At this point, the proposal is basically finalized.
None of the ministers present came forward to offer their opinions. To them, Cheng Minzheng's resignation was the best outcome. If the investigation continues, things may get worse.
Before the court meeting ended, Zhu Youtang had asked Xiao Jing to bring a few people who were not involved in the case out of the palace.
Tang Yin originally thought that he would not be able to leave the palace today, but unexpectedly he turned around and was acquitted. Even he himself did not understand what he had experienced. When he left the palace, he was very dull, as if he was lost in thinking about life. Self, both eyes are empty and dull.
"Mr. Zhang, today is the day when the examination results will be released. Your Majesty has also given instructions. There is nothing more important today than you waiting for the results. We will send them here first."
Xiao Jing was delighted.
Today the emperor won a victory in the court, and he was happy for the emperor.
Of course, he also knew that the credit lay with Zhang Zhou. If Zhang Zhou hadn't proposed to implicate the case to everyone who visited Cheng Minzheng and shifted the focus of public opinion to the issue of "seeking progress through a long-term relationship," the matter would not have ended so easily.
Zhang Zhou glanced at the scholars who came out not far away, then leaned over and said: "We all know the result, what are we waiting for?"
"What's needed, the tributes come first. That's Huiyuan, what a sight. Just pretend you don't know the result and wait for others to envy you."
Xiao Jing said, and quickly asked Sun Shangqi to drive the carriage over, meaning to take Zhang Zhou away.
On the other side, Tang Yinze walked out of the palace gate with mechanical steps and looked around.
There was still some confusion on his face.
He was fine, but Xu Jing, the big benefactor behind him, was in terrible trouble. His crimes were second only to those scholars who gave money to the Cheng family but refused to admit that they were still discussing the case outside.
Tang Yin lost his support and even had to think about food by himself.
"Brother Tang, why don't we go together?" Zhang Zhou walked over and asked with a smile.
"you……"
Tang Yin looked at Zhang Zhou with fear in his eyes.
He now knew very well that he was different from Zhang Zhou. Zhang Zhou had been acquitted from the beginning and had never even been to Beizhen Fusi, while he, Tang Yin, suffered in it for seven or eight days.
When he met Zhang Zhou, it was like meeting the God of Plague.
Zhang Zhou said: "Everything is settled, don't worry about coming with me. Our bet hasn't been fulfilled yet. Do you want to go together and wait for the results to be released?"
It just so happened that Xiao Jing said that he could pretend not to know the outcome and act cool in front of others.
Wouldn't this just provide Tang Yin to pretend for him?
Xiao Jing, who came over, smiled and said, "We have informed him that we will test the results."
Zhang Zhou had a look of regret on his face. It seemed like this guy didn’t have to pretend anymore. He said, “I’d like to say congratulations to Brother Tang first. It’s a pity that you will be ranked after me.”
Tang Yin suddenly remembered that in addition to escaping the crisis, he had also been killed by a tribute
...Thirteenth?
I'm 13th in the general examination, this ranking is already very impressive.
He suddenly realized that Xiao Jing and Zhang Zhou were walking together, and Zhang Zhou must have known about it in advance. Zhang Zhou also said that his ranking was higher than him... So what rank did Zhang Zhou get in the exam?
"Eunuch Xiao, I'm going with Tang Yin now, is that okay?" Zhang Zhou asked.
Xiao Jing smiled and said: "Your case has been settled so far. Where you two are going and how you are going, our family has no way of asking. Please do it."
"I...I have to go back and clean up first..."
Tang Yin didn't want to go with Zhang Zhou.
Zhang Zhou had no intention of avoiding suspicion, but Tang Yin was very afraid of him.
Feelings, Zhang Bingkuan, you don’t know about the crimes you committed in prison, right? If I walk with you and get criticized a few times, won’t I have to enter the palace for the second time?
I suffered the disadvantage of being close to Cheng Minzheng, and I was determined not to suffer the same fate again.
Farewell to you.
"Then I won't send it away. I'll go first."
"Please." Xiao Jing smiled and greeted him respectfully.
Zhang Zhou didn't force it. Anyway, he had a carriage here and could go wherever he wanted.
As for Tang Yin...you are very diligent on your legs. If you don't accept the kindness, just be diligent and walk on your own.
When Tang Yin saw Zhang Zhou leaving, there were guards driving his carriage and people riding horses to see him off. He knew that he was incomparable. He lowered his head in front of Xiao Jing and did not dare to say anything. He did not feel relieved until Xiao Jing entered the palace gate.
tone.
"He will take the test...where does he rank? But it seems...we have to wait for the results of the palace test to decide the outcome..."
"What's the point of winning or losing?"
Tang Yin passed the Jinshi examination, but the arrogance in his bones seemed to have been drained away by this unnecessary disaster case.
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The city was very lively that day.
After the examination was over, rumors of unresolved questions abounded. After the delay in releasing the results, the grand finale of the examination was finally coming on this day, and the scholars went nervously to wait for the release of the results.
The entrance to the Gongyuan of Mingshifang is where the list is posted. On that day, in addition to posting the list, there were yamen from Shuntian Prefecture singing and announcing the names, etc. It can be said that it was crowded with people early in the morning, and it was the most lively.
But the place Zhang Zhou went to that day was the Imperial College.
Because he is going to drop out of school.
They have all passed the Gongshi examination. When the palace examination is completed on March 15th, they will officially become Jinshi and officially enter the court.
I came to the capital once and said that I was going to the Northern Imperial College to pay tribute, but I didn't go to the Imperial College to study for a day.
When he took a carriage to the gate of the Imperial College, he was told that the Imperial College was on holiday today.
Regardless of whether they were participating in the examination or not, they all went outside the Gongyuan to watch the excitement that day. The Imperial College also fully took into account the herd mentality of the candidates and did not even attend classes that day.
"Go, go, go, what are you causing trouble? We are getting rid of pests! You deserve to be killed by the medicine!"
It was a holiday that day, and the Imperial Academy was doing spring pest control.
Zhang Zhou had no choice but to walk out. When he turned around, he saw the Yuesheng Teahouse where he had written poems before. Looking upstairs again, he found that at the open window, brother and sister Lin Ting and Lin Yi were looking down.
Probably the Lin brothers and sisters also thought it was a bit strange that Zhang Zhou came to the Imperial College at such a time.
Lin Ting made an invitation: "Bingkuan, come up and sit."
Zhang Zhou did not refuse and entered the Yuesheng Tea House. It was not very deserted inside, and there were two tables of guests upstairs. It seemed that they were all here to give Lin Ting and Lin Yi face.
These people are relatively low-key, and even with more than a dozen people upstairs, they can be quiet and elegant.
Probably all the high-profile officials in the capital were making a fool of themselves at the gate of Gongyuan at this moment.
But looking at the age of this group of people and the presence of Lin Yi, who was dressed in women's clothing, Zhang Zhou probably felt that these people were just pretending.
A bunch of old perverts.
"This is Bingkuan, Jiangnan Jieyuan. You must have heard of it, right?" Lin Ting first introduced the scholars around him.
Of course those people have heard of Zhang Zhou's name, but most of them have never seen it with their own eyes. When they heard that this was Zhang Zhou, their faces were not filled with enthusiasm or jealousy... but a kind of avoidance and fear.
Zhang Zhou felt that others regarded him as the god of plague.
He just smiled and cupped his hands without saying anything.
It seemed like no one welcomed him.
"Bingkuan, why did you come here if you didn't go to Gongyuan today to wait for the announcement of the results?" Lin Ting couldn't help but ask after asking Zhang Zhou to sit down.
Zhang Zhou's eyes fell on Lin Yi. As Lin Han's daughter, Lin Yi had always been dressed in men's clothes before, but this time she was dressed in women's clothes, and in front of so many "crazy bees and butterflies", she was heartbroken.
Could it be that Old Man Lin has changed his gender, and in order to make Empress Dowager Zhou give up on his daughter, he allowed her daughter to appear in public more often and ruin her reputation?
"I just came out of the palace. I wrote a project and got the results. Why don't I come over here and have a look and get my student status revoked?"
Zhang Zhoudao.
When the people around him heard this, they who had originally shook their heads and avoided Zhang Zhou could not help but gather around him.
Someone asked: "What is the result of the case? Tang Yin and Xu Jing..."
I asked half of the question, I'm sorry to ask again.
Asking the person involved in the case the result... This cannot be called rude, it is simply ignorant.
Although Lin Ting was curious in his heart, he would not ask about Wan Ti so rashly. He said: "You are raising people to pay tribute. If you are in Chunwei High School, your student status will be improved automatically. There is no need to come in person."
Zhang Zhou smiled and said nothing.
There are some things that he is embarrassed to say.
He took first place in the previous Tribute Selection. This selection examination was a backdoor specially opened by the Emperor. Now he does not need to accept the Tribute Selection. As usual, he still has to come and withdraw.
Strictly speaking, there is a certain conflict between paying tribute to select officials and participating in the examination. Otherwise, the emperor would not have waited for the results of Zhang Zhou's examination before deciding whether Zhang Zhou would enter the court by paying tribute.
"Brother Lin, why didn't you go to Gongyuan?" Zhang Zhou asked.
Lin Ting said: "It's all about paying tribute. If you really win, someone will come to report it. We agreed early in the morning to wait here today. By the way, we can talk about academic matters."
"Yeah." Zhang Zhou nodded.
I was thinking in my heart, you are not just talking about me and the project here, and I happened to bump into you, right?
Lin Yi listened to Zhang Zhou's nonsense for a long time, but even though she didn't answer the question that everyone present was most concerned about, she couldn't help but said: "What about the problem?"
"Sister, you..."
Lin Ting wanted to teach his sister a lesson, but found that everyone around him looked at her more eagerly than his sister.
Lin Yi just asked about the topic that everyone wanted to ask.
As the hottest hot spot in the capital recently, didn't they talk about it for a long time just now?
Now that we finally have first-hand news, who doesn’t want to ask clearly?
Zhang Zhoudao: "Early this morning, many candidates who participated in the examination were brought into the palace. In the morning, there were court officials in front of the Meridian Gate. Many people who had visited Scholar Cheng after October last year also gave gifts.
, he was convicted of seeking advancement despite his predestined relationship, and all the officials in the gift-giving department were deposed as local officials."
"Scholar Cheng ordered Zhishi to live in Beijing leisurely. Some people, such as Tang Yin, who visited Cheng's house but did not send gifts, will not be held accountable... I have never been there, and this case has nothing to do with me.
Stand aside and listen."
"That's it?" Lin Ting wondered.
In his opinion, this result seemed to be different from the scholars' expectations.
Zhang Zhou smiled and added: "Oh, there are a few people who not only visited and gave gifts, but also talked about the vend project and publicized it a lot afterwards, but refused to admit it after being accused by people from the Cheng family. Maybe
It will be more unlucky, and even the reputation of the candidate will be lost. As for whether there are other punishments, I don't know."
"ah!?"
The scholars present were all candidates waiting for the results together. They heard that someone had been dismissed because of discussing this case. Although there were other prerequisites, it was a great shock to them.
Lin Ting sighed: "No wonder some people are trying to make a fuss out of unsubstantiated facts. It turns out that there are young people fanning the flames behind the scenes. They think that these people are destined to be unable to make progress, but they slander others for no reason. It is really unethical to be a scholar."
Feng, this meritorious deed is unjust."
People around him didn't expect Lin Ting to be so disgusted with those people.
They are still thinking, could it be that because Zhang Zhou was present, you said this deliberately in order to please him and win over him?
Zhang Zhou said: "His Majesty also ordered that the results of this case be announced together with the examination list. You will probably know the details in a moment."
Just as he was talking, someone outside shouted: "Brother Li Zhan, come down quickly. You have been selected as a tribute. You are twenty-sixth on the gold list. Everyone is here to announce the good news!"
Originally we were still talking about vendetta.
At this time, everyone seemed to have come back to their senses.
Today is the day when the exam results are released. I don’t care about the big things that will determine the fate of everyone. I don’t care what the topic is. It should be ignored even if it doesn’t concern me.
"congratulations!"
Everyone immediately began to come over to congratulate Lin Ting.
