As mentioned in the previous article, scholars have supernatural powers at each level, scholars shoulder the responsibility of educating local areas, and supernatural powers are the sacred sounds of clear hearts. As local gentry leaders, Juren can be called guarding the local area, and the most famous supernatural powers are calling the wind and rain and regulating local rain.

But the problem lies here. The vitality of a place is limited, and it is impossible for the juren to summon rainwater without limit. The drought in this county has been severe in the past two years, so the problem of rainwater regulation is particularly important.

Zhouzhi County tends to concentrate limited rainwater in several grain-producing towns located on the plains, and leave other villages with barren land alone, which will help improve the county's total grain output. The figures will look good and are very beneficial to political achievements.

Zhou Zhixian’s idea was opposed by a group of local powerful factions led by Ouyang Juren. They demanded that the whole county distribute rainwater equally and not concentrate in several villages.

The reason is very simple. How can those scholars who come out of poor mountain villages watch their hometown drought and allocate rainwater to other villages? They would rather distribute evenly and seek fairness than tolerate one over the other.

Ye Xingyuan understood here that this county magistrate Zhou was not only a cruel official, but also a cruel official who pursued political achievements or superficial achievements.

Scholars may not be responsible for making money, but they must be for continuing to rise. As an official, they will benefit the people, and their merits or political achievements are in place, and their evaluations are excellent and the court will praise them. They will naturally enhance the status of officials.

Every time you upgrade to one rank, destiny will be rewarded, and new supernatural powers will appear, which will be of great benefit to scholars. Therefore, there may be many corrupt officials in this world, but it is rare to say that they are lazy and lazy.

It’s just the same saying, under the great way, there are endless variables. The man speaks of the man and the woman speaks of the woman and the woman speaks of the woman and the woman have her own ideas.

For Zhou Zhixian County, the political achievements he wants are that the local area is calm on the surface, the accumulated cases are minimized, and the grain tax is sufficient or even a significant increase, so that he can meet the extraordinary standards of the court. Then, he can get enough capital and get promoted.

As for the feelings of local people, as long as they don’t cause any trouble during their responsibilities, they will have to worry about the floods after they are promoted and left?

However, local gentry represented by Ouyang Juren is local people, and their starting point is naturally different from the magistrates who are eager to accumulate political achievements. The magistrates attach more importance to efficiency and they care more about fairness. This is not because their awareness is higher than that of the magistrates, but because of the different fundamental interests of both parties.

In fact, this is the natural contradiction between local gentry and foreign officials. Ye Xingyuan is familiar with history, and this situation is common. It is just that in this strange Xuanyuan world, each of them has their own magical powers, and the contradictions are more prominent and sharper.

Zhou Zhixian's excessive methods have intensified this contradiction, so of course there are also gangs and groups in the county that have formed a rebellion. It seems calm, but in fact it is undercurrent.

If Zhou Zhixian wanted to fight against local forces like Ouyang Juren, he had to use the minions of clerks like Huang Dianli. Huang Dianli, who had already had a feud with Ouyang Juren, naturally hit it off.

Ye Xingyuan said goodbye from Ouyang Juren's home and had to admit that the situation was still relatively urgent. He thought to himself, "In this way, we must find a way to get the county test case head. Ouyang Juren also said that Tong Sheng's case head can basically ensure the scholar, and this is his amulet in the whirlpool."

Before the exam, Ye Xingyuan simply studied at home and was so low-key that he quietly entered the county town the night before the exam and settled in Ouyang Juren's house.

Early the next morning, Ouyang Juren personally sent Ye Xingyuan to the gate of the county examination room and urged the inspectors to search on the spot, officially confirming that Ye Xingyuan was not in the body, so he let Ye Xingyuan enter.

At this time, Huang Dianli was in the venue and he was responsible for pasting curses to block fraud in every examination room. The purpose is to prevent candidates from cheating with magical powers and ensure fairness of the exam.

This mantra comes from the magical arts that come from the Yin God. Speaking of which, the supernatural powers of the divine grace system are often achieved through mantra talismans.

While urging his subordinates, Huang Dianli quietly took out a spell talisman from his sleeve. The color was exactly the same as other exam room spells, but the pattern was slightly different.

Huang Dianli looked at the corner of the four sides and secretly pulled off the forbidden god talisman from the second examination hall of the East Head Arc. He changed the nameless spell talisman in his hand and stuck it on it. After pressing it tightly, he saw that no one was paying attention to it, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, with a little slight pride on his face.

Ye Xingyuan passed by Huang Dianli, carrying the exam basket prepared by Ouyang Juren for him, Shi Shiran followed the team. The candidates called the number and assigned them to different exam seats.

Ye Xingyuan's examination room was the second-ranked Jia, the second-ranked Jia, and the second-ranked Jia, was written by him. However, when Sheng Benqi saw Ye Xingyuan, he got into the first-ranked Jia, and did not poke his head out.

What is the purpose of this arrangement? I want to mess up my mind? Ye Xingyuan sneered. Such low-level methods will not be effective for him. If Huang Dianli's methods only end here, it would be no wonder that Ouyang Juren looked down on this person.

However, thinking about the order of the imperial examination is so strict that a mere official can only interfere with his thoughts slightly. Ye Xingyuan was sure, but he was very cautious in every detail. He took out the four treasures of the study from the basket, tried the ink, and made sufficient preparations for the upcoming exam.

Ouyang Juren was prepared for him naturally and properly. Everything was flawless. Even the food prepared was warm, fresh and clean, and there was no mistake.

Ye Xingyuan was still worried, so he checked the examination room up and down to see if anyone had hidden something in advance to prevent any possibility of being framed.

Dangdang! With a rapid gong ringing, all the candidates had already entered the venue. The examiner led the officers to patrol the venue and entered the examination room to put down the exam questions.

The county exam is a whole day, and in the morning I recite and write articles of sages. This is the basic skill. If I can’t pass this level, there is no need to pass the exam.

Ye Xingyuan looked at the test questions roughly, but fortunately, the questions were all within the scope of memorization. As long as you recall them briefly, you can retell them word for word.

It was about five thousand words of dictation, which means that the workload was relatively large. Ye Xingyuan didn't see any unusual test questions, so he breathed a sigh of relief. He wrote while recalling and writing without having to write drafts. His handwriting was like flowing clouds.

When the inspector in the distance saw this, he nodded slightly to express his satisfaction. He came to the chief examiner Zhou Zhixian and whispered, "County Master, that person is Ye Xingyuan."

Ye Xingyuan's reputation has been like a mountain in the past few days, and the officials in the city have also heard of the grand event of Xiangjun's appearance. The sentence "Nothing is united, and the fireworks are not worth cutting" has moved all the ladies and wives in the boudoir to tears.

The inspector of the field inspector knew that Ye Xingyuan was coming to take the exam for the children today, so he paid special attention and couldn't help but ask in front of County Magistrate Zhou.

Zhou Zhixian was thin and his eyes were stunning. He raised his head dissatisfiedly and glanced at the inspector of the inspection, "Who is Ye Xingyuan? Do I need to know? Is this person your relative and friend? Are you going to come to me to talk about the matter?"

The inspector was startled and remembered that the boss had a strange temper and claimed to be honest, so he quickly shut up his mouth.

Ye Xingyuan didn't know about this little episode, but he was writing more and more smoothly. The memories and abilities of his past and present life were completely combined, making these saint classics clear in his mind.

Not to mention that before the exam, he used scientific methods to classify and memorize again. Now, he can almost memorize these not-so-unfamiliar classics, and there will be no difference in a word.

Descriptive writing does not require the use of spiritual power to induce the secrets of heaven, because it is the words of a saint, and naturally contains the secrets of heaven. Although the recorded texts have no spiritual light, they have holy marks.

If the word "light" is born, you can see it clearly even in the darkness. It means that the candidate has already understood the words of the saint; if the light is dim and unclear, it means that it is just memorizing it by rote; and if there are any mistakes, the words of the saint will not shine, which means that it will be waiting.

Ye Xingyuan's words are full of light. In just one hour, he finished writing the five thousand words and spread them on the table, as brilliant as a night pearl, dispelling the shadows in the examination room.

At this time, Zhou Zhixian couldn't help but raise his eyelids and look at the place where the light was overflowing.

There was a deputy examiner who looked happy and said, "This is not simple. Just the skill of understanding and reciting the meaning of the scriptures can lead to a child's life. In the past few years, there has never been such a deep candidate in this county."

The world is fair, and the more you work, the more rewards you will get. Resonating with the secrets of heaven or requires human talent, but this kind of memorization depends on who has made more hard work.

The deputy examiner did not expect that the spiritual power was so strong that he could compete with Yu Xiucai, the talented boy who could be recognized by Xiangjun, and the ambition to work hard. As expected, no one's success was accidental. A guy with a foundation, talent and spiritual power, who could compete with him?

"Be more steady!" Zhou Zhixian scolded, "The morning's dictation has not yet ended. This guy has just taken some initiative. How can you make you lose your composure?"

Classic dictation is just a basic exam. The most important thing is the afternoon article, which is the key to determining the ownership of the case.

Huang Dianli bowed and stood behind Zhou Zhixian. There was no room for him to get a small official to get in, but he was influencing the process of the exam in his own way. His eyes drifted to the yellow spell talisman, waving in the wind, and making a buzzing sound.

Before lunch, Ye Xingyuan handed over the dictated paper. This could have been sent to the afternoon with the article paper, and could be supplemented and revised. However, Ye Xingyuan had read it carefully and had no mistakes. In order to avoid accidents such as defamation of the paper, he simply handed over the paper and focused on dealing with the article of the child in the afternoon.

This is the first person to submit the paper in the audience. According to the rules, the paper can be presented to Zhou Zhixian County on the spot. Zhou Zhixian's face looked like an iceberg. He was the frivolous person who most disdained such a self-proclaimed talent. At the moment, his hawk eyes stared at the paper, and he wanted to find a mistake to scold him.

But... it was not. Zhou Zhixian rubbed his eyes in disbelief, looking at the paper with each word leaping like a candle, and the red pen in his hand was held in the air, and he couldn't even click it.

This test paper is full of bright paper, and you can read it without borrowing lights even in the darkness. This shows that the secret of heaven resonates harmoniously and there are no mistakes.

The font is rich and gorgeous, and the brushwork is soft and hard. Such calligraphy has already achieved the style of a great man. No matter what, Zhou Zhixian cannot find faults, otherwise he will only be humiliating himself.
Chapter completed!