When Wang Fulin finally arrived in the capital, it was already March 15, 2016, and it was the day of the palace examination.

Although the imperial examination has ended, in principle, the candidates who failed the exam can return home, but they have come. Many people want to wait for the palace examination to finish and see who will leave after the first three are released. Moreover, under the open calm, many people are discussing the fact that the children of the big bosses in the court are among the top on the imperial examination. Compared with the last time Zhang Juzheng's eldest son Zhang Jingxiu, who failed the imperial examination, Zhang Juzheng's second son Zhang Sixiu, who participated in the imperial examination, Lu Diaoyang's eldest son Lu Xingzhou, and Wang Chonggu's son Wang Qian, all three are on the list.

Not only the people, but also many servants from high-ranking and noble families are discussing the rankings of these three people in private.

On that day, at the gate of Wang Daokun's home, the two gatekeepers made bets on the rankings of the palace examination one after another. One bet was that Zhang Sixiu was in front, Lu Xingzhou was in the middle, Wang Qian was in the middle, and the other bet was that Zhang Sixiu was in front, Wang Qian was in the middle, and Lu Xingzhou was in the middle. But one thing was that both of them recognized, and the three of them must be in the second grade and would never fall into the third grade. However, they had different opinions on which Lu Diaoyang or Wang Chonggu was stronger.

The younger concierge suddenly curled his lips angrily and said, "When Wang Chonggu was the Minister of Justice, he added the State of Zhu. This time, the Minister of War was about to be vacant, so he would make up for it. In addition, he was very old, and the court would definitely be kind to Wang Qian in order to provide for the old ministers. As for the second assistant Lu Ge Lao, he was a humble person and would definitely not compete for rankings."

"You are such a stupid thing. When will the Minister of the Pavilion go to fight for this kind of thing personally? When reading the paper, who else can't know what others think? Besides, Wang Chonggu and the Chief Aunt may not be the same. Today is the palace examination day...ah!"

Because of the fight, the old gatekeeper suddenly realized that there was one more person in front of him, and immediately felt a little shocked. Especially when he recognized the dusty person, he became even more scared. He hurriedly thrust to his knees on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Little, the little one shouldn't have broken his mouth..."

Wang Fulin first went to the Tongzheng Department according to the rules. Gu Zhe asked the imperial court to report on his trip to Guangdong again, and then went to the Censorate. Because the cabinet chief Zhang Juzheng and the left censor Chen Zan of the Censorate were both summoned to the palace for examination and reading, he was able to come back.

Just when he got off the horse in front of the Wang Mansion and walked over, he had heard what the two of them were arguing. At this moment, he saw the young gatekeeper being stunned at first, and after a while, he reacted and then knelt down. He said lightly: "It would be fine to just use major events in the court to bet, but it was just a joke, but he actually argued at the door so that he even forgot the serious duties. How could he spare me! The person came, show me the door and escort him and follow me in!"

Seeing Wang Fulin coming forward from behind, the two gatekeepers were shocked. Before they could beg for mercy, they were blocked and were actually carried in as if they were carrying a chicken. The movement immediately alarmed inside, but Butler Lin hurried out and once he recognized it as Wang Fulin, he threw everything else behind his head and greeted him with a smile on his face. Wang Fulin nodded slightly and greeted him, then asked: "Today is the palace examination day. Is my uncle in the Ministry of War, or is he going to participate in the reading paper?"

He has always been a palace examination review official. In addition to the old monks and ministers, the rest of the people depend on the emperor's choice, so Wang Fulin added another sentence. Under his eyes, the housekeeper's forehead was sweating slightly. He said, "Because Shangshu Tan was seriously ill and did not read the papers at home, the emperor ordered the master to be the document reading official, and it would probably not be able to come out of the palace for a while. However, the fourth master was at home and his wife was there."

Wang Fulin knew that the so-called fourth master was referring to Wang Daohui. When he noticed that Wang Daoguan was not there, he immediately felt aroused: "Uncle is also in the palace examination?"

Butler Lin smiled bitterly and nodded, and his voice lowered a little: "Because the second master participated in the palace examination, the master originally resigned with the chief assistant, the second assistant and the Wang Shangshu, but the emperor insisted on not allowing it."

Of course, Wang Fulin knew that Wang Daokun was not a lecturer around Emperor Wanli, and he had no face in front of the emperor. He did not avoid suspicion this time. He should have been exposed to Zhang Juzheng, Lu Diaoyang, and Wang Chonggu. However, it is a good thing that Wang Daokun was able to pass the Jinshi, but according to the situation where the powerful and noble children in the court took the exam together, it would be difficult to occupy a place in the second class, and maybe he would fall to the third class. Of course, Wang Daokun and Yin Zhengmao were just Jinshi in the past, and the ranking issue was not too important. But thinking about Zhang Siwei, who had not passed the main examination before, beat Wang Daokun down, which was too suspicious.

He was about to ask Butler Lin for a list of exams, but when he saw the two gatekeepers he had brought in, he ordered Butler Lin to turn away the others and briefly mention the whole story. Seeing Butler Lin's face darkened, he said, "I am in the case of reason, but the Wang Mansion has a reputation in the capital city. If it were not me, but others heard about it, my uncle would not only be restraining the minor fault of the servant's power."

"Yes, yes, it's all too negligent these days." Butler Lin was sweating heavily and stared at the two gatekeepers. It was like a sharp sword, and he wanted to poke a few holes on them.

"People first find an empty room to watch it. Let's talk about it after I have met my aunt and uncle Zhongjia. You don't have to say this for now, just say that they offended me." Wang Fulin had other plans in his mind. He is not such a strict person, so he would shout and kill him because of a servant's mouth.

Since Wang Fulin gave this order, but Mr. Lin was speechless. Even if the person was still Wang Fulin's entourage, he was temporarily guarding Wang Fulin's people in front of the door, so he didn't dare to do anything. You know, because Tan Lun's condition suddenly worsened and was almost dead, Wang Daoguan was going to take the exam, Wang Daokun wanted to read the paper, and Mrs. Wu was not in good health, and he didn't care about the family for a while. He was busy helping Tan Lun contact the imperial doctor in the Imperial Hospital to seek medical treatment, otherwise how could such a thing happen in front of the door? When he thought of Wang Daokun's return and heard about this, he might get angry, and he was very nervous.

When Wang Fulin went to visit Mrs. Wu, he did not take out the words in front of Butler Lin. Because the small house he bought before gave to his father-in-law Ye Junyao, he only sent someone to say the house he bought two years ago to change. So this time he went to Wang Daokun's house as soon as he entered Beijing. After smiling and giving the ceremony, he touched his stomach and said he was tired and hungry.

Mrs. Wu knew that Wang Daokun valued his nephew the most, so she asked someone to serve him to wash his face and change his clothes, and then asked someone to go to the kitchen to urge him to have some snacks. It turned out to be like half a mother. When Wang Daokeng brought his nephew Wang Wujing over with him, he saw Wang Fulin eating voraciously. Wang Wujing was forgetting it. Wang Daokeng immediately joked: "It turns out that our God of Food is back."

He swallowed the pea yellow in his mouth. Wang Fulin then got up and saw Wang Daohui, but ignored the joke of the God of Food. He reached out to help Wang Wujing, who was polite. After the greetings, he asked about the list of the previous examinations and learned that Chen Maoxue was among the top. Feng Mengzhen, who had met in Xuancheng before, Tu Long was also on the list, but Tang Xianzu and Jiao Rong fell out of the list. He suddenly sighed that the imperial examination was like a battlefield, which was true at all. However, the next sentence Wang Daohui said made him a little confused.

"If Tang Hai is too noble, the second master of the prime minister invited him to attend the meeting several times, but he refused to go there. This and again, it would be annoying. It would be no surprise that he failed the exam. As for Jiao Shan, he was not lucky. I heard that he forgot to avoid the taboos during the exam."

Although Wang Fulin only had acquaintance with Tang Xianzu at the Shen family in Xuancheng, he had to admit that Wang Daohui's evaluation was indeed in line with Tang Xianzu's nature. As for Jiao Hong's bad luck, it was really impossible for even a god to do anything. Of course, what was more important this time was that Wang Daoguan's list was on the list. He couldn't help asking why Wang Daohui didn't participate, but the reply he received was a helpless sigh.

There are too many children from the ministers in the court who have participated in the current exam. And they all have all been named Apricot List. Could it be that the Wang family will take the lead in the same list? Zhang Juzheng's family has so many sons, but they haven't done that this time! To be honest, he is not so sure. Even Wang Daoguan has been practicing his skills in Xu Guo in the past few months as if he was temporarily cramming his eldest son. In contrast, Xu Guo's eldest son still failed, and it is said that there is a stain on the paper. However, he felt that this statement was not very credible, but it was difficult to say these words to Wang Fulin.

Seeing that the uncle and nephew looked at each other and smiled bitterly, Mrs. Wu felt a lively atmosphere. She immediately ordered Wang Wujing: "Dalang, go to the Xu family to send a letter, and say that your brother is here and call Jinbao back. Go to the Ye family to inform you..."

Wang Fulin originally planned to call Jin Bao to come and ask. Since Mrs. Wu was so considerate, he was too easy to deal with. However, when he was about his father-in-law, he immediately laughed and said that he had sent someone to inform him, so that Wang Wujing would not have another trip. He lingered with Mrs. Wu for a while, and then he stood up and left with Wang Daohui, but went to Wang Daohui's study outside to talk.

Although Wang Daohui and Wang Daoguan often occupy Wang Daokun's study on weekdays, even if the Wang family in the capital is far less neat than the gardens of the old house in Songmingshan, the three brothers are not really crowded together. Not only that, Wang Daokun will not feel wronged about the two younger brothers who make friends with scholars and act as staff on weekdays. Each of them has an independent courtyard, and the followers are also allocated independently, and the monthly expenses are all compared to himself. At this moment, when entering Wang Daokun's study, Wang Fulin swept around and his eyes suddenly fell on a vase between the bookshelf.

Ji Hong? No, maybe it's something similar... You must know that this is a real imperial vessel. Others regard it as a treasure. It will definitely be left untold by outsiders. After all, it is a taboo. It is said that since Xuande, even the imperial kiln in Jingdezhen has been unable to burn such good things!

Wang Daohui followed Wang Fulin's gaze, laughed and said that it was just imitation, and his craftsmanship was far less than that of the real Ji Hong. Then he went straight to the desk and gave Wang Fulin the apricot list manuscript he tried. Wang Fulin then withdrew his gaze and swept the names one by one. After reading it, he found that Zhang Sixiu was ranked in the top ten, and Chen Maoxue occupied the fourth place. Wang Qian and Lu Xingzhou were both around 30, and Wang Daoguan was ranked in the fifty place. Tu Long was as far as 100, but the most eye-catching thing was that Feng Mengzhen ranked high in Huiyuan!

He couldn't help but sigh softly. It turns out that there are people in the court who are good at being an official... In the past, even if they were the Minister of the Pavilion, most of their descendants were favored. Even if they were the Jinshi, they would probably not be in their posts. However, as now, they all wanted to let their son get a Jinshi while they were in office, and they could not be in the third grade! Without Zhang Juzheng's approval, Chen Mao would be so good even if Feng Mengzhen was a famous scholar in the southeast?

Thinking that he was a vested interest three years ago, Wang Fulin's whisper flashed by. Moreover, after he finished reading the list, Wang Daohui immediately said in a deep voice: "Tan Butang's illness may not be delayed for a few days."

When Wang Fulin heard the two concierges bets, he knew that Tan Lun's situation was not optimistic, but now he was really sure that such news was still heavy. Wang Daokun was able to gain a foothold in the court, and Tan Lun made great efforts. What's more, once this person died of illness, the position of Minister of War was likely to fall into Wang Chonggu. Wang Daokun, the minister of the minister of War, might have to make a living in the other party. This is simply bad news. Although the minister of the Ministry of War can be released as the governor, as long as the minister of the Ministry of War is Wang Chonggu, it is difficult for Wang Daokun to worry about wherever he runs to become the governor!

Of course, Wang Daokun’s relationship with Zhang Juzheng is not that bad yet, so he may not be afraid of Wang Chonggu. However, it is too easy for bosses with background, means and ability to pick the mistakes of subordinates. Wang Daokun is not a saint who is cautious and innocent.

Knowing that although Wang Fulin is a junior, he is the best person in the next generation of the Wang family. In terms of wisdom and courage, he is even more powerful than himself and Wang Daoguan. Therefore, Wang Daohui will talk about the idea that Ye Junyao had come up with before, and Wang Daoguan thought that he could put Liaodong Governor Zhang Xueyan on the candidate for Tingtui. However, as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw Wang Fulin slapped the desk hard.

"So that's it. I've been fooled by Zhang Siwei. It turns out that he didn't block the road for Uncle Zhongyan when he was good at the trial, but he had this idea!"

Seeing that Wang Daohui was a little confused, he began to think hard. At the end, he suddenly realized that Wang Fulin knew that Wang Daohui also understood. Blocking the road is equivalent to a mortal hatred. Zhang Siwei won Wang Daoguan when he was the chief examiner of this meeting. Then he was Wang Daoguan's master. Wang Daokun did not say that he would repay his kindness and change his course and support Wang Chonggu. At least he had to remain silent in the court of the Minister of War. Otherwise, in the eyes of others, this was just a cheap and acted well. He would inevitably weigh Wang Daokun's political qualities.

"Can it be done?" Wang Daohui only felt that the joy of hearing Wang Daoguan's title before was completely gone, and was replaced by deep irritability. "You know, my elder brother has written a letter to Zhang Xueyan before."

This time, Wang Fulin finally turned black and was in a bad mood. Moreover, Zhang Siwei deliberately chose only one among the sons of Xu Guo and Wang Daokun’s brothers. It’s not that he was suspicious, but that there were ghosts in every ten!

When he was traveling to Liaodong, Zhang Xueyan used him, but he also used Zhang Xueyan. The two sides were barely even. However, Zhang Xueyan showed most of his kindness to him because Wang Daokun had inspected Ji Liao and dealt with him. But to be honest, he would rather succeed as Minister of War. Ling Yunyi, his old boss in Guangdong, was in the same year as Wang Daokun and Zhang Juzheng!

But if Wang Daokun had already sold his favor to Zhang Xueyan and had retreated to the court of the Minister of War, he would probably offend Zhang Xueyan completely. Just looking at how Zhang Xueyan adhered to Zhang Juzheng's intention to deal with the former Liaodong Censor Liu Tai, you will know that this person will be revenge.

Wang Daohui hesitated for a moment and said, "Fulin, it will take at least two or three days for brother to leave the palace. Look..."

"Uncle, if Wu Jing comes back with Jinbao, let Jinbao wait for a while, I will go to the Tan family to see Shangshu Tan first. No matter what, he called me the word "六" at the time. Since I returned to Beijing, how could I not visit me? As for the two gatekeepers I had asked Mr. Lin to close before, please say to your aunt and say that they offended me, and you don't have to give it up immediately, and I will talk about it when I come back."

Speaking of this, Wang Fulin couldn't help but pray silently in his heart. He just hoped that Tan Lun could still stay awake, otherwise it would be really difficult to deal with.

ps: Just the first update...(To be continued.)

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