On the next day, July 27, Yunxi summoned Chen Di alone after leaving the court. After Chen Di returned to the Ministry of Rites, he immediately summoned all the officials of the Ministry of Rites and announced that from now on he would step down as Minister of Rites, and all the errands of the Ministry of Rites would be handed over to his new appointee.
Shangshu Lian Zining dealt with it.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites are very puzzled by this. The Yingtian Township Examination is about to be held. At this time, I am resigning as Minister of Rites. Is it because my mother has died and returned to my hometown for funeral? Otherwise, why not wait until the Township Examination is passed before resigning? This is a rare thing in the Ministry of Rites.
Portion errand.
Even though they learned from the Di Bao issued by the imperial court the next day that many official positions had been changed, including Xia Fuguan, Minister of Libu, Shangshu of Hubu, Shangshu of Rites, etc., they still could not understand that Chen
Di's behavior. On July 28th, Lian Zining took up the post of Minister of Rites, but the Minister of Hubu was not available yet. Qi Tai was handing over to Chen Di. The handover could not be completed in half a month. Why on earth was he like this?
Anxious to give up the post of Minister of Rites?
However, the officials of the Ministry of Rites only thought about it for a few days and then put the matter aside. It had little to do with them, and the final preparations for the Yingtian Township Examination were about to begin. In order to ensure that there were no mistakes, they had no time to spare.
I have been thinking about this matter in my mind. With the careful preparations by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, it soon came to the ninth day of August, the day when the provincial examination was held.
It was still dark that day, but just after the fifth watch and the curfew was lifted, some people came out of the inn where they lived and walked towards the Gongyuan. Most of the scholars lived with fellow villagers who had good relations with the same county.
People walked out of the inn in twos and threes. Most of them looked a little nervous, pursed their lips and said nothing, just walking towards Gongyuan; but some people were more relaxed and talked to others from time to time.
Xiao Tong is one of the less nervous people. "I'm talking about Thirteenth Brother, but it's just the fifth update. The Gongyuan will count the number of people and open the door for us to enter at the beginning of the morning. The inn we live in is only two streets away from the Gongyuan.
There is no need to go to Gongyuan so early." Xiao Tongyi said while yawning.
But his cousin is obviously not as calm as him. "Brother Six, I'm not like you. This is my first time to take the provincial examination, and it's in Yingtian Mansion. How can I be as relaxed as Brother Six? It's not even the fifth update."
I couldn't sleep anymore. I tossed and turned in bed and couldn't sleep, so I simply went out early and queued up at the gate of Gongyuan." Xiao Yong, who also lacked sleep, but didn't show it at all, said.
"That's all, it won't last for a few days anyway. At worst, it's best to go to bed early at night." Xiao Tong said.
While they were talking, the brothers had already arrived at the gate of Gongyuan. There were not many people here at this time, so the two brothers found a sheltered place and waited for the door to open.
One after another, people carrying baskets like them came over, and gradually there were more and more people at the gate of Gongyuan. At the beginning of Chenshi, the examiner of this provincial examination came and tested the scholars in order of their place of origin to see whether they had carried enough baskets.
Things used to cheat, and then put them into the field.
The Xiao brothers were lucky. Songjiang Mansion was the second place to enter after Yingtian Mansion. They entered Gongyuan without waiting long. They found their seats according to the number plates they received, put down their luggage, and the two brothers gathered together.
We had dinner together first, and then Xiao Tong taught Xiao Yong about his experience in the provincial examination.
"The most important thing, of course, is to review the question. The content of the article you write must not deviate from the examiner's intention. Naturally, there are also articles written by amazingly talented people that the examiner can't put down, but after all, there are very few such people. We brothers all
He is not such an outstanding person, so he must review the topic repeatedly before writing to make sure there are no mistakes."
"Second, the handwriting must be clear. Unless there is not enough time left to finish the article, the handwriting must not be illegible. With so many test papers, the examiner must be anxious to judge them all within a few days. You
The handwriting is so sloppy that the marking officer cannot read it clearly, and the marking officer will give you a low score in anger. Even if you later see that there is not much difference between your own test paper and the article in Jieyuan's test paper, you think that you do not deserve such a low score.
When you appeal to the government, the marking officer will be able to make a convincing case even if they take out your scrawled test paper. So the handwriting must be clear."
Xiao Tong introduced to Xiao Yong many experiences summed up by himself or by scholars who had participated in many provincial examinations. Although Xiao Tong had told him many times before, Xiao Yong still listened very carefully.
, without any hint of boredom.
Xiao Tong finished speaking a little more. Seeing more and more people in the Gongyuan, he knew it was time to start the exam. He picked up his things and said to Xiao Yong: "These are the things that need to be paid attention to, but there is one more thing to remember.
, don’t use too uncommon allusions, in case the marking officer doesn’t know and misjudges the score.”
"I know, Sixth Brother." After Xiao Yong said this, he wanted to ask more questions, but he saw that Xiao Tong had already taken something and walked towards his seat. Only then did Xiao Yong come back to his senses and look around,
Seeing that there were more and more people, I knew that the exam was about to start, so I was busy organizing myself to prepare for the exam.
Not long after, the invigilator walked into the Gongyuan, inspected everywhere, ordered the distribution of test papers, and the test began. Xiao Yong poured some water from the kettle into his palm, wiped it on his face, took the test paper, and started the test.
Nine days passed by in a hurry, and the Yingtian Township Examination was quickly completed; more than ten days later, it was the day when the imperial list was posted.
"Thirteenth brother, today is the day when the imperial list is posted. Let's go and take a look." Xiao Tong said to Xiao Yong in the inn.
"My answer is so different from yours, Brother Six, so I will definitely fail the exam. I don't want to read it." After hearing Xiao Tong's words, Xiao Yong, who was originally in good spirits, immediately became depressed and said. After the exam,
The brothers checked their answers, and there was a huge difference between his and Xiao Tong's answers. In his opinion, Xiao Tong's level was much higher than his, and with such a big difference between their answers, he must have been much wrong. This was the first time for him
When he took the provincial examination, he didn't expect to go to high school, but he didn't expect such a big gap. Naturally, he wouldn't be happy, and he didn't want to see the imperial examination.
Xiao Tong also knew what he was thinking, so he didn't force himself upon hearing the words. After saying a few words to him, he went to see it alone.
But just as he walked to the door of the inn, he happened to meet Xiao Zhuo. Xiao Zhuo smiled at him and said, "Are you going to see the emperor's list? Why don't you see Xiao Yong?" It is very likely that the first person of the Xiao family will be elected this year. Of course he will
I am very concerned about this provincial examination.
"Thirteenth brother, he," Xiao Tong whispered in Xiao Zhuo's ear about his situation.
"I see. If that's the case, then we won't let him go with us. Let's go and have a look." Xiao Zhuo smiled when he heard this and said nothing more.
After a while, their uncle and nephew came to the gate of Gongyuan. Due to the delay, it was already time to post the imperial list. A low-ranking official led a few servants to separate the crowd with difficulty, posted the list on the wall, and then
He ran away as quickly as possible. The crowd immediately pushed forward and looked at the imperial list, while someone began to read the list aloud.
Seeing this situation, Xiao Tong also became nervous. At this time, they could no longer reach the vicinity of the imperial list and could only listen to others reading the list outside. Xiao Tong could only prick up his ears and listen to the sound carefully.
"Are you so nervous?" Seeing him like this, Xiao Zhuo joked: "This is not like the most talented person in our Xiao family."
"Uncle Six!"
"I know, don't worry. With your level, you will definitely be able to pass the examination." Xiao Zhuo said again.
Xiao Tong was about to speak when he suddenly heard a voice coming from the front. "The seventh Yayuan, Qingpu County, Xiao..."
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Yesterday, I stayed at Kunning Palace.
"If the man named Xiao Tong can pass the Yingtian Township Examination this year, we will marry Yun Yun to him." Yunxi sat on the Arhat bed and said to Xiyao while eating fruit.
"Husband, didn't you say before that he was too smart to be a husband? Why did you change your mind again? What's more, it's just a matter of passing the imperial examination. Why don't you wait until next year when you pass the imperial examination?" Xiyao asked in confusion.
road.
"I am not very willing to choose him, but among the famous businessmen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he is the only one who is likely to pass the exam, and there are no other candidates. I have also thought about finding a noble family to do business, but it is still not as good as the original one.
It’s good to be a businessman.”
"As for why we don't wait until next year to pass the Jinshi exam, it is because it is too difficult to pass the Jinshi exam. After I came to the throne, I reduced the number of places, making it even more difficult to pass the Jinshi exam. If Xiao Tong fails to pass the Jinshi exam next year, it is better to do it this year.
Granted marriage."
"Besides, Yun Yun is not young anymore. He is already eighteen years old this year. He can't delay it until three or four years later. So my husband decided to get married after he passes the exam this year." Although he doesn't think the woman is over twenty.
As bad as it was to get married, the customs of this era were such that he had no way to change the customs in a short period of time and had no choice but to adapt.
"As for whether they are suitable, even if you choose a person for your husband, he may not be compatible with Yun Yun, and a person randomly selected may not be incompatible with him. This cannot be said for sure. Once the candidate is selected, the husband will take Yun Yun out.
After a few glances, if she doesn't object, it will be officially decided." Yunxi finally said.
"What if he doesn't pass the exam this year?" Xiyao asked again.
"If he fails to pass the examination, he will choose a son of a distinguished family as his husband, let him go into business, and then marry him," Yunxi replied.
Xiyao was about to ask a few more questions when suddenly a voice came from the door: "Your Royal Highness the Princess of Huainan is here to visit Your Majesty." Before the voice came, a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old with bright and white teeth walked in.
Smiling and saluting them, he said, "Sister, I've met your brother and sister-in-law."
"Yeah." Yunxi agreed and asked, "What are you doing here at this time? There shouldn't be much going on recently."
"Look what the emperor said, if nothing happens, sister can't come to see brother and sister-in-law?" Yunlan said deliberately.
"Don't be careless with your brother. Of course you can come and see your brother and your sister-in-law. Both your brother and your sister-in-law are willing for you to come and visit from time to time. But you have never come at this time before. Tell me, what is going on?" Yunxi
said.
"Nothing can be hidden from the Emperor's brother." Yunlan said with a smile first, and then said: "Tomorrow is the day when the Yingtian Township Examination will post the imperial list. The list should have been determined by now, right?" (To be continued)