Chapter 2005 Hope(1/2)
After Wen Rensheng thought of these nodes, the next step was how to flip them.
As for why it is reversed, it is because only by turning the pros and cons of true and false, and reversing them, can we break through this world of Red Mansions.
Just as a thing shows its cracks, it is when it is turned over.
How to flip the first node?
Kill Jia Zhen?
Jia Zhen is the head of the Jia family and the head of the Ningguo Mansion. Among the two mansions, her status is second only to Jia's mother.
There is no doubt about this.
Moreover, he is quite capable, and he can be the general among the dwarfs. His ability is definitely first-class among the men in the entire Jia family's direct line.
This can be seen from the fact that after Qin Keqing died, he was able to hold a huge funeral, and all the four princes and princes sent people to pay their respects.
This is something no one else can do.
However, it was because of his ability and ambition that he hid Qin Keqing.
This is the orphan of the emperor's political enemy, the old and troubled Prince Yizhong, Chitose.
He wanted to bet on the side that the imperial power would win, but he made the wrong bet and was completely defeated.
The whole family of the Ningguo Mansion was ransacked, all the male members of the direct line were arrested, and all the property was confiscated, leaving no chance for recovery. However, only one Jia She was lost in the Rongguo Mansion, and the others were identified and released, including Jia Baoyu and Jia Zheng.
, even a lot of family property was returned, and people were basically fine.
In the sequel, the story of the confiscation of Jia's house is briefly discussed, only that Jia She and Jia Zhen were punished and sentenced to exile. However, Cao Gong had made it clear that Jia She, Jia Zhen and Jia Rong would not be able to survive eighty chapters ago.
How is it possible to violate imperial power and still want to be exiled?
It is not difficult to kill Jia Zhen, but it is difficult to find someone to fill the vacancy after Jia Zhen.
How to kill Jia Zhen, but also in a reasonable way.
There were too many tricks for Wen Rensheng.
He looked through the projects he had done in the past and found a simple and trouble-free method that would not cause a big mess.
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What kind of food did Jia Zhen like to eat? They spent some money to ask people to find out from the boy and the mother-in-law. They just thought that someone wanted to curry favor with Uncle Zhen, so they naturally told her casually.
What's more, Jia Zhen is not the emperor, the emperor will fall into the water and die, and many people die in unknown circumstances, let alone a nobleman who is in decline?
Wen Rensheng mixed several things together, and even if he used a silver needle to test for poison, it would be useless.
Then he found people from the Jia family's village and sent them to the mansion regularly. As a sign of filial piety in the village, no one thought it was strange. In the village, it is common to show filial piety to the elders by eating and playing with things.
One month later, Jia Zhen suddenly fell ill and died.
The imperial doctor came to see him, but he only said that he died because of excessive intake of essence and blood.
In fact, the imperial doctor believed that the patient ate too well and lacked exercise, and died of a stroke, which was a cerebral hemorrhage.
People with long-term high blood pressure are often at risk.
Jia Zhen is dead.
Jia Rong on top.
However, the title dropped again.
In short, it is only a few generations away from being exonerated.
But Wen Rensheng is not worried, Jia Rong was replaced by Wang Wenwen...
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Time flies by.
After three months, the first level of the scholars in Shuntian Prefecture began.
County examination.
Among the Jia family members who took the exam were Jia Baoyu and Jia Rong.
The test center is located in the county government hall of Daxing County near the capital.
Of course, the Jia family has already taken care of things.
The two successfully passed the evaluation of the county magistrate, but neither of them became chief executives.
Because the title of Eucalyptus means that the county magistrate will recommend scholars, and the county magistrate is also afraid of taking responsibility and has a reputation of currying favor with the powerful.
Then came the government examination and the college examination, each test was more difficult than the last, and each test was more stringent than the last, making it more and more difficult to pass.
It's okay to say that the prefectural examination is conducted by the prefect of the capital, so he can continue to build relationships and take care of me.
But when it came to the college examination, the academic administration examination appointed by the imperial court began.
What also shocked Zhao Han and Wang Wenwen was that during the academy examination, scholars were not allowed to leave their seats to go to the toilet.
There is a toilet for you in the dormitory, and you can deal with it here.
If you go to the restroom in the middle, even if you are accompanied by an examiner, your paper will be black-stamped by the examiner, and the examiner will not read it during the final marking and will directly reject it.
The college examination is not the modern two hours, but lasts for a whole day.
As a result, the entire examination room was filled with the smell of urination and defecation, which really made the two girls stunned...
"Don't they say that scholars are given preferential treatment? This is simply insulting to gentlemen." Zhao Han said helplessly.
No wonder Jia Baoyu is unwilling to take scientific examinations. Who is willing to suffer this?
It is simply unbelievable that such a noble young man should be subjected to the crime of this court examination.
No wonder Jia Zhu died early and suffered a lot.
"Oh, Lao Wen said that this is to grind down the kneecaps of ordinary people and turn ordinary people into people who kneel down to worship the emperor. This polishing is the first step." Xiao Huan said very understandingly.
Fortunately, there was someone in the Jia family who had inquired early, so both of them cleaned up early and did not relieve themselves for the whole day.
The price is a dry mouth and an empty stomach.
"What does this mean? In the future, when you are an official and go to court, you will have to do this every day. Otherwise, if the emperor asks you, you are asking for death if you say I go to the toilet before coming back... I really thought it was like working in modern times, and you can still get paid.
..." Xiao Huan laughed.
Fortunately, the college examination was finally over. After leaving the examination room, Zhao Han and Wang Wenwen left with the support of the maids and servants.
There was no problem in the exam. Zhao Han cheated because of Xiao Huan, and his eight-part essay was okay.
Wang Wenwen has always been a top student, with the learning resources of Ningguo Mansion, and with the Jia family's current reputation, a scholar can't escape either.
After they finished the exam, Jia Baoyu, Jia Rong's uncle and nephew asked a servant to open a private room in the restaurant and spent thirteen and a half taels of silver to buy an exquisite banquet.
Shut away the servants and maids, leaving only the two of them talking in a quiet room.
Although I was extremely nauseous, my appetite still defeated my brain's nausea after being hungry for a whole day.
"It's really hard. I didn't expect that studying was not the difficulty, but the examination room was the difficulty." Zhao Han said bitterly.
The dormitories are all open, and the exit faces the corridor. The smell spread throughout the examination room, and some people took it easy on the spot because they didn't want to go to the toilet to invalidate their exam papers.
After all, there are always special circumstances when hundreds of people take exams.
The taste is even more amazing.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "It's better to be a modern student. This person was a so-called scholar in ancient times, and he also kneeled." Wang Wenwen sighed.
"Of course. No wonder there were so many talented candidates in ancient times, but a scholar failed to pass the exam, or only passed the exam in his thirties. These extra tests are too many." Zhao Han thought about these three tests, almost to a large extent.
It's all because of the Jia family's reputation that we can have a stable exam environment.
Including examination experience, guarantor, relationship with examiner... etc. It is very, very complicated.
Otherwise, if you are placed near a bad cell, you won't have to take the exam.
Feudal society did not engage in invention and creation, but spent a lot of time playing tricks on people's minds.
"Eat the food, eat the food. Now that the scholar exam is over, do you still want to take the exam?" Wang Wenwen picked up some food for his friend.
"Of course I'll take the exam. I heard that it's much more difficult to be a scholar than to be a scholar." Zhao Han thought for a moment and said.
"Then you are wrong. In some places, it is easier to pass the examination than to be a scholar." Wang Wenwen then talked about the secret given by an old Jinshi from the capital she invited.
It turns out that in order to take the test for merit and fame, if a person has a strong family fortune, he can ask someone to go to some remote place to leave his place of origin. After taking the test for merit and fame, he can then transfer his place of origin.
Of course, after this operation, you can't stop it without a few thousand taels of silver, and there are still some consequences. When you become an official in the future, you will be criticized by others in social circles.
So most candidates don’t even think about it.
And a person with so much money can donate to an official position in his place of origin.
Jia Zhen bought the Dragon Guard for Jia Rong, but it only cost 1,200 taels of silver.
This approach is only available to those from wealthy families, talented people, but unlucky.
"That's it." Zhao Han suddenly realized.
Then she felt that it was too stupid to do this, and she had to change her place of origin. In ancient times, traveling back and forth could easily lead to death.
To be continued...