074 [Four exams in the same subject, three yuan in one apartment]
After the two lists of candidates in Yunnan and Guizhou were written, the scribe recited them again, and after checking that they were correct, they invited in the chief envoys on the left and right and the censor on patrol.
The right chief envoy of Yunnan is called Ding Yanghao. He is from Hangzhou and is upright. He has attacked local powerful people and led troops to quell rebellions. Because he was too upright and offended numerous people, he was promoted to Yunnan as the right chief envoy.
The censor named Zhang Yu, as we mentioned before, is the person in charge of this Yunnan-Guizhou Provincial Examination.
As for Yunnan's Zuo Buzheng, it turned out to be Wei Ying, the former governor of Guizhou, who was demoted to Yunnan because of his inability to suppress the rebellion. He was also an acquaintance of Wang Yuan!
By the way, the political situation in Guizhou has changed. The three departments have all been replaced by Liu Jin's party members, at least they are centrists who do not oppose Liu Jin. Yunnan has become an anti-castration nest, but the guarding eunuch has also been changed, specifically to help Liu Eunuch suppress the opposition.
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"Lost seal!"
Wei Ying held up the Chief Secretary's seal, stamped it on the two lists, and placed them on the table.
The two chief envoys lined up on the left and right.
Zhang Yu, the imperial censor, walked to the case, led the examiners and markers, and knelt down to the list of candidates, performing a three-kneel-and-nine-kowtow ceremony. This move was later rumored to be "a teacher worshiping a disciple."
In fact, it was a beautiful misunderstanding. In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the examiners worshiped the list of candidates, which needed to be presented to the emperor. Later, the list of candidates was cancelled, leaving only the list of candidates, but the ceremony of kneeling still remained.
In fact, it was the Ming Emperor.
"Fire the gun!"
"Open the door!"
Several cannons were fired, the door opened, and the officials quickly went out to post the list.
It was already the next morning. The examiner and marking officer had not slept all night, and now they could finally go home and sleep. They could not go home before, and they had to live and eat in Gongyuan from two days before the exam started until the time they filled out the results.
This is also to prevent fraud from occurring.
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"The cannon went off!"
Tian Qiu shouted in the courtyard: "Everyone, the cannon has gone off, and the list is going to be posted!"
Yue Zhen rushed outside Wang Yuan's room, knocked on the door and shouted: "Ruoxu, the list has been posted, the list has been posted!"
"Don't panic, I'm still eating." Wang Yuan came out holding the rice bowl.
The door of the next door suddenly opened. Luo Jiang, dressed in new clothes, walked into the courtyard with his book boy with his head held high, and clasped his fists at everyone: "I will definitely win this subject!"
"I'm sure I'll pass this exam!" Others smiled in return.
The giant baby talent Jin Lei across the door also stepped out of the threshold with a relaxed expression, but tripped and almost fell. He quickly adjusted his clothes to hide his nervousness, and clasped his fists at everyone: "I will definitely win this exam!"
"You will definitely succeed in this subject!"
No matter whether we like each other or not, we still need to have basic manners, especially in times like today.
Wang Yuan squatted under the eaves and finished his breakfast slowly. Then he took Zhou Chong and went to the Gongyuan Zhaobi with other scholars.
The electoral lists of Yunnan and Guizhou were posted by two officials at the same time, and scholars from the two provinces had already gathered around to watch.
At this moment, the officials are posting the deputy list. Those who are famous on the list are called "deputy list tribute students".
Before the Zhengtong Dynasty, students who passed the examination could also take part in the examination, and those who passed the examination were called "Jinshi Preparatory Examination". But it was later abolished. Now it is just an honorary title, proving that you did well in the exam this time, but unfortunately you did not win.
Hey, I hope you can go home and continue working hard.
Li Ying knew that he would definitely fail the exam, so he acted most relaxed.
Yue Zhen, on the other hand, turned pale. He found his name on the secondary list, and he was the first on the secondary list. But the number one on the secondary list was useless. He was still a failed student. If he took the exam one higher, he would be successful.
ah!
"My condolences." Li Ying patted Yue Zhen on the shoulder.
Wang Yuan consoled him: "Don't be sad. This time I ranked first on the list, and I will definitely win next time."
Yue Zhen shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said to Li Ying: "Good minister, in three years, we can take the exam together again."
"well!"
Zhang Yun, who was supported by Wang Yuan with a few taels of silver, was also a deputy list Gongsheng student. He stood under the list and sighed, looking like he wanted to cry but couldn't.
"I'm coming!"
Another list was brought out. After the official applied the paste, he posted it on the wall.
There is also a layer of paper stuck on the surface of the list paper.
The official stood on the wooden ladder, looked at the people under the list, and said with a smile: "Is this going to reveal the list?"
"Reveal, reveal quickly!"
The scholars urged him one after another.
The official suddenly peeled off the top layer of paper, revealing the third to last names.
"I'm hit!"
"I'm hit!"
There were constant screams from the crowd.
Zou Mu said that his last question on the Five Classics was scrawled, and Li Ying wanted to hit someone at the moment.
Scribbling on your sister, can you still win the lottery with your scrawling?
The eighteenth person on the Guizhou Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference is none other than Zou Mu!
This guy was already ecstatic, crying and laughing, pinching his waist secretly, as if he wanted to make sure that this moment was not a dream.
"Congratulations, congratulations!" Everyone clasped their fists in congratulations.
Zou Mu quickly responded: "It's a fluke, it's just a fluke."
Among the 19 candidates in Guizhou who have been revealed, ten actually belong to the "college entrance examination immigrants", all of whom are candidates who returned from studying abroad.
Moreover, three of the children of the Yi family in Guiyang passed the exam directly. One of them was studying abroad and two were studying in Guiyang. The Wanjuan Tower of the Yi family played a big role.
The officials and other scholars were busy for a while, and finally raised their hands again.
brush!
Take the last piece of surface paper.
The first place is Wang Yuan, from Xuanweisi, Guizhou.
The second place, Tian Qiu, is from Sinan Prefecture, Guizhou.
The people in Guizhou were immediately in an uproar.
Wang Yuan's reputation as a child prodigy has long spread throughout Guizhou. But he is only fifteen years old. Since the opening of the subject in Guizhou, there has never been such a young Jieyuan. Basically, he takes the provincial examination after he has passed the exam. He is too old.
I can't bear the hardships of the journey.
It was also surprising that Tian Qiu passed the Central Asia Yuan exam. Because he was from Sinan Prefecture and had to walk more than three thousand miles to Yunnan. There were very few candidates from Sinan because the journey was too long. Unexpectedly,
Sinan Mansion can also get a second place in the exam.
The unfamiliar ones quickly inquired, and the familiar ones began to tell the details.
Then they became depressed. Xie Yuan Wang Yuan was fifteen years old and Ya Yuan Tian Qiu was sixteen years old. They were the two youngest among the four hundred Guizhou candidates!
Everyone came to congratulate them, and the two of them kept returning the favor.
Finally, Tian Qiu cupped his hands towards Wang Yuan and said with a smile: "Brother Ruoxu, congratulations, congratulations!"
"Same joy, same joy!" Wang Yuan responded with a smile.
Although Li Ying himself did not pass the exam, he was still with Yourong at this moment. He put his hand on Wang Yuan's shoulder and shouted: "Guizhou Jieyuan is here, and I am a classmate and good friend!" He put his hand on Tian Qiu's shoulder and shouted, "
Guizhou Yayuan is here and he is also my good friend!"
A scholar who knew Li Ying suddenly asked: "Li Sanlang, two of your friends passed the examination of Jieyuan and Yayuan, how come you didn't even get into the deputy list?"
Li Ying was suddenly embarrassed: "Mistake, this is a mistake. I didn't sleep well during the first test."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The scholars laughed endlessly.
"Ouch!"
At this moment, there was also a burst of exclamation from under the Yunnan Ranking.
Jin Lei, a giant baby talent, passed the Yunnan provincial examination without any suspense.
"Boom! Boom!"
Several subordinate officials rang gongs and came to Wang Yuan and Tian Qiu, congratulating them and giving them big red flowers.
This is not a common practice, it is purely because the subordinate officials want to get lucky. Moreover, there are internal allocations among the subordinate officials. Those who can congratulate Jieyuan and Yayuan are the most prestigious officials in the yamen.
"Mr. Jieyuan, please mount your horse!" A junior official bent down and said with a smile.
Wang Yuan did not show any pretense. He got on his horse and let his subordinates lead the horse to the rented house.
Tian Qiu was also invited to mount the horse, wearing a big red flower on his chest.
Other subordinate officials who were incompetent could only find other candidates for the new imperial examination. Even Zou Mu, the eighteenth, was surrounded by several subordinate officials wearing big red flowers and happily went to his residence.
At this moment, countless people in Kunming city came to join in the fun.
There were even some older girls and younger daughters-in-law mixed in. They stood on the street with bamboo baskets and threw flowers and fruits at the new imperial examination candidates who passed by on horseback.
Jin Lei is the one who gets the most attention. Firstly, he is from Yunnan and has local advantages; secondly, he is fair and handsome, and carries himself like a handsome young man. The girls all throw flowers and fruits at Jin Lei, and from time to time they throw them at him on the street.
There were bursts of cute laughter.
Wang Yuan and Tian Qiu are both black boys who are not very popular with girls.
Let's put it this way, all the scholars in Guizhou are very dark. It takes a month or two to walk from Guizhou to Yunnan. You have to eat, sleep, and be exposed to the sun and rain. No matter how fair you are, you will still get a tan. You will need to rest for at least a month to restore your original skin color.
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Jin Lei's family was so rich that he returned from Nanjing half a year early and moved into Qingyun Street one month early. His skin was fairer and tenderer than the girls'.
"Have you also been eliminated?" Jin Lei rode on the horse and looked at Wang Yuan in surprise.
Wang Yuan asked back: "Isn't it possible?"
"It's a bit surprising." Jin Lei had a bad impression of Wang Yuan. He thought that Wang Yuan was just a rough martial artist. He didn't expect that this martial artist could actually take the first place in the exam.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Life is full of surprises, and there are many unexpected things."
Jin Lei said: "I suddenly want to see your answer sheet of Jingyi."
"There is a chance." Wang Yuan said.
A few days after the results are released, the articles on the candidates can be circulated among the people. Some academic officials will take the initiative to spread the news and even compile the provincial examination records themselves. Although this is not a political achievement, it can leave a good name in the area where they serve.
Private printing houses will also compile and publish these articles, and invite local famous Confucians to comment and comment on them.
The subordinate officials played and beat all the way and surrounded Juren back to his residence.
Almost every house on Qingyun Street has tenants who have become juren. The landlord will record the information so that it can be more attractive to rent in the next rural examination.
The four of them, Wang Yuan, Jin Lei, Tian Qiu and Zou Mu, walked very close to each other, followed by countless civilians and failed students. Finally, they stopped in front of the rental house, shocking many onlookers to the point where their jaws dropped to the floor.
Two Jieyuan, one Yayuan, and an ordinary Juren actually live in the same house!
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Their landlord is already smiling and has even thought about the rental advertisement three years from now: "With the same major, four exams, three yuan per apartment!"
This location is not particularly good, and the monthly rent is only three or four taels. But in the next provincial examination, the rent will definitely rise to more than ten taels, and the supply may even exceed demand.
The leading subordinates suddenly ordered their subordinates: "Tear down the gate!"
The homeowner reacted immediately and said happily: "Yes, quickly tear down the door of my house!"
Not only did the door need to be demolished, but the door wall also had to be broken down to replace it with a new, more luxurious door.
Zhou Chong had already exchanged more than ten copper coins. Now he was carrying them in his clothes and happily distributed them to his subordinates. There were still some left, so he picked them up and threw them into the crowd, causing nearby onlookers to scramble for them. Perhaps he could only
I grabbed a few pennies, but the sign is good, maybe I will have good luck in the future.
Jin Lei quickly reacted and said to his book boy: "Where are the copper coins?"
"Ah, I forgot." The book boy quickly ran back to his room to get the money.
Tian Qiu and Zou Mu's bookboys were also scattering money, and Jin Lei's bookboys arrived shortly afterwards. There were coins everywhere on the street in front of the door.
Even the homeowner joined in. He was very happy today and poured out several taels in one breath.
Li Ying suddenly smiled and said to Jin Lei: "You blame me for cutting off the osmanthus branch. It's really a dog biting Lu Dongbin. Do you understand that it is called gui? You can pass the Jie Yuan exam, and I have a share of the credit!"
"Zhegui" means first place in the provincial examination, and it also means that the number one scholar in high school is really good.
Although Jin Lei was proud and arrogant, today was a special day, so he actually cupped his fists and bowed to Li Ying: "Thank you, Brother Li!"
The homeowner suddenly realized: "It turns out that if you cut off the osmanthus branches with a knife, you can get two Jie Yuan and one Ya Yuan!"
This statement was heard by others and soon spread throughout Kunming.
Three years later, in every house on Qingyun Street, the homeowner would chop down osmanthus branches with a knife. If there were no osmanthus trees in the yard, he would immediately plant them. The candidates would also chop down one or two branches with a knife, hoping that this would help.
Bring good luck.
Everyone cut down the osmanthus trees, and countless Jieyuan and Yayuan were born. There was no way, the top candidates basically lived in Qingyun Street, and there were always one or two who could "win".
This became the tradition of the Yunnan Provincial Examination, and after Guizhou launched the Provincial Examination, it spread back to Guizhou.
For hundreds of years since then, the rural examinations in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces have been followed and even become the local imperial examination custom.