Facing the old man’s inquiry, Zhang Yue did not tell him Wang Kui’s name in the end.
Although I felt that this matter was a bit unsettled, I still agreed to Wang Kui not to talk about it.
Zhang Yue didn't have any likes or dislikes towards Wang Kui before, but when this incident came out, his impression suddenly fell to the bottom. However, this is a personal moral issue, and Zhang Yue doesn't care about it. After all, he will not offend others for nothing.
After all, Wang Kui had been very considerate to him before.
Zhang Yue still didn't want to add too many details before releasing the results, so he decided to do more than do less. In the end, he resigned from the old man and had the extra discretion to let Wang Kui know that he had covered it up for him.
But Zhang Yue didn't expect him to turn around and leave. Huang Lu found an excuse to leave and said to himself: "I hate such a heartless person the most in my life."
After saying that, Huang Lu walked towards the place where the old man went...
After drinking with Guo Lin, Zhang Yue returned to Taixue instead of staying at Zhang Shi's home.
After the New Year's Eve, it can be said that the spring is just right. Zhang Yue has been busy reading every day before the provincial examination and trying to figure out what articles to write.
Now that I have taken the provincial examination, my whole person has just relaxed. For a while, I no longer have to run around for the elusive and elusive fame that seems to be floating on the top of the clouds.
Think about the past three years, even though I have tried hard to chase the moonlight, I was eventually illuminated by the moonlight.
Actually, if you think about it from another perspective, you are like a galloping rabbit, with a big carrot hanging in front of your eyes, and the world uses this to motivate you to run forward.
They all have pretty much the same meaning anyway.
Although I always believe that hard work pays off, I have only been chasing for three years and am somewhat tired.
Now that he has passed the exam, Zhang Yue can finally do something he wants to do.
Taking advantage of the sunny weather, Zhang Yue quickly cleaned the inside and outside of the studio, took all the clothes, washed them, and went to the bathhouse to take a bath. After returning to Taixue, he went to the pavilion next to the bamboo forest.
Sit around for a while, and occasionally go to the shooting garden to watch the shooting skills of my classmates.
Taixue is still as usual. After the provincial examination, Taixue students are still giving lectures, and the direct lectures and doctors in Chonghua Hall are still preaching and teaching students.
The Zhidao and Ph.D.s in Taixue were all great Confucians of the time. Zhang Yue had listened to their lectures for the purpose of taking the imperial examination before, but now he doesn't need to be too utilitarian.
After the drum beats in the daytime, Zhang Yue will hold a book and find his favorite doctor and professor to go in and listen.
Zhang Yue once heard some great stories. After graduation, he worked hard to achieve financial freedom, and then went back to school so that he could no longer study utilitarianally, but study the major he wanted to study, study the knowledge he wanted to study, and re-educate.
Be yourself.
Zhang Yue doesn’t know whether these things are true or not, but he longs for such a life, but he lacks wealth and freedom.
Zhang Yue cherishes the life of living as he pleases, after all, he has not experienced it for a long, long time.
Live for yourself, not for others.
Therefore, Zhang Yue just wanted to release the results later, and then even if the results were not released, people would always tell him about these things.
That day, Zhang Yue was shooting arrows in the archery garden, but he was told that someone was looking for him.
After Zhang Yue heard about the visitor, he walked to the gate of Taixue and saw Butler Wu. Butler Wu and Zhang Yue Dao Wu Anshi came and were waiting in the room to let him go.
Zhang Yue wondered what Wu Anshi wanted to do with him at this time?
But Butler Wu didn't look too good, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Zhang Yue immediately went to the Wu family to arrange a residence for himself next to Taixue. Zhang Yue rarely came here on weekdays, and he came here also to meet Tang Jiu.
When Zhang Yue arrived, he saw that everyone was holding their breath. When they arrived in the hall, Zhang Yue saw Wu Anshi.
Wu Anshi looked bad.
Zhang Yue observed his words and expressions, and finally said as usual: "I've met Mr. Dalang."
Seeing Zhang Yuehou, Wu Anshi sighed deeply and said, "Sanlang, do you know how your provincial examination went?"
Zhang Yue said: "How can we know it before the list is published?"
Wu An wrote in a poem: "Although the list has not yet been released, I have asked someone to ask for you."
Zhang Yue knew that this statement was true. According to the unwritten rules, the top ten papers in the provincial examination should be presented to the emperor for inspection.
The so-called unwritten means that there is no such rule in the court, but every examiner will do this. This is a tacit and first-class understanding.
Although the emperor generally has no objection to the top ten in the provincial examination, most of the provincial examination papers have been separated and the rankings have been agreed upon, and the results can be released only after the emperor has read them.
If you want to know in advance at this time, it is not difficult at all to ask someone to inquire about the ranking. As long as you have an acquaintance, you can do it in advance.
Wu Anshi usually doesn't care much about himself, but he didn't expect that he is also concerned about his provincial examination.
Zhang Yue said: "Thank you Dalangjun for taking the trouble. I guess I didn't win this time, right?"
Wu Anshi took a deep look at Zhang Yue and said, "Now that we are sorting out the names, your name is not there."
Zhang Yue felt a knot in his heart when he heard this. He actually believed 70% to 80% of it. Wu Anshi would not use this matter to deceive him.
It seems that my failure this time was due to strategic issues.
Zhang Yue said: "In that case, thank you very much."
Hearing this, Wu Anshi said angrily: "It's fine if you really can't pass the exam. My Wu family is not a snobbish person. I didn't intend for you to become a Jinshi and then marry the 17th of my family."
"But now that you have said this, I sincerely hope that you can pass the imperial examination. But you used to take the third place in the examination, but recently you can't even get the last one... Do you not take this marriage to your heart at all? Recently
Have you ever worked hard and taken it seriously?"
Zhang Yue said: "I really don't dare to say this, Mr. Dalang. I didn't agree at first. It's just that Sanlang had his own insistence. Now... the matter has come to this, and I have nothing to say."
“However, Ensaburo will never forget the importance that Mrs. Caoshuai, Da Langjun, and Erlangjun paid to Sanlang.”
Facing Zhang Yue’s words, Wu Anshi didn’t know what to say.
“You...just take care of yourself!” Wu An said in a poem and immediately turned around and left.
Wu Anshi looked exhausted.
Zhang Yue looked at Wu Anshi's expression. He didn't get angry with himself, but was deeply disappointed.
At this moment, Zhang Yue actually felt a little guilty towards Wu Anshi.
At this time, in the Gongyuan, the marking of papers has indeed come to an end.
In the capital hall, there are three tall paulownia chairs. The three examiners Wang Gui sit in the middle, Fan Zhen and Wang Chou sit on the left and right respectively, and two detailed officials sit on the small stools at the bottom.
These two detailed officials also came from the imperial court and were well-educated Confucian scholars.
As for the two hundred papers, they were spread out in front of the five examiners.
Each paper is now written with the grading comments written by the previous examiner, the grading comments of the chief examiner, and the detailed reference opinions of the determining officer.
This three-level grading is to prevent any examiner from having too much power and ensures the fairness of the provincial examination.
As for the ten inspectors who are outside the curtain and are not allowed to enter the capital hall, it has nothing to do with the final discussion level.
Now the candlelight shines on everyone's face.
Wang Gui took a sip of tea and said: "Open the title of the book!"
At the moment, the reading officer came forward to compare and read the red scroll and the ink scroll one by one. After confirming that they were correct, they opened the names and then filled in the names one by one.
Wang Gui looked relaxed as he sat on the chair and listened to the familiar names read out one after another. Many well-known talents in the world appeared on the list of the volume.
This shows that he was successful in hosting the provincial examination, and finally selected these well-deserved talents.
When the reader read the last name, Wang Gui nodded happily and said to him: "First make a draft list with this."
The scribe immediately left to draw up the list.
Fan Zhen said with a smile: "This subject is finally peaceful, and now the top ten papers will be submitted to the imperial examination."
Wang Gui smiled and nodded, but while stroking his beard, he suddenly thought, No, why is there a person whose name is not on the list? This person is someone whom Prime Minister Ouyang Shu values highly.
Wang Gui paused, then Wang Chou said: "Take a moment, you two, I have something to say."
Wang Gui looked at Wang Chou and said, "Jing Yi, please speak."
But Wang Chou took out an ink scroll from his sleeve and said: "The scroll I saw yesterday in the capital hall was left by Fan Nehan. I thought this scroll could be at least among the top ten. I don't know why Fan Nehan left it."
fall?"
Immediately Fan Zhen’s eyes gleamed and he said: “Let me see.”
Fan Zhen turned it over and said immediately: "Why don't you stop reading this book that involves risk and luck?"
“I wonder where in the scroll the words and deeds of Fan Nehan are dangerous and fortunate?”
Fan Zhendao: "On the second policy question, I have already written off the words, talking about state affairs in an unreasonable manner, with the intention of playing tricks."
Wang Chou said: "I am different from what Nei Han said. This is a current policy. We are asking the examiner on behalf of the sage. What's wrong with the examinee's example?"
Fan Zhendao: "Oh, does Wang Zhongcheng think my old man's judgment is unfair?"
Wang Chou said: "Fan Neihan is extremely impartial. I heard that Neihan's great-nephew Fan Chunfu was very talented and well-known in Taixue. This time he was supposed to pass the examination, but Fan Neihan came out to serve as a tribute to his colleagues."
After the election, my grandnephew was not allowed to take the exam. Of course I admire you for being so fair."
Fan Zhen looked slightly relieved and said, "Then what does Wang Zhongcheng mean?"
Wang Chou said: "I don't question Nei Han's intentions, but I don't want to betray him secretly, so that the court loses such a virtuous person."
At this time, Wang Gui thought of something and said: "Let me take a look at this document."
“Yes.” Wang Chou offered it immediately.
Wang Gui immediately looked at it from beginning to end, and his expression was greatly relaxed. When he saw what Fan Zhen thought was "out of position", he was even more convinced. This was clearly speaking for Ouyang Xiu.
Wang Gui smiled and said: "Fan Nehan and Wang Zhongcheng don't need to argue anymore. Both of them are just and upright people. If there is any oversight, the responsibility will be entirely on me."
Fan Zhen and Wang Chou both said they did not dare.
Wang Gui said: "As examiners, we should uphold the public spirit and promote talents. I just read this volume. Not only are there no mistakes or omissions in the poems, strategies, and classics, but they are all commendable. As for the examiner, Keke
They all gave praise, but this is the policy question...I think it can be discussed."
“But in terms of strategy and poetry, this volume should be kept. What do the examiners think?”
Wang Gui looked at the two official officials except Fan Zhen and Wang Chou.
The official position of the official was already low, so after hearing Wang Gui's words, he immediately said: "I have no objection to the official position."
Wang Chou looked at Fan Zhen again, and he finally nodded.
“But what ranking should be determined?” Wang Chou asked.
Wang Gui didn’t say anything, and the official at the side said in a low voice: “It’s better to attach it to the top ten scrolls and submit it to the emperor for inspection.”
Ps: Thank you for your concern. I am fine and in good spirits. I am just short of monthly tickets.