This is the voice of many people. The imperial examination has ended, but it will take several days to judge the papers. However, unlike those candidates who are anxiously waiting for the results to be released, Shangguan Jinhong, Bu Jingyun, and Zuozhou each
All kinds of complex forces are waiting in full swing.
The moment Hu Hai announced the results, it was the beginning of chaos in the imperial capital. If it wasn't too childish, Zuo Zhou even wanted to draw a starting line in front of his house. As soon as the starting gun fired, I would start charging!
"It's so boring, the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy are too slow!" Zuo old man complained, but he rubbed his beautiful little face with his hands as if he was addicted, almost pricking people with his stubble.
What's amazing is that this little girl actually looks like she's enjoying herself. Hiss, isn't this girl a masochist?
Zuo Zhou raised his head suspiciously, "Chu Chu, call daddy!"
"father!"
Zuo Zhou's vague milky voice and deep helpless tone made Zuo Zhou not know whether to be happy or depressed for a moment. He was worthy of being abandoned by God. He must have a high IQ. He was only over two years old, and he was already...
It feels a bit like a little adult.
"Call me mother!"
"..."
A Xiang also came over and was naturally disliked by Chu Chu.
Zhan Shiqi took a bite of the watermelon beside him, looking like he was used to it, "Humph, Wanwan teased her all morning but couldn't get a nice word out of her mouth the day before yesterday. What do you want to do? Take advantage of her when she's not paying attention.
Taking advantage?"
Axiang pouted, "Are all young people so arrogant nowadays? This girl can't be an exile!"
Zuo Zhou stretched out his finger and poked Axiang's forehead, "Don't smear the exiles. The exiles are very aware of current affairs."
Qingping came out with a plate of grapes, "Xunhuan hasn't been here for two days, hasn't he already finished the exam?"
Zuo Zhou replied casually: "I asked her to stay in Dali Temple and follow Lao Di to learn how to handle official duties. After all, she is very confident in her own achievements. There will always be an official in the future, so there is no problem in studying first."
Qingping nodded clearly, but frowned and asked: "Yufeng hasn't been here for a long time. It seems that since the end of the imperial examination, she has locked herself in Dali Temple and has not gone out to go shopping. I am really worried about her.
Why don't you go take a look?"
"Yuyan is always with you. Nothing will happen. Besides, even if something happens, it's not my turn to take care of it."
Qingping looked at Zuo Zhou and understood a little bit. Speaking of Jiang Yufeng's ability to participate in the imperial examination, and such a person's intelligence is naturally not weak, how could she not see Zuo Zhou's interest in the Jiang family?
manner.
Although Zuo Zhou originally asked Yihua Palace to hunt down Yan Nantian, Yan Nantian himself was at the level of the Great Perfection of Renbang Grandmaster, and Yihua Palace was simply not strong enough to capture him. In other words, the final result of this matter was only
One, that is, Yihua Palace will spit out part of the profits and return them to the Jiang family.
This part of the interests will eventually fall into Jiang Yufeng's hands, but... Jiang Yufeng's own views on this matter have changed. In the final analysis, Jiang Biehe's meaning to her is different.
Although Jiang Yufeng and Jiang Yuyan are both Jiang Biehe's daughters, there are still essential differences between them. Jiang Biehe is undoubtedly a person with very strong traditional concepts. He has the same bad habits of favoring sons over daughters, distinguishing between direct descendants and concubines, etc.
None of them are left behind. There is no doubt that among these children, Jiang Yulang is the most valued, followed by Jiang Yufeng. As for Jiang Yuyan, there is no doubt that she is at the level where she can be given away for free.
No matter what you put in, there will be what you gain. In the end, Jiang Yulang did not die on both sides, and there was no bloody drama of mutual betrayal in the whole process.
Jiang Yufeng stayed away from him to study in the imperial capital. Although it was to avoid the possibility of being used by him, it also created a barrier with Zuo Zhou.
As for Jiang Yuyan, the only bit of affection was gone after the final push...
Qingping looked at Zuo Zhouhun's unconcerned look and couldn't say anything for a moment. We all have a good relationship. They walked around quite frequently when Zuo Zhou didn't go home. Who could have imagined that it would develop like this in the future?
?
"It's out of the list, it's out of the list!"
Everyone put down their hands at the same time, and there was a loud noise outside. The government officials responsible for delivering the news were beating gongs and drums and shouting loudly.
But no one moved, everyone was waiting.
Speaking of which, it is outrageous that there was no advance notice on the day when the results were released. Maybe the bachelors who judged the results were also entangled, or maybe they canceled the imperial examination because they wanted to show fairness, which increased the workload of the bachelors.
Fortunately, some rules have not changed. For example, the top three winners will be specially announced by the yamen at home.
Jiang Yufeng registered her address at Dali Temple, which was quite embarrassing given her condition at the time. But Li Xunhuan registered her address here. If Li Xunhuan really became the top three this time, there would be no reason why no one would come.
"..."
Axiang looked at Zuo Zhou and Zuo Old Man who were calm, and murmured weakly, "Are you too confident in Li Xunhuan?"
The old man Zuo reached out and snatched Chu Chu from Axiang's arms, "With my knowledge, I can tell at a glance that Li Xunhuan is not a kid in the pool. He will definitely go to high school this time." Gu Jun
Zuo Zhou glanced at Axiang with caring eyes for the illiterate, "Based on my understanding of the candidates for this imperial examination, it is somewhat difficult to get the top prize in high school, but the top spot is guaranteed!"
"Huh?" Old man Zuo looked at Zuo Zhou in surprise. Did I teach you to be so pretentious? You said it so specifically. What if you get slapped in the face?
But Zuo Zhou was as steady as an old dog, just looking at the door calmly. After a while, two government servants wearing red and black clothes came to the door carrying a plate. The imperial edict on the plate attracted people in an instant.
Everyone is watching.
Zuo Zhou waved his hand and took the imperial edict into his hand. He opened it and took a look. Well, the words were stamped and it was an imperial edict. Ignore a bunch of clichés and just read the last two sentences.
The two government servants who delivered the good news wisely withdrew when they saw this. According to the rules, they were supposed to have some lottery luck, but they really didn't have the courage to face this room of people. Fortunately, Qingping still understood these people's ways, so she just waved her hand.
Two ingots of silver fell on their plates.
Zuo Zhou nodded with satisfaction, "Very good, Li Xunhuan is Li Xunhuan, Li Tanhua... Oh, by the way, who is the No. 1 pick or the No. 2 pick?"
Zuo Zhou raised his head and was about to look for the two government officials, but found that they had already run away. Hey, is my General's Mansion so scary?
"Ah, what should I do? I don't want to crowd with so many people to see the list. Forget it, let's go and see it together when Hu Hai summons us." Zuo Zhou said and stood up.
"What are you going to do?"
"Go to Dali Temple and see what rank Lu Qinghou got. After all, he was recommended by me. Well, let's take a look at Jiang Yufeng by the way."
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The same happy atmosphere also happened in Dali Temple, but it was a little different from the General's Mansion. Although no special government officials came to announce the good news, Di Renjie still took the first step to get the list.
At this time, Li Xunhuan was studying behind Di Renjie. Naturally, he received Di Renjie's congratulations immediately, and then Lu Qinghou.
"My ancestors, my descendant Lu Qinghou has lived up to his expectations and finally passed the exam!" Lu Qinghou knelt towards the east and shocked Di Renjie. His momentum was really a bit fierce.
Di Renjie said with a smile: "The second-level Chuanlu, it's not bad at all."
To be honest, Di Renjie didn't think Lu Qinghou could get this result. He was not qualified in terms of literary talent alone, but again, the topic is very important!
After Zuo Zhou's recommendation, Lu Qinghou entered the Dali Temple library to browse various materials. The experience of past officials in handling government affairs was very valuable. Later, he was prompted to listen to Song Ci's lectures. In addition, his idols were from various countries.
Zizi, it can be said that he has dabbled in various theories. Knowing that the examiner this time is Li Si, he naturally knows how to tilt the answer direction. Finally, he is now Di Renjie's disciple. There are few people in the DPRK who don't know. This is more or less
There are always biases. If you still can't get a good ranking, then there is really no development at all.
Di Renjie turned his head and looked at sisters Jiang Yufeng and Jiang Yuyan. As smart as he was, he could naturally detect the gap between Jiang Yufeng and Zuo Zhou, but he had no position to persuade them.
He just smiled and said: "It's time and destiny. Although your road to the imperial examination had twists and turns, fortunately you passed the exam. Although the third place in the top three is not among the top two hundred, you are still enough to be proud of!"
"Sister! Sister! You passed the exam!"
Jiang Yuyan looked very happy. Although she didn't take it seriously, having a sister who was born with the same Jinshi family could improve her status a lot. It was better than nothing.
Jiang Yufeng was not as happy as Jiang Yuyan showed. She patted Jiang Yuyan's hand, and in addition to doting, there was also an indescribable taste in her eyes.
"Sister, I know you like General Li, but you are unable to do so due to various reasons."
"..."
Jiang Yuyan was a little confused, why did she suddenly say this?
"My sister knows that General Li has never promised anything to the Jiang family. Even my sister is today thanks to General Li. There is really no way to repay this kindness...but my sister still has some resentment in her heart, and there is a barrier to him after all."
Jiang Yuyan: "..."
She didn't expect that Jiang Biehe had a very important position in this sister's heart, but she didn't care. With her current strength, Zuo Zhou didn't care about Jiang Yufeng's opinion. She also didn't care too much, even accompanying Jiang Yufeng now.
They all just want to maintain their own personality.
"Yufeng... let the past be bygones. You have a bright future, don't let hatred blind you..." Di Renjie didn't know how to persuade him, so he could only look forward to the future.
But before he finished speaking, he saw a team that was obviously from the palace stopped outside the door. The leader turned out to be an acquaintance, Cao Zhengchun!
"Huh? Eunuch Cao, what are you..." Jiang Yuyan asked in surprise.
Cao Zhengchun looked at her and hesitated to speak, then turned to face Jiang Yufeng, "Miss Yufeng, please get on the sedan. Your Majesty has already built the Jade Phoenix Palace for you!"