When Duan Yidao arrived at Dongshan, he saw the prosperous scene of the past again.
Everyone was working in the fields. Some men were bare-chested, sweating all over, chatting and laughing as they hoeed the fields. Several women were carrying loads on their shoulders, and two people were carrying baskets, sowing seeds in one furrow.
"Master Duan, you're back, but do you want to find your boss?" Tan Xiuxiu came over and asked.
Duan Yidao nodded, "Where is the girl now?"
"The boss just went to the compound. Go straight ahead. There is a door in the wall. You can go in from there."
After Qin Xiuxiu finished speaking, she turned and asked, "Is Rushan back too? How did you do in the exam this time?"
"I'm back, and I passed the imperial examination."
"ah!"
Tan Xiuxiu yelled, turned around and ran to find Tang, "Sister Tang, stop working and go back quickly, your son has passed the imperial examination!"
The sound was so loud that everyone working in Dongshan could hear it.
Including Song Yuehua, who had just come out of the toilet in the compound.
After Duan Yidao came over, Song Yuehua asked, "Why is Zhang Rushan back? Aren't you going to continue the exam?"
The provincial examination after the academy examination is also quite rare, held once every three years. If you miss this time, you will have to wait another three years. Originally, Song Yuehua thought that Zhang Rushan would stay to prepare for the exam.
Duan Yidao said, "Boss, this matter is a bit complicated."
Song Yuehua, "..."
The two of them went down the mountain together and met Tang who was running down the mountain, "Boss, I..."
"Go quickly." Song Yuehua said with a smile.
“Hey!”
After hearing this, Tang ran even faster.
Duan Yidao continued, "On the day the list was announced, Zhang Rushan's name was not on the list."
"What!"
According to Duan Yidao, if Zhang Rushan had not gone with Xie An in this college entrance examination, his name would have been replaced by someone else.
Xie An found something wrong after reading the list, and with the help of his position as the Major General, he was able to find out about the impersonation...
"Zhang Rushan has regained his ranking, what next?" Song Yuehua asked.
"Nothing happened."
Song Yuehua stopped and looked at him, "Is that the end?"
Duan Yidao looked solemn, "Yes, this is already the best result."
At this moment, Song Yuehua's steps became heavy. Why did so many students study hard day and night, but everything ended in such an unclear way?
"How is Xie An doing?" Song Yuehua asked.
Duan Yidao said, "Xie An is fourth, and he will continue to participate in the next provincial examination."
Song Yuehua did not ask any more questions and just said, "I think with his ability, it will not be a problem for him to pass the exam and enter the palace."
After returning home, Song Yuehua said to Duan Yidao, "Master Duan, you should take a good rest first. I will ask Madam Xia to prepare some delicious food in the evening. We will go to the county town together tomorrow."
Duan Yidao nodded and said, "Girl, the traps on the wall can be removed almost immediately. The situation outside has improved a lot."
"What's the current situation in the city?" Song Yuehua asked.
Duan Yidao said, "It has rained, and government offices everywhere are opening their warehouses to distribute food. The situation has stabilized."
It rained lightly in the village last night.
As for the trap outside, Song Yuehua went to Zhou's house, and Zhou Lizheng looked much better recently.
Song Yuehua chatted with him for a while, and when Zhou Dafu came back, before Song Yuehua could say anything, Zhou Dafu excitedly said, "Dad, Daya, Zhang Rushan passed the exam and became a scholar!"
"really!"
Zhou Lizheng stood up excitedly and was about to go to Zhang's house, but then he remembered that Song Yuehua was still sitting at home, so he sat back down.
This was somewhat inappropriate, Song Yuehua smiled and said, "Just go ahead, I'll ask Uncle Dafu."
"Or, you can tell me the story first. Anyway, you can't escape the title of scholar if you pass the exam." Zhou Lizheng calmed down a little.
Song Yuehua quickly declined, "Then I'll come back later..."
"Goodbye," Zhou Lizheng waved his hand, "You guys discuss it, I'm going to Zhang's house."
After Zhou Lizheng left, Song Yuehua asked Zhou Dafu what he planned to do about the trap at the entrance of the village.
Zhou Dafu thought for a moment and said, "Let's fill up the Zhujian pit first. The village still needs to build houses and level the land, and fill the pit. We don't have time to do that for now. Besides, it won't be a problem if we leave it there."
Since the head of the village had made his decision, Song Yuehua didn't say much.
After returning home, Song Yuehua heard that Zhang Rushan came to see Master Yi. After thinking about it, she decided to go over.
Zhang Rushan looked much thinner and his eyes were full of fatigue.
"You should rest well after you come back. Come back after you've rested well. Don't hurt your body." Master Yi said as he poured him a cup of tea.
Song Yuehua also came over with tea, took a look, and said with a smile, "I have some freshly brewed tea here, would you like to try it too?"
Zhang Rushan looked at Song Yuehua helplessly.
"I heard from Master Duan that you were almost replaced," Song Yuehua said, "Since your ranking is not bad, why don't you take the exam together with Xie San? It's better to have someone behind him to protect you than to go it alone."
"well……"
Zhang Rushan sighed heavily and said, "I have thought deeply about this matter. This time I have borrowed the power of others. If I continue to take the exam, I will be considered as a member of the young general's party."
"I don't know when it started, but I stepped into the trap set by others step by step without realizing it. Rather than embarking on a career path and looking back and forth, it is better to cut off my feet and escape."
trap?
Song Yuehua was a little confused, "You are just a little scholar, why would you be framed by others..."
"Xie An."
Zhang Rushan looked at her and said only these two words, and Song Yuehua understood. She originally thought that everything was just a coincidence. If what Xie An said...
Is it worth going through so much trouble for just a mere Zhang Rushan?
"The officialdom is complicated. You can't be a loyal minister, and you have to seek refuge. Being a young general is a good choice." Master Yi persuaded.
Zhang Rushan shrugged and said, "It's just such a coincidence. I hate being set up, so I don't like the way this person does things. It's better to be disgusted for a while than to be disgusted for a lifetime."
Master Yi advised, "Temporary allegiance does not mean permanent allegiance. The wind direction in the court changes rapidly. It is not impossible to find a way to escape from the predicament at that time."
"When that happens, it will be too late," Zhang Rushan said, "I am just a farmer and scholar, with no background or support. Once I climb up, I will become their pawn. It will be impossible to escape, and I don't want to implicate my relatives."
Master Yi was silent for a long time before he said, "Do you want to end your career as an official in the imperial examination?"
"It's hard to say," Zhang Rushan said seriously, "As long as the time is right, I will come out again."
Song Yuehua felt it was a pity. After all, Zhang Rushan was the greatest hope of their village, but there was no way to force him.
"well……"
Zhang Rushan smiled and said, "Don't be so discouraged. I am not the only student in our school. I think the students in Class A are all very good."
Now that things have come to this, there is nothing more to say.
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