Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

When Lord Sun caught up with Lu Xunhuan, Lu Xunhuan had already reached the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall.

He shouted, "Lu Chenglong, wait."

Lu Xun Huan stopped and turned around: "What's wrong, sir? Is the article not well written?"

Lord Sun pulled him to a secluded place near the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall, away from the eyes and ears.

He whispered, "Well written, truly well written. But, I have to ask you, what place do you want to get?"

Lu Xun Huan asked, "Does the ranking matter? Just being on the list is enough."

Lord Sun said, "The higher your ranking, the better your position in the provincial government will be in the future."

Lu Xunhuan said, "Then let's take first place."

Lord Sun looked away and said, "Good, ambition and money."

Lu Xunhuan smiled and said, "Master Sun, do I look like a rich man?"

Lord Sun stroked his beard and said, "Oh, no money... This matter... is really a waste of your talent..."

He said to Lu Xunhuan, "I don't want your money, but I'm not the only examiner grading the papers."

"Who gets first place and who gets second place is decided by several examiners together."

"Give me some money, and I'll give it to them for you. Even if it's a small amount, they'll give me face and give you the top five. It shouldn't be a problem."

Lu Xun Huan searched his pockets for a while and pulled out only one or two taels of silver. "Look, sir, this is all I have left. I need food and shelter to take the exam. If I don't pass, I'll need this little silver to get home."

Lord Sun pondered and said, "Oh, alright, I understand. Don't rush home yet. At least check the list before you leave."

Lu Xun Huan asked, "Sir, what place do you think I can get in this condition?"

Lord Sun said, "In terms of talent, you are definitely number one, but in terms of social skills... you wrote a poem for me, and it was so wonderful. I won't let you go home empty-handed. Just wait."

After saying this, Lord Sun hurried back to the Imperial Examination Hall.

Lu Xunhuan walked out from that secluded place, walked about a hundred steps along the wall of the Imperial Examination Hall, and turned the corner.

Suddenly, more and more people came here and it became very lively.

On the street, a middle-aged man set up a booth and shouted, "Write articles for me, write articles for me."

Lu Xunhuan walked over and said, "Brother, the exams have already started. Who are you writing the essay for?"

The middle-aged man looked around and said, "You don't understand this, right?"

Lu Xun Huan was quite curious: "I'd like to hear the details."

The uncle said, "The exam will last for an hour. Some of the candidates' family members with extraordinary powers will know immediately what the questions are."

He lowered his voice and said, "The candidates' families are worried that they won't do well on the test, so they come to me to write it for them. Once it's done, bring it in and I'll quietly change it."

Lu Xunhuan touched his chin and said, "Fuck, it's still possible..."

At this moment, an old man came hurriedly and asked: "Sir, how much is an article?"

The middle-aged man said, "What questions do you want to see? Old man, tell me quickly, what are the questions on this year's exam?"

The old man said, "No limit, write whatever you want."

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "That's good to go, uncle. How much do you think the success is worth? Give it to me as you see fit."

The old man took out a silver note and said, "One hundred taels, please."

The middle-aged man was about to take the banknote with a smile, but Lu Xunhuan blocked the old man's hand.

The middle-aged man stood up suddenly and said, "Hey, what are you doing? Don't disturb me from writing my article."

Lu Xun Huan said to the old man, "Old man, I'll help you write an essay. Then, you can find someone to give it to the examiners as a token of appreciation. I promise that your family... will be a grandson, right?"

The old man nodded: "Yes, grandson."

Lu Xunhuan said, "I guarantee that your grandson will take first place."

The old man smiled and said, "Okay, okay, then you write it."

The middle-aged man was so anxious that his face turned red: "Hey, young man, do you have any manners? This place is mine, the bamboo slips are mine, the table is mine, the pen and ink are mine, what are you doing?"

Lu Xun Huan pushed him and said to the old man, "Old man, the first-place essay is worth five hundred taels of silver. If you pay, I will write it. If you don't pay, let him write it for you."

The old man stroked his beard and said, "Oh, young man, what if I offer you five hundred taels and you can't write a good article?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "Let him write it first and read it to you. If you're satisfied, you can pay. If you're not satisfied, you can ask him to write it again. How about that?"

The old man nodded: "Okay, then you write it."

The middle-aged man glared and said, "Young man, you can't steal business like this."

Lu Xun Huan said to him, "Uncle, if the old man is satisfied, can we split it in half?"

When the middle-aged man heard this, a smile appeared on his face: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Hurry up and write it."

Lu Xunhuan sat down, picked up his pen, and wrote out "Praise of the Humble Dwelling" from memory.

The middle-aged man stood beside him and watched him write. The more he watched, the more surprised and impressed he became. "My goodness, with your level, why don't you take the exam?"

Lu Xunhuan smiled: "I have finished the exam."

The middle-aged man exclaimed: "Wow, what a genius!"

The old man stroked his beard and said, "Hey, stop helping him brag and read it to me."

The middle-aged man read.

"A deity makes a mountain, not its altitude."

"Water does not have to be deep."

"This is a humble house, but I am virtuous."

"The moss on the steps is green, the grass is green through the curtains..."

……

After hearing a few words, the old man's eyes widened: "What a literary talent..."

After Lu Xunhuan quickly finished reciting "Praise of the Humble Dwelling", the middle-aged man also finished reading it.

After hearing this, the old man was overjoyed.

Without hesitation, he took out five hundred taels of silver and handed it to Lu Xunhuan. Then, he took the article, turned around and left.

Lu Xunhuan and the middle-aged man followed the old man's gaze.

Only then did he discover that there was a rather gorgeous carriage parked twenty feet away.

The old man got on the carriage, and the carriage immediately moved forward.

The middle-aged man said, "He's hurrying to the back door of the Imperial Examination Hall."

Lu Xun Huan retracted his gaze and handed the banknote to the middle-aged man: "Two hundred and fifty."

The middle-aged man was happy with the banknotes, but he couldn't find two hundred and ten taels to give to Lu Xunhuan.

He was a little embarrassed: "This..."

Lu Xun Huan patted his shoulder and said, "You don't have any change? Never mind, I'll give it to you, idiot brother."

After saying this, he was about to leave.

The middle-aged man hurriedly asked, "Hey, young man, what's your name?"

Lu Xunhuan stopped and said, "I am... Lu Chenglong."

After saying this, he left.

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment while holding the banknote: "Hey, Brother Lu, I'll treat you to a meal..."

Lu Xunhuan stopped and looked back. After thinking for a while, he walked back.

"I don't need you to treat me to a meal. I'll write a poem, and you can spread it all over town, saying it was written by me, Lu Chenglong. How about that?"

The middle-aged man asked, "Why?"

Lu Xun Huan whispered, "I just finished my exam. The examiner was impressed by my good writing..."

"But the examiner said I have to pay money to get a rank. Where do I get the money?"

"So, I'll write a song, and you can promote it all over the city. Within three days, I'll become an internet celebrity in Nanjun City."

"This will put pressure on the examiners, making it difficult for them not to give me a good ranking."

The middle-aged man nodded: "I understand, but what does internet celebrity mean?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "It means to be famous far and wide. Brother Erbaiwu, you help me spread the word. I'll be listed and become an official. It would be better for you to work for me than setting up a stall here, right?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Okay, write it quickly and I will spread it all over the city immediately.

Lu Xunhuan sat down again, thought for a while, and wrote a poem "Man Jiang Hong" silently.

The middle-aged man standing by watched him write furiously, his eyes widened with amazement, and he couldn't help but read it aloud.

Angrily rushed, lean on the railing, rested in the rain.

Lift our sight, the sky and shouts, grand, vehement.

Thirty fame, dust and soil, eight thousand miles, clouds and moon.

Don't wait for idleness, white the young head, empty and sad.

The shame of Beishan has not yet been avenged.

When will the courtier hate it?

Drive a long car and break through the pass of Snow Dragon Mountain.

With great ambition, I would eat the flesh of the barbarians when I am hungry, and drink the blood of the northern barbarians when I am thirsty.

Wait until the beginning, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and face the sky.

Lu Xunhuan made some slight changes.

The Shame of Beishan refers to the time thirty years ago when the Northern Barbarians attacked and broke through Beishan City, burning, killing, and looting, and took tens of thousands of women from Beishan City back to the Northern Barbarians.

This was a great humiliation for the State of Eastern Yan.

Xuelong Pass is the border between the two countries. If the Eastern Yan army wants to march north to attack the northern barbarians, Xuelong Pass is the only way to go.