The next day, before Dongfang turned white, Yang Zhi made breakfast and asked the young master to get up.
Jia Daquan, who rarely gets up early, also got up early to help prepare his son's pen and ink for the exam, as well as the equipment needed for riding and shooting.
Writing and ink are secondary. You should pay attention to saddles for riding and shooting, otherwise you will be injured if something goes wrong.
Hearing the noise outside, Jia Liu quickly got up and dressed. After washing up, he sat down to have breakfast.
Jia Daquan did not eat, but took a magnifying glass and read the "Book of History" attentively.
"Shi Xian Shu" is the imperial calendar. It is said to be the almanac (lunar calendar) compiled by the foreign monk Tang Ruowang for the Qing Dynasty a hundred years ago. To avoid the taboo of the Qianlong name of this dynasty, it was renamed "Shi Xian Shu".
At first, the "Shi Xian Shu" arranged the years, months, days and solar terms according to the calendar, for reference by the court and the people to guide farming. However, after a hundred years of development and evolution, it has now become the only standard for people to choose auspicious days in the zodiac.
People who tell fortunes when they meet on the street can be said to have a book in their hands.
"It's time to break ground and open a business, make an alliance and accept the lottery. Not bad, not bad. It's a good day and a good sign!"
Jia Daquan happily put down his almanac, sat down and drank porridge, and asked his son with concern if there was anything he had not prepared. If there was anything he had not prepared, please tell him immediately so that he could do it right away, otherwise it would be too late.
In short, it's quite nagging, and those who don't take exams are more nervous than those who take exams.
They look very much like the parents who sent their children to take the college entrance examination in Jia Liu's previous life.
"Dad, we have prepared everything we need to prepare. Don't worry."
Jia Liu smiled and served his father another bowl of porridge.
The classic exam for the Eight Banners of the Han Army was taken at the Dutong Yamen of the banner. The yamen had already taken care of it. Jia Daquan was not going to send his son to the Dutong Yamen for the exam. Instead, he asked Yang Zhi to invite his two aunts to come.
In the evening, I had to prepare a sumptuous table of wine and food to celebrate my son's passing the exam.
He himself planned to go to the other two houses of the Jia family to inform them. They might not know that the Jia family did not need to raise the flag, so they might be in a hurry.
No matter how bad the relationship is, it is always passed down from an old man.
The second brother, Dazhong, is also going there. Last time I heard from my son that the second uncle really wanted to raise the flag. Although everyone has their own ambitions, if he can't do it, he won't raise the flag!
Therefore, Jia Daquan had to persuade Dazhong to prevent his younger brother from being blind and insisting on taking the flag.
If the second brother's family really raises a banner, one of the brothers will be a banner man and the other a Han man. How awkward it will be.
The specific time of the classic exam is after three quarters of the hour (around nine o'clock), which is still early.
After finishing his meal, Jia Liu looked at the utensils his father and Shuan Zhu had prepared for him, then sat leisurely in the courtyard and looked at the answer papers given by his eldest brother-in-law.
The sage said: Review the old and learn the new.
I wanted to draw two more bows, but my arms were really sore. In order to avoid performing abnormally in the riding and shooting test in the afternoon and failing to scare others, I had to give up my thoughts on having both civil and military skills.
It would be fine if Jia Liu goes directly to the exam later. In the afternoon, Yang Zhi should go with him, because for the riding and archery exam, each family's children need to prepare their own horses, but bows and arrows are not required.
When it was almost time, under the eager eyes of his father and Shuan Zhu, Jia Liu set off.
"Six sons,"
Jia Daquan wanted to confess a few words to his son one last time, but he really had nothing to explain, so he clenched his right fist and punched it hard in the air.
It probably means working hard.
"Master, let nature take its course and don't embarrass yourself too much."
Shuan Zhu's words moved Jia Liu's heart and wanted to kick him.
Neighbors in the alley who heard the news about Beibei worshiping Tang A looked at Jia Liu coming out, leaned against the door and said with a smile: "Liu Zi, you will be a good student, don't embarrass us in Xiliu Hutong."
"Okay, third uncle, don't worry!"
"Fourth Master, you are blessed!"
"Fifth Aunt, please slow down!"
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The alley was full of Jia Liu's humility and politeness. Many neighbors in front of him were smiling, and as soon as they turned around, they curiously asked the people next to them how the Jia family boy had changed into a different person.
Many neighbors who were about to raise the flag looked at Jia Daquan standing at the door of the yard with great envy: It's really pie in the sky. You don't have to raise the flag and you can still make up for it. What a big deal!
Didn't it mean that the old man of the Jia family asked the emperor to appoint him as the second minister? How come the second minister still has such a blessing?
When it comes to being a traitor, his old lady is a traitor, but my old lady is not a traitor!
We are all descendants of traitors, why should we be divided into three levels?
The court is unfair.
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The whole city has a lively atmosphere just like the outer city. People are coming and going on the streets. In addition, the streets and alleys are newly decorated because of the Queen Mother's longevity. At first glance, it is really pleasing to the eye and very lively.
However, Jia Liu couldn't bear to take another look.
When I arrived at the Dutong Yamen, I saw a dozen people chatting beside the stone lions. They were all around 20 years old. Needless to say, they must be the disciples of the Han Army's Zhenglan Banner who came to take the classics examination.
What surprised Jia Liu was that two of them were actually holding birdcages in their hands, as if they were here not for exams but for fun.
This time, the preparation for worshiping Tang'a was originally limited to those officials who were appointed as second ministers in the early years of the banner. However, after the decree reached the military aircraft department, it was recommended to expand the scope to include current banner officials of the sixth rank and above and candidates of the fifth rank and above.
Children of officials who meet the conditions can apply for the scholarship.
As a result, the Han Army's Zhenglan Banner originally had only ten people eligible to join the army, but now it has doubled to thirty-four people.
"Dongge, you are here."
A young man in the crowd who was talking to people around him saw Jia Liu and waved hello.
This person was Chang Bingzhong, who went to flag school with Jia Liu when he was a child, and later went on to fool around together.
Chang Bingzhong's great-grandfather Chang Jinggong was originally a deputy general in the Ming Dynasty. He accompanied Bellebolo to conquer Zhejiang and served successively as the admiral of Zhejiang, the commander-in-chief of the Navy, and the admiral of the Guangdong Navy.
During his term of office, Chang Jinggong defeated Taiwan's Zheng Army many times, Enshou was promoted to the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army, and he was awarded the title of "Captain of Cavalry and Captain of Yunqi".
When awarding titles to meritorious officials outside the clan, the Qing government used Yunqiwei as the basis, which meant half a future.
If you get two Yunqi Lieutenants, you can be promoted to the fourth rank of Cavalry Captain.
When a Cavalry Commander and another Yun Cavalry Commander are granted the title, it is called "Qi Commandery and a Cloud Cavalry Commander". If you get another Cloud Cavalry Commander, you can be promoted to a third-grade, third-class light vehicle commander.
By analogy, there are twenty-seven grades in total, up to the first grade.
The title of First-Class Duke was also the highest reward that a Qing court official could receive, other than the clan. It was regarded as a highly respected minister.
He Shen is a first-class gentleman.
Chang Bingzhong's father is still alive, and his family's fortune and future have not yet settled on him. Therefore, like Jia Liu, this boy belongs to the "noble candidates" who have no errands and no Spylord.
"What have you been doing these days? Why don't you come to play with me?"
Chang Bingzhong was two years older than Jia Liu, and it was he who took the fourteen-year-old Jia Liu to Qianmen Hutong, causing Jia Liuyi to stumble and regret for eternity. From then on, he never made progress and became a complete playboy.
After casually finding an excuse to deal with it, Jia Liu looked around and found that some people he knew, some he didn't know, or they were not in contact with his previous circle of friends. After that, more than a dozen people came one after another.
, they are all children of Banner people in their twenties.
People flock together and things divide into groups.
There were more than 30 candidates who were preparing for the exam, each of whom knew someone they knew, and they quickly formed several circles where they were talking and laughing loudly. There was no tense atmosphere that should exist before the exam.
After a while, the two little birds that were carried by the owner became the most eye-catching presence in the crowd, laughing and joking in a lively manner.
Chang Bingzhong, who had also gone to play with the birds, suddenly thought of something. He hurriedly came out of the crowd and secretly pulled Jia Liu aside and asked him quietly: "Has your father done any homework? If you don't have any papers, I have them here. Take a look."
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After all, they were friends with each other. Jia Liu was very grateful and told him that he already had the test paper and asked someone to prepare the answers.
"That's good. You and I have to get a second-class exam this time, otherwise my father's ten taels of silver will be wasted."
"Twelve?"
"how?"
"nothing."
Jia Liu was speechless. He sold someone else's house for 10 taels, but sold his Jia's house for 18 taels. This was nearly double the price difference.
Apparently his father, Jia Daquan, didn't do very well in Qi. Old Zhao seemed to be kind but also cunning at heart. He really knew people but not their hearts.
When he was scolding Lao Zhao for being unreasonable, a boy shouted: "Why don't you take the test yet? I have a meal at noon!"
"What's the fuss about?"
Several officials walked out of the yamen with rhinoceros and seahorse patches embroidered on their chests. One of them was Zhao Guodong.
When several officials came out, they immediately shocked a group of students who were preparing to take the exam. The boy who had previously shouted that he had not yet taken the exam also obediently shut up. It seemed that he still knew what was going on.
"Is everyone here? If so, let's start." The person who spoke was Zheng Sanli, the leader of the archives.
"good."
Zhao Guodong, who was in charge of the household registration room, took a few steps forward with the roster, glanced at the crowd of potential candidates below, and then began to call out names one by one. When he called Jia Liu, he nodded slightly at him.
After the names were called, Jia Liu and the others were asked to enter the Dutong Yamen, and then were taken to a courtyard inside, which was probably the examination room.
While waiting at the door, Jia Liu thought that people might be divided into different examination rooms, with special proctors. Unexpectedly, about thirty people, including him, were taken directly to a large room.
There are no partitions in the room, just like a large classroom, with two people at a table and a stool.
Apart from the two pen-and-stickers who handed out papers, there was only one examiner. Chang Bingzhong heard that it was Ma Zhangjing from the printing house.
The sharp contrast between the exam scene in his memory and what he saw before him made Jia Liu feel uncomfortable.
But he quickly adjusted his state. After getting the paper, he immediately read the questions nervously. He was worried that his father, Jia Daquan, would not spend money to buy a useless paper. If it was a fake paper, he would really be a mute eating yellow lotus - he couldn't tell the pain.
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Fortunately, Lao Zhao and the others were not completely evil-hearted.
The test paper is real!
Jia Liu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly polished his ink, picked up the brush and wrote his name on the far right side of the blank paper from top to bottom, as well as which flag he belonged to, which staff he led, which commander he belonged to, as well as his great-grandfather's, grandfather's, and father's names.
name.
There must be no mistakes in these, and the names of the emperors of the Qing Dynasty cannot appear. If you dare to write down the Honghe calendar, no matter how good your answer is, you will still fail.
After the check was correct, Jia Liu was about to write down the answers one by one, making sure that the handwriting was neat and there would be no ink spots on the paper. He was shocked to find that Chang Bingzhong, who was sitting in front, had already stood up and asked Ma Zhangjing, the invigilator,
Said to hand in papers.
Jia Liuyi was startled, this kid must be stupid, the exam has just started!
However, he was the one who was dumbfounded. The old man actually collected Chang Bingzhong's paper. After scanning it, he couldn't help but nod: "Good answer, first class."
"Thank you, sir!"
Chang Bingzhong hurriedly bowed to thank him and was led out with a pen.
Jia Liu's face twitched. On the empty table in front of him, there was a blank paper and pen and ink that had not even been opened.