A late plum tree was in full bloom in the courtyard, with an alluring fragrance. Jiang Zinan picked one. The plum branch had two forks, like a giant beetle, with rouge flowers. The cold fragrance hit people, making them feel energetic.
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a voice. When he saw it, he was suddenly surprised: "Sir, you are out... Hey"
Ye Qing just came out of the quiet room. When he heard the word "eh", he smiled and said, "Why, I haven't seen you for just a day, so I don't know your young master anymore?"
"No way, I just want you to take a look, sir." He said and brought the mirror over.
Ye Qing took it out and took a look, and was also startled. He saw that his face had not changed, but there was a black and green aura hidden in the Yintang. It flowed like smoke and mist. It was very different from the past when mortals could not see this luck.
Feeling this complexion, it definitely made Ye Qing a little more majestic.
This face was very similar to Yu Fan's, but it was cyan among the Five Virtues, and the number of colors was smaller. Ye Qing was very satisfied.
"What I expected is true. The Five Virtues are actually the way of order. Putting down the chaos is a trivial matter, but the key is the 'Tao' established in the process."
"Although a sparrow is small, it has all its internal organs. In my dream, I established a system, raised troops to suppress it, appease the people, and cultivated farmland. This is how I condensed this black destiny."
"Because of this, in response to the favorable timing of Heide, although my luck has not improved, it has become much refined."
"Sir, what are you thinking about?" Jiang Zinan's soft voice woke up Ye Qing from his complacency, and he immediately felt hateful and itchy, thinking that this little girl is becoming more and more attractive: "I was thinking about how to practice my family skills at night.
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"Family law?" Zhou Ling honestly wondered: "Do you have one?"
"Well, only for disobedient women." Ye Qing said matter-of-factly.
Jiang Zinan rolled her eyes at him, grinding her teeth secretly, pretending not to notice, but said: "Sir, Mr. Fu invites you to come over and watch the examiner enter the hospital."
"Oh, I'll go right away." Ye Qing was startled, then remembered, said immediately, got up and hurried away.
The imperial capital is nicknamed the "Snowless Capital", which is a bit exaggerated. The temperature dropped sharply this morning, and the sky became gloomier in the evening. The cold wind swept away the fallen leaves in front of the imperial city. Even the evergreen trees lost their last dead leaves overnight.
, with the heavy lead clouds in the sky, it seems that there are signs of snow in the city.
The dusk bell rang in the drum towers all over the city, and the doors of the three-storey towers of the imperial city opened one after another. After work in the seven offices of the two governments, a large number of officials came out, and then the Prime Minister's umbrellas were opened one by one on the imperial street.
The car drove through the long street.
In the private room of a restaurant on the far corner of the street, Ye Qing and Fu Chengshan were talking about poetry and essays. They both sighed that there were 7,000 moves this year.
At this time, hearing the noise of carriages and horses, they all opened the windows and looked around, and saw one, two, three... Under the covers of these decorated umbrellas, there were all first- and second-rank officials.
In the eyes of the sky, all these green auras are as dense as the abyss, and they all have a hint of purple. The leader of the canopy is even more purple, and he must be the Prime Minister Yan Shiqing.
"There are only six, one more to go." Fu Chengshan pondered for a moment and said.
Ye Qing understood what he meant, but smiled slightly: "Maybe I'll leave it right in front of the palace."
After a long time, I finally saw the last one leaving the government office. After passing this building, I saw a middle-aged man in a second-grade purple official uniform under the umbrella. His skin was slightly dark, his face was resolute, and his eyebrows were thick.
At this time, I felt a little conscious and looked up. I saw a few gestures and nodded slightly.
This was unexpected by Ye Qing and others, who quickly returned the gift. When the canopy drove past, Kong Zhicai breathed a sigh of relief and said: "This is Grand Bachelor Tong Shantong. I met him when borrowing books from Guanwen Pavilion a few months ago. I was lucky enough to meet him."
Two sentences together, these words are extraordinary..."
"Are you a little darker?" Chu Yan chuckled: "You are white-faced, but if you grew up by the sea, you would be this dark."
Kong Zhi laughed, but looked serious: "It seems that the war in the north has attracted the attention of the officials."
"I'm afraid. Speaking of which, it's time for the Gongyuan to be locked up..." Tang Zhongchen looked thoughtfully at Ye Qing.
Ye Qing smiled and said nothing. He wrote the word "彟" over the drink that day, just waiting for the facts to evolve. There was no need to take credit at this time.
"What are you afraid of? Even if Tong University's bachelor's degree examination is decided, we will write no less than ten articles this month specifically focusing on the war in the north and the situation in the world." Chu Yan smiled happily, with a little evil intention: "
When the exact news of the hospital lockout comes out tomorrow, there will be many people who are more anxious than us."
Several people touched their hands, thinking that the seven thousand moves were like ants in a hot pot, which relieved their depression and burst into laughter.
The car drove out of the long street and arrived at Tong Mansion in the east and north of the city. It was already night.
A long queue of cars lined up in front of the mansion, and the alley in front of the main entrance was packed with officials who came to pay a visit and wait. It was obvious that they had heard some rumors.
Tong Shan shook his head and lowered the car curtain: "Have someone close the umbrella and go in through the back door."
"Yes, sir." The coachman responded and drove to the back alley and entered the mansion. After bathing and changing clothes, the maid presented a few sets of regular clothes, and Tong Shan waved away: "Change with me..."
There was a chuckle behind the veil, and a woman came out, holding a brocade and purple dress in her hand: "A royal dress?"
Tong Shan's eyes lit up and he smiled: "Madam is still considerate."
Mrs. Tong waved the maid away and helped him put it on with her own hands: "Although the clothes are new, the man is old. He has been more than 20 years old. How can he not be considerate?"
Tong Shan caressed her delicate face, his palms smooth and warm, until he touched the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, his expression turned gloomy: "We are all old."
"My husband is full of blue and purple aura, and my heart is filled with three feet of clear light. I will eventually achieve immortality." Mrs. Tong lowered her head and said in a soft voice: "My wife's time with me is running out. How can I not cherish it?"
Tong Shan caressed her long hair, the tender memories flowing through his heart, giving birth to some regrets. Just as he was feeling sad, he suddenly heard a male duck's voice outside: "Please ask the bachelor to take the order."
"Go ahead." Mrs. Tong straightened his hat and belt, and pushed him out with a smile. An incense table had been set up in the courtyard, and she saw him bowing down in the courtyard and respectfully receiving the imperial edict.
After receiving the order for a while, he entered the room, waved the five-color silk scroll in his hand, and looked a little strange: "I am not an old examinee, but now I have become a junior examiner of a new subject.
This is because I was only thirty years old when I was selected as a Jinshi. Now at the age of forty-seven, according to the examiner, I am very young. I have not exceeded the nominal admission period for Jinshi.
Mrs. Tong was knowledgeable and courteous, and she understood what she was saying. She couldn't see her husband praising himself, so she rolled her eyes and said, "Are you very proud of the spring breeze?"
Tong Shan chuckled and said nothing more.
There was nothing to say all night, and at midnight the next day, Tong Shan stopped going on duty and went straight to Gongyuan.
As soon as I went out, there was a group of soldiers waiting for me. They all stood upright and followed them silently.
The Gongyuan is located in the south corner of the imperial city, next to the Ministry of Rites. It has numerous scriptures and repairs, and its regulations are even grander than those of the six departments.
When Tong Shan arrived in front of Gongyuan, he saw the sky full of cold stars. Just after the fourth watch, he walked towards the dragon gate, but saw lights hanging in every hall inside, so he looked around without saying a word.
After entering, they saw the chief and deputy examiners of the three halls, as well as the supervisors and inspectors, a total of two hundred people standing in the court hall. Behind them, the door was locked with a bang.
But it was said that seven thousand people had poured into the capital, and each person brought more or less a few to a dozen people, totaling forty to fifty thousand. How many eyes were staring at Gongyuan at this time?
The news of the lock-up spread immediately. The examiner was Tong Shan. It shocked countless people. The exam was only three days away. Academician Tong’s past policies, anthology, and even the imperial examination papers of that year were turned out, copied, and sold.
Time makes paper in Beijing expensive.
At this time, Tong Shan ignored all this. After entering, everyone made a "pop" sound, knelt down, and said in unison: "Greetings, sir."
Tong Shan smiled and waved: "Everyone, get up."
He glanced at it and couldn't help but secretly rejoice: "This time the situation in the Northern Wei Dynasty is tense, your Majesty will be the only one to make the decision. Otherwise, in the past years, it would have been a real punishment for the master and deputy to check and balance..."
Everyone stood up, and Tong Shan went to the temple, where there were three rows of memorial tablets.
At the top are three Taoist monarchs, in the middle are five emperors, and below are Taizu and the current emperor. They all salute and offer incense together.
After that, Tong Shan entered the back hall of Gongyuan. There was a young Taoist waiting in the middle. He looked at him and said: "I have seen Taoist friends."
Tong Shan couldn't wait to look further, so he bowed and returned the greeting: "Tong Shan has met Taoist friend."
After saying that, he raised his head and met the Taoist's green eyes. For a moment, he felt heavy spiritual pressure. Although it passed in a blink of an eye, he felt envious in his heart: "I don't know which senior Jinshi of this dynasty has achieved success in cultivation..."
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"The poor Taoist has been ordered by the Heavenly Court to pass down the questions in this examination." Yun Jizi ignored this and took out a crystal jade plate from his sleeve and showed it to everyone. They all confirmed it.
He put it back in his sleeve and said: "Please follow the schedule and indicate the topic assigned by the emperor, and then both parties will combine the topic."
This is the proper meaning. The "Jinshi" in the first two rankings are the scholars who pay tribute to the heaven, and only the Jinshi in the third ranking are left to the court for selection.
Tong Shan responded, washed his hands in the gold basin, and bowed deeply to the imperial seal test questions on a gold plate, and then took it with his own hands. It was not the time to open it at this time, but to put it together with the jade plate.
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As soon as the jade plate and the imperial edict were combined, strands of green light and golden light suddenly intersected and floated in the air, turning into the word "Edict". Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
This proves that up to now, all procedures are normal and there are no loopholes or other problems.
"Open the main hall for inspection," Tong Shan ordered, and immediately shouted, the Panlong Zhu lacquered copper nailed door opened, and everyone entered the hall.
The main hall is thick and vaulted, and the floor is polished so that light can be discerned. The hall is deep, and there are candlesticks in the aisles. There are rows of tables and chairs, each only three feet long, with pen holders and inkstones on them.
In the earth world, there are also general examinations and then palace examinations, but not in this world. The reason is very simple. This palace examination is a real person sent from heaven to come down directly to supervise. How can you waste time by taking turns twice? It is completed in one time.
Moreover, there are only two questions in the imperial examination, and the examination time is very short. It only lasts for half a day from early morning to noon. You can go to the toilet before and after the exam, so you are generally not allowed to go to the toilet in between.
There is a banquet given by the emperor at noon, so there is no need to bring food to the palace.
Tong Shan glanced at it and asked: "Now that there are seven thousand people, is this hall enough?"
"Not enough, but the left and right side halls are also open, so you can definitely enter every game." An examiner responded.
Tong Shan stopped asking any more questions and turned to the real person and said: "Please go to the jade seal to control your luck."