"You two, dare I ask if our new county lord has a single name?" Cheng Zhong asked slightly excitedly. Zheng Weihan glanced at Cheng Zhong reproachfully, and when he saw that he was poorly dressed, he snorted rather coldly and did not answer. Chang Lianshun, on the other hand, smiled and said, "Exactly." The name of the county magistrate was not a secret among the children taking the exam. Chang Lianshun was a little surprised why this younger candidate seemed to have heard of it for the first time. It¡¯s really him, it¡¯s really him! Cheng Zhong couldn't help but get excited. He still knew something about Hai Rui. This old boy was so incorruptible that he would go down in history. Now that he is not well-known and is new, if he can do what he likes, maybe he can gain some hope. Unconsciously, the sky gradually became brighter, and there were fewer and fewer children in front of Cheng Zhong. "Cheng Zhong!" Hai Rui shouted. Cheng Zhong had already waited many times, but he still replied with excitement: "There is - the guarantor Cheng Xueyi!" After saying that, he looked at the group of people next to him, and sure enough he heard a familiar, slightly hoarse voice: "Cheng Xueyi protects Cheng Zhong!" Following the voice, Cheng Zhong saw Cheng Xueyi's thin figure. He was indeed here. Seeing Cheng Zhong¡¯s eyes, Cheng Xueyi nodded, seemingly with some encouragement, which warmed Cheng Zhong¡¯s heart. "Hey! Weird things happen every year, especially this year. Is there no one in Guangfulin City or something happened? Let a fool come to pretend to take the county examination. Isn't this a holy place for scholars?" Zheng Weihan said with a smile. His family lives near Guangfulin City, and he has heard of Cheng Zhong¡¯s silly reputation. When I heard Cheng Zhong's name, I thought it was the same name. When I heard that the guarantor was Cheng Xueyi, I confirmed it and couldn't help but laugh out loud. His words immediately triggered a burst of laughter. Hai Rui glanced at Cheng Zhong and was surprised to find that facing such an insult, this fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy didn't even show the slightest bit of anger. Cheng Zhong¡¯s silence made Zheng Weihan feel like he was punched in the face and felt quite uncomfortable. "You're not angry when he insults you like this?" Hai Rui asked. "My Lord, if a dog bites a person, will the person bite him back?" Cheng Zhong said with a slight bow, and his understatement was many times better than Zheng Weihan's. Zheng Weihan's face turned green and red after saying one sentence. Being called a bitch by Cheng Zhong, a fool, would have made him furious if he was normal, but now it was the county magistrate who was asking the question, and he didn't dare to make a mistake. "That's right." Hai Rui nodded, then turned to Zheng Weihan and asked, "What's your name?" "For the magistrate, student Zheng Weihan." Zheng Weihan said. "Are you Zheng Weihan?" Hai Rui seemed to have heard of this name. This makes other candidates somewhat envious. Cheng Zhong was lamenting for him. From the moment he knew that the new county magistrate was Hai Rui, Cheng Zhong knew that Zheng Weihan, who thought he was using the back door, was finished. ¡°Yes, students are¡ª¡± Zheng Weihan was about to answer. But Hai Rui waved his hand and interrupted him: "Okay. I, a poor county magistrate, can't be your teacher, so you can't be called a student." Zheng Weihan was stunned, what's going on? Originally, he was not admitted as a scholar and could not enter the county school. He was indeed not qualified enough to call the county magistrate a teacher. But Zheng Weihan relied on someone else to send gifts to Hai Rui and wanted to get closer to him, so he shamelessly pretended to be a student. I originally thought that even if Hai Rui didn't show any obvious closeness, he wouldn't reject him thousands of miles away. But I didn't expect that Hai Rui would act so coldly. What was going on? Before he could come to his senses, Hai Rui said again: "Come on, get rid of this candidate who is roaring, bribing the examiner, and degrading the gentleness of the examiner." Immediately, two examiners rushed over, like wolves and tigers. He took Zheng Weihan out. In just two sentences, Magistrate Hai disqualified a candidate and instantly stunned all the candidates. "Take the things." Hai Rui said again. An experimenter placed a wooden box with a very elegant appearance on the table in front of Hai Rui. "Open it." Hai Rui ordered again. I didn¡¯t dare to neglect the test, so I quickly opened the box, and immediately two rows of shiny silver ingots came into everyone¡¯s eyes, estimated to be more than one hundred taels. Hai Rui smiled slightly and said: "The annual salary in this county is only forty or fifty taels of silver. For the sake of his reputation as a scholar, Zheng Weihan actually sent him one hundred and twenty taels of silver. Haha, I have read so many years of sage books in vain. !" Hai Rui said, and then his tone suddenly turned harsh: "If anyone dares to do such a dirty thing in this county again, and ruin my innocence, don't blame this county for being ruthless and unforeseeable!" Cheng ?Now I can see clearly that Hai Rui wants to use the county examination as an opportunity to establish his authority. "Speaking of which, I saved his life by doing this." The candidates were immediately confused. Canceling someone's qualification for the exam was tantamount to cutting off their future. How come I saved someone's life instead? "Do you understand?" Hai Rui suddenly asked Cheng Zhong. "Cheng Zhong doesn't understand." Cheng Zhong shook his head and said. In fact, he had already guessed Hai Rui's thoughts to some extent, but at this moment, he still felt that it was better to act stupid. Although Hai Rui was born in Juren and was only a small county magistrate now, Cheng Zhong knew that although Hai Rui's road ahead was bumpy, his future was limitless. If he could climb up to him, it would be like climbing up a big tree. Tree. However, there have been many honest officials since ancient times, but only a few such as Hai Rui have gone down in history. Without considerable skill and scheming, this would have been impossible. The disqualification of Zheng Weihan, who had just given gifts in public, was a good self-promotion! For such people, if they stalk or be servile, not only will they not be able to achieve what they want, but they will also make Hai Rui look down on them, which is counterproductive, so they must pay attention to strategy. When Hai Rui asked Cheng Zhong this question, it clearly sounded like he was taking a test. Cheng Zhong's head was so hot that he almost spoke out his thoughts. Fortunately, he stopped it in time. You must know that he is only fifteen or sixteen years old now. If he acts too mature, it will obviously leave a deep and scheming impression on Hai Rui, which is not good. Cheng Zhong's answer was obviously what Hai Rui expected. Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, this is knowing. "This boy has an impetuous nature and is bound to be shallow in learning. It's okay if he can't get it right. If one day he is allowed to enter the official career from Jinban High School, he will definitely make enemies everywhere. If he provokes a powerful enemy, he may die. He still doesn't understand what happened! In this case, I saved his life. Am I right? " Hai Rui gave Cheng Zhong a meaningful look. Cheng Zhong felt cold. Historically, it was said that Hai Rui was as incorruptible as water, which was even a bit excessive. Cheng Zhong unconsciously thought that Hai Rui was pedantic, stubborn, and single-minded. But now it seems that this idea is obviously wrong. Not only was Hai Rui not one-sided, but he also had a sharp vision and insight into people's hearts. He was able to get through in the officialdom. As expected, no one was a simple character. Follow the examiner into the gate of the examination courtyard. Looking from a distance, the word "Dragon Gate" is clearly written on the banner of the second gate. After entering the dragon gate, you officially entered the examination room. Cheng Zhong found his seat according to the number he had compiled in advance according to the heavenly stems and earthly branches. The examination paper has been placed on the table. There is a buoy on the examination paper with Cheng Zhong's name written on it. The buoy must be removed when handing in the paper. Cheng Zhong knew that there was a seal number in the other corner of the examination paper, and he could only open the seal when admitting to avoid fraud. There was no clock, so Cheng Zhong didn¡¯t know how long he had been waiting. Suddenly there was a shout, and the door of the test courtyard was closed. Later candidates will not be able to enter. An examiner walked in with a portable lantern. There was a white sheet stuck to the lantern cover, with the test questions written in big black letters on it. The lanterns were lit with candles and could be seen clearly from a distance. The person holding the lantern held the lantern high and walked back and forth on the corridor between the examination booths several times to prevent the candidates from misreading the questions. Seeing the exam questions, Cheng Zhong knew that his opportunity had come.