial examination. Those who pass it will be given the status of Juren and eligible to become an official. It goes without saying how difficult it is.

This year is the year of major examinations. After the academy examination, the provincial examination will be held. Only two months are not enough to prepare for the examination.

There were many outstanding students from Jiangzhou who took part in the provincial examination, including Duan Yunzhou, the top student of Nandu Academy, Wu Hai, the top student of Huating Academy, Tang Yan, the top student of Wenyao Academy, and Chen Caihua, the top student of Moxiang Academy.

These four are the favorites to win the first place in the case.

There is no age limit for taking the provincial examination, and many people have been preparing for the exam for more than ten years.

This is truly one in a million.

The content and questions of the provincial examination are completely different from those of the academy examination. There are policy essays on current affairs. It is impossible to pass if you only know some content from the books.

Under intentional guidance and arrangements, public opinion gradually changed.

At this time, the news that Song Chi passed the college entrance examination had reached the capital and caused a sensation.

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Capital, Lu Mansion.

It was late at night, but the study in the Lu Mansion was still bright.

The 65-year-old Zhou Ci Fu is in good health. Power is the best catalyst. He seems to be tireless and is busy until late every day.

At this moment, he was looking at the secret letter of intelligence sent from Jiangzhou, his brows slightly furrowed, and there was surprise in his eyes.

The secret letter recorded almost all of Song Chi's experiences in Jiangzhou.

Being the champion of the literary competition was astonishing enough, but no one expected that he could become the first in the academy under such difficulties.

This boy is not only talented, but he can also miraculously lead 28 people to pass the college entrance examination and revitalize the Donglin Academy.

Lu Taiyuan was well aware that the Qingliu Party had been severely suppressed in recent years. The main problem was the lack of successors. How could it grow stronger without even talented people?

It is even more difficult for the younger generation to make a name for themselves.

But now Song Chi appeared.

This alone is worth cultivating.

He is very close to Gu Rongshan and is suspected of having an intimate relationship. The Gu family is very wealthy, and if he can get their support, it will be extremely beneficial for His Royal Highness Prince Qing in his fight for the throne.

Song Chi is no longer a pawn; he should be trained with all his strength.

Feng Yuan spread the word on his behalf that if he could not help during the provincial examination, he would join the Wen Party.

This kid actually threatened me.

Lu Taiyuan stroked his beard gently. Young people are full of energy.

Song Chi is a powerful weapon against Song Shiwen, so we can't give him up.

But this kid is close to Liang Qingwu, which makes His Royal Highness Prince Qing unhappy. I will go to talk to Prince Qing tomorrow.

The provincial examinations were presided over by Hanlin or Ministry of Rites officials sent by the imperial court to the local areas, so there would have to be some competition this time.

Lu Taiyuan stroked his beard and made a decision.

At the same time.

Song Shiwen's study was also still lit.

Unlike Lu Taiyuan, on his desk were the examination papers of Song Chi and 28 members of the Donglin Academy.

He read it very carefully and it took him several hours to finish.

Finally there was a guess.

The test papers of these twenty-eight people were all answered by Song Chi. It seems that each article is different in terms of topic selection, writing style, but commonalities can be found if you look closely.

This is Song Shiwen's professional ability.

You can doubt Song Shiwen's character, but you cannot doubt his talent.

The chief minister of the dynasty and the leader of the literary party.

This text is enough to explain.

At present, there seems to be only one possibility, that Song Chi guessed the college entrance examination papers in advance and "tailored" a paper for each person based on the papers.

Depending on the different talents and knowledge of different people, the articles and poems they write are also different.

It's unbelievable, but it's the only explanation.

This kid can really guess the test questions.

He guessed it correctly in the first county examination and wrote an amazing essay in the examination.

But I didn't expect that he could even guess the answers to the college entrance examination papers.

What level is this?

Song Shiwen couldn't even imagine it.

This kid is very scheming and capable, but he never showed his talent and pretended to be stupid until I went to Ji County.

He holds a grudge against me and wants me to regret it.

He is indeed my son, and he has my talent and gifts.

He is also very popular with women and had a relationship with Liang Qingwu, who did not hesitate to threaten me in front of all the civil and military officials in the court.

He also had a close friendship with Luo Yurou, the youngest daughter of Duke Anguo.

He was also very close to Gu Rongshan, a girl from the Gu family.

These are the ones I wanted to win over. I had originally planned to arrange for Ming'er to do it, but by some accident he succeeded.

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