Chapter three hundred and sixty-ninth my generation is Penghao people
The four large Chinese characters on the Wei stele in the east archway of the Gongyuan of Shuntian Prefecture, "Ming Jing Qi Shi", were shakily reflected by the bright and dark lights in the square. Parked under the archway was a large sedan chair, and in the sedan chair was the member of the high school who just heard that Shen Tonghe, sitting next to him is his cousin-in-law Zhao Mingyang——
Shen Tonghe was not at all happy about passing the exam in high school. Instead, his face was pale. He pulled the corner of the car window curtain with trembling hands and looked out. The square was in chaos. Those angry candidates were shouting that Shen Tonghe had cheated and demanded strict instructions. After checking, the examiner responsible for delivering the results was forced to return to Gongyuan——
Shen Tonghe lowered the car curtain, stared at Zhao Mingyang who was sitting silently in the darkness, and said in a dry voice: "Bo Yong, why did you pass the Huiyuan exam?" Shen Tonghe was so sad after passing the Huiyuan exam. It should be unprecedented for Shen Tonghe. or.
Zhao Mingyang felt extremely bitter in his heart. This Yuan Yuan should have been his. He said feebly: "This is the examiner's business. How do I know? I don't know whether I can win or not."
Shen Tonghe also knew that Zhao Mingyang could not be blamed for this kind of thing. During the Gongyuan exam, he asked Zhao Mingyang to answer the questions for him first. He sighed and said: "It would be great if the rankings I won were not so high, but now I have become the target of public criticism, and those who failed All the grievances of the author were directed at me."
Zhao Mingyang said: "No matter what others say, we can't mess up the situation ourselves. The etiquette is related to the face of the court. How can we change the ranking just because the candidates make a fuss? We will wait and see if it gets better. If there is any inquiry, we will bite the bullet." There is absolutely no fraud.”
Shen Tonghe nodded repeatedly.
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The promotion officer who was ordered to send the official list to the Ministry of Rites for posting was driven back to the Gongyuan by the angry candidates, and ran back to the court to report the emergency to Wu Daonan. Wu Daonan worked hard day and night, and was exhausted. Hearing that Shen Tonghe of Huiyuan was criticized, it was really a tragedy. The waves were rising again, and he felt disgusted and said: "Huiyuan was decided upon by me and Liu Shangshu. The craftsmanship is impeccable. Now the official list has been written. The seal of the Ministry of Rites has been stamped. Is it possible? It’s unreasonable to withdraw candidates as soon as they make a fuss!” Immediately, he ordered the promotion officer to take the number 1500 and send the results to be posted in front of the ceremonial hall of Qianbu Corridor outside the imperial city.
After receiving the order, the camp soldiers were no longer polite to the civil servants who were blocking the way. They were holding sticks and pushing and shoving. The candidates in the square could not resist these strong soldiers. They gave way one after another. A group of scribes protected the yellow silk pavilion and rushed out of the crowd and headed to the Daming Gate in the west. Eight thousand candidates and tens of thousands of relatives, friends and servants followed behind. They were cursing and complaining——
It is four or five miles from Gongyuan to the Libu Yamen in Qianbulang via West Chang'an Street. Tens of thousands of people holding lanterns and burning fire are walking on the dark street before dawn. Silence and noise, light and darkness, intertwined into a strange scene. The Jinwu Guards guarding the Chengtian Gate have been waiting for a long time. This scene will appear in every subject, but this subject is particularly swollen and huge——
Zhang Yuan and others followed at the back. Zhang Dai saw Zhang Yuan frowning and not saying much, and thought to himself: "Meson has always been first in the exams. This time he fell out of the top five, so naturally he felt unhappy. Hey, Meson I still haven't suffered much setbacks from the field. I failed in the last provincial examination." Kuan explained: "Meson, don't worry about the ranking in the examination. Shen Tong and others can win the first place, and these examiners are really stupid. It’s okay.”
Zhang Yuan told the truth: "I'm not upset that I didn't win the Five Classics exam, but I'm worried about failing."
"There is absolutely no chance of missing out."
Huang Zunsu and Wen Zhenmeng beside them said in unison. Other Hanshe members also said it was impossible. They had seen Zhang Sheshou's three productions and they could learn from them as eight-legged essays.
Wu Ling saw that the young master and his group were walking at the back. He was anxious to see the results released, so he said to Zhang Yuan, "Master, let me rush over first to see the results."
Zhang Yuandao: "There are too many people, you can't squeeze through."
Wang Dachui said loudly: "Master, I can squeeze through." His arms swayed, making him look big and thick.
Zhang Yuan laughed: "What's the use of squeezing through, you can't read."
Wang Da Chui immediately withered his head and slumped his head. There were many things that just relying on strength would be useless.
Wu Ling said: "Sledgehammer, when you get to a crowded place, you can carry me on your back and squeeze through. I'll take a look at the list."
"okay."
Wang Dachui became more energetic again and ran with Wu Ling. The servants of Zhang Lianfang, Zhang Dai, Wen Zhenmeng and others also followed.
The Yamen of the Ministry of Rites is at the southernmost end of the west side of the Qianbu Corridor, just west of the Daming Gate. The one-line screen wall in front of the lobby is solemn and simple. There have been two hundred fork and knife guards from the Fifth Military Camp waiting here. He Zongyan, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, led
A group of subordinate officers respectfully welcomed Bingchen's examination yellow list. When they saw the promotion officer escorting Huang Silk Caiting, the supervisor and others were a little embarrassed and asked why?
The promotion officer shook his head and said: "This examination is not peaceful. Mr. Wu Ge is so angry that he is trembling. Alas, let's not talk about that for now. Mr. Wu Ge and Dean Liu will go to the cabinet to report something after dawn. Wait for it then.
Just wait and see, something big that will cause a stir in the officialdom of the capital is about to happen - Mr. He, publish the list first, publish the list first, these actions are like crazy, not like those who read the books of sages and hurry up to make the list."
The main list was taken out from the colorful pavilion and posted on the screen wall from left to right. The list was more than two feet long and six feet high. The words on the list were handwritten by Mr. Wu Ge, in large regular script, and each character was
The size of the mouth of a cup, the font is full and powerful, the ink is black and shiny, and it is very eye-catching under the light.
Ten scribes from the Ministry of Rites with loud voices sang the list, starting from the last one: "Number 344, Fang Yingxiang, the son of Qu County, Jinhua Prefecture, Zhejiang Province."
Then someone shouted, "Fang Yingxiang from Jinhua Mansion is in high school." The voice spread all the way, and Zhang Yuan and others who were a mile away heard it.
Zhang Dai smiled and said, "Why squeeze in and get closer? You can hear it clearly."
Ruan Dacheng said: "Hearing with the ears is false, but seeing with the eyes is true."
When the list was being sung, it was passed on again - "Sun Jike from Songjiang Prefecture is in high school and ranked second to last."
Everyone in the Han Society was overjoyed and congratulated one person one after another. This person was Sun Jike, a member of the Han Society. Together with Hong Chengchou, who was fifth, there were already two people on the list of the Han Society.
Then there were more than ten Chinese-style students, Zhang Yuan and others, who were all unfamiliar with each other. They were all Beijuan candidates. When they arrived at number 325, the name passed to them was "Zhang Lianfang High School, Shaoxing Prefecture——"
Although Zhang Lianfang had been telling jokes, he seemed to be very relaxed and relaxed. When he suddenly heard this sound, the jade Ruyi he was playing with fell to the ground with a "pop" sound, but it did not break -
Amidst the congratulations of everyone, Zhang Lianfang looked up to the sky and laughed, stepped on the jade Ruyi, and the jade Ruyi broke into several pieces, and the breaking sound was very clear——
Zhang Lianfang said loudly: "Let's go out and laugh to the sky. How can we be from Penghao?" He went back with two servants. It was obvious that he drank and sang wildly. As for whether the two nephews were killed or not, that was their business.
, Zhang Lianfang has finished his arduous journey in the imperial examination in this life, how can he not drink and indulge in sex?
As more and more names were announced on the singing list, the mood of the crowd in the square gradually became anxious. I haven't reported my name yet. Is it possible that I am missing out on talents again? So I am not in the mood to pass on the singing list to others. It is noisy and messy.
They pushed forward to see the list, and those candidates and servants crowded in the first few rows were trying their best to register first. Therefore, Zhang Yuan and the others who were a mile away could not hear the clerk singing the list, only the
All kinds of vague and broken names are flying all over the sky, but you can’t distinguish them clearly——
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Just after the promotion officer and others escorted Huang Silk Caiting to the Ministry of Rites, Xu Guangqi also rode out of the gate of Gongyuan. He was ordered by Elder Wu Ge to go to the Wucheng Military and Horse Department to immediately hunt down Zhuo Xiao, a third-class student in Wanping County.
Students, the Nine Gates of the Inner City are going to strictly investigate a man who is about forty years old, of medium height, with a fair face and a slight beard, when he leaves the city——
At this time, the crowd outside the gate of Gongyuan has dispersed, and the land is almost empty. On the fourth watch of February 27th, a waning moon hangs in the sky. The stars and moon shine dimly, and the road is faintly discernible. The main road in the capital is spacious. It can also be seen in the dark night.
After riding his horse at a trot, when he arrived at West Chang'an Street, Xu Guangqi did not go west to the Wucheng Bingma Division. Instead, he turned all the way north to the East Fourth Archway and found Shang Zhouzuo's courtyard. As soon as he got off his horse, he didn't knock on the door.
The golden pillar door opened inward. The light inside the door flooded the floor, and an old man's voice said happily: "Are you announcing the good news? My Uncle Zhang has entered high school?"
The person who spoke was an old man from the Shang Mansion. He hadn't slept all night, just waiting for the official to come to announce the good news. Hearing the sound of horse hoofs, he stopped in front of the door, thinking it was the official who came to announce the good news. He opened the door first and saw Xu Guangqi.
I couldn't help but be stunned. I have lived in the capital for a long time and I still know the colors of official uniforms. When I saw the person coming here wearing official uniforms with a heron pattern on the chest, he was a sixth-grade official. He quickly crossed his hands and asked: "Does this gentleman have any?"
What's the point?"
Xu Guangqi said: "Please ask your master to come out quickly. Xu has something important to say, so go quickly."
Seeing Xu Guangqi's solemn expression and his urgent tone, the old man dared not neglect him. He asked Xu Guangqi to sit in the hall. He went to knock on the second door. The door soon opened. It was Shang Zhouzuo who opened the door. Shang Zhouzuo was worried about his sister-in-law's meeting.
He only slept for more than an hour in the first half of the night to test the rankings. He got up in the middle of the night and was waiting for the news. What he saw was Xu Guangqi. He knew that Xu Guangqi had gone to the Tribute Academy as an examiner for the joint examination. Today was the period when the results were released. Why did Xu Guangqi stay up all night?
What happened here?
Xu Guangqi greeted him in the entrance hall, bowed his hands and held Shang Zhouzuo's hand, saying: "Brother Ming Jian, Jie Zi is not in the house."
Zhouzuo of Shang Dynasty was surprised and doubtful, and replied: "I went to see the results. Brother Zixian, what happened?"
Xu Guangqi asked: "It's a long story, and I don't have time to go into detail yet. Brother Ming Jian, can you remember how Jie Zi solved the first question in his first performance?"
Zhou Zuo of Shang Dynasty asked: "Is it the question 'Only the benevolent can be good and evil'?"
Xu Guangqi nodded and said: "Exactly."
Zhou Zuodao of Shang Dynasty said: "After Jiezi appeared on the stage, he wrote it down silently for me to read. The title of his first performance was 'The sage determines the likes and dislikes, and only the benevolent people'."
When Xu Guangqi heard this sentence, his tense heartstrings suddenly relaxed, he smiled, and said with cupped hands: "That's right, very good, very good. The meson has indeed been cut off from the examination papers. Mr. Wu Ge can rest assured that he will be the best for meson."
I have made my apology - I take my leave, and I have to rush to the Five Cities Military and Horse Division to arrest the suspect." He hurriedly went out, got on his horse and left.
The night was dark, the neighborhood was quiet, and the sound of Xu Guangqi's horse hooves gradually faded away and disappeared——
Zhou Zuo of Shang Dynasty stood in front of the door, frowning. Xu Guangqi came suddenly and left in a hurry. The news he brought shocked him. The first volume of Jie Zi had been cut and exchanged. Xu Guangqi should be investigating the matter. So who is Jie Zi?
Was he successful or was he dismissed?
There was a soft sound of footsteps, and two sisters, Jinglan and Jinghui, came out and said in unison: "Good morning, daddy."
Shang Zhouzuo returned to the door and looked at his two daughters: "Why are you up so early?"
Jing Hui said: "I was woken up by the knocking on the door - Dad, have Mr. Zhang's uncle and Qi Huzi's brother-in-law been selected as Jinshi?"
Shang Zhouzuo said solemnly: "Stop talking too much and go back to sleep."
Seeing their father's stern expression, the two sisters did not dare to say anything more and hurried back to the inner courtyard. When they walked to the big lotus vat, Jing Hui said softly: "Sister, dad is not in a good mood."
Jinglan sighed: "They're afraid they failed the exam."
Jing Hui asked: "Which ones are they?"
Jing Lan said: "What does it matter to us if others win or not?"
Jing Hui said: "Sister, are you saying that Mr. Zhang's brother and Qi Huzi's brother-in-law failed the exam?"
Shang Jinglan remained silent, looking at his father's sullen expression, he was afraid there was bad news.
Jing Hui said: "Brother Zhang Gongzi really wants to pass the exam. He reads and composes until late at night every day. If he doesn't pass, he will be very sad. Brother-in-law Qi Huzi is only fifteen years old, so he is not afraid of——"
"Why aren't you afraid at the age of fifteen?" Shang Jinglan was unconvinced.
"You can take the exam again after passing the college entrance examination. Brother-in-law Qi Huzi passed the college entrance examination when he was only eighteen years old. He happened to be married to his sister." Xiao Jinghui's eyes were bright and innocent.
Shang Jinglan blushed, but before she could argue, Jing Hui suddenly shushed and said in a low voice, "Daddy is coming in." The two of them quickly went back to their rooms and went to bed.
Jing Hui tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep at first. He drifted off to sleep just before dawn, and was awakened by the sound of firecrackers outside the gate. He quickly sat up and shouted: "Younghua, Fanghua——"
The maid Fanghua ran in from outside and said with joy: "Uncle Zhang is in high school and ranked sixth."
"Sixth place?"
Jing Hui originally hoped that Zhang Yuan would be ranked first. His father had previously frightened him and thought that Zhang Yuan had failed. Now that he learned that Zhang Yuan ranked sixth, he was overjoyed and asked, "Where is brother-in-law Qi Huzi?"
Fanghua's voice softened: "I didn't pass the exam, Miss Jinglan is very unhappy."
Jing Hui said "Oh" and said, "Let me comfort my sister."
Jing Hui came out to wash up and saw his father and Mr. Zhang's brother talking in the hall. The two spoke in low voices and had serious expressions. Jing Wei was surprised: Didn't he win the sixth place? Why are he still so unhappy?
What does it look like?
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Wu Daonan received Xu Guangqi's reply and was convinced that at the beginning of the Chen Dynasty, he and the deputy examiner Liu Chuxian left the Gongyuan with Zhang Yuan's ink scroll and the ink scroll and went to the Cabinet Office in the Forbidden City. The imperial examination fraud was a serious matter and must be discussed with Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant of the cabinet.
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When the sedan arrived outside the Ming Dynasty Gate, he saw many people looking at the list on the screen wall in front of the lobby of the Ministry of Rites, and there were quarrels. Wu Daonan asked the clerk who was following the sedan to go over and see what was going on.
The clerk left and came back with a report: "The name of the first Huiyuan on the list was covered with mud. The sergeant guarding the list caught the person who defiled the list, but many actions prevented him from doing so.
Let's arrest people, it's making a big fuss."
Wu Daonan and Liu Chu first looked at each other and shook their heads together. They really didn't expect that there would be so much trouble in this exam.
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