The True Winner of the Red Chamber

Not long after, Zhen Yingjia arrived at the imperial study room, Qian Li was looking around, saw him coming, he smiled and said: "It's almost finished inside, so I said I want someone to find you, so you came here."

Zhen Yingjia nodded and followed Qian Li to stand in the corridor of the imperial study.

After about a cup of tea, the door opened.

Looking around, there were about ten officials coming out in twos and threes.

Zhen Yingjia smiled slightly sideways, which was a way of showing friendliness, and at the same time got a lot of smiles in return.

The official uniform of an official is a symbol of status. Civil and military officials are different, and even the difference in grade can be seen on it, or some special departments, such as Qin Tianjian, etc., their government is very different from other officials.

So in Zhen Yingjia's eyes, he can now see that these people are all civil servants, they are not too young, and their stature is a little thin. Coupled with Qian Li's introduction in his ears, he immediately cleared up the identities of these people It is clear, and the emperor announced the purpose of these people.

Shuntian Mansion Xuezheng, Minister of Rites, and Imperial Academy officials, if you still can't see these, then there are the last two people who came out, the new Guozijian Jijiu and Guozijian Yan Shenggong.

Especially the last one, Yan Shenggong is a detached consultant role in the Imperial Academy, or a bit like a mascot.

This role is dedicated to the descendants of Confucius, and the official position is from the second rank, which is four ranks higher than the fourth rank Jijiu who is actually in charge of the Guozijian.

Jijiu and Yan Shenggong came out last, and they exchanged polite greetings slowly. Zhen Yingjia looked at the backs of these people going away, and thought that these are the main organizers of this year's Beijing City and Countryside Examination.

There is also the chief examiner of the township examination, who must have come from here.

Zhen Yingjia is [-]% sure that this year's chief examiner is the newly appointed Guozijian Jijiu.This Jijiu just took office and has no political achievements. For a college leader who just took office, is there any better political achievement than presiding over the provincial examination?

Obviously not.

Zhen Yingjia stared at the back of the new sacrificial wine, turned his head and asked Qian Li, "You just said that the surname of this sacrificial wine is Sun?" He planned to write a letter to his grandfather-in-law in two days. No matter what, the probability of being selected must be increased a little bit.

Qian Li nodded, "Sun Shuhai, whose name is Kuzhou, has a taste of books in his name."

While the two were talking, another person came out from the imperial study, a eunuch, and he said, "Zhen Yingjia is here? Your Majesty declares his move!"

Zhen Yingjia took a step forward and smiled at the eunuch, "I'm here."

The eunuch looked him up and down with very arrogant eyes, Zhen Yingjia suppressed the discomfort in his heart, but the smile on his face faded.

Speaking of which, when he entered the palace for the first time, he was respectfully called "Master Zhen", but now he is called by a eunuch with his first name and last name in such an impolite way, which is really displeased.

Although this is Yuqian, there is no chance of identifying the wrong person with such a name and surname, but... there is one waiting for him in front of the study, so the eunuch calling him that way must be an insult.

At such a moment, Zhen Yingjia couldn't help but think too much, did the eunuch want to get money out of his pocket, or did he get orders from someone to come and test him?

The eunuch sized up Zhen Yingjia in an extremely uncomfortable way, and said, "It's you, go in."

Zhen Yingjia walked into the study, Qian Li came out from behind the pillar, took two steps forward and coughed, the eunuch's expression changed, and he said flatteringly: "You are here."

Qian Li glanced at him, and said: "That one is a famous person in front of the Holy One, even Eunuch Dai dare not do this in front of him." Qian Li walked around the eunuch twice, and said suspiciously: "You are eating Has the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard?"

The eunuch shook his head hastily, "I was deceived. I heard that this is a rich man from the south of the Yangtze River. Even the spittoon in his house is made of gold. I just wanted to scare him. corner down."

Qian Li sneered twice, "Even if his people are made of gold, it's not your turn to knock them. Be careful with your errands!" After finishing speaking, Qian Li left.

The eunuch looked around, shook his head and mocked, "I can't knock it down, so it's your turn? Some people can break it."

This is Zhen Yingjia's second visit to the emperor's study room. Unlike last time, the emperor is alone in the study room this time.

Zhen Yingjia took two steps ahead, and saw the emperor raised his head. He hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and saw the emperor suddenly realized: "Oh, I'm getting old, so I forget things. I should have kept Sun Xuehai, he is the Imperial Academy You are going to study at his place soon.”

Hearing the emperor's hint, Zhen Yingjia was pleasantly surprised, he said with a smile: "Just now we met face to face, and I heard that Mr. Sun said that he is a bitter boat, learning endlessly and working hard, so he must be very knowledgeable. "

The emperor nodded, "Exactly. If you have any doubts about learning, you should ask for advice. I have also been to the academies in the south of the Yangtze River. But the key point is different, you are going to take the imperial examination in Beijing now, so you should study hard."

The emperor's hint... is so straightforward that it can't be more straightforward. There is a layer of window paper between the direct statement "Sun Xuehai presides over the rural examination and the examination questions", which is still transparent.

Zhen Yingjia couldn't restrain the ecstasy in her heart, stepped forward and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor laughed twice, and said: "Compared to them...you are a real disciple of the Son of Heaven, so please don't embarrass me."

Zhen Yingjia smiled, and said solemnly: "I will definitely not disgrace my life."

After coming out of the imperial study, Zhen Yingjia felt much better.

He remembered that the set of three, hundred, and thousand in his house had been left for more than ten years, and the three, hundred, and thousand that were already yellow and brittle were written by the current emperor.

In the stage of his literacy enlightenment, the current emperor participated in a lot.

The last level of the imperial examination, that is, the imperial examination, was written by the emperor himself, and then the candidates were ranked. It was precisely because the emperor presided over the examination that the final Jinshi also had a title: disciple of the Son of Heaven.

Speaking of it, it also means preventing the examiner from forming cliques and forming small groups.

Zhen Yingjia was thinking, shaking her head and laughing, just like he wanted to be a Jinshi and then become a blockbuster, the emperor probably wanted to wait for him to be a Jinshi, and then announced loudly: This Jinshi was taught by me, and it was I who enlightened him back then.

This has gone beyond the category of candidates bribing examiners to cheat, and it has risen to... Zhen Yingjia can't think of a suitable word to describe it.

But when you think about that scene, it's a wonderful feeling.

But the book still needs to be read carefully. Even if someone helps him, he can help himself. However, all the examiners have to read the test paper. It is not a problem to exaggerate a little. That would be a slap in the face.

Zhen Yingjia thought as she walked, and unconsciously reached the east gate.

The carriage had already been harnessed, and Zhiyin was waiting for him in the carriage.

Although she has washed and washed in the East Palace, her eyes are still red and swollen. Seeing Zhiyin's appearance, Zhen Yingjia couldn't help sighing and said, "Although there is no evidence to be found now, it's just that you don't need to worry too much. The prince has said that he will be careful inside."

Zhiyin lowered her head halfway, and then let out a small hum after a while.

Zhen Yingjia sighed, stretched out her hand to raise her head, and said: "Today I saw the crown prince and side concubine Zhao deal with the two thieves who stole the crown princess's belongings, alas... If you hadn't told me in advance, I'm afraid I also feel that the prince has repented. I'm afraid that when this play is staged, there will be many people who think so."

Zhiyin suddenly raised her head, and shook her head vigorously. Zhen Yingjia stopped her and said, "The Crown Princess has just lost her life in the past two days. You are doing well. If you continue to behave like this in the future, I'm afraid they will be on their guard. Once the Crown Prince If we start fighting in the East Palace, we won't be able to find any evidence."

Zhiyin's eyes lit up, and she narrowed her eyes for a while and said, "Father, don't worry. I've been in the palace for so long, and I won't let anyone see my flaws."

Zhen Yingjia nodded, "Since that's the case, I'll tell you one more thing. I'm going to the Imperial College to study. I'll leave all the big and small things in the house to you and Steward Ji. Maybe you are competent?"

Zhiyin said firmly: "Yes! I also learned a lot in the East Palace, the property of the East Palace, the dowry of the Crown Princess, and..."

Zhiyin counted them one by one, and hearing that she was involved in such a thing in the East Palace, Zhen Yingjia understood more and more why she wanted to find out the cause of the princess' death.

"Also, I plan to move my family to the capital, buy farms, houses, etc. You can also help Ji Chu make an idea. He just came to the capital, and I'm afraid you don't know many things yet."

Zhiyin nodded again.

"If someone comes to visit..." Zhen Yingjia paused, "I will accept the post, but I can't agree to it. I just said that I will take the provincial examination and I will study behind closed doors. I will talk about things in August."

Zhiyin's eyes became more and more determined, and she asked: "Is father not living in the Imperial College? If he lives in the Imperial College, these people will naturally not be able to find you."

Zhen Yingjia shook her head.

There are two types of study in Guozijian: day-study and full-time study. Each has its own advantages, but Guozijian is at least a room for two people. It was very chaotic, people from all walks of life gathered together, and they might be tempted all day long.

It's been less than three months since I left my hometown for the test, and Zhen Yingjia thinks it's better to sharpen my guns during this period.

Besides, after he didn't go to the capital, he was not sure what the emperor's attitude towards him was.

Now that his upper-level route is so successful, naturally there is no need to cling to the lower-level route. One cannot be too greedy.

"Except for those coming from the East Palace, all others will be stopped."

Zhiyin agreed.

Zhen Yingjia suddenly said: "Do you recognize the two women who said they stole the Crown Princess' things today?"

Zhiyin nodded.

Zhen Yingjia said: "Go and send someone to check if there are any abnormalities in their family recently, such as entering a large sum of money, changing a new house, buying land, going to a casino, or..." Zhen Yingjia thought for a while and said : "There is no place to hide things in the palace. No matter how cautious the two of them are, their family members will not be able to hold back."

Zhiyin frowned slightly, and said: "Even if their family has property, it may not necessarily be obtained from the sale of the crown princess's gold and silver jewelry, but it may also be the compensation money given by the crown prince in order to kill someone."

"Something can always be found." Zhen Yingjia said firmly: "There must be a loophole. Check it out bit by bit, what was lost, when was it lost, how much money was bought, which pawnshop collected it, and if It's really time for the prince to do it, and he will definitely find out the flaws."

"Father said so." Zhiyin nodded slowly.

Zhen Yingjia patted her head to show her encouragement, "And sometimes you can check more carefully." Zhen Yingjia smiled, "Even if they got the order and didn't bring in big things, but if they really came for nothing A sum of money is always needed to make two new clothes."

Zhiyin suddenly realized: "Father can study at ease, I have a rule for this matter."