About an hour later, the top ten original papers of the Shuntian Prefecture's Academy of Sciences examination were placed on Kangxi's imperial desk. Among them, the first one was Yuzhu's examination paper.
Liang Jiugong spread out Yuzhu's test papers one by one in front of Kangxi in order.
I don't know how long it took, but Kangxi remained silent, and the atmosphere in the entire Qianqing Palace gradually turned cold.
Longkodo, who stood with his head bowed, also became a little worried about gains and losses, and couldn't make up his mind. He heard Tang Bing say that the jade pillar was like a bag to retrieve things, so he dared to act in front of Kangxi.
But don't lift a stone and smash your own foot. Longkodo already regrets it.
"Wei Zhu, you go to the cabinet to pass on my oral instructions and ask the ten newly elected cabinet ministers to come over." Kangxi said coldly, "Listen carefully. If any news leaks out, be careful."
"Hey." After Wei Zhu received the decree, he specially selected a few of Liang Jiugong's disciples and led them to the cabinet to deliver the decree.
Liang Jiugong was the chief eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, and Wei Zhu was the deputy chief eunuch. The two had always been at odds with each other, and they often stabbed each other.
Life was at stake, and Wei Zhu was afraid that Liang Jiugong would be harmed, so he deliberately dragged several of Liang Jiugong's confidants into the trap, killing everyone together.
After the ten secretaries of the cabinet arrived, Kangxi ordered people to bring them paper and pen, and asked them to re-copy the ten examination papers, except for the resumes of three generations of ancestors and grandchildren.
Immediately afterwards, Kangxi ordered Liang Jiugong and Wei Zhu to take the copied papers to the South Study Room and let the Han officials and scholars rank them.
Longkodo broke out in a cold sweat. Is it necessary to start such a big battle?
At this point, there is nothing to say but to leave it to fate.
After the Confucian officials in the South Study Room finished reviewing the papers and ranking them, they sealed them and handed them to the emperor.
Kangxi looked at the order of ranking, then looked at Longkodo, and said expressionlessly: "Kneel down."
"Slave, please retire." After Longkodo patted his sleeves and knelt down to kowtow, he took a dozen steps back and when he was almost to the door, he turned around and left.
Until he left the palace, Longkodo didn't understand what the emperor meant.
After dinner, Longkodo couldn't help but tell Yuzhu about it. At the end, Longkodo said: "I was originally considering you just to catch your eye. Don't let that person do it during the test." The narrow-minded Hanchen examiners were deposed."
"Recently, Mafa has been relieved. If you pass the Jinshi examination, even if you are just a member of the same Jinshi family, your mother and son will be allowed to return to the Tong family together." Longkodo really loves his son, "As long as you are officially admitted. In the Tong family, even the prince and elder brother will not dare to humiliate you at will."
"Thank you Ama for cultivating me." Yuzhu called Ama countless times, but this time, he shouted most willingly.
"You and I are close relatives of our own flesh and blood, why do we need to talk so much?" Longkodo's heart had long been inclined to Yuzhu, and Yue Xing'a's eldest son had been forgotten.
Yuzhu knew in his heart that Tong Guowei had not allowed Li Si'er to return to the Tong family with him before because his mother and son had tarnished the Tong family's reputation but had no use value.
Now, the reason why Tong Guowei is relieved is very simple. If Yuzhu passes the Jinshi examination, it will have great investment value.
Tong Guowei is already old, and among his eight sons, only Long Ke is promising. Among Tong Guowei's grandchildren, except for Yuzhu, they are all dandies among dandies.
It is impossible for the Tong family to have another queen. If there is no one among the grandchildren to support the family, sooner or later the family will decline.
The head of a big family must consider the future of the family!
The next day, Yuzhu brought gifts and went to pay homage to Zhang Bin, the imperial censor. As expected by Tang Bing, Zhang Bin stayed behind closed doors and saw no one.
There are so many powerful people in Sijiu City. It has always been difficult to be an academic officer in Shuntian Mansion. It is easy to attract criticism and lose your head.
If you don't come to say thank you, it's because Yuzhu doesn't understand the rules. When he comes, Zhang Bin is missing. Yuzhu's etiquette has been fulfilled, so there's nothing to worry about.
Yuzhu transferred to Tang Mansion, and Tang Bing happened to be at home. After the master and apprentice met, they looked at each other and smiled.
Tang Bing said with a smile: "As a rule, as long as the candidates in the Shuntian Prefecture Examination pass the Prefectural Examination, they will not be dismissed from the Provincial Examination. Hehe, I congratulate you in advance."
Yuzhu had known about this old rule for a long time, so he just pretended to be stupid, blushing and saying nothing.
"Teacher, why is Zhang Tixue so bold?" Yuzhu said what he was worried about.
Tang Bing stroked his beard and smiled, and said in a low voice: "Zhang Bin's official luck is not good either. He is betting on good luck." He stopped talking and didn't go into details.
Since the 40th year of Kangxi's reign, all the officials in the imperial court have been simple and simple. What followed was that the emperor became more and more arbitrary and more and more like to listen to good things.
Nowadays, governors from all over the country are publicly making false auspicious reports. However, the emperor likes to hear these, and he often rewards them generously.
It's just that talking about the emperor and his father is not what a minister should do, so Tang Bing didn't dare to say it clearly.
Tang Bing was cautious, and Yu Zhu was also very calm. He didn't even mention that Kangxi asked the Confucian scholars in the South Study Room to re-grade the papers.
Those who want to achieve great things must control their mouths, speak less and listen more.
In today's world, it is better to be silent than to speak a thousand words.
Tang Bing was happy, and the master and apprentice had a great conversation, so he left Yuzhu for lunch.
In a scholar-bureaucrat's home, eating without words, using chopsticks without making a sound, and speaking without speaking are the basic etiquette, and there is no need to say too much.
After finishing the meal, rinsing his mouth and wiping his hands, Tang Bing picked up the tea, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Since you are the head of the case, I don't have much to teach you. However, my junior brother is currently the admiral.
He Zichang, who studied politics in the south of the Yangtze River, does have unique insights into the way of imperial examination. I plan to write a book, how about you take it to him and study with him for a while to gain more knowledge? "
This is completely out of the ordinary.
Since Tang Bing really regarded Yuzhu as one of his own, Yuzhu naturally would not go against his good intentions and immediately thanked his teacher with a big gift.
"This is the year of the provincial examination. You just need to come back before the provincial school examination. Don't delay the autumn." Tang Bing was careful and reminded Yuzhu again and again not to forget important things.
Unlike the college examination, the main test in the provincial examination is vision. If you continue to study hard, you will no longer be able to adapt to the situation.
Tang Bing felt that although the provincial examination did not remove the head of the college examination, nothing was absolute. If Yuzhu failed the examination, it was not without the possibility of failing.
It is definitely not Tang Bing's style to let Yuzhu Ma go to Nanshan and wait for the provincial examination.
Jiangnan Province is a place where the country and dynasties are prosperous. Tang Bing asked Yuzhu to study there because he wanted to tell him: There are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the people. Don't be arrogant and complacent.
Going out to study was a serious matter, and even though Li Si'er was reluctant to part with his son, he had no choice but to agree with tears.